Two hours later.
In the villa's enormous open-air restaurant, the sea breeze blows and the lights are soft.
A ten-meter-long dining table is laden with food that could bankrupt an ordinary person.
The Wagyu beef, flown in by air, was sizzling as it was pan-fried; the lobster's claws were thicker than a person's arm; and next to it were several bottles of red wine, older than the time Steve had been asleep.
Luca sat in the main seat, holding a wine glass in his hand, a smile playing on his lips.
"Eat up, fatso."
"In the Stark family, as long as you have value, even if you're a pig, I can make sure you eat truffles every meal."
Wang nodded repeatedly, his mouth watering as he looked at the feast before him.
In Kamar-Taj, he ate mostly bland food, and the occasional meal of yak meat from the foot of the mountain felt like a holiday.
Now, faced with these sugar-coated bullets of capitalism, Wang's burdens have been shattered.
But he still forced a straight face, pretending to regard money as dirt.
" Mr. Stark, we ascetics have a very detached view of the desires of the palate."
Wang spoke in a serious tone, then picked up his knife and fork and quickly stuffed a large piece of dripping Wagyu beef into his mouth.
"Hmm... but to replenish the energy consumed during spellcasting, occasionally consuming some high-protein foods is also necessary."
Seeing this, Tony rolled his eyes.
If you want to eat, just eat; why pretend to be so high and mighty?
" JARVIS, record a video of the fat guy eating."
"If the people from Kamar-Taj come looking for trouble in the future, we'll post the video online with the title 'Shocking! Mysterious sorcerer sells his soul for a bite of beef.'"
Some are happy, some are sad.
For example, Steve, who's sitting across from me.
He was completely uninterested in these exquisite foods.
It's not that he's picky; he simply can't adapt to modern people's eating habits.
He held his fork and stabbed the rare steak on his plate with great force, his face full of irritation.
"What the hell is this shit?!"
Steve slammed his fork on the table and started cursing.
"This piece of meat is so raw I can hear it crying for its mother! Are you rich people vampires? You like to eat raw, bloody meat?!"
"And this red wine tastes like expired, fermented horse piss!"
Steve stared at Luca.
"Give me a chilled beer! And two grilled hot dogs!"
Luca shrugged and snapped his the Snap.
"Okay, give this old Brooklyn boy from the last century a beer and a hot dog. And get him a pacifier so he doesn't keep crying."
"Fuck!" Steve gave him the middle finger.
After several rounds of drinks and five courses of food,
Wang finally put down his knife and fork and let out a satisfied burp.
He wiped his mouth with a napkin, his expression turning serious.
He knew it was time to show his true skills.
"Alright, everyone."
Wang placed his hands on the table and glanced at everyone.
"Now that I'm full... cough, I mean, now that we've established some initial trust, I'll formally introduce you to the world we live in."
Wang extended a finger, and a golden spark ignited at the tip.
"What you know about science is only a small part of the laws governing the universe."
"Beyond the material world, there exist countless dimensions and a multiverse."
The king's fingers slid lightly in the air, and golden sparks outlined intricate geometric patterns above the dining table.
"We, the sorcerers of Kamar-Taj, connect with these dimensions through spiritual power."
"We collect energy, shape energy, and transform it into shields or weapons; of course, it can also be reality-altering magic."
As Wang spoke, he suddenly waved his hand casually.
An unopened bottle of red wine on the table suddenly had its cork automatically removed.
The liquor, like a red water dragon, flew into everyone's glass.
Banner stared wide-eyed, repeatedly adjusting his glasses.
Wanda and Pietro stared at the king with their mouths agape, as if he were a god.
Tony stroked his chin, his eyes gleaming with fanaticism.
"I understand."
Then, he snapped his the Snap and said in a knowing tone.
Simply put, your brain is a wireless receiver.
"Those so-called multiverses are just cloud servers."
"You send request codes to the server by chanting spells or drawing circles, and then download energy into the real world, right?"
Wang was stunned for a moment, opened his mouth, and found that he couldn't refute it.
"Uh... although your vocabulary is strange, the principle is... roughly like this."
Luca chuckled and pinpointed the core issue.
"So, you mages are actually a group of cross-dimensional cyber hackers?"
Luca picked up his glass and swirled it.
"You don't produce energy; instead, you act as transporters of energy across the multiverse."
"To put it bluntly, you're basically freeloading energy from other dimensions. If one day the server goes offline, or the boss of that dimension stops letting you borrow from them, won't you just become a bunch of useless people who can only draw circles?"
Wang was speechless and blushed deeply after hearing Luca's words.
"This isn't freeloading! It's borrowing! How can you call it stealing when it's the mage's business?!"
Wang hurriedly offered an explanation.
