Chapter 219

As the saying goes, if a person has no long-term worries, they must have immediate ones; gods are the same.

Thor was driven nearly mad by Loki's humiliation. If it were the old him, even if he knew he couldn't win, and knew that attacking his superior might lead to banishment by Heimdall, he would definitely have fought Loki to the death.

But after coming to Earth, Thor understood one thing: objective facts do not change based on a person's subjective initiative. If you fail an interview, you fail; if a company doesn't hire you, they don't hire you; if you can't find a job, you can't find a job. No matter how angry or resentful Thor was, it was useless.

For some time now, Thor had lost count of how many times he had hit a wall. Originally, his warehouse worker job was going okay, but the pay was simply too low. After paying the rent, Thor had trouble even with food and clothing.

He was desperate to find a job with higher pay, but there were no good jobs in that hellhole of Hell's Kitchen, so he had to look elsewhere.

Fortunately, while working at the warehouse, he got along quite well with a group of truck drivers from Texas. Thor learned some driving and car repair skills from them, so he found a job at a repair shop near southern Manhattan.

But this job was too far from his residence, and Thor had to find a new place to live. The problem he faced now was that the only apartment he could afford that was close enough to his workplace was this one of Loki's.

Even if Loki was just trying to trick him into coming over to mock him, Thor had to bow to reality. If he couldn't get to work on time to get paid, he would have to sleep on the street again.

He didn't know what Loki was thinking, but in the end, he still opened the door for Thor. He didn't know what was going on with their relationship, but in the end, Loki still rented the apartment to Thor.

There were many other apartments near the high-end one where Loki lived. In an apartment opposite, S. H. I. E. L. D. agent Hill looked across with binoculars. The symbiote Phantasm complained inside her: "I still think your plan to use Riot for research is a bit too risky. Why not just send him back to the Klyntar planet and lock him up?"

"I don't know why you humans are so bold. Aren't you afraid that Knull's chaotic power will descend again?"

Hill shrugged and said: "You'll have to tell the Director that. This is his plan, and I can't change anything."

And Phantasm said helplessly: "Also, aren't you afraid of being hated by the God-King Odin for monitoring the two princes of Asgard like this? He is the master of the Nine Realms..."

"That's not very important, but you have to admit, these two princes are quite handsome..." Hill put one hand on her hip and held the binoculars with the other, asking Phantasm: "Which one do you think is more handsome? I still like Loki a bit more, Thor is that kind of tough guy..."

Hill shrugged and said: "Maybe some people like that, but he's not my type."

"I..." Phantasm didn't know how to answer. Hill thought she was shy and said: "I can feel it, you are still more interested in Thor. Every time Thor is mentioned, your emotions seem to fluctuate. How about this? I'll introduce you two?"

"No need!" Phantasm shouted.

Immediately after, she muttered in a low voice: "The God of Thunder of the Aesir nearly killed us all with one bolt of lightning. Meet him? Is it because I don't think getting struck by lightning is painful enough?"

"So you are afraid of him?"

"I am not!"

Suddenly, Hill put down the binoculars, rubbed her eyes, and then looked at the window opposite again with the binoculars, saying with some confusion: "Am I seeing things? Why does it look like there's a fire in the room opposite?"

Phantasm had already covered Hill's body and said: "You aren't seeing things, it is indeed on fire."

In an instant, Hill appeared outside Loki and Thor's apartment door. She knocked and said: "Hello, is anyone there? I see your room is on fire!"

A violent sound came from inside. After a while, Thor opened the door. His face was blackened in one spot. He wiped his face hard and said: "We're fine! We'll handle it right away!"

As he spoke, another loud "bang" came from the kitchen. Thor looked back, then blocked Hill's view with his burly body and said: "Are you a neighbor? That... we had an accident while cooking, really, we'll handle it right away, believe me..."

Another loud bang, and thick smoke billowed out from the kitchen. Loki was choked out directly. He coughed twice and said to Thor standing at the door: "It really is on fire, hurry and put it out..."

Thor covered his eyes. Hill at the door pointed to the stairwell, "There are fire extinguishers there, just open them and use them."

After the fire was put out, although Hill was very curious about what had happened, she had no reason to stay, so she returned to her base and continued remote monitoring.

As a result, less than an hour later, the glass of the room opposite was shattered by a violent explosion, and thick black smoke poured out. Hill hurried downstairs.

Loki walked quickly, his face also blackened in several places. Thor behind him was even worse; he had practically turned into a little black man.

Thor roared hysterically at Loki: "Look at the good work you've done!! You are simply the most incompetent Fire God I have ever seen!!! If you hadn't insisted on using fire to light the gas stove, it wouldn't have exploded..."

