Marvel Person: You call this a sorcerer?

Chapter 207 The Dark Book

As Ronan himself said, he didn't have much leisure time after returning to Kamar-Taj.

Compared to the childish games played by Steve Rogers and Tony Stark, Ronan's mission is obviously much more troublesome, and most importantly, the disaster is unknown.

They didn't know the time, the place, or even what the omens would be before the disaster struck.

Therefore, Ronan also needs to find these things.

He didn't want to die without knowing why.

So he joined forces with the King, the catalog of Kamar-Taj's library, to search for all clues about the Dark Book.

After spending a full half-day, they finally found what they were looking for.

Of course, Ronan was just there to make up the numbers.

Wang truly lived up to his title as the Kamar-Taj Catalog; the contents he found were remarkably complete.

This also taught Ronan what the true Dark Book was.

The Dark Book, also known as the Book of the Dead, is also called "The Scroll of Sithon".

The origins of the Dark Book can be traced back to billions of years ago.

At that time, Sithon, one of the Old Gods who had fallen into demonic ways, was forced to flee to other dimensions to escape being devoured by the God Eaters.

Before fleeing, Sithon wrote down all his evil deeds and spells on an unbreakable parchment.

At the time, it was known as "The Scroll of Sithon".

Later, these parchments were revised and compiled into a book by a group of people, which is how the Dark Book came to be.

By leaving behind this dark book, Sithon also wanted to have a channel on Earth to influence the planet and release energy.

In other words, anyone who obtains and uses this dark book will become Sithon's slave.

The Dark Book was once the source of spellbooks such as the Necronomicon, and this book would be displayed in different languages to people from different countries and different planets, ensuring that users could fully understand the spells within.

The Dark Book not only contains many very powerful dark magic spells, but its corrupting influence is also very profound.

Furthermore, the dwarves in the Dark Book will guide people to use the spells recorded in the book.

After a user becomes a slave to Sithon, they will gradually fall into corruption under Sithon's influence and eventually become a dark creature.

After reading through these records about the Dark Book, Ronan couldn't help but sigh.

So terrifying.

Among these records, there is one that shocked Ronan the most.

One of the most famous spells in the Dark Book is the so-called Montes Formula.

This is an extremely powerful spell; once used, it can kill all vampires at once.

That's right, it's all vampires, regardless of their strength or whether they are human-vampire hybrids.

They will all be killed.

Perhaps this is why Ronan has never seen a vampire in all these years of his life.

Someone must have used this spell to make vampires extinct in this universe.

Of course, the effect is said to be "temporary".

Because once the spell is broken, the vampire killed by the Montes Formula will be resurrected.

However, this so-called "temporary" state requires breaking the spell to resurrect the vampire.

If someone gets their hands on this book, unless they're the kind of person who's fantasizing about vampires to the point of delusions, almost no one will be willing to break the spell.

The reason is simple: the power of this book was enough to make him successful.

There is absolutely no need for vampires' help.

Even a person with a brain would realize that even if these vampires were resurrected, they would definitely target the person who possesses the Dark Book.

After all, possessing the Dark Book would give one the power of life and death over the entire vampire race.

No race wants to encounter this situation.

Therefore, over the years, all users have accepted the same situation.

Vampires must never return.

Having learned about the story of the Dark Book, there is now a very important question.

That is.

Where exactly is the Dark Book?

"According to the book, a witch named Agatha Harkness claimed to have seen this book."

"But that was only the one time. After years of monitoring in Kamar-Taj, we found no evidence that she used the Dark Book."

"Therefore, the surveillance on her was lifted."

Wang found records from many years ago, and Ronan also glanced at the "record book".

Judging from the thickness, the place Wang was looking for is probably two or three hundred years old.

If these records hadn't been maintained by magic, they would probably have turned into a pile of dust long ago.

Agatha Harkness

Ronan was familiar with the name.

After all, in Universe 616, Scarlet Witch ultimately killed Agatha Harkness, absorbed her energy, and found a copy of the Dark Book in her possession.

Yes, Agatha Harkness did see the Dark Book and even copied its spells.

But all she had was a copy.

Thinking of this, Ronan couldn't help but sigh.

Although the contents of a reissue may be similar to the original, no one can guarantee that Agatha Harkness has not made any modifications over the years.

It's important to know that Agatha Harkness was also a powerful witch.

The fact that she has lived from the Middle Ages to the present day indicates that she possesses special methods to prolong her life, and her strength should not be underestimated.

How could you not take precautions against a witch of this power?

Do you know where Agatha Harkness lives?

"Or rather, where are her descendants?"

Ronan looked at the king.

Wang nodded, and after searching for a few minutes, he finally stopped on a piece of paper.

"New Salem."

"Yes, that's the place."

Wang gave a precise location.

New Salem?

Ronan had never been to this place before, nor had he ever even heard of it.

"Forehead"

"Where exactly is this place?"

Ronan couldn't help but ask.

Wang also twitched the corner of his mouth and gave Ronan a helpless look.

