Marvel: The Alchemist Just Wants a Peaceful Life

Sherlock really wanted to have a chat with the screenwriter of this story and tell them that the profession of police does not exist in the universe; there is only violence, and the law of the jungle is the underlying principle of the universe.

Civilization exists only under violence, whether it is Xandar, which once called itself 'civilized', or Infinite City, which is like a hive, or Night City.

Fortunately, Anya Taylor, on the other side, seemed to notice Sherlock's awkwardness at being out of place with his surroundings. During a break from another performance of her highly convincing pantomime, she ran up to Sherlock and whispered something in his ear.

“Sherlock, if you feel that this kind of performance is not interesting, you can go to the next studio and watch their play. They shoot a modern urban drama over there, using sets, which is easier to understand than the green screen here.”

Hearing Anya Taylor's words, Sherlock looked at the girl in front of him with great surprise. He had to admit that her thoughtfulness really surprised Sherlock.

Seeing Sherlock's expression, Anya Taylor stuck out her tongue cutely before speaking to Sherlock.

"Don't look at me like that. Although the film crew next door is an urban drama, the actors are all quite professional, and there's even an award-winning actor in it. Sometimes we young people go to watch and learn from the seniors' acting experience."

While explaining to Sherlock how he knew about the situation on the film set next door, he pushed Sherlock, urging him to go check on the other set.

Sherlock didn't refuse, after all, according to Anya Taylor, the film crew next door was much better than this 'performance' in front of them, surrounded by a group of people in a green screen, acting like they were having a fit of adolescent delusions.

Sherlock then strolled off to the adjacent film studio.

Perhaps because Anya Taylor and the others had made their presence felt, even though the filming of the movie should have followed the principle of secrecy from beginning to end, when Sherlock walked out of the studio, the staff of the next studio did not stop Sherlock and let him in.

When Sherlock entered the adjacent film studio, what he saw broadened his horizons considerably.

Besides special effects blockbusters like Anya Taylor's, which are all shot on green screens, and location shooting, another type of film shooting is set shooting in a studio.

To put it simply, it means setting up a scene in a huge studio that is indistinguishable from reality for filming.

The biggest advantage of this shooting method is that it is fast, convenient, and easy. You should know that no matter where you are, you have to apply in advance for location shooting. This is not as simple as just making a request. Transportation, personnel, scheduling, and security must all be considered in advance.

Each step involves a huge cost loophole and a lengthy process, which is why there are fewer and fewer movies being filmed on location.

Sherlock wasn't entirely confused about this, but when he entered the studio and saw the film crew shooting next door, and saw the man in an elegant suit standing in the kitchen cooking as if he were conducting a symphony, Sherlock was filled with questions.

At this moment, Sherlock really wanted to rush back to the next studio, drag Anya Taylor out, bring her here, and point at Mads Mikkelsen, who was performing, to give Anya Taylor, this slightly airheaded girl, a good talking-to.

No, you call Hannibal a modern urban drama?

Chapter 592 It turns out that Thor is definitely his biological son (Part 1)

Just as Sherlock was watching Mads Mikkelsen demonstrate his culinary skills with a speechless expression, a voice reached Sherlock's ear.

"Sherlock? What are you doing here?"

Turning his head to look in the direction of the sound, Sherlock saw a familiar figure: Odin!

At this moment, Odin, dressed in prison clothes and with his beard shaved, walked towards Sherlock with a look of surprise on his face, holding a thermos that smelled of coffee.

Sherlock was completely stunned when he saw Odin.

This time, he was truly dumbfounded. In Sherlock's mind, Odin should be on Broadway in New York, not in Hollywood!

"Odin? What are you doing here? No, shouldn't you be performing in a Broadway play?"

Sherlock looked at Odin, who was carrying a thermos, with a look of surprise on his face, and asked Odin the question that puzzled him.

Clearly, Odin seemed to have been waiting for Sherlock to ask him this question. After Sherlock asked the question, a strange sense of pride even appeared on Odin's face. He waved his hand at Sherlock with great smugness before pretending to be indifferent and saying to Sherlock.

"Hey~, that's all ancient history. My performance in a stage play caught the eye of a director, which means I was chosen to act in a movie, right?"

???

