Odin did not like this risky plan but understood that such decisiveness was needed in these dire circumstances. "I'm getting old," he sighed. His younger self had this kind of boldness and ruthlessness. However, in his old age, he prioritized caution above everything.
"I understand how you feel," added the Ancient One. "That's why I chose him." Edward gave her a strange look. Although he looked young, he was older than the Ancient One since she was only 700 years old and was already in his 2000s. However, their demeanor was vastly different. He kept his young mindset, while she felt like an old, tired, and wise elder.
"Let's get this done as soon as possible since Odin can't last long," Edward said, leading them to another universe he designated Earth-232. The Empire had long mastered the technology of navigating the Blank Realm to find other timelines, so this was not an issue.
At his destination, Edward immediately started working. He extended his hand to cast the best Reincarnation Spell he had created, which was not as simple as sending a piece of his soul and taking over a body. No, this spell would use a brief connection to the Universe Will to get a proper identity and thus become a citizen of whatever places they were reincarnated into.
"Wait," Morgana suddenly said in his mind.
"What is it?"
"Give me a moment. I found a way to make the process safer."
"Is something the matter?" The Ancient One asked after seeing him standing with his arm extended, but nothing occurred.
"Huh? Oh, no. I just thought of a way to make this experiment safer. Give me a moment." Edward closed his eyes to contact Morgana.
"What happened?"
"It's done," she said a few seconds later. "I've developed a way to determine the relative strength of a universe/timeline."
"What way?"
"I'm basically reading the universe's aura," Morgana explained. "Powerful entities have their own natural aura; by that logic, so do different universes. I have theorized that based on how many Tier 10 or above a timeline contains, they will have different auras, and by reading this energy, I can determine their relative strength."
"Brilliant," Edward praised. "It seems your new update was beyond what I thought."
"It also came at the right time; otherwise, I might have been useless once you reached Tier 10," Morgana replied with an arrogant look.
"Alright. Lead us to the weakest universes you can detect."
"No problem."
"Let's go," Edward announced to the others.
"What happened?" Odin asked.
"I've developed a way to detect the relative strength of a timeline. We will experiment with a weak universe in case something goes wrong, and we can immediately destroy it."
"You never cease to amaze me," praised the Ancient One with a gentle smile.
"Indeed," nodded Odin. Meanwhile, the silent Ra thought this was a normal thing. Otherwise, how could his master create him?
Edward led them to Earth-777 before casting the spell. Of course, he did not use his own soul for the reincarnation. He would never use his own soul in case something occurred, and he lost it. As paranoid as he was, he knew the terrible consequences of some unknown entity getting hold of a piece of his soul.
After successfully casting the spell, the group waited, but nothing occurred. "Did it work?" Odin asked.
"It did."
"Are you sure?"
"I have accelerated the reincarnation process and can feel the soul already born. So, yes, it did work."
"In other words, traversing the multiverse through reincarnation does not create an early convergence?" The Ancient One suggested.
"Let's repeat the experiment before we make any decisions," Edward said. Following Morgana's new ability, they rested on relatively weak timelines, and a few were close to their own, and the result was the same.
"That is crucial information," Odin said. "We can send spies to infiltrate these timelines, gather information, and weaken them internally."
"We can do even more," Edward said with a glint in his eyes.
"What do you have in mind?"
"I call it Project Speedster," he replied before vaguely explaining his plan.
"Cruel but effective," The Ancient One commented, and Odin was briefly quiet. "Can you teach my wife this spell? If you want, I can pay for it."
"I don't mind, but can you tell me what you plan to do with it?"
"I want to send my people to try and take control of other timelines' Valhalla," Odin stated. "If we want warriors for the upcoming war, the warriors from Valhalla will be useful, so I thought of extending its power."
"That's a good idea." Although he guessed Odin was not telling the entire truth, that did not matter for now.
"What do you want in exchange?" asked the Allfather.
"Five captured Middle Demon Gods," he replied after thinking. Without his Floating City, it would have taken too much time and effort for him to capture these creatures. So, he gave the task to Odin, who had overwhelming strength from the Destroyer's power.
"That's not much of an issue except for the time it will take to track them down. However, do you think dealing with these things is a good idea? They might be useful for the upcoming battle.
"You're wrong," said the Ancient One. "These creatures are beings of chaos. They would turn their fangs against us before helping. They are, in fact, unstable variables, and we should deal with them before the true convergence starts.
"If you say so," Odin replied. He felt she was biased since these creatures lusted after Earth for some reason, and she had a negative opinion of them after fighting them for so long. However, he also realized his views might have been also screwed since he did not have to deal with them as much as hers.
"Can you help him track the Demon Gods?" Edward asked.
"No problem," the Ancient One nodded. She had finished her task of helping build the new Sanctum Santoriums, and she was more than happy to help.
"Is there anything else?" Odin asked. He was getting tired after using the Destroyer for so long.
"How is Thor's training going?"
"Why are you asking this?"
"Something came up, and we may need to accelerate all our plans," Edward stated before explaining the situation with Hydra.
"This is a problem," the Ancient One said. "Mephisto might only rank ninth amongst the Hell Lords, but according to records, he's the hardest to deal with due to his scheming nature."
"That snake has reared its ugly head?" Odin snorted him.
"You know him?"
"He has tried to take over Valhalla many times, including once when I was young. I almost died due to that bastard."
"I guess Mephisto has been busy," Edward commented.
"You can call me if you need any help to deal with that Hell Lord," Odin stated. "You can also contact me to accelerate the plan since Thor is indeed ready." After three years of being humbled and training in his dream, Odin was more than satisfied with his son's progress.
"Alright. It's time for me to leave."
The Destroyer turned into a rainbow before disappearing.
