What could possibly go wrong with Kamar-Taj?
Luke Such questions flashed through his head.
In this era, the future Sorcerer Supreme Strange is not even an embryo.
The appointed successor did not appear, and there was no need to use the trick of the Ancient One, who was stabbed to death by the traitor and used it to escape and retire early.
"Then go directly to Greenwich Village."
Luke groaned.
He plans to go to New York Sanctum first.
Anyway, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s work is not in a hurry.
Instead of burying yourself in a variety of boring documents.
If you are participating in one social banquet and boring meeting after another, you might as well go to Kathmandu to relax.
He did not forget that Sorcerer Supreme had promised to open Kamar-Taj's magic training course to him.
"Let Howard rest for a while. Now take him to Kamar-Taj and train with those macho mages. I'll probably completely drain this guy's body."
Luke thought silently while staring at the scenery outside the window.
Elder-level Vampires Amelia, the juicing ability is unparalleled.
Howard, whose physical fitness is only at the level of ordinary people, is no match for him.
A sore back, weak legs, and exhaustion are all normal phenomena.
Without getting the wind immediately, he is already considered to be extremely powerful.
After about forty minutes' drive, Luke arrived at Bleecker Street at Greenwich Village.
Since becoming Superman, I had a friendly conversation with Sorcerer Supreme.
Three Sanctuaries no longer refuses his visits, and his attitude towards him is quite kind.
"Mr. Lieutenant General, please come in."
New York Sanctum's building seems to have magic settings similar to induction wards.
Luke As soon as he stepped out of the car, Master Nico, who had greeted him before, appeared at the door at the right time.
The dark face still has a mysterious smile like a magic stick, which makes people want to kick him hard for no reason.
"Peggy, you go back first. Help me cancel the meeting of the Pentagon and White House, just say that I have other things to deal with."
Luke turned around and said to the commander of S.H.I.E.L.D..
His intuition told him that New York Sanctum's mage took the initiative to come to his door, it would definitely not be a small trouble.
"Okay. But the President... forget it, wait until you come back."
Carter frowned slightly, but stopped talking.
Luke noticed the strange behavior of the female agent, but did not ask any more questions. Sanctum Master Nico was still waiting at the door.
"Mr. Lieutenant General, Russell has been informed of your visit and has prepared tea in the reception room on the second floor."
Luke, who had been here several times, was familiar with the route and walked straight up the stairs.
He pushed open the second-to-last house in the corridor. In the antique reception room, an old man with a white beard sat.
The other party is exactly what Master Nico calls "Russell", and he is also the manager of New York Sanctum.
The system established by Sorcerer Supreme actually treats Kamar-Taj as a talent training institution.
Teach and train the disciples who are willing to stay and follow you.
If the results are passed, there is no objection to fighting.
After graduation, they will be assigned to Three Sanctuaries and go to various places to perform tasks.
Only those with outstanding performance and extraordinary talents are qualified to become managers of Sanctum.
An old mage like Russell, despite his age, speaks slowly.
Since he can be the department head of New York Sanctum, he must have been a muscular man before - the kind of man who can kill a Bengal tiger with one punch.
The current mage has long since gotten rid of the weak image of the past.
You need to lift weights every day, exercise, wear heavy armor, and lift giant swords, flails, and axes to be considered qualified!
Because signing a contract and borrowing the power of the dimension requires paying a price.
If you don't have a strong enough body, you will die within a few years.
"Please sit down, Lieutenant General Cahill."
Russell, with a kind smile, handed me a cup of good tea.
This old man with a white beard is very interested in the Celestial Empire culture.
The tea ceremony is one of them.
"Well, it's improved compared to last time. The master's understanding of making and drinking tea has become more profound."
Luke lowered his head and sniffed, and a refreshing fragrance hit his nostrils.
Holding the porcelain cup in hand, he took a sip of the translucent tea soup.
The taste is delicate and mellow, with a hint of sweetness in the bitterness.
"Haha, haha. Lieutenant General Cahill still has good taste."
Russell, who received the compliment, nodded with satisfaction.
"Those people in Sanctum only drink vodka, whiskey, and cola soda! How do they understand the beauty of tea?"
Luke looked at this old man with a white beard and spoke in a serious manner, which seemed very interesting.
"Russell, you specially asked someone to come to S.H.I.E.L.D. to find me. Is there something wrong?"
After chatting for a few words to set the mood, he got to the point.
"That's it, Lieutenant General Cahill, Sorcerer Supreme is no longer in Kamar-Taj. Before she left, she specifically told you that if she encounters any problems that are difficult to solve, she can come to you..."