He doesn't know either!

Ronan opened his mouth, but without knowing the destination, the Arcane Gate and the Space Stone would be useless.

The only thing he could do was to buy a train or plane ticket to New Salem.

We got to this place using the most primitive methods.

For Ronan, it had been many years since he had ever flown on an airplane.

It should be said that over the past ten years or so, he has been able to go almost anywhere he wants, and even if he doesn't know the place, he can ask other people and they can take him there.

But nowadays, this place can only be found on maps and Google, and very few people know about it.

So, once again, Ronan, like an ordinary person, boarded the plane to New Salem with his plane ticket and ID.

Of course, even though he was traveling by plane, Ronan still didn't skimp on himself.

It must be business class.

Massachusetts, northeast of Boston.

This is New Salem.

Google only provides a few brief sentences about this place.

One of the oldest seaports in New England.

Yes, it's that simple.

After landing in Boston, Ronan took the subway to the bus station and then transferred to a bus to travel from Boston to New Salem.

This time, Ronan practically used every mode of transportation that Americans use most frequently when going out.

In just one short day, Ronan felt more exhausted than if he had fought a major battle.

Fortunately, both New York and Boston are located in the eastern part of the United States. If Ronan wanted to cross the entire United States to go to the west, it would not be something that could be done in a day.

By the time Ronan arrived in New Salem, it was completely dark.

For a small town with such underdeveloped commercial sector, Ronan didn't have many options.

We had no choice but to stay at the only decent-looking hotel in town.

Putting everything else aside, at least it's clean.

After checking in, Ronan went to a really nice bar nearby.

This is one of the few entertainment venues in the whole town, but it is also the place with the most people at night.

Many people believe that America becomes a haven for gangsters and robbers at night.

This understanding isn't wrong, but it's also somewhat one-sided.

In big cities like New York, gangs and robbers mostly operate at night, creating a chaotic environment.

However, in small towns like this, safety at night is actually quite guaranteed.

After all, in such a small place, you can walk from the easternmost point to the westernmost point in an hour, or even less.

We see each other all the time, and although there may be occasional disagreements, it's unlikely that violence will occur.

Therefore, these smaller places actually have better public security.

The moment Ronan arrived at the bar, his senses detected something amiss.

He sensed a mysterious power within the bar.

This mysterious power was different from any he had ever seen, yet it belonged to the magical realm.

However, Ronan remained calm, walked to the counter, ordered a lamb chop and a drink, and sat down in the bar to eat.

The bars here aren't the kind of clubbing bars; they're more like "quiet bars" or something similar.

There were men and women singing on stage, mostly soothing songs. Most of the men and women sat there, chatting and drinking.

On the second floor of the bar, there were several tables where a few people were playing bridge, Texas Hold'em, and other games.

This isn't really a casino, so these people aren't playing for very high stakes.

You definitely won't get any information from the men and women on the first floor.

So Ronan turned his attention to the second floor.

After satisfying his hunger, Ronan slowly walked up the stairs to the second floor.

When he went up to the second floor, many people noticed him immediately.

As an outsider, Ronan had already anticipated this.

Although the United States claims to be very inclusive, in reality, you can't see the xenophobia, but you can feel it everywhere.

This includes white people and white people of the same race.

Ronan casually walked over to a Texas Hold'em table and began to observe it.

However, before he could even look at it for a few minutes, a burly man with a thick beard next to the table spoke first.

"Hey kid from out of town, wanna try your luck?"

The burly man with a thick beard immediately recognized that Ronan was from out of town.

"Um?"

How did you tell I was from out of town?

Ronan looked very surprised, just like an innocent-looking little white rabbit.

However, the burly man with the thick beard just smiled and looked at the empty chair.

The meaning is very simple.

Play a couple of rounds and I'll tell you.

Sure enough, this "reverse psychology" worked, and Ronan sat down on the table.

As Ronan sat down, a waiter who was in charge of selling chips also came over.

Ronan glanced at the chips on the other tables; they were all around two or three hundred dollars, so it seemed these people weren't playing very big.

So Ronan took out two hundred dollars from his wallet and exchanged it for chips.

Ronan knew that to get the information, he had to summon the big shot.

He didn't want to become a wanted man in America, so winning more money was the best option.

There were five people at the table. Because a new person had joined, the dealer, who was in charge of dealing the cards, dismantled a new deck of cards and showed it to the group of people.

Then, the cards are dealt.

The two men sitting in front of Ronan each symbolically tossed ten dollars.

Ronan wasn't here for fun, so he decided to use a quick and decisive tactic.

"All in."

He simply pushed the chips off the table.

His action startled the others at the table.

"Fuck!"

"Kid, didn't your parents teach you the rules of the casino?"

The burly man with a thick beard sat down to Ronan, his disgruntled gaze practically devouring Ronan.

Ronan shrugged and crossed his arms on his lap.

"I've never heard of any rules for playing cards."

"Don't you guys play Texas Hold'em all-in here?"