"Moreover, there's a price to pay for borrowing energy; we need to maintain the balance of the real world and resist the Dark Dimension lords who want to invade Earth!"
Steve took a big gulp of beer, his face full of disdain.
"Just these little glowing tricks?"
"When we get to the battlefield, I can smash your head into your stomach with the butt of my rifle!"
Wang was speechless and almost couldn't catch his breath.
He took a deep breath and decided not to bother with this barbaric WWII soldier.
Then, his gaze passed over Steve and suddenly landed on Wanda, who was sitting in the corner.
From the beginning, Wang had felt that Wanda's aura was very unusual.
"This lady."
Wang looked at Wanda, his expression becoming more solemn than ever before.
"I just sensed the red energy you were releasing in the living room."
Could you demonstrate it again?
Wanda glanced at Luca nervously.
Luca nodded, giving him a reassuring look.
"Show him, Wanda. Let him know that it's not just the people of Kamar-Taj who know how to do special effects."
Wanda took a deep breath and raised her hands.
"Buzz!"
A ball of red energy instantly condensed in her palm, like rolling mist, exuding a violent aura.
The surrounding temperature dropped sharply, and the cutlery on the table began to twist slightly.
Upon seeing the red light, Wang suddenly stood up, causing his chair to fall to the ground.
His eyes widened in horror, his face filled with dread, as if he had seen some indescribable monster.
"This... this is impossible!"
"This is... Chaos Magic?!"
"You were born with the ability to control Chaos Magic?!"
The room fell silent upon hearing this.
Wanda paused, then withdrew the red light, her face full of confusion.
" Chaos Magic? What's that?"
Pietro also stood protectively in front of his sister, watching the king warily.
"Fatty, explain yourself clearly. What's with my sister's abilities?"
Wang swallowed hard, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and looked on with awe.
No, you don't understand.
The king's tone became very low, as if he were recounting an ancient taboo.
" Mr. Stark is right. The sorcerers of Kamar-Taj are all borrowing energy from other dimensions."
"We need to draw formations and chant incantations; we need to follow the rules of the universe."
Wang pointed at Wanda, his tone excited.
But she's different!
" Chaos Magic is one of the oldest and most violent energies in legend!"
"A person who possesses Chaos Magic does not need to borrow energy from anyone else, because she herself is an infinite source of energy!"
"She doesn't need spells or formations; she can directly alter the probabilities of reality with her will and create things that don't exist!"
Wang stared at Wanda, his eyes filled with fear.
"In the ancient texts of Kamar-Taj, those who possess this magic are called... the Scarlet Witch."
"This is a power that even the Sorcerer Supreme fears."
These words silenced everyone once again.
Wanda stared blankly at her hands, her mind a complete blank.
She always thought of herself as a monster created through experimentation, a freak who only brought destruction.
But he never knew that such terrifying power was hidden within him.
"I... I'm a witch?"
Wanda murmured to herself, her eyes slightly red.
Pietro was dumbfounded.
He looked at his sister, then at the king, and felt as if his worldview had been turned upside down.
At this moment.
Luca and Tony exchanged a glance.
No server needed?
Am I an infinite source of energy?
It can even alter reality?!
Tony slammed his hand on the table, becoming excited.
" JARVIS! Immediately establish a model for extracting Chaos Magic energy!"
Tony pointed at Wanda as if she were a priceless treasure.
"If we can analyze this energy and apply it to the Arc Reactor, Stark Industries could skip nuclear fusion and enter the era of cosmic energy!"
Luca walked straight to Wanda, grabbed her wrist, and looked at her with burning eyes.
Wanda, my good employee.
"Go to the lab to have two vials of blood drawn first thing tomorrow morning."
"I want to see if your so-called Chaos Magic can actually merge with mine."
"If we could merge..."
Luca licked his lips, a faint white-blue light flickering in his eyes.
"Then I can generate my own energy, why bother basking in the damn sun!"
Seeing the Stark brothers gone mad, Wang was speechless.
He originally intended to use the legend of Chaos Magic to intimidate these people and make them respect magic.
And the result?
These two madmen not only showed no reverence, but instead set their sights on Chaos Magic.
Damn it, they even want to use magic for scientific research and to enhance their physical bodies!
What the hell are these monsters?!
Wang suddenly realized that staying to teach them magic might be a mistake.
But now, it seems too late for regrets.
Seemingly seeing through the king's thoughts, Luca suddenly looked at him, his smile chilling.
"Fatty, starting tomorrow, you'll be the Justice League's Chief Magical Advisor."
"Give me everything you know about the multiverse, space folding, and energy borrowing."
Luca picked up his glass and drank it all in one gulp.
"The gates to the magical world have now been opened."
"Then Stark Industries will have to go in and collect the toll."