Collapse of iron, but I am the Supreme Strange

An Yi's voice suddenly sounded behind her, startling Clara.

"Woo——An, An Yi brother!"

Clara's body trembled, and then she timidly said to An Yisi: "Don't scare me suddenly... Has Brother An Yi been waiting outside for a long time?"

"It will take a while." An Yi stretched out his hand and looked at the broken watch on his wrist: "If this watch can work normally, it will take about 20 minutes."

"Um, sorry...why didn't Brother An Yi just come in?"

Clara's words made An Yi silent for a while.

"It's not polite to just enter a girl's room." An Yi said, "And you were just taking a shower and changing clothes, weren't you? Oh, new character model, let me see how it is."

An Yi took two steps back and looked Clara up and down.

This wizard robe was made by An Yi based on Clara's previous clothes and combined with the characteristics of Kamar-Taj.

A red coat-like robe with a white lining and a large hood on the back - just like the one Ancient One wore in the past.

"I think it's very good," An Yi nodded: "Is the size right?"

"Ah."

"...But there is a problem," An Yi frowned slightly: "Where are your shoes? Clara, are the shoes not suitable?"

"Eh? No, no," Clara waved her hand at An Yi, "Clara has never worn shoes."

An Yi looked at Clara for a few seconds, then slowly spoke:

"Never worn shoes?" An Yi asked, "Not even once?"

"Wearing shoes... is very uncomfortable." Clara's eyes drifted to the side involuntarily: "And it's easy to sprain your ankle."

"This is a strange thing. Normal people's feelings should be completely opposite to yours..." An Yi shook his head, and then suddenly shouted: "Okay then - the first lesson of the Mystic Mage Course, Clara!"

"Yes, yes!" Clara stood up straight.

"First lesson, learn to put on shoes!"

"……Eh?"

"Come on, do you want me to show you the Baby Bus?" An Yi flicked Clara's head gently. "I have never seen a Supreme Sorcerer fight a dark dimension creature barefoot, not even once. Otherwise, if there is a piece of glass on the ground, you will lose 90% of your fighting power. Let's start by learning how to wear shoes."

"Ouch..." Clara rubbed her forehead: "Okay, okay..."

But later facts proved that Clara was really not good at wearing shoes.

After putting on her boots, Clara sprained her ankle three times in the short distance from the bed to the door.

"This is horrible." An Yi looked at Clara, who was lying on the ground and struggling to crawl forward, with a helpless look on his face: "Okay... you beat me, Clara, you just go barefoot."

"I'm sorry...Brother An Yi."

Clara looked aggrieved.

"After you learn protective magic, remember to always put up a shield for your feet," An Yi led the barefoot Clara along the corridor, "Let's go to the place where we practice magic first. Oh, by the way, this is for you—"

An Yi reached out and handed Clara a small note.

Clara took it and saw "hhhhgysl" written on it in black handwriting.

This string of unknown letters made Clara look puzzled. She tilted her head cutely and said to An Yi: "Is this... a spell?"

An Yi paused for a moment, then fell silent.

"It's the WiFi password," An Yi replied, "Come on, we are not primitive people. This is inter-universe WiFi."

"WiFi...what is it?" Clara still looked confused.

"It's a phone for you... Don't you have a phone?"

Clara shook her head.

"Well, this is something I hadn't considered," An Yi took out a new mobile phone from his pocket and handed it to Clara: "Take this, a rich friend of mine gave it to me. She gave me quite a lot of electronic products, and now it just comes in handy."

"Rich lady friend?"

"Yes... No, calling her rich woman is not right either, because although she is very rich, she is not that old," An Yi said to Clara, "From this point of view, she should be called rich girl, rich lady - oh, it doesn't matter, just accept the things, Clara."

"Ah, thank you, thank you."

Clara carefully put the things away and placed them in the pocket of her wizard robe.

An Yi led Clara to the end of the corridor and walked into a room - this place looked like some kind of dojo, with four corners supported by wooden pillars. Looking out through the wooden window, one could see that the scenery outside was a snow-capped mountain.

"I created the room by imitating the place where I learned magic before." An Yi explained.

He took Clara to kneel in the middle of the dojo, on either side of a small table, and then spoke to her slowly.

"Before I teach you formally," An Yi pointed at the table, summoned a cup of tea and handed it to Clara: "Let me confirm one thing again, Clara, why do you want to learn magic?"

"for……"

Clara took a sip of the tea. The hot tea with a hint of honey made her feel very comfortable.

"To... protect everyone in Beloberg." Clara replied: "I want to be like my brother Anyi and lead everyone in the lower district to a better life."

"No." An Yi suddenly straightened his expression.

"Well?"

Clara tilted her head.

"You should call me 'Teacher'," An Yi corrected him, "Don't call me Brother An Yi anymore."

"Teacher..." Clara nodded: "I understand, Brother An Yi... Ahem, I mean, Teacher An Yi!"

"Yes, just call me teacher - again! Just call me sensei!"

"sensei...?" Clara blinked her big eyes.

"Huh! What a nostalgic name!" An Yi shouted happily: "I am overjoyed to hear someone call me like that again!"

In fact, his face was now beaming with mirth.

Clara was very confused by An Yi's reaction.

"Let's talk about this next time," An Yi shouted, "Now let's get back to the topic just now. Do you have the confidence to learn magic well?"

“I…” Clara paused suddenly, then slowly lowered her eyes: “To be honest… I don’t know either.”

