After dinner, Ian took his wives and aunt Amelia to hold a small internal meeting. He had something special to show them. He led everyone into a storage room inside Floating City.
"Who wants to try it first?" he asked with a smile, holding a book in his hand.
"Is this the 'Grimoire' you mentioned before?"
"That's right. It is connected to this special magic device." Ian pointed to a device on the bookshelf and explained, "This magic device uses the power of 'Cosmic Will' as its core, and is similar to An artificial ship spirit like Morgana is used to operate it. This core magic device is connected to the Grimoire in your hands, and Grimoire is directly bound to your spirit and soul."
"In other words, through it, the system can perform perfect calculations and create high-level spells that best meet our needs?" Rowena asked keenly.
"Absolutely correct. Moreover, you don't need to memorize those vast Magical Theory to directly cast these spells. Of course, if you want to be completely proficient and master them, subsequent practice is still essential."
"This is simply a perfect magic system tailor-made for 'Battle Mage'." Luna commented on the side.
"Indeed. This thing can also help us cross the threshold and control those Law Magics that were extremely difficult to master before: for example, Time Magic." Ian added, "Arcanists can also use it as an additional 'spell slot', thus greatly alleviating the load-bearing pressure of Sea of Consciousness."
Not all Arcanist can be like top geniuses, instantly carving out magic circles in Sea of Consciousness to cast spells instantly. Many people must solidify the spell model in Sea of Consciousness in advance, which is an extremely heavy burden on Soul Dimension and the mental space.
However, with this Grimoire, they are equivalent to having an "advanced magic scroll" with a capacity of Infinity and gaining a large number of additional spell slots. For those top elite Arcanist who do not need spell slots themselves, Grimoire is also of great benefit - they can use it to store ultra-high-level forbidden spells that require lengthy chanting or cumbersome preparation.
"I want to be the first one." Rowena volunteered.
Ian nodded and motioned her to put her hands on the brown Grimoire. Countless complicated Arcane Runes appeared on the surface of the book, and then turned into streamers and disappeared into her eyebrows. Heart. Immediately afterwards, the cover of Grimoire turned into a deep gray, and a Raven emblem that resembled the Hogwarts Ravenclaw House logo appeared on it.
Rowena couldn't wait to open the pages of the book and check out the spells generated inside. She raised her hand, and a sphere exuding strange fluctuations instantly condensed in her palm. The sphere was surrounded by a rotating halo engraved with Roman numerals.
"I should have guessed earlier that you would definitely draw Time Magic from Lucius." Ian joked at the side with a smile.
"After a little research on the underlying logic, I don't need this crappy book to use Time Magic." Rowena smiled confidently, and then turned to the next page.
"It's interesting..." She murmured softly, condensing a tiny gray energy ball in her other hand.
In an instant, everyone present felt a chilling sense of fatal crisis, and even Ian took a step back involuntarily.
"That's...Void Annihilation Energy?!" Ian asked in shock. Although the purity of the energy ball was extremely low, he recognized the frightening aura of absolute destruction at a glance.
"Yes. This spell gives me the ability to store Void Energy in my soul and release it at any time."
Ian then recalled the crazy experiment that Rowena had been conducting secretly a long time ago. She once tried to absorb a small part of Void Energy into her soul. This process made her miserable and even nearly died several times. Then, she would force her soul to adapt to this destructive power, and then gradually increase the dose absorbed.
Her ultimate goal is to mutate her soul structure, thereby gaining the ability to perfectly control Void Energy.
Her experiment was extremely dangerous. Ian tried to dissuade her many times, but she was stubborn. In the end, Ian had no choice but to look down and ask Merlin for some soul-protecting products Potions to ensure that she would not really kill herself during the experiment.
"This spell will definitely make a qualitative leap in my research progress." Rowena commented with satisfaction.
At the same time, Ian set his sights on the core magic weapon on the bookshelf.
'It seems that using the will of the entire universe as the underlying core of the artificial ship spirit does have immeasurable huge advantages.'
If there is a chance in the future, he will definitely find a way to use a Cosmic Will to give Morgana a completely epic upgrade.
After silently recording this plan in his mind, Ian asked others to obtain their Grimoire in turn.
Hermione gained the space and summoning attributes; Pheobe gained the control of Mind Stone; Luna gained the heaven-defying power of Vanessa Fate-Rewriting Magic; Olivia obtained the ultimate ice; Bellatrix, as expected, obtained attributes related to death; and Visha mastered both light and darkness.
As for aunt Amelia, she gained control over the four basic elements of earth, water, wind and fire.
In fact, in the final analysis, the main attributes obtained by each person are not that important. Because Ian has the highest authority over the magic device, as long as he is willing, he can give them any spells they want in their Grimoire at any time.
The main reason why he let them try it this time was to test the Divine Artifact to see if there were any compatibility issues in its operation under the current underlying laws of the universe.
Now that everything is tested, it's time to get down to business.
However, just as everyone was preparing to change locations for the meeting, Luna suddenly stopped. Her eyes, as deep as the starry sky, once again turned pure white without pupils, instantly attracting the attention of everyone present. Everyone held their breath and waited for her quietly.
A few minutes later, Luna's ethereal voice sounded, "I found another key node."
"His name is Chris·Qiu."
Immediately afterwards, all the life information of this man was presented in front of everyone in the form of holographic projection. The screen showed that this was a middle-aged man with the bloodline of Philippines.
