American TV series: Start with the little Sheldon's wool

Chapter 727 Sakaar Prisoners
"I'm sorry, I lied. Actually, my relationship with the Grandmaster isn't that close, so you know..."

As a potential candidate chosen by the Grandmaster to pave the way for the current King of Gladiators, Thor was not harassed after being sent to the gladiatorial arena.

Aside from his hands still being roasted by the magnetic lock, he ate his first meal on Sakaar and even had his own private cell.

Just as he was rethinking his life in the empty cell, Loki, who was with the Grandmaster in the salon, finally found an opportunity to release his magical clone.

They quietly arrived at Thor's cell.

Thor remained unmoved by his brother's two-faced, ingratiating explanations.

He was clearly still sulking.

To be fair, although Loki was Odin's adopted son, Thor always treated him like a younger brother.

Even his accidental arrival on Sakaar was entirely because he wanted to save Loki.

But how did Loki treat himself?
In order to curry favor with that so-called High Celestial, he actually betrayed himself without hesitation.

This kind of "betrayal" hurt Thor even more than when the Valkyrie betrayed him.

"Don't be like that, Thor. I know you're upset. Why don't you punch me a couple of times?" Seeing that Thor didn't say anything for a long time, Loki used his cuteness to try to get away with it.

This is a staple of the brothers' repertoire.

Previously, no matter what mistakes Loki made, he would always be forgiven by Thor if he used this move in front of him.

Sure enough, seeing the "sincere" smile on his younger brother's face, Thor's heartstrings were finally touched.

What could they do? After all, they were brothers.

So Thor, who was sitting on the ground, uncontrollably picked up a few small stones from the ground and threw them at Loki one by one.

His behavior was somewhat childish.

As Loki watched the pebbles pierce through the chest of his magical clone one by one, his smile became even more genuine.

"So, you've forgiven me..." Loki maintained his smile and continued, "Don't worry, we have seven days. I'm sure I can find a way to get you out of here."

In fact, Loki was quite moved that Thor was willing to save him without hesitation in Asgard.

Therefore, feeling a pang of conscience, he first gave Thor a blank check, and then briefly introduced the Grandmaster and the situation on Sakaar to him.

Throughout the entire process, Loki only sacrificed some informational resources; in reality, he suffered no losses whatsoever.

"Alright, I should go now. It wouldn't be good if the Grandmaster noticed something was wrong." After finishing his self-talk, Loki gave Thor a final smile and said, "Trust me, I'll get you out of here."

As he watched his younger brother's magical clone disappear, Thor, who had been expressionless, finally showed a slight smile.

Although Thor didn't say it, it was indeed nice to feel cared for.

What's more, that person was his own beloved younger brother.

"Hey, little guy, are you next week's gladiator?" Just as Thor was "enjoying" family time, a deep voice suddenly greeted him.

"Shorty?" As the strongest warrior in Asgard, no one had ever called him that.

Thor's smile froze instantly. Looking around, he saw that the gladiator in the next cell was talking to him through the iron bars.

“Yes, little guy. I am Kog the Stone Man, and I’ll call him the leader here.” Kog, who was also sitting on the ground, stood up and walked to the iron fence to look at Thor.

With his body covered in giant rocks and a height exceeding five meters, he exudes an extremely powerful sense of oppression.

Well, compared to him, Thor, who is 1.9 meters tall, is indeed a small guy.

"Actually, I am the new king of Asgard, and you can also call me Thor." Not wanting to admit he was short, Thor had no choice but to reintroduce himself.

Compared to Thor's single cell, the cell next door, besides the Thing (Kog), contained more than a dozen other inmates, each with their own distinctive features.

"King? Thunder... Thunder King, hello~" The stone man Kog, who didn't seem to be very bright, greeted Thor in a friendly manner once again.

There was also a hint of sympathy in his eyes.

“It’s Thor, the new king of Asgard…” Thor began to correct him, but seeing the stone man’s “clear” eyes, he ultimately gave up explaining. “Never mind, call me whatever you want. So, what do you want with me?”

"Did you know that the current king of the dueling arena has a two-year winning streak?" the Stone Man Kog revealed.

"And then?" Thor, who had just awakened the power of Thor within him, was not afraid of the challenge.

