Chapter 786: Time
"What...... Both? Stark asked, subconsciously feeling that the issue was critical, but waited for Yi Huan's cover-up.
"You can't say it again, right?" He said angrily.
Yi Huan was a little helpless, he could only shrug his shoulders and say that he couldn't help, what could he say, it was difficult to tell Stark that maybe the whole world he was in was created by fantasy energy?
Although his existence at this time implies reality, creation is not a pleasant thing after all.
Yi Huan still can't figure out the definition of the so-called real world and the completion theory of parallel worlds, but the only thing he can be sure of is that the people in these worlds around him are real, maybe they didn't exist before, maybe they were created by fantasy energy, but the moment they existed, they became real.
And the original world is undoubtedly the world where Yi Huan is located, that is, the original world.
Humans in the last era created the Second World, brought the surviving magical creatures into it, and then through the Biosphere Project, humans began to multiply again, but there are many doubts in it.
The biggest suspicion is the second world in the hands of the angels, that is, Stark's world.
As far as Yi Huan knows, the timeline of the second world develops on its own, and then maps it to the original world, so that the human beings who receive the mapping in the original world let other more people know about these worlds in various ways, so as to give birth to fantasy energy and make these worlds real.
The wizarding world is based on certain magical creatures, so it's not surprising that different worlds are born, the only problem may be in the timeline, it seems that time is a little too slow.
But in the second world where the angels are, it really came out of nowhere.
They have used their fantasy energy to create several parallel worlds, even parallel universes. Yi Huan also knows a lot about science fiction works, and the world in it is very extensive, much larger than the wizard's small world.
Not to mention the monsters and superpowers who are already able to shatter the universe with the power inside, as well as the huge base of human beings living on different parallel earths, is that really something that fantasy energy can create?
Even if the energy is sufficient, is this kind of power really something that the angels can suppress?
Yi Huan doesn't know the answer to the question for the time being. However, he was more curious about the role of ordinary humans in the new human world.
The new humans who gave humanity a fatal blow in the decisive battle of the last era have different new names after a long evolution, mutants, aliens, and superpowers, but what about those ordinary people, there are many ordinary people in Stark's world.
Are they backgrounds that have evolved from fantasy energy, or are they also potential new humans. This question is important because they have too many bases, so much so that Yi Huan can't see any hope.
These things are even bothering Yi Huan, how can he explain it to Stark, now, it may be a harvest to tie Stark and the power he represents to the same chariot against the angels.
It is easy to fall into silence, and with silence comes silence. Stark also calmed down.
He unraveled his cold armor mask, revealing a somewhat tired face. "I would never have thought that this otherworldly vacation would encounter such trouble, if I had known, I would definitely not come, I hate trouble the most."
"No one seems to have told you it's a vacation." Yi Huan said beside him, he didn't know how the one-eyed dragon knew about this world, but he wanted to have nothing to do with the angel.
Because according to the course of Stark's original world. S.H.I.E.L.D. still has one trouble after another to face, and even has to go underground, and there is no time to trouble themselves, after all, they should be a world that does not exist at all for them. Even the two should not touch each other at all.
Of course, because of the mapping, maybe the details may be different, but there will not be much deviation in general, even if the one-eyed dragon gets the news is unreliable, with his cautious personality, he will not say that this mission is a vacation, maybe Stark came over because he was curious about the other world.
"Of course...... I really don't like teaching birdmen. Stark didn't raise his face with Yi Huan, but said a little tiredly, "The church that suddenly appeared is more mysterious than the Hydra, and I don't even think they should exist in this world at all." ”
Yi Huan wanted to say that your instincts were correct, more accurate than me, but he didn't talk nonsense, but quietly listened to Stark's whining.
"But I still can't believe what you're saying they are." Stark changed his conversation and turned the conversation to Yi Huan.
"One after another, other worlds have popped up, parallel to the earth, I feel that our world has been chaotic overnight, and there must be hostile forces in it, such as you and angels, so I don't fully trust you."
