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Chapter 199 Odin: The End Is Near

So, Ancient One was actually there when I first traveled through time, and had no way of finding me...

Du Mu looked at Gu Yi. Gu Yi still looked calm and composed, and there was no sign that he was bluffing just now.

Du Mu thought for a moment and asked, "If this gem remains in my hand and no one uses it to transmit information from the future, will the history we have experienced change?"

This apparent grandfather paradox, of course, requires a question to someone who is a veteran in time.

Ancient One shook his head and said, "Basically not... Either our past actions led to future events, or you can think of it as a fork in the timeline, and our past was interfered with by another forked timeline, thus growing a completely different branch."

As he spoke, Ancient One looked at Du Mu with a half-smile: "So what you mean is that you want to take control of Kamar-Taj's supreme treasure and hold the broken Time Stone in your own hands?"

Du Mu always felt that Gu Yi's way of speaking was a bit deliberate, but the other party's mental strength was only slightly inferior to that of the Night Walker before he ate the golden apple today. At the same time, the other party's research on the soul was more profound, and he protected his will very well, which made Du Mu unable to obtain the other party's thoughts by overlooking the other party's will.

Although it might be possible to use the Mind Stone, after meeting Ancient One, the other party had been very cooperative and easy to talk to, so Du Mu naturally had no intention of using violence.

So Du Mu nodded: "Yes, after all, the Time Stone may fall into the hands of someone hostile to me in the future, and the Time Stone can do too many things, I don't want to take the risk."

Du Mu was not the kind of person who would ignore risks once he was confident in his own strength. Although the Time Stone looked tattered, there was no guarantee that it would not be repaired. Even if it was only used as a one-time prop, if the user was a dark dimension demon like Dormammu, the risk would still be great.

Gu Yi nodded and raised her hand, and a portal composed of a golden halo immediately appeared beside her.

After the portal was formed, a burly man with a flat head walked out of the portal.

After seeing Ancient One, he respectfully presented a scroll with both hands.

Gu Yi took the scroll and handed it to Du Mu very naturally.

Du Mu took the scroll with some surprise and asked, "What is this?"

Ancient One said casually: "The title deed of Kamar-Taj in Nepal also contains the property certificates of the sanctuaries in Hong Kong, London and New York."

"Ah?" Du Mu was slightly stunned. He opened the scroll and saw that the property certificates belonging to three different countries fell out immediately.

However, the natural falling speed of these things was almost the same as being still in Du Mu's eyes. He naturally took the three fallen real estate certificates in his hand and looked at Gu Yi curiously.

"What do you mean?"

Ancient One said calmly: "It's just the base of the Eye of Agammodor. You are going to take the Time Stone away. You can't leave the empty box that was originally used to enshrine the Time Stone to me? It's useless to me."

A question mark floated above Du Mu’s head.

Gu Yi's behavior was so abnormal that Du Mu couldn't digest it for a while.

But this was only for Du Mu himself. To the outside world, Du Mu had almost no hesitation and immediately frowned and said, "You want to resign from the Supreme Mage now? Isn't it too fast? The next Supreme Mage should not be mature yet? No, he hasn't even come into contact with magic yet, right?"

Gu Yi smiled and said, "You really do know a lot of things, but unfortunately, during the one month I spent piecing together the fragments of the Time Gem, I saw a lot of future situations."

"It is an obvious fact that the next Supreme Mage, who was once chosen by me, will receive perfect treatment and recover directly through the products of your disciple's pharmaceutical company after the car accident."

Du Mu: “…”

This... seems to be a problem indeed.

Doctor Strange, whose hand is fine, is arrogant and conceited. He is very satisfied with his job and status, and it is impossible for him to come into contact with or seek magic.

What can be done? Can Ancient One break Strange's hand himself?
It's not impossible, but the problem is that if it is really interrupted, people can still recover as before through Peter Pharmaceuticals' products.

Perhaps a disability that has accumulated over the years is not so easy to repair, but if it is treated immediately when the injury is just beginning, there will be almost no sequelae.

Du Mu could almost imagine Gu Yi's embarrassing situation.

