American comics: Playing Spider-Man at the beginning, wandering around and losing contact

Chapter 27 The Supreme Mage's Self-Mockery

The figure in the orange-yellow robe slowly took off his hood, revealing a sickly pale face. His facial features were neutral and his eyes were indifferent.

Nick stood up consciously and gave his seat to the Supreme Sorcerer with a distinguished status.

This is the Sorcerer Supreme. It is normal for a mere director of SHIELD to show some respect to him!
Ancient One waved his hand, smiled slightly, and politely gestured. Behind her, a thick-featured Asian man with a mustache named Wang walked out of the portal, came to Ancient One, and then respectfully closed the portal behind him.

The Supreme Sorcerer should stay in the temple most of the time to prevent foreign evil gods from invading the earth.

But, knowing this...

"It really is Master Ancient One..."

The New York mayor's shock is even more difficult to calm down!
What is Ancient One's purpose in coming here?
When the mayor saw Gu Yi approaching, he stood up in a panic, no longer showing his superiority in front of his subordinates. He smiled and stood in front of Gu Yi, asking:

"Master, I am sorry for not welcoming you in person! You just said that you suggested that the President change the policy towards mutants? I think you must have misunderstood. The current police force in New York City is still sufficient to deal with these minor incidents..."

The mayor patted his chest and made a solemn promise.

Ancient One couldn't possibly appear here for no reason, for those mutants?

Impossible. The duties of the Supreme Sorcerer are mostly peaceful and neutral. Unless there are inhumane incidents such as nuclear war or large-scale massacres, they will not easily appear in the secular world.

The mayor of New York City seems a little unwilling and still wants to protect his political achievements!
Gu Yi lowered his eyes and looked at the servile mayor in front of him, then revealed a meaningful smile.

"No... Mr. Mayor, I think you figured it out. I'm not here to discuss mutant-related matters with you."

Her voice was very calm, yet it carried a certain majesty and magic that was irresistible.

"I am announcing to you that after today, New York City's actions against mutants will no longer be able to continue."

There was a rare sternness in Gu Yi's tone.

Behind her, the king, who was serving as a guard, was a little confused for a moment and blinked twice, as if he had not guessed that Gu Yi's attitude was so tough.

On the other hand, the mayor of New York seemed to be sweating profusely.

Even though he has been in politics for half his life and has countless hands and eyes in the party and government, but... in front of the Supreme Sorcerer, he dared not act rashly.

However, he couldn't understand no matter how hard he tried, why did Master Ancient One care so much about mutants that he even went to visit them in person?

Seeing that the mayor had fallen silent, Gu Yi gradually subsided his serious aura and revealed a gentle smile.

New York City has a wide variety of people, all good and bad.

Therefore, law enforcement is inevitably harsh and arbitrary, which Ancient One knew a long time ago.

However, although Ancient One could not stand the inhumane behavior of the New York police towards mutants, she could not intervene due to her status as the Sorcerer Supreme.

This time, someone else made her firm in this idea...

"I... understand. I will pass on this decree as soon as possible..."

Looking at Ancient One's determined eyes, the mayor finally sighed. With the president's order and the Supreme Sorcerer's personal supervision, how could a small mayor like him dare to disobey?

Nick, who had been watching the show on the side, couldn't help laughing when he saw the mayor's deflated expression.

He had heard before that the Ancient One, the legendary wizard who guarded the three holy temples, was about to show up in person, but that was only hearsay. It was not until Nick actually saw this Supreme Sorcerer that he completely believed this behavior, which undoubtedly seemed shocking to outsiders.

Ancient One, dressed in an orange robe, nodded slightly to show respect to the obedient mayor, then shifted his gaze to the contact phone lying quietly on the mayor's desk.

"..."

How could a veteran in the political arena not understand the meaning of this action?

The man in the suit was half hunched over, complaining in his heart, feeling very confused and depressed.

However, just as he turned around and was about to call the office phone on the desk, there was a knock on the door.

"Mr. Mayor! I just received a file on mutants in this city. These mutants are all between the ages of 17 and 18. They are all the ones you requested yesterday. Do you want to check them out..."

The secretary holding documents appeared at the door. He was counting the number of files with his head down. He stood there motionless, not realizing that something was wrong.

Until she looked up and saw that in this huge office, in addition to the respected mayor, there were two more figures.

Moreover, the mayor, who usually acted arrogantly, now seemed to be holding the telephone receiver with a very humble expression.

The secretary stopped talking abruptly, and stood at the door with a frozen expression for a long time. Until the embarrassed mayor reacted and waved his hand hurriedly:

"Get out first and don't make trouble here!"

This secretary's appearance was really inappropriate.

He had just promised Gu Yi, but now he brought the report to him. Isn't this a slap in his face?
The secretary seemed relieved. He nodded quickly and prepared to turn around and leave.

"Wait."

The figure in orange robe spoke.

An orange-gold light flashed across Master Ancient One's eyes, and his sight was fixed on the document in the secretary's hand, and then a strange look flashed in his eyes.

With a thought, the document floated into Gu Yi's hands.

"Mr. Mayor, if you don't mind, I'll take this document back and take a look at it first."

While Gu Yi was speaking, without waiting for the mayor to respond, his fingers had already landed on the clean paper and began to flip through it.

Soon, a hint of emotion appeared in those clear eyes.

"..."

Gu Yi lowered his head and looked serious, as if he didn't care about the existence of other people at all.

"Please...please do as you wish..." the mayor replied, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

However, the mayor of New York will then have to make phone calls to streets in various major areas so that all city police can receive orders.

So, in order to avoid trouble, Wang and Gu Yi quickly took the initiative to leave the office.

The two of them came to the corridor outside.

Wang closed the door behind him considerately, and then he looked at Master Ancient One in front of him with confusion.

He rarely saw Ancient One take something so seriously.

The Supreme Mage made a series of gestures with her hands and muttered something. The documents hovering in the air kept flipping, and her eyes quickly swept across every page like quantum reading.

Wang watched quietly from the side, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart at the wizard's superb spell-operating skills.

"Master, what are you looking for?" he thought to himself.

Watching Ancient One's gaze linger on the name of each young mutant, he seemed to have an epiphany as he was quick-witted.

The mage must have her reasons for doing this!

"King, do you remember that I told you not long ago that a new Supreme Sorcerer might appear soon to take my place?"

Gu Yi didn't look back, his eyes still searching the documents, and he just asked softly.

Wang nodded and said:

"Yes, I remember you also said that he might be better than you..."

As he spoke, Wang snorted softly. No one knew the strength of Master Gu Yi better than him! Therefore, he would rather regard this sentence as Gu Yi's humble words.

Ancient One, who was dressed in an orange robe, suddenly laughed at himself and shook his head:
"Actually, I didn't lie, but that wasn't the best candidate in my mind..."

"Several decades ago, I met a woman with a mysterious identity. She had a life curve that even I couldn't understand. At the same time, I also saw an unprecedented magical talent in her."

"That amazing talent surpasses every Supreme Mage in the past. Therefore, I invited her to the temple to learn magic knowledge..."

"But... guess what? That woman with a very unique personality finally rejected my invitation."

"However, before she left, she said to me: 'If fate allows, my child will meet you in the future.'"

Wang's face changed. This guy who refused the invitation of the Supreme Sorcerer, this somewhat subverted his worldview!

This is an opportunity that many business tycoons and political figures have been longing for, to come into contact with mysterious magic! Who would really refuse...

No way?
"So you are now..." Wang asked in surprise.

(End of this chapter)