Above The Sky-Chapter 1674 - 317: The First ’Ian’ (Part 2)

Chapter 1674: Chapter 317: The First ’Ian’ (Part 2)
Ian did not know Hiliard’s purpose, he only knew that the old knight always showed a complex expression when he saw Yisen Gard, as if he had seen a familiar shadow, and also seemed to detest the person who created that shadow.
Just from Hiliard’s reaction, Ian could realize that Yisen Gard’s appearance... probably resembled Inega II, the former stationed army of Hiliard.
Perhaps even...
"Artificial human? Clone? Or just simply a resemblance through bloodline inheritance?" Ian mused, "It’s said that nephews resemble their uncles, but this is a grandson."
"...None of those. And where did you gather all this random knowledge?" Hiliard’s anger diminished slightly due to Ian’s interruption, and he looked at the boy with slight confusion, "But indeed, you’re not wrong, Yisen Gard does resemble Inega II... only someone like me, who has seen our lord in his youth, could discern it clearly."
At this point, Hiliard shook his head.
He taught Ian some truly important knowledge of transcendence and revealed many magic potion formulas for the Bloodline True Form to Ian.
These dozen or so rare magic potions, originally considered invaluable wealth accumulated over centuries by a great family, seemed like mere grains of sand in the mouth of the old knight, yet Ian did not underestimate this knowledge. He absorbed it like a dry sponge soaking up every drop of nectar.
"What a pity, if only I knew your aptitude and curiosity were so astonishing, I should have told you these last time we met."
Before leaving, the old knight felt quite regretful—as ultimately, their meeting during the last great storm was merely coincidental; he had no intention to take on a disciple at that time. Now it seemed... with Yisen Gard as evidence, The Empire seemed to be planning something still.
And he had grown old, unable to personally prevent or even witness anything... he indeed needed a young disciple to inherit his will.
As Ian watched the old man’s departing figure, he slightly furrowed his brow and then quietly, using the previously left channel, dialed the communication device left by ’Weyges’.
[Kid, I remember I told you not to call this number casually...]
"The old man looks like he’s about to do something foolish."
Before Weyges could pretend to intimidate him, Ian straightforwardly said, "Let me make it simple—are you going to appear as the old man’s benefactor or as his enemy?"
[...]
Weyges was silent for a long time, but Ian, who could see through the other party’s conflicted heart, knew with a fingertip that the other party would certainly make a choice that would satisfy him.
[...I’ll be right there!]
Although Ian was one of the leaders of the White Folks’ Trade Association and the next-generation Inscription Craftsman favored and groomed by Viscount Grant, he still couldn’t move with Yisen Gard and Master Gossay’s fleet.
And just after the Imperial Capital’s exploration team set off, Harrison Port received an unexpected expected news: The last remnants of the Redwood Natives fully mobilized with the intent to attack the Imperial Capital’s exploration team.
Behind them, there was even the shadow of another great power on Terra, the ’Fiery Flame Land’.
Elder Pude and Viscount Grant both went out of the city to confront them, while Ian, in his workshop, was preparing ultra-high-intensity cluster bombs and simple rocket launchers.
"Even in this world with magic, explosives can surely be useful."
This was Ian’s explanation to Weyges, who had come looking for him, regarding his actions: "Don’t you find it cool? With your body’s strength, you could even carry these high-intensity explosives to self-destruct with someone!"
"I won’t banter with you."
Weyges, who had been hovering around, took a deep breath, and said deeply: "You say the teacher followed the Ellen Family’s exploration team to search for Crystal Creatures... but is that really the case?"
"Of course not, searching for Crystal Creatures alone wouldn’t mobilize the Ellen Family and Master Gossay, nor entice the teacher."
Ian shook his head slightly, he looked towards the Southern Sea: "Only the South Sea Great Labyrinth has such allure—they must be there."
And at this moment, the celestial phenomena changed drastically.
With the ocean reflowing, the once storm-raged Southern Sea calmed down, only the lightning at the apex of the firmament interwove more densely like a net—and at the direction of the Southern Sea, an unimaginably vast void appeared.
The Gate to the South Sea Great Labyrinth, had opened.
"How should we get over there?"
"I’ve long calculated the anomalous zone of the Southern Sea, let’s go, I have the boat ready."
At this moment, in the nihility of darkness, Yisen Gard stared at all of this in shock.
"That is..."
He murmured, "Another me in a parallel timeline?"
"Another Ian in a parallel timeline?"
He could understand this scene, yet he couldn’t grasp most of the previous phantasms... whether it was the phantom of an elder Ian who conquered Terra, or the phantom of a complete Ian who slaughtered the entire world, all gave him an extremely real yet absurdly ludicrous feeling.
He knew Ian could achieve it.
But he knew Ian wouldn’t do it.
Yet in the infinite parallel timelines, as long as something ’could be done’, it becomes ’reality’.
And finally, he even saw Hiliard’s attention towards him.
"So the First Knight can live that long."
He thought so, his heart complicated: "It turns out that in front of the elders from that era, my anomaly could be seen at a glance... Sadly, in our universe, the First Knight didn’t meet me in time."