S.H.I.E.L.D.… withdrew. After learning the proportion of remuneration needed to exchange intelligence from Michael, Nick Fury immediately left with his capable subordinate, Phil Coulson.
Michael did not directly give a specific quantity, precisely to let Nick Fury go back and prepare enough energy blocks, after all, more remuneration would lead to more intelligence, wouldn't it?
At the same time, it also allowed HYDRA, hidden within S.H.I.E.L.D.…, to discover enough clues from it, and then sell the information again.
For Michael, as long as it didn't hinder his own interests, or could bring him sufficient benefits, he could naturally trade with anyone, even HYDRA, even Dormammu, or even Thanos!
But selling information to only one party, making one side dominant, how could that work!
An even balance of power was what best served Michael's interests!
Because of Odin, Michael would not try to seize the Tesseract now. Even though he had copied and materialized the location information of the Dark Energy Base from Phil Coulson, Michael would not immediately go to seize it, but that did not prevent him from using some methods to first get from S.H.I.E.L.D.
...obtained energy blocks extracted from the Tesseract, containing immense energy! To adapt to the power of the Space Stone in advance, so that after acquiring the Tesseract, he would be able to quickly master it, and even... smelt it!...
"Sorcerer Ancient One, everyone else has left, why don't you come out and meet?"
After everyone left, the entire... Group's top floor fell silent, but Michael suddenly raised his hand at the empty air beside him.
After replicating and materializing the magic of the Kamar-Taj lineage, as well as the magic skills of the Vishanti lineage, Michael was naturally extremely familiar with the fluctuations of Mirror magic.
What's more, apart from the magic materialized from Ancient One, Michael himself was a Space Mage, so he was naturally extremely familiar with spatial fluctuations.
In fact, after Michael used the mutated gem to simulate a real, powerful energy fluctuation like the previous space collapse, Ancient One immediately came to the vicinity.
This was also one of the reasons why Michael so easily withdrew the energy orb in his hand.
What was simulated was not real, after all. It was fine for bluffing S.H.I.E.L.D.... these... superhuman monitoring organizations on Earth, and even for bluffing Ancient One for a short time.
But over time, Ancient One would naturally see through the flaws, which is why Michael easily withdrew the energy orb.
However, Michael was bold, or rather, his emotional control was superb. He managed to bluff Nick Fury and Phil Coulson into a daze right in front of Ancient One.
Ancient One also looked on with surprise, but as a Guardian of the Mystic Arts, Ancient One did not show any peculiar reaction to Michael's bluffing of the real-World Guardian organizations.
What's more, having already witnessed Michael's power, Ancient One did not want to have any more conflicts with Michael over such 'minor matters'.
"Archmage Qi Jun, hello. These are the teas I promised you. I hope Archmage Qi Jun will accept them with a smile."
With a prism-flipping effect, Ancient One appeared directly in front of Michael, handing him a large, exquisitely packaged tea box.
"In that case, many thanks, Sorcerer Supreme Ancient One!"
Michael was not polite and directly took it, weighing it. The tea box was quite heavy in total, so it seemed there was a lot of tea inside.
However, looking at Ancient One in front of him, apart from some differences in the magic artifacts on her body compared to their last meeting, she didn't look injured at all. Michael also knew that the Time Stone was indeed powerful enough.
Although Michael didn't see how disheveled Ancient One was at the time, he knew that to deal with a space collapse, even if it was only the explosive force of a limited space collapse, Ancient One would at least lose a layer of skin if she didn't die. But now, Ancient One in front of him showed no trace of injury, so Michael knew that Ancient One had definitely used the Time Stone to cast a time-reversal spell on herself! He just didn't know how much the cost of using the Time Stone this time would make Ancient One suffer.
"Oh, it really is Da Hong Pao! Sorcerer Ancient One, you are thoughtful!"
Michael opened the tea box, saw the carefully fermented premium tea leaves, and thanked Ancient One.
"Archmage Qi Jun, no need to be polite. Although the mother trees of Da Hong Pao in the real World have been cordoned off by the country, Kamar-Taj has had many famous tea trees transplanted from all over the World a long time ago.
In fact, while premium Da Hong Pao is not abundant in Kamar-Taj, it is not a luxury item either."
Ancient One smiled, "Moreover, after careful cultivation by the Mages of Kamar-Taj, the tea leaves of Kamar-Taj are also very beneficial for the growth of Mages' mental power."
"Is that so?"
Michael raised an eyebrow. "Then I really must try this premium product. Please sit!"
"I wonder, Sorcerer Ancient One, is there something you've come for this time?"
While preparing the tea set, Michael asked.
"Archmage Qi Jun, why ask when you already know?"
Ancient One smiled, "Archmage Qi Jun casually condensed an energy orb containing immense energy earlier. As the Sorcerer Supreme of Kamar-Taj, bearing the responsibility of protecting Earth, how could I not come to investigate?"
"However, I didn't expect this to be Archmage Qi Jun's way of testing the intelligence organizations of the real World. If I had known beforehand, Ancient One wouldn't have made such a fuss."
Sitting opposite Michael, Ancient One chuckled, as if discussing something unrelated to herself.
"Is that so?"
Michael showed no fluctuation, continuing his actions, even condensing a small fireball to boil Water. "Michael thought Sorcerer Supreme Ancient One had come to drive me away!"
"Archmage Qi Jun, you jest."
Ancient One seemed oblivious to the deeper meaning in Michael's words, still smiling, "For a Mage who can fully control his own power, Kamar-Taj never acts to drive them away. What's more, Archmage Qi Jun, you are already a friend of Kamar-Taj, aren't you?"
"Yes!"
Michael also smiled, "We are already friends, aren't we?"
It was at this moment that Michael truly relaxed, dispelling the magic he had been secretly manipulating and condensing.
Indeed, after demonstrating a wave of power, Michael gained Ancient One's approval.
And what Michael didn't know was that Ancient One, sitting opposite him, also quietly breathed a sigh of relief after Michael secretly dispelled the magic he had been condensing.
Ancient One truly still had some methods that Michael was unaware of! After all, she was a true big shot on Earth! To be continued: To read the novel without underlines, please download Feilu Xiao.