Chapter 361 The reason why I can't be the Supreme Mage is actually…
“Ah ha! It really is you, Walt. You said you weren’t a mage, but you even know space magic.”
Thor arrived at the scene, carrying Mjolnir.
Seeing Shimizu, a simple and honest smile immediately appeared on his face.
“Alright, Thor, they are here to find me.”
The naturally bold Asgardians rarely use these etiquettes in life, but that doesn't mean they don't know how.
“Father, he is…”
Even a reckless character like Thor could see Odin's formality towards Gu Yi at this moment.
This was the importance given to a powerhouse of the same level as a Skyfather.
As Earth is one of the Nine Realms of Asgard, Odin, as the nominal ruler of the Nine Realms, must have had dealings with the Supreme Mage who has guarded Earth for thousands of years.
With Odin around, he could block many gazes from the stars for Earth, and facing the Supreme Mage, who possessed considerable strength and controlled an Infinity Stone, the battle-hardened Odin in his youth must have suffered losses, which is why he never interfered with Earth.
“Thor, this is the Supreme Mage from Midgard, the most powerful mage in the Nine Realms.”
The strongest mage in the Nine Realms?
Isn't the number one mage in the Nine Realms his own stupid brother, Loki?
Thor looked at Gu Yi with scrutinizing eyes, his tiger eyes full of interested flavor.
To be valued so much by his father, he must be very good at fighting, right?
“Your Majesty Odin, your ravens should have already delivered the message, right? Walt needs to borrow the power of the World Tree once. I am here to introduce the two of you to each other.”
Gu Yi straightened his body and said to Odin.
On this occasion, he put on airs again.
Shimizu looked at Gu Yi's pretentious appearance and curled his lips in disdain.
“Introduce? Haha, leave the introduction to me! Father, this is Walt, who is both a warrior and a wizard. He is as smart as Loki, no, even smarter than Loki. Back in Midgard, every move of Loki was guessed by him. He is just like you, possessing the wisdom to see the future!”
Thor laughed and walked towards Shimizu, patting Shimizu's shoulder forcefully.
Odin's expression changed upon hearing this, and he looked at Gu Yi.
The latter just showed Odin a profound smile.
Odin suddenly said:
“Thor, go and inform your mother, and let her arrange a banquet. We must welcome the Supreme Mage and Master Walt.”
“Hey! It's just a matter of informing. Brother, please do me a favor. I have to entertain my friends here. Remember to let mother bring out the fine wine that I have treasured for five hundred years.”
Thor didn't listen to Odin's intention to send him away at all. Instead, he patted the shoulder of an Asgardian guard beside him and shouted loudly.
“This…”
The Asgardian guard glanced at Odin.
Although Thor was the Crown Prince, Odin was the current God-King of Asgard.
“Go, let Frigga prepare it. Thor, since that's the case, Master Walt will be entertained by you. Gu Yi and I still have things to discuss.”
Odin waved his hand helplessly.
In front of outsiders, it was not convenient for him to reprimand his stupid son, whose brain was only filled with hammers and muscles.
Moreover, he had some things he wanted to discuss with Gu Yi.
“Okay! Come, Walt, let me introduce you to my friends. This is Volstagg, the Lion of the Palace. He has the best appetite in the palace.”
Thor pointed to a fat man who was more than two meters tall, with a fat and strong body, and a golden helmet with something that looked like vegetable leaves on his head.
“Excellent warriors generally have a large appetite. I can tell that you are an excellent warrior.”
Shimizu shook hands with Volstagg.
“Ah ha, Thor, I like this guy.”
Volstagg grinned.
“This is Sif, Heimdall's sister.”
Thor pulled over a tall female swordsman in silver armor.
“I heard you beat Loki up badly. I want to say, good job.”
Sif said with a smile.
“Uh…because Loki pranked Sif when they were young and cut off her hair, their relationship is not very good, but we often go to the battlefield together, and they are all trustworthy comrades. It's just that Loki is now locked up in prison, and it's not open to outsiders, so it's not convenient for me to take you to see him.”
