A few hours after the family dinner ended, everyone dispersed.
Luna went to visit her parents, while Olivia rushed back to the army. She is now a newly promoted general and has a busy schedule, but her career as commander-in-chief has been smooth sailing.
Hermione decided to take a short rest. Pheobe and Bellatrix returned to the laboratory to continue their research, while Rowena began to prepare for the impact on Sixth Tier.
Ian used the pool water of "Pool of Immortality" to refine several bottles of Divine Potion specially for her.
In fact, he has prepared enough for everyone in the family. He even plans to create a "Time Acceleration Chamber" so that everyone can advance to Sixth Tier at a faster speed.
However, that is a story for another day.
After the dinner, Ian and Amelia had a private conversation to discuss some key issues.
"So, regarding the issue of Eleventh Tier, how are you going to deal with it?"
Amelia knows very well that the Eleventh Tier issue involving "Origin Earth" is by no means as lighthearted as what Ian said before.
Although everyone else tacitly agreed not to mention this matter in order to relieve everyone's pressure and the sense of urgency of doomsday, as the manager of the Empire, she had to start planning.
"It's not easy to advance to a higher level, so as long as we advance faster than our opponents, we still have a chance," Ian said.
"Wouldn't it be simpler to assassinate the other high-ranking 'us' in Multiverse directly? Wouldn't the problem be solved in this way?"
Ian shook his head. "I have thought about this plan, but most of those variants have the support of 'Origin Earth' people. And according to Merlin, many of the supporters behind the scenes are even the bosses who started Twelfth Tier."
Hearing this, Amelia sighed heavily, "You always have a plan. Tell me, if we fail, what is your backup plan?"
"The backup plan is to cut off your connection with other variants in Multiverse and become an independent person completely."
"The same name and surname, but unrelated to each other?" Amelia muttered to himself, and then understood the meaning.
For example, assume that Rowena in this timeline belongs to Earth-616, and the Rowena that has reached Tenth Tier is from Earth-858.
If Rowena of Earth-858 becomes the final winner and is promoted to "Multiverse Entity" of Eleventh Tier, then Ian's plan is to let Rowena of Earth-616 cut off the cause and effect and become a completely independent individual with the same name.
She will no longer be a clone or projection of anyone.
"This method is feasible, but it may cut off our path to promotion Eleventh Tier," Amelia worried.
"That's not necessarily the case. Although it will take a long time to become an independent individual, your new variant will eventually be derived in Multiverse."
Ian once asked Merlin about this issue, mainly because he wanted to know whether there are variations of him in the universes he has been to - such as the <Fullmetal Alchemist> world or the <Undead Hotpot> universe he just experienced.
The answer is yes.
As long as he stays in a certain world long enough and has a huge impact on a certain timeline, countless variations of him will eventually be born in that universe.
Ian also asked if he should prevent this from happening, but Merlin told him that in later stages, having variants would be beneficial to him.
The more variations, the better.
"This sounds too complicated," Amelia felt uneasy.
"Don't worry. I also have a 'backup plan', which is to reincarnate you with your memories. In that case, you will officially become another person in terms of law and soul, and there will be no entanglements."
"This is a thorough solution," Amelia breathed a sigh of relief. She knew that these two people had conducted in-depth research on reincarnation magic during their recent journey.
"Since you have arranged everything, I won't worry about it. Let's talk about the current problem."
Ian nodded and began to assign tasks:
"There are several things you need to prioritize. The first is population resettlement. The group of people I brought back have many good talents with magical talents. Place them as soon as possible and pay close attention to education work."
Amelia understands it well. She knows that her nephew is not only referring to magic education, but more importantly, reshaping their worldview and cultivating a sense of belonging to the Empire - to put it bluntly, it is brainwashing and ideological indoctrination to make them loyal to the Empire.
"Second, about the Novad clan. They have a king, a queen, a strong Eighth Tier and a strong Ninth Tier. Although I have placed restrictions on their souls, it is not enough. You need to arrange a group of people to continuously strengthen these restrictions until they are made permanent."
"After processing, how to arrange them?"
"Let them be responsible for commanding 'Time Aurors', guarding and protecting our timeline. In addition, send some warriors from the Novad family to help Sorell and Narcissa. This race is extremely talented in Mind Stone energy and will be of great help to their research."
