Chapter 193: The Adventures of Thor (3)
Chapter 193: The Adventures of Thor (3)
Daredevil Matt received Peter and Thor in his cabin, and Thor asked in surprise: "He can't see with his eyes?"
"Yes, Matt is blind, but it doesn't affect anything."
"But you said he's a hero who fights criminals. How does he do that?" Thor asked.
"Who says a blind person can't fight criminals?" Matt used his cane to hit Thor, moving so fast that Thor couldn't dodge in time.
Thor was really surprised and asked, "How can you see where I am? And you're so fast?"
Peter, on the other hand, asked Thor, "Don't you have disabled people in Asgard?"
"Of course not. We are gods, blessed by the World Tree. We are born as warriors, but..." Thor thought for a moment and said, "If you have to say, anyone under 300 years old is a child and needs to be taken care of."
"Everyone else is a soldier?" Peter asked in amazement. "Except for children, everyone else is a warrior. That's too exaggerated, isn't it?"
Thor waved his hand proudly and said, "Asgard is the most powerful race in the universe. That's why we can protect the nine kingdoms. But it's not that exaggerated. We also have some auxiliary units, such as blacksmiths and stonemasons. Of course, there are also some magicians. Their physique is not as good as that of warriors, so they generally stay in the rear. But they are still much stronger than Earthlings."
"But that makes sense," Thor suddenly changed his angle and said, "If Earthlings were as strong as Asgardians, who else in the universe could handle you? With your population and breeding speed, if everyone had the strength of Asgardian warriors, you would have dominated the entire universe long ago."Then he rubbed his chin and said thoughtfully, "My father once told me that human life span is short, which is both a disadvantage and an advantage. And Asgardians have some problems because of their long life span, but I didn't understand..."
At this point, Matt walked over with three cups of coffee. The three of them sat around the table in Matt's cabin. Matt took out a map and spread it on the table. After taking a sip of coffee, he said, "A few days ago, Erika told me that The Hand has had some unusual movements again, and it seems to be a big operation this time. I just need some help."
"No problem, I can help, but it has to be finished before the end of the month. I'm going to Hollywood with Gwen."
Matt and Thor both looked at Peter, and Peter stared at them and said, "Why? This is our first trip. I've been looking forward to it for a long time!"
"If you were my subordinate, I would make you run three laps around Asgard to sober up," Thor said, shaking his head.
Matt knocked on the table and said, "Before we fight The Hand and their allies, we need to figure out what they're up to."
"What else can they do? Didn't you say before that all their strategic arrangements are to find that Dragon Bone?"
"But it's a bit strange. According to the information we gathered from Erika, The Hand seems to have fallen out with Kingpin recently, but it's not clear why. I plan to start from this point and investigate The Hand's ultimate goal and stop their evil plan."
"Well, what's the first step we should take?"
"Do you know that Bullseye has been released?"
"What? Didn't he just go in a while ago?" Peter was quite surprised. "Last time, wasn't he..."
"As long as Kingpin is willing to spend money to get him out, it's not surprising that Bullseye can get away with it. What's strange is why Kingpin chose to pull him out at this time. Does Kingpin really want to go to war with The Hand?"
"What are you guys talking about?" Thor asked, very confused. "And why am I involved? What does this have to do with me?"
"Well, do you have anything else to do?" Peter said, looking at Matt. "He's at least a helper, and I can be sure he's not a spy for Kingpin."
"Hey, did you guys get my consent? I didn't plan to participate..."
"Well, although it looks a bit stupid, it's better than nothing."
"How can you ignore..."
Two hours later, Peter and Thor were crouching outside a bar, stretching their necks to look inside. Peter turned to Thor and said, "You go in and cause some trouble. I'll block the person from behind."
Thor snorted and said, "How dare you say that the bravest warrior in Asgard is useless? Isn't it just causing a scene in a tavern? I'm familiar with it!"
As he spoke, he swaggered into the bar. The bouncer at the door looked at him and reached out to stop him, saying, "Who are you? Do you have an invitation?"
"Who am I? You've never seen me before?" Thor's tone was very confident, and the bouncer was stunned.
He looked Thor up and down, and he had to say that Thor's temperament perfectly blended into Hell's Kitchen. He was tall and had long blond hair. His face was covered with stubble, and he exuded a tough atmosphere from the battlefield. Listening to his very magical accent, the bouncer thought he was a gang leader from Texas. For a moment, he didn't dare to stop him.
After he swaggered in, he just passed by the bar. He bumped into someone and shouted loudly, "Don't you have eyes? Damn it..."
"Hey, Texan! You were the one who hit me first!"
The two of them argued, and it quickly escalated into a fight. Peter and Pikachu made their way to the back door, knocked out a security guard, and sneaked in. Peter looked around the electrical system and found the switch, and Pikachu sparked electricity throughout the entire bar, causing it to go dark.
Peter used his agility and speed to his advantage, quickly knocking out a person and dragging them outside. After a while, Thor also walked out and asked, "You're looking for him? That's Bullseye, right?"
"No, this is just one of Bullseye's lackeys."
"Why bother then? Just charge in and take them all down?"
