Thanos didn't want to be a villain.

Dio is now very troubled because Odin has sold his daughter to him, and the terms offered are very generous.

Even Dio, who now possesses territories the size of several superclusters, felt it was extremely generous!

"I never imagined Mount Olympus actually existed. I thought it was just a bedtime story my old man told me." Hela looked at Hermes with a slightly languid air, elegant yet domineering.

Hermes's lips twitched. Although Mount Olympus was hidden away and became a more secretive place than the Dwarf Kingdom, its overall strength was actually comparable to Asgard.

Although they were reluctant to admit it, their god-king Zeus was even somewhat inferior to Odin in terms of strength.

Hermes sighed, lowered his tone, and said calmly, "Your Highness Princess Hela, in the end, Mount Olympus and Asgard were once the two great divine realms standing in the Nine Realms, and the reason we have disappeared is simply because we do not want to continue to waste resources and manpower."

“That only shows that you lack ambition,” Hela retorted sarcastically without hesitation.

"A bunch of cowards!"

Hela's words were hurtful and made Hermes very angry.

But so what? Hela's fighting prowess is known throughout the entire universe. He's just a small messenger with some cleverness but not actually strong fighting ability.

If he were to confront them head-on, he would be unable to do anything but run away.

Suppressing his anger, Hermes remained silent. Hela muttered a few more words, but Hermes, being too close, couldn't hear them.

But anyone with a brain would know that Hela would definitely start cursing again.

The two fell silent for a moment, looking at Dio in unison, while Dio also raised his eyes to look at them.

Upon seeing this, Dio waved the letter in his hand.

"Thank you for delivering the message. Please go back and tell King Zeus that I will visit Olympus when I have time."

Hermes nodded, bowed respectfully, and then turned and fled as if his life depended on it.

Hermes, the messenger of the gods, came to the Garden Starfield alone, but Hela was different. Not only did she come alone, but she also brought a team with her, all of them elite Asgardian soldiers, which should be Hela's direct army.

Dio looked at Hela.

“Princess Hela, have you read the contents of the letter?” Krethos stepped down from his seat and handed the envelope to Hela.

Hela was very surprised to receive the letter. Odin had put a spell on the envelope, so she couldn't open it and didn't know what was inside.

Upon taking a look, Dio clearly saw Hela's expression change repeatedly before finally throwing the letter on the ground and frantically conjuring long spikes to attack it.

Terrified, Dio hurriedly ran to a corner and trembled with fear.

I should have known better than to show it to her.

After a while, Hela, having vented her anger, looked at Dio in the corner, panting heavily.

"What are you thinking?" Hela brushed her hair aside. The crown did not appear, which gave Dio a general idea of ​​what was going on.

Dio shrugged: "I have no reason to refuse, after all, such a generous dowry."

Although I might not be able to afford the bride price.

Dio thought to himself, "This is what I'm thinking."

Upon hearing this, Hela tossed her hair and said disdainfully, "Can you afford the bride price?"

"...None of your business."

"Tsk..."

Dio and Hela's wedding shocked the great empires.

Its scale is unimaginable.

On one side is Asgard, which intimidates the entire universe. Its military strength and technology are unique. It once intimidated all the major empires in the universe in a single battle, making the name of Asgard known to all races in the universe.

There was a time when Hela and Odin's reputation for cruelty was so great that it could stop children from crying at night.

Dio, a remnant of the Eternals, initially played the fool, but later used the Kree Empire as a stepping stone to achieve godhood in a single battle, becoming a new empire in the universe.

Some of the Eternals who were wandering in the universe heard of Dio's name and came to join him.

Even those who had made a name for themselves in their own places quit their jobs and came to Dio's side.

No matter how good things are outside, staying with family is still the best.

"Then, when shall we go to war?" On the second day of their wedding, before Hela had even gotten out of bed, she pressed down on Dio, who had just woken up.

Seeing the other person's impatient expression, Dio was speechless.

“War cannot be started casually. I have just finished digesting the legacy of the Kree Empire, so what we need is…”

Before Dio could finish speaking, Hela impatiently exclaimed, "War!"

"We need war to make outsiders afraid to mess with us, to make them submit to our rule, and to ensure they can never stand up straight again!"

"Let them either become our slaves forever, or let their race be wiped out!"

Hela became more and more excited as she spoke, and reached out to grab Dio, but Dio stopped her.

"It's fine if you're that excited, but you also need to think about your happiness for the rest of your life."

Dio was so frightened that he quickly ran out of bed and hid away, still shaken.

Hela shook her hand speechlessly, got out of bed and got dressed.

"So, what do you think of my suggestion? It's pretty good, isn't it? Let's quickly assemble the army and get ready to set off!"

Hela waved her hand, extremely excited, already imagining herself wielding a sharp blade, leading an army to fight the enemy.

Dio, utterly speechless, lifted Hela up.

"Why are you panicking? We've just swallowed half of the Kree Empire, and we need a lot of time to digest it. Moreover, if we want to prepare for the next war, we need a technological breakthrough."

Ignoring Hela's murderous glare, Dio continued, "Besides, war isn't just about overwhelming the enemy with sheer numbers. If that really worked, why didn't you get crushed when you were fighting alongside your father on the battlefield? Remember, war is an art."

Hela looked at Dio with a strange expression, her eyes conveying a clear meaning.

Aren't you like that?

Knowing he was in the wrong, Dio coughed awkwardly.

“Hela, you fought your way through the battlefield. You should know the importance of tactics and weaponry. They are a decisive factor, second only to the quality and morale of the soldiers.”

Hela gestured to Dio to put her down, then asked, "What's wrong? What do you want to say?"

"What I mean is that although we have money and military equipment now, what our territory needs after a major war is development, whether it's technology, people's livelihood or other things. And isn't the development of technology also beneficial to the use of war?"

Dio spread his arms and said, "When we develop more powerful weapons and equip our soldiers with them, we can launch an overwhelming offensive against the enemy, leaving them unable to retaliate."

"Isn't this great?"

Dio smiled at Hela, a bead of cold sweat trickling down his forehead.

Yes, Dio is feeling very guilty right now. He doesn't actually want to start a war, and he doesn't plan to start a war unless absolutely necessary.

Why not just focus on sustainable development? Why are you always thinking about war?

So, half of what he just said was actually to fool Hela.

Hela pondered for a moment. She had once been the first in line to the throne of Asgard, although now that she had married out of the country, she was basically out of the running for the throne of Asgard.

But she was at least raised to be Odin's successor. Although she is indeed straightforward, it doesn't mean she lacks intelligence.

But perhaps due to the inherent youthful vigor of Odin's family, Hela thought about it for a moment and felt that Dio's words made sense, so she nodded in agreement.

But just as Dio breathed a sigh of relief, Hela spoke again: "However, if I find out you lied to me, don't blame me for being ruthless!"