As they reached the end of the Bifrost Bridge, just as Ryan had expected, Palace Maids holding flower baskets on both sides raised their baskets and scattered fresh petals over the crowd on the bridge.
However, the image Ryan had imagined of being plastered in the face by these flowers didn't occur.
As if some kind of force field existed within the Bifrost Bridge, the various colored petals didn't fall; instead, they defied gravity, fluttering and dancing around everyone's bodies.
It was as magical as if these petals had been imbued with life!
This caused both Gwens to grin from ear to ear, taking turns filming the magical scene around each other.
Though Ryan felt that whether one of them filmed or both did, others wouldn't be able to tell the difference anyway...
But since they were happy, he just let them be~
Upon reaching the end of the Bifrost Bridge, just as Ryan thought they would have to walk the rest of the way, a beam of rainbow light enveloped them.
The next moment, when the rainbow light around them vanished, they had already arrived at the center of a massive, circular, magnificent building!
As they emerged, the surroundings were immediately filled with 360-degree, dead-angle-free enthusiastic cheers and applause!
Within this circular, magnificent building, tables were now set up and filled with the people of Asgard.
And they had appeared in the only open space at the very center of these people!
This caused Ryan to show the same expression of discomfort as Homelander.
Although he had known from the movies that the Asgardian folk were unrestrained and passionate, the feeling was completely different when experiencing it in person!
It wasn't until Odin raised his hand that the enthusiastically cheering Asgardian citizens stopped their shouting and applause.
Just as Ryan breathed a sigh of relief, thinking this socially awkward scene was finally over...
Unexpectedly, Odin stood up without a moment's hesitation, suddenly holding gungnir high and shouting:
"Today is the day the Lord of Earth, the First Rising Star of the Nine Realms, the New King of the Frost Giants, and our most important ally of Asgard officially visits our Asgard. Now, let us once again warmly welcome the great Spider Monarch, Ryan Parker, with our highest etiquette!"
Odin's sonorous voice resounded throughout the hall!
The next moment, an even more enthusiastic wave of shouting erupted from the surroundings!
"Lord of Earth!" "First Rising Star of the Nine Realms!" "New King of the Frost Giants!"
And this time, it wasn't just cheers of welcome; they were shouting the titles Odin had just proclaimed for him!
And it was a 360-degree wall of sound!
Ryan's mouth twitched, and his toes gripped the ground so tightly that the floor tiles cracked into spider-web patterns from the force!
The two Gwens, on the other hand, were already laughing uncontrollably beside Ryan, using their phones to capture his pained expressions for memes.
"Enough, Odin. My time is tight and my tasks are heavy. Let's get down to business quickly!"
Finally, Ryan couldn't take it anymore and whispered through gritted teeth to Odin.
Odin also knew that most people found it hard to adapt to Asgard's 'highest etiquette,' so he stopped while he was ahead, raising his hand to silence the wave-like shouting.
"That is enough. The great Lord of Earth has felt the enthusiasm of our Asgard. Now, let our banquet officially begin. Everyone, start drinking!"
"To our God-King! To the great Lord of Earth!"
As everyone raised their flagon-sized cups to toast Odin and Ryan in the center, Ryan finally escaped the somewhat uncomfortable enthusiasm of the Asgardian people!
This enthusiasm was real, without a hint of falsehood, but the problem was it was just too much!
He was almost turning red from the embarrassment!
"Ryan, come, sit with me. We'll talk while we drink!"
Odin warmly pulled Ryan to the highest seat belonging to him, sitting side-by-side to show that their status was equal.
Frigga, meanwhile, took the two Gwens to a table on the right, slightly below their position.
Thor and Loki sat at the table on the left, also slightly below.
Then the Warriors Four and the ministers continued to sit in descending order according to their status.
Ryan picked up the cup in front of him and took a sip of the wine inside; his eyes couldn't help but light up.
This stuff actually made even his current constitution feel a slight burning sensation in his abdomen!
It was indeed different from the wines on Earth, which tasted like plain water to him now!
Ryan couldn't help but pick up a piece of fruit from the table and take a bite, raising an eyebrow.
Even the nutritional value of the fruit was far beyond anything on Earth, or even the specialty fruits from Planets in the Universe and Jotunheim!
No wonder the average Asgardian had the physique of Captain America. Eating this stuff every day, how could they not be strong?
Asgard really was a treasure trove!
No, Asgard was vast but sparsely populated; he had to find a way to put this treasure trove to use!
Plant vegetables! Plant fruit! Plant grain!
Just as Ryan was setting his sights on Asgard because of a sip of wine and a piece of fruit, Odin's voice interrupted his thoughts:
"It's great, isn't it? Whether it's the wine, the food, or even the people, Asgard has the best in the entire Universe!"
Odin also took a sip of wine and then sighed slightly: "Alas, it's a pity that in most Universes, Asgard is destined to be destroyed..."
"Although a new Asgard will surely rise afterwards, this finest continent in the Universe will never return..."
Ryan drained the fine wine in his cup, glanced at the lamenting Odin, and asked curiously:
"In other Universes, didn't you tell the brothers Thor and Loki that Asgard is not a place, but a people, and that wherever the Asgardians are is Asgard?"
Odin glanced down at the Thor below, who was now one-eyed just like himself, and shook his head:
"That was only in the original timeline. I said that to make Thor stronger. If possible, who would be willing to give up a paradise they've lived in for tens of thousands of years and trade their home for a barren land?"
"True enough~" Hearing this, Ryan couldn't help but find it a bit amusing.
He knew Odin was just like him, saying one thing on the surface and another behind the scenes.
Those words Odin said in the original movies to support Thor's awakening of the true power of thunder were actually just Odin's helpless white lies to Thor.
He wondered how Thor would feel if he knew...
The lamentation on Odin's face didn't last long before a smile returned:
"But fortunately, the timeline has changed now. We no longer have to follow the rules. My Thor won't have to go through the painful experiences of the Thor from that other Universe. He..."
Halfway through, Odin suddenly paused. He scanned the Thor and Loki from the other Universe chatting happily below and realized a problem.
Odin's eyelid twitched as he looked at Ryan beside him and asked, "Ryan, where is my worthless son? Didn't Frigga say she told you to bring him back to Asgard today?"
Ryan was also stunned upon hearing this.
Thor?
Holy crap!
He had completely forgotten about that guy!
At this moment, Thor, who hadn't received any notice to return to Asgard at all, was still holding his hammer at the entrance of the New Spider Base, on normal duty. He was grinning and muttering to himself: "Hehe, payday today. I can buy Jane another pretty dress~"
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