Chapter 218: The Fate of the Ancient One
After Gu Yi showed his hand, don't talk about Tony, even Thor is a little restrained.
After all, the more you know, the more you understand what this means.
But Shen He has been flat.
He sat in one of the seats casually, and the ancient one himself scalded a pot of tea for them and poured it into a flat small bowl, each of which was just right with only one tea leaf standing in the center.
The refreshing fragrance gradually fills the space.
When Shen He picked up the small bowl and was about to take a sip, Tony's admiration suddenly came from the side.
"Good tea."
"Don't you dislike tea?" Shen He turned his head.
"......" Tony opened his mouth.
He just complimented him, insisting on breaking it.
"Oh, I happen to have a good coffee here, too."
The Ancient One looked at Tony apologetically, and didn't see her move, but the small bowl in Tony's hand suddenly turned into a cup of coffee, still with a cup with the Starbucks logo on it.
"Can I order a drink?" Seeing this, Thor quickly put down his small bowl.
As a result, the small bowl in front of him was also incredibly transformed into a large glass of beer.
Shen He felt that Gu Yi was still perfect for a melon-eating crowd who exclaimed.
"It's incredible!"
All right...... I almost forgot about Jane, the girlfriend that Thor brought.
Jane perfectly acted as a crowd of onlookers who pretended to be forced, her eyes were wide open, her face was shocked and excited, and her mouth was chattering:
"How is this done? Space displacement? Scientifically speaking, if you want to move something from one place to another, you have to quantify it first, Thor, is this the same as your rainbow bridge......."
Thor's expression was a little embarrassed, but he didn't know how to explain it, he had never had much status in front of Jane.
"It's just a simple little trick, kid." Gu Yi's gaze towards Jane was full of the kindness of an elder.
"You're such a powerful mage."
Jane folded her hands respectfully and adoringly in salute the ancient one, completely oblivious to the fact that her boyfriend was a god.
Shen He felt that it was not okay to go on like this.
The force was completely pressed down by the other party, and Thor didn't seem to be able to help at all.
"I think that's a unique feature of the 'Visanti' system." Shen He smiled slightly, "After all, it is to resist the dark invaders from the multidimensional space, and his attainments in space are indeed far superior to the rest of the magic systems, and even in terms of time, it is ......."
He didn't go on with the rest of the sentence.
But the ancient one's eyes deepened in an instant.
It is nothing to know that their magic system is based on the Trinity of the ancient gods "Vishanti", but the core of the Vishandi system is space and spirit, and has nothing to do with time.
The only reason why the Supreme Mage is proficient in time is because of the time gem named the Eye of Agamodo.
"Mr. Shen's body also contains vast and powerful magic." Gu Yi's eyes were like to see Shen He thoroughly, "Presumably Mr. Shen is also a powerful magician." β
"Nope." Shen He shook his head very dryly, "I don't know anything about magic. β
β......β
The words "disbelief" were written directly on the face of the ancient one.
Although the strength of the magic power in Shen He's body was not as strong as her, it had already surpassed all her disciples.
Not to mention, the other party is also accompanied by a holy spirit composed entirely of magic and spirit.
"My magic comes from my profession." Shen He didn't explain much, he just shrugged his shoulders, "If you want to achieve something on the way to magic, the two most important things are talent, and the pursuit of knowledge, neither of which I have. β
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β...... Everyone has a direction for everyone. The Ancient One's gaze swept over Tony's, "Magic doesn't have to work for everyone. β
"That's right." Shen He nodded and simply said directly, "But it must be suitable for Tony." β
Talent and a quest for knowledge, Doctor Strange has them, but Tony seems to be even stronger than Doctor Strange.
"I think Mr. Stark has found his way." Gu Yi had also guessed Shen He's purpose.
She had to admit that Tony's talent was the best he had ever seen in so many years, but the future disciple she saw was not Tony.
Supreme Mage, you can only have one.
Once there are two, it means conflict, and fighting.
