Chapter 310 - 156 The Protector, Signing the Contract! (Part 2)

Chapter 310: Chapter 156 The Protector, Signing the Contract! (Part 2)

"Protector?"

Alex frowned slightly. He had only ever heard that Kamar-Taj had a Sorcerer Supreme; he had never heard of the position of Protector.

Wong waved his hand, and an ancient scroll emerged from the void, slowly unfurling.

Painted on the scroll were two young men. One wore a yellow robe, and the other wore gray cloth clothes. They were standing side by side, studying magical runes.

"Kamar-Taj was jointly founded a thousand years ago by the Ancient One and Kaluu..." Wong explained, pointing at the scroll.

"As the Sorcerer Supreme, the Ancient One openly guided Kamar-Taj, while Kaluu’s lineage secretly guarded the magical legacy to prevent the mystic arts from being lost."

"By the time it was passed down to my father, Hamir, he was already the thirteenth-generation Protector." He paused, his tone carrying a bit of helplessness.

"In my generation, because Strange borrowed the power of the Darkhold and fell into darkness, he could no longer serve as the Sorcerer Supreme. That is why I temporarily stepped up from Protector to take over the position of Sorcerer Supreme, while he retreated behind the scenes to become the new Protector."

"Recently, I can clearly feel that the dark forces are eroding my soul." Strange returned to his human form, but the magical tattoos on his face were even clearer than before.

"If I unfortunately fall completely into darkness, someone needs to succeed me and continue guarding Kamar-Taj’s magical legacy."

"I don’t have the time to systematically learn your mystic arts," Alex stated bluntly. "With the power I currently possess, there is also no need to learn magic."

Wong suddenly laughed. He patted his chest, his tone carrying a bit of pride.

"There’s no need to learn too much! Look at me—I was previously the Protector, and now I am the Sorcerer Supreme. Kamar-Taj has thousands upon thousands of mystic arts, yet I only know portals and rune weapons. Don’t I still command the overall situation and receive the respect of thousands?"

He took two steps closer and lowered his voice.

"Actually, the core duty of the Protector is to step forward and select a new Sorcerer Supreme, or take over the position themselves, when there is a vacancy and no one to lead Kamar-Taj."

"As for the magical legacy? It doesn’t matter! No matter how many mystic arts Kamar-Taj has, how many of them are actually useful? As long as you learn the most basic rune construction and spatial mystic arts, it’s enough to handle daily affairs. Let those young sorcerers figure out and create the rest themselves!"

In the dim stone chamber, Alex clearly saw the corner of Strange’s eye twitch violently. He raised a hand to press his forehead, his eyes full of exasperation.

Obviously, Wong’s perfunctory argument was something he strongly disagreed with. Throughout history, there was probably no Sorcerer Supreme who would speak of a millennium-old magical legacy as if it were so insignificant.

Although Kamar-Taj had a millennium of heritage, it had only produced two official Sorcerer Supremes. The first was the Ancient One, and the second should have been Strange, but because he fell into darkness, Wong had to temporarily take over.

Alex patted Wong on the shoulder, expressing deep agreement.

Looking at Strange’s exasperated expression, Alex couldn’t help but find it somewhat amusing. It was rare to see such an expression on Strange’s face.

But if it was just learning the most basic runes and spatial mystic arts, he could thoroughly master them in a few days.

Unknowingly, the tense atmosphere in the stone chamber had dissipated significantly, replaced by a sense of ease.

The corners of Alex’s mouth curled up slightly as his tone became solemn.

"Make the vow, in the name of the Ancient One and the Vishanti."

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