Cheng Shi had wanted to use the Time Deduction Method for a long time, but he had never found the opportunity.
For one thing, he had to constantly conceal the truth that he had fused with time. For another, not every conversation with someone from another timeline would be meaningful. He had to choose a suitable target like Qin Xin before he could gain anything from the conversation.
And at this very moment, there was no doubt that this was the best opportunity.
Hour Hand's identity, combined with the height Long Jing occupied, made the opportunity Cheng Shi had been waiting for exceptionally suitable. Thus, he decided to take the risk.
At worst, he would simply get to meet a Long Jing from another Slice Universe. But as long as he could pry something out of another Long Jing's mouth, this deal would bring him limitless profits at no cost.
As for how another version of himself would communicate with Long Jing...
Who cared? When the time came, he could simply blame everything on the Time Deduction Method. What could Long Jing, who did not know the truth, possibly see through?
I only said I would give you guidance. I never said whether that guidance would be good or bad, right?
Holding on to this thought, Cheng Shi's consciousness was pulled into darkness by the power of time, then gradually awakened.
When he woke again, he found himself still standing on the enormous platform of this jade clock face. Nothing had changed—not even Long Jing's position in front of him.
Cheng Shi's pupils contracted. He thought his talent had malfunctioned, but he soon realized that it had worked perfectly and had successfully activated. The starry sky outside the platform, which should have been filled with countless stars, had astonishingly turned