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Ethan had originally planned to rest for a day and start crafting tomorrow, but the image of the new magic staff kept swirling in his mind, making it impossible for him to completely calm down. He decided not to rest after all. After preparing all the necessary materials, he got to work in the workshop.

A swaying ship was not a suitable environment for forging and crafting magical items, even with the magic stone stabilization device activated. The ship's rocking still had a significant impact on him.

However, Ethan overcame all these difficulties because he was eager to complete the project. Even when problems occurred repeatedly, he didn't stop.

Since he used soundproofing magic, he didn't worry about disturbing others on the ship.

At the same time, he used magic to isolate the inside from the outside. A "Do Not Disturb" sign was displayed at the entrance of his workshop, letting Logan and the others know that Ethan was busy with some "magic-related matters" again, so no one would come to interrupt his work.

After repeated failures, adjustments, and modifications, five days had passed by the time Ethan emerged from the workshop again.

"I was in there for five days?"

While eating breakfast, Ethan hadn't realized that several days had gone by in the workshop. He felt very energetic, without any discomfort. His physical strength was also fine. It felt like finishing a long run—he was a bit tired right after the work was done, but had recovered after a short rest.

Logan nodded. In fact, he had checked on the workshop every day. The "Do Not Disturb" sign was always lit, and there hadn't been any major issues during the voyage that required Ethan's decision. That was why he hadn't dragged the captain, who was engrossed in crafting the magic staff, out.

"So, what's the situation recently?"

Every time he left the Goddess of Dawn for other worlds, the biggest disruption was the time difference. They had spent a year in Azeroth, but only an instant had passed here. Although his memory was excellent, it still took him a moment to sort out what had been happening before.

Logan took a bit more time to organize his thoughts, as he had only just shifted his attention back to the matters they were dealing with a year ago.

"We're approaching the predetermined target according to plan. Based on previous calculations, we should be able to rendezvous with Brent's fleet in the next few days."

If Ethan hadn't come out soon, Logan would have called him. There was an emergency button outside the workshop that could notify Ethan of important matters, requiring him to stop his work and come out immediately.

They didn't open the door and go in because crafting magical items carried great risks, and no one could be sure if opening the door would trigger some kind of disaster.

Even this kind of notification carried a degree of risk, but there was no better way. For now, it was the safest option.

"Really? Brent and his fleet are arriving soon."

It was still unknown what kind of dangers this so-called expedition would bring, but Ethan's strength had grown significantly. Loki wouldn't face any danger in this sea region, and Logan, Selene, and even Laura had grown much stronger. Presumably, this expedition wouldn't threaten their lives.

Moreover, Ethan had saved up a considerable amount of space-time energy. If the situation went south, he could take his companions and retreat to another world, then find a solution before returning.

He stuffed a piece of fried meat into his mouth. Since using drugs to enhance his physique, his appetite had increased noticeably. Now he could eat several meals a day, each time consuming three to five times the amount a normal person would eat, depending on his hunger.

Occasionally, he would quietly complain that not only had his potential gone from a teacup to a bucket, but his appetite had gone from a regular dinner to that of a glutton.

"Is this what you spent several days crafting?"

While Ethan ate, everyone took turns examining the long staff he had brought out. They hadn't seen Ethan use it before, and since he had been holed up in the workshop the past few days, it was likely a newly crafted piece of equipment.

The staff was about 1.3 meters long. The shaft was very plain, like a regular metal rod, with no decorative patterns from top to bottom.

If not for the rhombic structure and the staff head inlaid with what looked like a stone or crystal that gave it a somewhat unique appearance, everyone would've thought it was an ordinary iron rod. The faint purplish-blue shimmer told them this was no ordinary staff.

"Is this a magic staff?"

Ethan was a mage, so it wasn't strange for him to have a magic staff. Didn't Loki, also a mage, like to carry a scepter? Although Loki often used daggers, short swords, and throwing knives as weapons, he still carried that scepter most of the time to maintain his mage-like demeanor.

