The next day.
Kama Taj, Library.
Wearing a dark red mage uniform and holding a red apple in his hand, Wang sat behind a table and stared blankly forward.
Beside the bookshelf in front, a tall figure wearing a white mage uniform and a blond shawl with a beautiful appearance is holding a magic book in the palm of his left hand. A golden light shines on the fingertips of his right hand, which he uses to flip through the magic book. The two light wings behind him were waving gently, like a butterfly resting on a flower, stretching its wings.
This kind of light wing is not a profound spell. Even if the opponent can cast it after just looking at it for a while, she is at most a genius.
There are so many talented mages in Kama Taj. The number of talented mages that Wang has seen alone can be counted on one hand.
But the problem is that this woman does not use magic to cast magic, but a power that he cannot understand.
It's like adding diesel to a gasoline car. Not only did the car not have any problems, it even became more powerful and ran more stably than before.
As an auto mechanic... bah, a traditional mage, it is difficult for him to understand what he is seeing now.
“As I expected, she is a genius.”
As the sparks of the dimensional gate lit up, Master Gu Yi suddenly appeared next to Wang.
Wang scratched his head, with confusion on his face: "Master Gu Yi, I don't quite understand why magic can activate magic if it's not mana. It's just like diesel is also a kind of fuel, but why not when added to a gasoline car? Will something go wrong?"
Master Gu Yi smiled and said: "What's so difficult to understand? The reason is actually very simple. The quality of the power he is using must far exceed that of mana. Backward compatible. Since it is backward compatible, it will not be released. Find out what you are worried about."
Wang suddenly realized, and then a look of shock appeared on the round and chubby Asian face: "Doesn't that mean that no matter what the spell is, as long as he masters the casting spell or Can she release all the gestures immediately?"
Master Gu Yi nodded and said: "She may not have been a natural practitioner when she first embarked on the path of cultivation; but at this moment, she is equivalent to A born mage.”
Hearing this, the king's expression changed slightly, and he said in a voice that only two people could hear: "You keep her because you want to train her to be an heir?"
"She has the potential to become a supreme mage. "Master Gu Yi said.
Wang: "But, you didn't admit her! Strictly speaking..."
"Shh."
Master Gu Yi put his hand in front of his mouth , the body suddenly disappeared into the library.
Beside the bookshelf, Qin Yao turned to look in the direction of the king, but only saw a little bit of dissipating firelight.
"Wang, who came just now?"
"It's Master Gu Yi." Wang said expressionlessly: "She took away two magic books."
Looking at his serious look, Qin Yao asked with a smile: "Why do you always You keep a straight face, as if everyone owes you money."
Wang Frank said: "A smile consumes more energy than a blank face. If I am pleasant to everyone, then there will be endless fights. Greetings and countless relationships to care about. ”
Qin Yao was dumbfounded, then put the books in his hands back into the bookshelf, pointed to a single bookshelf in the corner with countless books tied with chains, and asked: "Why are the books on this shelf locked with chains?"
"The main function of the chain is not to lock the books, but to serve as a barrier to the people who want to borrow them. A warning.
Some of the magic books on this bookshelf will harm the mage's body, some will harm the mage's soul, and some are simply dark spells.
If you are curious. If you just practice, you may get miserable consequences," Wang explained.
Qin Yao strode to the row of bookshelves and asked, "Can I read these books?"
"With the advice of the Ancient One Master, of course you can. But I have to remind you, never be seduced by dark magic. The last librarian was killed because of a mage who was seduced by dark magic..."
"Casillas." Qin Yao recited this name silently in his heart.
In the original work, Dormammu, as the Dark Lord, is not Doctor Strange’s life and death enemy at this stage.
At this stage, the doctor or Kamal Taj’s biggest enemy is Casillas, the former student of the ancient master.
Some people say that Casillas betrayed the ancient mage and joined Dormammu's evil camp in order to resurrect his dead family members.
But in Qin Yao's view, this guy has no such loving thoughts at all, and his tragic past has nothing to do with his plunge into darkness.
