After seeing off the delighted Old Village Chief and his son, Lin Yu couldn't help but shake his head.
This world really is quite magical!
Damon clearly possessed the strength to contend with the Demon King Army, yet he dared not seek recognition through power like Lin Yu did, instead needing to seek a Divine Gift from him to regain his family's former glory.
As far as Lin Yu knew, this kind of situation persisted even a thousand years later; the Hero's party, despite possessing immense power, was nearly executed for disrespecting the King.
Most absurdly, they truly didn't dare resist and only managed to escape the calamity through persuasive speech.
It can only be said that the rigid class structure and servile mentality in this world are still too severe, desperately needing a Chen Sheng and Wu Guang from another world to shout that famous saying that was so popular in the previous life's China...
"The road ahead is long and arduous, Vlamay!"
Lin Yu sighed with emotion, then immediately put the matter out of his mind.
...
...
The next day, or rather, the next day in the Frieren World.
In the early morning, Lin Yu finished inscribing the Holy Scripture and opened the Chat Box, looking refreshed.
The reason it had been closed all night was actually a small experiment he was conducting based on his speculation.
As expected, when the Chat Box unfolded in his consciousness, the messages in the Group were still paused at the time he closed it yesterday...
Lin Yu's heart stirred, and he sent a message: "Good morning, everyone!"
The Chat Box remained silent for a moment before Su Haoming, who was the most idle, quickly replied.
【Su Haoming: Big Shot, good morning! 】
【Su Haoming: Is it morning where you are? 】
【Su Haoming: If that's the case, wasn't it just the middle of the night for you a moment ago? 】
【Lin Yu: A moment ago? 】
【Su Haoming: Yes, didn't you just log off not long ago? 】
【Su Haoming: Calculating the time, it was probably less than a minute ago... 】
So it is true...
Lin Yu thought to himself.
Ever since seeing the overall Activity Points, he had suspected that the Time Flow Difference existed between different worlds.
By convention, the time granted to the first batch of Founding Member Group Members in the Chat Box should have been consistent.
However, because Lin Yu's main body was too vast, even the mighty Chat Box required ten years to complete the recognition of ownership, which resulted in Lin Yu, also an original Group Member, joining the Group a full ten years later than the other three.
But after Lin Yu joined, he discovered that the other three had only entered the Group three days before him.
Three days versus over three thousand days, roughly a 1:1000+ time flow ratio.
This ratio was quite exaggerated, even visibly apparent!
If this were true, then when the other Group Members spent a few seconds sending a message, it would take at least several thousand seconds, or one hour, for Lin Yu to receive it.
But that was not the case; Lin Yu's conversations with the other three were quite smooth, without such long waits.
Considering this, Lin Yu hadn't dared to jump to conclusions.
Only now, discovering that the Time Flow Difference indeed seemed to exist, did Lin Yu form a brand new deduction.
He pondered for a moment and sent another message.
【Lin Yu: Brother Su, I think I've discovered something. 】
【Lin Yu: Could you help me conduct an experiment? 】
【Su Haoming: Sure! 】
Receiving the reply, Lin Yu immediately began explaining the experiment's content.
First, he kept the Chat Box open and had Su Haoming time him simultaneously. After one minute, they compared the times, and they were indeed exactly the same.
Afterward, Lin Yu asked Su Haoming to start timing again, while he closed the Chat Box and timed silently in the Frieren World.
After one hour, he reopened the Chat Box and asked Su Haoming for the timing result, only to find that his one hour corresponded to a mere three seconds for Su Haoming, who had kept the Chat Box open.
It really is the Chat Box's doing!
This thing truly lives up to its reputation; it can forcibly smooth out the Time Flow Difference between various worlds, allowing people from two different worlds to communicate at the same time flow rate.
This already involved the rules of time that Lin Yu had yet to master!
Lin Yu was extremely surprised, and at the same time, he became even more expectant of the Chat Box's potential capabilities.
