American comics: Starting as the Jinchūriki of the One-Tailed Beast

Chapter 159 Odin's Plans (4000 words)

Thanos?

Of course I know Thanos?

Roy looked at Thor with surprise and replied, "I went to Xandar a while ago and heard some things about Thanos."

Although he knew about Thanos's existence before he traveled through time, he still found a seemingly appropriate excuse.

"Since you know Thanos, I'll just say it directly."

"We've received intelligence that he's collecting the Infinity Stones."

"Although we don't know his purpose in collecting the Infinity Stones, the Space Stone is in your hands, and he will definitely come looking for you. We felt it was necessary to come and remind you."

"Sol said quickly."

"Just to remind me that you guys don't need to come along, right?" Roy pointed at Loki and said slowly.

If you send someone to inform him, Thor can come alone; there's no need to bring Loki along.

Although Loki didn't start the Battle of New York like in the movie, his relationship with Loki was still not good.

To be precise, if Loki hadn't been unable to defeat him, he would have wanted to devour him alive.

Upon hearing his words, Loki immediately glared at him.

If he had any other choice, Loki wouldn't want to come to Earth to find Roy.

Unfortunately, he had no other choice.

Because it was Odin's command.

"It was my father who sent me to bring Loki along."

"In addition to informing you of Thanos's whereabouts, Father also asked me to confirm with you whether the Reality Stone, Mind Stone, and Power Stone are still in your possession?"

Thor continued.

Others may not know the whereabouts of the Infinity Stones, but Odin knows them perfectly well.

Odin did not collect the Infinity Stones like Thanos, but Odin's vault also contained an Infinity Gauntlet, specifically a right-hand version, which would perfectly complement the Infinity Gauntlet used by Thanos.

Although the Infinity Gauntlet in Odin's Vault is fake, or rather, just a decoration, it was not actually forged by the dwarf king Eitrich.

But this right-hand version of the Infinity Gauntlet proves one thing: Odin once had the idea of ​​collecting all six Infinity Stones.

However, he later abandoned the idea and did not put it into practice like Thanos.

Roy did not deny it, nodded, and replied, "That's right, besides the Space Stone, I also have the Reality Stone, Mind Stone, and Power Stone."

"I went to space a while ago to get my hands on the Power Stone."

Upon hearing his words, Thor frowned and said, "Father was right after all; you also intend to collect the Infinity Stones."

Roy glanced at Thor and said casually, "I am collecting Infinity Stones, but you can rest assured that I have no intention of using them to conquer the universe or slaughter life indiscriminately. I am just satisfying my collecting obsession."

"Of course, this is also to prevent madmen like Thanos from carrying out some crazy plans after collecting the six Infinity Stones."

Loki didn't believe a word of his statement.

In Loki's view, the reason he spends so much time and energy collecting the Infinity Stones is definitely not just to satisfy his collecting obsession; there must be some ulterior motive behind it all.

Loki didn't believe Roy's story, but Thor had no doubts.

Compared to Loki, he understood Roy better, knowing that Roy had little interest in power and no intention of conquering Earth or other civilizations.

"You're using the Infinity Stones separately now, right?" Thor continued to ask.

"That's right, I set the Infinity Stones into the rings, creating four Infinity Stone rings." Roy nodded.

"Would you like to put all the Infinity Stones in one container so that you can use the power of all the Infinity Stones at the same time when needed?" Thor raised an eyebrow at Roy and said with a smile.

Even though they were quite familiar with each other, Roy still felt a little uncomfortable seeing the "good-natured" Thor raise an eyebrow at him. He sighed and asked, "Just tell me, what does Odin want me to do?"

"Since you've guessed it, I won't keep you in suspense any longer."

"Father sent us here this time not only to inform Thanos of the situation and to confirm that the four Infinity Stones—Space, Mind, Reality, and Power—are in your possession, but also for another matter."

"If you need a container and vessel to hold the power of the six Infinity Stones, we can help."

Thor replied quickly without any hesitation.

"And the payment?"

"If I ask you for help, what kind of compensation do I need to pay?"

Roy asked immediately.

There's no such thing as a free lunch!

Even if he did, his relationship with Odin wasn't that good!

"You don't need to pay any fees!"

"If I had to say anything, it would be that my father hopes you can provide some assistance when Asgard faces a great crisis."

