Chapter 296. Colosseum effect (1)
Everyone has secrets.
My own past that I kept secretly.
Even the teeth that are difficult to reveal.
It is not easy to openly reveal such things to others.
In particular, it becomes even more difficult to reveal if it is an unusual ability such as stopping time, so it is just right to be dismissed as nonsense.
But Lloyd mustered up the courage.
Eating breakfast.
As if I had suddenly thought of it.
He stopped slurping his soup and stared at Xaviel.
Did you feel that gaze?
Xaviel stopped the spoon he was eating the soup with.
“Do you have anything to say?”
“uh.”
“Would you like some pepper?”
“No, not like that.”
“Or even salt?”
“Salt is gone. Actually, I can stop time.”
“….”
“Really.”
“Hmm, it looks like you woke up.”
“Really.”
“It doesn’t seem like sleepwalking.”
“I’m not kidding.”
“It’s not that the soup is poisoned.”
“It’s real.”
“Eyes are also normal.”
“…hey.”
“All right.”
“what?”
Lloyd hesitated.
Xaviel put a faint smile on the corners of his lips.
“All right. To stop time.”
“…What do you want to know?”
“It is as you say. Didn’t you say you could stop time?”
“Oh it was. So will you believe me?”
“yes.”
“why?”
Xaviel has a much more cool attitude than expected.
Thanks to this, Lloyd felt absurd.
“Do you believe that I can stop time so easily?”
“You have to believe it.”
“Then why?”
“Because there is no reason not to believe it.”
Guy Xaviel staring at me for a while.
His eyes were still serious and serious.
“Do you remember? Back when you first said you would make ondol.”
“uh.”
“I thought about it from then on. They say Lloyd-sama is crazy.”
“…Cool.”
“But strangely, the more I thought Lloyd-sama was crazy, the more that madness came true and helped the family.”
like reminiscing.
Xaviel’s eyebrows furrowed strangely.
“It was the same with the construction of the Ondol-do street, the bituminous coal mine, and the waterworks. No, there is no need to list them one by one, everything Lloyd-sama has done so far has been like that.”
“Tsk. Did you always think I was crazy?”
“yes.”
“But the more you think I’m crazy, the more that these things really came true?”
“yes.”
“So you mean you still think I’m crazy?”
“yes.”
“Thanks, can you believe me?”
“yes.”
“Oh, thank you so much for this.”
“Ten thousand words.”
The boy smiled gracefully and said.
“Just like Lloyd-sama a moment ago. The look of Lloyd, who just got up, looked at me earnestly with his messy hair, and said, ‘Because I can stop time.’”
“Yeah, did that sound like a madman?”
“The truth is, it still is. He must be like a madman.”
“Oh yeah?”
“yes. heart of winter. Is it an ability that came from absorbing it?”
“uh.”
thank god.
He seems to really believe in what I’m saying.
I spoke quickly to drive a wedge into that belief.
“What should I say? Like you said, after absorbing the heart of winter, I felt like I could do something like that.”
“You mean to stop time?”
“uh. Thanks to the heart of winter.”
“Have you already stopped?”
“It is not. To be precise, I can make time flow as it is in a certain range centered on where I am.”
“So you’re saying you’re going to use that ability while doing the construction this time.”
“yes. That’s it.”
Lloyd rubbed his chest inwardly.
I wondered what if Xaviel looked at me strangely.
‘thank god. Should I say that they went to hell together?’
Come to think of it, this guy was also in a position where he and I went through everything together, from prenatal battles to air fights and hell fights.
‘Thanks to you, you trust me better than before.’
I was delighted.
hardships we went through together.
battles we have won together.
It must be because of the time accumulated like that.
Even if the words are ticking like that.
Even if you don’t hesitate to say something like crazy to this side.
Still, I thought this guy would be the one to take with me reassuringly.
