146. Old Su's Gift: Saab, Tastes Great!

A Gundam sped across the frozen expanse, skimming the ground and flying swiftly past mountain after mountain and valley after valley.

Bavte ignored everything else, merely riding the Frost Beast ahead and measuring the entirety of Jotunheim. This was the first mission he accepted after his surrender, and he was determined to execute it brilliantly.

Moreover, Jotunheim was so vast that, without the aid of satellites, it would probably take them two or three days at their current speed to complete the patrol.

As for the Great Wall Defenders, Suye had already notified them to temporarily pitch camp and begin gathering and rescuing the surviving Frost Giants. The days ahead would be very busy.

Therefore, this journey was destined to be a solitary dash through the cold, snowy wilderness by the massive Frost Beast and the Gundam.

However, the cockpit of the Gundam was filled with warmth and the vibrant breath of spring.

"The design of this zipper was originally for ease of wearing. Besides, you know that when nature calls, superheroes are the same. Yet not everyone's battle suit can be equipped like Iron Man's with a recycling and filtration system that turns wastewater into drinking water, so..."

Natasha explained with a shy expression.

Suye nodded to show he understood.

He had heard before that filming superhero movies was actually very hard. To better accentuate body shapes, the fabrics of those tactical suits were specially made—not only extremely form-fitting, but also barely breathable.

It was very troublesome for the actors to put on their suits before filming, so once they were on, they tried to avoid taking them off.

Yet this caused a problem: when nature calls, what do you do?

To deal with this, either they drank no water and ate no food to minimize such situations, or they left a convenient door in a convenient location for convenience.

Clearly, Natasha's tactical suit adopted this convenient design.

Consequently, this made things convenient for Suye.

What could Suye say to this?

Sif's situation earlier had been an accident. Heaven and earth as witness, he truly had not done it on purpose; it was just that things happened to coincide at the moment, and Sif's inner-lining fabric had been far too silky...

However, Natasha's situation was premeditated, undertaken precisely for this opportunity.

Naturally, Suye could not let down a superhero's proactive spirit, nor could he obstruct an Avenger's fervent desire to integrate into the Great Wall Defenders.

Since they were already off Earth, people shouldn't draw such distinct lines with parochial biases like "You're an American, I'm a Dragon Countryman," or "You're an Avenger, I'm a Great Wall Defender."

Here, they shared the same name: Heroes from Earth.

Thus, this was a process of mutual integration, mutual promotion, mutual tolerance, and mutual fulfillment—where you were in him, and he was in you.

Suye could not refuse, but he certainly had to be responsible.

One had to admit that Natasha was indeed a founding Avenger—oh no, rather the most charming female superhero in the entire Avengers cinematic series.

Even the later Wanda could only slightly rival the Black Widow during her peak years.

Unfortunately, Wanda's peak period was extremely brief, and she spent it all on the robot Vision who lacked certain essential equipment, leaving her zero opportunity to showcase her glamorous beauty.

By the time *Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness* rolled around, her entire makeup radiated a sense of senescence, especially the dark-side witch makeup, which practically interpreted the meaning of the word "hag" with her very life.

Therefore, regardless of what the hero Black Widow's persona was in the comics, regardless of whether the bold scenes in *Under the Skin* shattered many people's fantasies, and regardless of whether the Widow somewhat transformed into Auntie Widow in her later years,

the beauty and glamor of Natasha Romanoff, the Black Widow at her peak, were top-tier among all the heroines in the Avengers movie franchise. That much remained unquestionable.

And now, this Natasha was displaying her ultimate charm before Suye using her finest years.

What else could Suye say?

He had no choice but to ride the tiger and press forward!

For two days and nights, throughout the period of exploring Jotunheim, the Gundam never stopped its gallop, continuously soaring across the frozen land.

Though Suye was busy as could be, he didn't spend too much time or energy surveying the mineral resources of all Jotunheim.

The exploration work was mainly entrusted to the Gundam's built-in mineral exploration and analysis recorder, while he was busy exploring the treasures of another place entirely.

Later on, Suye could not help but sigh with emotion.

