Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!

Discovery of varying strengths in time left Xu Huo somewhat stunned. The nature of Time Force is unchangeable; it cannot, like Spatial Power, enhance its intensity by adjusting ray density. Time flow is uniform within a space, and Time Ray serves solely as a perceptual medium without intrinsic significance. Even noticing interference from another sector’s Time Force in Carmen Field’s time records, Xu could not perceive any distinction between the two.

Yet, within this Prop’s domain, the differences in Time Force lay clearly before him.

Was this what Huahan Werna meant by a gap in understanding?

Indeed, there are fundamental differences between Time Force and Spatial Power, so experiences from Spatial Evolution are not applicable to Temporal Evolution. The Time Rays present within the Prop are solely his interpretation of Time Force, not literal representations. Hence, is this change in Time Force merely detailed differentiation magnified hundreds of times over, or the intensity variance of rain versus stream as Huahan Werna suggested?

Even if the magnitude of Time Force introduced from other spaces varies, shouldn’t two types of Time Force exist within the same courtyard? Yet, nothing is sensed—was it a limit of his evolution, restriction of the Prop, or perhaps a misunderstanding?

Xu Huo’s thoughts quickly churned as he stood still in a courtyard.

Uncertain of how much time had passed, time within the courtyard seemed to start flowing again. The shadow of a courtyard wall emerged vaguely on the side of the main gate, transforming from a wall into a complete courtyard, then into three-sided rooms, followed by more rooms connected into a new square courtyard. Unlike the fixed nature of established courtyards, in the newly appeared ones, flowers, trees, and plants didn’t anchor to a specific time; they were continually budding, growing, blooming, fruiting, wilting, shedding leaves, and then the cycle of life and death began anew.

Nearly all subsequently appeared courtyards remained in such states until the newly formed square courtyards encircled the existing Prop site, even pushing out the main gate.

However, this state didn’t last long. With Xu Huo’s brow furrowed at the center of the Prop, the courtyards disappeared as abruptly as they had appeared, akin to rewinding a video, gradually reverting to their original form.

Curt, the span of quiet lasted merely minutes before the courtyards reemerged, constructing bit by bit as before. Not just flowers and trees, even furnishings exhibited changes, yet as the main gate pushed out again, all newly generated courtyards vanished instantaneously. 𝒻𝘳ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝒷𝘯ℴ𝓋ℯ𝘭.𝑐ℴ𝑚

As the courtyards dissipated, Xu Huo opened his eyes, somewhat irritably pinching the bridge of his nose, then laid out some chairs and a table to eat his brought provisions.

Something seemed to touch upon his senses just now, but elusive and intangible, offering no conclusive breakthrough. Exhausted from futile pondering, he took a pause.

Wind rustled trees in the mountain forest, bird calls and animal cries permeated the air as Xu Huo slowly placed his food down, leaning back into his chair with eyes gazing upon the trees ahead.

A flock of birds suddenly burst from the woods, intermittently circling the treetops before diving back into the forest, seemingly hunting. Instantly, beastly snarls mingled with their shrill cries arose amidst the trees.

Some birds succeeded in their hunt, some returned empty-handed, dispersing the flock.

Some scattered birds flew toward distant woods, others headed for the Prop area, perhaps sensing food within the courtyard. Several birds descended and perched upon the courtyard wall, then hopped onto the ground pecking flowers and grass, hopping again to another courtyard wall, scrutinizing another courtyard, and only after confirming safety did they leap back onto the ground.

The birds didn’t linger in one courtyard, but after hopping around most of a square courtyard, one abruptly weakened.

Xu Huo checked up on that particular bird, discovering it was a mutated species averaging only a twelve-hour lifespan—from hatching its shortest lived ten hours, longest sixteen, but never surviving a full day.

Pensively, he fixated on the bird before confining it within a courtyard with minimal Time Rays.

For the forthcoming duration, Xu Huo, while acquainting himself with Prop and exercising, closely monitored the bird’s survival.

Come dawn of the second day, the bird had surpassed sixteen hours since appearing in the courtyard.

He lifted the Spatial Barrier, and as soon as the bird exited the courtyard, it fell and lay motionless.

No second bird was captured for experimentation. Xu Huo had an inkling of the courtyard’s Time Rays configuration.

This Prop seemingly delineated Time Rays using courtyards or exhibited differing times in each courtyard. Given slight differences between times, perceptual discernment of time speed within remains elusive; for short-lived creatures, the experience differs.

The courtyard isn’t entirely sealed, allowing inside and outside communication. While unaware of how the Prop anchors Time Force within a space, it attests to Huahan Werna’s assertion of Time Force’s state intruding into other spaces akin to rain or water, exhibiting occupation state. Meanwhile, his perception of varying Time Rays probably reflects subtleties between times, those minor differences magnified by the Prop manifest as Time Ray discrepancies.

This is the "deviation."

If progression via the Time Ray model persists, Xu Huo might attain heightened perception of Time Force nuances. Then, distinct Time Rays across spaces might emerge differently, whether refining further or advancing faces sheer uncertainty, as Temporal Evolution fundamentally relies on discerning Time Force’s variances, ascending only upon perceiving other spaces’ Time Force.

Time Force within a space is a cohesive whole; hence proper segmentation pertains to Time Forces across spaces, not confined to a singular space.

Though direction slipped, correction thankfully ensued. Augmented by his erstwhile "Time Rays," he tangibly and successfully captured subtle variances between times.