"Please answer the question: Why did Thor come to Earth to take astrophysicist Jane Foster back to Asgard?"
"A. Jane Foster was infected with an unknown substance, so she was taken back to Asgard for treatment."
"B. Jane Foster was parasitized by the Aether, so she was taken back to Asgard for protection."
"C. The Nine Realms converged, and Jane Foster stepped into the critical point between Earth and Asgard, to save her life."
"D. Jane Foster picked up Mjolnir and was summoned by Odin."
"Friendly reminder: Those who answer correctly will receive a random five-attribute ninjutsu technique as a reward.
Those who answer incorrectly will have one of their personal attributes randomly deducted, including but not limited to knowledge, experience, skills, possessions, etc..."
Soon, a new question appeared.
This question, however, was a "exclusive" question about Thor.
"Jane Foster?" Tony Stark's eyes immediately lit up, and he quickly realized something. "It seems this person should be that 'Jane', right?"
In the video of "Thor's Hammer Breaking the Rainbow Bridge," the answering system showed everyone that Thor and a woman named "Jane" had a very close relationship.
It even seemed like they were lovers.
Everyone was very interested in that "Jane," but unfortunately, with just the name "Jane," it was impossible for anyone to find out who that person was.
And now.
A woman named Jane appeared in the answering system, and was even taken back to Asgard by Thor, clearly indicating a close relationship with Thor.
Everyone could almost immediately conclude that this "Jane" was that "Jane."
After all, in the vast Nine Realms, the probability of two people named "Jane" having an unusual relationship with Thor at the same time was truly small.
"The identity of your mysterious lover has finally been revealed."
Black Widow couldn't help but glance at Thor, a faint hint of teasing on her face. "She's an Earthling, Thor. Are you going to see her after the quiz?"
"Don't talk nonsense!
I am a dignified god of Asgard, son of Odin, how could I fall in love with an Earth woman!"
Thor immediately said with a proud expression.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, Thor felt that his words were inappropriate, as everyone present was an Earthling.
So he added an explanation, "I mean, we're not from the same planet, and I'm not even considering such things right now."
"Thor, when you broke the Rainbow Bridge, you were still thinking about 'Jane,' and Loki even threatened you by saying you wouldn't see Jane if you broke the Rainbow Bridge."
"Even if you two aren't in a romantic relationship, it's clear that your relationship is extraordinary, reaching a certain level of intimacy."
Captain America said to Thor with a serious expression, "We need to clarify this point, as it might affect the subsequent questions."
Thor didn't say much more. He nodded: "Fine! 'Intimate relationship,' I have no objection to that word!"
Immediately after, everyone turned their gaze to the large screen, observing the options and engaging in thought and analysis.
However, everyone was unfamiliar with matters concerning Asgard, and the options in the question involved few clues or information that they already knew.
At present, everyone was still confused and had no clear direction.
"This question is really hard to tackle." Hawkeye Barton shrugged and shook his head, saying.
Everyone else wholeheartedly agreed.
"Thor, what are your thoughts on this question? Are there any options that can be ruled out or confirmed?" Captain America pondered for a while but couldn't find a clue.
So he looked at Thor and asked seriously.
"There really is one. I think option C can be ruled out." Thor, however, nodded.
Following Thor's words, everyone's gaze collectively focused on option C, equally bewildered and confused.
The convergence of the Nine Realms, what was that all about?
"Although I'm a scientific genius, I've really had little involvement in astronomy. The 'convergence of the Nine Realms'? These Nine Realms should be the Nine Worlds, right?"
Tony Stark glanced at Thor beside him and asked.
"That's right, the Nine Realms are the Nine Worlds! The universe experiences such a cycle every five thousand years. In each cycle, the Nine Worlds align in a straight line, and their boundaries become very blurred, allowing them to cross into each other."
"Whether it's gravity, light, or matter, they will all squeeze and overlap into another world! Many critical points will appear between the Nine Realms."
"And what option C says is that Jane Foster entered the critical point between Earth and Asgard."
Under everyone's gaze, Thor spoke eloquently, explaining to them.
"Isn't this Schrödinger's cat, right?" Tony Stark said to everyone with a knowing look.
"Cat?" Thor looked bewildered. "What's that?"
Tony Stark was utterly confused. Why was he suddenly talking about something completely unrelated?
"So, Jane Foster in option C is both on Earth and on Asgard, meaning if she was taken from that critical point to Asgard, it wouldn't count as being taken from Earth to Asgard?"
Dr. Banner accurately understood what Tony Stark was trying to express and explained it to everyone in more detail.
"That makes sense. The question states that Thor took someone from Earth to Asgard." Hawkeye Barton nodded solemnly. "So C can be ruled out."
Thor: "..."
The Son of Odin's expression stiffened slightly. It's ruled out already?
I haven't even really started, and you guys are already buzzing in?
"A very interesting theory, but that's not what I wanted to say. What I wanted to say was another, more reasonable and convincing reason."
Thor scratched his nose and continued to speak eloquently to everyone.
"Actually, what I wanted to say is that if Jane Foster really entered that critical point, there's no way I could have taken her back to Asgard."
"Because within such a critical point, even Heimdall's eyes cannot see!"
"Moreover, such critical points appear randomly and without any warning. If someone accidentally enters such a critical point, she effectively disappears completely from the Nine Realms."
"Unless she comes out herself, no one can find her."