"I don't know why Father would say that, but as long as Father is alive, Asgard will not face a great crisis, and you will not have the opportunity to help."

Thor looked at Roy with a serious expression and quickly said.

It's normal for him to have such thoughts.

Although Odin is not young now, as the Allfather and King of Asgard, his old age will not only not diminish his strength, but will make him stronger with age.

Thor didn't understand why Odin would say that, but Roy knew perfectly well why.

It is clear that Odin had foreseen his own death and the coming of Ragnarok.

From a fateful perspective, Ragnarok is Thor's destined trial.

Only by experiencing Ragnarok can Thor fully awaken his power as the God of Thunder.

But from a father's perspective, it's perfectly normal for Odin to want to buy insurance for Thor and Asgard in advance.

However, the future is not static!

In the future that Odin foresaw, Thor, Loki, and others successfully survived Ragnarok.

Even though Odin is the father of all gods, he cannot guarantee that the future will be exactly as he foresaw.

If things develop in a different direction in the future, Thor, Loki, and others may all die in Ragnarok.

Not only them, but the Aesir gods may also be completely wiped out.

Roy couldn't think of any reason to refuse, and said to Thor, "No problem, when do you plan to take me to the dwarven kingdom of Nidavellir to forge the Infinity Gauntlet?"

"You know about the Infinity Gauntlet?" Thor looked at Roy with a puzzled expression.

"Odin is not the only one who can foresee the future."

"Although the Time Stone is not in my possession now, I can still foresee some future scenarios."

Roy replied calmly.

"No wonder you want to collect the Infinity Stones; you must have foreseen something, just like your father."

Thor gave him an "I see" look and said slowly.

"Let's not talk about that. Are you planning to stay on Earth for a few days, or go to Nidavellir now?" Roy continued to ask.

"Let's go now, let's get down to business first," Thor replied.

If Odin had only sent him alone, he wouldn't mind staying on Earth for a few days to see Jane and spend some quality time together as a couple.

But now, Loki has come with him.

To avoid Loki causing any more trouble, it's best to finish up the important business in Nidavellir first.

Once he's settled on the Infinity Gauntlet, he can send Loki back to Asgard.

"good!"

Without any hesitation, Roy immediately took out the Space Stone ring from the system space, put it on, and created a portal to Nidavellir.

With the Space Stone, he can travel to Nidavellir at any time.

But being able to go to Nidavellir doesn't mean that King Etrigue of the Dwarves would be willing to make the Infinity Gauntlet for him.

These are two completely different things.

Thanos threatened Etrigue with the lives of the other dwarves in order to get him to make the Infinity Gauntlet.

Not only that, after Eitel created the Infinity Gauntlet, he also cut off Eitel's hands.

As for the other dwarves living in Nidavellir, he also failed to keep his promise and killed all the other dwarves except for Aetre.

From this perspective, Thanos's actions were somewhat shameless.

However, considering Thanos's character, this is quite normal.

To achieve his insane plan, Thanos is willing to sacrifice half of all life in the universe.

Compared to half of all life in the universe, the dwarves who live in Nidavellir are nothing.

After the portal was formed, Roy didn't immediately get up and enter. Instead, he said to Gwen, "I'll be back soon."

"Mmm." Gwen nodded gently.

After kissing Gwen's fair and delicate face, Roy got up and went to the portal, walking in first.

Thor and Loki followed closely behind him, passing through the portal.

Nidave.

As soon as he emerged from the portal, two towering "dwarves," each over three meters tall, blocked Roy's path, wielding enormous hammers and staring at him warily.

Although the "dwarf" in front of him was not short at all, Roy did not show any surprise.

King Etrigue the Dwarf was four or five meters tall.

The other dwarves, of course, weren't much shorter either.

Just as the two tall dwarves were about to ask Roy who he was, Thor and Loki emerged from the portal.

Upon seeing them, the dwarf's wariness vanished instantly.

They didn't know Roy, but they recognized Thor and Loki at a glance.

One of the dwarves approached Thor and Loki, bowed to them, and said, "Greetings, Your Highnesses."

Thor and Loki are the eldest and second princes of Asgard.

There is absolutely no problem in addressing them as Your Highness.

