Chapter: 215

"The language of mysticism has existed since the birth of human civilization.

Long ago, ancient wizards referred to this language as spells.

But if you find this title contradictory to your understanding of modern scientific knowledge, you can also think of it as a program, a source code that constructs the world of reality."

In a classroom at Kamar-Taj, the Ancient One was teaching Mark the basics of the Vishanti magical tradition.

"No, I think calling them spells is just fine. Their forms are similar to runic alphabets, both based on simplified runes derived from the trajectories of certain cosmic phenomena. Coincidentally, I have some knowledge of runic magic."

The Ancient One nodded approvingly. "It seems you have a very good starting point. Runic magic can help you break through cognitive barriers, but to truly master the abilities of mysticism, you still need to learn more.

Our Earth's sorcerers are different from those naturally powerful extraterrestrial beings who can inherently sense the magic in the material universe and utilize this latent energy.

Instead, we need to communicate with other dimensions of the multiverse through spiritual connections and draw upon the immense energy we require from these dimensional spaces. By spells, constructing magical circles, and forging weapons, we can cast spells.

Of course, with your impressive modern scientific methods, you've already won a head start, and that's very commendable.

However, you still need to learn the traditional techniques of sorcerers to perfect your entire system of mysticism."

After speaking, the Ancient One pushed forward the magical circle she had constructed using magic, displaying it in front of Mark.

With his exceptional memory, Mark had started memorizing the moment the Ancient One began constructing the magical circle. As the magical circle became more complete, Mark had already memorized every step from beginning to end.

However, having this knowledge alone wasn't enough. He needed to attempt to harness the latent magic within himself and try to replicate this process steadily.

Thinking and doing, Mark directly began his first attempt at using mystic arts before the Ancient One.

Under the influence of his thoughts, the magic factors within his body released the stored magic. Mark's task was to concentrate his focus on controlling the released magic, shaping it into a complete magical circuit and forming a stable magical circle.

Mark perfectly replicated the demonstration the Ancient One had just shown, meticulously following the sequence he had memorized, stroke by stroke.

But just as the magical circle was about to take shape, the magic suddenly seemed to revolt, completely beyond Mark's control. Ultimately, the entire magical circle collapsed, and all the magic dissipated into space.

"You were too hasty, Mark. You haven't yet learned the basics of mysticism or all the spells, nor have you practiced controlling your own magical power.

Fortunately, the magical circle I demonstrated earlier was just a practice circle and had no actual effect; otherwise, you could have suffered a backlash, potentially harming yourself."

Upon hearing the Ancient One's admonition, Mark nodded and readily admitted his mistake. "I understand, Supreme Sorcerer. From now on, I won't use the magic within my body without your permission."

Despite having undergone the Extremis Upgrade and having nanobots as assistance within his body, enabling him to heal almost any injury in an instant, mysticism involves the realm of the mind and soul. If a magical circle's collapse caused a backlash targeting the spirit and soul rather than the physical body, even Mark would be left helpless.

Therefore, Mark believed it was necessary to heed the advice of the Ancient One, the oldest and most powerful sorcerer on Earth.

Seeing Mark's good attitude and his pledge, the Ancient One was very satisfied with his performance. "Very well, let's conclude today's lesson. You need to assimilate some basic knowledge first so that we can proceed with the next lessons."

"This morning, Kaecilius has already taken you on a tour of Kamar-Taj. Later, you will go to the library to borrow basic books for study. This is a task you need to complete on your own. If you have any questions, you can ask Kaecilius. Class dismissed."

Mark nodded and stood up, bowing to the Ancient One before turning and leaving the classroom.

"I never thought that I, Mark, would have the feeling of going back to school one day. This is actually the first time in my life since being reborn in the Marvel Universe..."

After his rebirth, Mark not only retained the knowledge and memories from his previous life but also inherited the legacy of Hiro from "Big Hero 6." Coupled with the excellent genes of the Stark family, he never encountered difficulties in learning and always solved problems through self-study.

Besides, Tony, his guardian, was very unreliable, often indulging in a carefree lifestyle. He didn't care much about Mark not going to school. He believed that Mark was so intelligent that self-study was more than enough. If he let those professors who were not as smart as Mark teach him, they might even make him stupid.

Overall, although there was a slight incident during today's school process, which made this experience less than perfect, Mark still felt good and regained the carefree feeling of the past, where he only needed to focus on studying.

After leaving the classroom, Mark followed the Ancient One's instructions and arrived at the library of Kamar-Taj.

At this time, Kaecilius hadn't killed the librarian of the library yet, nor had he stolen the page of Book of Cagliostro and defected from Kamar-Taj. This meant that the current librarian was not Wong, whom Doctor Strange would encounter later, but a sorcerer who would be beheaded by Kaecilius in the future.

Knowing the tragic fate of this person, Mark couldn't help but show a hint of pity in his eyes when he looked at him. This made the librarian feel very uncomfortable when facing Mark.

Nevertheless, he patiently found the books Mark needed for study, including "The Book of the Fallen Sun," "The Cosmic Compendium," "The Supreme Codex," "The Key of Solomon," and most importantly, "Foundations and Fundamentals." He then handed them to Mark.

"How is your knowledge of Sanskrit? These books are written in Vedic Sanskrit, the oldest form of Sanskrit. If you can't understand it, I can find you a dictionary."

"Thank you, but there's no need. I learn things quickly, and I've just learned Vedic Sanskrit."

By connecting to Kamar-Taj's internal Wi-Fi network through nanobots, Mark directly transferred all the tables of Vedic Sanskrit and relevant dictionaries into his own mind. It can be said that Mark is now more proficient in the usage of this language than scholars who specialize in Vedic Sanskrit.

However, considering the librarian's enthusiastic help, despite not even having a name mentioned in the original plot, Mark decided to find a way to save his life in the future, preventing him from meeting a fate of being beheaded and dismembered.

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