"Shen Mu, my father said I'm not yet worthy of that power. Is that true?"
"Or has he truly grown so old that even his mind has decayed!"
Shen Mu looked at Thor, who had forcibly pulled him aside to complain, feeling a bit helpless.
"Thor, I can tell you with absolute certainty that the aging of his body has not affected your father's mind."
"He always sees more than you do, and he has done more for you than you can imagine."
"So, why don't you try to look at yourself?"
Shen Mu was very clear about Thor's current situation; without a profound personal experience, growth would be impossible.
"Myself?"
Upon hearing this, Thor seemed somewhat touched, a look of reminiscence appearing on his face.
He recalled all the major and minor events he had experienced over the past nearly fifteen hundred years.
In his youth, he diligently studied, trained in combat skills, and, under his father's guidance, aspired to become a great God King.
Now, in his youth, as the Son of Odin, he had also acquired the divine artifact mjolnir. Whenever chaos erupted in the Nine Realms, he always led the charge, commanding armies to quell the unrest.
Thor's fame spread throughout the Nine Realms, and he continued the glory of Asgard.
Thor felt that everything he had done was precisely what a Son of Odin should do.
His father had originally intended to formally establish him as the next successor to the God King on his 1500th birthday.
There were only a few decades left!
He wanted to accept this honor, which was enough to shake the Nine Realms, in an even stronger state, but he was met with Odin's merciless criticism.
"Shen Mu, I still don't understand!"
After much thought, Thor still shook his head and said.
Shen Mu was helpless about this; it seemed Thor was destined to suffer that calamity.
"If you can't figure it out, then let's drink!"
Saying this, Shen Mu took out the wine glass the Elves had given him from his system space.
The familiar scent of wine wafted into Thor's nose, slightly suppressing the hint of resentment in his heart.
"Alright! I'll go call Loki and Volstagg. They've been looking forward to the fine wine you brought back for a long time!"
"But, this one small cup, it can't hold much wine, can it!"
Thor saw Shen Mu take out a small cup and then do nothing, and couldn't help but ask with some confusion.
"Thor, it seems you've forgotten again, never be fooled by appearances."
After Shen Mu finished speaking, he held the cup and poured the wine into his open mouth.
Thor watched him pour for nearly two full minutes without the slightest sign of the cup drying up.
He immediately understood that this must be Elven magic.
...
"Shen Mu! Thor told me a long time ago that you brought back a lot of fine wine from the Elven Kingdom. This time, I'm going to drink my fill."
"Hahahahaha!"
Volstagg, with his big belly, walked over with a hearty laugh.
"Shen Mu, how are you doing with your Rune Magic?"
Sif, on the other hand, asked Shen Mu about his magic studies.
"Of course, the Rune Magic created by Odin is still very profound."
It took me nearly half a month to learn Rune Magic, and I also took the time to decipher the Rune power on the sun disc.
Of course, Shen Mu did not say the latter sentence.
However, just from the first sentence, Sif thought that Shen Mu probably hadn't fully grasped it yet.
"Shen Mu, you don't need to be discouraged; learning magic is never a short process."
Sif even kindly comforted Shen Mu.
Shen Mu merely smiled inwardly at this, without elaborating.
Since Loki was frozen by Shen Mu last time and discovered his body's abnormality, he had avoided interacting with Shen Mu.
He always felt that this giant dragon, Shen Mu, harbored ill intentions towards him.
So when Thor came to call him to drink together, he refused without even thinking!
Seeing everyone gathered, Shen Mu no longer hid anything, pouring the wine glass into a huge container and slightly activating his divine power.
Immediately, the wine in the glass poured out like an out-of-control faucet.
In an instant, the aroma of wine filled the air, and everyone who smelled it showed a look of intoxication.
Shen Mu also took out the exotic fruits he had brought from the Elven Kingdom.
"Come, drink!"
At this moment, Thor seemed to forget all the previous unpleasantness, completely immersed in the fine wine.
"Thor, I might be leaving Asgard!"
After an unknown number of rounds of drinks, everyone's faces began to show a slight tipsiness.
Shen Mu suddenly announced this decision.
Compared to Asgard, Earth was the center where major Universe events occurred.
Only after arriving on Earth would Shen Mu have the opportunity to truly participate in various major events and then recharge his treasure chest.
Furthermore, Shen Mu knew that three of the Infinity Stones currently existed on Earth.
One was the eye of agamotto, which was the Time Stone, worn on the Ancient One's chest.
Another was the Tesseract, which was the Space Stone, used by S.H.I.E.L.D. as an infinite energy source.
And there was also the Aether Particle, which was the Reality Stone, the supreme treasure sealed on Earth after the Dark Elves, defeated by Odin's father, King Bor, were vanquished.
As long as he controlled one or several of them, Thanos would absolutely not be able to snap his fingers then.
Because he also wasn't sure if he could resist the power of six Stones at that time.
Although in a certain Time Variance Authority, the Infinity Stones were like worthless junk.
However, Shen Mu did not believe that there was a problem with the Stones, but rather that the location where the Time Variance Authority existed was special.
Just like the Quantum Realm that trapped Ant-Man, it could be unaffected by the energy of the Stones.
Even the laws of the Quantum Realm were different from the real Universe; five years had passed in the real Universe, but only five hours had passed in the Quantum Realm.
This was also why the Avengers were eventually able to use the Quantum Realm to go back to past timelines and borrow the Infinity Stones.
Therefore, the best way to eliminate danger is to nip it in the bud!
He had this confidence: as long as one Stone was in his hands, Thanos would absolutely not be able to snatch it from him.
"What, Shen Mu, you're leaving, why?"
Hearing Shen Mu's words, Thor's hand gripping the wine glass paused slightly, then he asked with some confusion.
"Thor, Asgard can no longer allow me to continue growing!"
"When I first came to Asgard, it was to use the Bifrost Bridge and to learn magic from your mother."
"Now I have obtained what I wanted, so, to become stronger, I must leave."
Shen Mu did not hide anything, directly stating his original intentions.
"But, among the Nine Realms, where is more powerful than Asgard?"
Thor voiced his question.
"Earth, the place you call Midgard."
"Impossible, Midgard is full of mortals. When the Frost Giants invaded Midgard over fifteen hundred years ago, if my father hadn't led Asgard's warriors to help them repel the enemy, that place would have long become an eternal realm of ice!"
Thor immediately expressed his disbelief; Earth had always been synonymous with weakness in their eyes.
"Thor, remaining stuck in past perceptions is not a good habit. One day, we will meet again on Earth."
Shen Mu once again spoke these words full of deeper meaning to him.