Chapter 1120 Father and Son (40)
No matter which universe, the night in Asgard seems quiet and deep. Loki carried Helen to the washbasin in the bathroom and let her wash her face from the faucet. He turned around and went out to the dressing room to change into pajamas.
When he was tying the belt of his nightgown, Helen's laughter came from the direction of the bathroom. Loki quickly tied the belt. When he walked out, he found that Helen had foam all over her face and drew a smiley face on the mirror with foam.
Loki put one hand on his waist and leaned against the door. After Helen found him, she was not terrified after getting into trouble. Instead, she made a circle with her hands and blew a series of bubbles at Loki.
Loki quickly waved his hands in front of his face to prevent the foam from getting on his freshly washed hair. He turned around and wanted to find a towel in the bathroom, but found that the towel was also thrown to the ground by Helen.
Loki sighed, turned around and went out. As soon as he opened his door, he showed a hesitant expression. He instinctively turned his head to look at the window in the corridor. The window frame cut the moonlight into pieces, and when it was scattered on the ground, it was like a broken mirror.
It was very quiet outside the window, and even the fire in the martial arts field was extinguished, which meant that it was already late at night.
If it was before, Loki would never call the etiquette officer or the attendant, because he didn't want these people to think that he couldn't even handle such a small matter and wanted to trouble others.
Standing by the door, Loki took a deep breath and exhaled, clearing the memories from his mind. Then, he shouted to the stairs in the corridor: "Someone come!"
A dozen seconds later, two servants in armor ran up. Loki cleared his throat and said to them: "Bring me two towels."
Although his tone was calm, his hands on the door frame were exerting force until the veins were clearly visible, but the two servants did not even raise their heads. They bowed and saluted and said: "Please wait a moment, the etiquette officer will be here soon."
Loki frowned and said: "Where did he go? Why wasn't he on duty?"
The two servants looked at each other, both of them seemed a little surprised, wondering why Loki knew so much about the staffing arrangements for the night watch in Asgard.
Asgard is a comprehensive place that combines accommodation and office, similar to Buckingham Palace in the UK. The royal family lives here and works here. In addition to the royal family, generals, messengers, diplomats, and housekeepers who are allowed to stay overnight will also live here.
Because there are many people living here, three attendants and a protocol officer will be arranged on each floor to facilitate the various needs of the royal family or overnight guests. The attendants are mainly responsible for ensuring safety, while the protocol officer is responsible for the notification of life logistics and work and rest arrangements.
Loki stood at the door and waited for five or six minutes before the protocol officer came late. Loki said he wanted to get two towels. Before he frowned, the protocol officer frowned first.
Although he turned around to do things in the end, Loki could clearly see the impatience in his attitude, as if "I still have to do this little thing."
After the attendants and protocol officers left, Loki frowned even deeper. In fact, this group of people did not recognize him as Loki at all, but thought that he was Thor's guest.
Now, Loki lives on the sixth floor of Asgard. According to his understanding of Asgard's hospitality etiquette, this is where distinguished guests live. But even so, he asked the etiquette officer to help get two towels, but the other party was reluctant.
Having lived on Earth, Loki knew that, let alone the royal butler, any five-star hotel in New York would not have this level of service. Even the waiters on night shift would have a better attitude because the guests tipped higher during this time period.
Asgard does not pay attention to tipping, but the etiquette officers and attendants here are actually the children of fleet commanders or officers. They come here just to fight for a place in front of Odin or Thor. Some of the more fortunate ones can follow the king of gods and learn how to lead troops.
But why do they have such an attitude? Even if the night shift is more tiring, Asgard has sufficient manpower. A person can only work two night shifts a month at most. Even so, being late and slapping his face, isn't this offending Asgard?
Loki's heart sank more and more. Since Thor took the throne, Asgard has been conducting frequent diplomatic activities.
In addition to summoning various fiefdom lords in the nine kingdoms, he also invited other interstellar civilizations to come and watch the ceremony. Later, Thor might have to hold a grand wedding, which is a very important diplomatic activity.
But if the servants and etiquette officers of Asgard all have this attitude, is this diplomacy? Isn't this going around the universe and offending people?
Loki has closed the door, shaking his head and turning back to the room.
Now, he has figured out that it is not him who is abnormal, but Thor.
As a monarch, Thor is too tolerant, careless, and careless. The people below follow suit. Maybe they will complain that other guests are too troublesome and have too many things to do.
Or, in fact, Asgard is special.
After all, there are few civilizations in the universe whose fists are bigger than their brains. Most civilizations do not have such strong bodies as the gods of Asgard. If they want to develop, they will inevitably rely on geopolitics and diplomatic relations. Therefore, they are extremely cautious in this regard.
But the Asgardians are used to being careless. They think that there was no diplomacy in the past and there will be no need for it in the future. The people on the other side are either defeated or defeated in the future. Why should they be treated well?
This reminded Loki of a sentence he saw in the human world: The most terrible thing is not weakness, but arrogance.
If Asgard is compared to a person, he must be very arrogant, always following his own way and unwilling to change. If others do not follow their style of doing things, they are hypocritical and nosy.