Thor was a little embarrassed and put his mouth next to Shimizu's ear, explaining in a low voice, not wanting Shimizu to see Loki.
“By the way, there are Hogun and Fandral. They, along with Volstagg, are known as the Warriors Three of the Palace. They are also very reliable partners on the battlefield. I'll take you to see them!”
Thor excitedly pulled Shimizu to find Hogun and Fandral again.
At this time, Odin and Gu Yi also came to a place where no one would disturb them for the time being.
“You have changed your successor? But he looks more reliable than mine.”
Odin rested his hands on the white jade railing and asked Gu Yi beside him.
“I'm not sure yet. I can only say that compared to before, he now truly has a chance.
The future is always changing, and this change is different from the past. You have the ability to predict the future, so you should be able to feel it.”
Gu Yi said to Odin.
Odin has many divine duties. He represents kingship, wisdom, poetry, war, and other divine rights, and prophecy is also included.
“Prophecy is different from directly seeing the future. I can only see part of the future, not like you.”
Odin held the Gungnir spear, looked at the prosperous Asgard, and said to Gu Yi beside him.
According to his original prophecy, the prosperous Asgard in front of him would eventually be destroyed.
“You haven't prophesied for at least two years.”
Gu Yi suddenly said very decisively.
Because if Odin had noticed the changes in the future, he would not have answered so vaguely.
“That change, did it start two years ago?”
After Odin realized that Gu Yi was testing him, he reacted.
There was nothing he could do, his intelligence was lacking.
She could observe the future at any time, but he couldn't.
“My divine power has become so strong that it is almost uncontrollable. In order to prevent the divine power from going out of control, I have not used divine power unless absolutely necessary since two years ago. I even perform the Odin Sleep once every winter to suppress the divine power.”
Odin sighed slightly.
The older the Asgardians are, the stronger they become. As time goes by, their divine power will become stronger and stronger.
If they were just ordinary Asgardians, no matter how strong they were, there would be a limit, and there would be no riots.
But Odin was the God-King.
Part of his divine power was inherited from his father, the previous God-King Bor, which means that five thousand years ago Odin's divine power was called Bor's divine power, and five thousand years before that it was Buri's divine power.
Similarly, Odin's divine power will also be inherited by Thor in the future.
The God-King's power is the greatest in Asgard. As the crown prince, even if Thor hasn't inherited Odin's divine power yet, he still has the strength of a Skyfather-level being.
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Excluding Hela, who is sealed, his strength is second only to Odin in Asgard.
Odin possesses the divine power of three generations of God-Kings. When he was young and strong, it wasn't a problem, but now Odin is nearing the end of his lifespan, and his control ability has begun to decline.
"That kid, Walter, started changing two years ago, which led to his achievements today. I suspect it's related to some extra-dimensional demon god."
Gu Yi replied to Odin.
"Then you still dare to consider it? Are you planning to introduce other demon gods to fight against him?"
Odin continued to ask Gu Yi.
"If it's about introducing other demon gods, then Strange can do it better, even the best."
Gu Yi shook her head.
Most mages rely on external forces to cast spells, heavily dependent on extra-dimensional demon gods. Even the Vishanti, who represent neutral order, require a price to be paid. Gu Yi usually steals Dormammu's dark energy and never intends to pay the price.
Because her stealing methods are clever enough, and Dormammu can't do anything about Gu Yi, he can only let her do as she pleases, planning to devour and assimilate her into his dark wizard after the dark energy has eroded her to a certain extent.
Such Skyfather-level mages are rare.
Gu Yi is well aware of Dormammu's plan, so she has already found a way out.
No matter how awesome the Lord of the Dark Dimension is, he can't be more awesome than the Eternal God.
But if he doesn't have this ability, then he has to mortgage a piece of his soul, a part of his liver, just like Strange after he took office, first exchange for power, and then slowly solve it with other methods.
