Chapter 2: You'll Be Back
Ethan, who regained consciousness, sat up suddenly, looked down at his body, the clothes that were originally shabby and became even dirtier and tattered after going to sea for a while had been changed, and he was wearing a set of white cloth clothes, although it was not new, but it was very clean.
Touching his lips, his chapped lips that had been dry due to lack of water were much better, and he even found that his spirit was more full than ever, and he slept so comfortably this time (unconscious?).
"You're in good health, much earlier than I expected. β
Ethan immediately turned his head to look when he heard the voice, and found that the bald head who had walked towards him before he fell unconscious was sitting quietly at the table next to his bed making tea.
"Even though I fed you some restorative potions while you were unconscious, I was surprised to wake up so quickly......
The bald head who was making tea didn't even look up at Ethan, he was just busy with his own business, and the reason Ethan didn't have an interface was that he didn't move his mouth at all when he found that this person was 'talking', and those voices seemed to be more like ringing in his own brain.
"Yes, I communicate with you by directly linking your spirit through magic, I don't think you know the language of our world...... A young man from another world. β
The bald head finally looked up, and Ethan finally saw his face clearly...... Uh, maybe we should use her?
"Where is this?"
Ethan tried to concentrate his mental strength, and then 'spoke' the sentence.
His reaction surprised the person on the other side a little, and the bald woman rarely showed a little surprised expression: "Oh, you are very talented, and you have mastered the way to communicate with spirits so quickly, so it is much more convenient." β
The bald woman picked up a cup of tea and walked to Ethan's side, and introduced it while handing over the water cup in her hand: "This is the earth, my name is the ancient one, and I am a mage...... Do you know what a mage is?"
Ethan took the tea and took a sip slowly: "Know!"
He didn't just know what a mage was, he knew what the earth was, after all, he was a native of the earth in his previous lifeβbut not this earth.
As soon as he thought of this, Ethan suddenly woke up: Spiritual Link...... Won't read my thoughts directly, will you?
Looking up at the Ancient One, this powerful mage in the Marvel world didn't seem to have 'heard' his mind just now, and he didn't know if she was deliberately silent or if she really didn't have the ability to 'read minds'.
Not panicking, Ethan put the half-drunk water glass next to him, and at the same time chatted with the ancient mage without a word.
He deliberately mixed his mental energy to speak, and at the same time did not concentrate his mental energy, thinking about some 'dialogue' in his heart, in order to judge whether the ancient one could directly read his thoughts.
It didn't take long for him to come to the conclusion that either the Ancient One Mage had discovered that he was deliberately silent, or he could only 'hear' the messages he had concentrated on sending out his mental power.
Although he very much hoped that the truth was the second one, he didn't dare to rule out the possibility of the first situation, but fortunately, no matter which it was, at least Gu Yi's posture could make him temporarily put his mind at ease - it was good that he didn't turn his face directly.
As for intrigue or something, with the strength of the ancient one, he can't play that trick with him, and he can be killed with one look.
After chatting for a while, Gu Yi roughly understood Ethan's 'situation': he came from a world full of oceans, he was just seventeen years old this year, his parents had died, and he was the only one who came here unexpectedly.
Ethan finally knew why he was here.
It turned out that the light pointer in his hand pointed to the scattered space-time energy, and after finding the space-time energy, he would absorb it, and then Ethan, as the host, could use his spiritual power to stimulate these space-time energy, thereby activating the magic array for plane teleportation.
After teleportation, the space-time energy will 'protect' the host for a period of time, until the energy is depleted and he will be teleported back to 'where it was'.
This is also the fundamental reason why Gu Yi and he talked for so long: there was unstable space-time energy in Ethan's body.
In addition, Ethan also learned another thing, that is, the destination of the teleportation magic circle was not in the Kama Taj where the ancient one lived, but the ancient one, who was responsible for protecting the earth from the invasion of the alien forces, noticed the invasion of his 'stowaway' and intercepted it halfway.
"Okay, sure enough, it's the Supreme Mage, and I didn't discuss it when I said stop you...... I really don't understand how so many people who wear to the Marvel world hide these supreme mages who are staring at the invasion of the plane every day. β
At the same time, he is also glad that he has come to the movie universe, because the ancient one in front of him is too familiar, if it is a comic universe...... That might not end up very good - although he doesn't know it in detail, he also knows that there are more monsters in the Marvel Comics universe, and he is more unreasonable.
"According to my observations, the energy in your body is slowly decreasing, and it will completely dissipate after about seven days. β
Ethan knew that the space-time energy in his body would not exist for seven days, but for six days. After six days, when the space-time energy is at its minimum, it will automatically explode and launch a magic array to send itself back.
