The vine ball bounced upward at an incredibly fast speed, causing everyone standing in it to fall down.
Fortunately, the vine ball only rose at such a fast speed for a few seconds before slowing down.
Everyone then breathed a sigh of relief.
“Did you see that just now?” Zeng Tao stood up from the ground and exclaimed, “Isn’t that… a whole group of petrified creatures?! And… they are giant petrified beasts!”
They had encountered swarms of petrified creatures on the ground.
But they were all petrified mutant creatures of normal size, with at most two petrified pterosaurs. There was absolutely no comparison between them and the petrified behemoth that was seen in the distance this time!
Xu Xin and Lou Feier looked at each other.
They had both seen petrified beasts of that size before.
It was seen in that main vine bundle.
That was the group of giant petrified creatures they saw at the last moment of their exploration of the underground world.
Since then, they have never planned to return to the underground through the teleportation array because it is too dangerous there. Before they become very strong, going there would be courting death.
but…
The number of giant beasts seen in the previous glance was obviously far beyond the number they had seen before!
"...Have the alien invaders' plan to petrify creatures been successful..." Lou Fei'er's eyes revealed a hint of nervousness, "Should we take those petrified beasts as our imaginary enemies?"
Xu Xin took a deep breath and said, "Let's go back to the ground first and discuss it together."
After going through all the places that this "elevator" could go, I had a preliminary understanding of the structure of the World Tree.
I just don't know how he is going to pass on the ability to control the vine ball to other people.
After hearing what Xu Xin said, Shi Wanyun and the others stopped asking questions.
Soon, the vine ball returned to the ground, the vines stretched out, and the wooden door opened.
Xu Xin and his companions walked out of the wooden door and stepped into the dark space within the thick roots.
"Follow me." Xu Xin took a few steps to the side and reached out to touch the wall.
Then, just like exiting a tree house, the wall softened and several people crawled out from the vine bundle they had previously crawled into.
At this time, there were only three explorers left.
Ji Chaoyang, Wen Guixin, and Wang Lei.
"So fast!" Wen Guixin asked in surprise, "How come you guys came out so quickly?"
"... Fast?" Xu Xin was confused for a moment, "What do you mean fast?"
He thought that when he came out, the explorers would complain that he was so slow.
After all, he told Ji Chaoyang and Wen Guixin that he would go out soon and take a look around the underground space of the World Tree and the underground world.
It took nearly half an hour for the vine ball to descend to the underground world and rise back up again.
They must have been waiting for a long time.
What does fast mean
"It's really fast." Ji Chaoyang was also surprised. "You... couldn't get up? You've been stuck in these roots all the time? Didn't you find a way to get up?"
He seemed to have just finished a conversation with someone, and as he spoke, he crossed out the projection of his watch.
"… What are you talking about?" Xu Xin was really confused, and then he summarized what he did in a few words, "Of course I went up, and not only went up, but also went down. There is another space under the world tree, and even further down, it is connected to the underground world. We went to do a simple exploration."
"We just went to the underground world and saw those petrified beasts!" Lou Feier added.
"There's space underground? An underground world? The World Tree is connected to the underground world?" Wang Lei's mouth opened wide. "Holy crap! Can we enter the underground world directly from the World Tree?"
Ji Chaoyang frowned slightly.
"You... have done so many things?" Ji Chaoyang's eyes flashed with doubt.
"Yeah, there's no need to be so anxious." Wang Lei sighed, "Didn't they just go in a few minutes ago? They've already run to three places."
…
"... a few minutes? What do you mean..."
Xu Xin thought of something and his expression changed slightly.
His brows slowly frowned, and then a feeling of shock slowly filled his heart.
Could it be that...
"What do you mean a few minutes?" Zeng Tao immediately jumped out from behind and retorted, "We've been in there for at least an hour, right? How could it be less than ten minutes?"
"Stayed there for an hour? Haha, what nonsense are you talking about, Zeng Tao sister?" Wang Lei laughed. "Brother Chaoyang brought us here after seeing you guys go in, and he even sent a voice message to Brother Xin. Brother Xin just hung up the voice message and it hasn't even been half a minute when you guys came out. If you really count, you guys only stayed in there for two or three minutes, right?"
"Ah?" Zeng Tao's face was full of confusion, "What are you talking about?"
"So, you guys came out in two or three minutes. Wait... you guys were really in there for almost an hour?"
Seeing that Xu Xin and the other four were either shocked or confused, Wen Guixin thought of something and her face changed.
