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Chapter 397: The Aether
🕑 Added 2025-09-27 08:39:03 +0000 UTC"An unusual energy?"
Thor immediately began to meticulously examine Jane after hearing Noah's words. Even Draco, his subordinates, and Loki started observing Jane. However, after a long look, they didn't seem to find anything particularly abnormal. While there was a vague feeling, it wasn't very obvious. One could only say that the power of the Infinity Stones was indeed not easily detected, especially when completely hidden. Just look at the Time Stone and Space Stone; besides Earthlings truly not knowing about them, it was also due to their excellent concealment.
"Is it very dangerous?"
Thor looked for a long time before giving up, realizing he couldn't discern anything. However, Thor didn't forget that a large amount of mysterious energy had entered Jane's body in that strange space earlier.
"If it's not removed soon, it will indeed pose a threat to Jane's life," Noah shrugged, thinking for a moment before explaining. The Reality Stone in its Aether state was relatively easier to control, but it was still something a normal human couldn't bear. Even if Jane didn't use the Aether for anything, merely some spontaneous protective reactions would place an enormous burden on her body.
Every burst of energy from the Aether was squeezing her already limited vitality.
Jane Foster continuously examined herself, but no matter how she looked, she found nothing wrong with her body.
She didn't trust Noah like Thor did, especially given Noah's previous hostile attitude towards her. She even suspected that he was deliberately trying to scare her.
"I don't feel anything wrong."
"Is that so?"
Noah wouldn't waste words on this woman. Since she didn't believe him, he'd simply present the facts.
Moreover, for someone who possessed an Infinity Stone, it was much simpler and easier to draw out the power of the Aether than for anyone else.
As a brilliant blue light shimmered on Noah's hand, he gently brushed it over Jane Foster's arm. Immediately, a dark red energy mass appeared on Jane's otherwise normal arm, reflecting the energy in Noah's palm.
"This... this is?"
Thor was momentarily stunned, as were Draco and his subordinates. They hadn't expected Noah to actually uncover such a strange power. As for Loki, although somewhat dazed, he was clearly thinking more deeply.
Unlike Thor, he wasn't unaware of Noah's situation. He clearly knew that Noah held an Infinity Stone (actually two). And now, the power within his brother's girlfriend's body resonated with Noah's power. Did that mean the power within this woman was also the power of a gem?
"Damn it."
After a long moment, Thor suddenly cursed, his face as black as a pot. He could feel how incredibly powerful this energy was; it was definitely not something Jane could endure! Thor could easily imagine that if this continued long-term, it would definitely kill Jane. This was unacceptable to Thor. He now understood why Noah had told him to take Jane directly to Asgard.
To be honest, the solution was actually very simple: remove the Aether from Jane's body. The key was how to extract it. If the method was incorrect, it could easily stimulate the Aether to react excessively Noah wasn't afraid of the slight impact released by an uncontrolled Aether. The crucial point was that if the Aether drew too much life force, it would directly kill Jane, which wouldn't be good.
So, for now, returning to Asgard was indeed the best option. Setting aside everything else, Odin could definitely resolve this incident with great ease. Thor, understanding this, immediately grabbed Jane's hand, ready to leave, but he hadn't expected Jane to have no intention of obeying.
"Hey! I'm not going to any Asgard. The phenomena happening here are incredibly amazing, and I need to figure out what's going on!"
"But your body..."
"Don't talk about my body! I'm fine!"
"Jane... alright. This situation is due to the Nine Realms converging, causing strange phenomena on Earth in certain places, such as spatial overlaps, energy turbulence, and gravity anomalies. There's nothing to study here, because your technology simply can't grasp
it."
Thor was exasperated with Jane. If Jane were Loki, Thor might have already lost his temper and forcefully taken her away. But now, Thor had to patiently explain things to her. Noah shook his head helplessly at this comical scene.
"By the way, Draco, thank you very much for your assistance," Noah, not bothering with Thor and Jane's situation, turned to Draco and his group and said softly.
