Lu Mingfei doesn't want to be a superhero

"Good evening," Lu Mingfei said. "Can we talk?"

"You..." The burly man, who wasn't fully awake yet, suddenly jolted awake when he saw Lu Mingfei. "What did you do to Mjolnir?!"

"You mean this?" Lu Mingfei showed him the short handle he was holding.

"Mjolnir!" The burly man struggled violently.

"Don't worry," Lu Mingfei comforted him, "It's probably already broken, there's no use worrying about it."

The burly man struggled even more violently.

But now that he has lost his divine powers, his strength is only slightly greater than that of an ordinary person, and he is completely unable to break free from the equipment specially made by S.H.I.E.L.D.

After a long while, he stopped, dejected.

“You must not be an ordinary person, right? You mentioned Midgard earlier, which is the name for the human world in Norse mythology,” Lu Mingfei asked. “And that hammer, you call it Mjolnir, which, as far as I know, is the weapon of Thor in Norse mythology.”

The burly man remained silent for a long time. Perhaps it was because Lu Mingfei had displayed the Sovereign Flame, or perhaps it was because he had dismantled Thor's hammer, he said, "I am Thor, and what you are holding is the handle of Mjolnir's hammer."

"The Thor from Norse mythology?" Although he had made similar guesses before, Lu Mingfei was still somewhat surprised.

“I suppose so,” Saul said, “but you have many misunderstandings about us.”

"If you are Thor, why are you here? And you look no different from an ordinary person?" Lu Mingfei asked curiously.

“I don’t need to tell you,” Thor said firmly.

What could he say? Was he supposed to tell a mortal with special abilities that he, Thor, was banished to Midgard by his father, Odin, for starting a war?

He, Thor, has his own dignity!

"Want to grab a drink?" Lu Mingfei asked.

If he remembers correctly, Norse mythology is mainly derived from Viking culture, and because the Vikings liked to drink, most of the Norse gods also liked to drink. In fact, in Norse mythology, Thor himself is the god with the greatest capacity for alcohol.

Perhaps having a few drinks would be a way to start a conversation?

Since he awakened his bloodline, his alcohol tolerance has increased dramatically, making him seemingly invincible. As a god whose physical abilities are only slightly stronger than those of an ordinary person, he shouldn't be unable to outdrink him, right?

"Want a drink?" Thor remained dismissive at the mention of alcohol. "Do you think Thor would submit to you because of alcohol?"

……

In a bustling bar in New Mexico.

Lu Mingfei and Saul put their arms around each other's shoulders and clattered their two large mixed cocktails together.

"Mortal! You're quite something!" Thor took a large gulp of wine, his face flushed. "Your drinking capacity is worthy of a warrior! I'll tell you what you want to know!"

"No rush, let's drink first!" Lu Mingfei's face was also flushed.

It turns out that drinking with the Nordic gods does have its benefits—provided you don't drink yourself too.

"Alright! Let's drink first!" Thor downed his drink in one gulp and shouted.

"Again!" Lu Mingfei raised his glass.

"Again!" Thor raised his glass as well.

"Bang—" The tavern door was violently pushed open, and a tall, blonde woman strode in with an old man by her side. Her beautiful eyes were filled with rage, and she let out a thunderous shout: "Thor!!!"

Lu Mingfei and Saul looked over, their eyes blurry with drunkenness.

"Jane?!" Thor shuddered, instantly sobering up considerably.

"We went to great lengths to get you out of here, and you're here drinking?!" Jane strode up to Thor and glared at him.

"Uh... Jane, I'm sorry, I..." Thor had drunk quite a bit, and his tongue was a little numb, so he couldn't speak very clearly.

“Don’t say that. He didn’t actually drink for long or much,” Lu Mingfei leaned over from the side to help Saul out of the predicament. “We only drank for less than three hours, and the total probably didn’t even amount to two barrels of liquor.”

“Yes, we only drank for a little while,” Thor added.

