Li Jie's rented villa is not very big. The layout on the ground floor is a living room, dining room, kitchen, utility room and toilet. The main living spaces are concentrated on the second floor.

There are a total of five rooms on the second floor. Li Jie is one, Lan is one. Peter moved in when he went to college, so he needed one too. There is one for Thor, the god of thunder. So it stands to reason that there should be a room left vacant.

But because of the descent of the Valkyrie Siv of the Asgard Palace, this room was also handed over to her. So Strange doesn't actually have a private room.

Li Jie asked Strange how about he live in his big house in Manhattan.

Strange refused, because he had already said before he left that he was going on a journey to cleanse his soul. As a result, if you go back before the time is up, isn't that a slap in the face? Strange is also a face-saving person!

Most people in the neighborhood he lived in knew him, and he couldn't just go back like that. Otherwise, who knows how many jokes about him will circulate in high society in the future, and Strange can't accept this kind of thing.

So it's nice to live in Queens and be close to this area of Flushing. Because Li Jie lives here, this is a gathering place for Asian Americans. Security is much better than in African-American or Hispanic-Mexican enclaves, and in terms of crime rates, there is no difference between them and white, well-policed, middle-class neighborhoods.

And because it's a minority-majority community, the friends and colleagues Strange knows are rarely here. That way, they don't have to worry about Strange being seen by them.

And then the most crucial point is that Strange doesn't really want to teach himself magic entirely on his own. Please, would a fool do this well!

Magic is something that requires talent, but at the same time it is rigorous. If a spell is cast incorrectly, one syllable can make a mage doomed. There are mages in Kamatakiri who don't have noses, or who walk crookedly, all of which are problems with their spell casting.

And the only criterion for an ordinary mage to graduate is that after learning to release all the basic magic, the body is still intact and free of any diseases. This is considered to have passed the exam for a junior mage.

Strange didn't want his handsome nose to be gone, or his face to be elongated to look like a horse's face. This was unacceptable to him. So he wanted to be able to continue his studies in the mysteries of magic and have an experienced guide.

He had heard of Master Arashi's name, and she was the youngest genius girl in Kamataki, but her strength was comparable to that of the three major Templar mages. This level of mage is more than enough to teach himself.

So Strange asked to live with Li Jie, because only then if he didn't understand anything about magic, he could find Lan as soon as possible and get an answer.

Li Jie was noncommittal, he just asked Strange to sign a soul contract with him. After the soul contract was signed, Li Jie made sure that Strange would not reveal his secret, Li Jie directly took off his disguise, stretched out his hand to Strange with a smile on his face, and said, "Then we need to meet again, Doctor Strange." ”

Strange was a little surprised, and it took a long time to react. Because of this famous superhero Nightcrawler in New York, he actually knew him. He said incredulously, "I didn't expect it to be you, Mr. Li! I thought you were just a brilliant businessman and gourmet!"

Li Jie shrugged: "Ah, that's indeed my true identity." You can think of Nightkin as a spice in your life. What Li Jie said made it difficult for Strange to distinguish between truth and falsehood.

Li Jie continued: "Since you have signed a soul contract with me, I won't hide many things from you. You can know a little bit about what you're about to face. ”

Strange's expression was relaxed, because he escaped Doom's range, he didn't have to worry about being bullied by Doom every day. And since this Mr. Nightcrawler also knows himself, he shouldn't have a hard time in the future.

Li Jie took out the shrunken trolley from his belt, made it bigger, and motioned for Strange to sit in the dining car. Strange looked a little weird, but he did as he could.

Li Jie used the food truck to break through the door of time and space, and returned directly to the basement of his house. Then he walked up with Strange, and said as he went, "You may have to live here for a while." ”

Li Jie's small villa is much more outdated than Strange's tasteful house. But it's still much better than Kamateiki. So Strange is still a little happy, at least there is a fully automatic washing machine here, so you don't have to wash clothes by hand.

He said with some excitement, "So where am I going to stay in the future?" ”

Li Jie touched his chin and said in a thoughtful tone, "It should have been." But I have some tenants here. I think Arashi should know you. ”

When Li Jie said this, Lan happened to feel the magic surging in the basement, and she was walking out of the room with a very thick book in her arms. The cloak looks relatively unkempt, and he wears a pair of cotton slippers in the shape of a chinchilla on his feet.

"Arashi. Li Jie shook his head at Lan and signaled that there was another stranger here. Lan muttered to Li Jie and then went back to the room, Li Jie didn't hear what she was saying.

Li Jie shrugged: "She will be your teacher in the future." You don't have a problem. ”

"Well, I guess so. "Is this little girl really the female mage you saw that day?" Strange was a little skeptical.

"And then there's a New York University student who is a good friend of mine. Recently, he was working on a very important biological research, and his door hung a sign prohibiting entry, and nothing in it was allowed to be touched. I need you to abide by this. ”

Strange frowned, okay, how good can a college student's project be? Maybe it's a graduation project?

Just as Strange was thinking, there was a polite thumping of business in the stairwell. A small-looking, very young boy burst out of the stairwell.

"Damn, shit! I overslept. I'm not going to be able to catch up with Professor Finn's class!I don't want to fail in my first year!" Peter Parker rushed out of the stairs in the air.

"Hey~Jie, can you lend me your car for me?" Li Jie threw the car keys to Peter and instructed him: "Drive carefully!"

Peter replied with a reassuring gesture and waved in greeting to the stranger who appeared, Strange.

A daredevil, that's Strange's first impression of Peter Parker. Just as he was thinking this, suddenly there was a loud noise in the kitchen.

"What the hell! Is it a gas explosion? We're going to get out of here!" Strange panicked.

Li Jie grabbed him and shouted in the direction of the kitchen, "Sif! if you try to make any non-earthly ingredients in my kitchen and use any non-earthly cooking methods, I will ask you to return to Asgard!

After a while, the movement on the kitchen side became smaller. A handsome female voice came over: "Okay! I'll try to use the electric grill next time." No more Elven Fire Scrolls. ”

Li Jie helplessly held his forehead. And Strange has a big mouth, oh my God, everyone in this room is too off-line, right? The only thing that looks normal now seems to be Li Jie in front of him.

Wait, Strange suddenly noticed the name that Li Jie said just now, and he asked with some suspicion, "Who is Thor, you just said? Is that the person I thought?"

Li Jie nodded: "Ah, yes." Right now our room is tight and you probably need to stay in the same room as Thor. And that Thor is exactly the one you think. ”

While Lee Kit and Strange were talking, the door to the room was opened. Thor walked in happily, and said with two big bags: "Today's salary, I went to the Chinese supermarket to buy the materials, how about we eat hot pot tonight?!"

Li Jie clapped his hands: "Just right, by the way, go buy some beer bar Thor." It's just the right time to welcome your new roommate. I think you'll need to get along well in the future. ”

Li Jie introduced Thor and Strange to each other: "Thor, Strange. I think you all know each other. ”

Strange took a deep breath to suppress his emotions, and he said in a heavy voice, "Yes, I do. ”.