I really didn't want to burn it.

"Li Ang, did you stay up late again last night?"

"Ah~~"

Li Ang rubbed the corner of his eye with his fingers and muttered to himself, "Yeah, I've been overdoing it with studying. The book the teacher gave me this time is too profound."

Loki rolled his eyes and said, "You really are a bookworm. Is studying rune magic and all that really that interesting?"

Li Ang calmly replied, "It's not interesting, but it's useful."

The fact that he could actively learn runes to complete the tasks of that unreliable system, and also learn mysterious spells that he could never have learned before his transmigration, was enough for him to study seriously.

At this time, Li Ang was inexperienced and his understanding of his own system was limited to the fact that it was unreliable.

In a few hundred or a thousand years, Li Ang's attitude towards this system will escalate to cursing.

“It works. You’re really serious. You should learn from Thor and come out with me more often.”

Loki had absolutely no interest in learning Leon's runes. If it weren't for the fact that Leon was the only one who could talk to him right now, he would definitely prefer to go to Thor.

Because that silly, simple-minded person is easier to tease and have fun with.

Li Ang glanced at Loki, and roughly guessed what he was thinking.

Despite being Odin's sworn brother, Loki preferred to hang out with younger figures like Thor, showing no respect for his elders. This is why Loki's mythological accounts are almost entirely connected to Thor.

No wonder this guy went from being an uncle to a younger brother in modern times; he's definitely a younger brother.

Li Ang casually closed the chat box. "That's a Marvel modification; it has absolutely nothing to do with them."

Li Ang is currently very tolerant and magnanimous towards the system's criticisms, and will even offer explanations instead of directly telling it to "get lost" as he will later do.

"Hey, do you know why we've gathered everyone here today?"

Loki's expression clearly showed signs of impatience, probably because he had been waiting for too long.

"Regarding the matter with the giants," Leon replied, "Shaki's daughter, Skadi, has come to Asgard to demand an explanation for her father's death."

"That stupid giant... he deserved to die!"

Upon hearing a name that could become a source of psychological trauma for him, Loki's expression turned to one of gritted teeth.

"Didn't you cause this whole mess?"

Li Ang pinched the bridge of his nose helplessly. Even though he had a very good relationship with Loki, Li Ang had to admit that this guy was truly a dedicated pioneer in the world of troublemaking, a mischievous imp who roamed the Nordic lands.

Loki was indignant: "Hey, it was Shaki who tried to grab me first, okay?"

"You were the one who stopped giving him meat first, weren't you?"

How could Loki admit his mistake? "Bullshit, that was just him using the problem to his advantage. He had his eye on Eden from the beginning and was just using the problem as an excuse to make a fuss."

"..."

Li Ang touched his nose, unsure of what to say; the matter itself was a mess.

The incident began when Odin and Loki went on a picnic and had a barbecue, and Shaki took the opportunity to cause trouble.

The guy said that unless he gets some meat, the meat will never be cooked through.

Odin, not wanting to cause trouble, agreed.

But Loki couldn't stand it, so he directly poked the old giant's anus with a wooden stick.

So Loki was captured by Shaki, who had been sodomized. Shaki said that unless Loki was exchanged for Eden, the goddess of youth, and the apple of youth, he would be locked up for life and forced to offer his anus.

To preserve his chastity, Loki had no choice but to trick Eden into going out and giving her to Shaki, before returning to Asgard himself.

It has to be said that Loki is quite adept at courting death. He secretly kept such an important matter a secret, trying to cover it up.

But this matter couldn't be kept secret at all, because the gods, having lost Eden and the apple of youth, began to age, and it would be strange if the gods didn't notice.

And that was it. Faced with gods who wanted not only his anus but also his life, Loki could only try to find Eden.

But Loki was good at tricking people. He deliberately let Shakki chase after him, and then had the gods set fire to the gates of Asgard, burning Shakki to death.

This incident has had a very negative impact, but it's hard to say who is right and who is wrong.

Even if Loki had refrained from assaulting Shaki's anus, Shaki would have found another way to obtain Eden.

But in the end, it was Loki who started this whole thing, so Asgard is somewhat in the wrong.

So when Shaki's daughter Skadi came to Asgard later, Asgard was in a difficult position.

Shaki held a high position among the giants, and Skadi, who succeeded him, was fully capable of rallying a group of giants to wage war against Asgard.

Odin had just managed to subdue the giants, and he had no intention of starting another war.

Since he didn't want war, Odin had no choice but to negotiate with Skadi. No matter how unhappy he was, Odin had to at least make concessions on the surface.

"I heard that the teacher granted the giantess two requests: that she find a husband in Asgard and that she laugh once."

Leon looked at Loki: "The task of laughing should fall to you now, right?"

Loki, as the catalyst for this incident, has no way to escape.

However, given that Loki is already married, he will definitely need to complete his next mission.

Anyway, Loki was a regular at Asgardian banquets, so he was perfect for making people laugh.

“Yeah.” Loki chuckled, winking at Leon, “Want to know what I’m planning to do?”

"It'll probably be difficult... People are holding grudges, so laughing at them usually won't help," Li Ang analyzed, stroking his chin.

They're just looking for trouble; making people laugh isn't an easy thing.

Loki's face flushed with laughter as he lowered his voice and said, "So I'm going to use my [beep-!] and a goat for a tug-of-war."

Upon hearing this answer, Li Ang's mouth twitched involuntarily, and he said with disgust, "That's so dirty..."

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PS: In mythology, Loki did this just to make Skadi laugh.

Skadi was amused by Loki's behavior, and then she and the Aesir reconciled with a smile.

