The saying that gods have spirits also applies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

The more advanced the treasure, the more picky it is. Certain conditions must be met in order to be recognized by it and become its new master.

Mjolnir in Thor's hand is the most typical example. In addition, the god-slaying sword that appeared in "Thor 4: Love and Thunder" also perfectly fits this principle.

As for the specific conditions that need to be met in order to be recognized by the artifact...

Each artifact has its own personality, and they have different requirements for their masters.

The conditions for identifying the owner of some artifacts are mainly reflected in the bloodline, that is, no matter what level the candidate's own strength and potential are, as long as he has that bloodline, he can pass the certification. Generally speaking, this kind of artifacts belong to the type of inheritance from father to son, and they mostly appear in some big forces with complete inheritance.

Some artifacts are more picky about character and will, and they will give priority to choosing objects whose character suits their appetite as their masters.

Mjolnir mentioned earlier falls into this category.

There are also some artifacts that choose their owners according to their 'attributes'. To put it bluntly, it is to give priority to users with the same attributes and who can exert the power of the artifact to a greater extent as their new masters.

The "Crimson Demon Belt of Setorak" in Beunita's hand can be regarded as a representative of this type of artifact.

Finally, there are a few artifacts that are quite special. The reasons for choosing their owners are various, and each one is a special case, which cannot be summed up at all.

The flying cloak that was still stored in the New York Temple for the time being and destined to be mixed with Strange in the future could barely be classified into this category.

It's a bit far off.

Let's move our eyes back and focus on the pair of swords and shields in the hands of Athena Asamiya.

Why did they suddenly wake up from their deep sleep and take the initiative to recognize Athena Asamiya as their master?

It's not because the dead goddess Athena left a piece of hard work, which was then inherited by Asamiya Athena. It's not because Asamiya Athena's superpower has very special attributes, which are exactly the same as the divine power possessed by the goddess Athena. The real key lies in the unity of soul and will.

It has been introduced before that in another world, the previous life or prototype of Asamiya Athena is a character named Princess Athena, and according to the character setting, Princess Athena is the goddess Athena in that world. peers.

In the world of "Saint Seiya", it is Sasha and Saori Kido.

In the world of "The King of Fighters", it is Athena Asamiya.

In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it is the Athena who was murdered by Zeus.

Although they are not the same person, if they go back to the source, they all have the same origin, and each is the incarnation of Athena.

Their looks are different, and there are some differences in their personalities, but the nobility and justice hidden in the depths of their souls are the same. Whether it is Athena Asamiya, Saori Kido, or the Athena who has passed away, they are all partners of justice with a beautiful heart. Their ideals, including the expectations deep in their hearts, are all the same.

Because of this, the sword of the goddess of victory and the shield of Aquis will automatically release the seal, appear in front of Asamiya Athena, and recognize her as the master without hesitation.

To put it more bluntly, they regarded Athena Asamiya as the original master. From their standpoint, there is no such thing as 'changing owners' at all.

Of course, when Athena Asamiya can fully integrate this inheritance and fully adapt to this pair of newly acquired swords and shields, that is another matter. After all, she was not the one who was killed by Zeus after all, and the skills she got along with the weapon were somewhat unfamiliar to her.

Just like Shi Xiaolei had to spend time leveling up after getting the Barbarian's inheritance before he could become really strong, Athena Asamiya also had to spend a period of time getting used to the familiarity before she could gradually master and develop new abilities, and finally achieve mastery.

In the depths of the distant starry sky, there is an unknown secret hidden in a certain cluster of nebulae.

Lush flowers and plants exude a refreshing fragrance. The aroma of fine wine and delicacies makes people involuntarily intoxicated. Amidst the melodious and psychedelic music, the girls with beautiful figures are dancing. Following their movements, from time to time, they revealed some distracting fleshy lights, which made the eyes of the men sitting behind the table straighten.

Friends who have watched "Thor 4: Love and Thunder" should be able to tell who the person sitting in the main seat is at a glance.

That's right, the old man surrounded by several ragged beauties is Zeus, who is the one and only in the council of gods, and is honored as the king of kings by many gods.

Although he left the earth and hid in the Pantheon deep in the universe, this does not mean that Zeus will give up his power and hide among the gods as an ordinary god, changing his past low-key life.

In fact the opposite is true.

Relying on the divine power absorbed from the gods killed by him and the various artifacts collected back, Zeus's personal strength not only did not decline, but was slightly improved compared to when he stayed on the earth. Coupled with the divine power of thunder that he owns, it comes with a smattering of trial rules, which can restrain other gods to a certain extent...

When Zeus entered the Pantheon with the remaining gods of Olympus, it didn't take long for him to realize that his strength was not inferior to that of the 'Speaker' at the time. Afterwards, Zeus took action without hesitation, while secretly resorting to all kinds of shady tricks, pouring dirty water on the 'speaker' who had the right to speak, ruining his reputation and popularity, and at the same time recruiting helpers to gather strength, Prepared for the subsequent anti-customer-oriented.

It's easier to get things done if you do mental calculations without thinking. What's more, Zeus has done similar things (take the lead in overthrowing the rule of Cronus), and he is an experienced veteran in the field of 'rebellion'.

Soon after, Zeus overthrew the leadership of the previous speaker as he wished, replaced him himself, and became the new speaker of the Gods Council.

Up to now, Zeus has been in this position for more than a thousand years, almost two thousand years.

For the gods whose lives are so long that they are almost immortal, nearly two thousand years is far from being a long time. No, it should be said that it was very short.

Therefore, even if Zeus made some mistakes, the gods did not take it to heart.

