Chapter 173 Golden Apple
Looking at Gungnir in Levi's hand and Mjolnir on his waist, Loki felt a toothache.
He was not good at direct combat, and now he was going to fight a big snake with his bare hands? Was this true?
As for giving up the throne of the King of Gods and running away into the dark to save his life, this thought only flashed through Loki's mind for a moment before he completely abandoned it.
He can escape, but his mother cannot escape, and the Asgardians cannot escape either.
But when he turned around and saw Levi's eyes, he got an even bigger headache. Levi was like looking at a dead person.
Even Odin cannot kill it completely and can only seal it. It is a special existence that requires Thor's life to die together with it. How can he deal with it?
Looking at Thor and the three warriors drinking and singing on the other side, Loki only felt sad and powerless. What stupid teammates they were.
What made him even more uncomfortable was that he couldn't completely ignore the matter, otherwise once the giant snake arrived, Thor would not even be qualified to die together with it!
Loki swallowed hard. No matter how reluctant he was, he had no choice but to bow his head. "I have five golden apples and a golden apple tree. I am willing to give them all to you as my apology and the basis for our cooperation."
Levi suddenly became interested: "In Greek mythology, is there a golden apple that three goddesses fought over?"
Loki shook his head first, then nodded: "They are not from the Greek pantheon, but their effects are the same."
"Once consumed by a mortal, their life span can be extended by at least 500 years, and they can remain forever young. They will only age rapidly before death. At the same time, they can continue to increase their life span by consuming it multiple times. Of course, the effect will gradually weaken afterwards."
What he didn't say was that the golden apple tree came from the goddess of youth - Idun, who was also one of Odin's former concubines.
But that bitch, relying on her youth and beauty, actually tried to compete for favor with her mother, so he found an opportunity to kill her and naturally took over her inheritance.
So to some extent, these golden apples are also not allowed to see the light of day.
He hadn't cared much about it before. Even ordinary Asgardians could easily live for thousands of years. For a god like him, the lifespan was measured in tens of thousands. It didn't matter whether he had the golden apple or not.
The three Greek goddesses were not fighting for the golden apple itself, but for the words "dedicated to the most beautiful goddess".
Although Loki tried to hide it, Levi understood it immediately.
In the Marvel Universe, the fertility of the Asgardians is very low. Before coming to Earth, Thor had slept with countless women in the past thousands of years, but he still had no offspring.
As the king of gods in Asgard, Odin would certainly try to sow more seeds.
In terms of achievements, although he has lived for who knows how many tens of thousands of years, his record can indeed be considered brilliant.
In addition to Thor, there are Balder, the god of light, Hodr, the god of darkness, Tyr, the god of war, Vidal, the god of the forest, and Hermod, the messenger of the gods.
There is even a legend that Heimdall and Sif are both descendants of Odin.
Because no one or god knew who their parents were, it was as if they appeared out of thin air.
However, their strength is quite good and they are highly valued by Odin. Odin even gave Heimdall such an important task as guarding the Rainbow Bridge.
But Levi was not sure. After all, Sif's feelings for Thor were obvious to all. If they really had the same father but different mothers, wouldn't that be a bone disease? Odin should not be so stupid.
What’s more interesting is that since Thor came of age, except for Heimdall and Sif, other descendants of Odin have either died or disappeared inexplicably, and Asgard has never conducted any search or revenge operations.
The only person whose whereabouts are known now is the god of war with a broken hand - Tyr. As Hela's loyal brother, he is currently staying in the underworld of Helheim.
This gave Levi every reason to suspect that Odin was planning something, just like the Valhalla he prepared to fight against Ragnarok.
This is a bit off topic. In short, Odin has more than one wife. In addition to Thor and Loki's mother Frigga, he has at least two concubines just from what Levi knows.
One of them is Eden, the goddess of youth who controls the golden apple, and the other is Gaia, the mother goddess of the earth.
Yes, the Gaia that is related to the Greek pantheon.
It is for this reason that Gaia was able to give the golden apple as a gift to the Greek pantheon.
Now that Loki has handed the golden apple tree to him, he has some bad intentions.
But Levi didn't care much. The goddess of youth had been dead for many years and had nothing to do with me. Could Odin really blame me?
What's more, Levi doesn't think that Odin really knows nothing about that matter. Are Heimdall and the two crows blind?
But this does not mean that he will agree to the other party's conditions so easily.
He immediately chuckled and said, "If it's just an apology, it might be enough, but if you want information about the snake, or for me to help you deal with him, this is far from enough."
Loki knew this, of course. He nodded slightly gloomily, "I understand. So tell me your terms."
"The Eternal Flame, the Ice Box, the Orb of Agamotto, whatever. Just give me a few."
