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Chapter 231 The Lewd Old Man

Kamar-Taj!

As soon as Du Mu landed, he rushed to Gu Yi's residence and found that the door was unlocked.

Does this mean that the Ancient One has returned?

Du Mu's eyes lit up immediately, and he stepped forward to knock on the door: "Master Gu Yi, I know you're home, open the door quickly!"

Soon, faint footsteps came from inside the door, and the wooden door was slowly pulled open from the inside.

"Heh heh, Master Gu Yi, you've finally returned... wait, who are you?"

Du Mu was stunned. The person in front of him was not the bald man he knew, but an old man with a wrinkled white beard.

error?

An old man with a wrinkled face and a white beard...

Why does this combination of keywords feel so strangely familiar?

After a moment's thought, Du Mu recalled that when he first met Gu Yi, she had warned him to stay away from people with this characteristic.

He couldn't help but glance at the other person's personal information.

[NPC: Gu Yi (Yao)]

Codename: Supreme Master

[Favorability:? 】

[Comment: The Ancient One, an old man from a parallel universe, one of the strongest sorcerers in the Marvel Universe, a time-traveling loafer, and a lackey of the Eternal God.]

Status: Awaiting retirement

Du Mu: "???"

A string of question marks instantly flashed through his mind.

This old geezer is actually the Ancient One from a parallel universe?!

However, both Ancient Ones are in a state of waiting to retire. Do these Ancient Ones really want to retire?

The old man, Gu Yi, seemed quite pleased with Du Mu's bewildered expression. He stroked his long, snow-white beard and said with a smile, "It seems I don't need to introduce myself further; you probably already know who I am."

Du Mu raised an eyebrow: "Where is the Ancient One? I mean the Ancient One of our world."

"She ran away beforehand... cough cough, I mean, she has some urgent things to take care of and won't be coming back for the time being."

Old Gu Yi seemed to realize he had let something slip, and quickly coughed twice to cover it up. However, his acting was so exaggerated that even Du Mu could tell that he was doing it on purpose.

But what does it mean to run away in advance? Does it mean that the bald Ancient One is really hiding from me?

Suppressing his doubts, Du Mu looked the old man, Gu Yi, up and down and asked, "So, what are you doing here...?"

Old Gu Yi waved his hand: "Don't worry about it. I just ate a bit too much for dinner and was just wandering around in a neighboring time and space to help with digestion."

Just randomly pick a time and space to wander around, and this show-off is absolutely amazing.

Du Mu's lips twitched slightly: "Alright, then take your time strolling around, I won't bother you."

As he spoke, he turned around and prepared to slip away. Being with this kind of arrogant big shot who couldn't even beat him made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

Old Gu Yi's eyes narrowed into slits: "No rush. Since you're already here, why not come in and have a cup of tea before you leave? I just found some excellent tea leaves here. I wonder which kind person left them. It would be a shame not to try them."

This is the meditation room of the bald-headed Ancient One; who else could be the kind-hearted person here?

Du Mu was somewhat speechless.

Why does this old man from the parallel universe seem even more unconventional than the bald Ancient One he knows?

But after hesitating for a moment, he still followed the old man Gu Yi into the house.

In the center of the room, on a low tea table, tea utensils were already laid out, and wisps of white steam were rising from them, indicating that the tea had just been brewed.

"Please don't be shy, have a seat."

Old man Gu Yijing sat comfortably in the main seat of the tea ceremony, raising his hand to gesture to the person opposite him. His familiar and relaxed demeanor made it seem as if he were the master of this meditation room.

"You didn't come here specifically because I was here, did you?"

Du Mu sat down and looked at the tea that had obviously been prepared in advance in front of him, and couldn't help but feel suspicious.

"What?! I didn't expect you to figure that out! Amazing, truly amazing!"

Upon hearing this, the old man, Gu Yi, widened his eyes, his face instantly filled with exaggerated shock, mixed with a hint of admiration as if he were witnessing a promising young talent: "It seems you truly have great potential, are incredibly gifted, a genius among geniuses. Why don't you come to my world, and I'll make you the next Sorcerer Supreme?"

Du Mu: "

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No way, is the Ancient One's selection of the Sorcerer Supreme's successor this frivolous?

The bald Ancient One of this server, less than a day after their first meeting, asked Du Mu if he was interested in becoming the next Sorcerer Supreme.