Thor immediately returned the greeting and asked, "Is Etrigue on the Ring of Stars now?"

"Yes, I am," the bowing dwarf replied immediately.

"Take us to see him," Thor continued.

"Okay, please follow me, all three of you."

After saying this, the dwarf handed the large hammer to his companion and walked towards where Aetrie was.

As Roy headed toward Etri's location, he calmly surveyed his surroundings.

Nidavi is famous in the universe.

But very few people have actually been to Nidawi.

Even the well-informed Rocket thought Nidawi was just a legend and not a real place.

Nidave's environment was not much different from Roy's memory.

At the center is a neutron star, surrounded by rings of stars.

The dwarves live and reside on the ring of stars, using the energy of neutron stars to heat and melt various metals in order to forge the weapons or items they need.

In terms of construction concept, Nidave's construction concept is somewhat similar to Dyson sphere, except that the number of star rings is not very large.

However, in terms of utilizing neutron star energy, Nidave has reached a level comparable to Dyson Sphere.

Before long, Roy and his two companions were brought before the dwarf king, Etri.

The dwarf who led the way was already very tall, over three meters.

The dwarves led by King Etribi were much taller, standing four or five meters tall.

Compared to Etri, Roy and his two companions were practically children.

Etri gave Roy a questioning look before turning to Thor and saying, "It's been a long time. I heard that you were stripped of your divine power by Odin and exiled to Midgard."

Thor quickly replied, "I did some foolish things before, which disappointed my father, and I was punished by him for a while."

Ai Cui laughed loudly, "I told you before, don't be so reckless, you have to consider the consequences more."

"Let's not talk about that. What did Odin send you all to see me for this time?"

Without any hesitation, Saul immediately explained his purpose.

When Etri frowned upon hearing that Odin wanted him to create the Infinity Gauntlet, and specifically for Roy, a Midgardian, Etri immediately put his head down.

Odin wasn't too surprised that he would ask him to make the Infinity Gauntlet.

But he didn't expect that Odin would ask him to make the Infinity Gauntlet for Roy.

Although he didn't know why Odin wanted to do this, he didn't ask further and slowly said, "Since it's Odin's request, of course I won't refuse."

After saying that, he looked at Roy and asked, "Do you want to wear it on your left wrist or your right?"

"Right hand!"

Roy replied immediately.

Eitri didn't ask any more questions, but gave a few instructions to the dwarf who was leading the way.

"Don't you need to measure Roy's hand size?" Thor asked.

"There's no need for that. My eyes are my ruler; I can tell just by looking."

After answering Thor, Etrigue went to the workbench and began making the mold for the Infinity Gauntlet.

He finished making the mold in just a few minutes.

Meanwhile, the dwarf who had led the way returned with some Uru metal and other metals that Roy couldn't recognize.

Eitri raised his right hand and pointed to the furnace beside him, and the dwarf who had led the way immediately poured all the metal into it.

The rest is quite simple.

Eitri installed the mold and activated the neutron star energy release device. A golden beam of energy struck the target-like receiver like a laser.

As neutron star energy was injected, the furnace temperature soared rapidly, and Uru metal and other metals began to melt quickly.

In less than a minute, all the metals melted into a liquid state.

After confirming that all the metals had fused together, Eitri poured the molten metal from the furnace into the mold.

Finally, Etri personally smashed the mold, took out the Infinity Gauntlet that fit Roy's right hand, and put it into a cooling tank next to him.

Sizzle s ... —

As the scorching hot Infinity Gauntlet entered the cooling tank, the coolant inside sizzled like boiling oil.

Once the coolant had completely calmed down, Etrigue retrieved the Infinity Gauntlet.

Upon seeing the Infinity Gauntlet that Etrigue had retrieved, Roy realized he had forgotten something very important.

He forgot to tell Estelle what color he wanted!

Whether it's the Infinity Gauntlet figurine in Odin's Vault or Thanos's Infinity Gauntlet, they both shine with a golden brilliance, just like they were cast from gold.

Although gold looks nice, it's not Roy's favorite color.

In his opinion, the golden Infinity Gauntlet was a bit too flashy.

However, since it was already done, he wouldn't specifically ask Etri to redo it.

The Reality Stone is in his possession, and he can change the color of the Infinity Gauntlet whenever he wants.

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