Shadow of the Beautiful World

The Daily Planet interview team took off in a helicopter and followed the representatives of the World Security Council from an aircraft carrier 50 kilometers away from New Asgard.

After a few minutes of flying, we arrived at the newly repaired tarmac on the island.

Carrying the camera and wearing a suit, Clark Kent stepped off the helicopter. In the wind brought by the rotating propeller, he looked out of the tarmac.

This is a grassland adjacent to the sea. The scenery is not much different from other large islands on Earth, but after setting foot here, Clark can clearly feel that the energy here is more active.

There was even a different kind of breath in the wind.

It's not sweet, but it's very lively, as if the whole island has some kind of special vitality.

This is the embodiment of high concentration of magic.

Although Clark himself does not know how to use magic, after staying with a group of spellcasters for a long time, he has become more familiar with the distinction of magic power.

Wow, it's so beautiful here.

Then Rosean, who left the helicopter, flicked her blown long hair. The lady who was hosting the interview instead of Louise looked towards the end of the grassland. On a hill, there was a medieval castle.

There are still flags flying on the city wall.

The most amazing thing is that looking up along the edge of the castle, you can also see a suspended island, and on that suspended island, there is a magnificent golden palace.

That is the legendary Golden Palace.

The abode of the king of the gods.

Do they live there, Thor?

While preparing the microphone equipment for the interview, Rosean whispered to Clark beside her.

She knew that Clark had a good relationship with Thor, and had interviewed Thor several times.

Facing Roseanne's inquiry, Clark shrugged and said:

According to Thor, yes, their entire family lives in the Golden Palace. It is said that there will be a super-large banquet there every week, and all the famous families in Asgard will be invited to participate.

If we're lucky enough, maybe we'll be able to play a game or two as well.

Ah, I hate this place.

Behind the two, Eddie Brock, wearing his iconic black jacket, jumped out of the helicopter dilly-dally.

The guy was pale with his own video camera, and he complained to Clark:

As soon as I set foot on this island, the venom was warning me frantically... It said that within a radius of 100 kilometers, at least 10 people could easily kill me, and every time I looked at the Golden Palace, the venom would warn me to stay away from there place.

If I don't listen, Venom might go berserk, so I'd better stay away from the Golden Palace.

Eddie moved his body, pointed to the sea in another direction, and said to Clark and Roseanne:

Beyond the New Asgard continent, there are three large islands, and there are also Asgardian cities there. For a while, I will go there for an interview. Let's call, okay?

Fine.

Clark, who was the leader of the interview team, thought for a moment and said to Eddie:

You bring two assistants there. Anyway, most of your interviews focus on people's livelihood. Rosanne and I will finish the official interview with New Asgard.

Clark looked at his companion, and he aggravated his voice, as if warning:

Have a good chat with Venom, this is not New York, it better not go crazy here.

Don't intervene in anything rashly. Asgardians are different from people on Earth. Any adult among them has the strength comparable to a street hero. Once you are misunderstood, the result will be very troublesome.

I know, and I'll do my best to restrain it.

Eddie responded, then took his assistant and walked in another direction.

There, a group of Asgardian knights riding Pegasus were waiting outside. The Empress also valued this official human visit, and these Golden Palace guards would satisfy the requests of the guests.

The premise is not to go too far.

The bones of the Asgardians are very hard. As a civilization that has ruled the stars for thousands of years, their knees have never lacked calcium.

In front of the tarmac, some Asgardians in robes are welcoming this group of visitors. This is not the first contact between Earthlings and Asgardians, but it is the first official exchange.

Clark skillfully set up the camera, and under the busyness of the staff, after ten seconds, they set up a small news shooting scene on the side of the tarmac.

With Clark making an ok gesture, Rosanne Simpson, standing in front of the camera, brushed her long hair and showed a professional and gentle smile.

She started recording the first episode of Asgard Quest with the Asgardians talking to the official Earth visitors as the background board.

Clark himself carried a portable camera and began to shoot the scenery around the landing point, similar to the vlog shooting style.

These short films will be added with narration and artificial dubbing later, and will be used as tidbits and materials of the program.

Having been a reporter for so many years, Clark knows very well that most people are not interested in official contact content.

What they want to see is more the side of Asgardian civilization that is completely different from the people on Earth. What they want to see is the daily life of the legendary Norse gods, or to put it more bluntly...

What they want to see are the gods and ladies of Asgard who live here in a form that resembles the Middle Ages.

They just love it.

A month ago, that picture of General Sif's heroic appearance attracted countless people to lick their screens.

If Clarke can film more scenes of the life of the noble ladies of Asgard and the legendary elf ladies, and add some slightly revealing scenes, then the ratings of this episode will definitely explode.

ghs, people all over the world like it.

And the Asgardians do have good biological genes, the little brothers of the Golden Palace Guard are all handsome, and the maids are all beautiful...

Are you going to work so soon?

When Clark held the camera, left the tarmac, and went to the hill castle to shoot, he heard a familiar call from a distance.

Superman put down the camera, turned his head, and saw a big white goat with a bell coming from the sky.

Behind the big goat with fire-breathing nostrils sat Clark's old acquaintance, former Thor, Prince of Asgard Thor Odinson.

He looked fine.

Wearing a traditional Asgardian robe, long blond hair draped over his shoulders, and an ax on his back. Behind the goat, there was a big black dog that was also galloping over the air.

Well, the big dog was breathing fire, too, and was yelling murder or something.

Hi Thor, long time no see.

Clark grabbed the camera and took a few pictures of Thor coming from the sky. This scene about Thor will definitely become one of the highlights of the show.

Of course, some changes will be made later.

