The next day.
In New York.
In front of 177A Bleecker Street, Greenwich.
Frank looked at the three-story Baroque-style Villa in front of him, his face full of confusion.
"Boss, didn't you say we were returning to Sokovia?"
"Why aren't we going to the airport, but instead came here…?"
Last night, after his daughter Lisa unexpectedly discovered that video.
Frank, who usually didn't browse the internet much, specifically, with his daughter's help, caught up on all videos and reports related to Karl online.
Especially when he saw Karl, by his own power, end the decade-long war in Sokovia and save hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians.
A feeling of sincere admiration rose in his heart.
This is what a real man should do!!!
This is the value of a superhero's existence!!!
Oh, excuse me, I almost forgot, Boss seems to be a Dimensional God…
Karl smiled mysteriously at the words, "It's faster and more convenient to go back from here!"
That's right, flying is nowhere near as fast as directly opening a portal!
Under normal circumstances.
If Karl flew directly back to Sokovia, it would only take a few hours at most.
But now with Frank, the two could only choose to fly.
And flying from New York back to Sokovia, including several transfers along the way, would take at least one and a half to two days.
Right now, for Karl, time is life!!!
He naturally didn't want to waste so much time on irrelevant journeys.
So he directly brought Frank here to the New York Sanctum Sanctorum.
Given his close relationship as a "strategic partner" with Ancient One, asking the Merren guarding this place to help open a portal shouldn't be too much, right?!
What's more, he could also take the opportunity to open the door to a new World for Frank.
Let him recognize the essence of this World in advance.
It could be said to be killing several birds with one stone!!!
How does that saying go?
Riding a bicycle to the bar, save where you can, spend where you must!
However…
Over the years, has no one really complained about Kamar-Taj infringing on trademark rights?
Karl looked up at the circular skylight on the roof.
The four curves on it cannot be said to be exactly the same as the State Grid's trademark, only that they are identical!!!
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Karl walked up the steps and gently knocked on the door a few times.
Soon.
A Merren Sorcerer dressed in ancient attire opened the door.
He looked at them warily and asked, "May I ask what business you two have?"
Karl had some impression of this Black… ahem, Merren Sorcerer in front of him.
He seemed to be called Daniel?
He was a Sanctum Sorcerer guarding the New York Sanctum Sanctorum.
Later, he was killed by another Sorcerer named Kaecilius.
But that had nothing to do with him.
Ancient One's own family matters, Karl was too lazy to bother, so he said simply and bluntly:
"I am a good friend of Sorcerer Ancient One, Karl Mara, the master of the Subspace Dimension, and I now wish to return to Sokovia. Would you mind helping me open a portal, Sorcerer?"
To get the other party's attention.
He even deliberately emphasized the words "good friend" slightly.
Initially, when Sorcerer Daniel heard this mortal directly call out Sorcerer Ancient One's name, a look of anger immediately appeared on his face.
Because in his opinion.
For a mortal to utter the Sorcerer Supreme's name.
It was simply an insult to Kamar-Taj!
Moreover, this guy even shamelessly claimed to be a good friend of the Sorcerer Supreme?
A mere mortal, are you even worthy?!
However.
Then, when he heard the term "Subspace Dimension."
He was immediately startled, shivering, and exclaimed in a lost voice:
"What, you… you are the Dimensional God that Sorcerer Supreme once mentioned, the one exiled to Earth?!!!"
(╯°Д°）╯︵┻━┻
Damn it, watch your words, you're the one exiled to Earth.
Say that again and I'll make sure you pick cotton on a farm!!!
Are Sorcerers' psychological qualities all this poor?
I'm not here to cause trouble, do you need to be so surprised?
Acting like you've never seen the World!
Karl silently gave the Merren Sorcerer in front of him a bad rating in his mind.
But the respect that needed to be given still had to be given, "That's right, it's me!!"
Actually, this really wasn't Sorcerer Daniel's fault.
Because apart from Ancient One, other Sorcerers had almost never directly encountered a supreme being of the Dimensional God level.
Let alone observe them up close face-to-face like this.
(o゜▽゜)o☆
This is a living, breathing Dimensional God!!!
Who the heck has ever seen this?
Not asking for a photo as a souvenir on the spot was already extreme self-restraint!
Fortunately, Ancient One had already introduced Karl's general situation to most of the Sorcerers half a month ago.
Otherwise, Sorcerer Daniel would have already rushed into the Sanctum Sanctorum and activated the highest level of crisis alert system.
"Cough cough…"
Daniel nervously rubbed his hands and cleared his tight throat, then forced himself to speak calmly:
"Respected Mr. Dimensional God, please wait a moment. I need to personally ask Sorcerer Supreme about this matter before I can reply."
Then he put on his Mystic Ring, opened a portal to Kamar-Taj in front of him, and disappeared from their sight.
Σ(⊙▽⊙"a???
This time, it was finally Karl's turn to be bewildered!
No, is it really that serious?
For such a trivial matter, do you still need to ask Ancient One for instructions?
Your Kamar-Taj's procedures are a bit too rigid, aren't they?
Besides, by the time you ask, I'll already be in Sokovia, okay!
You, young man, are truly wasted as a Sorcerer.
You should take the civil service exam and work in a service hall!
"Uh… Boss, are you really a Dimensional God?"
Frank asked with a conflicted expression.
He didn't understand anything Karl and Daniel were saying about Sorcerer Supreme, portals, or the Subspace Dimension.
Until the moment Daniel disappeared in front of him.
Frank felt his Worldview was shaken by an unprecedented impact!
Are there really Sorcerers in this World?
This is much more outrageous than Mutants or super-powered individuals, okay!
But what's even more outrageous is that his own boss is actually a Dimensional God?
This isn't scientific at all, okay…
"What do you think?"
Karl turned to Frank and said earnestly, "Frank, times have changed!!!"
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Kamar-Taj.
Ancient One, who was originally enjoying tea in her study, almost turned green with anger after hearing Sorcerer Daniel's report.
No, you, a mere Dimensional God, what do you take us Sorcerers for?
Your private servants?
Can you just open this portal whenever you feel like it?
However, just thinking about Karl's troublesome demeanor made Ancient One inexplicably annoyed.
If she refused his request now, who knows what other trouble he might stir up…
Although extremely reluctant, Ancient One ultimately compromised:
"He is our only ally in resisting the Chaos Gods, and it's normal for us to help each other."
"I understand."
Sorcerer Daniel then respectfully exited the study!!!