[Comprehensive Anglo-American] Gem Merchant

Stephen Strange lay on Karma Taj's plank bed, looking at his still trembling fingers, he couldn't imagine for a moment how his life trajectory was suddenly deflected in the direction of magic.

A few months ago, he was the most sought-after surgeon in major hospitals in New York City, claiming that he could bring back patients who had gone round in hell, and now he is staying in a room in Nepal" Just wait and see." It is said that he will start to learn magic from Master Ancient One.

Next door to him, there lives an outstanding senior who is admired by most of the "students".

Thinking back to that jewelry store in New York City, and now to Karma Taj at the foot of the Himalayas, life today feels extraordinarily unreal.

At first, I just wanted to heal my hands, but now, I am really curious about these mysterious and unpredictable magic tricks.

The coolness of night drifted in from the window, Strange lit a lamp, thought for a long time, and knocked on the wall beside the bed.

"--Are you asleep?"

Soon, a clear voice came from his head: "No, what do you want from me?"

"It's nothing, I'm just..."

Halfway through his words, he suddenly realized that his own voice was also speaking in his mind, so he closed his mouth: "What kind of magic is this?"

"The name on your side should be telepathy, and the scientific name on the side of the clock tower is thinking and speaking. After all, the magicians of the Weishan Emperor's origin are somewhat different from the orthodox magic of the clock tower. To be honest, most of the magicians over there Everyone thinks this kind of magic system is a bit dangerous."

The food from Ye Lai has never been so easy to eat. Although it is not "He Lai", the magic power absorbed from the source of Emperor Weishan is not as safe as the magic power obtained from the ground veins or oneself.But this is all for later, anyway, he has already decided on this faction——

"However, this statement is not entirely true. The magic of the Ancient One system is a test of the firmness of the spirit. If the will is firm and the goal is clear, it will not be swallowed by too violent power. In other words, you will not only need to be in the next step Technically temper yourself, and spiritual practice also cannot be relaxed."

Under the flickering lights, Stephen Strange nodded blankly. This explanation sounded a bit like the NPC's rookie reminder when the RPG game just joined Novice Village, which made him feel unreal at all.

"What should I do?"

he asks.

Anyway, it is right to communicate more with the instructor. Although Alphonse claims not to have a master's degree (Master), he is obviously a high-ranking senior, and in the field of occultism, he may not have graduated from elementary school yet.

"Read the books I gave you until you understand them, and then study according to Gu Yi's arrangement during the day. If you don't know it, you can ask...Ask Mo Du, and I will introduce him to you tomorrow."

Alphonse's painting style changed, and he swallowed the words "you can ask me". In the field of magic from the origin of Weishandi, he himself is only at a passable level, and he is not outstanding in all aspects, but If it's senior brother Modu who is strict and strict, there will definitely be no problems.

Stephen Strange nodded, said hello, turned on the "Great Origin" on the desk with the light on, and began to read it carefully.

On the other side of the wall, Alphonse's cell phone glowed in the darkness, and the last message was displayed on the screen.

It's Stark's message.

[Sol is very eager to know the whereabouts of his brother. SHIELD seems to have accumulated some mysterious incidents that need to be solved urgently. Recently, the Avengers have been particularly active, and Banner's spinel has bottomed out. ]

[The improved version of MarkA is 70.00% done, when will you check back? ]

Alphonse smiled lightly in the dark night, said good night, and closed his eyes.

The next day.

Alphonse led Strange to find Mordo, and unexpectedly received a cold reception from the elder brother.

"It's against the rules."

The other party folded his arms: "A new magician needs to learn from the basics. You let him read books with those children for a few months."

Karl Modu stretched out his finger, and everyone looked in his direction. A few magic apprentices who looked like middle school and high school students were sitting in a small classroom with air leakage on all sides, each holding a thin textbook in their hands.

Strange: "..."

The teaching environment is obviously not good.

But the other party was a big brother after all, and he also saw that this place might be a bit strict, and he vaguely remembered that there was a tradition of bullying recruits in some troops... So he raised his eyebrows and wisely remained silent.

"He can study the theoretical content by himself at night, and I have already borrowed the textbook."

Alphonse assured Karl Modu: "It's good for you to start teaching magic. Most of the content I learn is based on the form of gem magic. I am not familiar with Weissandi's magic formula, so let me It is more reliable for you to teach."