Although Adu's wish was criticized by many, only those who had truly experienced it would understand what it meant to have an inner universe and find oneself unable to stop even while wanting to.

Two days later, the Gundam and the Frost Beast returned to the Frost Giants' royal court, where the Frost Giants had already assembled, preparing for the impending racial migration.

Suye leaped out of the cockpit with Natasha. Before he had time to say much to the others, a pillar of rainbow light descended from the sky.

Seeing the tall figure appearing within the pillar of light, everyone's brows involuntarily tightened.

An iron man nearly three meters tall, the guardian of Odin's vault, the formidable Destroyer.

Do not assume that because Suye had once transformed into Batman on Earth, launching a surprise face-to-face attack on the Destroyer and destroying it with an Ark Reactor, one could dismiss this thing's combat capability.

In reality, that was because Loki, acting as a novice player, didn't know how to operate it and could only let the Destroyer switch to autopilot mode and improvise freely. If Odin were operating it, destroying New York within minutes would have posed zero problem at all.

Right now, Loki was still eating dirt in the Ancient One's mirror dimension, and Thor was off fighting a war among the Vanir. The person controlling the Destroyer could only be Odin himself.

The Frost Giants successively revealed ferocious expressions toward the Destroyer and the Odin behind it, ready to swarm it at any moment.

Yet at that very moment, the Destroyer suddenly extended its hand, holding a treasure radiating a blue glow.

"The Casket of Ancient Winters!"

The moment he saw this object, Bavte almost recklessly gave the order for all the Frost Giants to fight to the death to reclaim the Casket of Ancient Winters.

Fortunately, right as the command was about to slip past his lips, by some stroke of fortune, he glanced at Suye—only to find that Suye happened to be looking back at him with a playful smile on his face.

At that instant, Bavte suddenly achieved enlightenment.

Fishing! This was definitely fishing!

*'That old immortal Odin saw that King Su spared us and prepared to take us in, couldn't stomach it, and is planning to pull a trap-enforcement stunt, luring us into rebellion so he can wipe out the Frost Giant clan in one sweep?'*

*'Hmph! You thought too much!'*

*'Unlike the faithless Asgardians, we Frost Giants honor our promises. Since we said we submit to King Su, we submit. There is no way we would ever rebel!'*

*'To think Odin would actually think of using a tactic that went out of style thousands of years ago to test us; it seems he really has grown old!'*

Sighing inwardly, Bavte dropped directly onto one knee and cupped his fists.

"We beseech King Su to accept the Casket of Ancient Winters and lead our Frost Giant clan out of Jotunheim!"

Seeing Bavte kneel, the remaining Frost Giants knelt as well, every single one of them devout.

Suye smiled and nodded. It appeared the spines of the Frost Giants had truly been broken; with such a fine opportunity laid before them, they didn't even dare to gamble once, meaning they would never gamble again in the future.

He reached out, unleashing his magnetic field ability. The Casket of Ancient Winters slowly rose from the Destroyer's hand, flying straight toward Suye.

The moment he took the Casket of Ancient Winters, a sudden thought crossed Suye's mind: could his magnetic field manipulation ability snatch the Destroyer away from Odin?

He could give it a try, but Suye felt the probability was low.

After all, he only manipulated magnetic fields. With Odin's divine might, disrupting the magnetic field around the Destroyer to render Suye's ability ineffective was entirely within the realm of possibility.

Pity that Suye could only control magnetic fields. If he possessed the matter-manipulation ability of someone like the Phoenix, perhaps he really could contest control of the Destroyer with Odin.

Shaking his head and casting aside these random thoughts, Suye projected his consciousness into Bavte's mind, reading the method to use the Casket of Ancient Winters.

Shortly after, the blue light of the Casket of Ancient Winters in his hands flashed, directly enveloping all the Frost Giants within it.

"Let's go."

Following Suye's words, the blue radiance vanished, and vanishing along with it were he and tens of thousands of Frost Giants.

The rest of the Great Wall Defenders, as previously discussed, followed the Destroyer back to Asgard to stand by.

