However, like other places, due to the massive influx of magic power, the entire area has become like magic crystal and looks shiny.

In order to provide logistical supplies for the expeditionary army, the church also set up a camp here and took some necessary measures, which now makes it easier for the parliament to manage it after it is accepted.

"Master Raphael, I didn't expect that you would be the one leading the team this time."

After entering the valley, Lin En saw Raphael and others gathered in front of the surging space-time gate, listening to Sean explaining the operating principle of the quartz clock. He greeted them unexpectedly.

He knew that Raphael's name was on the next round of legendary wizard promotion list, so he should not be so anxious to gain credit for the time being.

Lin En thought that the one who would be chosen would be a six-ring great wizard who was ranked relatively low and wanted to rely on this achievement to improve his ranking.

For example, Arad... He's quite suitable if you don't consider his slightly impatient personality.

"I was chosen because I am alone and have no ties, and the apprentices I taught are all independent." Raphael shrugged and said helplessly.

Lin En laughed. He certainly didn't believe this nonsense.

At this time, Vittorio, who was responsible for opening and closing the space-time gate, explained a few words. Raphael had a wide range of knowledge of various techniques. In addition to being proficient in elementology and alchemy, he also had some research in electromagnetism and optics. In addition, he was trustworthy, so he was entrusted with such an important task.

"It seems that you are the only one who can be the leader of this operation." Lynn nodded, and agreed with Vittorio's judgment.

The strength of the candidates needed by the team leader is secondary, as long as they are sufficient. In other words, fighting is something that needs to be avoided as much as possible in this operation.

In comparison, comprehensiveness of ability is more important. After all, no one knows what kind of situation will be encountered after entering the other side of the space-time gate.

With the praise from Lynn and Vittorio, the helplessness on Raphael's face disappeared, and he showed a little smile instead. His election this time, to some extent, also represented the parliament's respect and trust in him.

The action of going to the time-space gate to gather intelligence is indeed dangerous, but after all, it is not a head-on conflict with the Lord of Death whose strength is unknown, so he is confident that he can escape unscathed.

It just so happened that he was still lacking a strong enough achievement to convince the public.

The reason why Raphael was ranked fifth among the twenty-odd six-ring wizards was because he had cooperated with the three speakers Linn, Harof and Vittorio in the defense of the royal capital to kill the legendary priest Edwill and repel Ella herself who descended from the gate of heaven.

But many great wizards have opinions on this, and some even think that his military achievements were all gained by following the Speakers. Even if he had just put a dog there, it could have achieved good results.

Raphael was naturally furious about the gossips of these jealous people. He almost lost half his life to get this honor. Although he didn't get any reward, he at least made a lot of assists!

This action to go outside the time and space gate is also to clear his name.

Lynn looked at the other wizards participating in the operation and found that several of them were familiar faces.

For example, Yolande, who was born into the school of prophecy and was well-versed in astronomy and geography, and Tik, who was good at mathematics, physics, and alchemy.

There is also a psychic wizard named Tika, who is said to be a linguist who is proficient in hundreds of dialects in the empire, as well as a person who surprised him quite a bit - Ivina.

"Why are you here?" Lynn asked in surprise.

A week ago, after he revealed his identity to the girl and explained the reason, the two had not met since then. Later, the servant said that when Ivana was talking with Sean, she left on her own.

Lin En didn't care too much about it. It was actually better this way. Some things would be awkward when they met again after they had talked it out. But he didn't expect that the other party would actually join the exploration team.

This puzzled him a little. How did Ivana, a former member of the God's Punishment Army, manage to get in? "She has your letter of recommendation. Didn't you arrange for her to come?" Vittorio looked at Lin En in surprise. He thought Ivana was someone Lin En had specially arranged for her, so he agreed after considering it.

The corner of Lin En's mouth twitched involuntarily. He wrote this recommendation letter so that Ivana could be free from the restrictions of her previous status, restore her previous examination results as an administrative officer, and work hard in a management position. Maybe she could even become a mayor in a few years. He never thought that the other party would use it here.

Seeing Lynn's expression, Vittorio realized that he had misunderstood, and immediately frowned and looked at the brown-haired girl.

Under the pressure of a legendary wizard's aura, Ivana showed no fear or panic at all. Her face remained calm as she began to explain.

"I've heard Bud talk a lot about what's happening outside the space-time gate. Maybe I can help in this operation. Besides, like Master Raphael, I have no ties. Even if I die outside the space-time gate by accident, it won't bring any negative effects."

Lynn shook his head, sensing a hint of self-destruction in the girl's words.

Raphael, who was innocently caught in the disaster, suddenly turned pale. What he said before about being free of worries was just a joke. He still felt that he was a very important person. After his death, if nothing else, his friends and apprentices would probably cry bitterly.

But despite his dissatisfaction, Raphael still offered a rare helping hand. "Her strength and speed are both very good, which is exactly what this exploration team lacks. Perhaps she can handle some emergencies."

Although Ivana had Lynn's letter of recommendation, she had also gone through selection and ability assessment.

When undergoing the combat power test, Ivana "killed" three formal wizards who joined forces. Such combat power is considered outstanding even among the three-ring shaping wizards who are proficient in close combat.

They also need a power that specializes in the physical body, so that if their spellcasting is disturbed during exploration, they will not be helpless.

Seeing Raphael say this, Lin En said no more. Since this was Ivana's own choice, he couldn't interfere. He turned to look at the space-time gate that was constantly surging and asked.

