As is well known, the Marvel Universe is full of anomalies, and there are quite a few characters who can control and transcend time.
Dormammu, Ancient One, Doctor Strange, Kang the Conqueror, God of Stories Loki, and so on.
Strictly speaking, given Fang Yuan's penchant for causing trouble, any of these individuals could pop out to deal with him, and Ancient One is actually the most gentle among them.
So, if he could transcend the timeline, it would be equivalent to being invisible to these powerful figures, and he wouldn't have to worry about anyone traveling back to when he was weak to eliminate him.
Compared to that, skipping sixty or seventy years of time progression is no problem at all; after all, the era of Superheroes emerging is all after 2010.
Fang Yuan had no doubt that Ancient One could achieve this, especially since Doctor Strange in the movie had already shown this characteristic; even Ancient One couldn't clearly see Doctor Strange's future.
However, Doctor Strange also couldn't escape the detection of the TVA.
"Aren't you afraid that I'll get rid of Strange and become Sorcerer Supreme myself?" Fang Yuan probed.
Ancient One shook her head, "You won't, because that's not your pursuit."
Fang Yuan pouted. Ancient One was right; Fang Yuan's pursuit was to master supreme power and experience different sceneries. Being confined to a certain World as an emperor was not his ideal.
After all, even without being an emperor, he could have three palaces and six courtyards without the exhaustion of infighting. The fish pond was already tiring enough…
However, Fang Yuan was still not satisfied.
Just as he was about to voice his thoughts, he heard Ancient One speak first.
"Vought? I've always been curious, what's so special about Vought Corporation to you?" Ancient One asked.
Presumably, in the future Ancient One had seen, Fang Yuan had done many things to develop Vought Corporation.
However, this feeling of being completely seen through was truly unpleasant.
Fang Yuan increasingly wanted Ancient One to help him transcend the timeline.
"A force that belongs to me. Who doesn't want status?" Of course, Fang Yuan couldn't tell the truth, so he just laughed it off.
Ancient One clearly didn't believe him.
Fang Yuan directly pulled out an invitation, and resolutely proposed, "Since you've repeated this so many times, I won't waste any more words. Besides what I just said, if you join my company, I'll return whenever you tell me to!"
[Vought Corporation sincerely invites your joining.]
[Inviter: Fang Yuan.]
[Signatory: Blank]
Ancient One rarely showed a solemn expression. She reached out and took the postcard-sized invitation.
"Unknown material, but without exception, this is a contract." She revealed the essence of the invitation, "The one who confirms the contract is the signatory, but the real transaction is between you and some unknown existence; the signatory is merely a vessel."
"The Sorcerer Supreme has excellent insight." Fang Yuan was genuinely surprised. This Ancient One seemed to be more capable than he had imagined?
Ancient One showed a look of shame, "Actually, I've studied it many times, but I've never been able to figure out what the unknown existence is, and I haven't accepted it before."
Before this?
Fang Yuan's heart stirred, "So this time?"
Fang Yuan's heart involuntarily pounded.
In the many timelines Ancient One had repeated, he must not have been the first to invite Ancient One to join Vought Corporation, but since Ancient One could say this, her attitude this time must have softened.
"The Sorcerer Supreme should not sign a contract with an existence of unknown risk, but I have observed your many possibilities. Although your actions are relatively… arbitrary."
It was clear that the words Ancient One had originally prepared were not so pleasant.
"But your pursuit and Kamar-Taj's ideals are actually highly unified," Ancient One said, sharing her experience.
Fang Yuan nodded. Although he never shied away from using any means necessary, he always had to put on a show because most of his employees were Superheroes.
Moreover, this also allowed him to leverage the initiative of his employees.
For example, the Awakened. Since Fang Yuan became the leader of the Awakened, the X-Men have been busy appearing on screen every day, and many Awakened have eagerly joined Vought Corporation.
If he were a villain, he wouldn't receive such treatment.
So, in the Marvel Universe, Fang Yuan would most likely play the role of a good person on the surface, and only in a place like The Boys World would Fang Yuan be completely unrestrained.
After all, in The Boys World, everyone is without integrity.
"We must always break the mold and dedicate ourselves to a nobler goal." Ancient One raised her hand, and a flash of light passed, and a quill appeared in her hand.
To Fang Yuan's pleasant surprise, she added, "However, I can probably only work for you until 2017."
Ancient One had used the Time Stone to cycle through many times, so she naturally knew that Fang Yuan was also familiar with the direction of the timeline.
2017 was when Ancient One died and Stephen Strange became Doctor Strange.
Fang Yuan couldn't help but exclaim, "You've truly sacrificed a lot for Strange."
"Strange is one of our most outstanding Sorcerer Supremes. He can perfectly bear the heavy responsibility of protecting Earth," Ancient One said gently.
"Have you never thought of living another life after stepping down as Sorcerer Supreme?" Fang Yuan asked, "Instead of… Death?"
Ancient One shook her head, "Six hundred years ago, after I learned of Strange's existence from the eye of agamotto, I began to draw power from the Dark Dimension, protecting Earth until today."
"I am already tired. Death might be my next journey."
Ancient One was very calm, and Fang Yuan thought so too. Anyone who has repeated countless times in the timeline would be very at peace.
Fang Yuan's thoughts then shifted from future matters, his gaze fixed on the invitation in Ancient One's hand.
"Do we have a deal?" Ancient One finally asked.
Fang Yuan nodded vigorously, "Of course!"
What does it matter to quickly skip sixty or seventy years? The Sorcerer Supreme, her venerable self, gave too much!
Ancient One wrote her name with a flourish—
[Signatory: Ancient One]
The next second, Fang Yuan's company panel immediately popped up with an unprecedented notification.
[Congratulations! The company has signed an S-Rank ability user: Ancient One.]
[Ding! Congratulations, Host, for achieving Milestone 5 - Signing an S-Rank employee!]
[Reward obtained: New World search attempts +1, Parallel Universe travel once.]
Hoo, as Fang Yuan expected, Ancient One's character level was even higher than Professor X and Magneto!
Of course, this was also because Fang Yuan encountered a novice Professor X, while Ancient One was already a max-level expert.
Moreover, Ancient One also brought him a milestone reward. Fang Yuan noticed that this time the serial number was Milestone 5, whereas previously he had unlocked Milestone 3.
It seems that even the All Heavens Vought Company's panel didn't expect Fang Yuan to skip levels.
But what Fang Yuan cared about most was another point.
Whenever Fang Yuan claimed a reward, he would enter a time-stop state, and Ancient One was actually able to discern some clues from the invitation, which startled him a bit.
But now, when claiming the reward, Ancient One was also time-stopped, so it seems that All Heavens Vought Company's level is still much higher.
It's just that the reward Ancient One unlocked was somewhat beyond Fang Yuan's expectations.
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