"Sure," Xu Huo replied casually.
Bai Kou turned around. "You mean it?"
"Of course." Xu Huo took a sip of tea, but it was still too sweet. He set down the cup and met her gaze. "I don't really need that stone anymore."
The Origin Stone had already been made into an item. It could only halt time for a set duration. What it actually did was record events that occurred within that period, without affecting reality. In the right Dungeon, it could be used to induce certain effects, but it had little practical use in combat.
The stone was called "Angel's Eyes." There was a good chance it was a component of the Field Battle Angel. The "Teeth" he had obtained contained Space Power, while the "Eyes" held Time Power. These two items alone were already extraordinary. One could imagine how powerful a real Combat Angel must have been, so the Origin Stone couldn't be destroyed.
One "Tooth" had limited use, but sixteen "Teeth" could become a tool that allowed its user to cross between Sub-districts at will. One "Eye" had limited use too. Perhaps if they gathered more "Eyes," Angel's Eyes could unleash its true power.
Bai Kou was silent for two seconds. "You can draw on Time Power without using an item now?"
Xu Huo nodded. "So I can lend you the Origin Stone for now, as long as you don't destroy it."
Bai Kou's expression was complicated. "That's fine."
"About Temporal Evolution," Xu Huo said, "we made a slight mistake in our approach the last time we practiced."
He then told her what Huahan Werner had said, what he had realized about the state of time in Pumpkin City, and the inexplicable sense of clarity he'd gained about controlling Time Power after leaving the One-Third Game.