Richard explained his ideas to the Ancient One in detail.
"... Please, Sorcerer Supreme, help me perfect the array pattern structure of the transformation Dharmic Instrument..."
As he spoke, he grinned obsequiously and twirled his fingers together. "Besides, do you see any high-grade materials you don't need...? Um, the Sorcerer of Kamar-Taj could use them after crafting them with the teleportation array, couldn't they..."
Ancient One looked at Richard with a mixture of amusement and exasperation, inwardly cursing: This kid's skin is getting thicker and thicker!
However, those with thick skin get to eat their fill!
As the future Sorcerer Supreme, the thicker Richard's skin, the more successful he will be in the Multiverse!
Unlike Doctor Strange Strange, who, while qualified, was only passable...
" The Angel Reincarnation Pool..." Ancient One tapped her other palm repeatedly with her folding fan. "I remember it all..."
Holding a folding fan, she raised her hand and drew a circle, creating a golden-red Portal the size of a basketball.
Richard's eyes widened involuntarily, his gaze fixed on the Ancient One.
The Ancient One reached in with her left hand, and when she pulled it out, she was holding a scroll of parchment embroidered with gold patterns.
She waved her hand to dispel the Portal, casually tossing over the gold-patterned parchment scroll that was clearly priceless. "Here, the secret Angel Reincarnation Pool Blueprint of Heaven..."
"Holy crap!" Richard exclaimed, catching the gold-patterned sheepskin scroll in a flurry. "Just how many treasures have you hidden away, sir?!"
This guy truly lives up to his reputation; I'm completely impressed!
Ancient One blinked, tempting him with a grand promise, "Lots, tons of stuff. If you inherit my position Sorcerer Supreme now, all the collections I've gathered over the past few centuries will be yours..."
Richard swallowed hard; the temptation was really huge!
With the Ancient One's power, she roamed the Multiverse for hundreds of years, so one can only guess how rich her collection must have been!
However, Richard still refused. He pretended not to hear the Ancient One's words and lowered his head to unfold the gold-patterned parchment scroll.
It is engraved with very complex golden array patterns and magic array structures.
Richard now understands quite a bit of the French structure exclusive to Heaven, and he can read the blueprints for making this Dharmic Instrument.
"Hmm, it's pretty much what I predicted!"
"Flesh and blood... soul..."
"But... something's not right with the transformation in this Angel Reincarnation Pool!"
"How can flesh and soul be separate?!"
"Won't the soul and flesh of beings transformed in this way naturally have a separation?!"
"Wait, this array pattern... it looks familiar..."
"Holy crap, the Secret Art of enslaving souls recorded in the Book of Watu?!"
Richard suddenly looked up at the Ancient One, his eyes filled with shock and confusion.
Ancient One tapped her palm with her folding fan, her smile meaningful, " Mephisto once said, 'The filthy Hell you see is a million times cleaner than the glamorous Heaven...'"
Richard suddenly realized, no wonder it's always been said that the angels in Heaven are God's most loyal servants...
How could he not be loyal?!
They were all enslaved, their status was even lower than that of the black slaves of yesteryear!
" God, that sixth guy!!!"
"I was wondering why Kamar-Taj would have cooperated with Mephisto a thousand years ago to drive all the forces of Heaven out of Earth..."
Ancient One nodded and said, " Kamar-Taj can be compromised appropriately, but there will be no appeasement!"
Richard straightened his chest and declared domineeringly, "No, Your Sorcerer Supreme, things of Earth can only be controlled by Earthling!"
" The Authority of Death that Hell has taken from Mephisto, I will definitely take it back!"
Ancient One chuckled and said, " Sorcerer Richard, I'll be watching..."
Richard chuckled, his domineering aura vanishing in an instant, replaced by a fawning expression. "Um, Sorcerer Supreme, what about the materials for making the magic array..."
Ancient One stared at him speechlessly. "You..."
She gave Richard a coordinate, which was the location of one of her private collections.
"Use it sparingly, this took me over a hundred years to collect..."
Richard chuckled and said, "I promise I'll be extremely careful when using it, and I won't waste a single precious material!"
After collecting a huge amount of Ancient One coins, Richard quickly rolled back to the Crimson Dimension.
This is the best place for him to conduct experiments!
As the Lord of the Crimson Dimension, he can create any kind of matter out of thin air; the only difference is that the higher the level of the matter, the more Mana it consumes.
Richard is in seclusion in the Crimson Dimension, focusing on creating the ' Crimson Believer Conversion Pool '.
Meanwhile, Thomas and the others were as anxious as ants on a hot pan.
A manor house in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles.
Thomas and the Little Snakes gathered here. Compared to the previous thirty people, their core team has now expanded to nearly a hundred people.
Thomas, Figo, Grant, and others surrounded the heartbroken Adele, while the rest sat scattered throughout the hall.
Thomas had always secretly loved Adele, saw the beauty shed tears and said in a harsh voice, " Adele, who has offended you? Tell me their name, and I'll go and twist their head off right now!"
Adele spoke with her head down, only to burst into tears.
Seeing this, Figo Muller asked the three lackeys sitting next to her directly, " Judy, you should know the reason, right?"
Judy looked at Adele, her expression hesitant. "I... I dare not say..."
Thomas rubbed his bald head impatiently. "Just say it! I, Thomas Graf, guarantee that no one will dare to cause you any trouble!"
Stephens, Add, Cass, Bernhard, and others echoed his sentiments.
"That's right, Judy, with us here, no one will dare to cause you trouble!"
"How dare this bastard make our Red Order's little princess cry so bitterly! He's asking for trouble!"
Grant Ward had been observing everyone's reactions, noticed something amiss.
He suddenly said, " Judy, is that man a relative of Adele's?"
"How did you know?" Judy blurted out in surprise.
Thomas asked with a dark expression, " Adele's family? Her two arrogant older brothers, and that good-for-nothing playboy brother?"
Judy hesitated for a moment before saying, "Yes, it was Baron Strucker... He, he betrothed our eldest sister to the second son of the German Astark Family, Bowen Astark..."
"My boss and I investigated, and that Bowen is even worse than Werner ( Adele's playboy brother)!"
" Baron Strucker?!"
The Little Snakes all gasped in shock, and even Grant Ward was secretly alarmed.
If it were anyone else, this group could handle them; at worst, they could use their respective identities and backgrounds to maneuver around them!
Baron Strucker...
He was not only one of the strongest serpent heads in the infamous HYDRA organization, but also Adele's biological father!
What are they supposed to do?!
Figo and the others fell silent. Thomas's bald head was practically sparking from his rubbing, and they still couldn't come up with a solution.
Adele stood up abruptly, wiped away her tears, and said firmly, "I'm going to Sokovia to see my father! I'll ask him to retract this decision. I'd rather die than marry Bowen Astark!"
Thomas patted his chest and said, "I'll go with you!"
Adele looked at Thomas with a very serious expression. "I'm sorry, Thomas, I only see you as a friend and a brother. There's no possibility between us!"
Thomas gave a wry smile, "I know, I've always known..."
"But I can't just stand by and watch you go and seek your own death!"
Judy quickly grabbed Adele and said urgently, "Yes, boss, my father said that Baron Strucker has always been ruthless and extremely domineering!"
Even if you are his biological daughter, he will not let you go!
Adele bit her lip hard, a trickle of bright red blood sliding down her cheek.
Just then, a slight hissing sound rang out.
A cluster of crimson energy sparks suddenly appeared in the air in the center of the hall, followed by a Crimson Portal slowly opening...