Robin's eyes widened instantly at his words, her beautiful emerald pupils trembling.
Looking closely, one could even see the sky-ring above her head quivering slightly, and the small wings behind her ears fluttering uneasily.
"Ho-how could this be?! War broke out in Penacony? It was clearly just a few days ago..."
Robin's voice trembled, utterly shocked by the news.
"It's the truth, so please, come with me first."
Jiang Lin's tone was calm, mercilessly crushing her last glimmer of hope.
After a moment of silence, Robin said in a serious tone:
"No, I need to find my brother first and get to the bottom of what happened these past few days."
Seeing her lack of cooperation, while Jiang Lin had anticipated it, he still found it a bit troublesome.
Jiang Lin looked at Gallagher and instructed him:
"You keep an eye on her, don't let her run off. I have some other matters to attend to."
Gallagher was stunned, somewhat confused about what else Jiang Lin needed to do in Reverie (Dreamscape)... but Gallagher didn't refuse, simply nodding.
Seeing this, Jiang Lin vanished from his spot.
A moment later, Jiang Lin appeared before Misha.
Jiang Lin's sudden appearance startled Misha and Clockie.
After the two reacted, Misha was about to greet him when Jiang Lin grabbed him and, in an instant, tossed him into a dream bubble he had already prepared.
This left Clockie dumbfounded, after which Clockie directly jumped up and started shouting.
"You... you must have been sent by Boss Stone, let Misha go!"
Jiang Lin looked at the animated character in front of him and suddenly wanted to tease it.
Since arriving in Penacony, Jiang Lin had been focused on serious business.
He wanted to mess around and relieve some mental fatigue, but couldn't find a suitable target.
After all, Stelle was on a date, March 7th was wandering around, and the others were all busy with their own tasks.
With this thought, Jiang Lin put his hands on his hips and said to Clockie with an arrogant expression.
"That's right, I was born from Boss Stone, my name is Sun Wukong!"
But before Clockie could say anything, Jiang Lin noticed that the live stream had started again.
The screen still showed the diligent Master Elio, but he seemed to have pulled several all-nighters, looking utterly listless.
"Sparkle: Hehe, what kind of things will be shown at this critical moment?"
"Robin: @Sunday, Brother, what exactly happened?"
"Boot Hill: My darlings, you adorable Company dogs, if you keep chasing me, I'll love you all to death, you woobers."
Boot Hill, still in the Asdana Star System, was truly a bit speechless at this moment.
The intelligence hadn't mentioned there would be so many Company dogs. His rickety ship, which he'd snatched from the Company, was so conspicuous.
This meant that as soon as he entered the Asdana Star System, he was either being chased or on his way to being chased.
It was practically impossible to move. Boot Hill decided at this moment that he absolutely needed to find a place to lay low.
Hmm? That Astral Express that seemed to be drifting looked pretty good...
"March 7th: @Jiang Lin, how are you now? We can't reach you, come back to the Astral Express."
"Jiang Lin: I'm fine, I've found the Clockmaker's legacy. I'll be back in a bit."
"Dan Heng: Be careful, the legacy can wait."
"Jing Yuan: Do you really not need our support?"
"March 7th: Strange, why aren't the Family members speaking? Especially that Dream Master, with such a big incident, isn't he going to do something about it? Could he be dead?"
At this moment, March 7th was indeed a bit angry, because even she could imagine that the Family was definitely up to something bad.
And at this moment, the live stream finally showed some activity. The first thing that caught everyone's eye was a very abstract title.
"Now Playing: Sunday: Oh, soul of three facets, are you mute, blind, and deaf?"
"Sunday: ???"
"Hipe: ?"
"Family: !!!"
"Family Headquarters: Sunday's personal actions, please do not escalate to the entire Family."
"Aventurine: Hehe, the Company's fleet has already attacked, yet I haven't seen you all split from Sunday. Tsk tsk tsk, so you actually know fear after all~"
"Aha: Hahahaha, this is too entertaining, @Elio, Aha is really starting to like you more and more."
"Scott: I've infiltrated the Family, requesting backup!"
"Company Employee A: WC, NB."
"Stelle: @Firefly, are you okay?"
"Firefly: Yes, I'm fine."
"Sparkle: Not trading? Where's my mask?"
"Sampo: Hmm?"
"Jiang Lin: @Elio, this video is...?"
"Elio: I edited it after two all-nighters."
"Silver Wolf: @Elio, sure enough, it's you messing around again."
The video began with Sunday's figure leaning by a window, his hand propping his chin, head slightly bowed in thought.
Sunlight shone on his face, making him appear incredibly sacred at this moment.
Then Sunday's voice was heard, but he hadn't opened his mouth, clearly this was a recollection.
"Oh, soul of three facets, I ask you to listen to my question."
The scene began to change, showing the battle between Acheron and Aventurine.
"If the powerful can conceal their crimes with authority and wealth, who can judge them?"
After this sentence, the scene changed again, replaced by the panic of Penacony's ordinary people facing this disaster.
"If the weak must go to any lengths to survive, who can guarantee their existence?"
"If even the purest and kindest souls make mistakes, who can comfort them?"
"If helping the weak truly is the foundation of paradise, then who leaves them to wail in the suffering of the human world?"
"Robin: Brother, is that really what you think?!"
"Sunday: I'm sorry, Robin, you are the only one I don't want to be affected by this."
"March 7th: This... he doesn't seem like a bad person, so how did it come to this?"
"Welt: It's a conflict of stances and ideals."
"Herta: Hmm? Could it be a follower of order?"
"Aha: Wuwuwu, my Aeon of order, even gone, still has believers. Unlike Aha, no one likes me even when I'm alive."
"Himeko: A follower of order... If that's the case, many things make sense."
The scene changed again; this time it was the Astral Express Crew confronting Sunday.
"Human consciousness is essentially an illusion, a prison of self-worth."
Sunday spoke his ideals with a firm tone, seemingly expecting the other party's understanding.
"People are led astray by this illusion, committing errors whose consequences are borne by external factors. When layers upon layers of errors fill humanity and become untraceable... these prisons collectively form a larger prison, a natural law called 'survival of the fittest'."
"And nature is always accompanied by plunder and sacrifice. Its opposite is called order."
Then, Sunday looked at the Astral Express Crew members in front of him with hopeful anticipation.
"What I want to do is precisely this: to bring the happiness of all beings under a single order.
People will no longer have to make bitter choices, no longer have to face the weaknesses of human nature, abandoning the savage customs to establish a paradise for humanity."
Then Sunday gently exhaled and continued to explain sincerely:
"Just describing the idea is still too abstract, let me give a simple example."
"Perhaps you all know that in some worlds, there are social systems called 'two-day weekends' or 'three-day weekends'."
"During these hard-earned days off, people are freed from the heavy pressures of life, returning to the tranquility of their souls.
It is only on such days that people no longer have to face the law of the jungle, and can 'live happily' for these short few days.
It's just a pity that two or three days and nights are still too short compared to a long life."
"In my opinion, the ideal social system should be a 'seven-day weekend'. The day after Sunday is the second, third, and forever another Sunday — this is the face of the new world, an eternal day of idleness and peace."