The knight in the big world of American TV series

Chapter 2284

Chapter 2284

Sif's divine radiance began to become more and more apparent.

Most Asgardians were unaware of what had happened, only noticing that Lady Sif seemed to be getting increasingly fierce in her attacks.

After recognizing it as a romantic dispute between young men and women, most Asgardian warriors lowered their guard and began to watch the spectacle... Don't assume that Asgardians don't enjoy watching a good show.

A love of noise is human nature, with few exceptions; a fascination with watching is also human nature; people are always drawn to lively scenes. When participating in a lively atmosphere, we often yearn to showcase our best side and gain the attention of others.

In life, we often see this phenomenon: whether on the streets or in the online world, as long as there is something exciting to watch, it will always attract a large number of people to watch.

First, curiosity is human nature. People are always filled with a desire to explore the unknown, and liveliness often means that something new or unusual is happening. For example, when an argument or traffic accident occurs on the street, people will unconsciously stop and want to see what happened. This curiosity drives people to pay attention to scenes that are different from their daily lives in order to satisfy their need to understand the world.

Secondly, watching a spectacle can bring a sense of psychological satisfaction. While watching something exciting, people can temporarily forget their own troubles and stress, focusing their attention on the affairs of others. This feeling of "the bystander sees more of the game" makes people feel in a relatively safe and comfortable position, while also gaining emotional resonance or comfort from the experiences of others. For example, when watching an intense sporting event, spectators cheer for their favorite team, and when the team wins, they also feel a sense of joy and pride.

Third, social recognition is also a significant reason why people enjoy watching a spectacle. When those around them are focused on something, individuals are often influenced by group behavior and feel they should participate as well. This herd mentality transforms watching a spectacle into a social activity, allowing people to strengthen their connections and sense of belonging by watching and discussing it with others. For example, during major festivals or celebrations, people gather to watch fireworks displays, parades, and other events, sharing the joyful atmosphere.

This is normal; it's the same for Asgardians.

Even more so than others, the Asgardians were more enthusiastic about watching the spectacle.

After all, this race is naturally cheerful and outgoing, and people with gloomy personalities like Heimdall and Loki are really rare.

So they especially love watching excitement; they just go wherever there's fun to be had.

"Hiss... Lady Sif's sword strike... was too ruthless. The king was almost left without an heir!"

When Sif fought Thor, she didn't use her usual wide-ranging, sweeping attacks... In fact, that kind of wide-ranging fighting style didn't suit Sif at all. Although many people considered Sif's physical abilities to be freakish enough, to be honest, there was still a gap between her and a behemoth like Thor.

However, because Thor preferred the kind of head-on, hand-to-hand combat, Sif imitated Thor's fighting style in order to please him, almost to the point of wielding a hammer.

Sif is now fighting in a style that best suits her.

Swift, deadly, and ruthless!

That's right, it's ruthless.

Sif abandoned her original sweeping swordsmanship and turned to an assassin-like approach, emphasizing a single, fatal strike!

Moreover, she has a lot of subtle tricks up her sleeve; for example, she will target vital areas to launch surprise attacks.

Sometimes, in the middle of a fight, someone will suddenly pierce your eye and kick you in the groin.

Just now, after Thor parried her longsword, Sif suddenly dropped it, ducked, and pulled out a dagger from somewhere, stabbing it fiercely at Thor's kidney. Thor instinctively tried to defend, but it was just a feint. As Thor tried to block the dagger, Sif caught the falling longsword, and with a swift upward slash, the blade sliced ​​through Thor's legs!

If Thor hadn't dodged quickly, his manhood would have been lost.

This scene caused all the men below to clench their legs tightly.

They're experiencing phantom pain.

The Valkyries who arrived later started cheering loudly.

These Valkyries were Odin's final gift to Asgard, and many of them died in the battle against Hela.

It was Odin who, using the power of Asgard, temporarily brought them back from the brink of death and then sealed them in a hidden palace within Asgard. Odin deemed them still valuable, hence their preservation. Of course, upon their reawakening, they would at most have one last chance to fight.

They also played a crucial role in the invasions of Hela and Surtur.

Originally, they should have died completely after the war.

Unexpectedly, Kai brought with him an incredibly magical dragon bone extract.

This final gift from the ancient immortals can be considered a panacea.

It could even grant humans immortality!

It's important to know that the longest human lifespan is only 130 years. Any longer and we won't live that long.

However, dragon bone extract can prolong human life without any side effects!

Aging is not a simple, uniform process of overall decline, but a complex dual-track evolutionary process. The concept of the mitochondrial "biphasic molecular clock" provides a new perspective for understanding this complexity and why different organs exhibit unique aging trajectories. In fact, the differences in the aging patterns of human organs reflect the accumulation of mutations in their mitochondria through two distinct pathways, the choice of which largely depends on the functional characteristics of these tissues themselves. Let's re-examine the aging process of different types of organs through the lens of the "biphasic molecular clock": "Flash" organs (such as skin, digestive tract, liver, and other proliferative tissues): The cells of these organs are constantly being renewed. Research shows that during each generation of cell division, randomly generated replication errors in mitochondrial DNA are passed down and accumulate within the tissue. This is like a computer program where each update (cell division) introduces small bugs (mutations). Over time, these bugs accumulate, potentially leading to functional failure or even "system crash" (i.e., tissue dysfunction or tumor formation). The continuous accumulation of these randomly generated and often destructive mutations acts like a sophisticated "timer" for the aging process of these organs.

