novelkee Chapter 2246
Chapter 2246
Chapter 2246
But the woman who came with Thor from the Pantheon this time... is a real goddess!
The gods of the Pantheon have much longer lifespans than the Asgardians!
This is equivalent to completely trampling on the lucky mentality of Sif and others before!
When Thor dated other people before, because they were from Earth, their shelf life was very short. Although many old-fashioned Asgardians thought this was wrong, considering that Thor had never experienced a woman before, everyone just regarded this as a small rebellion of the child and did not really take it seriously.
It just passed like that.
But this time it went too far.
If a god from the Pantheon falls in love with Thor, it means that she may become Thor's queen...which is equivalent to completely denying Sif!
In Asgard, being rejected in an engagement is also a very dishonorable thing. This is true for both the man and the woman. Because in Asgard culture, this means completely denying everything about the person. Generally speaking, Asgardians will only treat the other party this way when they have committed the most unforgivable crimes.
A marriage contract is a vow, and vows cannot be violated.
So think about the circumstances under which an Asgardian would break his oath.
This is equivalent to completely denying Sif, denying her charm, denying her life, and even denying her dignity!
This is really a very serious matter.
This is very similar to the ancient earth. What is an engagement? An engagement is a contract between two parties to conclude a marriage contract in the future, which can be regarded as a contract of a contract. In ancient times, it was called a marriage certificate, and the engagement ceremony was called an engagement. Is an engagement in ancient times binding? What are the consequences of regret? Since the Western Zhou Dynasty, the engagement has always existed, and it is also the most effective means and ritual to witness and promote people's marriages.
In ancient times, there were three conditions for the recognition of an engagement.
The first is a written marriage certificate, which is a contract signed by both parties. The second is a private agreement with witnesses, which is a private agreement between the man and woman or their parents. For example, we are familiar with the finger-pointing marriage and baby marriage. The third is to presume through behavior, such as the woman's family accepting the betrothal gift from the man's family, which is regarded as confirming the existence of the marriage contract, and it is considered valid even without a written marriage certificate. In ancient times, the West, like ancient China, regarded the marriage contract as a necessary procedure for marriage since ancient Greece, and the Athenian city-state law adhered to the principle that there is no marriage without a marriage contract. In short, if there is no formal marriage contract, the marriage is invalid. In the Roman law era, the marriage contract was a necessary condition for the achievement of marriage, and the union of men and women without a marriage contract could only be regarded as a cohabitation relationship. If the marriage contract was violated, the woman had to pay a fine of one to four times the value of the betrothal gift in addition to returning the betrothal gift. Until the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China, China still implemented the marriage contract law.
According to judicial precedent, civil proceedings involving marriage disputes must contain marriage elements.
Although an engagement is not a formal marriage, both early engagements in China and the West are mandatory under status law. Once an engagement is concluded, it will have status law effect. For example, the Code of Hammurabi stipulates that once an engagement is concluded, one cannot marry another person. In Chinese tradition, once an engagement is concluded, both parties cannot regret it. According to legislative texts such as Tang Law Commentary, Ming Law, and Qing Law, once an engagement is confirmed, it must not be revoked. In ancient times, an engagement had unparalleled binding force and was even enforced by law. So what would happen if you regretted an engagement? Although the legal provisions of different dynasties were different, regretting an engagement would be punished. For example, Tang Law Commentary records that an engagement immediately takes effect under status law after it is concluded, and any party who breaks the contract will first be punished with 100 big boards. If the father of the girl betroths his daughter to someone else before the marriage, the father will first be punished with 100 boards, and the subsequent engagement will also be invalid. If the father of the daughter also forces her to marry someone else, she will not only be punished, but will also face a prison sentence of one and a half years, and the subsequent marriage will be invalid. In addition, the daughter must be brought back to marry the man she was engaged to the first time. This is called "returning the original husband." If the man accepts her again, it's fine, but if the man shows disgust and complaints and is unwilling to be a scapegoat, the engagement will be cancelled and the woman's family will have to return double the betrothal gift. Therefore, in ancient times, especially for women, if they want to regret the engagement, they need to bear legal sanctions and monetary compensation, and will also be under pressure from public opinion afterwards, so remarriage may be very difficult. In contrast, if the man regrets the engagement, although the legal enforcement method is basically the same, the final result will be slightly better, because men in ancient times suffered less social public opinion, and they can still get engaged and married normally after regretting the engagement. The cost of regretting the engagement is very heavy, which also explains why ancient people attached so much importance to the engagement.
