[Saul Odinson]: No. I suddenly think this is actually a good thing. You're over there—and by the time we go to war, I'll already be the commander!
After saying that, Thor directly cut off the communication.
Because he had suddenly noticed a recruitment announcement.
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Asgard
Odin was walking with the queen when a sense of unease rose in his heart.
Recently, he had developed a premonition—a premonition of a great crisis.
A catastrophe that would destroy Asgard!
The two of them strolled outside the great hall. Normally, this area would be filled with Asgardian warriors training diligently, yet today there was not a single figure to be seen.
"How long has it been since you last saw Thor?" Odin suddenly asked, gazing into the distance.
The queen smiled faintly and replied, "I haven't seen Thor for four days. I secretly went to check on him this morning, but he still hasn't come out."
"Oh?" Odin chuckled lightly. "Then you can't really say you haven't seen him for four days. After all, you did see him this morning, didn't you?"
The queen did not answer.
Looking at the empty grounds, an emptiness also crept into their hearts.
The once-noisy world seemed to have suddenly been cleansed, leaving only the two elderly figures standing there.
The warriors of Asgard—and even their brave son—were completely immersed in that virtual world!
As for their other son, he had disappeared beneath the Rainbow Bridge, never to be seen again.
Although Loki often liked to stir up trouble, he was usually the one who pleased the queen the most.
"I don't know whether this virtual world is a good thing or a bad thing," Odin sighed. "It's hard to say."
The queen seemed to see through Odin's thoughts. She gently stroked his chest and said softly, "Since you have already allowed it, you must believe that the benefits outweigh the drawbacks. Otherwise, you wouldn't have agreed."
"Yes." Odin withdrew his distant gaze, looked at the queen, and asked, "What do you think of that Earthling?"
"Very capable," the queen replied, "but I cannot see through the source of his power."
Odin nodded. "The first time I met him, I felt that he was hiding something—something so secret that even I could not uncover it. Even now, I still haven't figured it out."
On that day, aside from a few guards, the entirety of glorious Asgard stood motionless like statues.
The magnificent realm of Asgard had become a ghost city!
At first, every one of them had scoffed at the idea of a virtual world. After all, they were warriors tempered by countless wars!
Yet once they stepped into that world for the first time, none of them ever logged out again.
Fortunately, their physiques were powerful—otherwise, ordinary people would have caused an uproar long ago!
At this moment, the "law of true fragrance" was on full display!
It could only be said that the Continent of Valoran from League of Legends, enhanced by advanced special-effects optimization, was simply too captivating!
So captivating that even Asgardian warriors—who had seen countless strange worlds—were completely addicted!
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Earth
Xu Dan watched as Banner accumulated more and more data with each passing day.
This precious information was all fed back from the server.
Using Asgardian warriors as experimental subjects—this was probably something only Xu Dan would dare to do!
To ordinary Earthlings, they were gods, noble and untouchable.
Yet this man was boldly experimenting on "gods"!
Of course, Xu Dan's true target was still humanity.
Taking this risk was merely to collect big data and research a game helmet that was truly suitable for Earthlings!
If successful, he could achieve what was often described in online-game novels—allowing at least eighty percent of the world's population to enter a second world!
What did eighty percent of the world's population represent?
5.6 billion people!
A player base of 5.6 billion!
That was the ultimate dream of every game developer!
No—for now, it could only be called a fantasy.
Even in his previous life, there had never been a game capable of addicting even one-tenth of the world's population!
Let alone eight-tenths!
Only virtual games—only a true second world—possessed such irresistible charm!
By then, the price of the game helmet would have to be compressed as much as possible, striving for affordability so that more players could buy it!
Or an even bolder move—giving out game helmets for free!
That wasn't impossible!
Everything was man-made!
As long as the projected returns were large enough, the plan could be greenlit for implementation!
With the current financial foundation of Antarctic Company, there was nothing to fear!
Back to business.
Under Banner's supervision, all the neural data from Asgardians playing the virtual game had been collected and analyzed.
By comparing similarities and differences, it was not difficult to pinpoint the problem—it lay in the human brain's neural structure!
The human brain was actually extremely powerful, but its neural pathways were fragile.
Like a string on the verge of snapping—apply just a bit too much force, and it breaks!
Once it breaks, that's death!
A kick of the legs—and everything is over!
The "string" of the Asgardian warriors wasn't particularly thick either, but it could at least withstand the slight pressure exerted by the game helmet.
If everyone on Earth had brains like those taught by X, then there would be no need to worry about virtual games at all!
Unfortunately, that was unrealistic.
Antarctic Company wasn't powerful enough to spend money strengthening the neural systems of everyone on Earth. The cost of that alone would require selling Xu Dan's underwear—and even that wouldn't be enough!
Therefore, the solution could only come from the game itself!
Dr. Banner was busy with exactly this problem.
He was currently using the neural data of Asgardian warriors as a comparison against ordinary human brain nerves. By studying their similarities and differences, he aimed to formulate feasible solutions!
Of course, this process would inevitably claim the lives of countless guinea pigs!
Ever since Wolverine had been poked last time, Banner claimed on the surface that he was fine. But in truth, during his research, he still disliked using Wolverine as a test subject.
He much preferred his non-aggressive guinea pigs!
If this experiment were ever discovered by the so-called "saints" of America, it would definitely end up in court!
"Rats and mice are so cute—why torture them~"
This was a long process of continuous sample collection and repeated experimentation, and the time required was considerable.
Xu Dan often went to the branch laboratory to cheer Banner on.
On the first day, the experiment yielded almost the same results as before. After struggling for more than ten seconds, the mice stiffened, stood on their four tiny legs—and promptly passed away!
After a week, thanks to the massive amount of collected data, the experimental results improved slightly!
The mice no longer died immediately—but instead became "vegetative rats"!
If humans were subjected to this, they would likely become vegetative patients as well!
At that point, Antarctic Company would be torn apart by public outrage!
After an entire month of research, Banner finally achieved a small breakthrough!
When the ten-hour experiment concluded, the mouse was still alive—jumping around and even eating its food!
Unfortunately, it also ate its own companions…
The crazed guinea pig eventually stuffed itself until it became a bloated, leather-like ball.
Then—bang!
It exploded.
Fragments of flesh and blood, along with bits of limbs that didn't even get the chance to make a joke, splattered across the glass container. The scene was once utterly bloody!
Experiments were cruel like that.
Every visible improvement hid damage beneath the surface—damage that could never be seen at first glance.
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