As for Suye, leading those tens of thousands of Frost Giants, he traversed boundless cosmic space in an instant and arrived atop a snow-covered mountain peak.

This was the southern slope of Mount Everest on Earth. Although it was on Everest, it did not belong to the territory of the Dragon Country, but rather to the neighboring country of Nepal.

This could be considered a compromise on Suye's part. He dared not bring people directly into the Dragon Country—partly for fear of causing unnecessary trouble, and partly because he lacked the capability to do so.

Just like earlier, when he used the cerebro-amplifier to sense the thoughts of everyone across the globe, only to encounter a seal resembling a national defense grand array right here in the Dragon Country, this time when he used the Casket of Ancient Winters to travel with the Frost Giants, he discovered that every inch of Dragon Country territory remained inaccessible to him.

The restriction of that national defense grand array was comprehensive.

Thus, in the end, he could only choose this location; after all, he had originally planned to settle the Frost Giants on Mount Everest.

Yet, only after arriving did Suye recall that he had overlooked a problem.

Although the southern slope of Mount Everest did not belong to the Dragon Country and lacked the protection of the national defense grand array, another major boss resided right here.

Kamar-Taj, the cradle of sorcerers, the domain of the Sorcerer Supreme Ancient One, was situated on the southern slope of Everest. Perhaps she didn't build it on the northern slope because she didn't dare?

The moment Suye and his entourage appeared, he immediately used his consciousness to frantically probe the Dragon Country's national defense grand array, and then, that familiar voice appeared once more.

"Not sleeping in the middle of the night, what kind of ruckus are you making? Do you want me to purge the family for the greater good?"

Still the familiar tone, still the familiar flavor...

"Um," Suye's confidence wavered somewhat. The stronger his own strength grew, the deeper his reverence for Old Su became.

Courage stems from ignorance; the ignorant are fearless, and they die the fastest.

"I brought some people back from Jotunheim, thinking I could bring them home to contribute a little to the homeland..."

Suye had barely begun when the opposite party cut him off directly.

"Jotunheim? Laufey is dead, those blue-skinned muscleheads probably couldn't survive there any longer anyway, huh! Just tens of thousands of people, settling them isn't troublesome. Leave them there; I'll have someone come pick them up shortly."

"Alright," Suye nodded, taking it as agreement.

He had originally thought that once Old Su gave his instructions, he would leave, but unexpectedly, his voice sounded again.

"What is wrong with you? So young and already so hollow in body—with a pathetic look like that, how are you going to ravage... ahem, how are you going to protect big America!"

"I sent you abroad to study so you could win me face, not so you could mess around in reckless debauchery!"

"Remember, you are the son of Su Mutian. No matter when, you must never disgrace my dignity!"

"But..." Suye desperately wanted to say that it wasn't that he lacked drive, but rather that those enchantresses tried far too hard, and he truly had already done his utmost to win glory for the country.

"Hmph! But what but? When you encounter trouble, just charge in and do it, instead of sitting here making excuses for yourself."

Old Su let out a huff. Simultaneously, a streak of black light flashed, appearing in Suye's hand. It was a small cloth pouch containing some black, pill-shaped objects.

"This is a recipe my master—your grand-master Toad Sage—gave me back in the day, made into pills. A single pill can restore your stamina, and it has zero toxic side effects. Taking it long-term can even strengthen your physique. Put it away, and don't tell your mother I gave it to you."

"That's it, once the people are handed over, scram at once!"

With that, Old Su's voice vanished, leaving Suye standing in the wind, clutching the small cloth pouch in utter disarray.

What Toad Sage's medicinal recipe pills, what energy-restoration blah blah blah while telling him not to let his mother know—could this thing possibly be...

An enhanced version of Six Flavor Rehmannia Pills?
No, no, it ought to be the Mighty Sea Dog Pills!

As expected of Grand-master Laiye, this is infinitely more reliable!
Grand-master, you rock!

Right at that moment, a figure slowly materialized in the distance. Seeing this, Suye quickly put away the small cloth pouch and tucked it safely against his body.

From afar, Suye felt that figure looked somewhat familiar, as if he had seen him somewhere before. As the person drew closer and he caught a clear look at his face, he realized he genuinely recognized this fellow.

