Wizard Immortal

Chapter 297 Time Flow

"I'm leaving."

Standing still, looking at Edith beside him, Adir hesitated for a moment before speaking.

Where are you going?

Hearing Adir's words, Edith instinctively asked, "Are we leaving the capital again?"

No, it's not.

Adir shook his head, a hint of apology on his face: "Because I made some new discoveries while researching subterranean creatures, I want to focus on my research for a while, and I may not have any free time for a long time."

"Can I not go?"

Edith's face was calm, her white sleeves swaying gently in the breeze, her long hair flowing freely. She looked quietly at Adir and said, "I'd rather you be by my side than those tedious and dangerous experiments."

Looking at Edith before him, Adir hesitated for a moment, but considering the current situation of the Silver Mist Forest, he shook his head firmly.

"All right."

Edith smiled with relief, said nothing more, and simply stepped forward to gently take Adir's hand: "I'll wait for you to come back."

Adir didn't say anything, he just nodded silently.

Beside them, watching Adir and Edith's expressions, Solana shook her head as if she understood, then happily played on the swing, occasionally letting out soft laughter.

The atmosphere quickly became relaxed.

Before them, Adir and Edith held Solana's hand and walked slowly forward. Ahead, several cats and dogs ran around, occasionally attracting butterflies as they wandered around a garden.

bump!

The metal door slammed against the frame with a crisp sound.

Standing in the spacious laboratory, silently watching Edith outside the door, Adir's expression was calm, but he couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

Strictly speaking, there was no question of liking or disliking Edith; they were merely brought together by the Elven Royal Court for certain reasons, and there was little affection between them beforehand.

But now that they're together, Adir isn't going to shirk his responsibilities.

However, with the impending demonic calamity and the increasingly dire situation around him, coupled with the curse binding him, Adir is forced to keep moving forward in order to ensure the safety of himself and his family as much as possible.

"I hope this world will teach me something."

Quietly closing the iron gate and activating the magic array set up inside the laboratory, Adir thought to himself before walking towards the center of the laboratory.

Before entering this place, he had already spoken with Edith, Culardo, and the others, so there was no need to worry about possible interference from others, nor about anyone entering his laboratory while he was away.

He walked to a stone platform in the center of the laboratory, where Adir activated the pre-set magic array, sat down on it, and closed his eyes.

The next instant, he appeared in a starry sky, where stars twinkled in the distance, emitting different lights that shone on Adir.

Feeling the light, Adir felt calm and simply looked to the side.

In that direction, three stars were hanging high. Although their light was not as bright as other stars, they had a unique sense of realism, as if Adir could travel directly to these three worlds with just a thought.

These are three worlds whose coordinates have been determined, and can be entered directly by consuming boundary energy.

"After the evolution of the ability to travel between worlds, even without coordinates of other worlds, one can forcibly enter them by consuming a large amount of boundary energy."

Standing amidst the starry sky, gazing at the outer cosmos, Adir pondered silently: "However, this would greatly increase the amount of world energy required. With the little world energy I have left, if I do this, I'm afraid I won't even be able to go to a slightly better world."

"In that case, this seems to be the only option."

Thinking of this, he raised his head and looked at the last star.

The star was purple, and it was shining there, emitting a hazy purple glow, which looked very beautiful.

This is the only world among the three world coordinates that Adir has not yet visited.

Of the other two worlds, Adir dares not enter the Emerald World for the time being because of the elven curse.

As for the post-apocalyptic world, there is very little that is useful to Adir. Although the crystal cores on those monsters are still somewhat useful, for Adir's current level, the amount of crystal cores required to improve his strength is far too much. Strictly speaking, the help is not that great.

With that thought in mind, Adir no longer hesitated and looked directly at the purple star. A thought flowed through his mind and instantly spread out.

In that instant, a crystalline radiance slowly spread from Adir's body, instantly connecting with the distant stars.

Through his blurred vision, Adir could vaguely see a gate to the world slowly condensing, opening in front of him, and then swallowing his entire figure inside.

In an instant, his consciousness began to blur. Even his mental power as a level two wizard was no longer effective at this moment, and he fainted directly, drifting away into the distance through the gate of the world.

A hazy feeling washed over me, carrying with it an extreme sense of strangeness.

It felt like a long dream, or like returning from the brink of death.

When Adir opened his eyes again, the scenery before him changed instantly.

Before me lay a dense forest, within which golden sunlight streamed in, bringing warmth to the earth.

Facing the sunlight, Adir turned to look outside and saw the river in the distance, as well as several wild rabbits running around.

"Where there is water, there is life."

Upon seeing the scenery in the distance, Adir's previously tense heart instantly relaxed.

When traveling through different unknown worlds, his biggest fear is arriving in a completely desolate world.

A completely desolate world where there is very little to be found, and it is even possible that a journey will end without finding anything, and the world energy consumed by Adir will be wasted.

Since this world has light, water, vegetation, and animals, it means there is a complete ecosystem, and we might even find traces of civilization within it.

Before Adir could think too much, a vague feeling welled up in his heart, carrying with it a piece of information.

As if by some kind of instinct, standing in this world, Adir subconsciously understood some things, such as certain differences between the two worlds.

"Time here..."

Subconsciously sensing the information appearing in his mind, Adir was momentarily stunned before reacting, and a look of wild joy appeared in his eyes.

"The flow of time in this world is different from that in the Wizarding World; time is significantly faster here."

Using his ability to travel between worlds, Adir compared the passage of time between the two worlds and made his judgment.

Compared to the wizarding world where Adir lived, time flowed much faster in this world. Roughly, one day in the wizarding world was equivalent to seven or eight days here.

