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Chapter 705 Leaving Asgard
Being moved and then getting married, this seems to be the basic formula of worldly love. There is a saying that worldly love often originates from love at first sight. Let's put aside this extreme idea for now. In short, once you fall for someone, he or she must have something that attracts you.
Malekith was no exception. Of course, he was not moved by the Elf Queen, but by the entire Alfheim.
The Light Elves have never fallen into civil war since their birth. The stable and harmonious society without turmoil has become the best soil, allowing all disciplines to have ample room for growth.
The knowledge accumulated by the Light Elves is enormous, so enormous that Malekith was dumbfounded.
Therefore, Malekith changed his strategy. He decided to directly annex Alfheim. This would not only give him knowledge, population, and land, but also indirectly weaken Asgard.
After all, although no agreement was explicitly signed, Alfheim was indeed on good terms with Asgard.
Originally, there were ten Worlds on the World Tree: Asgard led by the Asgardian Gods, Vanaheim where the Vanir Gods lived, Alfheim the Kingdom of the Light Elves, Nidavellir where the Dwarves dwelled, Midgard the human World, Jotunheim occupied by the Frost Giants, Svartalfheim where the Dark Elves were entrenched, Helheim led by Hela, Muspelheim the Realm of Fire, and Heaven of the angels.
Among them, Asgard, Vanaheim, and Nidavellir are united. Alfheim belongs to the alliance affiliated with the union of these three Nations. Heaven is purely mercenary, siding with whoever pays more.
Apart from Midgard being relatively special, the rest are completely disorganized.
The three-realm alliance led by Asgard is very solid. Whenever one of them is attacked, the other two will rush to help. This is also why Asgard has never been defeated.
It's not just because the Leader of Asgard is God King Odin, but also the three-kingdom union, as solid as an iron wall, is one of the important reasons.
Therefore, in order to deal with this alliance, Hela secretly formed her own alliance by uniting so many Kingdoms. For their own benefit, Malekith and others also joined this alliance.
However, Malekith joined for his own benefit, and he believed that others were the same. Therefore, this weak bond could not bring Malekith a sense of safety at all.
Malekith decided to find a way out for himself, and taking Alfheim under his command was the first step.
Laufey was only surprised for a moment at Malekith's decision, and then he understood. This guy who only acts for personal gain must have found something he wanted.
However, Laufey didn't care about this. He only cared about when he could attack Asgard and squeeze out Odin's other eye. So, after the Dark Elves' army arrived, Laufey left with the Frost Giants.
This is also why Malekith chose Laufey instead of others to help him. Frost Giants are mostly taciturn in personality. No matter what you want them to do, as long as you explain it clearly, they won't be talkative, and only roar wildly during battle.
Malekith waved goodbye to Laufey and his army, and then turned to walk towards his own army. He would be busy for a while.
At this point, Alfheim fell into Malekith's hands without anyone noticing. The peace of the Nine Realms may begin to collapse from this moment.
…
Two days have passed since the last sparring with Thor. During this time, Thor has been entertaining Yang Le and Gwen. He drove his war vehicle pulled by flying goats, taking them to tour the entire Asgard.
They saw many animals and plants that they could not see on Earth. Animals like four-horned goats and dragons are relatively common. They even saw Asgardians hunting dragons.
According to Thor, this is normal in Asgard. Gwen was surprised by this. In her awareness, dragons should be very powerful animals. How could they become prey like hares in Asgard?
In response, Thor also explained with a smile that dragons are indeed very strong creatures, but it depends on who you compare them with. Asgardians' physical fitness is not worse than ordinary dragons, not to mention they can also use weapons.
Moreover, not all dragons are strong. The gap between dragons is very large. Some dragons even Thor has to deal with carefully, and some dragons are so weak that several Asgardians with weapons can hunt them unscathed as long as they cooperate properly.
Some Asgardian young people who are strict with themselves even regard hunting giant dragons as their coming-of-age ceremony. From this, it can be seen what Asgardians' positioning of giant dragons is.
