Chapter 693 694 Seeking Help

Compared to the scorching New York City, Kamar-Taj, located on top of the Himalayas, had a hint of coolness in the air, even in summer.

Unlike the lively scenes of Mike's previous visits, the place was exceptionally quiet at this time.

Only in the square, a new batch of magic apprentices, facing the morning mist, were following Baron Mordo to learn elementary magic knowledge.

As for the official wizards who originally lived in the back, they were all gone at this time.

It was highly likely that they had gone out on a mission.

Yes, the wizards in Kamar-Taj, in addition to needing to learn magic, were not idle in their daily lives.

Every now and then, they needed to go to the three Sanctums to reinforce the magic barriers there.

This was to prevent Dormammu, the dimensional demon lurking in the dark dimension, from invading the world.

"Mordo, where has the Ancient One gone?" Mike, unable to sense the Sorcerer Supreme's location, went to the square to ask Baron Mordo.

"The Sorcerer Supreme has taken people out on a mission. What do you need her for?" Baron Mordo stared at Mike, who had arrived with a woman, his attitude not particularly good.

Baron Mordo was a petty man, and besides being a bit dark in personality, he also harbored strong jealousy.

His previous deliberate instigation was out of jealousy for Mike's magic talent.

Similarly, after Stephen displayed powerful magic talent, he was also fiercely jealous for a period of time.

Of course, those were more like disputes of pride.

Overall, Baron Mordo, aside from his extreme personality, was not a bad person in the true sense.

This was also why he was able to become friends with Stephen later on.

However, facing Mike, this "talent monster," Baron Mordo was either inferior or his jealousy continued to act up.

The two had met several times, but their relationship had never been close.

"Gone out? That's really inconvenient." Mike brought Scarlet Witch this time precisely because he wanted to use the White Magic Tome in Ancient One's hands to suppress the demonic energy from the Darkhold on the girl.

Even if that didn't work, he could at least settle for Scarlet Witch learning some mental magic from Ancient One.

This was to resolve the hidden danger of the Darkhold.

However, from the looks of it, their timing was very bad this time, as Ancient One happened to be away.

And because this incident involved the secret of Scarlet Witch, Mike did not intend to explain anything to Baron Mordo.

"Then what about Stephen? I haven't seen him either." Mike continued to ask.

Since he had already come, Mike, who hadn't seen Sorcerer Supreme Ancient One, decided to catch up with his wizard friend.

"Stephen Strange left Kamar-Taj several days ago. I don't know where he went specifically." Baron Mordo shook his head again and said, "Also, I'm not your butler, and I have no obligation to answer any of your questions."

Clearly, Baron Mordo was annoyed by Mike's series of questions.

"OK, then we'll see each other again." Mike was not surprised by Baron Mordo's attitude.

The two were never friends to begin with.

So, after a light farewell, Mike led Scarlet Witch towards the back of Kamar-Taj.

"Stop, where are you going?" Baron Mordo, feeling ignored, grumbled again in displeasure.

"Did you forget what you said earlier? I also have no obligation to answer any of your questions." Mike turned back and said with a smile, "Of course, if you really want to know the answer, it's not like I can't tell you."

"I plan to take Wanda to look around Kamar-Taj and also introduce her to Wong."

"So, can we leave now?"

In Kamar-Taj, besides having a good relationship with Stephen, Mike was also friends with the librarian Wong.

Therefore, he planned to take Scarlet Witch to visit.

Moreover, Kamar-Taj's unique geographical location and leisurely living environment also made it worth visiting.

It would be a good change of scenery for Scarlet Witch.

"You, you..." Baron Mordo, having hit a soft wall, could only watch Mike and Scarlet Witch leave.

Although Mike was not a wizard of Kamar-Taj, his access permission here was personally issued by the Sorcerer Supreme.

Therefore, even if Baron Mordo was unwilling in his heart, he had no legitimate reason to stop them.

"Have you heard? That person just now was praised by the Sorcerer Supreme as one of the most magically gifted individuals to date..."

"I know, Mr. Mike once repelled an alien invasion. I heard his magic talent is even higher than Stephen's..."

"If he were willing to stay in Kamar-Taj, he would likely be the next Sorcerer Supreme..."

"..."

Mike's title of "Guardian" was not low; at least, it was no lower than that of superheroes like Captain America.

And although he didn't come to Kamar-Taj often, due to the Sorcerer Supreme's high regard, his legend also circulated here.

This new batch of magic apprentices, who were looking forward to their future, were naturally very excited to see Mike, this "legendary" figure.

So much so that even after Mike left, the magic apprentices were still discussing his deeds.

Their tone was full of admiration.

"Shut up, have you learned all the knowledge I've taught you?" However, the discussions of the magic apprentices angered Baron Mordo.

He scolded with a dark face, "If anyone can't conjure magic today, you won't get lunch."

Baron Mordo's face was already very dark, and when he got angry, he was even more terrifying than a dean of students.

Under this intimidating aura, the young magic apprentices could only suppress their grumbling and obediently practice magic.

On the other side, after Mike took Scarlet Witch on a brief tour of Kamar-Taj, he headed towards the library here.

"That Baron Mordo seems to have a lot of issues with you." Scarlet Witch suddenly spoke.

A red light flashed in her eyes.

It meant that she had developed displeasure towards Baron Mordo.

"Keep a normal mind, Wanda. I'm not a dollars, and I don't need everyone to like me." Mike took the opportunity to advise Scarlet Witch.

As the Chaos Power within the girl grew stronger, her thoughts would unconsciously become extreme.

Anything that displeased her could agitate her nerves.

This was not a good sign.

Therefore, Mike became even more determined to ask Sorcerer Supreme Ancient One for help.

"I knew something good would happen today." Along with a knock, Wong, who opened the door and saw Mike, said with a smile, "Welcome, Mr. Mike. Would you like some black tea?"

Wong, who spent most of his time in the library, was a bit reclusive in personality, but at times he was quite savvy about social etiquette.

Especially after Mike had given him many storybooks and collector's edition CDs.

The two had already become very good friends.

"Very nice tea."

In the library, Mike took a sip of sweet black tea and then exclaimed in admiration.

After exchanging a few more pleasantries with Wong, he asked, "Wong, do you know when Sorcerer Supreme Ancient One will return?"

"That might take a while, I can't say for sure..." Wong pondered for a moment, then asked in return, "Do you have something urgent with the Sorcerer Supreme?"

The Sorcerer Supreme's job was to protect the world from the invasion of dimensional demons. Therefore, she often went to the Void to clear out newly formed demon hordes there.

This was to prevent the possibility of demons invading the world.

Therefore, her return time was very uncertain.

When things went smoothly, she might be back in a few days. When things didn't go smoothly, it was hard to say.

Wong's question was also out of fear that Mike might have some urgent matter that would be delayed.

"It's not very urgent, just a small problem that requires Sorcerer Supreme Ancient One's help..." Mike then partially informed Wong about Scarlet Witch's situation.

Unlike Baron Mordo, Wong was not a talkative person.

And given their relationship, Mike didn't mind revealing some information to him...