However, Loki was later punished for Badr's actions.

The gods bound him to a giant rock and placed a venomous snake dripping with poison on his head; this snake was placed by Skadi.

This could be considered a case of fortunes changing every thirty years. →_→

Chapter 264 Miss Skadi, I will become your husband.

Loki ignored Li Ang's disdain and nodded proudly: "Hehe, I don't believe that woman won't laugh when she sees this scene."

Li Ang sighed and rubbed his forehead: "You're just being a scoundrel."

But he had to admit that Loki's shameless antics were indeed funny.

After all, Loki's actions were not only extremely damaging to him, but also highly insulting.

Anyway, Li Ang wouldn't dare to do that, not even in private. What if the goat tore his little Li Ang apart?

"quiet!"

Odin noticed Leon and Loki's conversation, glared at them, and slammed his holy spear down hard.

The two who had been whispering immediately fell silent, but their shrugging shoulders showed that they were still up to something.

Odin, too lazy to deal with these two clowns, shouted, "Bring Skadi, daughter of Shaki, into the hall!"

Upon receiving the order, the Asgardian soldiers brought a woman over.

Li Ang sized up the woman following behind the soldier. Although she looked a little haggard, it couldn't hide her stunning beauty.

As if by telepathy, the woman glanced in Li Ang's direction.

However, Li Ang could not see a trace of life in her beautiful eyes. In those large, lifeless eyes, there was only one emotion besides despair—resentment.

Li Ang felt that this woman had lost the color of life and looked like a living shell.

"What a messed-up world..."

Li Ang scratched his head, a hint of helplessness on his face.

He had heard about the recent situation in Jotunheim. After Shaki's death, the giants were very restless and hoped to make a big deal out of Shaki's death, or even launch a war against Asgard.

But that's simply unrealistic. Asgard now is not in the Ragnarok period, but at its peak.

Therefore, Skadi's task was to appease the giants while simultaneously arguing with Asgard.

However, Asgard did not seem to care much about Skadi's attitude; in fact, it was somewhat humiliating.

Odin doesn't want war, but he's not so weak as to adopt a policy of appeasement towards the giants.

When faced with Skadi's questioning, Odin's attitude was always resolute and carried a strong sense of oppression.

However, Jotunheim and Asgard seem to have forgotten an important fact: the person who died, the one who triggered this incident, was the young woman's father.

The pressure of war, the discontent of her people, the ridicule of her enemies, and the grief of losing her loved ones all combined to make it almost impossible for Skadi to breathe.

This world, which had no feelings for her personally and only used her as a tool, gradually drove the woman to despair.

Now, this young girl also has to face immense pressure and the mockery from the Asgardians.

Li Ang noticed that when Skadi entered the hall, the Asgardian gods all wore expressions of disdain.

The goddesses even openly commented on Skadi's appearance.

Of course, none of these people were saying anything nice.

"A mere giant dares to want to marry Baldr? I really don't know where she gets her confidence from?"

"There's nothing we can do about it; after all, he's a giant from the mountains."

"Hehe, what a shameless woman. She deserves to have her father die."

……

Hearing these words, Li Ang frowned slightly.

To be honest, Leon himself didn't really like Baldr, who was adored by the Asgardians.

Despite the other person being tall, handsome, and charming, and beloved by all things in the world, Li Ang, influenced by his reading of Norse mythology, always felt that the other person was all show and no substance.

A true Asgardian warrior should be brave and strong, unafraid of death. Yet Baldr lamented over his nightmares of death and begged his mother for help like a child.

In Li Ang's view, Bader's behavior had really disgraced his teacher.

Loki shared a similar sentiment with Leon, and after hearing the praise for Baldr from those around him, he curled his lip in disdain.

"I really don't know what's so good about that pretentious guy. They're all just a bunch of visual creatures. Don't you think so, Li Ang?"

“Well, Baldr is, after all, the teacher’s son, so we can’t make it too obvious,” Leon advised Loki.

In the future, Loki will plot against Baldr out of jealousy, leading to Baldr's death and thus setting the stage for Ragnarok.

"But I probably wouldn't be around by then, would I?"

Leon looked at Loki with a hint of sympathy.

The Asgardian gods' discussions naturally reached Skadi's ears, but she no longer reacted.

In fact, Skadi didn't even care about her own image anymore, so why would she care about the gossip around her?

Her long hair was disheveled and haphazardly draped over her shoulders; her eyes were bloodshot but without any tear stains, as if she had cried herself dry; her face was so pale that it was devoid of any color, and she looked withered.

All she can do now is use the last chance she's earned with her body to choose Baldr during the upcoming husband selection process, so that she can thoroughly humiliate Asgard.

Leon was unaware of Skadi's innermost thoughts. But as a member of Asgard, the thought that Asgard was one of the culprits who had driven such a beautiful woman to this point filled him with guilt.

Skadi stopped before Odin's throne and said to him in a slightly hoarse voice, "Skadi, daughter of Shaki, has come to pay homage."

The woman did not kneel; she simply stood there.

"..."

Odin narrowed his one eye. He didn't take offense at the other's rudeness, but said emotionlessly, "Please accept my condolences, Skadi. I am also saddened by the death of your father, Shaki. I have raised his eyes to the sky and turned them into stars, hoping that he can forever protect the Nine Realms from the heavens."

"What hypocritical political rhetoric. I wonder who started it all."

Loki curled his lip in disdain, clearly scoffing at Odin's words. But then, he chuckled to himself.

"What a poor girl, she's probably going to make a huge fool of herself later."