"The most true lies in the world are those that tell you the truth, but not all the facts, and even if they show danger to humanity once or twice, it may be for other reasons, deeper reasons, I'm a scientist, I don't just believe in superficial phenomena."
"If it weren't for the fact that I hate birdmen and know you very well, I wouldn't actually believe anything you say, I don't think we have conflicting personalities, it's impossible to be friends, of course, there aren't many people who are qualified to be my friends, you should understand what I mean." Stark said.
Yi Huan nodded, he didn't expect Stark to believe it, he could go back and check slowly to find the angel's information, but before that, he needed to occupy the position of an ally first and make a plan, at least not to push this force to the angel.
The power of religion can fool around, and Yi Huan doesn't want to try it.
"But...... I'm still going to work with you to keep the plan going. Stark said, "I don't know who you've been hiding from you for the past few months, but I don't think any of these people around me look like angels, and it's not like I've never seen them, and although the last time we met was not very friendly, it's not a reason to start a war." ”
"You just said that it was going to start, then I'll wait for a while, I believe you." Stark looked at Yi Huan in the shadows of the moonlight, "Don't let me down. ”
"No, it won't." Yi Huan said softly.
Stark nodded, and took the topic away. Then he continued, "So...... What are you doing calling me in the middle of the night, not anything else...... Nothing else. ”
"Absolutely." Yi Huan's voice was still calm, "It's about the Sleeping Charm." ”
"The spell is not complete, and it has a certain time limit, perhaps decades. It may be hundreds of years, but one day the slumber will fade, and all the ghouls will wake up from their slumber, dragging the continent into darkness again. ”
"Then just clean them up before they wake up." Stark shrugged indifferently.
"The Maleficent Spell is imprisonment, but it's also protection." Yi Huan looked at him and said, "The spell restricts the ghouls in place, but it also restricts the entry of any living creature or even an object. ”
"When the birds get there, they fall to the ground, and the snow and rain don't go anywhere because the sky sleeps. Not even your miniature nuke will detonate, because the moment it enters the range of the spell, it will fall because the power of inertia is put to sleep. ”
"Are you sure it's just the Sleeping Charm?"
"Of course." Yi Huan said without doubt.
"You ruined my childhood fairy tale." Stark said angrily, "How do you know I have a miniature nuke?" ”
"I'm just saying it casually."
"You won." Stark said, "So what to do then, do you really let the ghouls enter the human world, they will destroy the human race of the entire continent." Even if we can escape with a salvo from the trajectory cannon, the world is over. ”
"I'm not saying that the choice was wrong." Yi Huan said. "I'm just saying...... This spell disrupted all plans, and the spell wasn't complete, so I needed to go back to one place to complete it and find a way to deal with the ghouls, and that would most likely trigger our plans ahead of time. ”
"But I'm not ready, there are some things that I haven't had time to do."
Stark didn't speak. He only knew about the plan, there was no danger in the plan, it wouldn't kill anyone, it was just an act, and he didn't see anything dangerous. The only danger may be himself, but Stark believes in Yi Huan, and if he is wrong, he is also blind.
It's just that he doesn't know what the price Yi Huan needs to pay, if the angel is really everyone's enemy, then the price paid by Yi Huan is too heavy and he shouldn't pay it alone, so Stark didn't refute it, because he knew better that Yi Huan must have brought himself here for a reason.
Sure enough, Yi Huan continued in the next sentence, "Fortunately...... I've found a way to deal with it, and I don't think I should hide it from you. ”
"What?" Stark asked.
"That." Yi Huan pointed to a shimmering ground below and said, "During the time I was talking nonsense with you, I had already arranged it. ”
Stark felt as if he saw some kind of banana-like yellow creature flashing by, but they quickly disappeared into a shadow, making Stark think it was his own delusion, but the delusion ...... Will there be such a detail as a shovel?
He quickly put the question behind him, as he saw something more familiar, a coffin, half-buried in the dirt.
Stark lowered his mask, and Jarvis scanned it using infrared spectroscopy and various data, but they all showed the same thing, which was the coffin.
