When they returned to Eric's workshop, the sun was already dipping westward. Sunlight streamed through the windows, casting patches of dim yellow light across the floor.
Everyone sat gathered together, and the atmosphere in the workshop was somewhat delicate.
Other than Gwen, who looked perfectly normal, everyone else stared at Lin Hai and Thor as they talked, their curiosity showing to varying degrees.
Eric sat in his chair, unconsciously rubbing the armrest with his palm as his gaze shifted back and forth between Lin Hai and Thor. Jane sat beside Eric, looking as serious as though she were listening to an important academic lecture. Daisy had dragged over a chair and sat behind Jane.
Lin Hai sat across from Thor, looking relaxed, as though he were not facing the Thunder God of legend at all.
"Thor, God of Thunder. I'll just call you Thor, all right?"
Thor nodded without concern.
"According to the agreement between the Ancient One, the Sorcerer Supreme of Kamar-Taj, and your father, Odin, King of the Gods, you Asgardians should not come to Earth freely. So what was the purpose of your visit this time?"
At Lin Hai's question, Thor frowned, his eyes becoming somewhat lost. "I know about that agreement, which is why I understand even less why Father exiled me here."
"Exiled?" Lin Hai seized on that word and pressed further. "So you did something wrong?"
That question opened the floodgates, and Thor began pouring out his grievances to Lin Hai. "It was Father who decided that we should eliminate all unstable factors in the Nine Realms that wanted to start wars, or had already started them."
"I only wanted to help him wipe out those Frost Giants in Jotunheim. I thought that would not only remove a major source of instability, but also