Unexpectedly, the old man, the Ancient One, was even more outrageous. After only a few minutes of meeting and less than ten sentences, he directly asked him to be the next Sorcerer Supreme, which was much more casual than the bald Ancient One.

Is this position a hot potato or something? Everyone wants to get rid of it as soon as possible?

Du Mu was very surprised, but he did not respond.

He might be somewhat interested if hundreds of mages were vying for this identity.

But this identity came so easily, it was even less difficult than a job interview on the street, so there was no sense of accomplishment at all.

He quickly skipped that topic and asked curiously, "You can even take people to other worlds?"

"cannot."

Old Gu Yi shook his head.

Du Mu was a little disappointed when he heard this. He thought he could find another human cross-server bot like Wade, which could take him to other servers.

But then he thought that even if the other party couldn't bring people, it would be good to learn this method of autonomously traversing different universes.

Thinking of this, Du Mu immediately pressed on, "Then how did you get here?"

"I have my own methods, but they won't work for you."

Old Gu Yi slowly sipped his tea, as if he had seen through Du Mu's little scheme.

Why?

"Because you're not as awesome as me."

Du Mu:

Have you never been beaten up?

Du Mu suddenly felt that the bald-headed Gu Yi's evaluation of the old man Gu Yi in front of him was too polite and too one-sided. At least the two prominent characteristics of shamelessness and sleazy were obviously not included.

He said irritably, "Since I can't travel through time, how am I supposed to be the Supreme Mage of your world?"

"There's no need to worry about that. When the time comes, you will naturally come to my world."

An unfathomable and mysterious expression appeared on the old man Gu Yi's face.

Du Mu was startled upon hearing this: "You can predict the future?"

The old man, the Ancient One, calmly said, "Pretty much. Most Ancient Ones can do it to some extent. For example, the Ancient One in your world can observe the future through the Time Stone and see thousands, even hundreds of millions, of possible time branches. It is also thanks to its power that my other self was able to effectively resist those dimensional demons that tried to erode the real world."

The Time Stone, one of the Infinity Stones, possesses the powerful ability to directly interfere with the flow of time.

Du Mu had already learned about the abilities of all the Infinity Stones from Deadpool Wade's fragmented and rambling spoilers.

They also knew that the purple potato monster named Thanos was meticulously collecting them, with the ultimate goal of snapping his fingers to randomly eliminate half of all life in the universe, thus achieving the balance he envisioned to prevent the universe from being destroyed due to resource depletion.

It turns out that the purple sweet potato spirit is actually the director of the cosmic family planning commission, who is so concerned about family planning in the universe that he doesn't hesitate to transform into the ultimate villain to fight against many evil superheroes.

However, Du Mu never expected that the Time Stone was actually kept by the Ancient One.

No wonder the other person disappeared after he got the disco ball; it turns out they knew his plan beforehand and were deliberately avoiding him.

It seems we won't be able to record the scene of the bald Ancient One dancing awkwardly.

Du Mu's eyes darted around, and his gaze slowly shifted to the old man, Gu Yi, who was leisurely sipping tea in front of him.

Isn't there a ready-made Ancient One right here?

Old Gu Yi noticed Du Mu's gaze and said with a kind smile, "If you like dancing, we can dance together. However, my old bones can only dance for a short while at most. I see that you are young and vigorous, and you should be able to dance for several months in a row without any problem."

I recognized him by his eyes; he's someone you shouldn't mess with.

Du Mu had no doubt that once he made a move, the other party would definitely use magic to make him dance awkwardly for months. This old man, the Ancient One, was obviously much darker-skinned than the bald Ancient One.

"No, I don't like awkward dancing."

Du Mu chuckled and changed the subject, saying, "So you also have a Time Stone, which allows you to foresee the future?"

"no."

The old man, Gu Yi, shook his head nonchalantly: "I don't need that kind of thing."

Du Mu was immediately filled with awe.

That's a really subtle way of showing off.

The implication is that he doesn't need the Time Stone's assistance; he can deal with the invasion of dimensional demons solely through his own cultivation. The value of this is self-evident, and he is probably far superior to the bald Ancient One.

In an instant, the image of the old man Gu Yi in Du Mu's mind rose from the ground, shrouded in an unfathomable aura of a reclusive master.

