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Chapter 22 Time Stone? A fake!
Nepal, Kama Taj Mahal, the ancient courtyard.
In the afterglow of the setting sun, a figure leaned against a tree, closing his eyes and pretending to sleep.
Russell was catching up on sleep; he hadn't gotten up early in a long time.
Thinking about his promise to the Ancient One last night, Russell got up early, which was unusual for him.
but,
He was careless.
Nepal and New York have a time difference!
The former is in the East Fifth Time Zone, and the latter is in the West Fifth Time Zone.
Nepal time is about ten hours ahead of New York time.
call out!
In a daze, Russell heard something being thrown at him.
I can hide, but I don't want to move.
Anyway, it won't hurt if it hits you.
Snapped.
A shimmering green gemstone struck Russell on the forehead and then fell into his arms.
Russell stretched and slowly woke up.
The bright moon was already high in the sky.
Gu Yi slowly walked out of the room: "Didn't I tell you to come tomorrow?"
Master, time difference.
Gu Yi remained silent.
After a short while, he finally spoke: "Russell, what do you think time is?"
Gu Yi's question was probably not about the definition or concept of time.
Bertrand Russell focused his mind and carefully sensed the passage of time.
The gem in her arms emitted a green light.
Russell was more sensitive to time.
Speed, the rate at which time passes.
Time passes at different rates on different objects.
Russell looked at the Ancient One with a puzzled expression.
Gu Yi: "Want to know?"
Russell: "Hmm."
Gu Yi pointed to the green gem in Russell's arms:
"Here you are, the Time Stone. Go and find the answer yourself."
"This is the Time Stone?" Russell picked up the stone from his pocket, incredulous.
"Yes, I just copied it," Gu Yi said calmly.
Whew, Russell breathed a sigh of relief. He thought gemstones were commonplace; it turned out they were fakes.
Gu Yi adds:
"Its function is similar to the Time Stone, but its effect may be slightly less."
Moreover, it doesn't have unlimited energy; activating it requires consuming one's own energy.
Russell looked at the Time Stone in his hand, his expression conflicted.
Does it require energy? I wonder if the intangible energy representing [physical constitution] and the spiritual energy representing [spirit] would work.
If I'm going to spend my life on it, then forget it; I need to save those points to improve my attributes.
One-time and permanent.
Russell still felt that permanence was more important.
Try mental energy first.
Mental energy surged into the Time Stone.
In an instant, the scene in the courtyard flashed into my mind, then quickly faded away.
In the scene, Russell and the Ancient One sat for a long time before Russell finally took his leave.
Is this... foreseeing the future?
Russell opened his eyes and looked at the Time Stone in his hand in surprise.
[Perception] The ability to foresee the future has been amplified nearly a hundredfold.
Suddenly, Gu Yi stood up and asked, "Russell, what would you like to drink? Coffee or tea?"
As he spoke, Gu Yi blinked at Russell.
This scene will not appear in the future.
Russell suddenly realized:
“Master, I understand.”
Are you trying to tell me that the future is just a deduction, a possibility?
The important question is, what kind of future do I want to choose?
Gu Yi nodded meaningfully.
I just want to tell you that the future is uncertain.
The second half of the sentence, about choosing the future, is something you figure out for yourself.
If you cause trouble later, it's not my problem.
"Russell, take your time playing by yourself. If you don't understand something, come ask me again tomorrow."
As he spoke, Gu Yi took out a hammock and tied it to two trees in the yard.
"I've been busy all day, time for bed."
Russell shook his head and chuckled.
The Ancient One is trying to get rid of him.
With one step, a halo flashed, and Russell arrived at a deserted island.
Just then, a red sun rose over the sea.
The sun has risen.
It's not that Russell and the Ancient One lacked a sense of time.
Time zone divisions are suitable for ordinary people, but not so friendly to mages.
On the deserted island, Russell continued to familiarize himself with the use of the Time Stone.
Hmm? Gwen and George.
With a swipe of his hand, an image moved in front of him and began to play.
In the scene, George leads Gwen to explain to the teacher why she hasn't been to school for the past two weeks.
This footage, which occurred a few hours ago, was recorded by the Time Stone.
Half a month? Shouldn't it be more than twenty days?
Bertrand Russell pondered for a moment, then suddenly realized.
It refers to the speed at which time passes.
The rate of time passage in both universes fluctuates within a certain range.
Therefore, an error occurred.
What does the speed of time's passage depend on?
speed?
quality?
energy?
What about in the microscopic realm?
It's too complicated, I don't understand it.
It seems I'm still better suited to be One-Punch Man.
I sighed.
Russell began to speculate on the future of Gwen and George.
Let me help you avoid any potential problems.
So that I won't leave this universe and then come back.
What irreversible tragedy has occurred?
Although gems can be used to reverse time, they only reverse time, not events.
The event happened, and that's it.
Life is about events, not time.
Russell seemed to have realized something.
When Russell began to deduce the results, he found it to be much more difficult than he had anticipated.
Whenever a choice is made, several branches of varying thickness will appear.
The degree of thickness indicates the likelihood of occurrence.
Almost every short interval, a choice will be presented.
Feeling his mental energy rapidly depleting, Russell stopped his deduction.
This method of deduction is incorrect.
A person will face countless choices, but many of those choices are insignificant.
Only a few times are important choices.
Russell attempted to deduce the result again.
This time, we ignored the minor details and focused on the key points.
Finally, I saw it.
A major bombshell in Gwen and George's lives!
The incident occurred one night several months later.
The Ghost Spider was injured and surrounded by several police cars.
And George,
She stood protectively in front of the ghost spider, trying her best to explain to her colleagues.
Finally, the police were persuaded to open the cordon and let the ghost spider leave.
George was subsequently held accountable and dismissed from his post.
Just as Russell suppressed his anger and continued reading...
The screen crashed and disappeared.
"How could this be?" Russell couldn't help but exclaim.
“Gwen just chose a low-probability branch, and reality has overridden the deduction.”
Is this method of deduction also wrong?
The deduction itself is wrong!
Russell had a flash of inspiration.
What matters is not how many possibilities there are in the future, but which future we choose!
Sensing that his mental energy was about to run out, Russell stopped studying gems.
Take a rest and wait for your mental energy to recover.
After that, they went directly to their door.
Although the images just deduced did not show the figure of the mastermind behind the scenes.
But Russell had a general understanding of the plot.
In the original storyline, this incident involved George pointing a gun at Gwen.
There are several versions of who is behind this: one is George himself, another is Kingpin, and another is Mark Murdoch.
Now that the plot has fallen apart, George can be ruled out.
That's either Kingpin or Mark Murdoch.
If they were good people, Russell would also have the psychological burden of judging them as sinners of the future.
But in Earth-65, neither of them are good people.
Well, just to be on the safe side, let's investigate again.
To avoid wrongly killing innocent people.
Oh, and there was also a criminal organization called Spider Silk; we took care of them too.
Russell silently sentenced the above-mentioned people to death in his mind.