The knight in the big world of American TV series

Chapter 2275

Chapter 2275

Just as a group of clueless people were wondering who was causing trouble, Frigga led her people into the hall!

During Odin's reign, the palace was relatively quiet except for major events. It wasn't that Odin didn't like to share joy with the people, but rather that Odin was simply too authoritative, and everyone assumed he wouldn't enjoy the noise and commotion... In fact, when Odin was young, he was almost exactly like Thor—reckless and fond of excitement. Back then, the three brothers loved to hold banquets all the time.

Odin became extremely gloomy after his two brothers sacrificed themselves to help him fight for the eternal fire.

From that time on, the palace became extremely deserted.

Of course, it can also be described as solemn.

Even when Thor wanted to host a banquet, he wouldn't do it at the palace. Nobody wanted to come; after all, who would dare to behave so disrespectfully in front of their leader?

This is a typical psychological phenomenon of fearing authority, which is quite normal.

As a child, I was afraid of teachers and would avoid places where they were. Later, at work, I feared my superiors, experiencing nervousness, anxiety, and sweaty palms during reports. These are all manifestations of authority phobia. Authority phobia is the fear of interacting with people of authority, such as leaders, teachers, and elders. In fact, everyone has some degree of authority phobia because we harbor a sense of awe. In organizations, this awe can create cohesion and facilitate normal operation. However, if this fear of authority leads you to deliberately avoid it and hinders normal interpersonal communication, then you need to adjust your approach.

From a psychological perspective, parents are the first authority figures we encounter, and our relationship with them shapes our relationship with other authority figures. If our parents' parenting style was too strict during childhood, and there was a lack of tolerance and understanding in the family—for example, if we were scolded for the slightest mistake or verbally abused for saying the wrong thing—we would be in a state of tension, afraid of making mistakes and being punished.

Parents represent authority and are a symbol of power in an individual's early family life. The child's relationship with their parents is internalized, and when the child grows up and faces similar authority figures, it awakens similar tensions from the past, transferring the fear of the parents to the present relationship with authority figures.

Another aspect is the reinforcement of stereotypes.

Have you ever encountered a strict teacher in school? Have you ever met a strict boss at work? These negative experiences can reinforce our negative impressions of authority figures, making us think: they are always strict, they are always unapproachable. These stereotypes can cause us to evaluate new figures of authority through "colored glasses," thus preventing us from seeing their true nature.

This is also due to a singular self-evaluation.

We sometimes pay excessive attention to how others evaluate us, especially those in positions of authority, because we perceive their opinions as carrying more weight. A high dependence on external approval, a tendency to base our sense of worth on the evaluations of others, makes us find it difficult to accept even the slightest negative feedback from authority figures. If you have a low self-esteem and rely excessively on external evaluations, you often develop a fear of authority, worrying that your performance will be rejected or criticized by those in positions of authority.

Most people in Asgard have similar feelings when facing Odin.

There's no way around it, Odin did too well! He was also far more tyrannical than any previous king!

The previous kings of Asgard were all traditional kings, dignified yet approachable.

Especially the first two kings, who were both founding kings, came from a tribal era. They didn't have many formalities.

Buli is somewhat similar to Liu Bang in ancient China. Putting aside other factors, one of the reasons why Liu Bang was able to unite the majority of people might be that he was more down-to-earth than Xiang Yu.

With the world at peace, Liu Bang held a grand party at the Southern Palace in Luoyang. Fueled by alcohol, he encouraged everyone to speak freely and summarize the reasons why he gained the empire while Xiang Yu lost it.

Minister Wang Ling spoke first, and he truly "speaked freely": "Although Your Majesty often does some insulting things, when there are benefits, you think of sharing them with everyone and benefiting the world; although Xiang Yu appears to be a gentleman, he is jealous of the virtuous and capable, and he likes to suspect people. When there are benefits, he embezzles them for himself and never thinks of sharing them with everyone."

Wang Ling meant that Liu Bang's distribution of benefits was fair and good to everyone, while Xiang Yu was selfish and never thought of others when he had something to gain. This was the key to determining the outcome between the two.

However, Wang Ling's words also revealed a piece of information: Liu Bang never put on airs and often did some funny things, which made him quite real.

