Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!

"Pardon my directness, is it due to evolution, or..." Xu Huo couldn’t hide his surprise.

Hua Han Werna squinted his eyes, "Let’s just say it’s the price of youthful ignorance."

He wasn’t very clear, but the implication in his words seemed to lean towards evolution.

"Evolution is a good thing," Hua Han Werna continued, "Do you know how many players are in the entire game world?"

Xu Huo shook his head slightly.

"Countless."

"The E27 Wormhole Point has less than twenty zones, but during the formation of these several zones, zones are constantly being born and disappearing. Each time a zone is born, there’s a player boom, and by now it’s hard to keep track of how many players are actually at the E27 Wormhole Point."

"And that’s just one Wormhole Point."

"Among so many players, Super Evolvers may only account for 10%, if that many. Time Evolvers are even fewer among all Super Evolvers, and those who understand Temporal Evolution are even scarcer. So, it’s not surprising for an Evolver to take some detours."

"But if you veer off from spiritual Super Evolution or spatial Super Evolution, you can still turn back. Temporal Evolution is tricky; you might even lose your life."

"Young people shouldn’t be too independent; there’s nothing shameful about occasionally asking elders for advice instead of trying to figure everything out on your own." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Hua Han Werna stretched lazily, patting the tools on the table, "Look at me, without capable descendants at home, I’m left to deal with flowers, birds, fish, and insects all day."

"Do you know how to garden?"

The topic shifted quickly, but Xu Huo had no say in it. He nodded, "I’ve learned a bit from others."

"That’s perfect, you’re idle anyway, come and give me a hand." Hua Han Werna tossed him a pair of scissors, "These new saplings have been soaking in nutrient solution for half a day and have grown all over the place. They need trimming before being planted in the soil."

Xu Huo picked up the tools and changed into the shoes brought by the Butler before following Hua Han Werna into the nearby garden.

The garden was a bit messy, with a big jar in the corner, and the roots of the saplings thrown inside had grown out of the jar, seemingly sensing the presence of soil, all stretching into the nearby flowerbed.

"These evolved species are more vigorous than humans." Hua Han Werna instructed Xu Huo to trim the roots, "They won’t grow as fast once planted in soil."

Xu Huo followed his instructions, only to find that the saplings he had just pruned were turning yellow from the small branches, showing signs of wilting.

Hua Han Werna picked one up, shoved it into a pit, scooped a bit of soil to cover the roots, then stomped on it to flatten, "The wisdom of plants: they grow wildly when nutrition is abundant but will first abandon the furthest parts when lacking support, to preserve their core."

Xu Huo watched quietly for a while and then trimmed the roots of the other saplings.

In this way, they pruned and planted all the saplings from the jar, and the garden was soon covered with fallen yellow leaves from the saplings. However, shortly after planting, they did not continue to wither. With the nutrient added, they began to rejuvenate.

Suddenly, Xu Huo said, "It feels like time is flowing backward."

Hua Han Werna adjusted his hat and glanced at him, "Time doesn’t flow backward."

Xu Huo also looked at him, "Time can’t go backward?"

"No." Hua Han Werna stated, "Time can move forward, but it can’t move back."

Xu Huo paused, "I know that the time in zones within the game world differs. Perhaps one could jump from a faster time zone to a slower one?"

"Just because it moves slowly doesn’t mean it doesn’t move." Hua Han Werna laughed, "When I was young, I thought like you, but I gradually gave up as I got older."

It can only be abandoned because if time could flow backward, why wouldn’t someone adept in Time Force reverse his own time?

"I’ve heard people talk about curved time." Xu Huo added.

"That’s just a hypothesis about time." Hua Han Werna stated, "No one has proven it yet."

"What do you think a Time Ray looks like?"

"Crisscrossing lines." Xu Huo answered, "Like overlapping webs where every corner is interconnected."

Hua Han Werna stroked his chin, "That’s quite peculiar."

Xu Huo was slightly surprised, "If it’s not that way, how can a resonance occur between Time Rays?"

"Time is a whole." Hua Han Werna contemplated, "The time you encounter within a space is essentially the same; it doesn’t change with the material. Dividing it into rays is for better understanding and control, but in reality, it’s a whole. When you touch Time Force, the time in the entire space is influenced by you, but individual capabilities limit the perceivable range."

Xu Huo found it hard to comprehend, as it greatly differed from his perception.

"Haha! If you don’t get it, take your time pondering." Hua Han Werna stood up and walked out of the flowerbed, saying, "Your method also works, but don’t get fixated on form, and don’t let Spatial Evolution affect you. Although Time Rays are called rays, they might not be in the form of lines; it’s just a convenient term for understanding."

Xu Huo followed behind him, frowning slightly. Spatial Rays and Time Rays were the basis of his spatiotemporal evolution. He started with the form of rays and, influenced by Carmen Field, the Time Force’s form was closer to rays as well. The most direct way is by introducing Time Rays from other zones to make time flow rapidly for people or objects. If it’s not accomplished in the form of rays, then what is it?

To overturn the structure of Time Rays would be tantamount to overturning the foundation of his evolution. Thus, as he left the flowerbed, his expression returned to calmness.

Hua Han Werna did not continue the topic and instead addressed the approaching Butler, "Have you eaten?"

"Sir!" The Butler was already fuming from a distance, "Your face!"

Hua Han Werna brushed his face, finding the dirt from his gloves smeared on it, and laughed heartily, wiping it roughly, "Don’t be mad, I’ll wash it right away."

He then instructed the Butler to take Xu Huo to the dining room first.

The Butler, noticing the mud on Xu Huo’s shoes and pants, raised his eyebrows higher, exclaiming in frustration, "I don’t understand why planting a few saplings would leave you covered in mud? Were you having a mud fight?"

Xu Huo glanced at the person next to him, also puzzled as to why some people would replant a tree simply because the direction of a leaf seemed off to them.

Hua Han Werna feigned ignorance and walked away.