Chapter 1533: The Sun Chaser (Part 10)

For the All-Father Odin, love is a diversion in a career of conquest, while marriage is an important tool for consolidating the rule of the Nine Realms.

In his view, if it is not for the exchange of interests, then there is no need to enter into a marriage relationship. Sharing glory and status with a partner and sharing one's rule must be exchanged for something, otherwise, it has no meaning.

To a certain extent, this cannot be considered wrong. Marriage inevitably involves the exchange of interests; only love between equals can last, and only mutually beneficial marriage relationships can be stable. If only one side gives for a long time, then falling apart is only a matter of time.

Odin is very satisfied with Thor's marriage because the marriage with Sif has consolidated the internal rule of Asgard, and Sif can also help Thor push forward various reforms. So far, the benefits brought by this marriage are gradually appearing, and it can be said that the future is looking good.

Then the only thing that gives Odin a headache is Loki's marriage. Now that the internal rule of Asgard is very stable, the next step is to continue to deepen influence into the Nine Realms. And now the race with the most potential in the Nine Realms is humanity.

The vast majority of individuals of this race are weak, but those who are powerful are unbelievably strong. But this also has an advantage, that is, powerful humans can ensure the reproduction of their weak kin. And judging by the reproduction speed of humans, as long as such a strong person appears every few generations, then sooner or later, human civilization will blossom everywhere in the universe.

But Odin is wiser than other monarchs in that he believes that even if it is a marriage, there should be a certain emotional foundation. That is why he thinks Sif is the best candidate for Thor's wife, because the two of them grew up together since childhood; even if there is no love, there must be family affection.

If two people have no feelings at all, or even act like enemies, then this marriage will definitely fall apart in the end, or even lead to the complete rupture of two families or even two forces. Not only will it bring no benefits, but it will also create enemies out of thin air. This is definitely not acceptable.

So the range of candidates Odin chose for Loki to marry was very small, probably just those few powerful humans who have a good relationship with her. They have both an emotional foundation and common interests. If he adds a little push, won't it be a matter of course?

Odin's first target is of course the Iron Demon God Stark. In addition to his own strength, the Stark Group he owns influences every aspect of human society and has a strong enough influence on the entire race. This allows him to partially determine the direction of human civilization, and Asgard can exert influence through this marriage.

And the convenience lies in the fact that Helen's existence gives the two a common topic and a foundation for forming a family. Helen herself also has infinite potential and will become a solid bond between Asgard and humanity.

Odin feels that the Iron Demon God Stark is simply the perfect marriage candidate. So when Thor complained to him that Loki runs to Stark every day, he superficially persuaded Thor, but secretly kept chuckling, lamenting that his luck is really good, as both children can find the most perfect marriage candidates.

But reality gave him a blow—the Stark that Loki is hooking up with is not the Iron Demon God at all, but just an Iron Man from another universe.

Odin is not clear about the situation in the multiverse, but he knows everything within the Nine Realms like the back of his hand. Through the eyes of the raven, he can only see that this Stark who is with Loki now has no traces of breaking through the single-universe barrier, and his body strength is ridiculously weak, only slightly better than ordinary humans.

Odin knows that there have always been Spider-Men traveling between universes through the Spider-Totem channel, and many Spider-Men have even accepted missions to deliver things to Asgard. So he guessed at the first moment that this Iron Man might be a visitor from another universe.

Just from the situation of Spider-Man, it can be seen that the strength of the same character in different parallel universes varies greatly. They are all Peter Parker, but their age, life stage, ability strength, and skill focus are all different.

To give a common example, if Stark of this universe is a limited flash card with full potential, full breakthrough, full level, and +16 equipment, and can be called a T0 human rights card in the entire universe, then the ordinary Iron Man Stark, just looking at the attribute strength of the single card, can barely be considered T1 in the Avengers of their universe. If placed in the entire human civilization to compare, he would definitely be on duty every day.

And Odin is like that unlucky guy who drew the wrong card pool. He thought he had hit the jackpot and had the human rights card in his hand, but after a closer look, he drew a common pool. Although the characters he fished up are the same, their strength varies greatly.

But fortunately, Odin still has a chance to make up for it. He immediately called back Thor, who had just left, and said, "Now, immediately go and call Loki back! Let her come to see me, hurry up!"

Thor was a bit confused. Just now Odin was smiling and full of spring breeze, why is he so angry now that even his beard is about to stand up? What trouble did Loki cause again?

But seeing Odin so angry, Thor had no other choice. He immediately came to Los Angeles again through the Bifrost and dragged Loki in front of Odin.

Looking at the innocent-looking Loki, Odin said with heartbreak, "You actually used illusion to seduce Tony Stark?! Loki, can you remember your identity as a member of the Asgardian royal family at all times? Do you understand what is called restraint?!"

"Besides, isn't that Tony Stark from another universe? You've only known him for a few days and you're already familiar with him? Do you know who he is, and you want to sleep with him?!"

"Do I have to know who he is if I want to sleep with him?" Loki looked down at her fingertips and said indifferently.

Odin was almost rolling his eyes in anger. He stared at Loki and said, "Then don't you consider the feelings of Tony Stark of this universe? You two have known each other for so long..."

