Norse mythology and legends, also known as Norwegian mythology, is a unique mythological system in Scandinavia, the earliest oral history can be traced back to the 1st and 2nd centuries AD, and its legend constitutes the world is an infinite "sacred tree", on which the nine kingdoms are distributed, and the lives of gods, giants, elves, dwarves, mortals and other beings exist in the nine kingdoms.

John Schmidt looked at the peculiar wood-like float and recalled the various studies of Norse legends in his mind, and he stroked the three roots of the World Tree, where the Fountain of the Ulder of Asgard in the kingdom of the gods and the Fountain of Mimir in the land of giants Jotunheim were plunged into each other.

There's also Niflheim, the Land of Mist, with the Hewagmir Spring and a poisonous dragon "Nidhogg" that eats at the roots. Legend has it that it kept biting at the roots of the tree until one day when it could finally bite off, the twilight of the gods would come.

"The poisonous dragon 'Nidhogg'..."

Schmidt stroked the poisonous dragon floating around the roots of the tree, and the ghost almost pressed the poisonous dragon's protruding eyes.

Click!

The float cracked a square crack and loosened somewhat, and Schmidt pulled out the wooden box carved by the poisonous dragon and looked at the old man with satisfaction.

He gently cut open the lid of the wooden box, and the blinding ice blue light shone on the entire stone castle as if it were day, and the light continued to shine constantly.

"The Cosmic Rubik's Cube, Odin's Arcana..."

Schmidt almost groaned as he put back on the plank, the box obscuring the light of the Cosmic Rubik's Cube.

This whole wooden sculpture and the wooden box containing gems should have a very strong ability to isolate and detect strange objects, otherwise such a high-energy object can not be sensed by means of equipment detection and other means, and what has really protected the cosmic cube for more than a thousand years should be the floating of this unknown material.

He looked again at the hollow piece between the bones of the bones in the huge and deep sarcophagus, and whoever found it first had taken the wrong thing.

Schmidt smiled contemptuously and waved at the guards, and the old man watched the massacre in the town of Tengsberg with a fierce look, which became even more intense.

.........................

Looking at Asa's proud expression of making a monstrous feat and offering a treasure, James sighed.

He picked up the crystal-clear, translucent cube on the table, looked at it a few times, and crushed it.

"Daddy, what are you doing! This is the treasure of the Norse gods! ”

Asa Zuo's eyes were about to pop out, he tried his best to follow the clues and kept searching, and even teleported into a huge sarcophagus, and the treasure that he got in close contact with a thousand-year-old corpse was pinched and exploded.

"You also know that this is the treasure of the gods, and the treasures of the gods can be crushed so casually?"

James looked at Asa Zuo angrily, and the depressed Red Devil also figured out that something was not quite right, and his tail was a little lost and drooped on the ground.

"That's not right! Take me there. ”

As if thinking of something, James got up and grabbed Assa's arm, and the two of them turned into a cloud of black smoke and disappeared into the study.

Burst!

"Ahem, ahem, ahem......"

Asa Zuo choked on the smoke and dust of the stone fort, and James' heart sank as he looked around the old stone fort, which had been ravaged by shells and fire.

The walls of the stone fort were almost destroyed, and there were many corpses lying on the ground in the street outside, and at his feet a grim-looking old man stared at his protruding eyes, dead without closing his eyes.

A wall that looked as if it had been torn down or something, white and strewn with ash and a square hole in the lower right corner, James walked over and took a closer look.

"It's late."

He said in a surging voice that the stone walls and hollows that had been demolished should be the real thing.

Asa Zuo looked at this thirty centimeter square hole very strangely, and said puzzledly: "I have carefully inspected this stone fort, even if it is a fist-sized hole, I have searched for it, but I didn't find that there is a mezzanine here!" ”

"What was this wall originally?" James asked earnestly.

"On one side, it looks like it is made of wood, and there is a huge tree carved into it."

He pondered for a moment, shook his head, and said with relief: "It should be that the floating withering is different, otherwise similar abilities would have been able to discover the location of the treasure long ago." ”

James' biggest impression of this world is that the overlord of the universe came from outside the sky, collected a few gems, defeated all opponents, and finally wiped out half of the life of the entire universe.

He knew that there was a Norse god who appeared in the story and was extremely powerful, so he searched for legends and ancient books for many years, looking for various Norse myths, and therefore became interested in the treasure of this legendary Odin, and guessed that it might really exist on Earth.

Judging from the current situation, his conjecture should be correct, but someone has the same idea as him, although he is one step late, but there is a high probability that he has found the real treasure.

