Chapter 968 Strange: Are there aliens in the magic academy?

What happened next was pretty much the same as what happened in the movie.

Strange was deliberately arranged to arrive at the gate of Kamar-Taj, and then Mordo was arranged to meet Strange and bring him to the Hall of the Supreme Sorcerer. What awaited Strange next was a series of tests and trials set by the Ancient One.

Strange is essentially a very proud, almost conceited person. Although a series of major changes he has encountered recently have slightly restrained his temperament, he still fails to meet Ancient One's expectations of him.

The Ancient One never intended to hand over the throne of the Sorcerer Supreme to Strange the moment he stepped into Kamar-Taj. The position of the Sorcerer Supreme is by no means a trivial matter. It is a mythical existence in the long history of Kamar-Taj, and every Sorcerer Supreme is a creator of legends. Strange must start as a magic apprentice, go through many trials, and deeply learn the essence of Kamar-Taj's magic before he can hope to ascend to the supreme throne.

Therefore, Ancient One started a nearly "harsh" training journey for Strange, patiently carving his character, aiming to make him get rid of his past arrogance and pride. During this journey, Strange gradually transformed from a proud and complacent surgeon to a humble and respectful magic apprentice.

At first, Strange was full of doubts and even thought that he had fallen into some kind of scam and was about to be killed like those unlucky people who strayed into northern Myanmar. However, when he witnessed the mysterious magic beyond scientific cognition, his mentality began to change quietly.

At first, Strange's journey in learning magic was not smooth. As a leader in the field of medicine, his grasp of modern scientific concepts was deeply rooted, which to some extent became an obstacle for him to contact and understand magic.

Later, under the guidance of the Ancient One, Strange gradually realized the true meaning of magic, and began to let go of his obsession with science and himself.

The Ancient One in this timeline is not as anxious about time as in the movie. The Kamar-Taj traitor Kaecilius in the movie has not even betrayed Kamar-Taj yet. Moreover, even the dark dimension demon Dormammu has been defeated by Noah. Even the creditors are gone, so the Ancient One is naturally not that anxious.

Therefore, the Ancient One does not need to use extreme methods to forcibly activate Strange's magical talent after accepting him as in the movie, such as throwing him to the snowy mountains and freezing him to death if he does not learn to open the portal. Of course, this method is indeed very effective, and the Ancient One may not necessarily not use it. The desire for survival stimulated by death can bring great power to people. However, this time the Ancient One will throw Strange to the snowy mountains after laying a good foundation for him.

During this period of time, Ancient One would slowly teach Strange magic and truly treat him as her own disciple. Then, when she really did not want to be the Sorcerer Supreme and wanted to pass on the throne, she would simply fake her death and run away, passing the position to Strange.

And learning magic is also a very new thing for Strange. He seems to have returned to the time when he first came into contact with medicine and began to study medical books like an ordinary medical student.

At first, Strange also encountered great setbacks. For example, his palms had permanent nerve and tendon damage. After wearing the ring, he could not draw a complete circle in the air normally. If the circles drawn by him and other wizard apprentices were drawn on the drawing, then others drew a normal circle, while Strange drew a sea urchin.

Strange once attributed his failure to master magic to the injury in his hand. This self-limiting idea was not broken until the Ancient One appeared before him with a unique old wizard.

The old wizard, who had lost both of his hands and only had one round arm left, performed a wonderful magic show and vividly explained to Strange the true meaning of magic - it has nothing to do with the integrity of the body, but lies in the purity of the mind and the release of potential. At this moment, Strange's mentality underwent a fundamental change.

Strange did not disappoint the teachings of the Ancient One and his own talent. He soon learned the most basic magic and became a formal apprentice. And relying on his smart brain and the help of the soul-out-of-body technique, Strange's skills can be called "photographic memory" and his understanding of magic has reached the amazing "photographic memory". He immersed himself in the vast magic books, absorbing every drop of knowledge like a sponge absorbing water, constantly enriching and improving his magic skills.

During his time at Kamar-Taj, Strange also made many new friends, such as the King of the Magic Library, who was someone Strange had to deal with every day. After all, he spent most of the day in the library. There was also Mordo, who had a more serious attitude and was also one of the Ancient One's apprentices. Strange heard that the other party grew up in Kamar-Taj, so he respected him.

In addition, Strange also met some special friends, some "aliens" called Eternals.

Although Strange had stayed in New York before and realized the existence of aliens after experiencing the Battle of New York, he was still very surprised to see these legendary aliens in Kamar-Taj. After all, these aliens looked almost the same as humans.

The Eternals had been living in Kamar-Taj before the issues with the Geocentric Gods and the Celestials were resolved by Noah. It was convenient for them to use the abilities of mages to attack the Deviants around the world.

Now that almost all problems have been resolved by Noah, most of the Eternals have left Kamar-Taj and returned to their original places. The leader of the Eternals, Ajak, chose to settle in Kamar-Taj. Ajak likes the tranquility here, and Ancient One did not drive her away.

Strange got to know these Eternals when other Eternals used portal magic to return to Kamar-Taj to visit Ajak.

That's right, in fact, these members of the Eternals have learned their unique magic, portal, during their time living in Kamar-Taj.

The Eternals were all creations of the Gods. Although most of their upper limits were set when they were created, their talents were all very high, and learning magic was not a difficult task for them. After learning such convenient spells, even if they were far apart, they could visit and communicate with each other anytime and anywhere.