Chapter 713: A Secret Base That Is Not Secret at All

Signing the contract was of course Ethan's random nonsense.

If Thea and Ethan sign a contract, they can also obtain powerful magic power by signing a contract with the power of the alien plane like the mages in the Marvel universe.

In that case, Thea is equivalent to Ethan's "little brother", but compared to directly contributing faith and then "borrowing" power from the gods, this way of signing a contract is more binding on both parties. After signing the contract, the contractor Never violate any of the terms of the contract.

But correspondingly, as long as the content of the contract is not violated, even if the contractor uses these powers to deal with the god who gave him the power, there is no problem, and the god can't take away the power.

The most typical examples are Gu Yi and Domamu.

This situation is fundamentally different from the belief in God and its believers. For example, Casillas, who betrayed the ancient one, is closer to offering his own belief, so he will be picked up by Dormammu.

If these details were not popularized by professionals like Ethan, Oliver's meager mysterious knowledge and Thea who didn't understand at all would definitely not understand.

Even Ethan can trick Thea into signing a completely unequal contract, and turning her into his own slave is not difficult to do.

"You should be thankful that I'm not such a worthless guy."

Ethan was half leaning against a table, playing with a very sharp arrowhead in his hand, and popularized various knowledge to the two magic novices in front of him.

"I'm telling you this to remind you that when facing someone with mysterious power, don't make promises or sign anything casually, it may be a big pit."

"thanks for your reminder."

Oliver now gradually believes that Ethan really has no malice towards him, because Ethan has the right way to deal with them, and he did not directly attack them, which is enough to prove that the other party does not want to be an enemy of him; Waste your time and energy on yourself.

Thea thanked her too, and then she asked the question she'd always wanted to ask: "So how can I learn magic?"

"Diligent study plus hard training...Of course, a certain amount of talent is also required."

Magic knowledge is very important to talent, and it is difficult for people with insufficient talent to get started. However, Ethan's own experience and so many years, he has also taught several students one after another, and he already has rich teaching experience. Talent is not so bad that he can teach it to a certain extent.

What's more, these two talents in front of him are not bad: Oliver has been exposed to magic, and his talent in this area is not top-notch, but it is more than most people.

The situation of Thea is similar, she is not considered top-notch, but she is one of the better ones among ordinary people.

In most of the magic world, the qualities of these two are enough for them to become apprentices and enter the magic world. Of course, this is also related to the need for "cheap labor" for most mages. As for whether they can really learn something, those mages don't care. .

"So... I can learn magic?"

"Can."

Thea was very happy that she actually had the opportunity to learn this legendary knowledge, and she was so excited that she wished to start learning immediately.

"What should I learn first?"

In her mind, the first step in learning magic should be to read thick books, which must contain words that she can't understand at all, and record a lot of tongue-twisting spells, and then Ethan will ask her to recite all these things down.

Although it was scary to think about it, Thea felt that she could complete such a task.

However, the facts were completely different from what she thought. Ethan didn't give her any books that looked heavy, but asked her to exercise.

"Don't you learn magic?"

"Your body is too poor. If you don't exercise well, such a fragile body will not be able to support you to continue practicing."

Then Ethan explained the relationship between the body and the mind. The general idea is that if the body is not strong enough, the mental power will not be very strong. The cultivation and learning of magic not only consumes the spirit, but also a huge test of physical fitness. .

"Have you ever heard of a magician who died suddenly because of poor health while studying magic? Including novels and movies."

"..."

Thea found that this kind of example was really unexpected, so things developed in a direction that made her feel speechless:

Thea, who wanted to learn some kung fu for self-defense, was rejected by Oliver and Ethan because her body was too weak.

Then Ethan said that she has such a special talent that she can learn the basics of magic first. Learning magic is also a good, even better choice, so Thea decided to learn magic.

Next, in order to learn magic, Thea had to work hard to exercise...

Going round and round, making her dizzy, she felt that she might have been fooled in a trance, but after thinking about it, she seemed to have nothing worthy of the other party's concern?

Unable to think of an answer, Thea obediently carried out basic physical training.

