Chapter 207: A Secret Base That's Not Hidden At All
Of course, Ethan made a random talk in signing the contract.
If Thea and Ethan sign a contract, they can gain powerful magic power by signing a contract with the powerful radius like those mages in the Marvel Universe.
In that case, Xiya is equivalent to Ethan's "little brother". It is just that compared to directly contributing faith and then "borrowing" power from the gods, this way of signing a contract is more binding on both parties. After signing the contract, the contractor must not violate any content in the contract.
But correspondingly, as long as the content of the contract is not violated, even if the contractor uses these powers to deal with the gods who have given them, there will be no problem, and this god cannot deprive the power.
The most typical examples are Guyi and Domaum.
This situation is fundamentally different from the belief in God and his believers. For example, Casillas, who betrayed the ancient 1st, was closer to offering his own faith, so he would be easily dealt with by Domaum.
If there were no professionals like Ethan to popularize these details, Oliver's little bit of mysterious knowledge and Thea who did not understand them at all would definitely not understand them.
Even Ethan could trick Thea into signing a completely unequal contract, and turning it into his own slave is not difficult to do.
"You should be glad I'm not such a tasteless guy."
Ethan half leaned against a table, playing with a very sharp polished arrow in his hand, and spreading various knowledge to the two magic novices in front of him.
"Telling these to you is a reminder that when facing people who have mysterious power, don't make promises or sign anything casually, it may be a big pit."
"Thank you for your reminder."
Oliver is gradually convinced that Ethan really has no malice towards him, because Ethan has a very right way to deal with them and not directly attacking them is enough to prove that the other party does not want to be an enemy of him; to put it bluntly, there is no need for others to waste this time and energy on themselves.
Thea also expressed her gratitude, and then she asked the question she had been asking: "So how can I learn magic?"
"Diligent study and hard practice... Of course, it also requires a certain talent."
Magic knowledge attaches great importance to talent. It is difficult for people with insufficient talent to even get started. However, Ethan's own experience and so many years, he has taught several students one after another. He has already gained rich teaching experience. As long as his talent is not bad enough, he can teach it.
Besides, the talents of the two people in front of him are not bad: Oliver has been exposed to magic, and his talent in this area is not as top-notch, but it is also more than most people.
The situation in Xiya is similar, not top-notch, but it is the best among ordinary people.
In most magical worlds, the qualities of these two people are enough to make them become apprentices and enter the magical world. Of course, this is also related to the need for "cheap labor" by most mages. As for whether they can truly learn what those mages do not care.
"So...can I learn magic?"
"Can."
Xiya was very happy that she had the opportunity to learn this legendary knowledge. She was so excited that she wanted to start learning immediately.
"What should I learn first?"
When she thought that the first step to learning magic should be to read thick books, which must have written words that she could not understand at all, recorded a lot of tongue-wrinkle spells, and then Ethan would ask her to memorize all these things.
Although it feels terrible when you think about it, Thea feels that she can complete such a task.
However, the facts were completely different from what she thought. Ethan did not give her any books that looked heavy, but instead asked her to exercise.
"Don't you learn magic?"
"Your health is too poor. If you don't exercise well, such a fragile body will not support you in continuing to practice."
Then Ethan explained the relationship between the body and the spirit. The general idea is that if the body is not strong enough, the mental power will not be very strong. The cultivation and learning of magic not only consumes the spirit, but also a huge test for physical strength.
"Have you heard of any magician who died suddenly because of his poor health when he was studying magic? Including novels and movies."
“…”
Xiya found that she really couldn't think of such an example, so things went on in a direction that made her speechless:
Thea, who wanted to learn some kung fu to defend herself, was disliked by Oliver and Ethan because she was too weak.
Then Ethan said that she had a special talent and could learn magic first. Learning magic is also a good idea, and it can even be said to be a better choice, so Thea decided to learn magic.
Next, in order to learn magic, Xiya had to work hard to exercise...
After going around, she was so dizzy that she felt that she might have been fooled, but after thinking about it, she seemed that there was nothing worth thinking about by the other party?
Unable to think of the answer, Xiya honestly carried out basic physical training.
