17. Lame Donald (Part 1)

In a border town in New Mexico, Merlin stood outside the garage, chatting with Raven Munning while helping him peel seeds.

In the garage, all four people were in a coma, and it seemed that they would not wake up for a while. Icarus turned off the monitor in this block, and no one would come to disturb the conversation between Merlin and Mu Ning.

"Look, smart bird, I am an official on Earth, which is equivalent to the captain of your Asgard's guard, and I also have my responsibilities."

Merlin put a handful of peeled melon seeds in the palm of his hand and let Mu Ning peck them. He said:

"So you might as well tell me, what the hell is going on? So I can prepare myself."

"Thor is a fool. We saw him contradict our good brother Odin."

Mu Ning, the raven, didn't look very smart. It was attracted by the fragrance of the melon seeds in Merlin's hand, and said everything it saw as if it didn't know what to do.

"My good brother Odin is very annoying recently, he has been fighting, those frost giants are more powerful than ever, and he was mad by his son, so he beat him up, and then drove him to this remote place, the bird is not A place to shit."

Mu Ning was eating melon seeds, it said:

"But the good brother was worried about his son, so he sent us to watch him."

"My good brother has always been a very contradictory person. It is not the first time we have done this drudgery, but your world is much more prosperous than the last time we came here. It is a bit like when Asgard was first established. Interesting."

"Oh, have you been to Earth before?"

Merlin reached out and tried to touch Mu Ning's feathers, but was pecked by the swift bird. Mu Ning stared at him and said dissatisfiedly:

"Who do you think we are? Can our feathers be touched by anyone? If you dare to be so careless again, we will catch your eyes and blind you next time."

"Also, we have indeed been to Midgard many times, but that was a long time ago. We came with our good brother Odin, who was also fighting frost giants at that time."

"Well, the frost giant is also quite pitiful, being beaten back and forth repeatedly."

"Well, you vicious bird."

Merlin flicked his fingers, the skin that was pecked by Mu Ning hurt a little, and the atomization had failed at that moment.

So this clumsy-looking raven is not as simple as it looks on the surface. After all, it is Odin's pet, and the god king's pet is definitely not ordinary.

"What the hell does Odin mean?"

Merlin asked:

"He let his son live on Earth, but he didn't allow us to intervene. What is this?"

"Muning, I believe that a smart bird like you can understand that if a prince has an accident in another country's territory, then no matter how we shirk responsibility afterwards, there will be a lot of trouble coming, right?"

"Yes, we understand."

After Mu Ning ate up the last melon seeds, it flapped its wings and flew to the branch above Merlin's head. It said to Merlin:

"But every king of Asgard has to complete a tour of the Nine Kingdoms before succeeding to the throne. Thor's situation is special, but it can be regarded as the official start of his tour,"

"If Thor is in danger, he must rely on his own wisdom to resolve the crisis. If he wants to return to his hometown, then he must complete this journey that belongs to the king."

"You can't interfere. If you protect Thor, this journey will be meaningless. Our good brother Odin will not allow this to happen."

"I have one last question."

Merlin stood up, patted the dust off his body, looked up at Mu Ning, and said:

"But what if Thor unfortunately died in the crisis? And Thor's Hammer, is that kind of thing just thrown on the earth so casually?"

"That's two questions, you idiot."

Mu Ning tilted his head, criticizing Merlin's mortal wisdom. The slightly rude bird was silent for a few seconds, as if communicating with a mysterious person. After a few seconds, it said to Merlin:

"If Thor is really dead, it means that his fate should be like this. This is the tradition of Asgard!"

"Tradition, do you know? Something that must be followed, like good brothers not allowing us and Hu Jin to defecate casually in the Golden Palace. This is a rule!"

"As for Mjolnir, leave it there."

Mu Ning flapped his wings and flew up, it flew around Merlin twice, it said:

"As long as you Midgards don't mess with it, nothing will happen. In a word, don't owe it, that's it."

After speaking, Mu Ning quaked twice, then flapped his wings and flew away, but before he flew away, he left a "gift" for Merlin in a very mischievous manner.

"Merlin"

"Um?"

"You have bird poop on your shoulder"

"I know that damn bird!"

—

After Merlin returned to New York, he contacted Sif and others in Asgard several times. Probably, Asgard had an explanation for Thor's whereabouts. In short, the search for Thor was announced. Finish.

Merlin didn't tell anyone about this. Odin hoped that his son would start a king's experience on Earth. That was the tradition of Asgard, and it was also his family business. Merlin didn't care about it, and he didn't need to.

All he can do is to keep this secret and try not to let too many external factors interfere with Thor's life on Earth.

After all, he had already received a warning from Odin, the heavenly father, from the rude Mu Ning. If Merlin didn't know the current affairs, it would be difficult to say what would happen to him.

Merlin already had secrets related to Odin, and it was the right choice to stay away from this matter as much as possible.

Therefore, after that day, except for one more "ordinary person" on the earth, and one more mysterious containment for s.d.o.l.d., it seems that nothing happened.

But the story of Thor the Exile continues.

"Thor!"

On the edge of the desert town, at dusk, Dr. Erik Savig stood in front of his RV, calling out the names of the newcomers to his small team.

"Thor, it's time to eat!"

Dr. Savig is a famous astronomer and energy scientist. He has a decent job. This time he came to New Mexico to help his student Jane Foster complete his master's thesis.

In addition to being a student of Dr. Savig, Jane is also the daughter of an old friend of the doctor.

After the death of his old friend, Dr. Savage, who was never married all his life, regarded Jane as his daughter. He cared about Jane very much. In recent days, he was very upset because Jane seemed to have gone with that guy of unknown origin too close.

