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Chapter 455 Strange Shadows in the Starry Sky

Just as Erin had carefully explored the entire Forge, imprinting every blade of grass and every tree on board into his mind,

Thor, looking apologetic, appeared in Arryn's sight alongside the towering dwarf king Eitrich.

It's from a long way.

Arryn then heard Thor's slightly apologetic apology, as well as the hearty laughter of the dwarf king Eitrich.

"I'm sorry... because of the High Priest's death, things have gotten heated again in Jotunheim..."

"Haha, it's alright. If I were you, I'd probably be rolling up my sleeves and beating up those little blue-skinned bastards right now. Don't worry about me. With my hand injury healed and the Eternal Flame, I'm confident I can isolate the evil god's eye from its corruption even without the seal..."

Erin, who had vaguely heard some words, had a look of surprise in his eyes.

Although Arryn couldn't hear Thor's words very clearly because of the distance, he realized that something seemed to have happened in Asgard again.

This means that Thor, who was originally supposed to travel with them to the Dwarf Kingdom, seems unable to accompany them.

Thinking about this...

Emerging from the shadows of the Forge's corridor, Erin walked straight to Elder Byrne, who was chugging wine.

He asked with a slightly questioning tone, "Elder Bourne, isn't Thor coming with us to Watt Alheim this time?"

"Gulp."

After a busy morning, Elder Byrne had just untied a wine naan from his waist, ready to take a break and have a drink, when he heard a questioning voice beside him.

Elder Byrne, who resembled a square-faced warrior, turned around, raised his head slightly, and upon seeing that the person who spoke was Erin, exclaimed in realization, "It's Mage Erin."

After saying this, Elder Byrne scratched his messy hair, looking equally puzzled, and said:

"I'm not really sure about what you're talking about either. I've been busy with the ship's supplies since early this morning, and I haven't even met with Wang and the others yet."

"However, I heard that the frost giants of Jotunheim have started causing trouble again..."

It turned out to be the case.

Upon hearing that the frost giants of Jotunheim had started causing trouble again, Erin instantly understood why Thor had broken his promise.

Despite Asgard's recent powerful victory over the Dark Elf King and the attacking Hela, and its seemingly invincible appearance, Asgard may not be as formidable as it appears.

However, in reality, that dark upheaval also caused heavy losses to Asgard's high command.

Odin, king of the gods, has fallen; Heimdall, the gatekeeper, has perished in battle…

With Loki disguised as "Odin" unable to make a move, it's really not a good time for Thor, a powerful force, to leave.

Otherwise, if the battle becomes intense, we won't even be able to find a powerful figure to save the day.

During a casual conversation with Elder Bourne.

Thor and Eitrich, the Dwarf King, also quickly ascended the Forge.

After boarding the Forge, Thor immediately spotted Arryn standing out among a group of dwarves.

Upon seeing Erin, Thor's eyes lit up, and he immediately stepped forward and stuffed the package he was carrying into Erin's hands.

"Hey, Arlin, I've already taught that scoundrel who tarnished Asgard's honor a lesson. This package contains ten of the best Thousand-Eyed Whale Tear Glands. Take them first, and if it's not enough, I'll find a way to send them to you."

Ten portions?

The tear glands of the thousand-eyed whale are not common.

Arlin knew without a doubt that Thor had taken these ten portions of Thousand-Eyed Whale Tear Glands from Asgard's treasury. Otherwise, even if he killed the owner of that materials shop, he wouldn't be able to produce ten portions of top-quality Thousand-Eyed Whale Tear Glands.

"That's enough, more than enough."

After saying this, Erin took the package from Thor and joked, "With so many thousand-eyed whale tear glands, that materials shop owner is going to be turning in his grave this time."

Since the tear glands of the thousand-eyed whale are rare, their price is naturally not cheap.

Otherwise, the materials store owner wouldn't have had such evil intentions and tried to fool Erin with his tools.

After all, in most cases, Asgardians still value their reputation.

"Hmph, that's the punishment he deserved."