Asgard is only more strict in this regard.
So when faced with Heimdall's resentment, Thor really didn't know how to respond.
To be honest, Thor feels very conflicted now.
First of all, he actually emotionally agrees with the free love system on Earth because he agrees with the logic of free love.
Although marriage involves two families, in the final analysis, it is still the life of the couple, and they should live their own lives!
Others may think that the person they help them choose is the best, but the couple are the ones who truly live together. Only they themselves know whether they are suitable for each other.
Only your feet know whether the shoes fit your feet or not.
In that case, why not let them choose their own partner?
The core of free love lies in the individual's right to make autonomous choices. This means that everyone has the right to decide whether to enter into a relationship and who to choose as their partner. This autonomy excludes the forced interference of parents, relatives, friends or other social factors. Free love is based on the true feelings of both parties. This feeling is naturally expressed, rather than induced or manipulated by external conditions. Therefore, the two parties in free love are usually able to understand each other more deeply and establish a more solid emotional connection. In free love, the status of both parties is equal. They have the right to express their opinions and needs and make decisions based on mutual respect. This equality helps to maintain the harmony and stability of the relationship. Free love requires the active participation and interaction of both parties. Through communication, sharing and common experiences, both parties can deepen their understanding and trust of each other, thereby further consolidating the relationship.
These are what Thor learned from Earth, and he thinks they are right!
But his moral values make him feel that he is wrong!
He is a prince, the crown prince of Asgard. His marriage and his life are actually strongly related to Asgard!
As he grew up, he was always clear about his responsibilities.
The formation of his moral values is also closely related to the environment of Asgard.
In his moral view, there is nothing wrong with arranged marriages!
At least it is definitely not as scary as advertised on Earth. After all, Asgard has been like this for so many years.
I haven’t seen any Asgardians’ families break up, and many of them even live happily!
So Thor fell into a strange split. He didn't think he had done anything wrong, but he felt ashamed for no apparent reason and was very divided.
It was also because of this that he had always avoided meeting Sif.
He didn't know how to face it.
"Huh... Heimdall... I'm sorry about what happened between me and Sif. But now is not the time to discuss this. I think we should still focus on finding Sif. So, tell me, have you seen Sif?" Thor has now used up all his ability to respond.
Thor felt annoyed and ashamed at the same time when he was confronted by Heimdall.
According to his previous temper, if Heimdall dared to treat him like this, he would have swung his hammer long ago. You know, when Odin criticized him, he directly confronted him and said that Odin was old and no longer ambitious.
But now Thor has matured, a little.
Heimdall was also very upset. You know, Heimdall was Thor's most loyal supporter. When Odin exiled Thor, apart from his few friends, Heimdall was the one who cared about Thor the most. This was not only because Thor would become his brother-in-law, but also because he felt that Thor was the king of Asgard.
After all, Odin only has one son... As for Loki?
Haha, Heimdall was frozen into an ice stick by Loki using the Ice Box.
It is because Heimdall has been secretly investigating Loki's abnormal behavior and is unwilling to go along with Loki.
Even at the end, Loki was still fighting for Heimdall.
Hopefully Heimdall will support him and join him in destroying Jotunheim.
As a result, Heimdall refused to agree, and was frozen into an ice cube.
What a pity...how could things turn out like this.
The reason why Heimdall is loyal to Odin and Thor is not because of blind loyalty or anything else, but because he recognizes Odin and Thor, Odin's son, in his heart. It can be said that he chooses to be loyal with his own will!
He has his own ideas and his own dignity!
That's why he couldn't forgive Thor even more!
He couldn't understand what was going on in Thor's mind at all!
Isn't it good to just happily marry Sif? Why do you have to do all this nonsense?
love?
I love you selling fried dough twist!
Is being with Sif not love?
But Thor was right about one thing now.
That is what matters most to Sif.