"How can I learn by myself..."

Karl Modu was very dismissive of this: "Please explain, what is the difference between the magic we are going to learn and the ordinary Dayuan magic?"

"The origins are different."

Stephen Strange stood up straight, neither humble nor overbearing: "Origin refers to the origin of a certain school of magic or system. The magic power (Mana) used by magic based on the theory of great origin often comes from the leylines of the earth or the starry sky, and there are also a few The source of magic power is obtained from the inside of the world. In short, it is a magic system without clear direction. The magic here has a clear source of direction, and its own magic circuit exists more as a channel of communication. To communicate with Weishandi's power, so the stronger the adaptability of one's own magic power, the greater the magic power that can be pried and seized."

"It's good to know."

Karl Modu saw that the other party really answered, and his tone was a little better. It seems that this guy is not the kind of arrogant fool, but actually spent the whole night to make up for his lack of knowledge .However, these contents were still not enough to convince him, so the magician who used to abide by the rules asked again:

"Since you already know the peculiarity of this magic system, do you understand where the danger of this type of magic lies?"

Stephen Strange still had questions and answers, as if he had engraved the knowledge in his mind early. It was impossible to imagine that it took only one night for him to go from having no foundation to accepting the school exam.Alphonse stood aside and observed carefully, and found that the other party's eyes did have traces of light blue.

...This guy probably didn't sleep all night.

"Gifts are not without cost, and so is magic power. This kind of magic power system is distinct and intertwined. If the user is a little unsteady, it is easy to slip into the dark abyss. Most magicians who learn this technique have magic power to communicate with each other. Adaptive practitioners, so in addition to connecting with Weishandi's power, it is also easier to appeal for power from areas such as the dark dimension and the source of chaos."

He carefully repeated what he had learned word by word: "Therefore, to learn this kind of magic, you must pay more attention to the firmness of your heart and soul than other magicians."

Seeing that the others were silent, he added hesitantly: "Although I don't know how difficult it is to 'stick to yourself' written in the book, but I just want to learn magic to heal my hand... I am a Doctor, I have no interest in those more powerful forces."

This sentence made Mo Du's expression stunned. There were indeed some people who were not very interested in exploring the magic way before, and did not have the perseverance to continue learning. It was just because of temporary difficulties and coincidence that they came into contact with this kind of magic. In life, they are almost no different from ordinary people except that they are still named as Karma Taj. After a short period of study, when the pain that originally drove them here was healed, they quickly returned to in their original life.

Modu doesn't have any special views on this kind of behavior. After all, studying magic requires hard work in his opinion. Those who can't bear the hardship will just leave. Good thing, save a person who is immersed in pain.Most of them have no intention of pursuing power, and use magic that may be worse than Alphonse's. Once the disease is cured, they will almost never open their magic circuits again.

This is nothing more than a completely different path. Modu felt a little disdainful and sympathetic in his heart. How could such a person know the profoundness and greatness of the root of the magic way.Talents like themselves are martyrs on the road of quest, and those people are still in the pattern of ordinary human beings, and they are not magicians at all.

It's just that the supreme venerable has a kind heart and saved them casually.The more Modu thought about it, the more he felt that this was the case, and turned to look at Alphonse: "Has Master Gu Yi agreed to this matter?"

Alphonse nodded: "Of course...he asked me to study with you, and I don't know why."

His adaptability is quite insufficient. Even though the number of magic circuits is considered excellent among magicians, it is not outstanding here. There are almost no other spells that can be used except for opening portals. The mage should have known it a long time ago. While stretching in the early morning light, Alphonse felt that it must be because Gu Yi needed cheap labor that he was asked to come here to help.

Modu glanced at him and warned: "The wisdom of the Supreme Being is not something you and I can easily understand. Even if you are the disciple of Zellich, please don't speculate."

Alphonse nodded, "Of course."

The morning wind was chilly, and Alphonse, who had to get up early in the morning to do morning classes, stood in the courtyard watching Modu interrogating Strange, and felt extremely sleepy.

He even thought that he could go back to sleep and sleep - he didn't know what method Stark used to sleep only four hours a day and still fly around the world in his steel suit.

Alphonse, who is used to living in Brooklyn, now just wants to sleep.

