New York Sanctum, morning of October 31, 2010.
"So, Blood God just left, no fight?"
The Ancient One smiled and nodded. "He didn't want to lose another avatar, and I didn't want to waste energy."
Lucas asked again, "So, is this matter over?"
"It's over."
Lucas said excitedly, "Good. Then shouldn't I get my paynt?"
"Paynt?" The Ancient One was puzzled.
"Blood God's power." Lucas reminded her.
"Didn't you take it yourself?" The Ancient One countered.
Lucas had absorbed a lot of energy when he was beating Deacon Frost.
"That was sothing I took by my own ability, it doesn't count as paynt." Lucas argued.
"Then how much paynt do you want?" The Ancient One couldn't help but laugh.
"Hmm..."
Lucas was silent, he didn't know how much was appropriate either.
"Sorcerer, how much energy did you gain this ti?"
Saying that, Lucas released energy equivalent to one stat point, indicating it as a asure.
The Ancient One slowly extended two fingers.
"Twenty million?" Lucas asked.
He had absorbed about 20% of the energy the Blood God had transmitted to Earth, around 3.4 million.
Did the Ancient One trick so more from the Blood God? Otherwise, how could it be twenty million?
The Ancient One shook her head.
"Two million? That's too little." Lucas shook his head, considering whether to forget about the paynt.
"Two hundred million." The Ancient One said with a smile.
Lucas suddenly stood up, incredulous. "How is that possible? The total energy the Blood God transmitted to Earth wasn't even that much. Even if you snatched it all, it wouldn't be two hundred million."
The Ancient One smiled aningfully. "What you see, and what the Blood God sees, may not necessarily be true."
Crack! Crack!
The surrounding space cracked open, and the Ancient One pulled Lucas into the Mirror Dinsion.
"When the Blood God was transmitting energy to Earth, I used the Mirror Dinsion to divert it."
The Ancient One explained, pointing to the largest pool of blood in the Mirror Dinsion, "Look, the energy there is the total amount the Blood God transmitted to Earth."
Lucas looked around the Mirror Dinsion. Closest were several pools of blood, large and small, and in the distance were various energy clusters with different attributes.
I originally thought I wouldn't encounter a sugar daddy like the Blood God for a long ti, but I didn't expect the rich guy to be right beside .
"Do you want it?"
The Ancient One's calm voice was now full of temptation in Lucas's ears.
"Yes." Lucas nodded weakly.
"Then it's all yours."
"Huh?"
Lucas woke up. "What's the condition?"
There is always a motive behind every gift. His relationship with the Sorcerer Supre wasn't that good yet.
"All this energy is what I've accumulated over the years, and it's also my main source of magic for combat."
The Ancient One continued to explain, "As long as you beco the Sorcerer Supre and take over my duty of protecting this world from magic erosion, this energy will be useless to , and naturally, I can give it to you."
Is this a handout from a big shot?
Lucas was hesitant.
"Are there any restrictions to becoming the Sorcerer Supre?"
"Lucas, the Sorcerer Supre has never had restrictions." The Ancient One's voice was distant, as if she was recalling sothing.
"It's a responsibility. Accepting it will an losing a lot."
Lucas asked, "Sorcerer, what did you lose?"
The Ancient One sighed slowly, "Freedom, and a night's peaceful sleep. I bear the weight of this world, year after year."
"Lucas, you will beco stronger than , and you will do better than . This is a heavy burden for but in the future, for you, perhaps it will be nothing more than a bit of hardship."
"Sorcerer, are you gaslighting ?" Lucas said faintly.
He believed the Ancient One's words, but he wouldn't listen.
The Ancient One skipped the question. "You don't need to make a choice now, Lucas. You can take your ti to consider."
His talent was too restrictive for magic life.
Especially against those Dinsional Rulers who were diocre in strength but relied on endless energy to cheat.
Lucas, walking out of the Sanctum Sanctorum, suddenly rembered a question.
Where's my paynt?!
Using a massive amount of energy and the position of the Sorcerer Supre to confuse him, then taking the opportunity to renege on his paynt.
Cunning Ancient One!
With a heavy heart, Lucas returned to the bookstore and saw an intriguing scene.
George Stacy from Universe 404 and Gwen were staring at each other.
Today was Halloween, and it also happened to be Sunday.
George ca to the bookstore to invite the owner to a community party to celebrate Halloween together.
After a long stare, George was the first to recover and asked, "Hello, young lady, although it's very presumptuous, I still have to ask. Do you know Helen? You look so much like Helen when she was young.
"Helen? She's my... aunt."
Is Helen still alive in this world?
In Universe 65, Helen passed away when Gwen was a child.
"I am George Stacy." George extended his hand proactively.
"Helen never told she had such a similar-looking niece."
Gwen was a bit flustered, hesitated for a mont, but still shook George's hand. "Gwen Stacy."
George exclaid, "Oh my, your na sounds just like my daughter's. But she's only 8 years old."
Saying that, George scrutinized Gwen again and praised, "You're really beautiful. I hope my Gwen grows up to be as beautiful as you."
Lucas approached and said, "I'm sure she will, George."
George replied with a smile, "Thank you for your kind words, Lucas. By the way, are you two coming to the Halloween party tonight?"
Hearing about the party, Gwen's eyes lit up.
At the party, she could et her mother, Helen—this Universe's Helen.
Seeing Gwen's expression, Lucas readily agreed, "Of course. Gwen and I will be there on ti."
"Alright, then I'll go notify the others."
With that, George left the bookstore.
After George had walked away, Gwen asked Lucas, "Do you know George?"
Lucas withdrew his gaze, looked at Gwen, and nodded. "Yes."
Gwen asked eagerly, "Can you tell about George? And his wife, Helen?"
She urgently wanted to understand the situation of the Stacy family in this Universe.
Lucas said aningfully, "Gwen, why don't you go see for yourself?"
He had said long ago that Gwen should see a doctor.
A heart ailnt requires a heart dicine.
Letting Gwen interact with George's family would be good for her ntal health.
Lucas and George had already known each other.
During his investigations, George discovered that Lucas had appeared multiple tis at gang shootouts and various murder scenes. This was clearly not normal.
Initially, he suspected Lucas was not only a ruthless gang mber but also a serial killer. But after investigation, he found that these cases were all independent, not serial cases, and the culprits were others.
Lucas was just a passerby who "coincidentally" appeared at the scene.
Sotis, Lucas would also reveal so information to George. Over ti, he beca familiar with George.
As for Lucas's true purpose in frequenting these places, it was naturally for the energy left behind after the villains' death.
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