"Unless you can't accept it," Ian added. "Phoenix Project" relates to a famous philosophical debate on Earth about the use of teleportation. According to the science fiction setting, one form of teleportation involves dismembering a person at a molecular level and then rebuilding it elsewhere. However, this newly constructed body is only a replica - albeit a perfect replica at the atomic level, but a replica nonetheless.
The focus of the debate is whether the person who has just been transported is dead or alive, and whether they are still the same person. The same is true for "Phoenix Project". Empire also had a similar debate, and everyone agreed that once the original soul dies, the "new person" is a different person.
Some Arcanist can accept being reborn using this method. After all, the new body holds all of their memories, personality, and DNA. As for the soul? As long as a pure soul is used when Resurrection, they can reshape the soul to be as close to the original body as possible.
However, many people cannot accept this form of death. Some extremists even reject the idea of changing their body, even one with a perfect genetic clone that perfectly matches their soul.
"I have no problem," Fury said. He didn't care in what form, as long as he was alive.
"Very good," Ian nodded. "Do you have any questions?"
Fury mused, analyzing everything he knew, and then asked a key question, "How do I send the intelligence I've collected without being discovered?"
"He does have excellent analytical skills," Morgana praised. Fury's ability to become a good spy and climb to this position - especially as a black man - is one of the reasons.
"Don't worry about that," Ian said, before explaining the system used by his Speed Force clone to send messages through Blank Domain.
"Sounds safe enough," Fury nodded. Although he didn't understand the specific details, he could tell that Ian had taken necessary precautions to ensure the security of information transmission.
"Any other questions?"
"No more. I have no problem."
"You have a lot to prepare, let's get started." Empire has a method of training spies, including developing their analytical skills.
Fury also needs to know information about the Tier 11 entities in order to know how to deal with them. However, most of this knowledge is theoretical and is gathered by Ian. Ultimately, Ian wants to teach Fury everything Empire knows about luck so that he can better utilize his talents.
'Maybe we should bite the bullet and buy a basic understanding of Tier 11 from Akashic Records (Akashic Record). This will not only help the task, but will also be of great help to us in opening up the road to Tier 11,' Morgana suggested.
Ian considered this suggestion and nodded. He closed his eyes, connected to Akashic Records, and searched for the price. He almost cursed because he couldn't even afford the lowest price. In the end, he gritted his teeth and sold Empire's countless knowledge to buy this information.
'One day, we have to rob Akashic Records,' Morgana said.
'Are you saying that because there is a vast knowledge base out there, or are you saying that because you feel bad about paying so much money?'
'Both.'
Ian chuckled. This information is crucial to his and Fury's mission. However, it is not the time to focus on this yet, because he still needs to train two other people.
"Ms. Maria·Hill," Ian said while looking at her results. She didn't speak, just listened attentively.
"You are very talented on the road of Mind Stone, and you have extraordinary talents in battleship command and space naval warfare." After Ian finished speaking, he smacked his lips and shook his head.
"Is there any problem?" Maria asked calmly.
"Battleship command is a rare talent, but if you add your Mind Stone potential," Ian commented with bright eyes. "I know how to train you. I will turn you into a Hive Mind, but instead of controlling organic matter, you will command millions of combat spaceships. You will become the first line of defense for our timeline in the Void field."
Ian The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. However, he suddenly sighed deeply. "What a pity."
"What's a pity?" Maria asked. This man's sudden change in mood caught her off guard.
"Empire's program to train commanders is nothing special, as we have only fought a few small space wars and one large war. Although we have conducted millions of simulations in virtual reality, this is nothing compared to actual combat. With my knowledge, I doubt that I will be able to develop your full potential."
'With her talent, maybe she can develop a better training plan - especially after experiencing a war of the scale of [Great Convergence].' Morgana suggested.
'You're right. At the same time, I should also contact Olivia to see how she is progressing in the Star Trek world.'
While the two were communicating, Maria resisted the urge to turn to Byakugan. The earth has not even entered the space age, let alone participated in space wars, but this man was talking about the commander's training level.
In fact, she could tell that this man had extremely high standards, so when he said their training system was "nothing special," it was probably top-notch in many dimensions.
"Train me however you think is appropriate," Maria said bluntly.
"Okay," Ian nodded. "As for you, Coulson, your talent lies in leadership."
"That's it?" Coulson made no secret of his disappointment. He is a die-hard fan of superheroes, especially Captain America, so he thought this was his chance to become a superhero.
"Since Fury is going to carry out this secret mission, S.H.I.E.L.D. needs a new director."
"Wait, are you talking about me?"
"Is there anyone else here?"
"What about Agent Maria and Agent Romanoff?"
"They have their roles to play, and you have yours," Ian explained. "S.H.I.E.L.D. will help our cause more than you can imagine. As the date 'Great Convergence' approaches, all kinds of trouble will happen. Earth will be the first place to show signs of trouble, followed by everywhere else in the universe."
"In the next few years, S.H.I.E.L.D.'s actions will spread to every corner of the universe, and there must be someone who has the ability to control the overall situation as a leader."
Ian paused, giving him some time to digest the information.
"While your gift is leadership, that doesn't mean you won't have power. The Mind Stone system is ideal for most leadership jobs because it's an excellent way to control situations and deliver messages. You can also practice Qi to ensure that if your Mind Stone abilities fail, you won't be helpless to fight back."
"I understand," Coulson nodded.
"In that case, let's get started," Ian said. Most of Fury's training involved learning, so Ian put him into virtual reality. At the same time, the other two also needed to learn a lot, but they also needed physical training.
Therefore, Coulson and Maria will take classes with Ian in the morning and enter virtual reality in the afternoon. Maria learns military tactics, space warfare, battleship structure, command, etc. At the same time, Coulson focuses on developing his leadership skills, which involves studying behavior, charisma, expression interpretation, intimidation tactics, manipulation of people's hearts, etc.
Empire has a method for training government officials, which is to put them into a virtual world and let them solve real-life problems. Ian used the same method with Coulson. He simulated how to extend S.H.I.E.L.D.'s influence to the entire universe.
Of course, Ian does not expect Coulson to succeed in the simulation now. The universe is vast and full of complex organizations and factions.
Therefore, Ian set a passing line for Coulson's test: S.H.I.E.L.D.'s influence can spread to the entire Milky Way Galaxy. As long as he achieves this goal, he will pass and can leave here. After that, Coulson can start to apply what he has learned outside, while insisting on independent training.