Chapter 126: Another Use for the eye of aurora
After reviewing the rewards, Loya immediately took out the dinosaur egg, preparing to hatch it.
The dinosaur egg looked quite ordinary; it was white overall and only about a palm wide in diameter, much smaller than the egg that hatched Gulu.
I have to say, I am quite looking forward to it.
There are plenty of dinosaur-type pets, and many of them are exceptionally powerful.
I don't know what will hatch in the end. It doesn't have to rival Gulu, just something decent will do; it can also serve as a companion for it.
When the dinosaur egg was in his hand, the appropriate incubation temperature automatically appeared in Loya's mind—it actually required a high temperature of over one thousand degrees.
He thought for a moment and immediately called out: "Gulu, come here, I have a daunting task for you."
"Gulu!"
Gulu responded softly, rolling out of the room, stopping at his feet, and lifting its round body.
"Come, turn into your flame form." Loya handed over the egg. "From now on, the task of incubating this egg is yours."
As soon as he finished speaking, Gulu instantly transformed into its restrained flame form, containing the temperature within its body so as not to damage the surrounding environment.
Loya felt it; it was definitely over a thousand degrees. He then placed the dinosaur egg inside and continued: "After it hatches, you will be the boss, and it will be your little brother, understand?"
Gulu let out a happy chirp, then happily rolled on the ground, wrapped itself around the dinosaur egg, and rolled back into its room, contentedly going off to incubate the egg.
Loya smiled slightly and waved his hand, causing the "pay-to-win enchanting table" to land on the ground. He then took out a "holy grenade" from his system space.
There was still plenty of time, so he might as well finish the mission of taking out Red Skull.
However, given that Red Skull was in another dimension, for the sake of his own safety, Loya felt that he absolutely shouldn't stay long. The best strategy would be to dump a series of skills and run.
Just as he was preparing, Venom, who was burning its offspring on the side, curiously looked over.
It was genuinely curious about the things in Loya's hands; they were all ridiculously magical, and it wanted them!
Venom first glanced at the square object on the ground; hmm—couldn't understand it.
Then its gaze landed on the golden object. With just one look, its body shrank violently, and it got a huge fright, thinking with horror: "Good heavens, what is this thing again? It looks like—a grenade? How can I feel the aura of holy light on a grenade? Are the mages in this universe this progressive? Combining hot weapons with magic?"
Just as Venom was in shock and doubt, Loya stuffed the "holy grenade" into the enchanting table. He pondered carefully for a while and asked: "Venom, your knowledge is so vast. Do you know how to take out a subordinate of a Dimensional Demon God, the kind that can't be revived, or at least one that can never descend into the Reality Dimension?"
Venom tilted its head, a bit confused: "You should first tell me in detail what you encountered. This question is very complicated; it depends on the opponent's strength and varies in many situations. It cannot be generalized."
So Loya carefully told Venom about his previous dealings with Red Skull.
After listening, Venom showed a thoughtful expression, taking the opportunity to stop its unfinished work. It searched through its memories, then carefully judged and analyzed.
"According to the situation you described, Red Skull is not far from the Reality Dimension, which is why it can interact with reality through dreams under specific circumstances.
But his strength is definitely not strong; you can tell from the fact that he has to possess dead bodies and can't even draft a contract—this guy is pure cannon fodder."
It paused and continued: "But he is still a slave of a Dimensional Demon God, so his life is very tenacious, extremely difficult to kill, and he can be resurrected by the power of the Dimensional Demon God."
Loya nodded, his tone very annoyed: "That's true. I've killed The Five Fingers of The Hand a few times before, but they always get resurrected by The Beast. It's so annoying!"
"Hey, I haven't finished yet."
Venom laughed, its voice hoarse and unpleasant, a typical villain's voice.
"He is outside the Reality Dimension, surely staying in an ultra-low-level dimension derived from a dimension controlled by a Dimensional Demon God. It's hard to kill him completely, but it's very simple to make him never be able to descend into the Reality Dimension."
"Hmm?" Loya raised an eyebrow and asked, "What method is there?"
Venom didn't play coy and said directly: "You just need to deploy that Sun-like method you used before into the dimension where Red Skull is located.
Upon sensing a huge threat, the dimension will return to the main dimension on its own. At that point, Red Skullwill be considered a loser. It's very different from agents within the Reality Dimension.
Slaves of Dimensional Demon God outside the Reality Dimension don't get a second chance. The worst result of failure is being completely assimilated and losing oneself, and thus you will achieve the result you want."
"There's such a thing?" Loya was very puzzled. This was the first time he had heard that a derived dimension could be retracted. Are Dimensional Demon God this frugal?
Venom seemed to guess what Loya was thinking and revealed another piece of information: "This is actually a battle of wits between the Dimensional Demon God and the Sorcerer Supreme.
The Sorcerer Supreme lets these small fry be; on one hand, it's to let new mages practice, and on the other hand, it's to make the various Dimensional Demon God lower their guard and deploy more of these derived dimensions."
Hearing this, a flash of inspiration hit Loya, and he suddenly realized: "I understand, this is intentional. When the time is ripe and the quantity is sufficient, they will round them all up and seize the dimensional power all at once.
Dimensional reclamation is to avoid aiding the enemy. Even a mosquito's leg is meat; better to give it to no one than to the enemy. The mages think the same way—even a little bit is still meat."
"That's right~" Venom chuckled, "Let me tell you, in my memory, Ancient One, that old—"
It didn't finish its sentence; it suddenly stopped, remembering some unpleasant things, and quickly changed its words.
"Ancient One, that invincible and kind Sorcerer Supreme, has even more and wiser ideas."
Loya's mouth twitched. This guy was really cautious, not even daring to talk trash.
He waved his hand: "Alright, I'll credit you for this. Next time I have good stuff, I definitely won't forget you. Go play."
Venom curled its lip, cursing inwardly: "Damn Loya, giving me empty promises again!"
Although it complained in its heart, it still hopped off to Gulu's room to play with Gulu.
It must be said that having a knowledge treasure trove like Venom is really convenient.
Loya was attempting to go outside the Reality Dimensionfor the first time and was unsure, but after Venom's explanation, he felt much more relieved.
Although he had the "50/50" ability, his life safety was guaranteed.
But he absolutely could not be careless. Before becoming truly invincible, caution was very necessary. If he could take out Red Skull in one go, it was best to do so.
Loya looked at the "pay-to-win enchanting table" in front of him and thought to himself: "First, enchant the holy grenade twenty—thirty times!"
[Range + 5]
[Attack + 6]
[Dark Slayer + 10]
[Annihilation + 3]
[Penetration + 6]
"Whoa! My luck is really good today. Knowing I'm going to deal with Red Skull, it gives me so many Dark Slayers; heaven is truly helping me."
Loya was delighted and immediately took out the "buff dice," tossing it gently. A red heart pattern appeared on the die face.
[Buff: Vitality Boost]
Unfortunately, it was useless. He shook his head and continued his pre-battle preparations.
First, he took out the "blackened mask," repeatedly wearing it to farm the negative emotion of "killing intent," which had no side effects.
Then he activated "Absolute Value" and took out the "amplification staff" to buff himself with holy light.
Immediately after, he wore the "bro card" on his chest.
Finally, he gripped the "snake-beating stick" in one hand, held three cards surging with powerful energy in the other, and the "eternal wings" behind him suddenly unfolded.
With all preparations made, Loya finally communicated with the "eye of aurora" in his arms, thinking of Red Skull's appearance, and muttered in his heart: "Go to where Red Skull is."
The next moment, his figure disappeared silently, without causing the slightest ripple.
In a desolate, low-level dimension only half the size of a basketball court, a bare black mountain stood tall.
On top of the mountain stood a big red bald head—it was Red Skull.
— —
At this moment, he looked gloomy, killing intent surging in his eyes, trembling with rage: "Damn guy, I will definitely kill you! Kill your whole family!"
Even though a night had passed, Red Skull was still so angry that his whole body felt uncomfortable, and he couldn't stop trembling.
He had lost, been down on his luck, been unlucky, and even became a slave to a Dimensional Demon God, but he had never been this embarrassed and frustrated!
That damn moronic laughter seemed to still echo in his ears, making him feel nauseous just recalling it.
Red Skull had calculated everything, but he never imagined that he would emit that kind of "hehehe" laughter, and even be drooling!