In comparison, Ethan seemed much less committed to that mage image. He often carried knives and swords and liked to wear armor, making people wonder whether he was a mage or a knight.

"Yes, this staff allows me to freely use arcane energy."

The function of this magic staff was very simple, only slightly more complex than the ring on his hand.

The ring on Ethan's right hand stored energy extracted from the Tesseract for him to use. He had relied heavily on the energy stored in the ring to cast spells. Because the energy had spatial properties, spells like Mirror Dimension, Teleportation, Spatial Binding, and even Pocket Dimension could be cast with ease.

This staff had slightly more functions. Inside the staff was a space connected to a dimension filled with arcane energy. The staff would automatically draw energy from that dimension and store it until it reached capacity, then stop. Once the stored energy was depleted, it would resume drawing energy.

The core technology of this staff involved magical principles Ethan was already familiar with, posing no difficulty for him. The reason he hadn't crafted it earlier was that Ethan had never come into contact with arcane energy before and didn't know what it was like. Even if he had tried to search for it among the endless planes, he wouldn't have known where to start.

After coming into contact with arcane energy in Azeroth, he finally gained a detailed understanding of it, and naturally, he was able to lock onto the correct dimension among the endless planes. This method was also commonly used by Kamar-Taj, but the number of "targets" Ethan could search through was much greater than the mages in the Marvel universe.

To avoid unnecessary trouble, Ethan didn't choose Azeroth's world. Instead, he selected a very small and inconspicuous world with a relatively low concentration of arcane energy to draw from. Even if the arcane energy there was sparse, it was still more than enough for his personal use.

The name Arcane Spring came from this. This staff was like a spring that could continuously produce water. In addition, it had another function: releasing all the stored arcane energy in an instant, creating a massive explosion.

Simply put, it was an arcane bomb. If Ethan's calculations were correct, a full-power detonation from this staff might not destroy all of New York, but it could probably level Manhattan.

He created something like this because, despite his growing number of abilities, he still lacked a truly powerful finishing move.

Considering how the World Security Council in the Marvel world once tried to threaten him, he felt it was necessary to have something like this.

He couldn't actually bring the Burning Legion to the Marvel world, and if those politicians didn't see a real threat for a long time, they might lose their minds and provoke him.

At that point, he could simply show them the power of this staff, don't think Ethan spent all that time making just one. Once all the details were finalized and the design perfected, he could make one every day, fill them with energy, and store them in his storage space. When placed in a spatial ring, the staff could no longer draw arcane energy from other planes.

After hearing Ethan describe the terrifying abilities of what looked like an ordinary staff, Logan lowered his head and looked at it a few more times before handing it back.

"I hope you send us to a safe distance before you use that thing."

As someone who had experienced a nuclear explosion up close, Logan knew how painful it was to be caught in that kind of blast. Even with his immortality, he didn't want to go through it again. He also wasn't sure whether the explosion caused by arcane energy had any special side effects.

There were indeed side effects. Considering what happened with the explosion of the Well of Eternity, vast amounts of arcane energy would scatter everywhere, and that world would then acquire a new type of energy.

Given that the Arcane Spring contained a spatial channel connected to another world with arcane energy, Ethan couldn't be sure whether an explosion would establish a stable link between the two worlds.

In a milder outcome, the arcane energy would slowly dissipate over time or transform, becoming a unique type of energy for this world.

In a more severe outcome, the connection would become permanent and take root in this world. In that case, a group skilled in arcane energy—probably still mages—could emerge after a period of time.

"I think you're even crazier than I am."

Loki looked at the staff in Ethan's hand. He was clearly wary of it and didn't want to experience its full power firsthand.

"Just got used to making some preparations, just in case."

He didn't really want to use this thing for that purpose. Its greater function was to deal with enemies that were difficult to handle. Just throw the staff at them, use teleportation magic to escape tens of thousands of miles away, and quietly enjoy the fireworks.

Putting away the staff, Ethan returned to his room and took a full day of rest. He needed to recover to his peak condition before meeting up with Brent's fleet.

(To be continued.)

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