"Before I formally teach you, I want to ask you a question. What is time in your eyes? ”

Lin Guanshan gave Yu Siqi a problem, a problem that he almost never thought about formally. yes, what exactly is time? If it were him in the past, he might just think that it was some kind of abstract concept. After all, there are already many scientific giants who have rich and unique insights into the overview and arguments of time. Ordinary people with mediocre brains like themselves may rarely pay special attention to this information.

However, now that this abstract concept is in his hands, and when he actually plays with it in the palm of his hand, he still has not once thought about what it is, which is simply ironic.

A little embarrassed, he finally searched his stomach and found a few popular sayings: "Probably... I guess it's a unit of measurement. You see, the time is set in times, minutes, seconds, years, months, and days, right? ”

"Actually, I don't expect you to give a more precise answer, yes... You're talking about the masses, the common people who just think of time as a recording tool. ”

Lin Kanshan said disdainfully: "In fact, there are many types of time. For example, the process that I'm talking to you right now, it's in a straight line. Once the words are spoken, there is no way to recycle them. Unless you choose the 'rewind' function of the video recorder, that is, the time rewind, that can indeed prevent you from saying the wrong thing, and even by extension, you can get a certain degree of 'future vision', after all, you have already experienced the life after that, if you go back to the past, isn't it to some extent, omniscient? I know what you're thinking, everyone has thought about something, knowing the lottery numbers in advance won't help you win the jackpot, I've tried this, the water in it is too deep, or go to work steadily. Hehe, let's get down to business. Where did you say before? Oh, yes, speaking of the price, right? Yes, the price is very serious, why? Because the timeline that has appeared, no matter how you go backwards, its own existence will not fade. On the contrary, it will become a knot because of repeated self-progress and artificial regression. This knot, some people call it the space-time rift; Some call it a black hole. Personally, I prefer to call it a 'dead knot'. Once this knot appears, it means that you have finished playing everything on this timeline and can only change the line. ”

Although Lin Guanshan's tirade made Yu Siqi hear it in a fog, he didn't understand what it was said at all. But the last few words he said still brought back his previous memories, and he began to understand a little bit why those 'unbelievable' things happened.

"Judging by your expression, you've probably 'died' once." Lin Guanshan stared at Yu Siqi with a thoughtful expression and said, "It's really lucky, I think when I first appeared dead, if it wasn't for someone else's help, I wouldn't have the ability to talk to you here now." ”

"How many timelines does a person have?" Yu Siqi suddenly asked about a topic that he was very concerned about.

"Thinking about how much leverage you have?" Lin Guanshan put his hand on his knee, tapped it lightly with his fingertips, and said, "To be honest, I don't know. Everyone's life is full of variables, and a trivial decision can have consequences that affect his whole life. No one can say for sure how many chips they have. That's the beauty of time. So, do you want to be a gambler like me? Will always regard this life in your hands as the last capital? ”

"I'm sorry, I don't want to be like you." Yu Siqi directly vetoed the other party's point of view, he didn't think that he would go the same way as Lin Guanshan.

"Let's see, a lot of people always think they can resist that urge at first. But who knows, that kind of primordial ** from the depths of the soul is not something that can be achieved by talking about it. ”

Lin Guanshan's pretended to be an old man made Yu Siqi slightly impatient, he didn't want to continue to listen to the kind of preaching similar to 'people who came over', he just wanted to know more and couldn't help but urge the other party.

"Okay, I know that you have more say than I do as a 'person who has come over'. But let's keep a different opinion on this topic, shall we? ”

Lin Kanshan, who was refuted by Yu Siqi, originally planned to continue to talk about his mature experience, but he temporarily changed his words and said: "Since you have your own opinions in your heart, then I won't say more." After explaining to you a little bit about linear time, the next topic is probably the type you are most interested in - linear time. ”

"Why do you say that?" Yu Siqi's blurted out question was pressed back by Lin Guanshan with his hand, and the latter pointed to the night people who were still 'going around in circles' and said, "Do you know why they never get out?" Because I'm throwing them into my own custom time slot, where they can only repeat the program I've programmed for them. Over and over again, they can go on and on until the end of time for as long as I want. ”

"Is there any harm in doing that?" After waiting for a while, Yu Siqi noticed that Lin Guanshan didn't make a sound, so he asked.

"Of course, there are downsides. For example, they may never die out due to external forces when they are thrown into the time period, simply put, as long as they remain in that time labyrinth, they will be as 'immortal and immortal' as time itself. Lin Guanshan caught a glimpse of Yu Siqi's eyes when his eyes lit up, and said lightly: "Please don't think it's a good thing, if you are forced to eat your favorite food once a day, you may not have any opinions." What if you zoom this cycle into a year? Or even a hundred or even a thousand years? If you think about it, the curvilinear patterns, jumping patterns, and refractive patterns derived from linear time are all used on others, not on oneself. So, you can dispel that idea of 'immortality'. ”

Before Yu Siqi's sentence 'I never mentioned any idea of immortality', he noticed that Lin Guanshan's throat was rising and falling again, so he chose to shut up with interest.

"The last thing I want to mention to you is that point time is a form of time that I personally admire." Lin Guanshan struggled to support his body and stood up.

"The point of time is a special concept that combines time and space, and once you are in this concept, you theoretically become an object that time cannot interfere with. It's not a casual condition, though, but you... Yes, it's hard to imagine someone like you who doesn't know anything about time to be able to turn on 'point in time' at will. At first I thought it was just a coincidence, but from the many observations in a row, it seems that you do have a talent for it. I'm really envious! ”

Yu Siqi began to understand why Lin Kanshan always liked to come to him when he used his time ability, it was just that the other party was looking for him with a purpose.

"Well, I've shown you my kindness. Hopefully, you will reciprocate with the same attitude. Lin Guanshan put his hand behind his back and said.

"What kind of return?" In the face of the most core interests, Yu Siqi is still more cautious.

"Just keep it at this point." Lin Guanshan found a fairly smooth stone from the ground, straightened it, and sat on it.

"How do you maintain it?" Yu Siqi asked.

"As long as you don't undo it, it's here to stay. Theoretically, it is. Lin Guanshan said uncertainly.

"It's as simple as that?" Yu Siqi looked skeptical.

"Sometimes, you don't have to overcomplicate everything." Lin Guanshan said something that sounded very high-end.

"Then I can go now?" Yu Siqi stood up and turned his head to leave, but was stopped by the other party. To that end, he turned back and asked, "Is there anything that needs to be added?" ”

"It stands to reason that no. Out of kindness, I would like to give you a special reminder. You can get out of here, but don't rush downstairs just yet. Lin Guanshan sat on the stone, holding his chin with both hands, as if he was thinking.

"Why?" Yu Siqi was puzzled.

"Because in all these hours that I'm talking to you, everything is still. All you have to do is wait a little bit for a dozen or twenty minutes and then get there. Of course, I'd personally prefer that you just wait here for them to come to you, after all, there is nothing 'bad' for you, is it? ”

Lin Guanshan chuckled slyly, and then looked down at the ground.