"What about Jehovah's arms and Set's body?"
"Leave the arm to the tower owners who are studying the power of Divinity. As for Set, I will handle it myself."
The two then discussed some other Empire matters and then dispersed.
Ian then updated the results of the recent journey into Arcane Library's database.
After doing all this, he set off to meet a grumpy "dragon".
Demiplane of Juliette Lumiere
Today, the large Subspace pocket has been officially named a "demiplane." By the Empire law, all Fifth Tier Arcanist are entitled to a private demiplane.
In this plane, they have complete autonomy and can do whatever they want - of course, there are some bottom lines, such as no forced labor or in vivo experiments.
In addition, Arcanist can even form his own private army in the demiplane. In fact, most Fifth Tier Arcanist have their own Golem Legion.
It is this high degree of freedom that once allowed some people to think that they were invincible.
There was once a Fifth Tier Arcanist who opened his own demiplane channel and led an army of Golem in an attempt to invade the earth.
Unfortunately, in less than five seconds, Earth Defense Force reacted, instantly erasing that Fifth Tier Arcanist and his Golem Legion.
At that moment, many people realized that the power they were proud of was a joke compared to the resources Empire controlled.
Even if all the Fifth Tier Arcanist who own the demiplane unite and have enough troops to challenge low-level civilizations, they are still just ants in front of the Imperial Family and Empire.
That failed rebellion severely dampened the ambitions of many people. After all, Earth Defense Force was only regarded as the weakest link in the armed forces under the Empire.
Above them, there are Imperial Marine Corps, Royal Guards, and the elusive "Ghost Squad".
Ian There are multiple considerations why these people are allowed to have private armies.
First of all, this is to prepare for the future. When Empire enters the "Floating City era", each powerful Arcanist itself is a mobile war fortress.
Now, Ian is testing the waters and observing the reactions of these people after they master the power.
At the same time, it also takes this opportunity to plant a concept in their minds: no matter how powerful you are, the emperor will always be stronger than you.
Secondly, he knew that to manage these powerful men with god-like power, one must pay attention to balance.
They cannot be suppressed blindly, they must be given a certain degree of control - or the illusion of control.
Therefore, he allowed them to have a demiplane and an army of Golem.
But in fact, most of the key resources for building these armies are still firmly in his hands.
Juliette Lumiere is a very powerful Fifth Tier Arcanist.
Today, she was immersed in research when she suddenly received a notification from Skynet.
She knew that if it wasn't something important, Tower Spirit in the demiplane would not dare to disturb her.
After checking the message, she frowned because she saw the update announcement of Grand Arcane Library.
She let out a long sigh and murmured, "This man has become even more terrifying."
Her eyes focused on an item on the exchange list:
[Divine Potion]
Introduction: A potion refined from the fallen god Divine Power.
Efficacy: After taking it, it can greatly increase the upper limit of mana. It has a miraculous effect on Fifth Tier Arcanist breaking through the bottleneck.
Warning: Side effects include the possibility that the soul may be affected by residual divine will. Although Divine Power has been purified, the risk still exists.
Special terms: Therefore, anyone Arcanist who uses this potion must undergo a "soul test" to ensure that their mind is not affected and to prevent being possessed by unknown entities.
Looking at this description, Juliette frowned.
No strong person is willing to accept soul testing. This is not only an extreme invasion of privacy, but also means exposing one's own weaknesses. If something goes wrong, the consequences will be disastrous.
This is self-evident for a strong person like her.
But there's a bigger problem here.
With her wisdom, she could see through this conspiracy at a glance.
This potion can speed up people's promotion to Sixth Tier.
If she doesn't drink, those who are willing to drink will overtake her and leave her behind.
In this world where strength is paramount, falling behind means being eliminated.
So, in the final analysis, if she doesn't want to be surpassed by her colleagues or even enemies, she has no choice.
This is simply outright coercion.
Juliette sighed heavily, got up and headed to a secret floor in the tower.
She logged into a private server that was not monitored by the Empire.
Soon, Juliette's consciousness appeared in a virtual room with a round table. There were nine other people in the room, and they all covered their bodies with black shadows to hide their true identities.
"I think you all saw that update," Juliette said straight to the point, "What do you think?"