The Ingredients

Alex could feel the aura of Temporal Stagnation around him and knew that time within just the space around him was slowed down by a certain amount. From what the Alchemy God had just said, it turned out to be by a rate of one-tenth.

Meaning, for every hour that passed, he would experience about 66 minutes instead.

When Alex looked around, the world outside seemed to move just a hint slower than normal. It was as if both he and his thoughts were just one step ahead of everyone else.

'This… is an incredible advantage,' Alex thought. It truly was.

For smaller amounts of time, it didn't show much difference. But when one considered days instead of hours, the true benefit of this sped-up time showed itself.

In a single day, Alex could get two and a half hours more than anyone else. In the time it took for one round of the tournament to end, he could get three extra hours. This was truly incredible.