How could he, a super leader who once almost conquered the entire World, show his face?
Disgrace!
Utter humiliation!
Not only that, but the servant he had painstakingly cultivated had also been taken out. It was no easy feat to cultivate a suitable body, and he was one step further away from his goal of freedom.
The more Red Skull thought about it, the angrier he became, and he couldn't help but roar at the sky: "Damn it! Don't let me see you again! Otherwise, I will tear you to pieces! I will torture you ten thousand times!"
Just then, the roaring Red Skull suddenly froze. As the temporary controller of this low-level dimension, he possessed absolute control over this place.
In that instant, he sensed an aura behind him that was more familiar than anything else.
He spun around violently, only to see Loya standing behind him, bearing snow-white wings, radiating holy light, and holding a wooden stick, while the twisted mask on his face seemed to be mocking him.
Red Skull's pupils constricted in astonishment. When did this guy arrive? How come he hadn't felt the dimensional fluctuation when he entered the dimension?
But immediately after, this astonishment was replaced by extreme rage. With a twisted expression, he roared: "You actually dared to come? Watch me—"
Before he could finish speaking, Red Skull's gaze was involuntarily drawn to the plain-looking card on Loya's chest. His mind went blank for a moment, and before he could react, a brilliant smile had already appeared on his face, and his tone was enthusiastic.
"Hey, so it's you, we're all bros, I forgive you."
"Wait, no!"
After a brief trance, Red Skull felt that Loya was out of place here. His mind was a mess, and he started babbling nonsense.
"Hey, we're all bros—"
"No!"
"Hey, we're all bros—"
"No!"
"Hey—"
After repeating this several times, Red Skull's state finally exceeded the limit of the "bro card" effect, breaking free from that strange state.
An rage, countless times more intense than before, surged up, almost making him die of anger. He opened his big mouth and roared with all his might: "You—"
Bang—!
Faster than the sound was a wooden stick that tore through the air, striking Red Skull precisely on the top of his head, causing his skull to cave in.
Red Skull's roar came to an abrupt halt. Immediately after, an indescribable fear surged into his heart. It was as if he had been petrified; he froze instantly, his whole body stiff, with only his legs trembling uncontrollably.
"What—is—this?"
No one would tell him the answer, and he didn't have the brainpower to think about it anymore, because that familiar and demonic laughter rang out in his mind once again.
"Hehehe—hehehe—"
Red Skull grinned and started laughing along, drool flowing down uncontrollably, "Fu—hehehe—ck—hehe—"
His spirit was under heavy attack at this moment, but he still retained a sliver of the ability to think. Instinctively, he wanted to find Loya's location and use the dimensional power to crush this bastard.
But he saw that Loya had already disappeared. In the spot where he had just been standing, only a golden holy grenade and three cards with vivid illustrations were left behind.
A trembling emotion erupted in an instant, and Red Skullmuttered to himself with a silly grin: "Hehehe—#!"
Hum!
The first to activate was a card with a blurred figure twisting infinitely, and the character "Heaven" could be vaguely seen on the card face.
From the card, a blurred figure instantly rushed out, appearing in front of Red Skull as if teleporting.
"One Thousand Strikes in an Instant · Instant Hell Murder!"
The blurred figure flashed rapidly around him. Red Skullfelt every part of his body get hit simultaneously by heavy punches containing various elemental powers. In just an instant, his body was beaten into pulp.
Unprecedented pain assaulted him from every corner. He wanted to scream, but when the sound reached his lips, it was only one phrase.
"Hehehe—"
"No, I must move these things out of this dimension, otherwise, I will die—hehehe—"
As the temporary controller of this dimension, even though this dimension was very weak, Red Skull still had the ability to do so.
But the moment this thought appeared, the second card also revealed its effect.
A heart-shaking sound exploded within this dimension!
It seemed to transcend the rules.
"Idiot—!"
The thought that had just risen in Red Skull's mind was instantly drowned out by extreme killing intent.
The intelligence-attacking "Patrick Stars Laughter" and the aggro-attracting "taunting horn" sound echoed in his brain simultaneously, and Red Skull had completely lost the ability to think.
Following closely behind was the final card.
Boom!
From the tiny card, a scorching Sun suddenly burst out, enveloping the entire dimension!
Scorching holy light poured down; light and heat descended simultaneously, annihilating and purifying everything within range.
Red Skull didn't even last for a second; his body, which was already pulp, was annihilated in an instant, leaving only his soul and consciousness bound to the dimension.
And deep within this soul, some indescribably wonderful sound was still playing.
"Hehehe—"
This wasn't over yet!
After the Sun, came a holy and majestic prayer, accompanied by extreme destruction.
The "holy grenade" exploded with a roar!
"hallelujah!"
The violent explosion was even annihilating space and shaking the dimension.
Holy light, fire, Sun, thunder—several types of power intertwined and collided, destroying everything!
Under the impact of multiple forces, Red Skull's soul was on the verge of collapse and disintegration.
This arrogant Hydra leader, in this dilapidated dimension, spoke his final words.
"Hehehe—"
Red Skull, deceased!
Inside the Villa.
Loya's figure suddenly appeared.
He took off his mask, a relieved smile on his face.
At first, it really gave him a fright. The rules of that dimension were different from the Reality Dimension. When he entered, he only felt the world spinning and couldn't find his bearings.
Fortunately, there was the "bro card" to drag things out for a while, giving him time to adapt and adjust; otherwise, he would have had to activate "Five-Five Split".
However, what surprised him most wasn't taking out Red Skull, but testing the range of the "eye of aurora" ability.
It was indeed not as simple as he had imagined; it could actually travel to other dimensions.
If one could travel to other dimensions, did that mean—
Loya didn't continue thinking; he was afraid he wouldn't be able to resist testing it, thereby inviting some unimaginable trouble. It was better to be cautious.
He shifted his attention to the system panel.
[Mission "I Am the Orthodox" completed]
[Reward: EXP +5000, Item "HYDRA Shield", Ability "Etherealization"]
[Hydra Shield: From a warrior born in extreme evil. Holding this shield, you are an extremely evil existence in the eyes of others, and the enemy's attacks will only land on the shield.]
[Etherealization: Activate this ability to enter another space, leaving behind a phantom to dodge attacks (This ability consumes a great amount of mental power, please use with caution).]
[Evaluation: Perhaps, he really could dodge that elbow strike.]
Just as Loya was studying the system rewards, Ancient One, who was meditating far away in Kamar-Taj, suddenly opened her eyes, her brows furrowed.
"What's going on? Why is there a useless, garbage dimension outside the array about to break?"
She waved her hand in front of her chest, a green light appeared, and countless images flashed through her mind.
A moment later, Ancient One's brows relaxed, and her eyes held amazement.
"How did this child enter other dimensions without causing dimensional fluctuations? Interesting, truly interesting, it's truly incredible."
Her eyes flickered, and she muttered to herself: "If it's possible to do this in those few dimensions as well—"
Ancient One slowly stood up, a somewhat dark and evil mark appearing on her forehead, and many brilliant ideas popped into her mind.
"Once I've made some preparations, I'll go have a chat with him."
She thought for a moment, waved her hand, and the array shrouding the Reality Dimension trembled slightly.
That dimension, which was about to shatter and was rapidly moving away from the array, was forcibly pulled back. The power within it was completely absorbed, and everything else was thoroughly erased.
Chapter 127: Seven Flowers on One Vine (Godfathers forgot to set the timer)
Several days passed quietly like this.
Today was sunny and the climate was pleasant.
Loya moved a recliner and placed it at the entrance of the Villa, leisurely basking in the Sun.
He squinted his eyes, his fingers slowly sliding on the hacker phone, carefully browsing the news of the past few days.
As he looked, the corners of his mouth twitched, his brow jumped, and the more he read, the more outrageous he felt it was.
"A person resembling Captain America?! Fighting criminals all over New York, is he the successor of a hero? Or the rebirth of a fallen hero? Demon or Angel? For details, please see ——"
"The must-watch secret story between the Dinosaur Man, Spider-Man, and a human girl, please check out the exclusive report by the Daily Bugle for you!"
"Shocking! A werewolf slaughtering a Military Base turned out to be an act of justice! The behind-the-scenes truth of all this turns out to be like this! Please see ——"
Among these news items, the most discussed was undoubtedly that the Military Base was invaded by a werewolf, resulting in heavy casualties, and even more so, a general escaped the Base only to die mysteriously in his own room.
