Charting the Endless Sea
Chapter 229

Perfect One

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"Everyone had an invisible Timeline within them. The length of the Timeline determined the length of a person's lifespan, so the Timeline could also be viewed as one's allotted years."

"Great City Lord Hawkins shared his power with us. Everyone could look at the mark on the back of their hand. Wasn't there a number beneath the mark? That was everyone's allotted lifespan, and it also represented the length of their Timeline..."

At Mobius Academy, Professor Wilhelm stood at the lectern, looking at the sea of students below as he calmly and eloquently explained.

At that moment, Mark No. 996, who wore a forehead protector marked with 996, raised his hand. Wilhelm nodded and said, "This student, what question do you have?"

"Professor, even if we can see the length of our lifespan, what use is it?" Mark No. 996 asked as he rose.

Wilhelm smiled. "Everyone can summon a Sea Chart. The Sea Chart bestowed upon us by the City Lord can absorb the power of time, and this power can be used to extend our Timelines. However, this power isn't given to us for free. Of the time we absorb, four-tenths will go to the City Lord, while we can retain the remaining six-tenths."

"Then how do we absorb time?" Mark No. 996 pressed.

The others pricked up their ears as well, listening intently to Wilhelm's explanation.

Wilhelm smiled. "Don't rush. My introductory lecture is precisely to let you know what to do."

"Absorbing time has stringent conditions. If you can't satisfy them, then even if you hold the Sea Chart in your hands, you won't be able to absorb any power of time."

"First, we need to absorb Wish Power. What is Wish Power?"

"Wish Power is a person's most fervent and devout wish. This power itself

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