Chapter 156: The Plunderer's Harvest…
After replacing the power source, just how fast was the Da Qin Star Destroyer? It directly surpassed the speed of light and entered the wormhole.
The hull, crafted entirely from Celestials metal, remained as solid as a fortress under the distorting pressure of the wormhole.
Kanna stood before the cockpit glass, gazing at the iridescent wormhole, unable to blink, fearing she would never again witness such a dreamlike scene.
Qin Mo likewise stared at this fantastical spectacle.
He had to admit, the money spent was truly worth it.
Whether it was tearing space for teleportation or instantly moving to a target, none could compare to the serenity of appreciating such a magnificent view.
Realizing he had no one to serve him, Qin Mo quickly took out more Celestials metal and, referencing the Light Elves on the World Tree, created twenty metal lifeforms.
Each was beautiful and fair-skinned.
After all, Qin Mo did not like dark-skinned women.
And so, under the service of twenty black-stockinged maids, the Da Qin Star Destroyer exited the wormhole, about to arrive at Marauder Star.
At this moment, inside Marauder Star.
Starhawk and other Raiders high-ranking officials, along with the Transformers, formed a circle, cheering for Lockdown and Megatron, who were currently dueling.
"Lockdown, beat him!"
"Megatron, come on! Defeat Lockdown and you'll be our boss!"
Fallen King Kong had no interest in this situation; his mind was entirely focused on how to absorb the energy from nearby stars to revive Cybertron.
On the dueling ground, Lockdown and Megatron were engaged in their pre-match trash talk.
Lockdown: "Buy a bed. I still think—you're better off following Fallen King Kong around."
Megatron: "You interstellar hyena, just because you've been with the Master a little longer?"
Lockdown spread his hands: "At least I'm one of the Master's favorite vehicles, unlike some guys. Has the Master ever driven you?"
Megatron: "More talk is useless. Let's settle it with our fists."
After the trash talk ended, the two giant Transformers roared and charged at each other, beginning the most primitive of duels—a test of strength.
Megatron, leveraging his 10-meter height, held a clear advantage in the initial clash.
There was no helping it; Lockdown was 6.7 meters tall, which rounded up was only 7 meters, a significant difference compared to Megatron.
However, thanks to his years of experience as an interstellar bounty hunter, he compensated for his innate disadvantage with clever techniques.
For a time, the two behemoths fought inextricably, appearing to be evenly matched.
Just as the strength contest reached its climax, an untimely voice suddenly rang out.
"Enemy attack! Enemy attack!!"
The battle-hungry Fallen King Kong led the charge, commanding Starscream and other Decepticons, vowing to crush all invading enemies into dust.
Starhawk and other Raiders high-ranking officials followed closely behind.
Bringing up the rear were Lockdown and Megatron, who had been locked in an indecisive battle on the dueling ground.
Over the past year, their plundering throughout the Universe had left the Raiders and Transformers with a certain feeling—that all enemies were mere trash.
However, when several groups saw the enormous, dark Star Destroyer that blotted out the sky, they felt their hearts pound.
"This is bad, we've got a tough one," Starhawk said with a grave expression.
Star Destroyers were mobile fortresses possessed only by the main legions of the three great Empires; for the Raiders, they represented a dimensionality reduction strike.
Just as the Raiders were poised for battle, a brilliant blue beam of light poured down from above the ship's hull—Qin Mo and his group slowly emerged.
"Boss."
"Master."
"Big Brother."
The different appellations represented the attitudes of the various Raiders factions towards Qin Mo.
Those calling him 'Boss' were Lockdown and the Raiders' second-in-command.
Starhawk and other Raiders high-ranking officials, full of a Jianghu spirit , psychologically acknowledged Qin Mo as their Big Brother.
The Decepticon legion, led by Fallen King Kong and Megatron, respectfully addressed him as 'Master' due to their shorter acquaintance.
"Everyone's here?" Qin Mo greeted with a smile, then looked at Lockdown and asked, "How is it? It's not worse than your original spaceship, right?"
Whether due to the system's oversight or some other reason, Lockdown's spaceship never had the opportunity to descend upon the Marvel Universe.
Seeing a Star Destroyer several times larger than his original ship, Lockdown was naturally extremely satisfied.
"Boss, is this for me? Making you spend so much... it's a bit embarrassing."
Qin Mo waved his hand: "We're all brothers. Work hard, and next year, I, your Boss, will get you a few more sisters-in-law."
The Master and his subordinate displayed explosive acting skills, staging a scene of a good big brother treating his good brothers with loyalty.
This made the Raiders even more accepting of Qin Moin their hearts—this Boss is truly not bad.
Even Fallen King Kong, Megatron, and other Decepticons were fooled by their acting.
As soon as the Da Qin Star Destroyer was handed over to Lockdown, Starhawk quickly approached: "Big Brother, are there any more?"
"If we just get three more Star Destroyers like this, I'll lead the brothers directly to attack the Kreehomeworld."
Qin Mo was actually very tempted by Starhawk's suggestion.
As an old Empire, the Kree Empire possessed immeasurable wealth; even if he only plundered half of it, it would probably be enough to help him break through to the Omniversal level.
However... currently, only one Star Destroyer had been refreshed.
Even though the Da Qin was very strong, just one... it probably wouldn't be effective for plundering in the short term. It seemed he would have to coax the system brother recently.
To make the System Shop refresh a few more.
"Later, you know, this level of Star Destroyer can't be built in a short time."
"That's great!" Starhawk exclaimed excitedly: "Big Brother, the brothers have plundered a lot of good things recently, and as you instructed, they've all been converted into currency."
"Hmm, how much?"
Starhawk proudly held up three fingers.
Upon seeing this, Qin Mo's eyes lit up: "Three hundred billion?"
"Uh..." Starhawk looked somewhat speechless: "Big Brother, we're interstellar pirates, not going to the three great Empires to rob banks. Even robbing banks wouldn't get us that much."
"After expenses and the brothers' share, there's probably about three billion Kree coins left."
"Not bad."
Qin Mo affirmed the Raiders' recent achievements, though he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.
He had thought they had plundered so much more.
What was three billion enough for? It wasn't even as fast as him selling Hydra Prime Hive to the four great families.
Unfortunately, selling Hive was a one-time deal.
After eliminating Hive and the four great families of HYDRA tomorrow night, Great America would have no more 'fat sheep' to slaughter.
While chatting with Starhawk, a flash of inspiration suddenly struck Qin Mo.
Hive must die tomorrow night.
But Gideon Malick, that old fellow had been deeply entrenched in Great America's political scene for many years and still had some residual value.
Perhaps, like with Pierce, he could give the old Malick a loyalty potion.
Making money, wasn't it about reducing enemies and increasing allies?
Although Pierce and the soon-to-be-ally Old Malick were not becoming allies willingly, but rather due to the loyalty potion, becoming Qin Mo's staunch confidants.
But in truth, no one cared about the process, as long as the result was good.
