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Chapter 212: Busy Autumn (1)

Autumn has arrived in New York. After the summer heat has dissipated, the sky has become bluer and the wind cooler. However, in this prosperous international metropolis, few people have the mood to stop and appreciate the change in weather.

The bustling traffic is more frantic and faster than the morning breeze. After the discontinuation of iced coffee, hot coffee held by suit-wearing elite employees has lost its heat along with the autumn season.

And the busiest place in this busy city is undoubtedly the famous Wall Street.

The street stretches from the southern part of Manhattan to Broadway and used to be home to the New York Stock Exchange and the headquarters of various banks in the last century.

But today, the symbolic significance of this street is greater than its practical significance. It is more like a financial symbol of this country. After the changes of the times, there is no bank that has its headquarters set up here. Most have moved to the midtown area with better development prospects.

This street may disappoint tourists who come here because of its short length and narrow width. When people pass through it, they feel like the high-rise buildings on both sides are about to fall over.

The only consolation is the scene of vintage cars parked on the walls of some dilapidated buildings, with morning breezes blowing through the streets and cooling the coffee in their hands.

At the corner of Wall Street, with the sound of a cannon salute, the banners on the flower baskets shine brightly in the sunlight. However, passers-by seem oblivious, as if there is a barrier between all this excitement and the real world.

"Great to see you, Dr. Schiller." Loki stood under the steps in front of the gate, smiling and shaking hands with Schiller.

He was wearing the most common white shirt with a dark green tie hanging on his chest. Under the sun, one could still see the small prints on it. From the watch on his wrist to the leather shoes on his feet, they were all Stocks Manager's favorite brands.

If it wasn't for his name, hardly anyone would realize that he was not a Wall Street employee, or even an Earthling.

After Schiller let go of Loki's hand, he said, "I really didn't expect that you would already be completely adapted here in just over a month."

"Thanks to the recent downturn in the stock market, I haven't had a day off this month. I even have to finish my coffee in three sips." Loki laughed.

Schiller shook his head, feeling quite emotional looking at Loki.

About a month ago, on the eve of the Father of the Gods Odin's announcement that he was going to sleep, he threw his youngest son Loki to the Ancient One.

The reason was that Loki had eaten a lot of energy and needed to digest it, and someone needed to watch over him during digestion. Odin was too busy preparing to sleep and couldn't take care of him, so he threw him to the Ancient One for foster care.

Then the Ancient One found out that she wasn't really cut out to take care of children. There were still plenty of Cosmic Leaks waiting for her to pick up in the universe, and if she didn't pick them up, it would be a loss. So she threw Loki to Strange and let them practice and grow together in Kamar-Taj.

Strangely enough, Loki and Strange got along pretty well. They had similar backgrounds and both felt that their fathers were biased towards their elder brothers. There were also many similarities in their moral bottom lines.

Therefore, after living in Kamar-Taj for a while, they got along quite well. Like a wolf and a coyote getting along well, one can imagine what would happen next.

They opened a betting game in Kamar-Taj, betting on the outcome of the war between the lords of hell. Loki used his connections accumulated before to attract people from all over the world to gamble.

The news spread to Sakaar Star, and the gambling-loving Grandmaster originally didn't care. He considered himself a gambling master and didn't want to participate in this kind of small-scale gambling game.

But when Loki heard that he wasn't joining, he was immediately unhappy. You're always calling customer service, Grandmaster, and now that the odds are open, you don't even give me face? That's too much! He rolled up his sleeves and went to Sakaar.

As the saying goes, you can tell a professional by their first move. Loki's fraud skills were not to be reckoned with. In the original work, even Thanos was fooled by him. He spent two days sightseeing in Sakaar, and the Grandmaster was fooled, losing a considerable amount of money.

Afterwards, Strange went to the Lord of Hell, Mephisto, and the two of them worked together on the arena games, causing the highly respected Grandmaster to almost lose his pants in a bet.

The Grandmaster, who never likes to lose, originally intended to default on the bet. But Strange brought Mordo, a disciple of the Ancient One, to knock on the door of Sakaar Star. After considering the difference between himself and Mordo, the Grandmaster reluctantly paid up.

