Thor seemed surprised that Su Zhan greeted him so calmly, and it took him a moment to say, "I know you, Su Zhan. You are a S.H.I.E.L.D. consultant."
"That's right, so I guess we're more or less on the same side. Then I'll be direct. I'm here for the Aether Particle. I can control the Aether Particle, but I suppose you won't believe me. Since that's the case, how about I take the initiative and go to the Heavenly Palace with you?" Su Zhan said with a smile.
"The Aether Particle is very powerful and dangerous. No one can control it!" Thor indeed didn't quite believe that Su Zhan could control the Aether Particle. "If you're willing to come to the Heavenly Palace with me, that would be for the best!"
"Why not? I'm very curious about the Heavenly Palace!" Su Zhan shrugged with a smile.
"Heimdall!"
Thor shouted towards the sky, and soon the light of the teleportation array enveloped Su Zhan and Thor, who were then teleported to the Heavenly Palace.
Behind them was the graceful and mysterious Universe.
In front of them, a Black man in golden armor, holding a great sword, was the Guardian of the Heavenly Palace, Heimdall.
"Welcome to the Heavenly Palace!" Heimdall said to Su Zhan.
Su Zhan nodded and followed Thor across the Bifrost Bridge.
Although he had seen the beauty of the Heavenly Palace in movies, seeing it in person was a completely different experience. It was even more beautiful and magnificent than what was presented in the movies.
"Hey, who's this?"
A black-haired woman in armor, holding a shield in one hand and a sword in the other, greeted Thor and looked at Su Zhan.
"Hello, Sif." Before Thor could speak, Su Zhan was the first to say to her, "I'm from Earth. My name is Su Zhan."
Sif frowned slightly. She didn't like the glib feeling; she preferred brave warriors.
"I'll take him to deal with something first. I'll find you later!"
Thor said, and Su Zhan smiled at Sif and waved goodbye.
Sif, however, ignored him.
The examination process was simple. It seemed quite profound, with a sense of magic or immortal arts, but in reality, it was similar to science. Su Zhan was very cooperative throughout the process. Anyway, there was no way they could remove the Aether Particle from his body.
"The situation is not good. We can't take out the Aether Particle, and... he might be in danger." The examining personnel next to Thor said to him, and Thor looked at Su Zhan and said, "Don't worry, I'll find a way to help you."
Su Zhan shrugged: "You seem to have forgotten, I said before that I have a way to control it!"
Thor shook his head. He didn't believe anyone could control the Aether Particle, but since there was no good solution for now, they could only proceed this way. After the examination, Thor arranged a room for Su Zhan. Before finding a solution, Su Zhan naturally couldn't leave.
Su Zhan was even more eager to stay.
"Thor, could you get me a set of clothes? After all, my outfit is too different from the style here, isn't it?" Seeing Thor about to leave, Su Zhan quickly called out to him.
Thor nodded, and not long after, he had someone send over a set of clothes.
Looking at the clothes, Su Zhan chuckled.
This was Heavenly Palace armor! How could something produced by the Heavenly Palace be bad?
Regardless of the material or defensive Ability, it was incomparable to Earth's craftsmanship. It fit perfectly and was very comfortable to wear.
"Indeed, coming to the Heavenly Palace was the right choice. I just arrived and already got a set of armor!" Su Zhan looked at his majestic appearance in the mirror, very satisfied. The only drawback was that it was a bit heavy, which was related to his current energy being used to nourish the Aether Particle. Otherwise, this weight would have no impact.
Su Zhan didn't rush to absorb the Aether Particle. Instead, he went out for a stroll to understand the situation in the Heavenly Palace and experience the local customs.
The Heavenly Palace, or Asgard, was indeed a good place, especially since the Asgardians were very friendly and hospitable. Although Su Zhan was an outsider, there was no discrimination or resistance; on the contrary, they were very warm.
"Hi, we meet again."
As he walked, Su Zhan saw Sif.
Sif frowned slightly and said nothing.
"You seem to dislike me very much? Why?" Su Zhan wasn't blind; how could he not see Sif's attitude?
However, Su Zhan was very interested in Sif.
Sif, a female warrior of the Heavenly Palace, Heimdall's sister, had also descended to Earth. Most importantly, she was a genuine, aloof goddess!
"You'd better disappear from my sight immediately, otherwise, my sword won't be polite!" Sif said coldly, her sword already pointed at Su Zhan.
Su Zhan shrugged, not understanding how he had offended Sif. Why were others so friendly, yet she was so cold towards him?
"Hey, you're quite bold, daring to provoke our female warrior!"
An Asgardian next to him said with a smile: "Don't mind her, Sif just has that kind of personality. Even we don't dare to provoke her easily. Only true warriors, true men can catch her eye!"
"Hmph!"
Sif snorted, flicked her sword, sheathed it, and turned to leave.
"What's going on?"
Su Zhan asked the person curiously.
The person enthusiastically explained. Clearly, he admired Su Zhan's courage for daring to provoke Sif as soon as he arrived. "You don't need to overthink it. Sif isn't targeting you. For her, only true warriors can conquer her. She's always like this towards ordinary men. Of course... if you weren't trying to flirt, maybe it would be better. The only thing she hates is glib men. This is Asgard, not Midgard, so... you might have misunderstood her. If you want to gain her favor, just show your strength and your bravery! I promise, her attitude towards you will change!"
Well, no matter where, being strong is always popular!
However, a woman like Sif, no, a goddess, truly gives a strong sense of conquest.
Chapter 0046: Heavenly Palace Chaos
After a hearty meal of Asgardian delicacies and wine, Su Zhan returned to the room arranged for him to prepare to devour the Aether Particle. Currently, the Aether Particle seemed relatively stable. Although it had been absorbing his energy, it wasn't too much; at least he could still recover. However, it was very difficult to completely make the Aether Particle his own. He didn't dare to mobilize the Aether Particle's power too much right now, only slowly devouring and fusing it.
But this progress was extremely slow. His devouring effect was greatly reduced, and the Aether Particle was not so willing to be absorbed stably. Therefore, as soon as Su Zhan began to devour it, it resisted strongly. This process was not so pleasant; in fact, it could be said to be quite painful.
At the current rate, it would probably take an unknown amount of time to completely devour it, which made Su Zhan a bit depressed. If he couldn't completely devour it, he wouldn't be able to use this power to his heart's content, not to mention that there was still Malekith, who could take away the Aether Particle, making him hesitant to use it easily.
"This won't do. I need to find a way, otherwise, wouldn't I have obtained the Aether Particle for nothing, not only without benefit but also constrained everywhere?" Su Zhan frowned. Before completely devouring the Aether Particle, he had to create a container like the Infinity Gauntlet that could hold the Aether Particle. This way, he could avoid the Aether Particle's harm to himself and still utilize its energy.
But such a container was hard to find!
"It seems I need to think carefully about the second dungeon!"
Night, passed quietly.
Su Zhan spent his first night in the Heavenly Palace in thought.
Early the next morning, Su Zhan woke up, ready to go out for another stroll and incidentally see if he could figure out where the Heavenly Palace's treasury was. There were all good things in there; just taking out one item could have world-destroying energy on Earth!
Soon after going out, Su Zhan saw Sif and several people seemingly escorting some prisoners of war. One of them, wearing a helmet and being enormous, was very eye-catching.
"So fast?"