Since the Chat Box could even resolve issues related to time, his own problem should also be solvable, right?
【Su Haoming: So Big Shot, what experiment are you actually doing? 】
Seeing this new message, Lin Yu calmed his emotions, organized his thoughts, and told him the conclusion.
【Su Haoming: Wait, let me process this. 】
【Su Haoming: You mean there is a Time Flow Difference between the worlds, this time difference operates normally when we close the Chat Box, but is forcibly eliminated when the Chat Box is open? 】
【Lin Yu: Exactly. 】
【Su Haoming: No wonder you suddenly said good morning... 】
【Su Haoming: But if that's true, why didn't we notice it before? 】
【Lin Yu: Perhaps because the time flow rates of your worlds are similar, making the difference not obvious enough. 】
【Su Haoming: Then according to this, the Chat Box must have a standard time flow rate to use as a reference! 】
Seeing this sentence, Lin Yu was somewhat surprised.
After yesterday's exchange, the images of the three Group Members had formed in his mind.
Su Haoming's image was that of a standard contemporary university student; although he possessed considerable Knowledge, his clear eyes still revealed a trace of naivety unpolished by worldly experience.
But what he hadn't expected was that this fellow's mind worked quite quickly, immediately grasping this point.
... It seems he just lacks life experience, he isn't truly foolish.
【Lin Yu: I think so too. 】
【Lin Yu: Regarding this point, I currently have two theories. 】
【Lin Yu: The first is that the Chat Box established the in-group time flow rate based on the first Group Member to join; the second is that the Chat Box inherently possesses a time flow standard, which can be regarded as the factory setting, and this also involves another serious issue: the true origin of the Chat Box! 】
【Su Haoming: ... 】
【Su Haoming: Big Shot, may I timidly ask, is this really something we can discuss? 】
【Lin Yu: 『Grinning 』】
【Lin Yu: If anything happens, I, the tall one, will take the blame, what are you afraid of! 】
【Su Haoming: Big Shot, don't scare me, I finally got this Golden Finger and plan to use it to get rich! 】
【Lin Yu: Alright, considering issues at this level is indeed a bit much for you all. 】
【Lin Yu: In short, I might have to keep the Chat Box open constantly to synchronize time with you all. 】
【Su Haoming: ... I still find it hard to imagine that there's a thousand-fold Time Flow Difference between our worlds. May I ask bluntly, how old are you, Big Shot? 】
【Lin Yu: That's a good question; I don't know either. 】
【Su Haoming: Is it four digits? 】
Four digits?
Including the time spent wandering in the Void, it has long surpassed that!
Of course, although that period was long, it was just so-so for Lin Yu.
After all, time is just a ruler for measuring change.
Without comparison, even the longest time is meaningless.
Therefore, Lin Yu didn't know how to answer this question.
After a moment of contemplation, he chose to reply with a smiling emoji.
【Su Haoming: Hiss— 】
【Su Haoming: As expected of a Big Shot, truly different from us Ordinary mortals! 】
【Lin Yu: ... 】
【Lin Yu: Don't say that. I was just lucky enough to transmigrate to this world; if it were you, it would be the same. 】
The same?
It's truly not the same!
In the Tang Dynasty Strange Tales World, Su Haoming's expression was complex. He couldn't imagine what he would look like after passing through such a long age, but no matter what he looked like, it certainly wouldn't be the current him.
Lin Yu himself always felt that the Rank he achieved now was merely due to the good luck of stumbling upon a nascent universe.
But in reality, not everyone could be like him, maintaining their human mentality after enduring an almost eternal, long stretch of time in the dead, silent Void where no hope could be seen.
To put it bluntly, this was already a mental state beyond what Humans could possess!
On this point, no one had more say than the World Consciousness of the Frieren World.
In its eyes, Lin Yu was a naturally divine being who regarded himself as a 'person,' possessing a constant mental state and a terrifying obsession firm enough to swallow the World Consciousness...