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Once the device was activated, the surrounding buildings and environment, which had been completely destroyed, began to be restored on a large scale, and in the blink of an eye, they were almost identical to their original state.

Chapter 71 The Ancient One's Second Visit

After seeing off Heimerdinger, who came to apologize, Yang Qiu's script came to an end.

Script Nine: A Fusion of Technology and Magic

Synopsis: Technological advancements have allowed scientific thinking and technology to spread throughout the magical world, giving rise to one of the most outstanding research institutions in the magical realm—Hextech Research Institute. This new path has produced many geniuses, but because it is relatively new, many of them are still in their infancy…

Script evolution result: Good

Script evolution products: Hextech Research Institute, Heimerdinger, Jess, Victor

Hextech Research Institute: A top-tier magical research institution with hundreds of researchers, occupying one floor of the Clock Tower, possessing its own multiple energy generators and energy recycling devices, one of the main development and maintenance organizations for the Ouroboros platform, possessing thousands of its own unique technologies, and owning a star system-class research ship currently under maintenance.

Heimerdinger: A master mechanic, head of Hextech Research Institute, and recipient of the Silvermoon honorary title. He has unique insights into materials science, energy science, elemental science, and other disciplines, and has made outstanding contributions to the fusion of technology and magic.

Jess: Intermediate Knight, Intermediate Researcher, advocate of the theory of firepower supremacy, one of the genius researchers, one of the main leaders of the Blitz Research Project Group, inventor of various energy compression technologies and electrical energy conversion technologies, inventor of the Mercury Hammer.

Victor: Junior mage, intermediate researcher, advocate of mechanical supremacy, one of the genius researchers, one of the secondary leaders of the Blitz research project group, inventor of various mechanical generalization technologies, one of the experts in mechanical automation research, and inventor of the Chaos Storm Singularity Generator.

The planet representing this script is the smallest in Yang Qiu's mental universe, but its density far exceeds that of other planets. The most prominent feature on this planet is the towering Hextech research facility, which, in addition to the main building, has as many as a hundred experimental sites.

At the same time, Hextech is also a mineral and energy planet. With the support of the planet's own resources and recycling system, Hextech can meet 90% of the needs of the Hextech Organization. The main missing materials are those that cannot be mass-produced by the magical side.

Looking at the busy researchers on Hextech Planet, Yang Qiu shook his head. It's still a case of insatiable greed.

He has invested a lot of mental energy, but there are too many related evolutionary goals, which has limited Heimerdinger's strength to below the legendary level. In terms of personal strength alone, Heimerdinger's combat power may not be as good as that of the mage Blaze. Of course, this is on the premise that Heimerdinger does not use those energy-intensive super weapons.

In addition, with the appearance of the ninth planet, a tiny galaxy prototype was finally completed, and the connection between the nine planets became closer. Yang Qiu's spiritual power continued to grow in the galaxy network. At the same time, it also generated a large amount of renewable resources and a small amount of non-renewable resources related to the evolution of the script on several planets with suitable environments.

The supply of these resources is still somewhat strained for the evolved population, but it is much better than it was at the beginning. The Blue Sac Fish can finally move beyond Earth and swim freely in the breeding pools of the Hextech Organization and sleep in the freezer rooms of the Alchemy Workshop.

After observing the Hextech planet from a god-like perspective for a while, Yang Qiu couldn't help but smile. The future looked promising.

Just then, a portal opened outside Yang Qiu's house, and that familiar person stood at Yang Qiu's door once again.

"Ancient One? Please come in," Yang Qiu said softly.

The Ancient One was noticeably more relaxed this time than last time, exuding an aura of impending retirement.

The growth rate of Yang Qiu's subordinate forces far exceeded her expectations; she had originally thought that it would be enough for them to have a basic structure within a few years.

After the initial concept was established, the Ancient One planned to hand over the Time Stone to Yang Qiu upon her retirement to accelerate Yang Qiu's growth and increase Earth's chances of victory when facing Thanos in the end. However, it now seems that this is no longer necessary.

If things continue to develop at this pace, by then, Yang Qiu might be able to completely take over the courage of the Ancient One and keep Thanos out of Earth.

When she recently read the timeline, she could clearly sense that Thanos's attitude was changing in the future.

Initially, after Odin and she died, Thanos viewed Earth with considerable contempt, watching as various gems gathered on the planet. He was confident that as long as not all six were gathered, he could crush them all.

Especially the successors of Odin and the Ancient One, they were quite incompetent.

Thor's fighting power is not even on par with Odin's, and he couldn't even protect his own strategic weapon, the Bifrost.

