Part-192

  When he arrived at his house aered his bed room, he locked the door behind him and pulled the mp out from the drawer where he had stashed it. The mp was sleek, with a polished bronze finish and intricate engravings running along its surface. It looked a yet strangely modern, a fusion of both old-world charm and advanced craftsmanship.

  He tur over in his hands, searg for any sign of how it might work. There were no obvious buttons or switches. Hesitant but curious, James decided to focus on the mp, trying to will it into a the same way he activated his system’s interfaothing happened.

  He frowned. Maybe it required a trigger word or phrase?

  James stood in the ter of his room and spoke aloud. "Lamp of Time, activate."

  The mp remained unged, its polished surface glinting iernoon sunlight. James felt a little foolish, but he was determio figure it out. He focused harder this time, speaking again with more fidence.

  "Show me what you do."

  However, he abahe mystical approad simply set oil mp abze with fire.

  To a soft, golden light began to emanate from the mp’s base, casting a gentle glow throughout the room. The fire pulsed rhythmically, almost like a heartbeat. James’s heart raced. He felt an odd sensation in his chest, as if the air around him had shifted. His vision blurred for a moment, and when it cleared, he noticed something different—the world around him seemed frozen.

  James blinked, unsure of what had just happened. Everything was still—pletely still. The birds outside his window were frozen mid-flight, their wings suspended in the air. The clo his desk had stopped tig, its sed hand frozen in pce. Even the distant sound of chatter from the campus had vanished.

  Had he... stopped time?

  His mind whirled with excitement and disbelief. The Lamp of Time had activated, freezing everything around him. He couldn’t help but feel a surge of adrenalihe possibilities raced through his mind. If time had truly stopped, what could he do with this power? Could he use it during fights, to gain an edge in battle? Could he freeze moments during exams to think through tough problems without losing a sed?

  But a deeper question also tugged at him—how long could he keep time frozen? And more importantly, how did he start it again?

  James cautiously pced the mp ba his desk, unsure of what to do . As he sat down, another mission notification appeared on his front like a game.

  **[Mission 24: Discover all funs of the Lamp of Time.]**

  **Reward: INT +5**

  **Penalty: Decreased stamina regeion by 50%.**

  James smiled. It looked like his journey with the Lamp of Time had just begun.

  Though James had initially po rex, waiting for the frozen world around him to return to normal, his pns were abruptly interrupted when a mission prompt appeared in front of him.