I really didn't want to burn it.

"Woman! You're asking for it!"

At that moment, the arrogant man's face revealed a clear murderous intent.

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Asgard, the temple.

A burst of noise woke Skati from her afternoon nap.

She leaned forward, her beautiful face full of displeasure and anger, her hands gripping the armrests of the throne.

"what happened?"

Skadi questioned Gershkogur, the Valkyrie girl who was serving her.

"Lady Skadi."

The girl immediately knelt down, her face filled with fear.

Everyone in Asgard knows that one must never disturb Lady Skadi while she is taking a nap.

The previous mission to find the outsider had failed, which had already caused her to lose face in front of Lady Skadi. If she angered Lady Skadi again, she probably wouldn't be able to stay in Valkyrie anymore.

"Get up, Gershikogur. Tell me, what has happened?"

Skadi had already sat down, crossed her legs, crossed her arms, and scrutinized the Valkyrie girl.

Unlike her deep sleep at night, Skadi's afternoon nap is a kind of magical power. In this way, Skadi can relive her memories of being with Leon in her dreams.

She was about to kiss Li Ang when the noise outside interrupted them.

This naturally displeased Skadi.

"Lady Skadi, it's Lady Thor."

“That brute?” Skadi scoffed, her face full of disdain. “He wouldn’t happen to be asking me for help because he can’t understand the ledgers, would he?”

"It shouldn't be...."

Gershkogur replied with a smirk, neither agreeing nor speaking up for Thor.

Whether it's Skadi or Thor, they are both people she can't afford to offend.

"Okay, I get it."

Skadi turned her face away and stared coldly at Gershkogur.

She was furious, and it had nothing to do with Miss Valkyrie. But regardless, Thor was currently the leader of Asgard, so she had to give him some face.

"Jer, let him in."

"OK……"

Jersikorgul nodded, turned and walked out of the main hall.

However, as she left, she muttered something under her breath.

"Jier?"

Whether it was Jeersikorgul's imagination or not, the way Lady Skadi spoke when instructing her just now reminded her of the man who had returned from the outer realms that she had met yesterday.

"It must be an illusion."

Jeersikorg shook his head, banishing his strange thoughts from his mind, and hurried to find Lord Thor to come in.

Thor rushed in. Skadi had just rubbed her eyes, trying to shake off the grogginess of waking from her afternoon nap, when the doors of her palace were violently broken open from the outside.

"Thor!"

Skadi's temper flared up.

"Are you planning to demolish my palace?"

"Of course not, I just think the door opens too slowly."

A blond man, clad in armor, with a short-handled divine hammer at his waist and a cloak draped over his back, strode aggressively into the hall.

“A brute is indeed a brute.” Skadi said with a sense of superiority. “Leon is right, you will never learn what politeness and humility are.”

Thor stomped hard, and a small crater appeared in the palace floor.

"You'd better watch your mouth, Giantess! I could easily execute you just because you're a giant!"

Skadi did not answer. She stared coldly at Thor, her divine power pressing down on him.

Thor crossed his arms and withstood the pressure from the other party.

"Are you here to argue with me?"

Skadi crossed her arms with her fingers, her purple eyes flashing with anger.

As expected, apart from Leon, the entire Asgardian race was full of scoundrels.

Wait, Li Ang doesn't seem to be an Aesir? Well, none of the Aesir are innocent.

"What do you want? If you don't, then get lost."

Skadi crossed her arms and gave Thor a cold command.

“Two Asgardian soldiers have gone missing while on patrol,” Thor said. “We lost contact with them just an hour ago.”

“So what? Maybe they were just taking a break and went to the brothels in Midgard for some fun,” Skadi said nonchalantly. “You know that ever since the long winter began, the quality of Asgardian soldiers has been declining day by day.”

"Stop being sarcastic. Why don't you extend the time?" Thor retorted irritably. "Just say that the Asgardian soldiers were no good after your husband left."

Skadi scoffed, "That's just the truth. Look at the rotten apples you've collected."

"okay!"

A bolt of lightning flashed across Thor's body, and two unusual sparks flickered from the crystal chandelier above the palace.

“I’m not here to argue with you,” Thor said seriously. “Those two soldiers went missing while fighting the Titans.”

"and then?"

"They were ambushed by the cunning giants!"

Thor roared, spittle flying onto his beard.

"These giants dare to lay a hand on the great Asgardian soldiers! We must punish them! Let them know who the true ruler of the Nine Realms is!"

Thor spoke while brandishing his fists, his movements filled with violence and savagery.

"Blood debts must be repaid in blood! Jotunheim must pay the price for his actions!"

Thor's words made Skadi frown.

She remembered something Li Ang had said before:

If you want to add a crime, there is nothing wrong with it.

