Chapter 326 You Must Learn Magic!
"Ah, you're finally back. Do you know you've been in another world for a full two weeks?"

Strange sat in a wicker chair to one side, next to the Sanctum Sanctorum's roof, which had been torn apart by Grendel. It had been over a month since the symbiote frenzy, and the roof of the Sanctum Sanctorum still hadn't been repaired. It was truly astonishing.

Of course, what's even more surprising is that Strange said they disappeared for a full two weeks.

"How could that be? I've never..."

"Time in the multiverse is relative, child. Naturally, you can't guarantee that time will always pass faster on the other side."

In fact, Peter and Gwen only stayed on Earth 65 for three days, while two weeks had already passed on Earth 616.

“Okay, uh, Gwen? You take Dr. Connors to the Avengers first. Dr. Strange might have something to discuss with me…”

“Alright, we’ll be going then.” Gwen led Connors, who was still wondering where they were, away. After they were both gone, Peter asked Strange, somewhat uncertainly and a little guilty, “So, we came straight to the Sanctum Sanctorum because of… the Reality Barrier?”

"This time you crossed the multiverse too late, almost entering after the Sorcerer Supreme sealed off another universe. As a result, the Web of Fate granted you excessive power, and you created countless breaches in the barrier of reality, Spider-Man."

“I know, but that was an emergency. I was dealing with the lizardmen!”

Strange put down his book and stood up: "But you can't deny that with each use of your power, your influence on the Reality Barrier is increasing, and I can't guarantee that I'll have enough time to repair it every time. The Sorcerer Supreme has a lot to manage, Spider-Man."

"Um, so..."

"You need to learn magic, at least the magic to fix reality. From now on, you'll have to do that yourself."

Peter looked at Strange with some surprise. To be fair, Strange's words sounded a bit like he was shifting the blame, since protecting reality was the Sorcerer Supreme's job. But Peter didn't intend to refuse. After all, it was indeed his problem, and if he could learn magic, it would be a way to strengthen himself and improve.

There's only one question.

"Um, do I have enough time to learn magic?"

“You’ve been gone for two weeks, Spider-Man, and the world hasn’t been destroyed, so my answer is yes.” As he spoke, Strange reached out and summoned a book. “If you want to learn without wasting any time, then I suggest you learn Astral Projection first. That way, while your body is asleep and resting, you can let your mind leave and continue learning magic.”

As he spoke, Strange handed Spider-Man a copy of a magic book in English: "But remember, mental fatigue doesn't disappear with physical rest; you still need to get some rest."

"Okay, thank you, Strange."

"And as part of your learning of magic, you can consciously enhance your abilities. For example, your so-called spider-sense is actually a kind of precognitive fragment of the future. It's just that because you don't know magic, you can only use this power in a very superficial way. Learning magic will help you master it better."

Peter's interest was piqued, and he couldn't help but ask, "If I master spider-sense, will I be able to see the future?"

"It's still just fragments, but... it's possible." "Can I extend my spider-sense to a range of fifty kilometers and sense what everyone who harbors ill will towards me is doing?"

After listening to Peter's long and complicated sentence, Strange was a little puzzled as to why Peter planned to extend his spider-sense to fifty kilometers, but after thinking for a moment, he did not give a clear answer: "I don't know exactly how it will develop, but maybe it is possible."

"Okay, I want to learn."

“Very good.” Strange, completely unconcerned about having another apprentice, nodded. He never taught students anyway; that was the King's job. So, after nodding, he continued, “However, I need to clarify one thing: you are different from most of the mages of Kamar-Taj. The mages of Kamar-Taj practice white magic, and their power comes from the Triune God of White Magic, Vishanti. Besides them, there are many other Daedric Lords who possess different dimensions and energies, and they also lend their power to their followers.”

"Take you, Spider-Man, for example. The magical power of the Spider-Totem can originate from two deities, one of whom is weaker, Anansi, the West African god of lies and weaving. This refers to his conceptual symbolism in the multiverse..."

“I don’t get along with Anansi. I once beat him up with Thor’s hammer from another universe.”

Strange: ...

Although the specific individuals and conceptual symbols of a certain multiverse are not entirely consistent, Strange was too lazy to explain, so he simply continued talking to Peter: "Another one is more powerful. The ancient goddess Gaia wished to create a celestial map model for the souls of all life in the multiverse, and the Web of Life and Destiny built by Gaia and Nais, the daughter of Oshutu, one of the Triune Vishanti, is this map, which records the information of the souls of the entire multiverse."

As for where the goddesses Ossutu and Gaia got their daughters, let's not dwell on that.

"The spider totem is an emissary created by Ness to maintain the Web of Fate. She shared her power to evolve the totem, so every spider totem is connected to her. Now, I will strengthen the connection between you and her. From now on, most of the spells you cast can directly draw upon her power."

In short, you have your own boss, so don't ask Vishandi for loans.

Strange made a gesture, beginning to amplify the power of the spider totem on Peter's body. Countless illusions appeared before Peter's eyes; he saw countless universes merging, including his own universe, 616. All the multiverses began to regress, endlessly regressing to the time before any universe had separated—the era of the Old Gods, before the birth of new gods like Thor and Hercules.

There was only one universe, and one Earth.

A net has been woven.

"What do you see?"

Strange asked Peter.

"I saw a pair of hands weaving a net, I saw... a girl weaving."

Strange laughed: "That's the true God of the Web, a being more qualified than those who call themselves the Gods of the Web, that's Nice."

 Nice is a lazybones. The reason she created the Web of Fate is because Gaia entrusted the task of building the Soul Celestial Model to her older sister, Sasla, leaving her with no time to play with her. So, she created a Web of Fate that was even better than Sasla's Hive. Then, being too lazy to maintain and protect the Web of Fate, she divided her power into spider totems, so she wouldn't have to personally do the work of repairing, maintaining, and expanding the Web of Fate.

  
 
(End of this chapter)

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