Accompanied by the siren of the fire alarm, Loki also said very angrily: "How was I supposed to know what was going on??? Controlling fire is an ability inherent in my divine rank. How was I supposed to know why the flame would uncontrollably burn through the pipes??"

"You already messed up once before!" Thor emphasized: "But you still insisted on doing it. Is your brain tied in a knot?!"

Loki was so angry he laughed. He never thought in his life that he would be mocked by Thor for having no brain. Just as the two were arguing endlessly, a firefighter in a fire suit walked over and said: "Are you two the owners of the apartment that caught fire? What is your relationship?"

Neither of them spoke. The firefighter looked at them both, showed a strange expression, and took out a notebook to register: "No matter what your relationship is, come back to the police station with us now. Major fire accidents need to be filed..."

Watching the two princes about to be taken onto the fire truck, Hill walked over, flashed her badge, and said: "S. H. I. E. L. D. agent, please cooperate."

Twenty minutes later, in the S. H. I. E. L. D. office, Natasha sat in front of the table facing the two, and without looking up, said: "Names?"

"Thor Odinson." Thor said irritably.

"Loki Odinson."

"Hey, your last name isn't Odinson! Only the eldest son of the God-King can use the title Odinson!"

"Can you shut up?" Loki touched his face and said viciously to Thor: "I am a True God now, you cannot defy me!"

Natasha tapped the table, and with an expressionless face, said: "Do you know that you caused a gas explosion in a high-end apartment with dense residents, which can already be classified as a terrorist act committed by aliens?"

"The Arrival of Heaven"

Loki reached out to signal Natasha to stay calm and said: "I can explain, the situation is like this..."

Natasha rested her face on one hand, making an expression that said "I want to see what you can make up," and listened to Loki speak.

"I obtained the divine rank of the God of Fire. Of course, I know you humans don't understand how this divine rank system works, but literally speaking, the God of Fire should possess the ability to control fire, right?"

After finishing, Loki also felt that his statement was truly too silly, but seeing Natasha nod, he still said: "Human gas stoves should also be lit with fire, there's no problem with that, right?"

Natasha nodded again.

Thor interrupted: "But your fire control ability is like a pile of dog shit! We only needed a small flame to light the gas stove, and you created a fireball bigger than a refrigerator door..."

Loki ignored him completely and continued: "Theoretically speaking, the fire control ability inherent in the Fire God divine rank should be perfect."

"And so?" Natasha looked up at him.

Loki opened his mouth, looking at Natasha's beautiful face. He felt that in front of a beauty, his next conclusion was indeed embarrassing.

"But there is a slight gap between theory and reality..."

Natasha sighed, closed the file in front of her, and said: "The reason S. H. I. E. L. D. tolerates Thor staying on Earth is because he doesn't have any power beyond that of an ordinary person, but you are different."

"I don't care if you can't control your divine power or if you made a mistake in casting spells, in short, you burned down human housing, frightened the surrounding residents, and wasted fire department resources. In short, we have to deport you..."

"No! Wait!" Loki stood up and said: "I have a very important business deal this month! I just negotiated it yesterday and am going to see the client soon. That's a big order from Fortune Bank, I can't just..."

Just then, Nick Fury pushed open the office door. He was smoking all over and holding a crystal ball. The other three stared at him. Nick coughed, spat out a puff of black smoke from his mouth, and said: "Put other issues aside. When you Asgardians send express packages, can you not be so rough?"

"Uh... were you struck by lightning?" Natasha asked.

"Don't learn from Coulson, always asking obvious questions."

Thor and Loki looked at each other. Loki said: "This is Asgard's good quality—simple, fast, and one-step. Although it is a bit rough..."

Natasha walked to Nick's side. Nick handed her the crystal ball and then looked at Loki, saying: "Since your father has already paid the custody fee, we can temporarily not pursue the mess you caused, but you must guarantee to us that there won't be a next time."

Loki raised his hand and said: "I will not use the Fire God's ability again."

Natasha asked with some confusion: "It's not like you only have that Fire God ability, and besides, after a fire starts, can't you use your kind of magic to put it out?"

"I don't know what's going on either." Loki turned his head to the side and said with some confusion: "I can't control the fireball I create, and I also have a bit of... that is, a bit of..."

Thor looked at his brother's expression, grinned, and said: "Don't tell me... you're afraid of fire?"

----------Author's Note----------

Let me say, the author is not full-time, I have other work in the morning. Sometimes I am busier in the morning, so the time for typing in the afternoon will be delayed, and the update will be later. Generally, I will notify the update time adjustment in the group. Those who find it hard to wait can join the group.