"Let's go, go back and let Remus send someone to carefully find out what is going on here and who did it."

James was not too disappointed, this was a trial move, in the current world, he is not worried about someone who can really threaten him, since it is temporarily taken away, it will be taken back in the future.

On the contrary, it was the further improvement of his own strength and encountered a bottleneck.

He followed Asa Zuo back to the manor, and came to the stone room where he practiced underground alone, took off his shirt, and bare his body with excessively thick bones and peculiar textures, slightly moved, and his whole body burst into red flames.

Whether it is the mutant evolution technique, killing technique, or the pure martial arts boxing cultivation realm that James summarized and developed, it is the development of the physical body at the first level, from mastery, to the exploration of potential, to the breakthrough evolution, so as to come to the second level, James simply named this stage the energy realm.

At this level, ordinary human warriors stimulate the evolution and improvement of the body through "holding pills", and the original strength becomes more and more majestic, and they can even break away from the body and strike in the air, which is equivalent to practicing the so-called "qi".

In the period of the first layer of physical realm, because of the infinite majestic qi and blood and vitality, James gave birth to almost inexhaustible energy, and he already had the ability of the so-called "release of qi".

And after he entered the second layer of energy realm through the evolution of mutants, the power that erupted from his body was like substance, visible to the naked eye, and even had the ability to release similar energy.

Over the past few decades, he has mastered the use of this energy and developed many combat techniques, but he has never had an opponent.

And the ability to master the use of energy in the body is to benchmark the first stage of this level, and in the second stage, by referring to the inner realm of boxing, James also has an idea.

The method of achieving the final stage of the energy realm is to condense the so-called energy, human bioenergy, biocurrent, magnetic field, etc., into a mass to form an effect similar to the miniature energy reactor in the body, so that these energies can be aggregated in the body and cycled.

Different from the physical realm's manipulation and condensation of the body's qi and blood tissues, the energy realm controls all life energy, and at the same time, through the energy field aggregated in the body, it washes the physical body and drives the further improvement of the body's strength.

James watched as the surging red energy ripples in his palms changed as his mind changed, and even released the impact forward, easily breaking through the walls of the stone chamber.

He had mastered this power for decades, but whenever he tried to condense the energy field in his body in the next stage, he would find that his power was insufficient.

He was still able to barely gather, but he could sense that this kind of advancement was not perfect, and all the life energy in his body was not up to the standard.

Thinking about the pure Wolverine's mutant ability, it is just an extremely strong self-healing, and a bone claw of average strength in itself, relying on his own cultivation practice, constantly exploring his potential, and accidentally absorbing all the life energy of the saber-toothed tiger Victor, to reach this level, if you want to go one step further in true perfection, you need to take another breath.

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Steve Rogers walked out of the alley next to the movie theater with a somewhat dejected and haired little bucky, who had just lectured a big man who had repeatedly insulted army soldiers in the movie theater.

Although the other party looks tall and strong, he is still beaten enough by him, and when he encounters this kind of ordinary person who has no fighting skills, Steve can really fight all day now.

"You're amazing now, Steve, and I don't have to stand up for you like I did when I was a kid."

Bucky was wearing a tall green military uniform and a military hat, tall and handsome, and his face was full of red light, and he said to his good brother.

"What's the use, no matter how much you can fight, you don't meet the conditions, you're good, this is quite handsome, it's still ...... the 107th Legion"

With his hands in his pockets, Steve followed behind Bucky lonely, watching his partner join the army as he wished and go to the European battlefield, his heart was full of unpleasant feelings.

"Let's go! On the last night before I check-in, I'll take you to an interesting place. ”

Bucky nudged Steve, hooked his shoulder, and said with a grin.

New York, Future World's Fair.

Unlike military expos for governments and major military enterprises, this year's Future World Expo in New York is a science and technology expo for all members of society.

New technology products from various countries and conglomerates, as well as creative ideas for the future of life, will be displayed here, and tickets to the fair will be hard to come by, and young men and women in New York will love to come here to see all kinds of new and interesting things.

The entire exhibition hall was like a big celebration, with Steve and Bucky walking under a metal structure in the shape of a giant globe, surrounded by fireworks.

"Don't worry, I've got you covered."

Bucky said hello to the two girls not far in front of him, grinning and showing a mouthful of white teeth, Steve hurriedly cut his hair and straightened the hem of his clothes, how could a young man of this age not care about the eyes of the opposite sex.

The exhibition hall was crowded with booths and products with unusual shapes, and a deep and penetrating male voice announced "Welcome to the Amazing Hall and the world of the future".

