After thoroughly absorbing Grindelwald's knowledge, Ian confirmed that the contract is still in effect.
Of course he won't make that kind of stupid mistake - the contract won't end before he squeezes out the last bit of value from this first-generation Dark Lord.
He knew very well that even if he had been imprisoned for many years, Grindelwald still had hidden potential.
He never believed that this man really stopped thinking about magic in Nurmengard's prison.
More importantly, Ian wants to "witness" that battle with his own eyes--
In 1945, his peak battle with Dumbledore.
The world calls it "legend",
But for Ian, that is a piece of historical data that must be experienced personally.
He plans to activate the contract again and call up the memory of Grindelwald after returning to the living world.
--
After completing all this, Ian finally had a moment of free time and began to review the brief conversation with "Death".
A few words gave him clues that could rewrite the world.
First of all, if he disturbs time at will, he will suffer severe punishment--
At that time, "death" will break through its own ban and come in person.
Secondly, the ancient existence mentioned:
Before "Cataclysm", there were many "gods" like it in the world.
However, after that Cataclysm called Great Cataclysm,
These gods either died or were forced to become part of the laws of the universe.
Ian Based on the information currently available, it is estimated that the Cataclysm occurred approximately twelve thousand years ago.
He came up with this number because he had already noticed--
This world of "Harry Potter" is very similar to the earth where he lived in his previous life.
The same historical trajectory, similar technological civilization,
Even those epoch-making figures exist: Einstein, Newton, Tesla...
It's just that the name and destiny are slightly different.
The only difference is "magic".
This leads Ian to a surprising guess:
--Perhaps, this world is originally a parallel universe of the earth.
He had no conclusive evidence, but his intuition told him that the Cataclysm was the starting point for the separation of the two worlds.
He had read a paper on "Lost Civilizations" in his previous life.
The content mentioned: About 12,000 years ago, there was a highly developed civilization on the earth.
But it was completely destroyed by the sudden Cataclysm.
Later, Mesopotamia people, Babylon people, and Egypt people rebuilt the world from the wreckage--
And that "wreck" may be the legacy of civilization.
Ian thought for a long time and finally connected the two.
Perhaps, Wizarding World of Harry Potter also experienced that Cataclysm.
At that time, Wizarding Civilization was so powerful that even gods like "Death" once walked the world.
But after the arrival of Cataclysm, everything was destroyed.
The gods fell and the world was reorganized, leaving only broken magic nodes and incomplete ruins.
Later generations of wizards discovered these ruins and learned the remaining power from them.
Hence the so-called "Ancient Magic" and "Lost Spell".
Ian believes that the magical environment in that era was far better than today--
The air is filled with natural magic, and spells can be manifested without a wand.
But as the years pass, these magic powers gradually fade,
Until now, only scattered "Leyline Nodes" is still in operation.
"No wonder modern wizards are so weak."
He whispered, "It's not that people have degraded, it's that the world has dried up."
He continued to deduce--
If you can reactivate these Leyline Nodes,
Maybe it can bring magic back to the earth.
He remembered that he had traveled around the world for five years and visited dozens of pyramid sites.
It was then that he discovered that these pyramids were not simple tombs or temples.
From the perspective of the earth veins, they are arranged in a strange array,
It forms a huge magic matrix that surrounds the world.
The location of each pyramid is located above the strongest Leyline Nodes.
Ian Detected extremely ancient traces of enchantment there--
Even after thousands of years, the huge energy remains can still be felt.
Unfortunately, most of the runes have been destroyed by time,
He was unable to completely reconstruct the formation, nor could he understand its true purpose.
"However," Ian smiled softly, "Now that we have World Gate, everything is different."
As long as the time travel ability of "World Gate" is improved,
He can then go back to that ancient era and witness with his own eyes the glory before Cataclysm.
--
His commitment to "death" is not to interfere with past events.
But he never said that he would not observe the past.
Ian plans to return to the ancient times in the future,
As an observer and recorder, uncover the buried truth.
"Let magic flow into the world again - this is the meaning of my existence."
He thought secretly in his heart.
However, he also vaguely realized that things would never be as simple as imagined.
The shadow of that Cataclysm may still be lurking in the depths of time,
Waiting to wake up again.
--
A few months later.
While absorbing the knowledge of Grindelwald, Ian also began to study Barebone.
To be more precise, it is the power named "Obscurus" in his body.
According to the previous agreement, he will teach Barebone the basic theory of magic.
In exchange, Barebone must cooperate with him in research.
In the next six months, Ian conducted countless experiments on him.
He even recreated the memory of Barebone's first awakening of Obscurus--
The experience was extremely painful for the latter.
Ian's conclusion is:
The birth of Obscurus originated from the wizard's subconscious suppression of magic power.
When trauma and fear intersect with Wrath, these negative emotions and magic Fusion,
Forming a dark Parasite energy body - it is both destruction and a by-product of survival.
If described in Eastern terms, Obscurus is the "feminine demon".
This is also the reason why adults cannot become Obscurial--
They have gained control and will no longer let their emotions consume their magic.
However, children's magic power is not yet stable and can easily be contaminated by Mind Stone.
Most Obscurial don't live to be ten years old,
But Barebone survived--
Ian got the answer from analyzing the data:
Dumbledore family's bloodline gave him extraordinary magic power and soul strength.
His powerful spirit Divine Power allows him to split his consciousness into two parts:
One part retains reason, and the other part carries all the pain and resentment.
The latter is Source of Obscurus.
Barebone relied on his main consciousness to suppress the sub-personality, thereby achieving partial control.
But once the emotions are out of balance, the personality will backfire.
Because of this, when he learned of the betrayal of "Graves",
The entire New York was swallowed up by darkness.
Ian records everything quietly.
He began to conceive of a brand new magic -
A forbidden spell that can actively create Obscurus.
Of course, this experiment still requires more data.
He decided to wait until he returned to 1992 to find the answer.