The atmosphere fell silent in an instant.
Lu Li blinked, understanding and panic appearing on his face at the same time:
"Wait, no!"
"What do you mean, I should buy another memory crystal?"
"How could a newly bought one be the same?!"
"How is it different? They can both store memories..." Ignis stroked his beard with the hand holding the hammer.
"Oh—I get it. It's different because the shattered one has sentimental value, right? You rich people really love fussing over this sort of thing..."
"The memories! The important thing is the memories stored inside the memory crystal!" Lu Li was on the verge of losing it.
"I'm repairing this crystal for the memories inside it! Not for any sentimental value!"
Ignis blinked, the hand holding the Imprint Clay freezing in midair.
"Once a memory crystal shatters, the memory images stored inside immediately dissipate completely."
"Even if it's repaired afterward, it'll be empty inside. And its memory storage capacity will be significantly reduced."
"Good thing you said so directly, or this bit of Imprint Clay would've been wasted..."
"The memories will immediately dissipate completely?" Lu Li's mouth fell slightly open, his expression going blank.
"So they can't be recovered?"
"Is there any other way to restore the memories stored in the crystal?"
Without the slightest hesitation, Ignis shook his head. "No."
Then, as if recalling something, he added cautiously:
"Of course, if you can get in touch with followers of the Order of the Scales of Time and ask them to use the Time Dragon's authority to turn back time, they might be able to restore the memories stored in the crystal."
"The Order of the Scales of Time..." Lu Li's temple twitched.
He had heard of this sect's great reputation in his previous life.
It was just that every