Lu Mingfei doesn't want to be a superhero

Lu Mingfei first met him when he came to Asgard with Thor. Thor called him Heimdall. He was the guardian of the Rainbow Bridge and was also responsible for monitoring the Nine Realms.

When Loki was acting king, he forbade anyone from going to see Thor, who was still on Earth. Heimdall secretly released Thor's friends down there and even suspected Loki of lying. As a result, he was frozen and injured by Loki using the Ancient Winter Coffin. Later, he broke free of the ice and used his last bit of power to teleport Thor and the others back up.

While Heimdall is indeed a loyal and righteous hero from this perspective, Lu Mingfei still couldn't help but criticize his all-gold armor, complete with a helmet featuring two large horns—

Taurus Gold Saint, why are you here? Have you betrayed Athena?!

"Hey, Heimdall, looks like your injury has healed," Thor greeted Heimdall.

"Sol, are you going to Nidavellir?" Heimdall asked.

“Well, we need to get my hammer fixed, and we also need to forge a weapon for Mingfei as a thank you gift,” Thor said.

“Odin has already given me the order in advance. In addition,” Hamdal looked at Lu Mingfei, “according to Odin’s order, you and your friend Hulk are honored guests of Asgard. Although you are mortals of Midgard, you can enter the realm of the gods at will from now on.”

"All you need to do is call my name and let me open the Rainbow Bridge. No matter where you are, I can use the power of the Rainbow Bridge to instantly teleport you to Asgard."

Lu Mingfei's eyes lit up—

Although he didn't have any compelling reason to come to Asgard, Hulk really liked it there, and he would be very happy if he could freely enter and leave the realm of the gods.

After thanking Heimdall, Lu Mingfei and Thor stood in front of the Rainbow Bridge. As Heimdall activated the Rainbow Bridge, the two of them instantly left Asgard, traversing the vast universe and heading towards Nidavellir.

Meanwhile, in Odin's palace.

Odin and the Ancient One gazed in the direction of the Rainbow Bridge Palace; with their abilities, they could clearly see Luminous and Thor leaving.

"The power within him is the 'Fimbour's Winter' drawn from the ancient winter coffin, isn't it?" Odin asked.

“That’s just a portion of the power of the Ancient Winter Coffin,” the Ancient One said leisurely. “Isn’t the original Ancient Winter Coffin still in your vault?”

“At the twilight of the gods, the winter of Fimbulb will be the first to fall. It will last for three winters, with spring, summer, and autumn being replaced by harsh winter. Even the stars will be extinguished, and ice and snow will blow in from all directions. There will be countless wars, brothers will kill each other, and life will be wiped out in the bitter cold,” Odin said in a deep voice.

“It was originally sealed in an ancient winter coffin, but now it has been devoured into his body,” Odin said, looking in the direction Lu Mingfei had left. “In other words, he will have the ability to draw back the curtain of Ragnarok.”

“Similarly, he also has the ability to keep this curtain from ever being opened,” said Gu Yi.

“I don’t know why the Sorcerer Supreme has been protecting him,” Odin said, “but you can trust me that I will not, and do not want to, harm him.”

Now it was Ancient One's turn to be puzzled.

Although she possesses the ability to explore other universes and timelines, she cannot know everything. Even someone as powerful as Odin cannot see through her completely.

The Ancient One did not ask Odin any further questions. She could tell from Odin's tone that he would not delve into the topic or tell her the reason.

……

Outer space, Nidavellir asteroid.

The light from the Rainbow Bridge faded, and Lu Mingfei and Thor emerged from it.

"Is this Nidavellir?" Lu Mingfei looked up and around.

Heimdall transported them directly to an open-air building. This planet seemed to have no atmosphere; one could see outer space directly overhead. The only light source in the sky was an extremely dazzling but seemingly small luminous object, surrounded by concentric rings of metal...

"Wait, is that a Dyson shroud?" Lu Mingfei was taken aback.

“Dyson rim? What’s that?” Thor asked.

"It's a theoretical energy device on our planet that encircles a star in a ring, allowing it to utilize the energy radiated by the star to the maximum extent..." Lu Mingfei explained.

