Chapter 124

Themyscira, Queen's Palace.

Su Quan looked around the room Hippolyta had arranged for him with interest.

The room's greatest feature was its size; at a glance, it had to be at least five or six hundred square meters, and it was divided into different areas based on its layout.

The overall design was dominated by stone and wood, accented with metal decorations, giving it a sense of simplicity that was nonetheless grand and imposing.

Turning around, Su Quan looked at the Amazon warrior who had been silently following him; this was the personal guard Hippolyta had assigned to him.

Simply put, she was there to run errands and satisfy his various needs.

"What is your name?"

"Venilia."

Su Quan walked around her, looking her up and down from front to back.

She was wearing the dark blue leather armor of the guard, and her long golden hair was braided behind her back, just like Diana's.

Her tall, slender figure would stand out even in the modeling world.

Su Quan carefully examined her features and found that she was also a beauty, but her temperament was too rigid, lacking a bit of feminine softness, so she didn't look stunning at first glance!

This abrupt, close-Detection Range observation made Venilia very uncomfortable, and her eyes subconsciously darted away, not daring to meet his gaze: "I—is there something wrong with me?"

Su Quan shook his head with a smile: "Do you want to join the Thor Corps and serve me?"

Venilia was stunned for a moment, then said: "I will participate in tomorrow's selection."

"I will be watching you."

"Yes."

Venilia nodded and asked for permission: "If there are no other orders, I will go outside to stand guard."

"Go ahead."

"Yes."

Venilia responded again, turned and walked out of the room, standing straight as a board at the door.

Come to think of it, the nature and structure of Themyscira's guard were similar to the Dora Milaje of Wakanda in the Marvel world.

Both guarded a monarch, both were composed entirely of women, and both were selected from the strongest in their respective tribes.

Aside from weapons and equipment, the biggest difference was probably their looks.

The looks of the Wakandan guard—

By Su Quan's aesthetic standards, other than their uniform skin tone, there really wasn't much to praise.

Conversely, looking at Themyscira's guard, take Venilia for example; with her looks and figure, if she changed her outfit and had a softer temperament, she would definitely have a bunch of simps.

Su Quan was quite looking forward to her successfully being deemed worthy by Stormbreaker and becoming a member of the Thor Corps.

The next day, early morning.

The arena.

The circular stands were filled with Amazons wearing white dresses.

At a glance, you knew why this place was called Themyscira!

Guided by Venilia, Su Quan arrived at the central viewing platform, where Queen Hippolyta, Princess Diana, and General Antiope were all present.

This platform was open-air with no railings at the edge. Three chairs were placed in the middle, with Hippolyta and Diana sitting on the left and right, and Antiope standing at Hippolyta's side.

Su Quan sat in the middle without hesitation, smiled and nodded at Hippolyta and Diana, and took Stormbreaker out of the system.

"Swish, swish, swish—"

Ten axes, identical to the one in Antiope's hand, hovered in a row at the edge of the platform.

As soon as the Stormbreakers appeared, they instantly attracted the attention of the audience in the nearby stands and the warriors in the arena preparing for the assessment!

Su Quan now had a total of thirteen Stormbreakers: ten for today's assessment, one in Antiope's hand, and the other two kept for himself and Diana.

Once the assessment ended, the Thors of the Thor Corps would spar with each other, and based on the system's criteria, Stormbreakers would naturally be generated continuously.

In terms of equipment judgment, the system could borrow a chicken to lay eggs, creating an infinite loop.

"Shoo—"

Under Su Quan's control, one Stormbreaker plunged into the center of the arena.

Then, Antiope raised her own Stormbreaker high and flew into the arena, letting people get a general idea of the weapon's power.

Immediately after, the warriors participating in the assessment would try in the set order; if one failed, they would switch to the next, until all ten Stormbreakers had found their wielders.

Those who failed or didn't get a turn could participate in the next assessment.

The first to start the assessment was Menalippe. Under everyone's gaze, she walked up to the Stormbreaker, learned from Antiope's example, grabbed the handle with one hand, and lifted it high.

"Crack!"

Lightning flashed and thunder rolled, with the power of Thor swirling around.

She succeeded!

Amidst the surprise and cheers of the entire arena, Menalippe held Stormbreaker high and shouted excitedly, then lowered the axe, bowed her head toward the center of the platform, and knelt on one knee.

A dozen seconds later, Menalippe stood up, gripped Stormbreaker, walked to the side, and stood still, quietly observing the axe and feeling the power of Thor within her.

With Menalippe's successful start, the other female warriors preparing for the assessment became even more nervous and expectant, and the atmosphere in the arena became even more heated.

Next, the female warriors began their assessments one after another, and the Stormbreakers fell into the arena one by one, choosing their wielders.

The entire selection event lasted for over an hour, ultimately selecting ten new Thors who became members of the Thor Corps.

Menalippe, Philippus, Venilia, Orana, Aevia, Penthesilea, and the other ten new Thors were kept behind by Antiope.

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After the audience and the others participating in the assessment left, Su Quan, Hippolyta, and Diana came to the arena to meet them.

To be precise, it was to let Su Quan meet them. After all, they had participated in the Thor Corps selection, and the person they would serve in the future was Su Quan, so he had to meet them and say a few words, right?

Su Quan's gaze fell on the new Thors lined up in a row, one by one, and he took note of their appearances.

The most beautiful among them was definitely Venilia; after all, in the movie, she was the woman standing next to young Diana when they were competing.

So many years had passed, and Diana had grown from a little girl into a young woman, yet Venilia still looked just as young.

Aevia was also very outstanding in appearance.

As for the others, only Menalippe and Penthesilea left a bit of an impression on Su Quan.

The former was the Queen's personal guard, skilled with a spear, and the latter was one of the two people who swung a large hammer to hold up the stone gate when Steppenwolf invaded Themyscira to steal the Mother Box in the movie.

Overall, Su Quan was very satisfied with this selection.

"You must be curious about what you will do after the Thor Corps is formed. I will tell you now: the first target, or rather opponent, of the Thor Corps is someone you should have all heard of, and perhaps even seen."

"He is the God of War—Ares!"

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— Author's Notes —

PS: Venilia's actress is Doutzen Kroes, a bona fide Victoria's Secret supermodel.