Needless to say, Doctor Strange is a wizard who came to the profession later in life. He has good talent, but his growth period is too short, and his use of the Time Stone is not even one percent of that of the Ancient One.

However, as Yang Qiu's power grew, the forces Thanos used to invade Earth each time that Gu Yi saw in the future were more abundant, and sometimes he even resorted to trickery, which was something that had never happened before.

"Master Gu Yi, is there anything I can do for you this time?" Yang Qiu asked, looking at Gu Yi who was smiling as soon as he entered.

If there's nothing else to do, he'll continue exploring his own mental universe; the nascent galaxy holds far greater appeal for him than the bald man in front of him.

“I’ve come to tell you something: what happened in New York is now known to sorcerers all over the world,” Ancient One said, sitting opposite Yang Qiu.

Global Mage?

Yang Qiu was taken aback. There are currently only two factions of mages on Earth: his Clock Tower and the Ancient One's Kamar-Taj. If you count them, they are both on our side. You'll know once you know.

“You didn’t understand what I meant.” Gu Yi stood up and began to explain.

“Karmar-Taj is different from your Clock Tower. It was originally an organization that I forcibly created by force, and its stable existence over the years is due to my suppression.”

"The so-called three great temples are actually internal forces that developed due to the conflict of interests among regional mages."

"Moreover, there are various groups within these forces, and some of these groups are unscrupulous and have not risen to prominence simply because of the oppressive policies."

Yang Qiu listened and nodded. Indeed, no matter what Gu Yi said, her control over her subordinates was definitely not as good as his own. After all, his people were all created through a script, while Gu Yi's were not.

Moreover, even those that have evolved are beginning to show signs of forming small groups.

Chapter 72 Your Boss is All Mine (Seeking Everything)

“I understand what you mean. These small groups know, so what?” Yang Qiu asked, looking at Gu Yi.

“Some mages have asked me to recruit all the mages and knights who have recently appeared—basically all the professionals from your side—into Kamar-Taj.”

As Gu Yi spoke, she seemed to be unable to suppress a laugh, as if she was amused by the low intelligence of the people who had made the suggestions.

Yang Qiu almost laughed at those people's stupidity. He leaned back in his chair and shook his head repeatedly.

Putting aside whether the Ancient One would help them, even if she did, Yang Qiu wasn't too worried now. It was troublesome, but it certainly wouldn't be to the point where they couldn't survive. At worst, he could just leave Earth.

The Ancient One couldn't possibly be here to keep an eye on him; Dormammu, Mephisto, and even Odin were all watching Earth.

So, didn't Blaze's battle with the Ancient One make these people see the truth, or did they think Blaze was the pinnacle of power in the Clock Tower? Or were they so confident in the Ancient One's power that they became arrogant?

But what does the Ancient One's strength have to do with these people? They're usually arrogant and submissive on the surface, but when it comes to crucial moments, they expect their leaders to stand up for them. There's no such thing as a free lunch; they really want to keep all the good things for themselves.

"So what do you mean?"

Although he didn't think Gu Yi would do anything foolish like them, he still had to ask Yang Qiu, just in case.

"I don't think we should condemn it outright."

With a flick of his finger, the entire room was filled with layers upon layers of human figures floating in the air. These were all powerful sorcerers from Kamar-Taj, scattered throughout the earth, and some of them were even among the leaders of the three great temples.

“Some of the people here are bad, trying to take advantage of the new recruits to gain some resources. They also seem very interested in the magic your subordinate Blaze has shown. In addition, they want to use you to test whether I still have the strength to fight. In their minds, it would be best if we both suffered heavy losses, and then they could reap the benefits.”

"At that time, we will not only be able to dismantle Kamar-Taj, but also annex your clock tower and restore their glory from five hundred years ago."

"Some people are slightly better; they simply feel that the mystical should be overseen by Kamar-Taj, just like they were hundreds of years ago. In their minds, with Kamar-Taj around, there shouldn't be any other, independent, large-scale mystical forces."

"As for the next group of people, I think we should give them a chance, a chance to see the situation clearly. People always make mistakes, and life is bound to have its ups and downs. If they can turn back in time, there is still hope for them."

Yang Qiu agreed with the Ancient One's point of view. The inertia of ideas that had been ingrained in Kamar-Taj for hundreds of years was understandable; it's human nature. Changing ideas takes time and events.

"Do you have any suggestions?" Yang Qiu then asked.

"I don't have any suggestions, I just hope that next time we can make a bigger splash and cover a wider area. If we can beat them up like we did hundreds of years ago, they'll behave themselves and things will be easier to handle."