'Interesting. It seems I underestimate the Bifrost Bridge's capabilities,' Edward thought.
"I'll immediately start hunting down the Demon Gods," The Ancient One stated, and with the Space Gem, she opened a portal home.
"I should also return to the agency," stated Ra. "So, master, please give me a ride." Edward waved his hand to open a portal for him.
"We have much work to do, so let's start with Project Speedster," Edward declared once he was alone.
Edward looked at his baby hands, "I seem to be human. However, this doesn't appear to be Earth." His eyes could see the writing in whatever nursery it was in, and he did not recognize the language.
'It's good I'm not on Earth since it might cause trouble to act under the Sorcerer Supreme's eyes,' he thought before acting. He closed his eyes to detect his genetic information.
'Damn, that was harder than it needed to be,' he thought as he felt tired. 'This soul is too weak, and its talent is mediocre. I need to do something about that.' Even though he had his main body's memories, he did not inherit its talent, and the soul used for reincarnation had to be mediocre to prevent detection — especially since this one came with a vast quantity of memories.
Edward focused on gathering any energy in his surroundings to rapidly accelerate the development of his genes and body. Although this body was primarily human at its core, it had many differences from the humans on Earth, so he needed to study them beforehand to ensure no problems.
Then, in the span of a minute, this newborn baby turned into a grown man. Afterward, Edward used the vast knowledge of his mind to grow his soul to the limit of his body to prevent any imbalance.
'The limit of Tier 1? Enough for now,' he thought, sensing the power he could use with his current soul without backlash. He glanced at the three nurses in charge of this nursery who were looking at him, too shocked to speak. With a glance, he entered their minds to get a basic knowledge of this place before erasing all memories of what they just experienced.
Edward then looked at the camera in the nursing room. He wanted to teleport to his destination, but he was unable to. He had no mana, and sensing any kind of spatial energy would take a while. Lastly, he could not use Karmar Taj's method without a sling ring. He had no choice but to use a different tactic.
Edward sent his astral projection through the walls into the security room and occupied the security guard watching the baby's room before removing the footage. He erased the latter's memories before returning to his body. He transfigured new clothes before walking out of the hospital.
This planet was similar to Earth technology-wise, except with a much smaller population. That's because Thanos once came to this place when it was on the verge of destroying itself due to overpopulation. The Mad Titan killed half of the population randomly before taking over.
'If I want Project Speedster to work, the first thing on the agenda is increasing my soul and talent, then creating Morgana's replacement. The first one is not too difficult, but how do I proceed with the second? Start with a Quantum Computer? Or a powerful soul as a container? Maybe both?'
His next destination was the house of the wealthiest individual in this Cre-il City. He influenced the guards and everyone he came into contact with, thus gaining complete control of Sir Luiyek's estate and his money. Edward spent the next 24 hours through the web, learning about the resources of this planet. Once he had a decent idea of the current state of this planet, he ordered Luiyek to procure a few things for him, which he used on two large magic circles in the largest room in the estate, one on the ground and one floating in the air.
The magic circle resembled three circles that met a fourth at the center. Edward then sat at the center. "Let's start." The circle was activated by lightning, and a few seconds afterward, three demon creatures appeared in the three outside circles. However, before these demons could react or process their environment, they screamed before turning into two orbs: blue and bright red. The orbs turned into streams of light that entered Edward's body. He repeated the process more than a dozen times before stopping.
"A purified Tier 6 soul and a new Energy Sensitive Body," Edward said as he clenched his hands. "Although the soul flame is now unstable due to the sudden increase of the soul, this body is not meant to live long anyway, so we can fix the problem later if need be."
He proceeded to the next step, which involved summoning at least Tier 7 and above demons before activating the magic circle in the air, transforming these creatures into materials for a new Gate of Truth. The process took him a week, but he finally created a new gate, which meant his talent no longer limited his actions. Although it was only 30% of the original body, that was still in the realm of super genius, considering how much of an anomaly he truly is.
"On to the next step," Edward muttered before gathering Cosmic Energy for his use. Although he could transform other energy into mana, he was not satisfied with how long this body would need to do such a thing unless he engraved an enchantment in his soul. It was better to use other sources, and cosmic energy was potent and readily available scattered in the universe.
Edward used a detection spell to find the closest technologically advanced civilization to this planet. Building a miniaturized quantum computer on this planet would take too much effort. Although Thanos had conquered this place, he did not help these people advance; he only left one of his ships stationed here to watch over them.
"Found it," He found a planet under the Nova Empire's rule about 26,000 light years away, and it appeared that place was a laboratory for the Empire. He opened a portal to the laboratory and immediately took over the minds of every individual working there.
With state-of-the-art technology and control over some of the best scientists and engineers of the Nova Empire, he created his Quantum Computer in three days. He then erased all traces of his appearance before teleporting to Planet Morag, where he procured one of the infinity stones — the Power Orb.
The orb's purpose was still a way for him to recreate Morgana so that Project Speedster could be accomplished as soon as possible. So, after getting his hands on it, he built a powerful Tier 10 soul with no emotions by converting the energy in the stone into soul energy. He combined the soul with the miniaturized Quantum Computer to further boost its processing power before finally fusing it with his own soul.
"Welcome, master," said a soothing voice. "Do you want to give me a name?"
"Nara," Edward said randomly. He chose an approach similar to Jarvis for this mission to save time, so Nara did not have a shape or personality like Morgana.
"What a wonderful name," Nara praised. "What is your first order?"
"Let's start by building your database." He immediately installed all the knowledge he brought with him, including the ones he took from the Nova Empire.
"Done," said Nara after a few minutes. It took way longer than Morgana, even the old one, but that was to be expected.
"In that case, let's run some basic tests before proceeding to the next stage of the plan."
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