New Time-Travel Mechanism

"There's nothing I need your help with during the day," Qing Chen smiled. "It's alright. We won't force you if you don't want to cultivate."

Nangong Yuanyu felt a little uneasy. After actually refusing, he regretted it, as if he had missed something very important. He tentatively suggested, "How about we do something for Bai Zhou and exchange it for a chance to cultivate?"

Qing Chen smiled and countered, "What can the Freemasons do for Bai Zhou?"

Nangong Yuanyu was suddenly stunned. Yes, the Freemasons were just a poor student organization. What could they possibly use against them?

The Freemasons' confidence has been eroded a little more once again...

Qing Chen then said, "How about I show you the wonders of cultivation methods? Who wants to give it a try?"

Qi Duo and the others exchanged glances. Qi Duo said, "May I give it a try?"

"Of course," Qing Chen nodded.

He grasped Qi Duo's pulse and suddenly used Breathing Technique to bring the other into a meditative state, then began to bestow blessings.

Now, Qing Chen's Knight True Qi almost runs through his entire body, and he can help Qi Duo light up more than twenty bright spots in one breath.

He then summoned Nan Gengchen, Zhang Tianzhen, Li Tongyun, Luo Wanyai to perform the initiation ceremony on Qi Duo in turn.

In just a quarter of an hour, he helped Qi Duo complete his first Xiao Zhou!

Qi Duo opened his eyes, tears streaming down his face, and inexplicably felt an abundance of power throughout his body. His voice trembling with sobs, he asked, "Am I already a cultivator?"

After saying that, he did some back extensions and did dozens of them in one go. Normally, he could only do ten at most!

Nangong Yuanyu asked in confusion, "Qi Duo, why are you crying?"

While doing push-ups, Qi Duo said, "It's nothing, I just want to cry..."

Qing Chen smiled and said, "This is the Consecration Method during the day. You have only completed the first Xiao Zhou. When you complete the second one, you can also initiate other Freemasons. This practice is called the 'Zhunti Method,' which is one of the supreme methods of Western Tantric Buddhism."

Nangong Yuanyu was completely dumbfounded!

It wasn't until this moment that he realized how fast a crash course could be—it didn't take two months at all, just two days!

Freemasons are quick-witted; he only did a rough calculation of the growth model of the Zhunti Method and was able to realize how amazing this thing was!

Nangong Yuanyu asked timidly, "Could I try it too?"

Qing Chen smiled and shook his head, "No, each of us has a limit to the initiation we can receive. We need to recover for a long time before we can receive the next initiation."

This time, Nangong Yuanyu decided to stop being coy. "I am willing to bring all the Freemasons to Bai Zhou for training, and I promise that if the goals of the two organizations do not conflict, the Freemasons and Bai Zhou will never be enemies! Moreover, if Bai Zhou needs any help, the Freemasons will do their utmost..."

Qing Chen laughed and said, "You're overthinking it."

After all, how could he allow the Freemasons and the Daylight to have conflicting goals? Isn't that all up to him?

Qing Chen said, "However, you must be in the courtyard of Villa No. 11 with Luo Wanyai and the others. This will make it easier for us to teach you the cultivation methods..."

"No problem!" Nangong Yuanyu said, "I'll go and gather everyone here right now!"

The three Freemasons hurriedly left Villa No. 12.

After the three left, Qing Chen looked at Luo Wanyai, "The boss instructed that you will be added to the Daytime group today. From now on, you will be a true member of Daytime."

Luo Wanyai was overjoyed; he had finally waited for this moment. "Please thank the boss for me!"

What Luo Wanyai didn't know was that Qing Chen's hearing was now far beyond that of ordinary people, so all the things he said to his subordinates also fell into Qing Chen's ears.

This is also why Qing Chen decided to formally accept Luo Wanyai.

When Luo Wanyai joined the group, he was much more low-key than the others, even using the humble ID "Little Luo".

Everything in the Outer World has been taken care of, and he should be able to report to the Secret Intelligence Department without any distractions.

That will be a dangerous and lonely new journey.

On their way back to gather the Freemasons, Nangong Yuanyu and the other two walked in silence.

After a long silence, Nangong Yuanyu suddenly asked, "What do you think Bai Zhou is after?"

Qi Duo and Zhang Lanjin thought seriously, "It seems that given Bai Zhou's status and position, he doesn't need us."

Nangong Yuanyu thought for a moment and said, "If it were the Freemasons of the past, of course we wouldn't need it. But if it's a group of highly intelligent cultivators, then we would. The question is, why is Bai Zhou so certain that we would still be willing to be used after we've cultivated?"

Although Nangong Yuanyu was moved, he was not stupid; on the contrary, he was quite intelligent.

While his questioning of the daytime might seem somewhat ungrateful, it directly points to the truth.

