"Understandable." The Ancient One looked at the three girls behind him, "So, who are these?"
"They insist on coming." Peter sighed, "Qin·Grey, Felicia·Hardy, and Wanda·Maximoff. They also want to receive training."
The Ancient One looked at the three of them for a long time, and a hint of understanding appeared at the corner of his mouth. "Very good. Now that we are here, let's hurry up. We don't have enough time left."
She led everyone towards the inner courtyard and said as she walked, "In Kamar-Taj, you will learn the secret way. Mutants's talent may provide you with convenience, but before you can master Magic, you must reshape your cognition and learn mysticism and fighting skills. Can you accept it?"
Qin and Wanda looked at each other and nodded. "No problem."
The Ancient One smiled slightly, "Very good, then the first step -"
"Peter?!"
A crisp scream of surprise suddenly came from the side corridor. A petite golden and white figure rushed over like a whirlwind and ran directly into Peter's arms, holding his neck tightly with two arms.
"Tandy?!" Peter recognized the blond girl in front of him at a glance.
"Oh my god, it's really you!" Tandy Bowen raised his head with excitement on his face, "I knew you would come! Doom After the incident spread, I guessed that sooner or later you would have to run here to avoid the limelight. Even Uncle Ben said you would be here in the next few days!"
"Ahem!"
An extremely deliberate and dangerous cough sounded nearby.
Felicia crossed his arms, raised his eyebrows high, and looked dangerously at Peter and Tandy: "Peter, aren't you going to explain?"
Wanda added coolly to the side, "Do you still need to explain? It's an obvious old routine."
Peter felt a chill on the back of his neck, and quickly pulled Tandy off his body. "Let me introduce, this is Tandy Bowen, a friend who helped New York before."
"More than just helping!" Tandy said loudly without hesitation, "He rescued me from Extremis living on the street, and later Spider-Man rescued me several times!" At this point, Tandy suddenly blinked his eyes and looked at Felicia warily, "Wait...Felicia? Felicia·Hardy?! That ex-girlfriend who abandoned him?!"
Felicia's eyes instantly turned cold. "It's me, what's wrong?"
Tandy A pure white Lightforce gleam flashed in his eyes for an instant, and then quickly faded away. "I have heard a lot of 'glorious deeds' about you."
"Oh? For example?"
"For example, pat his butt and leave when he is in the most pain." Tandy pushed back unceremoniously.
The corner of Qin's mouth curled up slightly and she laughed softly, "This girl has a fierce temper, I like her."
"Haha, this little girl has always been so sharp-tongued!" A voice as thick as the friction of rocks came from the corner of the corridor.
The huge Thing came with heavy steps, a warm smile on his rough face, "Hey, boy, we meet again!"
"Ben!" Peter stepped forward and bumped fists with him in surprise, "It's good to see you're okay."
Ben·Gerry mu nodded. "I heard that you are here for special training? Taking the opportunity to take refuge? Now the whole world regards you as a wanted criminal."
"It's hard to explain in words." Peter smiled bitterly, "I'll explain it to you slowly later. But now..." He glanced at Felicia and Tandy, who were still glaring at each other, "Sorcerer Supreme, can you take us to our residence first?"
The Ancient One A smile flashed in his eyes and he waved his sleeves, "Come with me."
Kamar-Taj's monk's room is extremely simple, with nothing but a hard bed, desk and wooden chair. But surprisingly, there is a high-speed wireless network here. Peter's room is arranged in Ben Grimm is next door, while Qin, Felicia and Wanda were assigned to the female apprentice area at the other end of the building complex--obviously specially arranged by the Ancient One.
At night.
Peter received the message and walked through the silent courtyard to Sorcerer Supreme's Zen room. Many windows in the courtyard still had lights shining through, and many apprentices were still reading ancient books at night.
Arriving at the door, Peter had just stood still for three seconds when the Ancient One's calm voice came from inside. "Come in."
Peter pushed open the door and entered. The room was empty and clean. The Ancient One was sitting cross-legged next to the coffee table. There was a tea set on the table.
"Your place is as simple as ever." Peter walked over and sat down.
"If you live too long, you will always lose more than you gain, and foreign things will become redundant." The Ancient One said lightly, holding the pot and pouring him a cup of hot tea with a small spoonful of honey in it. It was exactly the taste that Peter liked.
Peter took a sip and praised sincerely, "The craftsmanship is still so good... To be honest, I still don't know how to call you. It always seems awkward to call you Sorcerer Supreme."
The Ancient One smiled slightly, "The name is just a code name. For me now, my past identity has no meaning. But at certain times, I occasionally use the name 'Lei' as a pseudonym."
Peter laughed, "Forget it, you don't look like a person named 'Lei' at all. Let's get back to the subject, why did you meet me specifically just to drink tea?"
"Stephen·Strange... In your future, or in the parallel universe you have been to, your real mentor - Stephen of that world, should have told you about my ending, right?"
Peter's hand holding the teacup tightened slightly. He knew what the Ancient One was referring to.
"You want me to stand by and watch? Let fate befall you and let you die in the hands of Kaecilius?" Peter looked directly at her.
The Ancient One nodded calmly. "Life and death have their own destiny. My departure is the only way for Stephen to take responsibility and become Sorcerer Supreme. Peter, just accept your fate."
"With all due respect, this is pure nonsense." Peter said coldly.
The Ancient One raised his eyebrows, but didn't get angry, just looked at him quietly.
"Do you know why I still come here even though I know there is danger?" Peter put down the cup, "Because I don't accept my fate! Children from the future came to me through time and space to warn me that Thanos will beat the Snap, and half of the people in the universe will be wiped out. If destiny is a mess, then the purpose of my coming here is to smash it completely!"
The Ancient One asked calmly, as if he was already accustomed to time travel. "So, you want to change the future?"
"Yes!" Peter said firmly, "Whether Strange becomes a great weapon or not is his own business, but we cannot do without you in the future battles. Your death date will be postponed indefinitely."
"Peter, when you decide to raise the banner against Thanos, you are equivalent to carrying the weight of the entire world on your shoulders." The Ancient One said slowly, "Not only that, you also want to take all the burdens that should be borne by others, and also take them on yourself?"