Chapter 2045: Touching the Threshold
Although he roughly understood what Huahan Werner meant, in Xu Huo's perception, the time power in the courtyard had already taken shape. To him, it seemed to be in a finely divided state, making it difficult to view it as a whole.
He tried many more times in the courtyard without success, and the location item eventually reverted to its original form.
Not insisting on forcing a result, Xu Huo stopped to rest after repeated failed attempts. Besides replenishing his energy and relieving fatigue, he also found some materials related to time evolution to read.
Of course, not all of it was truly about time evolution; it was mixed with a large amount of plausible but false information. For example, some players' self-conceived ideas about time evolution, scenes of time power witnessed by others, people who used time power, or suspected manifestations of time power, as well as locations related to time evolution. Such materials often included the battle histories of one or several powerful players, most of which were fake. However, some people had tracked down real instances, but those places were unstable—whether they could be entered or how long they could exist were unknown.
Nevertheless, fantasies about time power were abundant. Some even believed that the final state of Temporal Super Evolution was the ability to control the life and death of all things through control. As long as a Temporal Super Evolver didn't die, they would eventually become beings that transcended time.
This idea sounded absurd, but the group proposing this hypothesis used a reason that many found hard to refute: the primordial stone "Time Origin."
Because of the rarity and uniqueness of "Time Origin," many people firmly believed that this type of primordial stone was related to the operational foundation of the game. Since the game could control so many wormhole points, didn't that sufficiently demonstrate the uniqueness of "time power"?
Well, proposing an illusory hypothesis and then proving it with another illusory hypothesis made it impossible to refute.
Other super evolutions could be easily understood, but Temporal Super Evolution was difficult to grasp even when described to others, making it hard to form a concrete concept.
Because of its mystery and incomprehensibility, time power became exceptionally enigmatic, leaving plenty of room for imagination.
And humans, being sensitive to and curious about time, harbored dreams of controlling time and traveling through it.
Xu Huo wanted to take out "Angel's Eyes" to try it. "Angel's Eyes" was an item crafted from an entire "Time Origin" stone, capable of releasing time power, so it could be used as an auxiliary tool. Unfortunately, he didn't know if someone was watching his every move. The value of "Time Origin" could trade for an entire district, and it might even be a component of the Field Battle Angel. Taking it out anywhere required caution, let alone in the current situation.
Regretfully, he tossed all the read materials into the luggage compartment. He had barely slept the previous night, so as soon as night fell, he found a random room and went to sleep.
The remote mountain area had no doors, and many small animals came to visit during the night. However, the more powerful the animal, the higher its perception of danger. There were fierce beasts in the mountains, but when they approached this area, they basically skirted around it. If a hunt happened to bring them nearby, they would abandon their prey rather than enter the courtyard. Instead, smaller animals would recklessly stumble in, and because the courtyard was so large, they would wander around unable to find the exit. Some even used cabinets or beds as nests.
Not only that, but some fast-growing mutant plants climbed over the courtyard walls and extended into the yard, becoming part of the scenery and also serving as food for the animals that entered.
When Xu Huo woke up the next morning, the courtyard was filled with clattering sounds. More birds had flown in than the day before, and many were attracted to the rapidly growing plants inside.
He stood at the door and glanced around, noticing some animals that didn't dare to enter were still lingering nearby, probably curious about the new presence.
After breakfast, it started raining in the mountains. The small animals didn't seem bothered by the light rain and continued jumping around the yard. Xu Huo watched the thick fog drifting over from the mountaintop, estimating that it would soon cover the entire courtyard.
He set up a small rain shelter in the yard and tossed a few bags of nut-based snacks onto the ground to lure nearby animals to eat.
Gradually, more small animals gathered in the yard. Some bold ones even dared to jump onto his legs. However, they weren't so cute when it came to grabbing food. When Xu Huo reached out, he was hissed at. Looking at a mutant creature that resembled a squirrel but had exceptionally soft and beautiful fur, its mouth open to reveal two rows of sharp teeth, he stared at it for a second, then used a single finger to poke it back to the ground.
Most animals ate on the spot, but a few would stuff their mouths and paws full before jumping out of the yard, only to return and repeat the process. Xu Huo diverted his attention to follow one, finding a tree hollow where it hoarded food. The small animal carefully skirted around the colorful mushrooms outside, then hung upside down and jumped in. When it came out, it used its tail to brush the nearby mushrooms, using the powdery spores that fell off to cover its tracks.
Xu Huo watched the spores drifting in the rain and gradually fell into thought.
The vibration of time rays could influence each other. This was a use of time power, tentatively considered touching upon it. According to Bai Kou, this kind of manipulation could damage items sensitive to time power, causing them to fail.
Time power was something humans couldn't change, yet the vibration of time rays could affect items. Did this mean that time power exhibited a certain degree of instability within a range?
Items often used special space-time ores, and the conditions for activating them weren't fixed. Some might also use particular ores, making them highly sensitive to changes in time power. From another perspective, could the instability of time power be due to the vibration of time rays lightly intertwining with the time power of the nearby space? This intertwining might be too subtle for Evolvers below a certain level to detect, but items requiring high-precision control could be affected?
Although districts existed independently, that didn't mean stable spaces were isolated from each other. They might be tightly adjacent, or they could permeate and contain each other due to dimensional relationships. Since space items and instruments could allow players to instantly cross into another space, why couldn't time power do the same?
Could space evolution and time evolution complement each other?