One day, Asmodeus and I left the vault and strolled through Asgard.
"Asmodeus, if everything goes well, would you mind selling a couple of dragons to Asgard when I return here?"
"It's a peculiar request, but if you wish, please. Once we finish everything, I'll provide you with a batch of magical creatures, pairs of the most popular beings. By the way, your horse..."
"It's a Pegasus!"
"Alright, the eight-legged Pegasus... What I'm getting at is, you have this Pegasus, why doesn't Thor have any animals?"
"Oh, that idiot can't take care of any creature properly. Last time Frigga gave him a pet, it hid under the table for a week and was terrified of thunder like poison..."
"Well then, I have a perfect pet for Thor... In our world, there's a bird that controls and feeds on lightning. Moreover, they're large enough to carry a person, even two."
"Oh? If that's true, I'd be happy to buy some from you for breeding."
"Come on, it'll be my gift to you. Just make sure they are well taken care of, or else an old man who really loves animals might come to fight you..."
"Haha, alright. If I get them, I'll entrust the best zoologists in Asgard to care for them!"
"Good..."
Not a moment passed before Asmodeus heard the sound of an explosion. He turned to look in the direction of the noise and saw smoke rising from a building to the left of the royal palace.
Just then, Odin's voice echoed, "That's Asgard's scientific center; it's usually quiet..."
Before he could finish speaking, Asmodeus glanced at him,
"Um, Thor was supposed to take Tony Stark there today..."
"??!"
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Half an hour ago, Tony stood before a hologram of Asgard's magical reactor, attempting to integrate it with his own. Surprisingly, both reactor designs were remarkably similar, with the only difference being Tony's use of vibranium as the primary element for nuclear synthesis, while the Asgardians synthesized one type of mana with another—Asgard's divine energy and the cosmic energy prevalent in the Marvel universe.
Tony tried to replicate the process using his own cold synthesis instead of the direct Asgardian method. Quickly grabbing a spare reactor, he began tinkering with the elements his reactor would operate on. Initially, the issue was with the mana ratio, but Tony struggled to make the new elements synthesize until, by chance, everything fell into place.
Boom! A wave of mixed mana erupted in all directions. Purely magical devices remained operational in the area around the blast's epicenter, thanks to Asgard's abundance of such devices.
When the smoke cleared, Thor saw Tony amidst the wreckage, holding a reactor of a distinctly orange-red color instead of his typical blue. The reactor worked flawlessly.
"Stark! Are you alright?!"
"Cough, cough, reactor..."
Tony spoke weakly, as if lacking strength.
"What, what?!"
Thor couldn't hear at first but noticed the reactor on Tony's chest gradually dimming.
At that moment, Odin and Asmodeus entered the room.
"What the hell is going on here..."
Asmodeus couldn't finish his sentence before spotting the reactor in Tony's hand. He sensed that the reactor emitted more mana than his own body, around 15-20% more, and this magic had a connection to both the Marvel world's mana and the magical world's mana...
"Asmodeus, the reactor..."
Tony, with his last bit of strength, managed to inform the only person here who understands the purpose of the device on his chest.
"Oh, damn!"
Asmodeus finally noticed the reactor on Tony's chest had dimmed. He rushed to Tony and carefully used magic to extract the reactor. He examined the new orange-red reactor and connected it back to Tony.
"Ohh, ohh, ohh!"
Tony sharply took in breaths.
"Ahem, Thor! You idiot! I told you about the reactor!!! God, if it weren't for you, Asmodeus, I would've died the dumbest death – from a power outage!"
While Tony was scolding, Asmodeus helped him to stand.
"Alright, alright, everything's fine now. Better tell me what this thing on your chest is. I clearly sense it's producing mana, and it's mana that also suppresses electricity but can work alongside it... How did you do this?"
"Haha, genius is a genius everywhere, be it on Earth or in Asgard. I created a blend of a cold fusion reactor and a magical reactor. Now I'm protected from mana affecting my suit, as I can make it run on mana! Plus, I can gradually increase the density of mana produced by this little thing, increasing the input energy. In short, I can now start practicing magic without fearing death. Oh, and from this day forward, call me - the Iron Sorcerer!"
"Maybe a sorcerer with a pacemaker..."
"What!?"
"Ahem, never mind, just thinking out loud..."
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