In Kamar-Taj

Kamar-Taj.

The legendary mystic sanctuary.

Ancient and solemn buildings stood towering and majestic.

Miraculous techniques and ancient secret arts were passed down from generation to generation within this secluded sect.

On the training grounds.

An apprentice mage in plain clothes moved with nimble agility and fierce attacks, waist and horse united as he engaged in sparring training with another burly Black man.

The duo's moves were swift and tricky; between stillness and motion, their entire bodies' muscles swelled and tightened.

Fists and feet collided, immediately sending forth a shock-like sound.

Afterward, the young disciple stumbled, hurriedly retreating several steps before standing firmly and cupping his hands in a greeting.

"Master Mordo."

"Your kung fu is truly unfathomable."

"I still need to redouble my efforts."

The young disciple possessed delicate features and an Asian face, with a gentle smile hanging on the corner of his lips that caused the burly Black man to break into a smile as well.

"Chen."

"Your strength has progressed very quickly. Before this, you couldn't even block three of my moves."

"Now you can actually fight me for quite a few rounds."

"Can you tell me what the reason for this is?"

Mordo hooked the corner of his mouth, yet his gaze revealed a wise and shrewd glint.

He had personally recruited Chen Ji into his sect and had also witnessed Chen Ji's growth firsthand.

If Chen Ji possessed the same talent in the realm of mystic arts, he would definitely become the youngest mystic arts master, qualified to contend for the title of Sorcerer Supreme!

This could not help but breed a sense of crisis within him.

Because he had long since regarded the position of Sorcerer Supreme as his own property!

As the senior disciple of Kamar-Taj, regardless of experience or magical power, he was a paramount existence who naturally must and would become the Sorcerer Supreme!

However.

Chen Ji was destined to become his formidable rival, leaving Mordo with mixed feelings and a flash of gloomy color crossing his eyes.

"Master Mordo."

"It's all thanks to your teaching."

"I need to go review some Sanskrit."

"See you later."

Chen Ji clasped his hands together and bowed in farewell.

Yet his eyes held a fleeting trace of craftiness.

Could he tell Baron Karl Mordo about having a cheat?

The Entry System!

He could see his own talents, as well as the talents on other characters!

Moreover, through combat, he could plunder others' fortune and upgrade his own talent entries!

[Luck Value +0.5]

[Luck Value +0.5]

Colorful text bubbles gradually faded away within his field of vision.

Ever since entering the sect, he had constantly pestered Baron Karl Mordo for spars, plundering fortune from Baron Karl Mordo through combat.

Whenever his Luck Value reached 10 points, he could upgrade a white talent entry once.

Meanwhile, his current attribute panel was incomparably magnificent and cool!

[Name]: Chen Ji

[Identity]: Apprentice Mage

[Talents]: Clever and Keen (White), Martial Arts Master (Green), Minor Affinity (Green), Nightmare Bound (Black).

[Luck Value]: 10

[Clever and Keen] (White): Your intelligence is extraordinary; no matter how complex a matter is, you can instantly grasp its essence.

[Martial Arts Master] (Green): In the fields of martial arts and physical combat, your learning and comprehension possess master-level proficiency; with perseverance, you will surely become a grandmaster.

[Minor Affinity] (Green): You possess respectable magical talent, allowing you to easily master certain mystical spells and also receive the favor of spiritual creatures.

This was Chen Ji's entry panel!

Clever and Keen, Martial Arts Master, Minor Affinity!

Among them, Martial Arts Master and Minor Affinity had both undergone one upgrade, consuming 10 points of Luck Value.

Before this, their effects were practically negligible!

And he had been constantly shearing wool from Baron Karl Mordo.

Who asked him to be an important character in Doctor Strange?

In the world of Earth-838, he even briefly became the Sorcerer Supreme?

If he didn't shear him, who else would?

And today, he had finally accumulated another 10 points of Luck Value!

