This realization filled Thor with an indescribable emotion.
There was humiliation, unwillingness, but mostly a sense of powerlessness.
From childhood, hasn't it always been like this?
No matter how brilliant his achievements, no matter how brave he was on the battlefield, as long as Leon stood there, all the glory would be absorbed by him alone.
He was like the Sun in the sky; well, he was the Sun.
But no matter what, he was at most a flash of lightning across the sky.
No matter how dazzling lightning is, how can it compete with the Sun?
Thor smiled and drained the strong liquor in his cup.
The liquor burned his throat but couldn't dispel the frustration and confusion in his heart.
"It seems Mr. Stark isn't too pleased with my analogy?"
Leon's voice rang out again, breaking the silence.
He slowly walked back from the railing, sat down again on the high stool at the bar, his legs crossed, his posture elegant.
He looked at Tony's ashen face, the smile on his lips undiminished.
Tony didn't speak.
He was afraid that if he opened his mouth, he wouldn't be able to stop himself from swearing.
He could only express his protest with silence.
Leon swirled the wine glass in his hand, his tone casual.
"Tony, when I said you were a firefly, I wasn't belittling you."
"On the contrary, you've done well."
"You are a smart man."
As if he thought of something, he added a sentence.
"I admire humans; they are small, fragile, their lives as short as summer insects, yet they can burst forth with astonishing resilience."
"And you, with your fragile brain, have glimpsed a corner of the Universe. You even use weapons of your own creation to fight against gods. Although it's overestimating yourself, it's a very good spirit."
His gaze flicked towards Thor.
Thor's body stiffened again.
"This is interesting, isn't it?" Leon chuckled softly.
"It's like watching a group of ants trying to build a tower that can reach the Moon. Knowing it's futile, knowing it's a delusion, but the self-overestimating persistence itself is a kind of scenery worth appreciating."
Ants? A tower to the Moon?
What kind of strange metaphors are these?
First fireflies, now ants, can't he just use people for comparison?
Tony took a deep breath. He hesitated for a few seconds, then finally asked the question he had asked several times.
Nothing else, just because he really wanted to know what Leon was ultimately trying to do; everything that had happened these past few days was too absurd.
"Uh, Sun god, right? Can you tell me what your ultimate goal is?"
Tony thought for a moment, and seeing that Leon wasn't angry, he breathed a sigh of relief and continued to ask.
"I'm a genius, yes, but I, Tony Stark, never rely on others' charity. I really want to know what your ultimate goal is?"
"As you said, humans are very weak, and you are a god. Why would you come to the Human World? There doesn't seem to be anything here to attract you."
Tony said a lot in one breath, then picked up his wine glass and drank it all, observing everyone's reactions.
Everyone listened silently, not speaking up, all quietly looking at Leon, waiting for his reaction.
Thor, who had been silently drinking on the other side, also looked over, his eyes curious.
His elder brother had always been a slacker, lazy, and although very powerful, Thor was also very curious about what he planned to do in the future.
Could he really just be traveling to Earth? That was ridiculous.
"Very good, Tony."
Leon smiled and once again fixed his gaze on Tony.
"I am the eldest son of Asgard, destined to inherit the throne. We in Asgard control the Nine Realms, but my goal is not just the Nine Realms. I need some helpers, or rather, subordinates, people to fight for me. Like Thor."
Leon's gaze turned to Thor, and Thor didn't refute, instead nodding.
This was something everyone took for granted, including himself.
"Why I chose you, the purpose is very simple, it is to subdue you."
After speaking, Leon picked up a wine glass from the side and took a sip.
Yes, this was Leon's goal.
Coming for a vacation was his entertainment, but the real project was to find some talent along the way, to prepare for future conquests.
Now that the plot had begun, it also meant that his father, Odin, was about to abdicate.
As for why Leon didn't do this before?
How to put it, he was a god, with an endless lifespan. With his father willing to take on those troublesome matters, why would he force his way to the throne?
Asgard didn't have a Xuanwu Gate, nor would such a scene of filial piety appear.
The last one to do that had been lonely in the Underworld for thousands of years.
Yes, it was his eldest sister, who only knew how to fight.
Hela, the God of Death.
Although Leon had the courage to fight Odin, the outcome was unknown. He couldn't see through Odin, but Odin also couldn't fathom his strength.
Odin had trained him as a crown prince since childhood, pouring all kinds of resources into him.
Of course, most importantly, their characteristic was that the older they got, the stronger they became; divine power could be likened to a bottle.
When the bottle was new, the absorption speed was extremely fast, but when he got old, the absorption naturally became slower and slower, but that didn't mean it was full.
The reason why the absorption slowed down was that as the gods aged, their bodies began to be unable to withstand the rapid increase in strength, so Odin had to often fall into slumber to alleviate and suppress the growth of his strength.
All of the above ultimately gave Leon an opportunity. As a new bottle, his strength grew rapidly, and he gradually became stronger and stronger with the passage of time.
It could be said that if Hela hadn't been imprisoned, she would have already dominated the entire Universe, and Thanos would have gotten a beating if he came.
Leon held all the advantages of time, place, and people, surpassing everyone with his exceptional talent, and developed the same flaw as Hela.
That was to conquer the World, dedicated to planting the flag of Asgard in every place.
Odin was already tired of war, which was also the reason for his conflict with Hela.
But whether it was to cultivate Leon or to deter the wicked, Odin ultimately decided to launch a war, but with Leon representing him with full authority.
Leon went to war and quickly spread the fame of the Sun god throughout the Universe, but compared to the Sun god, he preferred to be called the God of Death.
He was ruthless, decisive in killing, and even more terrifying than his sister Hela. Wherever he went, there were almost no dissenters.
Of course, those who dissented had already met their death.
Just as Leon was about to continue expanding, Odin stopped him, on the grounds that war brought suffering to living beings, and as a prince, Leon should be more compassionate.
Although the reason was far-fetched, Leon, who understood Odin's character, didn't ask further, decisively withdrew his troops, and then remained silent for two thousand years.
Every day, besides improving his strength, he sunbathed. Time would not stop because Leon stopped fighting.
As time passed, everyone seemed to have forgotten that there was once a terrifying Sun god.
So, Leon quietly waited for the plot to begin. He knew that from now on, his plan could continue to unfold.
Taking down Thanos was just the first step; his ambition went beyond that. He felt that perhaps the Multiverse was his ultimate ideal.
He wanted to build the strongest divine kingdom spanning every corner.
So, the first step of his career would begin on Earth, first recruiting some talent, and then taking a "stroll" through the land of the Greek gods.
No longer thinking about these things, Leon looked at Tony and spoke his final words.
"You are smarter, prouder, and brighter than other fireflies."
"Therefore, I said you are the brightest firefly."
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