Chapter 849 - 34: Time!_2
Wait a minute!
It seems that in a version of the world lines, this protective talisman is actually the container for the Time Gem?
Because it actually contains an Infinity Gem, that’s why it’s priced so brutally, right? Three Golden Keys are its price, and three Legendary Keys are actually the price of the gem inside? The dumb system won’t display information for two items at the same time, so it only provided the assessment result of the container...
In reality, the contents of the container were not overlooked—
Won’t leave any loophole in pricing?
Suddenly considering such a possibility, Gu Mo’s eyes slightly lit up. This is quite possible. If it’s not due to this reason, then I won’t be at a loss actually. Because this should mean that this protective talisman truly possesses the All-Seeing power, its value could live up to its pricing.
So... how should one decide?
It’s rare for the store function to be reliable for once, refreshing an item of truly useful super rare quality, unlike the deceiving "Shining Truncated Octahedron" from before. Missing this opportunity, who knows when I’ll get another chance.
He extended his long finger and gently knocked on the table, absently scanning Yakumo Zi and Hiri in front of him, and began deliberating very seriously.
If it were the Reality Gem or the Mind Gem, then perhaps I wouldn’t hesitate...
The former perfectly dovetails with the Power of Lies, and the latter would surely greatly enhance my Spiritual Power, due to professional relevance, mastering the gems’ power should be quite smooth. The Time Gem is naturally powerful too, but if possible, Gu Mo would prefer this outcome to be perfect.
Unfortunately, reality always has some flaws, not entirely satisfying.
He casually glanced at the other two items, both quite mediocre, maybe even subtle, like one item being the Dragon Ball Radar, a tool to precisely locate Dragon Balls... It’s useless outside a specific world, essentially purchasing a dud.
The other item is... a manual documenting the martial art of "Iron Sand Palm."
Just an ordinary common item, often falling into minor tricks in Low Martial Worlds, something even third-rate masters would look down upon, priced at only 30,000 Game Coins, not even deserving of the lowest level key.
Gu Mo twitched at the corner of his eye, shifting his gaze away from it with no expression, taking a deep breath. He knew it would be like this, only three items randomly refreshed daily, already limited in number, often occupied by these trash items squandering valuable chances...
Originally, he still harbored a thought, wanting to see if there would be a chance to refresh a Reality Gem afterward, but now Gu Mo decisively dropped this idea.
Choose to purchase, confirmed.
With the system swiftly deducting the cost, the corresponding item directly appeared in his inventory.
The young man in white with black hair gently retrieved it under the table, holding the protective talisman in his hand, and instantly communicated with the enormous power dormant within it, an immensely huge energy responding back, confirming his speculation in an instant and bringing an indescribable wonderful feeling.
It was as if a fish drifting along suddenly leapt high, catching a glimpse of the entire long river.
"—The world!"
Murmuring with a mischievous tone, Gu Mo raised his head, unsurprised to see the result.
Everything in the material world was frozen, directly halting its operation.
The surrounding scenes, the birds flying in the distant sky, people on the sidewalk not far away, a leaf falling from a tree in the greenbelt swaying with the wind, the numbers on the traffic light stopped flickering... everything was in a state of pause. In this materially still world, only their table was unaffected.
"What’s this..."
Yakumo Zi, who was chatting with Hiri, raised an eyebrow and looked over. What’s this guy up to?
"Hold on a moment, I just think... regarding the matter you were just discussing, there might be a more interesting solution." Gu Mo looked around, then drew back his gaze, turned to the Demon Sage and the Demon Hunter Girl, and spoke with a smile.
He had not tried to stop their time; their being unaffected was expected.
However, if taken seriously, the power of this gem could certainly govern their time too because the mysterious nullifies before a higher level of mystery. It’s not about their innate power or the magical potential in their bloodline, it’s just that these things’ position isn’t high enough...
It’s that they cannot fully exert this power.
Just like using the "Moon Fall" move through Fantasy Manifestation, if Vermilion Moon used it, the Gem Elder would forcibly block the meteor; if Gu Mo used it, it would be the true moon beyond three thousand kilometers falling with a speed far exceeding the first cosmic speed, and the Gem Elder would have a hard time blocking it...
Though it’s the same ability, the user’s prowess is what matters.
"What method...?" Hiri was slightly taken aback and subconsciously asked, puzzled.
"Just hold on..."
Gu Mo slightly closed his eyes; however, at this moment, his consciousness seemed to detach from his body, traversing the river of time, wandering through human history.
It felt as if he could understand everything and reach everywhere, as though he had surpassed the entire mortal world, becoming like a Divine Spirit truly walking the earth. The Time Gem allows its user to reach any point in time, whether in the far past or the distant future, using this power could observe or experience any era.
Of course, like any ability, theory is theory, and how far it can be wielded depends on the individual’s level.
But—
"It was something that happened just ten minutes ago, so there shouldn’t be any difficulty..." With this notion in mind, Gu Mo quickly traversed the river of history, arriving at a time not long ago. Though devoid of intelligence from the system store, he directly obtained a solution.
Though this method is indeed extremely, extremely costly.
History drew closer, continually reversing, and he clearly saw himself returning from the Teleportation Gate, greeting Hiri, the scene of the two idly chatting for a while before leaving...
The scene of history continued—
The Demon Hunter Girl, bolstered by enhanced spirit and physical strength, continued opening and closing doors, fully focusing on detecting the situation of the world across... she was unaware that a consciousness from the future, like a ghostly invisible presence, was quietly observing this scene.