Hearing Odin's explanation and seeing Odin's smug and even proud expression, Sherlock felt terrible.

No, is that right?

Sherlock had never seen that kind of smugness and pride on Odin's face in Asgard. Why was this old man so smug now?

Most importantly, you're fucking trying to find some peace and quiet!

Acting in a stage play is one thing, after all, Sherlock and Thor are not exactly the kind of people who would step into a high-end place like a theater, but isn't it a bit much for you to act in a movie?

Wait a minute! Something's not right!

While Sherlock was mentally ranting, he suddenly realized something was amiss. He looked at Odin, who was holding a thermos and pleading for praise, with a very strange expression. After a long silence, he finally asked Odin.

"May I ask what role you're playing here?"

When Sherlock asked him a question, Odin really didn't hide anything at all. He pointed to Mads Mikkelsen's figure, who was busy in the set kitchen, and said to Sherlock in a cheerful tone.

"Isn't it obvious? I'm playing Hannibal Lecter in his later years, the older version of that young man cooking!"

At this point, Odin paused, then stroked his beardless chin and said to Sherlock with a hint of lingering interest.

"To be honest, I think this young man isn't as handsome as I was when I was young. I think he got the better deal playing his older self! But to be honest, although he's an actor, his cooking is really delicious and visually appealing; he's clearly put in the effort."

Sherlock: ...

Hearing Odin's words, Sherlock was completely disheartened. Good heavens, the worst had happened!

Who the hell was the genius who got Odin to play Hannibal? Although Odin's face does resemble Anthony Hopkins, who played Hannibal in The Silence of the Lambs, that's no reason to cast him as Hannibal!

Why would you cast a god-king as a deranged cannibal?

To be honest, Sherlock really thinks the screenwriter of this movie has reached the end of his career!

Seeing that Sherlock's expression was becoming increasingly strange, even a little distorted, Odin, contrary to his usual behavior, completely ignored Sherlock's odd expression and began to talk to Sherlock about his understanding of the character and acting skills.

Sherlock was even convinced that he would win a Best Supporting Actor award after the movie was released, which made him dizzy.

Sherlock didn't hear a word Odin said. Looking at Odin, who was talking non-stop in front of him, Sherlock really wanted to ask this Asgardian god-king who had handed Asgard over to Loki and Thor a good question.

Have you forgotten that you're exiled to Earth?

Goodness, the son was exiled to Earth and found true love, while the father was exiled to Earth and found passion?

Sherlock was now absolutely certain that Thor's simple-mindedness was mostly inherited from his mother! If he weren't Odin's biological son, Sherlock would have swallowed Mjolnir whole on the spot!

Watching Odin eloquently explain his understanding of the character to him, Sherlock, who had tried several times to interrupt Odin, couldn't find a single opportunity!

Sherlock really didn't want to hear Odin analyze what kind of psychology Uncle Mads, that perverted cannibal, was like! He didn't even want to hear Odin describe what the dishes Uncle Mads made tasted like, even though he knew it was just a film shoot and they wouldn't actually use human flesh!

Just as Sherlock was driven nearly mad by Odin's torment, frantically oscillating between trying to persuade Odin and trying to persuade himself, Anya Taylor, who had finished filming, rushed over.

Most importantly, it is clear that Anya Taylor and Odin are quite familiar with each other.

The moment Anya Taylor arrived and naturally took Sherlock's arm, Odin's gaze towards Sherlock changed slightly. That 'I know' expression, so blatantly disrespectful to elders, left Sherlock dumbfounded.

On the contrary, Anya Taylor didn't react to Odin's look. After chatting with Odin for a few minutes, she pulled Sherlock out of the studio.

After leaving the studio, Sherlock finally understood why Anya Taylor and Odin were so close; in the silly boy's own words...

"Mr. Odin is a very good person. He will carefully guide our acting skills and is even quite professional when it comes to understanding the psychology of the characters. He helped us analyze the psychology of the characters for a long time."

He even occasionally pulled Uncle Mai along to coach our acting skills. He was also quite easygoing, and sometimes when we came to observe and learn, he would bring us some snacks made by his wife. He was a gentle senior.

The name is a bit odd, though; it's the same as Odin, the king of the gods in Norse mythology!

