A smaller World Tree?
Lucian's mind reeled.
The Boys Universe!
He had been working out how to claim the universe of The Boys for himself in the future. Originally, he had planned to wait until he was strong enough before scheming to obtain Hela's authority over territorial attunement, but if he planted this World Tree seed directly in the core of the Boys Universe...
This was no mere treasure. This was a stairway to godhood tailor-made for him!
He had to have it! Whatever terms Odin offered, that seed was going into his pocket today!
Lucian forcibly suppressed the urge to reach out and snatch it, keeping his expression unchanged.
Odin had no idea that the young man before him was already planning how to build an Asgard of his own. He let out a long sigh and continued, "This was the final contingency I prepared for Ragnarok. Once Asgard was completely destroyed, this seed could raise a new home from its ruins."
Ragnarok?
Lucian's gaze flickered as he asked tentatively, "Have you... already seen how it ends?"
At those words, the wrinkles on Odin's face seemed to deepen.
The old man slowly shook his head, his expression so calm that it was unsettling. "Child, I cannot see the precise scenes."
He paused, his voice carrying the desolation of ten thousand years. "Even I cannot see entirely through the mists of fate. I only know that Ragnarok will eventually come, that Hela will break free of her seal, and that Thor will become a true king. I even know that Asgard is destined to be destroyed..."
"But I do not know exactly how any of it will come to pass."
Hela?
Lucian's heart lurched, and he quietly focused his attention.
Here came the real point!
Odin had actually taken the