Days as a Spiritual Mentor in American Comics-Chapter 4382 - 3475: Midnight Sons (37)

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Loki's mind was spinning rapidly.

The speed was such that he could recall the entire history of Asgard in a second, yet he still couldn't figure out why he was seeing a Shiller without glasses here, in those few seconds.

Something is off, very off.

People always say that intelligent people like to overthink problems. There's some truth to this, at least Loki is like this now.

Of course, he would not have thought that it was because Dario imposed overly rigorous security measures on Shiller, taking away his glasses and not returning them, which left him without glasses to wear.

But indeed, Loki's intuition was right because Shiller was now using some of the skills that a Shiller without glasses would have, which gave him a certain air about him, causing his danger level to increase exponentially.

Feeling the danger, Loki turned to flee, but he seemed to remember something and forcibly interrupted his "turnaround" action, retreating a step on the spot, looking for an excuse to sneak away.

Don't ask why he didn't just open a teleportation portal and run away without a word; he might escape, but could Asgard run away entirely tomorrow? It couldn't.

Just as Loki was brainstorming to find a suitable reason to leave, Shiller, standing by, suddenly said, "You arrived just in time, Your Royal Highness the Prince. This Mr. Ag seems very interested in Asgardian culture and art. I heard you are also adept in this field, perhaps you could chat with him. It might help relax his spirit and relieve his anxiety."

Loki glanced at Dario, thinking, "Good, kid, you too can run but not hide. Just you wait!"

Only now did Loki spare some attention to observe the surroundings. Earlier, he had glanced around hastily and found the decor style somewhat familiar. Now, upon closer inspection, it seemed familiar yet exuded a certain eeriness.

How to put it, it's a bit like returning home one day to find everything in the house unchanged but all misplaced. Wallpaper on the floor, floor tiles on the ceiling, TV hanging on the window, and chairs dangling from the chandelier—a sense of inexplicable horror.

Loki now had that feeling. Growing up in the Fairy Palace, he was very familiar with every inch of that space. For him, as long as there was enough energy, raising Asgard from the ground was no problem at all.

Seeing this style of place suddenly naturally evoked his memories of his homeland, yet everything here was absurdly out of place.

The Valkyrie statues, which should have stood in the hall, turned into patterns stuck on the wall, golden crystals used for ground decorations were hanging on the chandelier. More absurdly, his image, along with Thor's, appeared on the same brick as Odin. Since seeing this, Loki began to worry that a lightning strike might come down on his head.

It's not because depicting him and Thor on par with Odin is offensive, but rather, who would plaster their walls with large head portraits of themselves and their family? Isn't that just madness?

Posting a large portrait of Odin alone would be understandable; after all, Odin is the Father of All Gods, worshipped by the gods. Posting one of Thor makes sense too, since he is now the Divine King and leader of the God Clan; leader-worshipping isn't excessive.

But what's my deal? Post it if you must, but why do it alongside Thor? Do you know the current Queen of Gods is Sif?

Forget it, cannot quibble with them. Loki thought, although now most humans have learned about the existence of Asgard, they mostly aren't clear about Asgard's specific circumstances. Their knowledge of the relationships remains in the realm of speculation, with many absurd guesses. If I squabble with them, it would drive me to anger.

Suppressing the urge to speculate, Loki forced a smile and nodded. Anyway, his homeland's civilization being appreciated is something worth being happy about, he could only comfort himself this way.

However, Dario seemed to take his attitude as encouragement and affirmation. He first looked triumphantly at Shiller and then warmly invited Loki to sit down, seemingly really intending to chat with him.

Loki glanced at Shiller for help, but Shiller had already walked over to sit down. Loki had no choice but to walk over and sit.

However, his attire wasn't suitable for the human couch at all. Just the long hem of his cloak had nowhere to put. So, with a wave of his hand, Loki changed into a suit before walking over to sit down.

Seeing Loki suddenly change his attire, Dario was instead stunned, with a complex expression as if he had swallowed a fly.

Loki didn't understand why he suddenly came down with an illness and wanted to say something but didn't know what to say, so he pretended to talk with Shiller to ease the awkwardness.

However, Shiller, who knew Dario somewhat, had a rough guess of what he was thinking. It's likely Dario hadn't expected an Asgardian to dress in human clothing.

And the suit Loki was wearing wasn't casually chosen. Whether in Asgard or on Earth, Loki was quite knowledgeable in clothing and fashion.

He didn't like the American handmade tailoring favored by Wall Street folk or Italian suits and rarely wore big brands like Armani, favoring British-style suits instead, especially those with traditional cuts. The suits he wore mostly came from Savile Row.

