You call this the mastermind?

"There are special circumstances, but not related to Anthony?"

Melen didn't show anything strange when he spoke, but Lydia still saw some truth.

In fact, there is no need to look at it, because if there is really progress, Mellen cannot come here until now.

"That's right,"

Mellen nodded, "So I'm thinking about a question."

"What's the problem?"

"What was the flow rate of time in that era determined by?"

While speaking, he had already come to the bedside, looking around at the living environment that was completely different from usual, and couldn't help but feel surprised.

The abandoned classroom where the nun stayed was originally similar to the ordinary classroom style of Mellen's previous life. It had tables, chairs, a desk, a blackboard, and a few cabinets in the corner to store miscellaneous items.

This kind of arrangement is also the traditional style of this world, and many school lecture rooms look like this.

Because there is pure theoretical knowledge that needs to be taught, there are many similar places in St. Grant's Fort, but this classroom is not completely consistent with others of the same style.

There is also a more spacious underground hall below it, which was used to cooperate with lecturers in practical combat in the early years.

But now, everything has changed drastically——

Not only did the wooden tables and chairs with burrs disappear, but the entire classroom also became inexplicably larger. From the inside, it turned into a round place, like a royal reception room.

The overall space looks very vast. The soft-covered sofas are elegant, calm and neatly arranged. They are surrounded by gold embellishments. Under the sunlight outside the window, they look extremely magnificent.

The core of this place is a large down bed next to Meren, which is covered by gold curtains. Lydia, wearing a red silk nightgown, is leaning on the bed at the moment, with her graceful figure. Paired with lazy blond hair, she really has a enchanting queen-like temperament.

What's even more astonishing is that, through some unknown means, she actually made the floor transparent, similar to a glass plate, and under this thin glass, the underground duel room has been transformed into a lush of flora.

When you step on it, you have the illusion that the ground may crack at any time and the whole person or even the whole house will fall down.

It also makes the overall style here seem dreamlike, both real and fake, like a gorgeous dream that seems to be shattered with a poke.

“The first two times we didn’t go in strictly at the same time.”

The blond "Queen" in this dream was lying on the bed, with her hands folded and supporting her chin. The slender fingers of her left hand were tapping the side of her fair face, and her expression was thoughtfully considering the questions raised by Mellen.

"But the time is neither more nor less, spanning a whole year..."

"That's right, so I suspect that even if we delay going in for a few days, we won't advance any further in time there."

Meren, who was sitting by the bed, was stroking the blonde beauty's beautiful long hair as he spoke. He could clearly feel the other person's gradual relief as his words fell.

"Are you scared?" he asked, raising his eyebrows.

"A little bit."

Lydia said casually, but then she seemed to have thought of something and quickly added, "But what I'm afraid of is not that you can't become Anthony, but something else."

"What else?"

"If you really mastered the ability to transform into Anthony during this period, does this mean that what we are experiencing now is actually destined?"

Mellen was startled when he heard this, and then narrowed his eyes slightly.

Because there were a lot of things going on in the past two days, he really hadn't thought about it.

Now it seems that this is indeed worth considering...

In Lydia's girlhood, everything was doomed, but it didn't matter. After all, it was history that had already happened, it was the past, and it was understandable that there would be some kind of power to correct it.

However, if everything in the past can be fixed, how can the present in front of us be doomed?

But if the present is not destined, the past will inevitably change...

On the other hand, if the present is doomed, what about the future?

This is a very scary question to think about.

"Let's go now!"

Lydia suddenly looked up at Melen and said with a serious expression:

"Although you haven't figured out how to become Anthony yet, this is the most suitable state for experiments. If we go in and you still think of how to move freely without me, it proves that everything we have now may It’s all doomed, but if not…”

"If not, either history has been rewritten and affected reality, or history has been rewritten and reality remains the same. The so-called historical era is equivalent to a parallel world."

Mellen frowned and said: "The latter is nothing, but if it's the former..."

"It's something you have to face sooner or later."

Lydia whispered: "If you can really rewrite the present, then you can do more, but if it's the opposite..."

If it is the opposite, it proves that one's own destiny is not independent and is always moving along a certain trajectory.

This could be a big deal, or it could be innocuous.

After thinking for a while, Mellen nodded slowly.

Although she is still waiting for Alyssa to wake up, she may not do anything immediately after she wakes up, so there is no rush in this matter.

Relatively speaking, it is obviously more important to conduct an experiment while he has no idea how to become Anthony.

So Mellen immediately got up and went to Base No. 2, which was his and Juliana's home base.

"What were you busy with last night?"

Juliana was sitting in the restaurant eating breakfast at this time. When she saw Mellen appear, she pretended to be nonchalant and asked a question. Her pure black eyes kept lingering on Mellen's slightly messy clothes.

"Busy saving the world."

Mellen said as he walked towards the underground laboratory, looking like he had something to do.

"What are you talking about? Can't you even make up a decent excuse for lying?"

Juliana rolled her eyes when she heard it, but didn't take it seriously, and didn't think it was abnormal for Mellen to stay out all night.

The two are now in a semi-cohabitation state, not a complete cohabitation, and although Mellen is very eye-catching in Fort Saint Grant, there are quite a few female students who want to "conquer" him for various reasons.

But Mellen, the person involved, is very cold to others, and these people have no room to start.

More importantly, her niece Athena had told her that she had never seen Melen, her future uncle, deal with other women.

Considering that Athena was Melen's assistant lecturer and could be deeply involved in Melen's student life, her words were very important.

So Juliana was actually very confident in Melen and did not think that he would do anything to let her down.

"Maybe he is cooperating with the school to clean up."

She thought to herself.

