Chapter 168: From the Heart
After dealing with Bucky's 'psychosis' and receiving Steve's and Bucky's thanks, Ethan then continued on to London.
He could go wherever he wanted with a spell, but Servig and Jane Foster still had to go through the regular channels, otherwise it would be very troublesome for them to return to London to continue their work after Ethan left.
Anyway, Ethan didn't have anything to do during this time, and Tony's private jet was quite comfortable to sit on, so he should have given himself a little vacation.
It's a pity that there is no one to accompany you during such a leisurely time, which is really a failure.
"I've been working hard here and outside for more than ten or twenty years, but I'm still a single dog, isn't it a bit too much of a failure?"
It's not that he hasn't thought about that aspect of things, for example, he took the initiative to pull Ida into his team, saying that the spy ability is outstanding, in fact, it is all incidental, the fundamental reason is not because he liked this character very much in his previous life, but he has the ability and opportunity in this life, so he invited him to come by the way.
It's just that after that, there is no real action, he is like an otaku who is addicted to games and can't extricate himself, indulging in the ocean of magic all day long, swimming around in it so happily, only when he is not cultivating and alone, he occasionally thinks about that aspect of things.
But this kind of time is not much for Ethan now, and most of his time is either cultivating or preparing for the next step of cultivation.
"I won't end up being a lonely star who will grow old without a companion and live a lonely life, right? ”
Touched the smooth chin, so many years have passed, Ethan has never grown a beard, at first he was not very old and did not begin to grow, and then his body received several strengthenings, maybe his personal subjective will was more resistant to the hair on his head, but the few beards that had just emerged gradually disappeared, and finally they simply did not grow.
He is very satisfied with his current appearance, the transformation of his body has been completely completed a long time ago, and his appearance has been optimized for a long time, although he can still be seen to be Ethan, but if you compare the original appearance with the photos, the change is still quite big: from a passer-by face to a handsome guy.
Coupled with the fact that he is about the same height as Steve Rogers and a less exaggerated but beautiful muscle, he definitely has the capital to launch an offensive against anyone of the opposite sex without offending the other party.
"I can't be mentally ill, right?"
Ethan thinks he is a layman, and the things he likes are also vulgar, but he has never thought of rowing a lot of beautiful women to fill his boat, and he always feels that something is abnormal.
He couldn't figure it out after thinking about it, because he really couldn't think of any other reason than the explanation of 'following the true thoughts of his heart?'.
Ethan didn't have much time to struggle, and after finding Jane Foster and Servig and conveying Thor's invitation, Ethan took the two of them, along with the intern Daisy, and Daisy's intern to Los Angeles.
They will stay here for a few days, and then wait until Steve arrives to meet up, and then Ethan will take them to Asgard.
Taking advantage of this last free time, Ethan had to take care of the last few things, the first of which was to go to Kama Taj and borrow the Eye of Agamotto from the Ancient One for some training.
This wasn't the first time Ethan had come to Kama Taj, and even the first time he had used the space-time hand to travel through the plane, and the first stop he had arrived at was Kama Taj.
That time, as a plane stowaway, he was intercepted by the Ancient One, the supreme mage who guarded the world, and was placed under 'house arrest' here.
At that time, his range of activities was very small, only the house where he lived and the small courtyard with it, and he was not allowed to go to other places.
This time was different, he was now visiting as a great magician from another world, and even to some extent, the only one who was qualified to entertain him was the ancient one himself.
All areas of Kama Taj were open to him, and he even met a few mages he hadn't seen before, but had already 'knew' him.
For example, Casillas, who will betray the Ancient One in the near future, and Mordo, who brought Doctor Strange Stephen Strange to Kama Taj and helped him a lot in learning how to become a mage.
There is also Doctor Strange who inherited the title of Supreme Mage and became his right-hand man.
These people have a strange attitude towards Ethan, maybe they can't see why a person like Ethan is valued by the ancient one and received in person, right?
However, the prestige of the Ancient One in Kama Taj is very high, and no one will question the Ancient One's decision, except for Casillas, who will betray Kama Taj in the future.
Ethan could sense that Casillas was full of all kinds of negative fluctuations, but it was not his turn to worry about it, Casillas's betrayal was completely under the control of the Ancient One, in order to be able to perfectly get rid of the shackles of the dark space, the Ancient One also needed him to continue to walk according to the 'original history'.
