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Chapter 263 This magical artifact has a high attack frequency and high damage; it can attack both si

Previously, the situation forced Talos to accept Du Mu as his leader because he had no choice.

But now he was sincere, without the slightest pretense, and began to worry that Du Mu might one day find them troublesome and kick the Skrulls aside, no longer including them in the game.

Thinking of this, he hugged his thigh even tighter.

Du Mu tried to pull his leg back, but couldn't. He looked disgusted and said, "Alright, alright. From now on, you Skrulls will work for me. Within three years, I will find you a suitable planet to live on. Even if I can't find one right away, I have places to settle you on Earth and the Moon. You won't have to hide anymore."

He wasn't just making empty promises.

Venturing into space to explore is inevitable. The galaxy is so vast, finding a suitable planet for the Skrulls to live on shouldn't be too difficult. For example, Bocht, the planet where the Galactic Sand Sculpture Group currently resides, is a pretty good place.

Talos's face lit up with joy: "Thank you, Chief!"

After some coercion and enticement, Talos has completely submitted, his loyalty is extremely high, and there's basically no need to worry about him having any disloyalty. However, Du Mu isn't actually afraid that Talos or any other Skrull would dare to betray him.

Other factions may be wary of the Skrulls, fearing that they might be infiltrated by them, gradually eroded, and eventually completely replaced.

But for Du Mu, this was not a problem at all.

He possesses fiery eyes that can see through all illusions. No matter how skilled the Skrulls are at disguising themselves, they are useless in front of him. Once he detects a sign of something amiss, he can simply crush them.

Upon returning to Earth, Dumu directly handed over the daily management of the Skrulls to Talos.

In any case, Talos was originally the leader of the Skrulls. The radicals in Gravi were just starting out on their own. He knew the affairs of the tribe very well, and when I was not around, he was in charge. He could just report any major events to me.

With Talos as an inside man, it will be much easier for Du Mu to mobilize the Skrulls in the future. At least he won't have to keep Leila's face on his mind every time he wants to arrange something.

In addition, Du Mu had no intention of wasting the Skrulls' talent.

He instructed the Skrull technicians to continue researching gene fusion schemes, striving to develop a more reliable mass production method based on Gravi's crude approach, with the goal of consistently producing super Skrulls, or even super Frankenstein's monsters like Gravi.

Expanding his territory into space requires a large amount of combat power and manpower. Relying solely on Sokovia and Hydra's forces is far from enough. If he could create a super Skrull army, his confidence in the universe would be completely different.

While ordinary Skrulls can shapeshift and infiltrate, their combat strength in a real fight is only so-so, at most at the level of intelligence agents.

But the Super Skrulls are different.

After being fused with special genes, these guys are both skilled fighters and stealthy, capable of both direct confrontation and cunning attacks, making them top-notch at infiltration and assassination. Furthermore, they can combine different gene combinations to handle various situations, capable of both ranged and melee combat, providing both damage and support – truly an all-around unit. Of course, the likes of Gravi are exceptions.

Currently, the Skrulls' limit is to fuse three special genes, and even then, they must be relatively weak. If they were to fuse powerful genes like Hulk's and Captain Marvel's at the same time, their own genes would instantly collapse.

But this is good too. If the Skrulls were too strong, they would be difficult to control. The current level is just right.

As for whether it will attract the attention of S.H.I.E.L.D.?

There's absolutely no need to worry about that.

The agents monitoring the Skrulls are all Hydra spies, from top to bottom, they're all his own people. How to report it is just a matter of Du Mu saying a word.

He conveniently placed these Hydra members within the Skrull high command, specifically in charge of intelligence.

Millions of Skrulls are scattered around the world, posing as various individuals and infiltrating all walks of life. It would be a waste to leave such a vast intelligence resource unused.

Hydra already had its own intelligence network, and with so many Skrull informants, it was like adding wings to a tiger.

Now, Hydra's intelligence network truly spans the globe, and no movement can escape their notice. Kamar-Taj!

As is customary, the first thing Du Mu did after landing was to go to Gu Yi's meditation room to check in.

As expected, the Ancient One still did not return.

Du Mu finally understood that the other party was clearly avoiding him.