Because of the previous turmoil, St. Grant Castle is currently conducting an investigation, and the senior management vowed to clear all dangers or potential dangers in the school to prevent any unimaginable things from happening again.

As the heir, although Melen's status is usually very detached, even if he is detached, he can't stay out of such things, right?

So it's normal to be busy.

After sitting at the dining table and drinking a glass of milk in her hand, Juliana hummed a tune to clean up the tableware, and then chose today's clothes in the cloakroom. Seeing that Melen never came out after entering the laboratory, she couldn't help but feel curious.

After taking a peek inside, she was surprised to find that he had disappeared.

"Shouldn't we use the potion to communicate with the spirits after entering here? Why did he suddenly leave again?"

She knew that Mellen could teleport within the range of Saint Grant Castle.

So even though he disappeared inexplicably, Juliana didn't think of going anywhere else. She just thought that Mellen remembered something else and left halfway.

Therefore, she just looked at the laboratory with a little curiosity. After not finding anything, she went to work happily.

Juliana has been in a good mood in the past two days.

This is mainly because she has made some new progress in her research on Mellen's seeds.     However, this progress is currently limited to the experimental stage, and it is not certain whether it can really produce results.

So she didn't tell Mellen.

"But, there shouldn't be any accidents."

Touching her lower abdomen, Juliana's eyes showed a deep expectation, and the whole person seemed a little absent-minded.

Until she saw someone on the road, she restrained her emotions and returned to the image of the stern blackmailing Professor More in the eyes of others.

…

On the other side, Mellen did not find anything unusual about himself after coming to the world of ice and snow again.

It was not until the silver-haired girl threw her head into his arms and screamed that he vaguely realized that something was wrong.

"Brother Mellen, you seem a little different?"

The girl raised her head in his arms, blinked, and her little face was full of surprise.

"What's different?"

Although Mellen also noticed it, he still asked.

"Well... it seems more real?"

The other party did not seem to be very sure, "You didn't have any smell on you before, but now you have it."

"What is it now?"

Mellen couldn't help asking.

"It smells good, but I can't tell what it is specifically."

The silver-haired girl said, with a depressed expression on her face, "You say, am I too stupid?"

"Of course not, it's just that I know too little."

Mellen answered absent-mindedly.

"Then, brother, can you tell me what the smell is on you?"

"Of course, but I actually--"

Halfway through his words, Melen suddenly stopped, looked down at the girl in his arms who was looking at him eagerly, and couldn't help but feel a burst of laughter.

"Sylvie?" he asked.

"Ah?" The other party pretended to be at a loss and replied, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing."

Melen answered thoughtfully.

Number One and Sylvie look exactly the same. If you don't look carefully, you can't tell who is who, so he thought the one in his arms was Number One.

This judgment is normal, because it stands to reason that the one who can hug him warmly after he enters should be Number One, after all, the relationship between the two is closer.

And the girl who foolishly named herself Sylvie would not be like this. At the beginning, she was even a little "hostile" to Melen.

Now that she suddenly became so cheerful and close, it surprised Melen a little.

Although the three of them had already established a "brother-sister" relationship after they came in last time, the development of this kind of relationship is not something that can be achieved just by saying it.

"You probably want to ask me for something."

Merlen muttered to himself, and when the girl held his arm and walked towards the residence, he didn't pay much attention to this change.

Sylvie was quite clever, but overall she was still a child, and her temperament was more childish than those who looked the same as her.

Mainly because she didn't know much.

On the other hand, she had the ability to make her wishes come true, similar to Alyssa.

Therefore, even if she asked Mellen, she wouldn't ask for something that would embarrass him.

Relatively speaking, Mellen paid more attention to the changes in himself-

As he continued to walk, he could now be sure that he was walking with his real body, not his previous soul state.

Why did this happen?

Mellen immediately placed his suspicion on his own domain.

After all, this was the only change between the last time and this time he entered.

Through the connection with the domain, after "looking" into it, Mellen saw that the newly grown strange vines inside were obviously less.

"Why is there such an effect?"

Mellen frowned because of this.

He naturally thought of the question he discussed with Lydia not long ago.

Is everything in reality already predetermined?

So the seemingly accidental field is actually inevitable? The expansion of its functions is also closer to a certain established trajectory?

"Did I say something wrong, Brother Mellen?"

Mellen, who was thinking about things, did not pay much attention to the outside world, but the girl holding his arm clearly saw Mellen frowning, which made her blink and her tone became very "uneasy".

"It has nothing to do with you."

Mellen answered casually.

He could sense that this person was currently harboring some small thoughts, but Mellen was not in the mood to tease this girl with a bit of a dull personality.

Seeing that the other party wanted to say something, he appropriately changed the topic, "Where is your sister?"

"...Who is the sister?"

"Who else could it be?"

"That's my husband!"

The girl immediately retorted, and after seeing Mellen smiled noncommittally, she couldn't help but feel a little annoyed.

Through Mellen, she already knew that in the eyes of "normal people", feelings are a matter between men and women, not like the two of them.

But this situation is something she has already determined, and of course she will not change it just because she wants to be a so-called normal person.

However, whether she changes or not, she can't help but get angry when she is provoked by Mellen.

But considering her own purpose, Sylvie decided not to argue with Mellen.

"She is preparing dinner at home."

"Dinner?"

"Yes, didn't you say that every day is divided into morning, noon and evening?"

Mellen said oh.

He didn't actually say such a thing, but just stuffed some common sense into the two people's brains, but this is not the point.

What needs to be considered is whether the current situation will occur when using No. 1 to travel through time and space later?

In other words, will it be the same physical body that travels through time?

Thinking of this, Mellen was suddenly stunned.

Because he realized a new problem.

"My real body has appeared here, how can I get back to reality?"