Thanos didn't want to be a villain.

"You came up with this script?"

Hela leaned against the wall with her arms crossed and asked Dio.

“As a former top student of Asgard, you should know about parallel universes, right?” Dio said, putting his arm around Hela’s shoulder.

Hela nodded. She knew about parallel universes, but her strength was not enough for her to actually come into contact with them, so she only knew about them.

Moreover, within Asgard, besides the gatekeepers on the Rainbow Bridge, only the two people on the throne have truly come into contact with parallel universes.

This has resulted in the Asgardian commoners' concept of parallel universes remaining in books, just like ordinary people on Earth in the 21st century.

Even the royal family and nobles of Asgard cannot get close to them without a certain level of power.

"I have contacted parallel universes through the power of the Infinity Stones, or rather, I have contacted my counterparts in parallel universes." Dio began to spout nonsense with a straight face, after all, the events in the illusion were based on the TV series Loki.

Hela, as Dio's bedmate, knew very well whether he could come up with such a script. Forget about artistic talent, he had no sense of humor or romance. Fortunately, Hela was a female warrior, equivalent to a shield maiden among the Norse Viking warriors. Of course, this doesn't mean that shield maidens don't appreciate romance, but they just appreciate straightforwardness more.

Although she wouldn't think about it because she values ​​force above all else, a woman's intuition is something that will always make any head of the household break out in a cold sweat!

Hela believed Dio's words.

After all, those are Infinity Stones, possessing unexpected and immense power.

But it still shocked Hela.

Then, Dio recounted what he knew about the original Thanos.

Hela was completely bewildered after hearing this.

"Is Thanos an idiot? With the Infinity Stones, he can create unlimited resources, right? And what about all those superheroes in that world? They all have spies on their side. Can't they figure out Thanos's personality? Thanos may be an extreme idealist, but if there are enough reasons, it's not like he can't negotiate. Why not sit down and have a good talk and solve the resource problem?!" Hela clutched her chest, looking like she was in pain.

"You know what, there really was a Thanos in one universe who was persuaded to disband the Dark Quadrant and his army, and became a raider?" Dio thought of a hypothetical universe of Star-Lord Black Panther.

"Raiders? Aren't they just scavengers?" Hela looked at Dio with a strange expression.

In the universe, raiders are more like a combination of scavengers, bounty hunters, and pirates.

Their style of doing things is characterized by being unrestrained, and based on Dio's description, the young man who persuaded Thanos to give up destroying the universe should be a member of the Raiders, since only the Raiders would engage in such small-scale smuggling trade.

Dio coughed and changed the subject.

"In that world, after Loki failed to invade Midgard, he was imprisoned. However, due to the time traveler causing a deviation in the timeline, Loki escaped and was subsequently pursued by the Time Mutation Oversight Bureau." Dio pointed to Loki inside the barrier.

The barrier was good, but it couldn't trap Dio. Dio had already emerged long before Loki was confused by the previous illusion.

Later on, it was Dio who was using illusions to communicate with Loki.

Now, the illusion "plot" has reached the point where Loki uses the Space Stone to escape, only to be captured by the Time Mutation Management Bureau.

Dio reveals Loki's story: "After Loki was captured by the Time Mutation Bureau, they discovered that Loki's role was like that of a villain in a movie. After learning that he was a Frost Giant, he began to embark on the path of villainy. However, at this moment, he deviated from his original script, so they captured him and planned to cut him out."

Hela frowned slightly upon hearing this.

With Hela's abilities, she could tell at a glance that Loki's true form was not Asgardian, but merely concealed by a very ancient magic. The method was familiar; it must be Odin.

But how did Loki come to have this kind of role?

Was he born a villain?

At this point, Dio's tone shifts, "However, Loki escaped by trickery, and he found the creator of TVA, the Variant."

"And then?" Haikou's curiosity was piqued, since the plot in the illusion was progressing rather slowly.

"And then..." Dio left the audience in suspense, "To find out what happens next, stay tuned for the next installment."

Hela pulled out a sword and stabbed Dio fiercely, but it wasn't Hela's Night Sky Sword, and it couldn't harm Dio's skin. Hela was just venting her anger; after stabbing a few times, she turned back to continue watching the story unfolding in the illusion.

Dio stroked his chin. He had set this illusion to end at the end of the first Loki movie. American TV series have a lot of plots but very short time, only a few hours in total. He estimated that the plot would be over by tonight.

After all, they came here on important business. They originally intended Asgard as a transit point on their way to the Tarot Holy Land and the Heavenly Court. If they were delayed for too long, wouldn't that make the Jade Emperor look bad?

Dio didn't concern himself with the illusion anymore, said goodbye to Hela, and left.

Before leaving, he heard gasps from the audience. Without turning around, Dio knew that it was the female Rocky Sylvie making her entrance.

As for why…

Dio glanced at Thor, who had somehow hidden himself nearby. Thor was staring wide-eyed at the center of the arena, his expression filled with an indescribable emotion.

There was surprise, joy, fear, and bewilderment.

Ignoring him, Dio returned to the Golden Palace to find Odin.

Odin sat expressionlessly in a chair, wearing an eye patch, clearly immersed in the virtual universe.

Beside him stood Frigga, who looked utterly speechless.

"You, you hide yourself and expect me to face you? Don't even think about it!" Frigga used magic to disappear, giving Odin, who was sitting upright in place, a fierce glare before leaving.

After a while, Dio found Odin's location and saw that the old man had hidden in the virtual universe. Dio also took out an eye patch and entered the virtual universe.

Removing the blindfold can forcibly physically detach a person from the virtual universe, but it will cause abnormalities in the account information within the virtual universe, making it difficult to re-enter the virtual universe next time, and may even result in the loss of some account information.

What specific information might be lost is beyond our control.

This situation would be catastrophic for some people who have deposited their assets into accounts in the virtual universe.

Therefore, many people choose to enter the virtual universe alone in a room where they are not disturbed by outsiders, and Dio generally does not choose to physically separate himself from others, especially since this person is his father-in-law.