"Who is he!" The woman whom Thor called "Jane" looked at Lu Mingfei and asked Thor.

"He's Lu Mingfei, hiccup~" Thor hiccuped, "a new friend I just met, a rare... a rare warrior among mortals!"

“Lu Mingfei…Lu Mingfei…” Jane repeated the name several times, then suddenly exclaimed in surprise, “You’re Lu Mingfei! The major shareholder of Stark Industries?!”

Lu Mingfei blinked: "Huh?"

……

The following day, in a luxury hotel in New Mexico.

Lu Mingfei walked out of his room, clutching his head: "Damn... how much did I drink yesterday...?"

“I don’t know,” Dr. Banner said, appearing out of nowhere. “Perhaps the toilet in your room knows?”

"Where are Thor and the others?" Lu Mingfei asked.

Yesterday, on a whim, relying on his increased alcohol tolerance after awakening his bloodline, he took Thor out for drinks, hoping to get some information out of him. In the end, he ended up drinking himself too—truly, one shouldn't underestimate the legendary god.

In the end, all he remembered was a woman coming to see Saul, and then they left together. He brought all those people to the hotel and booked a room for each of them.

He doesn't remember much about what happened after that.

“I saw them in the lobby on the first floor,” Dr. Banner said, “but something seemed off.”

……

When Lu Mingfei arrived at the lobby, Thor was there, sitting with a beautiful blonde woman, looking utterly dejected.

What happened? Weren't we having a great time drinking yesterday? Could it be that the saying "drinking to drown your sorrows only makes them worse" applies here?

"Sol, how are you?" Lu Mingfei asked as he walked over. "Why do you look like you've given up on life?"

“It’s you.” Thor glanced at Lu Mingfei. Perhaps because they had drunk together, his attitude towards Lu Mingfei had softened considerably, but he was still listless. “After I went back to my room yesterday, my brother came to see me and told me some bad news.”

"Your brother?" Lu Mingfei asked.

“Come, let me tell you my story,” Thor said. “It all started with my coronation as King of Asgard…”

……

"In other words, you were stripped of your divine power and exiled because you led your companions to the Frost Giants' kingdom to start a war and also argued with your father," Lu Mingfei summarized. "But your father died shortly after your exile due to old age and the psychological blow you dealt him. Your brother succeeded to the throne, and the Frost Giants attacked because of your previous actions. Asgard negotiated peace with the Frost Giants on the condition that you be permanently exiled, right?"

Thor nodded sullenly.

“I have a general understanding of the situation,” Lu Mingfei said. “In your experience, you and your companions wreaked havoc in the Frost Giants’ kingdom… May I ask if your companions were a woman and three men, and one of the men was very fat, another had a very neatly trimmed beard, and your clothing was also quite different from ours…”

"How did you know?" Thor looked surprised. He had only briefly told Lu Mingfei and Jane about his experiences. Why would Lu Mingfei know the details that he hadn't mentioned?

"Look for yourself," Lu Mingfei said, pointing to the hotel's glass doors.

Thor turned his head and saw four strangely dressed people—three men and one woman—stuck to the outside of the glass door.

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Chapter 69 The Destroyer

In a luxury hotel in New Mexico.

Four oddly dressed people excitedly pushed open the door to the lobby and came in. Thor laughed and ran over to hug them.

"Didn't any of them consider changing into more modern clothes?" Lu Mingfei remarked as he watched Thor and his friends hug. "I reckon they're already on S.H.I.E.L.D.'s watchful eyes."

“That’s right.” Natasha, dressed in a hotel waitress uniform, walked over from a short distance away. “In addition, our surveillance personnel have given these people friendly code names. What do you think of Xinna, Jack Chen, and Robin Hood? Don’t they suit them well?”

"Where did you come from?!" Lu Mingfei exclaimed in surprise.

“I’ve come to check on your health,” Natasha said, pulling a strip of pills from her collar and waving it in front of Lu Mingfei. “Would you like a hangover pill?”