In fact, what Levi really wanted was the Infinity Gauntlet in the Asgard treasury.
Odin once pursued the power of the Infinity Stones. The dwarves once made a right-hand glove for him, which could better exert the power of the six gems. Later, Thanos got a left-hand style.
But it would be too stupid to just say it directly. He needs a gradual process.
Anyway, as long as Loki realizes that the threat posed by the giant snake is real, he will get it sooner or later!
Although Levi said it very casually, Loki looked annoyed when he heard it.
He didn't know how Levi knew that these artifacts were in Asgard, but each of them was extremely powerful, and there were often a lot of things involved behind them.
There are a few more things, he doesn't want to give any of them, and he doesn't even dare to give them!
For example, the Eternal Flame belonged to the Balrog - Surtur. It was because of the loss of the Eternal Flame that Odin forced the Balrog to swear that he would not set foot in Asgard even once.
Otherwise, how could the Balrog, the lord of Hell who would almost never die, sign such a humiliating agreement after being beaten up by Odin more than once?
Not to mention that he is just a self-proclaimed God King now. Even if he gets Odin's official recognition, he wouldn't dare to give it to anyone casually.
The Ice Box once belonged to the Ice Giant and had always been coveted by the other party.
And now he has regarded it as a sure thing, because he has just learned that he is actually the son of the Frost Giant King - Laufey. At the same time, it also involves a plan that was originally prepared and must not be given to anyone.
However, the Orb of Agamotto is worth considering. As the name suggests, it is related to the Trinity Vishanti and the Supreme Sorcerer of Midgard. It is reasonable for Levi to take it back now.
Its main function is for mages to detect the true identity of other parties when dealing with beings from other worlds.
Many demons like to disguise themselves as other identities. When mages try to borrow their power, they may fall into the trap unknowingly and sign a contract with the demons, which will lead to endless troubles.
That gem allows the mages to prepare in advance, and when they find that the situation is not good, they can forcibly cut off the communication channels between each other, confuse the spatial coordinates, prevent the opponent from killing through the channel, etc.
Compared to other things, its effect doesn't seem that strong, which is an acceptable price to pay.
Moreover, for him who was born in the Fairy Palace, it is basically useless. The spellcasters of the Fairy Palace only need to obtain power from the World Tree and do not need to cooperate with other alien beings at all.
So after careful consideration, Loki nodded slowly and said, "I will give you the golden apple tree, the rune, and the Agamotto Orb as my apology and reward."
"There are also weapons and equipment made of Uru gold. I only have less than ten pieces here, but you can make certain requests, and I will tell the dwarves to let them forge them."
The dwarves of Nidavellir can basically be understood as blacksmiths under Asgard, who simply consume some expensive materials and money.
He didn't care much about this. Odin had conquered the nine realms and had accumulated a lot of wealth.
"But you need to provide me with all the information about the big snake." He did not mention the matter of everyone working together to deal with the big snake. He needed to confirm the authenticity of the whole thing first.
Moreover, he knew very well that if he really wanted to deal with the big snake, the reward he had just promised would be far from enough, and that would be a different price.
As he spoke, Loki first took out less than ten pieces of equipment, including swords, spears, and halberds, and then a few vests and armors.
Without even looking closely, just by feeling the energy fluctuations they emit, Levi knows that they must all be made of Uru Divine Gold and have some protective or enhancement spells attached to them.
Although it looks like a standard one, even if ordinary people wear it, they can basically be guaranteed to be unharmed when facing ordinary sniper rifles, grenades and the like.
Then Loki stretched out his hand and summoned a fist-sized sphere. Inside the energy shield was a miniature golden tree that looked like it was planted in a flower bed.
There are a dozen golden miniature apples hanging on it, which constantly emit enticing fragrance and surging energy fluctuations, which is the power of life.
There was no doubt that they were the golden apple tree and the golden apples, and there were not just five of them, he had just lied again.
Of course, neither he nor Levi would care about this detail now.
Levi casually threw the Uru God Gold Equipment into his pocket space, and then reached out to take the golden apple tree.
After confirming that they were genuine, he nodded with satisfaction: "Very good, Loki, I feel your sincerity. How long is their maturity period?"
With them, girls like Yali and Kate don't have to worry about their lifespan.
Loki shook his head. "I don't know. Anyway, since I got them, except for a few I ate, used as spell materials, and traded with other beings, the rest have always been this many."
"I suspect they need special divine powers that control life or plants to catalyze them before they can mature further."
Having said this, Loki looked at Sif on the other side with a little regret.
At this moment, she was drinking and playing finger-guessing games with Jane, as if she wanted to prove to Thor in this way that she was the better woman and the one who truly deserved Thor.
