"Chairman Oaks, Supreme Sorcerer."
Wong and Mordo immediately put down the books in their hands and walked over after seeing Oaks approaching.
"Any discoveries?"
The Ancient One took the Ten Rings handed over by Shang-Chi and placed them on the table. Then with a wave of her hand, a projection of a magical ring structure appeared in mid-air.
"We haven't found any information about the Ten Rings."
Mordo and Wong glanced at each other and shook their heads.
"But the catalog hasn't been fully checked yet. Perhaps we just haven't found it."
"But according to my memory, it shouldn't exist."
Wong pondered for a moment and shook his head seriously.
"I've read most of the books in the library, even if I haven't finished them all. If there are records, they should be in those forbidden books."
"Even in my personal collection, there's no mention of the Ten Rings."
The Ancient One shook her head gently. She had seen the Ten Rings before, but at that time, Wenwu couldn't activate the power of the Ten Rings. She merely thought it was a magical artifact.
There were many powerful artifacts with great power, and there were quite a few in Kamar-Taj. The dormant Ten Rings didn't deserve too much attention from the Ancient One.
However, over a month ago, when Kamar-Taj sensed Shang-Chi's final use of the peak power of the Divine Dragon to activate the Ten Rings' ultimate move and kill the Soul Eater, the Ancient One began to analyze the source of the signal.
She couldn't find any information about this signal in the books and discovered that the signal from the Ten Rings was together with the magical imprint she left for Oaks. That's why the Ancient One came directly to the headquarters of the Ten Rings.
"Previously, I deduced that the Ten Rings are powerful magical amplifiers, and now it seems to be the case."
Oaks carefully observed the projected ring structure. It seemed that only Kamar-Taj had the ability to directly analyze the material structure through magic without harming the object itself.
"This is obviously not made of Vibranium, but it's also not Uru metal, which has a strong affinity for magic.
I don't know much about the materials in the universe, but at least the information I saw in Asgard didn't mention anything similar.
As for whether it's Earth material, I think I need to contact Bruce to seek his help and confirm it."
"Yes, it's best to confirm, but I find it hard to imagine that someone on Earth can create such a level of artifact..."
The Ancient One squinted her eyes slightly and turned to Shang-Chi, who looked puzzled:
"How long has the Ten Rings been in your father's possession?"
"Um... probably more than a thousand years?"
Shang-Chi thought for a moment and nodded confidently.
"I'm not sure about the exact time, but it's definitely not less than a thousand years."
"But the Ten Rings themselves have definitely existed for much longer than a thousand years.
And..."
The Ancient One carefully observed the projection of the Ten Rings and then suddenly pulled the structure of the Ten Rings.
Under magical detection, the enlarged internal structure of the Ten Rings appeared before them.
They could clearly see that there was a constantly flickering structure inside the Ten Rings, with bright light flashing, every ring was like this.
"What is this?"
Xialing frowned as she looked at the shining structure.
"It looks a bit like... a signal?"
"The Ten Rings are indeed emitting signals outward, but we don't know where the receiving point is."
The Ancient One nodded. Even with her magical abilities, she couldn't track the signal from the Ten Rings.
"Isn't this a magical amplifier but has a more special purpose?"
Oaks carefully observed the flashing inside the Ten Rings. It seemed to be just a simple signal light, not some binary language or the like.
"In any case, this signal with an unknown purpose should be sealed more securely."
The Ancient One waved her hand, and the phantom of the Ten Rings dissipated. She looked at Shang-Chi, who seemed worried, and curled her lips.
"Don't worry, young man. I won't let the Ten Rings lose their function... I'll only seal the signals they emit. It'll be done soon."
Now, the Ancient One was free from the influence of dark magic, and was incredibly proficient in the art of sealing.
"Wong, prepare to reopen the library. Mordo, help him."
"Yes, Supreme Sorcerer."
Mordo nodded and stepped forward, starting to work with the Ancient One.
"Well... Chairman Oaks, will Shang-Chi join the Avengers?"
The one who asked the question was Wong, who was holding his duster and seemed quite interested in Shang-Chi.
"Speaking of which, the power he cultivates is a kind of magic as well, isn't it? It seems quite similar to our white magic."
"As expected of a librarian."
Oaks knew that among the sorcerers of Kamar-Taj, this seemingly unremarkable chubby guy had the most extensive knowledge. This guy even temporarily took over the position of Supreme Sorcerer from Strange for a few years:
"That's right, you have a keen eye. However, I don't plan to invite Shang-Chi to join the Avengers for now.
He's too young..."
Speaking up to this point, Oaks's eye twitched as he thought of a certain little guy who got bitten by a bug:
"Well, and he has many things to resolve."
