Different from the first time that was full of unknowns, this time with the protection of Floating City, Ian feels much safer. Now, he has more means of defense.
Despite this, he knows that Void is an extremely scary place and must not be taken lightly.
Floating City may be a powerful killing weapon in most universes, but in Void, it is nothing. At best, it can only ensure that he can escape relatively intact when encountering danger.
Therefore, after setting off, he drank a bottle of Felix Felicis without hesitation to ensure his luck.
Not only him, but all the members of the entourage also drank a bottle.
This voyage did not take hundreds of years like the last one, but only took one year.
The reason is that Ian already has world coordinates.
As early as in the world of <Fullmetal Alchemist>, before confronting and escaping from "Truth", he designed countless detectors and launched them into Void to search for new universes.
Shortly after he returned to his hometown a few years ago, one of the detectors sent back a coordinate.
After arriving at the destination, Ian once again saw a crystal clear wall.
"Is this the Origin Wall you are talking about?" Snape asked, looking at the spectacle in front of him.
Although he had seen similar scenes in his hometown, when he saw them in another universe, he felt completely different.
Not only him, Hermione and Lily were also deeply attracted. The past year was full of shock and novelty for them.
Although Void is visually just an endless gray field, it is still a magical place.
Not to mention the significance of its existence - this is a place that exists outside of time and space, a gap that connects countless universes with different rules and laws.
As Arcanist, exploring the unknown and revealing Truth is an instinct engraved in their bones. Therefore, they really want to stop and study Void and unlock its mystery.
Unfortunately, now is not the time, and their strength is far from enough.
"I hope we have better luck this time," Ian said.
"What do you mean?" Hermione asked.
"The worst case scenario is that this is an extremely powerful High-Magic World and we will be discovered as soon as we enter. In that case, this trip will be extremely dangerous."
"The second worst case scenario is that this is an ordinary physical world with no magic or mystical power at all. In that case, our trip will be in vain, because such a world is worthless to us."
"Is there a way to confirm before entering?"
"Yes," Ian replied, "Morgana, launch [Wizard's Eye]."
Soon, a basketball-sized sphere flew out from Floating City, merged into Origin Wall, and entered the world.
A few minutes later, an image was projected in front of everyone.
The small satellite, called "Wizard's Eye", was suspended in the sky; according to instructions, it waited silently for several minutes before taking action.
After confirming that it has not been attacked or destroyed, it begins to scan the surrounding environment.
"It seems that we are on Earth, the time is the 1920s, and the location is United States," Morgana reported. She quickly controlled Wizard's Eye to sneak into the Library everywhere, gaining knowledge as quickly as possible.
"1926 to be exact. It was a pretty ordinary world so far."
"Have you found any form of alien energy? Or traces of other dimensions?" Ian asked with a frown.
"So far, nothing has been found."
But that doesn't mean these things don't exist; it could be that the energy level is too low to be detected, or that Wizard's Eye's detection accuracy isn't high enough.
"Conduct a Basic Divination to see if magic or anything related to the occult exists in this world. If so, locate them."
Wizard's Eye has the ability to perform Basic Divination spells without the control of a Prophecy master.
"The result is positive: one is near Amazon Rainforest, and the other is near Egypt."
Ian is very satisfied with this discovery. Even though this is a low-magic world where fantasy power is almost extinct, he can still benefit from it.
Moreover, a non-fantasy world is not completely useless; there are many ways to exploit it and gain profit.
"In that case, let's go in. The troops are divided into two groups: Hermione and I will go to Amazon Rainforest to see, Lily and Snape will go to Egypt."
He looked at Snape and Lily: "You need to disguise your clothes to match the characteristics of this era. You can use magic if necessary, but don't overdo it. If there is an emergency, contact me immediately."
Floating City passed through the world barrier, landed on the back of the moon and entered stealth mode.
At the same time, the two groups of people were teleported to their respective destinations.
As soon as he landed, Hermione frowned. "My magic power is limited to Second Tier."
This feeling of weakness caused by a sudden drop in strength made her very uncomfortable.
"Me too. This is because the laws of this universe are different from ours, and we need time to adapt," Ian said as he took out a compass, and the pointer was pointing in a specific direction.
"Under the current situation, we have to be careful, because some modern thermal weapons are now enough to pose a threat to us." He said, walking in the direction of the compass.
Soon, Ian came to a river.
On the river in the distance, he saw an old boat that looked shabby and might fall apart at any time.
He cast [Eagle Eye Technique] on himself, zooming in on his vision.
There were three people on the boat: two men and a woman.
One of the men was burly and the other was thin. Ian instantly recognized the strong man and the woman.
One looks like Dwayne Johnson, the other looks like Emily Blount.
But after searching in his mind, he couldn't remember what movies these two actors had collaborated on.
So, it could be a movie that he hasn't seen, or a movie that was released after his death in 2019.
What the time traveler was most worried about happened - he lost the plot advantage of "omniscience and omnipotence".
However, he quickly calmed down and decided to take advantage of the situation.
Immediately afterwards, he and Hermione Apparition directly arrived on the small boat, shocking the people on board.
Ian appeared very close to the character played by Emily Blunt, and her first reaction was to punch him in the face.
"A bit too excited, isn't it?" Ian caught her fist easily and teased.
"How did you get up here? Who are you?" she asked in shock and alarm.
"It was fate that brought us here," Ian replied, "As for who we are, my name is Ian, and this is my wife, Hermione·Granger."
The strong man's name was Frank. He appeared next to the woman together with the thin man; he also held a metal rod in his hand, which looked quite threatening.
There was a brief silence on the ship.
"I think you should introduce Self at this time."
However, no one paid any heed to Ian's words; they just stared at him warily.
"Okay. So, you are Dr. Lily·Horton. You took your brother across half the world in search of a legendary magical plant called [Moon's Tears], which is said to be able to cure any disease and lift all curses."
"And this muscular man is the captain you hired as your guide for this expedition, Frank."
"How do you know all this?" Dr. Horton asked, "Are you sent here by the Germany people?"
"No, I just read your mind," Ian replied.
"Nonsense."
"Really? Think of a number in your mind between 1 and 1 billion, and I'll tell you what it is."
Looking into her eyes, Ian said, "123, 234, 546. Still don't believe it? Try another one."
Dr. Horton showed a stubborn expression on his face. Then, Ian said, "You are not thinking about numbers. On the contrary, you are reciting a book about Herbology that you have read, word for word."
This time, she was really shocked.
However, Ian suddenly turned his head and looked at Frank with a strange look.
"Why can't I read your memory?"
His eyes seemed to be able to see through all the secrets, making Frank feel uncomfortable all over.
"It's interesting," Ian murmured to himself, "Could it be..."
(Note: The story of the movie <Jungle Cruise> (Jungle Cruise) took place in 1916, but for plot needs, this book is set in 1926.)