Marvel: The Alchemist Just Wants a Peaceful Life

In the morning, I need to go to the Ancient One to learn chaos magic. In the afternoon, I need to learn Gandalf's magic from him. In the evening, Gandalf will drag me into combat training.

After a whole day, Wanda was so exhausted that she fell asleep the moment her head hit the pillow.

However, it must be said that Gandalf's teaching of magic to Wanda shocked the entire Kamar-Taj, and even Sherlock was dumbfounded.

The reason is simple: the magic that Professor Gandalf gave Wanda was real magic, completely conforming to stereotypes!

Indeed, Gandalf's magic is completely different from Kamar-Taj's magic; it's more like the kind of magic shown in The Burial of Frilian.

In particular, the most basic 'normal attack' is almost identical to the so-called 'murder magic' in Frillien, except for the magic circle that appears when it is not being used.

Sherlock's jaw never left his mouth; he stared at Wanda and Gandalf with an incredulous look the entire time.

No, shouldn't Gandalf have only put a little into Intelligence, chosen Illumination as a spell, and put the rest into Strength, frantically learning those melee skills?

What's going on with this magic that looks exactly like the one in The Burial of Frilian?

This art style is clearly off!!

On the contrary, Gandalf seemed to know what Sherlock was thinking from the very beginning. Every time he finished teaching Wanda, Gandalf would sneak up in front of Sherlock and show off a set of staff techniques with his staff.

Furthermore, the stick techniques they demonstrate are different every day, and each demonstration is accompanied by an extremely irritating slogan.

"Being a mage is just my profession, but melee combat is also my hobby!!"

After a month of this, Sherlock realized he couldn't escape Gandalf's obnoxious behavior, so he launched his revenge with a dark expression.

If Gandalf, that melee mage Sherlock, can't he handle your apprentice?

Thus, Sherlock's revenge was both fierce and naive. Under the pretext of helping Wanda adjust her staff, he forcibly added another set of sorcerers to Wanda's staff.

Now, whenever Wanda picks up her staff, she not only transforms into Frilian with twin ponytails, but even her clothes change to Frilian's style, regardless of what Wanda wears.

However, problems also arise.

As we all know, Frillie had a childlike figure, as flat as could be, but Wanda's figure was absolutely stunning.

As a result, almost every time Wanda picked up the staff, the buttons on her clothes would pop open, making her look like Mitsuri from Demon Slayer.

Wanda was devastated and desperately wanted Sherlock to cancel the damned transformation, but Hero refused outright.

The reason is simple: the spells inside the staff complement each other, and once they are engraved, they are extremely difficult to modify. If you don't want them, you can only change the staff; there is no other way.

Sherlock also thoughtfully provided Wanda with several diagrams of different staffs to choose from.

A staff adorned with a skull that looked terrifying and even emitted black smoke; a staff made entirely of pink and delicate colors, resembling that of a magical girl, even covered in lace and bows; and a staff resembling a thick wooden branch with several iron patches inlaid on it…

Dozens of images of staffs were laid out in front of Wanda. They were either too bizarre or too pink. Taking any of them out would be a disaster. The only staff with a big mushroom on it looked normal, but Sherlock marked it as extremely bulky.

Isn't this just plain disgusting to myself, a way to avoid changing my staff?

As for the nonsense about it being unchangeable, Wanda refused to believe a single word of it!

Wanda was left speechless with frustration, feeling like an innocent bystander caught in the crossfire but unable to retaliate, since there's a natural barrier between normal people and scumbags.

If she wanted to communicate, she either had to abandon her principles and lower her moral standards to the same level as the scumbag, or she had to overwhelm the scumbag with her strength. Otherwise, Wanda couldn't think of any other way to persuade Sherlock, this scumbag.

Of course, relying on Gandalf, that old rascal, is even more impossible. If it were really up to him, the staff he would end up with would probably be a pink, delicate thing covered in lace and bows, but with a grotesque skull emitting black smoke embedded in it.

Wanda didn't dare to gamble at all, even though in her heart, which had already given up the struggle, the most perfect staff should have been Metti's staff.