The initial training volume is not large, and you don’t need to practice in a specific place. You can do long-distance running at home to exercise your endurance. At the same time, under the guidance of Oliver, you will start to gradually improve your strength.
During this period, Oliver also began to go out as Arrow, and solved his first goal at the party held by his friend Tommy Merlin.
At this time, Xiya was still competing with the dumbbells.
"I think my physical strength has become much stronger. Do you still need to continue?"
Ethan nodded and stuffed a magic stone into his mouth again.
"I've always been curious, what do you eat often? It looks like candy?"
"Yes, I'm very curious, too."
Thea was still holding the dumbbells, and the strange male voice suddenly appeared made her almost throw the dumbbells in her hand. The reason why she didn't really throw them out was that the thing was too heavy. After taking off her hand, the dumbbells hit her directly at the foot.
Although this little dumbbell is not heavy, it will still hurt if it hits the foot. However, the dumbbell did not hurt Saa. It hovered in the air when it fell halfway, and then slowly rose in front of Saa.
"Thanks."
Although I have seen it several times and know that the image Ethan plays for her is not an advanced technology product, and it is also magic, but every time I see this magical scene, I am still amazed. At the same time, after every marvel, she is more motivated to work hard and hope that she can have such ability as soon as possible.
"This time I came here again, my own people?"
"Yes!"
Oliver was sorting out his equipment, and he would not be surprised by the sudden appearance of the so-called "historical people". His secret base was like a park, and anyone could come and take a look.
It was a little different from the last time Ada appeared. Although the man who appeared this time jumped down from the entrance of the cave, he did not land quickly, but fell lightly like a feather.
"magic?"
"Oh, good eyesight."
A middle-aged man with a beard and brown glasses slowly walked over. Oliver recognized that this person was the 'Tony Stark', another companion of Ethan.
"How many people have you told me about my place?"
"You're overthinking, they don't need me to tell you that it's not a smart choice to arrange the secret base in the basement of an abandoned factory under your name."
If someone wants to check it, you can find it with a little check. This is also the fundamental reason why Arrow's secret base has been attacked several times: this place can be easily found.
Listening to Ethan's comments, Oliver began to wonder if he should change to a more secret place. After all, a green arrow appeared as soon as he came back to Star City. Those who wanted to investigate would definitely notice this.
He has begun to consider making some concealment, but this can only deceive some ordinary people. Those who really want to target him can still find many clues.
More importantly, the M people I face often do not need any clues when doing things. Even if I find the wrong one, it simply hurts some innocent civilians by mistake, and they don’t care about them at all.
"Hey, I haven't answered my previous question yet."
"What?" Ethan saw that Thea was also staring at him, and then he realized what they both cared about: "You said this?"
Thea didn't know her. To her, it seemed like a gem? Tony immediately recognized it as a magic stone.
"This is what you often stuff into your mouth recently?"
"how?"
He stuffed it into his mouth again, and then Tony twitched the corners of his mouth as he watched Ethan crunched and bit the magic stone and swallowed it into his stomach. The sound really seemed like he was eating some snacks.
"This thing contains energy, you know I'm 'growing'."
"So before your divine body grows up again, do you always want to eat this thing as a snack?"
"almost."
"What is magic stone?"
"A ore that looks similar to a gem, but contains rich energy."
"What you eat as a snack is actually a stone?"
Oliver stood beside him without saying a word. Now he felt his head hurt. When Ada came, he was only a few people. I don’t know why this Tony Stark suddenly became as lively as the wholesale market.
"Tony, what's the matter with you?"
"Oh, I almost forgot if you don't say it!" Tony suddenly remembered something, took off his sunglasses, and then looked back and forth at Oliver Quinn standing not far ahead: "I've finished all the things over there. If I have nothing to do, come and see this Mr. Oliver Quinn. You know I'm here specifically for him this time."
"Come for me?" This sentence sounds easy to misunderstand. Oliver wondered if he had a holiday with this person?
"Don't get me wrong!" Tony explained casually: "I'm just curious about superheroes who don't have special abilities."—
Chapter completed!