On their way to Thor's room, the two passed by Mjolnir. Li Feng happened to see Loki gritting his teeth, gripping Mjolnir with both hands, straining with all his might to lift the hammer—only for it to remain completely unmoved, utterly ignoring him.
Unable to hold back his laughter, Li Feng let out a snort before quickly schooling his expression, as if the laughter had never happened and Loki was just hallucinating.
With a perfectly straight face, Li Feng exchanged a glance with Loki, then turned and strode briskly toward Thor's room, leaving a slightly flushed Loki standing awkwardly beside Mjolnir. It was a dilemma—neither letting go of the hammer nor continuing to try lifting it seemed right.
Loki trusted his own ears and eyes. He was absolutely certain that this unfamiliar mage had not only witnessed his embarrassing predicament but was also mocking his futile attempt to wield Mjolnir. Moreover, the other party already knew his secrets.
At the same time, after getting a clear look at Li Feng's appearance, Loki concluded that Li Feng was a pure-blooded Earthling. This made him somewhat curious: Since when did Earth have mages? Maybe he should ask his mother after returning to the God Realm?
As an ordinary human without any magical abilities, Coulson, who wasn't carrying any detection equipment at the moment, should have been unable to notice the invisible Loki as he passed by Mjolnir.
But Li Feng's sudden mocking laughter and his glance toward Mjolnir's direction made Coulson realize something.
However, Coulson remembered Li Feng saying earlier that he was no match for Loki. This made Coulson understand that the correct course of action now was to pretend he hadn't noticed anything.
At the very least, he needed to put some distance between himself and Mjolnir before he could voice his doubts.
Just as the two were about to push open Thor's door, Coulson suddenly whispered, "What happened earlier?"
Li Feng glanced at Coulson, whose expression hinted at suspicion, and curled his lips. "You agents—always asking questions you already know the answers to. Do you just like hearing yourselves talk?"
Coulson chuckled awkwardly. "Has he left?"
Li Feng scratched his head, activating his Magic Eye to scan for Loki's presence. After a moment, he shrugged. "Loki's stronger than me, so I can't confirm whether he's left the base. All I know is that I don't see him right now."
With that, Li Feng casually pushed open the door—only to freeze at the sight of Thor, whose eyes were red and brimming with tears, yet his gaze was dull and lifeless.
Honestly, Li Feng had expected Thor to be reduced to tears or overwhelmed with grief after being tricked by Loki. But this?
Li Feng figured that if you handed Thor a carving knife right now, the guy would immediately etch the words "I regret everything" across his face.
Was Thor really this gullible? The one who supposedly died was Odin, the one who had placed the curse on Mjolnir. Didn't Thor have even a shred of doubt?
Or was it that Thor trusted his "beloved" brother too much, to the point where he wouldn't even question Loki's words?
This brotherly bond was truly something—no wonder he was known as the hammer-wielding, brother-obsessed fanatic.
"Uh…" Li Feng scratched his head, grabbing a tissue and handing it to Thor while feigning ignorance. "Thor, what's got you looking so upset?"
"Thanks," Thor muttered, wiping his tears before giving Li Feng a look that clearly said, Leave me alone, I need space. He then turned over in bed, his back facing Li Feng and Coulson.
Coulson shot Li Feng a reproachful glance. As for what exactly Coulson's gaze was trying to convey, Li Feng had no idea. His brain automatically interpreted it as: Is this really a prince? More like a walking disaster. Why don't you go ask him what's going on? Are you trying to drive everyone crazy with suspense?
In response, Li Feng scratched his head and shrugged, indicating he didn't know why Thor had cried his eyes red either. He also took the opportunity to tell Coulson that he lacked life experience and didn't know how to comfort people.
"You're a senior S.H.I.E.L.D. agent. If you don't comfort Thor, who will? As for me, it's late, and I should go home to wash up and sleep."
As he spoke, Li Feng yawned and prepared to push open the door.
At that moment, an agent with gold-rimmed glasses and a shiny bald head happened to push the door open. He gave Li Feng a professional smile before addressing Coulson: "Sir, someone has come to visit our guest and wants to take him away."
"Take away the alien prince?" Coulson acted as if he hadn't heard correctly, instinctively digging at his ear before asking, "Agent Sitwell, are you sure it's a human coming for Thor?"
"Yes," Sitwell tilted his head in thought before saying, "Judging by their appearance and credentials, they are indeed human. As for what lies beneath Erik Selvig's skin..." Sitwell shrugged uncertainly, "Maybe an alien, maybe a human. Who knows?" After a pause, he added thoughtfully, "But I think the chances of Mr. Selvig being human are pretty high. At least I've never seen fake credentials that look so real."