Fortunately, although Sherlock was inhuman, he did manage to reinforce Wanda's staff once again, allowing it to retain its function as a staff while also becoming a melee weapon, which is closer to Gandalf's fighting style.

After this incident, Wanda thought her life could finally enter a period of peace.

But clearly, reality has shown Wanda that she cannot.

This peaceful period lasted less than a week before new faces joined Kamar-Taj.

This should have been a good thing, but when Wanda saw the figure following Mordo into Kamar-Taj, she froze on the spot.

Damn it, the new recruit to Kamar-Taj is the same unlucky guy who got robbed that night!

Looking at the man who looked as miserable as a homeless person, Wanda was almost overwhelmed by a strange sense of moral shame and guilt, as was Old Wang who had taken the dirty money.

Only Sherlock and Gandalf, those two scoundrels, acted as if nothing had happened. They even greeted Stephen, that unlucky guy, with smiles on their faces!

Most importantly, Stephen actually responded!

He responded!

Chapter 698 Sherlock's Introductory Teachings

Wanda's mentality was completely shattered by Sherlock's many outrageous actions, especially when facing that unlucky Stephen. The feeling of being afraid that Stephen would find out, but also feeling sorry for Stephen, almost drove Wanda crazy.

At this moment, Wanda began to understand why Captain America and Black Widow had warned her to stay away from Sherlock as soon as she joined the Avengers.

This guy really has absolutely nothing to do with people!

Just like Wanda, there was another guy named Lao Wang whose mentality was on the verge of exploding, and Lao Wang's mentality was even more explosive than Wanda's.

After all, Wanda only witnessed Sherlock's inhuman actions, but Old Wang definitely received Sherlock's dirty money.

Now the victim has come to our door. Although the victim does not know the truth at present, what about the future?

In particular, after seeing Stephen walk into Kamar-Taj, Old Wang remembered what Sherlock had said at the door of Stephen's rental house.

Damn it, how could he have been so blind as to rob the future Sorcerer Supreme's bank account? If people found out, he'd probably be cleaning toilets in Kamar-Taj until he died.

For a time, the honest and simple-minded Lao Wang even began to consider retiring or simply betraying the cause.

Of course, it was a completely different story for Sherlock and Gandalf, who had developed thick skin from interstellar travel. Not only did they greet Stephen, who had just arrived in Kamar-Taj, with normal expressions, but Sherlock even put on airs of seniority after the Ancient One gave Stephen his spiritual vision.

That day, after Stephen activated his psychic vision and was forcibly taken by the Ancient One to experience the multiverse, the immense magical power borrowed from the multiverse completely repaired the physical depletion Stephen had suffered during his wanderings.

Of course, Stephen had to bear the mental burden himself, so no lessons were arranged for him on the first day. Sherlock simply threw the first volume of his book, "The Magic of Kamar-Taj: From Beginner to Tomb," at Stephen and let the poor guy rest.

In fact, Stephen, who had spent half the night reading the basic manual but showed no signs of improvement, found Sherlock's manual to be almost like a book written in heaven.

While magic, like science, is a discipline, unlike science which can be learned independently from simple to complex through good books, magic is always bound by the constraint of a 'master leading you through the door,' especially within the Kamar-Taj magic system.

However, it must be said that the first lesson Sherlock gave Stephen the next day was enough to surprise Stephen.

Sherlock didn't explain any magical theories to Stephen. Instead, he simply and bluntly took Stephen to the playground in Kamar-Taj and summoned some Kamar-Taj sorcerers to demonstrate their so-called magic to Stephen.

Both are the simplest magic array construction spells; the difference lies in the person demonstrating the spell.

They came from all walks of life, from tall and short, fat and thin, young and old, with complete bodies and those with disabilities. Almost no one was left out. The moment they came up, they blocked Stephen's escape route, which he believed was due to a problem with his hands.

This clearly demonstrates a truth to Stephen: learning magic has absolutely nothing to do with physical condition!

Then he took out ten mystical rings that Sherlock had made himself, briefly explained the function of his rings to Stephen, and then threw the ring numbered 1 to Stephen.

Thanks to Sherlock's alchemy, Stephen almost easily opened a portal and saw the back of his own head.

