Alex and Scarlet discussed for a bit to figure out just exactly how he had become able to sense Time aura at all. They came up with a few reasonings, but none of them held any ground at all.
It was not because he had a family member that could do it. It was not because he had entered the void where time and space were amalgamated into something indescribable.
And it was definitely not because Alex had suddenly learned a new skill overnight.
So, whether it made any sense or not, Scarlet had to accept that she was the reason Alex could now sense Time.
"I didn't imagine I would be able to do such a thing so soon," he said. "I expected to have to wait many, many years before I could do such a thing."
"I wouldn't have expected you to ever be able to do it at all," she said.
"Hehe, I can now sense both Time and Space," Alex said while unable to hide his giddiness at the news.
"Don't get too happy so suddenly," Scarlet said. "Just because you can sense time, doesn't mean you can use it so easily. Sensing it is only the beginning. You will have to learn a whole lot more about it before you can do anything."
Alex nodded. "That I understand," he said. "It took me over 2 decades to be able to sense and use Space aura, and that was with the help of the Space stone. I assume Time aura will take much longer than that."
"You are underestimating just how long it will take," Scarlet said. "Time and Space maybe talked together, but don't mistake them to be similar. They are worlds apart."
"I suppose," Alex said with a thoughtful look. "Oh right, is there something like a Time stone, just like a space stone?"
"There's no such thing," Scarlet said. "Space is far more prevalent than Time. If you want to learn more about time, you will have to spend some time around places with dense time aura."
"How dense are we speaking?" Alex asked.
"Dense enough to affect time on its own," Scarlet said.
"Maybe the Ancient Battlefield can help me," Alex thought. "But it will be a while before I return there."
"Are we done?" Scarlet asked. "Because I would very much love to bathe in this sunlight please."
"Oh, sure. I have things of my own to do as well," Alex said and turned to leave. However, before going out, he stopped. "Is it safe to just jump out? My body won't tear itself apart because of the time difference inside and outside, right?"
"Huh? No," Scarlet said. "Your body naturally changes speed when you go out of a time field. You don't have to worry about one body part moving faster than the other."
"Oh, good," Alex said and flew away from the glowing rock. He landed some distance away from the lava and turned around to look at Scarlet.
From his perspective, the concentrated beam of light was hitting her with very high intensity, but he knew what it was like inside, so he knew she had nothing to worry about.
'I must be stuck in her sight for hours, even though I only stayed here for a minute or two,' he thought. Then, he finally turned around and left the dome.
The door opened for him when he reached the gate and he went back outside, to the backyard of the palace.
He looked to the side. "Right, pills," he thought when he saw the swine again. It had already been half a day since he had returned, so he should be getting started anytime now.
He walked back into the palace and went to check on his father. When he arrived, he found a few maids outside of his father's guest room.
"Senior has finished his meal and has told us to tell you that he is going to sleep for now," the woman said.
"I see," Alex said. "You guys don't have to stay around here. You can go do other more important tasks too."
"Taking care of the guests is one of our most important tasks," the maid said.
"Ah, is that so? Um… let him know where to find me once he wakes up, okay?" Alex said and left the area.
He walked back towards his own room, and on the way, he walked past the throne room where the elders were gathered and seemed to be working with a lot of other servants.
He popped inside the throne room and looked around. "What's going on?" he asked.
Liang Shufen, who had seen him walk in, answered. "Preparation, for tomorrow," she said.
"For tomorrow? What's tomorrow?" he asked.
She looked at him weirdly for a second before shaking her head. "Coronation, of course," she said.
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