In a fit of anger, he kicked open the door, determined to loot all the tea leaves that Gu Yi had hidden, so that when Gu Yi returned, she would only be able to brew plain water from the empty jar.

After searching the entire house, they couldn't find a single tea leaf, but they did find a piece of white paper the size of their palm.

[Master Du Mu, when you see this paper, I may... still be alive.]

Du Mu:

Seeing this prefix, he thought it was going to be followed by someone who was dead or had been tragically murdered, but it turned out to be just this?

Why did you specifically mention that you're not dead?

No, you don't understand. It's actually a sad thing to be alive, but that's not what I'm talking about.

[Because the dimensional demon I'm currently facing is extremely troublesome, it will probably take some time before it returns. Without me overseeing things, Earth is very likely to face even more threats from other dimensions.]

[So, I want to ask you a favor. During my absence, please temporarily protect Kamar-Taj and the real world.] [In return, you can freely deploy the mages of Kamar-Taj within reasonable limits. I've already spoken to Mordo, and he will do his best to cooperate.]

[In addition, you are now fully granted access to the library, but I hope you will be mindful of your limits. Just look at those overly dangerous banned books; I don't want to have to rush back to clean up your mess.]

In short, Kamar-Taj is in your hands from now on.

Also, please fix the door for me.

This blank sheet of paper may not look big, but it contains a lot of information.

The reason is simple: the text above can change.

Each time Du Mu finished reading a line, that line would automatically disappear, and the next line would immediately appear, just like a real-time update. It even had its own interactive element, unlike a pre-written message at all.

He reasonably suspected that the person manipulating these words was hiding somewhere nearby, silently watching his every move. That was a little frightening!

Du Mu cleared his throat and shouted into the air, "Master Gu Yi, what are you saying! What kind of relationship do we have? Your business is my business, and I'm definitely helping you out!"

"Well... the door to your room was like this before I came in, it has nothing to do with me, but don't worry, I will definitely help you find the culprit! Daring to kick down the Sorcerer Supreme's door, that's simply lawless!"

After saying that, he slipped away as fast as he could.

As he stepped out of the meditation room, Modu was already waiting outside the door.

"Master Du Mu".

Mordo nodded slightly, a polite smile on his face: "Master Gu Yi has already instructed me that if you need anything, just ask, and I will do my best to cooperate."

Du Mu coughed lightly, feeling a little unaccustomed to suddenly becoming part of the management team at Kamar-Taj.

He patted Modu on the shoulder and said in a mature tone, "Little Master Modu, I am very pleased that you have this intention."

Mordo:

This guy adapted pretty quickly.

Du Mu asked, "By the way, how's things going at Kamar-Taj lately?"

He's been so busy these days, with a ton of side quests to complete, he hasn't had a moment to spare for Kamar-Taj, and he's even forgotten to do his daily quests.

Mordo's smile faded, and his expression turned serious: "To be honest, it's not very optimistic. Since the Ancient One left, the probing from other dimensions has become more frequent."

"During this period, more and more magical creatures have entered the real dimension, and they are all quite powerful. They have caused considerable damage to reality, and our mages have been working hard to deal with them."

"However, using magic comes at a price, and some mages have already reached their physical limits."

The more magic you use, the more debt you accumulate.

These days, the mages of Kamar-Taj have been working themselves to the bone, like they've been on 24/7 for months on end, and they're almost at their breaking point. Du Mu's eyes lit up: "There's such a good thing?"

Modu: "?"

He wondered if he had misheard, staring blankly at Du Mu with a face full of questions like, "Are you even human?"

Du Mu realized the problem with his words and put on a serious expression: "I mean, I've already thought of a solution. Don't worry, it will be resolved in a few days."

Before Modu could even ask what the solution was, Du Mu had already vanished in a flash.

For the sorcerers of Kamar-Taj, the magical creatures that appear every now and then are a burden, a bottomless pit that they have to fill with their lives.

But for him, that was a bunch of moving experience packs!

The stronger and more numerous the monsters, the greater the rewards he will receive.

However, Du Mu also knew that he couldn't stay in Kamar-Taj every day to do daily quests. Just like some time ago, once he was distracted by other side quests, he missed a lot of daily quests.