After saying that, Thor said to Erin, "By the way, not long ago, the Frost Giants from Jotunheim sent a group of Frost Giants through a secret passage to infiltrate Asgard, and I caught them red-handed."

"So, I probably won't be able to go to Watt Alheim with you."

Hearing this, Erin smiled and said, "With me here, you wouldn't have needed to go to Watt Alheim in the first place."

amount.

Upon hearing this, Thor paused for a moment in surprise.

Find.

It seems that what Erin said is really true.

Although the power of thunder is violent, when it comes to dealing with most of the corruption by evil gods, Erin, who is protected by the power of holy light, is more suitable than himself.

In addition, there's Erin's strength.

With Erin around, it seems I really don't need to go out on this trip to Watt Alheim.

Thinking about this...

Thor's initial feelings of guilt towards Arryn and the dwarves eased somewhat.

"I see. No wonder my father asked me to ask you to help look after the Dwarf Kingdom when necessary."

but.

That being said, Asgard is, after all, the guardian of the Nine Realms.

So, after thinking it through, Thor said something to Arryn, then took a velvet bag from behind his back and handed it to Arryn, saying, "This is what the King of the Gods asked me to give you. He said you should need this. It's also the advance payment he made for you to help look after the Dwarf Kingdom."

King of the Gods?

Isn't that what the clone brought to him?

After receiving the velvet bag from Thor, Erin opened it and found a pile of space stones and several "demon hearts" containing the essence of demons.

Space Stone and Demon Heart.

These two items can be considered important resources for the growth of monsters.

No wonder the clone felt these things were suitable for him and temporarily had Thor give them to him.

With a gleam in his eyes, Erin retied the velvet bag and said to Thor, "Good stuff. Since it's the King of the Gods' kindness, I won't refuse."

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A dozen minutes later.

Tony Stark, aboard the Forge, also came out and briefly said goodbye to Thor.

The hatch of the Forge slowly closed at the command of the dwarf king Etri.

"Click-clack..."

When the Dwarf King personally lit the small Fiery Furnace in the center of the Furnace, a tremendous amount of heat instantly surged out from it.

Then, through the unique tools of the dwarves, it became the power source for the entire Forge.

"Buzzing..."

As the crimson glow in the center of the Furnace rapidly spread, mysterious crimson patterns lit up on the Furnace.

That's the Furnace's energy loop.

"That's amazing."

The Furnace's corridor, which used to occasionally emit steam, stopped emitting any steam after the hatches were closed.

Even after the blazing furnace at the center of the Furnace was fully lit, the temperature inside the Furnace actually became comfortable and pleasant.

"Such a rapid energy conversion system. If this technology were applied to the Mark armor..."

Tony, whose eyes lit up the moment he saw the technology, muttered something to himself and then quietly approached the young man he had drunk with at the banquet.

After glancing at Tony.

Looking through the few windows of the Furnace at the rapidly shrinking Odin Garden below, Erin sighed softly.

Pity.

This place is so wonderful, I hope it won't fall into Ragnarok like it did in the original story.

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Despite its bulky appearance, the Furnace is surprisingly fast.

Not long after takeoff.

A crimson flame erupted from behind the Forge, instantly creating a streak of light that carried the Forge swiftly out of Asgard's territory.

After leaving Asgard.

King Etri and the other dwarven elders showed no signs of relaxation; instead, their expressions grew serious.

The towering dwarf king Etri was constantly watching the massive projection projected onto the main control room of the Furnace, and then methodically issuing a series of commands.

"Activate the optical concealment system..."

"Activate the protective shield..."

"Accelerate according to the predetermined flight path, and immediately perform a space jump upon arrival at the destination."

"Activate jamming measures after leaving subspace to prevent being targeted by space pirates."

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Upon hearing the term "space pirates," Erin asked the dwarf elder Byrne beside him with some surprise, "Are there space pirates in this space too?"

Elder Bourne, a dwarf, whispered, "It wasn't like that before, but ever since the Father of the Gods stopped intervening, the Nine Realms have started to fall into chaos."

