Chapter 167: They’re All Geniuses—Can Kamar-Taj Even Survive This?

Wanda was still young, after all.

Compared with others her age, Wanda had already been through a great deal.

But compared with a seasoned operator like Karl, she was still far from experienced.

With only a few words, he had completely led her around in circles, and guilt rose in Wanda's heart.

Still, years of hardship made Wanda instinctively suspicious.

After all, for all these years, she had constantly been persecuted by others.

"How do you prove what you said?" Wanda asked, suppressing the guilt in her heart.

"How do you want me to prove it?"

"No matter what we say right now, you won't believe us, will you?" Karl said.

Hearing this, Wanda looked troubled.

Karl was right. They had fallen into a deadlock.

"Then how about this?"

"Listen to what I have to say first, then decide where you want to go from there."

"After I finish speaking, if you want to leave, you can leave at any time."

Karl spoke calmly.

When Wanda heard that, she was somewhat tempted, so she nodded.

As for Quicksilver, he was still staring at Karl in terror. He clearly still had lingering fear and did not dare to speak at all.

Karl smiled at him.

Quicksilver shivered again.

For some reason, when facing Karl, he always felt an inexplicable sense of fear.

Since Karl had taken the initiative, he stopped frightening Quicksilver. Instead, he sat down in a nearby seat with complete confidence.

"Sit. Let's talk sitting down."

Karl said this casually.

Wanda and Quicksilver sat down very stiffly.

"I won't say much about anything else for now."

"I'll only ask one question. If you leave, do you have anywhere to go?"

"Do you still want to keep living this kind of wandering life?"

Karl spoke with complete calm.

The moment Karl said this, Wanda and Quicksilver froze.

It could be said that the siblings' lives had been full of misfortune.

When they were young, they lost their parents because of a battle. After that, they were taken in by their aunt, and naturally, their lives had not been good.

Later, they were captured by HYDRA, which studied their powers.

What kind of organization was HYDRA?

They were proper anti-humanity extremists.

Although they had not sliced the siblings open for dissection, HYDRA had often collected their hair, drawn their blood, and performed tests on them.

They had even locked them inside glass rooms and observed their behavior like apes in a cage.

For anyone, that was absolutely not a pleasant experience.

If not for revenge, they would not have been able to endure it.

Now, HYDRA had been destroyed by the Avengers.

They had nowhere to go.

Just as Karl had said, they were homeless.

During this period of time, if they had not taken a little money from HYDRA, even eating would have been a problem.

Even so, while trying to stay hidden, they had been living in an extremely miserable state.

Karl's words struck their weak point directly.

When Karl saw the change in Wanda and Quicksilver's expressions, a plan formed in his mind.

His plan was already half successful.

These two children were far too easy to coax.

In other universes, they had been persuaded by Professor X, persuaded by Magneto, and finally entered the Avengers.

Their experiences were truly complicated.

What stood out the most was their innocence.

Karl coughed once and spoke again.

"Look. You have nowhere to go anyway. Why not stay here in Kamar-Taj?"

"At the very least, you'll have a place to live, and you won't have to worry about food, clothing, housing, or daily necessities."

"You'll also be able to learn magic and study proper knowledge."

"Leaving everything else aside, at your age, shouldn't you be receiving an education?"

Karl said this casually.

Wanda and Quicksilver were both stunned.

A trace of hope flashed through their eyes.

Back in Karl's previous world, basic public education had been widespread. As long as most people lived a stable life, they would not lack the opportunity to go to school.

But for Wanda and Quicksilver, receiving an education was truly an extravagant thing.

Think about it.

In a place that could be affected by Stark's weapons, how could education possibly be widespread?

When Karl saw the look in the two young people's eyes, he knew this matter was settled.

"Ahem."

"If you're still worried, you can live in Kamar-Taj for a while first."

"If you're not satisfied, you can leave at any time. I absolutely won't stop you."

Karl said this.

"Is everything you said true?" Wanda asked.

"Hmph."

"This is our Kamar-Taj's Sorcerer Supreme. Why would he lie to the two of you?"

The sorcerer who had bound Wanda and brought her over spoke up.

Clearly, his tone carried a bit of resentment.

The injured sorcerer was his close friend.

Naturally, he was somewhat resentful.

When Wanda heard this, she became even more hesitant than before.

She gritted her teeth.

"In that case, we'll stay here and take a look first," Wanda said.

In truth, she wanted to find an opportunity to apologize to that sorcerer, then look for a chance to leave.

When Karl heard this, he nodded.

"Before that, have Master Gant take you to apologize to Master Escher."

"Teacher Mordo, please arrange a place for them to stay."

"Let them recover for a while, then have them attend classes with the probationary sorcerers."

Karl made the arrangements.

Mordo nodded.

Karl looked at Wanda, his eyes full of amusement.

He wondered whether they would regret this.

There were far too many things to learn in Kamar-Taj.

Leaving everything else aside, most of Kamar-Taj's magical tomes were written in Sanskrit.

That ancient language was not easy to learn.

It was easy to imagine that these two children's future would definitely be extremely miserable.

With a smile on his face, Karl watched as Gant led the siblings away.

Beside him, however, Mordo asked,

"Karl, what level are you planning to place them in?"

"Ordinary people don't need you to personally ask them to stay."

"Teacher Mordo, their talent isn't a question of whether it's good or not."

"Wanda's talent may be far higher than Strange's."

"Her future achievements are limitless."

Karl sighed.

In only a few years, she had been able to tear Thanos apart directly.

If Wanda had not lacked systematic study and if her weaknesses had not been so severe, she might have beaten Thanos to death outright.

"Stronger than Strange?"

The corner of Mordo's mouth twitched. He felt his position being threatened once again.

In all of Kamar-Taj, the most freakishly talented person was Karl.

His talent was simply unreasonable.

Below him was naturally Strange.

This disciple brought back by the Ancient One was also extremely gifted.

At the very least, Mordo felt that Strange was much stronger than the others of his generation.

And now, another person had arrived whose talent was even stronger than Strange's?

Could anyone still stay in Kamar-Taj anymore?

(End of Chapter)

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