I needed to come to a decision and ignore Gnossâ scolding for the moment. If they already knew all about it then I had little choice in the matter.
âFine, Loki you and your clan shall have your stake in this venture, but in return, be sure to protect Utopia when the time comes.â
âThatâs great news, Johra. Iâve finally succeeded my mission, how big will our stake be?â
âOne percent.â Gnoss immediately spoke out. In truth I was about to offer 3 percent, but Gnoss had a shrewder business mind
âThat seems a tad low. Is that truly all you can offer, Gnoss?â
âNonsense, youâd best accept this much since itâs five times more than youâd get by fighting for it with the other gods.â
âTch! Itâs hard to one up the God of Secrets, I was expecting to get about 3% from Johra.
âWhy do you think that I jumped in.â
âWill you allow us to create our own Asgard?â
âWe already have a satellite moons which we use as lookouts to monitor for any incoming forces, but it would be a good idea to have another as well to make sure we have better coverage.â
âOkay, what size do you want it to be?â
âSomewhere between 150~200 km diameter should be fine, Johra.â
I nodded back and went to work. I was confident in leaving the finer details of the negotiations to Gnoss.
âSo itâs agreed.â
âYes, everything is okay, Heimdall?â
âYes, I will act as guarantor for this transaction, as Odin has given his blessing.â
Paazzzik!
Thor appeared in a flash of lighting.
âSo whatâs the result, brother? Have you made any progress?â
Loki nodded back, then pointed towards Heimdall who agreed as well.
âWell done brother, since we have completed Odinâs wishes to the letter, can I return now?â
âJust a moment, Thor. Previously you acted rude towards my master, so if you donât apologize then these negotiations arenât finalized.
Thanatos spoke out in an oppressive manner. She had not said a peep until now, but was suddenly burning with hostility.
I was wondering if I should put a stop to her, but Gnoss stealthily shook his head.
âYou! As a God of Death have you no shame, serving this mortal? Iâve endured and been patient until this point because of my father Odinâs command, but you choose to test me? Foolish!â
âMaster, let me teach this guy a lesson!â
Thanatos asked me for permission to beat him up, but Gnoss quickly spoke to me telepathically.
âAt this point it would be better to have Thor indebted to us due to his rudeness. Odin must have have instructed Thor to listen to Lokiâs commands during this negotiations, so we can gain something here.â
Although all three of those Gods stood as equals, it was clear that due to Odinâs blessings, Loki was above the rest during these talks.
âTrickster Loki, isnât this a breach of our contract?â
âI understand Johra, but you see my brother doesnât really listen to me all that much.â
âWell perhaps we should exclude him from our contract then?â
Loki and Gnoss both smiled knowingly.
âBrother, Odin has given me the responsibility of overseeing these negotiations, agreed?â
âYes.â
âI think you will need to put aside your ego for now, in order for this talks to move forward. Allfather Odinâs instructions trump all else.â
âTell me what I should do, brother.â
Thorâs expression contorted in anger as he understood that he would definitely suffer a loss.
âI, Loki, son of Odin, apologize on behalf of my brother Thor. Furthermore, to ensure the successful negotiations, I order you to serve under sir Johra until the completion of Asgard. Is this not also Odinâs will, Heimdall?â
âIt is.â
âNo, brother, for me to serve under a mortal.â
âAre you trying to go against our father, Odinâs will?â
Both Loki and Heimdall turned to stare at him seriously and he finally relented, dropping his hammer in defeat.
âYou are right, Loki. I must follow fatherâs will.â
Despite his great pride, Thor walked before me and bowed his head.
âPlease forgive my previous rudeness.â
Thanatos still had her arms crossed in dissatisfaction, but I was glad instead. Having a strong God at the forefront would certainly help dissuade other Gods form meddling in our affairs.
It was a scheme agreed upon between Loki and Gnoss after just a quick glance at one another. We both benefited from the result, as Loki was able to make a rival brother of his suffer while we gained the employ of a God.
âJohra, Odin should be aware of all that has been going on here because Heimdall can communicate telepathically with him regardless of the distances. That is why Thor was quick to succumb.â Heimdalls word is the same as if it had come from Odin.
âAh, is that soâ
âRight, Heimdall is not only a God, but also acts as Odinâs Messiah. Itâs a complex and close relationship, but it seems that in the end the result is quite favorable for us.â
The negotiations complete, Loki and Heimdall left to return to Odinâs side, while Thor stayed behind, standing in the command center of the Nautilus feeling dejected.
However, we were able to quickly change his mood as Lena got a couple androids to brew several barrels of ale. He seemed to become alive after drinking the beer, but the subsequent singing which sounded like that of drunken sailors was hard to put up with.
