Yarra’s Adventure Notes
Chapter 815 - 80: The Most Suspicious Person

Chapter 815: Chapter 80: The Most Suspicious Person

"Ha, it seems that many interesting events have occurred on the Yarran Continent over the years." Master Fila leaned back in his soft chair, listening to Pannis’s rough recount of the discovered activities involving the Divine Servants and the Sands of Time, his expression calm, as if these matters were nothing special, just like hearing about a curious occurrence: "Sands of Time, Sands of Time, quite a fascinating name indeed, representing the hourglass of time, where the sand flows back and forth with the turning of the glass. These people have big ambitions, it seems; they probably wish to reverse time and start afresh," he mused.

"Reverse time?" Pannis had only just finished recounting past events, and was shocked by Fila’s unexpected conjecture, exclaiming in surprise, "Are you suggesting that they plunder others’ time to reverse it? How is that possible? Even the deities can’t do that. And even if time could be reversed, considering the myriad creatures in the Yarran World, the cost of reversing time would be enormous, surely the time they’ve plundered so far isn’t enough."

"What silly thoughts you have," Fila glared weakly at Pannis and shook his head, "The very notion of reversing time is impossible, hmm, you mentioned their skills originated from the Deities, right? The problem is that even the Deities themselves couldn’t reverse time; otherwise, they could have simply replayed and won the Godslaying War if they lost. Hence, their defeat in the war proves that they absolutely cannot reverse time."

"But it was you who just mentioned reversing time yourself," Pannis said helplessly, "Because of the issues you raised, I was also surprised, so why am I now the one thinking foolishly? Is this how you teach your students? Tsk tsk, to be your student must be tough. I’m starting to feel sorry for Felic and the others; no wonder they are so afraid of making you angry."

"Less nonsense, a student who doesn’t think deserves to be taught," Fila chuckled coldly and slowly said, "The reversal of time I spoke of is not the same as what you’re thinking. You’re envisioning reversing time for the entire world, which naturally would be terrifying. Even the creator deity Yarra couldn’t achieve such a feat for the whole world, or else he wouldn’t have needed to mend the Continent at the end of the last Epoch. But the reversal of time I’m discussing is targeted at an individual, not truly reversing time, but reversing the marks that time has left on a person."

Catherine felt her head ache, the knight girl even doubted whether Master Fila was speaking a common language. Of course, each word was understandable, but when combined, she couldn’t comprehend a single sentence. Helplessly looking towards Vivian, she noticed Vivian was fully focused, with her thick notebook open on her lap, seemingly prepared to record every word spoken by Master Fila. The knight girl sighed, abandoning the idea of seeking help from Vivian, and turned her head, meeting Pannis’s gaze. She heard Pannis say to Fila, "So, you’re saying that the people from Sands of Time, who plunder time from innocents, aim to reverse the effects of time on certain individuals or a few people, rather than truly reversing time itself, right?"

"Isn’t that obvious?" Fila complained impatiently, but still responded, "Exactly that. As people’s bodies change over time, their goal, by plundering time, is likely to combat these changes, or in other words, to keep themselves constantly young, perpetually in their prime."

"Huh?" Pannis exclaimed in surprise, "Could that mean becoming younger and younger until one turns into a baby or even an embryo?"

"Do you think the practitioners are fools?" The old mage couldn’t help but roll his eyes at Pannis, "How stupid would a spell need to be to have such an effect? Humph, such magic also requires skill, logically considered, it should be able to reverse the body’s age, returning it to its best state, then store the remaining time for gradual use, thus keeping the body perpetually young. As long as there is stored time, one will never age or die."

"Phew, lucky we came to you," Pannis sighed, "Otherwise, even if we racked our brains, we wouldn’t have thought of such magic, using someone else’s time to reverse our own."

"Hmph, this is a typical type of time magic from the First Epoch; during my research over the past hundred-plus years, I’ve seen various records about it, always believing it had completely vanished into the sands of time. I never expected that there would still be people who know it in the beings of the Fourth Epoch," the old mage scoffed, seemingly dissatisfied that someone’s knowledge in time magic surpassed his own, "But it’s not surprising if those Deities stand behind them. After all, to the Deities, such advanced time magic is merely a leisure activity, most of them with a bit of talent in time magic can master it, unlike us humans who may never learn it. It’s probably because this magic is so common among the Deities that there isn’t much recorded about it, leading to its ultimate loss."

