War. This word was not unfamiliar to any race or civilization. But any race and civilization that could stand in the forest of the world had gone through the test of blood and fire.
Without blood and sacrifice, there would be no peace and rights. This was an irrefutable truth for many civilizations. Even the gods were no exception. The legendary war of the gods, the battle between good and evil in those stories.
No matter what way was used to beautify and embellish it, its essence was cruel and bloody. Asgard had defeated the Frost Giants, but this did not mean that Asgard would never have enemies.
The universe was so big that no one knew where the borders of the territory were. The universe was so small that it could not accommodate several civilizations in a star field.
Asgard had enemies that needed to be destroyed because there would always be believers calling for help from the gods. Those believers who were enslaved by the evil gods lived in the abyss.
They prayed to their gods for salvation. Odin no longer put on a battle robe. Since the last time he completely defeated the Frost Giants, there were no enemies worthy of him personally fighting.
Now the military power of Asgard had been handed over to his son, Thor, Thor! He was going to inherit the throne in the future, and he needed experience and prestige. Otherwise, how could he convince the other gods to submit to him?
Asgard was a powerful pantheon, and this strength was based on Odin's many years of fighting. The evil gods he had killed were enough to fill a small planet.
Thor also needed to prove himself in the same way. For example, what he was doing now was taking two thousand elite Asgard warriors to attack the evil god of a dead star.
Asmuntis, the God of Desire, was the name and priesthood of this evil god. As the God of Desire, he was much more affected by the priesthood than ordinary people were by desire.
When he himself sank into the sea of desire, he became a terrible evil god. The greater the desire, the stronger he was. This dead star was originally a planet dedicated to his main god. But now it had become a desert. There was no longer any life in sight.
And this was not the first planet that Asmuntis had destroyed. Under the guidance of his believers, Odin sent Thor to lead an army to attack Asmuntis.
On the Sun Boat, Thor was leading his newly captured Flying Goat as he walked in front of Luo Ji. "Loki … Loki! Look, this is my new flying goat. Do you want to try riding it? I've finally tamed it these past few days. Now I don't have to worry about getting hurt when I ride it! "He had an expression that said," Hurry up and praise me! "
Thor had been praised by the other gods of Asgard for capturing the Flying Goat. Due to the Flying Goat's bad temper and quick movements, not many gods could truly tame this creature and make it their own mount.
Luo Ji glanced at Thor and said listlessly, "Congratulations, my brother." She sat on the deck of the Sun Ship, lazily reading a magic book.
"Eh." Luo Ji's indifferent attitude hurt Thor. He didn't know how to continue the conversation. Fortunately, his messenger came to help Thor. "We're almost there."
Hearing the messenger's words, Thor and Loki both stood up. They had been traveling in the universe on the Sun Boat for nearly three months (the speed of the Sun Boat was close to the speed of light), and they had finally arrived at the target of their attack.
A khaki-colored planet appeared in everyone's field of vision. The atmosphere was broken and the light refracted. The broken atmosphere and refracted light made the surface of the planet look strange from space. It was hard to believe that a few years ago, this was a green planet full of life.
At that time, Thor and Odin had visited this planet together, but now it was lifeless.
"Asmuntis, the God of Desire. He is proficient in mind magic and has a strong ability to bewitch people. He can arouse the most instinctive desires, including greed, lust, and killing, "Luo Ji said seriously as she closed the magic book.
"That's why Father asked me to help you, right, Thor?" Luo Ji glanced at Thor. Thor nodded. "That's right. In Asgard, besides Mother, you are the best at using mind magic."
"Okay, I understand. Thor, help me build a defensive formation. I can quickly get rid of Asmuntis. An evil god controlled by desire isn't hard to deal with. I just need … "
Before Luo Ji could finish, Thor interrupted her. "No, you won't participate in the battle."
"What?" Luo Ji was confused. "If I don't participate in the battle, why did you ask me to leave Asgard to cheer for you? That's ridiculous. "
"I need you to build a mind magic barrier for everyone. Later, we won't be affected by the God of Desire," Thor answered Luo Ji as he looked at the dead planet.
"Just for this?" Luo Ji said with a tone of disbelief, "I can use a simple method to deal with Asmuntis. It'll be easy just once …"
"No! You can't participate in the battle! "Thor rudely interrupted Luo Ji.
"Why?" Luo Ji stared at Thor, refusing to budge an inch.
"You know why!" Thor did not budge in the slightest. However, the messenger on the side did not understand what the two brothers were talking about.
The commander of this battle was Thor. Naturally, they would follow whatever Thor said. Moreover, Thor had won many battles and had developed a considerable reputation in Asgard.
He forcefully expressed that Luo Ji did not need to participate in the battle. She only needed to help everyone on the Sun Boat maintain the line of defense. In the end, Luo Ji compromised with Thor, even though she felt that she had a better way to deal with this battle.
However, in order to protect Thor's authority, she did not object. She only pulled Thor to the side and quietly gave a few suggestions.
"Impossible. The way you said it is too embarrassing. This terrible way of winning is not what I want. "Luo Ji's method was to let Thor trap Asmuntis.
