At this moment, Wang Lan had finished collecting all the Shining Blue and the Afterglow of Life, gaining multiple skills in succession. This undoubtedly elevated his strength to a whole new level, a qualitative leap, which greatly increased Wang Lan's confidence in slaying the dragon.

The two people and the frog rested in place.

"We still have seven red crystals and five blue crystals. In the upcoming battle against the dragon, these red crystals will undoubtedly be our best weapon for healing our injuries and will greatly benefit us in this protracted battle."

"But what is the purpose of this blue crystal? The red crystal is mysterious and can help us recover from injuries, but what about this blue crystal?" Aken picked up a piece of blue crystal, weighed it in his hand for a few moments, and then suddenly crushed it into pieces. The pieces quickly turned into streams of light and flowed into Aken's body, but Aken blinked and did not feel any difference.

"this……"

Wang Lan was speechless for a moment. He didn't know that the blue crystal and the red crystal would be so different. Although the red crystal could not provide them with any skills, it could instantly heal their injuries. The blue crystal, on the other hand, provided him with several powerful skills, but they were of no use to them.

Arken then stood up, bent his knees, and jumped up, a jump that reached a height of tens of meters, and continued to climb until he landed back on the ground a few seconds later.

Wang Lan asked curiously, "What are you doing?"

Aken chuckled and said, "That's right, it's somewhat useful. Before, I could jump fifty or sixty meters at a time. After crushing the blue crystal, I can only jump fifty or sixty.1 or sixty meters. It's not that the blue crystal is completely useless, but it's practically worthless."

Wang Lan: "..."

Speechless for a moment, he said, "Then you can just play with it."

Arken: "..."

"Clap clap clap clap!"

He crushed the crystal to pieces.

Wang Lan glanced at Nan Chen beside him. In fact, he had noticed Nan Chen long ago. Ever since the battle with the stone statue, he had noticed that Nan Chen was somewhat absent-minded. It seemed that something was making him very excited, especially when each move landed on the stone statue. Nan Chen would occasionally show an expression of disbelief.

"Hey, Nan Chen."

Wang Lan greeted them.

Nan Chen's body trembled violently, and he looked at Wang Lan, "Wh-what is it?"

"I noticed you seem lost in thought, what's wrong?"

Nan Chen was taken aback, then thought for a moment, and then surprisingly asked in return, "Wang Lan, do you think your strength has improved a lot recently?"

Wang Lan nodded and said, "In terms of strength, it has improved a lot, especially through the Azure Stone Statue and the Crimson Stone Statue, I have also gained many new skills, so overall, the improvement is significant."

When Wang Lan mentioned that she had acquired a new skill, a hint of surprise flashed in Nan Chen's eyes. However, considering that Wang Lan was an ability user, this was understandable. The surprise in his eyes quickly faded, and he said, "I've noticed some problems, but I can't determine the cause. Although the red fruit and mushrooms have brought me a lot of improvement in my abilities, this improvement is too unexpected. Especially since I just calculated that we've only been here for a few hours, this improvement is too surreal, so surreal that it feels very unreal to me."

Upon hearing this, Wang Lan seemed to vaguely guess something, but wasn't sure. "You mean..."

“I always have this feeling that although it seems like only a few hours have passed on the surface, in reality, many days have passed.”

"Um?"

Wang Lan was taken aback.

At this point, Aken said, "I understand what she means. She probably means that the flow of time here is different from the flow of time we are familiar with in the outside world!"

Nan Chen suddenly realized and said, "That's right, that's pretty much the idea, especially when I saw the mushroom grow and wither and rot, the whole process was like it was on super speed."

Upon hearing this, Wang Lan's expression changed drastically. He quickly closed his eyes and opened the C system.

[Host: Wang Lan]

【personal information】

Physical Attack Power: 1130 (+1100)

[Magic Attack Power: 0 (+0)]

Defense: 600 (+564)

Magic Defense: 290 (+200)

Cooling Reduction: 50%

Critical Hit Rate: 60% (+51%)

Critical Hit Rate: 100% (+100%)

Movement Speed: 720 (+560)

Wang Lan gasped sharply.

He never imagined that his strength had unknowingly increased to such a terrifying level, especially his attack power, which had doubled compared to before!

"What's wrong!" Nan Chen asked hurriedly when he saw the change in Wang Lan's expression.

As the saying goes, misfortune may be a blessing in disguise, and a blessing may be a misfortune in disguise. When Wang Lan saw his various physical attributes soaring, he was only happy for a moment.

It was precisely because these various values ​​were growing so strangely that Wang Lan felt that it all seemed particularly unreal.

The reason for this result is very likely what Arken speculated: the flow of time here is different from that of the outside world. He grows every day, and because of the different flow of time, even though this growth is very short, it is still very significant.

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