"It seems you already knew about the existence of this magic, we really should have come to you sooner," Pannis said with a wry smile, "But why do you think most Deities would know such dangerous magic? Even if the Deities possess endless lifespans, who would want others to steal what is theirs?"

"Do you actually think the Deities have endless lifespans? Naive," Fila sneered, "Apart from the deities who possess perfect Divine Bodies, where is there a truly eternal life? But then again, in a sense, they indeed possess endless lives, only much more fragile compared to the true deities."

"Related to time magic?" Pannis ventured, "But I’ve never heard such a claim."

"Ignorance, how much have you really heard?" Fila’s spirits seemed increasingly buoyant, his speech becoming more coherent, "The reason those Deities possess seemingly infinite lifespans is partly because their natural lifespans are extremely long, lasting hundreds of thousands of years. Additionally, time simply doesn’t affect them; once they reach a certain stage of growth, they remain forever at that period. The passage of time can no longer touch them, so naturally, they never age or die from it, though ordinary diseases or dangerous accidents can still take their lives. Thus, they cannot be plundered of their time, because time itself has no effect on them, making any time magic also ineffective."

"Alright, alright, calm down, don’t get agitated," Pannis soothed, "Even though I don’t fully understand, I’ve grasped the general idea. Catch your breath first."

"Huff, huff, I think I got a bit too excited," Philarx leaned back in his chair, taking gentle breaths, "Just thinking that I’ve spent half my life studying Time magic, yet these people effortlessly gain this knowledge from the Deities that I can’t even access angers me."

"Our lives can’t always be perfect," Pannis said, "There must be some regrets to make them feel real. Besides, the people of the Sands of Time possess this knowledge because they have the help of the Deities. If it were up to them alone, they definitely couldn’t have researched it faster than you."

"It’s not that I’m jealous they know more than I do," Philarx became even more discontent, speaking indignantly, "I’m just angry that I don’t possess this knowledge. As for who knew it first, that has no significance whatsoever."

"Okay, okay, no significance, no significance," Pannis laughed and cried at the same time, feeling that at this moment Philarx was like a child. People say the older one gets, the more they become like children, and it seemed that this was true.

Philarx sighed sullenly for a while and managed to calm down, no longer dwelling on the issue of Time magic. He cleared his throat and asked, "Alright, the story’s over. Let’s talk business. What important question brought you all the way from the City of Knowledge to find me?"

"Since you are most knowledgeable in this area, I had prepared three questions," Pannis said, "The first question was about whether what the people of the Sands of Time had taken was indeed time, but that question doesn’t need to be asked anymore. You’ve just confirmed it—they definitely took time, right?"

"Yes, I can confirm that one hundred percent," Philarx’s voice returned to its usual slow and sluggish tone, "What they’ve collected is absolutely time."

"Then there’s no need to ask the second question either," Pannis said, "The second question was about what purpose they might have in doing so. However, you’ve given us the answer to that as well—they use the collected time to combat the effects of time on themselves, essentially regaining their youth and vitality so that they will never age."

"Exactly," Philarx nodded, "A form of eternal life, that’s what they are after."

"Knowing these two answers is already enough," Pannis said, "The third question isn’t important—we can slowly find the answer to that."

"Do you also think I’ve grown so old that I’ve even lost the ability to think?" Philarx grew angry again, angrily slapping the armrest of his chair, "You just want me to help you filter through potential suspects, don’t you? My body might have its issues, but my mind is still very much intact; thinking a little won’t kill me right away."

"Oh, oh, don’t get mad, don’t get mad," Pannis consoled Philarx helplessly, "Alright, my fault, you guessed right; I just wanted you to help me think about who might be behind the Sands of Time, if there are any suspicious candidates."

"Yes, there are," Philarx’s expression remained neutral as he shakily pointed at his nose, "I am the most suspicious one."(To be continued. If you like this work, welcome to visit qidian.com to vote for recommendation tickets and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile users, please read on m.qidian.com.)