"I can't see..."
In fact, when Heimdall received the news from the dwarves that Sif was missing, he already knew that Sif had been kidnapped.
That's his sister!
His sister ran to the dwarves because of a broken heart. As a brother, he couldn't be with her in person, but he would visit her from time to time and show his concern.
In the end, he didn't find his sister.
When the soldiers returning from the front brought Sif's things, he came over immediately, wanting to use Sif's personal belongings to determine Sif's location.
The result was still a failure!
The greatness of the Rainbow Bridge is unquestionable.
You know, the population of Asgard is actually not that large.
At most tens of millions.
It sounds like a lot, but in reality, this number is quite pitiful in the universe.
You have to know that there are 70 to 80 billion people on Earth alone!
The population of other interstellar civilizations could only be larger, but Asgard has managed to achieve such a great reputation with such a small population.
You must know that Asgard has never been considered one of the three major empires in the universe.
Even compared with the Skrull Empire, which has been removed from the three major empires, Asgard is pitifully small.
What does Asgard rely on?
On the one hand, of course, it depends on the Asgardians' good fighting skills. The quality of the Asgardians themselves is actually quite abnormal. They have physical fitness that most races in the universe have to look up to. It can be said that each person is a superman!
Don’t think that the other Asgardians look like passers-by and have no chance to appear on the stage, especially when standing next to Odin and Thor, they have no sense of existence at all. But in fact, if any Asgardian is put on Earth, their fighting power that far exceeds that of the Earthlings will be revealed.
In the series Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Ward was interrogating an ordinary Asgardian stonemason. During the interrogation, Ward took out a dagger to scare the stonemason and get him to tell something. However, as soon as the dagger appeared in Ward's hand, the ordinary Asgardian stonemason caught the blade with his bare hands. He even kneaded the dagger like plasticine, and made it look like a twist. However, there was not even a knife mark on the stonemason's hand. Faced with such a strength that is almost comparable to that of a reinforced warrior on Earth, can you imagine that this is just an ordinary Asgardian?
Compared with the earthlings, if the earthlings are used as the standard, then the physical attributes such as physical strength of ordinary people in Asgard are about 2-3 times higher than the average earthlings. And this is just the difference among ordinary people. The author has not yet taken into account the physical fitness of Asgard's regular army.
For this setting, we can simply understand it as a relationship similar to "Superman, Krypton and Earth". Obviously, in the DC universe, Superman on Krypton is almost an "ordinary person", but when Superman on Earth, the power gap between Krypton and Earth suddenly elevates Superman to the level of "Superman".
The same principle actually applies to the Asgardians.
There are few races in the universe that can be compared with Asgard, and their group quality is terrifyingly strong.
The second is the Rainbow Bridge!
Asgard's Rainbow Bridge is more than just a colorful interstellar passage. It is the "cosmic umbilical cord" connecting the nine worlds, a material carrier interwoven with science and mythology, and a spiritual symbol that runs through the rise and fall of the gods.
It uses the entire Asgard as energy, and by manipulating dark energy and quantum string vibrations, it opens up wormhole-like shortcuts between different dimensions. The nine worlds (such as Earth, Jotunheim, Muspelheim, etc.) are not galaxies in the traditional sense, but parallel dimensions in a quantum superposition state, which are naturally isolated from each other due to the conflict of physical rules. The Rainbow Bridge is the only "reality suture" that can stably cross these dimensions. When Heimdall blows the horn, the Rainbow Bridge extends from the Rainbow Pool of Asgard, winding through the star space like a liquid light stream. The user is wrapped in an energy cocoon, experiencing the spatial folds and spectral fission during the dimensional jump.
It is both a symbol of divine power and the embodiment of the physical laws of the universe.
At the same time, the Rainbow Bridge also has the power of destruction. Loki once tried to destroy Jotunheim through the Rainbow Bridge. The principle is to use the energy beam of the Rainbow Bridge to tear the space barrier and create a controllable dimensional rift. This ability makes the Rainbow Bridge a "cosmic double-edged sword": it can protect the balance of the nine realms, but it can also become a breakthrough for invaders. As Odin said: "The Rainbow Bridge connects everything, and it can also destroy everything."