The more Loki thought about it, the more he felt that a heavy stone was pressing on his heart. He had to solve it, but he could not find a good way to solve it. Who made Thor have such a character?
But when he thought of this, Loki suddenly had an idea. Thor has such a character, so what about Odin? Would Odin be dissatisfied with this?
As soon as this thought came up, Loki was shocked. Why did he think of Odin? Aren't Odin and Thor cut from the same mold?
But reason told Loki that it was not the case.
When Thor was still a prince, his style of doing things was quite reckless and he liked to rush around. It was during this period of time when he succeeded to the throne that he began to learn how to make prudent judgments and act rationally.
But according to Loki's understanding of Odin, from beginning to end, this father of the gods with a seemingly wild style was definitely not a reckless person. On the contrary, he was more cautious than anyone else.
During this period after Thor succeeded to the throne, Odin still stayed in Asgard to hand over the work. Would he not notice the abnormality of the servants and etiquette officers in Asgard?
In his heart, Loki came up with an answer that made him feel surprised and terrified. He was unwilling to let his logic follow this line and continue to infer.
After a while, the etiquette officer brought the towels. When Loki took the towels, he found that the towels were not folded neatly, and the specifications of the two towels were different, which looked a little funny, which made him even more upset.
Walking back to the room, Loki took Helen down from the sink and wiped the foam off her face with a towel, but because he was upset and his movements were more irritable, Helen sneezed twice.
Loki picked up the towel that was wiping Helen's face and saw that the towel was obviously over-dried and began to lose hair. He shook it gently with his hand, and the hair in the air was clearly visible.
Loki threw the towel out angrily, then squatted on the ground and covered his face with his hands. Helen rubbed her nose, turned to look at him, and said: What's wrong? You seem very angry..."
"These damn idiots!" Loki gritted his teeth and cursed: "I'll go to the post station to find two flying horses, and do things with hooves, and do better than them! "
Helen didn't seem surprised at all. She shrugged and said, "It's been a while. Last time, they found a piece of clothing for me, but the pin on the collar was not removed. When Pepper took me back, she just found it and complained for two or three days."
Loki looked up at her and found that the worst result he imagined had come true. Asgard was really going around in circles and making a fool of itself.
But Helen smiled and said, "I guess you must be worried about this. You think they are really careless and offended so many people in the slightest. But in fact, it's not as serious as you think..."
Helen looked up at Loki and said, "Perhaps you know something about Tony and Pepper. Then why do you think they are willing to send me here when they found that a group of people don't care about me at all?"
Loki was a little stunned. He looked at Helen and asked, "Why? "
He was indeed a little puzzled by Helen's meaning. It seemed that Pepper had discovered this a long time ago, but after that, Helen still traveled between Asgard and Earth, and the relationship between the two sides was not affected.
When working in the Sanctuary, Loki also knew Pepper. Pepper's name "Little Pepper" was not called for nothing. This housekeeper was vigorous and strict, and was unwilling to tolerate any flaws.
Then why was she willing to send Helen here when she found that Asgard did not take good care of her?
When he just thought of this question, Helen opened her mouth and gave an answer: "Of course, it's because she thinks that I can get much more from Asgard than I lose."
"I can learn how to use divine power and hone my martial arts here. In addition, I am very happy here. Frigga and other goddesses are willing to play with me, and the Asgardian warriors are willing to take me out shopping. "
"Compared to this, it's okay to have some flaws in life. If the clothes are not handled well, at worst you can bring your own clothes. Pepper often said that she shouldn't expect Asgard, a civilization that only thinks about muscles, to take good care of children..."
Loki stared at Helen, who shook her head slightly and said, "The style of Asgard is known to the whole universe, and because you are strong enough, even if the other party is dissatisfied, they dare not say it, or they know it, and it is useless to say it, just like this."
Loki pursed his lips, looking a little dissatisfied. Helen grabbed his hand and shook it and said, "Don't be sad. I have to admit that having a big fist is good. As long as you are strong enough, everyone will forgive you."
"But this is not a solution. It's not that we can't do it well. As I said, if we work a little more seriously, will they be exhausted to death?"
As soon as Loki finished this sentence , his expression became a little hesitant, he said: "I want to change, but I know that Thor won't work, he will only persuade me not to care about these things..."
After that, he looked at the towel he threw out, and said: "This is no longer a personality problem. It's just too casual and lazy."
"When there are wars every day, these details are indeed not too important, as long as the martial arts are strong, but now, Asgard has stopped the pace of war. If they continue to indulge like this, cracks will sooner or later appear inside..."
"What are you going to do?" Helen asked.
Loki bit his finger gently again, and then said: "I have a bold idea, so bold that it's a little scary."
"Oh my God... How could I think of going to the father of the gods... No, this will definitely not work... He can't..."
Just then, a series of rapid noises came from the door, and Helen ran to open the door. Standing outside the door was Sylvie with tears on her face and anxious expression. She shouted!
"Let's get out of here quickly! What if the director of the Time Management Bureau finds this place... I can't bring any more trouble to Thor!"