It is precisely because of this that he was able to possess the power to serve as the Supreme Mage in less than a year of studying magic.
But no matter what method Strange uses, what kind of fancy operations he uses to avoid the price, he will eventually have to pay. In fact, it is not as enjoyable as Gu Yi's free ride.
"Some time ago, Walter researched a set of methods from somewhere that looks very similar to the Qi refining methods of the Kunlun cultivators. It weakens some of the influences he receives. If he can eliminate these influences before I step down, perhaps he won't be worse than Strange."
"Can't you see if he can eliminate them?"
"He is constantly changing, as if he updates and strengthens every once in a while. Every subtle change will bring a trace of change to the world's predetermined infinite futures, so I have to observe the future every once in a while to ensure the normal course of the world."
Gu Yi emphasized.
Odin understood.
In other words, Walter brings too many variables.
"Then you came to me, definitely because you saw the future with the Time Stone and are sure that I will help you, and the reason I will choose to help you is definitely because the changes brought by Walter have also changed the future of Asgard, and it's a good change."
Odin looked at Gu Yi and said affirmatively.
"You know, your queen doesn't have much time left. She will fall in an accident."
"And one of the changed futures brought by Walter can save Frigga?"
Odin clenched the railing with both hands.
After being husband and wife for thousands of years, his relationship with Frigga behind him is still very deep.
"The established future will head towards the world's original inertia. There are some destined things that we cannot change. Once we do, we will be smashed to pieces by this inertia, and we will not be able to bring much change. So, in the past, we could only guide this inertia in the direction we wanted."
This is what the Eastern magic world often says: the general trend cannot be reversed, but small things can be changed.
However, when the track deviates slightly, even if the general direction does not change, many things can still be changed."
Gu Yi put one hand behind her back, unfathomable, looking like a master with a broad and profound aura.
Odin asked again: "Must Walter take action?"
Gu Yi: "He is the core of the change, and this time letting him leave this world is also an experiment to see how much change will occur after he returns from other dimensions.
However, a certain law can be determined: the stronger he becomes, the more things he changes. As the source of change, the more you contact him, the more changes will happen to you.
If you want to save Frigga, you can only let him take action. Even if you and I are strong, we may be shattered by the general trend."
The old God-King pondered for a while, looking at Frigga, who was presiding over the arrangement of the banquet venue below.
"I agree, but as the source of change, letting him control the Time Stone directly would be a better way to control the changes he brings, wouldn't that be a safer approach?"
"I know, this experiment is also a test and assessment, to test what the demon god state and thoughts behind him are, whether he will do anything after leaving this world, and also to see if he can withstand the pressure brought by the demon god."
Gu Yi explained with a calm expression, but sighed in her heart.
She actually wanted to retire earlier, whether it was Walter or Strange, either would be fine.
But the problem is, no matter what changes happen in the future, that kid Walter is going to hold some Supreme Mage memorial concert.
For Gu Yi, this is very troublesome.
Damn it, if I really give you the position of Supreme Mage, wouldn't that be screwing myself over!
The banquet organized by Frigga started quickly.
The food on Asgard has certain differences from that on Earth. The types of various melons and fruits are different from those on Earth. Even because the upper limit of alcohol content in normal wines is only one hundred, which is not enough for some physically strong Asgardians, they often add magic when brewing wine.
Thor even took out a small bottle of millennium-aged wine.
Even though his physical strength exceeds that of ordinary people, Qingshui only dared to take a sip of this kind of wine that can even knock down Asgardians, and then went to drink the three-to-five-hundred-year-old wines that the people in the Immortal Palace often drink.
Well, it's also very strong.
"Aha! Another bottle!"
"Hogun! Put some effort! I bet a lot on you!"
"Volstagg, beautiful! If you win, I'll take you to the tavern tomorrow!"
Hogun and Volstagg started fighting in the center of the banquet as they drank.
This is a tradition of the Asgardians. They admire bravery and martial arts, believing that martial arts competitions are the most exciting program and the best way to entertain guests besides fine wine.