For them, a dragon is a creature that is difficult to deal with alone, but not worth mentioning when there are many people. Of course, this does not include those giant dragons of extraordinary level.
The unusual worldview of Asgardians gave Gwen a lesson. Gwen even considered whether to choose a major related to mythology after going to university; after all, there is Thor, such an encyclopedia.
Of course, Yang Le quickly dissuaded Gwen. The real Asgard and Asgard in mythological legends are vastly different. Perhaps the truth Gwen gets is just nonsense in the eyes of the public. At that time, all that awaits her are zero points and failing grades.
Gwen felt that what Yang Le said made sense, and then gave up the idea that came to her mind on a whim.
Although the university major has not been decided, Gwen has to admit that the Asgard tour these days is indeed great. This is a wonderful experience that cannot be experienced anywhere on Earth.
But happy times are always short. Yang Le and Gwen cannot always stay in Asgard. After all, there is a lot of mess waiting to be cleaned up on Earth, and they have not touched the network for three days.
Asgard does not have the internet. For a modern human, not having the internet is absolutely unacceptable. Even Yang Le felt uneasy after not touching his mobile phone for two days.
Crap, this time it really has become a generation deeply poisoned by internet addiction.
In short, for various reasons, Yang Le and Gwen bid farewell to Thor. Although the latter was a little reluctant, he still agreed to let them leave, but before that, Thor hoped that they could go back with him to see Odin and Frigga again.
The two naturally had no objections. Riding Thor's flying goat war vehicle, they returned to Asgard and bid farewell to God King Odin and Queen Frigga.
"Is that so..." A trace of melancholy was revealed in Odin's single eye, just like an elder facing a child who is about to travel far away.
Yang Le was a little silent. During these days in Asgard, Odin always looked at him with the gaze of a younger generation. Although he didn't say it, Yang Le knew that Odin did indeed consider him as an Asgardian.
[Author's note - Irrelevant to translation]
(End of this chapter)
Being moved and then getting married, this seems to be the basic formula of worldly love. There is a saying that worldly love often originates from love at first sight. Let's put aside this extreme idea for now. In short, once you fall for someone, he or she must have something that attracts you.
Malekith was no exception. Of course, he was not moved by the Elf Queen, but by the entire Alfheim.
The Light Elves have never fallen into civil war since their birth. The stable and harmonious society without turmoil has become the best soil, allowing all disciplines to have ample room for growth.
The knowledge accumulated by the Light Elves is enormous, so enormous that Malekith was dumbfounded.
Therefore, Malekith changed his strategy. He decided to directly annex Alfheim. This would not only give him knowledge, population, and land, but also indirectly weaken Asgard.
After all, although no agreement was explicitly signed, Alfheim was indeed on good terms with Asgard.
Originally, there were ten Worlds on the World Tree: Asgard led by the Asgardian Gods, Vanaheim where the Vanir Gods lived, Alfheim the Kingdom of the Light Elves, Nidavellir where the Dwarves dwelled, Midgard the human World, Jotunheim occupied by the Frost Giants, Svartalfheim where the Dark Elves were entrenched, Helheim led by Hela, Muspelheim the Realm of Fire, and Heaven of the angels.
Among them, Asgard, Vanaheim, and Nidavellir are united. Alfheim belongs to the alliance affiliated with the union of these three Nations. Heaven is purely mercenary, siding with whoever pays more.
Apart from Midgard being relatively special, the rest are completely disorganized.
The three-realm alliance led by Asgard is very solid. Whenever one of them is attacked, the other two will rush to help. This is also why Asgard has never been defeated.
It's not just because the Leader of Asgard is God King Odin, but also the three-kingdom union, as solid as an iron wall, is one of the important reasons.
Therefore, in order to deal with this alliance, Hela secretly formed her own alliance by uniting so many Kingdoms. For their own benefit, Malekith and others also joined this alliance.