"Look, Bucky, it's a product of the Teacher Group."

A few people followed Steve's guidance to the huge booth with the sign "Orient Advanced Technology", which displayed an organ-like mechanical artifact.

"Computers, what is this? Bucky, your friend is not big, but he has a good tone, is his teacher the boss of the Howlett Group? ”

One of the girls whispered, and Bucky on the side defended Steve dissatisfiedly: "Of course, Mr. Howlett is indeed Steve's teacher, but this machine is a bit confusing." ”

He watched as the people on display kept asking people to come up with exaggerated numbers and complex calculations, and the machine used the machine to calculate the answer instantly.

Bonang! Bonang!

The rousing jazz music of the Stark booth on the opposite side sounded, and two teams of graceful women wearing high-forked dance skirts and high-crowned salutes ran to the center of the stage with their long white and dazzling legs, and danced hotly.

Soon the surrounding crowd was drawn over, and Bucky pulled Steve and squeezed under the stage with the two young ladies.

Howard Stark, dressed in a silk texture and a shiny tuxedo, walked to the center of the booth with exaggerated dance steps, hugged a deep kiss from a backup dancer, and then picked up a handkerchief and wiped his mouth without care, and from time to time there were cries of admiration from women.

Stark took the microphone and said loudly, confident and charismatic, "Ladies and gentlemen! Can you believe that in a few years, cars will be flying in the air? Okay, thank you Mandy, you're so pretty. ”

Howard Starkra opened the cloth and said as he teased the young lady who had unloaded the wheels and walked by.

"With Stark's anti-gravity technology, flying cars are no longer a dream!"

As he pressed a button and rotated to increase the power output, the red classic Ford coupe floated slowly under the vibration of four uniquely shaped devices.

The audience opened their mouths wide in surprise for a while, and even several ladies couldn't help but scream.

Rumble!

The crackling electricity and flames under the car floated less than thirty or forty centimeters in the air, and in just over ten seconds, the car crashed down, Stark explained with some embarrassment, and the audience still gave violent applause and cheers.

Bucky and the two ladies laughed and laughed, and without paying attention, Steve was no longer around.

"You don't really want to miss the chance to dance with the girls for this."

Bucky patted Steve on the shoulder, and he found his tenacious brother at a recruiting office not far away.

"You go first, and I'll be there later." Steve Sheep said lightly, next to him an easy-going old man with glasses and a coffee-colored casual jacket looking around with his pocket in his pocket.

"What else do you want to do, pretending to be from Ohio? If you are really accepted, and you are found to have falsified your identity many times, the result will be very miserable. ”

Bucky said to Steve a little anxiously, the two of them spoke a little more intensely, and the old man next to him looked at the two young men who were arguing with some curiosity.

“...... What am I going to do, drive a car to collect scrap metal? There are so many people who have gone to the battlefield to pay for their country and their loved ones, I am no worse than them, this is not for myself, I don't just want to prove anything! ”

Steve's look and tone were extremely firm, and the old man who had been watching for a long time looked at the thin young man with interest, and roughly understood what was going on from their words, the old man smiled, as if looking at a stupid junior, but his eyes couldn't hide his appreciation.

Bucky didn't insist anymore, and the girls shouted at him from afar to dance, and he punched Steve in the shoulder, his eyes widened, and he said helplessly, "Don't do anything stupid until I come back." ”

Steve and Bucky hugged each other, turned to go inside to do the recruitment medical examination that he had experienced many times, and the old man on the side shrugged his shoulders, he thought for a moment, maybe he could go to Howard Stark later to catch up.

A few days later, Howlett Manor.

"Say the name of that project again."

James lowered his head and scratched his eyebrows, as if he was a little annoyed.

"The Super Soldier Project, my lord, Steve, he was absorbed by the special channel of the Strategic Science Corps, and after our investigation, the main strategic plan of the SSR now is this experimental plan that sounds a little absurd."

"Dr. Abraham Erskine, who was rescued from Germany a few years ago, is one of the best scientists in biology and genetics, and he has been focusing on the research of human enhancement and evolutionary modification, and it is said that it is really possible."

Except for the news that Steve successfully joined the army and was absorbed by the Strategic Science Corps, other information was already in James's possession, and this Dr. Abraham Erskine was also the person he had been needing, and Asa Zuo was already staring at this doctor.

But now, James is very helpless to realize that the so-called "captain" in the future is very likely to be his own student with a not very bright brain, if he carefully read the story of this world in his previous life, he must be able to save a lot of effort now.

