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Sherlock neither rejected nor accepted the Ancient One's suggestion, but simply left Kamar-Taj in silence.

The reason for this is quite simple: Sherlock has already developed some PTSD because of the Spear of Longinus, and no one knows whether the Ancient One's decision will hide a series of pitfalls like the Spear of Longinus.

After realizing he had been tricked by the Ancient One, Sherlock's mind was filled with the phrase, "For every gift, fate has already arranged a price for it!"

Of course, putting that aside, the main reason he didn't agree was that Sherlock wasn't interested in becoming a mage, and naturally, he wasn't that interested in the room full of magic books.

The reason he didn't refuse was also because of the room full of magic books. Sherlock wasn't really interested in becoming a wizard, but he was extremely interested in the principles of magic in those magic books.

In particular, Kamar-Taj's dimensional magic is its greatest strength; across all worlds, Kamar-Taj's dimensional magic is far superior.

As for why I'm interested in the principles of magic, the reason is quite simple: because of the application of alchemy.

It is well known that the essence of alchemy is the principle of absolute equivalent exchange, but few people know what the goal of alchemy is.

The true goal of alchemy is actually very simple: it's not about becoming a god, nor about achieving immortality, nor about creating gold. The true goal can be summed up in four words: fulfilling one's wishes!

Magic itself is also a way to fulfill wishes.

To use an imperfect analogy, magic is like starting a fire by rubbing sticks together—simple and easy to understand, enough to allow magic to be passed down and spread widely.

However, alchemy is like a lighter—convenient and quick, even those without magic can easily master it. But similarly, the ability and skill required to make a lighter are limited, and not just anyone can utilize it.

Both aim to ignite a flame. Magic teaches people how to ignite a flame, while alchemy contemplates why a flame is produced and, after understanding the ins and outs, ignites a flame in its own way.

In this process, there is no doubt that if one can understand the principles of magic, then the manufacture of lighters will be much more efficient.

This is why Sherlock was so interested in those spellbooks and the magical principles within them.

However, what Sherlock didn't know was that after he left through the Anywhere Door, the Ancient One shook his head helplessly when he saw that Sherlock hadn't responded to the benefits he had offered.

Only the Ancient One herself knew that there really wasn't any trap behind this.

Of course, there are some things that the Ancient One will never tell Sherlock!

For example, while the Time Stone cannot see Sherlock's future, it doesn't mean that the Ancient One, who has lived for hundreds of years, also cannot see Sherlock's future.

To the Ancient One, Sherlock is still a child who hasn't grown up yet, a child who doesn't know the limits of his alchemy abilities.

Although the Ancient One did not understand Sherlock's alchemy, after five years of living together, she had enough insight to understand the upper and lower limits of Sherlock's alchemy, even though she was an old monster sorcerer who had lived for a long time.

In the Ancient One's view, there is no doubt that, just as Sherlock himself said, the so-called "truth" is essentially closer to the so-called "Way of Heaven," without any guidance, only following the so-called "rules."

But therein lies the problem: "Truth" adheres too much to its own set of "rules" of equivalent exchange.

As long as you can afford the price, "Truth" can even allow you to take his place, or even surpass his position, and become a true "God" who transcends all things in the world!

All it takes is the sacrifice of truth, or rather, the most precious thing in the universe: the soul.

Even truth doesn't care whose soul it is!

In other words, if Sherlock were willing, he could even sacrifice the souls of the entire universe in exchange for any wish in exchange for "truth"!

And this is precisely what the Ancient One was most worried about!

He simply couldn't imagine what the world would become if Sherlock, this kind-hearted boy with a slightly wicked sense of humor, were left to hide alone in a corner, and if he got stuck in a rut when problems actually arose.

It was precisely because of this concern that the Ancient One used artifacts to orchestrate a scheme, forcing Sherlock into, or rather, into, the Avengers' affairs.

Only in this way, under the influence and arrangement of the Avengers, can the Ancient One truly feel at ease about the future.

Watching Sherlock leave, the Ancient One felt both helpless and amused, but she was no longer so worried about the future.

Compared to Sherlock's previous social circle, which consisted only of himself and Zhao Weike's family, Sherlock now has many more people around him, and it's almost predictable that the number of people around him will continue to grow.

Therefore, the Ancient One gradually became more confident about the future, even after she left, no matter who the Sorcerer Supreme was in the future, she believed that the Earth could continue to exist.

Freed from her worries, the Ancient One immediately picked up Sherlock's VIP card, snapped her fingers, and in the next second transformed from a bald woman into Sherlock.

Looking at Doro, whose belly was swollen from eating an orange the size of a volleyball and who was lying on the ground looking like he had eaten too much, the Ancient One said to Doro with a smile.

"Doro, do you want to go to a hot spring and play in the water?"

Upon hearing the words of the Ancient One, Doro, who had been lying on the ground with a cute yet slightly painful expression after eating too much, instantly returned to normal, his eyes shining with excitement as he stared intently at the Ancient One, who had transformed into Sherlock.

"Humans! Is it really okay to soak in hot springs? Can we just play around with Doro like that?"

It was obvious that even though the Ancient One had taken on Sherlock's appearance, Doro did not mistake her identity; on the contrary, he recognized her at a glance.

Seeing this scene, the Ancient One nodded helplessly, which resulted in Doro excitedly running around her in circles, while the Ancient One looked at Doro circling her with a complicated expression.

To be honest, the Ancient One was genuinely jealous of that brat Sherlock at this moment. Putting aside Sherlock's own talent, the Doro that Sherlock created with his soul and body could see through illusions and glimpse the truth at a glance.

Guess just how amazing Sherlock's talent is?

But even so, Sherlock showed no interest in becoming a sorcerer! This made the Ancient One grit her teeth even more. Looking at the box that Sherlock had conjured, even though she knew it meant nothing to Sherlock, the Ancient One still decided to take Doro and spend it all, as a form of revenge.