After personally supervising and confirming Itachi Uchiha's initial training progress on "Shadow Squad", Ian quietly left the training camp and returned to his Core Laboratory.
Most of the strategic goals he set in Naruto World have been successfully achieved, and the remaining work is to wait quietly for his "car" to arrive in this star field.
During the long period of waiting for his return, Ian did not let himself be idle. He devoted most of his energy to the further construction of "Ultimate Magical Body" and the in-depth analysis of "Izanagi", the art of rewriting reality.
At the same time, he is constantly honing his newly mastered Authority and rules. In the shadow of the laboratory, he has not relaxed his supervision of the Machine Clan Legion. Those tireless automated robots are following his will, madly plundering all valuable resources in the Warpath of the multiverse.
Ian once considered reaching a mutually beneficial deal with "Cosmic Will" of this universe. In his idea, Cosmic Will was responsible for revealing the lost timelines captured and hidden by the Samsara Hall, and he was responsible for bringing back these timelines. As a reward, Cosmic Will would give him the precious World Source Force.
However, after some calm evaluation, he finally gave up on this idea. First of all, Void Shield was heavily deployed by Main God Space around those lost timelines. With the means currently available to Ian, it was still impossible to break through these defenses on a large scale without causing violent turmoil.
More importantly, Cosmic Will itself is too weak, and it simply does not have enough power to compete with those "Main God" that are like gangrene on the bones.
Perhaps in the high-magic universe he originally belonged to, this kind of cooperation is still feasible, but in this world where the upper limit of the level is locked, this kind of behavior is tantamount to seeking death, especially if you encounter a Eleventh Tier or even higher-level Samsara Hall master, the consequences will be devastating.
As the day of departure drew closer, Ian felt that Cosmic Will's rejection of his "great god from another world" had reached a critical point. In order to safely pass the deadline, he had to add an extremely complex arcane seal to his laboratory.
This seal not only completely isolated his breath from Shinobi World Star, but also put him into a kind of "absolute confinement" on the physical level. Although he was trapped in it and could not leave, he finally avoided the annoying expulsion wave frequency of Cosmic Will.
During the confinement period, Ian allocated all the computing power to Morgana, asking her to set out the super forbidden spell-"Steal the Timeline" that could be recorded in the history of the Empire.
Although Ian boasts that he has mastered every rune of this technique, whenever he deduces the space and causal logic in depth, he can't help but be shocked by the accomplishments Merlin has shown that transcend all realms. This gap is not only a gap in power level, but also an essential difference in the understanding of Truth.
One day about four months later, layers of silver ripples suddenly appeared in the sky above Konohagakure. In the horrified eyes of the ninjas, a huge city that covered the sky and the sun slowly emerged in the clouds like a miracle.
Although the senior officials of Shinobi World had already learned of the existence of "Floating City" through various channels, when this war fortress, which exuded a faint arcane blue light and had hundreds of millions of defensive runes engraved on its surface, actually came over their heads, the visual impact of a dimensionality reduction strike still made their brains go blank for a moment.
"I can't believe you actually created such a miracle with your own hands," Orochimaru, who had been staying in a corner of the laboratory conducting alchemy research, looked at the city in the holographic projection, and for the first time his vertical pupils showed an almost pious awe.
In the past period of time, he has also dabbled in the field of Alchemy and formations, and he knows how terrifying the technical background is required to make such a metal continent levitate in Void and sail across dimensions.
"This is one of the most outstanding works of my life," Ian looked at the projection, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised, showing a proud smile. He has Fusion captured the essence of multiple magical civilizations in this city, which is Empire's most indestructible mobile country.
But then, a hint of depth flashed in his eyes, "However, there is still room for improvement." Ian knew very well that ever since he heard about the legendary "Mage Race" who had reached the peak of Void, he had never felt any slacker.
He turned his head and looked at Tsunade, who was standing next to him. The former Valkyrie Shinobi World was biting her lip tightly at this time, with an unconcealable embarrassment and nervousness in her eyes. Ian chuckled and held her hand, and the warm power spread down the palm, "Don't worry, it's not some man-eating devil's cave."
"I just... don't know how to face your family," Tsunade murmured in a low voice, with a rare hint of timidity in her voice. What she was worried about was not Empire's complicated political structure, but the possible exclusion and oppression she would encounter after joining Ian's huge "harem".
Even if she has the title of queen of the Empire, if the senior mistresses who have been following Ian for a long time and control the core of the Empire, Authority, become hostile to her, it will be difficult for her to live in such an environment.
