There was no doubt that Raymond had built the Transdimensional Beacon Tower to draw knowledge, power, and resources from the endless reaches of the Multiverse more quickly.
And the Transdimensional Beacon Tower had indeed fulfilled that goal perfectly.
Almost at the same moment Balthazar appeared on Earth in the Marvel Universe, countless other teams used the power of compleated Planeswalkers to enter one "valuable" world after another.
These included worlds filled with lunatics and stitched flesh monsters, with sleeping Old Gods hidden deep beneath the planet's core; Sanctuary World, where Heaven and the Nine Hells were locked in constant war; hopeless worlds where an entire planet was dominated by a vast, deeply rooted evil consciousness created by humanity; and more...
Under Diary's direction, the team leaders continuously acquired all manner of research-worthy objects and sent them back to the central laboratory of Mutahal Floating City.
At present, there were over a thousand items stored there that could reach the "world-ending" level on their own.
To research so many projects simultaneously, Jin-Gitaxias, the laboratory's chief director, had even used his authority to gather scientists from Plantia Floating City, Devils engaged in research work from Baator, and members of Faerun's Arcane Mysteries Society. Together with Mimiron, the guardian who commanded Titan technology in the universe containing Azeroth, they formed an unprecedentedly massive research team.
Almost every day, they produced anywhere from a dozen to dozens, or even hundreds, of groundbreaking research results.
The most terrifying part was that these results were not simply shelved to await Raymond's return and selection.
Instead, they were turned into all manner of physical creations and deployed in other timelines for testing.
Some timelines rapidly became prosperous and powerful because of these creations from other worlds, while others descended into horrifying wars or outright destruction.
The feeling