‘of course! How much have I invested so far! They made me learn the dark heart method much earlier than in history. They taught me blasting. They put me to sleep, clothed me, fed me, huh? Among them, the ones I put to bed were literally sang lullabies and put them to sleep with all my heart.’
Thanks to that, he was already a grand master.
Compared to this period of the original history, it is also equipped with skills that are different from heaven and earth.
‘That means it’s all thanks to this body.’
Lloyd nodded inwardly and let out a snort.
Is this the feeling of the owner of the boarding house, who has been working hard to feed and take care of the boarder who passed the bar exam at the top of his class?
Anyway, having bought Xaviel’s trust (?), Lloyd accelerated preparations for the time freeze activation.
The centaurs were given medicine to stop the agitation of the tribesmen.
I went to see the warchief.
The time freeze skill was explained.
That it would freeze the time of the world except for this area.
that the work will proceed in that state.
said excitedly.
Thanks to that, the warchief looked at me like a madman.
It looked as if he did not need any folk remedies or medicines.
So, this one also smiled sweetly.
The warchief clicked his tongue.
Even so, he conveyed the story of this side to the tribesmen without saying anything.
and two days later
Lloyd stood in the center of the plain.
Under the gaze of hundreds of centaur tribesmen.
Opened the Mana Heart skill options.
Ding dong.
[Skill-only option ⑤: Time Freeze – Freezes the time flow of the world by expressing the power of the winter heart embedded in Mana Heart.] [RP
needed to use the skill: 3000]
[RP currently possessed: 4655]
[Skill option ⑤ : Do you want to use time freeze?]
[YES / NO]
‘Of course yes.’
He nodded.
The response came right away.
[Skill only option ⑤: Time Freeze is activated.]
[3000 RP is consumed.]
[Currently owned RP: 1655]
[From now on, you will freeze the time flow of the world for up to 1 year with the power of the Winter Heart. . Accordingly, you can designate an area of your desired range as an unfrozen area that is exempt from time freeze.] [The
range limit of an unfrozen area is determined by the total amount of mana you have.]
[Currently designable unfrozen areas Regional range limit: 250㎢]
[Please specify the range of unfrozen regions you want.]
A message fills your eyes in an instant.
Fortunately, the range of unfrozen regions that could be specified was wide enough.
Lloyd brought out the answer he had in mind.
‘To the fullest!’
Tsuzuzuzu…!
‘…Wow!’
Mana began to drain from Mana Heart like the ebb tide.
It felt like the seven servings of pork belly I just ate were all digested in 10 seconds and my stomach was empty.
But the mana that escaped like that?
It all turned into a cold one.
spilled out of the whole body.
It was shot in a straight line toward the sky.
From several kilometers in the air, it spread out in a dome shape toward the ground.
Like a huge umbrella covering the ground.
Or like a ridiculously large soap bubble.
Like a bowl of rice turned upside down.
This covered the specified area.
froze rapidly.
formed a barrier.
Ding dong.
[Time freeze has been completed.]
[The range of the unfrozen area cannot be changed until the activation of the option is canceled.] [
If you leave the unfreeze area, the activation of the time freeze option is canceled immediately.]
[In the future For a year, all living things in the unfrozen region, including you, will not experience aging.] A
refreshing message that fills your eyes.
Lloyd let out the breath he had been holding back.
‘Whoops.’
Dizziness that rises sharply.
The feeling of something creeping up.
In the midst of it, Lloyd got on his knees.
Both arms and legs were trembling.
From my toenails to the tips of my hair, I felt as if all my strength had drained away.
Instead, it was full of reward.
‘It’s working properly. Now the whole world has stopped except for this area.’
The heart of winter fused with this mana heart.
I could feel it thanks to the divine power.
It was a successful time freeze.
But Lloyd was not relieved, relying only on that sense.
‘Still, I have to see it with my own eyes.’
He strained his wobbly legs.
With a determined expression on his face, he moved on.
It was to check with my own eyes whether the option was activated properly.
