Atlantis King Nedak Although his expression remained calm, there was already a storm in his heart.
He had just made the decision to interfere with the Arcane Empire plan, and the other party had already received the news and made a counterattack. This meant that his senior royal court officials had been infiltrated into a sieve.
Wrath and worry were intertwined in his mind at the same time, but he could not show cowardice in front of the enemy.
"Arcane Archon, what are you talking about? Atlantis didn't do anything. You attacked us for no reason." Nedak tried to deny.
"I don't care if you admit it or not."
Ian interrupted him coldly, "That was just a warning. Next time, I will send my interstellar fleet to directly blast your turtle shell and completely wipe out your kingdom."
"When the time comes, even your precious Sea God Poseidon won't be able to save you."
Nedak's fingers holding the trident turned white from the exertion, leaving deep fingerprints on the pure gold armrest. He wanted to roar and fight back, but he didn't dare.
Five years ago, he was only afraid of the Arcane Empire's technology. But just now, he witnessed with his own eyes that this mortal Archon almost shattered the city's shield that could resist nuclear explosions with just one shot of magic.
"In just five years... how could his power expand to such an extent?"
Nedak was filled with fear. Although he also wanted to know the answer, he didn't dare to gamble. In the end, he could only snort and cut off the communication.
Merpeople, who was responsible for delivering the message, felt as if she had been granted amnesty and swam desperately to the deep sea, fearing that the terrifying emperor would be angry with her.
Ian didn't take Atlantis seriously.
As early as a few years ago, he tried to establish diplomatic relations with this deep-sea civilization, hoping to exchange knowledge and resources. However, the arrogant group of blue-skinned fish people not only looked down on the technology of the "land monkeys", but also despised the wizards they considered "low-blooded".
Since the soft one is not enough, the only option is the hard one.
The reason why Ian has been tolerating them is because he is afraid of some powerful version of Sea God that may exist in Multiverse. But since returning from this trip to another world, and with Merlin as his big backer, his backbone has become stronger.
Although it will not lead to direct genocide, proper beating is necessary.
After dealing with this episode, Ian returned his attention to [Pangu Project].
Under his full supervision, the last few continental plates were spliced together like precise building blocks. Those tiny cracks were quickly healed under the repair of Fourth Tier Alchemy divisions.
Buzz--
At the moment when all the continents merged into one, a strange wave swept across the world.
"Huh?"
Ian was keenly aware of the abnormality. He immediately used global perception.
Originally, even if Magic Tree was planted, it would take at least several thousand years of natural evolution for the Earth's Leyline Nodes to fully activate and form a network.
But now, with the formation of Pangaea, the activation speed of Leyline Nodes has been accelerated countless times!
Not only that, Ian also discovered that Leyline Nodes on other planets in Solar System seemed to be awakening simultaneously.
"This is not normal."
Ian immediately summoned a clone to check the data. A few minutes later, the clone brought back a shocking conclusion:
"Ontology, look at this."
A holographic map of Pangaea was unfolded in front of Ian. Many famous ancient ruins were marked on it: Egypt Pyramid, Peru Sun Temple, Mexico Maya Pyramid, Sudan's small pyramid group...
When these dots are connected, an extremely complex rune array is formed.
This array is not circular Alchemical Array, but more like...
"Ancient runes?"
Ian narrowed his eyes. The pattern of this rune was extremely ancient, even beyond his current knowledge base.
But he quickly thought of a possibility:
"Maya, Egypt, Mesopotamia... Why did these civilizations, which are far apart in history and have no intersection, build such a coordinated group of magic buildings? Unless..."
"There are people behind the scenes who are manipulating all of this. And they started planning it thousands of years ago."
A name came to Ian's mind: Herpo the Foul.
"This guy is really hard-working."
Ian has to admire the patience of this Bleach. It seems that Herpo not only wants to become a god, he is also using the entire history of human civilization to build a super ritual that can leverage the magic power of the planet and even the galaxy.
"But why did He stop? Or is the current situation exactly what He wants?"
Ian shook his head and suppressed these questions for the time being. Now is not the time to dwell on conspiracy theories.
With Pangaea becoming stable, it was his turn to appear.
Ian landed at the center of the continent - a barren plain.
[Gate of Truth·Projection Arrives].
A giant stone door a thousand meters high appeared out of thin air. There were countless Arcane Runes engraved on the door, which was the source of power for all Gate Alchemy divisions.
"Let's get started."
Ian Close your eyes and Divine Power your sperm deep into the ground.
He passed through the lithosphere, passed through the mantle, and reached deep into the core of the earth.
There, he felt a vast, ancient, but somewhat Chaos consciousness.
That is not a specific creature, but the collection of the entire earth's life system - Planetary Will.
In the world of <Fullmetal Alchemist>, Ian once studied Planetary Will in depth, and even the "father" of that world tried to devour it.
But now, what Ian wants to do is not to devour, but to communicate and guide.
He wants to connect his Arcane Network to the brain of this planet and make the earth truly his throne.