On how PhDs become human evil

"Please rest assured, Lord Thor."

Thor, along with Fenrir, is ranked among the top ten most powerful gods in Norse mythology.

It must be said that although Norse mythology is confined to a corner of Northern Europe, its strength ranks among the top in the world, after all, it is home to two of the world's top ten strongest beings.

Now, most of the gods of this mythology have gathered here, and their purpose is to prevent Bai Jie from entering the World Tree and taking away all of Norse wisdom.

"Awooo————————!"

A loud wolf howl echoed across the vast snowfield, and then something plummeted heavily from the sky, immediately stirring up a blizzard!

All those present are gods, so naturally they would not fear a mere blizzard, but they cannot ignore the being that is falling down.

"Hey Ah Cai, I understand you're happy to be home, but could you please slow down when you're falling? I got a mouthful of snow!"

"Awoo~ (Sorry, Master, I didn't control my speed well)"

"Never mind, it's not a big deal. Just be more careful next time."

"Lord Bai Jie, you can actually understand Fenrir's language?"

Such a sound came from the blizzard, and when the blizzard subsided, what was revealed was Fenrir, the giant wolf, restored to its full form, with Bai Jie and Roseweather sitting on its back.

Looking down at the many gods who were waiting in full force, Bai Jie immediately waved his hand: "Hello! Greetings, everyone from Norse mythology. As agreed with Odin, I've come to take your knowledge."

"I won't let you succeed!"

Badr immediately retorted!

"That is the most precious treasure that we Scandinavia have accumulated over the years! How could we possibly let an outsider like you take it away so easily! If you want to climb the World Tree, you'd better get past us first!"

Led by Badr, the more than one hundred gods all unleashed their divine power, and the divine light that soared into the sky almost dimmed the sunlight. Among so many gods, the radiance emanating from Badr was the most dazzling.

This is certainly related to the fact that he is the god of light, but it's more because he is the strongest among all the gods present—Thor was definitely holding back.

"Hmm, as expected. The Loki incident shows just how little authority Odin has in Norse mythology. To be honest, I don't dislike these myths, but I also dislike being easily provoked. — Ah Cai, bite them!"

"Awooo————————————!!!"

Fenrir, under Bai Jie's command, immediately roared to the sky. Its enormous body unleashed the divine speed of the divine domain, charging into the gods like a gray meteor. The immense kinetic energy generated by the combination of its massive body and unparalleled speed instantly flattened the earth into a flat plain.

All the gods who were originally on the earth were knocked away by Fenrir.

Holding Roseweather's collar as they flew through the air, Bai Jie looked down at the gods who were being entangled by Fenrir: "Well, that's all for now. Play with my Ah Cai for a while, see you later."

"Hey! Magic King! You stop right there—Goo-ooh!"

Before Baldr could finish speaking, Fenrir slapped his head off with its paw.

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At the top of the World Tree, in Asgard, Odin sat on the throne of the god-king, looking down through his Eye of Wisdom at Fenrir and the other gods causing a ruckus. He smiled wryly: "These little brats really love to cause trouble, and Thor, that scoundrel, is just watching the spectacle."

In Odin's view, although the gods and Fenrir were fighting, it was clear that neither of them was using their full strength; they were just playing around. Didn't you see that Fenrir even stuck out his tongue and licked Baldr's face?

"If other mythologists see this, they'll probably try to sabotage it again. It's good to make a fuss, but let's stop here."

"No, I think it's fine this way."

Just as Odin was about to take action to bring back his shameful creatures, Bai Jie strode into Asgard, followed by Roseweather, who had changed into Valkyrie attire.

"Hey, old man Odin, I've come to take your knowledge."

"You've arrived quite quickly, Magic King. Are you so eager for the wisdom of the Nordic countries?"

"As someone who walks the path of evil, you can never have too much knowledge. For me, the process of acquiring knowledge is the process of exploring the path of evil."

“You really are a typical magician, truly deserving of the title of Magic King.” Odin smiled wryly. “I’ve already made arrangements for all the data storage locations in Asgard. You can just go there directly when the time comes. In the meantime… Roseweather.”

"Yes, what are your orders, Lord Odin?"

“While Bai Jie is staying at the World Tree, you are temporarily relieved of your duties as my guard. Your new task is to be in charge of all of Bai Jie’s actions within the World Tree,” Odin ordered. “In other words, you are now Bai Jie’s personal guard.”

P.S.: I really want to start a new book! But starting a new book brings another problem: updating it. I've had embarrassing situations before where I updated two books at the same time and posted the wrong chapters. It was so frustrating!

Section 294, Chapter 29: Odin, that useless god!

This is a huge library with tens of thousands of bookshelves, each over twenty meters long, and each row filled with books.

A rough estimate suggests that each bookshelf contains at least 10,000 books.

There are tens of thousands of such bookshelves in this library.

This is the core library of Norse mythology, containing all knowledge from the very beginning of the myth to the present day, from astronomy, geography, the movement of stars, and magic theories to the trivial family matters of the gods. Everything that happens within the realm of Norse mythology can be found in this library.

Although it will take more time.

In the center of this library, there is a specially reserved area for people who come to read, which not only has sofas, but also many exotic fruits that only exist in mythology.

Bai Jie is reading a book right now, but he's not sitting on the sofa; he's lying on someone's lap.

"So this is the 500th combination of the original eighteen runes. I see. It can be used in this way too... Roseweiser, I've finished this book. Next one."

Bai Jie closed the book and handed it to Roseweather, who was directly above him in his field of vision.