Clark didn't want to reveal his identity yet, which would cause him some trouble.

Long time no see, brother!

The Gritter landed on the ground beside Clark, Thor jumped off the goat, strode over, and hugged Clark with the enthusiasm that Asgardians should have.

But the hellhound under his feet was not friendly.

Tori squatted on the ground, tilting his head to look at Clark, his red eyes shining dangerously.

This lucky Cerberus followed the retreating Asgardians to the earth by mistake in the previous war, and did not experience the impact of the catastrophe.

It stands to reason that this violent dog should return to his hometown of hell, but I don’t know which string in his mind was wrong. He stayed in Asgard and regarded himself as Thor’s guardian.

While his rampage can cause trouble for Thor, Thor is more than happy to have the loyal pooch in his hometown.

Anyway, Tori is not the only one who is dangerous here.

Tori shouted and murdered everything it saw all day long, but it still had a brain, and the predatory instinct of the hellhound told him that this earthling in a suit and glasses was not easy to mess with.

So it suppressed the tempting thought of jumping up to bite Clark, squatting uncharacteristically and quietly, listening to the conversation between the old friends Thor and Clark.

The queen mother attaches great importance to this diplomacy, and appointed a special minister of affairs to be in charge of this exchange.

The Golden Palace has already prepared a welcome banquet. No matter what your human officials think, if you want to have a good relationship with the Asgardians, you must wait for a round of drinking first.

Thor invited Clark to enter the castle not far away for a detailed talk. He patted Clark on the shoulder and said with a smile:

I know you are definitely not suitable for such an occasion, so come with me. There is a private banquet over there. It can be regarded as entertaining old friends in my own home. Oh, by the way, I have a surprise for you.

The third prince winked his eyes at Clark, made a fool of himself, took the rein of the Teeth Gritter, and Thor, who was walking forward with the shaking hell dog Tori, turned around and said:

I heard Louise is pregnant? Congratulations, you bastard.

Haha, it's almost three months.

Mentioning this matter, Clark also smiled, and he said to Thor:

Since you're back on Earth now, when the child is born, you and Jane will definitely be invited, as well as General Sif... Uh, speaking of Jane, I'm sorry for what happened to her.

Clark's expression became a little sad. With a heartfelt apology, he said to Thor who fell silent:

If I had gone a little faster, a few minutes faster, maybe she wouldn't have...

It's not your fault, Clark, don't blame yourself.

A trace of sadness flashed across Thor's handsome face, he forced a smile, patted his good friend on the shoulder, and said:

I'm glad you were the one who rescued her back then. If it was someone else, it's up to Jane whether she survived or not. As for her illness... don't worry, Clark, we will cure her!

Asgardians also have powerful healing spells, we will definitely cure Jane, and I will invite you to my wedding with Jane.

I will definitely be there.

Clarke made a serious commitment to:

You are my friend, if there is any need for Jane's treatment, I am obliged!

Let's not talk about that, let's have a drink first.

Thor let out a sigh of relief, he turned to Clark and said:

I haven't had a drink with my friends for a long time. You don't know. New Asgard has a lot of problems now. It is definitely not as peaceful as it looks on the surface. We have been busy recently. My people have come to a strange place. world...

The prince shrugged. He looked at the video camera Clark was carrying and said:

Not only you are curious about us, but my people are also curious about the cultural landscape of the earth. You know, our understanding of the civilization of the earth is still limited to the era of more than a thousand years.

I mean, if it's possible, just like your interviews and records of us, I hope you can help me get some materials to introduce Earth's humanities from official channels.

Thor made a gesture of pressing the remote control, and he said:

Asgard's technology can be backward compatible with the technology of people on Earth, so just copy the news data, and my people will have another window to understand the new world.

You know, my queen mother can't just let the people out so casually, and your chiefs won't allow it either.

Thor smiled, and he waved to the guards outside the castle not far away, and the gate of the castle opened quickly.

He said to Clark:

Although there are few Asgardians, the power of my people is too shocking for the earth.

We don't want to cause trouble in this world, and we don't want to conquer a certain country, so unless my people know enough about the earth, the communication between the two sides is destined to stop at a few people.

I understand, I will help.

Clark followed Thor, and under the curious gaze of the guards, stepped into the inner hall of the castle.

From the perspective of a professional reporter, he holds a video camera and records this interesting journey.

Including those decorations with a strong Asgard style, those murals hanging on the metal walls, decorative objects and so on.

He said to Thor:

Also, the 'surprise' you mentioned just now... don't keep it a secret.

Clark followed Thor and sat at a large table full of food and wine. He picked up the wine glass and drank a large glass with Thor, and then urged:

Tell me, what's the surprise?

As for me, I made a lot of new friends in the war that just ended.

Thor didn't pretend, he poured wine for himself and Clark, and explained:

I rescued a group of people from a villain named Collector. They also joined Asgard's war against foreign enemies as reinforcements. They are good friends of Asgard.

They have been recuperating in New Asgard for a while.

Having said that, Thor glanced at Clark who was unclear, and he said with a smile:

They are your people, Clark, you and Kara are not the last Kryptonians! You still have compatriots, a total of 16 people! And the leader, General Zod, also knows your father, he said that he and your father are life and death brothers .”

So, you should call him uncle.

Snapped

The copper wine glass in Clark's hand was crushed into a metal cake under the excitement.

Superman looked at Thor, he didn't know whether it was joy or surprise on his face, he stood there in a daze, his mind was confused.

After knowing that you were coming, I invited them, and they are also very interested in you.

Thor raised his head and looked at the watch on his wrist. He took a sip of his wine and said with a smile:

In a few minutes, they may be here.

How about... big surprise, right?