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With such a powerful army, they could turn the Earth upside down. What are those guys on Earth compared to Josie?

Especially considering Josh's past performance, it's clear he's not a warmonger like Mustache or Red Skull.

Otherwise, he would have already conquered the Earth.

It must be said that, in this respect, Peggy Carter, who was extremely competitive from a young age and started out as a secret agent, did not have the same strong pursuit of so-called justice and freedom as Captain America.

It is foreseeable that if Captain America returns during this process, the former lovers will likely have a major conflict.

"So what? I've been learning magic from my mother—and Frigga—for hundreds of years!" After hearing Josie's introduction of the stormtroopers, Loki's emotions eased a bit, but he still remained defiant.

“I admit that Queen Frigga is quite skilled in magic, but there’s one thing you can’t ignore: she’s a woman who grew up in the palace, not a warrior…isn’t that right?” Faced with Loki’s stubbornness, Josie directly pointed out a key point that Loki couldn’t refute.

Is Frigga strong?

Very strong.

In Thor 2, he defeated Malekith, the king of the dark elves, in just a few moves.

Even Thor at that time might not have been able to do that.

However, what happened next showed that although Frigga was strong, she lacked practical combat experience.

During the battle, she focused all her attention on Malekith in front of her, and was completely unaware that the cursed warrior had approached her from behind. Moreover, without knowing the strength of the cursed warrior, she tried to force her way in, but was directly subdued by him and thus met her demise.

Unfortunately, even though Frigga was a superstar and had a deep understanding of magic, as Josie said...

Before marrying Odin, she was a princess of Vanaheim; after marrying Odin, she became a queen, high above all others.

How could a woman of such high status, no matter how powerful, possibly have much practical combat experience?

Furthermore, Frigga was not Odin's first wife—Hela was not her child; her only biological son was Thor (in the cinematic universe). She married Odin when Asgard's power reached its peak after he had quelled most of the rebellions, including Hela's. The only Asgardian war she experienced was a war against the Frost Giants of Jotunheim.

But at that time, Thor had just been born.

Thus, he lost his last chance to demonstrate his strength in actual combat.

One can imagine Loki being trained by such a "pseudo-strongman"...

Considering the scene in Thor 2 where Frigga confronts Malekith with a sword, it's likely that Loki's tactic of confronting his opponent with a dagger was learned from Frigga.

Why are you two mages learning melee combat like warriors? You're not Gandalf!

Look at Kamar-Taj... well, all the sorcerers in Marvel are the same kind of thing.

Look at the mages of Azeroth, they are so agile and graceful. A mage who can't fly a kite is not a good mage!

Yes, Mother was just a noblewoman living deep in the palace, unlike Odin, who was a powerful warrior who had fought countless battles.

Josie's words seemed to make Loki realize why he could never beat Thor.

"Damn it, Odin must have done it on purpose!" Loki didn't blame Frigga for it. After all, he respected his mother, who had raised and educated him from a young age, from the bottom of his heart. So, Odin had to take the blame.

However, even if Odin takes the blame, it's probably not entirely unjust.

As an emperor, Odin could not possibly be unaware of this.

“Look, even so, you can still easily defeat these warriors who have crawled out of mountains of corpses and seas of blood and received my careful training. Doesn’t that prove your extraordinary nature?” Josie said.

“Perhaps you are right, but that’s not enough, is it?” Loki asked.

“Of course, this is far from enough. But you have already wasted too much time in the past, so if you want to become stronger now, you will probably have to pay a lot more hardship and pain… So, Loki, are you prepared for this?” Josie asked Loki.

“Of course, Your Excellency, I am prepared for this. Please grant me the power! I want to prove myself stronger than Thor, and for this, I am willing to offer you my loyalty!” Loki immediately knelt on one knee and said loudly.

Your loyalty? It's probably lower than the mud on the ground! Josie thought to herself as she looked at Loki swearing allegiance.

However, it's just a chess piece no matter what.

So on the surface, Josie nodded with a look of satisfaction, as if she truly approved of this subordinate.

“Very well, since you are willing to submit, then I am not a stingy person. Here, consider this a small gift for you!” With a wave of his hand, Josie presented an item to Loki, enveloped in his divine power.

With the appearance of this item, the temperature in the entire training ground seemed to drop several degrees.

But Loki felt a sense of kinship.

However, upon closer inspection, he discovered that the object appeared to be just a small block of ice.

Loki then looked at Josie, puzzled.

“This is called the Ice of Eternal Freeze!” Josie explained. “It comes from a world somewhat similar to Jotunheim, and is a treasure containing a large amount of ice magic. Although it is not as good as the Box of Ice, it is still a great tonic for frost giants. Although you are a frost giant, your frost giant bloodline has been almost completely unused in the past thousand years, so it is incredibly weak. This thing can make up for your deficiency very well.”

This eternal ice also comes from Azeroth.

In the game, it's used to increase reputation with the Frost Giants of Northrend, the Sons of Hodir, and can enhance their strength.

However, in the real world, these towering frost giants are not as easy to approach as they are in the game, and because of their formidable strength, it is difficult to forcibly take anything from them.

Little Abidis's privateer fleet once annihilated a formidable expedition by provoking these guys.

Fortunately, obtaining the eternal ice doesn't require dealing with these large creatures, as it's a natural product.

However, because these things are usually buried very deep within the Northrend ice layer, they are quite rare.

