Three days before the date of the banquet on the invitation, Schiller had arrived at Asgard through the portal of the Holy of Holies and had been accommodated in the Asgard room under the arrangement of the attendants.

The last time he was here, he was soaking in the hot springs under the World Tree with Loki and Strange, and he had negotiated a deal with Odin about Valhalla.

Coming to the guest room of Asgard again, Schiller's first feeling is that the service here is much better, the last time I spent the night here, it can be said that there should be no one in the empty Asgard, and if you want a new towel, you have to call Loki.

This time, there were not only guards at the door, butlers in the corridors, and a service bell on the bedside table, so it seemed that Loki was very effective in reforming the interior of Asgard.

With this in mind, Schiller called both Loki and Strange and made an appointment to spend the evening in the hot springs together, and by the way, they talked about the reform of Asgard.

In the evening, Asgard's royal carriage carried Schiller to the World Tree, but one of the three people he had agreed with disappeared.

Schiller changed into clothes for the hot springs, walked into the pool, looked at Strange not far away, and said, "What about the Rockies?" Didn't he say he was coming? ”

"Don't mention it." Strange pursed his lips and said, "He has something to do over there, so he won't be here today...... The same old age, port wine? ”

Schiller nodded, Strange opened the wine bottle on the table floating on the surface of the hot spring, Schiller shook his head and said, "You still bring your own drinks, aren't you afraid that Thor will say that you are hypocritical?" ”

"I'm really not used to drinking Asgard wine." Strange pursed his lips and said, "They're all ale here, the taste of the grain is too strong, and the degree is too high, and I can't concentrate on the magic after a drink." ”

"Yes." Schiller took the glass from Strange and asked, "What's going on with Loki?" Could it be that something went wrong with the wedding ceremony? ”

"You should know that Asgard is carrying out military reform." Strange asked, but it was in the affirmative, Loki had mentioned it to the two of them more than once.

There is more than one triangle in the fourth power of the Lack of Virtue, but in general, Schiller, Loki, and Strange are very close when it comes to matters concerning Asgard and the wizarding world, and there are few secrets between them, and everything is based on each other's opinions.

"Just a week ago, when Asgard had just sent out an invitation to Interstellar Wide, His Majesty Thor removed Heimdall from his position as the master of the Rainbow Bridge and sent him home on gardening leave."

Schiller's eyes widened slightly, and he said, "Heimdall was removed?" What did he do wrong? ”

Thor's statement is that the Rainbow Bridge is going to be overhauled for a long time, and he understands that Heimdall has worked hard for so many years without making a big mistake, and it is time to go home and rest.

"Isn't that a euphemism for retirement?" Schiller took a sip of wine and said with some surprise: "Thor has really grown up, if it had been in the past, he would never have been able to do such a thing, the emperor is ruthless." ”

"But we all know that he is right to do this, no king of any country can tolerate his wife's brother holding the nuclear bomb button, even with Thor's force, he is not afraid of the Rainbow Bridge now, which is quite deadly."

Schiller nodded, and further analyzed: "In addition, Heimdall is also an old minister trusted by Odin, and if you want to complete the change of royal power, the elimination of the old minister is an essential step, and it has nothing to do with whether they are loyal to the new king. ”

"There is inertia in the reign of a great king, and the more power he wielves, the more so it is, and everyone is accustomed to all orders coming from the Father of the Gods, so when Thor issues certain orders and is carried out by Odin's former ministers, people will still feel that Odin is exerting influence."

"There are no two rulers of the country, once people begin to wonder who is ruling them, they will feel confused and hesitant, and they will not immediately follow the authoritative action as before, and the greatest advantage of centralization, the strong executive power, will be weakened, which every king does not want to see."

Strange also took a sip of wine, wiped the sweat from his forehead with a towel, and said, "In particular, Thor has formulated various reform regulations, and now is the best time to implement reforms, if Odin's influence is too great, reform will inevitably meet resistance." ”

"But her husband doesn't trust her brother, and it will definitely make the future queen feel sad, so Frigga herself called Sif over to persuade Loki to persuade Thor, you know, husband and wife quarreled, isn't it like this to persuade both parties to reconcile?"

Schiller showed a knowing expression, then shook his head with a helpless smile and said, "Fortunately, Thor has been on Earth for a short time, what if you say that he has a crush on a human woman and has to marry her?" ”

"It's nothing." Strange shrugged his shoulders and said, "How long do humans live?" It's a big deal to give Thor 100 years, and he should be in love without a problem. ”

"Heimdall is home now?" Schiller asked again.

