Chapter 828: The Righteous One's Hope
Chapter 828: The Righteous One's Hope
Lindsey moved straight ahead through the gorge.
This world was seldom visited by people, allowing wild plants and animals to grow rampant. During his journey, Lindsey encountered two herbal collection points.
He only took what he needed.
After some operations on the workbench, he added a stash of stimulants and rapid healing potions to his inventory.
By the second night,
Lindsey had not yet reached the area of temporal anomaly, but on the map, he first saw a green friendly marker.
"A green marker?"
"Alice? Arona."
Lindsey's tone was somewhat puzzled, but he quickly ruled out the latter.
The young believer had told Lindsey that her world was a completely different environment from this great gorge.
As for Alice...
Lindsey unconsciously slowed his pace and opened the friend channel.
Lindsey: [Alice, it’s been a while since we last chatted. How have you been lately?]
Alice: [You want to show off something again?]
Lindsey: [This time it’s not about showing off. I just want to know how you’re doing. It’s always good to care for friends, right?]
Alice: [I’m doing well. Right now, I’m in a similar situation as you,, affected by multiple temporal anomalies.]
Alice: [But this event is both a crisis and an opportunity. I’ve found a way to break the deadlock!]
Temporal anomalies? Breaking the deadlock?
Hearing this, Lindsey’s heart tightened.
He looked at the green dot on the map and even started calculating whether Alice’s perception range could detect him.
Of course,
In the friend channel, he was still sending messages.
Lindsey: [You’ve also found a way to escape the temporal anomaly.]
Alice: [No, what I found is a hope for the City of Law!]
Lindsey: [Ah?]
Lindsey: [Alice?]
Lindsey: [Hey, hey, hey?]
Lindsey: [......]
Alice cut off communication with Lindsey.
Standing in the gorge, Lindsey began pacing back and forth.
If Alice had found a way to escape the temporal anomaly, Lindsey would be happy to see it succeed.
But if it was about the City of Law...
The temporal anomalies complicated every possibility.
"Does she want to become a sword god at Ten-Li Slope, practicing here until she becomes invincible?"
"Or did she discover something in the past that could influence the future, deciding to intervene and change it in advance?"
"Or is it something else?"
Even if there was a momentary disagreement,
The fundamental friendship between Lindsey and Alice would not be affected.
Thinking about the dangers and difficulties she might be facing,
"Ah—"
Lindsey sighed deeply.
His pace ultimately quickened as he moved forward, intending to get closer and see what the righteous girl meant by "hope."
"It fits."
"Last time we communicated, Alice said she was in a very ancient era. I didn’t expect to meet up with her here."
Lindsey thought as he continued moving forward.
Now, his speed was like lightning, dashing forward in the starlit gorge like a sharp blade cleaving the path ahead.
But when a graceful figure came into view,
Lindsey abruptly stopped, then turned around, intending to leave this dangerous place immediately.
"Since you’re here, why leave?"
A calm voice came from behind Lindsey.
He had only taken two steps when a slender, pale hand pressed onto Lindsey’s shoulder, heavy as a mountain.
"My good little brother."
"Your sister just saved you, and now you're in a hurry to leave?"
"..."
"..."
Lindsey turned around awkwardly. He saw her silver hair, shimmering under the night sky, and her cobalt blue eyes, just as they were when they first met, retaining their vibrancy even in the shadows.
"Lady Haiya..."
The Silver Witch interrupted Lindsey.
"You won't call me sister?"
"..."
If only he had shoes on. Lindsey felt his toes wiggling, digging into the soil, perhaps faster than his construction skills by a third.
"I..."
"Thank you so much! And, I'm sorry."
Lindsey's gratitude was for the shelter Lady Haiya had provided when they were about to be engulfed by temporal turbulence. And the apology was for his deceitful actions in her city.
Facing the organizer, Lindsey felt a sense of guilt.
Even if she was unfriendly.
Before the battle truly began, Lindsey would never be the one to strike first.
However, the anticipated battle did not materialize.
Lady Haiya's response was as calm as the green marker on the map; she released her hand from Lindsey's shoulder.
"It's nothing."
"When infiltrating the castle, we were suddenly discovered by a Seventh Stage Awakened Lord. In such a situation, anyone would feel fear and make choices beneficial to themselves."
Lindsey clearly understood what it meant to be tolerant and open-minded as a powerful individual. Especially with this attitude, directed at herself, she demonstrated a remarkable level of understanding.
"Lady Haiya..."
Lady Haiya suddenly interrupted Lindsey, her voice filled with authority like that of a king:
"Lindsey, call me sister!"
"..."
"Sister."
A battle between morality and shame raged within Lindsey, and morality emerged victorious.
And before Lindsey.
After hearing that whisper-like address.
"Hahaha—" Lady Haiya burst into laughter, then waved her hand dismissively. "Alright, I won't make it hard for you. Calling me by my name is fine, too."
Lindsey smiled awkwardly and then asked, "What are you doing here?"
The organizer pointed to the gorge ahead:
"I'm thinking of a way to resolve this temporal turbulence."
"Don't be fooled by the apparent emptiness ahead. In reality, this place is filled with temporal turbulence. By harnessing it, we might just solve our problem."
Lindsey was curious:
"How do we do that?"
Lady Haiya's tone turned solemn:
"Only I can, by borrowing the power of this place. But my subordinates would be trapped here."
"What I'm considering is how to intensify the temporal turbulence here."
"Once it's successfully intensified, the force of time surge will create a conflict, causing time to rapidly pass. Time will then reorganize itself due to inertia."
"At that moment, all chaos within this time fragment will be cleared, and everyone will return to the correct timeline."
Lindsey understood Lady Haiya's intention:
"You need a time-related skill or item, and you want to create a contradictory counterbalance with this?"
Lady Haiya nodded, a hint of appreciation in her voice:
"Exactly, Lindsey. You have a keen understanding."
Amidst the organizer's praise, Lindsey looked at the Time Anchor in his bag and then at the green marker on the map.
He asked, "Is that a coincidence?"
"You have a time-related item right here?"
(End of Chapter)
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