After wandering around Marauder Star with Kanna and Tom for half a day, Qin Mo piloted the Kanna-class Water Drop spaceship back to Earth.
"Oh, right, Eagle, tell the brothers to look out for a small raccoon named Rocket, accompanied by a treeman..."
Chapter 157: Transaction in Progress
As night fell.
The upper-class society was brightly lit, showcasing an exquisite and extravagant nightlife, while the lower streets were bustling with people still rushing for their livelihoods.
To earn money, Qin Mo specifically transformed into the appearance of the Black Wizard Agatha and personally went to the transaction location.
He wasn't at ease leaving such a matter to others, after all, he had to bring Hive back from an alien Planet to make an appearance, and after getting the money, he would then eliminate Hive.
It was indeed worth his personal intervention.
As for whether this would be somewhat immoral... immoral then immoral.
Isn't there a saying: Murder and arson make a golden belt, while building bridges and roads lead to no corpse.
If one wishes to become rich, one must abandon moral bottom lines and enjoy a life of lacking virtue.
What's more, eliminating the Hydra Prime was contributing to the great cause of liberating all humanity.
Thinking of this, Qin Mo not only felt no guilt but instead felt like the light of righteousness, shining upon the U.S. land.
Washington, Malick Castle.
The Hua Shi Ren of the four great HYDRA families, led by Gideon Malick, gathered inside the castle, quietly awaiting the arrival of the High Table.
"Uncle Ma, why haven't they arrived yet!"
Malick chuckled, "You see, you're impatient again."
"We've endured all these years, and we're not short on this little bit of time. Just wait patiently."
"Uncle Ma, to welcome back the Prime, we sold all our family assets. What if they don't come..."
In reality, for the four great families, redeeming Hivewas an extremely helpless choice.
Since the 19th century, the four great HYDRA families had always used a lottery system to select sacrifices from their descendants—live sacrifices for My Lord Hive.
In layman's terms: sending snacks to the Old Ancestor, crispy and chicken-flavored snacks.
Including Gideon Malick's brother, countless clansmen had fallen as Hive's blood food.
In the past, with high birth rates, no one felt there was a problem, as the probability of it being their turn was low.
However, with birth rates plummeting in recent years, the Hua Shi Ren of the four great HYDRA families suddenly felt afraid. With fewer and fewer descendants, it might be their turn next time.
Rather than living in constant fear, it was better to spend money to buy the Prime back and solve the problem from its root.
As for why they insisted on choosing snacks from their descendants—to give to My Lord Prime, it's because, at its core, HYDRA is a cult.
The minds of cultists... cannot be inferred by common sense.
"Uncle, your family is large and wealthy, so you don't care about this money, but our three families have bet everything..."
Looking at the Hua Shi Ren of the three younger families, Malick couldn't help but miss his old comrades—a group of old schemers, but unfortunately, they couldn't escape the limitations of lifespan.
"Child, don't focus too much on immediate gains and losses."
"It's just a bit of money, completely insignificant compared to My Lord Prime, and... don't forget, once the Prime returns, we'll have our backing."
"When the day HYDRA rules the World comes, all the money spent today will return to our hands tenfold, a hundredfold."
Malick brand chicken soup, filling!
"Uncle, even if we welcome My Lord Prime today, don't forget, the High Table that can bring the Prime back..."
"With them around, how can we rule the World?"
"Don't worry." Malick chuckled, "During this time, I've used my connections and received a lot of information—the High Table isn't interested in ruling the World."
"They are extremely greedy and have a good reputation..."
Just then, accompanied by subtle spatial fluctuations, a hoarse voice softly sounded,
"It seems~ you know us well."
As the voice fell, a figure hidden beneath a Black Robe slowly emerged within the castle.
Seeing such a ghostly method, Malick clenched his fist, feigning composure: "Where is My Lord Prime!"
The Black Robe Wizard mimicked, "Where's the money!"
Malick paused: "The money is ready, but... at least let us see whether My Lord Prime is alive or dead now."
If Hive was already dead, then the exchange of money for the person would be somewhat redundant.
The four great families needed Prime Hive, but there was a prerequisite—it had to be a living Hive.
A dead person was of no use to them.
However, the Black Robe Wizard continuously formed hand seals with one hand, and in an instant, a light screen appeared before Malick.
Gideon Malick looked closely and saw in the light screen:
A skeletal figure with grayish-blue skin like a corpse, bulging veins, and on its distinctive head, several dark red tentacles twisted and spread from the crown, resembling a combination of octopus tentacles and snakes.
It was indeed the Prime Hive, whom HYDRA had yearned for for many years but had always been unable to welcome back.
"Prime!"
"My Lord Prime!!!"
The Hua Shi Ren of the four great families gazed at the light screen, their eagerness almost overflowing from their eyes. This posture was like that of fanatical cultists finally having the honor of meeting their god of faith.
"Uncle Ma, money, quickly give the money to welcome back the Prime."
Hearing the urging, Malick took a deep breath.
Compared to the excitement of the younger generation, he clearly thought more: rather than welcoming back the Prime, it would be better to pledge allegiance to the High Table that could bring the Prime back.
Although Hydra Prime was strong, it was only limited to records in legends.
Judging from the fact that My Lord Prime had not returned to Earth for thousands of years, it was probably of limited strength.
But this High Table member in front of him was different; whether it was his ghostly way of appearing or the mysterious method of projecting Hive's whereabouts with a wave of his hand.
All indicated that the High Table was stronger than Hydra Prime Hive.
So, the choice was obvious.
As a legitimate HYDRA, Gideon Malick had lived for so many years, and what he sought in his heart was only to welcome back My Lord Prime, and thereby obtain longevity.
As for eternal loyalty to the HYDRA faith? Isn't faith meant to be betrayed?
In a brief moment, countless thoughts flashed through Gideon Malick's mind, and he made a certain resolution.
"My Lord, I'll take you to transfer the money."
The Black Robe Wizard smiled slightly: "Very good."
After reading Malick's inner thoughts through telepathy, Qin Mo had to admit: Old Ma's knack for adapting to circumstances is truly a model for our generation.
No wonder people often say old foxes are cunning.
Compared to Old Ma, who was ready to change his allegiance, the other three Hua Shi Ren, still bowing around the light screen, were somewhat too young.
The abnormality here did not attract attention.
Led by Malick, the Black Robe Wizard entered a secret room. As soon as he entered and closed the door, Malick knelt down without a word.
"My Lord, does the High Table still accept people? I have money, I have a lot of money."
"Tsk tsk tsk." Qin Mo shook his head and took out a loyalty potion from the system warehouse.
Seeing this, Malick quickly took the potion with both hands, twisted open the cap, and tilted his head back to chug it down.
Perhaps it was the loyalty potion taking effect, or perhaps Old Ma believed he was already a member of the High Table.
"Master, you absolutely cannot let Hive come back; he is a disaster."