However, after Stephen opened the portal, Sherlock took back the Mystic Ring and tossed Stephen a normal one, telling him to practice according to his previous feeling.

Sherlock shamelessly dumped the rest of the work on Mordo and Old Wang.

Mordo, being of a rigid nature, wouldn't say much. After all, Sherlock wasn't a magician, and if Sherlock were to teach Mordo, he was afraid Sherlock would lead Stephen astray.

But Old Wang is having a hard time.

You see, Old Wang felt guilty whenever he saw Stephen. Out of some inexplicable sense of compensation, Old Wang was almost subconsciously extra lenient with Stephen, even to the point that Stephen was a little scared, feeling that Old Wang had his eye on his crotch.

They even privately inquired about Lao Wang's sexual orientation.

When this reached Old Wang's ears, Sherlock ridiculed him mercilessly, but Old Wang could only swallow his bitterness alone, unable to express his grievances.

While cursing Sherlock dozens or even hundreds of times in his mind, he silently changed his attitude towards Stephen.

The initial, unconditional favoritism turned into occasionally treating Stephen to a nice meal, since ultimately it was Stephen's money that was being spent.

However, later on, Lao Wang started to put in his own money, since Stephen didn't have much money left.

As a result, whenever Old Wang sees Sherlock, he rolls his eyes at Sherlock with his small eyes.

Sherlock, of course, didn't care at all.

It's worth mentioning that Stephen's talent is indeed formidable. After opening the portal once, even with a normal magic ring, it took Stephen a long time to open it again.

But from then on, it was as if Stephen's Ren and Du meridians had been opened, and his magic level improved almost every day.

Stephen practically wore out Sherlock's three books, "The Magic of Kamar-Taj: From Beginner to Tomb," and even Mordo was astonished by Stephen's magical talent.

Of course, every strength has its weaknesses, and Stephen's physical skills were, to put it mildly, terrible.

So much so that after discovering that Stephen's magical talent was unbelievably powerful, Mordo and Old Wang focused more on developing Stephen's physical skills.

Stephen's daily routine consisted of going to Old Wang's place in the morning to receive some magical guidance, going to the playground in the afternoon to get beaten up by Mordo, and using magic to put his body to sleep at night so that his soul could come out to learn magical knowledge, and occasionally stealing books from the library.

In less than a month, he himself rapidly progressed from an apprentice to a mage, breaking many records in Kamar-Taj.

Sherlock rarely appeared during this period, and even Wanda and Gandalf became two parallel lines that never intersected with Stephen.

What Stephen didn't know was that during the time he was secretly trying to amaze everyone, Sherlock and the Ancient One were actually watching him from the shadows.

Especially on the day he was promoted from apprentice to wizard, Sherlock looked at Stephen, who had changed his clothes, and turned to the Ancient One beside him to ask a question.

When do you plan to have Stephen take responsibility for this?

The Ancient One gently touched the green-glowing Eye of Agamotto on her chest and gave Sherlock a wicked smile.

"soon!"

Chapter 699 Trojan Horse

It must be said that the Ancient One acted remarkably quickly. While Stephen had finished dealing with most of the conventional magic, the Ancient One had already begun planning Stephen's succession.

One problem is that all Stephen is thinking about is healing his hands and going back to being a doctor who makes money. The reason he hasn't shown any desire to leave is mostly due to the positive feedback mechanism of magic.

After all, once you learn this skill, you can use it on the spot, and the feeling of that power constantly increasing is a real occurrence every day, plus the attraction of extraordinary power to ordinary people.

A confluence of factors led Stephen to relentlessly pursue magical knowledge, enabling him to quickly transform from an apprentice into a mage.

However, this also brings obvious problems. You can't expect someone who's still obsessed with making money to protect the world, so you have to give him a reason.

In the movie, the reason that the Ancient One chose was none other than herself.

But now that the one teaching Stephen has changed from the Ancient One to Sherlock and even the entire Kamar-Taj, it's natural that the Ancient One herself can no longer be sacrificed.

The overall direction can remain unchanged, with righteousness and responsibility binding Stephen, but the Ancient One's role changes from a 'martyr' to a 'persuader,' or to put it more bluntly, she could be called a negative example.