"No need, I'm sober now," Lu Mingfei said, looking puzzled. "Why do you always like to leave things there?"

“The pockets on this outfit are too small. After I put some other things in them, there was no room left,” Natasha said, striking a pose similar to a runway model as she showed off her clothes. “I don’t know why the hotel designed it this way.”

“Wear an office lady uniform at the company, a nurse’s uniform at the hospital, and a waitress at the hotel,” Lu Mingfei said. “If you ever decide you don’t want to be a secret agent anymore, I suggest you consider becoming a cosplayer. You’d be perfect for that.”

"Wait, who is she? And who are they?" Jane, who had been completely oblivious to the situation, couldn't help but ask.

Before Lu Mingfei could speak, Saul had already walked over with several of his friends, radiating the joy of a primary school student reuniting with a lost friend.

“Jane! These are my friends, Miss Sif and the Warriors Three of Asgard,” Thor introduced as he led a few people over. “Friends, this is Jane, a mortal I met in Midgard. She is a kind and gentle girl!”

Natasha, who was standing nearby, noticed that when Saul introduced Jane, the only woman among the four friends he had brought along looked slightly unnatural.

Oh? Could there be a good show to watch?

Curiosity is human nature, and even highly trained secret agents are no exception.

Although she said she was there to deliver hangover medicine to Lu Mingfei, Natasha's actual mission was to follow Thor and find out his background and purpose.

Last night, Lu Mingfei bailed Thor out in his personal capacity. Although Coulson gave Lu Mingfei this face, Thor was, after all, a ruthless guy who fought his way into the S.H.I.E.L.D. temporary base and single-handedly caused S.H.I.E.L.D. to have more than a dozen workers' compensation claims. If he is just let go without any investigation, Fury will most likely use Coulson and her salary and bonuses to pay the workers' compensation for those injured.

She had just overheard Saul telling Jane and Lu Mingfei about his experiences. If this man hadn't gone mad, this news would probably have caused a major earthquake in human society.

“This is Lu Mingfei,” Thor put his arm around Lu Mingfei’s shoulder. “He is a warrior I met in the human world. Although he is a mortal, he has special powers, and his drinking capacity is enough to live up to the title of warrior!”

"Wow!" One of Thor's friends, a burly man, seemed very excited. He looked at Lu Mingfei and said, "Sor doesn't lie. You must be an amazing drinker. I'll definitely challenge you to a drinking contest sometime! Hahahaha!"

Lu Mingfei's eyes twitched slightly as he considered how to refuse in a more tactful way—he didn't want to have another hangover like yesterday.

Fortunately, before he could respond, the burly man who had invited him to drink with him later turned to Saul and said, "But right now, we need to take you home first, Saul."

Upon hearing the word "home," Thor's bright smile vanished instantly: "I'm sorry, my friends, you know I can't go home. My father... died because of me. I shattered the peace between Jotunheim and Asgard. I deserve to be exiled to quell the war..."

“Thor,” Sif, the only woman among the four who came over, interrupted Thor, “you did not kill the Father God; he has simply fallen into a deep sleep.”

"What?" Thor was stunned.

“The Father has simply fallen into a deep slumber. After he fell into slumber, Loki obtained the Spear of Eternity from the Father and is now acting as regent for the throne,” Sif said. “And there was no war with Jotunheim at all. Where did you hear all this from?”

“It was Loki. I was drunk last night in my room, and Loki told me all this.” Thor looked dazed.

“He deceived you!” Sif said. “Those frost giants at your coronation ceremony were probably sent to Asgard by him using magic to conceal their presence.”

"How could this be! Loki..." Thor looked utterly shocked.

Lu Mingfei and Natasha, standing to the side, remained unfazed.

“Aren’t you surprised?” Natasha asked.

“When Thor said he had a good relationship with his brother, I wondered if his brother had betrayed him,” Lu Mingfei said with a pair of dead fish eyes. “I’ve searched through history books and haven’t seen many examples of royal heirs being friendly and respectful to each other.”