Chapter 158 Let them go to the bank for a loan
Master, you absolutely cannot let Hive return. He is a disaster…"
The Black Robe Wizard raised his hand, interrupting him, "Transfer the money first. Whether Hive returns or not, I will make my own decision."
"Yes, yes, yes, I'll transfer the money to you first." Gideon Malick quickly initiated the transfer.
Any loyal serum user would be completely loyal to Qin Mo.
In just a moment, upon seeing the 250 billion deposit notification in the system mall, Qin Mo felt every pore of his body sighing, and his heart was filled with motivation.
For him, money was the stepping stone to becoming an All-Universe level being.
With enough money, he could forcefully smash open the door to the All-Universe level.
If he couldn't smash it open, it only meant he didn't have enough money and still needed to work harder to earn more.
Malick bowed, "Master, I've transferred all my private savings to you as well."
"Not bad." Qin Mo patted Uncle Ma's shoulder with satisfaction and took out another Perfect Five-Five Serum. "Here, keep this serum to regulate your body."
Like Pierce, Malick had been deeply entrenched in Great America for most of his life, with a vast network of connections, making him worthy of a perfect 5-5 open serum.
An old workhorse is still a workhorse; with a serum, he could become vibrant and lively again.
Malick knelt again, "Thank you, Master. I still have a lot of assets under my name. Master, if you need them, I will sell them off right now."
"No hurry." Qin Mo stopped Uncle Ma and said, "First, deal with these guys outside."
Malick quickly asked, "You… are you planning to kill them all? I have an immature suggestion here, you can consider it."
"Tell me."
"It's like this," Malick quickly said:
"The other three families… still have a lot of assets under their names. Instead of killing them directly, why not let them take out a huge loan from the bank? Once you receive the money, then kill them all."
"By then, the debt will be canceled upon their death, and the bank will have no recourse."
"Holy cow!" Qin Mo was utterly surprised, never having imagined such a tactic.
Before, he only thought about how to plunder others' assets, but he never considered making others take out bank loans.
Goodness, it's not enough to just take and seize; they even want to fleece the bank.
Awesome!
Recalling Strucker, who had been eliminated, Qin Mosuddenly felt a pang of regret—he should have made Baron Strucker take out a huge loan from the bank too.
By this calculation, he had lost at least half!
Indeed, compared to an old schemer like Malick, Qin Mowas still too kind.
He only thought about robbing other people's money, but Uncle Ma even calculated the bank.
"Good. This matter will be entirely your responsibility, but always remember: leave no loose ends."
"Master, rest assured. While I, Uncle Ma, may not be good at other things, dealing with banks is absolutely no problem."
After the transfer of funds was completed, the Black Robe Wizard and Malick returned to the main hall where they had been earlier.
"Uncle Ma, has the money been transferred?"
"It has." Malick smiled.
Hearing this, the Hua Shi Ren of the three families all looked at the Black Robe Wizard: "My Lord from the High Table, please bring the Hydra Prime back quickly."
The fanatical believers were already impatient to meet their Hydra Prime, Hive.
The Black Robe Wizard smiled, "Easy, easy."
Under the expectant gazes of the Hua Shi Ren of the three families and the believers, the Black Robe Wizardslowly clenched his fist…
Almost simultaneously, the Hydra Prime Hive in the light screen was crushed to death, and then, platinum flames burned Hive's remains to ashes.
Hydra Prime, deceased.
Hive ultimately failed to return to Earth.
After a brief silence, the fanatical believers who witnessed all this completely descended into madness.
"Ah!!! Hydra Prime!"
"Hydra Prime!!!"
"Hydra Prime! Hydra Prime!!!"
The wailing cries of grief made Qin Mo speechless. He actually admired Hive; even after being exiled for thousands of years, there were still believers on Earth…
And so many of them.
This included not only the four major families of HYDRAbut also Baron Strucker, who had already been eliminated.
These damned cultists were comparable to the fanatical fans of young idols in his previous life.
Like those who wore wedding dresses to their idol's concert or sold blood to boost their idol's rankings—utterly brainless.
Qin Mo ultimately couldn't stand it: "Sigh, let me save you all."
Because he was kind.
As his voice fell, a crimson magical light burst forth, and Qin Mo used Chaos Magic to forcibly erase the memories of these fanatical believers.
And planted in them the obsession to take out bank loans—to redeem Hive—as much as they could!
Then, he would just need to harvest another wave.
Anyway, it was fleecing Great America's banks, and he had no psychological burden at all.
With this matter concluded, Qin Mo had no lingering attachment and his figure instantly vanished.
Leaving Malick to urge the three families: "Quickly find a way to raise money. Hydra Prime is still waiting for us to rescue him."
"Understood, Uncle Ma, we'll go now."
...
Kamar-Taj secret realm.
Sorcerer Supreme Gu Yi finished today's lesson and walked to the small pavilion in the backyard. As soon as she sat down, she eagerly opened her mobile banking app to check.
"Hmm, the first batch of 20 students has accumulated 3.7 billion in tuition fees so far. Still short 6.3 billion…"
For the trio of Tony, Zhao Hailun, and Ethan, MasterWang only charged 100 million in tuition.
For the subsequent seventeen Europe princesses, Wang fully took Murdoch's advice and charged 200 million per person.
Adding it up, it was exactly 3.7 billion.
To retire quickly and join Eternity, Ancient One was doing her best to earn money, just to use the money to make Murdoch submit.
Ancient One rubbed her head: "First, I'll borrow some from Odin to make it 10 billion, then I'll go to that kid Murdoch."
Thinking of the scene where Murdoch succumbed to the monetary offensive and was forced to be crowned Sorcerer Supreme, Ancient One felt utterly refreshed.
Without delay, Ancient One casually drew a sparking portal and stepped directly through it.
"King Odin, this old woman has come to borrow money."
As soon as Ancient One arrived in Asgard, she was captivated by the bustling scene: numerous soldiers were performing their duties, carrying or lifting exquisite and valuable items, constantly moving.
The scene clearly indicated preparations for migration.
Ancient One: "…"
At this moment, thousands of thoughts flashed through Ancient One's mind: Asgard was about to face an invasion, and it was an unstoppable powerful being.
Could it be that Odin knew she was coming to borrow money and was preparing to pack up and run overnight?
Before Ancient One could stop a soldier to inquire, Odin's figure slowly appeared beside her.
"Sorcerer Supreme, what brings you to my Asgardtoday… "
The moment she saw Odin, Ancient One's expression instantly changed drastically, for she realized that she could not discern his strength.
Originally, both of them belonged to the top Father-level, but now she was still trapped at the Father-level, while Odin had leaped like a carp over the dragon gate, advancing to a higher realm.
"King Odin? You've broken through??"
Odin stroked his beard: "I was fortunate enough to have a breakthrough."
Chapter 159 Hey hey hey hey hey
"A lucky breakthrough?"
The Ancient One's mouth twitched. How could there be so much luck? It was most likely that King Odin had some kind of fortuitous encounter recently. Since he wasn't going to say, she couldn't press the issue.