"Yes, I'm a scientist." Tony interjected, knowing it was his turn to speak, "But I'm interested in everything, and I'm not learning magic with the hope of becoming a mage, but I'm looking to explore the unknown, to find all the secrets behind everything I don't know, so that I can go further in my own direction." β
Tony spoke politely rarely, but in fact, he was telling the Ancient One that he didn't want to be the other party's disciple at all.
He only came with the purpose of collaborating, learning, and exploring.
"The magic journey is almost endless......," the ancient one was silent for a moment, and then continued, "and human beings, after all, have limited energy. β
"......" Tony looked at Shen He.
If he were to take it, he would tell him how genius he was.
But Shen He had already told him not to let the other party have a chance to seize his arrogance and reprimand him and then drive him out.
"So, Ancient One Mage, do you want us to discuss the method of immortality?" Shen He looked at the Ancient One in front of him, with an inexplicable smile on the corner of his mouth, "If you don't have a firm belief and a goal in life, it is difficult for mortals to carry an immortal life, even the Asgardians, who are known as gods, only have a lifespan of three thousand years, so, what is your goal, Ancient One?" β
Immortal beings far beyond the limits of human beings are the greatest secret of the Ancient One Mage.
The reason it was a secret was not because she didn't have the qualifications for eternity, but because the power that made her immortal came from the darkness she was wary of and hated.
So when Shen He raised this question, Gu Yi realized that her secret might have been known to Shen He.
"Chaldean...... Guardian reason, is it just in front of aliens? Gu Yi didn't answer Shen He's question in the end, but asked a rhetorical question.
"Of course not."
The smile on Shen He's face did not fade, and he felt that he had seized the initiative.
"Naturally, we are aware of the threat from the multidimensional space, but you have been very well protected in this regard."
"Well protected?"
On the expression of the ancient one, the initial calmness could no longer be seen, and it was replaced by a faint blankness.
"I've prevented countless horrific events." Gu Yi looked at Shen He, "But bad things always follow...... If you really have been guarding the world, as you say, what will you do to keep moving forward...... Instead of being stuck in a certain time? β
"So......" Shen He also looked directly into the other party's eyes, "You see the future where you stopped?" β
The rest were silent.
They couldn't understand the meaning of the conversation between the two men.
Because this kind of dialogue can only be understood between two people who also know the future.
"Even after all this time, I've been terrifying to stop." Gu Yi lowered his eyes slightly, "But that day will come sooner or later." β
"Sometimes, knowing the future is a very scary thing." Shen He frowned, "But in our concept, the future is just a possibility, if you don't want to stop, you should be able to change it, and even find a never-ending possibility of protection...... Before today's meeting, I always thought that stagnation was your own choice. β
Shen He remembered that in the movie, Gu Yi expressed his desire for life when he died.
Even if it's just a movie, what I said just now is enough to show that Gu Yi doesn't want to die.
So what happened to her death? Is it really the so-called inescapable fate?
"That's really my choice." The Ancient One raised his gaze again, "Because that's already the best future." β
"......" Shen He was silent for a while, and then suddenly asked, "How many have you seen?" β
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β......β
Shen He was somewhat frightened by this series of numbers.
It's not because of the sheer numbers.
It's because in his past memories, he saw a post about the Marvel parallel universe, and the one with the largest number of Marvel parallel universes that has appeared is a fourteen-digit number.
He couldn't remember what the number itself was, but he wasn't sure if it was a coincidence.
Moreover, under this number, all the ancient ones died?
"It doesn't make sense at all." Shen He's brows furrowed tightly, "No one's fate is to have to go to tragedy, let alone in such a huge base...... What the hell is going on in your universe? β
"I don't know." Gu Yi shook his head, and his expression suddenly returned to his original calmness, "But it makes me believe that there is always some fate that cannot be escaped, so I made a choice." β
β......β
Shen He didn't know what to say.
He suddenly had the urge to find a way to find Deadpool in other Marvel universes.
