Extraordinary North America: Where are the magical partners?

Chapter 327: Hela's Ambitious Expansion

Asgard, in that magnificent golden palace.

The temple that was once magnificent and filled with a sacred aura now has a lot more solemn and murderous air.

It's not just because there are soldiers in black armor standing on both sides of the palace, but more importantly, the ceiling mural that originally showed the peaceful coexistence of the Nine Realms has been replaced by a series of murals of female generals wearing green armor and riding giant wolves to fight in the universe.

These murals are vivid and lifelike, and each one shows the heroic moment when Hela conquers the universe on behalf of Asgard. Countless enemies fall under her sword, and the glory of Asgard flutters in the admiration of countless subjects.

Just one look and you can feel a strong sense of oppression.

"No wonder my father imprisoned her."

As soon as Thor stepped into the Golden Palace and saw these murals and the soldiers who treated him coldly, he couldn't help but mutter in his heart and began to regret handing over the position of God King to Hela.

A few days ago, after saying goodbye to Rango, he took Loki and Hela back to Asgard through the Rainbow Bridge.

Although he agreed to give up the throne of Aquaman after negotiations, because his hammer Mjolnir was destroyed by Hela, as soon as he arrived in Asgard, he took Loki away from Hela and ignored her, not to mention taking her to familiarize herself with the current Asgard.

His original plan was that although Hela had been famous in the past, after thousands of years of imprisonment and Odin's information blockade, she had become a complete stranger in Asgard.

Neither the high-level gods nor the common people knew anything about her.

Furthermore, Hela is unable to threaten the inhabitants of Asgard using force, thanks to the revolver that Rango gave him as a deterrent.

In his opinion, Hela would hit a wall here within a few days and would eventually come to him, Thor, obediently. Then he would be able to give her a good scolding and vent his anger for Mjolnir.

But the development of facts surprised him.

Not only did Hela quickly visit all the high-ranking priests in Asgard and win their support, but she also gave a soul-stirring speech in the square the next day.

She used the power of death to project her image into the sky of Asgard, and under the curious gaze of everyone, she described in detail her identity and her past contributions to Asgard.

You know, even in Asgard, the lifespan of civilians who have not yet awakened their divine power is as long as thousands of years.

Many people have heard the name of Odin's eldest daughter Hela from their fathers. Although Odin has issued a ban prohibiting conversation about Hela's deeds, they all remember the glorious achievements of this goddess of death in the past as if they were listening to a story.

Now that they have seen the real person and heard Hela's promise to implement a series of policies that will benefit the people, how could these civilians not be excited? They all excitedly called her Her Majesty Hela.

If it were just like that, it would be fine. Although Thor was a little unhappy, he could still accept it. After all, Hela had indeed made great contributions to Asgard's current lofty status in the universe, and these were all what she deserved.

Moreover, Thor felt that Asgard's most hardcore force - the army - could never be taken down by Hela.

Over the past thousand years, he led his army to quell rebellions everywhere, experienced life and death with the soldiers, and almost everyone in the army regarded him as their boss.

The tough guys in the army are not as easy to fool as civilians, nor as easy to win over as politicians.

So he continued to use glue to stick together the pieces of Mjolnir, waiting for Hela to come and beg him.

However, what he never expected was that Hela completely looked down upon the existing military strength of Asgard, and directly used the power of death to resurrect one by one those ancient soldiers who were sleeping under the Golden Palace and who had followed her to conquer the universe.

Just like that, in just three days, Hela not only won the support of civilians and high-level officials, but also took control of a powerful armed force.

“This change is too fast.”

Thor muttered to himself as he walked into the Golden Palace.

Recalling the scene of national jubilation when Odin announced him as the new God-King, and looking at the current situation where people's minds have changed after Hela returned, he couldn't help but feel angry and helpless.

What made him even more angry was that the gods in the Golden Palace were so easily won over by Hela. Were they so sure that they had given up the position of God King? There was no one to testify for Hela!
Feeling unhappy, Thor finally stopped caring about Mjolnir and came to the Golden Palace.