Her old friend's further advancement made the Ancient One's desire to seek refuge with Eternity even more urgent. She immediately said, "King Odin, can you lend me some money?"
Upon hearing about borrowing money, Odin almost pulled out his beard, then immediately realized—it must be that the Sorcerer Supreme had also been scammed by Murdoch.
Otherwise, Kamar-Taj would never be short on money.
"Sorcerer, when you came a few days ago, I still had some spare cash, but now… To be honest, Asgard is currently burdened with 8 trillion in foreign debt."
"How much???"
The Ancient One's wise eyes almost popped out of their sockets: "8 trillion? King Odin, what on Earth have you been doing?"
No matter how the Ancient One imagined, she couldn't fathom what could possibly require owing 8 trillion!
If Kamar-Taj owed 8 trillion, they would never be able to pay it back in a lifetime.
"Hmm?" The Ancient One's eyes suddenly lit up: "King Odin, is this related to your recent breakthrough?"
This was the most likely possibility.
Discovering that the Ancient One had already guessed roughly, Odin decided not to continue hiding it.
"Alas, Mr. Murdoch sold me a serum for 10 trillion, which allowed me to break through directly…"
"Hiccup~" Hearing 10 trillion, the Ancient One was so shocked that she couldn't help but hiccup… She had worked hard teaching for over a month and had barely managed to save 3.7 billion.
And Murdoch casually sold a serum worth a staggering 10 trillion.
What the hell!!!
Comparing oneself to others can be infuriating.
10 trillion, how many students would she need to enroll to save such a huge sum of money?
A full 50,000 students! With 20 disciples per term, she would need to enroll 2,500 terms. If each term was three months, she would have to teach for over 600 years!
That's longer than she's been the Sorcerer Supreme.
Also, Murdoch is ridiculously rich!
At that moment, the Ancient One realized: her plan to impress Murdoch with 10 billion had already fallen through, or rather, it had ended before it even began.
He simply didn't care about 10 billion.
She suddenly wanted to curse!
So, what else could possibly move Murdoch and make that kid willingly accept the title of Sorcerer Supreme?
The Ancient One fell into deep thought.
Odin said bitterly, "So, when you ask me for a loan now, I truly don't have any. I was originally planning to ask you for some."
"Sigh." The Ancient One sighed, "Since that's the case, I'll go think of other methods."
"I'll see you off." Odin cupped his hands and prepared to accompany the Ancient One to Earth.
Fortunately, Asgard had a vast enterprise, allowing Odin to raise the 2 trillion down payment in such a short time.
Descending to Earth via the Bifrost Bridge, and bidding farewell to King Odin, the Ancient One walked alone on the beach.
Watching the children playing on the beach, the Ancient One, with a thought, changed into a swimsuit, put on a sun hat, and specifically bought a cup of milk tea.
Then she simply lay down under a sun umbrella.
King Odin's breakthrough greatly impacted the Ancient One, because in the future she had seen using the Time Stone, Odin had died…
Now that Odin had successfully broken through, it meant the future had changed. Since this was the case, she had to quickly seek refuge with Eternity.
Because Earth was simply too dangerous.
And the source of all danger, which the Ancient Onecouldn't confirm before, she now believed with 100% certainty—the source of danger was that money-grubbing Murdoch.
To give a simple example: the crises Earth would face in the future were a predetermined reality, pre-set by an ultimate power.
Death once said: Murdoch is at the Multiverse level.
Then the crises Earth would face, due to Murdoch's existence, would directly escalate from Father level to Multiverse level.
This level of crisis was simply not something she, the Ancient One, could endure.
Compared to those big shots, she was just a small fry.
After much deliberation, the Ancient One suddenly stood up, as if having made some major decision, and headed towards Murdoch's home.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
To avoid being scammed by Murdoch again, upon arriving on Earth, Odin immediately brought currency and goods worth 2 trillion, arriving at Hyde Garden.
Ding-dong ~ Ding-dong ~ The doorbell rang.
When Qin Mo opened the door and saw who it was, he immediately beamed with joy and said enthusiastically.
"Oh, Brother Odin, you're here! Please come in quickly."
Odin quickly refused Murdoch's warm invitation. He was afraid he might accidentally fall into another trap.
"Mr. Murdoch, here is 2.05 trillion according to Earth's prices, including Loki's compensation to you, and the down payment for that serum."
Taking the storage bag, Qin Mo simply inspected it and nodded with satisfaction: "Brother, you're a man of your word!"
Odin cupped his hands: "I, this old man, still need to return to Asgard to sell off family assets and quickly gather the remaining payment. Next time, I will definitely have a few more drinks with you."
"Take care." Qin Mo returned the bow.
"Farewell." Odin intentionally left Murdoch's yard before calling Heimdall to open the Bifrost Bridge.
He had no choice; he was too afraid of being scammed again.
Odin was worried that if the Bifrost Bridge damaged the lawn in the yard, Murdoch would absolutely demand 50 billion… or even more in compensation.
Loki was extorted for 50 billion in just that way.
Now, because of that serum, Odin had broken through to the Universe level, causing all of Asgard to tighten their belts and live frugally. He naturally had to be extra cautious.
Of course, caution was only reserved for Murdoch alone.
Towards all other beings, Odin chose to strike hard.
Asgard is out of money? No worries!
The entire Nine Realms is not just Asgard and Earth. Odin was already prepared to let Thor and Loki lead their armies to conquer the other realms.
Unlike the conquest of the Nine Realms by his eldest daughter Hela thousands of years ago, this time, Odin's conquest was not for domination, but solely for money!
To seize enough to cover the remaining 8 trillion and liberate Asgard.
He absolutely could not let the people of Asgard suffer hardships because of him, Odin.
Watching Odin leave, Qin Mo put his hands on his hips and laughed wildly.
"Hehehehehe! I'm going to be invincible!"
The Golden Sentinel Serum sold to Odin: received 2 trillion down payment, and Loki's compensation: 50 billion.
Hive was sold for the first time: 200 billion, and old Ma also contributed 50 billion.
Previously, 100 billion was taken from Baron Strucker, and Pierce, this HYDRA branch, was squeezed for 100 billion…
At this moment, the system store balance was a cold—2.5 trillion $… Qin Mo was already impatiently waiting for the transfer point to arrive.
To break through to the Multiverse level in one fell swoop.
If the system acted up, he would just lie flat and quit. At worst, he would unbind from the system.
Who the hell you want to be the protagonist… go find whoever.
Just as Qin Mo was about to close the door, accompanied by a sizzling, sparking teleportation circle, the Ancient One arrived, though late.
"Murdoch, I'm here to negotiate terms."
Chapter 160: The Selection of the Supreme Mage...
Murdoch, I'm here to negotiate!
Upon hearing this, Qin Mo rolled his eyes, slightly speechless. What, is negotiating a part of Kamar-Taj's heritage?
Can Doctor Strange negotiate? Can you, Ancient One, also?
