Lu Xi thought about it briefly and felt that according to the usual practice, Strange must be given some benefits.
After all, every time you sign a contract with another person, it is a fair transaction.
Just like Peggy Carter achieved rejuvenation through the contract, Steve found Bucky through it, and Nick Fury also solved his own troubles.
Even this time, Natasha and Barton, who helped successfully contract Strange, received a performance reward based on the power of Skyfather-level.
If we only come to Strange and don't give any benefits, it will inevitably seem unfair.
Although he made a mistake this time, he has been punished accordingly.
Merits and demerits are merits and demerits, and one code equals another.
Thinking of this, Lu Xi nodded slightly and said:
"Okay, what do you want?"
Strange scratched his head, with a little uncertainty on his face, and said:
"Uh, I don't know. Is strength okay?"
Lu Xi looked at him, shook his head slowly, and said:
"If you directly reward strength, it may be feasible for other people, but it is not suitable for you."
Strange heard this and felt a little frustrated, and whispered:
"Well, if this is part of being punished, I am willing to be punished."
Lu Xi saw this and explained:
"This is not a punishment, but because your magic talent is top-notch. For you, practicing magic is the best way to grow."
He rarely explained a few more words with a serious expression:
"What If...? If I give you other superpowers, they will undoubtedly be superfluous. Instead, they will easily distract you from the study of magic and prevent you from fully realizing the potential of your talent."
You know, Strange, in some comic versions, has amazing potential, reaching the level of Multiversal-level.
He even almost defeated Living Tribunal of Omniversal-level, whose growth limit is extremely high.
Lu Xi himself is very optimistic about him. If he can grow into a strong Multiversal-level, it will be an extremely powerful help.
Therefore, Lu Xi does not want to change his growth trajectory as he did with Natasha, Barton, and Pierce.
After all, people like Natasha have a limited upper limit. If they can grow into Skyfather-level, they are already the strongest version among all their peers.
Strange heard it and suddenly realized it and said:
"That's it, I understand, then I don't need power. But other things... I really don't know what I need."
Lu Xi was a little confused for a while. Thinking about Strange's current status, it seemed that there was nothing urgently needed.
Suddenly, Lu Xi's eyes lit up, as if he had thought of some interesting idea, and he said:
"Strange, do you want a wife or not?"
Strange asked in disbelief with his face covered and his mouth wide open:
"Uh... huh?"
Lu Xi smiled slightly and said:
"Don't you like that Christine Palmer? I can help you get it done."
Strange was stunned and stammered:
"Ah... can this also be regarded as a contract benefit? Of course, I don't mean to say that you are stingy."
He was afraid that Lu Xi might misunderstand, so he quickly added:
"I'm just a little surprised. Is there anything special about falling in love?"
Lu Xi's eyes twitched for a while, you even said the word stingy, how dare you say you didn't mean it?
He said angrily:
"Eye of Agamotto is on you, isn't it? Come on, try using it now and see what the future holds for you and Christine."
Strange's eyes flashed, and he knew that Sorcerer Supreme would not be aimless.
Since this is the instruction, then this matter must not be simple!
He did not hesitate at all, cast a spell decisively, opened the Eye of Agamotto worn on his chest, and ran the time magic, trying to peek into the future.
I saw the muscles on Strange's face twitching constantly, which was the result of quickly browsing countless timelines.
Time seemed to be fiddled with in his eyes, unfolding and closing one by one.
After a while, he slowly withdrew his magic, but the expression on his face was extremely solemn, as if he had seen something beyond imagination and incredible.
Strange frowned tightly and asked with confusion on his face:
"I have seen millions of futures, but in every possibility, Christine and I can't get together."
"Even if we are not suitable, according to probability theory, there should be at least some possibility of success, even if it is very slim. But the current situation... is too wrong."
The future he observed was full of all kinds of helpless and bloody accidents.
Either he suddenly no longer likes the other person for some reason, or the other person never accepts him. The relationship between the two is always full of accidents and misunderstandings.
Or, just as the two of them successfully come together, Christine will encounter various misfortunes.
Car accidents, billboards falling from high altitudes, leukemia... all the plots are as bloody as the most vulgar romance novels.
Lu Xi nodded gently and said calmly:
"Because this is the converging power of the world line, or it can also be called [Destiny]."
As the master of this universe and the controller of [Destiny] power, he is very familiar with this power.
Lu Xi continued:
"You and Christine's Destiny will never get together. This kind of binding power can never be broken by yourself, because no matter how strong you are, it will always be stronger than you."
Strange looked shocked and asked:
"This is equivalent to, I have to defeat myself? But why, why should [Destiny] care about such inexplicable things, and even interfere with who my wife is?"
Lu Xi shrugged, spread his hands, and said helplessly:
"Then I don't know. I only know that not only the Stranges of your universe, but all Stranges and Christines of Parallel Universes, cannot come together."
"I even know that you in another universe did not hesitate to destroy your own universe in order to resurrect Christine, but in the end it was still in vain."
As he spoke, Lu Xi pointed out, and the picture of the parallel world clearly appeared in Strange's mind like a movie.
In a certain universe, Strange there also encountered a car accident.
But what is unexpected is that he himself was unscathed, but it was Christine who unfortunately passed away.
Since then, this matter has become the biggest obsession in Strange's heart.
After he became Sorcerer Supreme, this obsession became stronger.
So much so that later on, he even did not hesitate to learn Black Magic from Darkhold in an attempt to forcibly resurrect Christine.
The power of that Doctor Strange, driven by obsession, continues to rise.
He is even close to Multiversal-level, powerful enough to destroy the entire universe!
At this point, the power of [Destiny] can no longer directly cause damage to Christine.
So [Destiny] just kept doing nothing. Since he couldn't control you, couldn't he also control the entire universe?
So...[Destiny] in that world directly destroyed the reality of the entire universe, and indirectly caused Christine to disappear again.
Here is the tragic experience of the blackened version Doctor Strange in the <What If...?> series.
After reading Strange, I felt mixed emotions in my heart and felt powerless against the power of [Destiny].
He looked at Lu Xi and asked with expectation:
"Then you said you could help me with it. Is there a way to break this so-called [Destiny]?"
Thanks to my foster father [Cloudbound Immortal]*3 for the reward, and my foster father [Cloudbound Immortal] for the flowers.
Thanks to the adoptive father [Clan•Wolfkiller]*3 for the reward [Nemetrix]