He planned to tell Hela that he was going to Earth to find Rango, and then go to the Dwarf Planet together to find a way to reforge Mjolnir.

Every night these days, as soon as he closed his eyes, he could hear the sound of Mjolnir crying. He even wet his pillow with tears more than once in his dreams. If he hadn't been worried about Hela causing trouble in Asgard, he would have gone to the dwarf planet to recast Mjolnir long ago.

“Hela! I.”

Thor strode towards the throne that originally belonged to Odin. When he was about to speak, he suddenly stopped and his eyes widened in disbelief.

He saw that his beloved brother Loki was actually serving Hela. With his bent waist and flattering smile on his face, he looked like a lackey who was trying to curry favor with Hela.

"Fake!"

Thor rarely uttered a curse word. He pointed at Loki and cursed silently, "I knew there must be a traitor, otherwise Hela would not have been able to win over all the high-ranking officials of the Golden Palace so quickly. Loki! You actually betrayed me again!"

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Loki looked at the angry Thor, coughed twice awkwardly, his eyes flickering.

After Odin's death, he originally planned to fully support Thor to become the God-King of Asgard, but the sudden appearance of Hela completely changed his mind.

Since he could not become the King of Gods, seeing his long-time rival Thor defeated seemed to be a kind of inexplicable comfort to him.

Therefore, he secretly assisted Hela in getting to know the senior officials of Asgard without telling Thor, and even testified that Thor had voluntarily given up his position. He also released the video of the four people's previous negotiations in the bar, paving the way for Hela to inherit the throne of the God King.

It can be said that without Loki's secret help, Hela would probably have to resort to force to control Asgard.

Loki sneered at Thor twice. He really wanted to tell Thor that failure was called treason, but success like his had to be called something else.

And to put it bluntly, he just wants to be the God King's younger brother. He doesn't care who the God King is.

But considering Thor's mood, he still found a seemingly reasonable excuse and tried to change the subject.

"My brother, now is not the time to worry about this. We are in bigger trouble!"

"You're bullshitting! You betrayed my trust again, asshole! I don't have a brother like you!"

Thor glared at Loki angrily and turned to leave.

He had decided to take the fragments of Mjolnir to find Rango immediately, go to the dwarf planet to reforge the hammer, and then marry Jane on Earth and leave this sad Asgard forever. But just as Thor took a few steps, two iron halberds appeared out of thin air in front of him, blocking his way.

Behind him, Hela's voice sounded at the right time: "Loki is right. Now is not the time for you to be willful. Asgard is facing the crisis of being invaded."

Thor was about to get angry at Hela, but suddenly froze, narrowed his eyes and asked: "Are you serious? Someone dares to invade Asgard?"

Hela did not respond to Thor's question directly. Instead, she gracefully raised her finger and lightly tapped it. Immediately, her endless power of death gathered in the air, transforming into a series of tragic scenes.

"These videos were just sent by Asgard's sentinels on other planets."

"A force called the Dark Quadrant is expanding crazily in the universe. They have destroyed hundreds of planets with advanced civilizations, and their pace of aggression has not stopped. The Nine Realms will soon face their threat."

Thor stared at the huge mothership and the planet-sized floating base in the picture, frowning and asking in a low voice: "Who is their leader?"

In the picture, a big guy with a purple square head suddenly appeared.

"Thanos is the only remaining member of the Eternals in the universe, and his strength is comparable to that of the God King. He has many powerful space fleets under his command, the most elite of which are called 'Vanguard', an army that only knows how to kill and never retreat."

"In addition, he also has five extremely powerful vanguard generals, known as the [Black Obsidian Five]."

"They are called General Corvus Glaive, Proxima Midnight, Marquis Ebony, Supergiant, and Black Dwarf."

Thor stared at the five strange-looking people in the picture, all of whom exuded a powerful aura. After a moment of silence, he asked doubtfully, "How can you be sure that he will invade Asgard?"

"Do you still need to confirm?"

