parentshiftbook Chapter 8 Time Flow
Chapter 8 Time Flow
Tomorrow is Saturday, and Li Ang plans to study for another night tonight and then go to Ioria without bringing anything with him.
In this way, the [Interdimensional Travel] will not go into cooldown, and he can return to America immediately if he encounters a witch hunter team.
With this in mind, Li Ang walked towards the hotel, the streets around him gradually becoming familiar.
But today, as Li Ang walked on the road again, he felt a sense of freshness that was completely different from before.
Completing the task and upgrading his biology skill each increased his attribute points by 0.1, and his intelligence surged by 0.2, greatly enhancing his current level of sensory acuity.
He could detect all sorts of tiny insects that he wouldn't normally notice, the faint sounds of conversation, the radio, and even various smells.
"This feeling is just like a science fiction movie I watched in a past life."
"It seems that even without magic, the increase in intelligence itself will gradually lead me towards the extraordinary."
Li Ang was experiencing this new feeling.
Compared to the enhancements in vision and hearing, the enhancement in smell brought Li Ang many more different sensations.
Li Ang collected all sorts of information and categorized it, storing it in his brain.
In this way, even without seeing, he can judge what might happen around him by relying on his enhanced sense of smell.
As he walked, Li Ang suddenly stopped.
It's past nine o'clock at night. Some streets in Chicago are bustling, but others are practically deserted.
Li Ang is currently staying in a youth hostel that costs $5 a day. The location isn't great, and the safety is questionable.
There were few pedestrians on the street at this time, only a few young men with dreadlocks and gangs passing by with their arms around each other's shoulders.
When they saw Li Ang, the group would glance at him and give him a knowing smile.
Li Ang originally intended to continue, but now he hesitated.
Because he smelled a faint, almost imperceptible scent.
Bloody smell.
If it weren't for the autopsy he performed with Nicole at the Danube Clinic these past two days, Li Ang wouldn't have been able to confirm the smell of human blood in such a short time.
A murder has occurred nearby!
Looks like I need to save up enough rent money as soon as possible and find a safer apartment to move into.
Li Ang turned around and walked in another direction.
Even if he had a chance to use magic, he would not risk his life.
There are two routes back to the hotel. Since this one smells of blood, we can just go around it.
A short while later, Li Ang took a detour back to his hotel room, only to hear police sirens blaring downstairs.
Chicago police have arrived.
Li Ang walked to his desk without a care and opened his chemistry textbook.
The moment the skill [Mental Focus] is activated, the entire world instantly becomes quiet.
Li Ang quickly entered a state of flow, continued reading and studying, and made final preparations for his trip to Ioria early the next morning.
……
The next morning arrived in the blink of an eye.
Li Ang put down all the items belonging to the 1960s, including banknotes, and wearing only a medieval robe, along with [Earth Flame Stone] powder and a dozen copper coins. He then used one learning coin to activate the skill [Interdimensional Travel].
Unlike the previous time travel that occurred without warning, this time, as Li Ang activated his skill, endless chaotic air currents surged before his eyes.
He could even vaguely sense things around Ioria's landing anchor point.
The witch hunt team... has vanished.
After a brief period of weightlessness, Li Ang reappeared on the continent of Ioria.
Just as he had sensed, the witch hunters who were chasing him had vanished without a trace.
Furthermore, the skill "Interdimensional Travel" on the system panel is not on cooldown, which means that Li Ang can consume 1 learning coin to travel back to America at any time.
"Everything is going pretty much as expected."
Regarding time...
Looking at the moon in the sky, Li Ang roughly estimated that it was around seven or eight o'clock in the evening.
This time is different from the time when he first passively traveled out of Ioria, and it doesn't match the time when he traveled from America this time.
The time flow rates between the two realms are definitely not one-to-one.
"It's a pity I don't even have a cell phone with me..."
"Perhaps we could go to Shafan Town to check what day it is today."
Shafan Town was the place where Li Ang had temporarily stayed a few days ago to avoid the witch hunt team.
"Anyway, we can always escape using the [Interdimensional Travel] ability, and in the dark, that place might actually be safer than other places."
On the way back to Shafan Town, Li Ang was still unable to calm down.
Back in America, since there were no magical elements in the air, he could only vaguely perceive the benefits of increased intelligence through changes in his five senses.
Now that he's back in Ioria, he can feel the magical elements in the air, like a sky full of stars, simply by closing his eyes.
as well as……
His own surging spiritual power and magical power.
……
The town of Shafan was almost completely dark under the cover of night.
Only a few lights were lit up sporadically near the tavern in the town center.
Li Ang casually grabbed a hood from a house, covered his face, and headed towards the tavern.
The tavern was still bustling. Li Ang ordered two dishes and a glass of wine, and ate alone in a corner.
After having tasted various delicacies from the 60s, the ordinary food in the pub was really hard for Li Ang to swallow.
However, he didn't come here just to eat.
The taverns in Shafan Town are a melting pot of all sorts of people, making them the perfect place to gather information.
Soon, Li Ang calmly confirmed a piece of news that left him stunned for half a minute.
It is now April 18th, Thursday.
It was the same day that Li Ang was being hunted by the witch hunt team and was involuntarily transported to America!
"I stayed in America for a little over three days, which adds up to about eighty hours."
"The time it took to return to Ioria was only about two hours different from when it left."
"So, the time flow between the two worlds is roughly 1:40? One hour in Ioria equals two days in America?"
Li Ang wasn't sure if his calculations were correct, but if they were, he couldn't stay here any longer.
From all perspectives, the United States is the place he should be focusing on right now.
Thinking of this, Li Ang pretended to go to the toilet, walked towards the door, and when he found a secluded place, he took off his hood and activated the skill [Interdimensional Travel].
After experiencing slight weightlessness once again, Li Ang returned to his hotel room in America.
Li Ang's pupils dilated again when he glanced at the numbers on the alarm clock he had specially bought before leaving.
Only 4 minutes had passed.
What's going on?
The ratio of America to Ioria is 1:40.
Ioria: America is also 1:40.
"Or perhaps time is centered around the system... I've observed that the flow of time in one world accelerates, while time in another world almost stops?!"
"Great system, you've really got it."
At this moment, Li Ang was undoubtedly excited.
The uses of the skill [Interdimensional Travel] are becoming more and more numerous, and he can now do even more things.
"However... it's not without its downsides."
"Assuming I spend roughly the same amount of time in both worlds, my aging rate will double for people in both worlds."
This requires me to continuously improve my skills in magic or the supernatural.
"Those legendary mages of Ioria must have a way of living for hundreds or even thousands of years!"
Having confirmed the situation, Li Ang did not linger at the hotel. He activated [Interdimensional Travel] again, and his figure appeared outside the tavern in Sandsail Town.