Besides, he might not even go to the arena, since Loki promised to rescue him.

"What else? Sending you out there is just suicide. So for your own life, why don't you join us? We're planning an escape." Kogg finally spoke.

One's ultimate goal.

That means Latorre has joined the group. When it comes to a prison break, more people mean more strength.

Moreover, setting aside racial traits, Thor's strong physique does make him look quite convincing.

"Escape? I don't need to escape, thank you." Thor rejected the stone man's invitation without hesitation.

Apart from the seemingly dim-witted Stone Man, the other dozen or so members of the opposing team's escape squad also seemed unreliable.

He's not even as good as Koger.

Moreover, although the stone man lowered his voice, his naturally loud voice was like thunder.

Such a loud conspiracy to escape from prison is one of the reasons why Thor doesn't trust him.

In short, Thor felt it was better to trust himself than to believe that a simple-minded rock man could lead a bunch of oddballs to escape from prison.

Even believing in Loki seems more plausible.

“No, you don’t understand how powerful the King of Gladiators is, and the consequences of your defeat will either be being torn apart by him or being killed by the Grandmaster in front of the next gladiator…” Kog still didn’t give up trying to persuade Thor. He opened the small door next to the iron bars, bent down and entered Thor’s private room.

It was then that Thor realized that although the cells were separated by iron bars, they actually had small doors that allowed people to move between them.

Sure enough, the oppressive aura of the five-meter-tall stone figure became even stronger when viewed up close.

"Losers are executed? The Grandmaster doesn't seem to have killed anyone in front of me." Of course, Thor couldn't afford to be surprised right now.

The image of the High Celestial Venerable involuntarily came to mind.

That guy who seemed to like rap and was a bit funny didn't seem as cruel as Koger described.

However, putting the facts aside, Thor still had a bad impression of the Grandmaster.

"He didn't execute the previous gladiator in front of you?" Kogg scratched his head with his thick fingers, pretending to think. Suddenly, his eyes lit up, and he said, "I understand. He probably wants to execute the opponent before you go on stage to intimidate you."

"Escape is indeed the only way out."

Seemingly recalling the terror of the High Priest, the five-meter-tall Kog trembled as if he wanted to shrink into a ball.

This also indirectly proves the deterrent power of the title of the High Celestial.

"NO~" Faced with the Stone Man's attempts to win him over, and seeing his timid and useless appearance, Thor once again clearly rejected the prison break invitation.

……

Meanwhile, the Grandmaster's music salon was nearing its end. Suddenly, he seemed to remember something and said to Topaz beside him, "Send someone to give my most valued gladiator a new hairstyle. I don't want people to misunderstand that there are female creatures in my arena."

Well, the Grandmaster was quite satisfied with Thor's strong physique; the only thing he didn't like was Thor's long hair.

That made his gladiators look effeminate.

This concerns the reputation of the arena, and this must be corrected.

“Understood, I’ll send ‘Scissorhands’ Stanislav over right away,” Topaz replied casually.

It's just a haircut, it doesn't take much effort.

"There's one more thing. Is there any news about my 'adorable' younger brother?" The Celestial Venerable's expression suddenly turned serious.

His voice also became low.

“Well, we’ve been looking for each other, but the Collector Tyvan is too secretive. So…” Topaz was a little apprehensive when he mentioned the Grandmaster’s brother.

He looked like he was afraid of being blamed.

"So what?" The voice of the Celestial Venerable seemed to come from the deepest hell.

That extremely imposing appearance displayed the demeanor befitting the ruler of Sakaar.

“I will send more people out to search, and I will report to you immediately if there is any news about the collector.” Topaz lowered his head and offered a solution at the last minute.

It must be said that her response was very clever.

When your boss is angry, what you need is not an explanation, but a solution to the problem.

"Relax, Topaz. I always say you're my most capable assistant, there's no problem that can stump you." After a gentle rebuke, the Grandmaster suddenly smiled and even thoughtfully brought Topaz a cup of rainbow-colored drink.

"Heh...heh, thank you for the compliment~" Topaz quickly echoed with a smile.

But when the Celestial Venerable wasn't looking, she quietly wiped the cold sweat from her forehead.

……

(End of this chapter)