Chapter 189: Project Pangea (I)
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Edward paused for a few seconds before continuing:
"The second option is to leave the Empire. With all of your financial means, it should be possible to buy a spaceship with FTL technology. The universe is vast, with your abilities, you should be able to achieve something.
"As an Emperor, I can give you my words that the Empire will not pursue you if you decide to leave unless you directly attack us or our interests, however…"
He once again paused, this time lasting way longer. The tension in the room became so thick that it was almost tangible.
"According to the contract all of you signed, if you decide to leave, some sensitive information or knowledge of the Empire will be automatically deleted from your minds.
"Of course, you have until you advance to Tier 5 to make a decision. Before you do so and sign the necessary contract, the knowledge on crystalizing mana will remain a secret."
After hearing Edward's words, many people understood the subtle meaning behind them. If someone decided to leave after reaching Tier 4, with their liquid mana, they will still be considered elite or have some form of advantage in the universe.
This could be considered the Emperor's farewell gifts to them for all their services to the Empire. However, these people will not be able to share this knowledge with other people, nor will they have the opportunity to access the Crystallization Method.
That way, if they want to become Tier 5, they can only be Iron-Grade Tier 5.
Who does not want to be more powerful?
This is essentially an open plot by the Emperor. If someone wants to be a leading figure of the universe in the future, not only will they have to follow the Empire's law, they also have to display a certain level of trust in the Emperor.
On top of that, since the Emperor can come up with such a magical way to shorten the time to reach high tiers, why can't he do it again?
From the Tier System in the library, these arcanists knew that Tier 6 was planetary, Tier 7 Star Level, and Tier 8 Solar System Level.
The jump from Tier 7 to Tier 8 is truly vast. From being able to destroy a star to an entire solar system, the amount of mana required would be tremendous.
They could imagine how long would it take them to gather such mana? Would that even be possible with their lifespan?
Then there is the jump from Tier 8 to Tier 9 Galaxy Level. How much mana does this require?
Since crystalized mana is a sublimated or higher form of mana, the requirement for quantity is vastly reduced. The same for liquid mana. However, even then, the amount of time needed to reach these levels might be counted in thousands, ten thousand, or even a hundred thousand years.
When it comes to this problem, Edward has also noticed this. However, unlike these people, he already had some basic ideas on how to deal with the issue.
…
"Alright, let's began with the Symposium. This is the first project we will be working on today."
A file was sent to all the people attending. After reading it, they began to review it and discuss how to implement it. After all, they will receive a lot of Arcane Merits once everything is done.
Two days later, everything was calculated and planned. Then, the people were divided into two groups.
One group began to build temples in specific places in each continent. Many Alchemists who have proven to be great at enchantments were enlisted to build these temples.
As for the second group, they were further divided into 8, each one going to one continent. As for the last one, it was the largest of them all as they were sent to many scattered islands.
Once they arrived, these people used the Gouging Spell to dig deep underground and build a large transmutation circle that will cover the entire continent.
Many Golems designed for digging and mining were sent to help these arcanists to speed up the process. Two weeks later, the continent-size transmutation circle was finished.
Then, many Tier 4 Arcanists who have proven to be very knowledgeable about Gate Alchemy tapped into the earth energy, the aquatic energy from the ocean, and even mana from the leylines.
These people activated the transmutation circle. Finally, each of the scattered continents began to move towards one another; they began to form a whole: they began to form Pangea.
While floating in the air, Edward was supervising the entire situation, making sure that nothing went wrong.
As the continents and small islands moved closer together, the people living there did not feel much before the slight tremor once the continents first moved.
The transmutation circle was designed not only to move the continents but also to ensure the safety and stability of the people and infrastructure on top. Of course, the people were still warned of the upcoming changes.
As the process was reaching the final phase of fitting together, Edward suddenly received a call.
"Sir, the Atlanteans seem to want to interfere with our plans."
