after being online for 10 minutes and
then logging off he was astounded only a
minute had passed in the real world it
was indeed a 10-fold acceleration
encompassing our Consciousness and
thought processes back in the game the
group reconvened around the round table
and Fong conveyed the terrifying
implications of the accelerated time
flow technology yet the faces of the
others were a light with excitement for
this meant they would have more more
time to play the game naturally it
wasn't just about gaming they could also
learn within the game as their
enthusiasm grew only EO wore a serious
expression history do has changed could
it be my butterfly effect at play in my
previous life ceiling lands developers
never unveiled this technology
nevertheless this development could be a
boon for Humanity as we now have more
time to prepare yet for me it is
undoubtedly a misfortune the alteration
in the time flow will shift the timeline
of numerous events etched in my memory
the various events documented by icho
were all recorded according to real
world time however as the game's time
accelerates many special occurrences
within the game will no longer align
with the timeline of the real world
consequently this is not a favorable
development for icho I recall that the
first expansion pack in my previous life
was released 7 months after the game's
Inception coinciding precisely with the
day players completed the first layer it
is entirely possible that this time the
expansion pack will be released earlier
if that is the case I will need to
revise my plans accordingly chapter 42
as long as our thoughts do not falter in
recent days the influx of teams entering
the Tower of seals has become remarkably
high from an initial few hundred
participants to later sessions with over
a thousand even lifestyle players have
begun to venture into the tower some of
them seem entirely unconcerned with the
monsters merely wandering aimlessly in
fear leaving others bewildered the
reason for this phenomenon traces back
to a post previous made by Fong after
Fong and yio deciphered the first layer
riddle they embarked on a Relentless
quest to explore the tower day and night
they confirmed many of their earlier
hypotheses for instance where is the
serpent it lies upon the ground
represented by the intricate lines of
the Earth's veins it is only visible
during the day when the Sun rises and at
night it disappears from view this
aligns with the riddle themes of chaos
and its concealment within the Earth's
veins a point they accurately deduced as
for the wolf there was no need for
further explanation once 1s mindset is
opened the wolf becomes the easiest to
locate why ichio also unveiled the
secret behind the owl which symbolizes
deception thus the three riddles have
now been unraveled the question remains
having solved the riddles how shall we
lift the barrier surrounding the core
area after several days of tireless
exploration the group found no answers
and it was ichio who suggested seeking
the dwarves for guidance they returned
to consult The Hobbit narrating their
progress and solving the riddles the
dwarf appeared astonished clearly not
anticipating their Swift success but how
had they solved the riddles while the
owl in the sky was understandable how
had they discerned The Serpent and the
Wolf the dwarf was perplexed believing
no one could unravel his riddle however
upon reflection it seemed evident that
these individuals had not completely
solved his riddle at te least they had
not fully grasped the final step with
this realization the dwarf began to mock
them sharply claiming they belied they
had solved the riddle yet had failed to
discover even the first key within it
the group was left dumbfounded what did
it mean to not have discovered the first
key was there truly a key hidden within