He could now upgrade Clever and Keen from white quality to green quality!

[Do you wish to use Luck Value on [Clever and Keen] (White)?]

A line of text bubbles jumped into view.

Chen Ji did not hesitate.

"Confirm!"

Swish!

A brilliant, bright radiance blossomed forth.

The Clever and Keen entry instantly transformed from white to green, successfully upgrading!

[[Clever and Keen] (White) has evolved into the entry [Total Recall] (Green)]

[Total Recall] (Green): While remaining clever and keen, your mind is extremely developed; everything you have ever seen, you will never forget.

Instantly.

Chen Ji felt a roaring in his brain, his eyes slightly stinging and aching.

Afterward.

He opened his eyes again to look at this world, instantly discovering that a very wonderful change had taken place.

Every blade of grass and tree had colors of incomparable vividness.

It was even branded into the depths of his mind like a print, impossible to shake off.

Leaving Chen Ji secretly thrilled!

"Total Recall!"

"It seems Doctor Strange relied on the skill of total recall to quickly become a genuine mystic arts master."

Chen Ji's gaze flickered, his mood incomparably excited.

In this way, relying on the talent entry of total recall, during his future magical cultivation process he could easily remember all spells without having to worry about forgetting them later.

However, wanting to upgrade green talents once again would require more than just 10 points of Luck Value.

It required 100 points!

Fortunately, Kamar-Taj had plenty of important characters to provide Chen Ji with the fortune needed for his growth!

For example, Baron Karl Mordo, Kaecilius, Master Hamir, Wong, and the Ancient One!

He certainly did not want to miss this great opportunity.

After all, in the not-too-distant future, the Infinity War that would engulf the entire universe could erupt at any moment!

With just a single snap...

The purple sweet potato would snap half the living beings in the universe out of existence.

Who would dare to gamble on this fifty-percent chance?

Carrying his thoughts, Chen Ji returned to his dormitory.

He immediately opened the Sanskrit dictionary by his bedside.

Kamar-Taj was founded by Agamotto, built in the Prehistoric Mythological Era, and during the Prehistoric Mythological Era, the popular language was Sanskrit.

Nearly all mystic art tomes of Kamar-Taj were also written in Sanskrit.

This was a wonderful script that carried the mysteries of the universe and possessed boundless magical power.

Yet prior to this.

He had always been unable to read Sanskrit fluently, and even if he wore this Sanskrit dictionary out, he still hadn't remembered more than a few words.

Open the book, who could remember.

Close the book, forget everything.

Yet along with the evolution of his talent entry, he rapidly flipped through the Sanskrit dictionary, able to accurately state the page number for practically every single punctuation mark within the book.

"Hoo!"

"As expected of a green entry!"

"The effect really is potent!"

"If it upgrades to a blue entry, wouldn't that turn the world upside down?"

Chen Ji rejoiced inwardly.

Immediately afterward, he took out an introductory publication from Kamar-Taj, Essentials of the Mystic Arts.

Through this copy of Essentials of the Mystic Arts, Chen Ji gradually came to understand the concept of magic in this Marvel universe.

Magic.

Almost all of it originated from other dimensional realms.

Mystic Arts Mages could not actually use this energy directly; instead, after establishing connections with different dimensional realms, they could cast immensely powerful secret art magic through incantations.

Incantations were equivalent to computer programs.

All of this had been designed at the very beginning of the universe's birth!

Naturally.

Chen Ji had no objections to this whatsoever.

His primary task, however, was to lift his own curse!

Black talent.

Nightmare Bound!

[Nightmare Bound] (Black): Whenever midnight strikes, you appear in a peculiar space where all bizarre entities launch attacks against you, and you can never escape this nightmare!

A new work by a newcomer, I hope all you esteemed readers can be quite understanding of the minor flaws in the early stages; this novice guarantees the content further on will be even more exciting!

PS: This is not a story set in the Marvel Main Universe, everyone can treat it like What If...!