Ian began to record and write down various theories. After witnessing the birth and destruction of the universe, he now has a deeper understanding of many things: space and time, matter, soul, Creation, destruction, quantum physics, mathematics and many other fields. He even got a glimpse of Truth about Void.
With the help of Morgana, his brain was overloaded and his computing speed exceeded that of a quantum computer. Therefore, for the next three months, he put aside everything outside and concentrated on studying and testing his theories. He recorded all his ideas and also wrote down many theorems - both Magic Domain's and non-Magic Domain's.
Thousands of holographic screens were suspended in front of him, densely filled with mathematical formulas and rune designs. And these were not all, only the core parts.
"What an amazing experience," Morgana commented, referring to their achievements over the past three months and their experience observing the birth and death of the universe.
"Indeed," Ian nodded. He felt that today's experience will benefit him a lot until he reaches the Twelfth Tier position, and may even break through Twelfth Tier. He waved his hand and displayed two screens in front of him. On both screens were papers written by him, with the titles:
[Relationship between Primordial Runes and Ancient Runes]
[Possibility of Origin Runes's existence]
These two theories may guide his Arcane Rune System to upgrade. Once the upgrade is successful, everything inside the Empire will evolve accordingly - especially the profession of Alchemy master.
'Is there a higher title than the Holy Master Craftsman? I will know soon.' Ian feels that coming to this world was an excellent decision he made.
"Who would have thought that a mage could have an epiphany like in the novel about cultivating immortals?" Ian commented with a sigh.
"People have epiphanies all the time, Master. This is also the meaning of the word." Newton discovered gravity while watching an apple fall: This is an example of epiphany. Although Morgana knows that this story is not true, in the long history, many scientists did make breakthrough discoveries by observing nature or due to some accidents.
"You know what I mean."
"I know, but I always feel that you are sometimes too deeply affected by those novels."
Ian shrugged. "Anyway, how is your recovery from your injury?"
"I'm almost recovered. After a while, I should be able to contact the base camp."
"Very well, let's go see how the others are doing."
Ian called a meeting with everyone in the team, but a few people were absent, mainly Tsunade and Senju Tobirama. Not long ago, the war ended, and the Golems began to re-establish order in the world. They needed to build schools, spread knowledge and publicity about the Empire, so that it would be easier for the ninjas to integrate into the new system.
Tobirama and Tsunade want to assist Konoha in completing the transition and gain some benefits for their village. As for their research, it ended a few months ago, and because Ian does not have the seventh to Eighth Tier samples of the Otsutsuki Clan in hand, the research cannot continue.
After entering the room, he immediately noticed that the energy in Orochimaru and Kabuto Yakushi was no longer chakra, but magic power, and the total amount was close to Fourth Tier. He guessed that they had successfully converted chakra into magic power.
"It seems that you have completed the transformation," he said to the two people, "How does it feel to become a Arcanist?"
"Great, thank you for this opportunity, Your Highness," Kabuto replied. Ian's eyes narrowed slightly; he could see that this somewhat gloomy-looking man had gotten rid of the fate of being Orochimaru's shadow. And hearing him call himself "Your Highness" so naturally, it was obvious that he accepted his current role very quickly.
"Very good. With your mentality, you will soon be able to adapt and shine in the Empire," Ian said with a smile. "What about you, snake with a long tongue?"
"There is so much knowledge to learn," Orochimaru replied, not caring at all about the nickname Ian gave him. In the past few months, he had been staying with the clone of Ian, and he had already figured out the latter's casual and unruly character.
"Too much knowledge to learn?" Ian asked in surprise, and then thought of something. "You have always dreamed of learning all the ninjutsu. Do you want to learn all the spells and magic knowledge?"
Orochimaru remained silent, which made Ian feel speechless. "I thought I was arrogant enough, but I didn't expect you to exaggerate to another level. That is simply an impossible task."
"I have been trying to persuade Mr. Orochimaru, but he won't listen at all," Kabuto said from the side.
One of the clones once told them that even if they want to become an all-round master, they must choose a specific field as their main direction of attack. Therefore, Kabuto chose soul, body and blood transformation. However, Orochimaru has an insatiable thirst for knowledge, and he wants to know everything.