For Adir, this was equivalent to having several times more time out of thin air, giving him more time to grow.

"It seems that this world is either on a lower level or is very far from the wizarding world."

Standing there, recovering from his ecstasy, and sensing the time difference between the two worlds, Adir thought to himself.

There are indeed times when the passage of time differs between different worlds. This was discovered long ago by ancient wizards, who recorded it in detail.

Among the treasures of the Elven race are records related to ancient wizards.

Ancient wizards studied the world over a long period of time and eventually concluded that the world existed within a series of boundary seas.

Amidst the vast seas of boundary, worlds are constantly born and perish. Some worlds are located close to each other, situated within the same sea, while others are far apart, scattered across different seas.

The distinctions within this boundary sea are defined by the differences in time and space.

If time flows differently between worlds located within the same boundary sea, it can only be due to differences in the strength of the worlds. The more powerful a world is, the slower its time flows, while the weaker a world is, the faster its time flows.

If one crosses a boundary sea, then distance becomes another factor affecting the flow of time.

"According to the theories left by the ancient wizards, if they are located in the same boundary sea, then even if the worlds are vastly different in strength, the flow of time will not be more than five times faster."

Standing still, silently reflecting on the vast number of books he had read, Adir thought to himself, "And this current difference in flow rate, as high as seven or eight times, is only possible if I cross a boundary sea."

Thinking of this, the corner of his mouth twitched instantly, startled by his own thought.

To traverse worlds and wage war across them is a feat only a wizard of level four or higher can accomplish. And to cross a boundary sea—even among ancient wizards, only a very few top-tier individuals could achieve this; it would be utterly impossible in today's wizarding world.

Such a difficult task was accomplished by Adir so easily.

Thinking of this, he was startled and subconsciously looked at his attribute panel.

「姓名:阿帝尔.法库斯。力量：44.5。敏捷：46.7。体质：45.4。精神：61.7。血肉纯化度：0.4%。界能：142.8。血脉：月精灵（幼年）。」

"It consumed more than 150 points of boundary energy."

Looking at his attribute panel, Adir muttered to himself, surprised by the number but also feeling that it was somewhat natural.

More than 150 points of boundary energy is an astonishing number. Even if you go to the Emerald World, the boundary energy required is only about one-tenth of this number.

However, if this time they have truly crossed the Boundary Sea, then this number is not surprising. After all, the terrifying difference in distance is enough to cause the consumption to increase several times over, so such consumption is not surprising.

Moreover, with such a long time to pass, even if this journey yielded no other gains, it was still a huge profit for Adir.

With a time flow rate seven or eight times faster, it's equivalent to seven or eight years passing in Adir, while only one year has passed in the Wizarding World.

With this extra time, Adir could do a lot, and even take his training as a second-level wizard to the next level.

I hope this world won't let me down.

Silently raising his head, Adir looked at the flat grassland in the distance, put aside his thoughts, and silently walked away.

The scene before him was desolate, filled with all sorts of wild grasses that Adir was unfamiliar with. Adir recognized only a few of the animals, but they had all changed drastically due to the different environment.

Upon suddenly seeing so many unfamiliar species, out of his wizarding nature, he subconsciously stopped and kept having the chip record the scene around him. He even stopped several times to try to identify the properties of several plants using his good botanical knowledge.

He walked and stopped frequently, and soon he came across a deserted path.

The path looked very narrow and crooked, making it very difficult to walk.

The path was surrounded by wild grass and wildflowers, and it looked like no one had walked on it for a long time.

However, upon seeing this path, Adir felt a stirring in his heart, and a sense of excitement welled up within him.

The path in front of them was clearly the result of long-term trampling. Even with careful examination using the chip, Adir could see some footprints on it, which were now faintly distributed around the perimeter and difficult to spot.

However, to some extent, this also illustrates some issues, such as the possibility that there are other humans in this world, and that they may have even developed a considerable civilization.

As for whether there are any extraordinary civilizations in this world, Adir dared not think about it. However, as long as there are enough civilizations in this world, it would already be a good harvest for Adir.

With that thought in mind, Adir walked straight ahead along the difficult road, his steps quick as he went.

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In the silent mountain forest, a series of light footsteps could be heard.

If you look closely, you can see a group of wild men dressed in simple animal skin skirts running around in the mountains and forests. Among them are some people who are dressed in tattered clothes, but whose appearance and temperament are somewhat different from those of the wild men.

However, at this moment, they were all running outwards at lightning speed, as if something was chasing them from the back door, forcing them to run for their lives.

"Run!!"

A voice rang out quickly, accompanied by a series of pitiful screams.

In a corner, a ragged young man, pale-faced, suddenly stopped and looked back helplessly.

Behind him, a huge beast was chasing after him, its body enormous and carrying a strong smell of blood.

It was a tiger that was over three meters tall, with scarlet eyes and a powerful aura. It was biting a thigh in its mouth and staring menacingly at the fleeing people in front of it.

"Aso, run!!" a voice came from behind.

A tall, middle-aged man with a face somewhat similar to the young man strode over from a distance, urging the young man in front of him onwards.

However, before he could say anything, his face turned pale instantly, and he understood why Aso was standing there frozen.

Before them lay a cliff, but the surrounding vegetation was so dense that they hadn't noticed it earlier because they were in such a hurry to escape.

"Uncle Bora, that monster is catching up!"

Before they could react, Aso turned pale, his heart filled with anxiety and hesitation as he listened to the approaching whooshing sound behind him.

At this critical moment, the middle-aged man beside him acted decisively. Although he still had some hesitation in his heart, he suppressed it all and gritted his teeth: "Jump!!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he grabbed his nephew and jumped off the cliff below.

(End of this chapter)