Stupid Odin

No being in the world of Jǫrmungandr knows the truth of this chaotic universe.

Even Thors, whose divine power had greatly increased after devouring two and a half worlds, found it difficult to perceive locations as far as ten thousand kilometers away through direct sensing.

The chaotic aura of the universe isolated optical detection, leaving only soul anchors made from remnants like the kraken's soul as reliable aids.

Based on these exceptionally powerful souls, Thors created large 'kites' specifically for the chaotic universe. For example, the monster Humbaba, originally a Sumerian deity, who was slain by Gilgamesh in mythology. Another example is the Bull of Heaven, which perished in a previous world collision, its soul claimed by Thors.

These powerful souls were transformed by Thors into octopus-like soul entities.

They dispatched soul avatars with sparse spiritual power, scattering them across all directions of Jǫrmungandr's advance to maximize detection.

Then, one of Humbaba's soul avatars detected a peculiar ocean current.

"Very strange," Thors said, frowning.

Logically, even other worlds would find it difficult to detect the existence of this chaotic universe current.

This current was like a flute. At regular intervals, it would intersect with Jǫrmungandr's current.

If the soul probes he dispatched hadn't clearly sensed the difference in the opposing chaotic current, they might have paralleled each other for dozens, even hundreds of years, without noticing.

Most importantly, Thors finally detected fluctuations of Order.

Without replenishment, entities of Order trapped in the chaotic universe current would find it difficult to survive.

It was like him back then; even as a True God, compressing consumption to the absolute minimum, he couldn't have survived eternally in the chaotic world.

Only a complete world with sufficient mass could extract and convert chaotic energy to provide a space for orderly beings to survive.

When Thors announced the discovery of a new world again, excited commotion rippled through the vast main hall of the Golden Palace.

"Haha! Finally, something's happening."

"I've been waiting so long my bones are getting moldy."

"My axe is a little rusty too; it's time to sharpen it."

Everyone was used to it.

The brutes had their own topics, while the clever ones naturally gathered around the God-King to discuss strategies. Those with the character 'Brute' engraved on their chests simply awaited orders, ready to grab their weapons and fight.

Those truly eager to move out were all in Valhalla.

Scáthach leaned on her divine spear, standing solemnly on the platform, representing the will of the God-King Thors. On either side of her stood the great heroes Siegfried and Beowulf.

Scáthach waved her hand, her sharp, commanding voice echoing throughout the hall.

"Warriors of Valhalla! Your long training is about to face its true test!"

"An unknown, hostile world lies on the flank of our world."

"As you have been trained to do, find gaps, enter that world, and use any means to send back information."

"Then, lie dormant, await the connection of the two worlds, and finally return with glory!"

"Do you understand?"

Scáthach's speech filled these Einherjar, trained in highly specialized espionage, with excitement, and they all raised their fists.

"Understood! For the glory of the world of Jǫrmungandr!"

Loading these spies' souls was much better than before.

Thors still found his past operations somewhat crude when he thought about them. It was more like scattering beans, throwing souls across to the other side.

Now, with version iterations, these soul spies had better infiltration tools.

These were chunks of chaotic rock that seemed commonplace in the chaotic universe.

The huge rocks were often the size of a villa.

Their outer layers were surrounded by typical chaotic energy, and beneath the chaotic shell were fragments of Lullu-Danitu rock strata, which could effectively isolate chaos, allowing the power of the orderly side to be preserved inside.

The spy souls were stored in the inner layer.

But that alone wasn't enough.

Truly large worlds would have their own world barriers, and crashing head-on into them would likely result in complete destruction nine times out of ten.

This time, Thors had Ishtar, this awesome newly-promoted god of tools.

As the Venus Goddess, Ishtar had extremely strong aerial combat abilities.

After Thors shared a little of the authority of [Sky] and [Wind] with her, she might not be as powerful in combat as before, but her maneuverability and reconnaissance abilities were at least twice as strong.

Of course, she was leading the team for this operation.

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On the third day after the operation began, Ishtar finally seized the opportunity to enter the opposing universe current through the hole that resembled a flute's air hole.

[Ishtar, what's the situation? Have you sensed the size of the opposite world?] Thors sent an inquiry to his woman through the soul repeater called [Humbaba].

[I've sensed it. It's not small. If I fly around it, I might be able to sense the whole picture.]

[No, it's too dangerous! There's no need for you to take risks.]

[Darling, I'm so touched that you're worried about me.]

[...]

Thors didn't want to rely on this unreliable goddess, who often had a few loose screws. But aerial combat talent wasn't something you could learn casually. Without the corresponding divine authority, it would be a waste of time.

If she didn't go, would Thors or Thor personally scout? That would be like an all-in gambler right from the start.

Ishtar fully opened her senses and continued to approach the opposite world.

Clearly, this world emitting a yellowish-brown glow didn't have the complete reconnaissance system of Jǫrmungandr. If the opposite world had to be compared to a person, it would be someone snorkeling in murky water, swimming with their head down, ignoring everything else.

How sharp were Ishtar's eyes!

She easily found a flaw in the opposite world's barrier—a chaotic boulder the size of a mountain had slammed into the slowly advancing unknown world, not only causing violent fluctuations in the world barrier, but also opening a rare gap.

Ishtar decisively used her divine power, drawing the string of the huge [Venus Divine Bow] beside her to its full extent.

"Twang, twang, twang!" With a few vibrations of the bowstring, those 'transports' filled with spy souls easily penetrated into the other world.

[Everything is going smoothly.]

Ishtar completed her delivery mission and quickly flew back at high speed, taking advantage of the opportunity to return through the original route, flying back from that 'flute air hole'.

Normally, all that was needed was to wait for the spies to send back information.

If it didn't work, they would release another wave.

If nothing unexpected happened, it was time for something unexpected to happen.

Smiling, she returned and immediately saw Enkidu running over in a panic: "Aunt! Gilgamesh's split soul is in one of the spy stones!"

"Ahhhhh! Brat! If your soul is damaged, I won't live—" A sharp scream echoed through the Silver Palace.

Thors suddenly had an unbearable toothache.