The shop assistant does not come to work until 08:30 on weekdays. His place of work is his residence, and he can sleep until [-]:[-] in the morning.The other party would also bring breakfast along the way when he came to the store, and he didn't know where he bought the sandwiches. He bought them in different ways the next day, and the black tea brought back from Stark's wool was delicious.

There are not many busy hours, and most of the time is free. In addition to engraving magic power on the gems that need to be sold, his life is more comfortable than the old man in the nursing home.

And now...the disciples of Karma Taj wake up at 05:30 in the morning when the first light breaks.

Getting up late ruins the morning, getting up early ruins the day.Alphonse waited in line for breakfast with some low-pressure sleepiness, and when he was sitting in front of Strange holding a wooden bowl, wooden spoon and a large mug with a crack in his hand, he looked at the breakfast in front of him, His mood was visibly worse.

The food here...is not good.

He is Finnish, and the Edelfelt family, a well-known family of gem magic, will certainly not be short of children's food and clothing. The quality of life in the clock tower is comparable to that of New York. Even if Alphonse is eager to make money, he will not be short of money. , so I seldom experience this kind of hard life like army training.

Strange, who was unshaven in front of him, didn't seem to give up much. The two of them looked at each other, and they both decided to speed up their study progress, speed up their already rapid progress, and leave this place as soon as possible.

In the large cup in front of him, there is a full cup of homemade yogurt called "Lassi" locally.The earthy yogurt didn't let go of the sugar, and the taste was so sour that Alphonse wrinkled his expression after taking a sip, and pushed the yogurt away in disgust.Stephen Strange took a sip of the yogurt imitatively, his expression also stiffened, showing a look of wanting to vomit, and finally swallowed the yogurt after repeated struggles.

Carl Modu walked past these two unruly guys with his plate in his hand, raised his neck and took a big sip after sitting down, looked at Alphonse with disgust, and admired the latter His expression was very satisfied.

Alphonse: God... this man's sense of taste is spoiled!

Two people from New York with a good income are not used to doing anything.Nepal's per capita GDP is only about US$730, less than one-half of India's, one-tenth of China's, and one-seventieth of that of the United States.The above data shows how poor this country has become. Even as a tourist city, the quality of life is far inferior to that of New York. Not too much attention.

Strange may still have the attitude of studying seriously here, but for Alphonse, learning this is of no use, it is completely going to jail.The signal of the mobile phone is maintained at a level of about two bars, which is due to the excellent signal amplifier of Stark Industries. If it is not for his current level, the transmission cannot be opened under the magic cover of the ancient one He wanted to go back to New York almost immediately.

The bread was dry and hard. Alphonse and Strange ate the dry bread and yogurt with a bitter face, while watching Karl Modu with reverence while eating and giving lectures to the disciples around him. His mission is to guard the New York Temple, but he chooses to return to Karma Taj to continue his practice every once in a while, in order to stick to his own soul restraint and integrity, and to make further progress on the road of Visandi's source magic like walking on thin ice .

"I heard that he used to be a nobleman, and many people privately call him Baron Mordo."

Alphonse said in a low voice, "Sylvanians, I never expected to be able to study the way of magic with such patience."

"Aren't you a noble too?"

Stephen glanced at Alphonse: "I heard everyone call you Lord Jewel."

"Ah, that..."

The blond alchemist scratched his hair embarrassingly: "That's something like a nickname, because my master is the jeweler of the Wanhua Mirror."

Strange nodded thoughtfully.

Again, life in Kathmandu was poor and restrained.A large group of people stood in a square formation in the courtyard, queuing up and stretching out their hands like elementary school students doing radio gymnastics, trying to draw a portal in the air.This is the most classic and basic technique of Emperor Weishan's origin. It can be said that mastering this kind of space magic is considered a real entry.

It took a long time to eat the breakfast because it was too unpalatable, and Carl Modu ordered that there was no need to waste it, so in the end, both Al'ai and Stephen had expressions of struggle.When the tableware was cleaned and the day's homework began, Alphonse dragged Stephen to stand at the end of the phalanx with his waist bent like a late student, and was led to the front of the line by the dark-faced Modu.

"Gu Yi asked me to watch you two study hard."

With a dark face, he said, "Now, let's practice."

The author has something to say: Hard and simple Karma Taj.

Nepal's per capita GDP of $730 is the data of previous years, which is a correction taking into account the timeline.

In 2018, Nepal's per capita GDP was 830 US dollars, an average of 15 yuan per person per day.