Is the Time Stone that amazing? I'm not that coward Dormammu, who can be threatened by the Time Stone.
I am a battle-tested, cheat-using powerhouse, currently at the super-universal level, and about to break through to the omnipotent universal level.
What the hell are you negotiating?!
I won't negotiate with you.
Ancient One formed hand seals and took out the green glowing Time Stone from the Eye of Agamotto.
"Murdoch, as long as you agree to become Sorcerer Supreme, I will immediately present the Time Stonewith both hands."
This was the greatest sincerity Ancient One could offer.
Actually, Kamar-Taj and the three Sanctum Sanctorums were Ancient One's greatest sincerity, but Murdochsimply wouldn't take the bait.
So many people desperately wanted to be Sorcerer Supreme, begging him, but he still refused.
Seeing this, Qin Mo helplessly pulled out a handful of Time Stones and, to Ancient One's horrified gaze, popped them into his mouth like popcorn.
Crunch ~ crunch ~ crunch.
With each chew from Qin Mo, Ancient One hiccuped in sync.
Hiccup ~ hiccup ~ hiccup.
This scene became an unforgettable moment for Ancient One, etched in her mind forever.
It turned out that the Time Stone, which she regarded as a treasure, was merely candy to Murdoch, to be munched on when bored.
Within a single day, Ancient One suffered a triple blow: Odin's breakthrough, a hundred trillion in funds, and the Time Stone being treated as candy… Ancient Onelowered her head, preparing to leave.
However, Qin Mo spoke up to stop her.
"Wait, Sorcerer, I'm really busy and don't have time to become Sorcerer Supreme. However, I have a more suitable candidate here…"
Hearing this, Ancient One suddenly looked up, her eyes gleaming with hope.
"Who? Strange?"
"Tsk." Qin Mo waved his hand, "Much more reliable than Strange. Let me tell you, this guy completed the entire darkhold in one week."
"Huh?" Ancient One frowned, "Who is it? Please introduce him, Mr. Murdoch."
Qin Mo chuckled and called out to the living room: "Tom, come here."
Before his voice faded, a blue-grey figure instantly appeared beside Qin Mo.
"There, Sorcerer, it's him, Tom."
"A cat?!" Ancient One widened her eyes, "A cat that cultivates the darkhold?"
"That's not right, it hasn't signed a contract with any dimensional demon God. Where did it get its magicfrom?"
At this moment, Ancient One was like a thousand questions personified, continuously examining Tom.
When she saw the bracelets, each adorned with six Infinity Stones, on Tom's two front paws, Ancient One's jaw dropped.
"No wonder, it turns out it uses the energy and laws from the Infinity Stones to cast magic."
That's truly extravagant.
Ancient One inexplicably felt that her life as Sorcerer Supreme was not as good as a cat's in Murdoch's home.
Holy crab!!!
She really wanted to ask, do you still need a cat at home?
Noticing that Ancient One was still skeptical about Tombeing crowned Sorcerer Supreme, Qin Mo started to fan the flames: "Sorcerer, how about you two have a magicbattle?"
"No way, no way, could the Sorcerer Supreme be afraid of a cat?"
Seeing Ancient One remain unmoved, a crimson light flashed in Qin Mo's pupils, and Chaos Magicsuccessfully disturbed Ancient One's consciousness.
"Alright, let's have a fight first."
Hearing this, Qin Mo snapped his fingers, pulling the combatants into a pocket Universe and specifically creating an arena.
"Ahem, this sparring match is just for practice."
As he spoke, Qin Mo didn't forget to wink at Tom: Hit her hard, make her submit.
Tom clenched his paw in acknowledgment: Understood.
"On my command, ready, ready, ready… Begin."
The moment his voice fell, with two whooshes, Ancient One's hands glowed with magic shields embedded with runes.
Tom, on the other hand, gently tapped his chest, instantly changing into a black tuxedo and elegantly adjusting his bow tie.
While Ancient One was still hesitating, eight magical chains appeared out of thin air, coiling and rushing towards Ancient One as if alive.
"Good boy."
Ancient One became serious, lightly tapping the arena with her toes, and the Mirror Dimension instantly enveloped the entire arena.
Immediately after, heaven and earth inverted, and everything within the Mirror Dimension operated according to reverse laws.
Tom slowly floated into the air, with arrays appearing beneath his feet: Defense, Strength, Speed, Endurance… Brilliant arrays, making him appear like a God incarnate.
Tom, Susanoo, Archmage, reporting for duty.
As the preparation phase ended for both sides, the contest of strength officially began.
What should a battle between Sorcerers look like?
Is it a continuous suppression like a mobile artillery platform, or is it traversing the battlefield with instant shifts, unleashing a torrent of magic?
It's all of that, the kind where the special effects budget is maxed out.
Given Sorcerer Ancient One's magical attainments, Tom, who had only recently begun cultivating the darkhold, was not her match.
But Tom had the advantage of not needing to worry about magic consumption; with six Infinity Stones on each hand, his magic was enough to exhaust Ancient One.
Unless Ancient One was willing to go bankrupt, desperately borrowing more magic from the Vishanti.
In fact, Ancient One did exactly that. Since it was something she never intended to repay, how much she could borrow depended entirely on her own ability.
However, as Tom activated the symbiotic dragon Glendel, the evenly matched situation instantly reversed.
The roaring symbiotic dragon exuded immense deterrence.
Aside from using the Time Stone, Ancient One had no chance of winning at this moment.
"No more fighting, come back to Kamar-Taj with me immediately and be crowned Sorcerer Supreme."
The appearance of the symbiotic dragon strengthened Ancient One's desire to seek refuge with the leader, Eternity.
Youngsters have no martial ethics.
What the hell is all this?!
Qin Mo quickly winked at Tom, choosing to quit while ahead. He indeed had no time to become Sorcerer Supreme, but Tom did.
As long as Kamar-Taj was under his control, that group of Sorcerers and apprentices would definitely not escape the fate of becoming his laborers.
Especially Wong, whose mastery of teleportation spells was extremely high, was simply a natural king of laborers.
After returning to the real World, Ancient One held Tom's paw and bid farewell to Qin Mo: "Mr. Murdoch, tomorrow is a good day, suitable for the coronation of Sorcerer Supreme."
"Don't worry." Qin Mo smiled, "I'll definitely be there."
"Farewell."
"See you tomorrow."
With a huge sum of money, Qin Mo suddenly felt time passing incredibly slowly. Seeing that the rollover time was still far off, he could only engage in round after round of sparring.
First, he went to Hill's office, then brought Skye home from the Murdoch Firm.
Seeing that there were still six hours until the rollover, Qin Mo then spent three hours each with Lily Ellis and Jane Foster.
Finally, the midnight bell chimed.
Chapter 161 Chaos God
After bathing, changing clothes, and burning incense and praying to the image of the System Bro, Qin Mo, with 2.5 trillion dollars in his pocket, directly opened the System Mall.
