Players are coming, fortunately I have a time travel simulator

Then, the mysterious patterns with ethereal divinity condensed in the air became more and more obvious and clear. The two candles symbolizing the "id" and the "ego" began to shake violently, and the candle symbolizing the "superego" straightened up, and the light became sticky, as if it was about to have substance.

The surrounding space inexplicably began to vibrate, emitting waves of deep light. The river of time beneath his feet also flowed faster and faster.

The sacrifice has reached the most critical moment.

Zhou Ning didn't stop, but pondered for a few seconds, then grabbed a seemingly ordinary tablecloth with clock patterns of different sizes printed on it. It had two sides, the front was red and the back was black.

Item Name: Time Wrapping Cloth

Item Type: Special Item

Effect: When an object is covered with the front side, the time of the covered object will speed up, showing the future state; if it is covered with the back side, the time of the covered object will be reversed, showing the past state.

The next second, the tablecloth was completely eroded by time and turned into a pile of ashes.

Zhou Ning was slightly startled. This was already the third extraordinary item sacrificed this time, but it only caused the spatial vibration to intensify. The illusory clock pattern became more and more obvious and clear, but it did not merge with power.

It seems that this special item is not of sufficient quality? This is a bit of a trap...

Now there are four items that he can use for sacrifice, namely Amon's monocle, Donghuang Bell, the characteristics of the Time Worm and the Spring and Autumn Cicada.

The first two cannot be moved. I dare not use one, and I can't bear to give up the other. I must choose one of the three and four to sacrifice. I originally wanted to keep it for the purpose of controlling the authority of time.

Zhou Ning took a deep breath and felt heartbroken. It seemed that there was no way to save him now.

After searching through the inventory for a while, he pulled out a purple crystal column made of light and shadow. Countless strange insects with twelve segments were entangled with each other, swimming and wandering inside.

Item Name: Time Worm Characteristics.

[Time Worm Characteristics - Authority Item: Holding this item grants you partial authority over time. Upon use, it forms a gigantic, ancient, and mottled phantom. This phantom resembles the face of a wall clock carved from stone, divided into twelve sections.]

[Effect 1: Can temporarily steal time, authority, and anchors, slowing down the passage of time for objects caught in it. It can also accelerate the passage of time for objects caught in it, thereby stealing the duration of certain limited abilities.]

[Effect 2: Causes the target to lose a large amount of health, entering a state of aging.]

After a moment's thought, he infused his divine nature into the object, drawing upon his omniscient knowledge. This purple crystal column, formed from a combination of light and shadow, rapidly shifted and began to spin. A strange insect, only the length of a thumb and as slender as a child's little finger, with twelve completely transparent segments, began to wriggle frantically.

At the same time as the sacrifice was made, a gigantic, ancient, mottled shadow suddenly loomed in the sky. This shadow resembled the face of a stone clock, divided into twelve sections. Each section was either grayish-white or dark blue, interspersed with distinct boundaries and containing a unique symbol.

"clang!"

The illusory wall clock chimed, and the vibrations in the space grew more intense. As the illusory wall clock collapsed, the waves of the long river of time suddenly became more intense, slapping Zhou Ning's feet frantically. During this time, Zhou Ning saw historical fragments floating in the long river of time one after another.

Zhou Ning's pupils froze slightly. Each of them wore a white or black windbreaker and a matching hat, or a white shirt and black school uniform.

It was actually myself!

These are all myself in different timelines!

Under Zhou Ning's calm gaze, these selves became ethereal and collapsed, forming a large number of white light spots and three-dimensional layered mysterious symbols, which gathered in his body.

The candlelight around him swayed slightly, and the half-illusory and half-real candlelight stretched upwards into a straight line. As his mind swelled, his physical body, spiritual body, astral body, and etheric body seemed to be torn and crushed by the new authority that came in one after another.

A clock suddenly appeared in the pupil of his right eye, and the hour hand and second hand began to rotate clockwise.

A large number of time-related abilities flooded into Zhou Ning's mind, and the panel prompted:

[You have obtained the sub-authority of the authority of time: Time Mastery.]

[Your attainments in the field of time have improved once again.]

【Time Mastery: A key ability in the field of time, capable of pausing, rewinding, and fast-forwarding time within certain limits.】

[The authority of time and the authority of knowledge resonate with each other! ]

[You have learned forbidden spell: Time Suspension.]

[This magic overlaps with your special ability: "World". Do you want to try to fuse it? 3 Skill Fusion Cards are required to try to fuse it.]

[You have learned forbidden spell: time reversal.]

[You have learned forbidden spell: fast forward time.]

[You have learned the twelfth-level magic: Time Elimination.]

……

【Time Authority Sub-Authority: (3/3)】

【You have gained full authority over time.】

Time Authority (Basic): You are the master of time, a time traveler, and the embodiment of time. You combine the full power of the three sub-authorities of time and possess privileges within the entire time domain. Your ability to rewind, pause, and fast-forward time has been enhanced; your ability to steal has been strengthened, allowing you to temporarily steal time, anchors, authority, and even the identity of others.

[This authority can be advanced by repeatedly using the power of the time domain, or by sacrificing an unknown artifact containing the authority of time. (Note: This authority can trigger related quests.) (Note: This authority can already affect other transcendents in the corresponding system, making their powers stronger or weaker accordingly.)]

"Success!" Zhou Ning breathed a sigh of relief. This power had cost him the most, bar none. It had burned four powerful, unknown artifacts, two of which were quasi-divine artifacts. This undoubtedly added to the hardship of his modest family.

However, the effect was significant. Not only did he gain powerful time authority, but he also had an unexpected surprise. He actually resonated with the authority of knowledge and gained a large amount of time magic.

You should know that among all kinds of magic, the magic attribute of time is the most noble and cool, and its effect is also ridiculously strong.

Zhou Ning also noticed that time pause could be integrated with the stand ability "world", but it only required 3 skill fusion cards. Zhou Ning happened to have 5 cards now and was ready to try it later.

And like other superior authorities, after taking control of the time authority, Zhou Ning noticed that there was an exclamation mark behind the time authority, indicating that a certain task had been triggered. Without a doubt, this was a hidden task of the sublimation authority.

There is no time limit for this task and no penalty for failure, so it would be a shame not to take it.

A prompt popped up on the panel:

[You have triggered a special mission: The Mystery of Time. Do you want to accept it? Yes/No. (Note: This mission will affect all other transcendents in the corresponding system, so please choose carefully.)]