He had been planning for retirement for many years, but a widely acclaimed medicine that saved countless lives killed his designated successor.

"besides……"

Gu Yi looked at Du Mu with an unchanged smile, and said with a deep look in his eyes: "Because I was trapped in the time turbulence for a month, during this time, Casillas and others... that is, several traitors under my tutelage who surrendered to the Dark Dimension Demon God, have already contacted Dormammu."

"But at the same time, I have lost the most powerful trump card, the Time Stone. In the past, I owed Dormammu a lot of debts because of my youth. There is a dark power in my body that can be controlled by Dormammu. Therefore, it is highly likely that I will not be able to continue to assume the responsibility of protecting the world as the Supreme Sorcerer."

Gu Yi spread his hands, his smile full of ease and comfort.

It was a bit like Dumbledore's relief when he had just killed Voldemort.

"I can no longer protect the Earth, Mr. Du Mu. The survival of your disciples' home planet depends on your decision."

Gu Yi's remarks were quite justified.

After all, for tall people, they need to be fully prepared to decide whether or not to hold up the collapsing sky.

But for people who are shorter and less capable, this is no longer a problem that needs to be considered.

So Gu Yi didn't seem to be conflicted at all, he looked particularly free and easy, without any shyness at all.

Du Mu was speechless. He asked, "What about the Supreme Mage's responsibility?"

Gu Yi blinked in surprise and looked at Du Mu in surprise: "If the earth is threatened by the evil demon and is on the verge of destruction, will you care?"

Du Mu: "...I will take care of it, but..."

"Then you are the undisputed Sorcerer Supreme!"

But before he could finish his sentence, Ancient One immediately took over with a bright smile, not at all like an old monster who had lived for hundreds of years.

Du Mu was a little embarrassed, but when he asked for the Time Stone, the other person handed it to him with both hands in a very good attitude, which made it difficult for Du Mu to turn his back on him.

Seeing that Du Mu was still trying to refuse, Ancient One immediately counted on his fingers and said, "The Eye of Agamotto is in your hands, and the deeds to Kamar-Taj and the three sanctuaries are in your hands, which means that all the magic items and books in Kamar-Taj are also in your hands. If there is a crisis on Earth, you will not ignore it, and you are free to act without any restrictions..."

At this point, Ancient One blinked and said, "Does it still matter whether you call yourself the Supreme Sorcerer?"

When an animal sounds like a duck, walks like a duck, and tastes like a duck, it's a duck.

Du Mu now meets all the conditions mentioned by Gu Yi. It really doesn't matter whether he is willing to accept the title of Supreme Mage or not.

Just like Gu Yi asked, if the earth is really in danger, will Du Mu turn a blind eye?

If Du Mu is willing to protect the earth, then to put it bluntly, the Time Stone and all the treasures and collections in Kamar-Taj are just gifts from the Ancient One.

The actual influence on Du Mu was almost non-existent. These things were actually just extras to the time gem.

Or as the Ancient One said... the base of the Eye of Agamotto.

However, Du Mu never expected that when Gu Yi failed to find a successor, he actually found him. He didn't know what to say for a moment.

But since it was given away for free, Du Mu was not the kind of petty person, so he nodded generously and said, "Since Master Ancient One has said this, I will accept the Broken Time Stone."

Only then did Gu Yi reveal a satisfied smile.

"Then my duty is over ahead of schedule."

As he spoke, Gu turned his hand and opened a portal again.

Du Mu could feel that this portal seemed to lead to a French restaurant in London, England.

"The future fate of the Earth depends on you...Supreme Mage, Mr. Du Mu."

As Ancient One spoke, he stepped into the portal and disappeared completely.

But Du Mu could still hear Gu Yi's mumbling after he went to England.

"That's good. In this timeline, I have more time to enjoy modern life before the creditors come knocking on my door."

"I hope the days around Yongheng aren't too primitive... To be on the safe side, hide more flavored syrups and sparkling water in the mirror space."

Du Mu just felt that he had nothing to say.

This Ancient One was far worse than he had imagined.

Well, the female Ancient One in the movie was just as bad. She escaped before Dormammu invaded the earth, leaving a newcomer who had just been a wizard for less than two months to deal with the dimensional demon.