"Yeah, we've known each other for so long, and every time he's free, he chooses to go to Los Angeles to vacation with Pepper..." Loki rolled her eyes and said.

"Uh..." Odin was choked. Looking at the resentful expression on Loki's face, Odin thought, could Loki be trying to anger Stark of this universe on purpose?

So now it's Loki competing with Pepper for Stark, and judging by Loki's words, Loki seems to be at a disadvantage, and Stark still prefers Pepper?

Odin gasped in his heart, and the anger and worry in his heart immediately turned into hatred for iron not becoming steel. Loki usually jumps around quite happily, and she uses illusions like flowers, so why does she drop the chain when it comes to serious business, and can't even beat a human woman?

Odin, who was anxious, didn't see the triumph and cunning that flashed in Loki's eyes at all.

"You..." Odin just wanted to open his mouth to reprimand, but didn't know how to start. No father in this world could teach his daughter how to snatch a man, and besides, Odin wouldn't know how either. Let alone Odin, Frigga wouldn't know either.

For generations, the emotional journeys of Asgardian royal family members have been quite smooth, or rather, Asgard doesn't have as many permutation and combination possibilities as humans. The range of choices is small, and there is no possibility of creating complex multi-cornered love affairs.

And Odin is not like Zeus, who doesn't do any serious work every day and only thinks about how to mess around. Most of Odin's life was spent either in battle or on the way to battle. He didn't have that much time to talk about feelings. How could he have imagined that he would have to face this kind of thing one day?

"You, you... so, do you like Tony Stark? I mean the one in this universe." Odin asked.

"What's the use of me liking him? He has to like me too!" Loki crossed her arms and turned her head to the side, then muttered in a low voice, "Can I tie him back?"

"But you two... you two are still quite a good match, and you have a child..."

Loki remained silent, as if she was distracted or deeply hurt. Thor saw this and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Don't be sad, Loki. Are there so many excellent warriors in Asgard, can't they compare to a scumbag?"

Loki had an expression of being immersed in her own world. Odin's heart sank when he saw this.

Actually, Odin felt that even if Loki and the Iron Demon God couldn't make it in the end, it wouldn't matter if she chose another human as a second choice, such as the Sorcerer Supreme, who is not bad. The two have known each other for a long time and have an emotional foundation, and the Sanctum Sanctorum also has great influence on human civilization.

But if Loki insists on chasing Stark, and Stark firmly refuses, not to mention that the face of the Asgardian royal family cannot be saved, what if Thor sees Loki being wronged and strikes with a bolt of lightning, and Asgard and humanity go to war?

Odin instantly felt his head grow two sizes. Although Thor has grown a lot, his temper hasn't improved much, especially on issues related to Loki. Thor's attitude has always been very firm—the whole world can be wrong, but Loki can't be wrong.

Odin immediately put on a straight face and said, "Are you not ashamed to be like this for a human? There has never been a tradition of intermarriage between humans and Asgard. I said long ago that you are not allowed to fall in love with humans! Go to confinement, and you are not allowed to come out without my order!"

Thor looked at Odin with his jaw dropped. He opened his mouth wide and said, "But, All-Father, didn't you say before that love should be inclusive or something..."

"Inclusive my ass! Get out and go to confinement! Without my order, she is not allowed to contact any humans!"

After Loki was taken away by the guards, Thor walked out of Asgard in a daze. The more he thought about it on the way, the angrier he got. Shouldn't this be the problem of that scumbag Stark? Why is Loki confined, but he is fine?

Still the same sentence, Thor's filter for Loki is always infinitely large, and he is always irrational when facing Loki's problems.

Therefore, the whole thing was interpreted by him somehow as Stark cheating Loki of both her body and heart, and Odin was unclear about right and wrong and confined Loki, but let that heartless man go unpunished. Can Thor endure this?

Thor, full of anger, carried Mjolnir and came to the sky above Earth, starting to search for Stark's tracks. But because he was more familiar with the aura of Stark of this universe, he went straight to Tony Stark of this universe.

And at this time, Stark was studying with a group of Spider-Men how to incite Peter to propose to Gwen, and they were discussing tactics around a table.

"Now Gwen has arrived in Los Angeles, and she must be with Peter. We can't just rush over and tell Peter to propose to Gwen. That way Gwen will know, and there will be no surprise." Stark said.

"I think surprises or whatever don't matter at all." Spider-Gwen shrugged, but seeing the dozen or so Spider-Men next to her all turning to look at her, she sighed and said helplessly, "Alright, alright, romance, surprises, I get it, do whatever you want."

"I think we should set up the venue first, then lure Peter away at the last moment, tell him the truth, and let him propose directly. This way we can take care of both romance and surprise." Spider-Man Miles said.

The other Spider-Men nodded one after another, thinking this was a good idea. Stark touched his chin and said, "Then where should the venue be set? Where would Gwen find it surprising?"

Instantly, all the Spider-Men turned to look at Spider-Gwen again.

Spider-Gwen was just about to speak when she heard a "crack" outside the window. A flash of lightning flashed, and Thor, carrying his hammer, rushed into the room angrily and shouted at Stark.

"Tony Stark! You damn scumbag heartbreaker! You actually dared to deceive Loki's feelings! You must give me an explanation today!" ===== CHAPTER 1534 =====