Edward nodded to the holographic image in front of him before gazing under the sea. His eyes seemed to penetrated countless distances as he saw a large city underwater.
The city was roughly the size of North America and was surrounded by a shield. Inside, countless people with mainly blue hair lived in harmony. The majority looked like humans, while the rest were mermaids with fishtails.
No matter their appearance though, they all could breathe underwater and were quite powerful when it came to water magic.
Edward raised his hand to cast a spell: Light Cannon.
A magic circle instantly appeared in front of him before shooting a massive white light. The light traveled rapidly to more than a few hundred thousand meters deep under the sea before hitting the city.
The light hit the shield instead, causing large earthquakes to the entire city. Many people panic before becoming reassured after seeing the shield protecting them.
Unfortunately, this reassurance did not last long as cracks began to appear on the shield. Anyone could tell that it would last long.
The Atlantis Royal quickly began procedures to remedy the situation. However, before they could act, the white light disappeared.
Meanwhile, Edward who purposely ended his attack waited. A few minutes later, a mermaid holding a crystal appeared near his flying location. The crystal shined for a moment before a blue holographic image of a man n a throne with golden armor holding a trident.
Anyone who sees him would think that he was the incarnation of the Greek God Poseidon.
"Arcane Emperor, what is the meaning of this?"
"I should be asking you this, King Nedakh. Why are you interfering in the affairs of our Empire?"
As soon as these two rulers met, they are already ready to draw their swords.
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Chapter 190: Project Pangea (II)
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King Nedakh was surprised despite not showing it on his face. The royal family has just decided to take action against the Arcane Empire, yet they have already received the news. This could only mean that the higher echelons of their kingdom have been infiltrated.
This made him furious and worried at the same time. However, he could not display his emotions in the current situation.
"What are you talking about? The Kingdom of Atlantis has not done anything, but you have attacked us."
"I do not care if you want to deny accountability," replied Edward calmly. "My attack just now was just a warning. Next time, I will send my armada to break your shield and destroy your kingdom.
"By then, even your precious Sea God could not save you."
The hand of King Nedakh on the throne squeezed the harm rest, forming a dent on the metal. He wanted to shout and roar but did not dare. In the past, he feared the technology of the Arcane Empire, but not the people.
But now, he just witness the Emperor use one spell and almost destroyed their shield. In the past, this would not have been possible. To be exact, 5 years ago, this should not be possible.
'How could his strength increase so much in just five years?' thought the king. Although he wanted to know, there was currently no way. So, he snorted coldly before ending the conversation.
Then, the mermaid who was holding the crystal rapidly swim under the ocean, fearing that the Arcarne Emperor would unleash his wrath on her; she was just the messenger, so she did not want to die for no reason.
Edward ignored the Atlantean King. When he first discovered the City of Atlantis, he was quite excited and even sent someone on a diplomatic mission. However, the response of these people was quite arrogant and even injured his messenger.
He understood the mentality of these people. They hated muggles for polluting the ocean. Oddly though, they did not intervene. As for the magical sides, they disdained how weak and backward they were. So, they never interacted or intervened.
Over the years, he tried to make diplomatic relationships with the Atlantis Kingdom to exchange knowledge and resources. But he received the same treatment. So, he stopped trying.
He trained a powerful navy and created special spaceships designed for both naval and cosmic battles. Armed them with powerful weapons and placed them under the sea.
Between the many small conflicts between the two nations, the Atlanteans have always been the ones who suffered. The only reason that Edward has been patient with them so far was that he knew that Atlantis existed in many universes, so he feared that some powerful being would have an issue if he destroy this one.
Additionally, they may have a weapon with the power of Tier 5 or 6.
However, after his return trip and his conversation with Merlin, he did not have that fear anymore. He still will not antagonize the kingdom. After all, he did not want to rely on Merlin for everything.
Nevertheless, he will still take a more aggressive approach when dealing with them.
