Chapter 2038 New York Temple (Please Give Me a Monthly Ticket!! Please Subscribe!!! Please Recommend!!!)
Poor Daiying has been the protagonist of the world for centuries, but was accidentally surpassed by his own son, and became a juxtaposition of father and son. That would be fine, but his American father suddenly became weak, which made Daiying's situation even more miserable.
When Daiying's sun never sets, he offended countless people. When he couldn't make it anymore, he offended many people again with his American father. When his American father went home and abandoned him, all the consequences came.
You say it is a European country... Other Europeans don't play with it. After all, it was he who insisted on leaving the EU, and it was ugly. The Gallic rooster and Hans are very angry with it.
Daiying just wants benefits and doesn't want to bear any responsibility. It wants to continue to take advantage of the EU's trade benefits, but it doesn't want the responsibilities that the EU must bear.
In the current situation, the European continent clearly doesn't want to play with Daiying.
Now, even the most basic trade in Taiwan is controlled by others. You know, since the Americans have been shrinking and the world has become a three-power competition, the trade barriers faced by Taiwan have been terrifyingly high. The prices of agricultural products from Europe make people cry. They are too expensive.
People in Taiwan are protesting all day long. The cost of living is high... What should we do if we don't protest? In addition, as the cost of living increases, the service industry has also begun to be affected, causing a chain reaction, leading to an increase in the unemployment rate. The increase in the number of unemployed people has further led to a worsening of social security, and the worsening of social security has led to an intensification of conflicts between immigrants and local residents.
Immigrants came to Taiwan to live a good life, but their lives became increasingly unbearable, so they were naturally dissatisfied. These people were originally outsiders and could not integrate into the local culture, so they started to make all kinds of trouble.
Local residents felt that immigrants made public security worse and took away their jobs, so they also began to oppose immigration.
The two sides were unhappy with each other, and soon turned from talking to street PK.
Now the whole of England is in chaos. You can see people of different races fighting in the streets at any time...
The unrest in the streets has also caused turmoil in the political arena...Elective politics has its advantages, but it also has its disadvantages, that is, the government is easily swept up by public opinion.
So one prime minister after another came to power and stepped down, just like playing. Because the new prime minister cannot satisfy everyone, especially in this situation where the whole country is restless, the position of prime minister is even more difficult, so it has caused a revolving door of power.
There is no agriculture, no industry, and everything needs to be imported. In the past, it could still rely on financial transfusions, but since the world situation has changed, London's attractiveness as a world financial center has declined a lot, and more and more companies and funds have begun to flee.
After all, finance, what is important is a stable environment.
Now the whole of Britain is in a mess.
The government is unstable, the conflicts among various ethnic groups in the people are fierce, the external environment is bad, and the public security is poor.
In this case, it would be a miracle if those international funds could still be retained.
Then a large amount of capital flight caused the domestic financial industry to suffer a cold winter, further exacerbating social problems.
It became a vicious circle.
The explosion of the London Temple was not a big deal here, after all, more serious problems were erupting every day.
Now if London didn't explode one day, it would really become news.
In fact, the world's public opinion was consciously abandoning Dai Ying, because what happened here was closely related to those countries outside, and they simply pretended not to see it. If they didn't see it, they wouldn't be bothered.
So the destruction of the London Temple received very little attention from the outside world.
But another group of people was different.
Kamar-Taj was already crazy inside.
The first to be affected by the destruction of the node were the mages, and their workload increased several times in an instant!
With the shock of the Great Guardian, countless monsters began to break through the defense again and come to the world, and all of these needed the mages of Kamar-Taj to deal with.
And Gu Yi was undoubtedly the busiest.
Because her old friend came again-Dormammu.
Dormammu was born in a different dimension. He was born into a different dimension energy creature called Fardin. Because he and his sister Uma developed a habit of devouring physical matter, they were regarded as heretics by their tribe and exiled to the dark dimension. Later, he and Uma took control of the dark dimension (the natives of the dark dimension are humanoid creatures called Mhurook) through trickery and magic. After gaining the power of the dark dimension, Dormammu restored his original appearance, but retained his human form, and then began to conquer other dimensions and became the dark overlord of the universe.
