Walker's proposal had invisibly saved Lynn a large sum of magic stones, so Lynn naturally had no reason to refuse.
Lynn replied:
"You can cultivate in my Stigmata Domain, and I'll give you some guidance as well, but you'll only have one year."
"Time flows twice as fast in my Stigmata Domain. One year inside is equivalent to half a year outside."
"After one year, whether you break through or not, we'll be even."
Walker's breathing noticeably grew heavier on the other end of the communication slate. Without any unnecessary pleasantries or hesitation, he answered with certainty in his voice:
"I accept. I can enter to cultivate right now. You may arrange it whenever you wish, sir."
The corner of Lynn's mouth twitched.
"Have you thought it through? Once you enter, you won't be able to come and go freely for a year. Half a year will pass outside, while a full year passes within. During that time, you'll be completely cut off from the main world."
"I've thought it through," Walker said.
"I've been waiting for an opportunity like this for many years. Now that it's right in front of me, I don't want to wait any longer."
Lynn said, "Fine. Come find me once you're ready."
Walker replied with slight excitement, "Where are you? I'll come find you right away."
Lynn gave him the name Arcane Constructs and told him to come directly to the shop.
Soon, half an hourglass passed.
Old Kori had already packed up the batch of materials available in his shop. Once the apprentices gathered the remaining materials, they could make the "delivery."
He had not been idle either. Seeing that Lynn had no further instructions, he returned behind the counter to repair that gear assembly.
The assembly was small, made from several layers