During this period of dedicated practice, Strange's originally impetuous mentality gradually settled down. Lu Xiao's return made his eyes flash with joy, but he did not lose his composure on the spot and still maintained a polite attitude to salute Lu Xiao.
"Supreme Mage, welcome back."
Smiling and helping Strange up, Lu Xiao patted his still trembling hands and said, "Come with me, it's time to fulfill my promise to you."
Strange barely controlled his inner excitement and asked tentatively: "You haven't been back for a long time, do you want to deal with other things first?"
Lu Xiao casually opened the portal leading to his room: "No need, it only takes a short while."
When Lu Xiao turned his head, Strange was surprised to find that his eyes turned golden.
"Let's sleep for a while first."
Under the dual hypnotic effect of the magic sound and the magic eyes, Strange simply fainted.
"Crack!"
After temporarily blocking Strange's tactile perception, Lu Xiao raised his knife and cut off both of his hands at the wrist.
The power of time, which took effect immediately, controlled the flow of blood. Lu Xiao extracted Strange's DNA, used the third method to re-create a pair of hands, and carefully connected them to him.
After Strange was injured, the nerves in his hand became a mess, like a tangled ball of yarn. Lu Xiaocai didn't have the time to slowly straighten it out, so he simply cut it off and made a new one.
Runes were used to sew the joints of the wrists tightly, and no trace of the joints could be seen after the "surgery".
However, the skin of the newly created hands is lighter than the original pair, which still looks quite obvious.
"Da~"
After snapping his fingers and burning the old hands that fell on the ground, Strange woke up leisurely after Lu Xiao's suggestion was lifted.
"Hmm~"
Subconsciously, he raised his hands to cover his head. After waking up from his dazed state, Strange immediately reacted.
His hands no longer trembled and returned to their original stability and strength.
"ah!"
Strange looked at his brand new hands excitedly: "Supreme Mage, how did you do it?"
Lu Xiao shrugged and said, "It's better that you don't know. Wouldn't it be enough if the result is perfect?"
Strange is not stupid, but very smart.
Taking the wrist as the dividing line, the color of his hands and upper arms are obviously different, and they look like...
"Uh~ Okay, I won't go into details."
Strange gave up thinking knowingly and bowed respectfully to thank Lu Xiao: "Supreme Mage, thank you for giving me a new life."
Lu Xiao waved his hand indifferently: "It doesn't have to be like this, I'm just fulfilling my promise."
"Then what?"
Lu Xiao looked at Strange meaningfully: "Are you going to return to the city to practice at home like Pangborn? Or are you going to stay at Karma Taj and explore the secrets of the secrets like Wanda?"
"this……"
If Strange had just arrived at Karma Taj, he would definitely choose to return to the city without hesitation and continue his life of luxury and wealth.
During the days of practicing in Karma Taj, Strange felt the tranquility that he had not seen for a long time.
There is no need to rush to the hospital on time every day, nor do you need to deal with the flattery of colleagues, or face the patient's family members who are rude due to anxiety.
He gradually fell in love with this kind of free and peaceful life. He could arrange his own time every day to meditate, exercise or study spells.
Strange felt like he was back in the ivory tower of the university, eagerly absorbing new knowledge and satisfying his never-ending curiosity.
Just as predicted by the Ancient One, Strange is a born mystic, and his endless curiosity to explore the unknown makes him never stop moving forward.
Lu Xiao saw Strange's hesitation: "Don't rush to answer me. See your true desires before making the final decision."
…
After solving Strange's problem, Lu Xiao used Focus to notify Yongzhen and asked her to bring Wanda over.
"Tell me, what's going on between you and Strange?"
Lu Xiao looked at Wanda with a half-smile but not a smile: "That kind of fighting style is too much to call it a sparring match. You are basically just teasing him."
"Hmph~"
Wanda wrinkled her nose in displeasure: "Who asked that guy to look at people with his nostrils all day long? He is so talented?"
People who can truly become top players basically have one characteristic in common - a desire to win.
Wanda was no exception. Strange's speed of progress made her feel threatened. Wanda, who didn't want to fall behind others, would naturally dislike the extremely talented Strange.
Lu Xiao shook his head helplessly: "I have already said what needs to be said, so I won't lecture you again."
"I believe you can control your emotions and try to improve your own strength as your first priority. This kind of 'discussion' can only be done occasionally."
You can't truly become talented by working behind closed doors. Regular discussions between Wanda and Strange can promote the progress of both parties. Lu Xiao has no intention of stopping them, but only hopes that Wanda will pay attention to the rules.
No heavy hammer is needed to sound the drum. Wanda understood Lu Xiao's attitude through his few words.
"Don't worry, I won't break your precious apprentice. At most, I'll just teach him a lesson."
…
After spending a few days handling Kamal Taj's internal affairs, Lu Xiao left Yongzhen and Hamil behind Kamal Taj and prepared to leave again for the Avengers headquarters in New York.
Yongzhen who stays will take on important tasks.
The war with Thanos is not far away. Considering the Chitauri army under Thanos and the high-tech means they master, the earth must be prepared for war in advance, otherwise the situation of the Battle of New York will repeat itself here.
Moreover, this time it would be impossible to end the battle as cleverly as the Battle of New York.
The Chitauri will no longer attack through the portal. Thanos has a high chance of driving the fleet directly to the sky above the earth. The two sides will face a life-and-death battle.
Yongzhen and other mystics need to travel throughout the earth during Lu Xiao's absence, and Lu Xiao gives them an important task related to the decisive battle.
"Whoosh!"
Walking out of the portal, Lu Xiao appeared in the common room of the Avengers headquarters.
Rogers and Stark, who accompanied Vision to Wakanda to remove the gem, have already returned, and the "operation" has been successfully completed.
Lu Xiao suddenly appeared from the room, startling Falcon Sam who was sitting on the sofa eating a burger. He almost jumped up and pulled out his weapon.
"Calm down, Sam, it's me."
After seeing Lu Xiao's face clearly, Sam calmed down his violently beating heart: "Holy shit! You almost gave me a heart attack!"
When Lu Xiao arrived, Banner and Stark were discussing something in a low voice. Judging from Stark's evil smile, he should be encouraging Banner to do something.
Rogers, Barnes, Hawkeye Barton and Black Widow Natasha gathered around to play poker.
Quicksilver Pietro rolled his eyes under the attack of two chatty people that Lu Xiao had never seen before, while War Machine Rhodes stood aside and snickered.
Phantom stood alone in front of the window, staring at the scenery outside in a daze.
"Wow~"
Stark noticed Lu Xiao's arrival and shouted in a strange voice: "Look who is here. Isn't this our beloved Mr. Wizard?"
Lu Xiao waved his hand angrily: "Okay, you big shit, there's no need to be so weird. I have business to do here this time."
"Who's OO is a big piece of shit!"
"Don't care about these details. Anyone who cares about details is a fool."
Lu Xiao ignored the furious Iron Man, cleared his throat and said, "Everyone, Banner should have told you the general situation, right?"
"Let's get straight to the point, first...where is the Mind Stone?"