Made of pure mystical energy, Dormammu possesses raw power greater than that of the most skilled wizard, but is often hampered by his own impatience; through the worship of others, his power can be raised to even greater levels. Though not infinitely powerful or unbeatable, he is one of the greatest mystical entities in all dimensions of the multiverse, claiming power equal to that of Odin or Zeus, one manifestation of which is his ability to defy the will of eternity, the consciousness of the entire universe. His many powers include matter transmutation, interdimensional teleportation, size and shape shifting, elemental control, telepathy, the creation of artificial life, and the enhancement of others. Dormammu can call upon the mystical energies of the entire Dark Dimension, as well as his own inherent power, commanding its vast resources when he is a ruler; however, when he appears in another universe, his powers are somehow limited, and his abilities are limited unless he can draw directly from its energies through symbiosis or rebirth. Like many other beings, Dormammu's inherent power can be partially summoned through the spells of wizards.
As long as Dormammu's followers remain, Dormammu will never truly die, and he will exist forever, the supreme being of the world of black magic. His strength is undoubtedly extremely strong, almost invincible.
This guy has been killed by the Supreme Sorcerers of various generations at least thirty times... Yes, at least thirty times.
On the one hand, it shows that the Ancient One is really strong!
On the other hand, it shows that this guy is really persistent... After being killed so many times, this guy still can't forget the earth.
Look, seeing the Great Guardian shaking, Dormammu is here again.
He has always wanted to include the earth in his dark dimension.
However, this guy's brain is overwhelmed by power, and he always makes some ridiculous tricks.
For example, this guy will develop believers on the earth, and then let the believers summon him directly to the earth... Originally, everyone is using dark power to lure the earthlings to fall, but Dormammu is different. He has no patience and is very neurotic. Sometimes he can't wait for his believers to be ready, and then all his believers die.
The believers of other evil gods are at most killed by the evil gods, but Dormammu doesn't even wait for the donkey to be on the mill, and starts to kill... The main feature is to do whatever he wants.
So this leads to very few cultists who believe in Dormammu on Earth.
In the eyes of many Supreme Sorcerers, Dormammu is just a comedian. Just like the Big Big Wolf in Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf, a villain who will never give up, a villain who will never succeed... maybe the Rocket Team in Pokémon?
In short, he is such a guy.
As the Ancient One fought against Dormammu again.
For a time, the whole Kamar-Taj was a little flustered.
After all, the destruction of the Node Temple has not happened in 10,000 years.
In order to protect the world, all the mages in Kamar-Taj were dispatched, and even a rookie like Strange was given the task of guarding the temple.
Guarding the temple is generally given to those mages with very old qualifications. First, they are patient enough, and second, they are strong enough.
Strange is a rare genius among this generation of mages.
The Ancient One has always been paying attention to Strange, but she is not sure whether this former surgeon is the one she has in mind.
"So why do I stay in this dusty... museum?"
Each temple is actually a huge museum.
Many magical items that are dangerous to the outside world are kept here. The levitation cloak on Strange is what Strange got in the New York Temple. The levitation cloak is an ancient artifact. It is unknown which generation of Supreme Sorcerer made it. It has been kept in the temple. In addition to supersonic flight, resistance to magic and physical attacks, deformation, etc., the most important ability is "autonomous consciousness". Although the levitation cloak is an artifact, it is alive and has autonomous consciousness. It will choose its own master.
It likes Strange very much. After Strange saw it for the first time, it chose Strange.
The levitation cloak can make people levitate in the air, and its flight speed is super fast. In the comics, it has shown a speed close to the speed of sound. It can move and participate in battles as the owner wishes. The levitation cloak is almost indestructible. It can also be used as a shield to resist physical and magical attacks for the wearer. It can also be used as a weapon to attack or capture opponents. The user can use spells to change its appearance, such as turning it into a suit, cloak and other clothing. It can also be shrunk and infinitely extended, and the owner can summon and control it remotely or even across dimensions. It can also give the wearer the ability to float and fly, which is more effective than using a flying spell. It can also carry other people or objects to float and fly.
However, getting a levitation cloak here does not mean that Strange likes this place.
In fact, for the wizard, guarding the temple is not a good job... You know, not every wizard has the patience to be a security guard here. Although there are many magical items and even artifacts here, these things cannot be taken away casually, and many things are dangerous in themselves.
They prefer to stay in the quiet Kamar-Taj headquarters full of magic books.
Of course, another reason is that Strange feels that all other colleagues have gone to fight, but he has to hide here, which makes him feel bullied in the workplace. Everyone has something to do, but I was arranged to be a security guard in the utility room.
Mordo listened to Strange's complaints and shook his head: "This place is very important. If the enemy can destroy a temple, they will inevitably attack other temples. That's why the higher-ups sent you to guard this place."
Strange: "Are you serious?"
Mordo pursed his lips, not knowing what to say...Mordo is the disciple who has followed Ancient One for the longest time. He is also the most loyal disciple. He regards Ancient One as his idol and is extremely pious. At the same time, he is also the most pious person to magic. He has always regarded Ancient One's teachings as the golden rule.
Perhaps it is this kind of old-fashionedness that makes it difficult for Ancient One to hand over the position of Supreme Sorcerer to him.
Because the Supreme Sorcerer is not an old-fashioned defender of morality, but a guardian of the world. In order to defeat the enemy, they will do some things that violate the principles. For example, Ancient One herself, she is also proficient in dark power...In fact, all Supreme Sorcerers of all generations will be more or less involved in this stuff.
Ordinary mages can't do it, because they are easily bewitched and corrupted by dark power.
As the Supreme Sorcerer, you have to understand these things. If you want to defeat the bad guys, the best way is to be more cunning and more vicious than the bad guys!
Mordo is too rigid.
Even when he saved Kaecilius, after Ancient One told Kaecilius the truth, he also told the truth to his most loyal disciple.
In this way, Mordo was almost "broken in the heart of Taoism".
After all, this is completely different from what Ancient One taught him before.
Under the influence of Ancient One, Mordo naturally sneered at dark magic and dark believers, but when he learned that his trusted master Ancient One also used the power of dark magic, his worldview was completely overturned and his beliefs collapsed. (He turned evil in the movie because he always believed in the teachings of the Ancient One and could not violate the laws of nature. As a result, Strange used the Time Stone to save the earth, which seriously violated the laws of nature. At the same time, he also made a deal with Dormammu, which was even more unacceptable to Mordo)
Fortunately, the Ancient One discovered it early. He knew that his apprentice was very old-fashioned, but he didn't expect it to be so old-fashioned. On the one hand, he was relieved that Mordo could supervise others well, and on the other hand, he was also very sorry that his apprentice did not have the potential to become the Supreme Sorcerer.
Although Mordo still had a lot of opinions about the Ancient One's involvement in the dark power. But facing the Ancient One he admired, he could barely tolerate it.
As for saying that he could not become the Supreme Sorcerer... Mordo was also very sorry, but he could accept it.
"Now the remaining temples are hidden in the space layer by magic. Who can find it? Don't always treat me as a child, Mordo! I'm already a 40-year-old man. I don't need you to take care of me like a kindergarten kid."
Everyone who has seen Strange's qualifications is surprised. Many people speculate that the Ancient One will pass the position of the Supreme Sorcerer to him.
Among them is Mordo.
Ancient One has said more than once that he is very tired. He needs a successor.
Many people used to be optimistic about Kaecilius. But... after that incident, Kaecilius lost his qualifications. No one can trust a person who will be bewitched by Dormammu to be the great guardian. Including Kaecilius himself, he feels that he is not worthy.
Mordo is not good either.
Now the only candidate is Strange.
So Mordo feels that he has the responsibility to protect Strange.
Of course, Strange obviously doesn't think so.