“Envelop a star? That’s absurd,” a figure as imposing as a small mountain walked over. “How many resources would be consumed to envelop a star, and how much energy could be harvested? It’s not worth it at all. We use neutron stars directly, which are much smaller in diameter.”

Lu Mingfei looked up at the tall figure—Hulk seemed to be half a head shorter than him.

Looking up, one could see that the people not far away, who were engrossed in doing something, were not as tall as the figure in front of them, but were still extremely imposing, and there were many of them who were no less imposing than the Hulk.

Isn't this the land of dwarves? Did Heimdall mistakenly teleport us to the land of giants? Lu Mingfei was full of questions.

"Ha! Aetre!" Thor laughed as he greeted him. "Long time no see, my old friend! Mingfei, let me introduce you. This is Aetre, the King of the Dwarves, and the strongest blacksmith in the Nine Realms."

Lu Mingfei: ...

They really are dwarfs!

Do I have some misunderstanding about the dwarf race?

Perhaps noticing Lu Mingfei's confusion, Thor explained, "Dwarves are actually a branch of the giants, and the shortest branch of the giants, which is why they are called dwarves. But even the shortest dwarf is taller than an ordinary person—except for frost giants and fire giants, whose size and strength depend on the surrounding temperature."

"Thor, what are you doing here? Isn't Mjolnir powerful enough for you?" King Etri was still annoyed that Thor had called him the shortest giant to his face, even though it was true.

“Uh…” Thor was a little embarrassed. “Mjolnir is broken. I came here to ask you to help me fix it.”

"What?!" Etri's eyes widened.

……

Nidave, within the forging area of ​​the Dwarf King.

Mjolnir was placed on the smelting table, and the three of them sat around it.

Lu Mingfei and Thor gave Etri a general account of the events leading up to this, as well as Odin's orders for Etri to repair Thor's hammer and forge weapons for Lu Mingfei.

"You accidentally damaged Mjolnir? How did you do that?" Etri looked at Lu Mingfei with an incredulous expression.

"I don't know." Lu Mingfei scratched his head. "I just pulled it, and the hammer handle came out. Did you guys not install it securely enough?"

“Impossible!” Eitri slammed his fist on the metal smelting table, making a deafening noise. “The Mjolnir hammerhead was forged from the core of the dying star, the neutron star you saw. Only that temperature could melt the Uru metal of Asgard. And to match that hammerhead, I specially made the handle from the World Tree and combined them together using the best runic magic…”

Lu Mingfei reached out and pulled on Mjolnir, and the hammer handle was pulled out.

Etri: ...

"Can it be fixed?" Thor asked.

Mjolnir possessed immense power. While waiting for the Rainbow Bridge to be repaired, he also tried some methods in Asgard to fix Mjolnir's hammerhead and handle, but none of them could last.

“Sure, we might even be able to use this opportunity to add a flail ability to Mjolnir, and use your lightning as chains…” Etri thought to himself, “It should be fixed in a few days.”

"Great!" Thor exclaimed excitedly. "What about Lu Mingfei's weapon?"

“Building a weapon from scratch is very troublesome, and the more requirements you have, the longer it takes,” Ai Cui looked at Lu Mingfei. “What are your requirements for the weapon?”

Before coming, Lu Mingfei had already thought about his requirements and immediately said, "I hope that the weapon can be completely integrated with my body, and preferably it should be well adapted to various types of power, such as ice, fire, and lightning."

If the weapon could be integrated with his body, he should be able to bring it back to his world.

“It’s easy to adapt to various forces, as Asgard’s Uru metal can do,” Etri asked doubtfully. “But why do you want the weapon to fuse with your body? It’s convenient, but it doesn’t increase the power. If you want to be able to get the weapon at any time, I can make it fly into your hand like Mjolnir does.”

“I have a rather special reason,” Lu Mingfei said vaguely, not wanting to publicize his extraterrestrial origins. “In short, the more closely the weapon integrates with my body, the better, but it should ideally not affect my body. Is that alright?”

“Yes, but I need a relatively long time and some special things,” Etri said. “May I ask how your recovery ability is?”

