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"I am the King of the Nine Realms, the Supreme Being of the Nine Realms, the Almighty Heavenly Father."

As one title after another was recited, most of Odin's body had turned into golden specks of light. He smiled and continued:

"But none of these titles are what I'm most proud of."

"Father of Thor, Father of the God of Mischief, Father of the Goddess of Death, these are the titles I am most proud of."

The heavy snow suddenly stopped, the sky cleared, and a streak of emerald green aurora swept across the sky, illuminating the earth like a dream.

The old man, clad in divine armor, raised his hand and patted Thor's head, just as he had done countless years ago.

He looked up at the beautiful aurora, and his eyes finally welled up with an overwhelming sadness and reluctance.

"This world is so beautiful, child. I'm entrusting it to you from now on."

"I'm leaving..."

After that sound, Odin transformed into countless golden specks of light and vanished with the wind.

Thor stood there for a long time, head down, without saying a word.

After a long while, he raised his head and asked, "Father, you still have many stories from your youth that you haven't told me."

No one answered.

Frigg walked over from a distance, carrying a jug of mead.

"Mother, Father..."

"I know."

Frigga opened the mead, bent down, and gently placed it on the ground.

The God-King was born in the Golden Palace and perished in early spring in Norway.

In the Himalayas, in the Kamar-Taj, a small wooden attic is brightly lit on its top floor, with its windows wide open.

A howling wind swept in, causing the candlelight to flicker a few times, but it did not go out in the slightest.

The Ancient One sat cross-legged on a futon, her face deathly pale. She was still wearing the yellow robe, but the Eye of Agamose was no longer on her chest.

Strange, draped in a red cloak, knelt before her, head bowed, silent and utterly dejected.

Gu Yi stared blankly at the snow scene outside the window for a long time. After a while, he turned his head and looked at his most outstanding disciple with gentle eyes. He sighed and said, "Don't be sad for me, Strange."

"Death is a thing to be celebrated. It gives meaning to life and lets us know that time flies and our days are numbered."

Outside, snow was falling heavily, and some playful snowflakes blew in through the window, landed on her hand, and melted instantly.

The Ancient One felt the coldness on the back of her hand, turned her head to look at the beautiful landscape outside the window, and said softly, "I thought I would be very carefree, but I am still a little reluctant to leave."

"I apologize to you first, Strange. I'm sorry to have entrusted you with these responsibilities."

"sorry..."

After a soft apology, the Ancient One closed her eyes.

Strange didn't look up, silently stroking the Eye of Agamos on his chest.

"Don't worry, teacher, I will definitely protect this world, just like you."

Lin Nan woke up in the middle of the night, sat up and rubbed her eyes. Outside the window, it had started snowing heavily, with snowflakes the size of goose feathers falling and accumulating into a thick layer.

For some reason, he suddenly felt uneasy and sad, and this inexplicable emotion puzzled him.

The heavy snow fell for three days and only stopped on the morning of the fourth day. The whole world seemed to awaken again, bursting with boundless vitality.

Lin Nan opened the window, took a deep breath, and the cold air invigorated him, slightly dispelling his inner turmoil.

Just as the sky cleared, a thunderclap suddenly rang out, echoing across the sky.

A figure descended from the sky and crashed to the ground, exuding a majestic aura, covered in lightning, holding Thor's hammer in his left hand and a golden spear in his right.

Thor looked haggard, his eyes dull and lifeless, as he looked up in the direction of Lin Nan.

A strong sense of foreboding rose in Lin Nan's heart. He jumped out of the window and came to Thor's side.

"Sol, what happened?"

"My father...went to Valhalla..."

Lin Nan remained silent for a long time. After a long while, he sighed, "Please accept my condolences, my friend."

Thor did not answer, but instead thrust the golden spear in his hand forward.

“When I held my funeral in Asgard, I intended to seal this eternal spear away forever, but when I picked it up, I heard my father’s whisper. Listen to it.”

Lin Nan took the spear and held it to his ear.

“Boy, you wanted my spear back in the treasure vault, and now it’s yours.”

"Be sure to treat my old buddy well..."

Chapter 214 The Eternal Spear

When Lin Nan heard Odin's last words left in the Eternal Spear, her nose suddenly stung with tears, as if she had been punched.

This god-king, who had dominated the world for countless years, still remembered Lin Nan's covetousness for the Eternal Spear when they first met before his death.

Although it was just a small glance and a joke about having the desire but not the courage to steal.

"Does Loki know?" Lin Nan asked softly. "He should have the right to know."

“I know. I notified him three days ago that Loki has been locking himself in his room ever since he returned from the Dark Elf territory and won’t see anyone.”

