The oddity in the memories: 220

"At first I found a problem with my Memory; the pause at the red light before your father met Li Wufang seemed abrupt."

Intrigued, I looked back and used my Memory to review everything that had happened at that intersection, only to discover that the red light wasn't actually broken.

It has been working normally all along, except that the red light time has been stretched to an unbelievable length:

220 Seconds.

While traffic flow is indeed taken into account when setting traffic light durations, and the passage time is tilted towards lanes with high traffic volume, the problem is that no red light should be designed to be this long, even if it is long. A stop of almost 4 minutes will only hinder traffic efficiency.

Besides, the traffic flow at that intersection isn't high, so it's not worth designing it that way.

When I discovered this anomaly, I began to examine this Memory more closely.

I'm not particularly sensitive to numbers, but fortunately, this is not only a number, but also a period of time. Thanks to being part of [Existence] and inheriting the Divine Authority [Memory], I have some perception of [Time].

Then I discovered that there were many similar times in this Memory about your father!

From the moment he stopped the tour bus in front of Jia Family Village to the moment he took the money and ran away, the time he spent interacting with the tourists was exactly 220 Seconds, not a second more or less.

The time the man in sunglasses was sizing him up in the casino in the village chief's backyard was also 220 Seconds during the betting session he was participating in!

"!!??"

Upon hearing this, Cheng Shi's shock was written all over his face, and he even felt a chill run down his spine.

Li Jingming's eyes flashed with a sharp light, and he continued:

"Also, the length of time Old Jia stood at the casino entrance sizing up Aunt Sun, the length of time he chatted with Grandpa Nangong in front of the Nangong, the length of time from when he discovered Tao Yi when he started talking to her, the length of time he squatted in the urban village waiting for you to 'run away from home' as a child, and even the length of time he talked with Uncle An Mingyu before you came home one day..."

All of them are 220 Seconds!

Wait, wait, wait, what the heck is An Mingyu's uncle? When did I ever see An the Chosen's uncle?

Cheng Shi was a little confused.

The Dragon King didn't give Cheng Shi time to think. "Discovering one was accidental, discovering two was coincidental, but when the third, fourth, and fifth started to appear, I realized that this timing was definitely not simple."

This looks like a [Deception] prank, but even if it were [Deception], it would be impossible for [Memory] to make such a meticulous smear in His temple without his knowledge.

In fact, every time He touched the artifacts in the Memory Archive, [Memory] selected them as new artifacts, including [Chaos] that Emissary Ultraman's past.

"..."

Normally, Cheng Shi would have used this as a topic to argue with the Dragon King and cover up his embarrassment, but today his brain was overloaded and he didn't care about such trivial things at all.

He kept thinking about what the significance of those 220 Seconds was.

The Dragon King was a clever man. Regardless of how much of the hidden secrets and truth he lacked from the Predestination perspective, based solely on the limited information he possessed, he formed some ideas:

"Excluding [Memory] and [Deception], there are very few gods who can actually touch [Memory] artifacts."

As he spoke, he glanced thoughtfully at Cheng Shi, then immediately changed the subject, saying, "Putting that aside, Zhen Xin learned about the future Wei Mu mentioned from Qin Xin. When I turned my attention to this, I wondered if this timeline was related to the future of the world?"

"Has [Deception] or any other deity mentioned anything similar to you?"

Cheng Shi thought about it carefully for a long time, then shook his head and said:

"The only thing related to time is probably the span of an era. From the moment [Nothingness] descended and [Destiny] fell, the length of an era was locked."

Could the number 220 be related to the length of an era?

"?"

Li Jingming was stunned for a moment, "[Destiny] has fallen? When did this happen?"

"... A long, long time ago." Cheng Shi sighed, a hint of nostalgia flashing in his eyes, "It doesn't matter anymore, all that is in the past."

If [Time] still existed, perhaps there would still be someone to consult, but even He...

Etc!"

Cheng Shi was taken aback, then suddenly thought of something. "[Time] is busy without end, never having time. I have always believed that He is aligning the time of the Cosmos so that the Cosmos will not suffer any accidents in the Creator's Experiment."

