Shapeshifter Rebirth · A Gift of Multidimensional Perspective

"Unlikely." Radiant Stilllight pondered. "According to intelligence from the Shadow of Paradox and warnings from the Source of Myriad Colors, the Scavengers' primary tools are the 'Scythe,' the 'Paintbrush,' and the 'Eraser.' This kind of covert, purely observational approach does not fit their 'executor' style."

Lin Ye did not immediately draw a conclusion, instead listing the information as a top-priority matter for investigation.

There was a more pressing task at hand: dealing with the aftermath concerning the Many-Faced Shapeshifter Tribe.

Under the combined effects of the Prototype, the three-layer dynamic buffer maze, and the decoy sub-units, the Many-Faced Shapeshifter Tribe's collective consciousness had finally been pulled back from the brink of collapse. Though that sea of mirrors still bore cracks, it had stabilized as a whole, and the definition of the Source of Change had been preserved.

At that moment, a faint yet clear thought filled with gratitude and curiosity was cautiously probing the network's boundaries.

"They request a formal connection and hope to... meet the 'one who brought the light of stability,'" Xuxi Coordinator relayed.

"Allow the connection. Establish a separate communication channel," Lin Ye agreed.

The instant the connection was established, what Lin Ye sensed was not a single stream of consciousness, but a layered, constantly adjusting "aggregate of perception." It had no fixed form, appearing at the interface as a mist of light formed from countless mirror fragments, each fragment reflecting a different scene and emotion.

[Greetings, bearer of the Anchor of Definition.] The thought entered his mind directly, carrying gratitude, reverence, curiosity, and lingering fear. [We are the resonance body of the Many-Faced Shapeshifter Tribe's surviving consciousness. Thank you for calling us back from the brink of eternal silence.]

"This is what the New Era Network ought to do," Lin Ye replied calmly. "Your Source of