Kamar-Taj.
After Strange learned that there was internet access here, he immediately took out his phone and got in touch with Christine. He told her that Charlotte Doyle had taken him to meet a great Mage, and that he would learn from him a way to heal his hands—and might even become a Superhuman.
He told Christine not to worry about his safety, asked her to take good care of herself, and said that when he came back, the two of them would get married.
The next day.
Kamar-Taj.
Strange sat cross-legged in front of the Ancient One, and the Ancient One began to speak:
"Magic has existed since the birth of civilization, and long before that..."
"The venerable ones called this language spells. If that name feels too unrealistic to you, then understand them as programs—the source code that builds the real world."
"Civilization gathered energy, drawing it from other spaces in the multiverse."
"By reciting spells, we forge shields and weapons, thereby casting magic."
As he spoke, the Ancient One used energy to construct a Magic Shield in front of Strange.
Looking at everything before him, Steve's eyes were filled with a thirst for knowledge. Then he looked at his own crippled hands and said:
"Then how am I supposed to heal my hands and make them like a normal person's?"
"Otherwise, with trembling hands, I'm afraid I won't be able to cast magic smoothly either."
The Ancient One smiled, then said:
"Do you think the recovery of your hands comes from treatment, or from self-healing?"
Strange said:
"The self-healing function of cells."
The Ancient One explained:
"Cells only repair themselves in their own unique way, but the human body can convince itself to recover in all kinds of forms."
Strange's eyes lit up, and he asked: