Chapter 416 Doctor Strange: I think I've discovered a genius sorcerer!
Chapter 416 Doctor Strange: I think I've discovered a genius sorcerer!
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Strange stared wide-eyed at the six Infinity Stones on Toby's arm, speechless with astonishment.
He hadn't even noticed that the six-ring that the other party had casually put on his arm was actually inlaid with a treasure powerful enough to destroy the universe!
"I suddenly feel like I've found a promising talent..."
After his initial surprise, Strange looked not at Toby himself, who possessed six Infinity Stones, but at Ned.
He walked up to Ned and solemnly asked, "Little fatty, do you want to become a mage?"
Ned pointed at himself, bewildered. "Huh? Me?"
"Yes, it's you. I think you have the potential to become the next Sorcerer Supreme!" Strange nodded affirmatively.
"The Sorcerer Supreme? Sounds impressive, but I just got lucky and opened a few portals..." Ned said, looking unsure of himself.
Strange slapped him hard on the shoulder and said seriously, "This isn't just good luck!"
"To be able to use a slingshot without any prior instruction, and to summon a powerful being with six Infinity Stones across universes—your talent is beyond my reach!"
"Therefore, in order to protect all of humanity, you must join us at Kamar-Taj!"
"Protect...protect all of humanity?" Ned swallowed hard, somewhat tempted.
After all, he is a man. Every man has dreamed of saving all mankind and becoming a savior hero.
Moreover, he already had a good brother, Peter, as a superhero template.
Influenced by Peter, Ned must also yearn for superheroes!
Therefore, after only two seconds of hesitation, Ned nodded emphatically to Strange: "Okay! I'll join Kamar-Taj! I'm going to become a great sorcerer!"
"He's a sorcerer," Strange corrected, then a pleased smile spread across his face. "Ned, welcome to Kamar-Taj!"
Ned, equally excited, bowed to Strange: "Thank you, Master!"
But Strange dodged the question: "No, no, no, I'm not your master. The current Sorcerer Supreme is your master!"
"But Peter said you are the Sorcerer Supreme?" Ned asked, looking puzzled.
Strange shrugged and said casually:
"That was in the past. In the years that Thanos wiped them out with a snap of his fingers, Kamar-Taj had already chosen a new Sorcerer Supreme, and he is the King!"
"So as the successor of the Sorcerer Supreme, the King is your master, and I am at most your uncle. I will introduce you to the King; you are both Asian, and I believe you will get along well."
Ned was somewhat disappointed, but quickly accepted: "Okay..."
His disappointment was not without reason.
After all, Doctor Strange is the magic-based superhero that everyone knows.
As for Wang, although he is the current Sorcerer Supreme, to be honest, very few people have ever heard of him...
Toby shook his head helplessly as he watched Strange morally blackmail Ned into Kamar-Taj.
No wonder he's the Ancient One's disciple; he's just as cunning as that old fox, the Ancient One!
After the two finished, Toby spoke up:
"Strange, now that you're out here, why don't you cast your vote? Should we send those people back to their respective universes, or help them one more time...?"
With Ned's quiet explanation beside him, Strange quickly understood what was going on, and therefore said without hesitation:
"Of course we just sent them away. They weren't even from our universe; their lives are their own destiny. I've said it before, we can't help them. They'll only bring endless trouble to our universe!"
Toby nodded and said calmly, "So, now there are three votes in favor of helping them, and four votes in favor of sending them away directly. Then..."
Upon hearing this, Mei, the First Generation, and the Extraordinary One immediately became restless.
May grabbed Toby's arm and looked up at him expectantly, "Son, you haven't chosen yet, have you? You'll be on my side, right?"
Toby's eyes twitched as he looked at May's pitiful expression and her pleading gaze.
Mei, the girl from his universe, basically stopped calling him her son after he grew up.
After all, in America, most people still address each other by their first names, even between elders and juniors.
Now he's in another universe, and he's being called son by another "mother".
This made Toby feel strange.
but.......
Our bully Toby is truly someone who responds to gentle persuasion but not force; he's the type who falls for that.
Toby nodded slightly: "Alright, I'll give them a hand then. I just got a new universe and the company is short-staffed, so these guys are pretty suitable."
Strange gasped. "What do you mean you just acquired a new universe?"
Toby glanced at him indifferently: "Literally, I just conquered a universe, and it's now my territory. I was teleported here right after I finished dealing with things there."
Strange looked at Toby with even more awe.
"Yay!!!"
Mei, the original, and the extraordinary didn't care much. When they heard that Toby was on their side, the three of them immediately gave each other a high five.
Peter was a bit confused: "4-4 tied, how does that count?"
May leaned her head on Toby's arm with a smug look, and gestured with her chin to Peter: "Hmph, of course, whoever has the bigger fist gets to decide. We'll each send a representative to arm wrestle, and whoever wins gets to decide!"
Peter: ?
Peter glanced at Doctor Strange beside him.
Strange quickly shook his head: "Don't look at me, I'm a mage, not a warrior. My physique isn't much stronger than an ordinary person's, so I can't be of any help."
Peter glanced at MJ and Ned again, then immediately looked away.
These two teammates are just ordinary people, so they're even less reliable.
so......
Good grief, is he the only one in the team who can go up?
Peter reluctantly stepped forward: "I'll do it, who else wants to?"
A tall, silver-gray figure was pushed in front of Peter by May.
Peter: ......
If it were the original or a superhuman, Peter would have a better chance.
but......
Peter looked at Toby, who was more than a head taller than him, and then at May, who was standing smugly behind Toby, and felt like crying.
"Aunt Mei, are you really my aunt?"
"Come on, Peter, I believe you can last ten seconds, oh no, three seconds!"
May glanced at Toby's arm, which was as thick as Peter's, and changed her mind halfway through.
Peter looked up at Toby, who was looking down at him with disdain, and said sheepishly, "Cousin, can I just admit defeat?"
"No, we have to compete." Toby refused ruthlessly.
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