‘of course. No matter how good your senses are, you can’t see it with your own eyes. Yes in the field too. If you just say that the construction has been done properly and you just believe in the report that it seems to have been built well and neglect the site inspection, you will end up in a mess later.’
I had often seen similar things like that in Korea.
People who are so called high.
No nosebleeds were shown on the scene.
In terms of form, it was all about being accompanied by subordinates and looking around.
What kind of construction was done and what kind of result came out.
I didn’t see many cases where I saw it with my own eyes, touched it with my hands, and inspected it properly and meticulously.
‘It’s the same now. skill options? good. message? It’s convenient. But if you only believe in that and neglect to inspect it yourself, you will regret it greatly someday later.’
The more checks and checks, the better.
It is better to use different methods.
So don’t be relieved just by trusting the reports or messages.
Secondary and tertiary confirmations must be made with the eyes, ears, and all other senses.
Lloyd walked with that one thought.
traveled several kilometers.
I finally stood in front of the ice barrier formed by the time freeze option.
‘…Whoa. It looks like a rice bowl made of ice turned upside down. I’m on the inside.’
The dome-shaped ice barrier was thin.
It looked less than one centimeter at most.
Thanks to that, the sun outside came in moderately brightly.
The scenery outside was also good.
everything stood still
The eagle hovering high in the sky was still suspended in the air with its wings spread.
The rabbit running through the field avoiding the eagle is also in the same running posture.
It was the same with the field grass that was kicked and fluttered by his feet.
All the scenery and objects that could be seen were stopped.
The sun and clouds were no exception.
It was a sight as if I had pressed the ‘pause’ button with the remote control toward the world that was going smoothly.
Was it because of such a bizarre and overwhelming sight?
Embarrassing whispers bloomed among the centaur tribesmen who had come to watch along this side.
that it was real
That man’s boast was true.
Really, the world has stopped except here.
So how are we going to be?
Are you okay like this?
Worried, whispered, anxiously clattering their hooves.
Lloyd let out a wry smile.
‘Tsk. It’s a bit early for people to feel anxious already.’
I barely(?) used time freeze.
There are still more surprises ahead for them.
‘of course. From now on, I need strong and bulky heavy equipment or workers to properly construct it.’
So called.
The biggest worker waiting around here.
Beings whose souls are connected and can be contacted at any time.
So, the guy who called me to come here right before the time freeze option was activated.
The guy should have been running.
and after a while
What was surprising turned out to be true.
It was accompanied by the majestic sound of bones coming from far away on the plains.
Creeping! Kung-Dak! Creeping! Kung-Dak!
The earthshaft rang.
Dirt bloomed.
A huge bone came running across the plain.
It was the bone dragon dragon.
Thanks to Lloyd’s order to come this way before the time freeze is triggered.
It was because he was even asked to dress up in an image that the centaurs would feel friendly with.
It was a long-awaited Yongyong who adorned his whole body with flowers.
Cut out the wing bones.
Spinning the spine and pelvis.
The limb bones were removed and new ones were inserted.
So, he painstakingly reassembled himself.
It was the appearance of a bone centaur.
In that way, Yong-yong came running happily kicking the ground with his own effort.
Thanks to this, the centaur tribesmen were excited.
“…Aww! It is a monster!”
“It’s an invasion!”
The first day when the construction of the circuit-type Colosseum for full-fledged marriage proposal racing begins.
The fervent (?) cries of the Charcoal Wind Centaur tribesmen, who would benefit the most from the Colosseum in the future, resonated throughout the field.
♣
And on the other hand.
To the far south of the plains of the Stonewind tribe.
It’s simply not far, just the farthest south on the planet.
There was a glacial cave in the polar region to the south of it.
There was a being lurking in the glacial cave.
The presence was startling.
“What is this? Why did time stop?”
Sometime in the distant past.
The person who gave the heart of winter to the founding king of Magentano.
Bingryong Tyranus jumped up in amazement at the unexpected time freeze.