Although the airspace around Asgard is still relatively safe, traces of space pirates have long been found around the other major astral planes.

Last time they came, the dwarves almost got robbed by space pirates.

Therefore, King Eitri the Dwarf dares not be careless at all.

As soon as we took off, we explored all of the Furnace's hidden systems.

"I see! Then does Elder Bourne know which space pirates roam around the Nine Realms?"

"Of course. Speaking of which, before we even arrived in Asgard, we already crushed a bunch of idiots called the 'Moria' Star Pirates..."

As he spoke, the dwarf elder, in a good mood, began to introduce Erin to the famous space pirates of the Nine Realms.

"Blood Wolf," "Red Scorpion," "Mobius"...

When he heard the names of those Star Pirate Crews, Erin's eyes narrowed.

That's quite a lot!

It seems that Asgard's control over the Nine Realms has begun to decline rapidly, otherwise these small pirate groups wouldn't dare to cause trouble in the Nine Realms.

"call out."

While Erin was thinking.

With each acceleration, the Furnace transformed into a streak of light and plunged into the cosmos.

After entering the vast universe, the Furnace's speed remained terrifying, but under that vast starry sky, it felt like it suddenly slowed down.

I don't know how long we've been sailing.

A loud mechanical voice suddenly rang out in the control room:

"Ding, we have entered the designated route. Do you wish to activate automatic navigation mode?"

"Turn on auto navigation".

After giving an order to the ship spirit of the Furnace, the dwarf king, who was manually piloting the Furnace, finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Meanwhile, the dwarven elder Byrne, seeing the Forge, which had undergone optical cloaking, enter its designated course, was present.

After a night of drinking and a busy half-day, Bourne Bronzebeard finally relaxed a bit.

"yawn."

With a hint of drowsiness on his face, Byrne yawned and said to Erin, "Once the spaceship enters the designated flight path, things will be much easier from here on out."

"As long as we don't encounter any space pirates, the ship spirits of the Forge will take care of the rest for us."

"Well, I suggest you take this time to get some sleep, otherwise you won't want to sleep after you arrive at the space jump point and perform the space jump."

The thought of that space jump point, which feels like being thrown into a washing machine and constantly spun around, is unbearable.

A look of discomfort flashed across Elder Bourne's face.

Without waiting for Erin's reply, Bourne, yawning, said something to the Dwarf King and quickly returned to his room.

Space jump?

interesting.

Have the dwarves mastered this technology?

Tony Stark, who had overheard the conversation, showed a hint of interest and quietly took a few steps toward the massive, fiery furnace.

They were attempting to figure out the space jump technology of the Furnace.

King Eitri glanced at the handsome human who had taken several steps forward, but paid him no mind.

If dwarven skills were so easy to learn, their core technologies would have been leaked long ago.

He released the control panel from his hands and gave a few instructions to the trusted men beside him.

The dwarf king then turned his gaze to Erin.

"Want to walk with me?"

Want to take a walk?

Should I talk to you about this in private?

Thinking of this, Erin nodded: "Very well, I happen to have some questions I'd like to ask Your Majesty."

talking.

Arlin then slowly rose from his seat and the Dwarf King left the central control room.

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A few minutes later.

After leading Arlin to a window seat at the bow of the Forge, the Dwarf King said to Arlin, "You should have noticed it just now!"

Upon hearing this, Erin narrowed his eyes and asked, "What does His Majesty Aitel mean?"

"Don't play dumb with me. With your abilities, there are some things you probably sensed the moment you boarded the ship."

After saying this, the dwarf king Eitri said, "I don't know if it's due to the spread of evil god's corruption or something else, but after leaving Watt Alheim, many inexplicable and strange events have occurred on this spaceship."

"Although I used the Fiery Furnace in the center of the Furnace to clean this Eternal Furnace several times, it only temporarily suppressed the frequency of those strange events."

"So," Erin said, looking at the dwarf king Eitel, "you want to use my power to completely resolve the strange events aboard the Forge?"

(End of this chapter)