And the system did not disappoint.
"Chaos Magic Supreme Card: Elevates Chaos Magic to its supreme state, which is the peak state of Chaos Magic. Price: 2 trillion dollars."
"Chaos Magic, the ancestor of all magic…"
Looking at the first item, Qin Mo chuckled incessantly, omnipotence was within reach, and he could finally have a place in the Marvel Omniverse.
From 2008 to the latter half of 2010, after a full two and a half years, Qin Mo finally had the confidence to say some words:
"From now on, no one is allowed to speak loudly to me."
And also: almost immortal, already omniscient and omnipotent, and: whoever comes, I will fight them, at worst, I'll blow up the Multiverse.
"Purchase Chaos Magic Supreme Card."
"Ding, purchase successful. Congratulations, Host, for breaking through to the Omniversal level."
As Chaos Magic ascended to its supreme state, a crimson light successfully suppressed the platinum Phoenix Force and the multicolored black of the Fairy Force beneath it.
Qin Mo's consciousness finally tore open the membrane of the Megaverse, perceiving the broader Omniverse.
At this moment, he could clearly feel several gazes curiously examining him.
There was a White figure pretending to be an ordinary person, an autistic patient sleeping at home, and a white-bearded old man wearing a wizard's hat…
And the hottest light in the Omniverse.
From their eyes, Qin Mo seemed to see a sense of—'My path is not lonely'.
Ignoring these boring guys, Qin Mo looked at Death, Agatha, and Thanos, who were guarding the sealed land of the Fairy Force…
"Hehe, I'll accept this grand gift."
As this thought flashed through his mind, a faint sense of danger suddenly arose.
"Hmm? Can't I devour it?"
After a moment of thought, Qin Mo smiled and shook his head: "No wonder… The Fairy Force is right there, but they don't take it."
Those who need it cannot approach it.
Those who can approach it do not need it.
Only a novice like him, who had just entered the Omniversal level, would think of devouring the remaining 60% of the Fairy Force.
The constant hunger is the Fairy Force's instinct, unchangeable by realm.
Perhaps only OAA, who symbolizes all editorial avatars above all things, and its opposite, OBA, below all things, would be unaffected by the hunger.
Of course.
If Qin Mo could collect all the Phoenix Force Shards, with a complete Phoenix Force and peak Chaos Magic, he could also ignore the Fairy Force's hunger.
One isn't enough, but two should be, right?
Withdrawing his perception, Qin Mo's breakthrough to the Omniversal level did not cause any terrifying commotion.
Compared to being struck by heavenly tribulation, or purple qi coming from the east for thirty thousand li, his breakthrough was quite unpretentious.
Except for the old folks who were already at the Omniversal level, the ants below the Omniversal level couldn't even detect it.
From today onwards, he, Qin Mo, could be considered to have ascended from the Ant Realm to the Dao Friend Realm.
As for the Senior Realm, he still needed to continue working hard.
However, one day, he, Qin Mo, would cross the Senior Realm and ascend to the Half-Author Realm.
Thinking that the mall balance still had over 500 billion remaining, Qin Mo's gaze shifted downwards, continuing to look.
"Cosmic Heart Shard 1/10, the Cosmic Heart is an incomplete part of OAA… Price: 500 billion dollars."
"Hiss, this is like going back to square one. I haven't even collected all the Phoenix Force Shards, and now there's a Cosmic Heart Shard."
Before the transfer, Qin Mo was overjoyed to have 2.5 trillion dollars.
Now, he only felt destitute.
"Purchase Cosmic Heart Shard."
"Ding, purchase successful. It has been stored in your system warehouse, and you can view it at any time."
The Cosmic Heart is one of the highest power sources in the Marvel Omniverse, formed in the early stages of the Omniverse's birth. Its essence is an abstract will bound to the origin of the Universe.
Even supreme beings like the Living Tribunal were powerless before the Cosmic Heart.
A complete Cosmic Heart can arbitrarily rewrite physical laws and abstract concepts.
Achieving absolute control of 'I am all things'.
It only appeared completely in 'Marvel: The End' and was shelved by the writers due to breaking power balance, appearing even less frequently than the Fairy Force.
As for the Reality Controller, which is comparable to the Cosmic Heart, it belongs to unofficial history and is not recognized by Marvel's official sources.
One Cosmic Heart Shard costs 500 billion dollars, meaning Qin Mo would need another 4.5 trillion dollars to buy the other nine shards.
Actually, raising the money wasn't difficult, because Odin still owed him 8 trillion.
The difficulty lay in the fact that, like the Phoenix Force Shards, the system mall was very likely unable to provide the other nine shards.
There were always a few shards that needed to be searched for in the Omniverse, or were in the hands of other beings, requiring him to seize them.
Looking at the remaining 2.2 billion in the mall balance, Qin Mo casually took out a bottle of ice-cold cola and drank it down.
"Phoenix Force Shard, Price: 2 billion dollars."
"Currently owned: 12/49."
"Purchase Phoenix Force Shard."
"Ding, purchase successful. It has been stored in your system warehouse. Friendly reminder: living beings cannot be stored in the system warehouse for long periods."
Without any hesitation, Qin Mo directly took out the 13th Phoenix Force Shard and instantly refined it.
Before, he still had to worry about the violent Phoenix consciousness within each shard.
Now, it was the Phoenix consciousness that needed to be afraid.
Whether it was Qin Mo, who had entered the Omniversal level, or the 40% of Fairy Force within him, they were existences that the Phoenix Shard consciousness could not shake.
It could even be said that the Phoenix Shard was on the menu.
"It's time to collect the other Phoenix Shards."
Because even if Qin Mo didn't go now, other Omniversal beings could still sense the origin of the Phoenix Forceformed by the 13 shards gathered within him.
This was almost an open declaration: I want to collect all the Phoenix Force Shards.
When he had just ascended to the Omniversal level, Qin Mo sensed that about five shards were located within the same Universe: Marvel's main Universe—Earth-616.
That is, within the Phoenix Five.
Another was located within the Mutant Universe, which would collide with the 199999 Universe in the future.
Aside from these six shards, there were also four shards located in four unknown Universes. Beyond that, Qin Mo did not sense the existence of any other shards.
In short, ten shards were scattered outside, he possessed thirteen, and the system mall could provide twenty-six more.
"System Bro, since I've already ascended to the Omniversal level, there's no need to hide anything, right?"
The system responded to Qin Mo's complaint with silence.
…
Outside the Multiverse, in the Celestials' homeworld.
Arishem the Judge was teaching the newborn Celestials to create stars in their homeworld when he suddenly received a telepathic message from the leader.
"Grant Qin Mo the title: Chaos God."
"Chaos God?" Arishem smacked his lips: "This God title sounds awesome."
"As expected of my big brother."
After officially recording Chaos God Qin Mo into the Celestials' family tree, Arishem suddenly remembered something.