However, Malekith joined for his own benefit, and he believed that others were the same. Therefore, this weak bond could not bring Malekith a sense of safety at all.
Malekith decided to find a way out for himself, and taking Alfheim under his command was the first step.
Laufey was only surprised for a moment at Malekith's decision, and then he understood. This guy who only acts for personal gain must have found something he wanted.
However, Laufey didn't care about this. He only cared about when he could attack Asgard and squeeze out Odin's other eye. So, after the Dark Elves' army arrived, Laufey left with the Frost Giants.
This is also why Malekith chose Laufey instead of others to help him. Frost Giants are mostly taciturn in personality. No matter what you want them to do, as long as you explain it clearly, they won't be talkative, and only roar wildly during battle.
Malekith waved goodbye to Laufey and his army, and then turned to walk towards his own army. He would be busy for a while.
At this point, Alfheim fell into Malekith's hands without anyone noticing. The peace of the Nine Realms may begin to collapse from this moment.
…
Two days have passed since the last sparring with Thor. During this time, Thor has been entertaining Yang Le and Gwen. He drove his war vehicle pulled by flying goats, taking them to tour the entire Asgard.
They saw many animals and plants that they could not see on Earth. Animals like four-horned goats and dragons are relatively common. They even saw Asgardians hunting dragons.
According to Thor, this is normal in Asgard. Gwen was surprised by this. In her awareness, dragons should be very powerful animals. How could they become prey like hares in Asgard?
In response, Thor also explained with a smile that dragons are indeed very strong creatures, but it depends on who you compare them with. Asgardians' physical fitness is not worse than ordinary dragons, not to mention they can also use weapons.
Moreover, not all dragons are strong. The gap between dragons is very large. Some dragons even Thor has to deal with carefully, and some dragons are so weak that several Asgardians with weapons can hunt them unscathed as long as they cooperate properly.
Some Asgardian young people who are strict with themselves even regard hunting giant dragons as their coming-of-age ceremony. From this, it can be seen what Asgardians' positioning of giant dragons is.
For them, a dragon is a creature that is difficult to deal with alone, but not worth mentioning when there are many people. Of course, this does not include those giant dragons of extraordinary level.
The unusual worldview of Asgardians gave Gwen a lesson. Gwen even considered whether to choose a major related to mythology after going to university; after all, there is Thor, such an encyclopedia.
Of course, Yang Le quickly dissuaded Gwen. The real Asgard and Asgard in mythological legends are vastly different. Perhaps the truth Gwen gets is just nonsense in the eyes of the public. At that time, all that awaits her are zero points and failing grades.
Gwen felt that what Yang Le said made sense, and then gave up the idea that came to her mind on a whim.
Although the university major has not been decided, Gwen has to admit that the Asgard tour these days is indeed great. This is a wonderful experience that cannot be experienced anywhere on Earth.
But happy times are always short. Yang Le and Gwen cannot always stay in Asgard. After all, there is a lot of mess waiting to be cleaned up on Earth, and they have not touched the network for three days.
Asgard does not have the internet. For a modern human, not having the internet is absolutely unacceptable. Even Yang Le felt uneasy after not touching his mobile phone for two days.
Crap, this time it really has become a generation deeply poisoned by internet addiction.
In short, for various reasons, Yang Le and Gwen bid farewell to Thor. Although the latter was a little reluctant, he still agreed to let them leave, but before that, Thor hoped that they could go back with him to see Odin and Frigga again.
The two naturally had no objections. Riding Thor's flying goat war vehicle, they returned to Asgard and bid farewell to God King Odin and Queen Frigga.
"Is that so..." A trace of melancholy was revealed in Odin's single eye, just like an elder facing a child who is about to travel far away.
Yang Le was a little silent. During these days in Asgard, Odin always looked at him with the gaze of a younger generation. Although he didn't say it, Yang Le knew that Odin did indeed consider him as an Asgardian.
[Author's note - Irrelevant to translation]
(End of this chapter)