Levi couldn't help but laugh and said, "It seems that you have done an experiment and it ended in failure."
He said, even if Loki shaved Sif's hair off, it would just take some time for it to grow back, why did he have to go to the dwarves to forge fake hair for Sif?
Moreover, after so many years, Sif has not been able to grow golden hair that is truly her own, and now she still has a head full of black hair.
It turns out that Loki used some special magic to directly cut off Sif's roots!
Loki smiled a little awkwardly. He acted on impulse at the time and had no other choice.
Firstly, it would be difficult for him to explain the golden apple to Sif. Secondly, he couldn't cut off Sif's hands and feet or something like that to use as materials for the spell, right?
Unfortunately, he failed at that time, and it was later proved that Sif was just a goddess in name only, but actually did not show any talent in this area at all.
Even after so many years, she still fights alongside Thor and others as a Valkyrie.
Levi hesitated for a moment and said, "Since you took her hair, do you know whose bloodline she is from?"
Loki's expression suddenly became a little weird: "I know, but I can't say it."
Despite this, Levi immediately understood who else it belonged to? It must be Odin!
Should we say that Loki is worthy of this? He clearly knew this, but he still allowed Sif to get close to Thor with special feelings.
If Thor was really moved by Sif one day, Loki would probably be the first to jump out and tell them the truth, and then enjoy their stunned expressions and moods for fun.
Thor is really "lucky" to have such a younger brother.
Levi played with the golden apple tree in his hand and said, "Even so, you still insist on letting her go with me?"
As long as she leaves with me, I can do whatever I want to Sif. She can neither resist my psychic abilities nor defeat me at all. It will be easy for me to copy her abilities.
Unfortunately, just like Thor's divinity as the God of Thunder before, it can only be partially copied. It is not clear yet whether this part of the divine power can be effective on the golden apple tree.
Loki's eyes flashed. He didn't know whether Levi had guessed the truth, but he understood Levi's subtext.
But he still nodded slowly: "She deserves a better ending. You are a better choice, aren't you?"
If he could really use Sif to establish a relationship with Levi, then when Asgard was in crisis, he would not completely ignore it, right?
Levi chuckled: "You look so dignified, which is quite suitable for a true king."
If Loki had only tentatively considered selling Sif before, now he has confirmed it.
Sif is of no importance to him or to Asgard. Even if Odin knew about it, he would probably praise him for doing a good job.
After receiving the golden apple as a deposit, Levi also told Loki the information about Original Sin, and omitted some information. He couldn't explain how he knew that Original Sin would get the Winterhammer in the future.
Loki didn't ask in detail. Since Levi belonged to the lineage of the Supreme Sorcerer, he had too many ways to search for information.
After thinking for a while, Loki spoke again: "Levi, the identity of Stark should be of no use to you now, right?"
Killing Original Sin would be useless and would only alert the enemy, so Loki decided to try to sneak into Hydra.
He was confident that as the God of Trickery, he would never be exposed easily.
And to be honest, he hadn't been to the atrium for hundreds of years, and he wanted to see more of the changes here.
Levi did not comment. In fact, it was not just this identity, but the entire Hydra, and even Hextech, were all dispensable to him. Only girls like Justine were relatively important.
But this does not mean that he can give it to Loki at will. Loki will not take advantage of him for free.
What else could Loki say? He could only continue to promise some rewards, such as a top-of-the-line Valhalla-class Asgard spaceship.
In this way, if Levi wants to take his girlfriend to space for sightseeing in the future, he will have a good means of transportation.
For example, there are some magic spells, magic rituals, and knowledge of making treasures that are widely circulated in Asgard and Vanaheim.
Levi certainly doesn't need them, but this knowledge can perhaps be passed on to Justine and others. Who knows?
As for the cost of casting spells, Levi has already made some rough considerations.
The first is naturally to get the World Tree for free through Runes, and the second is the Power Stone.
This world once had many ancient gods like the World Tree, and there are still many of them now.
But there are only six Infinity Stones in this world, and he cannot be sure which one has more powerful power for the time being. But he thinks that with the addition of divinity and the gift of power, he might be able to try to use the power stone as a source of energy for the caster!
Since Loki was so cooperative, Levi handed over Strucker's identity as one of the leaders of Hydra and the number one boss of the Zodiac, as well as the other party's bases, companies, and subordinates in Sokovia and other parts of the world to Loki.
Now that Original Sin has revealed the truth about Strucker's death and taken the opportunity to seize part of Strucker's inheritance, the danger is not easy to deal with. After all, she is only very powerful on the Internet.
It’s just right, let Loki deal with these little troubles himself!
(End of this chapter)