In fact, at first, the popularity of this matter was not this high. The Military had been blockading the news, and this matter could not be seen on the internet at all, without even a shred of news.
As America's strongest combat power, naturally it was impossible to let such a matter that damages image and authority, and might also cause panic, spread out.
But the news they blockaded gradually spread outward little by little under the operation of a behind-the-scenes pusher.
At first, it was just a vivid story circulating online. Netizens shouted that it was well written, feeling that the author was the werewolf himself, and it would really be a pity not to write books.
At that time, everyone thought this was just a story.
Until later, a video of a werewolf on a killing spree in the Military Base leaked from somewhere on the internet. That picture, those special effects, were simply like the real thing.
Netizens at the time didn't pay too much attention to it, thinking it was just some prank, or a special-effects blockbuster produced by some big shot, or perhaps footage from some mockumentary.
Netizens talked about it with relish for a time, looking forward to seeing the full film in their lifetime.
As a result, the netizens weren't in a hurry, but the Military got anxious first.
They began a large-scale refutation of rumors, or else banned accounts. Anyone with clear eyes knew that there must be something wrong with this.
And the more they banned and refuted rumors, the more video evidence leaked out instead.
Coupled with authoritative tech big shots conducting technical analysis and appraisal of the surveillance video, it was confirmed that this was not special effects at all, but a real event that occurred.
This completely ignited public opinion, pushing this matter directly to a climax, which was much more sensational than the Iron Man incident before.
This represented that the World was not as they saw it. Beneath the eyes' World, another World was hidden.
Even on Earth, there was not only the intelligent race of humans, but many more intelligent races.
The commotion caused by this was extraordinary. Panicking over unknown things was only secondary.
More importantly, the Military could do nothing about that werewolf, and the Military Base was breached at will. What should ordinary people do, and how should they live?
This matter also caused large-scale protests, with the public questioning what the Military and government did with taxpayers' money.
However, protests naturally had no use. In the end, it evolved into zero-dollar shopping, allowing some people with somewhat lacking morals to beautifully eat a wave of benefits.
But immediately following, the news exposed later caused the direction of this matter to shift again, turning it into a struggle session meeting.
It turned out that a big shot from somewhere unknown organized and analyzed the data of all the dead in the Military Base, and combined with some covert news, reached a startling conclusion.
All the deceased, without exception, had huge stiffs in their character, and could even be said to be heinous.
The Military Base where Jason was located, and most of the soldiers he led, had once participated in some battles proudly called fighting Terrorists.
But in reality, that wasn't fighting Terrorists at all, but a thorough aggression.
Not only did they plunder wealth by this means, they even wantonly slaughtered innocent civilians.
Wearing the slogans of justice and speaking words of benevolence and righteousness, what they did were utterly maddening things.
And General Jason of this Military Base truly lived up to his identity; the things committed by his subordinates added together were not as serious as those of him alone.
Including but not limited to human experimentation, human trafficking, arms smuggling, etc., and even threatening multiple entrepreneurs in America, especially Iron Man.
There also circulated on the internet the inhumane sacrificial rituals performed by Jason, a full 91 videos.
Every single video was the passing of nine lives.
And this was only the recorded ones; no one knew how many sins this so-called homeland protector had committed.
Everyone finally discovered that the terrifying werewolf was not randomly slaughtering at all, but clearing out scum with a basis.
Mhm, it was a good werewolf, public evaluation instantly reversed, full of praises.
Things further down appeared a bit outrageous and magical.
A certain well-known paranormal blogger stood out, claiming that that werewolf was the avatar of a certain wolf god, seeking revenge for the innocent.
Therefore, a werewolf could use so many magic-like abilities, and only killed bad guys, letting others go.
This was a beast body with a human heart, the embodiment of the wolf god's benevolence.
Once this viewpoint was proposed, it quickly won the unanimous approval of the vast majority of netizens, and the voices online were very loud.
In a short period of time, websites specially established for the wolf god appeared, as well as cults with the wolf god as the core, and even foundations with the wolf god as the core.
And they received many donations used for charitable causes.
After this series of events, the Military's authority dropped to its lowest point, the public's trust in the government also dropped to rock bottom, and it even triggered a massive wave of retirements.
The blow to the Military can be described as extremely serious.
"Isn't this a bit too outrageous?"
After Loya finished reading most of the news about the werewolf, he held his forehead and couldn't help complaining.
In fact, the stories about the werewolf and those videos were all concocted by him.
Even the Military's transparently covering-up rumors refutation and ban actions were done by him.
The core theme was one person operating and guiding public opinion, making the Military spin in circles. Having the hacker phone help do these things was too simple.
It is said that inside the Military, they are still thoroughly investigating who sent out these news messages, but there has never been a result.
This was actually also a task, a small task published by Pierce.
[Task "Public Opinion Guidance" completed]
[Reward: Experience Value + 500]
The purpose was very simple: to stir this pool of water even muddier, so that the Military and government would have no time to attend to other matters, thereby putting pressure on S.H.I.E.L.D., thus making it convenient for Pierce to act.
On the very day he accepted this task, Loya implemented the action, and within two days, he completely stirred this pool of water muddy, making it a huge uproar on the internet.
Pierce was very satisfied anyway; these past few days he remitted money to his account from time to time, and frequently called to express regards, his face almost smiling to pieces.
After that, Loya didn't care much anymore, silently looking forward to Fury's new task.
However, Fury did not issue any more tasks.
It seemed because Jason, the Hydra member originally planned to be dealt with properly, suddenly died, disrupting his plan, and he was preparing some more important things.
Pierce was also very busy and didn't issue tasks.
Loya also rarely obtained a few days of leisure time, every day just raising flowers, planting trees, part-time vigilante-ing around New York, and grinding some daily tasks to do.
After returning home, he would brush favorability with Felicia and Cat Goddess, and discuss life philosophies or something.
The days passed quite comfortably.
Until today, when that unknown seed was about to sprout under the catalysis of Bone Meal, he deliberately waited at home, having nothing to do, browsing the news.
He didn't expect it to brew up a big one.
No matter how Loya thought about it, he never expected that when he transformed into a werewolf and went on a killing spree in the Military Base, he was actually rumored to be the incarnation of a kind wolf god, even producing cults and believers. This over-interpreting was too outrageous.
It was also because he didn't have the ability to absorb faith, otherwise he could really try to develop this business; he was truly capable of coming up with things that ordinary people couldn't understand.
Much more reliable than those messy cults relying on pretending to be ghosts.
If he draws the ability to absorb faith in the future, he can consider it.
And that news about only killing bad guys was not passed out by him either.
Although relying on the ability of eternal wings to see evil, the ones he killed were all evil persons in the judgment.
But Loya never thought of deliberately saying it out, let alone propagating it on the internet.
On one hand, he didn't care, and was too lazy to do it.
On the other hand, his starting point itself was just to complete the task; taking out evil soldiers was just a matter of convenience. Branding himself as an agent of justice would be a bit too fake.
However, being praised like this, there was still a little bit of coolness in his heart.
With a smile on his face, Loya thought carefully for a moment, operated on the hacker phone, and quickly found the person behind the scenes of the account that whitewashed the werewolf.
Simply retrieving the information of this person, his complexion couldn't help but turn a bit strange.
This person behind the scenes was also a pitiful person.
Simply put, the behind-the-scenes person's older brother went to join the army a long time ago, and finally entered Jason's troops.
Because of family upbringing, his older brother was unwilling to associate with those soldiers who slaughtered civilians.
As a result, when filth became the norm, innocence became a crime.
His older brother died an unnatural death and was framed with the crime of slaughtering civilians.
And in order to avenge his older brother, he had been collecting evidence all these years, silently waiting for an opportunity.
Loya transforming into a werewolf and clearing out the Military Base became this opportunity, allowing him to expose the dark truth and avenge his older brother.
"Sigh, a pitiful person indeed."
Loya sighed, shook his head, operated on the hacker phonefor a bit, and hid the address of this behind-the-scenes person so that the Military couldn't find it.
The inside of the Military was still very chaotic now, unable to take care of itself, and had no time to manage these. Hiding it like this could also be considered paying some reward for that article praising himself.
Putting away the phone, Loya prepared to go check on the seed. With a thought, his body slowly floated upward, his figure shuddering slightly, and he actually passed directly through the floor slab, entering the second floor from the first floor.