When it was time for a private visit, without outsiders to disturb him, and without worrying about being eavesdropped under the protection of magic, Gu Yi sighed slightly: "I have seen countless possible futures through magic, and now I have missed the best opportunity." ”
Casillas is not necessarily betrayed, as long as he discovers the secret of the Ancient One, appeases him in time when his faith is shaken, and makes all the circumstances clear, Casillas will not necessarily fall to Dormammu, and may even become a diehard loyalist of the Ancient One, or even inherit her mantle.
Even if you don't have the qualifications to become a Supreme Mage, you can become the right-hand man of the next generation of Supreme Mages, after all, Casillas's strength is the top among the many mages of Kama Taj.
It's just that at that time, the ancient one had already chosen the 'future' and decided to use Casillas's hand to free himself, and Ethan really didn't know how to evaluate this approach.
"That's the price you pay to look into the mysteries of time, and you'll find yourself stuck in one choice after another, and no matter what choice you make, you'll find that things can never be solved perfectly, you'll get caught up in all sorts of inner battles, and if your mental will isn't strong enough, you'll even lose yourself completely. ”
Ethan then understood why the Ancient One had taken him around Kama Taj and had him see almost all the mages.
She knew that she was going to use the Eye of Agamotto to cultivate, so she made Ethan understand in advance the price to be paid for snooping time, or the troubles she might encounter.
"Thank you for your teachings, Master of the Ancient One. ”
Gu Yi smiled and calmly accepted Ethan's bow, and only after Ethan straightened up his body did she begin to introduce the Eye of Agomoto in detail.
Ethan's main concern is the time gem as the core, and he is not even interested in the Eye of Agamotto, which is more convenient for mages to use the time gem, he only wants the time gem, or the energy that contains the time attribute.
The time of cultivation always passed quickly, and a few days passed in the blink of an eye.
Of course, there could be no earth-shaking progress in such a short period of time, and Ethan did not suddenly comprehend some laws against the sky, he just further understood the nature of time, and after confirming each other with the space-time pointer in his hand, he found some things that he had missed.
Ethan has a space-time pointer in his hand, and space-time is more than just space.
Just like the anchor point left by Ethan in the Marvel world, positioning is not only spatial coordinates, but also the location of the point in time.
Ethan finally understood that he had not been able to accurately locate the point in time, that is, he knew too little about time, his space-time pointer had been limping forward, and if he could understand the energy of time deep enough, he could even decide at will to go to any point in time in any world.
However, he doesn't know what year or month he can do that, especially the world he has experienced, it is difficult for him to choose the time point that has 'passed' to cross.
For now, through this period of cultivation, Ethan barely had an entry-level understanding, even if it was only such a superficial understanding, it also allowed him to know how to adjust the energy nature of the space-time pointer.
Other influences have not yet appeared, and the biggest effect at present is that the time positioning of space-time anchors is much more stable and clear than at the beginning.
For example, if you have left a space-time anchor, you can leave a more accurate mark on the timeline after you leave, and when you come back next time, you can even go back to the point in time you left before.
Unfortunately, Ethan has not been able to do such accurate positioning, so there will still be a certain amount of error - the error is about 80 to 100 days.
Compared with the previous point, this error is completely negligible!
This trip was a good one, so when Ethan went to Asgard to attend Thor's succession ceremony, he was always happy, and everyone thought that he was simply happy for Thor.
I'm a little embarrassed to be misunderstood, Ethan built a hammer for Thor before leaving the Marvel Universe, this hammer is of course not as good as the Storm Destroyer used by Thor, but the power is not bad, I stole a lot of things from the dwarves, and also used rare materials from Asgard, so the final product is better than most weapons.
"It can also be used as compensation for ruining your meowth hammer. ”
Although the shape of the hammer called the power of Minethil looks a little strange, Thor does not care about the hammer, but Ethan's heart, and he happily accepts the gift, saying that he will use it often.
As for Steve, Ethan didn't create armor for him, and in the end he only gave him a paladin's cultivation codex on the Holy Light, as for whether to see or whether to cultivate, it depends on how Steve chooses himself.
After all this, Ethan and Tony went to take over the Prince Eugen, after which he was about to leave this world.