Not long afterward.
"Unbelievable. This counts as magic?"
Doctor Strange flipped through the Book of Psionics before him and muttered to himself unconsciously.
The contents of its pages were unlike any magical tome he had encountered during this time.
There were no praises for the names of higher-dimensional beings, nor any demands that the caster burn spices at a specific time, draw ritual symbols, or offer some meaningless price.
The entire book resembled a rigorously structured research report. Its original copy had not been kept on an ordinary bookshelf either; Wong had personally retrieved it from the inner archives after receiving The Ancient One's permission.
"The author of this book seems... rather casual about magic," Doctor Strange could not help saying.
"He lacks reverence for many things," Wong replied.
Doctor Strange glanced up at him, then continued turning the pages.
The first complete spell recorded in the book was called the "Psionic Ring."
In appearance, it was very similar to the magical circular shields commonly used by Kamar-Taj sorcerers, but the principles behind their operation were entirely different.
Traditional circular shields required sorcerers to establish a connection with a specific dimension through gestures and incantations, then shape the acquired energy into a stable structure. The Psionic Ring skipped that process entirely.
The caster used their own mental power as fuel, fixed its form through willpower, then used a rearranged runic structure to transform psychic power into psionic energy capable of directly interfering with reality.
At this point, Doctor Strange's finger stopped at the edge of the page.
"That's not reasonable."
"What part do you mean?"
"The human mind cannot produce enough energy to affect the material world out of thin air," Doctor Strange answered quickly. "The brain's bioelectric activity is extremely weak. Even if all neural signals were concentrated together,