Although Strange has a bad temper, his ability to become a top expert in a field depends more than just his superior talent. Hard work and persistence are also important factors for his success.
Having lost everything, Strange bets all his hopes on Kama Taj.
In order to polish his arrogant temper, Lu Xiao deliberately placed him in Kathmandu, where he withstood the sun and rain for three days and three nights.
After a serious illness, Strange's physical fitness was not as good as before.
Seeing him huddled in a ball in front of the reception cabin and shaking non-stop, Lu Xiao finally said to Wanda who couldn't stand it anymore: "Okay, bring him in."
Appearing in front of Lu Xiao again, Strange looked much more embarrassed than he did three days ago.
Due to nerve damage in his hands, he would tremble when picking up things. His beard had not been shaved for a long time.
At this time, his face was pale, his lips were chapped, and he seemed to be falling asleep in the next second.
But Strange's eyes were still bright, staring at Lu Xiao stubbornly and with hope, hoping to get a positive answer from him.
Raising his hand to draw the healing runes in the air, Lu Xiao cured Strange of the cold he had contracted due to being exposed to the rain, but his body depleted by the disease still needed to eat and replenish water to recuperate.
"Congratulations on passing the first test."
Lu Xiao turned to Wanda and said: "Arrange a guest room for him first, and then notify me when his body returns to normal."
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Five days later, Strange, who had basically recovered, stood in front of Lu Xiao again.
At this time, Lu Xiao was instructing Kama Taj's apprentices to practice spells.
Strange, who has been bedridden for the past few days, finally saw a mysterious corner of the occult world.
The well-dressed Lu Xiao set an example at the front of the queue: "First absorb the energy of the multiverse."
With his hands moving up and down, a bunch of golden-red energy lines appeared in front of Lu Xiao and most of the apprentices.
The late apprentices could only make silly gestures in the air, but no one around them laughed at their actions.
"Prepare basic spells."
Under Lu Xiao's demonstration, about half of the apprentices constructed a flat array with the energy line as the center.
"The last step is to feel free to use basic spell templates to compose the spells you want."
Those who study with Lu Xiao are still just apprentices, and there are very few people who can do this. Only some senior apprentices can convert basic spell templates into actual spells.
According to the different areas of expertise of the apprentices, the types of spells they construct also vary.
Some people transform spells into weapons such as whips and swords, others cover their bodies with spells to form shields, and others rewrite spells into healing spells and direct offensive spells.
"Okay, that's it for today's morning class."
"Sales, Donov, Sakurazhen and Liu Xin, you have reached the standards for promotion. You can go to Master Hamil to apply for the test."
The four apprentices who were pointed out cheered up at the same time: "Yes! Thank you Supreme Mage!"
Kama Taj's apprentices come from all over the world, including descendants of esoteric families who are sent to further their studies, and some who are destined to enter the Holy Land unintentionally.
Adhering to Gu Yi's teaching philosophy, Lu Xiao also adopts a teaching-based approach as much as possible.
However, due to the lessons learned from the past, when choosing an apprentice, today's Kamal Taj will first assess the other person's character.
Lu Xiao would usually not accept people like Casillas who have a dark side in their hearts, lest they cause harm to the world after they learn it.
After the morning class ended, many apprentices gathered around the four people who were named to express congratulations.
The relationship between the new generation of Karma Taj's apprentices is maintained well, and they will also compete with each other. However, under the deliberate guidance of Hamil and other elders and Lu Xiao, they rarely go to the extreme of jealousy and plotting against their colleagues.
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Lu Xiao had already noticed Strange who was watching from the sidelines, and after finishing morning class, she waved to him, gesturing for him to follow her.
After leading Strange to the Library Pavilion, Lu Xiao introduced him to the occultist responsible for managing the Library Pavilion.
"This is Ahmed, the manager of the library. You will have to deal with him for a long time in the future."
Ahmed was a typical bearded man from the Middle East. He saluted Lu Xiao politely and looked at the unfamiliar Strange with a little curiosity.
"Ahmed, give Mr. Strange an introductory tutorial first."
"yes."
While Ahmed went to pick up books from the bookshelf, Lu Xiao briefly explained to Strange the principles of borrowing books.
"In the next period of time, I have important matters to leave the earth. Your study progress will be supervised by my fiancée Yongzhen."
“At Kamal Taj, all knowledge can be shared, but some knowledge cannot be put into practice, especially for novices.”
Lu Xiao reminded meaningfully: "Strange, I know that you have a talent for learning that is far beyond ordinary people."
"But please remember, no matter what your study progress is, before you get my approval, you must control your curiosity and cannot borrow books at will."
"In Kamal Taj, books can not only provide you with knowledge, but some dangerous forbidden books can even control your body and destroy your soul."
Strange's attention was mainly focused on the first half of Lu Xiao's sentence: "Leave the earth?"
"I thought magicians would take a more... literary approach to this?"
Lu Xiao asked funnyly: "For example? Leaving my mother's world?"
"Strange, you still have problems with Kama Taj's positioning."
"First of all, we are not magicians in the Western cultural concept, but mystics who borrow the energy of the universe to cast spells."
"Secondly, mystics are not primitive people who are ignorant of technology."
Lu Xiao pointed to the Focus next to his ear: "Most mystics can keep up with current events and contemporary technological advances. For example, the personal terminal I am hanging on is one of the most cutting-edge technologies in the world today."
Strange asked in surprise: "How come I haven't heard of this kind of technology? Can a smartphone be shrunk to this point?"
Lu Xiao patted Strange on the shoulder: "Treat this issue as your research topic. The world is not as simple as you think."
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After guiding Strange to get started and confirming that he was on the right track, Lu Xiao handed over the supervision of him to Yong Zhen, while he himself was ready for interstellar travel.
As news of Odin's death gradually spreads, Thanos should soon enter his active period, and Lu Xiao must seize the last moment to prepare.
Due to the long distance between Earth and Nidalville, Lu Xiao planned to go to Asgard for a transit first to see how the situation in Asgard was going and whether Loki had obtained the right to inherit the throne as he wished.
Bidding farewell to Yongzhen, Wanda and others, Lu Xiao crossed many dimensions and walked out from the other end of the portal. Heimdall, the Asgardian gatekeeper wearing golden armor, stood in front of him.
Heimdall laughed and said: "I'm starting to get used to your ability to teleport at will without the rainbow bridge... Welcome to Asgard again, Supreme Mage."
Lu Xiao smiled and shook Heimdall's hand: "How is Asgard now? Will Thor or Loki win the throne?"
Heimdall chuckled and summoned a sky boat: "You can find out by yourself by going to the Golden Palace. The result may be beyond your expectation."