chsdbacks Chapter 25 He will protect his parents
Chapter 25 He will protect his parents
"What?" Klein looked at him, somewhat puzzled and curious.
"I experienced a time travel journey and arrived in the future of this timeline." Rosen met his gaze and began slowly, "Many things happened in the future..."
Rosen recounted future events to Klein as if telling a story, then paused amidst Klein's surprised gaze, before abruptly changing the subject:
"These things have actually made me think a bit."
Klein, who had been immersed in amazement and wonder at Rosen's extraordinary journey, suddenly had a subtle premonition after hearing Rosen's words. He lowered his voice and asked, "What are you thinking about?"
"I'm thinking, if a mere thousand years can cause such a vast difference in the world, what about an even longer period of time?" Rosen spoke calmly, gazing at the cotton doll before him, and said softly:
"Xiao Zhou, do you think the era I'm in now is a completely different world from our original timeline, or... another future?"
Klein was struck dumb at that moment.
He certainly understood what Rosen meant—they hadn't traveled to a completely different world from their original timeline, but rather, like Rosen traveling to the future, they had traveled from their original era to a much more distant future.
Is this possible?
Klein's heart was pounding. He wanted to say it was impossible, but reason prevented him from ignoring the possibility.
This led him to a further confusion—if Rosen's guess was correct, then what exactly happened to make their original world become what it is now?
Seeing Klein's thoughtful expression, Rosen didn't interrupt him. He lowered his eyes to hide the look in them, knowing that his words had worked.
From the very beginning, Rosen never intended to completely conceal the truth about Klein's time travel.
In fact, Rosen had some plans, plans targeting Klein, plans that required Klein's cooperation and knowledge of the truth.
This era is ultimately quite dangerous for him. Even if he wins over the Red Angels, Rosen still needs more allies, and Mr. Fool would be the best choice.
I will help you fight against the Celestial Venerable, I will help you save your parents, and in return, I hope you can become my strength... Rosen gazed at the cotton doll and whispered in his heart.
Therefore, he will tell Klein the truth about the time travel, and he will guide him to the path he desires.
—In a gentle way.
"...Rosen, can you use the power you have to travel to the future to go back to the past?" Klein asked, looking up at Rosen after thinking for a while, though his emotions weren't too intense.
After all, the possibility that Rosen is proposing is just a possibility. And even if what Rosen says is true, and this really is the future of his era, it's hard to say why the future has turned out this way. Perhaps it's just normal change in the world, rather than some kind of disaster.
Because he didn't know that in a few years, his era would face a near-apocalyptic situation due to the awakening of the original creator, Klein was relatively calm.
"I don't know." Rosen shook his head and said frankly, "At least for now, I can only use it to travel to the Fourth Age."
Klein showed an expression that was hard to decipher—it was a mix of disappointment and something else entirely.
Rosen continued, "But besides going directly to your era, there are other ways to verify it."
"What method?" Klein asked, his eyes filled with curiosity.
"If the era you live in is truly the past of this world, then some rules should apply universally," Rosen said calmly. "For example, the existence of Extraordinary beings."
Klein's heart skipped a beat.
Rosen continued, "I don't believe there could be two different worlds with identical coincidences in the extraordinary realm. So, if in your time there existed something as extraordinary as this time..."
"...That probably means we've just arrived in the future," Klein added with difficulty to Rosen's last sentence.
"Yes." Rosen nodded. Although potion recipes may have changed over the ages, the sequence itself has not changed much, at least not the original pathways that existed on Earth.
After Rosen said that, the room fell silent.
Klein thought for a while before speaking again: "But how do we verify this? At least in my time, the extraordinary didn't exist in the eyes of the public. In fact, if it weren't for my wonderful experience of time travel, I wouldn't believe that the extraordinary really existed."
"There are two directions. The first is to find those hidden extraordinary individuals in your era. If they truly exist, even if they don't show themselves to the world, they will leave some traces, though ordinary people will find them difficult to detect." Rosen spoke slowly, holding up one finger.
"While I cannot go back to that era to actually help you in this regard, I can teach you some tips to help you find extraordinary people."
Regarding whether extraordinary beings truly existed in the old days, Rosen believed they did. This can be seen from the fact that in later generations, Rosell, due to the characteristics of the Seeker's Path, genuinely gained power from many fairy tales through the mysterious re-enactment skill. Some well-known stories are not purely fictional, but rather extraordinary histories that have been concealed.
However, the number of extraordinary individuals in that era was probably smaller and more difficult to find than in later generations.
So Rosen continued, "Secondly, starting today, you will learn occult knowledge with me. Some occult skills, such as divination, are not only for extraordinary individuals; ordinary people with strong spirituality can also use them, and your spirituality just happens to meet that requirement."
"In addition, I have mastered some low-series potion recipes. The materials required for potion recipes at this level are not difficult to obtain. Even if you cannot obtain the corresponding materials directly, you may be able to find substitutes in your era. In that case, you can try to concoct potions directly. If you succeed, the answer will be obvious."
"...I understand, thank you, Rosen." Klein took a deep breath and nodded. If he had only been curious about exploring the knowledge of another world before, he was now genuinely serious about it.
Because Klein needed to figure out what was going on, he couldn't ignore the possibility that something unexpected had happened in his time that led to the current situation.
If that's really the case, then at least I should try my best to protect my parents in case of an accident... Klein made up his mind in his heart.