This was the ability of "phasing", which could not only dodge attacks, but also pass through walls.
Loya had indeed practiced frequently these past few days, the reason being that this ability could link up with the eye of aurora.
Teleporting while phasing meant he didn't have to worry about being suddenly attacked when teleporting to the target point, greatly increasing safety.
Coming to the second-floor balcony, a Flower Pot was placed at the balcony entrance, the soil in the center slightly bulging, obviously that unknown seed was about to sprout.
Loya took out the Bone Meal and sprinkled some more on it. Soon, the soil cracked, and a touch of emerald-green tender sprout drilled out.
Just as it broke the bud, it began to grow rapidly. In the blink of an eye, it grew into a thick vine, entangling on the balcony railing. Above the vine hung seven flower buds of different colors.
Loya looked surprised, and blurted out: "Gourd Vine?"
At the same time, a system prompt rang in his ears.
[Seed has broken ground and sprouted, obtained plant "Gourd Vine"]
[Gourd Vine: A vine that can grow seven kinds of gourd props, each gourd prop possesses different effects. When the gourds mature, the vine will become extremely hard, possessing extremely strong magic and energy conductivity, making it an excellent raw material for making wands]
[Maturity time: Under the condition of sufficient nutrients, it takes seven days to mature. Current nutrients are sufficient]
[Evaluation: Seven flowers on one vine, la la la la~]
Looking at the information on the system panel, Loyabreathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, it wasn't the Gourd Vine he thought of, otherwise he would have to raise seven kids, which was terrifying just to think about.
However, although this Gourd Vine didn't reach his expectations, it was still very good.
This was a full seven props, equivalent to several system tasks.
And the abilities of the original Calabash Brothers were not weak at all, possessing immense strength, invulnerability to swords and spears, etc., and there was also a gourd that could absorb people.
It's just that I don't know if these will be the final abilities, and what they will be like when reflected on the gourd props.
Loya smiled as he poured some Water onto the Gourd Vine, full of expectations in his heart, and gently patted the vine: "Baby, baby, grow up quickly."
Chapter 128: Bestowing the Sun's Blessing on the New Weapon
Night fell.
Inside Loya's Villa living room, it became lively once again.
Various delicacies and Asgardian fine wines were placed on the long dining table, exuding an enticing aroma.
However, given Thor's previous reaction, this batch of Asgardian fine wine was a special version, very suitable for Earthlings to drink.
"Gulp! Gulp!"
Thor downed a large cup of wine in one breath, burped contentedly, and a satisfied look appeared on his face.
"Clatter!"
After finishing it, he subconsciously raised his hand and gave a fierce flick, throwing the wine glass in his hand to the ground, shattering it to pieces.
The entire living room instantly fell silent. Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared at him speechlessly.
Thor's breath hitched, he scratched his head awkwardly, and laughed sheepishly, "Sorry, sorry, I forgot again."
Loya shook his head and sighed, "Thor, this is already the fifth time you've smashed a cup. Sif and the others changed their habit after smashing just once."
He knew that Asgard's drinking habit was like this; smashing the wine cup after drinking was said to show a warrior's heroic boldness, but wasn't this pure waste?
This was just a small episode. Soon, everyone continued to enjoy the food and chat happily.
After eating and drinking their fill, Loya, Thor, Steve, and a Venom sat on the lawn outside the Villa to chat idly.
Loya asked curiously, "Thor, speaking of which, you've been acting together with Steve for so long, how does it feel?"
Mentioning this, Thor straightforwardly praised, "Steve is very good and a very reliable person."
Then he shook his head again and sighed, "However, from what I've seen recently, standing from the perspective of this country, the rulers of you Midgardians haven't treated your people as human beings at all."
Hearing this, Steve secretly sighed, his gaze somewhat complicated.
And Loya raised his eyebrows, asking curiously, "How so?"
Thor's eyes widened slightly, his tone somewhat shocked, "In our Asgard, every Asgardian has basic housing, food, and mead. This is the basic protection a ruler should provide for their people."
"And here, I have seen countless displaced people. They have no housing, no food, let alone mead, and have to rummage through garbage dumps for food."
His expression was very confused as he waved his arms, "If it weren't for the fact that I saw tall buildings and various technological devices, I would have even thought I had come to some barren land."
"To be more precise, this place is like a barren land wearing a coat of civilization, practicing a set of extremely barbaric rules, and filled with a rotten aura."
"Then what is your view of this country?" Steve sighed, his voice low.
Thor answered without hesitation, his tone earnest, "From the things you took me to see... The rulers and leadership of this country are muddle-headed, selfish, and unworthy of their positions. They haven't seen what the people need at all."
"If such a person appeared in Asgard, I would smash his head with a hammer. His corpse wouldn't even deserve to be buried in Asgard, and his soul is so rotten that he has no qualifications to enter Valhalla."
Clearly, the experiences these days in America together with Steve had broadened the horizons of Thor, an Asgardian prince who had lived for thousands of years, making him exclaim that Midgardians were unbelievable.
After listening to Thor's answer, Steve didn't speak, just tightening his grip on the hammer in his hand.
Loya asked another question, "Then besides this, did you learn anything from Steve?"
Thor smiled awkwardly. Looking at this appearance, he clearly hadn't learned anything.
Loya smiled slightly, "Then have you ever thought about it, if a long time ago, you went to attack Jotunheim and won, what would you do afterward?"
"Of course that would be going back to hold a grand celebration banquet!" Thor blurted out, a smile unconsciously appearing on his face, as if he had already returned to Asgard.
"And what about Jotunheim?" Loya spoke faintly.
Thor was stunned, his expression freezing, "What does Jotunheim have to do with me?"
Loya patted Thor's shoulder and laughed, "Then wouldn't you become a muddle-headed ruler in the eyes of the innocent Frost Giants of Jotunheim?"
"You are the future king of the nine realms. In a sense, they are also your people. When two armies fight, countless die and are injured, can you be sure that your people all want to start wars? Do they all take dying in battle as an honor?"
He looked straight into Thor's eyes, "Then didn't you fail to see what they wanted as well? Then can you be considered a qualified monarch? Now think again about why Odin didn't start the war; perhaps he truly saw what most of the people wanted."
"This..." Thor was momentarily at a loss for words, his gaze complex as he fell into deep thought.
Loya nodded. Thor's performance proved that he had changed imperceptibly; these days hadn't been wasted in vain.
If it were in the past, he would have already stuck out his neck and started shouting Asgard's glory.
If so, it shouldn't be far from the completion of Thor's first special quest.
At this moment, the shouts of Sif and the others suddenly came from behind.
"Heimdall? Why are you here?"
Several people turned their heads to look, only to see the tall Heimdall walking out of the portal room on the side of the Villa, holding a wide wooden box half a person tall in his hands.
That was where Loya stored the portal. Sif and the others often returned to Asgard from there to get some local specialties. The special wine prepared for Thor tonight was brought back by them.
Heimdall slightly nodded at everyone present, finally coming before Loya and bowing respectfully, "Lord Loya, your weapon has been forged. Please take a look."
After finishing, he handed over the box in his hands.
"Weapon? What weapon?" Hearing the word weapon, Thor instantly perked up. Temporarily suppressing Loya's words just now in his heart, he hurriedly stood up and leaned over, his eyes filled with curiosity.
The rest of the people also gathered around, curious about what this weapon forged by Asgard actually was.
Loya smiled slightly and took the wooden box, "Don't worry, I'll show you right away."
After saying that, he slowly opened the wooden box.
Inside the wooden box, a silver axe was quietly lying there.
The axe was entirely forged from uru metal. On the surface, there were unique patterns formed during the casting of uru metal, looking extremely exquisite.
The axe body was huge and looked extremely heavy. The axe blade curved like a crescent moon, flashing with a cold glint that made people awe-inspiring.
A sharp spike stood erect at the back and top of the axe, making one's heart palpitate.
The entire axe looked full of a sense of power, as if born for destruction, making people dare not look directly at it.
"Good stuff!" Thor's eyes lit up, praising repeatedly. He couldn't stop swallowing saliva in his throat, reaching out wanting to touch it, but then pulling back.
The appearance of this axe really hit his sweet spot; he just loved this kind of big, open-and-close weapon.
Loya's eyes lit up. He had to admit that the dwarves' forging skills were truly good. The blueprint he handed to Odin back then was just a rough sketch, and he didn't expect it to be forged so perfectly.