Ji Chaoyang seemed to be thinking about something, and speculated softly: "Inside the World Tree, the speed of time is different from outside the World Tree? That's not right... I called you and we were able to talk normally. If the speed of time is different, how can this call go smoothly... ?"
Ji Chaoyang’s thoughts are exactly what Xu Xin is thinking now.
Ji Chaoyang’s doubts are also Xu Xin’s current doubts.
Moreover, he had another doubt.
They had been to the underground world before. Even if we don't count the time the vine ball spent hanging down and rising up in the underground world, they had stayed in the underground world for at least seven or eight minutes.
But in reality, only two or three minutes passed outside the World Tree.
Could it be that... the speed of time flow in the underground world has also been affected
"Ah? The speed of time is different?" Wang Lei opened his mouth again, "Is it true?"
"Ah? The speed of time flowing is different?" Zeng Tao also opened his mouth wide.
"Are you sure we only went in there for three minutes?" Xu Xin asked again.
"Sure." Wen Guixin nodded, having understood something.
Lou Feier suddenly came to Wang Lei's side, glanced at his watch, then glanced at her own watch, raised her eyebrows and said, "There is a time difference of nearly fifty minutes... Ah, the time on my watch has been automatically corrected!"
Xu Xin also raised his hand to look at his watch, and just happened to see the time change and the moment it was corrected.
It seems that the flow of time at a different speed is certain.
Since the speed of time flows differently, naturally the watches will also run differently, but because the watches are connected to their tree house, they will be automatically corrected. After all, the tree house has not experienced the difference in the speed of time flow.
Unexpected, but reasonable.
The World Tree was affected by the power of time and space, and its internal area and height were expanded hundreds of times.
And the power of space and time... affects not only space, but also time.
It is completely understandable that under the influence, the speed of time flowed differently.
By this time, the rest of the explorers had also arrived.
"What's wrong with you?" Seeing that the faces of the people present were somewhat solemn, the new arrivals Zhao Xiaochuan and Qi Xuefei all felt a little strange.
"Tell me about your situation." Ji Chaoyang looked at Xu Xin.
Xu Xin nodded slowly, considered his words, and said, "... We have conducted a preliminary exploration of the World Tree."
He told the three people present about their discoveries on this trip.
The internal area of the World Tree has expanded a hundred times under the influence of the power of time and space. It includes the upper space of the World Tree, the root space on the ground, the underground space wrapped by the roots, and the underground world.
He told them all one by one.
"This is all our experience." Xu Xin said.
"Affected by time and space, the space has expanded a hundred times, and the flow of time has accelerated..." The people around all had solemn expressions.
Although the situation inside the World Tree described by Xu Xin is also very attractive, the different speed of time flow is indeed a bit scary.
If the flow rate inside is just slow, that would actually be a good thing, as they can seize the time to develop inside.
But it's obviously not that simple.
Xu Xin and Ji Chaoyang, one inside and one outside, communicated through voice!
"It's impossible that the flow of time was normal when you two were talking on the phone, and the flow of time slowed down again after you hung up the phone, right?" Wen Guixin said in distress, "What's going on?"
"... Maybe it's true." Ji Chaoyang suddenly spoke.
"Ah?" Everyone looked at him.
Ji Chaoyang looked at Xu Xin and stared at him: "You are the owner of this tree house, right?"
Xu Xin seemed to understand what Ji Chaoyang meant, and his brows slowly relaxed: "You mean..."
"Perhaps, the speed of time in this tree house is controllable. And as the owner of the tree house, you can do this." Ji Chaoyang speculated, "Because you and I must talk when the speed of time inside and outside is the same, so when we were talking, you subconsciously made the speed of time inside and outside the world tree different."
"... It's possible, but isn't this... a little outrageous." Xu Xin also thought of this, but it was too...
"Fuck, controlling the flow of time? That's too much!" Wang Lei was shocked and shouted, "If it's really possible..."
"Just do it again." Ji Chaoyang said to Xu Xin, "This time, I'll go in with you, and the others will wait outside."
No one objected.
After all, not everyone dares to step into an area where the flow of time is very strange.
If something happens where you age in an instant or look like you’ve lived for a thousand years, you’re doomed.
"Let's go in for half a minute... No, call me in twenty seconds." Xu Xin pointed to his watch.
"Give me one too." Ji Chaoyang said.
"good."
"Understood!"
"Just go with peace of mind!"
Xu Xin handed Coco, who was still in the Lost Lake, to Lou Feier, and then took Ji Chaoyang and went directly into the roots.
"Is this... the roots that have expanded a hundred times in area?" Ji Chaoyang understood the situation after just one glance.
"Yes, there is an elevator that can lead up there."