Judging from the plot, he is like an addict, addicted to the pursuit of power beyond time and dimensions.
When addicted patients get sick, they can't help but pursue the excitement of the addiction, and he is constantly chasing the stimulation brought by this power.
Whether it is meaningful or not is not important at all. What is important is to "get" the satisfaction of that moment.
Based on the timeline, if nothing unexpected happens, when the doctor loses his hands due to a car accident and finds Karma Taj to seek a solution, Casillas will appear soon...< br>
That being said, there is still plenty of time left for you to quietly learn magic.
On the other hand, this is the advantage of not following the doctor's plot, otherwise time will be completely wasted on the doctor's growth process.
"Hey..."
Soon after, when Qin Yao reached for a book, Wang suddenly shouted: "I suggest you not touch this book."
Qin Yao heard what he said, but did not follow his advice and directly took the book off the chain: "Why?"
"Because this "Book of Cagliostro" is a book of black magic. Once opened, the consequences will be disastrous. Remember what I told you before, the mage who killed the previous librarian? He It was after reading this book that I went to extremes," Wang said solemnly.
Qin Yao pursed his lips and said, "I believe I will not be tempted."
"That guy said the same thing."
Wang said seriously: "Proud and arrogant geniuses always think that they are different and can always do it There are things that others cannot do, but the trap does not distinguish whether you are a genius or a fool. If you take the initiative to go towards the abyss, you will definitely fall into the abyss."
Qin Yao said: "I understand what you mean, but. I must try the things I believe in..."
Before he finished speaking, he opened the forbidden book.
Eternal time, endless dimensions, immortality...
The moment the book was opened, three core themes came into Qin Yao's eyes.
Qin Yao devoted himself wholeheartedly to the book, flipping through the pages, and soon reached the middle of the book, where a torn page forcibly stopped his reading.
"This page..."
"This page was torn away by the traitor." Wang said: "If nothing else happens, he will communicate with the dark world through the demon mark on this page. Therefore, Kamathaj has been waiting for his attack "
Qin Yao turned to look at the Eye of Agamotto enshrined in front of his desk, and said slowly: "I can..."
Wang suddenly understood him. Meaning, he said resolutely: "No, you can't! Wait, how do you know that the Eye of Agamotto can reverse time?"
He is now a little suspicious of the reason why the other party appeared in Kama Taj...
Qin Yao raised the "Book of Cagliostro" in his hand and explained: "There is a record in this book. Have you not read this book?"
Wang stared at him for a while, then gradually let down his guard: "This book is a forbidden book in my eyes. No matter how fascinating the black magic in it is, I will not read it.
In addition, you Don't think about using the Eye of Agamotto to reverse time. This may lead to time paradoxes and time loops. Ring, or even completely erase everything involved, can you understand the horror in this?"
Looking at his determined look, Qin Yao knew that as long as the other party is still in the library, , would not allow himself to use the Eye of Agamotto to restore the missing page of the Book of Cagliostro.
That night. Qin Yao was sitting cross-legged on the bed to meditate, when an inaudible voice suddenly sounded in his ears.
As he opened his eyes and listened, the voice finally became clear. It was clearly someone calling his name.
"Dark King, Dormammu."
The name flashed across Qin Yao's mind and he did not dare to respond at all.
He knew very well that this call was the summons of darkness, which probably came from the fact that he opened the "Book of Cagliostro" today.
As long as you respond to Dormammu's call, your body will be brought into the other dimension of the other party's existence. Maybe you will become Dormammu's slave like Casillas.
"Kristen...Kristen..."
The voice kept ringing from late at night until dawn the next day.
If it were a weak-minded person, I am afraid that he would have collapsed at this moment. Even if he did not respond to this call, he would vent his emotions in various ways.
But Qin Yao always treated it calmly, pretending that he did not hear the call from the darkness.
A mage as powerful as the Ancient One was eroded by the darkness after responding to the darkness. How could he think that he could do something that the Ancient One could not do after reading the guide?
Dormammu can shout if he wants.
Read, no reply!
