Chapter 731: A Symphony of Victory (Part II)
A bird streaks across the skyline of the setting sun, and the majestic city on the skyline turns into a pitch-black silhouette.
The landscape of Asgard is always more magnificent and magnificent, and this lonely city in the cosmic space, in the light of the setting sun, looks lonely and splendid.
The people living in Asgard always like to go to the bathhouse to soak in the bathhouse after a hearty battle, and the royal family is no exception, but their bathhouse is more ornate.
The core of the World Tree, a mysterious space that only the royal family of Asgard can visit, but they don't go there to pray, just to take a bath.
The World Tree is not a real tree, the Nine Kingdoms are only the leaves on its branches, and in the core of the World Tree, there is a green space, and in the depths of the grassland and woods, there is a bubbling hot spring.
At this time, Schiller, Loki, and Strange are soaking in the hot springs.
Strange pulled the plank that floated on the water, and there was fresh and delicious fruit on it, and he broke open and took a bite of the prickly fruit, shivering at the acid.
Schiller took a sip of his wine and leaned his head against the stone on the edge of the hot spring, the surface of which was cool, dissipating the heat of the long soaking in the hot spring, and he let out a satisfied sigh, a little drowsy.
"You'd better be sober and fall asleep in the hot springs, it's not a good habit." Loki reminded.
He also pulled the fruit bowl floating on the water, picked up another fruit, cut it into pieces with his divine power, forked a piece with a silver fork, put it in his mouth, and looked at Strange who was gnawing directly with a disdainful look.
"Seriously, how did you suddenly negotiate such a difficult list?" Loki looked at Schiller and asked, "It just so happens that I have recently met a difficult client, and I think I can learn from your experience." ”
"What kind of customer can make you feel difficult? …… Anyway, if you want him to open a window for you, you have to remove his roof, so that he will be more than happy to let you visit his house. ”
Loki gave a thoughtful expression, then nodded, as if he felt something had been gained, but soon, he continued, "By the way, you said that you had something to do with the Father of the Gods, what do you want to do?" ”
"Don't worry, I'm just curious." Loki then explained.
"I want to talk to him about a deal, you should trust me, he will be interested." Schiller said with a smile.
Loki had a curious expression, he didn't know where Schiller got his confidence, and he would think that Odin would be interested in his business.
But no matter how he asked, Schiller didn't want to reveal it anymore, and a few people soaked in the hot springs until dark, and when they returned to the fairy palace, most of the goddesses and guards had already rested.
Schiller rested in the guest room of Asgard for the night, and when he got up the next morning, Gray Mist told him that his cell activity had been greatly improved, and if he was an ordinary person, he should be able to increase his lifespan by at least fifty years, even if he was not an ordinary person, the Gray Mist Factor had gained more activity as a result.
Early in the morning, there were special palace attendants to take Schiller to the palace where Odin, the father of the gods, lived.
Odin sat on the throne, looking lazy and casual, he did not wear armor or carry a spear, more like an ordinary old man than a god-king.
Schiller walked in, and then said to Odin:
"Hello, Your Majesty the God-King."
"I'm not a god-king anymore, they call me father, just because they're the people of Asgard, you can just call me Odin." Odin Odin is not so neutral in his speech, but seems very casual.
"I can see that you are very satisfied with the new God King." Schiller smiled and said, Odin smiled as well, and then asked, "I heard Loki say that you have business to talk to me about, you know, not everyone can trade with Asgard." ”
"Of course, even a being as great as death will call you one of the most powerful creatures in the universe when it comes to Asgard......"
Odin's expression stiffened, he looked at Schiller and said, "Have you ever seen death?" ”
"Yes, some time ago, I went to his kingdom and talked to him about a business."
"You're lying, as far as I know, death is no longer a trade with individuals." Odin always speaks directly and does not beat around the bush in the slightest.
"Yes, but beyond that, there should be more changes, for example, the vast majority of Valhalla in this universe has been severely restricted, the number of resurrections has decreased, and there are many conditions for resurrection, right?" Schiller shook his head and said.
Odin narrowed his eyes and asked, "So, the deal you said is ......"
Schiller took out a contract, and Odin could clearly feel that the aura of death on it was even stronger than the token of his control of Valhalla.
"Just before, I signed a contract with Death, and for some reason, she was willing to sign very generous terms with me, and there was a loophole in this contract, and I came for it."
Odin took the contract, flipped through it, and asked, "What hole?" ”
"I'm sure you should have seen that although the number and time of this contract are specified, there is no race specified, that is, the resurrection can be either human or Asgardian."
