Following.

Still in the same place, at the same table, in the same position, with the same four people. The Ancient One is popularizing the concept of magic for his newly recruited disciples.

“…… Such mystical texts have existed since the beginning of civilization, and they are the basis for mages to gain power. And the power of words and words, as a smart person, I believe you must understand. Human writing laid the foundation of civilization, and these mysterious words became the cornerstone of the mage's power. ”

"I understand, but it's still a little incomprehensible." Stephen Strange was still a little unable to change his concept for a while.

"In a way that you can understand, you can understand this kind of text as the source code that makes up the world, and the magic that comes out of combining it is a software program."

"What about energy? Where does the energy to run and use them come from? Is that what kind of dimensional world you talked about yesterday? Stephen asked again.

"You can understand it that way. This planet does not have the magical energy that mages need, so if a mage wants to use magic, the prerequisite is to go to other dimensional worlds with magical energy to collect energy. Gu Yi explained unhurriedly, his voice steady, with a power that made people quiet down and listen.

"But those dimensional worlds all have masters, right? Are they willing to lend us their strength? "With human beings and concepts, Stephen didn't believe in such a great good god.

"There are dimensional demon gods with malicious intentions, and naturally there are also relatively friendly ones. These friendly Dimension Gods generally don't mind the mages taking some power from them. And the source of the power of the Supreme Mage comes from Emperor Weishan. The ancient one patiently explained.

For the next period of time, it will be the two of you asking me and answering, as well as practical explanations. After answering Stephen's existing questions, the Ancient One decisively left him to Master Mordo, and he discussed the cooperation plan with Luke next to him again.

……

"What spell do you want to learn?" In the square below the mountain, Mage Mordo looked at Stephen, who was chasing him and wanted to learn spells.

"It's the one that draws circles, the one that can instantly move people from one place to another." Stephen didn't hesitate to choose the spell that stuck with him, and it was the magic he had seen for the first time.

"That's the portal. As a newbie, I recommend that you learn to collect skills first, from easy to difficult. Master Mordo kindly persuaded him.

"I just like the hard stuff." Stephen Dao, who is very confident in his IQ.

"Then let's do it, before teaching you portals, according to the Supreme Mage, you must first learn to collect energy, and then control them, just like me." As he spoke, Mage Mordo used his power to show Stephen every step of using his power in detail: "The way a mage fights is to use spells and turn power into his own shield and weapon. ”

……

"Looks like you're in good shape." Luke stepped out of the portal and saw Stephen in the square, grunting on the ground.

"Where did you see that?" Stephen rolled over, his face looking at the dim skylight, and his face was distracted. He has always been proud of his ingenuity, and he has also gained technology, knowledge, fame, interests, and connections with his brain. He didn't need to work hard to surpass his contemporaries when he was in school, and he was better than everyone around him professionally.

He has always believed that nothing can really stump him as long as he wants to.

But today, his body is completely shocked by this perception. He found out that he was not as good as an apprentice.

"A person who has always been smooth sailing, only after being hit, can he grow and self-reflect. It doesn't matter if this introspection is good or bad. Luke crouched down and stretched out his finger to poke the aching Stephen, "How did you feel on your first day as a mage apprentice?" ”

"I'm tired." Stephen rolled his eyes, "It's not at all like I imagined a mage to study. What about you? How was the conversation with the Supreme Master? Stephen said at the end, turning his head to look at Luke, who was crouching beside him, dressed in a gray woolen coat.

"There are some areas where consensus has not yet been reached, and Supreme Mages need to consider the opinions of other mages. But most of the cooperation has already been finalized, I will bring out the technology, she will bring out the knowledge and force. You also have to work hard, maybe in a few years, or ten or twenty years, this batch of shares of the Supreme Master will be handed over to you for management. Luke was frank and had no way to hide.

He did discuss a lot with Gu Yi, even if there were some of his own private goods, Gu Yi turned a blind eye, after all, no matter what, Luke's proposal was still good enough for the mages of her faction. As for the future, she wasn't sure how long she would be able to sit in the position of Supreme Mage. It's hard to say that she feels that at a certain moment her heir can be trusted on her own, so she decisively becomes the shopkeeper.

Stephen got up from the ground with his arms on his hands.

"I'm going back tomorrow, how about you? Is it to stay or? Luke also stood up, told him what he was going to do tomorrow, and asked Stephen for his opinion. However, through his expression and communication, Luke judged that Stephen would most likely choose to stay. After all, he had just come into contact with the magical power of magic, and under the guidance of the Ancient One, he had once again navigated a magnificent world that he had never seen before, and more importantly, he had just suffered a serious setback in mastering this power.

Some people may retreat after being frustrated, but others will become more courageous. Unless it is proven that the front is indeed a dead end.

And Stephen Strange, despite all his flaws and not very likable personality, has strengths. Under Luke's verbal exchange in the past two days, it was obvious that the other party was not a person who would give up something easily, if he could learn the power of magic, it might not be worth him too much, but if the difficulty hindered him, it would stimulate him.

So even if Dr. Stephen hadn't been in a car accident at this moment, hadn't lost the dexterity of his hands, and didn't need to seek all kinds of healing to no avail, but instead pursued ethereal magic to heal his half-crippled hands, he still wouldn't give up magic easily.

Sure enough, Stephen didn't choose to stay unexpectedly Luke, his eyes were already full of exuberant fighting spirit.

And that night, Stephen began to burst the liver. Although Mage Mordo repeatedly taught him to discard his previous knowledge in order to master magic more smoothly, he believed that his brain was still useful in the study of magic. For example, rote memorization of mantras?

(End of chapter)