"Open your slot."
"Okay, please insert, Master~"
Venica obediently opened the vibranium wall, extending a metal bar before Ye Li; on the rectangular block there was a clearly defined recess.
Ye Li unclasped the Space Stone from the bracelet on his wrist and inserted it directly into the recess.
With his current mastery of space, he no longer needed to carry this thing on him all the time.
"Wow! So much~〃〃! Master is stuffing in so much energy〃〃! It's going to fill me all up ~〃〃!"
Venica cried out happily, her coquettish voice inviting wild thoughts.
"Watch your wording, Venica—you're just a mothership right now; don't make people think I'm doing something to you."
"Okay~ Master! Then when will you make me a mechanical body like Alita's? I don't want~ to be ridden all the time."
"You're a motorcycle—if people don't ride you, do you want to ride people?" Ye Li complained speechlessly.
After that, he added an explanation, "Besides, Alita wasn't made by me."
"But she said you made her!"
"Don't listen to her nonsense."
"Ah~—— I want one~!" Venica started to act spoiled.
"What do you even want a mechanical body for?"
Black lines popped all over Ye Li's forehead as he said, "Hurry up, start the ship and head into Asgard."
"Oh...."
Venica had no choice but to get moving; her voice sounded pitiful...
…..
Wennnnn.....
The towering Ghost Spider swiftly swung its bow around and dove straight down into the sea of clouds at a ninety-degree angle, its massive hull being submerged bit by bit.
Thanks to the gravity-balancing system, Gwen and the others, who were fast asleep from exhaustion, didn't feel the slightest tremor, shaking, or sense of imbalance.
Pop~~
A long, rippling sound like water spread out.
That was the beginning of penetrating the spatial barrier.
…..
Meanwhile in Asgard.
That vast, endless lake which was always calm suddenly surged with waves; the clear lake water seemed to boil, sending spray constantly up to the surface.
The Asgardian populace gathered along the shore to watch, and even Thor brought Sif and a few others to observe.
"Don't tell me he's behind this too?"
Watching the waves grow bigger and the water level rise higher,
Thor adjusted his helmet, knocked askew in surprise. "It's just a wager, right? Did he really have to make such a big scene? It's not like I'm refusing to pay up."
"Thor, look! Something's coming up out of the lake! Is it an enemy?!"
Bearded Volstagg pointed his axe toward the water's surface at the lake's center —————
Whoosh!!!——!!
With a massive roar of water, a black-and-silver, pyramid-spire-like object shot up from the surface!
"Whoa! Run!! It's flooding in!" The Asgardians on the shore scattered in panic.
At the instant the Ghost Spider, like a chain of mountain ranges, broke the surface, it practically filled the entire lake, squeezing the water out!
Though Asgardians' body density kept them from being flattened by the waves, being slapped and sent flying was still quite embarrassing.
"What the hell!!" Thor hurriedly led people to flee as well.
Unfortunately, it was already too late.....
A thousand-meter tsunami—on Earth it would be apocalyptic; Thor and the others couldn't escape at all and were directly submerged.....
…..
When Ye Li led his people down from the Ghost Spider, he saw a drenched Thor staring at him resentfully—and silently flipping him the bird...
"You... pfft...."
Thor tried to say something, but spat out a mouthful of clear water—and a little fish native to Asgard's lakes...
"Hey~ Thor."
Ye Li smiled lightly and greeted politely, "Time to settle our bet, right?"
"Pfft———!"
…..
After Thor finished spitting, he pointed at the shore that had been flooded and cursed, "Look at the mess you've made! I doubt your wager could even cover the damages!"
"Is it that exaggerated? That's Odin's vault we're talking about."
Ye Li used the Reality Stone together with chaos magic and, in the blink of an eye, erased all the effects he'd caused. "Satisfied now? And don't you dare try to weasel out of it."
"Your magic skills are already that advanced?!"
Thor stared in amazement at how everything around them had been restored; if not for the lake water still sloshing in his stomach, he'd have thought what just happened was all an illusion.
The Asgardian soldiers and citizens who had been glaring daggers at Ye Li now shifted to looks of respect at the sight.
…..
In Asgard, warriors are more respected than magic-wielders, so the number of mages is much smaller than that of warriors.
Because of that, these Asgardians—gods in the eyes of the Norse people—were truly seeing magic this powerful for the first time.
It was so powerful that even Queen Frigga's mastery couldn't hold a candle to it.....
…..
After Ye Li finished showing off, he said to Thor, "Can you take me to Odin's treasure vault now?"
"Buddy, don't rush it. I'll take you to ask Father for approval first, then how about I bring you all to a feast?"
Thor glanced at Matilda, whom he knew, as he made the suggestion.
Sif also looked at the women beside Ye Li and smiled warmly.
"If you're interested in a tour of Asgard, I can guide Mr. Ye and your companions as well."
"Alright."
Ye Li took in the scenery of Asgard; it was indeed quite nice, so he nodded and agreed.
"Whoa~ where did you get that thing—it's huge."
At this moment, Thor's attention shifted to the sky-covering Ghost Spider, and he couldn't help but marvel at it.
In front of such a magnificent space carrier, the ships of the Chitauri and the Dark Elves weren't even worth crap....