"From a practical point of view, your goal is simply impossible to achieve," Ian said. "Your soul has its limits and cannot carry such vast knowledge. In addition, Arcanists regard knowledge as more important than their own lives. Therefore, I often have to throw out bait to get them to share their research results. Even so, the Empire knowledge I possess is only about 70%.
"As for you? You can now Infinity access my private the Library purely because you are a special talent specially recruited by the Empire. When we return to our homeland, if you want to obtain high-level permissions, you must start paying the corresponding price. Therefore, your ambition is just a wishful dream."
"In the past month, I have completely figured out these situations," Orochimaru said, "But I still want to give it a try."
Ian pondered for a moment, "Omniscient and omnipotent, if you want to embark on this path of omniscience, it doesn't mean that you have no chance at all."
Orochimaru's eyes lit up instantly. "Please enlighten me."
"If you want to have a glimmer of hope, you must become a Legendary Arcanist, and take control of Conceptual Magic—[Knowledge Authority], to be exact."
"Legendary Arcanist? Conceptual Magic?" Orochimaru had never heard of these words in the database he had access to. "How can I do this?"
"That is the highest level of confidential information, so I can't tell you," Ian said. "However, I can tell you how difficult this road is. Looking at the entire Empire, I am the only Legendary Arcanist, and I happened to succeed by chance after I came to this world. In my universe, I may be the only magic user who has achieved this achievement. Even if there are others, the number will never exceed five."
Ian doesn't know the situation in other planes, but his guess about Cosmic God Plane should be quite accurate.
Orochimaru's heart suddenly seemed to be tightly grasped by an invisible big hand and trembled violently. He widened his eyes and stared at the words in front of him, as if he wanted to imprint them deeply into his mind.
What these words describe is the man who once ruled the entire continent and created countless glorious miracles - Ian!
Orochimaru is no stranger to this legendary figure. He has carefully studied the historical books of the Empire where Orochimaru is located, and has a lot of treasures about his life experiences and great achievements. However, when he actually faced such detailed and vivid records, he was shocked that his previous understanding was so superficial.
Although I know that many stories about Ian may be exaggerated or modified intentionally or unintentionally by later generations, the unparalleled Haki and majesty revealed between the lines make Orochimaru incomparable. He couldn't ignore it. Especially when he saw Ian's earth-shattering ability in various fierce battles and the power of one against a hundred and Cleansweep's thousands of troops, Orochimaru couldn't help but be shocked.
It can be said that even if measured in the entire history of the Empire, the man named Ian is a well-deserved peerless genius. He is as dazzling as the most dazzling star in the night sky, making other so-called "geniuses" instantly dimmed.
'If even his level of talent is just the minimum threshold to become Legendary Arcanist...' Orochimaru simply didn't dare to think about it any further.
"Of course, you still have an advantage," Ian continued. "One day, I will make the requirements for becoming Legendary Arcanist public. I have even started working on creating a clear and widely promoted method for Arcanists. So, it is only a matter of time before Legendary Arcanist becomes more common."
The man with the snake's head breathed a sigh of relief. There was still hope for him.
"Or you can choose a completely different path."
"Oh?"
"Become a god and control [Knowledge Authority]. Although this means that you must hunt down the Tenth Tier god who currently controls this Authority, this may be more feasible than waiting to become Legendary Arcanist."
Orochimaru showed a helpless look. He didn't know how long it would take, or even whether he had the ability to kill a Tenth Tier being in his life. Maybe he would be able to do it when he owns a Floating City in the future.
However, the road to becoming a god has no attraction for him - at least not after seeing the vastness of Arcane Path. He has read some basic information about gods and knows how Empire describes them as a group of Parasite creatures that can only rely on faith to maintain strength and immortality.
With his intelligence, he can naturally detect the prejudice and dislike of gods in this information. Regardless of this, he also feels that it is not suitable to become a god, because this road is full of various constraints and restrictions. Maybe he in the past would rush for such an opportunity, but he definitely will not do it now.
"Okay, stop talking about these lofty topics. You are just a little Third Tier Arcanist now. Even if you have excellent talent and chakra foundation, you still have a long road ahead of you," Ian said, turning his attention to several of his clones.
"What are the results of the study?"