"Is there an elevator?" Ji Chaoyang also became slightly interested.
The two walked into the vine ball and began to rise.
"How is it? Do you have any subjective feelings?" Ji Chaoyang asked Xu Xin.
Xu Xin slowly shook his head: "No. But, it should have been twenty seconds, right?"
"It's already past." Ji Chaoyang raised his hand to check the time. "The watch is running normally. Two minutes have passed. It seems that the roots are also affected by the flow of time."
Soon, the two arrived inside the tree house of the World Tree.
Or in other words, in a small world.
"… If this piece of land can be used well, we may really be able to drive the alien invaders out of this planet." Ji Chaoyang was silent for two seconds when he saw the vast world in the world tree, and then he sighed.
"If the flow of time can be stabilized and so fast, we will be even more powerful." Seeing this vast land that belongs to them, Xu Xin's originally tense mood relaxed a little, and said.
"I think this shouldn't be a problem." Ji Chaoyang turned his head to look at Xu Xin and said with a smile, "Don't forget my ability to predict the future."
"Oh? What did you see?"
"I saw the scene of everyone entering the World Tree together." Ji Chaoyang said with a slightly relaxed expression, "I saw the scene where our survivors transplanted some tree houses in. I didn't expect that tree houses could be planted in trees."
"When did you ..."
"Just now. In the elevator." Ji Chaoyang took out a blue-level orange and said while peeling it.
This guy actually made a prophecy on the spot.
"Are you kidding?"
"When have I ever joked about prophecy?"
"That's good." Xu Xin breathed a sigh of relief.
Although I don't know why everyone came in together, since they let everyone in, it means that they have found a way to control the flow of time.
… Could it be Yingying
Yingying said that she would come again after the World Tree matures.
And she must know much more about what this seed is.
"Wait a moment. If they don't send a voice message within half an hour, we'll go back."
Just then, Xu Xin's watch vibrated.
Immediately, Ji Chaoyang's watch also vibrated.
The two of them picked up the call.
"It's been twenty seconds. What's going on, Brother Xin?"
The person who sent the voice request to Xu Xin was Wang Lei.
Xu Xin glanced at the time.
His watch had been running for more than ten minutes.
It was only twenty seconds outside.
But now, the two sides can talk to each other.
Is it really because of him
"It's okay, we'll be out right away."
Xu Xin hung up the call, and Ji Chaoyang also hung up.
"They called me first, but the call didn't go through." Ji Chaoyang also glanced at the time on his watch, and then said to Xu Xin, "Then they called you again, but your call went through, and after you got through, mine also went through."
"… It's really because I'm affecting the flow of time."
The two looked at each other and nodded.
It seems that we can already draw preliminary conclusions.
"Let's go out first... No, since time flows very fast here, we have plenty of time." Ji Chaoyang touched his chin, "Let's go to the underground world to take a look? If I'm not mistaken, the speed of time in a certain area of the underground world has also been affected by the World Tree."
"good."
Without further ado, the two entered the vine ball and descended at a rapid speed.
With the experience from last time, the vine ball descended at an extremely fast speed this time. After just over ten minutes, the two of them reached the underground world.
The vines unfolded and led into the underground world.
On the surface, nothing has changed.
Those giant stone beasts did not appear either.
"...Do you have enhanced vision now?" Ji Chaoyang suddenly asked.
"Yes." Xu Xin nodded.
"Look in that direction, in the distance, about four or five kilometers away, in the air."
Ji Chaoyang pointed in a direction.
Xu Xin squinted his eyes and looked over, then opened them.
"That is..."
In the sky, several giant birds are flying.
It’s more like…
Pause.
They were almost suspended in the air.
It is obvious that the flow of time over there is much slower than here!
"It seems like there's no problem." Ji Chaoyang nodded.
"Yes." Xu Xin nodded slowly, "The speed of time has been affected in an area of about two to three kilometers in radius."
"… It just happened to affect the prison from last time." Ji Chaoyang looked at the main vine bundle, "This is not good news."
I now have a basic understanding of the problem of the speed of time flow.
They knew that time flows very quickly in the tree house, and they also knew that the speed of time in the tree house can be controlled subjectively.
However, the method of control is not clear at the moment, and Xu Xin doesn’t dare to try it.
If there is a mistake, a moment inside and ten thousand years outside, it will be completely over.
"Wait for your sister. She will be back today. In my prediction, I saw a strange woman who looked somewhat like you beside you, and I also saw Li Wenxi."
Ji Chaoyang's words immediately made Xu Xin breathe a sigh of relief.
This is really stable.
"Go up first."
"good."