Although she should have seen Strange's final victory through the Time Stone, she never even showed her face in front of Dormammu, and it is unknown how much energy she owed Dormammu.

It seems that the position of the Sorcerer Supreme is not that important in the movie universe. Unlike in the comics or anime, there are demons harassing him every few days.

In this case, Du Mu took the deeds of Kamar-Taj and the three sanctuaries into his arms. This move symbolized that Du Mu had completely taken over the mess that Ancient One had abandoned, and at the same time, all these areas that were originally hidden by Ancient One were exposed to Du Mu's senses.

A large number of hidden areas that Du Mu had never noticed in the past have appeared in Nepal, New York, London and Hong Kong.

So...what about Ancient One's traitorous disciple, Casillas?
Du Mu did not find any trace of the other party, perhaps he was hiding in the mirror space?

The reason why he can now observe the situations in the three sanctuaries and Kamar-Taj is probably because Ancient One cast a magic in the deed, giving him the authority not to be deceived, just like an ordinary person introduced into Kamar-Taj.

But Du Mu has not yet come into contact with the magic of this world. Those who try to avoid Ancient One can naturally use supernatural means to avoid Du Mu's hearing.

Du Mu frowned slightly. He had heard that the magic in Marvel was all about borrowing energy from the demons to cast spells, so he was not very interested in it.

But now it seems that we still need to understand a little bit about the principles, at least to be able to tell where someone is casting a spell.

After Gu Yi left, her disciple, Wang, did not leave with her teacher.

Instead, he lowered his head slightly and stood respectfully beside Du Mu.

Seeing Du Mu looking at him, Wang Cai said at the right time: "There are countless magic weapons and books in the Supreme Sanctuary. The list and catalog are all in my mind. I know everything in the Supreme Sanctuary."

"Master Ancient One instructed me to act as your guide, so that I can better receive everything that the Supreme Sorcerer represents. At the same time, if you don't want to see me, or others who once followed Master Ancient One, I will take them away from Kamar-Taj."

So thorough?

All your belongings, including the Time Stone, will be given away as a gift?
And comes with a butler to manage the finances?

Du Mu looked at the broken time gem in his hand.

He seemed to be able to imagine how many ideological struggles Ancient One had gone through in the month when the Time Stone was broken.

If the Time Stone had not been broken and delayed Ancient One's steps, she would probably have been angry and come to settle the score with me first.

But for the wizard, the long month allowed Gu Yi to think everything over and consider it clearly.

Therefore, not only did she not resist Du Mu's desire for the Time Stone, but she took advantage of the situation and dumped all her original responsibilities, including the care of the Time Stone, onto Du Mu as a bundled sale.

The benefits of doing this are enormous. Not only does it not offend Du Mu, it also makes up for the loss of the future successor not learning magic, and it allows him to retire earlier than originally planned.

Based on the fact that Ancient One would definitely use death to escape his debt to the Demon God, there was no doubt that there would be no loss in throwing all responsibilities surrounding the Time Stone to Du Mu.

The only risk Gu Yi needs to take is... Du Mu's character.

Du Mu smiled slightly and put the time gem in his arms.

Then he said to the king: "No need, you should continue to manage the Supreme Sanctuary the same way you helped Ancient One in the past, just as if the Supreme Sorcerer has not changed."

"Go ahead, I'll head to Kamar-Taj later to look up some information."

Wang immediately said respectfully: "What kind of information do you want to look up? Perhaps I can suggest some relevant books for you."

Du Mu raised his eyebrows. This butler seemed to be quite useful.

He said bluntly: "I just found no trace of Casillas in the world. He can avoid Gu Yi's eyes and my ears. Can you help me find which books have relevant information?"

This time Wang stopped talking and bowed slightly. A portal appeared behind him and he walked backwards into it. The portal then closed.

Du Mu could already feel that the king, who had returned to the Kamar-Taj Library, heaved a long sigh of relief, and quickly wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, muttering to himself: "What exactly is that feeling... It feels like my soul is burning. Could it be the other party's overflowing mental power? This is too terrifying..."

