"Eh? What is this? It's so beautiful."
Arthur looked at the Mjolnir in Wan Lei's hand, his eyes full of longing.
"This, it's called Mjolnir. Only by possessing it can one become Thor."
"Mjolnir?"
Arthur was extremely curious and really wanted to touch the Mjolnir in Wan Lei's hand, but he was timid and afraid, feeling it was impolite.
"Arthur, let me ask you something."
Wan Lei gently stroked Arthur's hair, his gaze complex.
"When you grow up, will you use your own power, your own thunder, to punish evil and do good in the divine realm, to punish sinners, and to protect order?"
"I will. Mother said Thor is always righteous."
"When you grow up and become the new Thor, will you use your weapon to defend your father, your mother, and your family?"
"I will."
"If one day, a powerful enemy invades the divine realm, will you be willing to risk your life to defend your homeland and your people?"
"I will."
"Then remember, thunder is not just about killing enemies and punishing, its greater purpose is to protect, to protect everything you care about. With your power, with your life, shield everything you care about from the wind and rain."
"Arthur... will understand."
The smile on the little boy's face disappeared. He saw a tear fall from the corner of this big brother's eye.
Wan Lei gently caressed Mjolnir. With every rune his hand passed over, a rune would light up.
He separated nine half-origins of thunder from his own body and infused them into Mjolnir, lighting up all the runes on it.
The other half remained within him. This was his longing for his homeland, and also his homeland's gift to him.
"Old friend, you accompanied me for thousands of years, fought with me in countless battles, traveled through different worlds with me, rose to power with me, and in the end, you ended up shattered.
Now, I am restoring you. You... continue to stay in the Moral Plane, accompany this new Thor, help him grow, accompany him in his battles, just like...
You accompanied me back then, protecting the divine realm."
Tears kept falling from Wan Lei's eyes. His divine sense entered Mjolnir. Mjolnir felt his intention and conveyed a sense of reluctance.
"I am also reluctant to part with you, but if you followed me, you would only gather dust in my storage bag and serve no purpose. It is better for you to stay in the Moral Plane and grow with the new Thor. I believe he will also become a brave deity. By his side, you can shine brilliantly once more."
After transmitting his divine sense, Wan Lei placed Mjolnir on the ground with the handle facing upwards and said to Arthur,
"Alright, this is the final step. Let me see if you can pick it up, and if you have the qualification to become Thor."
Little Arthur looked at Wan Lei, then at Mjolnir, then extended his small hand and picked up the hammer.
"Congratulations, you have successfully passed the test and gained its recognition. You will become the complete Thor."
Wan Lei smiled. This little guy had nine thunder runes, which was much better than he had himself back then.
"Thank you, big brother."
Arthur was overjoyed.
"Well, this hammer, do not let anyone see it before I leave the divine realm."
"Yes, yes, Arthur will definitely do it."
"Good. If..."
Wan Lei pondered for a moment, then continued,
"If your brother Loki sees this hammer, please convey my message to him."
"Your message?"
"Yes, tell him that I forgive him."
"Okay, Arthur remembers."
"Good, go play.
"Thank you, big brother. Will big brother come to the divine realm again?"
Little Arthur looked up and said with reluctance.
"If nothing significant happens, I probably won't come again."
"Oh..."
Little Arthur, holding his new gift, ran off to play behind the temple. Wan Lei returned to the banquet.
After the banquet ended, Wan Lei politely declined the gifts offered by Odin and, taking the Thunderstorm Squad and reinforcements, opened a spatial jump and left the Moral Plane.
General Shang Liu and the gods of the divine realm dispersed after seeing them off.
They still had many things to do.
General Shang Liu had to count the casualties of the Five Elements Hall army, report the battle results and merits truthfully, and request the headquarters to dispatch more new recruits to fill the vacancies.
The gods of the divine realm had to resettle the refugees, help them rebuild their homes, establish their faith, and help them overcome the pain of losing loved ones as soon as possible.
Odin, the King of the Gods, Frigga, the Mother Goddess, and Loki, the God of Mischief, walked side by side into the temple.
"How do you plan to deal with Hela this time?"
Frigga asked as they walked.
Odin sighed,
"Let's keep her imprisoned for a while. After this storm passes, we can release her. She was an enemy this time, and people are still grieving. Releasing her now would cause a lot of public discontent."
"That's fine, then."
As long as Hela wasn't killed, anything was acceptable.
Suddenly, Frigga asked,
"Where did little Arthur go? Why haven't we seen him for the latter half of the banquet?"
"I'm here, Mother."
Little Arthur excitedly ran in from the back door.
"Has that big brother Wan Lei left?"
However, no one answered him. The three adults in front of him were all utterly shocked by what he was holding.
"Arthur, where did you get this hammer?"
Odin strode forward, snatched the Mjolnir from Arthur's hand, and was extremely astonished.
Seeing this, little Arthur became anxious and quickly jumped up, reaching out to snatch his hammer back.
"Give it back to me, this is my hammer, give it back quickly."
"Tell me honestly, who gave you this?"
Odin's voice boomed with anger. Little Arthur immediately dared not to act presumptuously and quickly said,
"Big brother Wan Lei gave it to me."
"Wan Lei..."
Odin turned his head, looking at Frigga and Loki with disbelief. The other two in his eyes were also filled with shock.
Suddenly, Frigga knelt down, covering her mouth with her hand and weeping.
"Wan Lei... Thor... it really is him, he is truly my child."
"But... but why didn't he say anything? Why didn't he want to acknowledge us?"
Odin was heartbroken, his eyes vacant and lost. He frowned deeply.
"This is not right. Thor did indeed pass away. We attended his funeral and saw him buried with our own eyes. How could...
How could he have changed his body and identity? Is he still him then?"
At this moment, Loki had recovered his senses. He quickly ran to little Arthur, placed his hands on the boy's shoulders, and his voice trembled with excitement.
"Did he... did he say anything to you?"
"Big brother Wan Lei did have something to tell me to convey to brother Loki."