"We can't alarm them."
Peter saw Matt's car pull up to pick them up and said to Thor, "Help me carry him and put him in the car."
"I thought you were a warrior who dares to face things head-on. I was wrong about you." Thor said while lifting the man's leg. They put the man in Matt's car.
"To be honest, I think your plan is a bit convoluted. No matter what The Hand is planning, we just need to take them all down."
"Then where is The Hand?" Matt asked Thor.
"This..."
"This isn't Asgard," Peter interrupted Thor. "You're not a prince now, and we're not either. We can't just wave our hands and have someone deliver information to us. We have to do everything ourselves."
"In the past, my brother Loki was in charge of these things, and I don't know how he did it, but he always got the right information."
"But what if his information is wrong one day?"
"He's the God of Mischief. There's nothing he can't find out."
"The God of Mischief? What if he tricks you?" Peter looked at Thor, and Thor choked for a moment before saying, "Why would he trick me? We're brothers, and what's the benefit of him tricking me? If we lose, we'll both get scolded when we go back."
Matt shook his head and said, "I thought Peter was childish enough."
"Hey, don't say that. I'm trying hard to change, and I think I've made progress recently. I can handle the target without your help."
"I'm playing these childish games with you guys, and you still think I'm childish? I'm the prince of Asgard!"
"I've led countless armies in interstellar conquests before, and now you want me to fight thugs on a small street in the courtyard!"
"The most important thing is that I haven't kicked anyone yet."
Thor glared at Peter, and Peter looked at him and then reached out and poked his face. Thor covered his face and let out a miserable scream.
He leaned close to the car window and looked at his cheek, realizing that he had been punched and left a bruise.
"You damn Earthlings!!!"
But Thor's troubles were far from over. After it got dark, Peter asked him, "Where do you live? I'll take you back."
"How should I know where I live? The person who brought me out didn't tell me where to go."
"Okay, wait here. I'll make a call." Peter picked up his phone and tried to call Steve, but his phone was unreachable, so he called Nick instead.
Thor was getting impatient. "Don't let me see that black baldie again. I hate him. Don't treat me like a child. Aren't there plenty of houses here? I can find a place to stay on my own. Goodbye!"
"But do you have any money? Renting a house on Earth requires money."
"It's the same in Asgard. I found some in the bar. This should be your human currency, right?" Thor pulled out a few bills from his pocket, and Peter took a glance and said, "This amount of money isn't enough to rent a house. I'll lend you some first..."
"I don't need to borrow money from a kid like you. I can find a job myself. Don't think I don't know anything. The order in Asgard is much better than here."
It was true. The social structure of Asgard was similar to that of Earth, with taverns, stores, and inns, and Asgardians also worked in them. Although Thor was usually a consumer, he knew the process of finding a job, earning money, and looking for a house.
But knowing was not enough. Surviving on Earth was much more difficult than Thor imagined. Although Nick helped him obtain identification, such as a driver's license, Thor couldn't drive or take public transportation, so he had to walk to find a job.
Unfortunately, the place where he and Peter separated was in Hell's Kitchen, where there were no real jobs. He asked every store on the street, but most of the shop owners pointed their guns at him before he even entered, mistaking him for a gang member trying to rob them.
After a long search, Thor finally found a restaurant that was willing to hire him, but he couldn't understand the modern restaurant equipment and had no experience. After breaking several plates, the boss kicked him out.
So, on his first day of independent living on Earth, Thor, the prince of Asgard and future ruler of the Nine Realms, slept on a big horse on the road.
Fortunately, Thor was not like most princes. After all, when fighting, roughing it and going hungry was a common occurrence. If he couldn't make it the first day, he would try again the next day. After several days of setbacks, Thor finally found a job as a warehouse worker in Hell's Kitchen, thanks to his strong physique.
This job paid weekly, so Thor quickly received his first paycheck. He was almost in tears and the successive setbacks not only gave him a mental blow, but the difficulties in life also made him very desperate. Without his divine power and no money, he had to go hungry to work, sleep on a bench every day, and rely on his integrity for warmth. If he weren't from Asgard, he would have starved to death by now.
Fortunately, with his first paycheck, Thor could finally find a place to live.
He also found that Hell's Kitchen was not a good place, and outsiders had a hard time fitting in. So he went a little further and ran to the edge of Hell's Kitchen, where he rented an old apartment in a cheap apartment building as his residence.
On the first day he moved in, Thor found that he had a new neighbor next door.
Originally, he didn't care, but on the first night, the new neighbor made a lot of noise, hammering the walls and smashing the floor, making it impossible for Thor to sleep all night.
The same thing happened on the second day, with no improvement. On the morning of the third day, Thor had to visit his new neighbor and ask him what was going on.
"Hello, I'm your neighbor Thor. At night..."
The man who opened the door looked very haggard. Thor was about to speak when he saw him twitch and suddenly cover his mouth, running to the sink to vomit.
"Uh...are you okay?" Thor leaned in and asked him.
The man stumbled back, holding onto the door frame and said, "I'm fine...Hello, my name is Eddie, Eddie Brock."