Kaidan Game Train: Abide Rule or Die!
Chapter 837: Time Origin

Chapter 837: Chapter 837: Time Origin

"There are many sources that can cause matter to evolve, but there is only one type of primeval stone known as the ’Time Origin’ that can give minerals special properties," she explained. "It’s unclear why it is named that, but it’s said that this primeval stone is the foundation of the entire game world because it possesses properties that humans cannot fully understand, being a product of the evolution of multidimensional space."

"However, its formation is quite random, like some good props that might evolve over time. Hence, finding one is not easy."

Time Origin... a stone connected to time.

After a moment of thought, Xu Huo said, "No matter how good a mineral is, it’s just a stone. Can it be used to create super props?"

But Bai Kou just smiled and shook her head. "Super props can’t compare to it. I say this, but you won’t have a concrete sense of it unless I give you an example, then you’ll understand."

"From Rank-A Wormhole Points to Level-E Wormhole Points, the number of game zones is countless. However, zones also vary in strength, usually divided into four types. One is dominated by the Game Government and is more mature; the second has strong local power and numerous players; the third includes those ordinary, small zones still in the early stages of evolution; and the fourth is just entering the game, wavering between development and destruction."

"Zone 011 belongs to the second type and is an example of a zone with exceptionally strong player power. However, someone once traded a game zone with the Game Government for a piece of ’Time Origin’."

"The Game Government took control of this game zone and sold it to that player. Everything in that zone belonged to the player, except for the game’s own operations, which they couldn’t interfere with. The economy, politics, and military were all up to that player."

"That’s the value of a ’Time Origin’."

The value of a game zone like Zone 011 is self-evident. If the Game Government is willing to trade it for a stone, it proves this stone has transcended the category of ’prop.’ Whether it can create props or interfere with them, it’s not enough to exchange for an entire game zone."

"In a game like Dimensional Rift, things that can surpass the value of a large zone with abundant resources must be related to the game’s operational rules. Moreover, this stone carries the ’Time Origin’ notion," Bai Kou said with a meaningful tone. "Nobody wouldn’t want it."

"The Secondary Stone influenced by the ’Time Origin’ is what He Pu gave me... Are only minerals influenced?" Xu Huo asked another question.

"I’ve never seen a real ’Time Origin,’" Bai Kou said. "As for whether there are other effects, only the Game Government would know."

Xu Huo looked at her. "You don’t think He Pu has a ’Time Origin’?"

He Pu left him a Secondary Stone and an address, which easily led to speculation.

Bai Kou chuckled, "He doesn’t; if he did, he would certainly give it to me."

Xu Huo also felt that it was unlikely for He Pu to possess a "Time Origin," but his perspective was different. A "Time Origin" wasn’t something that couldn’t be moved; if it could be, He Pu would have entrusted it to Mr. Dong instead of leaving it in District 001.

As to why He Pu would hold back from Bai Kou, it might not be a matter of sentiment but rather a consideration of her identity.

But in that case, the significance behind He Pu leaving the Secondary Stone for him might be different.

This Secondary Stone was also very valuable. If it were merely meant as a legacy for an heir, it would be better to convert it into an actual prop.

Of course, this was just his conjecture. He Pu’s true intentions were impossible to investigate. However, Rose Castle, where He Pu had spent ten years, likely wasn’t just for recuperation.

He briefly collected his thoughts and returned to the main issue. "Do you think Zone 011 got their hands on a ’Time Origin’ in their last harvest?"

"It’s not necessarily the ’Time Origin.’ As I’ve said, there are other sources that can change the properties of objects, including those that alter the properties of minerals. The quality of the output items may not compare to a Secondary Stone that has evolved under the influence of ’Time Origin,’ but such a source is like a cornucopia. Some Secondary Stones might not produce special attributes, but they’re fine for crafting a prop," Bai Kou paused before continuing. "Recently, Zone 011 players have been raiding everywhere. Some predict they might have found a primeval stone. As for what kind, and the quality of it, we’ll only know when they reveal it."

Props in the game are either crafted by Artifact Makers or naturally born. Some special minerals are one of the raw materials for props, but not all minerals can forge props with spacetime properties. In other words, the sought-after minerals or other materials with similar properties are non-renewable. Use one less of one, and luck is also a factor.

If the Secondary Stone is from the "Time Origin," that’s equivalent to having a constant supply of props with special properties.

In the game, the mineral resources are also diminished with use. In this comparison, if primeval stones or similar substances can be found and studied, they could bring an entirely different prospect to the game.

This is an alternative type of "non-renewable" resource. Fighting for it wouldn’t be surprising.

The target of the Guile Sound Knights is in Zone 011, and it seems like the Holy Sword Society is focusing on the base.

Xu Huo surreptitiously sized up the person next to him.

Bai Kou’s attitude was a bit strange.

She didn’t show much interest in the potential "primeval stone," and her hostility towards the Guile Sound Knights was not as apparent as she displayed. She seemed to enjoy the present moment—watching Zone 011’s strife as a bystander.

Rain began to fall from the sky. The woman stood in the rain with a black umbrella, a small lamp in hand, looking up slightly towards the city ahead.

The night breeze blew her long hair, occasionally brushing her cheek. From Xu Huo’s angle, he could see part of her profile. Whether her pretty face was genuine or not was hard to say, but the light twinkling in her eyes conveyed her pleasure directly.

After her gaze lingered on the darkness that enveloped half the city for a few seconds, she suddenly laughed, then walked briskly towards it.

Xu Huo watched her figure. Just before she was about to step in, he called out, "Bai Kou!"

She turned around, her eyes looking at him with a cool gaze.

"It’s nothing," Xu Huo stopped himself, then said, "Just be careful."

She didn’t respond and turned away.

Xu Huo stood in place for a while before picking up the Communicator to contact Wan Tingfang, who quickly responded, "Are you alright?"

"I was lucky to get out," Xu Huo said. "How did you get out? What about the others at the base?"

"I don’t know about the others, but I was saved by Director San Yang," Wan Tingfang said. "He happened to come by this area."