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Solomon pondered for a moment before answering the question as he did not mind. Given how powerful he was in his lifetime, he could have achieved much more. He could have attained immortality and traveled to the past and future. Yet, he did not do any of that and lived his normal mortal life.
This was by choice.
So, telling the secrets of the past to future generations is not a big deal to him. So, after organizing his thought properly, he responded:
"The answers to your questions are all related. During my time, a battle took place between Yahweh and the other pantheons all over the world. Despite what modern people say, he was not the sole and supreme God but the head of a pantheon."
Edward was not surprised that Solomon was aware of how Christianity evolved in modern times. After all, the current space-time power he was using was Solomon's power.
It's completely normal for him to be able to look into the future and learn a few things.
"I do not know much about the battle since it mainly took place in the Heavens, however, I do know that things became complicated at some point because of outside influence.
"As a king under the banner of Yahweh, my job was to spread his name and faith in the mortal world to strengthen his power. The better a job I did, the happier my people became, the more faith they provided to him, and the more powerful he became.
"To better help to rule the mortal world, Yahweh granted me knowledge about sorcery. Since I was considered his champion, I could access a great deal of his power. However, as I study and understand sorcery, I became fascinated and wanted to uncover its secrets.
"Unfortunately, sorcery or any knowledge about it was strictly controlled by the gods. My obsession with sorcery displeased Yahweh so he reduced the amount of power I could borrow from him. I did not like the fact that my power could be taken away at a moment's notice, so I began to search for knowledge regarding Internal Sorcery.
"Unfortunately, if there is one thing that all the gods agreed on was to prevent the rise of Internal Sorcerers since they do not have to rely on anyone. Additionally, internal sorcery was innate and only a few people had the gift for it."
Edward realized that Internal Sorcery was similar to wizards in his universe, only a few people were born with it. This world does not have mana in the environment, so people can't become mages.
"After I discovered this fact, I changed my plan. I first contacted Lucifer–who was the rebellious son of Yahweh–and made a contract with him to borrow his power, granting me the ability to summon demons.
"Then, I also contacted other gods of different pantheons to make contracts with so that Yahweh could not take away my power when he felt like it."
After hearing this, Edward smiled knowingly. How could things be as simple as Solomon stated? Normally, only by having faith in one deity could a sorcerer make a contract with it.
Yet, Solomon–who was associated with Yahweh–made contracts with other Gods? How did he convince them to agree to such a thing? How did he manage to sign multiple contracts without his soul being affected? And after the other gods discovered that he had so many contracts, so much power, why did they not punish him?
Obviously, Solomon used his wisdom to place himself in the middle ground of the confrontation of these gods to benefit himself. And with a war going on, Edward could imagine the finesse this kind of maneuver would require.
This alone shows how intelligent this old man was, not to mention how deep his understanding of the soul was to be able to contain that many contracts.
Edward understood why Solomon is known as one of the wisest men that ever lived. Part of him thought that the bible did somewhat glorify the ability of this man.
"What was the result of the war?" asked Edward.
"Before I die, Yahweh's Pantheon still had the advantage despite fighting many pantheons at the same time. However, as I said before, things seem to become complicated at some point.'
Edward opened his mouth to ask something when he felt a sudden change in Solomon. His calm demeanor that resembled a wise old man suddenly became mighty and supreme; it was as if he was the noblest and most powerful being in existence.
Edward immediately became solemn and on-guard as he looked at the completely different old man in front of him–despite his visage not having changed in the slightest.
After hesitating for a moment, he asked: "Are you the real Solomon?"
"Hahahaha," laughed Solomon. "Worthy of Merlin's apprentice. However, your understanding of the real and unreal is too superficial. All the versions of me that exist across the multiverse of the current universe, or all the universes that exist in the Void where I existed or once existed and their counterparts in their respective multiverse: they are all me."
Edward frowned after hearing this as his mind rapidly functioned. According to his theory, one way to become a Tier 11 Multiversal Arcanist is to absorb or have control of all the different versions of himself in the multiverse.
That way, even if the original body is destroyed, as long as one of his infinite selves exists in the multiverse, he can resurrect himself. And after meeting Old Man Merlin and knowing of his existence across the Omegaverse, he theorized about possible future tiers.
Maybe one day, he will have to spread his legend and existence across multiple other universes. That way, he will become an existence with numerous clones in multiple universes.
As long as one of these clones or separate parts of him exists, he will essentially be immortal or eternal. Only if someone or something was powerful enough to erase him across all realities where he existed could he possibly be killed.