This was the product of minor modifications he made based on the Storm Axe Rita from his past life memories.
It dispensed with the design at the handle, allowing this axe to be held with both hands, while reducing the axe blade so that it didn't look so exaggerated.
Yet it still exuded an aura of stern killing intent.
In fact, if he had known earlier that he could get a weapon fusion stone, he wouldn't have gone to all this trouble; he could have just made anything casually, since it could be fused anyway and then changed at will.
Speaking of which, the weapon Loya wanted to fuse using the weapon fusion stone was naturally the item heavenly halberd.
This was truly the king of cost-effectiveness, a weapon that could transform at will, and its practicality went without saying.
Of course, before that, he still had to fuse that Sun Stone into it first.
Loya flipped his hand, and the Sun Stone appeared in his palm. Amidst everyone's surprised gazes, he placed the Sun Stone onto the axe, only to see the Sun Stone turn into a stream of light, completely combining with the axe.
On the surface of the axe, a layer of faint golden light appeared, resembling flowing sunlight.
Immediately after, he took out the heavenly halberd from the system space.
"This one is also very good!" Thor praised again, swallowing his saliva straight. He also liked this weapon very much, his gaze moving back and forth between the two.
Loya put the two different weapons together, and then took out another stone from the system space.
This was a black stone with a faint fluorescent glow flashing on it, engraved with fine patterns, looking very mysterious.
Heimdall on the side took all of this into his eyes. He very much wanted to remind them, because uru metal was an extremely exclusive metal and almost impossible to combine with other metals.
He had only thought that the previous mysterious stone was some kind of magic amplification material, but taking out another weapon—what they wanted to do went without saying.
However, constrained by Odin's instructions, he could only watch.
Odin had instructed before coming that he was just someone delivering a weapon, shouldn't say anything else, and just needed to wait for the other party to take the weapon away.
The crowd present, including Thor, couldn't understand what Loya was going to do at all, and could only gaze quietly; Loya always gave people surprises.
Loya didn't explain either, just overlapping the two weapons together, and then used the weapon fusion stone.
Next moment!
I saw the weapon fusion stone instantly turn into a suspended mass of liquid, wrapping the two weapons inside.
Immediately after, the inside of the liquid began to roll violently. One could see the two weapons shrinking rapidly, slowly merging into one, emitting a low buzzing sound.
"How is this possible?"
Heimdall's pupils shook violently, as if wanting to imprint all of this into his mind.
uru metal was extremely difficult to forge. Even when the dwarf king Eitri forged this weapon, he needed to use a stellar forge.
Yet Loya used just a stone to convert the uru metal into liquid, and judging by this appearance, it should be fusing with another weapon.
It was practically completing two miracles at once.
Heimdall could hardly believe that everything in front of him was real. He knew Loya was very powerful, but didn't expect him to be able to perform such incredible actions.
He couldn't help but rejoice: Indeed, following God King Odin's instructions was correct.
Bang!
With a muffled sound, the liquid turned from the weapon fusion stone turned solid, and then burst open, revealing the axe within.
There was no change in appearance, but it had already acquired the characteristics of the heavenly halberd, able to transform into other weapons at will.
Loya held the axe, and with a thought in his heart, the weapon instantly transformed into a spear, a greatsword, a long saber, and so on.
"How is this possible?!"
Seeing this scene, several Asgardians simultaneously let out shouts, their faces full of disbelief.
Unlike Earthlings like Steve and Felicia, these Asgardians knew some very prominent characteristics even without Uru Metal weapons, and Thor in particular understood them even better.
Once this metal was formed, it would forever maintain that shape and could not be deformed.
Let alone changing shapes at will like in Loya's hands right now, and the transformed weapons were also extremely exquisite.
This simply subverted their past cognition. If the dwarves found out about this matter, they would probably rush over from Nidavellir to study it.
"Not bad, not bad." Loya was very satisfied in his heart. He was just lacking a weapon with a strong enough material to make up for a slight shortcoming in close combat.
On the mage side, there was the amplification staff, but close combat was a bit lacking. Now with this, it was just right.
In the future, whoever wanted to gank him as a mage, he would hack them to death with an axe.
However, now the final step still had to be carried out, which was the bestowing of a blessing.
This was also the reason why he fused first and then bestowed the blessing; this might allow the special effects to also undergo a qualitative change.
Loya raised his head and looked at the crowd present, his expression solemn, "You guys stay further away. I still need to perform the final process on this weapon."
Hearing this, the crowd hurriedly retreated. Thor and the others even stared fixedly at Loya as they retreated, afraid of missing something.
From that moment just now, Loya had completely subverted their worldview, making them even more curious about what would happen next.
Loya looked at the message on the system prompt.
[Weapon Blessing: Blessing of the Sun · Destruction]
He chanted silently in his heart: "Bestow Blessing!"
Next moment!
Light!
Incomparable light bloomed from the axe in his hand, dazzling and eye-catching, as if a sun was born from within it, illuminating the entire lawn as bright as day.
The crowd was shocked, subconsciously closing their eyes, not daring to look directly, and raising their hands to block it.
Only Heimdall opened his eyes wide, and even with tears streaming down his face, he wanted to witness this moment.
He had a premonition that he seemed to have witnessed the birth of an incredible miracle!
The axe in Loya's hand also underwent a qualitative change at this very instant.
The material of the entire axe seemed to have achieved an incredible sublimation.
From the initial silver, it gradually transformed into a golden color like the Sun. Accompanied by the spread of gold, streaks of fiery red patterns also emerged. A shocking high temperature rose accordingly, and the surrounding air was twisting.
The crowd felt as if in the next moment, they would be burned to ashes.
Fortunately, Loya did something, so they remained safe and sound.
In this short period of time, the entire axe had completely transformed into gold. Right at the center of the axe body, a fiery red pattern resembling the Sun was slowly outlined, flowing as if it had life.
When the last stroke of the pattern fell, a soul-shaking aura soared into the sky, and a scorched pattern like the Sun appeared on the lawn.
Except for Heimdall who could still barely stand, everyone else collapsed and sat on the ground, looking at the golden axe with disbelief, their faces full of horror.
At the same time, a system prompt rang in Loya's ears.
[Blessing of the Sun · Destruction is complete]
[Weapon has undergone qualitative change]
[Original characteristics have undergone qualitative change]
[Acquired Sun Blessing characteristics]
[Characteristics: Destruction, Transformation, Immortality, Uniqueness, Amplification, Essence Attack, Heresy, Unity, Annihilation]
[Destruction: The destructive power of cedar will grant the enemy ultimate destruction. Those killed by this weapon will be eternally eroded by the destructive power until they completely perish and cannot be resurrected]
[Transformation: You can transform this weapon into any cold weapon or firearms, and at the same time control their size (the range of size control is related to attributes)]
[Immortality: This weapon is never damaged, and time cannot leave any traces on it]
[Uniqueness: Without permission, only you can lift and use this weapon; others cannot use it.]
[Amplification: Wielding this weapon enhances strength and amplifies various energies]
[Essence Attack: This weapon is effective against both non-material and material things, capable of harming both flesh and soul simultaneously, attacking their essence]
[Heresy: Deals extra damage to all who fear the majesty of the Sun]
[Unity:??? (Faith does not meet standards, locked)]
[Annihilation:??? (Faith does not meet standards, locked)]
[Evaluation: Sun Loyalty!]
Chapter 129 Thor Salivating
"Strong! Too strong!"
Loya carefully examined the various traits on the panel, unable to help praising them inwardly.
After being blessed, the weapon had both the beauty of stats and the beauty of mechanics. That was the effect he wanted. Who wouldn't like such an awesome weapon?
Especially the "Destruction" trait, it was precisely what he wanted.
The most disgusting point about the dogs raised by those Dimensional Demon God in the Reality Dimension was their immortality.
If he had obtained this weapon earlier, when dealing with Red Skull, there wouldn't have been a need to make so many preparations—he could have just smashed him to death with a single axe.
Especially the dogs raised by that fellow the Beast, even more so. Killed and then resurrected, killed and then resurrected, endlessly.
Now if he were to encounter "The Five Fingers" of The Hand again, he would hack them all to death with a single axe and send them to their complete rest.
Just as he had anticipated earlier, first fusing to acquire other traits and then bestowing the blessing—sure enough, the traits acquired beforehand also underwent a qualitative change accordingly.