Hela chuckled and told a story from the past, "Why do you think Thanos is the only one left among the Eternals in the universe? Thousands of years ago, Odin and I fought against Thanos' planet. In that battle, Odin used the Infinity Gauntlet to turn all of Thanos' relatives into nothing. For revenge, he will never forget Asgard."

The so-called Eternals were the most supreme beings in the universe who conducted a large number of genetic experiments on humans countless thousands of years ago and successfully created an immortal creature with super powers.

They are born with extremely powerful strength and are full of desire for expansion.

However, it was the first time that Thor learned that the Eternals were exterminated by his own father, and the one used was the Infinity Gauntlet kept in the collection room of the Golden Palace.

"Thanos started from Eternity and has been fighting all the way. Now nearly half of the races in the universe have suffered from the war in the Dark Quadrant."

Loki continued, "Even the battle in New York was caused by my bewitching behavior. I opened the portal and attracted the Chitauri army. Thanos' desire for the Nine Realms will not stop. Now that my father has gone to Valhalla, it is a good opportunity for him to invade Asgard. We must prepare early."

Thor glanced at Loki. Only he knew how much truth there was in the words of his traitorous brother.

But it is undeniable that Thanos does have the reason and ability to invade the Nine Realms.

So Thor shouted without hesitation: "Then send out the army and destroy him in advance! What my father can do, I can do as well!"

But what greeted him was Hela's merciless ridicule.

She pointed to a purple gem inlaid on Thanos' golden gauntlet in the picture, raised an eyebrow and asked, "Do you know what this is?"

"Infinity Stone, but I don't know which one it is," Thor replied.

“This is the power stone.” Hela said lightly, her tone full of ridicule at Thor’s ignorance.

She snorted coldly, "I don't know where this guy found this gem, but he even forged the Infinity Gauntlet that only the Dwarf King can forge in the universe. He's really lucky."

"The Power Gem allows the user to master and control all the power and energy that one attempts to master. It can copy all physical superpowers and make one's own physical attack and defense capabilities reach an invincible level."

"You are just a hammer god without a hammer. What's the difference between going there and committing suicide?"

Thor heard this and shouted angrily, "I am the God of Thunder, not the God of Hammer! And if it weren't for you, how could my Mjolnir be broken!"

"hehe."

Hela just smiled contemptuously, her eyes still fixed on the purple-headed Thanos in the picture.

Unlike Thor and Loki's worries, when she realized the threat posed by Thanos, she felt excited.

She was worried that she had no reason to expand Asgard's influence outward, and now the appearance of Thanos gave her a perfect excuse.

Once Thanos is defeated, she can directly take over the planets that Purple Potato Head has conquered over the years and further expand Asgard's power.

At the thought of launching a foreign war right after ascending the throne of God King, Hela's legs trembled with excitement.

Of course, Thanos with the Infinity Gauntlet and the Power Stone is definitely not that easy to deal with, but who is her Hela? After thousands of years of fighting in the universe, what kind of opponents has she not encountered?
Even if we can't beat him, why not just let Thor call Rango over?

That guy has strange methods, maybe he has a way to deal with the Infinity Stones. Just consider it as the price he pays for peeking at me taking a bath.

Just as Hela was planning how to start a war with Thanos, Thor suddenly thought of something and asked anxiously: "You just said that only the Dwarf King can forge the Infinity Gauntlet. Doesn't that mean that the Dwarf Planet has been invaded by Thanos?"

Hela shrugged and said nonchalantly, "As early as when I learned about Thanos, I had already sent people to investigate the Dwarf Planet, but I haven't received a response yet."

As the dwarves are Odin's diehard fans, Hela doesn't care about their lives. She even hopes that the dwarves will be invaded so that she will have a legitimate reason to go to war with Thanos.

"Shet!"

Thor cursed angrily, no longer caring about talking to Hela and the others, and ran out of the Golden Palace at a rapid pace, shouting as he walked: "Heimdall, quickly take Rango over!"

"Thor, where are you going?" Loki asked puzzledly from behind.

"Dwarf Star!"

Thor shouted anxiously without looking back: "If the Dwarf King dies, what will happen to my Mjolnir?!"

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(End of this chapter)