Stark obviously didn't forget such a characteristic thing, and he opened his mouth and began to talk nonsense, "If you choose this place, the scenery is also good...... The difficult road to Sifer is coming again? ”
Not long ago, the two of them locked Lucifer with a coffin, and Stark certainly remembered it vividly.
"Nope." Yi Huan shook his head, "It's not just capable of tracking and teleporting, do you know what I originally planned to do with it?" ”
Stark frowned, "How would I know. He suddenly remembered that not long ago, Yi Huan had been carving this coffin in the tent, obviously preparing for something.
"There's a contract up there." Yi Huan said, "It can be used to collect time, and time energy is a very ...... Mysterious power, even I can't use it. ”
"I need time to extend a person's lifespan, but I don't have time to experiment, so the best way is to contract time from other people, the time that a person can give is very short, but the time of many people combined, for a person, it is very long."
"What are you telling me about?" Stark's brow still didn't loosen.
"I've contracted some people's time and exchanged food or money for a life they don't need at all, and they will die in the war sooner or later."
Stark thought of what he had seen in the cabin earlier, where he traded piles of food and gold for people, and civilians who had nothing.
"But there's not enough time, Maleficent has advanced everything in advance, and I need more time, because I'm not sure how many times the time has passed, and I need to be prepared."
"What do you mean...... What did you mean by that time? Stark asked incredulously as he thought of the lack of time Yi Huan had said before the wall collapsed.
"Of course." Yi Huan sneered, "Otherwise, what do you think, I need more time to study what magic to use to stop the ghouls?" The birth of any magic is very long, and I am of course referring to the time when the coffin is stored. ”
Stark fell silent, obviously misunderstood, but now he wanted to know more about what Yi Huan was going to do.
"But it's good thing." While Stark was silent, Yi Huan continued, "I have other ways. ”
"What?"
"See this town?" Pointing to the innocent and strange town below the hill, where they had fallen into a peaceful sleep in the snow, Yi Huan said to Stark, "The coffin will rob everyone inside of the remaining time. ”
"They will die, and at the price of the conversion of time, all traces of their existence will be erased, and no trace of their existence will be forgotten by anyone except witnesses within the scope of magic, and from then on...... The town would be erased from the history of the continent. ”
"But...... It's not the same contract you said. Stark stammered.
"Of course, because it's not a contract at all, it's a plunder." Yi Huan said, looking at Stark, who was silent, he suddenly added, "After all...... Sacrifice is inevitable, isn't it? ”
Stark didn't answer, because at this time there were already snowflakes falling over the town, and unlike the swan-feather snow that had been drifting, these snowflakes had a faint sheen of goose yellow, and they slowly fell down, contaminating everywhere, and all traces of man-made creation began to melt there, and all traces of man-made creation were disappearing.
First the town, then the exposed humans, all of them turned to a luster, like fireflies in the night, converging towards the location of the coffin, and then gathering larger and larger.
After just a few breaths, the entire town was completely gone, and any trace of human existence was returned to its original nature, as if the town had never existed.
The coffin, on the other hand, exudes a faint goose-yellow luster in the dark night, like a greedy monster after a full meal.
Stark stayed stunned, watching Yi Huan wipe out this innocent human town, he didn't say anything until the town was completely gone, and then asked in a hoarse voice, "Why did you do this?" ”
"Because there's not enough time, isn't it?"
Stark didn't listen to Yi Huan's rhetorical question at all, he said to himself, "Because all this is because you think that angels are our enemies, and you are preparing for your plan, right?" ”
Yi Huan didn't answer, just turned his head to look at Stark's cold armor.
"It's not that you don't want to hide it from me at all, but you want to take revenge on me and save the whole continent while sacrificing a town, there is no right or wrong, you just want me to know about these innocent people who have been sacrificed...... You're such a cautious fellow, I'll just say we can't be friends. ”
Stark stood up, his voice equally calm, "You'd better prove in the future that everything you said and did was correct, or else...... My world will never welcome you. ”
"You'll see." Yi Huan said calmly.
"Now, it's time to go back, I want to catch up on some sleep." (To be continued.) )