"Uh, I almost forgot to inform Ajak: you are no longer under my command…"
Chapter 162 Thanos's Cousin
Having successfully secured a place in the MarvelOmniverse, Qin Mo became even more uninhibited, spending the entire morning entangled with Skye.
If Ajak hadn't suddenly visited, he might have continued to lie in bed, admiring the Valkyrie's valiant posture.
With a thought, he changed into clean clothes and went to the living room, looking at Ajak seated on the sofa.
"Why are you here?"
The subtext was: Don't cause trouble, I'm a good family man.
Ajak whispered, "My Lord Arishem has given an order: from now on, our Eternal group will belong to My LordChaos God."
"Chaos God? Who is that, so awesome."
"Ah?" Ajak quickly explained, "Chaos God... that's you, My Lord."
"Me? Then it's fine..." Qin Mo paused. "If you're really bored, go help out at my properties on Earth."
The euphemism was: helping out, but in reality, becoming beasts of burden!
"Yes, My Lord," Ajak replied.
Qin Mo thought for a moment, then gave further instructions.
"You, Sersi, and Makkari go to Xiunan Hotel. Anyway, there are many branches, so go to whichever city you like. Oh, by the way, what's that black guy in your group called again?"
Ajak gave an awkward smile, "Phastos..."
"Right, that black guy. Tell him to report to Mango Car. Damn it, I'll make that idiot work for me his whole life."
Qin Mo merely disliked ordinary black guys.
But that black guy among the Eternal: he was politically correct to the extreme, and being gay was one thing, but he even knelt and cried for the Hiroshima nuclear bombing.
On such a joyous day, he dared to sing a different tune.
Simply unforgivable.
"As for the others, have Ikaris lead them to eliminate the Deviants."
Upon hearing 'Deviants', Ajak suddenly became a little flustered: "My Lord Chaos God, we eliminated the Deviants 500 years ago..."
The reason the Eternal came to Earth 7,000 years ago was precisely at the command of Arishem the Judge:
To go to Earth and eliminate the Deviants who fed on humans, so that humanity could multiply on a large scale to provide the life energy needed for the growth of the Celestial Tiamut inside Earth.
"Eliminate what the hell."
Qin Mo casually drew a light screen, and in the center of the screen, several Deviants were seen hibernating in a cave.
Seeing this, Ajak bowed 90 degrees: "Please rest assured, I will go inform them now."
Ajak did not dare to delay for a moment, fearing to anger her new Master. As servants of the Celestials, the Chaos God had the power of life and death over them.
"Before you go, have Tina wait for me at the usual spot."
"As you command."
Each of the ten Eternal possessed superpowers, with Ikaris, known as 'bootleg Superman', being the strongest.
But even so, in the original timeline when they eliminated the Deviants, the Eternal still suffered heavy casualties.
Having just gained nine superpowered workhorses, Qin Mo was reluctant to let them perish so easily.
It would be better to give the Valkyrie Tina a shot of the Perfect Five-Five Serum, then capture the Deviants alive... and then auction them off.
Such powerful alien monsters should at least sell for tens of billions, right?
Anyway, it wouldn't be a loss.
Qin Mo had carefully considered who to inject with the Perfect Five-Five Serum.
Among the women he still maintained relationships with, his ex-girlfriend Hill was a civilian, rarely involved in combat, so the Perfect Five-Five Serum was sufficient.
The same applied to Hua Shi Ren's daughter, Lily.
Skye ran an office and had been with Qin Mo since before she was an adult, so she was naturally the most favored, which was why she received two injections.
Jane Foster was actually similar to Hill; a Dr. of astronomy also fell into the civilian category.
After much consideration, besides Skye, only the EternalValkyrie Tina, with the most combat experience, was suitable for the Perfect Five-Five Serum.
Tina was already one of the Eternal's strongest combatants, after all, she was Thanos's cousin, his actual cousin.
This goes back to Tina's father, Zuras. Thanos's father was A'lars, and Zuras and A'lars were biological brothers.
In other words, Tina and Thanos shared the same Grandpa, Kronos; they were cousins.
While Skye was still resting, Qin Mo secretly went to Villa No. 4, his and Tina's little nest.
(●—●) For illicit affairs only.
After a passionate session of 'encouragement', Qin Modirectly injected Tina in the butt, injecting the Perfect Five-Five Serum into her body.
"Don't move around, it costs ten trillion per shot."
"Ten trillion?" Tina froze in place, terrified of spilling even a drop and wasting it.
"You're that rich?"
"What, Miss Eternal Valkyrie, do you still care about worldly money?"
"It's different now. I used to not care, but now I realize how expensive cosmetics are."
Hearing this, Qin Mo whispered into Tina's ear, "I have a cosmetic here that's absolutely effective."
Tina licked her lips, her silence speaking volumes.
...
November 11, 2010, the Coronation.
Kamar-Taj Secret Realm.
At 11 AM, after finishing the Eternal Valkyrie's makeup, Qin Mo changed into a formal suit and was invited to attend the coronation ceremony of the new Sorcerer Supreme.
According to Kamar-Taj tradition... a tradition set by Ancient One, before the coronation ceremony, any sorcerer could challenge Tom, who was about to be crowned Sorcerer Supreme.
There was no other way; a cat becoming Sorcerer Supreme was too absurd, so Ancient One could only hope for Tom's strength to overcome all challengers.
In fact, Tom did not disappoint Ancient One.
Including the Masters of the three Sanctums, Mordo, Wong, and Master Hamir, all senior sorcerers were easily defeated by Tom.
Qin Mo was enjoying the show when he suddenly found himself surrounded by seventeen familiar acquaintances.
The leader was none other than Princess Noel, who was about to become the Queen of a certain country...
"King, are you here to see me? I knew it... you deliberately made me come here to learn magic."
"Bitch, move aside, King is mine!"
"You all move aside, he's mine!"
The originally quiet venue became increasingly lively with onlookers as the princess group began to quarrel.
Gossip is human nature.
Behind the group of sorcerers, the Tony trio were whispering: "Shit, this kid has quite the luck with women."
Zhao Hailun agreed profoundly: "How about it, my idol eats better than you, right? These are all princesses."
"Hmph," Tony said unconvinced, "As if I haven't been with a princess before."
At this moment, Ethan weakly raised his hand: "Tony, I haven't..."
"I'll arrange it for you tonight. They're all princesses who just arrived from Sakura Country."
Hearing Tony's arrangement, Ethan's smile was incredibly bright.
Only Zhao Hailun looked at the group of princesses arguing over one man, lost in thought.
Let them argue, let them argue, the more fiercely they argue, the greater my chance to sneak in.
A month of magic training had greatly increased Zhao Hailun's confidence in winning over her idol.
Seeing that his fleeting romances were about to start a fight, the good man Qin Mo had no choice but to say, "Come with me, everyone, don't disturb the coronation ceremony."
They were rebelling, weren't they? He absolutely had to properly 'encourage' these arrogant princesses.
Ip Man could fight ten.
Today, Qin Mo would fight seventeen!
