After entering his research dimension, Ian began to prepare for training. Morgana had planned everything. He once obtained a Titans Divine Artifact from <Warcraft Universe>.
That Divine Artifact contains absolutely perfect control of energy. In order to train him, Morgana is going to let him learn from this Divine Artifact. This method will not only speed up Ian's ability to regain control of magic, but may even take his control to a higher level.
However, before he could start, he received a message. "Has the clone finally been invited into the Samsara Hall? In that case, let's think synchronize."
"What about training?" Morgana asked.
"I can do two things at once."
"That will definitely not achieve the effect I expected," Morgana complained.
"You know how important that plan is to me."
"You should trust your alter ego," Morgana argued.
"I do believe in him, but I also know that without my memory and knowledge, it would be a thousand times more difficult for him to rise quickly in the face of a being who controls Main God Space."
"That's true," Morgana sighed. "In this case, we need to use some extreme means in this training to meet the requirements within the specified time." If part of Ian's thinking is distracted, she must find a way to make up for it to ensure that they can reach the required level in just five years.
"I have no objection," Ian said and started synchronization.
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Earth, AG786 Dimension, Germany:
Ian was walking slowly in a dark alley. He looked around to see if there were any signs of life, then raised his hand and said to his watch, "Morgana, check the surrounding environment."
"There are currently five people within 20 meters of the surrounding area," a cold mechanical voice sounded. This voice was completely different from Morgana of another Ian. The watch was connected to the surrounding cameras and projected a visual picture in front of Ian.
"Two of them are civilians and the other three are at our contact points."
"Three? Logically speaking, there should be only one," Ian said, already alert. This is the last transaction. After completing this transaction, he will have enough funds to build a secret data center for Morgana. Once completed, he can use her computing power to complete his [Human Evolution Equation] - which will not only prove to the world that he is right, but will also open the next stage of human evolution.
"Contact our employer," Ian ordered, and Morgana executed the order.
"Hello," a rough voice with a hint of Russia accent said.
"Nikolai, why are you not alone?"
"--"
"We agreed that only the two of us would meet."
"I can't take this risk," Nikolai said. "Our intelligence shows that many people who came into contact with you ended up dead at the bottom of the sea."
"That's because they want to trick me. Do you want to trick me too?" Ian asked.
"Of course not. We--"
"I'll give you five minutes. If the other two people don't retreat 200 meters away from you, the transaction will be cancelled."
"Wait--"
Ian cut off the communication and took out a cigarette. These nonsense made him very stressed and he needed to relax. Through Morgana's monitoring system - which has been connected to satellites and drones of several countries in the surrounding area - he saw through infrared images that the mercenaries were hurriedly withdrawing from the meeting point.
When Ian finished smoking his second cigarette, Nikolai was already alone. So, he slowly walked towards the abandoned warehouse. When Ian approached, his hand was already on the gun hanging on his waist.
"Where's my money?" Ian got straight to the point, skipping any small talk.
"Show me the goods and we'll transfer the money," Nikolai said, putting his hand on the holster.
"Here," Ian said, taking out a USB flash drive from the inside pocket of his long trench coat. Nikolai walked towards a nearby computer placed on the unfinished stairs. He plugged in the USB flash drive and tapped on the keyboard a few times.
"You should be satisfied, right?"
"Wait a minute," Nikolai said. However, after the other party kept tapping the keyboard for more than 10 seconds, Ian noticed something was wrong. So, he pressed a few keys on the watch, and four laser red dots appeared around Nikolai.
"What do you mean?"
"I should ask you this," Ian sneered. "I don't know what you are delaying, but if I don't get the money in the next 30 seconds, these drones will beat you into a hornet's nest."
"What do you want to do?"
"28 seconds," Ian said.
"I'm just verifying the validity of the goods."
"Twenty-five seconds. You know what? I changed my mind. You have five seconds."
"No--"
"4,3,2--"
"I will transfer the money now," Nikolai said, hurriedly typing faster on the computer. Less than 10 seconds later, Ian received confirmation that 10 million US dollars was transferred to its Switzerland offshore account.
"Is it okay now?" Nikolai asked.
"Of course. I believe in the principle of Equivalent Exchange. And since I'm in a good mood today, I won't charge you extra fees for playing games with me."
Ian turned and left, but he didn't remove all the drones. He left one behind to ensure he was safely out of the surrounding area. He didn't turn it off until he was far enough away.
'The next phase of the plan can now begin,' Lin An thought with a grin. Or, that's what he originally thought. He suddenly felt a sharp pain in his heart, forcing him to stop. Blood dripped from Lin An's mouth, but he didn't care. On the contrary, he slowly lowered his head and saw a jagged blade piercing his heart.
"If you had been obedient, none of this would have happened," a voice with a strong nasal voice sounded behind him.
'United States accent?' Ian thought to himself. He wanted to turn around, but the power in his body was draining away at an alarming rate.
"You claim to be the smartest person in the world, but are you really?" the voice continued. "Yes, you may have more PhDs than you can count on two hands, but you are so arrogant that you have no idea how the world works.
"If you had just shut up, followed the rules of the game, and used your ingenuity to accumulate wealth and power, you wouldn't be in this situation today. Governments around the world wouldn't be trying to lock you up in basements as their pawns—they would treat you with the respect you deserve and treat you as an equal.
"In that case, you will have enough money, power and connections to start your grand plan to start the next First Tier stage of human evolution. Unfortunately, all your dreams and ambitions will die in this alley."
"Who... sent... you?"
"Is this still important?" the voice said, pulling out the sword. Ian fell to the ground, his vision gradually blurred, and his consciousness slowly dissipated in Void.
"I'll tell you one last thing - maybe it can give you some comfort in the underworld, maybe it can make you die in peace," the voice continued. "Supernatural forces are real, and they suddenly appeared in this world about five years ago. This is why these countries will step up their pursuit of you.
"That's why I was hired to get rid of you."
Ian's consciousness fell into a blank. For a moment, he thought everything was over, but a voice suddenly echoed in his mind.
[Do you want to know the meaning of life? Do you want to pursue power beyond the limits of imagination?]
"That's what I've been pursuing my whole life," Ian replied.
[Then join Samsara Hall. Here you can get everything you desire.]
"Samsara Hall? What a strange name. However, I don't care who you are or what you want, as long as you can save my life and give me a chance to continue to realize my ambition."
[Good answer. Welcome to the Samsara Hall.]
Ian felt a strong white light. When he opened his eyes again, he was lying on the floor with three other people. "Where am I?" He murmured to himself and stood up slowly.
"You woke up just a minute after being teleported? Not bad for a rookie."
Ian looked at the source of the sound. He saw a middle-aged man wearing camouflage pants, combat boots, a tight black T-shirt, and smoking a cigar. This man spoke with a Britain accent.
"Who are you?"
"I am your nanny for this mission. You can call me Booth."
"Nanny? Task? What are you talking about?" Ian asked.
"I don't want to explain the same thing twice, so we wait until the others wake up," Booth said. Ian frowned because he wanted to know more information. However, a quick observation of the man told him that he probably couldn't ask anything useful from him. So, Ian began to observe the surrounding environment.