Later, in this timeline, Shado also went to Sinaria and Belluno like the other timeline, and still found the time stone that Daphne left for Dali.
It’s just that the source of Xia Duo’s manipulation of the timeline is the power of time collected after the time gem was dissipated, so not surprisingly——
The time stones found in this timeline had less time power than before after they were finally collected.
This also prevents him from constantly obtaining new power of time by playing "bugs". His consciousness can transcend the timeline. There is no doubt that an existence like the power of time can transcend the timeline.
In the process of the birth and death of the timeline, the total amount of time's power continues to decrease.
This also means that the timeline-level operations that Shado can perform are limited, so he must make the most of every opportunity.
Just like at the current time - the Alliance's victory in the Battle of Teardrop Lake, although the outcome of the Battle of Teardrop Lake is certain, there are still variables in other subsequent developments, which is what Xia Duo needs to strive for as much as possible.
Although a little change this time is not enough to shake the overall situation, adding up little by little over and over again may produce qualitative changes.
It's like if a person can go back to the past repeatedly, he will inevitably be able to direct the development of the world in the direction he most wants to see. That is, Xia Duo's power of time is limited, otherwise he will definitely achieve a perfect result.
But now, just try your best.
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The special dimension of the star realm, above the fountain of time.
Xia Duo reviewed the gains and losses of this timeline after the Battle of Teardrop Lake over and over again. Most of the results were within his expectations. There were some deviations from the previous ones, but they did not affect the overall situation.
Confirming that the plan is progressing steadily, Shado once again locked in a local battlefield where the alliance failed.
That was in the early days when the Illuminati was recklessly producing time-related signals. Due to the limited manpower of the alliance, the processing of certain time-related signals was inevitably neglected.
One of the most influential local battlefields was the same as the Battle of Teardrop Lake, and it was still within the territory of Ye'erlan - the Xiangshui River in the south. However, Ye'erlan was in civil strife at that time, and the top and bottom were suspicious of each other, so no manpower could be sent to deal with it.
Just like the Battle of Teardrop Lake, Alliance mages were still the main force to deal with it, but failed as expected.
But it was later discovered that the failure to process the source of the time-related signals actually caused a chain reaction, causing time-related signals in multiple different regions to change at the same time, which indirectly led to the alliance's defeat in multiple local battlefields.
It can be said that the time-related ceremony on the Xiangshui River is a key node in the process of the Illuminati’s ultimate ceremony!
It's a pity that in the first timeline (Xia Duo's experience), even if the importance of the Battle of Xiangshui River was later learned, it was already in the past and could not be changed.
In the second timeline - that is, the timeline of the Alliance's victory in the Battle of Teardrop Lake, Xia Duo had already learned the importance of the Battle of Xiangshui River in the first timeline, so in this timeline
On the line, he focused on arranging manpower to deal with it.
The result was still a failure.
He guessed that such a key node may have been the focus of the Illuminati, so when he adjusted his strategy and sent more manpower there, he was still faced with Illuminati members who were far more powerful than the Alliance mages.
Therefore, after the attempt failed, Shado did not focus on changing the outcome of individual local battlefields in the second timeline, but focused on testing the Illuminati's protection of key nodes in the process of their ultimate ritual.
Among them, the first one to be tested was Xiangshuihe, and two more were tested later, that is, in the first time line, it was determined that there was a linkage with other time-related signals, but in the second time line, the attempt to change failed.
Those local battlefields.
Due to limited time, three were tested this year, but on the premise that these three can be confirmed, the Alliance Mage in the second timeline also made a list of suspects for Sha Duo.
Part of it is speculation, and part of it is a certainty based on hindsight.
But there is no doubt that in the third timeline that is about to restart, Shado will inherit the results of the first two times and then lead the alliance mages to continuously counterattack.
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Above the fountain of time, time seems to have lost its meaning. Here Xia Duo does not have to worry about any variables in the main plane, because just like entering the star realm normally, time in the main plane is actually stagnant for him in the star realm.
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No matter how long he stays here, not even a second of time in the main plane will pass.
Because of this characteristic, he does not have to worry about colliding with Daphne in the star realm, because both parties do not enter the star realm at the same time. If this happens, the concept of time and space will be completely subverted.
At least in Xia Duo's understanding, as long as two people (from the material plane) do not enter the astral realm at the same time, they will never meet in the astral realm.
In fact, Daphne most likely did not leap above time through the astral realm and manipulate the timeline, but directly manipulated it through time-related rituals or the power of time.
In this case, Daphne can also transcend the timeline, but it is even more impossible to face Shado face to face.
Therefore, when Xia Duo was in the star realm, he didn't have to rush as much as when he was in the main plane. Even though it would still consume his lifespan in the star realm, he could still afford to spend this lifespan.
Next, according to the plan, he will search for a timeline in the spring of time - the future possibilities that continue to radiate in all directions from the anchor point of this world - and then make it the backbone.
But after searching and searching, I could not find any "future" for any alliance to win the Battle of Xiangshui River!
"This is impossible!"
There are too many uncertain factors in the future, and everything is possible. Xia Duo does not believe that it is absolutely impossible for the alliance to win the Battle of Xiangshui River, but the conditions may be more stringent and the possibility will be smaller.
But no matter how small the possibility is, it is never zero.
It's just a matter of spending more time searching. Xia Duo has the patience to do this. Anyway, the process of searching the timeline is similar to a prophecy and consumes almost no time -
The reason why there is still consumption is mainly because Xia Duo needs to use the power of time to control the characteristics of the timeline to exclude some obviously inappropriate timelines, thereby improving search efficiency.
Otherwise, because the future is almost infinite, it means that Xia Duo has to search bit by bit from the infinite possibilities. Even if the time in the star world is meaningless, it cannot be wasted like this. After all, the time consumed here is real.