The three traits of "Transformation", "Amplification", and "Heresy" were transformed from the traits of the heavenly halberd and the sun stone.
"Transformation" could not only turn into cold weapons, but now hot weapons as well, and could even enlarge. It was truly playing with another version of the Ruyi Jingu Bang.
Not to mention "Amplification" for now, pure numerical stats—he liked it.
This "Heresy" was quite thought-provoking. Strictly speaking, the scope of all those who feared the majesty of the Sun was extremely vast.
As for the two traits "Unity" and "Nirvana" which showed no effect, Loya was somewhat baffled.
It couldn't possibly be merging into one with the Sun, right?
Or perhaps detonating the Sun?
And this belief not meeting the standard didn't specify what exact belief it was; it was even more arcane than comprehending various wills for other blessings of the Sun.
But one had to say, the ability "Grace of the Sun" was truly extremely powerful. This was merely one of its destruction blessings, and the effect was already so astonishing.
There were still many wills remaining, which corresponded to different blessing effects.
One could well imagine just how high the upper limit of this ability was.
Of course, it wasn't that easy to master, but the development prospects were definitely very bright.
As the blessing of the weapon in his hand was completely finished, Loya withdrew his attention from the system panel. With a thought, that diffused aura gradually converged.
After completely converging his aura, he had a strange sensation, as if what he was holding in his hand was not a weapon, but a concealed sun waiting for complete liberation.
Loya came to a realization in his heart that how much power could be unleashed primarily depended on one's own attributes, will, belief, and so on, and was even related to the environment.
Just like Odin's Gungnir, in Odin's hands, it was a divine artifact invincible throughout the Nine Realms.
Later, when held by Loki, apart from using it to remotely control the Destroyer Armor for sneak attacks, the rest was no different from a stick capable of firing energy rays—it belonged to a state where both technique and stats were completely trashed.
But no matter what, after holding this weapon, Loya's combat power underwent a qualitative change. When noon came during the day, he would be able to put some wonderful little moves into the card maker again.
In short, praise the Sun!
Until the aura dissipated, the people present were able to catch a breath, and that sense of suffocation in their hearts finally vanished.
That powerful aura just now directly shocked them into forgetting how to think, and even forgetting how to breathe, leaving their minds completely blank.
Even though they had made sufficient preparations, they hadn't expected that the final step Loya mentioned would be so terrifying.
It almost blinded their eyes and almost burned them to death; it was simply terrifying to this extent.
What kind of power was this, after all?
Heimdall at the side watched all this, a look of satisfaction in his eyes, but even more so, extreme shock.
He was satisfied because he had witnessed with his own eyes the birth of a divine artifact—an opportunity countless people wished for, and witnessing a miracle in itself was a kind of glory.
And the shock lay in the fact that the divine artifact in Loya's hand somewhat exceeded his imagination.
What "divine authority" this artifact possessed was temporarily unknown; just the metamorphosis of its material alone had already shattered his cognition.
As an existence possessing the "All-Seeing Eye", he could see clearly what happened in every corner of the Nine Realms.
But the ability of the "All-Seeing Eye" wasn't just as simple as having an extremely distant field of vision.
It also possessed incredible insight, capable of seeing minute changes in things.
Heimdall saw that the material of the axe originally forged from uru alloy had actually changed.
Under that mysterious and majestic power, this extremely exclusive metal fundamentally underwent a qualitative change, turning into a metal even more terrifying than uru alloy.
This was a completely new metal that appeared in this Universe.
What kind of terrifying power was this? And what kind of incredible majesty?
This was simply a miracle that could be recorded in the history books of Asgard!
Heimdall even had a sense of shared honor and pride, because he was the one who delivered this weapon.
In future banquets, he could also claim to be an existence that had touched a brand-new divine artifact.
He silently gave thanks in his heart: "Thank you, Odin, for giving me this opportunity; your wisdom is as deep and vast as the World Tree."
"Heimdall? Why are you crying?"
Thor's puzzled voice came from behind, breaking Heimdall's passionate emotions.
He turned around, wiped his face, and said with a solemn expression: "My eyes witnessed the birth of a miracle and have not closed for even a moment. Tears are the testimony of glory and also the expression of joy."
"You are truly invincible!" Thor's eyes widened, and he couldn't help giving a thumbs-up, uttering a sincere exclamation.
No wonder Heimdall could undertake the responsibility of patrolling the Nine Realms; this eyesight and endurance were indeed extraordinary.
He himself was almost blinded, yet the other party only shed a few tears. He was truly formidable, but why did he feel that the other party was a bit strange?
Thor grinned with a chuckle and shifted his attention to the weapon in Loya's hand; he couldn't wait to witness this brand-new weapon.
As for how Loya managed to do it?
This question wasn't important. Were there few magical things Loya had done? One more wouldn't be strange.
The crowd followed closely behind, also wanting to witness this weapon that had brought them unprecedented shock.
"I——can I touch it?" Thor approached first, staring straight at the golden battle axe, the Sun patterns on it seeming to flow.
As the Asgardian God of War, such a powerful and mysterious weapon had an extremely fatal attraction to him; he was practically salivating from craving, and even just touching it would leave him fully satisfied.
Loya smiled helplessly: "Go ahead and touch it."
Hearing this, Thor wore a happy expression, cautiously extended his hand, and gently touched the axe handle.
As a result——
"Ah!"
Thor let out a miserable scream, pulling his arm back abruptly. His fingers were glowing red and emitting white smoke.
"So hot! So hot!"
He hopped around in pain, blowing on his fingers repeatedly, and the look he cast at the axe carried a bit of resentment.
He sensed the other side's repulsion and warning.
The general meaning was that if he touched it again, it would burn him to death, bastard.
This was much harder to deal with than Mjolnir; when Mjolnir didn't let someone lift it, it at least allowed them to touch it.
After feeling resentful for a while, Thor felt that this seemed quite normal. A weapon like the Sun—how could it possibly be easily touched by others? Who in their right mind would go touch the Sun?
The rest of the Asgardians who also wanted to touch it instantly stopped in their tracks. If Thor couldn't touch it, they were even less capable of it. Better not to humiliate themselves; with injured fingers, drinking would become inconvenient.
Thor painstakingly moved his gaze away from the axe and looked at Loya, asking curiously: "Does this weapon have a name?"
He puffed out his chest with a confident look: "If it doesn't, how about letting me name it? My naming——"
Before his words finished, the Sun pattern in the center of the axe body lit up, and a faint beam of light locked onto Thor.
Thor was scared out of his wits, his expression changing drastically. He immediately stood straight and said with a serious expression: "I think the matter of naming this should still be up to you. I'm actually not very good at naming things; I was just joking."
The people present: "——"
As expected of the future king of the nine realms, what a fast reaction speed.
Loya smiled with amusement, rubbing his chin with his fingers. After pondering for a moment, he replied: "Let's call it Blazing Sun Verdict."
Although it started out in the shape of an axe, now it could transform freely, so calling it an axe indeed wasn't quite appropriate.
The name Blazing Sun Verdict happened to match the characteristics of destruction—the power to judge all things.
Hearing this name, the axe in his hand trembled slightly, seeming very satisfied.
"Good name!" Thor shouted loudly in a booming voice, definitely not because he was afraid of being attacked by the weapon in Loya's hand.
After finishing naming it, Loya couldn't wait to test the "Transformation" trait, to see if it was the same as he imagined.
With a thought in his mind, "Blazing Sun Verdict" instantly began to transform.
Amidst the puzzled gazes of the crowd, Blazing Sun Verdict turned into an extremely domineering golden Gatling gun with six barrels.
"What the hell is this?" Several large question marks seemed to appear over Thor's head, his face full of astonishment.
It was fine that it could turn into other cold weapons before, but how come it could turn into a firearm now?
Was this reasonable?
His gaze grew fervent once again. This seemed even more awesome than Mjolnir; it would be great if his own Mjolnircould do this too.
Sif, Heimdall, and the others also scratched their heads while watching, completely unable to figure out why this was. Turning into spears or sharp swords was still within their range of understanding, but turning into a hot weapon was truly beyond their comprehension.
Meanwhile, the Cat Goddess's gaze toward Loya and the Blazing Sun Verdict in his hand grew increasingly eccentric and complex.
As a goddess, she was able to sense the existence of divine authority.
