Volume Dragon: Start by obtaining the Infinity Gems

Chapter 277 Observer Effect

"Time Observation Tower".

A demiplane hub built by a quasi-god lich himself, with the void prism as the main body, mechanical order gears and countless prophecy runes as materials.

At the same time, it is also a wizard tower with special functions.

According to Seagull No. 1, the pocket space where this hub is located has been locked with a very powerful [maze lock] by Arthur Lek.

The so-called [Mystery Lock] is a large-scale ritual spell of legendary level.

Normally, [Maze Lock] refers to a huge legendary spell that consumes extremely many resources and takes years to cast. All spellcasters (or groups of spellcasters) who cast a maze lock will choose to use constant means to ensure that the maze lock exists in the multiverse once and for all.

This also further increases the cost of releasing the maze.

In fact, the curse of "Dragon Madness" that appears once every thousand years and causes all the dragons on the planet Toril to fall into a state of madness and kill each other was the puzzle released by the elves at that time.

The elven wizard who once held the [Star of Troubled Times] sacrificed almost all the hellfire dragons, and with such tremendous power he was able to create a maze covering the entire planet of Toril.

The maze lock on the Time Observation Tower that was fixed by Arthur Lek was also very powerful.

"This is a legendary prophecy-type [Mystery Lock], a spell created by my master after he obtained the 'Selected Poems of Vecna'. My master calls it [Moment of Eternity]." The voice of the Seagull No. 1 machine echoed in the empty top floor of the Time Observation Tower.

"With the Time Observation Tower as the center, the world within a 100-kilometer radius will be affected by the spell, and the flow of time will almost come to a standstill."

"This isn't some disguised garbage like the Nine-Ring Spell [Time Stop]." Seagull No. 1 said with disdain.

Nemesis was also curious about this. Normally, due to the existence of the spell "Time Stop", most mages would naturally classify the function of changing time as a function of transformation spells.

However, this entire time observation tower is engraved with only prophetic runes, and the so-called [Moment of Eternity] is also a prophetic spell, which completely goes against the common sense of the mage community.

In response to Nemesis's doubts, Seagull No. 1 patiently explained: "The reason why [Time Stop] is a transformation spell is because its essence is not to stop time at all."

"【Time Stop】temporarily changes the caster's nerve reaction speed, allowing the caster to move at a speed close to the speed of light, thus achieving an effect of almost stagnating compared to the world around them."

"Naturally, such principles belong to the category of transformation."

"But this is just a dead end with no future."

"Except for light without substance, no living thing can reach the speed of light. Even approaching the speed of light is impossible. The theory of [Time Stop]'s casting means that it is destined to only be able to obtain a seemingly low-profile version of Time Stop."

"The real means of controlling time is, of course, to be performed by a prophet who controls the future and cause and effect. That makes more sense, doesn't it?" Seagull No. 1's tone was filled with admiration and excitement. Nemesis could tell that its owner was probably a pure fanatic of prophecy spells.

"The master once said that time is affected by an omnipresent force. [Moment of Eternity] modifies that force and stops time." "Unfortunately, with the master's ability, he can only affect this pocket space with a radius of 100 kilometers. The world here is almost completely different from the outside world. In the outside world, only a moment of time has passed here for decades."

"Hmm" Nemesis frowned, feeling something was wrong.

Seagull No. 52 said that although he had been here for 52 years, he was close to breaking through the age of a mature dragon when he was in Maztec. Let alone years, if he was given another year, he might have fallen into a deep sleep.

Why am I still so full of energy and not feeling any signs of falling asleep?

He asked this question, and fortunately, Seagull No. 1 also had an answer: "Of course it's because of the prophecy spell!"

Although it was just a mechanical core, Nemesis could imagine this core, speaking eloquently, puffing out its chest like a proud guard dog.

"According to the master, stopping time by influencing that unknown force is a very dangerous thing for ordinary creatures. The force of chaos is enough to twist the body of the most powerful dragon into a bunch of ropes."

Nemesis understood. Although he was not very proficient in physics, he had heard of the saying that "strong gravity affects time". In the universe, there are stars called "black holes" with infinite gravity.

According to this theory, the gravity released to achieve the effect of almost stopping time may indeed be able to twist the dragon's body into a rope.

"The master used the prophecy spell to cut off the connection between the outside world and the pocket space. The unknown force formed this place and turned it into a world that ordinary people cannot see."

"Although I don't know the principle, this ensures the safety of the creatures here." Seagull No. 1 explained.

"The premise is that people outside the pocket space have no means to detect the situation here."

Nemesis was a little confused. Why was this happening? Why did it affect his safety whether people outside the pocket space could see him or not?
Seagull No. 1 said indifferently: "I don't know about that. Anyway, my master reminded me so. He has used billions of prophecy runes to completely isolate this place from any connection with the outside world. No one will be able to spy on the situation in the pocket space from the outside world."

"However, the only loophole is the authorization of the master of the demiplane hub."

The tower spirit's voice became mechanical and serious at this time: "The new authorizer must not authorize anyone to observe the pocket space under any circumstances. When there are living things in the pocket space, watching from the outside will cause unimaginable consequences. No matter what the circumstances, no intelligent creature is allowed to observe here from the outside."

"The subjective initiative of intelligent creatures has an impact on the world beyond your imagination. These are the last words that the former tower master Arthur Lek left me."

After the tower spirit finished explaining, the tower fell into silence. Nemesis had little understanding of physics, so he naturally did not understand the deep meaning of what the demigod lich said.

In fact, if there is an omniscient and omnipotent God in this world, he will also find that the pocket space at this time has become a completely dark black box where the inside cannot be observed.

That quasi-god who came from the magical Middle Ages, without any teacher's instruction, understood on his own the physics theory known as the "Observer Effect" in modern society.

Nemesis couldn't find the principle of the theory for the time being, so he could only put it aside and continued to ask: "Then what does this have to do with my inability to break through my age?"

(End of this chapter)