"Ptooey! Ptooey! Ptooey!"

The next second, the old man Gu Yi frowned, spat out the tea leaves he had accidentally swallowed, and subconsciously stretched out two fingers to try to pick at the stubborn crumbs stuck to the tip of his tongue. His aura of a master instantly shattered.

Du Mu:

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Okay, he's just a sleazy old man.

Du Mu suppressed the urge to complain and steered the conversation back on track, asking curiously, "Since you can foresee the future, could you reveal a little bit?"

"no."

The old man, Gu Yi, shook his head again and explained, "If I were to tell you directly about a certain future trajectory now, you yourself would become a huge variable. Every subsequent choice you make could be deviated from the original timeline, triggering a chain reaction and completely altering the original timeline."

"You should know the principle of the butterfly effect, right? What's more, you're no longer a butterfly, but a Siberian Husky. Even a small change could turn the whole world upside down and make it unrecognizable."

Du Mu: "6"

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Are you praising me or insulting me?

"They're complimenting you."

The old man, Gu Yi, seemed to be able to read minds, and his expression became more serious: "Du Mu, what I said before wasn't entirely a joke. You do have great potential. If you become the Sorcerer Supreme, you might be the best among us."

Hearing such praise from a top figure, Du Mu couldn't help but feel a secret sense of satisfaction, and the corners of his mouth began to turn up slightly.

He waved his hand dismissively, saying, "No, no, I'm still far inferior to you."

"That's true."

The old man nodded without hesitation, as if it were the most natural thing in the world.

Du Mu: "

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He was speechless.

Du Mu was curious whether all Ancient Ones were like this, or whether all Sorcerers Supreme were like this.

If it were the latter, he felt that someone as thin-skinned, introverted, and not good at speaking would find it difficult to take on this position.

"If we select based on these criteria, then I'm afraid no one is more suitable than you," the old man Gu Yi suddenly interjected.

Du Mu's lips twitched, and he finally couldn't help but ask, "I've wanted to ask this for a long time: how do you always know what I'm thinking? You can't possibly read my mind, can you?"

The old man, Gu Yi, showed no embarrassment at being exposed. He calmly stroked his beard and said, "Don't worry, I can't read your thoughts. There's a mental barrier in your mind that's very well protected. Unless I forcibly break through it, I can't directly read your thoughts."

"The reason I know what you're thinking is simply because I've observed a few other timelines over the past few billion years."

He raised his hand and made a gesture with his index finger and thumb that would make any Korean man blush.

Okay, you're awesome.

Du Mu felt that talking to this person was more mentally exhausting than dealing with ten Deadpools.

At least Wade could still beat him, but this guy in front of him was neither as good as him in words nor in fight; he was completely outmatched.

Du Mu said helplessly, "Couldn't you Ancient Ones find someone else to inherit the title of Sorcerer Supreme? For example... that Doctor Strange named Stephen Strange."

Du Mu heard this name from Peter B.

According to the normal storyline of the game, Strange will become the Ancient One's apprentice and also the successor to the next Sorcerer Supreme.

The old man, Gu Yi, was not surprised at all that Du Mu knew the name Strange. He still smiled and said, "You mean Strange? There's still some time before his car accident, but my time is running out. Someone needs to guard the real dimension during this gap, and you are the best candidate in my opinion."

Time is running out... I'm afraid it's not just that he's eager to retire and enjoy life.

Du Mu muttered to himself, too lazy to beat around the bush, and asked directly, "What benefits would I get if I became the Supreme Master?"

The old man, Gu Yi, chuckled: "There are many benefits. After becoming the Sorcerer Supreme, all the sorcerers of Kamar-Taj will obey your orders, all the resources of Kamar-Taj will be at your disposal, and similarly, all the magic in the Library will be fully accessible to you."

"Not only that, there is also a constant stream of monsters from all dimensions, which can help you improve your strength."

The first few points do sound tempting, but can this last one really be considered a benefit?

Just as Du Mu was about to start complaining, a system notification sounded in his mind.

[NPC Ancient One issues you a new quest]

[Mission: Protect the Reality Dimension]

Objective: To expel or repel threats from other dimensions.

[Rewards: The rewards are based on the strength and number of monsters driven away, and will be automatically calculated at the end of each event]

This is a permanent daily quest that players can complete multiple times.

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