The God of Desire's power came from desire. However much desire his enemy could provide him, he would be as strong as he was. Luo Ji let Thor trap him. Then, Luo Ji sealed everyone's mind. This was a battle of attrition. She would wear him down until the God of Desire died.
It was a very ugly way of fighting. This kind of battle was not about who was braver. It was about who was more careful. Thor instinctively did not like this way of fighting. He was Odin's son. He should fight like Odin. That was how he had been taught by the people around him since he was young.
Odin would not use such a cowardly method to win. Even if he won this way, it would not be honorable. This kind of battle would not be recorded in poems or sung by the gods!
The young Thor urgently needed to prove himself. He needed to prove that he was a good king of Asgard. Defeating, or even killing, a true god was the best way for him to prove himself.
He did not take Luo Ji's suggestion. He was confident that he could defeat the God of Desire in his own way! He wanted to win an epic victory! He wanted Thor's name to be spread throughout the universe!
When he left with the two thousand soldiers, Luo Ji could only wait for the Sun Ship to use the spell formation to protect everyone's mind. The battle was very intense. Even though the Sun Ship was in outer space, Luo Ji could feel the intensity through the atmosphere.
The ground of the planet was shaking. The air was filled with killing intent and despair. Luo Ji knew that Thor did not fight according to her plan. He used his most common method to fight.
The eye of the storm hovering in the center of the planet was the best proof. Thor was the God of Storm and Thunder. When Thor used all of his power to create a lightning storm … The huge eye of the storm covered a third of the planet.
Thor used 200% of his power to fight. The Eye of the Storm had sustained three planetary rotations (about one and a half Earth rotations) for that long. Only then did it slowly disappear.
When Thor carried the God of Desire's head and brought the soldiers back to the Sun Ship, Luo Ji finally heaved a sigh of relief.
"Is this the price of your victory, Thor? 381 corpses, 335 seriously injured, and 720 lightly injured. "On the same day, the Sun Ship returned to Asgard.
However, Luo Ji did not participate in the celebration after the victory. She only called Thor to a place with no one around and questioned him with a cold tone.
This tone made Thor very unhappy. Get to the bottom of it! This was a victory, not a defeat! They had killed an old god. What was Luo Ji's tone? Was she going to punish him?
Thor was a little unhappy, but he still tried to remain calm. "There will definitely be casualties in war. We were dealing with an old god, so this kind of casualty can't be considered a loss, Luo Ji." Because there was no one around, Thor called Luo Ji by her real name.
"I said, if I had participated in the battle or followed my method, we wouldn't have won so badly!" Luo Ji did not give Thor any face. She felt that Thor was extremely stupid. There were clearly better choices, but he chose the worst one.
It was just like the Elven sword he had given her years ago. He could have bought it from an elven shop at an appropriate price, but he had used the most stupid method — killing an evil giant salamander to exchange for it. In Luo Ji's eyes, these two things were unreasonable.
However, Thor did not think this way. His way of thinking was fundamentally different from Luo Ji's. It was as if he thought that some things were necessary, or even necessary. For example, the way he won. Thor did not think that his way of winning was ugly.
"Ugly?" Thor's mouth twitched. "Do you know how powerful the God of Desire is? When we were fighting, you were only maintaining your magic on the Sun Boat! What right do you have to criticize me?! "
"I said, I can participate in the battle. I have a way to deal with the God of Desire! I only need to use Mind Purification, just once! Then he will lose the ability to resist! "Luo Ji said his method, but this angered Thor.
"Enough! I know you are outstanding! You have always been outstanding, and you have been smarter than me since you were young! However, you can't tell me what to do with everything. You can't participate in the battle! "Thor said decisively.
"Why?" Luo Ji was also on the verge of going berserk. If Thor did not give her a reasonable explanation, she would teach Thor a lesson.
"Because you are a girl!" Thor said this in a matter-of-fact manner. However, this completely angered Luo Ji.
Magic surged in her eyes, and a huge palm appeared in the air. Bang! The huge palm clenched into a fist and ruthlessly smashed towards Thor. Because Thor's battle with the God of Desire was exhausted, he could not dodge this attack.
He was hit squarely and flew dozens of meters away, smashing through several walls.
"Thor! You are the most shameless bastard I have ever seen! "Luo Ji only cursed and was already far away. She decided to report this to Odin after returning to the Divine Realm.
… …
In the Divine Realm, Odin and his wife were waiting for Thor and Luo Ji's return. Thor swaggered around the Divine Realm with the God of Desire's head as a trophy. Countless deities cheered for him.
Luo Ji was not interested in this kind of parade. She felt that it was stupid. This way of fighting was stupid, the way of celebrating was stupid, and the people celebrating were even more stupid!
Odin and Frigga did not participate in the parade either. That was Thor's stage. They needed to let Thor perform on his own. The husband and wife had been waiting for Luo Ji's return in her palace for a long time.
"Do you think she will like this gift?" Odin asked his wife, Frigga, as he held a small basket made of bamboo strips.
"She will like it. Thor has a flying goat as a pet, so she needs one too. This black cat from Immemorial Taiqiu is just right. This is the best pet for an intelligent mage. "Frigga patted her husband's hand.
