The camera pulled back at this moment, revealing the entirety of Kamar-Taj.
Unlike the ancient castles and towers found throughout Hogwarts, the legendary Kamar-Taj was more like a temple.
Bamboo buildings with distinctive local features stood within the courtyard, surrounded by four walls with a unique design.
There was no Forbidden Forest, no train, and not even any guards stationed at the entrance.
This Kamar-Taj was so simple that it looked like the courtyard of a mountain resident living in the snow-capped mountains.
That was precisely why Strange was hesitating.
He had never imagined that the magical sanctuary he had dreamed of could actually be this simple.
He turned to Master Mordo, who had guided him here, and asked in astonishment,
“Master, are you sure this is Kamar-Taj?”
Although Strange could not understand what he was seeing, the wizards in the livestream room understood perfectly.
The simplicity on the outside was merely a disguise protecting the magical academy.
It was also a form of screening mechanism.
After all, Muggles who did not believe in magic would never find their way here.
[Albus: A flawless Extension Charm, an impeccable disguise. Compared with this Kamar-Taj, aren’t we being a little too conspicuous?]
[Snape: I have the same feeling, Headmaster.]
[Harry: Looks like Anton hadn’t come into contact with magic back then either, just like me.]
[Grindelwald: To take a Muggle who has never come into contact with magic and turn him into a great wizard whose power rivals Merlin’s… Albus, that headmaster is much more qualified than you.]
[Albus: I won’t deny that. But I believe that as long as Anton remains at Hogwarts, his achievements will absolutely be no less than those of his previous life.]
After hesitating for a long time, Strange seemed to finally make up his mind.
He closed his eyes and reached out to push open the gate.
Inside was an ancient-looking temple, yet it also resembled a library.
Strange curiously made his way through the crowd.
Several figures who appeared to be mages were brewing tea and reading books, while incense burned in a corner.
As he looked around in astonishment, a bald mage approached and helped him remove his already tattered clothes.
Strange spoke in fluent English.
“Thank you.”
The bald mage replied in English as well.
“You don’t need to be so polite, Mr. Strange.”
Seeing that the mage was fluent in English, Strange’s gaze froze again.
He had not heard this familiar language for several days.
Seeing that the other party could speak English, Strange quickly emphasized,
“I’m a doctor. I’m a doctor.”
Ancient One glanced at Strange’s hands and said,
“Not anymore. You’ve undergone seven surgeries, and now you can’t perform even one.”
Having his condition laid bare by Ancient One, Strange got straight to the point.
“I heard you cured a patient who was completely paralyzed?”
“Yes.”
“I’d like to know how you managed to reconnect the fractured ribs at the seventh and eighth cervical vertebrae.”
“That’s impossible!”
Ancient One calmly said,
“I didn’t cure him. He couldn’t walk, so I convinced him that he could.”
Hearing this, Strange’s expression immediately changed.
“You’re not talking about psychological therapy, are you?”
Seeing that Strange was completely unwilling to believe her, Ancient One asked in return,
“When you connect damaged nerves, is it the nerves healing themselves?”
“Or are you the one helping them?”
“The cells.”
“But the cells at the seventh and eighth cervical vertebrae absolutely cannot heal themselves.”
“What if I told you that any cell in the body can? That they can all regenerate on their own?”
Strange was stunned.
As a medical expert, he understood the value of such a discovery.
It was enough to win ten Nobel Prizes in Medicine.
He excitedly asked,
“So you’ve found a way to make nerve cells regenerate themselves?!”
“No. I use the soul to help them heal the body more effectively.”
Hearing this, the excitement on Strange’s face disappeared completely.
He froze and stammered,
“The soul?”
“Okay… okay, then what are we supposed to do?”
“Where do we start?”
Ancient One calmly walked toward a bookshelf and pulled out a book.
It clearly recorded the secrets of human anatomy, with three types of energy flowing smoothly throughout the human body.
At the very top, the energy of the soul was displayed in plain sight.
Seeing this diagram, the wizards in the livestream room were all somewhat shocked.
Because even in the magical world’s research, the application of the energy of the soul was nowhere near this extensive.
[Grindelwald: Astonishing research! These Kamar-Taj sorcerers can actually use the energy of the soul to treat illnesses!]
[Grindelwald: This discovery is comparable to discovering three uses for dragon’s blood!]
[Albus: Indeed, astonishing. Looking at that picture, we always thought the soul was a quiet little thing. Who would have thought it was constantly moving every day? What an extraordinary discovery.]
[Voldemort: Damn it.
I never expected these Kamar-Taj sorcerers to have surpassed us as well.]Perhaps we should make a trip to Kamar-Taj.]
[Harry: Go to Azkaban, you.]
[Hermione: Still, I feel like Anton doesn’t seem to like this very much. He seems rather resistant to all this talk about souls.]