For example, once, Minister Zhou Chang was reporting to Liu Bang when, unfortunately, he witnessed a scene of intimate affection: Liu Bang was being intimate with his concubine, Lady Qi. Having interrupted his leader's good time, Zhou Chang quietly withdrew. Unexpectedly, Liu Bang chased after him, even riding on Zhou Chang's shoulders, and asked, "What kind of leader do you think I am?" As a devoted history buff, having read so many historical figures, I've never encountered such a mischievous emperor as Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang. Zhou Chang was from Liu Bang's hometown, so perhaps this was a habit he had always had.

Zhou Chang was frustrated by Liu Bang's behavior, so he said something malicious: "Your Majesty is no different from those foolish leaders like Jie of Xia and Zhou of Shang."

Liu Bang didn't get angry at all. After that, he continued to respect Zhou Chang as before and took Zhou Chang's words to heart.

You see, Liu Bang never cared about his employees' criticisms of him, which is the core reason why the ministers of the Han Empire were so principled and dared to speak the truth.

Liu Bang wanted to depose Crown Prince Liu Ying and install Consort Qi's son, Liu Ruyi, as the new crown prince. Zhou Chang was anxious. He was a stutterer, but he was the first to stand up and strongly oppose Liu Bang: "Although I am not fluent in speech, I know that Your Majesty's behavior is indeed inappropriate; if you are really determined to do this, I will definitely not agree with it."

That's direct enough, isn't it?

Shusun Tong went even further: "Your Majesty, if you really want to do this, then I'll die right here."

The Han Empire's employees all used their best skills, and Liu Bang had no temper whatsoever.

Why did they dare to act this way? The reason is that Liu Bang was generally easygoing. Even if his employees spoke excessively or acted dramatically, as long as they were genuinely working for the sake of the job, he would not mind at all, and would even take their opinions seriously and implement them resolutely. In short, Liu Bang cultivated an environment in the Han Empire where everyone could speak freely.

Similar incidents include: When Li Shiqi first met Liu Bang, Liu Bang received him while washing his feet. Li Shiqi was furious and criticized Liu Bang for his rudeness, even going so far as to say that such an attitude would greatly affect Liu Bang's work and future. Liu Bang quickly received Li Shiqi with very formal etiquette. On another occasion, Liu Bang, after drinking too much, mocked the Confucian scholar Sui He as useless, a typical "corrupt scholar." Sui He retorted, "Your Majesty, if you had led 50,000 infantry and 5,000 cavalry back then, could you have defeated Ying Bu, the King of Jiujiang?"

Liu Bang, of course, knew his own military capabilities, and blushed, "I can't."

See, he didn't use his drunkenness to argue with Sui He. What Sui He said was right, there was nothing he could do. Lu Jia suggested Liu Bang read more books, but Liu Bang immediately retorted: "I conquered my empire on horseback, what use are those worthless books?"

Lu Jia retorted without mincing words: "Your Majesty conquered the empire on horseback, so how can you govern it on horseback as well?"

Of course not.

Lu Jia told Liu Bang a long list of historical monarchs who had met with bad ends due to their blind faith in force, and concluded: "If the Qin Dynasty had immediately switched to a civil administration model after conquering the country, Your Majesty would have had no chance at all."

This criticism was far too direct, and Liu Bang was naturally unhappy.

However, he suppressed his emotions and accepted Lu Jia's advice entirely. He couldn't help it; Lu Jia was right. Having realized his mistake, he needed to make a difference, so Liu Bang instructed Lu Jia to summarize the reasons why the Qin Dynasty had fallen. Frankly, the Han Empire, at its founding, inherited many aspects of the Qin system, including its laws, which were copied verbatim. The reason the Han Empire was able to grow steadily and powerful was precisely because it continuously analyzed the reasons for the Qin Dynasty's demise and constantly corrected itself. This conversation between Liu Bang and Lu Jia was the starting point. Afterwards, Lu Jia would immediately show each completed draft to Liu Bang, who would enthusiastically praise it and quickly organize everyone to study it collectively. See how down-to-earth he was? As long as you're right and have real ability, it doesn't matter if you criticize me.

In fact, this can also be categorized as respecting and valuing talent.

Even worse.