Today, he wore a Jun Huang Shi dark gray double-breasted notch lapel suit, with a slightly tight waistline, giving his upper body a hourglass shape. The dotted tie nicely balanced the dull color's dullness. The metal cufflinks and brooch brought a martial sharpness rooted in this brand's military origins, hiding the slightly androgynous melancholic aura on Loki, making him appear more robust.

Dario himself was from a prominent European family. Although he had an unfortunate childhood, inheriting the family fortune allowed him to prosper, and his taste in this sort of thing couldn't be bad. Just a glance made it clear to him that Loki's outfit wasn't thrown together, it was carefully selected and matched.

He's probably now very curious about why Loki is so knowledgeable about human suits. Shiller thought to himself since, compared to the formal wear Loki wore, human suits were way too simple and dull, and unlike armor, they had no practical function, being utterly useless.

After all, Dario wouldn't know that apart from Loki, nearly no one in Asgard delves into dress-up; even the seemingly less rugged goddesses mostly spend their time honing martial skills.

This flashy outfit akin to a peacock's colorful plumage—no one but Loki would be willing to wear it, raising the average fashion level of Asgard's clothing single-handedly.

Loki gave a standard social smile, discussing Asgard's art and culture with Dario.

Asgard's artistic and cultural level is among the top in the cosmos, not because they're truly leading but because now, among the powerful civilizations, none focus on developing art.

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Among the Three Great Empires, the Kree Empire is the most typical mechanical civilization, with Supreme Intelligence being the cosmos's most computationally powerful electronic life. All Kree are under its control, and it's direct control.

This system means there's no need for this civilization to develop art and culture since they neither need culture to unify the race and maintain governance nor art to glorify the system or spread ideas.

Although their creations inherently bear some artistic merit due to their advanced civilization level, the Supreme Intelligence has no desire to waste additional computational power on this development, so their level of artistry remains at an ideological enlightenment stage.

The Old Skrull Empire had quite a good artistic atmosphere, but it was fleeting. The New Skrull Empire, due to the need for full-scale competition with the Kree Empire, also has no time to develop these things, aligning its art level with the Kree Empire.

The only empire that should have developed flourishing art and culture, the Shi'ar Empire, strangely forbade the development of art and culture as a racial theme.

After Lilandra took power, she was indifferent to this ban, and later, with a grand wedding with Professor X, the ban gradually relaxed, recently inspiring numerous burgeoning artistic movements.

Compared to these players, Asgard's art and culture could be described as flourishing and brilliant.

Asgard highly appreciates splendid and grand architecture, favoring colors like gold, dark green, and deep blue, which highlight nobility and elegance. Their decoration is heavily influenced by racial totem the World Tree, favoring plant patterns and complex rectangular continuity, and due to their martial ethosenationing elements, they balance the lavish decorative style's floridity, achieving grandeur and splendor without disorder.

Meanwhile, under Viking cultural influence, they embody ardent and unrestrained oceanic civilization art styles, mainly in songs and dances. Songs mostly consist of military music and war drums, dances based on sailor dances, incorporating elements of rituals and ceremonial dances from multiple races across the Nine Major Kingdoms, with bold and expansive movements, grand and majestic.

Asgard's continuous wars in the cosmos not only brought rich resources and fearsome reputation but also positively propagated their art and culture.

Later, with arms and armor sheathed, and horses rested, Asgard further developed art and culture under Loki's leadership, switching from military to cultural output, gaining even greater influence in the cosmic art world.

Recently, the song "Aesir Expedition," adapted from a traditional Aesir ditty, became hugely popular in the cosmos, becoming a battle hymn for many races' mustering and dispatch. Meanwhile, "Elegy of the World Tree," sung by a Valkyrie, is played in loops on major cosmic lyrical radio stations, nearly becoming background music for star zones like Centaurus with dense populations.

Most wise races are forgetful; the dissemination of these literary works gradually influences different races' impressions of Asgard, essentially a reputation cleanup.

This also led more Asgardians to affirm Loki's work results, while eagerly engaging in literary and artistic creation, producing more excellent works and forming a positive cycle.

Loki was clearly satisfied with his work results, but he had no one to brag to since Odin and Frigga had moved away, and Thor didn't quite understand these things. Meanwhile, human friends, due to their normally abundant artistic life, took this for granted, leaving Loki with a sense of uncelebrated success.

Now discussing these matters with Dario, Loki wasn't particularly opposed, especially as Dario kept praising, Loki even felt he had a good eye.

But it's well known that usually, when discussing art and culture, it never stops there. Art and culture are just an introduction, and once the topic shifts to politics, all the beautiful prospects built before collapse.

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