"Long-distance runner" organs (such as the heart, brain, muscles, and other terminally differentiated tissues): These hardworking organs, after reaching maturity, largely do not rely on cell division for self-maintenance. Their aging is characterized by mutations concentrated primarily in specific "hotspot" regions of mitochondrial DNA, especially in the mitochondrial DNA replication regulatory regions. This is clearly different from the bugs generated during the overall computer program update (cell division), and more akin to specific "circuit board ablation" (hotspot mutations) occurring in high-energy-consuming regions like CPUs (mitochondrial DNA replication regulatory regions) due to long-term operational stress (mitochondrial renewal and DNA replication). This "deterministic damage hotspot" pattern records the "wear and tear" accumulated from the high metabolic activity of these organs.

This "biphasic" nature of the mitochondrial clock is like two sides of a coin: the "temporal entropy" of proliferating tissues and the "spatial loss" of metabolic tissues. This "biphasic" characteristic cleverly unifies two concepts that have been discussed separately in aging research: "replicative aging" (related to the limit of cell division) and "metabolic aging" (related to energy production and damage), together forming a panoramic view of aging.

At the same time, this also means that aging is irreversible!

Don't be fooled by the many anti-aging or even more exaggerated claims of reversing aging methods on the market... they are all lies!

The terms "anti-aging" and "rejuvenation" have frequently appeared in various beauty advertisements in recent years, sounding like magical ways to regain youth. Many women, especially middle-aged women, light up when they hear these words, as if they see hope in escaping the traces of time. Let's first talk about the term "anti-aging." Simply put, it refers to restoring the skin to its youthful state, such as reducing wrinkles, improving firmness, and improving uneven skin tone. "Rejuvenation" goes a step further, implying that bodily functions or appearance can be rejuvenated like springtime, as if time can be reversed. These terms themselves are not wrong, but when used in the promotions of some medical aesthetic institutions, they easily become part of exaggerated rhetoric. Doctors often encounter patients who walk into the clinic with expectations of "anti-aging," only to find that the so-called "anti-aging solution" is actually just a few injections of hyaluronic acid, a single session of IPL skin rejuvenation, or even just an expensive face mask. These treatments can indeed improve skin condition to some extent, but to call it "anti-aging" is an exaggeration. Many cosmetic surgery clinics use terms like "anti-aging" and "rejuvenation" in their advertising to attract consumers and create the psychological suggestion that "you'll look younger after this procedure." However, skin aging is a natural process related to age, genetics, lifestyle, and environmental factors. Cosmetic procedures can slow down the signs of aging to some extent, but they cannot truly "reverse time." Even more alarming is that some clinics use high-tech terms like "cell activation," "collagen regeneration factors," and "nano-infusion" to mislead consumers into believing they represent the latest technological advancements. In reality, many of these so-called "high-tech" treatments lack authoritative research support and are simply old procedures repackaged.

With the advancements in science, the so-called "stem cell anti-aging" in the scientific community may not be about returning to your 20s as people imagine. Instead, it utilizes the two major characteristics of stem cells—"regeneration and repair" and "self-renewal"—to treat diseases caused by aging, or diseases that lead to aging, thereby achieving the goal of "delaying aging." Stem cell anti-aging technology involves culturing autologous or allogeneic stem cells in vitro, then injecting them locally into specific parts of the body or administering them intravenously. These cells have the ability to proliferate and differentiate into multiple lineages, regulating tissue repair and immune processes, improving skin texture, maintaining youthful skin, improving mental state, enhancing the repair capacity of autologous tissues and organs, and delaying the aging process—all of which contribute to anti-aging effects. Stem cells are cells capable of developing into any type of cell in the body. They can divide and replicate indefinitely, making them a potential solution for reversing the aging process. Research shows that stem cells can regenerate damaged tissue, reduce inflammation, and improve overall cellular function, which may lead to a reduction in noticeable signs of aging. Furthermore, stem cells have the ability to regulate the immune system, which may help improve overall health and well-being as we age.

But this only slows down aging, that is, it's anti-aging; it can't possibly reverse your physical condition. For example, it can't make you instantly return to eighteen years old.

But dragon bone extract can!

This thing is like time magic, directly restoring the recipient's physical state to a youthful level.

This is outrageous.

It's a bit like a red potion in a game; drinking it instantly restores your health!

And that's how these Valkyries survived!

You should know that these Valkyries are actually beyond cure.

Back then, they were dispatched to suppress Hela and her army. That's right, Hela had her own army. After all, she was the crown princess and very beloved. Her archetype was Odin, and many people believed she would be as great as Odin, or even surpass him, since Hela was already very powerful back then.

Therefore, she also has a group of followers!

These followers were fanatical in their pursuit of Hela, even willing to betray the Father of the Gods with her.

But these people did not fare well; they were all slaughtered by the Valkyries.

Yes, it was a massacre.

Hela's followers withdrew from the battlefield at the very beginning of the war... because of the Valkyrie.

This is also why Hela is obsessed with destroying the Valkyries.

Hela wasn't as ruthless as Odin portrayed; at least she was very kind to her soldiers. (In the movie, Hela's soldiers were buried deep within Asgard, unwholesome and unremembered, before Hela resurrected them all using the Eternal Flame... well, in the form of the undead.)

Hela basically killed all the Valkyries.

Even at this point, Hela was still not satisfied. She wanted to pull them back from the dead and then enslave them as undead, making them exist without dignity, serving her, the one they wanted to suppress, and fighting against the one they were loyal to.

Fortunately, Odin ultimately prevented it from happening.

Otherwise, Odin would have lost face big time.

However, Hela's spell did come true in part; at least the souls of the Valkyries who had died returned to their dead bodies.

If left unattended, they will soon die again.

However, Odin clearly did not intend to waste these female warriors so easily. He did not have the power of death, nor could he reverse life and death, so he could not save them.

But Odin had other options.

He used the Fountain of Life to keep them alive until their last breath, and then sealed them away.

This will enable them to fight for Asgard once again in crucial moments.