Based on the scenes from the movie [Doctor Strange], Han Shaoqing knew the New York Sanctum was located at 177A Bleecker Street in Manhattan.
Taking a taxi from the airport, it took about forty minutes before Han Shaoqing and Artoria arrived in front of the New York Sanctum.
"The magical power here seems very dense."
Seeing the New York Sanctum ahead, Artoria sensed something different.
Han Shaoqing explained simply, "This is the New York Sanctum. It's built on top of three major nodes on Earth, with a vast spiritual vein underground providing energy. Naturally, it's extraordinary."
Artoria asked, "What are we doing here?"
"Getting something."
Han Shaoqing didn't elaborate. It wasn't that he didn't trust Artoria, but the secrets of the Check-in System were best kept to as few people as possible.
Artoria, though summoned from another world by the Check-in System, didn't know of the Check-in System's existence. She only thought she had been summoned by Han Shaoqing.
Too many powerful beings existed in this world. Many could peer into the hearts of others, and it wasn't a good thing for Artoria to know too much.
The two walked into the Sanctum. As before, Han Shaoqing and Artoria weren't stopped by the sorcerers guarding the place.
Soon after entering the hall, the Check-in System's prompt sounded.
[Ding! Host is currently in the New York Sanctum, meeting the check-in conditions. Would you like to check in?]
"Check in."
[Checking in, countdown 10 seconds, 10... 2, 1, check-in successful. Congratulations, host, you have obtained—Constantine's Red King's Seal.] [Red King's Seal: An ancient Alchemy symbol, originating in the 17th century. In the Alchemy system, it refers to Sulfur and corresponds to the sun. It is a powerful masculine element. When combined with a spell, it can make Demonic Creatures in hiding appear, dispelling darkness and illusion.]
[Would you like to claim it?]
Han Shaoqing observed his surroundings. He didn't find any mages secretly watching him, so he immediately chose to claim it.
The next moment, a ray of light projected from the void onto Han Shaoqing's arms, forming two complete Alchemy arrays on his arms.
The Alchemy array looked like a circle, with a "Fire Triangle" inside and three arrows radiating from the center.
At the same time, Han Shaoqing also received related information about the Red King's Seal.
The so-called "Red King" was a term used by Western ancient alchemists to refer to a commonly used material in Alchemy, Sulfur;
Correspondingly, there was also the White Queen, which is Mercury.
Alchemists believed that Sulfur and Mercury could create all things in the world by transmitting energy through fire. This process was the combination of the Red King and the White Queen.
The Red King and White Queen are opposed to each other, representing two extremes.
Based on the "binary dualism principle," alchemists set up many opposing symbols.
For example: King and Queen, red and white, sun and moon, gold and silver, Sulfur and Mercury, day and night, light and darkness, lion and eagle, wind and fire and earth and water, dry and wet, up and down, and so on.
This can be understood as the yin and yang of the Eight Trigrams, with the Red King equivalent to yang, and the White Queen equivalent to yin.
Early alchemists believed that all substances contained two essential elements, which they often labeled as Sulfur and Mercury.
Later, these gradually evolved into three: Sulfur, Mercury, and Salt, which also corresponded to the body, mind, and spirit of a person.
The full name of the Red King's Seal is: The Perfect Red King—the Sulfur of the Magician.
The method of use is to bring the arms together, and by reciting "I command thee, appear in the light," one can break through darkness and illusion, and all deceptive methods can be cleared.
Even existences of archangel level couldn't escape its detection.
It didn't provide any combat boosts, instead belonging to the auxiliary abilities.
However, it had a strong counter effect against opponents skilled in illusion magic.
"Shaoqing, your hands?"
Seeing two unprecedented "magic circle patterns" suddenly appear on Han Shaoqing's arms, Artoria thought Han Shaoqing had been cursed by something, and immediately drew her sword, assuming a fighting stance.
Fortunately, Han Shaoqing was quick-witted and stopped Artoria, otherwise, with her sword swinging down, the London Sanctum might have needed to be rebuilt.
"I'm fine. This is a dispelling array. Let's leave."
Han Shaoqing wasn't clear about the Ancient One's intentions, but since he had entered the Sanctum to check-in multiple times, and the other party had always been accommodating, it wouldn't be right to repay kindness with ingratitude, and let Artoria forcibly demolish someone else's territory.
He didn't believe the Ancient One hadn't discovered his presence yet.
As the most powerful Sorcerer Supreme, the Ancient One controlled the Eye of Agamotto, capable of peering into time and causality. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say she knew the past and future five hundred years.
A traveler might be able to hide from Odin, the Allfather, but definitely not from the Sorcerer Supreme, the Ancient One.
Since the Ancient One wasn't willing to see him at this time, she must have her considerations. Han Shaoqing wouldn't push the matter.
Perhaps when the time was right, everything would be answered.
However, what Han Shaoqing didn't know was that it wasn't just the Sorcerer Supreme, the Ancient One, who had noticed his arrival.
Time was a delicate thing, and even a slight ripple could have serious consequences.
Therefore, time needed a guardian, and the Time Variance Authority (TVA) was the special department responsible for guarding time.
Because of the arrival of Han Shaoqing, an outsider, the Time Variance Authority (TVA) has been incredibly busy lately!
Many employees wished they could humanely eliminate Han Shaoqing.
Because Han Shaoqing's appearance had already interfered with history, causing many branched timelines to emerge in this spacetime, even the Sacred Timeline had reached the red line's critical point several times.
In order not to affect the stability of the Sacred Timeline of the multiverse, the Three Time Keepers of the TVA, gritted their teeth and isolated the universe where Han Shaoqing resided.
From then on, that universe completely deviated from its original trajectory. No one knew what the future would hold.
It wasn't that the Three Time Keepers didn't want to directly eliminate Han Shaoqing, a person who shouldn't have existed.
But firstly, Han Shaoqing wasn't a time criminal, but an outsider, and thus not under the jurisdiction of the TVA.
Secondly, he had someone backing him!
Okay, actually, the second point is the key one.
The Three Time Keepers not only couldn't eliminate Han Shaoqing from the source, abandoning the universe Han Shaoqing was in, but they also had to have their subordinates constantly follow Han Shaoqing and do their best to repair things.
Do their best to get history back on its original track.
To this end, the Time Variance Authority also launched a special operation called "Final Destination (Death's Arrival)".
Their target was the people who should have died on the Titanic but survived.
What bad intentions could the Time Variance Authority have?
They just wanted these people to die again.
Arranging the "accidental deaths" of over a thousand people was no easy task for the Time Variance Authority.
So far, with the tireless efforts of all the employees of the Time Variance Authority, they had successfully sent off more than three hundred lucky people.
And for this matter, the outlaw Han Shaoqing was completely unaware.
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