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Chapter Seventeen: Five Years

Back in Asgard, even though my time away was only a few days, it felt like a much longer period had passed.

During my absence, I made new acquaintances with the Kree, met the future director of S.H.I.E.L.D., added the strongest Avenger to my contact list, developed a closer relationship with Black Widow, and, most importantly, altered the outcome of the Avengers: Endgame.

The rest of the time has been much more relaxed. Maya Hansen has been given an exclusive laboratory with many excellent scientists assisting her. Minerva, who had been imprisoned, has not been particularly friendly, and Thor finds it tiresome to make an effort to please her.

Sif continues to visit Thor regularly for martial arts training, conversation, and drinks. However, Fandral and the others are well aware that the relationship between Sif and Thor has changed.

Life has settled into a calm routine, seemingly as it was before.

The only notable change is that whether it's Sif, the three warriors, or Odin, Thor seems to have developed a much larger appetite, tripling the consumption of food in the palace and eating 6 times a day...

Could it be that the energy requirements increase after awakening? Odin mused to himself...

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Time flies, especially for the long-lived Asgardians, and five years pass in the blink of an eye.

"Beep! Congratulations to the host for completing the task - The Elegy of the Strongest! Reward: The Power of Thor in the Avengers: Endgame."

"Beep! Congratulations to the host for completing the task - Eat, Sleep, and Play! Reward: Master of Lies."

A burly, intimidating figure exhaled deeply.

After five years, Thor had finally completed his first mission of the year. Today, he resembled the 'Fat Thor' seen in the movie before crossing, though perhaps even more so. With clenched fists, an unprecedented explosive force was gathering.

No wonder he could withstand Thanos. This strength might even intimidate Hulk into hiding.

Thor had also completed the task of defeating his brother a hundred times.

In recent years, Loki has faced the darkest period of his life, being beaten on average every two weeks. On unlucky days, he had to face Sif as well, creating a challenging situation. How could one endure this?

Although Loki typically dies in each encounter, does Loki, who keeps surviving, still remain the God of Mischief?

Even Frigga, overflowing with maternal love, and Odin, who never cared much for Loki, were unable to tolerate his suffering. This was becoming too much.

However, Thor's actions are always framed as "justifiable defense," making them legally flawless. Minerva took pictures of Loki's defeats as evidence. Unfortunately, the videos couldn't be edited...

Two years ago, Minerva surrendered to Thor.

Maya Hansen developed Extremis within three years. Thor provided her with an improved formula for an upgraded version of Extremis.

Asgardians are born with strong physiques, so the strengthening effect of Extremis was less noticeable. However, Thor was very satisfied with its regenerative capabilities and it will increase lifespan of asgardians. The most significant impact was on Minerva.

Minerva, a pure-blood Kree with dark blue skin, belonged to the noble class of Kree. This class has the strongest sense of racial superiority and was initially difficult to subdue.

The Kree originally only had blue skin, with other skin colors resulting from mixing with other races.

Mixed-bloods were once slaves without rights, but later, the Supreme Intelligence discovered that the genetic evolution of pure-blooded Kree was stagnant. It then granted citizenship to those with Kree lineage to address the deficiencies of pure-blooded Kree.

The strengthening effect of Extremis unlocked Minerva's genetic lock , she had some mixed blood. Simultaneously, her skin color changed to a typical human hue—something she had previously despised.

This change nearly shattered her worldview, stripping her of her Kree pride. The next day, she pledged her loyalty to Thor and began serving as a maid....She probably with shattered pure blood pride, wanted to create 'Superior Mixed Bloods'.

After Maya Hansen arrived in Asgard and the loneliness of being in a foreign land set in, Thor, who was already fond of her, completed the second part of "invest in you."

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Everything seemed to be going well, except for the ongoing issue with Loki, who had schemed to invade Jotunheim and provoked Thor into starting a war with the Jotunheim Giants without authorization.

It was unfortunate that the current Thor was far stronger than his movie counterpart. With the power of the Awakening Thunder, he was essentially a mobile battlefield cleaner. Without Odin's intervention, King Laufey of the Jotunheim Giants might have been defeated.

At this moment, Odin still hoped to pass Jotunheim to Loki.

More importantly, he needed this conflict to test Thor and teach him to be a benevolent king.