To put it simply, this is like a football player making a mistake at the beginning of the first half. Since the game has just started, neither the coach nor the audience in the stands will be too harsh on the person who made the mistake, and immediately send another person to replace him.

Most of the time, I will say in my heart, "This is just the beginning, don't pay too much attention to it", and observe it for a while. Even if it is decided to make a substitution, it will be delayed until halftime.

In addition, after Zeus succeeded to the throne, he put forward the policy of "enjoyment is the most important thing", and came up with various tricks, allowing the gods to enjoy supreme pleasure...

For more than a thousand years and nearly two thousand years, Zeus's position is still very stable.

With his good hype atmosphere, he can always stimulate the mood of the gods with his words like a talk show actor mobilizes the emotions of the audience. After a long time, Zeus quietly made himself an idol among the gods, a subtle harvest Gained the recognition and support of more gods.

Or he really thinks he is very powerful and is worth following; or he chooses to follow blindly like a star chaser; Zeus called himself the king of kings, and unabashedly put on the gesture of 'never let anyone replace him as the next speaker', and the gods did not have any objection or protest.

Let Zeus act as the speaker, not to mention that his own interests will not be damaged, and he can also enjoy a lot of fun, so why not do it?

In short, the gods were very cooperative with the leadership of Zeus. For example, now, a large number of gods came to the party held by Zeus and participated in the lewd party organized by him.

"Hahahahaha~! This guy is really ugly~!"

"Come on~! Big head~! Don't lose to that little guy~!"

"Little guy, use your strength, hurry up~!"

In the middle of the field, there are two gods with strange shapes, and they are fighting with each other. In order to avoid being 404, what projects they are competing for will not be described in detail here.

All the gods sitting around looked very excited. Some guys who are so excited that they can't control themselves even utter all kinds of unbearable dirty words. If you close your eyes and don't look at people and just listen to the voice, at least eight or nine out of ten people will think that they have fallen into a gangster In the heap, not with the gods.

at this time.

"Zeus." An ugly man quietly appeared in front of Zeus.

Following the direction of the sound, he turned his head and took a look. Most of the excitement on Zeus's face subsided, and he undisguisedly showed a look of disgust, and narrowed his eyes: "What are you doing here? Hephaestus."

In the previous civil war, Hephaestus took a lot of advantage because of Hephaestus. Logically speaking, Zeus should reward Hephaestus for his contribution.

But actually?

Apart from verbal praise, Zeus did not make any substantive gestures. Even the residence assigned to Hephaestus was delayed for almost two hundred years, and it was still a dilapidated temple that had been abandoned for a long time and no one was willing to take over.

That is Hephaestus, but if it is another person, such as Ares, the **** of war, or Apollo, the sun god, it is absolutely impossible to just recognize it like this.

As for why Hephaestus is willing to endure this humiliation...

The reason still lies in the wife Aphrodite who he misses so much.

After Zeus brought the remaining Olympian protoss to the Pantheon, Aphrodite immediately hooked up with some gods from other pantheons. In Zeus's words, she has received her own order, and is working hard to open up the scene for the gods of Olympus and win over new friends worth making. But in fact, those behaviors should be said to be due to Aphrodite's nature. The so-called 'making contact' is just a side effect.

But Hephaestus is an extremely infatuated fool.

He didn't think that was Aphrodite's original intention, and felt that she was just obeying Zeus's order. Therefore, in order to relieve the pressure on Aphrodite and let her return to him, Hephaestus not only did not Complaining with Zeus about "one's own contributions being ignored and forgotten", on the contrary, he took a more positive attitude and spared no effort to make more contributions.

Speaking of which, part of the credit for Zeus being able to win over so many gods should go to Hephaestus.

You know, at least 70% of the 'little gifts' sent by Zeus were made by Hephaestus himself. Although those gadgets are not very advanced, most of them are just some 'toys' that are more interesting than practical, but after all, in order to build these things, Hephaestus still spent a lot of time and energy of.

And now...

Hephaestus took the initiative to come to Zeus again, and took the initiative to report a piece of news that only he knew: "Your Majesty, I just sensed a wave. Do you remember the pair of weapons that Athena used? Not long ago Before, they broke the seal and were perceived by me again."

"Okay, okay, I know..." Zeus's reaction was a bit slow because his eyes stayed on the two gods who were competing with each other in the middle of the field: "Huh? What did you say?"

"The two weapons I made for Athena with my own hands, the sword of the goddess of victory and the shield of Aquis, have appeared again." Seeing Zeus's dark face, Hephaestus couldn't help feeling flustered, Quickly hunched over and lowered his head.

"Are you sure? Look up ~lightnovelpub.net~ and look at me." Zeus' tone became serious: "Hephaestus, you know, if this news..."

"I'm sure, Your Majesty." He lowered his head, and Hephaestus didn't dare to hesitate: "After all, such excellent weapons as them can't be made casually, even if I, It also takes luck. So, after building them successfully, I am very happy to leave a mark of divine power on them."

"Well... more than two thousand years ago, I heard you say that." After a moment of recollection, a sinister flash appeared in Zeus' eyes: "The answer you gave me at that time was that because of the seal left by Athena, you have been Can't find where they are, can you?"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Then what's going on now?" Zeus continued to ask: "After so many years, I suddenly sensed their existence? Are you kidding me?"

"No, how dare I. Your Majesty, please believe me, what I said is true." After a few words of excuse, Hephaestus said carefully, "Perhaps, yes Was there some coincidence that made the seal Athena left on the weapon invalid? There is another possibility, although it may make you very unhappy, er, what I want to say is... Maybe, maybe, Athena was not Wasn't executed by you?"

"Huh? What did you say?!"