Chapter 518: Drunkenness and Despair

"I don't care about that."

Thor said, "Now I just want to catch the golden pig."

He swung the hammer: "Then smash its head with one blow and make it into barbecue!"

Loki said, "But Asgard is not short of a golden pig for roasting. My dear brother, the 'honorable guest' has come to Asgard. I saw our father, the great God King Odin, riding the eight-legged god Threpnir and going to the Rainbow Bridge in person."

He spread his hands and said, "Even when Frey came to Asgard, Odin never came to greet him in person."

Frey is Frigga's elder brother, Odin's brother-in-law, and Thor and Loki's uncle. He was once a prince of the Vanir and the king of the elven kingdom of Alfheim.

He is also an important god and prince in Asgard.

When Thor heard this, his eyes widened: "Who on earth is this person that requires my father to go and greet him personally?!"

Loki said: "I want to know too!"

He said: "The great Asgard stands at the top of the universe. I think there is nothing more noble than us."

"That's right!" Thor said, "No one is more noble than us!"

He smashed the big tree next to him with a hammer: "I want to see how distinguished this so-called distinguished guest is! I wonder if he can take my hammer!"

Loki laughed: "That's right, he should know the power of Thor's hammer!"

Thor swung his hammer and soared into the sky like a helicopter.

Loki watched Thor go away, a wicked smile on his face.

The Golden Palace is like a golden mountain located in the center of the Asgard world, majestic and dazzling; this huge temple radiates the sacred light of the sun all the time. Everything in Asgard is bathed in this divine light, majestic and magnificent.

Asgard in the material universe is not a dimensional world as Jiang Shan originally guessed.

This is a magnificent world. Whether it is the cities, roads, mountains or rivers, they all seem to be flowing with honey, peace and tranquility.

The people here lead a classical and comfortable life; but the various spaceships flying in the sky from time to time can express Asgard's highly developed level of technology.

Asgard is very large, not smaller than the Earth in terms of size; but the population is not large. All the way with Odin to the Golden Palace, Jiang Shan saw more of the vibrant natural environment, while the population settlements were very few and sparse.

This can also be seen in the original plot.

Asgard is actually very small in population.

This is not something strange - the higher the level of life, the lower the reproductive ability, which is a kind of iron law.

The minimum quality of ordinary people in Asgard is three to five times that of people on Earth; the so-called limit of the human body is reached in any old woman in Asgard.

Speaking of which, the living standards of the people of Asgard are naturally very high; Asgard has extremely abundant material resources, allowing their people to get everything they need for life without having to do any work.

If we ignore Asgard's system, their civilization has already developed to a level close to universal harmony.

It doesn’t mean that a certain system is necessarily more powerful, and all others are losers; in Jiang Shan’s view, whether a civilized system is good or bad is determined by two factors.

First, does the existence of this system benefit the majority of people in the entire civilization?

Second, whether the existence of this system can guarantee the sustainable and healthy development of the entire civilization.

Asgard vaguely meets one of these requirements.

Because if Jiang Shan had not intervened, the destruction of Asgard would have been in the near future.

As for the "vagueness", essentially, Jiang Shan still feels that there is something wrong with its system; it is a feudal kingdom system based on the strength of blood. Although their people have no material worries because of the strength of Asgard, it is hard to say on the spiritual level.

At least, the civilians of Asgard probably have no channels for upward mobility.

Because all the important positions in Asgard are held by gods; and gods are those with powerful bloodlines; ordinary people cannot become gods.

So the people here have a kind of lazy and drunken life.

In the original plot, the destruction of Asgard is essentially closely related to this kind of laziness of living a life of drunkenness and dreams.

No one dares to deny that there are no geniuses among the vast majority of ordinary people!

Asgard's power system is not only a system of divine bloodlines, but also includes magic systems and technological systems. Ordinary people with ordinary bloodlines cannot become gods, but they can still practice magic and study technology.

After so many years, there must be a few powerful people emerging.

However, the system of Asgard restricts these two paths, leaving ordinary people with no chance to succeed and only living a life of drunkenness and dreams.

Asgard's rise should be when Odin was conquering all directions. The needs of war stimulated the vitality of civilization, and Asgard was unknown how powerful it was at that time. After he decided to release Nanshan, Asgard has been in decline.

Frigga's maid came over and took Hela to see Frigga.

Odin took Jiang Shan to the top of the Golden Palace, where the magnificent scenery of Asgard could be seen at a glance.

After a long silence, Odin suddenly asked, "What do you think of Asgard?"

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The light from the colorful clouds in the sky fell on Jiang Shan's face, making him look hazy. He smiled and said, "Do you want to hear the truth or a lie?"

Odin asked, "What about truth and what about lies?"

Jiang Shan said: "The truth doesn't sound good, but lies are very pleasant to the ear."

Odin's one eye blazed: "I want to listen to everything."

Jiang Shan laughed out loud.

He said: "Asgard is magnificent, the society is peaceful and harmonious, the material is abundant, and life is worry-free. Such a social environment is unimaginable to most creatures in the entire universe."

Odin nodded slightly: "Is this true or false?"

"It's a lie." Jiang Shan said.

Odin frowned: "What about the truth?"

Jiang Shan smiled and said, "Sunset and dusk."

Odin was silent.

After a while, he said, "Asgard just lacks some time."

Jiang Shan said: "Lack of time for Thor to grow up?"

Odin said nothing—acquiesced.

Jiang Shan shook his head slightly: "How long do you think it will take Thor to grow to your level?"

Odin was silent.

Jiang Shan said: "The peace of Asgard depends on you alone. Although there are many 'gods' in Asgard, most of them are useless. When faced with a critical moment, no one can make the final decision."

"Without you, what is Asgard? Just a piece of fat and tender meat."

"No one will wait for Thor to grow up. Before he grows up, Asgard will have turned into fireworks in the starry sky."

(End of this chapter)