"Have you figured out why he became a key node in his destiny?" Ian asked while quickly flipping through the other person's innocent and plain resume. If you want to use a few words to describe this man's life, they would be: dedicated, diligent, and down-to-earth.
"It seems... related to the Grimoire system you brought back." Luna gave a clue to Divination.
"I understand. In that case, let's follow the old rules and deal with him like other key figures." Ian nodded, and then changed the subject, "By the way, Havika Kainaru, the other key figure we marked before, how is he doing now?"
"His research program was a huge success. You wouldn't believe what he found."
"Oh? Is it that important?"
"Yes, and it is the highest strategic level discovery related to the future development of the Empire." Olivia added with a serious look on the side.
"Hearing what you said, I really can't wait to see him."
Although Ian now has a mountain of government affairs on his hands as the supreme consul of the Empire, Havika's matters are not the most urgent yet. He plans to wait until he has dealt with the mess at hand before meeting in person the young man who has made innovations that can change Empire's destiny.
In the next few hours, Ian began to concentrate on covering up all the changes that had happened to the Empire in the ten years since he left for the <Black Clover> world. He learned in detail about the all-round drastic changes in the Empire's politics, economy, culture, and military.
"As you can see, we have done a great job so far in integrating so many and diverse cultures, races and ethnicities into the Empire system. However, with the explosive growth of the population base, the problem of racial discrimination and prejudice still exists, which is a stubborn problem that needs to be solved urgently." Olivia reported.
Ian looked at the data in his hand and nodded in agreement. Now, all Empire schools scattered in various galaxies must compulsorily offer courses on the culture, language, history and customs of other races. Not only students, but all Empire citizens must also complete corresponding mandatory online courses, otherwise they will face severe legal sanctions.
Although there are so many things to learn, which makes many citizens miserable, in a society where "Memory Magic" is popularized, this is actually not as difficult as imagined.
"Of course, there are also some races that are extremely xenophobic and unwilling to have any contact with the outside world." Aunt Amelia added on the side, "For these races, I have decided to allow them to live an isolated life on their home planet. The premise is that under the absolute protection of the Empire, they must hand over a specific share of resources on time in exchange."
Some races do not want outside influence to interfere with their way of life. Therefore, Amelia will evaluate each race's specific situation and decide whether to approve their isolation request or choose to ignore it.
"Is there any particularly difficult problem that I need to solve personally?" Ian asked.
"Yes. With the crazy expansion of our Empire territory, a large number of new representatives have been added to Supreme Council. Among them, most of the new representatives are co-signing a letter extremely arrogantly, asking Empire to restore and grant them the title of 'noble'!" Olivia snorted coldly.
"I had severely rejected their proposal before, but they still refused to give up. So, I directly sent 'Ghost Squad' to 'visit' them one by one. At first, these guys who were greedy for life and feared death really gave up. But after a few years of silence, they actually came back again, and their attitude was even more arrogant and domineering than before!"
"According to the recent in-depth investigation of our intelligence department, behind these congressmen, there is likely to be a secret team composed of Seventh Tier Arcanist supporting them. What's worse is that this group seems to be inextricably linked to the newly emerged 'Death Cult'."
"Title of nobility? Haha..." Ian looked at the bill that was full of arrogance and privilege, and couldn't help but let out a murderous sneer.
These so-called "new representatives", in their original civilization, were all old aristocrats who treated the common people as nothing but superiors. They once monopolized all wealth and magical knowledge, blocking the way for the people at the bottom to climb up.
When Undead Calamity arrived, these weaklings ran faster than anyone else and immediately begged for mercy from the Empire. However, now, when they settled under the protection of the Empire Later, after even using the resources of the Empire to gain stronger strength, longer lifespan and astonishing wealth, they actually tried to restore their decadent feudal privileges in the Empire!
Several of the extremists are even secretly collaborating in an attempt to push for a bill to limit people's access to magic, hoping to regress the empire's system back to the dark age of knowledge monopoly.
"I need some time to complete the system upgrade of Floating City. After I finish it, Luna, you use Floating City's computing power increase, use Greater Divination Let me get to the bottom of these cancerous gangs and the Umbrella and connections behind them." Ian's tone was as cold as ice, "Then we will uproot them and catch them all."
In addition to these, Ian also heard many other issues faced by the Empire.
Due to the rapid increase in population, coupled with the deployment of a large number of elite forces to the front lines, resulting in a serious shortage of security manpower, the crime rate within the Empire has significantly increased.
At the same time, numerous civil protest marches against the Empire's endless expansion broke out. Some citizens were extremely disgusted with the Empire's extremely aggressive "colonialism" style.
On the home planet Earth, the concentration of magic in the natural environment has reached its highest peak in history, and the process of "Magic Revival" has come to an end. A large number of babies born with extremely high magical talents have begun to emerge in the Empire. At the same time, many ordinary animals on the earth have also evolved under the nourishment of high concentrations of magic and become powerful magical beasts.
Atlanteans was forced to surrender after the war broke out. Olivia did not want them to become a destabilizing factor in the rear, so they directly ordered to conquer them by force. As for the Mars people, they encountered an extremely horrific Cataclysm, and the entire species was almost completely exterminated.
The mess that had to be dealt with was simply piling up like a mountain. Ian was patiently suffering through the vast sea of files and reports.
Finally, when he had sorted out all the government affairs, Olivia looked at him and said:
"Now, there is a man whom you must meet in person and decide what to do with him."
Ian immediately noticed something was wrong, because at this moment, everyone present had an extremely heavy and serious expression on their faces.