"On Earth, I don't have so many objects to resurrect, but I can sell this place to Asgard, after all, you need to conquer the universe, and the loss should be much more than that of humans, and I am willing to sell half of the places."
"What do you want?" Odin asked directly.
"We'll talk about this later, does Asgard have the will to trade with me?" Schiller asked.
Odin thought for a while, what Schiller said was right, since the resurrection conditions were tightened, the Hall of Heroes in Asgard has been in vain, although the Asgardian people have a long lifespan, it can only resurrect three people in ten years, what is the difference between this and nothing?
Asgard has indeed gradually reduced the war, but it is also very dangerous to defend the Nine Kingdoms, and more importantly. Once the news of Valhalla's former glory spread, it will definitely cause panic.
After thinking for a while, Odin nodded and said, "The resurrection is very important to the Asgardians, so make your conditions." ”
A few hours later, in the back garden of Asgard, Loki, who was playing chess with Strange, asked with some confusion, "What are they talking about?" To talk about it for so long? ”
"I guess they didn't negotiate the price and were engaged in a tug-of-war." Strange said as he dropped a piece.
Just then, there was a sound of footsteps behind the grass, and Loki turned his head to see Schiller walking out.
With a smile on his face and a happy look, Loki stepped forward and said, "Looks like the talk is going well?" ”
"That's right, the deal has been reached, and I believe that it will be effective soon."
Looking at Schiller's smile, both Loki and Strange knew that someone was going to be unlucky again.
The next day, a typhoon swept through New York, and the wind howled outside the window, but Schiller slept soundly in the house.
There was a breeze through the cracks in the window, but it was not cold, but soon a sound sharper than the sound of the wind sounded, and the obelisk, which was placed in the cupboard, shook violently.
Schiller's ears moved, and apparently, he heard the noise, but he rolled over, put the quilt over his head, and went back to sleep.
This is actually very rare, he rarely gets up after 7 o'clock, but typhoon days are good for sleeping, and he doesn't plan to get up.
The obelisk rang for a full hour, and by the time Schiller woke up from his dream, the obelisk had been shaken to the ground, and it was scurrying on the ground at full speed.
Bending down, reaching out, and grabbing the obelisk, Schiller smiled brightly, and put the obelisk back in place.
At noon, Schiller went to the S.H.I.E.L.D. cafeteria to eat, chatting with Steve and observing his recovery from anxiety.
"Doctor! I'm really good already! I did more than a dozen checkups a week before, but I can't be sure? Steve said as he ate the steak.
"Yes, but there are some follow-up observations, because you haven't changed your environment, and certain things can still be a trigger for anxiety, and you have to be wary of that." Schiller admonished.
Steve nodded, then looked at Schiller with some confusion and said, "Actually, from just now."
I just want to ask, Dr. Schiller, what is that one you have at hand? A sculpture? Why do you keep trembling? ”
Schiller smiled and did not speak.
In the afternoon, Schiller came to Stark's laboratory for a follow-up consultation, and Stark was very impatient, and he exclaimed, "I said I was all right!" I'm not Steve, you should show him his brain! ”
"Your body stats show that everything else is fine, but your brain is a little too active." Schiller said, looking at the medical report.
Stark sighed helplessly and said: "Yes, because you can only turn on the light bulb, of course the brain waves will not be active, please, I am a scientist, I am doing research, and halfway through the experiment, I will be pulled for a physical examination, the knowledge in my head can save the whole earth, of course it will be very active!" ”
"Well, there's nothing else...... Oh, what are you looking at? Schiller followed Stark's gaze and looked to his hand, where the obelisk kept shaking.
"What's the weird thing you've come up with?" Stark frowned, staring at the strange prop.
"This is my phone." Schiller smiled and did not continue to speak.
In the evening, when Peter came to the Arkham sanatorium, he also looked at the strange sculpture on Schiller's table, and this time, before he could ask, Schiller said:
"It's a phone."
"But why is it ringing?"
"Because it's playing music."
“…… What music? ”
"A symphony of victory!"
In the infinite universe, in a galaxy darker than other dimensions, in the tall and vast palace on the dark planet, Thanos Thanos slowly opened his eyes, and in his dream, he saw his beautiful lover again.
Perhaps he missed her too much, and her beautiful voice rang in his ears again, and Thanos knew that she must have allowed herself to spread death.
And just as he got up and was about to arrange the war, suddenly, Thanos realized that there was something wrong with the sound of death.
He listened intently, and heard a broken female voice sound:
"Find that bastard Schiller!!!! Let him!!! Answering the phone!!!! ”