Seeing Gwen put on her suit and prepare to leave through the window, George's forehead darkened, and he grumbled, "Can't you just use the door?"
Gwen stuck out her tongue. "I'm used to it."
Then, she leaped out of the window, shot out a web, and swung into the distance.
Suddenly, a phantom spider caught up to Gwen, blocking her way.
"It's me, Lucas." Lucas's voice sounded.
"This is a spider-mark I created. It has both positioning and early warning functions."
"When your spider-sense is triggered, its early warning function will also activate. At that time, I can support you by pinpointing your location."
"This organization is more dangerous than Vampires, so be careful."
Gwen looked suspicious. "This spider-mark doesn't have any eavesdropping or monitoring functions, does it?"
Lucas countered, "Does your spider-sense have eavesdropping or monitoring functions?"
He then explained, "I divided the spider totem I got from Earth-1610 into two parts. Most of it is in this mark. If you absorb it, you can enhance your strength. A small part is with me."
"The two parts can transmit spider-sense signals through a kind of quantum induction."
"Oh." Gwen nodded. "If you encounter danger, will this mark on me also be triggered?"
Lucas said, "Yes, the signals are interconnected. However, I usually only fight in overwhelming situations, so it won't be triggered."
"Alright, thank you, Lucas. I really like this gift."
...
"It has been confirmed that after failed resuscitation attempts, the renowned philanthropist Mr. Wilson Grant Fisk has died of a cerebral hemorrhage. Let us all mourn Mr. Wilson Grant Fisk, who was a great man in his life."
"Kingpin is dead?!"
Seeing the breaking news at the bottom of the TV, George couldn't help but exclaim.
As a high-ranking member of the New York Police Department, he knew all too well who Kingpin was and what kind of power he wielded.
New York would not be peaceful tonight, or for a long time to come.
"Sorry, Lucas, I have to go back to the Police station."
He had originally planned to watch a show with Lucas and cultivate their father-in-law and son-in-law relationship in advance. But with such an important matter, he had no choice but to return to the Police station to take charge.
"Mr. Stacy, you go ahead and be busy. Be careful."
As he spoke, Lucas released a wisp of mental energy, wrapping it around George's wrist. George's job was quite dangerous, so he put an insurance on him to prevent any accidents.
Speaking of which, it should be morning in Nepal, right?
Taking a step, Lucas arrived at the Ancient One's small courtyard.
Portals are just so convenient.
"You're here, Sorcerer Lucas, please sit. Would you like to have some breakfast with me?" Tphe Ancient One gestured, inviting Lucas to sit down.
"One beef ball, one steamed spare rib, one lean meat rice noodle roll, and a glass of milk. Thank you, Ancient One."
Lucas sat down and skillfully rattled off his order.
"Help yourself, it's my friend's shop."
A portal opened, revealing a restaurant on the other side.
After a moment of thought, Lucas released his energy and carefully brought over the breakfast he needed. He was already sitting and didn't want to get up.
"Oh, you've learned to project energy too. Practice more, your control isn't precise enough yet."
After speaking, the two stopped talking and focused on their food.
Although he had just eaten dinner at George's house not long ago, given Lucas's physique, he had already digested it. Now, his daily energy consumption mainly relied on absorbing light and heat energy, eating was just a habit.
Just like the Ancient One, who was clearly a spirit body but still went to bed early and woke up early every day, eating meals and drinking tea.
"How was your practice yesterday?" The Ancient One entered the teacher role, checking Lucas's progress from yesterday.
"Reading the past was fine, but I encountered trouble when deducing the future."
Lucas recounted the problems he encountered while using the Time Stone yesterday.
"Too many branches, too much energy consumption."
"The problem of energy consumption is almost impossible to solve." The Ancient One first explained the energy consumption issue.
"The Infinity Stones are the manifestation of the authority of the infinite Multiverse, and they can call upon the energy of the Multiverse. In terms of energy alone, we are far from comparable to the Multiverse."
Then he continued, "Although there are many branches, only key choices affect the future."
Lucas nodded. "But, if I choose incorrectly at the very beginning, the subsequent deductions will be overwritten by reality."
The Ancient One looked at Lucas in surprise. "You've tried it?"
"Yes."
"Then how do you think it should be solved?"
The Ancient One didn't offer a method but first asked Lucas what he intended to do.
Lucas said, "To use deduction as an aid, and walk the path I want to walk."
The Ancient One asked further, "What about interference from external factors? Everything in the world always interacts with each other."
Lucas didn't speak, he just made a fist gesture.
Since he wanted to walk his own path, if he encountered obstacles, he would naturally solve them.
"Hmm, that's a good method too." The Ancient One nodded in agreement, no longer discussing solutions.
Lucas also stopped asking.
Suddenly, as if seeing something, the Ancient One asked Lucas, "You've already interfered with the 'future'?"
"Yes." Lucas nodded.
Last night, he had dealt with Kingpin and Murdock in advance. This was undoubtedly an interference with George and Gwen's future.
"Take another look, the 'future' isn't that simple." The Ancient One reminded him but didn't explain.
Experience teaches better than people. Moreover, it wasn't a big deal.
Seeing that the Ancient One didn't explain, Lucas didn't ask further but brought up another matter.
"Sorcerer, is there a spell that can make everyone in the entire world forget something?"
Although it was a question, Lucas's tone was quite certain.
In Spider-Man: No Way Home, Doctor Strange used this spell to help Spider-Man resolve his identity exposure crisis.
The Ancient One smiled. "What? You want to learn? I'll teach you."
Lucas smiled. "Sorcerer, can you cast the spell for me? I want to spend my time researching teleportation spells."
The Ancient One's face fell, then he asked, "You're not studying the Time Stone anymore?"
Why was Lucas always thinking about that teleportation portal?
"Almost. As long as it works."
"I don't care about the passage or reversal of time, I only care about the events that have occurred."
Lucas first answered the Ancient One, then asked curiously, "Sorcerer, if someone alters the past, will it create a new parallel Universe, or will the current Universe also be altered accordingly?"
"What do you think?"
The Ancient One still asked Lucas for his thoughts first.
"No past?" Lucas wasn't sure.
"I vaguely feel that space-time is one. There is only the present, no past or future."
The Ancient One looked at Lucas in shock. "Did you feel it, or do you just believe it?"
The former could be materialistic or incorrect.
The latter was idealistic and didn't need to be considered.
"I felt it."
The Ancient One stopped speaking, seemingly digesting the news.
After a long while, the Mirror Dimension surrounded the two, then a portal opened, leading to New York.
"Look, the future you interfered with is playing out."
A dozen New York Police officers, using their patrol cars as cover, surrounded Ghost-Spider with their guns drawn and George was protecting Ghost-Spider.
"The future is different, Sorcerer."