2046 Don't Worry and Go, Returning Home

Sensing Odin's strange behavior, Big Dipper's mind began to work at the speed of light.

On Luke's end, he swiftly listed various possibilities on the virtual screen, while his clone carefully recalled the details of Odin's mental fluctuations.

Unfortunately, Odin's mental fluctuations were minimal, and there wasn't much to analyze.

He could also forget about scanning the place. This was the Royal Palace, and Odin was sitting on the throne.

The throne was one of the control centers of the Royal Palace.

A cannon might not necessarily pop out to blow Big Dipper to smithereens, but the palace still had the ability to detect any scans that were carried out.

If an alien ran over to Luke's house on Earth and scanned him with a device, would Luke let this alien go? The alien wouldn't scan him unless they had ulterior motives.

After a few seconds of silence, Odin finally said, "Alright, stand down."

Without any hesitation, the guards withdrew.

The hall fell silent once more.

Only then did Odin speak again. "In view of your contribution in this battle toward peace in the Nine Realms, I won't pursue your previous actions. Thor will see you off to Earth."

With that, he closed his eyes and waved his hand, indicating that the three of them should leave.

Thor couldn't help but look at Big Dipper and feel that this was already pretty good.

Odin wasn't him. He didn't have any relationship with the Bat Squad, and moreover was one of the rulers of the Nine Realms.

If Big Dipper tried to negotiate, this would be disrespectful of Odin's status – being tossed into the dungeon would be a light punishment.

Big Dipper gave Thor a meaningful look to indicate that he should stay to one side.

Then, he said calmly, "We destroyed the Dark Elf fleet which invaded Asgard, killed the mastermind, Malekith, and his underling, the Kursed warrior, and brought back the Aether. Your esteemed Majesty, you shouldn't be stingy in giving us a small reward, right?"

When Thor heard that, he came back to his senses. This… really seemed to be two different things!

It didn't matter if Big Dipper had entered Asgard by mistake or deliberately.

At the very least, Asgard hadn't come to complete ruin.

Looking at the final outcome, the battle between Big Dipper and Malekith before hadn't affected Asgard.

Big Dipper had initially been sent here by mistake. How could this erase the merit of killing Malekith and all his subordinates?

Even if Odin was unhappy that his chance for revenge had been stolen, he couldn't do as he liked on the surface.

If word got out of how this situation had been handled, Asgard would definitely be labeled as stingy.

In the last 1,000 years or so, Asgard had rarely started wars, and had been generous to friendly forces.

Was it because of his mother's passing that his father's temperament changed so drastically? Thinking of the dead Frigga, Thor couldn't suppress the grief in his heart.

However, he still felt that something wasn't right. Even if Odin was unhappy that he couldn't get revenge himself, his anger shouldn't be targeted at the Bat Squad.

Thinking that, Thor couldn't help but look at Odin suspiciously.

Odin frowned as his gaze swept over Thor's face. He knew that he had been too obvious in his desire for revenge.

This time, even Thor, this brainless idiot, was a little suspicious.

He quickly weighed the gains and losses in his heart, and felt that it was better to settle everything as soon as possible.

So, Odin closed his eyes and waved his hand. "Then that's it. Thor, go to the treasure vault and get that thing for them. Escort them personally, and you can leave Asgard with them."

With that, he leaned his head against his hand, as if he was exhausted.

Thor relaxed and bowed slightly. "Yes, Father."

Big Dipper stared at Odin on the throne. "Thank you for your generosity, Your Majesty. Goodbye."

White Wolf also said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. Goodbye."

Only then did they follow Thor out of the hall.

After the three of them disappeared from the hall, Odin opened his eyes and snorted. "How uncouth. After getting a reward, you didn't even salute before you left."

His face darkened as he mumbled, "Forget it. The sooner these three leave, the better."

Half an hour later, a guard reported, "Your Majesty, His Highness Thor has taken the two Earthlings to Earth via the Bifrost."

Odin hummed and said, "I'm tired. Don't disturb my rest unless it's important."

The guard bowed and left.

Odin tapped the floor lightly with his spear, and the doors of the hall closed. He was the only one left, sitting quietly on his throne.

Green light flashed, and the spell was canceled.

The golden-armored Odin on the throne instantly turned into the green-armored Loki.

A classic devilish smile appeared on his face. "Don't worry, buddy. Leave everything here to me."

…

After the Bifrost hit the small roof of Dr. Selvig's building, Big Dipper looked at Dr. Jane, who had run upstairs to throw herself at Thor.

Weighing the box that contained the Tesseract, he simply said, "Take your time. We're leaving."

With that, the two clones activated their suits and left.

Darcy pouted unhappily. Her free afternoon tea had run off, and she still had to watch a couple act lovey-dovey in front of her.

After obtaining the Tesseract, Luke returned to New York.

Was it important to study the Tesseract? Actually, not really.

What Luke actually needed was an Infinity Glove. Furthermore, Tony from 2023 had already proven that he could make it and put all six Stones in it.

The reason Tony hadn't made it here yet was mostly because of his mindset.

Tony and the others killed Thanos in 2023 and studied the original Infinity Glove made by the Dwarves of Nidavellir.

This was enough to prove that the Iron Man version of the Infinity Glove wasn't too difficult to make technically. What was lacking was the right mindset.

Not only had Luke's clone used the Infinity Glove, he had also been studying the half of the clone's body that had been burnt by the glove, and had some idea of the approach to take.

However, he definitely couldn't give the Tesseract to Tony again.

Tony had too many projects and too many people who could monitor or come into contact with him.

Luke, on the other hand, could use his clone to directly watch the Tesseract and not give anyone else a chance.

More importantly, Thanos couldn't come and go as he pleased without the Tesseract.

That was the reason why the 2023 superheroes had lost to Thanos the first time.

Thanks to the Tesseract, Thanos had easily obtained all the Stones.

Luke didn't like dancing to someone else's tune like a monkey. Naturally, he had to make sure he was the one who held the Tesseract.

That way, Thanos would have to come to him, not vice versa.

Of course, the Tesseract actually wasn't much of a reward.

Strictly speaking, this thing was just a trade for the Aether aka the Mind Stone.

The real reward was the experience and credit points in the system.