Shang-Chi himself was somewhat disappointed, but since Oaks didn't say he couldn't join, he secretly made up his mind to resolve the matters of the Ten Rings as soon as possible before considering it again.
Soon, the Supreme Sorcerer and Mordo completed the sealing of the signals emitted by the Ten Rings and returned them to Shang-Chi.
Then, she carefully observed Oaks, who suddenly became serious.
"It seems... you're reaching a critical point?"
The Ancient One blinked her eyes in surprise. Oaks gave her the feeling that he had suddenly entered a blurry state.
It wasn't like this just now!
"What happened?"
"My preliminary goal... is about to be achieved!"
After carefully sensing his own state, Oaks showed genuine joy on his face.
"The Life Sanctuary Project is entering its second stage!"
"You mean..."
"That's right!"
Oaks was certain that in just that short moment, his Gaia consciousness reputation had once again risen to a new level!
Admiration, achieved!
Now, he could once again approach the Gaia consciousness at any time!
"It's faster than expected... It seems that that incident had a significant impact."
The reason why Oaks was confident that he could achieve the conditions to guide the Gaia consciousness in the first half of this year was because 2016 was a major year for global environmental protection.
On April 22, 175 countries signed the famous international legal text, the milestone document in combating climate change, known as the Paris Agreement, at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
It was named the Paris Agreement because on December 12, 2015, the 21st United Nations Climate Change Conference held in Paris formally adopted the agreement on global action arrangements for addressing climate change after 2020.
This April event marked the official opening of the signing of the Paris Agreement.
As a global authority and organization in the field of environmental protection, Oaks and the Benevolence Society obtained a tremendous amount of reputation from this news.
It proved that what they had been doing all along was in line with the collective consciousness of humanity.
This was in perfect harmony with the globalization pace of the Benevolence Society.
The Paris Agreement established the basic roadmap in a political manner, while Oaks and the Benevolence Society needed to study the implementation methods.
And the new stage was about to begin.
"Supreme Sorcerer, please excuse me. I need to go back immediately to make preparations. Please help me send Shang-Chi back first..."
Oaks opened the portal to Avalon.
"Let's go, Xialing. We need to prepare in advance for your mother's matter. Once the plan starts, I may not have time for this."
"Yes, Master!"
Xialing nodded excitedly, waved her fist at her brother, and followed Oaks into the portal.
"..."
The Supreme Sorcerer smiled as she watched their figures disappear and nodded.
"Wong, you take Shang-Chi back. Mordo, come with me."
"Yes!"
Wong agreed, and the Supreme Sorcerer walked out of the library with Mordo.
"Mordo."
"Supreme Sorcerer."
The Ancient One nodded slightly.
"In a short while, there will be an American who will come to Kamar-Taj seeking a cure for his disabled hands. You... pay attention at that time and observe his character."
"Cure his disabled hands?"
Mordo was taken aback, and he unconsciously slowed his steps.
"This... Supreme Sorcerer, although we have helped others recover from injuries before, wouldn't it be better to ask Chairman Oaks for this matter? Who dares to compare their healing abilities with Chairman Oaks?"
Mordo now "understood" why the Supreme Sorcerer had such a long lifespan and deeply revered the magical nature spells of the Druid lineage.
Moreover, how important could it be to have the Supreme Sorcerer personally concerned about a disabled person?
It should be no problem to ask Chairman Oaks to personally intervene.
"No..."
The Ancient One didn't hesitate at all. She had already distanced herself from Mordo.
"This is his destiny."
"...Understood, Supreme Sorcerer!"
Mordo seemed to understand something and nodded solemnly.
Speaking of which, most of those who joined Kamar-Taj in this era had an unfortunate past...
Mordo became more interested in this guy.
...
Northern New York, Avengers Headquarters. Tony, Banner, and Oaks gathered once again.
"Are you... sure this can work?"
Tony looked at Oaks as if he were looking at a monster. This guy's ideas were becoming more and more horrifying:
"Sorry, even though I and Mand... um, Wenwu have a grudge, I still find it... inhumane to let him spend the rest of his life sleeping with a plastic wife."
Tony touched his chin where his little beard was and shook his head with a strange expression on his face:
"Oh my goodness, this feels so terrible. Can he handle it?"
"To be honest, only you can think of such things, Tony."
Banner looked at Tony with a dumbfounded expression:
"Oaks already said that it's not made of plastic... or rubber."
"Why do I feel like you guys have some misconceptions about this technology?"
Oaks looked helpless as he watched the two probably smartest guys on Earth:
"All that talk about plastic wives... Dr. Cho Helen's 'Regeneration Cradle' technology can perfectly integrate with the special plant cells that I catalyzed with magic. It's much more convenient than cloning with incomplete DNA..."
"Then it's a plant wife!"
"...Forget it, as long as you're happy."
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