"It's hard to come here, and I can't go back after a few meals and a few drinks, that's a big loss. "I just don't know if this Supreme Mage is willing to teach magic to himself, a suspected 'stowaway'?
After a brief temptation, the ancient one immediately changed the topic elsewhere, and after Ethan, who did not give up, asked a few more questions, the ancient one finally let him extinguish the idea of directly learning magic from his teacher.
"Your mental strength is only good, even if you learn magic, it will be difficult to achieve anything, but it will waste most of your life. β
Well, the emotional family doesn't look down on Ethan's qualifications.
It's not surprising that in any kind of story, the requirements for qualifications for magicians are not low. And Ethan, whether in his previous life or in this life, is just an ordinary person.
"Still, if you're just trying to solve your problems by learning magic, it's not that hard. β
Ethan has long confessed the predicament he is facing, and wants to win the sympathy of the ancient one, but the ancient one, who has lived for an unknown amount of time, is not so easy to be overflowing with sympathy, but fortunately, she is not the kind of person who sits idly by and watches Ethan face a desperate situation and is unwilling to help.
"You have good mental power control, so it won't be difficult for you to get started, as long as you practice diligently, this little spell can help you solve the problem of drinking water. β
The biggest advantage of having a conversation through the spirit is that many things that are not easy to describe in words and notes can be understood by the other party in a more convenient way, and Ethan understood all the points of this little spell at once, and now he only needs to practice well to cast this small spell specially used to extract the surrounding water elements to make clear water.
This little magic is to extract the water element (water molecule?) that already exists in the environment, and then aggregate it into drinkable water, it can be said that the environment directly affects the effect of this magic, and at the same time, it is not generated out of thin air or converted by magic, and the difficulty of casting is not high, the requirements for the environment are high, and the practicality is average.
But it corresponds to the world in which Ethan lives - looking around, it is full of water......
The only difficulty is the control of mental power, many people are strong enough mental power but because they can't control it finely, so they can't get started to become a mage, it just so happens that Ethan has been constantly exercising and controlling mental power in order to use the light ball pointer since he crossed over, so this difficulty is equivalent to non-existence for him.
Looking at the droplets of water gradually condensing in his palms, Ethan finally showed joy: this trip is not in vain.
What's more, in order to facilitate communication with him, Gu Yi also 'taught' him a local language with a spiritual link, which finally freed him from the embarrassing situation of not being able to talk to people.
For the next three days, Ethan walked around except his room, but he couldn't go much, didn't see many people, and didn't see any 'familiar' faces.
Although the ancient one did not harm him, he would not let him run around in his hometown, and proper surveillance was not canceled, and once Ethan wanted to leave the 'circled range of activities', someone would appear at the right time to stop him.
Other than that, there are no restrictions, it's okay to talk nonsense with the apprentices and even discuss the study of magic, and there is a young mage apprentice with a smart machine and a stinky display with him, a 'native of another world', bullying him for not knowing what it is. As a result, he was manipulated by Ethan's makeup for a while, and then taught him to be a man - the Angry Birds and Horses, he was tired of playing in his last life.
It's also thanks to this buddy's stinky showmanship, and finally let Ethan know the timeline he is currently in when he fiddles with his phone - Iron Man has just been born not long ago, and this game is still a new game, so it should be between Iron Man 1 and Iron Man 2.
"So it's going to be years before Doctor Strange is here...... Alas, am I not his brother?"
Maybe it was because of the 'good' performance, the ancient one sent something next.
Packed food and some simple living and nautical tools, a few changes of clothes, and a few books are included.
"The energy in your body will kick in tonight and send you back to the world you came from, and these things should be enough for you to use for a while. β
The title of Supreme Mage was not given in vain, and in a few days, Gu Yi had already understood the true state of the energy in Ethan's body, calculated the exact time of his departure, and prepared something for him in advance.
"Although the water-making technique I taught you is a very simple little spell, it is also a good spiritual practice for your spirit if you practice it diligently, so I think you will use these things in the future. β
Gu Yi pointed to the several books in front of him, the first of which was "Introduction to Spiritual Power Cultivation". This was followed by a detailed explanation of the use of basic spells, followed by a number of tomes, starting with a thick stack of Oxford Dictionaries. In addition, textbooks and dictionaries in French and Chinese.
"Don't worry, if you practice hard, your memory will get better and better as your mental strength improves, and you will be able to memorize these books in no time. β
Ethan scratched his cheeks, "But, why did you give me these?" He didn't understand what the hell was it to let him learn English as an otherworldly.
"I have a hunch that you will come back...... Ancient One's expression suddenly became very serious: "You may be able to help me solve a big problem then." β