The old mage cleared his throat and said slowly.
The Ancient One is not in Kamar-Taj?
Luke's eyes flashed, as if he had some guess.
Could it be that a certain timeline is out of order and Sorcerer Supreme needs to go to restore order?
"With all my virtues and abilities, I can help Three Sanctuaries."
Luke chuckled and remained humble, but in his heart he wondered if Sorcerer Supreme took advantage of the business trip to take advantage of the opportunity to fish, right?
According to the Ancient One's casual style of doing things, the possibility of this is not low.
"Lieutenant General Cahill doesn't know. Probably a few days ago, Three Sanctuaries's monitoring network experienced energy fluctuations."
Russell raised his right hand, and Sling Ring on it sparkled, emitting magic waves.
As a high-level mage, the originally cumbersome spells and magic circles seemed to come at your fingertips, and a teleportation portal was quickly opened.
Luke put down the teacup, followed the old mage who got up, and walked in.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Only the bells echoed.
A puff of green smoke floats in the air, as if you are in a temple.
"This is...Kamar-Taj."
Luke paused and thought slightly hesitantly.
The legendary Kamar-Taj is the holy land in the eyes of the mage, and it is also the operation center of Three Sanctuaries!
What did the old mage want to do by bringing him here?
"Please follow me."
Russell, who remains mysterious, acts as a guide.
Luke followed suit and followed closely behind.
He looked around, sizing up this hidden cultivation place shrouded in a mysterious veil.
You can see towers standing like stone forests, and from time to time, hermits wearing robes of different colors or trained mages walk out of them.
They were holding books or magic weapons in their hands, scattered in groups, scattered everywhere.
"Are these all practitioners?"
Luke asked curiously.
"Some of it is, some of it isn't."
Russell smiled.
"There is no airtight wall in the world. Even though Kamar-Taj is located among mountains and is extremely steep and difficult to climb, there are traces of its existence."
"There are always some outsiders who are good at inquiring about information. They learned the location of Kamar-Taj through many channels. They came here with various demands and passed the test set by the mage."
"Most of them are lost travelers who have encountered setbacks and are confused."
"There are also poor people who are terminally ill and enduring pain."
Luke glanced around and did see some monks and monks with mutilated bodies.
"After coming to Kamar-Taj and achieving their goals, some of these people will return to this world and continue their original lives."
"Some choose to stay, continue to explore the mysteries of the soul and self, and enter the palace of magic."
There was a trace of respect in Russell's eyes, and he sighed, "Sorcerer Supreme never interfered with the decisions they made. Decades and centuries passed by, and countless visitors found Kamar-Taj. She always watched quietly like this, patiently listening to everyone's tragic fate, and then solved the mystery in their hearts."
"For Ancient One, this may just be part of how the world works."
Luke smiled.
Those same things may have happened countless times in different timelines.
The two of them entered the hall while chatting.
"This is the most important place of Kamar-Taj. Those three doors lead to different Sanctum."
Russell didn't deliberately conceal it, he said it generously.
"The globe above is actually a magic weapon."
"Made by Sorcerer Supreme, it is similar to the radar equipment in the human world and can monitor energy fluctuations at time nodes."
"If there is an invasion by creatures from other dimensions, we will find it immediately and make emergency plans!"
Luke raised his head and looked at the huge copper ball that was slowly rotating and flowing with light.
"If you find me, Dormammu won't take advantage of Ancient One to launch an invasion, right?"
he said half-jokingly.
That's the serious Dimensional Demon God.
Superman, who is at template level LV2, has only now entered Skyfather-level, and there is still a slight gap between Odin, who is at the top.
Based purely on combat power, Luke should have little chance of winning against Dormammu.
Unless the Ancient One is willing to lend Eye of Agamotto, let him go to Dark Dimension to negotiate terms.
"It's not that serious. Sorcerer Supreme just visited Dark Dimension not long ago. Dormammu should not reach out to the earth again in a short period of time."
After hearing the old mage's answer, Luke couldn't help but observe a second of silence for Dormammu.
The Ancient One It's okay to forcefully harvest the wool. As a debtor, if you have something to do, you will go to the creditor's territory to cause trouble.
These days, it is indeed the uncle who is in debt.
"There is a problem with the time node, and there are abnormal energy fluctuations."
Russell looked solemn and said, "After careful investigation, we suspect that Conqueror Kang came to this world with the help of a time shuttle machine!"
ps: Dedicated to "Super Technology Navigator", the old author wrote a black science and technology article, which is quite beautiful~