"You are overthinking, they are not as addicted to power as you think," Ian comforted with a smile, "The vast majority of people are actually like me. They are essentially a group of 'dead nerds' who are only interested in Truth and research. If I hadn't forced it, they wouldn't even bother to hang up their official titles." He paused, with a hint of playfulness in his tone, "As for the relationship between us, they will never blame you.
On the contrary, if you act like a victim, they will only gather around and look at you with more interest, and then put all the blame on me. After all, bringing you back so soon after bringing Wiz back will really make me bear a lot of Byakugan."
Ian took Tsunade into Floating City, and arrived directly at the main control hall under the guidance of the transmission beam. The hatch opened, and a figure wearing an elegant purple robe and a blond shawl was waiting there with a sly smile.
"Hermione." Ian opened his arms and gave the visitor a warm hug.
"Thank God, you're okay," Hermione breathed a long sigh of relief in Ian's arms. As one of the top leaders of the Empire, this was the first time Ian sent an emergency distress signal in an alien plane, which shocked everyone who stayed in the Empire into a cold sweat.
In order to arrive as soon as possible, she even used the Void Engine that Floating City had just upgraded, which was enough to achieve cross-dimensional teleportation.
"We just encountered a little 'little trouble' in Void, and the city was seriously damaged," Ian said briefly, and then introduced Tsunade beside her.
Hermione's eyes lingered on Tsunade's bumpy figure for a moment, especially when she felt the "tension" in the other person's body that was forcibly suppressed but still exuding, her eyes suddenly became subtle.
At that second, Ian clearly felt that the temperature in the air had dropped a few points, and Hermione even had the urge to summon millions of Fireball to blast the "heartless man" in front of him into scum.
"Hello, I am Hermione·Granger," Hermione quickly calmed down her emotions and showed a decent etiquette smile. She did not blame Tsunade. As a knowledgeable and sensible woman, she knew how fatally attractive Ian's wisdom and charisma that were almost Infinity's to the opposite sex..
"Tsunade... nice to meet you," Tsunade responded stiffly.
"Perhaps we should find a place to have tea and reminisce about old times?" Ian tried to ease the embarrassing atmosphere.
"I'm afraid not," Hermione's expression quickly became serious, "Although I have spent four months in your senses, only one week has passed in the Empire's homeland. However, Civil War things happened this week The tragedy has exceeded Olivia's expectations. She issued the highest mobilization order. I must take you back immediately. Floating City, as Empire's core strategic deterrent weapon, must not be absent from the battlefield for too long.."
"In that case, let's set off," Ian also stopped joking.
After entering the depths of Floating City and completing consciousness synchronization with the core Crucible, Ian first recalled all Machine Clan troops scattered in the multiverse. After all members returned, he took a deep breath and activated the forbidden spell that carried his highest arcane attainments.
In an instant, the entire Naruto Timeline and all its creatures were forcibly stripped away in the indescribable purple-gold arcane light, turned into a crystal clear Dimensional Orb, and was sucked into the storage dimension of Floating City.
Immediately afterwards, Void Engine launched with a bang, and the entire city instantly tore apart Naruto Universe's law barrier and escaped into the gray endless Void.
Witnessing this Chaos and mysterious space again, Ian's heart was still full of awe. In his theoretical model, the reason why Void appears gray or white is probably because his brain and soul cannot fully process such high-dimensional information, and can only simulate it into some perceivable form through existing cognitive experience.. He asserted that when he steps into the indescribable realm of Twelfth Tier, Void in his eyes will look completely different.
After a not-so-long voyage, when the wreckage of the Ninth Tier Floating City that had accompanied him in all directions appeared in the field of vision, Ian still felt a faint pain in his heart. The city that had been forcibly maintained in shape and surrounded by a weak energy shield had long been beyond recognition, and there was a sense of desolation and ruin everywhere.
"My baby..." Ian sighed in a low voice. Although this was not the supreme city that he personally controlled, every magic circuit and every architectural pattern inside it had his hard work poured into it.
"We must repair it as soon as possible, but currently Empire's domestic strategic reserves have bottomed out," Hermione said with a frown.
In order to build the Tenth Tier Floating City that carried Ian's ambitions, Empire almost emptied all his savings. Even because he had been too aggressive in plundering the multiverse before, he also received warnings from some very high-ranking beings and could not start the 'plunder mode' on a large scale again in a short time.
"Don't worry, I brought back a lot of special products from Naruto World," Ian looked at the massive ores and energy crystals collected from various parallel Naruto Universes, with a flash of light in his eyes, "Although due to the difference in plane levels, these items Sickle can only be repaired to about 70%, but as the initial capital for return, it is enough."
"So, you already have an idea?" Hermione asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Of course, it's time for the world to see how Arcane Empire, whose magic power never dries up and whose will transcends all worlds, rose again from the ruins."