"Thor?"

The doctor searched around the RV, and finally found Thor standing there on the edge of the desert.

Well, this guy has been madly saying that his name is Thor, the Thor and the prince of Asgard a few days ago, as if suffering from paranoia, but these two days seem to have finally calmed down and become Quiet and melancholy.

He wasn't useless though, the fellow was strong and strong, almost like a strong man, save for walking with a slight limp.

Not only can it help the doctor's research team to carry things and do hard work, but it can also play a different role at critical moments.

For example, the night before yesterday, when a drunkard harassed Daisy, she was beaten by Thor holding a wooden stick and ran away. From that incident, Thor really integrated into this temporary team and accepted Savage Dr. pays his salary.

He seems content with this life, and he doesn't seem to have anywhere to go.

"What are you doing here?"

Dr. Shavik walked up to Thor, who asked.

Thor didn't answer, he was leaning on a cane, wearing a set of earthen clothes, with his right hand in his pocket, he tied his blond hair in a ponytail behind his head, and his messy beard was neatly tidied up.

He looked at the sunset at the end of the desert and seemed fascinated.

The old doctor admitted that this scene was very beautiful, but he had been here for more than a month, and he was tired of seeing even the most beautiful scene.

But he didn't bother Thor. As an old man in his 50s, Dr. Shavik has experienced most of his life, and he knows a lot.

Just like Thor bathed in the sunset at this time, this tall young man exudes a sadness that can be seen without eyes.

It's like a wanderer who leaves home and travels far away, looking back at the melancholy of his hometown when he is alone.

Although there were no tears in his eyes, the emotion on his silent face could not be faked.

The young man must be very sad now.

"It's time to go back to dinner, Thor, and I have to go to the desert to make astrology records tonight."

Dr. Shavik waited for several minutes. He reached out and patted Thor on the shoulder. He whispered:

"If you're really sad, maybe we can have some drinks in the two meeting. You didn't want to talk about that before, maybe now you can talk to me, an old man."

"Thanks, Eric."

Thor lowered his head, turned his face sideways, tried to smile, and said:

"Actually, there is nothing to say. I was a rebellious son. I called my father an old fool. I thought he must be crazy at the time. I must be right. But after a few days, I started to miss home."

"I thought I was determined enough, but now I find that I am not so determined."

Looking at the sunset in front of him, Thor said softly:

"I thought it was just a joke, but it's not, it's not a dream, it's reality, it happened, it's irreparable."

"I have been thinking about what I did before these days. I tried to examine myself. I wanted to see if I was really wrong. I wanted to find the mistakes I made and try to make up for them."

He turned his head to look at Dr. Eric beside him, and said:

"I wanted to tell my dad that I knew I was wrong, and let him take me home, and we'd just act like we were before, as if nothing had happened."

"Then did you find it?"

Dr. Eric froze for a moment, he looked at Thor, and he said:

"The mistake you made, did you find it?"

In the light of the setting sun, Thor shook his head, and whispered:

"No, no, I didn't find it."

"Actually, to this day, when I stand here, I still hopelessly believe that I did nothing wrong"

"so what?"

The Doctor said to Thor:

"Then what do you decide to do in the future? I listen to you. It seems that you don't intend to admit your mistakes to your father. Don't you want to go home?"

"I want to go home, but"

Thor raised his head, he breathed a sigh of relief, he looked at the sky above his head, and he said:

"But for me to choose between my beliefs and my family, I'd rather just live like the rest of the world, like you, like Jane, like Daisy, just like that go down."

A trace of stubbornness flashed in his eyes, and he said:

"It's a tough choice, but I've made it."

"Life is hard, and the life of a hero is hard, but the life of ordinary people is even more difficult. If ordinary people can sustain it, then I should also persevere."

"There must always be some faith in life. This is what Jane taught me. She is really a good girl."

"Hi, Thor."

Dr. Eric's eyes blinked, he stretched out his hand, and held Thor's shoulder with some difficulty, he whispered:

"Jane is of course a good girl. I watched her grow up. She is always interested in those mysterious things, such as the stories you told us when you were drunk last night."

"What Rainbow Bridge, what World Tree, Nine Kingdoms, etc., I don't know where you heard this, but it sounds quite interesting."

"Uh, this is not the point, the point is kid, if you want to continue to develop with Jane, then you should at least have a formal job, right?"

Dr. Eric and Thor turned and walked towards the garage. Thor was walking with a cane, and he walked with a slight limp.

This is the aftereffect of being shot by the gun of eternity. He really pissed off his terrible father before, and his violent father didn't show mercy.

Under the setting sun, two people, one old and one young, walked together, and Dr. Eric chattered to Thor:

"You are also a pretty good young man, very kind-hearted, and have a good body, but the problem is that Jane will definitely live in a big city in the future. I don't mean to hate the poor and love the rich, but I am an old man , the old man always thinks more, listen to me, Thor, you have to find a decent job."

"Otherwise, it's impossible for me to allow you to continue your relationship with Jane."

"Eric, Eric, I just admire Jane, I don't intend to go any further"

"Oh, is that so? Cough cough, this is good, but it's still what I said, Thor, it's not easy for young people to support themselves in this era, you always have a long-term plan, you can't just do odd jobs all the time, right? .”

"Well, what you said makes sense, let me think about it again."

PS:

With the old-fashioned setting here, it is interesting to make Thor a lame doctor, and it can be connected with a character who has never appeared.

Well, I think as smart as you guys must have guessed who he is.