Chapter 1590

Thor and Sif, who had finished purchasing fishing gear at the tackle shop, saw Loki and Gwen chatting while pushing their shopping carts. Thor seemed somewhat surprised; he didn't think Loki could chat with people right now, but the fact was that she not only chatted with Gwen Spider-Man but did so quite well.

Their personalities could be said to be completely opposite. Loki appeared more rebellious in Asgard, but that was only because her innate conditions were different from the vast majority of Asgardians. In reality, her thinking was still inclined toward the conservative, especially compared to Gwen Spider-Man, a typical white American girl.

How to describe Gwen Spider-Man's personality? Simply put, the blonde girl you see in standard American high school dramas who always happens to appear at every event and gains the attention of the whole room due to her bold remarks or rebellious personality is pretty much a true portrayal of Gwen Spider-Man.

She wasn't a good girl who studied hard like the Gwen of this world. Gwen Spider-Man's hobbies were very broad: anime, dance, rock music. She collected a room full of merchandise at home, could dance Latin and cha-cha, played rock, did rap, and had been a drummer in a pioneer band.

In short, whether before or after becoming Spider-Man, her private life couldn't be called simple. It carried the wildness and liberalism unique to American comics, and at the same time, she had some decadent punk elements, was attracted to death and mysticism, and often had pessimistic philosophical thoughts.

Clearly, Loki's bit of rebellion was still far behind a rock punk girl. Gwen Spider-Man often said shocking things, leaving even Loki dumbfounded.

When Thor and Sif found them, they had already explored gender, death, and nihilism quite deeply. Thor had to interrupt them and said, "Loki, I've prepared a fishing rod for you. Sif doesn't really like fishing, so we plan to share one... who is this little girl?"

"My god, you don't recognize me?!" Gwen stared at him with wide eyes and said, "Those troublesome errand tasks you posted on the Spider-APP were all taken by me!"

"You're actually a Spider-Man?! I thought Spider-Man was only Peter Parker." Thor examined Gwen as politely as he could, then frowned and said, "Are there no age requirements for Spider-Man? You look like you haven't even reached adulthood!"

"I'm almost an adult!" Gwen raised her voice to emphasize.

"Alright, stop arguing," Sif brought over what she had just bought and said, "It looks like this young lady also wants to join us. It's a good thing we bought an extra fishing rod, so Sif and Thor can use one, and this one is for you."

Having said that, she handed one of the fishing rods to Gwen Spider-Man. Gwen Spider-Man was a bit confused after taking it and said, "Aren't you going to have a party? What do you need fishing rods for? Don't tell me I have to catch the ingredients myself."

"Of course, take it. Have you ever fished?"

"Uh, my dad often goes fishing, but I've never seen him catch anything."

"Then we'd better buy more ingredients," Loki shook her head and said. "I don't want to have only squid meat to eat at the party."

They strolled around the supermarket again, buying some ingredients commonly used for barbecue parties, such as beef and bell peppers for decorating meat skewers, lamb chops, and oysters. Gwen Spider-Man picked out many snacks, bought an extra small folding table and a small cart, and bought toys like Ludo, Monopoly, Truth or Dare dice, and a deck of cards.

"This will do," Gwen Spider-Man said. "The important thing about a party is never where it's held or what you eat, but who you play with."

Loki packed everything up with magic. When she cast the magic, Gwen Spider-Man widened her eyes and shouted quite dramatically, "You should have said you had magic earlier, we should have bought more!"

"Believe me, that group of old people doesn't have your energy to stay up late," Loki packed up the last part of the things she was carrying by hand and said, "And they don't have the patience to wait any longer. Let's go."

Then the group returned to the ice fishing spot. But at this time, it was still far from evening, and the sky was still very bright. They planned to join the ice fishing teams separately to fish for a while first, to make sufficient preparations for the dinner ingredients.

However, none of the ice holes they drilled were very large. It was already difficult for two or three people to fish around one; if two or three more were added, there would be no room for the bait.

Thor and Sif decisively decided to drill another ice hole. Anyway, they had magic and were a married couple, so this arrangement was very appropriate. Loki took Gwen to the group where Schiller was.

Before splitting into a group, Thor found Nick, the initiator of the fishing activity, to explain his arrangement. This was basic politeness, after all. But Nick stopped him and whispered into his ear for a long time.

The more Thor listened, the wider his eyes became. After Nick finished, he looked up and turned to look at Nick again, wanting to speak but stopping, wanting to speak again. Finally, he said with a hint of shock, "Aren't you being a bit too wicked?"

