"How much charge did Little Barry Allen give you after running for so long?"
Hearing Zhang Ye's question, Miss Minutes blinked and immediately replied, "According to the readings, the current charge is 63%. Most functional permissions have already been unlocked."
"Sixty-three percent? Then how is this 'charge' calculated? And how is it normally consumed?"
"Under normal circumstances, charge consumption can be considered negligible. Even sustaining my existence does not consume much, because strictly speaking, the Time Twister's primary function is traveling through timelines. Its other functions are merely supplementary and consume very little charge."
Miss Minutes spun around, showing off her body, then continued.
"As for how charge is calculated, it is measured by energy. One percent of charge is roughly equivalent to the total energy released by a small star's explosion. However, different types of energy recharge it differently. Some extraordinary energy sources can provide a greater recharge."
Zhang Ye nodded thoughtfully. If that was the case, he would probably need to test the equivalent conversion rates of different energies himself in the future.
At the same time, Zhang Ye felt conflicted. Even with the Speed Force empowering him, Little Barry Allen had run himself into exhaustion and only charged it this much. It seemed sufficient, but Zhang Ye could not exactly take the little speedster with him as a power bank. Sixty-three percent was nowhere near as ample as it looked.
The Time Twister was Zhang Ye's greatest trump card, so naturally, he could not give it up. If he wanted to use it freely, then finding a way to charge it continuously for long periods was his top priority.
For now, the best way to gather a large amount of supernatural energy in a short time to charge it was through The Flash's Speed Force.
However, the Speed Force was unstable. This power existed only in the DC Multiverse. If The Flash left this Multiverse, he would instantly lose the Speed Force's empowerment and become an ordinary man.
In other words, if Zhang Ye wanted to use this machine, he had to keep some charge in reserve, then hurry to The Flash for a recharge whenever it was about to run dry, so the Time Twister could remain usable over the long term.
But anyone could tell that was impossible. Before figuring out the connection between the Multiverses, Zhang Ye did not want to put all his eggs in one basket. Aside from the Speed Force, he had to quickly find other energy sources capable of charging it—ideally, a power bank he could carry with him.
Setting aside the issue of charge, what Zhang Ye was most curious about regarding the Time Twister was its ability to freely travel through timelines and even the Multiverse.
"Miss Minutes, can you explain the Time Twister's specific functions? If I remember correctly, crossing the Multiverse is not something such a tiny machine should be capable of."
"According to this unit's production records, this Time Twister possesses the ability to travel perfectly through the Sacred Timeline and its various temporal branches. This includes three types of travel: dimensional travel, time travel, and spatial travel."
Miss Minutes explained excitedly, seemingly especially happy that she could help Zhang Ye.
"Dimensional travel refers to traveling between different dimensions within a specific timeline. Time travel refers to freely traveling between different periods within a timeline. Spatial travel refers to freely traveling through the Multiverse formed by branches of different timelines."
"The Sacred Timeline? Timeline branches?"
After listening to Miss Minutes's explanation, Zhang Ye's doubts were not eased. On the contrary, he became even more confused.
Give him a break. Old Batman, The Flash, and Supergirl were standing right outside, yet she was telling him this was Marvel's Sacred Timeline? So what, the DC Multiverse had become part of the Marvel Multiverse now?
Looking at Miss Minutes's smiling face, Zhang Ye deeply suspected that this thing was a little slow in the head.
"You still think we're in the old place? Then tell me, what universe am I in right now?"
"Honorable Master Zhang Ye, of course we are within the Sacred Timeline created by the Time-Keepers." Miss Minutes flashed a broad smile.
After a pause, Zhang Ye's expression gradually turned serious.
"Say that again?"
"Honorable Master Zhang Ye, of course we are within the Sacred Timeline creat—"
"Wait a second. Who are these Time-Keepers you mentioned?" Seeing Miss Minutes preparing to truly repeat herself, Zhang Ye hurriedly interrupted her with a question.
Miss Minutes seemed somewhat puzzled. "Who are the Time-Keepers? The Time-Keepers are the Time-Keepers."
Looking at Miss Minutes's expression, Zhang Ye frowned. It seemed things were completely different from what he had imagined—perhaps even ten thousand times worse. With that thought, he asked again.
"No, anything can be described. The Time-Keepers you mentioned should have appearances too. Let me guess—those Time-Keepers wouldn't happen to be three humanoid creatures that look like lizards, would they?"
"Yes, and they wear yellow robes!" Miss Minutes said proudly.
In contrast to Miss Minutes's cheerful expression, Zhang Ye's heart sank straight to the bottom.
This was huge! This Time Twister had actually been created by the TVA from his memories—the Time Variance Authority from the Loki TV series that controlled the entire Marvel Movie Universe.
But that made no sense at all!
The timeline controlled by that so-called Time Variance Authority was merely a looped timeline created by a variant of Kang the Conqueror. How could it possibly affect the Marvel comic universe? Not to mention that he was currently in the DC Multiverse, something far beyond their capabilities.
"Do you know Loki?" Zhang Ye asked.
"There is no record of this name in the system archives. Would you like to create a special file for him?"
"Do you know Kang?" Zhang Ye did not answer. After thinking for a moment, he asked again.
"There is no record of this name in the system archives. Would you like to create a special file for him?" Miss Minutes repeated the exact same response.
Those two answers made Zhang Ye anxious. He had originally wanted to use Miss Minutes to clear up some of his doubts, but unexpectedly, this "Miss Minutes" only made him more confused, leaving him with a faint sense of fear and unease toward the unknown.
In truth, the entire matter had been full of things that did not add up from the very beginning. The Marvel Universe he had first traveled to was clearly a universe on the verge of destruction, one completely unknown to him. It was obvious that universe had either emerged on its own or came from some Marvel comic Zhang Ye had never seen.
But regardless of which possibility it was, the fact that a Time Twister from the TVA had appeared in that universe and had been collected by President X and placed in a secret chamber was itself a terrifying thought.
On top of that, he had actually used this machine to travel directly from the Marvel Universe to the DC Universe. Zhang Ye could not help but grow suspicious of the identity of this machine's creator—or rather, its previous owner.
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