âIs that drunk really Thor, the God of Thunder?â
âYes, when he drinks his personality is completely different. Still, heâs the same Thor who is top 3 among Gods regarding brute force.
He soon passed out, having drunk too much, but perhaps due to his divinity he recovered quickly. Gnoss then passed by and put him to work.
âThat oneâs really huge, how is he able to move it so effortlessly.â
âElectromagnetism, since heâs the God of Thunder, he can move those large asteroids if they are rich in iron.â
âAh, so it was like that.â
Much like the drones used by Lena, Thor was using his electromagnetic abilities to move forces that were otherwise beyond his power.
âItâs a great thing to have this God of Thunder working for us.â
âFinally something that muscles head is useful for.â
Thanatos exclaimed coldly from the side. She still held a grudge against him. Although I appreciated the fact that she had stepped up to defend me, It was now a bit too much since we were on the same side so I had to have a word with her.
âThor is our ally now, so do try and go easy on him.â
âI understand that much, so as long as he doesnât cause any mishaps I wonât go too far. I just donât like him though.â
Thanatos spat out and left the command post. Normally she would go went on Krishna if she didnât agree with something.
âGnoss, was the name of Thorâs hammer Mjlnir?â
âRight, itâs actually the main source of Thorâs power. His father Odin bestowed it upon him.â
âOh, then how do you think it would match up versus Krishna?â
âAh well even if Krishna is an artifact, Mjlnir is a weapon which has been personally blessed by Odin, so perhaps itâs a bit stronger?â
âI see, just donât say that in front of Krishna, he would surely get angry.â
âNaturally.â
Gnoss and I both stared at Mjlnir curiously, wondering how it would feel to one day hold it in our hands.
Shortly after delegations from Zeusâ and Raâs factions arrived, but they were turned back through Thorâs sheer might. Three months later, Utopia was finally completed.
âTen nine eight.â
âAh~ are we finally finished?â
âYes and no, although the size of the planet is there, the real hard work begins now. We will need to terraform the surface in order to create a hospitable environment which can accommodate life. This here are some of the proposals which Zaira had put forth, there are over 100,000 of them which require your immediate attention.â
âWhat? Canât you just take care of this?â
âNonsense, in the first place you were the one who wanted to micromanage the development of Utopia down to the very detail.â
âAh but 100,000.â
âFusion is complete, waiting for temperature to cool to proceed.â
âAs soon as Lena finished her announcement a string of messages appeared before me.
[Race has changed to Evolutionary God]
[Became God of Creation]
[Utopia Planet]
[All skills have been restored]
[You have learned Thought Creation Lv1]
[You have learned Indestructible Lv1]
[You have learned Immortality Lv1]
[You have learned Space Restoration Lv1]
[Acquired Title: Revival]
Countless more skills and titles appeared but I wasnât able to focus on them due to the wailing of a siren
âWarning! Warning! An incoming Solar Flare has been detected. Itâs trajectory has been determined to be on a collision course with planet Utopia and will arrive in 15 minutes and 24 seconds.â
âDamn High God lunatics! They made a starâs corona explode.â
âWhat kind of damage are we looking at Lena?â
âItâs radius is expected to be that of 5,000 km upon impact and can blow up half the planet.
âThose greedy pigs! They canât swallow up any of it so they choose to blow it up! This must be either Apollo or Raâs doing!â
I was distressed by the urgency in Gnossâ voice. True, I had just become a God, but I had no way in preventing the incoming catastrophe.
âHow about the Extinction gun?â
âIt would help, but it wonât be enough as it could only block part of it.â
âWorry not, God of Secrets, how dare they send this our way when they know that I, Thor and here!â
Paazzzik!
Thor turned into a streak of lightning and flew out towards the incoming sun.
âCan he really stop it by himself?â
âWell, we donât have much of a choice but to rely on him, but even if he succeeds he wonât come out unscathed.â
âThen why didnât you stop him from going?â
âAs a God, if you encounter something with exceeds your strength you will still be wounded. He wonât die, but the recovery process would be quite lengthy.â
âWell this is the reason which Odin sent Thor over here. I guess Odin is listening in on our conversation, so the reason he isnât showing up is that he is confident in Thorâs abilities.
âIsnât this father asking a bit too much out of his son?â
âThey have a complicated relationship. Some legends even claim that their is a power struggle between them in which they need to keep their strengths in check. â
âSounds troublesome.â
âShh, we donât know if that old guy is listening.â
After a short time Lena spoke up.
âA large hole has appeared in the center of the incoming solar flare, so it shouldnât affect planet Utopia too badly.â