For a girl like Luo Ji, Odin and Frigga doted on her the most. Whatever Thor had, Luo Ji would definitely have. And it would only be better than Thor's, not worse than Thor's.
Whatever Thor did not have, Luo Ji would still have. In the entire Immortal Palace, only Odin and his wife, and Thor knew about Luo Ji's identity. So even though everyone clearly felt that Luo Ji was favored, Thor was never jealous. Because it was natural for him to give in to his sister.
When Luo Ji returned to the Immortal Palace, she saw Odin and Frigga. She could not help but tell them everything that had happened on the way. "Thor's decision is too stupid. He is wasting the lives of Asgard warriors! "
Luo Ji's words made Odin and his wife silent. After a while, Odin said, "You think that Thor is wrong?"
"He is too arrogant. He always thinks that bravery can solve all problems. But he is gambling with the lives of Asgard's elite warriors. Everyone is risking their lives with him. He can't continue like this, father! "Luo Ji said seriously.
"I know that Thor is the future king of Asgard, but he can't act so carelessly. I request that I be allowed to lead an army alone in the future. I don't ask for more power than Thor, but I want him to know that there is always a suitable way to fight. He cannot use the future of Asgard as a joke! "
"Do you know what you are saying? Luo Ji?! "Odin looked at Luo Ji in surprise. "Do you know what this means? If I really do this, others will think that I want to make you king! "
"Why not?" Luo Ji did not think that there was anything wrong with this. "Do you think that I will do worse than Thor? At the very least, I will not use the lives of my warriors for my glory! This is a ridiculous and wrong thing to do! "
Odin and Frigga were silent at this moment. If Luo Ji was really their own son and not their niece … No matter what, Odin wanted to train Luo Ji, not Thor. Luo Ji was more outstanding and intelligent. In comparison, Thor was more suitable to be a Martial God than a Divine King.
But there were no ifs in this world. Putting aside Luo Ji's background, she could not inherit the position of Asgard's Divine King just because she was a woman. It should be known that although Odin held great power in Asgard, the ancient gods had set the rule that women could not be kings.
They had set the original rule that women were not allowed to inherit the throne. This was like an iron rule that was nailed into the rules of Asgard. Odin also did not think that women were suitable to be Divine Kings. Thus, he replied almost without thinking, "Asgard's women cannot be kings!"
"Shouldn't the title of king be based on ability? If Thor really has the ability, then what are you worried about, my father! "Luo Ji seemed to be very persistent about this matter.
"Rules are rules." Odin doted on Luo Ji in other matters, but he would not give in when it came to this kind of thing. Because this matter was too complicated.
In fact, when he and Frigga had lied to Luo Ji, they had already planted the seed. What you sow, what you reap. This cycle would not change even after thousands of years.
Luo Ji and Odin's conversation ended on a bad note. Only Frigga was left to accompany Luo Ji. She hugged Luo Ji and gently patted her back, saying, "Your brother just needs some time to prove himself."
Luo Ji lowered her head and said in a sleep-talking voice, "He has time to prove his worth. What about me? Will I be treated like trash and follow behind Thor for the rest of my life? "
Frigga did not know how to comfort Luo Ji. She was smart and outstanding, but there was no stage for her to display her abilities. This was perhaps the saddest thing for her.
Odin left, but the bamboo basket he had brought with him was still there. A pure black kitten jumped out of the basket. It seemed to have recognized Luo Ji as its owner the first time they met.
It jumped onto Luo Ji's shoulder and used its little tongue to lick Luo Ji's earlobe. Luo Ji looked at the pure-colored cat, hugging it in her arms. Luo Ji removed her disguise and revealed her true appearance as a woman.
Her long black hair and sapphire-like eyes were her trademark. Frigga gently stroked her daughter's long hair. Seeing that Luo Ji was unhappy, she could not do anything. Suddenly, Luo Ji's long hair was cut off at the shoulder length.
"Luo Ji!" Frigga knew that Luo Ji had done this herself. She used magic to cut her long hair short. However, Frigga did not understand why Luo Ji would do this.
"Mom, they are all wrong." Luo Ji hugged the kitten and said softly, "Asgard cannot be destroyed by Thor in this way. Give me some time. I will prove myself! "
Luo Ji's eyes were filled with determination. Frigga could only hug her beloved daughter tightly and support her in this way.
… …
Holding the Sword of Truth in his hand, Li Jie saw Luo Ji's face. He was a little absent-minded. He felt that someone was playing a joke on him. Wait, was this Loki's new magic? Had he been bewitched by Loki from the very beginning?
The more Li Jie thought about it, the more likely it seemed. He wanted to loosen his grip on the Sword of Truth. However, the contract was being established. He could not give up halfway.
Only when the contract was signed did Li Jie loosen his grip on the Sword of Truth.
Since Li Jie had already seen it, Luo Ji generously removed her disguise. "I think we should get to know each other again. I am the princess of Asgard, Luo Ji. "
"Ah, ha, ah." Li Jie could only utter a series of incomprehensible words. He felt that his worldview was about to shatter.
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