At this moment, she sensed an extremely powerful divine authority concerning the Sun on this newly born weapon.
Although the outwardly manifested power seemed not all that strong right now, the internal divine authority was extremely terrifying, just not yet fully released.
It was even more terrifying than the divine authority of the Sun God in her own pantheon, and even more noble.
Then——who exactly was the Sun God?
Would it trigger conflicts between divine authorities, or even erupt into war?
And who should she help?
On the other side, Felicia didn't even glance at Blazing Sun Verdict; all her attention was on Loya.
With flushed cheeks and a hazy gaze, almost ready to drip water, she felt that Loya right now was so warm and attractive, even more charming than before. She liked him so much~
Steve just silently watched everything. He felt that whatever happened to Loya was reasonable—for no other reason than because he was Loya.
As for Venom, who always loved to join in the liveliness, it didn't say a word right now, just quietly staying on Steve's shoulders, its mind long since immersed in the vast memories.
It was shocked beyond measure in its heart: "What is this situation? Why is there not a single matching one in such vast Universe memories? There isn't even another person whose trajectory is similar to Loya's.
Could it be? Is he the sole existence without variants and counterparts? Is this possible?"
It was no wonder Venom was so shocked; its perspective was completely different from everyone present. In its perspective, what Loya was holding was not a weapon.
But——the Sun!
It was the Sun, not just a simple star!
This was something that had never appeared in its memories.
Loya didn't know that this move of his had caused so many completely different reactions; he just had a new understanding of the functions of Blazing Sun Verdict.
Simply put, when transforming into a hot weapon, like a Gatling gun, the ammunition used by Blazing Sun Verdict was not physical ammunition, but its own energy.
How much power it could unleash depended on the intensity of the energy, and how long it could last depended on the total amount of energy.
Loya had originally thought of turning it into some kind of planet-destroying cannon to blow up a Planet with a single shot, but looking at it now, he had thought too far ahead.
Transforming was possible, but the energy output couldn't keep up.
Even if he planned to use the power of a Dimensional Demon God as the energy source, that wouldn't do either; the output efficiency couldn't keep up.
But it didn't matter; sooner or later he would be able to do it in the future.
As for now, using the power of the Dimensional Demon God would do. Anyway, it didn't cost money, and it would be a waste not to use it.
In the future, he would find a way to trick a few more Dimensional Demon God to enrich the types of his ammunition depot.
Loya aimed at the lawn in the distance and pulled the trigger.
Bang!
A red energy bullet roared out and hit the lawn.
With a loud boom, the energy bullet exploded, blasting a large crater on the lawn big enough to bury several people, sending dust flying everywhere.
The people present widened their eyes, looking at the large crater in disbelief.
Such massive power?
Was this the power a firearm should have? Was it certain this wasn't some kind of bomb?
Seeing this, Thor couldn't stop swallowing his saliva. He craved it so much; Mjolnir, could you evolve a bit?
Seeing this, Loya smiled slightly, very satisfied with this power. And this was still him holding back his strength; otherwise, the power would be even greater.
From now on, he was also a walking arsenal.
When poor, precision strikes; when rich, fire suppression coverage, after all.
After testing many kinds of transformed weapons for the crowd, the time grew late, and everyone returned to their respective homes to prepare for rest.
Midnight arrived.
Loya lay in the center of the bed, with Felicia and the Cat Goddess on both sides panting heavily.
Loya let out a comfortable breath, a flash of inspiration suddenly crossing his mind as he remembered something.
He took out the Accessory Box from the system space and retrieved two rings from inside that had been placed there long enough.
——
These were accessories grown from the accessory rose tree.
Their appearance was very simple, entirely green with an unknown material, but to the touch, they felt like jade, very comfortable.
In the center of the ring was inlaid a small and exquisite rose.
The buffs it could grant were a small-scale enhancement of perception and mental power recovery.
It was also quite nice; after being enhanced by the Accessory Box, the effect was even more obvious.
These were the accessories grown in the first round of the accessory rose tree, a total of ten. The ones growing next time would be different accessories, and their effects would also vary.
Loya extended the rings in front of the two women's faces, and their unfocused pupils instantly focused.
"Is this for me——" Felicia's voice trembled slightly.
"That's right. After wearing this, I can sense your status and protect you at any time." Loya smiled and nodded, his tone gentle.
"Mnh-hm~" Felicia's voice sounded a bit spoiled. She took the ring and gently put it on her ring finger, her gaze watery and full of affection, wondering what she was thinking about.
The Cat Goddess, however, didn't have much of a reaction, only her gaze being somewhat complex. She silently took the ring and put it on her ring finger.
The accessories from the accessory rose tree were deeply loved by women. Loya had originally thought the effect wouldn't be obvious, but unexpectedly, the system promptsounded in his ear.
[Felicia Favorability +3, Current Favorability: 97]
[Cat Goddess (Bastet) Favorability +3, Current Favorability: 88]
Before he could even react, he suddenly felt a heavy weight on his body.
"That's not right!——"
Chapter 130: Perfect Assist from Tony
The next day.
Early in the morning, Loya's phone vibrated.
However, under the increasingly proficient "Voice of All Things", the moment the phone vibrated, he had already caught that subtle sound.
With a tap of his finger, an invisible wind isolated the sound.
To avoid disturbing those who were still resting.
He appeared by the phone like a flash, picked it up, and then appeared in the living room like a flash, before taking a glance at the caller ID.
Sure enough, besides Fury, no one else liked to make phone calls early in the morning.
"Hey, Director, what is the matter? There should be a mission this time, right? You have rested for a long time." Loya said with a smile.
Fury: "..."
What does it mean that I have rested for a long time?
Does it mean that me not sending you missions is equivalent to resting?
Motherfucker! I am about to die of exhaustion these past few days! Can you show some consideration?!
Even though he had all kinds of dissatisfaction in his heart, he did not say it out loud, only sighing: "Remember the Vampire I told you about before? The plan has already been prepared. You bring Steve over, we will do some pre-battle preparations, and we can start the action."
Hearing this, Loya's eyes lit up. Was the "solar judgment" obtained just last night going to be put to use today?
Vampire, huh? He wanted to see if these damned monsters could block an axe.
And that so-called Dracula, right? Infinite resurrection, right?
Then let us compare whose mechanism is better, your resurrection mechanism or my "destruction" trait.
Loya shouted loudly: "Coming right now, Officer!"
Hanging up the phone, he —— naturally did not move. Whose "right now" is truly right now?
Loya first took out the "pay-to-win enchanting table".
Last night he was busy studying weapons, and later he was busy discussing the philosophy of life with Felicia and the other, completely forgetting to enchant the "solar judgment".
He put the "solar judgment" into the enchanting table and muttered in his heart: "Enchant it a hundred times directly for me!"
Enchantment successful!
[Attack + 21]
[Penetration + 14]
[Bleed + 15]
[Darkness Slayer + 11]
[Sharpness + 15]
[Holy Slayer + 9]
[Alien Slayer + 15]
Loya looked at the displayed enchantment attributes and just wanted to sigh that his luck was not bad this time, when a system prompt suddenly rang in his ear.
[Single item enchantment has reached 100 times, unlocking Golden Enchantment for this item]
[Golden Enchantment: Consuming one unit of gold block each time, can enchant the item once. The enchantment effect is better, and there is a possibility of obtaining item-exclusive skill enchantments]
[Evaluation: Perhaps what you need is not a pay-to-win alien, but a gold mine. A gold mine planet is also not bad]
As the system prompt fell, another ball of light appeared on the "pay-to-win enchanting table". This ball of light was golden, full of the smell of money at a glance.
At the same time, a piece of information emerged in Loya's mind. This golden ball of light can only accommodate items whose basic enchantment has reached one hundred times.
"There is such a thing?" Loya was slightly stunned, feeling a bit surprised.
He did not expect the "pay-to-win enchanting table" to have advanced gameplay, which made it very interesting.
Not only are the effects better, but it is also possible to roll item-exclusive skill enchantments. One has to say, it is really good.
But how much is this one unit of gold block?
Loya tried to put the "solar judgment" into the enchanting table, and the corresponding information immediately emerged in his mind.
"Damn! So much? One unit of gold block is actually one cubic meter?!"
He only felt his scalp tingling. A cubic meter of gold block seemed to weigh nearly twenty tons, and as for the value — tsk tsk tsk.
His entire current net worth could not even afford a single enchantment.