"No problem, Noah. Actually, we didn't do anything, and it's our duty to respond when such things happen," Draco said humbly, smiling and indicating he hadn't done much.
"By the way, what exactly is going on? You know I'll have to write a report for Acting Minister Granger when I get back."
"This time, huh..." Noah rubbed his head. "Just say it's a very serious mysterious event. Tell Hermione that I'm involved, so she doesn't need to worry."
Draco nodded, indicating he understood. To be honest, matters involving Noah largely fell outside the Ministry of Magic's jurisdiction. Since Noah was so agreeable and took responsibility for this incident, Draco was naturally happy to have an easier time. Although Draco was also very curious about the situation, years of experience had taught him to control his curiosity well. Some things he wasn't meant to know, so he naturally wouldn't ask too many questions.
He had largely understood the vastness of the magical world twenty years ago, and the recent emergence of alien forces only further reinforced how vast this world truly was. Therefore, being able to continue steadily was the best thing for Draco, especially since he now had a happy family; he certainly didn't want to get involved in a bunch of inexplicable affairs.
Just as Noah finished speaking with Draco, Thor also finished explaining things to Jane. To be honest, Jane wasn't an easy woman to persuade; simply put, she was a very opinionated woman who generally did what she wanted and disliked others interfering with or making decisions for her.
Thor also had a very strong personality, so being able to calmly explain things to Jane showed that he truly loved her. To be frank, if Thor was busy every day and they weren't always together, their relationship could be maintained, but if they were always together...
"It seems their breakup was inevitable," Noah shook his head. He suddenly had a thought: 'distance makes the heart grow fonder' was the truth. But Noah quickly dismissed this thought, because no matter the distance, personality was definitely something that needed serious consideration. Two strong personalities together would probably lead to nothing but tragedy. One could say that personality determined their future path.
"Do you know what's wrong with me?" Just as Noah was lost in thought, Loki's voice quietly appeared in Noah's ear. Noah noticed that the voice was imbued with magic, clearly meaning Loki intended to only ask him. Thinking about it, Noah felt that this wasn't something unspeakable; even telling Thor wouldn't be a problem. However, since Thor hadn't asked, Noah was too lazy to tell him directly.
"If there's no accident, it should be an Infinity Stone."
"Another Infinity Stone? Are you Earthlings joking? You have one, and now another one pops up?" Loki's whispered question sounded somewhat rushed and incredulous, but his reaction was understandable.
Noah shook his head, not explaining much. Explaining
more would probably shock the guy even further.
"Hey, Noah, could it be that...?"
"No, don't worry."
Noah directly shook his head. He knew what Loki meant.
The guy was truly a bit like a burnt child dreading fire after being bitten by a snake once. But this time, it really had nothing to do with Thanos. One could only say that this thing was just placed on Earth in the first place.
"Alright, let's not talk about that. You should prepare to contact Heimdall and have him lower the Bifrost."
"Why me? Don't you know how silly that looks?"
Loki's voice was clearly annoyed this time. It had to be said that summoning the Bifrost wasn't a very comfortable experience. Setting aside the loud commotion of the Bifrost, just running to an open space and shouting like an idiot at the sky: "Grant me strength, Heimdall!" It looked ridiculous.
However, Noah ignored Loki's thoughts. He walked directly to Thor's side and told Loki to prepare. Loki was very displeased. First, his brother annoyed him, and then Noah, who was guarding him. This made Loki feel that they were all jerks.
"I say, are you two done?"
"Convinced. Jane is still very reasonable."
When Noah approached Thor and asked, Thor showed a slight confident smile. However, Noah noticed that Jane Foster didn't seem that happy. Noah shook his head, not bothering to interfere with their relationship. All Noah cared about was the Reality Stone.
To be honest, to deal with the Reality Stone, he first had to get past Odin. Noah wasn't very sure how Odin viewed the current and future troubles caused by the Reality Stone. However, Noah, who had already made plans, truly didn't intend to send this thing to some collector, because the gem ultimately fell into Thanos's hands anyway.
"It seems I have to think of a good way. I absolutely cannot let such unlucky things happen."
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