Warlock of the Marvel Universe

"I haven't explained the necessity of this rule to anyone for a long time. Other apprentices will only passively implement it and never ask why." At this point, Olivan sighed, "I am destined to be closed-minded. You can’t go far on the road to magic.”

Then he said to Claire with a relieved smile, "Only you have such a strong curiosity. Maybe this is why you are so good."

In the practice of magic, it will definitely not work if you study the knowledge in books.Because no matter how well you learn the knowledge in books, you can't surpass the person who wrote the book, so a certain degree of curiosity is essential.

Only with curiosity can you have the motivation to explore and pursue the truth, and go further and further on the road of magic. This is also a very important item in magic talent. After all, teachers can teach you knowledge, but curiosity cannot be ignored. Heart stuffed into your head.

Of course, what we are talking about here is a certain degree of curiosity, which has its limits.Beyond this limit, it becomes excessive curiosity, and the result of excess curiosity... Countless mages and warlocks have used their lives and souls to explain to you what the end will be.

"I am willing to listen to your teachings." Claire said with a smile after being praised.

"About 500 years ago, the Supreme Mage Ancient One established the Monastery and formulated this rule." Olivan began to explain the origin of this rule. "At that time, people in the secular world were still very ignorant. Even though He is an unskilled mage who can still make waves in the secular world. By taking advantage of the ignorance of the secular people, he can get almost everything he wants, worldly power, money, and a sense of accomplishment. However, this is based on the secular world. achieved on the destruction of the world.”

"So" Olivan showed admiration on his face, "The Supreme Mage strictly forbids mages to interact too deeply with the secular world. Facts have proved that the Supreme Mage is wise. The secular world has embarked on a path other than magic, and it has developed well."

Regardless of whether the mage who comes to the secular world uses magic to rule with terror, or whether he selflessly devotes himself to governing the country with benevolence, it will seriously restrict the development of human civilization.

Because for humans on earth, not everyone can learn magic. Only a very small number of people have this talent.However, human civilization and human development cannot be supported by this small group of people.

As natural science continues to develop, they will eventually be pulled off the altar, from being worshiped to being forgotten.

Will they be willing to do so?Who can be willing to do so?In order to prevent all this from happening, they will label all science as heresy, and they will use all means to suppress human thought.

In short, they will be more bloody and more successful than what the church's heretics have done, because they actually have extraordinary power.

"It is indeed like this." Claire felt that what Olivan said was very reasonable. He could imagine how much influence a mage could have in the secular world five centuries ago.Because, in addition to reading comics, she also reads a lot of time travel novels.

"However, I think this rule is outdated now." Although Claire agreed with Olivan's statement, it did not mean that he did not have his own ideas.

When Claire first said this, she was still a little nervous. After all, she was questioning the rules set by the Supreme Mage, but she found that Olivan was not angry, and just said to herself with an encouraging smile, "It doesn't matter. , tell me what you think.”

So, Claire, who was encouraged, boldly expressed her thoughts: "Times have changed. As you just said, people in the world have developed very well. They are no longer like before.

They are as ignorant as before. The scientific power they control is no weaker than magic. Moreover, it is not only us who have extraordinary power, but also those mutants. Do we need to continue to hide it? "

Claire's meaning is very clear, that is, people in today's world are no longer fools like those in the Middle Ages, where they could sacrifice their lives and family for just a few words from a magician. Nowadays, people are more enlightened and don't want it. Now go out and get a mage. , maybe just treat you as a magician, or treat you as a mutant, and not discriminate against you. You still want to control the wind and rain, and you want them to worship you. Not to mention the door, there are no windows. It’s really pointless for us to hide and tuck in here.

"I'm glad you can discover this." Olivan said happily. "We call the outside world the secular world and the people outside the world, but are they really much worse than us? No, no. They are not better than us. Not much, it’s good that you can find these.”

"But... some of us are still too arrogant." Olivan said with some worry, "They still think that the world is ignorant and the truth is in their own hands. But magic is truth, isn't science? Humph, he is the same, but it’s a pity that they don’t understand this truth.”

"So, continue to maintain this rule now." Claire said, "To prevent these arrogant guys from causing trouble to the world?"

"What trouble can they cause?" Olivan said disdainfully. "The powerful ones among those people are more willing to abide by this rule, because they believe that extraordinary people should have the reserve of extraordinary people. Contact with ordinary people is simply a waste of time." Lower yourself, and those who are not strong enough..."

"They don't have the ability to cause trouble." Claire said first.

"That's right." Olivan admitted, "If they go out, they probably won't even be qualified to surprise the world. There are still a few relatively powerful organizations in the world, such as SHIELD, although they have not contacted them. Yes, but they are very good at dealing with extraordinary events and those mutants. If those guys run around and cause trouble, they will probably go to jail."

"I prefer slice research." Claire said, "This kind of thing is quite common in comics."

"..." Olivan was speechless at Claire's brain circuitry.

"If that's the case, then why do we still abide by this rule?" Claire asked in confusion. This rule seems to have no meaning anymore.

"In the past, people in the secular world were too ignorant, so we had to avoid them, but now they..." Olivan paused here, as if he was preparing his words, "They seem to be too smart."

Now the two of them have arrived on the terrace of the temple. They can see the whole of New York from above. They watch the pedestrians on the ground walking back and forth on the road, but no one can see the temple hidden in a different space. There are really some people who look down on all living beings. a feeling of.

"Do you know why this temple can float in the air?" Olivan asked.

"Because the magic circle inside the temple has always maintained the floating magic of the temple." Claire replied.

"What does the magic circle rely on to maintain it?" Olivan continued to ask.

"New York is one of the largest magic nodes on the earth, and the magic circle gets energy from it to maintain its operation." Claire then replied and said, "I have known this a long time ago. If you want to test me, you have to change to something more difficult. question."

"Humph." Olivan smiled and said, "You know, if the world knows about the existence of magic, these energies will also be exposed to them."