In the blink of an eye, forty-five days later.
During this period of more than a month, Qin Yao stayed at home and even spent all his time reading various magic books. He only needed to read most of the magic books once before he could use his divine power to cast them.
For a few powerful magics, it takes at most half a day to find the trick to perform them. Except for the black magic book with missing pages, there are basically no difficulties encountered.
Lao Wang went from shock to shock at the beginning, then from shock to numbness, and finally from numbness to becoming accustomed to it.
People can't be shocked all the time, the heart will also get tired.
"Click, click."
That afternoon, Qin Yao was reading and practicing as usual. Lao Wang was sitting behind the table, holding an apple and gnawing on it.
Suddenly, a dimensional gate appeared in the middle of the two people. The Ancient Master, dressed in white robes and with a shiny forehead, walked away with a tall man in slovenly clothes and a full beard. come out.
"Master Gu Yi." Wang and Qin Yao greeted together.
Hearing Qin Yao's voice, the sloppy man suddenly raised his head and shouted in astonishment: "Christine!!!"
"Stephen, long time no see." Qin Yao said calmly.
"You, you, you..." The doctor stuttered, and his spiritual world seemed to have received a huge impact.
“You two know each other?” Master Gu Yi said in surprise.
Qin Yao smiled: "We used to work in the same hospital, so we can be considered ex-colleagues."
Master Gu Yi paused and said with emotion: "That is really an extraordinary fate."
The doctor forced down the complicated emotions in his heart and asked: "Christine, why are you here?"
Qin Yao responded: "I'm here to ask Master Gu Yi for help, what about you?"
The doctor raised himself and trembled slightly Holding up his hands, he said: "I also came to her for help."
Qin Yao nodded and remained silent.
But the doctor didn't want to end the call just like that. He still had many questions to ask: "What about you, why did you come to Master Gu Yi for help?"
Qin Yao said: "I'm sorry. , I can’t tell you for this reason.”
He can tell Gu Yi and Modu about the matter of possessing Christine, but he cannot reveal anything to the doctor, otherwise it will cause disaster in the future.
Doctor: "..."
"Since you two know each other, it's up to you, Christine, to take Stephen to familiarize himself with the environment." Master Gu Yi said with a smile.
Qin Yao thought for a while, nodded and said: "Yes."
Master Gu Yi then turned to look at Stephen: "If you encounter any doubts in the future, whether you go to Mo You can still come to me."
"Thank you," Stephen said sincerely.
Master Gu Yi shook his head, raised his hand and summoned a dimensional door, disappearing from the sight of the three of them.
"Kristen, then take Stephen for a spin." Old Wang said.
Qin Yao turned to look at the doctor who was staring at him, and waved: "Let's go, I will take you around Kama Taj."
Stephen's expression was dull. Following him, he walked out of the huge library and walked among the ancient temples.
While passing by a Buddhist temple, he was suddenly awakened by the sound of a bell and said, "Don't you have anything to say to me?"
Qin Yao shook his head: "No. ”
Stephen's face was complicated and weird: "I really didn't expect to see you here."
After a lot of hard work, he finally found the mysterious place, only to see his ex-girlfriend here. ...
This feeling is really hard to express in words.
Qin Yao said lightly: "Are you sure you don't look at the route and only look at me? If that's the case, then let's go back."
Stephen quickly turned his head and looked around, with a thousand words in his heart. For a moment I didn’t know where to start.
"So, what is your current identity?" After a while, he finally started talking.
"Is it the mage of Kama Taj?"
"Really?"
Qin Yao nodded, and then began to introduce the internal architecture of Kama Taj. .
Stephen listened quietly, and unknowingly, the two of them returned to the stone steps of the library again.
"Master Modu should have arranged a place for you, right?" Qin Yao asked.
"Yes."
"Then go back."
"I'll come back to you tomorrow."
Stephen said quickly.
Qin Yao waved his hand and walked into the library without saying a word.
Stephen watched her back disappear from sight quietly, feeling in a trance.
Is this the same Christine that I am familiar with? ! (End of this chapter)