"Supreme Mage, I don't know much about ......"

Strange stammered, he knew that his words might offend Russell, but he still had to ask clearly, after all, apprenticeship is a lifelong thing, and he can't be careless.

"What else don't you understand?"

"About the last Supreme Master, who is also my teacher, that ...... Who is the old man in the portrait? ”

"You said him!"

Russell pursed his lips slightly, and snorted coldly: "He's just a sweeper, and occasionally he gets through the sewer, so you don't have to care who he is." ”

Strange: "......"

confirmed, the old man on the wall is the ancient one.

"Then, Supreme Master, it stands to reason...... I'm not questioning anything, I'm just ...... Well, after all, you are a Supreme Mage, how noble your status is, isn't it too ...... for a cleaner to be on a par with you Too child's play? ”

"What, you look down on the cleaners?"

"No, that's not what I meant."

Syllable!

Russell stretched out his hand and patted it on the coffee table, which made Strange tremble, and said, "Pay attention to your tone, Strange, you are starting to be arrogant again, and you lack reverence for the outside world." ”

"I don't have ......"

Strange is extremely aggrieved, he just wants to know what his teacher really looks like, is this also wrong?

"No, you have!"

"Supreme Mage, I didn't ......"

"Huh!?"

"Well, I have, I lack reverence, it's me who is wrong."

"It's good to know, it's too late to change now."

Russell raised his hand and pointed to the portrait: "You can see clearly, the one on the wall is not an ordinary cleaner, the whole Kama Taj, he sweeps the floor the cleanest, and the toilet runs the most diligently!" ”

That's really TMD!

Strange was speechless, Russell had just been a master, how could he turn around, the painting style was crooked into this ghostly look, as if he had been wronged.

Is it because of the side effects of magic?

"Listen, Strange, I'll say it again. The old man in the portrait has swept the floor for Kama Taj all his life, and has been using the toilet for a lifetime, especially mine, which is the most diligent. ”

Russell said, coughing lightly again: "Of course, this is not the point, the point is that the old man is famous in Kama Taj because of his consistent dedication over the years." Everyone mentions him and gives him a thumbs up and says, 'The floor was swept so cleanly'. ”

Strange: ( ̄_, ̄)

"That's right, this old man is not simple, he is also a big man who left a legend in Kama Taj, because he sweeps the floor the best and the toilet runs the fastest, he is called the Supreme Cleaner!"

Strange: ( ̄_, ̄)

"Why, you don't believe me?"

Seeing Strange's wilted dead face, Russell was furious: "What do you mean by this expression, do you think your toilet can pass better than his?" ”

"No, I really don't, I just want to find a teacher and learn magic quietly."

"Hmph, I don't dare."

Russell waved his hand, took out the digital camera, found the photo of the 'Ancient One Master' who was trampled on his face, and said: "Having said so much, hurry up and apprentice!" ”

"Uh......"

"What's wrong again?"

"Don't you have to apprentice in person?"

Strange swallowed: "Isn't it too disrespectful to apprentice in front of the photo?" ”

"No, the last Supreme Mage is dead."

“……”

Hearing the news of the death of the Ancient One, Strange swallowed his saliva fiercely, and then looked at the 'Ancient One Mage' who was basically out of breath in the photo, when even a cool breath rushed from the soles of his feet to the Heavenly Spirit Cover.

Kama Taj is too dangerous, is it too late to leave?

"What are you doing in a daze, hurry up and apprentice!" Russell urged.

Strange wiped the cold sweat from his head: "Uh, Supreme Mage, I'...... Can I worship the one on the portrait? ”

"Don't think about it, the one in the portrait is dead too."

"Hehehe......"

Strange smiled embarrassedly and pursed his dry lips: "It doesn't matter if you die or not, I just want to be his disciple." ”

"Strange, are you sure?"

Russell put away the digital camera and put on an extremely serious face: "You must know that in the eyes of us Orientals, a teacher for one day and a father for life, this kind of teacher is not a teacher in school who corrects your homework and gives you an A." ”

Facing Russell, who suddenly became serious, Strange nodded solemnly.

"Very good, go over, kneel down and kowtow three times, and then serve this cup of tea......"

"I see."

Strange nodded, took a deep breath and did everything Russell asked, the movements were not standardized, but the attitude was respectful enough.

With a cup of tea in both hands, Strange waited with his head down for a long time, until his arms were sore, and he heard Russell shout to stop.

