"Such a huge change?"
Su Wen frowned. If he traveled to the future through Wealth Disrupts Space-Time and found himself in a different space-time's future every time, that would be somewhat beyond his expectations.
This was what the Jiang City battlefield was like this time. Who knew what it would become next time?
Then it would be entirely down to luck!
If he had an emperor's luck, he would live a little longer. If he had a tribal chief's luck, he would be killed as soon as he arrived.
But if the changes in the future were caused by something he had done...
Was it the Star God?
Su Wen quickly thought of the key to the problem.
Last time, he had completed his space-time session inside the police station. It had ended quickly, and he hadn't said much.
And he hadn't said much either. The only possible effects were that he owed the police station one million and had borrowed three million from Li Wenze.
Four million was a lot to an ordinary person, but compared to the changes in an entire era, what did four million amount to?
That left only one person: the Star God!
Thinking carefully, he had practiced the Body Refining Art a few times in his room to familiarize himself with it, and his blood and qi had boiled after the exercise.
If nothing unexpected had happened, the Star God had been watching him from nearby. After seeing the Body Refining Art, he thought it was quite good and committed it to memory.
Hmm... If a divine foundation-building art like the Body Refining Art appeared ten years early, it would be no surprise for the future to change so drastically.
After all, over ten years, the effects of the Body Refining Art were astonishing even to imagine.
But all of this was only Su Wen's speculation. Once he returned this time, he should learn what had actually happened.
If the Star God really had recorded it, he would surely ask Su Wen about it after he returned.
In any case, the Body Refining Art had originally been developed by a technique research team led by the Star God. Strictly speaking, it was his work, so there was nothing wrong with him taking it early.
[Not far from you, the shockwaves of battle rage.]
[Will you advance to observe the battle and seize a chance to join in, or retreat and search for a new route?]
Su Wen didn't hesitate and chose to retreat.
[Timid God of Wealth! Knowing how weak you are, you have made a wise choice.]
[As you retreat, ruined walls and rubble meet your eyes wherever you look. The energy and blood qi left in some of the craters in particular seem to testify to the cruelty of war.]
[At the same time, you see powerful figures flying across the horizon, speeding toward the distant battlefield.]
[Before long, furious roars ring out from beyond the horizon. Amid lofty declarations of fighting to the death without retreat, the blood of several powerhouses spills across the sky.]
[God of Wealth from a past space-time! Does the death of your compatriots in battle make your blood and qi boil? Are you willing to follow in their footsteps and bare your sword's edge to the alien beings on the horizon?]
Su Wen: "..."
With his zeroth-tier strength, he was supposed to join a battle between people who could fly through the sky and burrow through the earth?
Was he afraid he wouldn't die fast enough?
Ultimately, with his zeroth-tier strength ten years from now, he might not even get a chance to be cannon fodder.
[You abandon the idea of joining the battle and pick up your pace, running swiftly toward Jiang City.]
[Cléarly cowardly God of Wealth! You come from the past and roam freely through the future, using Wealth Source to toy with the order of space-time and tease the laws of cause and effect.]
[Yet, powerful as you appear, you stand by and let your compatriots die before you. You cannot even bring yourself to curse the enemy. One day, you will feel ashamed of your actions.]
Su Wen stared at the text before him, his face full of question marks.
The text was incredibly subjective. Why did he keep feeling like the other party was trying to trick him into going over there to die?
Just look at those adjectives: first timid, then cowardly.
What was a noob like him supposed to do there?
Get in everyone else's way?
Or jump in front of the enemy, spray blood all over their faces, and use his life to deliver the greatest insult to them?
[You hide from place to place and proceed with caution, finally arriving near Jiang City.]
[But the Jiang City gate before you looks completely different, even utterly unfamiliar, leaving you somewhat confused.]
[Beside the main gate of Jiang City is a smaller gate. Both are open, and it seems people can pass through either one.]
[Inexperienced God of Wealth! Please make your choice.]
Su Wen frowned at the choice of gates for entering the city.
In the future space-time, Jiang City had undoubtedly built its gates to guard against invasions by alien creatures.
He also wasn't quite sure which gate he should use.
He had no Wealth Source in his wallet right now, so he was counting on this use of Wealth Disrupts Space-Time to bring back some cultivation techniques and martial skills.
[Faced with the choice of gates, you dare not make a hasty decision because of your shortage of Wealth Source.]
[So you stand to one side, hoping to observe how others enter the city.]
[But the soldiers guarding the city notice your sneaky behavior. They believe that you have been observing Jiang City's fortifications for a long time and harbor sinister intentions.]
[In accordance with wartime regulations, the soldiers guarding the city shoot you dead.]
[You have died.]
[The faint power of space-time attached to your body begins to tremble. The River of Space-Time of this world keenly detects that your soul does not belong to the current point in time. Unwilling to accept your true spirit, it chooses to expel you.]
[Your soul and true spirit begin returning to the current point in time under the protection of the power of Wealth Source.]
[Your repeated disturbances of the order of space-time in a short period have drawn the gaze of the River of Space-Time.]
[You have obtained a buff: Gaze of the River of Space-Time.]
[For 4 hours, your Wealth Source expenditure on space-time will double.]
The corner of Su Wen's mouth twitched. How could there be a buff like this?
He hadn't used Wealth Disrupts Space-Time all that often, had he?
And that had already displeased the River of Space-Time?
He was just a tiny wave that had splashed around a couple of times. Was that enough to draw the gaze of the River of Space-Time?
Hmm...
The River of Space-Time ran through the past, present, and future. It sounded like an exalted existence, and now it had something to do with him?
Or was this a restriction on his Wealth Disrupts Space-Time sub-talent?
Did it mean he shouldn't use it too often?
If he used it too often, would he have to pay extra?
Was that what it meant?
The River of Space-Time was a little stingy and a little greedy. When it got a little temper, he either had to smooth things over with money or let time take care of it. Was that what it meant?
[You have obtained a brand-new buff: Gaze of the River of Space-Time.]
[For 1 hour, your Wealth Source expenditure on space-time will double. (Stackable)]
Su Wen: "..."
What did this mean?
Why had another hour been added to the buff?
Was it because he had said the River of Space-Time was a little...
The River of Space-Time transcended the myriad worlds and existed eternally throughout the universe and the eight reaches. It was truly the mightiest, most unfathomable, most indescribably magnificent existence in the world.
His reverence for the River of Space-Time was unending, and even the most flowery words lost their meaning before it.
"Ahem!"
Su Wen coughed twice and hurriedly turned his attention elsewhere.
He understood now. The Gaze of the River of Space-Time really did mean it was watching him!
So he would keep his thoughts from running wild and try to get through these five hours safely. He mustn't let any more time be added.