The initial training volume is not large, and you can practice without a specific place. You can do long-distance running at home to exercise your endurance, and at the same time, under Oliver's guidance, you start to gradually improve your strength.

During this time, Oliver also began to go out as Arrow, solving his first target at a party thrown for him by his friend Tommy Merlin.

At this time, Thea was still competing with the dumbbells.

"I feel that my physical strength is much stronger, should I continue?"

Ethan nodded, and stuffed a magic stone into his mouth again.

"I've always been curious, what do you eat often? It looks like candy?"

"Yes, I'm curious too."

Thea was still lifting the dumbbell, but the sudden appearance of a strange male voice made her almost throw the dumbbell in her hand. The reason why she didn't really throw it was because the thing was too heavy.

Although this small dumbbell is not heavy, it will still hurt if it hits the foot. However, the dumbbell did not hurt Thea. When it fell halfway, it hovered in mid-air, and then slowly rose in front of Thea. .

"Thanks."

Although I have seen it a few times, and I also know that the video screen that Ethan played to himself is not an advanced technological product, it is also magic, but every time I see this magical scene, I am still amazed. At the same time, every time she marvels, she is more motivated to exercise hard, hoping that she will have such abilities as soon as possible.

"This time it's 'one of us' again?"

"Yes!"

Oliver is sorting out his equipment, and he will not be surprised by the sudden appearance of the so-called 'self'. His secret base is like a park, and anyone can come and have a look.

It was a little different from the last time Ada appeared. Although the man who appeared this time jumped directly from the hole, he did not land quickly, but fell lightly like a feather.

"magic?"

"Oh, good eyesight."

A middle-aged man with a beard and brown glasses slowly walked over, and Oliver recognized that this man was the 'Tony Stark', another companion of Ethan.

"How many people have you told about my place?"

"You think too much. They don't need me to tell them if they want to find this place. It's not a smart choice for you to arrange the secret base in the basement of the abandoned factory under your own name."

If anyone wants to check, he can find it with a little research. This is also the root cause of Green Arrow's secret base being attacked several times: this place is easy to find.

Listening to Ethan's evaluation, Oliver also began to think about whether he should change to a more secret place. After all, the Green Arrow appeared as soon as he came back to Star City. Those who want to investigate will definitely notice this.

He has already begun to consider some cover-ups, but this can only deceive some ordinary people, and those who really want to target him can still find a lot of clues.

More importantly, those people I faced often didn't need any clues to do things. Even if they found the wrong one, they would just accidentally hurt some innocent civilians, and they didn't care about it at all.

"Hey, haven't answered my previous question yet."

"What?" Ethan saw Thea staring at him, and then realized what the two of them cared about: "You mean this?"

Thea didn't recognize it, it seemed like a gem to her? Tony recognized it as a magic stone immediately.

"Is this what you often put in your mouth recently?"

"how?"

It was stuffed into his mouth without any hassle, and then the corner of Tony's mouth twitched as he watched Ethan crush the magic stone and swallowed it into his stomach. The sound really sounded like he was eating some kind of snack.

"There's energy in this thing, you know I'm 'growing my body'."

"So until your divine body grows up again, you have to eat this thing as a snack?"

"almost."

"What is a magic stone?"

"A kind of ore that looks similar to gems, but contains rich energy."

"What you're eating as a snack is actually a rock?"

Oliver stood by the side without saying a word. Now he only feels a headache. When Ida came, there were only a few people. I don’t know why this place suddenly became as lively as the wholesale market when Tony Stark appeared.

"Tony, what are you doing here?"

"Oh, don't tell me I almost forgot!" Tony suddenly remembered something, took off his sunglasses, and then looked back and forth at Oliver Quinn who was standing not far in front: "My side I'm done with all my work, and if I have nothing to do, come and meet this Mr. Oliver Queen, you know I'm here specifically for him this time."

"Running for me?" This sentence sounds easily misunderstood, and Oliver wonders if he has any trouble with this person?

"Don't get me wrong!" Tony explained casually, "I'm just curious about superheroes without special abilities."