Although the Norse gods have a different view of death than ordinary people, they believe that brave warriors will one day be reunited in Valhalla.

But for the children to see their father again, that would be a thousand or ten thousand years from now.

When Odin was alive, Loki could see himself as a mischievous child, but now he has to grow up.

Lin Nan held the golden spear in his hand. For his current strength, the spear felt neither too light nor too heavy, clearly indicating that Odin had placed a spell on it before leaving for Valhalla.

Without looking closely, he tucked the spear into the pendant around his neck.

"Would you like to come upstairs for a while? Wanda doesn't know about this yet," Lin Nan invited. "She told me that when she was in Asgard, Odin, the king of the gods, although he hadn't met her many times, took great care of her."

Thor shook his head, forcing a smile: "I have to go back to prepare for the coronation ceremony, which will be held the day after tomorrow. I hope that all my friends who fought alongside me in Midgard can attend."

Lin Nan nodded: "No problem, I will pass on everything, don't worry."

Thor didn't want to be the king of Asgard before, but now that his father is gone, he must take on his own responsibilities.

Thor swung Mjolnir, leaped into the air, and vanished into the horizon in an instant.

Two minutes later, a magnificent, ancient, seven-colored beam of light streaked across the sky, and Thor returned.

Lin Nan slowly climbed the stairs, and after reaching the floor where her apartment was located, she composed herself and pushed open the door.

Wanda was already up and tidying up her things from last night in the living room. When she saw Lin Nan push the door open and come in, she asked with a slightly worried look, "Are you alright, Lin?"

"It's alright. Thor is about to become the rightful King of Asgard. The coronation ceremony will be held in Asgard the day after tomorrow, and we're going to attend."

Thor becoming the new king means that Odin is gone.

Before meeting Lin Nan, Wanda hadn't encountered many good people.

After Lin Nan rescued them, they met many kind people.

The old man, with his white hair and beard and a dignified appearance, was clearly a good person.

Wanda didn't know what to say for a moment, and could only nod repeatedly: "Ah, that's certainly a good thing. Ms. Frigga... she must be very sad. We should go and visit her."

She was somewhat at a loss, picking up the trash and then putting it down again, unsure where to throw it.

Lin Nan took a bottle of wine from the refrigerator, opened it, poured a glass, waved it at the snow scene outside the window, and then drank it all in one gulp as a sign of mourning.

Without Odin, perhaps everything he has now wouldn't be going so smoothly.

This high and mighty god-king always showed him some inexplicable favoritism and generosity.

The Box of Ice, two Infinity Stones, the Infinity Gauntlet—these are items of this caliber that I can just give away.

Lin Nan had previously suspected that such a huge price was unnecessary simply because of the changes in Thor, Loki, and Hela, and now they had even given him the Eternal Spear.

It's important to understand that this is not just a cosmic artifact, but also a symbol of Odin.

The Eternal Spear, Gungnir, has a spearhead forged from Uru metal, making it nearly indestructible.

This metal requires temperatures as high as 5 Kelvin to melt, and only dwarves can forge it.

The Eternal Spear possesses an exceptional magical affinity, capable of storing vast amounts of magical energy. It has also been imbued with self-healing magic by Odin, allowing it to automatically repair itself if damaged.

It can emit beams of light, open rainbow bridges, and also create life, destroy life, and shape the landscape.

It can generate an indestructible magical field, enabling instantaneous travel through the Nine Realms and even beyond. It can grant users a certain degree of cosmic perception, allowing them to sense events at distant locations and in other dimensions.

It can dispel magic, break spells, and dispel illusions.

When the Eternal Spear is thrown, it will inevitably hit its target and cannot be dodged, making it a weapon of causality to some extent; of course, after hitting its target, it will transcend time and space and return to the user's hand.

The power of this weapon is beyond imagination.

Now that Odin has actually given the Eternal Spear to Lin Nan, he feels that he is being valued more than his own children like Thor, which is very abnormal.

Is it simply because he can change cause and effect? ​​If so, then what was given before was already more than enough.

Moreover, this spear is a symbol of Asgardian royalty, and its significance is immense. It is truly inconceivable that Odin would entrust it to an outsider.

This almost selfless kindness moved Lin Nan, but also left her with some deeper doubts.

However, Odin has already left, and the answer remains unknown; we can only put it aside for now.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Lin Nan sent a message in the committee's large group, informing everyone who had participated in the Battle of New York that they would be going to Asgard the day after tomorrow to attend Thor's coronation ceremony.

Everyone replied, indicating that they would definitely attend on time.

For Earthlings, being able to go to Asgard is perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

…………

In the distant depths of space, a warship the size of an asteroid slowly moves forward.