Taking the book from Bai Jie, Roseweather said, "Lord Bai Jie, it's almost lunchtime. You've already read 108 books this morning, so take a short break."

"Is that all already?"

Because he was constantly reading, asking Roseweather to switch to another book after finishing one, Bai Jie didn't realize that he had already read 108 books.

After leaving Roseweather's lap as a pillow, Bai Jie scratched his messy, bird's nest-like hair: "Let's go then, please lead the way, Roseweather."

"Yes."

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Bai Jie has been in Norse mythology for a week. After exchanging pleasantries with Odin and the other gods on the first day, Bai Jie arrived at the library under the guidance of Roseweiser. For the next six days, apart from eating, Bai Jie stayed in the library the whole time, even sleeping there.

As Odin's chosen bodyguard and attendant for Bael during his time in Norse mythology, Roseweather spent six days with Bael in the library, responsible for finding the books Bael wanted to read and delivering them to him.

In addition, to take care of Bai Jie, who never eats on time, Roseweather also took on the role of an alarm clock—specifically, waking Bai Jie up on time for meals and sleep. Because our Magic King is completely absorbed in the ocean of knowledge, he's a true thirsty student.

The dining area wasn't far from the library, because there were other gods like Bai Jie who were eager to learn and often forgot to eat while reading. So, to accommodate these gods with questionable minds, Odin specially designated an area for them to eat.

When Bai Jie arrived here with Roseweather, he immediately noticed someone who shouldn't be here at this time.

"Odin, what are you doing here?"

"I just came to see how you are doing. After all, you are our honored guest. If anything goes wrong, the Crimson Dragon Emperor might even tear down the World Tree."

Given Chen's personality, if Bai Jie were to get into trouble, the chances of him going berserk would be 100%, and the first to suffer would naturally be Norse mythology. That's probably why Odin came personally to prevent such a thing from happening.

"Well, you only brought Roseweather with me to prevent this from happening, right? Just ask her if you have any questions. I think you came here because you're bored." Bai Jie rolled his eyes at the lecherous old man. "Besides, do you think I'd get into trouble? Not to mention that there's no one on this World Tree who can beat me, even if I were to die, I'd be resurrected. So you're just worrying for nothing."

"You can come back to life even after you die? Are you really a human being?"

"Who knows? Anyway, I haven't considered myself human for decades."

Watching Bai Jie walk towards the dining table, Odin beckoned to Roseweather and asked, "So, did you succeed in these six days?"

"Well..."

Roseweather's cheeks turned both pale and flushed instantly.

“Lord Odin! If the Red Dragon Emperor finds out about this, our entire Norse kingdom could be in trouble! Besides, I have absolutely no experience pursuing men!”

"That's why I said you're a useless Valkyrie. No wonder you're so old and don't even have a boyfriend."

"So what! I'm still a 'leftover woman' in my late twenties whose age equals the time I've been single!"

Boy friend.

This is a pain that will never fade in Roseweather's heart. Because she was a bookworm who only knew how to study when she was in school, she only realized after graduation that she had never had any intimate contact with men. Seeing the Valkyries in her year going out with heroic warriors one by one, it was impossible for Roseweather not to feel envious.

Of course, to be fair, Roseweather is definitely a beauty, and if she dressed up properly, she would definitely not be inferior to Chen—unfortunately, her wardrobe only contains cheap office uniforms.

Faced with Roseweather's tearful complaints, Odin gave her an idiotic look: "You really don't know anything. The best man in the world has been with you these past few days. Why don't you just go for it?"

"But what about the Crimson Dragon Emperor..."

"Once the deed is done, everything else is fine!"

.......

Less than two hundred meters away from Odin and Roseweather, Bai Jie's face gradually darkened.

Although he had no intention of eavesdropping, given that Odin might be up to something, Bai Jie secretly used a spell to listen to their conversation.

This was unbelievable! As soon as Bai Jie heard this, he knew something terrible was about to happen. Odin, that old scoundrel, was actually encouraging his Valkyries to give themselves away for free? Other gods would try every means to take advantage of their subordinates, but this guy was just giving them away.

WTF?

But that's not the most important thing. The most important thing is that Odin actually came up with such a terrible idea as to force the issue!

If this really happens, won't Chen beat me to death? That would mean three lives lost!

(Odin, that useless god... I should find a chance to get rid of him.)

Bai Jie had already drawn the word "death" on Odin's head. For a moment, he felt that this guy was a good person, but he was really an idiot.

Section 295, Chapter 30: Give it to Luda!

"Bai Jie, what's your view on women?"

On this day, Odin suddenly came to the library, dragged Bai Jie, who was reading a book, out of the library, and pulled him to a certain door, saying this.

"...I think I know what you're up to. I have to say, you're really fearless."

Bai Jie replied with dead fish eyes.

“A few days ago, I overheard you talking to Roseweather while we were eating. You even said something about consummating our relationship. Let me tell you, if I hadn’t set up a protective barrier before going to bed these past few days, you probably would have cheated on me again, okay?”

Another one?

Catching the word in Bai Jie's words, Odin immediately revealed a lewd smile that anyone in the know would recognize: "That's good, isn't it? You've already cheated on me, so why not do it a few more times? Practice makes perfect."

"Hey, I really will kill you." Bai Jie's eyes immediately turned cold, but soon his eyes turned into helplessness. "Anyway, let's not talk about this anymore. I've already wronged Chen enough, and I have no intention of adding more women to my family. So don't even think about having any crooked ideas."