Watching experience points slip away is more painful than losing money!

So Du Mu had long ago come up with an idea: to set up a team in Kamar-Taj similar to Squad X, outsourcing daily tasks. It just so happened that Gu Yi had handed over management of Kamar-Taj to him, so he could go ahead and do it.

Of course, this cannot be done by simply copying the X-Squad model.

After all, the sorcerers in Kamar-Taj use life-threatening magic; they're not like Peter's group who can go home, lie down for a night, and be full of energy again the next day to grind quests.

They might have to lie in bed for several days after completing a task, or even for several months if they encounter any accidents. They could spend the next few years in bed.

This intense grind was severely slowing down his daily quest progress, and Du Mu certainly didn't want his daily quest production line to suddenly shut down. Therefore, he planned to strengthen the Kamar-Taj mages, encouraging them to reduce the frequency of loan spell usage and extend its duration.

In the past, Du Mu probably wouldn't have had any good solutions.

But things are different now; he just acquired the "Enchanting" skill.

He had already studied this skill. Simply put, he could attach any magic he knew to any equipment. As for how much magic could be attached and how strong the effect would be, it depended on the material of the equipment.

The better the equipment, the more magic it can hold, and the more powerful the enchanted effects will be.

Isn't this a perfect magical artifact?

Just do it!

Du Mu ran straight into the library and began searching for suitable enchanting spells to learn.

A few days later, Du Mu summoned Mo Du to the training ground and asked him to bring over the flower-adorned... ahem, and the other high-ranking mages in charge as well. Soon, several high-ranking mages were standing in the training ground.

Besides Mordo, Casillas, and the King, there were two other archmages that Du Mu had never seen before.

They had also heard of Du Mu, the leader who had been parachuted in.

Most of the archmages, out of respect and trust for the Ancient One, had no doubts or opinions, believing that the Ancient One had her reasons. Only Kaecilius felt that Dumut was unworthy of his position.

How could an outsider mage who hadn't even officially joined Kamar-Taj become their leader right away?

Is it just because the Ancient One is his backer?

Oh, that's really awesome.

But Casillas was even more unconvinced.

Having followed the Ancient One for so many years, it's one thing that I can't compare to Mordo, the Ancient One's personal disciple, but why should Du Mu, a quack sorcerer, also gain the Ancient One's favor?

Yes, in Casillas's eyes, Du Mu was a mage who took shortcuts.

After all, what mage uses firearms as their magical artifacts? That's not mage-like at all!

A true mage should use cold weapons!

"Master Du Mu, what brings you here?" Mo Du asked first.

Du Mu chuckled and said, "I know you've all been exhausted lately dealing with threats from other dimensions. Since Master Gu Yi has entrusted this place to me, I have to do something about it."

"So these past few days I've been studying hard and finally figured out a way to deal with magical creatures without using magic."

Upon hearing this, the faces of the several high-ranking monks all showed expressions of surprise.

"What method?"

Wang couldn't help but ask, his tone tinged with urgency.

No wonder he was so agitated.

During this period, not only the ordinary mages of Kamar-Taj, but even the archmages were exhausted.

Now that the Ancient One is gone, those powerful magical creatures are left unchecked and fall into their laps. Every match is a high-level affair, and the cost of each game is considerable.

The only female archmage among them paid a heavy price, agreeing to never use beauty filters again, in exchange for having enough power to kill a powerful magical creature.

The other high-ranking mages weren't in such dire straits, but they were pretty much the same. Some were balding or losing hair, while others suffered from kidney deficiency and weakness, even staggering when they walked.

If things continue like this, they really don't know how much longer they can hold on.

Du Mu chuckled: "I recently crafted a special magical artifact. It is incredibly powerful, consumes almost no mana, can kill single targets, and can also sweep through groups. Its attack frequency is astonishingly fast; taking down a dozen magical creatures in a second is no problem."

Modu's eyes widened in disbelief: "What kind of magical artifact is this? It's so powerful!"

"This is it."

Du Mu looked smug, and with a flick of his wrist, an AK assault rifle appeared before everyone's eyes.

The high priests:

Isn't that just a firearm?!