Asgard, Golden Hall.
Odin, as always, stood at the edge of the hall, surveying the kingdom below with his single eye.
However, if one looked closely, they would notice that his single eye was slightly closed, not open.
After a long time, Odin opened his eyes and murmured, "Time magic? Restoring Thor to a certain state after his death. This kind of magic feels familiar to me."
Tap... Tap...
Behind Odin, a series of hurried footsteps approached, and the person walked right up to Odin before stopping.
Only three people in Asgard would stand this close to Odin.
Thor, Loki, and Frigga.
Among them, Thor and Loki were not in Asgard.
The identity of the person was self-evident.
Frigga asked, "Odin, I just discovered that Valhalla was summoning Thor. But a moment later, it stopped the summoning. What's going on? What happened?"
Odin turned to his wife, Frigga, and comforted her, "Frigga, rest assured, Thor is fine. Thor and Loki were fighting in a dimensional shard. Thor was just killed by Loki but under the effect of time magic, he was resurrected."
"Are Thor and Loki injured? If the two brothers want to fight, why not in Asgard?" Frigga was puzzled.
"If they fought in Asgard, they could be treated immediately if injured." Odin's tone was meaningful.
"This time, Loki was serious. He was aiming to defeat Thor. If he defeated Thor in Asgard, it would affect Thor's prestige."
Not just in Asgard, but in any corner of the Universe, Thor and Loki could not escape Heimdall's gaze.
This was also why Loki suggested putting the battlefield in a dimensional shard. Only outside the Universe could they avoid Heimdall. Only then would the outcome of this battle not affect Thor's prestige.
Although Thor didn't care about this, Loki did.
Frigga was silent for a long time.
"We are sorry for Loki. He could have been king, but we couldn't give him a fair chance to contend for it."
Odin sighed, not daring to look at Frigga anymore, and turned to look at Asgard below.
Loki was good in every way, especially in the past two years, he had become even more mature. It was just a pity that he was a Frost Giant, not an Asgardian.
...
In Lucas's Bookstore lounge, Loki was casually flipping through a collection of Norse mythology stories.
After leaving the dimensional shard, he came to Lucas's bookstore, wanting to discuss time magic with Lucas.
He could also use time magic to restore things. But that required things to be damaged first, meaning after the event had occurred.
However, the magic Lucas inscribed on Loki and Thor's wrists could record their state at the time and automatically restore them to that state once certain conditions were met.
It was like a game save.
This was something Loki couldn't do, and something he wanted to learn and understand.
However, Loki came up empty-handed. He waited for a long time but didn't see Lucas.
He was about to leave to see Thor when he realized Thor wasn't there either.
So, Loki could only continue to stay in the bookstore, finding a random book to pass the time.
After a long while, glowing white sparks flickered, and a portal appeared.
Lucas walked out of it with Thor.
The two were chatting and laughing.
"Lucas, thank you so much. If it weren't for you, I don't know when I would have been able to guide out the Thunder Power within me."
"Thor, you should thank yourself. If it weren't for your persistence, enduring the baptism of thunder, you wouldn't have been able to awaken the Thunder Power so quickly."
Thunder Power? Thor awakened his Thunder Power? Can he control thunder without a hammer now?
Loki, who had been casually slumped and relaxed, stiffened.
He had just defeated Thor, and Lucas was already giving Thor special training, helping him get stronger?
Shouldn't he and Lucas be on the same side?
The two main spells in his strategy to defeat Thor.
The 'Meteorite Summon' formed by portals combined with meteorites, and the time magic, both came from Lucas.
"Brother, why are you here too?" Thor only then saw Loki and greeted him with a smile.
Loki responded to Thor with a stiff smile.
Seeing this, Lucas's lips curved upwards. "Thor, the thing I want to ask of you is to guard that dimensional shard for me. Afterwards, I will store some energy within that dimensional shard to trade with other extra-dimensional beings, and arrange for guards to protect it."
"What you need to do is to support the guards when enemies they cannot handle appear. Simply put, you are my trump card."
"Trump card?" Thor's eyes lit up.
He was very satisfied with this title.
Loki's eyes flickered, and he pretended to say casually, "Thor, Lucas, have you made some kind of deal? Can you tell me about it?"
Thor, in a few words, recounted how he awakened the Thunder Power with Lucas's help.
Sure enough. Thor awakened his power with Lucas's help.
Loki gave Lucas a resentful look. "Lucas, I thought we were on the same side."
Lucas smiled at Loki. "Loki, of course we are on the same side, a sorcerer helps a sorcerer."
However, Thor and I are also on the same side, a God of Thunder helps a God of Thunder.
Although Lucas had never used lightning as an attack method before, with his talent, he could easily control lightning.
What was wrong with calling himself the God of Thunder?
Thor looked at Lucas and Loki, expressing his confusion.
What did Lucas helping him awaken the Thunder Power have to do with Loki? Did Loki not want him to awaken the Thunder Power?
Loki explained, "Thor, the method to defeat you was told to me by Lucas."
Thor: "?"
"On the spaceship heading to find Thanos, Lucas and I discussed how to defeat you. The final conclusion was to use time magic to make up for the lack of speed, and use portals combined with meteorite attacks to supplement the lack of attack power. And both of these spells were given to me by Lucas."
Thor scratched his head. "But why would you discuss how to defeat me?"
Lucas provoked, "Of course, Loki wanted to punch you. Brothers who grew up together always have some friction and disagreements. Thor, don't tell me you've never thought about punching Loki."
However, Thor didn't pay attention to Lucas's provocation, he just nodded in agreement. "Sometimes I really want to punch Loki. Like when he cut off Sif's hair or when he turned into a snake to tease me, and then, when I was about to grab him, he stabbed me in the kidney."
As he spoke, Thor also gestured.
Finally, he couldn't help but laugh.
"Hahaha!"
Loki and Lucas exchanged glances, expressing helplessness at Thor's low threshold for laughter.
Lucas asked, "Alright, let's get to the point. Loki, you were waiting for me here, was there something?"
"Lucas, I want to ask you for guidance..."
Hearing that Loki's purpose was to inquire about the mysteries of time magic, Lucas decisively sent him away, telling him to consult the Ancient One.
A sorcerer helps a sorcerer, Lucas helps Loki.
The Ancient One is also a sorcerer, so the Ancient One will then help Lucas guide Loki.
No problem.