But before [Existence] arrived, how did the Cosmos align with time?

Li Jingming was also taken aback, but then he said:

"I've seen some Memory from a past era, a time when they may not have known that the Cosmos was nothing more than an Experiment."

Cheng Shi nodded and then shook his head:

"You're right. The reason why [Time] keeps aligning with time is probably because there are too many mischievous gods in this era, and [Deception] is not honest. They are all exploring outwards."

The problem is, even if [Deception] is incredibly 'lively,' it can't possibly be constantly entering and leaving the True Universe, so why doesn't [Time] exist at all times?

"..." This question stumped Li Jingming. There was no Memory of [Time] in the Memory Archive, and he didn't know what [Time] had been busy with.

At this moment, Cheng Shi's eyes narrowed, and he said, "He summoned the Doctor before leaving."

"Doctor!?" Li Jingming frowned, also somewhat unable to understand, Doctor had nothing to do with [Time].

That's right!

The Doctor represents [Truth], and is the candidate we are about to place on the Divine Throne of [Truth].

When you say that [Time] summoned the Doctor, are you implying that what He did was related to [Truth]?

But this scope is a bit too broad. [Truth] has done so many things, which aspect could it possibly be related to?

"Experiment?" Li Jingming reminded him, "Isn't [Truth] most famous for its Experiment?"

What Experiment are both related to [Time] and most representative?

The Dragon King's words jolted Cheng Shi awake, and his pupils contracted as he said:

"Experiment resonating with the same Faith!"

[Truth] once used this method to reconstruct the world, searching for slices like Him in the True Universe!

"???"

Li Jingming was even more bewildered:

When did this happen?

Why are there no Memory in the [Memory] Memory Archive?

No, it seems so. There's a piece in the Memory Archive that's heavily weathered by [Time]. Could it be from that period?

Cheng Shi nodded emphatically:

"That's right, it was at that time that [Memory] lost its Memory because [Deception] used the power of [Origin] to reset the world, so apart from the Fear Faction whom He appointed to retain the Memory, the other gods did not know about this."

The Experiment [ of Truth] was conducted in pursuit of truth. If the metaphor of [Time] is indeed true, then can we conclude that [Time] has no time because it has been conducting a secret Experiment unknown to the entire Cosmos?

And the purpose of this Experiment is also to seek the truth?

Upon hearing this, Li Jingming raised an eyebrow. "It seems that the only Truth sought by [Time] is... the path to the future?"

Cheng Shi nodded repeatedly:

"That's right, a very reasonable deduction."

After Wei Mu spoke of that future, I kept thinking, even if I could replace [Origin] in observing, how could they possibly deceive [Origin]?

These are completely different directions, which is probably also their division of labor.

[Deception]'s task is to fulfill my role as [The Origin], so He eliminates the gods other than the Fear Faction, gathers voting power, and cooperates with [Justice) ] to make me inherit [The Covenant] on Proxy behalf.

[Time] must have been busy with His 'Experiment' to figure out how to fool [the Origin].

He must have found it, otherwise He wouldn't have left.

What would be the method He found?

Did He tamper with the timeline within the [Memory] Memory Archive? From the departure of [Memory] to your ascension to the Divine Throne, even though you controlled the Memory Archive, you Becoming a Deity. Is it possible that He might have altered the artifacts within the Memory Archive during this period?

It seems so, but isn't using such methods a form of corruption of will?

Could those 220 Seconds be a clue He left behind?

Seeing Cheng Shi fall into deep thought again, Li Jingming pondered for a moment and offered some suggestions:

"After inheriting the [Memory], I gained many insights from the divine dimension, so perhaps the [Time] Divine Throne has a successor, and we can find more accurate hints and clues from the insights into [Time]?"

Cheng Shi, have you thought about who should ascend the Divine Throne of [Time]?

Cheng Shi was stunned. Suddenly, a name, no, a figure appeared in his mind:

Under the watchful eyes of the gods, a Singer strode forward.

"It's nice to see you again, old friends..."

Cheng Shi's eyelids twitched violently, and he quickly snapped out of the memory.

This amazing person...

I wonder if Old Meng knows that none of his "old friends" are left now.