So, after hearing Solomon's words, he realized that his theory was probably correct. After thinking about this, his eyes suddenly became more brilliant as the path forward was seen by him.
So, he said to Solomon, "Thank you for your guidance."
Solomon sighed, "You are much better than my stupid apprentice."
"You also have an apprentice?"
"Yes. He's someone like you who was reincarnated from Primordial Earth."
Edward frowned after hearing this. He was not concerned about the fact that Solomon's apprentice was also a Reincarnator like himself. From Merlin, he knew that there were many like him.
What caught his attention was the fact that both Merlin and Solomon have accepted this disciple. To Edward, this felt like something was wrong.
"Sir Solomon, why are you and the old man suddenly beginning to accept apprentices?"
Solomon paused for a moment before sighing, "You know, sometimes, being too clever is not necessarily a good thing."
Immediately, Edward knew that his guess was correct. Something must have happened that made all these big shots accept disciples and train more powerful people.
There is the possibility that they are facing some unknown threat that requires more people to deal with. Thinking about this, a sense of urgency suddenly overcame him.
"There is no need for you to be worried. At your current level, there is nothing you could do about it," said Solomon calmly.
"How strong would I have to be to start worrying?" asked Edward; he likes to be prepared for the worse.
"All I can say is that even if you reach Tier 11, you will be nothing but cannon fodder."
From this single sentence, Edward could gather a lot of information. The terms "cannon fodder" could be alluding to a war that these big shots are fighting, and even a Tier 11 Multiversal Individual is nothing in said war.
After taking a deep breath to calm down, he said: "Thank you."
He did not ask any more questions. Although he was curious by nature, he also understood that sometimes, you have to reach a certain level to know some secrets otherwise it will be detrimental. Plus, he did not think that Solomon would say anything more.
"There is no need. You, youngsters, are the future," said Solomon. Then, he took a glowing ball from his hand. "This is my gift to you."
The ball appeared in front of Edward, then, after hesitating for a moment, he took it. Immediately, countless memories appeared in his mind. These memories were the films, manga, anime, and many other things that came after his death in 2019.
Inside, he even saw the movie that both Frank and Lilith came from called [Jungle Cruise].
"This is…"
"It's not really precious but it will save you a lot of money," said Solomon. However, after seeing the confused look on Edward's face, he further explained:
"If you successfully manage to reach the Akashic Records, you can easily gain access to these memories. However, you have to pay for them."
Edward nodded and was not surprised that the latter knew that he was trying to reach the Akashic Record. By now, he guessed how powerful these big shots were.
If he did not have Merlin as his backer, he would have run away the moment Solomon appeared. So, after chatting for a brief moment with the king, he closed the space-time connection.
Meanwhile, right after Edward ended his conversation with Solomon, an old man suddenly appeared in front of Solomon.________
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"Solomon, why are you intervening in my affairs?" said Merlin with a deep frown on his face,
"I didn't do anything," replied the Wise King.
"You should not have said anything to him about the war. How would you like it if I intervened with how you raise your apprentice?"
Solomon was quiet for a moment, "Well, I apologize. You're right, I was out of line in my actions. How about erasing his memory or at least sealing it?"
Merlin shook his head as he knew Edward's temperament the best. If he did that, this would eventually lead to a contradiction between the two of them. So, he sighed: "It seems that I have been a little too lax. From now on, whatever world he goes to, I will block it to prevent any of you from intervening."
After saying that, Merlin disappeared. As for Solomon, he was quiet for a moment. He was indeed out of line but that was how he did things. Since he felt that Edward was talented and knew what he would be facing in the future, he decided to give him a heads up.
This would better prepare for the future. However, he also realized that he had broken some major rules by intervening with another Aspect's disciple. Luckily, Merlin was a more peaceful person otherwise this could lead to serious trouble.
Of course, as wise as Solomon was, the reason he acted so recklessly was that he took into account Merlin's personality and character.
Solomon looked in the distance as he thought to himself, 'Time is running out for these youngsters. If they cannot grow quickly, we may not be able to hold on for long.'
After that, his consciousness left this version of himself in this time and space. He appeared in a parallel universe in the World of Warcraft Universe.
Quel'Thalas, a magic tower:
Solomon walked into one of the rooms inside the tower where a handsome elf was reading a book. He seemed startled when he saw someone barged into his tower without activating any of the magical traps.
"Master, how many times have I told you to not sneak up on me?"
"And how many times have I told you that I am testing your alertness," replied Solomon. The handsome elf sighed and decided not to argue with this eccentric old man who likes to use strange methods to teach life lessons.
"So, to what do I owe your visit this time?"