Clara held the teacup and pursed her lips: "Clara is afraid that she will not be able to learn magic, and afraid that she will disappoint her teacher..."

"Clara," An Yi said to her in a clear and soft voice, "You have never left Beloberg before, right?"

"No." Clara shook her head.

"The snowstorm outside of Beloberg has frozen the entire planet. Do you think this level of freezing can be accomplished in a few days?"

"...It was...it was caused by more than 700 years of freezing." Clara answered honestly: "Mr. Swarovski once told Clara."

"That's right!" An Yi said passionately, "You need time to hone your skills, kid. Don't be afraid of not being able to learn. I, the Supreme Mage, am here to teach you!"

"Oh, oh!" Clara imitated An Yi, clenched her fist and encouraged herself: "Clara will work hard!"

"It's great to be motivated!" An Yi suddenly took out a book thicker than Clara's head from under the table: "So let's start with theoretical knowledge. This one is "Basic General Theory". Clara, sit next to me."

Clara looked at the book, which was so thick that it was almost fatal, and swallowed her saliva.

"This...this..." Clara came close to An Yi, looked at the densely packed small words on the book, and said in panic: "How come Clara doesn't recognize a single word!"

"Oh, this is all Sanskrit, and it's Vedic in ancient Sanskrit." An Yi explained: "It doesn't matter if you don't understand it. I will translate it word for word for you. I am a human Google Translator."

"All right……"

Clara gathered herself together and officially embarked on the journey to become a mystic wizard.

But she would soon suffer her first setback.

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Chapter 104: With training, it is great

"In summary, magic can combine various myths, fantasies and artistic creations to make people feel this magnificent and wonderful experience more realistically. Magicians believe that the connection in thought must involve similar connections in reality. Therefore, when we try to discover, predict and induce events, we use methods that others think are completely fantasy."

After An Yi finished speaking, he paused, took a sip of the tea beside him, and then continued:

"Occult magic is like a key that opens a portal into these energy flows, both within the human and causal multiverse. Spells as symbols are the forces they "represent." Through ritual acts of will, mages are able to manipulate - that is, to control by combining, strengthening, focusing, directing, etc. - various cosmic energies from other dimensions... Clara?"

"Teacher... woooo——"

The girl raised her head, with an expression that looked like she wanted to cry but couldn't:

"I don't understand. Woohoo, I don't understand at all!"

"...Okay, then let's start again from the first page." An Yi turned the book back and pointed to the beginning with a pen.

"what!"

Clara fell headfirst onto the table.

"Be patient, Clara." An Yi said after touching her head.

"Yes..." Clara raised her head, rubbed her eyes, and focused on the book again.

"You know, our teaching relationship now reminds me of Leon and Matilda, the one played by Natalie Portman."

An Yi suddenly said.

"Hmm?" Clara raised her head and looked at An Yi in confusion: "Who is that?"

"Léon: The Professional, I like this movie." An Yi said, "It's always an uncle teaching a little girl. I just hope my ending won't be like Leon's."

(Leon: The Professional, a 1994 film, is a classic in film history. The 12-year-old girl Matilda and the killer Leon learn how to use a gun. In the end, Leon blew himself up to cover Matilda's escape.)

"Do you know the movie?" An Yi asked.

"I know a little bit..." Clara replied, "Mr. Swarovski showed it to me before, and it was like - well, it was like a bunch of people playing house."

"A bunch of people are playing house. Oh, this description is really apt." An Yi smiled.

Suddenly, he reached out and closed the thick book.

"Teacher?" Clara was a little confused.

"I have a better idea," An Yi said, "Let's go watch a movie, just the one I mentioned just now."

"Huh?" Clara was stunned for a moment, not knowing what An Yi was up to: "Now? Here?"

"Yes!" An Yi pinched his fingers and the book turned into sparks that dissipated into the air.

"But...what about studying?" Clara asked a little panicked.

"Oh, forget about those boring theories!" An Yi shouted, "To be honest, these theories are just some reasonable nonsense! You just need to read this kind of stuff once, and then slowly experience its significance in practice! Now let's watch the movie first!"

"...Um, is...is that so?" Clara scratched her cheek: "Okay then..."

This was the first lesson Clara learned in the temple.

"Learning magic seems to be the least important thing here."

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It took Clara about a week to read the entire book "General Introduction to the Basics".

She found that An Yi also hated this kind of pedantic theory. When encountering complicated and difficult to understand parts, An Yi would explain it to Clara in simple words, and then leave a sentence "You will understand what it is when you practice magic later", and then skip this chapter.

This is why Clara was able to learn a whole book so quickly.

After reading this, Clara has a very basic understanding of magic, and now it is time to start teaching her the actual practice.

But An Yi first taught her the most basic things, including some of the most difficult physical exercises she had to do, all of which involved muscle control and breathing - other than that he didn't teach Clara any magic, and she still can't even summon a spark.

Clara was a good and patient student. Every day she followed An Yi's instructions and kept practicing these movements and techniques, waving them in the air - but this was really boring. After doing this for a week or two, even the most enthusiastic students would become impatient.

"Teacher..." Clara wiped the sweat from her forehead and said to An Yi, "Didn't you say that magic comes from spiritual power?"

"Yes," An Yi replied, "What's wrong?"

"But why... does the teacher always ask me to practice physical strength instead of spiritual strength?"

"If you develop the power to control your body, then you will naturally be able to control your mind." An Yi replied: "You must first learn to concentrate your consciousness."