In fact, Qing Chen knew that Nangong Yuanyu would question it sooner or later, and if she didn't, she wouldn't deserve the title of so-called high intelligence.

But Qing Chen didn't care, because from the beginning it wasn't Bai Zhou who wanted to use the Freemasons, but rather "Shadow Candidate Qing Chen" who wanted to use the Freemasons.

Qi Duo thought for a moment, "Let's not be suspicious before they do anything, shall we?"

Nangong Yuanyu nodded and said, "At least for now, Bai Zhou seems to be a good person. Let me state my position in advance: unless something unexpected happens, our Freemasons will not do anything detrimental to Bai Zhou. Putting everything else aside, the favors they have shown us are genuine, and we must remember that."

Qi Duo and Zhang Lanjin: "Hmm!"

Time Walker are used to a 7-day return period, so when the return period is reduced to two days again, it feels unusually short.

Just like weekends during the school year, it feels like you close your eyes and open them again, and it's time to go back to school.

Countdown to zero.

The world was plunged into darkness.

It lit up again.

This time, almost all the Time Walker looked at their arms at the same time after they traveled through time.

Then they discovered that the countdown in their hands was no longer 168 hours, but 720 hours.

30 days!

The Time Walker were astonished. They had anticipated some changes to the time travel mechanism, but they had not expected the changes to be so drastic.

They will spend 30 days in the dangerous Inner World, an unprecedentedly long period of time, which will inevitably bring some unexpected consequences.

In the past, when conglomerates brainwashed the Time Walker they controlled, they faced the return of the Time Walker after only 7 days. This meant that the brainwashing process was abruptly interrupted. If the Time Walker returned after 7 days, the brainwashing work done before would be in vain.

But 30 days is different; for a skilled brainwasher, 27 days is enough to change everything.

In addition, under normal circumstances, the number of days spent in the Inner World will also be the same as the number of days spent in the Outer World, but this is not a fixed rule. What if the next return time is still two days?

If, in the future Time Walker spend 30 days in the Inner World each time, but only 2 or 7 days upon returning, it means that they will age rapidly in the eyes of their friends and family in the Outer World.

For Time Walker over 30, the rate of aging is almost visible to the naked eye.

In the past, Time Walker had little concept of aging twice as fast because the changes were too small.

But now, slowing down aging has become a challenge that all Time Walker must face.

Furthermore, as everyone spends more and more time in the Inner World, which side is the true home they truly belong to?

But these are not the most important things.

Most importantly, everyone should now think carefully about how to safely get through these 30 days.

In the Forbidden Zone No. 002, Qing Chen silently looked around.

The Freemasons were spitting out their medical supplies, wrapped in plastic wrap, one by one, and then discussing in astonishment how to get through the next 30 days.

It must be said that the 30-day journey had a huge impact on the Freemasons and the Spade.

This means that the number of antibiotics the Freemasons can carry Outer World has been greatly reduced.

The Freemasons looked worried. They hadn't seen their families for a month and would have to live in the wilderness for another month to rebuild their homes. This was a new challenge for everyone.

At this moment, Yang Yang walked over to Qing Chen and whispered with a smile, "The group chat during the daytime is quite interesting. By the way, you must not reveal my identity to them. The Little Rich Girl and the Big Rich Man have been messaging me privately these past few days, asking me to post their photos."

Qing Chen: "... You're getting addicted to this, aren't you? I've noticed you don't seem worried about these 30 days at all."

"Since we're already here, we might as well make the best of it. Worrying won't solve anything," Yang Yang said. "By the way, what do you think of the changes to the time-travel mechanism?"

Qing Chen thought for a moment and said, "It's like a game expansion pack update. With new gameplay, I wouldn't be surprised if a super long time span like 'a year' appeared someday in the future. However, I think the Outer World will also have a super long time span like 30 days sooner or later. The two sides have always been balanced, so there's no reason for them to suddenly become unbalanced."

"Yeah, that's what I thought too, so I'm not too worried," Yang Yang said with a smile. "My parents are both abroad, and I'll be all alone in Haicheng, so it's the same wherever I am. Since this time travel has taken so long, how about we go visit the town we rebuilt?"

"No," Qing Chen said, glancing at the Freemasons. "I have a more important plan this time, and the 30-day period will give me more time to adapt to the new environment."

"Where are you going?" Yang Yang was taken aback.

"City No. 10".

Yang Yang tilted her head and thought for a moment, "Then I'll come to City No. 10 to visit you in a while. There's a parade there that I need to organize."

"Why did Spade entrust the operation to you to enter the Federation?" Qing Chen asked, puzzled.

Yang Yang laughed and said, "Because I can fly, the border checkpoints of the Federal City are useless to me."

"Alright," Qing Chen thought for a moment, and it seemed that Yang Yang was indeed the most suitable person for this kind of thing, able to advance and retreat at will. "Then we'll meet in City No. 10 in the future."

"Good!"

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