"Recovery ability?" Lu Mingfei wondered.

“If I want to create a weapon that can completely integrate with your body, I need some materials from your body,” Etri explained. “If your body’s regenerative abilities are not good, I advise you to give up this idea.”

A sense of foreboding suddenly welled up in Lu Mingfei's heart. He tentatively asked, "So what specific materials are needed?"

Ettri said, "It's nothing really, it just requires your bones and blood."

Lu Mingfei:! ! !

Chapter 75 Astral Projection Magic and the Little Boy

Lu Mingfei and Thor returned to Asgard.

Lu Mingfei felt that with his physical condition, bleeding a little under normal circumstances was fine, but if a piece of bone were to be removed, it would definitely be irreversible.

However, if one is in a near-death state and is missing one or two bones, they can recover quickly.

But he just couldn't bring himself to stab himself for this.

According to the Dwarf King, although forging a weapon that can merge with the body requires Lu Mingfei's bones and blood, it is not necessary from the beginning. He can join at any time before the final step is completely completed.

So Lu Mingfei thought it best to let Ai Cui forge it first, since it would take a long time to forge a weapon from scratch anyway.

Based on his experience, he would almost always be on the verge of death during each of his transmigrations, so he simply waited until he was on the verge of death again, then took a piece of bone from his body and gave it to the Dwarf King.

Lu Mingfei thought he was incredibly clever.

Two days after his return, the Ancient One also said that he could go back.

……

Kama Taj.

The portal opened out of thin air, and the Ancient One stepped out first, followed by Lu Mingfei and Banner.

With Lu Mingfei's reassurance, Hulk has returned. After all, he's going back to Earth, and according to the Ancient One, there are other sorcerers in Kamar-Taj.

Although mages should be knowledgeable, the Hulk's destructive power is simply too great. Even if the mages are not afraid of him, the Hulk can easily break things.

Lu Mingfei was taken to Kamar-Taj by the Ancient One once and saw the antique buildings and decorations there. He guessed that many of them were antiques. If Hulk accidentally damaged them, he wondered how much money he would have to pay in compensation.

So even if it's just to save money, he has to let Hulk go back.

"Ancient One, what is the method you mentioned that will allow me to communicate with the Hulk?" Banner asked eagerly.

In the past, he definitely wouldn't have believed in things like mages or magic.

But now that he has even seen the legendary Norse gods, the realm of Asgard, and even the god-king Odin and Thor, magic actually seems quite scientific in comparison.

"Come with me." As soon as Gu Yi finished speaking, Lu Mingfei and Banner felt a momentary daze around them, and then suddenly they were in a quiet room.

"What kind of magic is this! Instant teleportation?" Banner exclaimed in amazement.

"From a scientific point of view, I just influenced the structure of spacetime from a four-dimensional perspective," said Gu Yidao.

What did I see? A scientist was marveling at magic, while a sorcerer was explaining the scientific principles behind it. Lu Mingfei, watching from the sidelines, thought to himself.

“Of course, this has nothing to do with what we’re doing today,” the Ancient One said, sitting down on a futon. “Please sit down.”

Lu Mingfei and Banner sat down.

“The essence of magic is to sign a contract with powerful magical entities and borrow their power to cast spells,” the Ancient One said slowly. “Of course, not all magic requires borrowing power. A very small number of them can be achieved by relying on human power itself, such as… allowing a spirit to temporarily leave the body and exist in a non-material form.”

"You mean out-of-body experience?" Lu Mingfei asked.

“Yes, this phenomenon is mentioned in different civilizations and given different names,” the Ancient One said. “Because this power can originate from the human being itself without having to sign a contract with powerful magical entities, even people who are not mages or know nothing about mages can achieve similar phenomena.”

“Those who achieve this phenomenon, if they lack the relevant knowledge, will risk the dissipation of their spirit, and once the spirit dissipates, the person will die. But if someone is lucky enough to return to their body, then the concept of astral projection will naturally be passed down as a legend.”

The Ancient One looked at Banner: "Spirits are beings that are not bound by most physical laws. I cannot separate you and Hulk on a physical level, but you can split into two spirits, communicate with each other, and understand one another."