How about the plot where the Fire Giant Surtur kidnaps Jane Foster?
Ryan thought mischievously.
The Ancient One also seemed to see through Ryan's inner thoughts, and holding her forehead, said:
"Ryan, put away your little schemes. Last time you messed with Strange, you almost made him truly turn dark and nearly let him kill the Strange from another Universe. I don't want to see a darkened God of Thunder appear..."
Frigga also nodded, saying helplessly:
"That's right, and with Thor's impulsive personality, if you were to impersonate someone else and kidnap Jane Foster, Thor wouldn't be like the Ancient One's successor, accumulating enough strength before seeking revenge or saving people. He'd probably just charge right in..."
Hearing this, Ryan looked up at the two in front of him in surprise: "Can you two read minds?"
The Ancient One and Frigga glanced at each other, shook their heads together, and smiled: "Of course not. Even if we could, it wouldn't work on you. It's just that we've lived long enough and seen enough people that we can guess most people's thoughts from other aspects, like micro-expressions..."
Ryan didn't fully believe them; instead, he gave them a deep, suspicious look.
These two old-timers—one was incredibly mysterious, and no one knew what kind of hidden cards she held.
The other even had a 'son' who was the God of Stories; who knows if that mother-obsessed God of Stories would arrange some heaven-defying abilities for his mother.
So, it really wasn't entirely impossible for these two to bypass the infinity stones' mental protection to read his mind!
Seeing Ryan's suspicious gaze, the two old foxes naturally remained unfazed.
Frigga brought the topic back to Thor again: "As for Thor's growth, let it be. In most Universes, his future isn't very good. In this Universe, let him continue to be happily foolish like this..."
"I'm asking for leave for Thor not because of the throne. Odin can still last for a while and doesn't intend to hand over the throne to Loki or Thor yet. Having Thor go back this time is to resolve another important matter!"
By the end, Frigga's expression had turned serious.
Seeing this, Ryan thought for a moment: "Not for the throne, yet having Thor go back... so it's for Hela, the Goddess of Death?"
Frigga wasn't surprised that Ryan knew about Hela and nodded in admission:
"Exactly. Now the Universe no longer needs to follow its original fixed path; we can make changes freely. Therefore, Odin and I don't need to leave Asgard at a specific time. We can spend more time with our children. So, we plan to first deal with the time bomb that is Hela, who would destroy Asgard in the future!"
"A more powerful Thor from another Universe also agreed to help. With his help, the two Thors working together, plus Odin's suppression of Hela while he's still alive, should be enough to deal with her..."
Ryan guessed, "You plan to gang up on Hela?"
Frigga shook her head and denied it: "No, Hela also possesses the God-King's Authority. As long as Asgard is not destroyed, she is immortal. Even if the two Thors together can defeat Hela, they cannot truly kill her..."
"And Hela is, after all, our first daughter. No parent would want to see their child die before them. This is also one of the reasons why Odin only sealed Hela in the past..."
"Then if you don't kill Hela but release her, how do you plan to handle her?" Ryan frowned slightly.
Frigga sighed silently:
"Our idea is to take advantage of Hela's weakness to subdue her, and then exile her to that other Thor's Universe..."
"In that Universe, Asgard has already been destroyed by the Fire Giant Surtur, so Hela will lose Asgard as her source of power. Then, the Avengers of that Universe will take her into custody in a specialized superhuman criminal prison."
Ryan thought about it and felt it was indeed a good method.
It could indeed effectively suppress the disaster Hela would bring, but...
Ryan let out a cold laugh: "Heh, I still think that killing Hela directly to settle things once and for all is the best way. Imprisonment always carries a certain risk!"
"Since you've brought Hela to another Universe without an Asgard and can make her lose her immortality, then killing her directly should be possible, right?"
"If you, as a mother, don't want to see her die in front of you and Odin, just let the Thor from the other Universe do it. I'm sure he, who once had an eye blinded by Hela, would be more than happy to chop off Hela's head with his Stormbreaker!"
Hearing this, not only Frigga but even the Ancient One fell silent.
This kid's bloodlust is too heavy; he really doesn't leave any room for sentiment in his actions!
"Your suggestion is good, but don't mention it next time. I'll still stick to our original plan..." Frigga shook her head helplessly, rejecting Ryan's 'kind' suggestion.
Seeing that Frigga didn't intend to use his perfect plan, Ryan's eyes darted around as he had an idea:
"How about this, Queen Frigga? You just don't want Hela to bring disaster to the future Asgard, but you also don't want to kill her directly, right?"
"Leave this to me. I'll help you solve the trouble that is Hela. I'll ensure she doesn't harm Asgard while also sparing her life, and she might even have a different kind of freedom. How about it?"
Hearing Ryan's words, Frigga was tempted, but there was still a faint wariness and hesitation in her eyes.
Because her other 'son' had told her to be careful of this Poison Spider. This Poison Spider, even when doing good deeds, often pursued maximum profit. When he helps you, you'd better think about what you have that's worth him coveting!
Frigga had kept Loki's words firmly in mind.
Therefore, seeing Ryan offer to help today, she immediately became alert.
"And the price?" Frigga asked, looking deeply at Ryan.
Ryan didn't play around. He held up his left hand with two fingers extended and said bluntly: "I want the Aether Particle and destroyer armor!"
Frigga looked at the five infinity stones embedded in the bracelet Ryan intentionally showed on his left hand. When she saw the orange stone, her expression became particularly surprised:
"Five infinity stones, and you actually got the soul stone. Back then, Odin also tried to collect the six infinity stones to seek revenge on those people, but in the end, he was deterred by the soul stone's harsh condition of 'a soul for a soul.' So, who did you eventually sacrifice?"
Ryan shook his head with a face full of disdain:
"Sacrifice? Odin is just like Thanos, truly getting senile. Don't they know that rules are always made for the weak, while the strong are the ones who set the rules?!"
"The soul stone's rules are nothing. Here, my rules are the only rules!"
"I directly blew up the Planet where the soul stone was located and took the soul stone hidden within!"
Frigga, Ancient One: ...
An unimagined way of obtaining the soul stone had appeared...
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