"Waitβ"
Shen He suddenly realized something in his mind, which made him can't wait to ask.
"Are there any of us in the future you see?"
"I haven't seen ...... for a long time," the ancient one replied with a somewhat complicated expression, "but as far as what I have seen in the past, I have not seen you. β
"Why don't you take a look now?"
Shen He knew that she was saying that in the period from the time she appeared in this world to the present, she had not seen the future with the Time Gem.
"Nope." Gu Yi smiled reluctantly, "That's really a painful thing. β
No matter how much you look at the future and how many timelines you see, you can't find a way to escape your fate.
This is truly inhuman torture.
It took a very long time for the Ancient One to begin to accept his fate, just like all ordinary people.
"In that case, forget it." Shen He did not force it either.
He already had a conjecture that the so-called time gem, the future that can be seen, is not a real timeline, but just a picture of countless Marvel parallel universes.
If that's really the case.
These outsiders, not even their universe, will not appear in those futures.
The ancient one in front of him was obviously also aware of this.
She didn't want to look at the future again, she just wanted to give herself a hope.
In this case......
"Let's make a deal." Shen He looked at Gu Yi with a solemn expression, "You teach Tony magic, and I try to save your fate." β
"I've accepted my ......"
"There's nothing to hesitate about." Shen He directly interrupted the Ancient One, "If you have seen so much of the future, you should know that Tony has the potential to become a Supreme Mage. β
"But there are always things that are more important than life."
The words have already reached this point, and the ancient one simply no longer hides anything.
In the future she sees, after Tony becomes a supreme mage, there is a high probability that he will clash with her other apprentice, and there is a greater probability that Tony himself will fall into the curse of knowledge and cannot break free, and eventually go to a certain extreme.
"In our mind, protecting the world is not a matter of choosing one of the myriad futures." Shen He glanced at Gu Yi deeply, "It's about creating, creating a future that you want to see, if Tony becomes a Supreme Mage will have any bad consequences, then we will correct it." β
If you say that no matter how you change, there will still be an inescapable fate imposed on you.
It was indeed inhuman despair.
But Shen He has this confidence, or rather, compared to that kind of despair, he would rather let himself have this confidence.
No matter how powerful the Ancient One is and how powerful the Infinity Stones are, it will always be something in the Marvel system.
The Chaldees, on the other hand, are undoubtedly in the midst of a much larger system.
"......" Gu Yi did not speak again.
She is hesitating, or rather, being able to see the future makes her lack the courage to try more than ordinary people.
She would rather choose a future that is relatively safe for this world than dare to break it easily and let everything go to the unknown that she can't see.
"I guess I understand." Tony suddenly spoke, he let out a long breath, and then raised his hand to put it on Shen He's shoulder, "He, thank you for believing in me. β
"I don't believe you." Shen He slapped his hand away angrily, "It's just that I believe in myself and my servants more than the so-called future." β
"Can't you just let me be moved?"
Tony was speechless, but he didn't care, he wasn't the one who would talk about his inner feelings, he just looked at the Ancient One.
"First of all, I want to make sure that there is no Chaldea in the future you see, and you haven't seen the future since the Chaldeans appeared, right?"
"That's right." Gu Yi nodded slightly.
After all her despair, she no longer wanted to use the Time Stone.
"In that case, what are you holding onto?" Tony gave a sarcastic smile unceremoniously, "The timeline we are in now, you haven't even seen it, everything is unknown, how can you be sure that becoming a mage will be worse than not becoming?" What's more, do you think that if you don't teach me, I won't be able to surpass your future disciples? If so, I'll admit you made me laugh. β
He took out a few pieces of paper directly from his pocket and threw them in front of the ancient one.
On it was the magic that Shen He had transcribed for him, as well as the annotations he had written.
"Your professor can only shorten his time a little, and even if he relies on that, no one can surpass me, because I'm Tony Stark." Tony said proudly, "This Supreme Mage, I should be decided. β