Chapter 163 Master, You Still Love Me
After a brief interlude, the coronation ceremony continued.
Watching Tom, whose paw was held by his master, Mordo's face instantly filled with complex emotions: reluctance, relief, and a hint of helplessness.
He was reluctant because he wasn't the one to become the Sorcerer Supreme.
Moreover, for such an important matter as choosing a successor, his master directly appointed a candidate without even going through the motions. This defeat was too frustrating.
Mordo could have accepted losing to Wang.
After all, Wang's teleportation magic was unparalleled throughout Kamar-Taj, even stronger than Ancient One's.
But who would have thought that their years of hard work and struggle in Kamar-Taj would be outdone by a cat that appeared out of nowhere?
Although this cat was powerful enough to hold its own and maintain Kamar-Taj's transcendent status in the Earth's magic world.
But... this was too absurd.
The helplessness stemmed from the fact that the new Sorcerer Supreme was a cat. Mordo couldn't imagine how others would view Kamar-Taj in the future.
If they were being kind, perhaps they would say they were cat lovers, animal enthusiasts, conforming to the concept of diversity.
If they were being mean, they would probably mock them: 'After all these years of cultivation, they've cultivated it onto a dog; they're not even as good as a cat.'
The thought of so many excellent mages being outmaneuvered by a cat was simply unacceptable.
But Mordo also understood: after the coronation ceremony, no one could shake Tom's position as Sorcerer Supreme.
This was because, for Kamar-Taj, the outgoing Sorcerer Supreme was a spiritual totem, and no one dared to defy Ancient One's command.
Under the witness of Ancient One, the three Sanctum Masters, and the guests, Tom, dressed in a blue robe and a red Cloak of Levitation, was officially crowned Sorcerer Supreme.
Compared to Mordo's struggle, the easygoing Wang, receiving a signal from his master, quickly bowed and exclaimed, "Greetings, Sorcerer Supreme."
With Wang's bow leading the way, all the mages and magic apprentices of the Kamar-Taj lineage neatly placed their right hands over their hearts and bowed in salute.
"Greetings, Sorcerer Supreme!"
At this point, Ancient One's plan to retire and join Eternity had largely succeeded.
The next step was how to fake her death and escape.
Originally, Ancient One planned to fake her death at the hands of Kaecilius, a renegade mage of Kamar-Taj, abandoning her physical body to join Eternity as a soul.
At that time, Eternity would most likely reshape a body for her.
However, when Ancient One recalled Murdoch's multi-universal level strength, she immediately chose to change her plan.
Kaecilius and Dormammu's mess would be left for Tomto clean up.
The reason for choosing Tom to be crowned Sorcerer Supreme was precisely because of Murdoch, who was behind Tom.
Even the magical debt burdening all the mages of Kamar-Taj would be taken over by Murdoch.
As the coronation ceremony concluded, guests gradually dispersed, and Ancient One came to the courtyard where her disciples resided. Among all her disciples, Mordo was the one she worried about the most.
Because Mordo was somewhat stubborn and prone to overthinking, he could easily go astray.
Seeing who it was, Mordo quickly stood up and bowed.
"Master."
Ancient One waved her hand: "Sit."
For a moment, master and disciple both fell silent.
Looking at Mordo, who was bewildered by Tom's coronation as Sorcerer Supreme, Ancient One hesitated for a moment and gently patted Mordo's shoulder.
If a few words of guidance could make Mordo less stubborn, then Mordo wouldn't be Mordo.
Over the years, Ancient One had seen all kinds of people, and she understood: a person's cognition can be both the cornerstone of personal growth and the shackles that limit development.
When cognition solidifies into a "self-consistent" system, it's easy to overlook exceptions, leading to skewed decision-making.
Mordo's cognition was very stubborn; he didn't know how to adapt.
Since the problem couldn't be solved through guidance, Ancient One chose another method—painting a grand vision.
"Mordo, your master is old, and you and Wang are currently lacking in strength, so let Tom take over this term."
"Remember to cultivate diligently, and wait for the next term..."
Hearing these words, Mordo's bewildered eyes instantly became incredibly firm.
Master, she still loves me!
Otherwise, why would she specifically come to say these things and not tell Wang?
What this meant... was self-evident.
Mordo suddenly stood up: "Master!!"
Ancient One patted Mordo's shoulder: "Good child, your master is old. In the future, it will be up to you to support the future of Kamar-Taj."
In Mordo's misty eyes, Ancient One turned and left, arriving at the Kamar-Taj library.
Wang, who came to Kamar-Taj at the age of four, had a cheerful personality and no ill intentions. He had always been diligent during his years as the librarian.
"Wang."
"Ah, coming, Master."
Wang greeted her with his usual cheerful smile, completely unaware of anything unusual.
"Wang, your junior brother Tom has been at Kamar-Tajfor a short time. In the future... please bear with him more."
"Master, don't worry, I will definitely assist Junior Brother Tom well, and besides~ you're still here."
Ancient One nodded and slipped a few bank cards into Wang's hand: "The Kamar-Taj funds are entrusted to you. The password is your birthday... spend it sparingly."
Looking at the Garden Bank cards in his hand, Wang swallowed. Others might not know, but he knew how much money was in them.
A full 3.7 billion! Dollars!
"Master, you really love me the most!"
Otherwise, why would she entrust such a huge sum of money to him?
Actually, Ancient One had thought about giving this money to Murdoch, but she was worried he wouldn't care for it. He could easily sell a single serum for ten trillion.
This small amount of money might make Murdoch feel insulted.
It would be better to use this money to improve the lives of the children of Kamar-Taj.
After chatting with Wang for a while, Ancient One came to Tom, holding his paw: "Don't go home these days. I will impart all my lifelong knowledge to you."
Although Ancient One was eager to escape, she wasn't foolish.
It wouldn't be auspicious or beneficial for Tom to take over Kamar-Taj if the new Sorcerer Supreme was crowned one moment and the old Sorcerer Supremedied the next.
At the very least, she needed to impart all her lifelong knowledge to Tom and ensure a smooth transition of Kamar-Taj.
And so, Ancient One began to teach Tom the inherited White magic of Kamar-Taj.
Meanwhile, on the other side.
Qin Mo successfully completed the famous scene of one against seventeen. If you include the long-lost princess of the Korean chaebol and the daughter of the Great America Hua Shi Ren... it was simply incredible.
However, despite the excitement, he had no intention of maintaining long-term relationships with this group of princesses, so he pulled up his pants and left directly.
Playing around was fine, but falling in love was out of the question.
Instead of wasting time falling in love, it was better to figure out how to continue making money.
Now, HYDRA had been completely squeezed dry by him, with only the three major families of Old Ma's HYDRA faction in the process of applying for loans.
He had to quickly develop new ways to make money.
Just as Qin Mo was pondering how to make money, his clone, stationed in the Safety Council Building, sent a signal:
The internal hearing regarding S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury's corruption was about to begin.