relic of god
In the room, Ian was smoking a pipe and lost in thought.
He was recalling the conversation he had just had with Kelona. Although it was short, the amount of information he obtained was huge.
First of all, she is indeed sheltering Empire. As for the reason, Ian feels that it is not just because of the so-called "Magus Race". His speculation is that Kelona is dissatisfied with the current rules ruled by the gods, and she wants to introduce some kind of change in this universe.
"Arcane Era?" Ian murmured to himself, "It's interesting. If so, then turning her into an ally is the best choice. However, because of the existence of 'Conceptual Magic', this matter becomes a bit tricky."
If he wants to use Conceptual Magic, he must force Cosmic Will to hand over control of certain laws, which is the so-called "Authority". This behavior will undoubtedly destroy the current friendly relationship.
I will try my best to explain it to her clearly, and even try to reach some kind of deal. But if all else fails, then we can only be enemies.
Ian doesn't mind having an extra helper on the battlefield against the gods in the future - even if this ally cannot take action directly. But he must prioritize his own interests.
"Morgana."
"I'm here, boss," House-elf's figure appeared.
"Send a message to Dumbledore and ask him to pay attention to any information about Magus Race and Ancient Gods."
"Okay, boss."
Ian wants to uncover the mystery of Magus Race and use this opportunity to see if he can get more "Godhead fragments" of Ancient Gods.
Currently, he has six in his hands: Hall of Death, Prophecy Hall, Brain Hall, House of Love, Space Hall and Time Hall.
These Godhead fragments are the best mentors for understanding and using "Authority", and some of them have already played an important role in the Empire.
Space Hall is used to block and monitor the space of all territories of the Empire.
Prophecy Hall was handed over to Luna to monitor all Prophecy within the Empire's territory and serve as a "Anti-Divination" defense mechanism against important intelligence.
Brain Hall became the main server of Morgana, and also controlled the "Skynet" of the Empire.
House of Love is in the hands of Lily·Potter. The task given to her by Ian is to create an ultimate defense spell that can cover the entire Empire in critical moments. Unfortunately, her Godhead fragment seems to be the most difficult to obtain. The current project progress is slow and there are almost no breakthroughs.
Before the last trip, Ian had asked Hermione to study Ritual Magic of Hall of Death and Herpo. But now, this room has been handed over to Bellatrix.
As for the Time Hall, Ian uses it as the main weapon of "Time Aurors" to monitor the timeline of the Empire. However, he has a better plan for this - but this requires him to go to the world of <Rick and Morty>.
Any one of these Godhead fragments is enough to trigger a war that affects the entire universe. But Ian is not satisfied. As long as there is a chance, he wants more.
After sorting out these thoughts, Ian continued to devote himself to life and fully prepared for the "Akashic Records" plan.
Time flies, and five years have passed in the blink of an eye.
In the past five years, Ian has focused on magic research and experiments, mainly in two directions: Dragon Tongue Magic of Albion and Anti-Divinity Vessel made from the body of Nick.
With the help of Albion's experience and insights, Ian has mastered the intermediate Dragon Tongue Magic, and has also started the advanced part.
As he expected, humans cannot fully exert the power of this magic because their physical structure and soul essence are completely different from Dragonkind.
So, what he has been doing is "translating" it into a form suitable for human use and integrating it into his Arcane Rune Magic system.
As for the research on Nick's body, progress can only be considered tepid.
But in the past five years, Empire has undergone earth-shaking changes and is developing faster than ever before.
With the knowledge brought back by Ian and "Time Acceleration Chamber" open to the public, Empire emerged in large numbers Sixth Tier Arcanist.
However, Ian did not allow them to continue to use Time Acceleration to attack Seventh Tier, not even himself or his family.
Because Merlin once warned him: At low levels, excessive use of Time Magic to quickly increase strength will have serious hidden dangers.
According to Merlin, this will not be a problem at high levels, but it is definitely not possible at the current stage. Ian was very curious about this, so he did some experiments to explore the reason.
He put a clone into the Time Acceleration barrier and provided sufficient resources to help it advance. But he did not teach the method of "liquefaction" and "crystallization" of magic power.
The clone can only be promoted by slowly expanding Magic Core and accumulating mana, which takes a long time.
When the clone reaches Fifth Tier, three thousand years have passed within the barrier, while only three months have passed outside.
Just then, the problem arose.
The time energy deeply eroded the clone's body, causing terrible consequences.
Some parts of his body began to experience time lag - his right hand instantly turned into an old, withered hand, while his left hand degenerated into the tender flesh of a baby.
In the end, the clone aged millions of years in an instant, and died of old age and turned into ashes.
No matter what methods Ian tried, he could not stop this process. He finally understood Merlin's warning: the erosion of time is irreversible.
Return to the current situation of the Empire.
Magic and technology are both advancing by leaps and bounds, with new breakthroughs being made almost every week.
Later, Amelia even had to order the postponement of the release of certain information, knowledge or technology to give the people time to breathe and adapt.
Those people brought back by Ian also began to stand out.
For example, Chloe, she was successfully promoted to Sixth Tier Arcanist, and discovered the "Dream Dimension" of this universe, and is currently dedicating herself to research on it.
Imperial Family members were all promoted to Sixth Tier within a year after Ian came back, and then each returned to their own careers.
One year ago, Olivia officially assumed the post of Commander-in-Chief Imperial Navy, and her status as queen was also made public through a small wedding.
Now, she is focusing on expanding Empire's territory externally, while closely monitoring the deteriorating Milky Way Galaxy situation.
More and more galaxies are being destroyed, becoming the nourishment for the Undead Legion.
The reputation of the Arcane Empire spread rapidly during this period, not only because it was the new Eighth Tier civilization, but also because they sold a large number of magic scrolls and props that could effectively restrain the undead.
Ian's training room
Ian sits cross-legged, eyes closed, in a state of deep meditation.
Mana poured into his body continuously. If you observe it with the naked eye, you can even vaguely see a strange flame burning in his heart.
After an unknown amount of time, he opened his eyes.
He raised his hand, and a purple ball of light with a hint of blue appeared in his palm.
"My mana is nearly completely purified, which means I am very close to Seventh Tier."
Immediately, the purple ball of light in his hand turned white.
"'Battle Aura' is really a strange energy. It does not require a core as a container, and it cannot be purified. However, as the purity of the mana increases, it actually becomes stronger."
"Maybe my previous understanding was wrong. It is not the perfect Fusion of mana and life force. Perhaps, it is just an advanced form of life force, using mana as an accelerant to strengthen itself and increase its versatility."
He recorded this idea and planned to let others verify it later. Although he invented "Qi", he really had no interest in studying this subject in depth; he practiced it purely to have a strong body.
Ian waved his hand to summon a holographic screen to check his mail.
Instantly, a hint of surprise appeared on his face.
"All preparations for the 'Akashic Records' plan have been completed? Great. Morgana, calling all Illuminati members."
"As you wish, boss."
Then, he continued to read the rest of the email. After handling all the matters, he left for the conference room to see Olivia because she said she had something important to discuss.