Little Abidis's men obtained this small piece unintentionally through trade with the walrus people.

The item isn't exactly incredibly valuable, but it's a very nice gift for a first meeting.

However, facing this piece of eternally frozen ice and feeling the familiar sensation emanating from his body, Loki hesitated.

Although he had already made it clear that he was not of true Asgardian blood, he still felt some aversion to his Frost Giant bloodline.

"What? Are you still rejecting the icy bloodline in your body? If this is all the potential you have, then I've misjudged you. You think you can become a strong person with this?" Seeing his concerns, Josie mocked.

"No, of course not. I just think this treasure is too precious. Thank you for your reward, sir!" Josie's sarcasm made Loki harden his heart and accept the Eternal Ice. So what if he had the blood of a Frost Giant?

I am the most extraordinary one!

With the acquisition of the eternal ice, Loki's body began to change rapidly.

Chapter 284 Target: Xandar

Loki's changes after coming into contact with the eternal ice weren't anything particularly special; it was just like when he came into contact with the Ice Box—his skin turned blue and he developed some features of the Frost Giant.

Loki clearly didn't like his current state and immediately tried to put away the eternal ice, but Josie stopped him.

"Feel this power and absorb it completely. I've said it before, you need to learn to control this power, not reject it! As long as you can tame this power, you won't turn into a frost giant just because of a little stimulation when you don't use it. At the same time, your physique will be greatly strengthened—your physical strength is too weak compared to your magic!" Josie said.

“…I understand!” Loki pondered for a few seconds, nodded, and then looked at his body, trying to find a place to store the piece of eternal ice. He couldn’t just keep holding it like this forever, could he?

"Ah, I overlooked that!" Seeing Loki's hesitation, Josie knew what he was thinking. As if suddenly realizing something, she pointed with her hand, and a very cool-looking two-handed longsword landed in front of Loki.

The hilt of this longsword is shaped like a ram's skull, and right in the ram's skull's mouth is a pincer hole, just big enough to hold the piece of eternal ice in Loki's hand.

“This sword… is so evil…” Loki stared wide-eyed at the cool-looking longsword.

“This sword is called Frostmourne. You’re right, this sword is indeed somewhat evil. The metal of its blade was formed from the blood of an extremely terrifying demon, so it possesses the powerful ability to erode souls and drain life. It also has extremely strong resistance to life and light magic, and a strong amplifying effect on ice and darkness magic. However, I’m actually a little hesitant about handing this sword to you now… After all, I’m not sure if you have the ability to wield it!” Josie introduced the longsword, her face showing some hesitation.

That's right, the sword Josie took out was none other than Frostmourne, the famous Filial Son sword of Azeroth—of course, it was just a replica.

Whether the genuine product has even been produced yet is still uncertain.

However, even though this Frostmourne is only a replica, it is still a top-quality magical artifact.

It must be said that Northrend, which had not yet been developed by the Scourge at this time, was a treasure trove with an abundance of resources. However, most of the races living on this land did not know how to utilize them, which benefited Josie and Abidis the most.

The material of the sword is none other than Saronite, a mineral from Northrend, which is stained with the blood of Yogg-Saron.

Under normal circumstances, it is difficult for mortals to use this metal, because it contains the curse of the Old God Yogg-Saron. Prolonged contact can easily lead to madness due to the influence of the whispers of the Old God emanating from the metal.

In other words, Josie traded a lot of robots for Abidis over the years. These robots were not subject to the whispers of the Old Gods, which is why they were able to acquire a considerable amount of Saronite without losing too many people.

Once these Saronite irons enter the trading device, their connection with Yogg-Saron is naturally severed.

Therefore, Little Abidis was not affected by the whispers of the Old Gods.

As for Josie, she's separated by countless universes; the Old Gods have no influence on the Marvel Universe at all.

However, even without the influence of the whispers of the Old Gods, this thing is still a product of darkness and remains quite malevolent.

Those who are weaker or have less willpower may be fine after handling this sword for a while, but if they are stimulated or experience a lot of killing, they may be affected by the dark energy within it, constantly amplifying their desires and gradually falling into a state of madness.

Just like those legendary demon swords.

Therefore, Josie did not include this metal in the standard armament of his army; only a very small number of elite soldiers could obtain this weapon.

However, Josie used this metal to forge a Frostmourne for Loki.

The implications of this are quite intriguing.

Loki, however, was clearly unaware of this.

Based on the principle that "it's foolish not to take advantage of a bargain," he had already grabbed the sword before Josie could finish speaking.

Upon handling it, a chill immediately swept over him. However, just like with the Eternal Ice before, Loki, who possessed the bloodline of the Frost Giant King, did not experience any discomfort. On the contrary, he was surprised to find that this seemingly heavy sword was not as heavy as he had imagined.

This is also one of the characteristics of Saronite: it looks very heavy, but it is actually much lighter than ordinary metals, about the same as aluminum.

I'm used to using daggers, so switching to a greatsword feels a bit strange.

"I don't think this sword will have much of an impact on me!" Although he was a little uncomfortable, Loki proudly raised his head after swinging the sword a few times.

"That's good. I know you'll find it a little difficult to get used to the new weapon, but I hope you can get used to it. After all, the sword is the weapon of kings. I'll also arrange a suitable swordsmanship teacher for you!" Josie nodded in satisfaction, then casually reminded him.

Is the sword truly the weapon of kings? Loki looked at Frostmourne in his hand and secretly made up his mind.