Coulson was puzzled. Although he didn't know exactly when Thor had arrived on Earth, he could roughly estimate the time based on when Mjolnir had landed.
The question was, in just a few days, an alien had successfully integrated into human society and made human friends? Wasn't that friendship-building speed a bit too fast? Surely the Thunder God's divine portfolio didn't also include diplomat duties.
Thor, who had been resting with his back to Li Feng, sat up on the bed upon hearing Selvig's name. In a slightly hoarse voice, he said to Li Feng, "Mage, don't trouble my friends. They're just ordinary people who know nothing."
Li Feng gave Thor a speechless look: The way you say that makes it sound like I'm some kind of big bad villain...
Meanwhile, Coulson narrowed his eyes in thought.
Earlier, Thor had been too proud to engage with him, but Coulson had only seen disappointment and dejection in his expression. However, after Coulson had been affected by magic and acted like an idiot, enthusiastically chatting to a dial tone on his phone, Thor's face had shown not just disappointment but deep sorrow.
So what had Thor thought or learned during the time Coulson had been acting like a complete moron?
Clearly, it had something to do with Loki's sudden appearance. At this thought, Coulson signaled with his eyes for Sitwell to personally entertain Selvig and incidentally extract information from him.
Sitwell gave a slight nod, indicating that this task was right up his alley.
After Sitwell left and closed the door, Coulson put on his most amiable smile and said, "Mr. Thor, I don't know what your brother told you, nor do I understand what you've learned, but here on Earth, there's a saying among humans that I'd like to share with you."
"If you gain a bit of happiness and share it with others, you'll receive double the joy. And if you divide a burden of pain between two people, the suffering that was once borne alone becomes only half as heavy."
After a long pause, Coulson noticed Thor's slightly conflicted expression, as if he was on the verge of sharing his pain but still couldn't bring himself to speak. Coulson sighed inwardly: These aliens, always so stubborn about saving face even when it costs them dearly.
"If you don't want to share your joys or sorrows with others, then you should at least find a suitable way to vent! Keeping everything bottled up isn't good for you."
Coulson gestured toward Li Feng and said, "Perhaps you could take a look at Mr. Austin's RV. Though a magical vehicle might not be anything impressive to you, personally, it truly opened my eyes—especially the spacious interior, which is perfect for letting loose without restraint. Plus, once the door is closed, no one will disturb you."
Great. The spell seed I planted in Coulson earlier must've malfunctioned—no benefits, just extra work for me.
Not that I mind entertaining Thor, but could you at least analyze whether the biggest beneficiary here is me or S.H.I.E.L.D.?
Li Feng glanced at Coulson, silently grumbling while also suspecting this might be Coulson's attempt at a charm offensive.
In fact, Li Feng was right. In Coulson's eyes, Thor—who had only been on Earth for a few days—had just defended his new friend Erik Selvig by saying, "Don't hurt my friend." This led Coulson to conclude that Thor was still a man who valued relationships.
Given Thor's earlier indifference toward Coulson, the agent figured it would take a long time to befriend him.
But Li Feng, at least, had the identity of a mage. Thor had also exchanged a few words with him earlier, and Li Feng wasn't entirely ignorant about Asgard.
Perhaps the two could become friends quickly and, in the process, extract some useful intel?
Thor looked at Li Feng with a complicated expression, seemingly lost in thought before lowering his head silently.
Though Thor had lived for a thousand years, under his parents' doting care, he had remained an immature child—one who preferred solving problems with his fists.
Recently, he had outright defied Odin's will, firmly cementing his transition from a bratty kid to a rebellious troublemaker.
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Moreover, his mother had clearly banished him from Asgard forever.
This made him realize that he was no longer the prince of Asgard, but merely a pitiful soul with nowhere to call home.
He couldn't even call himself a god anymore, as his divine power had been stripped away.
In other words, at best, he was now just a long-lived mortal with a strong physique.
Similarly, according to Loki's words, Odin's death had been entirely his fault. The agony of indirectly causing the death of a loved one had left Thor weeping with regret, yet it had also forced his childish heart to mature overnight.
How much he had grown remained to be seen, but Thor no longer defaulted to reaching for his hammer when faced with a problem—he now considered things more carefully.
For instance, since he would be spending the rest of his life on Earth, Thor didn't want a bunch of clingy followers constantly trailing behind him.
So...
After a long silence, Thor took a deep breath and spoke in a slightly hoarse voice, "My father was killed by my arrogance and foolishness."
Li Feng and Coulson exchanged glances—so he was finally talking?
"My condolences," Coulson said after a thoughtful pause, his tone apologetic. "May I ask why you came to Earth—"
"I was stripped of my divine power and banished to Earth—permanently."