After collecting the winnings, Mordo and Mephisto each received twenty percent, with the remaining sixty percent going to Strange and Loki.

Upon realizing how profitable their scamming business was, Strange and Loki embarked on a career in telecommunications fraud, resorting to every trick in the book to deceive people. After succeeding a few times, they obtained a considerable amount of energy.

Although their moral standards were low, their power levels were even lower. After acquiring the energy, they were eager to dispose of it. Unfortunately, they mishandled the process, causing an explosion that blew a hole in the temple of Kamar-Taj and punctured its protective shield.

Upon returning home and discovering the damage to the temple, the Ancient One immediately kicked both of them out. Loki originally intended to return to Asgard, but Heimdall, who was guarding the Rainbow Bridge, had gone into seclusion, leaving Loki with no choice but to seek refuge with Strange on Earth again.

Thus, Strange brought Loki to seek refuge with Schiller.

Schiller wanted nothing to do with these two scammers, but Strange secretly bribed him with twenty percent of their winnings, causing Schiller to turn a blind eye and allow Loki to work at the Sanatorium.

Since Schiller's Sanatorium was located in the southern part of Manhattan, close to Wall Street, Loki soon discovered that scamming could be turned into a legitimate industry.

He realized that his vision was too small.

Loki had a talent for scamming, but he lacked systematic knowledge. After working with Strange, the two of them discovered some patterns, but they were still not systematic.

Every day, Loki passed by the New York Stock Exchange and the major banks on his way home from the Sanatorium. He suddenly realized that scamming could be turned into an industry.

He realized that he needed to expand his horizons.

He approached Strange, and after a secret meeting, Loki proudly became a stockbroker, embarking on his own journey of enlightenment on Earth.

Loki was very busy after coming to Earth, and Strange was not idle either. After fighting with Riot, the Sanctum Sanctorum and the commercial street of Greenwich Village were reduced to rubble. Although SHIELD had organized an evacuation, the buildings were completely destroyed.

It is unknown whether Nick solved his autumn funding problem during the war, but he generously offered to help find a new building for the Sanctum Sanctorum.

In Strange's original plan, his residence should have been far away from people, just like Kamar-Taj, in a remote forest where ordinary humans would not venture.

But now, the Sanctum Sanctorum was only ten meters from Wall Street, covered in dust like a gem. Scammers were everywhere, just across the street.

Thus, the Sanctum Sanctorum became an inseparable part of Wall Street. Its new location was at the corner of Wall Street, hidden by magic.

Greenwich Village began a vigorous reconstruction, and the relocated Sanctum Sanctorum had resolved most of its problems in just a month and was ready to reopen.

On the day of the ribbon-cutting ceremony, many peculiar people showed up, such as a stunt motorcyclist in a jacket. Strange shook hands with Johnny and looked him up and down, surprised, "I didn't expect you to look handsome with muscles and skin."

Johnny did not seem to want to be there. He exuded an indifferent aura all over his body, apparently forced to attend the event.

As soon as Strange sent him in, he saw his mentor Mordo and Juggernaut. He was busy greeting them when he saw Schiller walking down from a car. He quickly asked Loki to receive him.

Thus, on the corner of Wall Street, Loki and Schiller had a lively conversation.

Steve, who walked into the Sanctum Sanctorum in a very sharp suit, felt puzzled as he looked around the building from top to bottom. "Why does this place look exactly like the stock exchange from my time? Isn't this the base of the Sorcerer Supreme in New York? What does this have to do with sorcerers?"

A receptionist with a smiling face welcomed Steve and checked his invitation card. He greeted him warmly, "Mr. Rogers, right? Welcome. Mr. Strange is busy now. If you don't mind, please wait in the back. The ribbon-cutting ceremony is about to begin..."

Steve had a lot of questions in his mind, but he followed the guide inside. Peter, who had just stepped onto the stairs, only saw Steve's back. He wanted to catch up, but was stopped by Strange who came over. Strange glanced at Peter and asked, "Didn't you bring your girlfriend with you?"