Nick, however, chuckled a few times as if he had heard a compliment, swinging his shoulders back and forth with the unique sense of rhythm of a black man, as if dancing in place, and said, "I swear this can solve your current predicament and Sif's predicament very well, and perhaps Loki's predicament too."

Thor stood in place, struggling for a long time, as if he were using a file to constantly file away his moral bottom line. Sif walked up with some concern and patted her husband's shoulder.

Thor looked back at her. Looking at Sif's slightly tired face, a trace of anger flashed between his brows. Finally, he patted the back of Sif's hand to signal her not to worry, then took his phone out of his pocket.

It looked like he was making a call, but he was actually using magic to send a message to Asgard.

"Hello? Heimdall? Help me transfer to line 14. Yes, that's the line to the Underworld. I want to talk to Hela."

Hearing this name, Sif raised an eyebrow. She looked at Thor with some worry, but soon what Thor said far exceeded her expectations.

"Hela, it's me, Thor. Sif and I have encountered a bit of trouble regarding the management of internal Asgardian affairs. I heard that during wartime, you were not only responsible for front-line combat and logistics transport but could even manage internal Asgardian affairs. We both think we can learn from you."

"Yes, I am considering this. If necessary, I can also ask you to give a demonstration. I heard that during your time in power, no one could find fault with Asgardian diplomacy, and everyone praised the service of the Xiangong."

"Yes, I think it's best to talk in person, but not in Asgard. After all, Odin and Frigga... I will find a way to convince them later, but we should talk about this issue first. I want to hear your opinion."

"No, Loki is not by my side, but S. H. I. E. L. D. Director Nick Fury and Steve are. They are hosting a winter fishing activity. I, Sif, and Loki have all participated. I think you can come over and take a look... Alright, see you later."

Sif stared at her husband with a look as if she had seen a ghost. Nick said meaningfully from the side, "Your Majesty, just beating the internal affairs manager won't solve any problems, or rather, even if you want to beat them, you have to use methods, don't you?"

"No one is more cunning than humans in this regard," Thor commented somewhat irritably. "You all live by this. I really don't understand how such a small Earth can develop so many forms of treacherous political struggle."

Steve didn't quite understand. Captain America's political sense was quite sharp, but he still couldn't compare to an old fox like Nick Fury who had been immersed in the power field for many years.

Subsequently, while putting the squid he caught into the water tank, Nick explained the deep meaning behind his advice to Thor.

To summarize, Asgardians are also about reconciliation and compromise. If you say let Sif manage internal Asgardian affairs, they will definitely be picky, but if you say let Hela come, they will definitely hug Sif's thigh and cry, begging her not to leave.

You say you want Loki to be the Princess of Asgard, they are disdainful, but if you say let Hela come, they will think Loki's weak body and lack of conquest are advantages that are hard to find even with a lantern.

In fact, the fame and disaster Hela brought to Asgard were almost equal. The war she launched against the All-Father Odin could be said to be the turning point for Asgard from prosperity to decline.

For thousands of years in the past, Odin had almost never tasted defeat in conquering the universe, but it wasn't that he hadn't lost battles; it was just that the price of winning against Hela was greater than all other lost battles combined. She was the daughter most like him, the eldest princess of Asgard, and even a legendary princess famous throughout the stars. The price Asgard paid to defeat her and imprison her was far more than imagined.

It could be said that without the war Hela started, Asgard's path to destruction would have continued for thousands of years. But it was precisely such a war that painfully struck the warlike All-Father and the people of Asgard, forcing them to start thinking about the meaning of war. Since then, although Asgard was still fighting, the scale could no longer be compared to the past.

Even Odin, a well-known warmonger in the universe, felt that Hela was really a bit too cruel, which shows just how cruel she was.

Asgardians were originally a long-lived species. Hela's war seemed to have passed many years ago, but to Asgardians, it was like something that happened a few years ago. The madness of this eldest princess was still fresh in their memories.

The idea Nick came up with couldn't be called a bad idea, but it was indeed a bit wicked. Now Hela had only broken free from the prison of the Underworld and returned to the Nine Realms, but she hadn't returned to Asgard yet.

If she were allowed to return to the Xiangong, the internal affairs manager of the Xiangong would have to slap himself in the middle of the night for the next thousands of years, regretting why he didn't work hard and let Thor bring this disaster back.

After listening, Steve also clicked his tongue and looked at Nick, saying, "Old friend, your life advice and golden words for others can refresh my understanding every time."

"My pleasure."

Facts proved that the habit of liking to watch others have bad luck is contagious.

Finally, Nick, Steve, Thor, and Sif all couldn't hold it in anymore, shaking their shoulders and beginning to laugh regardless of their image, as if they had already foreseen the appearance of certain people having bad luck.