Strange nodded lightly and said, "The guards of Asgard are actually the children of various generals' families, and I heard from them before I went out that Sif was not very happy and was complaining at home...... Why do you think Asgard is like this? ”

"Asgard is originally a god of the earth's lineage, is this kind of bullshit still less in the history of the earth? As long as a country is established by intelligent creatures, it will basically follow the law of historical dynastic development, and it is not surprising. ”

Schiller took the fruit bowl from Strange's hand, then fished a floating table from the side, placed the fruit bowl with the grapes on it, and then placed the wine glass on top of it, and said, "But I don't think Thor will just let Heimdall retire like this, if nothing else, Heimdall is one of the best in the world, and it is not safe for anyone else to control the Rainbow Bridge except him." ”

Strange was a little surprised, and he said, "Why did you make this inference?" If Thor is optimistic about Heimdall, why should he take a gardening leave? Isn't that a precursor to retirement? ”

"Of course not." Schiller took a sip of wine, showed a smile, and said, "Thor's real purpose is to let the family behind Sif make a decision, whether to do everything in the family to keep Heimdall's important position, or let Heimdall step down and the other members stay still?" ”

"Aristocracy is a problem that every feudal king has to face, although Asgard does not have any decent nobles, but there are also many meritorious ministers, they follow Odin to conquer the world, their influence is not small, and they also sent their children to important positions early, isn't Sif it?"

"There are so many goddesses in Asgard, why are Sif and Thor childhood sweethearts? There are so many heroic warriors in Asgard, how can the four warriors of Asgard follow the prince every day and have a good relationship with him? Is it really just fate? ”

Strange shook his head, anyone with a modicum of intelligence would know that in the upper echelons of any society, all chance encounters are carefully arranged, and the interpersonal relationships of the ruling class are not so many coincidences at all, they are all just connections accumulated over generations.

"Sif and Heimdall's relatives will definitely feel that no number of low-level positions are comparable to the position of the Rainbow Bridge Controller, which is the top weapon of Asgard, and there is no combat achievement in non-war times, so naturally such a position is more important."

"Frigga will definitely convey this to Sif Sif and eventually Sif will definitely compromise and voluntarily withdraw from those unimportant positions just to get Heimdall back to the top position."

After listening to Schiller's analysis, Strange also nodded and said: "This trick is very beautiful, they themselves want to keep Heimdall's position, and they apply for transfer, then they can't blame Thor for not remembering the old love and cutting off the mother's family." ”

"But the question now is, Thor has just removed Heimdall, and if Sif makes concessions, will he have to put Heimdall on the job again? Wouldn't that be a bit too child's play? The order changes overnight, but it is easy to influence authority, is Thor so confident? ”

"Thor definitely needs a valid reason." Schiller turned the wine glass in his hand, and said while thinking: "It's easy to let Heimdall go back on vacation, whether it's Thor or Loki, they can actually hide from Heimdall, disguise the illusion that a part of the Rainbow Bridge is malfunctioning, saying that it needs to be overhauled for a long time, and naturally Heimdall can be given gardening leave." ”

"But if you want Heimdall to come back, you can't simply say that the Rainbow Bridge has been repaired, after all, I just said that it will be repaired for a long time, and suddenly it is repaired, which is a bit of a suspicion of playing people for fools."

Schiller slowed down, apparently analyzing Thor's state and psychology, and then brought himself into the new king, and then analyzed: "If I were Thor and things had come to this point, I would have to create a reason for Heimdall to have to return to his post." ”

"It's best if the situation is urgent, and no one else can stand up, only Heimdall, who knows and is most familiar with the Rainbow Bridge, can turn the tide and operate the Rainbow Bridge, which is not very smart, to protect the safety of Asgard."

Schiller's voice became softer and softer, but the fog around the hot springs became thicker and thicker, and with the soft light of the World Tree floating in front of his eyes, Schiller, who was standing in the banquet hall, heard Thor opposite him say in a deep tone:

"The queen of the Xi'a Empire has unfortunately died, and the murderer is still in Asgard, he dares to do something here, and he must rely on it, but the first task now is to ensure your safety and let such a tragedy not happen again."

The leaders of most of the surrounding civilizations felt a chill in their backs, and they realized that this murderer dared to kill in front of the Asgardian God King, what else did he not dare to do?

If they returned to their rooms like this, they might be the next target, and there were immediately whispers around them, and some of the less powerful races were already feeling a little panicked.

"But please don't worry, Asgard will thoroughly investigate the murderer, ensure your safety, pass on my order, Asgard will enter a state of full emergency, all members of the Asgard Guard are in place, and no one is allowed to leave their posts without permission until the state is lifted!"

"Sif I'm really sorry, the Queen's death is a big deal, and now the situation is urgent, and I can't leave here until the murderer is found."

"I'm afraid, no one but your brother can guard the Rainbow Bridge, and unfortunately, his vacation is over...... Pass Heimdall! ”

"It's okay, Your Majesty, it's his duty." Sif looked into Thor's eyes sincerely and said, "Heimdall will never let you down...... Me too. ”

Thor didn't say anything more, just stopped his fiancée's shoulder, hugged her into his arms, and dropped a kiss on her forehead.

(End of chapter)