"You are, Uncle... Wong?"

Opposite him, Wong, the librarian sorcerer from Kamar-Taj, hurriedly waved his hands. "No, no, don't call me uncle, just call me brother."

"So, Brother Wong, what are you..."

Suye thought of a possibility, and a myriad of divine beasts stampeded across his heart.

Old Wang scratched his head. "Um, I took a mission to come pick up some people to take across the mountain. They must be... these people, right?"

Well, Suye was instantly numb.

When Old Su said he would have someone come pick them up, Suye had been wondering whether the person who came would be Hyuga Hizashi, Yu Fuyue, or perhaps members of the Inuzuka or Aburame clans.

To be honest, Suye actually wanted to see how well-rendered these Japanified live-action anime heroes were.

Yet no matter how he imagined it, he never would have guessed that the person coming would be Wong, the sorcerer from Kamar-Taj.

So, was Wong actually one of Old Su's chess pieces?

Clearly so, and a junior generation a notch lower than the likes of Hyuga Hizashi, otherwise he wouldn't have directly told Suye to call him Brother Wong.

Thinking further on the fact that in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Wong eventually became the Sorcerer Supreme—there was something... terrifying upon careful thought.

Well, that was the MCU, a world devoid of Old Su. Therefore, whether Wong became the Sorcerer Supreme or the Earth's Director had nothing to do with Old Su.

And this world had long since ceased to be that original MCU, so pondering these matters ultimately served little purpose.

"Alright, Brother Wong, these people are yours. How are you getting them across? Are you climbing the mountain? Their physical stamina shouldn't have any problems..."

Before Suye even finished speaking, he saw Wong raise a hand wearing a Sling Ring, and instantly realized Old Su was right—he must have been overworking himself lately with too much activity, draining his energy so his brain wasn't working quite right.

Wong was a sorcerer, after all. He could casually open a portal and go anywhere he wanted; transporting tens of thousands of people was no big deal at all.

"Alright, Brother Wong, I'll leave them to you. I have things to do, so I'm heading out."

With that, a blue flash illuminated the Casket of Ancient Winters in Suye's hand, and he vanished. When he reappeared, he was already at the Bifrost bridgehead in Asgard.

By this time, the Great Wall Defenders had returned not long ago. Seeing Suye back, none of them looked overly surprised, greeting him with smiles.

At that moment, Gwen charged straight over, wrapping her arms around Suye's arm.

"Suye, matters are settled. Let's go tour Asgard, and by the way, we can also experience..."

As she spoke, she leaned close to Suye's ear, whispering in a bewitching tone, "The feeling of playing games in outer space."

"Hiss!"

Suye instantly felt a chill across his lower back. Having just survived Sif's accident and Natasha's bombardment, though he was forged of iron, he still needed time to recover his breath!

Yet facing Gwen's proposal, he had no way to refuse. After all, she had seen those two enter his cockpit; if he chickened out now, wouldn't that be a confession of guilt, making it blatantly obvious that he had issues?

Refusing was absolutely out of the question, and not only could he not refuse, he had to perform even better than usual. Only thus could he prove his innocence.

At that thought, Suye subconsciously recalled the 'ration pills' Old Su had given him—ah yes, ration pills. Things given by Grand-master Laiye simply had to be legitimate.

Thanks to Old Su, thanks to Grand-master Laiye. Little Su would surely remember their teachings and not disgrace the people of the Dragon Country.

Quietly fishing out a pill and swallowing it, Suye instantly felt a potent surge of heat rush straight to his Dantian. Not only was the energy lost over the past two days instantly replenished, but there was even a surplus.

Suye couldn't help shouting inwardly: *Kidney Treasure, it tastes just wonderful!*

Resurrected on the spot at full status, Suye's confidence multiplied instantly. He pulled Gwen into his embrace while extending his other hand toward the pillar on the Bifrost, revealing the long-unused web-shooters.

"Let's go. Today, Brother Suye will take you swinging on the highest peaks of Asgard, and let you experience divine bliss in the most beautiful place!"