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“Instead of trying to deny me here, you should go and verify it yourself.”

Laufey saw Loki's wavering, so he decided to deliver the final blow.

This sentence gave Loki a hint. She pondered for a moment, and then, as if having made a decision, turned to leave, but Laufey stopped her at this moment.

“Want to go and question Odin face to face? Don't be silly, child. He can deceive you for thousands of years. How could there be any truth in his words?”

“Do you think I would believe you instead of my own father?” Loki sneered. “Who knows if you used some kind of illusion? As long as I go to my mother and have her undo the spell, your lies will be exposed.”

If you don't believe me, then why bother trying to prove it?

Of course, Laufey didn't say these words. Loki's mind was in chaos right now, and if he pushed too hard, it might backfire.

Malekith had said that he needed to give Loki some time to calm down and leave her room to make her own decisions, but this space and time had to be given by them.

“The Ancient Winter's Box,” Laufey slowly uttered a name.

“That is our Frost Giant clan's artifact. Only Frost Giants can unleash the most powerful power of this weapon. By the same principle, the Ancient Winter's Box can also stimulate the potential of Frost Giants.”

Loki turned around, looking at Laufey from afar, waiting for his next words.

“The Ancient Winter's Box is now in Odin's vault. You only need to touch it to understand everything.”

After Laufey finished speaking, he sat back down on the ground and closed his eyes, adopting an attitude of refusing to communicate.

Seeing this, Loki knew that she couldn't get anything out of him here, so she had no choice but to turn into a cloud of green smoke and leave the dungeon.

After Loki left, Laufey reopened his eyes. The seed of doubt had been planted, waiting for the day it would sprout.

…

“Huff~”

A cloud of green smoke quietly dissipated, and Loki, with a complex expression, appeared in front of the Odin Vault's door.

Looking at the door that resembled a work of art, Loki was in a dilemma. The space behind this door was the only place in all of Asgard that she had never been to. It wasn't that she didn't want to, but the reason was simple: she couldn't.

Odin's vault was impregnable. She had tried more than once to go in and see what treasures were hidden inside, but all of these actions had failed without exception.

Although she didn't want to admit it, Laufey's words had indeed made her unable to calm down. If she didn't personally verify the truth of this matter, Loki felt that she would go crazy.

But having said that, as long as she couldn't get in, everything was just empty talk. Now Loki didn't dare to confront Odin. She needed to verify it herself first before she had the courage to do so.

Her eyes scanned the entire door inch by inch, and Loki racked her brains to think of all possible ways, until she saw a pattern on the door.

As mentioned earlier, this door was like a work of art, because it was engraved with many plants, animals, and people. Leaving aside the first two, the last group of people provided Loki with inspiration.

Loki could recognize some of these people, but not others. The most famous was naturally Odin, the owner of the vault, and also the only known person who could open the vault.

However, there was also one person who could theoretically open the vault, and that was the dwarves who built the vault, or rather, the Dwarf King.

Thinking of this, Loki's eyes lit up. That's right! As the designer of the vault, the Dwarf King naturally knew a lot about the vault. If there was any other way to open the vault, he would definitely know.

The more Loki thought about it, the more feasible it seemed. She immediately turned into a cloud of smoke and disappeared without a trace.

After a while, Loki reappeared, but this time she did not return to Odin's vault, but appeared on the Rainbow Bridge.

“Is something the matter, little princess?” Heimdall greeted Loki with a friendly expression. “Want to go find Thor again?”

“More or less, Heimdall,” Loki said normally. “I want to go to Nidavellir. Please open the Rainbow Bridge.”

“Nidavellir? The dwarves' territory?” Heimdall frowned slightly. “What are you going there for? It's all ashes and iron filings there, not suitable for you. Besides, Thor isn't there either.”

“I'm going to find the dwarves there to help me forge some things. I'm going to give Thor a big surprise.”

When she said the word 'surprise,' Loki revealed a standard mischievous smile on her face. This had almost become her trademark. Whenever she showed this smile, Thor was about to be in trouble.

Heimdall thought it would be the same this time, so he didn't say anything more and honestly prepared to open the Rainbow Bridge to Nidavellir, but he still asked one more question.

“There's no need to go so far, right? There's a bunch of dwarves in the Immortal Palace, aren't there? Their skills aren't bad either.”

Without thinking, Loki replied, “I'm afraid they'll tell on me.”

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Heimdall thought it was true. The big beards didn't have any gatekeeping on their mouths. They really could say anything after a drink. Only the Dwarf King's mouth was a little tighter, but this was just choosing the tallest among the dwarfs.

Therefore, he didn't say anything more, opened the Rainbow Bridge, and turned around, wanting to tell Loki a few words, but found that the other party had long disappeared behind him, obviously Loki had already left.

“Is there any need to be so anxious?” Heimdall muttered to himself.

Ignoring Heimdall, Loki had already arrived in Nidavellir through the Rainbow Bridge. This place was not much different from Asgard, except that there were no magnificent Immortal Palaces here, only various styles of buildings with full practical value.

The dwarves were not only good at forging weapons, but they could do any kind of craftsman's work, which naturally included building houses. Houses were also considered their works, so the houses here were so different.

This was because the dwarves' styles were all different. Even if they were taught by the same master, there would be many differences in the details.

However, there was no one here that Loki was looking for. Her only goal was Aitri, the Dwarf King who lived in the Dwarf Iron Fortress.

Loki didn't want too many people to know about her arrival, so she turned into a cloud of smoke and floated towards the Iron Fortress.

Loki's mind was in chaos. She didn't know what was wrong with herself. She only knew that when she came back to her senses, she was already in front of the Iron Fortress's door.

Loki didn't knock on the door, but slipped in through the crack in the door. As soon as she entered, she saw a "giant" with a very disproportionate head and body sitting on the throne looking at her.

“I was wondering who came, it turns out to be the little princess of Asgard.” Dwarf King Aitri held a wine glass the size of a wine barrel in his hand, pouring the wine into his mouth as he spoke.

Seeing this, Loki no longer hid herself, and generously revealed her true form, landing in front of Aitri.

“Long time no see, Uncle Aitri. I have a favor to ask of you.”