Hearing the girl's words, Sherlock was both amused and exasperated. If these words were spoken in the universe, he would be roasted to death by the people of the Nine Realms.

Odin? Gentle? A good person?

Sherlock would have burned himself to ashes on the spot if either of these comments had even the slightest connection to Odin!

As for the name?

Even if you beat this silly girl to death, she would never have imagined that this old man named Odin is actually the King of Asgard in Norse mythology, who wields the eternal spear, the god-king Odin!

After taking a few deep breaths, Sherlock managed to suppress his urge to unleash a torrent of sarcastic remarks and, with a strange expression on his face, began to tour this so-called Hollywood with Anya Taylor.

However, to Sherlock's utter surprise, besides Odin, there was an even bigger surprise waiting for him!

Chapter 593 It turns out that Thor is definitely his biological son (Part 2)

Compared to the date with Tiffany, who had already become a man, the date with Anya Taylor was undoubtedly quite normal, nothing more than the usual eating and drinking between a man and a woman.

In a place like Hollywood, even Anya Taylor, as a star, isn't considered particularly remarkable.

However, this doesn't mean the date was without its hilarious moments. The truly explosive moment came as Anya Taylor suggested taking Sherlock to a magic show near sunset.

Honestly, after being tempered by Odin, when Sherlock heard Anya Taylor say she was going to take him to see a magic show, he vaguely sensed that something was wrong.

When Anya Taylor led him to the theater where the magic show was supposed to be performed, Sherlock's uneasy feeling became a reality almost instantly.

The so-called magic show was performed at the Chinese Theatre, the venue for the Oscars in Hollywood. Unlike the Oscar banquet, this was a commercial performance, and there were no reporters or anything like that around the theater; it was mostly just audience members.

Even so, the huge promotional posters hanging on the walls of the buildings surrounding the theater cannot be ignored!

Nima Frigg was thus openly and brazenly printed on posters and appeared on the exterior walls of the theater!

Sherlock was completely horrified when he saw the poster.

Well, to put it simply, they truly are players who grew up sleeping in their beds. Goodness, Odin seems to be so afraid that Thor, that silly goose, won't discover that he's on Earth that he went off to act in a movie. Frigga is even more outrageous; her own giant poster is blatantly hanging at the entrance of the theater.

The moment Sherlock saw the poster, his urge to criticize reached its peak, and even his initial expectations for the so-called magic performance completely vanished.

Because this isn't magic at all; it's just a pure sorcerer taking advantage of Muggles' lack of magical knowledge!

However, Sherlock couldn't tell Anya Taylor, an ordinary person, about these things. He could only blush and be dragged into the theater by Anya Taylor.

Once the performance started, Sherlock's mouth twitched non-stop.

Frigga has become so arrogant that she doesn't even bother to hide it anymore. Not only does she openly perform illusion magic on stage, but she also directly claims to be a witch who uses magic instead of sorcery!

Most importantly, whenever Frigga emphasized that she was a witch and that this was magic, the crowd would erupt in extremely enthusiastic cheers, making Sherlock's teeth ache.

What is this? This level of abstraction is comparable to that incredible stroke of luck that sent me through time!

It's like when the nurses in the delivery room rush out and ask you whether you want to save the mother or Paul, and you tell them you want to save the baby!

Throughout the entire performance, everyone was completely immersed in Frigga's illusion magic, except for Sherlock, who was constantly internally criticizing her without stopping!

Even after the performance ended, Sherlock seemed to be fleeing the scene, dragging Anya Taylor away with him.

Seriously, Sherlock no longer wants to deal with these two old folks who have completely forgotten their roots on Earth!

Although Anya Taylor didn't know why Sherlock was behaving this way, due to her personality, she didn't refuse and followed Sherlock as if escaping from the theater.

Now that the two have eaten, played, and even watched a performance, Sherlock could logically suggest having a deeper conversation with Anya Taylor.

But to everyone's surprise, Sherlock did not do that. Instead, he offered to take Anya Taylor home like a gentleman.

As for Anya Taylor, she was actually quite satisfied with Sherlock. She was satisfied with his appearance, personality, and even his physique. Most importantly, Sherlock also had a mysterious aura.

In particular, Anya Taylor was curious about the familiarity he unintentionally showed with Odin and Frigga, who were originally from two different worlds.