"Gwen? How could I bring her here?"

"How am I supposed to explain to her that I know Stark, Captain America, and other big shots? Yesterday, she was even worried that I couldn't afford to eat..."

Peter walked with Strange to the back, and Strange asked him, "Are you planning to hide the truth from your girlfriend forever?"

Peter scratched his head in distress. "I don't want to, but I can't find a good time to tell her."

"That sounds absurd. If you keep it up, we will see you in a mental sanatorium soon."

After Peter went inside, Stark arrived late. He looked at the interior structure of the Sanctum and appeared very disappointed. He said to Strange, "You made the Sanctum look like a stock exchange in the 1990s. Is it your unique taste, or your unique taste?"

"Practicality is the priority." Strange was helpless. "I don't want it to be like this, but if we don't use the structure of the stock exchange, where should the many cable operators stay? On top of the magic cauldron?"

Strange glanced at Stark's chest. Although he couldn't see anything through his clothes, he still asked, "Have you solved the problem with your chest?"

"Right." Stark's tone was light.

"Because I suddenly realized that all the things I was tangled up with were meaningless. So this morning, I replaced the new Ark Reactor."

"You don't know what I saw. I found out that I was really stupid before."

At this moment, Loki and Schiller also walked in from the door. Schiller took out a pen from his pocket and pressed a button. Stark's voice came from inside, "I found out that I was really stupid before..."

Schiller pressed the button again, and the voice came again, "I found out that I was really stupid before..."

"Click, I found out that I was really stupid before..."

Strange quickly stopped Stark, who was about to punch him. "Calm down. You don't have a magic reactor now!"

Schiller turned the recording pen around happily. "Unexpected gains that come once in a hundred years. It seems that opportunities are always left to those who are prepared."

Before Stark could curse him, Schiller continued, "Don't worry. I will save it to play at your wedding."

"Really." Strange changed the subject and asked Stark, "What did you really see?"

Stark pursed his lips and just walked ahead. Schiller whispered to Strange, "Although the magic reactor is out of power, what's important has never been the reactor."

"You're right." Stark walked forward, turned his head and raised a finger, "Those meaningless things like Howard, the Ark Reactor...who cares!"

"Come on, friends!" He walked quickly forward and left the two behind.

Schiller asked Strange in a low voice, "How is the situation in the universe?"

"As expected."

The impact of Knull's arrival was not small, but not big either.

The main reason why this matter was not significant was that the definition of gods in the universe was broad, but there were a few basic rules.

First, these powerful creatures did not evolve from civilizations. They were completely different from human races, Asgardian races, dwarves, or symbiotes. They existed in the form of individuals in the universe and did not have society and civilization.

Firstly, most of them were born from cosmic powers, and their birth was not through long evolution, but rather the awakening of consciousness by certain powers in the universe.

Secondly, theoretically, their lifespan is infinite, as long as they are not killed, they can live forever.

Whether it's Mephisto, Sultar, or Dormammu, they all fit these criteria, so they are also members of the demon gods.

However, not every demon god that meets these criteria is as powerful as the three mentioned above. The vast majority of them in the universe are not very large in size. The overall structure of these demon gods still appears in a pyramid shape, and only a small part of them can reach the strength of dimensional demon gods.

Because many demon gods are not powerful enough, they have no resistance to disasters in the universe. There are often various natural disasters in the universe, such as the sudden collapse of a dimension or the sudden explosion of a universe. After such accidents occur, many demon gods are killed, and the surrounding demon gods also gather to divide their bodies.

Therefore, the accident of the Knull power channel explosion is not uncommon in the universe. In the past, it was a natural disaster, but this time it was a man-made disaster.

Although it was a man-made disaster, few people knew the truth, and the scope of the damage caused was not very large. Although many innocent creatures were affected, it was still within a reasonable range.

Therefore, this matter did not cause much turbulence at the multiverse level.

The only thing worth mentioning is that when the Ancient One contacted the Eternals through the Eye of Agamotto to discuss retirement matters, the Eternal asked her with some confusion, "The chaotic power of the universe's origin has lost a lot recently. Do you have any idea what's going on?"