"But what you said is also right... Option C can indeed be ruled out!"
Tony Stark and Dr. Banner's theories, combined with Thor's theory, mutually confirmed and supplemented each other, and option C could indeed be unequivocally ruled out.
"Thor, besides C, are there any other options that can be ruled out?" Captain America asked, staring at Thor again.
"I think D can also be ruled out." Thor said without hesitation, "That's simply absurd! My hammer is a divine artifact, how could just anyone pick it up?"
Vision and Hela were exceptions, as those two were indeed not ordinary individuals.
Even the most ordinary Captain America was a super soldier.
But an astrophysicist?
What's that?
Is my Mjolnir really so unimpressive?
"Thor, you actually don't have a reason to rule out D. You just don't want to admit it, do you?" Tony Stark ruthlessly exposed Thor's inner thoughts at this moment. "You don't even know how to pick up Mjolnir!"
Someone who doesn't know how to pick up Mjolnir, yet judges whether others can pick it up, their persuasiveness is incredibly low.
"Odin said that only those who are worthy can pick it up, but he never said what that worthiness actually is." Black Widow interjected seriously at this point.
"Even if we knew, we don't know Jane Foster, so we can't determine if she has that worthiness." Hawkeye Barton added.
"So D cannot be judged, let's look at the other options." Captain America made the final decision.
"Option B, I have some thoughts." Black Widow suddenly said after a moment of contemplation.
"Thor, didn't you say before that the Aether had been destroyed?"
"Although it was later confirmed that the Aether still exists, we should at least believe that during the war between your grandfather and the Dark Elves, the Aether was indeed destroyed."
"Otherwise, how could Asgard be so convinced of this?"
Everyone expressed their strong agreement with Black Widow's words.
What kind of weapon was the Aether?
It could bring darkness to the entire universe.
If a weapon of this caliber wasn't truly destroyed, how could such news circulate in Asgard?
Odin's father, King Bor, was the previous All-Father; would he not confirm such an important matter?
This was clearly impossible.
And after confirmation, Asgard still believed the Aether was destroyed, which meant that at that time, the Aether truly was destroyed.
Thor recalled and nodded, "That's right, all of Asgard believed the Aether had been destroyed."
"In other words, there's a high probability that the Aether was indeed destroyed, but after countless years, it was repaired by someone." Black Widow continued to speak eloquently.
"That sounds reasonable. So, Natasha, you mean the Aether was destroyed in the Dark Elves' homeland, Svartalfheim, and therefore, its repair would also take place there?"
Hawkeye Barton keenly caught the key point in Black Widow's words, "So the Aether isn't on Earth?"
Everyone still agreed with this; it was indeed less likely to repair the Aether's remnants on another planet than to repair them on the spot.
"Is it possible that some remnants of the Dark Elves secretly returned to Svartalfheim after the battle, collected the Aether's remnants, and then escaped to Earth?"
"We all saw that the Dark Elves' spacecraft could be invisible, even Heimdall's eyes couldn't see it!"
"Or did something else we don't know about happen, causing the Aether to appear on Earth?"
Captain America, however, raised a reasonable question.
This question was also reasonable and logical; no one could be sure whether similar things had actually happened.
Everyone began to carefully consider and analyze the question raised by Captain America.
"Yes, we can't rule out that scenario, so let's see what would happen in that scenario."
Tony Stark mused, and then began to speak voluminously under everyone's gaze.
"First, we need to clarify one point: if the Aether appeared on Earth, the most likely scenario is that the Dark Elves brought it to Earth. Does anyone object to this?"
Of course, no one objected.
The Aether didn't have legs; it couldn't run by itself. For it to appear on another planet from one planet, the greatest possibility was that it was brought there by someone.
And who would do that?
Based on this situational analysis, the "most suspicious" party was the Dark Elves.
Tony Stark highlighted a key point here: if the Aether was on Earth, the Dark Elves were also on Earth.
Of course, nothing is absolute, and this discussion only concerned the most probable scenario.
"In other words, ever since the great war, the remnants of the Dark Elves, carrying the Aether's fragments, had been lurking on Earth, secretly growing in strength."
"To what extent did they grow? I think we've all seen it; they could invade Asgard, break into the royal city, and kill Thor's mother!"
"So the real problem is right here!"
"The Dark Elves had such a vast power lurking on Earth, and the Aether was so important to them, how did a human astrophysicist come into contact with the Aether?"
Tony Stark only truly brought up the main point when he reached this part.
"Even if Jane Foster did come into contact with the Aether for various reasons and became a host, wouldn't the Dark Elves immediately take control of Jane Foster?"
"The question said that Thor 'came to' Earth; Thor wasn't on Earth at that time!"
"And when Asgard finally discovered the Aether was on Earth and sent Thor to Earth to retrieve Jane Foster, Thor should have been intercepted by the Dark Elves!"
"Frankly, Thor, judging by the military strength the Dark Elves displayed in the footage, I don't think you could have taken Jane Foster from Earth."
"Even if you did take Jane Foster, there must have been a fierce battle with the Dark Elves, and then Asgard would surely have been prepared."
"But when your mother met Malekith, she had no idea who he was, which is somewhat illogical."
"To summarize, based on the premise that the Aether was on Earth, there are many illogicalities."
"Therefore... I think option B can be ruled out." Tony Stark concluded after a summary and analysis.
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