After Harry's tests, the light in Alfheim indeed had issues, or rather, it was unique.
With the same Rune and the same Earth alloy, the effect of the Rune was far better than when used on Earth.
After multiple tests, Harry determined that the light had the best reinforcing effect on the Runes, indicating that the light here was truly not "ordinary light," but rather light imbued with magic.
Continuing the tests, carving Runes on any stone here yielded much better results than carving on Earth materials, though while they possessed magical properties, the material science properties of these stones were relatively poor.
This made Harry curious about the Light Elves' castle; after all, those castles didn't look small. What materials and technology were they using?
But this question would have to wait for answers. For now, he needed to figure out the situation around the camp.
It would be great if he could dig up some Uru here—but unfortunately, that was impossible; it was a specialty of Asgard.
Moreover, Odin had strict control over this metal. At most, Osborn could dig up other things containing magical elements.
With the help of construction robots, a small camp was quickly built here. With this camp and a space beacon, they could pinpoint a portal to this location during their next teleportation.
This space beacon cost Harry quite a bit of gravitonium; he now had less than a meter in diameter of gravitonium left.
The final research center was expected to accommodate a research team of 300 people. Whether to continue expanding would depend on subsequent development.
For now, the first phase of the camp could only accommodate 30 people, mostly engineers. The living environment was average, but considering the environment here, even living in a shed could make one feel relaxed and happy.
"This feeling is not bad—this is my first time participating in construction work," Peter said while looking at the camp.
"It's certainly not bad. It seems you've already taken a liking to this job. I'll leave the subsequent tasks to you," Harry patted him on the shoulder.
"Are you sure? This is my first job, and I'm still an undergraduate student."
"I'm sure—as for being an undergraduate, you can keep studying here, and you can even apply what you've learned," Harry patted him on the shoulder. "With great power comes great responsibility. This important task is left to you."
Hearing this, Peter looked at Harry in surprise and said, "You know this saying too? I thought only Uncle Ben used this phrase for preaching."
Harry shrugged. From a personal perspective, this phrase easily became a shackle for a person.
But from the perspective of social development, there was nothing wrong with this phrase. Everyone for me, and I for everyone; each fulfills their duty and does their best.
But in his view, the core problem of Spider-Man's tragedy lay in this.
What was Spider-Man's setting? A dual identity, a high school student, an undergraduate student, an ordinary wage earner, parents dead, the only relative being an elderly woman.
Who were Spider-Man's enemies? Kingpin, the boss of the U.S. underworld; Green Goblin, a maniacal entrepreneur and criminal; Doctor Octopus, a mad scientist, and so on.
How could one person bear the problems of the entire society? This was clearly impossible, so Spider-Man was often driven into a miserable state. But this was also one of the charms of the character—watching a person make choices in such circumstances, and standing up again and again after setbacks, was very infectious.
Literary works were fake after all. Now, a living Peter Parker was in front of Harry. Since he had asked him to work, he naturally wouldn't treat him poorly.
Harry smiled, "Then you should listen to him even more, and learn more from me."
The explorers shouted, and the labor robots meticulously completed the engineers' instructions. Soft light spilled into the simple camp. This harmonious scene was seen by the arriving Light Elf Queen, Elsa.
"With great power comes great responsibility—is this something said by a philosopher-king?" Elsa landed beside the two. This queen was similar in size to a human, with a beautiful face, and looked light and airy, bringing no sense of oppression to the crowd.
Seeing the visitor, the two looked at each other, then bowed respectfully to the queen.
"It's just the good wish of an ordinary Earthling," Harry said, looking up.
"Then we should have a good exchange. I really like your philosophical works, but after the God King closed the passages between the realms, there hasn't been this opportunity," Elsa said with regret in her tone.
Some guesses about this queen echoed in Harry's mind: Because of the simplicity of Light Elf society, human works in humanities and social sciences might be attractive to these alien leaders.
On the other hand, hearing this, Harry knew that establishing a branch was likely a sure thing.
When Odin sat on his throne, he could see anywhere in the Nine Realms and could almost be considered omniscient.
Since it was Odin who closed the passages, and now he hadn't blocked Osborn's exploration, it meant he had tacitly approved of this activity.
So he said, "If you are interested, next time we arrive here, we will bring these works—in fact, our experts also very much hope to communicate with your side."
"That would be best, but I hope you won't harm the animals and plants here. I know you humans are crazy about developing resources."
Harry paused, thinking that this queen understood humans quite well.
"Of course, Your Majesty. In fact, we will not extensively exploit this place. If possible, I hope to learn some knowledge about plants and animals from you."
The first contact obviously left a pretty good impression on the queen, and she agreed to give the explorers some relevant materials.
Harry had originally wanted to send some people to the Light Elves' residence to study, but it seemed their relationship wasn't that good yet.
The Light Elves were indeed hospitable, but they weren't brainless.
Elsa talked with Harry about some philosophical questions again. Fortunately, he had done a crash course before coming, so their conversation went quite well.
As for Peter, although he couldn't pull out anything in terms of philosophy, his occasional remarks made the queen even more interested.
Perhaps it was because he was relatively innocent, Harry could only think so. Choosing Peter to do this really wasn't a mistake.
The portal soon became unstable, and everyone packed up and returned to Earth.
Now it was time for the finishing work: testing whether the space positioning beacon was working properly, otherwise any subsequent plans would be in vain.
Fortunately, no mishaps occurred.
"The impulse opening signal has been received! It's a success!" Dr. Selvig threw a fierce punch into the air. What could be more exciting for an astrophysicist than opening a directional Einstein-Rosen bridge?
Not only that, everyone participating in the exploration project was very excited. It was like the first time humans landed on the moon—it was a milestone scene!
Now it was time to enjoy the moment of victory.
"I believe I don't need to say much, everyone," Harry took off his armor and said to the camera.
"The ancients once believed that Fire was a gift from the gods, and electricity was the divine power of the gods—and these mysteries have been unraveled by us one by one. Now, we have unveiled the true face of Norse mythology and stepped onto the land of the gods."
"Enjoy this moment; this is the result of everyone's hard work—"
"We have walked into mythology!"
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