The most noble truth

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Frigga pointed to Sif, who was still clamped onto Alex's waist, and asked, "This is...?"

Sif reacted immediately, kicking around like a small fish, and whispered, "Put me down, you idiot."

"Ahem... sorry, I forgot."

Sif hurriedly tidied up her appearance and bowed half-kneeling to the Queen of Asgard. "Queen Frigga!"

"Rise," Frigga said calmly.

Alex said, "Queen Frigga, I don't quite understand..."

It wasn't surprising that Frigga knew he was from another world. In the original timeline, Thor had traveled back through time, and she recognized at a glance that he was from the future.

Frigga explained, "As everyone knows, I have some knowledge of witchcraft and can glimpse fragments of the future. The last time you fought Odin, your existence appeared like an indelible mark in the long river of Asgard."

"So I informed Odin and invited you to come as my guest."

No wonder when he picked up Mjolnir, Odin's mental pressure first made him furious, and then his attitude suddenly turned 180 degrees. It was Frigga who informed him.

"Queen Frigga, can you see my future?" Alex asked.

Frigga shook her head. "With my ability, I can only see fragments of images related to Asgard. The moment you came into contact with Odin, the timeline of Asgard changed drastically, completely overturning what I had seen before."

She then turned to Thor. "Thor, your brother comes from a different dimension and has a noble status. He will be of great help to Asgard. You must not neglect him."

Thor said carelessly, "He is my brother. Who will help me if he doesn't? But I don't see what makes him noble."

Sif asked, "Queen Frigga, is it possible that Alex is an Eastern Protoss?"

Frigga glanced at Sif meaningfully. "No. He does not have the unique Tao charm of the Eastern Protoss. He is truly nobler than any other race in the world."

"What's true?" Everyone was confused.

"The system of the Eastern Protoss is called cultivation. True cultivation does not pursue strength. Strength is just a side effect of the cultivation process."

"Using falsehood to cultivate truth, achieve immortality, and ultimately transcendence, this is their philosophy. Each of us lives in some false appearances, and even this world is a false appearance. Some strong people have practiced for thousands of years just to pursue a little bit of true essence. But Alex's true essence is far beyond any strong person I have ever seen."

"If Alex is jade, our truth is just smoke at best, not worth mentioning."

Alex felt a bit embarrassed by the praise from Frigga. "Am I that powerful? I couldn't even kill the Destroyer."

When it comes to truth and falsehood, Alex had some experience. In his past life, this world was just a two-dimensional fiction. Now that he had traveled here, everything felt so real.

But must past lives be real? Many scientists in his previous life claimed that there was a high probability that the universe humans live in is a holographic simulation, everything just a higher-dimensional program. The structure of the entire universe is so tight, the constants so exquisite, and the formulas so beautiful, they don't look like they were created naturally.

If this is the case, the fake Alex entered a fake world, and in this fake world, he was the most real.

If people in this world could go back to their previous lives, would it be true or false? How to calculate the truth and falsehood in this?

Philosophical questions like this were really not suitable for Alex.

Frigga smiled. "Alex, there is no need to worry. As I said, the essence of cultivation is to use falsehood to cultivate, and strength is just an incidental part. With your true nature, it is not difficult to improve your strength. Your existence will have an immeasurable impact on our entire universe. Unfortunately, my level is too low and I can't see much..."

Alex asked, "Since you can see the future, why didn't you make preparations for changes earlier? You know, the final outcome..."

How miserable was Asgard in the end? Odin died, Frigga was assassinated, and Hela broke through the seal, wreaking havoc. In the end, Asgard was destroyed by Surtur. The Asgardians escaped onto a spaceship, only to encounter Thanos. Loki died, and Thor lost an eye. In the end, only a small part of the Asgardian bloodline survived on Earth. The kingdom that once ruled the nine realms ended up like this.

Frigga sighed. "Asgard's destruction was necessary for its rebirth. If you are talking about those disasters... Alas, everything is the best outcome."

"Is the Queen of Asgard also so fatalistic?"

Alex was non-committal, but Asgard's fate being called "the best outcome" was hard to believe.

Frigga said, "Many people think that being able to predict the future means they can change it. In reality, there's not much anyone can do. Forcing changes can lead to worse outcomes or attract unpredictable forces."

Alex thought of the Time Variance Authority from "Loki." Was this an unpredictable power? If the future is already determined, then what was the point of Doctor Strange peering into the future and finding the only chance of success from millions of possibilities? Why not let the TVA work tirelessly to maintain the timeline? This sounded like fatalism.

If it can be changed, what's the point of the TVA?

Alex couldn't figure this out, so he stopped thinking about it. At least he now knew that when he peeked into the future, he was not omniscient. Like Frigga, he could only see fragmentary scenes related to Asgard.

Thor saw Frigga and Alex talking in riddles and felt impatient. Taking advantage of Alex's silence, he hurriedly said, "Mother, I want to tell you that all this is Loki's conspiracy..."

Speaking of Loki, Alex suddenly became alert.

Something was wrong!

He and Frigga had been chatting for so long, but Loki hadn't said a word. He was too quiet, which was definitely out of character.

Alex stretched out his hand, pulled out Sif's sword, and threw it at Loki with a "clang."

Thor was shocked and shouted, "Alex, what are you doing..."

The sword quickly passed through Loki's body and nailed to the wall behind.

Loki slowly transformed and disappeared.

It really was an illusion!

With Loki's character, how could he stay still and wait for death when he saw two top powerhouses like Alex and Thor coming?

Alex didn't know when Loki slipped away. He feared Loki had quietly left as soon as he came in.

At this time, the colorful lights outside were shining brightly. A strong light shone into the palace.

"Oops!" Alex recalled the original plot and said to Thor, "Loki is going to use the power of the Bifrost to destroy Jotunheim."

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