Chapter 258 A Trip for Three

"Thor, are you preparing to start a war?"

Skadi stared blankly at Thor, who was standing in the center of the hall.

"This is just blood for blood!" Thor said solemnly. "Of course, if you think it's war, then it is."

Skadi shouted, "Do you know what it means to wage war against the giants?!"

It's not that Skadi has any fondness for giants.

Despite being born into the giant race, Skadi didn't feel that those races whose minds were only focused on fighting had anything to do with her.

Skadi was truly concerned about the consequences of a full-scale war between Asgard and the giants.

Ragnarok.

After the long winter, the war between the Aesir and the giants became known as Ragnarok.

This isn't about who wins or loses; it's about everything returning to the original chaos.

Skadi had always been trying to avoid Ragnarok. She didn't want Leon to return from his travels one day to find nothing but ruins.

She longed to stand before the warm temple doors and say "Welcome back" to her weary husband from his journey.

This was Skadi's original and most fervent wish.

This is precisely why Skadi and Thor formed an alliance to continue the existence of Asgard.

Thor's thoughts were much simpler than Skadi's; he simply didn't want Asgard to be destroyed and wanted to protect his home.

After Odin fell into slumber, Skadi used her divine power and authority to prolong the long winter.

Thor, who held the reins of power, proposed a plan to hunt down the giants, aiming to gradually weaken the giant race by strangling those who left Jotunheim.

Thor and Skadi believed that if all the giants were killed during the eternal winter, the prophesied war would never come.

But now, Thor is actually going to overturn this plan and launch a direct war against the giants.

Keep in mind that they have only hunted down some weak giants so far, and Jotunheim's fighting strength has not been reduced too much.

Conversely, the Frost Giants, who make up the vast majority of the giant race, can unleash even greater fighting power in winter.

"No! I absolutely disagree!"

Skadi, who did not want to see Asgard fall and Leon homeless, directly refused.

“It’s pointless. I’m here to inform you, not to discuss things with you,” Thor said emotionlessly. “You can join or you can leave. In any case, losing your Valkyrie troops won’t have a big impact.”

"Thor! Son of Odin! You...you...you are..."

Skadi was so angry at Thor's rudeness that she couldn't speak. She gasped for breath, and the snow-white skin from her cheeks to her neck turned crimson.

Thor, however, showed no fear and faced the goddess's wrath head-on.

"Thor, tell me. Do you hate giants that much?"

“Of course I hate them,” Thor said directly. “After my two brothers were killed by the giants’ schemes, I’ve always wanted to destroy them!”

The brothers Thor mentioned were naturally the God of Light and the God of Darkness, who were framed by Loki.

“I understand.” Skadi leaned back wearily in her chair, her face full of exhaustion. “I’ll have the Valkyries do the reconnaissance. The rest is up to you.”

Thor didn't express his gratitude; he simply nodded roughly and strode out of Skadi's palace.

"Lady Skadi!" Gershkogur asked anxiously, "Are we just going to let Lord Thor start a war like this?"

Skadi said irritably, "What else can we do? This must have been a pre-planned scenario. Even if no Asgardian soldiers had gone missing, he would have deliberately orchestrated this. Believe it or not, if Thor really can't find anything wrong with the Titans, he will use the fact that Titans walk with their right foot first as a reason to start a war."

"How could this be?" Gershikogur exclaimed in astonishment. "Lord Thor wouldn't be so unreasonable, would he?"

“Jel, you’re too young. Thor presupposed the outcome of war with Jotunheim from the very beginning, and then kept finding reasons to justify it.”

Skadi pinched her brow, her face full of fatigue.

Jeersikorgul fell silent, looking at a tapestry behind Skadi.

There was a painting on the tapestry depicting a young man with dark hair kneeling before Odin, who was holding the Spear of Eternity.

"Lady Skadi, do you think Lord Leon might know how to stop the war?"

"Him? Forget about it."

Skadi shook her head, then laughed out loud as if she had thought of something.

"That man is a cunning fellow. He would never go against Thor's wishes. On the contrary, he would do everything he could to help Asgard win and reduce casualties."

"Hey?"

Jeersikorgur hadn't expected this answer.

However, Skadi pondered for a moment, stroking her chin, and then said, "However, if Leon were here, Odin certainly wouldn't have slept for so long. In that case... we might have already started a war."

Odin has always been a proponent of Ragnarok, believing that the new world after Ragnarok will be better.

The Aesir have completed their mission and should now depart in Ragnarok.

"Forget it, let's not talk about him."

Skadi withdrew her gaze from the painting and ordered Jereshkogur, "For the next period of time, you Valkyries will enter a state of war and begin a thorough reconnaissance of the Nine Realms to ensure all situations are under control."

"Yes!"