He looked down and saw that the teacup was empty, and the tea inside had disappeared at some point.

"Supreme Master, tea ...... The tea is gone!? ”

Strange looked up at the Ancient One in the portrait, only to feel that the smile on the other party's face deepened.

"Don't look at it, it's what he drank."

When Russell said this, he raised his hand and took three sticks of incense and lit them, and inserted them in the incense burner in front of the portrait.

It doesn't mean anything else, it's purely to express his heartfelt respect for Gu Yi.

"But, Supreme Master, this cup of tea ...... Didn't you say that my teacher had died? Strange turned a little pale, and he scared himself.

"Strange, that's magic."

Russell explains: "As you become more magical, you will know that the universe is not only made up of matter, but also mind, which not only makes up the universe, but also creates it. ”

"And we, the magicians, are also using our minds to communicate with the world, and we extract material energy and use it in a more efficient way."

Strange seemed to understand whether he understood or not, and as a layman, he knew that Russell was telling very important truths, so he tried to remember them in his heart.

"As for the Ancient One Mage, he is indeed dead, but his mind has not been destroyed and has always existed in the universe......"

Russell looked at Strange with a smile: "It's okay if you can't figure it out, you can understand that he skipped work and went on a trip." ”

Strange was dumbfounded, his mouth faster than your brain, and said bluntly, "So, this is the real Ancient One Mage, right?" ”

After saying that, Strange regretted it, looked at Russell in a sneer, and did not dare to say anything more.

Russell's face turned pale: "Strange, you have begun to look at the world with narrow eyes again!" ”

I really don't!

Strange shouted in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it.

"Listen, the universe is infinite, and the universe you and I live in is just one of them, and we are all different in each universe."

Russell said: "The Ancient One mage of the other universes is not only whitebearded, but also has the image of a female bald head, so, I didn't lie to you, both of them are ancient one mages." ”

“……”

Strange squeezed his eyes, although Russell made a point, but he was no longer a child, and he knew that there must be something in it.

"Okay, if you really can't figure it out, just take this apprenticeship as a test!"

"Supreme Mage, have I passed the test?"

Strange said worriedly, it stands to reason that he should have passed, but who made Russell the Supreme Mage, he didn't count.

"It's passed, the Ancient One Mage is very satisfied with your performance, you will stay in Kama Taj to study magic in the future, if there is anything you don't understand, you can ask the king, and he will help you answer your questions."

"I see."

Strange didn't ask why it wasn't Russell's teaching, he was a magic novice, and he didn't need to work with the Supreme Mage.

"The temple of magic is huge, even me, it's just getting started, and you're ......"

Russell glanced at Strange: "Beginners among beginners, for a period of time in the future, you don't have to do anything, keep reading books to enrich your knowledge." ”

"As I said before, we mages use their minds to communicate the world, and in addition to magic, you also need a lot of knowledge, otherwise you won't even be able to understand basic spells, let alone cast spells."

"When you pass the beginner stage, you have a certain amount of knowledge and can understand the spells, and you can ......"

"You can cast your magic, right?"

Strange is eager to try, and as a top student with a Ph.D., the last thing he fears is reading.

I think you're trying to eat fart!

Russell gave Strange a blank look: "Don't think about it, after learning the theoretical knowledge, you should take the exam." ”

"Exam!?"

Strange's eyes widened, is magic so down-to-earth?

"The tactics of the sea of questions are won by quantity, which is a process of gradually accumulating experience, and I also came here in the past......"

Russell's face was not red or breathless, and he opened his mouth to talk nonsense: "After all, magic is complex and mysterious, and the dimensional power involved in it is so chaotic that it makes people crazy, and without enough preparation, rash casting spells will only harm others and themselves." ”

"You have to think more and summarize more in the sea of questions, so that you can effectively consolidate the knowledge points, broaden your thinking and open your horizons, and practice makes perfect to control every mantra."

"Goo-toot!"

Strange swallowed, feeling that the future was going to be a painful time without seeing the light of day.

"Read with peace of mind, I will ask Wang to sort out a copy of the matter of the sea of questions."

Russell pinched his chin with his hand: "You are a disciple of the Ancient One Master, and the amount of practice must not be compared to others, otherwise the Ancient One Master will lose face, I want to think about it......"

"Well, step by step, the step can't be too big, the first time, let's weigh ten catties of exercises!"

“……”