Jiang Lin fell into deep thought.
If he understood correctly, then the message meant that Hipe was willing to fully open the path of harmony to Jiang Lin once.
And through this Light Cone, how much power Jiang Lin could gain from it depended entirely on his own ability, considering it a special reward from Hipe to Jiang Lin.
But in this case, the purpose and original intent of the Light Cone Fuli gave him needed to be re-evaluated.
Jiang Lin now speculated that the true function of this Light Cone was to connect and even store the Aeon's path energy for one's own use, with the Aeon's permission.
And the reason why the path of the hunt could be used freely through this Light Cone was most likely because Lan was truly very generous.
However, there was only one chance to absorb the power of harmony, so Jiang Lin had to be fully prepared.
It would be best to find an expert or someone familiar with this operation to supervise.
But... someone familiar with absorbing Hipe's power—wasn't that Sunday?
Thinking this, Jiang Lin looked up in the direction where Sunday had been, and an uncertain thought emerged from the bottom of his heart.
Sunday isn't dead, is he? After all, that blow wasn't light.
Hiss... at least wait until I've squeezed out your remaining value before you die... But before Jiang Lin could take any action, the Astral Express Crew surrounded him.
"Hm? Jiang Lin, aren't you going to explain?"
March 7th was the first to speak, looking at Jiang Lin with a curious expression.
Although the others didn't say much, the look in their eyes betrayed their inner thoughts.
Jiang Lin looked at the people around him, thought for a moment, and then calmly said:
"Perhaps Brother Lan saw my potential, so he was a little more generous."
"You, be serious!"
March 7th grumbled, somewhat displeased.
Jiang Lin's lips curved slightly, and he stopped teasing them. Since he had already been exposed, he might as well just tell them.
Thinking this, Jiang Lin briefly explained the matter of the Light Cone. Of course, he didn't mention the conclusion he had just speculated, as it hadn't been verified yet; it was merely a guess.
During the explanation, Jiang Lin also took out the Light Cone to show everyone.
March 7th looked excited, but then remembered that this Light Cone was created based on Jiang Lin's death, so she reined it in slightly, but still said with some emotion:
"The Memory Aeon created this empty Light Cone from the scene of your future demise and even gave it to you. There isn't some conspiracy, is there?"
Jiang Lin: ... At this moment, Jiang Lin even hoped that March 7th's identity as a prophet was indeed fake, otherwise, he might really have been targeted by the gods.
But Stelle couldn't care less about all that; her eyes glowed as she looked at the Light Cone in Jiang Lin's hand, her gaze almost melting.
Meanwhile, Dan Heng, after hearing Jiang Lin's explanation, was slightly surprised for a moment, then seemed to remember something and quickly picked up his phone to send messages.
Welt was curious: "Dan Heng, what are you doing?"
Dan Heng replied without looking up:
"I'm notifying General Jing Yuan and the others that they don't need to come; the fight is already over."
Welt nodded, but just then, a helpless voice came from behind Dan Heng.
"Do you want to look behind you?"
Dan Heng's hand, which was sending messages, paused, and he turned his head stiffly.
He saw a helpless Jing Yuan, and behind him, countless Cloud Knights and Star Skiffs.
Himeko, Welt, and Dan Heng exchanged glances, then the three of them tacitly went to negotiate with Jing Yuan.
On Jiang Lin's side, Stelle seemed to recall something at this moment, and her clever intelligence instantly took the upper hand.
"Jiang Lin, I just stood in front of you to protect you, and not only are you not grateful, you even kicked me."
Stelle put on a huffy expression, but the corners of her mouth unconsciously turned up, and she stood with one hand on her hip as if plotting something interesting.
But Jiang Lin was unmoved, watching Stelle perform her act calmly.
Seeing that this trick didn't work, Stelle immediately put on a sulky, cat-like face.
"I treated you as my dearest friend, my brother. And you treat me like this."
Saying this, Stelle dramatically clutched her chest, as if she had been deeply hurt.
"You... must take responsibility for me."
This exaggerated acting made March 7th, who was nearby, speechless. She single-handedly supported her forehead, wanting to distance herself from this absurd fellow.
Just then, Jiang Lin saw Acheron not far away, and then looked at Stelle, who was still performing here... "Here, play with it."
Jiang Lin directly slapped the Light Cone onto Stelle's face. Anyway, as long as he wanted, this Light Cone could return to him at any time.
"Really, Godfather?"
Stelle looked excited, directly shoved the Light Cone that was on her face into her pocket, and then, imitating Jiang Lin's movements, also tried to pull out that handsome longbow.
But unfortunately, she failed.
This made Stelle, who had already struck a pose, a little embarrassed.
March 7th, who was nearby, couldn't help but burst out laughing.
"Hahaha, hey, don't move, don't move, I'll take a picture of you."
Watching them bicker, Jiang Lin went directly to Acheron's side.
"They thank you for your previous care, Miss Acheron."
Acheron looked up slightly, and seeing it was Jiang Lin, she replied in a calm tone:
"It was nothing."
Then Jiang Lin went straight to the point.
"Do you remember our previous agreement?"
Hearing this, Acheron tilted her head in confusion.
"What agreement?"
Jiang Lin: ... Jiang Lin sighed slightly, reminding her helplessly.
"It's about your experimental research, but please rest assured, I'm not some crazy scientist, I won't do any overly perverted experiments."
Acheron blinked her beautiful eyes, paused, then nodded in agreement.
"Okay, when do we start? Oh, I remember you said before that helping you with research would be compensated, right?"
Jiang Lin's mouth twitched. She had just claimed to have forgotten any agreement, but now, as soon as compensation was mentioned, she remembered everything?
But he still calmly said to Acheron:
"Through research on you, I might be able to find a way to alleviate your current symptoms."
Acheron thought about it and felt that she wouldn't lose anything no matter what, so she nodded in agreement.
"So, when do we start?"
Jiang Lin thought for a moment, then looked at Acheron seriously:
"If possible, please go to the Astral Express and wait for a while. I still have some other matters to deal with right now."
Acheron nodded and said no more.
Jiang Lin suddenly remembered that he hadn't dealt with Gallagher's matter yet, and he didn't know if he was dead or not. He had to go find Gallagher quickly.
Before leaving, Jiang Lin specifically looked back in Stelle's direction.
But it was that one glance that made him see Stelle going all out against Jing Yuan, face to face.
Stelle was holding the Light Cone, looking up at Jing Yuan with an arrogant expression:
"From this moment on, I am the Aeon of the hunt."