"If by then, there are still people who can't see the situation clearly, then they deserve it."

The Ancient One's suggestion was very good; after all, he had been her subordinate for hundreds of years, and there was still some affection between them.

"I understand, I will follow your advice."

Yang Qiu was also very polite to Gu Yi. Regardless of Gu Yi's reputation, it was an undeniable fact that she had helped him, and not just any help, but all the help Gu Yi could offer.

Without the energy she had accumulated, Yang Qiu wouldn't even be able to construct galaxies in his mental universe, let alone get the energy for the fifth scenario.

"But there's another problem: what's a good pretext? We're not bandits; we can't just storm their door without any reason, can we?" Yang Qiu raised a question.

The Ancient One smiled without saying a word. When she founded the Kamar-Taj Sorcerer's Guild, she didn't even bother to find a reason. At that time, the mystical side believed that might makes right, and there were no other considerations.

However, since Yang Qiu wanted to create an orderly, peaceful, and mysterious side, he should indeed find a reason.

“How about this? It’s almost time for Mephisto to cause trouble every year. Let’s use his name. I’ll cover for him, and we can just pin the blame on him.”

"Anyway, even if he finds out something is wrong, he won't come out to defend himself. Even if he does, no one will believe him. He's a devil. If he makes lying a daily routine, he can't blame others for believing all the lies he told."

Gu Yi thought for a moment and said, "You know, Mephisto has caused trouble on Earth more than once. It's a regular occurrence for him, but most of his troubles have been resolved by Kamar-Taj."

After all, Kamar-Taj isn't just about dimensional invasions; only the Ancient One could handle that, and no one else even had a chance to get involved.

So, aside from the Ancient One, the daily routine of the Kamar-Taj sorcerers involves using the magical network established by the three shrines to monitor mysterious intrusions on Earth and then trying their best to resolve them directly.

"You're right, so let's set the tone like this?" Yang Qiu also thought that Gu Yi's idea was very good, no, not just very good, but extremely good. He felt no psychological pressure at all about finding Mephisto to take the blame.

If Mephisto dies from taking the blame, Yang Qiu will celebrate by setting off a thousand firecrackers.

"Let's settle it like this. I still have things to take care of at Kamar-Taj, so I'll leave now," the Ancient One said, rising to her feet.

Yang Qiu escorted Gu Yi out the door, and after watching her enter the portal, Yang Qiu returned to the house.

Playing tricks? Stirring up trouble? Provoking conflict? Hoping to reap the benefits without lifting a finger?

Your bosses are all my men, you think you can mess with me?

If those people were right in front of Yang Qiu, he almost wanted to ask them a question.

Who here accuses me?

Moreover, the Ancient One's suggestion was indeed in line with Yang Qiu's wishes. After so much groundwork, it was time to make a big splash and announce the existence of the mystical side to the entire Earth.

Currently, the entire Americas and most of Europe are under the Clock Tower's control. Russia's alchemists have also gained fresh blood, and Ethan can be mobilized in the Middle East. The remaining faith power of the broken divine kingdom can be used to build the next story.

Therefore, the only thing that needs to be laid out now is the mystical side of China, and the management organization of that mystical side—the Heavenly Court.

Fortunately, one of the three great temples of Kamar-Taj is located in Hong Kong, right on Chinese soil, making it convenient to beat someone up without even leaving home.

Chapter Seventy-Three: Investigation (Seeking Everything)

"Master Lin, good morning! Aren't you setting up your stall today?"

Early in the morning, the owner of a breakfast shop greeted a man with a dignified appearance and wearing a Taoist robe.

"Yes, I have other things to do today," Lin Zhengying replied with a smile, straightening the sign on the door as he spoke.

It's all a gamble, nothing works, it's just a consolation prize.

This is Lam Ching-ying's signboard, and it's also the most unique signboard here.

It's hard to say about other places, but only Lam Ching-ying wrote it this way; there's absolutely no other place like it.

Despite the sign saying "ten calculations, ten failures," Lin Zhengying's shop still had a considerable number of customers. People would come as soon as the shop opened, and it usually didn't close until 5 p.m. Of course, this was also Lin Zhengying's rule: nine to five, never working overtime.

No one is coming now, firstly because it's too early, only a little before seven o'clock, and secondly because he didn't have any appointments scheduled for today.

"Master Lin, there's no one around this early in the morning. Why don't you tell my fortune?" The breakfast shop owner chatted with the shop owner while he was busy. The two shops had been neighbors for a long time and had a pretty good relationship.

"My calculations are always wrong, and you still want me to calculate for you?" Lin Zhengying said with a smile as he walked into the breakfast shop.