After sending King Nedakh away, Edward began to focus on the task at hand. Under his supervision, all the continents and scattered islands fit together almost perfectly.
As for the missing gaps that existed, alchemy was used to grow these patches of land so that everything fitted perfectly together.
"Huh?" muttered Edward as he noticed something. He used a spell to scan the Pangea Continent and discovered something. After all the leyline nodes were connected as one, the process of them activating was suddenly accelerated.
Previously, after the Mana Trees were planted, it would still take thousands of years for them to activate on their own. But now, the time needed was drastically decreased.
"Why is that?" muttered Edward. From what he knew, the other planets on the solar system also had leyline nodes and were connected together. Yet, they were still unactivated.
Edward waved his hand to cast a Cloning Spell. Another version of himself appeared next to him for a brief moment before disappearing. A few minutes later, the clone appeared next to him again.
"As you suspected. The other leyline nodes on the other planets have also begun to activate."
Edward nodded his head while looking at a map in front of him; he seemed distracted.
The map was the Pangea Continent. However, there were marks in different spots on this map. They were different ancient monuments that are famous in the world.
Edward focused on the Pyramids located in Egypt, Peru, Mexico, Sudan, and other countries. He could see a pattern by drawing on the location of these pyramids on a map.
It was similar to the continent-sized transmutation circle that he was previously using to move the continents. The only difference was that this pattern was not a circle, but looked more like…
"Ancient Runes?" he muttered. However, he could not find anything from his memories to fit this pattern. However, he did have some clue as to the reason that the leyline nodes were suddenly starting to activate.
He guessed that some ancient civilizations like the Mayans, Egyptians, and Mesopotamians may have created some sort of magical ceremony using the entire world to reactivate the leyline nodes.
However, given how far apart these civilizations existed in history, how could they work so well together? Unless someone was leading them from the shadow.
"Herpo," muttered Edward. "Well, this guy has worked really hard, hasn't he?"
The question now is why did he stop? Why did he not continue with his plan?
Edward shook his head to remove these distracting thoughts from his mind; he was currently busy and had no time for this now. So, after tasking Morgana to study this map and come up with an explanation, he returned to the task at hand.
Once the continents were connected together, it was Edward's turn to take action. He landed on a deserted place.
Then, a massive Gate of Truth appeared floating on top of the continent; the gate had countless runes engraved on it. This was the Gate that all the current Gate Alchemists used to create their Gate of Truth inside their Soul Dimension.
Furthermore, the people of the Empire who want to have their own Gate of Truth will have to use it as well.
Once the gate materialized, Edward closed his eyes as he began to feel the earth underneath his feet. He first felt all the different energy underneath.
He could feel the planet breathe through all the trees, releasing oxygen for people to live. As he sunk deeper, he could feel some form of consciousness.
This consciousness was vast compared to him, but did not seem to have much intelligence: This was the Planet's Will.
One thing that fascinated Edward from the Full Metal Universe was the fact that the entire world was a living being with thoughts and consciousness. The planet itself even had a Gate of Truth that Father opened up during the Promised Day.
So, he studied this phenomenon in-depth. Now, the result of that study will come in handy in this situation.
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(AN: So, according to the setting of the story, after using the perfect Philosopher's Stone, new talent will be granted to the user like Edward's Cosmic Awareness. Because of this, I've been trying to come up with a few ideas for what power the other members of his harem along with the Illuminati Members have.
I already have one for Rowena and Hermione that I'm pretty satisfied with. However, when it came to the others, I'm a little stuck. I have one for Bellatrix, but I'm not too keen on keeping it.
So, if you guys have any ideas, leave them in the comment sections and I will use them.
The rules are that the power has to be unique or special, not too powerful but can grow over time with the story.
If anyone is an avid reader of comics, you can talk about some powers you know about as I used them as a reference for Edward's ability.
If possible, be as detailed as possible with your chosen ability, that way I can use it directly or draw inspiration from it.)
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