Ian followed this team to the nearest city. He was in a trance during the entire journey and felt that a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders.
Although finding Scholar Race does not guarantee that he can deal with Time Custodians, as long as he can understand the enemy's situation, his mood will be greatly improved.
After arriving at the destination, Luna separated from the team after paying the reward and met up with Ian. The two began to tour the city while verifying a lot of information provided to them by Krovick.
For example, the upper limit of the power of all creatures in this world is Fourth Tier.
The upper limit of technology is Sixth Tier, and no one can break this limit.
"This place reminds me of Hermione's research on system creation," Luna said, and Ian nodded in agreement. KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!'s world is a perfect embodiment of the power of system creation. The construction of that world Cosmic Cube is based on certain rules; for example, after killing monsters, you will gain points, and use these points to improve your magical abilities.
Quantum Realm appears to be a rigorous system, but the true purpose of this system is unclear.
"What are the plans? Do you want to go to City of Enlightenment immediately?"
"No, let's repair Floating City first," Ian replied. His first step was to buy a few Sixth Tier spaceships or magic Divine Artifact. This process was much more difficult than expected, because this is the territory of Sun God Church, and they strictly control all technologies and powerful people.
However, money can make hell. This place uses barter and Soulstone as the currency system, so Ian got what he wanted after squandering it on the black market.
He disassembled these devices and Divine Artifact until he found the correct magic frequency that would allow his Floating City to function properly. Instead of taking Floating City with him, he set it in stealth mode and placed it somewhere.
Although it is very unlikely that Scholar Race is hostile to him, he needs to take precautions not to expose this trump card for the time being. Scholar Race is connected to countless planes in Material World, so he does not want to risk exposing the existence of Floating City prematurely.
Therefore, he did not bring Floating City close to their territory. If they were at Material World, he had confidence in Floating City's stealth system.
However, in this place where the maximum limit is only Sixth Tier, his technical advantage is greatly weakened - especially in front of a race famous for collecting the entire Astral Realm knowledge.
Therefore, Ian set foot on their territory after creating a Divine Artifact that could call on the power of Floating City from a distance.
As the name suggests, City of Enlightenment is a huge city, but it is built on top of a giant spider-like structure Creation with mechanical legs. There is an entrance there, so Ian's spaceship heads in that direction.
They soon discover that gaining access to the portal requires passing a test; they must solve a puzzle, formula, or question in order to gain entry.
There are many questions here covering all fields, from science to magic to the understanding of the soul and countless other power systems.
'Interesting,' Ian thought to himself, then picked a question and answered it, followed closely by Luna. The city was bustling with activity, filled with different spaces, including some creatures from Material World.
He also saw many members of Scholar Race, wearing loose black robes on their short bodies. They had huge heads and did not walk, but floated in the air. They reminded Ian of the observers in Marvel Universe, except that they were much shorter.
After a short tour, they found that this place was somewhat similar to Myriad Laws Codex Plane. There were countless the Library scattered throughout the city, and the main the Library was located in the center.
Ian had to answer a lot of questions to reach Central Library, and also needed to solve a problem that was considered unsolvable before he could meet the top brass of Scholar Race.
Ian and Luna were waiting in a room. According to the receptionist, he would meet with Elder Council tomorrow morning. So Ian waited until the next day, and someone escorted him to a room with a large table.
Opposite them was a Scholar Race wearing a gold and white robe, whose eyes Blink shone with wisdom.
"My name is Kori. What do you call me?"
"Ian."
"I must thank you for solving the problem of Bloodline Sequence," said the great elder Kori. "We have been studying the curse Witch Plane (Witch Plane) imposed on Wizard Race, but before you appeared, our research made almost no progress."
"I'm glad I could help." Ian nodded.
"So, what do you think of this floor of the Quantum Realm? It's a magical place, isn't it?"
"This layer? Are there other layers?" Ian asked.
"Yes, this is only the first level and the most normal level," the great elder nodded. "Once you enter a deeper level, the things you can see will be completely beyond the understanding of ordinary people's thinking."
"Will other tiers be less restrictive?"
"Yes. However, each floor has strange and even confusing laws. If you have the opportunity to visit, you'd better be careful."
"I understand," Ian nodded, thinking about some things in his mind. For example, Scholar Race deliberately chose to stay on this level as a means of confrontation.
In this place, even if a Eleventh Tier strong man appears, they cannot use more power than Fourth Tier, and their technology cannot break through the Sixth Tier level.
Such a place is suitable for Scholar Race as a base to protect them from the greedy hands of other planes in the Astral Realm.
"So, what kind of wind blew you all the way here?" Kori asked, his eyes seemed to encompass all the Truths in the universe.
"I need to know how to deal with Time Custodians," Ian said bluntly.
"You became a time criminal?"
"Yes."
"Well, you can stay here. I guess they can't do anything to you here."
Ian shook his head; this solution was like escaping to another plane for refuge.
"Do you know how Time Custodians originated?"
"I don't know."
"At the beginning of the birth of the universe, Klonai created Ancient Gods and gave them each their own specific Authority when they were born. Her purpose is to let them help manage the universe and help her stabilize the process of the universe moving from Chaos to order.
"However, the unthinkable happened; Spatial Ancient God caused the first killing in the universe, destroying Time Ancient God and taking its power."
Kori paused, giving Ian time to digest the information.
"Klonai originally wanted to punish him or even kill him. However, the latter was a smart guy and very good at talking. He convinced her, claiming that time needs to be protected to prevent other beings from interfering with the space-time continuum.
"He swore an oath to guard the sanctity of Multiverse and all its timelines. At first, Klonai accepted his request because she saw this position as a guardian as a disguised form of imprisonment. But as time passed and the universe filled with life, time criminals began to appear, proving to Klonai the necessity of the guardian's existence. After that, Spatial Ancient God became more and more powerful until he encountered Wizard Race and was almost completely wiped out by them."
'Is this why Time Divine Flame stays on the earth? Is it from the time when Wizard Race fought against Time Custodians?' Ian thought to himself.
"As you can guess, he survived and waited until Wizard Race disappeared. Now, he is the most powerful being in this plane."
"How strong is he?"
"Well, he is the only existence in this plane that has reached Eleventh Tier. More importantly, because he has the authority to borrow the power of Klonai, he is more powerful than the ordinary Eleventh Tier."
Ian frowned. The news was exactly the same as what Klonai told him, even more detailed.
"So, how do I escape the fate of becoming a time criminal?"
"You must survive Time Game."