As a mage, Wang was more sensitive to another person's mental strength. At the same time, he was not as strong as Ancient One. Therefore, even though Du Mu did not show any seriousness, Wang was still sweating all over because of the burning of Du Mu's mental power.

As he spoke, Wang shuddered and nervously flipped through the books behind him: "The spells that Casillas hid... Let me see, there must be some in the mirror space."

Du Mu nodded. With Wang's help, he probably wouldn't have to worry about how to take care of Gu Yi's "legacy".

At the same time, Du Mu turned around and looked at the Asgard father and son.

During the conversation between Du Mu and Gu Yi just now, the three of them held their breath and listened attentively, not daring to disturb them.

After all...whether it is to restore Asgard or to kill the enemies.

The hopes of these two things, at this moment, all depend on the thoughts of the new Supreme Sorcerer.

Du Mu didn't say anything, but just raised his hand and pointed at Odin.

The three Asgard people were stunned, not understanding what Du Mu's gesture meant.

However, a spell carrying golden light slowly floated towards Odin.

In an instant, golden light covered Odin.

After a brief moment, Odin reappeared in the light.

At this moment, the armor on his body was still in tatters, and the purple flames on it had disappeared.

At the same time, Odin slowly straightened his upper body.

Thor and Loki were pleasantly surprised and were about to step forward to help, but Odin raised his hand to stop them.

Then, Odin exerted strength with his legs and slowly stood up from the ground.

The old king of Asgard, at this moment, once again exudes a strong vitality.

Even Odin himself, looking at his hands, was extremely surprised.

Loki's eyes were a little moist, and in order to hide his emotions, he couldn't help but laugh and said, "Father, can't we see my sister appear?"

Odin shook his head helplessly and looked at Du Mu with a complicated expression: "You... eliminated the extremely corrosive and destructive power of the power gem that remained in my body, and repaired my long-rotten divine consciousness."

He said with emotion: "This effect is comparable to a complete Odin Sleep."

When Thor heard Odin's words, he stood up suddenly, looked at Odin with surprise, and then looked at Du Mu with surprise.

He couldn't help but say, "Mr. Du Mu, you cured my father, I... I don't know how to repay you..."

Du Mu shook his head: "It can't be considered a complete cure. After all, my healing spells are not very suitable for you Asgardians. It just allows the body's functions to recover completely and no longer be in a dying state."

Odin took a deep breath and said, "That's enough."

"Without any disturbance from the outside world, after experiencing the last complete Odin's sleep, I have reached the limit of my lifespan."

Odin looked up at the sky and said with a melancholy tone: "I will probably live for about another thousand years."

As he spoke, he looked at Thor and Loki and said with relief: "But in these last thousand years, I can see my children grow up to a higher position than me. Even if I die, I will rest in peace."

"Father!" Thor's eyes were filled with tears. He felt extremely heartbroken when he heard that his father only had a thousand years to live.

A mere thousand years is just two five hundred years. Wouldn't it be over in just two sleeps?
My father has finally reached his end...

Loki could hardly help but roll his eyes.

Unlike this father and son, Loki still has a relatively normal view of life span.

But even so, his eyes were still flickering and he kept stealing glances at Du Mu.

The treatment just now was not an ordinary treatment...

It would be difficult to completely eradicate the remaining damage caused by the Power Stone in one go, even with the most sophisticated medical equipment in the galaxy.

The only way... is to become the master of the Power Stone and actively eliminate the power of the Power Stone in Odin's body.

In this case, the mind gem will naturally be used to repair my father's spiritual consciousness.

In other words... the three Infinity Stones that Thanos once obtained, plus the broken Time Stone, are now all in the hands of the Sorcerer Supreme in front of him!
Loki took a deep breath in his heart.

Wow, all he needs is the Soul Gem and the Reality Gem, and he can squeeze the entire universe into any shape he wants!

How to do?
What else can I do?
Loki looked at Thor, and a long-lost jealousy appeared in his eyes.

He slapped his thigh in frustration.

Damn it, such a thick thigh was placed in front of me, but I didn’t realize it until so long after my brother expressed his loyalty. I was even one step too late to hug the thigh!

(End of this chapter)