Li Yue had no way of knowing what Odin and Frigga were talking about, since he was still trailing behind Thor to leave Odin's vault.
It didn't take long for them to arrive at the vault's door. As if having a mind of its own, the door slowly opened right after.
The two guards outside the door instantly stopped their idle chatter and hardened their faces into serious and dignified expressions, their jokes and relaxed expression disappearing without a trace.
"Alright, I already finished guiding him through the vault. You two return to your duties and guard this place well. Don't let any intruders in! We will be going now," Thor said to the two guards after he and Li Yue left the vault. He couldn't wait to leave this place!
The heavy tall door slowly closed.
"We understand! With us two brothers here, no intruders would ever dream of entering the vault! Your Highness Thor, take care on your way!"
The two guards replied in unison before bowing to Thor, ignoring Li Yue.
Thor nodded and turned around to leave. He really wanted to stay away from Li Yue as soon as possible.
"Wait, Thor!" Li Yue shouted to Thor, who had taken a few steps head start.
"Err... Li Yue, what else do you want?" Thor whispered as he stopped on his track and turned around.
Thor had no idea what else Li Yue wanted from him. Would he have to escort Li Yue somewhere else?
"Didn't I tell you back there? Your father promised me that the dwarves of Nidavellir would forge a weapon for me. What am I going to do without you to guide me? Come find me again tomorrow; let's go to Nidavellir together!" Li Yue replied, feigning indifference. He was a little amused by Thor's attitude.
"Ah, so I still have to bring you to Nidavellir. Can't the three warriors escort you instead? I think I have something to do tomorrow, no, I definitely have something to do tomorrow, so I can't accompany you!" Thor replied with an excuse after thinking for a while.
"If that's the case, just forget about it! Sigh, it's a pity. Your father even told me that the dwarves would also forge a new weapon for you if you came with me. He said it's a King-grade Divine Artifact! But it's fine if you don't have time; I'll just go with Volstagg and the others!"
Li Yue shook his head, feigning disappointment as he intentionally muttered too much information.
...
"That...I suddenly remembered—tomorrow is completely fine with me, so let me go with you! I am very familiar with Eitri, the Dwarf King of Nidavellir. I can introduce you to each other!"
Not even the dignified God of Thunder Thor could resist the temptation of King-grade Divine Artifact. He immediately stopped Li Yue from leaving.
"Got it. Remember to come and find me tomorrow!"
Li Yue almost couldn't hold his laughter. He had already walked a little away, but he replied to Thor without turning his head. The information he muttered was obviously deliberate leaks.
It was impossible that Odin would give so much to Li Yue without giving anything to his son as well.
Thor had displayed skillful control of his divine power, but his Mjolnir was 'only' a rare divine artifact. Empowered by a King-level divine artifact, Thor's combat strength would rise to unimaginable heights!
As to why Odin would allow Thor to wield a King-grade weapon before officially becoming a king, the reason was rather simple.
Odin had learned about what would happen in the Twilight of the Gods through the conversation with Li Yue. He decided that giving Thor even stronger power would do no harm. Besides, Odin would hand Thor the throne of Asgard sooner or later. It was just a matter of time.
Odin had foreseen his own death, so he didn't much care whether Thor would refuse the crown even after obtaining the King-grade weapon. The current Thor had grown a lot to become a qualified ruler of Asgard.
...
Li Yue went straight to his room after leaving Odin's vault. He still had to fully examine the changes in his body.
Meanwhile, Thor had spent some time standing there, laughing. He was relieved that his father had not forgotten him.
A King-grade artifact! It was the same grade as his father's Gungnir!
"Wait, Li Yue; the Bifrost was destroyed! How are we going to Nidavellir?"
Thor suddenly remembered something after foolishly laughing for a while: he was the one who personally destroyed the Bifrost. Who knows how long it would take to build another one?
How would he and Li Yue go to Nidavellir tomorrow? Thor felt anxious. He hoped that his father Odin knew of a way to send them there. Otherwise, the King-grade weapon would be wasted!
Thor lost his mood to drink and eat with the three warriors. His heart was filled with tangled emotions.
...
The day arrived despite Thor's continued mental struggle. He impatiently waited for Li Yue.
Dong!!!
Li Yue heard a loud knock on his room's metal door while cultivating in Astral Projection form. His soul quickly floated back to his body, and he got out of bed to answer the door. As expected, it was Thor.
Thor didn't sleep a wink last night. He immediately went to find Li Yue early in the morning.
"Li Yue, let's go and meet my father together. I wonder what method would my father use to send us to Nidavellir?"
Thor smiled giddily when he saw Li Yue before dragging Li Yue's arm to meet his father!
"You don't need to hurry! Also, who told you that we need to meet your father?"
Li Yue tugged on his arm and shook off Thor's grip. We're going to Nidavellir; why would we need to meet Odin?!
"We don't have to meet father? But how would we travel to Nidavellir? Did you forget that I destroyed the Bifrost?"
Thor's expression changed. Did his father not tell Li Yue how the Allfather would send them to Nidavellir? Thor destroyed the Bifrost himself. Other than Odin, who would have a method to travel to Nidavellir?
Thor had long forgotten about the special ability that Li Yue mentioned a while back. Thor was preoccupied with finding Loki back then, and he hadn't witnessed Li Yue's teleportation with his own eyes, so it was normal that he forgot!
"How would we travel? Just like this!"
Li Yue placed his hand on Thor's shoulder, and then the two instantly disappeared.
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"He actually has this kind of ability? This power... it is very similar to the Space Stone, but I didn't sense the aura of that stone in his body. Why?"
Odin felt Li Yue and Thor's disappearance from his throne. He was taken by surprise; he had thought for sure that Li Yue and Thor would come to him to arrange the transportation to Nidavellir.
Odin didn't expect Li Yue to have this hidden ability. Li Yue could make Thor disappear from Asgard's domain!
Despite his sight encompassing all of Asgard, Odin still couldn't find Thor or Li Yue. That could only mean that the two had actually left Asgard! And without using the Bifrost!
...
Blissfully unaware of Odin's surprise back in Asgard, Li Yue and Thor had arrived at the place that Thor was familiar with.
The realm of the dwarves, Nidavellir!