"Prepare the car and go to the institute."

After he traveled to Wakanda, it was even more difficult for the outside world to find vibranium's materials, and if he followed this trajectory, he would have to help this kid Steve.

The lowest level of the Howlett Institute for Advanced Technology.

Only three people in the entire research institute, including James himself, have the permission and means to enter, and here are the most in-depth experimental samples and research data for vibranium.

In the last 30 years, most of the effects of vibranium have been researched and developed, and progress has been slow to develop alloy metals that can in some respects exceed the effects of the original vibranium.

It wasn't until more than a month ago that Dr. Myron McClain, the main person in charge of vibranium alloy metals, inadvertently placed the original vibranium and several special metals collected together, and under the action of some kind of catalyst, a completely new alloy was obtained.

Fortunately, the recording and video recording equipment in the laboratory at that time was complete, otherwise it would have been difficult for him to replicate this super-strong alloy.

"I named it the original Edelman, sir, inspired by the scepter of Hercules in Greek mythology."

Dr. McClain danced to James as he introduced the newly fused alloy.

"It's an extremely dense iron-based alloy, almost indestructible, and a piece of pure Edelman metal is capable of slicing through any known substance, except for the Edelman metal itself, of course, which, according to theory, can destroy vibranium with the blessing of enough energy."

He showed off a pair of silver-gray short knives made of Edelman metal, with a narrow blade and a blade more than 40 centimeters long, with a hideous shape.

This is what James ordered McLean to try at the beginning, following the short knife style that Asa Zuo is used to using.

"The final molecular structure of this substance is extremely stable, and its shape can only be changed by extremely powerful atomic forces, but due to the absolute density of the Edelman metal, there is currently no known force that can change its molecular structure."

With a short knife, McClain easily sliced through pieces of material used for experiments, and even with his thin physical condition, he could easily cut through extremely hard alloys such as titanium steel and tungsten steel.

"In other words, this metal not only has the ability of vibranium itself to absorb kinetic energy to strengthen molecular bonds, but also further improves the density strength, especially sharpness."

"Yes! Mr. ”

Myron McClain nodded excitedly and continued: "The reason why it is called the prototype Edelman alloy is because when I further experimented with the ratio of alloy and catalyst and reduced the proportion of vibranium, I also obtained a man-made alloy that is comparable in density, strength and sharpness. ”

"And the characteristics of this alloy, tentatively named True Edelman Metal, are that the kinetic energy absorption characteristics of vibranium are greatly reduced, which is more suitable for casting weapons. It can even be simplified again to produce a less high-quality secondary Edelman alloy. ”

James thought for a moment, picked up the short knife and looked at it, and said in conclusion.

"Therefore, the original vibranium has strong applicability, is easy to expand and deform, and is convenient for casting objects of various forms, the prototype Edelman and the derived Edelman metal are denser and sharper, but difficult to shape, and are suitable for manufacturing weapons with simple forms, while the derived Edelman metal has no absorption of kinetic energy, and is also suitable for making special bullets."

"You're right."

James nodded, it was a little complicated, but after all, it was a relatively complete alloy system, he thought about it, and commanded again.

"Forge a round shield from the prototype Erdman metal."

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"I'm sorry, Sir Schmidt, I'm not confident that these conductors will be able to withstand the vibrations of the energy during transmission for a long time for such an energy intensity, please forgive me for maybe I was just overly cautious, but I'm afraid it won't work."

Dr. Zola's secret research base in the mountains is debugging the transformation instrument that tries to invoke the energy of the Cosmic Rubik's Cube, and his short form keeps appearing next to the base of the instrument, making the final confirmation.

John Schmidt opened the wooden box containing the Rubik's Cube, and the blue light illuminated his pale and stiff face, and instead of touching it with his hands, he picked up a special clip, took out the Rubik's Cube, and inserted it into the energy changer he had made, and then the continuous humming sound gradually sounded.

20%，40%，60%......

He looked at Dr. Anim Zola's cautious output energy intensity, and ran over dissatisfied, "Learn to take some risks!" Dr. Zola, that's not all I want to see. ”

Peng! Rumble!

The device stirred up sparks, as if it was about to be unbearable, and the energy of the Rubik's Cube flowed through the entire laboratory along the machine's lines, and ice-blue cracks appeared in the air, as if the space was faintly torn apart.

"Success, Arnim, the collector is stable."

Schmidt became extremely calm, he looked at the energy body with blue light in the cubic energy conversion pool, and said softly as if whispering: "With this, I can change the whole world." ”