Lynn’s questions are undoubtedly many and critical.

Vittorio naturally did not waste these few days, as he had already conducted preliminary experiments. The first one was the expansion of the space-time gate. He predicted that there should be no upper limit, or the upper limit was very, very large, but the consumption of magic power would also increase synchronously.

Vittorio once expanded the diameter of the space-time gate to more than 50 meters, but it still did not reach the limit. He was worried that further expansion might cause some adverse effects, such as causing the space-time gate to be discovered by the opposite side, so he did not continue trying.

"In addition, we have also tested the difference in the speed of time between the two worlds." At this point, Vittorio glanced at Sean, who seemed a little depressed. "This is all thanks to Sir Sean for developing the quartz clock!"

In front of Lin En, Sean didn't dare to accept the title of developer, and said with a wry smile, "It's not a research and development. Speaker Lin En has already explained the principle of the quartz clock very clearly."

"I just provided a design idea. After all, the quartz clock was made in your hands. It only took six days. That's great!" Lynn comforted Sean and affirmed his efforts. Then he continued to ask Vittorio whether he had sent people into the space-time gate in advance and how the speed of time was calculated.

"No, we haven't sent anyone in yet, we just used some tricks." Vittorio explained with a smile.

Since this space-time gate can allow people to enter and exit, objects should be able to enter and exit as well, so they tried tying an object with a rope and throwing it to the other side of the space-time gate, and then tried to see if they could pull it back.

The result is undoubtedly...

Failed! The rope that was pulled back was broken. After several experiments, they analyzed that all objects that entered the space-time gate had to withstand a tearing force, just like being sucked into a whirlpool in the sea.

So Vittorio had the rope replaced with a stronger steel cable, and tied a heavy object to the other end, which was thrown over at high speed and then pulled back quickly.

This time the experiment went on smoothly without any accidents. Then, a quartz clock was added to the heavy object, placed at the other end of the space-time gate for a while, and then brought back. Based on the time difference between the two quartz clocks, the flow rate multiplier could be easily calculated.

Lin En nodded. This was a good idea.

"According to our calculations, the difference in the speed of time flow between the two worlds is approximately 7.25 times, but this difference is slowly decreasing. According to the current rate, the speed of time flow of both sides will be completely unified in about 450 years..." Vittorio kept explaining.

Since the slowdown in the difference was very slight, in order to measure it, they conducted hundreds of experiments and spent a whole day. They also used a quartz clock that could be accurate to tens of thousandths of a second to integrate the values ​​of hundreds of tests together, list equations and calculate, and finally they could barely work out a corresponding value.

We have to wait for Raphael and others to return to confirm the details. If the value calculated by his time velocity decay equation is completely consistent, then it can be explained.

"Four hundred and fifty years? It seems we have plenty of time." Raphael raised his eyebrows. The seven times difference in the speed of time flow was undoubtedly terrifying. This meant that seven years passed on their side while only one year passed on the other side's side.

Vittorio poured cold water on him. "Based on the current rate, I guess the more intense the surge of magic power, the faster the difference in the speed of time will decrease."

In other words, if the space-time gate is controlled by the other party and is expanded to increase the speed at which magic power flows into this continent, the difference in the speed of time flow between the two worlds will be further reduced, and their time advantage will no longer be so obvious.

"In short, your mission this time is very difficult. You need to collect as much information as possible about the other world. It would be best if you can confirm whether the information given by the Star Messenger is correct. You should also try to avoid contact with the enemy..."

Vittorio spoke solemnly, and then handed a fist-sized strange sphere to Raphael. "I think you have seen this thing and know its power, right?"

Of course Raphael recognized what it was. Back in the Kerosene City, Lin En had used something similar to cast [Skyfall] to cleanse the radiation spreading across the Land of Death. The aftermath alone almost flattened the Kerosene City.

Faced with such a powerful weapon, Raphael's wrist trembled slightly when he took it, for fear that it would be activated by accident.

Vittorio repeated the method and reminded, "Don't use it unless it's absolutely necessary."

Raphael rolled his eyes. With the terrifying damage radius of [Skyfall], this thing could probably only be used when both sides were to perish.

The main point is a heroic one! "By the way, you can also take this ring." Lin En took out a special mystical ring.

"What does it do?" Raphael asked curiously.

"It's just an experiment. It may not be useful." Lynn said casually without any intention of revealing anything.

After hearing what Lin En said so mysteriously, Vittorio took a few glances at it, and then he found that this dark gold ring was very familiar in color and texture.

"This should be the metal material used to make the Corona Medal, right?" Vittorio asked in surprise.

“Yes, I melted a Corona Medal and used part of the material to make this ring!” Lynn nodded in acknowledgement.

You melted the Corona Medal? When these words came out, the wizards present all widened their eyes, and Raphael's wrist holding the ring also trembled.

The Corona Medal is the highest honor in the magic world. This magic star is willing to melt such a precious thing. It is simply a waste of natural resources! Lin En didn't care much. He asked Harov. This strange metal came from outside the time and space gate. They only got 12 kilograms in total. Because it is rare and has strong energy carrying capacity, it was divided into 12 Corona Medals.

There are only two rings left in the parliament, and they have to be kept to give to others. He happened to have some extra ones, so he simply melted one and used it for research and experiments. This ring is one of his achievements.

(End of this chapter)