As expected of the "pay-to-win enchanting table", it truly lived up to its name. It turned out that the advanced version was the real pay-to-win.
Loya shook his head. It seemed he had to find a way to scam some money.
Why not become a golden master thief? Team up with Felicia as a pair of master thieves?
While he was letting his imagination run wild, a flash of inspiration suddenly crossed his mind, and Thor's image slowly emerged.
That is right!
How could he forget Thor.
This guy is the prince of Asgard, rolling in gold, the genuine gold kind.
The palace where he resides even has floors made of gold. Could he possibly lack gold?
In the future, just enchant Thor directly like he did for Tony, earning a little middlemen difference. He believed Thorwould not refuse.
Having determined his future money-making target, Loyaput away the "pay-to-win enchanting table" and then set off.
Leave a few enchantment counts for now, and take this opportunity to talk to Fury about enchantment so as not to let him fail to scrape together cash in a short time.
Regarding the war with the Vampire, he believed Furywould not refuse such a good thing.
As for money, Fury could reach out to the Council to apply for it, and he could earn some price difference from it.
Alas, it is all hard-earned money. In order to unlock Golden Enchantments for other props, he had to do some small business.
Loya first went to Gulu's room, woke up the sleeping Venom, and tucked it into his bosom.
This guy understands so much knowledge; maybe he can squeeze something out of the Vampire.
It is just a pity that he did not wait for the "dinosaur egg" to hatch, otherwise he could have taken it out for a stroll.
After that, he went directly to find Steve and informed him about the Vampire situation.
Hearing this, Steve's expression changed drastically: "There are even Vampires?"
Loya shrugged, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly: "Steve, there are already aliens. Is it strange to have Vampires?"
Steve was slightly stunned. This statement was truly hard to refute.
He took a deep breath. The Mjolnir in his hand tapped against the shield, electricity surging and crackling loudly, and his tone was extremely solemn.
"People in this era are truly struggling, having to face damned heretical monsters like Vampires. I must turn all these damned things into ash with electricity!"
Loya nodded in agreement.
In his personal view, he could not tolerate alien races like Vampires, who also fed on humans and regarded themselves as higher beings.
To hell with everything else, beat the Vampires to death!
Just as the two were preparing to set off, Thor's resentful voice came from outside the door: "You are actually going to abandon me? I want to go fight that so-called Vampire too!"
"No!" Steve subconsciously refused. The current Thorwithout divine power was equivalent to an ordinary person. Fighting Vampires was too dangerous.
"We are going too! Just let me protect Thor." Sif and The Warriors Three's voices also came from outside the door.
"This —" Steve hesitated a bit.
"Ah, let them go, Steve. I will just get Thor some good stuff later."
Loya said with a smile. It was just a good opportunity to let Thor experience the effect of the "pay-to-win enchanting table" and lay a foundation for the future.
Moreover, with Venom around, the worst-case scenario was letting Venom possess Thor. It was not a big deal, and he himself had the "Horse Talisman", so he didn't need to worry about safety at all.
Seeing Loya speak up, Steve did not insist anymore. At worst, he would protect Thor then.
Soon, several people arrived at the address sent by Fury.
This was not Fury's safe house, but one of Tony's experimental bases. It seemed Tony would also participate in this operation, and it was unknown how Fury convinced him.
Entering the basement, what came into view were rows of giant armor over five meters tall, tightly clinging to the wall.
Each set of armor was equipped with a large number of weapons and two gleaming chain saws.
Some armor was even equipped with fuel sprayers and chemical sprayers.
Thor and the others looked at these giant armors, a trace of surprise flashing in their eyes. Midgardians could actually manufacture such things; it was truly unexpected.
Looking at these armors, Loya gasped inwardly, already guessing Tony's idea.
If the Vampires did not have some outrageous mutations, they were going to suffer a terrible fate.
Shifting his gaze to the central area surrounded by the armor, a long table was placed there, surrounded by several people already seated.
Fury, Tony, Banner, Natasha, Coulson, Barton, these few were all there.
Loya raised an eyebrow. Combined with the newly arrived Thor and Steve, hadn't the original Avengers already been gathered?
Seeing Loya arrive, Tony took the lead in standing up, opened his arms, and walked over with a smile: "Hey! Loya, long time no see."
Loya laughed heartily: "Tony, it looks like you have been doing well recently, looking quite radiant."
The two hugged lightly, and Tony lowered his voice, speaking mysteriously in Loya's ear: "Twenty million."
Loya was slightly stunned. What did this mean?
Before he could figure it out, Tony had already let go and blinked playfully at Loya.
On the other side, Fury sat with his head down in thought. Seeing Thor and the others following behind Loya out of the corner of his eye, his already dark face became even darker. His brows furrowed tightly, and his tone was stern: "Loya, why did you bring them here?"
Loya spread his hands with an innocent face: "Officer, this is a diplomatic activity. I cannot refuse."
Fury's mouth twitched, but he ultimately said nothing more, merely making up his mind in his heart.
He must keep these Asgardians here later. Not bringing them might cause some diplomatic issues, but if they got hurt while attacking the Vampires, that would be troublesome.
Loya greeted Natasha and the others, then hastily took his seat without introducing Thor and the others behind him.
Seeing Fury's flustered and exasperated appearance, he would introduce them later when there was time.
Fury stood up, coughed lightly twice, and said solemnly: "I won't say too much extra. The Vampires that S.H.I.E.L.D.once wiped out have made a comeback."
"They are conducting some secret experiments that may endanger the entire World. For the safety of the entire human race, we must exterminate them completely."
He paused, glanced around at everyone, and continued: "These Vampires are stronger. According to reliable news from my allies, these Vampires have optimized their own genes and integrated other unknown genes, getting enhanced in all aspects."
"Silver is no longer their weakness, and as for ultraviolet rays, I dare not guarantee they are definitely effective. Therefore, we cannot rely on traditional weakness strikes; we must prepare for a frontal assault and comprehensive annihilation."
"And the location of our battle this time is in their underground lair. This mission will be exceptionally arduous and very dangerous."
As his voice fell, the scene fell into silence, and the atmosphere felt somewhat heavy.
Loya raised an eyebrow, feeling somewhat surprised. Were Vampires working this hard? They actually overcame their own weaknesses; then they had to die.
Alien races that fed on humans deserved to die.
At this time, Tony stood up and took over the conversation: "Their lair has a special energy field that will cut off signal transmission. Because of this, wireless armor cannot be used for combat and can only be controlled by us."
He pointed to those bulky armors, confidence in his tone: "When the time comes, you will wear these armors. Don't worry about operation issues; Jarvis will assist you inside."
At this, a sense of security suddenly arose in the hearts of Natasha and the others present. With such powerful armor, there shouldn't be any major problems.
Subsequently, it was Fury and Tony deploying the battle and emphasizing some precautions.
A system prompt also sounded in Loya's ear.
[Fury issues a mission to you]
[Mission: Racial Extinction]
[Objective: Kill all Vampires in the Vampire lair, and capture the Vampire progenitor Dracula]
[Reward: Experience points + 5000, random prop * 2, free attribute points * 3]
Oh?
Loya raised an eyebrow. It actually even rewarded free attribute points, which meant this mission wasn't as simple as it looked on the surface.
Fury spoke a lot for a long time, talking so much that Thorand The Warriors Three slumped over the table and fell asleep.
Until the very end, Fury finally cast his gaze on Loya and asked in a deep voice: "Loya, I heard you have a prop that costs fifteen million U.S. dollars for a magical enchantment? For this battle, we must go all out and not leave any chances for the opposite side. So we need you to perform the enchantment."
Loya, who was dozing off, woke up with a start. He looked at Fury, and just as he was about to speak, he suddenly thought of what Tony had said earlier about twenty million, and he suddenly understood. It turned out Tony had dug a pit for Fury.
So he immediately said with a chuckle: "Director, where did you hear fifteen million from? It is clearly twenty million, alright?"
Hearing this, Fury was somewhat disappointed. It seemed Tony really didn't lie to him; it really was twenty million per enchantment.
However, this wasn't a big problem. He could just apply for funds from the Security Council, and he could even make a little bit of funds in the middle.
Loya stealthily glanced at Tony, and Tony happened to look over as well.
Amidst the intersecting gazes, the corners of both men's mouths curved slightly, everything unspoken.
The tacit understanding between men is just like this.