It takes about six or seven days to fly from Earth to Asgard without the help of the Rainbow Bridge.

The six or seven days mentioned here has a prerequisite, that is, the speed of the spacecraft can reach the so-called 'average level'.

For example, the Minerva and the Canglan Star in Shi Xiaolei's hands.

But if it was the ship in the hands of the dark elves...

After all, it is an old model left over thousands of years ago, and the performance of this ship is a little outdated. To be precise, the ability of 'full ship invisibility' can be regarded as a bright spot. Other aspects, such as firepower and speed, have actually lagged behind the current era.

I have already arrived at a place that is only one day away from the earth, and now I will turn to Asgard... With the speed of the spaceship in the hands of the dark elves, it will take at least seven or eight days to sail normally.

However, just like knowing a secret path to sneak into Asgard, the dark elves who are used to operating in the dark also have several shortcut routes that other races have never known. The entrance of one of the shortcuts happens to be near where they are now, and the exit that this shortcut leads to also happens to be in the 'outskirts' of Asgard.

To get to the shortcut entrance, you only need to sail for half a day.

Counting the time consumed by continuous jumps, it will take about a day to complete this shortcut.

It is also a day to rush from the exit to Asgard.

In other words, it is not too difficult for the dark elves to temporarily divert to Asgard at this moment. For two and a half days, that's about it.

This also means that the remaining time for Algrim is only three short days or less - two and a half days to reach the exit of the shortcut, and from then on, Algrim will be transformed into Cursed Warrior, led a small group of troops to the secret passage, and started the so-called infiltration mission. According to the records left in the past, all dark elves who fused crystal fragments can only persist for about one to two days after turning into cursed warriors. Since ancient times, no one has been able to break through this upper limit and persist for more than 48 hours.

With Algrim's physique, he might be able to last for more than ten or twenty hours. Counting the previous two and a half days, wouldn't that be more than three days but less than four days of remaining life?

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"Coulson?"

"It's me." On the phone, Coulson's tone was as polite as ever: "Lock, are you at home now?"

Not long after I got home, I received a call from Coulson out of the blue. This timing is really a bit coincidental, it will inevitably surprise Shi Xiaolei.

Subconsciously glanced out of the window, Shi Xiaolei replied: "Here, what's the matter?"

"I'm almost at your house now. If you don't mind, can you spare some time to meet me?" In order to avoid being rejected, Coulson pretended to be casual, and added later: "Remember Kang Na seems to like the small cakes in the **** store, I just passed by there and brought some for her."

What else can Shi Xiaolei say when he came with a gift.

"Okay." Shi Xiaolei agreed, and smiled: "I'll wait for you at home, just come in."

"Thank you, see you later."

After hanging up the phone, within a few minutes, Coulson drove his favorite red convertible classic car through the gate of the manor, walked straight in, and appeared in Shi Xiaolei's sight.

Watching Coulson park the car, Shi Xiaolei stepped forward and greeted him with a smile.

Then he took the snack box that Coulson lifted from the passenger seat and handed it to Cinderella who followed. Shi Xiaolei asked casually: "Dude, why did you come to me suddenly? What's the matter?"

"I talked to Mei on the phone." Knowing that Shi Xiaolei doesn't like to go around, Coulson said straight to the point: "I heard from her that Asgard seems to be preparing for a war? Locke, you know more about that side, and you know how it goes." something?"

Under the arrangement of Mr. Odin, Asgard has secretly prepared for the coming dark elves.

The soldiers went back to the barracks one after another, and there were fewer old gentlemen who gathered in the tavern to make noise every evening than usual.

The guards patrolling the streets seemed busier than usual.

As an elite agent, it was impossible for Melinda May not to notice the change in the atmosphere. What's more, she is currently working as the head of the trading station, and she has to deal with those traveling merchants who do import and export business every day. And as Asgard enters a state of combat readiness, the actions of foreign merchants have been restricted visibly by the naked eye.

All in all, Melinda May, who was staying in Asgard, noticed this change almost immediately.

Half out of worry, half out of routine ~lightnovelpub.net~ After confirming the change in the atmosphere, Melinda May immediately reported to S.H.I.E.L.D. through the interstellar communication device.

Because Shi Xiaolei didn't inform Melinda May when he went to Asgard this time, and she didn't know why the Asgardians entered the state of combat readiness. Therefore, from the standpoint of her and S.H.I.E.L.D., she can only guess and analyze on her own to judge why the Asgardians did this.

It is natural to be anxious.

After all, Asgard and Earth belong to the Nine Realms and have an extraordinary relationship. No one knows whether the war that the Asgardians are about to face will have an impact on the earth.

Let's put it this way, thanks to knowing the relationship between Shi Xiaolei's family and the Asgardian royal family, I am very sure that the Asgardians will not take the initiative to attack the earth, otherwise...

"I really didn't expect to be noticed by you." After a few seconds, Shi Xiaolei showed an admiring smile on his face.

"So, you actually know about this?"

"Yes." Shi Xiaolei nodded, turned around and walked to the shade of a tree beside him: "Not only do I know, but in fact, the actions of the Asgardians were all triggered by a piece of news I brought."

"Huh?" Coulson was very surprised by these words, and he frowned involuntarily: "Can you explain?"

"It's a long story." I thought it would be long-winded to explain, and I didn't want to answer at first. But seeing Coulson's serious expression, Shi Xiaolei still smiled wryly and shook his head: "Well, since you are an old friend, I will explain to you a little bit. The thing is like this... "

That's it, blah blah.

After spending some saliva, Shi Xiaolei quickly described the ins and outs of the matter to Coulson.