"Disciple, I have some bad news for you."
Suddenly, the handsome elf had a feeling that he was about to suffer terribly. Knowing how his master operated, this bad news was most likely catastrophic to him.
"What is it this time?"
"I have decided to seal most if not all the functions of your system," said Solomon with a smile on his face.
"What?" said the handsome elf as he stood up from his chair. After being reincarnated into this terrible world, he relied on this system to become one of the most powerful mages in this world, wielding the power of arcane unlike anybody has ever seen.
Now, this old man who became his master just said that he would seal it away and take away all the power and convenience that it provided him.
"I'm sorry, my favorite disciple. Recently, I met the disciple of another old friend of mine, and just like you, he also came from Primordial Earth. However, he was not as lucky as you to have such a powerful cheat-like thing as a system.
"Yet, so far, his achievements have surpassed you by too much. So, I decided to push you so that you can further develop your potential," said Solomon.
The handsome elf gritted his teeth after hearing this.
"Old man, I'm fighting with you." Although he said this, he did not dare to do so as he remembered the first time he met his cheap master. Even with the so-called invincible mode of his system, he was almost slapped to death.
It was that experience that humbled him and made him realize how vast the world truly was.
"Furthermore," continued Solomon. "Although I will not seal your system's ability to travel to other universes, I'm giving you ten years to create a method of your own that can accomplish the same thing. If you fail, that part will also be sealed and you will be stuck in this universe for a very long time."
"Master, how can you be so unreasonable?"
Solomon sighed, "Disciple, this is easier than you think. All you have to do is study how your system travels to other universes and replicate it. Or, you can use the Titan of this world since they also developed Omniverse Travel Technology.
"Some people managed to do with less."
"Are you talking about the disciple of your old friend?" asked the handsome elf with gritted teeth.
Solomon looked at his apprentice with his deep eyes full of wisdom. "Look at your current state, you look like someone whose world has been shattered. You have been too reliant on this system that you have no confidence in doing anything without it.
"Many times, I've told you to use it as nothing but a tool to help you in your magical path but you never listen to me. With such a mindset, you will never become a truly powerful Mage."
The handsome elf had a look of shock on his face after hearing his master's words, and a sudden realization dawned on him: his master was right.
With the system, he could learn most magic spells or theories instantly, he could optimize them and make them better. It was easier for him to create new spells and invent new technology.
Additionally, he could travel to other universes to acquire new knowledge and learn different magic systems. Because of it, in just a few short decades, he became a Demi-God in this world even more powerful than Aegwynn.
Not to mention the fact that he could accomplish his dream of being together with the anime waifu that he idolized in his previous life. One could say that with the system, he has wealth, power, and women.
However, because of this, he had become over-reliant on it—especially after he met his master Solomon and the latter told him about the fact that his system was not the machination of some powerful entity, but a natural gift or talent that he had because he was from Primordial Earth.
As the handsome elf taught about all of this, he realized the deeper issue of his overreliance on this system. His master told him about the things he has to face in the future.
As a result of this, he was instantly overcome with fear thinking how bleak things would be for him. So, he wanted something to rely on to give him strength, to give him some assurance.
Despite the fact that his master told him that his system would become useless after he reached a certain level, he did not want to believe it. After all, that would mean that he had to rely on himself.
Honestly, at his core, the handsome elf did not think he was special. In his previous life, he was nothing but an ordinary weeb. So, deep in his mind, he always believed that he was nothing without the system.
After thinking about all of this, the handsome elf had a look of determination on his face. This was the opportunity to gain his confidence, to prove to himself that even without a system, he could still achieve great things in his life.
"Master, you can seal it. And don't worry, I will not disappoint your expectations."
Solomon smiled after hearing this. How could the disciple who was chosen by himself be simple? Maybe his disciple may not know what is special about him, but Solomon was fully aware of how strong the mind of his disciple was.
Among many of his peers, a lot of them have now accepted disciples and many of them told their disciples about the future that they would face. And from what Solomon knows, all these people had no choice but to erase or seal the memories of their disciples once they learned the truth.
And many of these disciples have cheat-like abilities that are even more powerful than his disciple's system, yet, the latter was among the few that knew the truth and accepted it without almost collapsing
Because of this situation, many other people like Merlin opted not to tell their disciples the truth, for now, waiting for the right time and opportunity.
"I knew that you would not disappoint me," said Solomon as he waved his hand to place a magical seal on a golden light deep inside his disciple's soul.
Then, he disappeared from this universe; he was a busy man so he could not babysit his disciple during his growth.
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Next Chapter Title: Chronomancy
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