For example, right after the founding of the dynasty, the ministers got completely drunk and argued about the magnitude of their respective contributions. Under the influence of alcohol, some of them drew their swords and started hacking at pillars...

In addition, there was Liu Bang's father, who directly led his retainers and men in a street brawl.

In short, it highlights a complete lack of discipline.

The first two kings of Asgard were both of humble origins and didn't care much about this.

But that didn't work with Odin.

Everyone revered Odin, and often, fear outweighed respect.

This made Thor himself too lazy to hold banquets at the palace. After all, the most important thing about a banquet is the atmosphere, and without the atmosphere, it doesn't matter what you drink.

Once Odin is seriously injured and falls into a deep sleep, Thor will now be in charge of the palace, so he can do whatever he wants.

In any case, Odin couldn't possibly suddenly emerge from his slumber and stand in front of them.

So for a while, the palace became a bit chaotic... but Thor actually liked this atmosphere.

When Frigga arrived, the group had been drinking all morning, and some were already quite drunk.

"Thor!! The Rainbow Bridge has been compromised! Didn't you hear the alarm?!"

To be honest, Frigga is a little angry now. She won't interfere with Thor's hobbies. After all, the customs of Vanaheim are similar to those of Asgard. They like to hold banquets whenever there's something to celebrate. Frigga used to be a regular at these banquets, but after marrying Odin, the atmosphere has changed.

It's not a big deal that my son likes banquets.

At least in the Asgardians' minds, this was indeed not a big deal.

Do you like banquets?

Isn't that normal?

Odin, who doesn't hold banquets, is an anomaly, but of course no one dares to say that.

So Frigga had no complaints about Thor making such a mess of the palace; in fact, she was quite pleased. After all, who likes a cold, lifeless palace? Apart from the fully armed soldiers, the entire palace lacked any vitality.

But the problem is, the alarm has been going on for ages and you're still drinking, that's a bit much!

Asgardians are actually quite difficult to get drunk; even drinking industrial alcohol directly wouldn't work, as their powerful bodies would metabolize it. Therefore, they often add substances to their alcohol that would be absolutely deadly to Earthlings, such as the venom of a certain snake or the venom glands of a certain mollusk. (Somewhat like the mead made by space wolves…that stuff can kill instantly!)

Only in this way can they experience the feeling of being drunk.

But if an ordinary Earthling were to take a sip, he would either be poisoned to death or suffer from alcohol poisoning (Asgardian mead has a frighteningly high alcohol content).

But actually, this stuff just can't really make Asgard drunk to death. Once they have something important to do, these guys sober up faster than anyone else, like they've mastered some kind of internal energy technique, forcing the alcohol out in an instant... It's amazing.

Thor looked at his mother blankly. He felt that he recognized the words his mother was saying, but when they were put together, he didn't quite understand.

It's too niche.

What does it mean that Rainbow Bridge has been hacked?

That thing can be hacked?

Yes, there are indeed spatial passages connecting the Nine Realms. When the Frost Giants secretly caused trouble at Thor's coronation ceremony, it was Loki who revealed a hidden spatial passage to them.

However, this kind of spatial passage is hidden and unstable; at most, only a few people can pass through, and no more than that.

How many people have invaded the Rainbow Bridge?

Are they tired of living?

Heimdall is there!

Is there anyone in this world capable of ambushing Heimdall?

Even the dark elves were immediately detected by Heimdall upon entering Asgard's territory.

The others are no match for them!

"I knew it!" Vostagg, who had been racking his brains trying to remember what the alarm meant, slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "That's the Rainbow Bridge intrusion alarm! I was wondering why I couldn't remember it; it turns out it never went off!"

As such an important facility, the Rainbow Bridge naturally has a security system. However, over the years, no problems have ever occurred on the Rainbow Bridge, leading most people to have no idea what the Rainbow's alarm sounds like.

So when the Rainbow Bridge alarm went off, the group of people didn't even think about it.

Thor looked at his companion speechlessly... Isn't it a bit too late to say this now?!

Speechless as he was, Thor immediately summoned his good friend—the shattered version of Mjolnir.

Thor still preferred his hammer.

"Bring the Eternal Spear!! It is the ultimate key to the Rainbow Bridge!"