[Ron: That’s because Anton was still a Muggle back then. His spiritual aperture hadn’t been opened yet.]
[Harry: Don’t blame Anton like that. Think about it carefully. If Hagrid hadn’t barged into my house and told me I was a wizard…]
[Harry: I don’t think I would’ve come here either.]
[Albus: Excellent. Being able to understand the feelings of Muggle-born wizards shows admirable empathy. Five points to Gryffindor.]
[Albus: Every wizard must acknowledge that there are extraordinary wizards among Muggles and half-bloods as well.]
[Albus: But judging by Mr. Anton’s current behavior, it may take him a little longer to adapt to his identity as a wizard.]
[Albus: Still, perhaps that’s a good thing. Wizards who have endured hardships tend to be stronger, and many outstanding wizards have followed the same path.]
Just as Dumbledore had expected.
After Ancient One repeatedly demonstrated various magical studies to Strange, the research was so profound that even several people in the livestream room took out small notebooks.
They were afraid of missing even a single scene.
But Strange showed little interest, looking at Ancient One as though he were staring at a con artist.
“With all due respect, these things look like something you’d buy at a gift shop.”
“All this talk about souls, previous lives, magical power… it’s completely absurd.”
“Can’t you give me some concrete treatment data and medical reports?”
Ancient One put away the research and said to Strange,
“Right now, you’re like a blind man trying to understand an elephant. You can only see its appearance, not its true form.”
“What lies before you is an entire forest, yet all you can see is a single sapling.”
Strange angrily retorted,
“I spent everything I had and bought a one-way ticket to come here because I wanted to find the best possible way to heal myself.”
Facing the furious Strange, Ancient One calmly tried to persuade him.
“Your understanding is an eggshell, while your wisdom is a hole. Your entire life, you’ve been trying to make that hole a little larger.”
“So you can see and understand more. But when you discover that you can make that hole even larger…”
“You hesitate instead.”
These words drew loud praise from the wizards in the livestream room.
[Luna: Um, what this Ancient One says makes so much sense!]
[McGonagall: This headmaster possesses the wisdom of Rowena Ravenclaw. Such insight is something we desperately lack.]
[Dumbledore: Hmm. Perhaps we should also provide some psychological guidance for certain Muggle students, perhaps a course on cognition or something similar. What do you think, Snape?]
[Snape: Sorry, I’m already busy enough.]
[Ron: After hearing something like that, even a complete Muggle should be interested in magic by now, right?]
Hearing Ancient One’s philosophical rebuttal, Strange walked directly up to her.
“I refuse because I don’t believe in stories about mystical chakras, and I don’t believe in spiritual energy.”
“I don’t believe there is any magic in this world, or any magical schools.”
“Humans are material beings. Everything is material.”
“We are nothing more than tiny specks of dust in this boundless universe.”
With that, Strange turned and left, no longer believing Ancient One in the slightest.
Hearing Strange say this, Ancient One remained completely calm.
“You underestimate yourself, Sorcerer Strange.”
“You are not insignificant.”
Strange abruptly turned around.
“You think you’ve already seen through me, don’t you?”
“In reality, I’m the one who has seen through you.”
[Chat Group]
[Ron: …. Never mind what I said.]
[Voldemort: Typical Muggle thinking. A leaf blocking the eye, unable to see the mountain beyond it. Completely incapable of seeing how vast the world truly is.]
[Hermione: Actually, most Muggles are like that. My parents are too. They are firm materialists.]
[Hermione: If I hadn’t come to Hogwarts, I’d probably still be studying at school, preparing to become a doctor.]
[Harry: I didn’t expect Anton’s beliefs to be even firmer than mine. At this rate, I really don’t know how we could convince Anton.]
[Harry: If only we could get him to meet Hagrid.]
[Albus: Firmness of thought is not necessarily a bad thing, as long as you can make your beliefs logically consistent.]
[Albus: But even I am curious to see how this wise headmaster intends to solve the problem.]
[Albus: Because at present, I can’t think of any way to change the perception of someone like this.]
[McGonagall: Neither can I.]
While they were pondering this question, the screen before them suddenly emitted another notification sound.
[Rewarded Q&A activated! How will Ancient One convince Strange?]
[A: Move him with emotion. B: Convince him with reason. C: Give him a slap. D: Use reverse psychology.]
[Only three contestants may answer this question. Answer countdown begins: 10, 9, 8…]
The sudden appearance of the Q&A function caught everyone in the livestream room completely off guard!
This question was simply too difficult!
Judging from Strange’s behavior just now, Anton at this stage was a firm Muggle.
A Muggle among Muggles, a typical person who had no connection with magic whatsoever.
Even Dumbledore, the widely acclaimed headmaster of the educational world, could not think of a solution.
Who could possibly solve this?!
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