After recovering from his rigid state and composing himself, Alhaitham summarized several pieces of information from the memories he had just witnessed:
—First, the young man before him had indeed once been a Forest Ranger in the Gandharva Ville region. The Tighnari in his memories was no different from the Amurta genius Alhaitham knew to be exceptionally well-liked, so he had most likely not lied.
—Second, his purpose in traveling had been to eliminate the "roots" of every Withering across this land. His initial power had apparently been provided by Greater Lord Rukkhadevata's successor—Lesser Lord Kusanali—which matched the plant and dream-related abilities he had displayed.
—Lastly, recent reports had indeed shown no newly formed Witherings. The Akademiya had attributed this to an improvement in Irminsul's condition, but the true cause had never been determined. The appearance of these memories had neatly filled every gap in the logic.
In Sumeru, where knowledge and money were equivalent, the value of those memories was immeasurable. Such "sincerity" was indeed just as he had said from the start: he had come to ask for Alhaitham's "help."
"Whew. I have indeed felt your sincerity, sir. Then, now that you have already achieved your goal of traveling to eliminate the Withering, why did you attack the Akademiya's Sages?"
The matter of identity had been settled. Although the other party was clearly far stronger than he had been in the memories, Alhaitham still cared most about the question he had asked from the beginning.
Lin Feng did not launch into a lengthy explanation. Instead, he pushed another glass sphere across the table.
"I believe you will find the answer to that question after seeing this memory as well."
Alhaitham: "..."
Could you let me rest for a moment?
After hesitating slightly, Alhaitham still accepted the entirely green