"Five Elders need definite results," the agent said coldly. "The Purple Moon Cycle is about to begin. We must master time-control technology before then."
Kizaru gave Lin Ye a meaningful look and lowered his voice. "I'll distract them. Use the chance to enter the Hall of Time."
Lin Ye nodded in understanding. Kizaru straightened his collar and swaggered out of hiding, pretending he had just arrived.
"Oh my, still working so late?" Kizaru drawled, deliberately putting on a lazy demeanor.
The CP0 agents immediately became alert. "Admiral Borsalino, why are you here?"
"Ordered to inspect your progress," Kizaru answered casually. "The Five Elders are very concerned about your research."
Though suspicious, the agents did not dare openly question a Marine Admiral. While Kizaru drew their attention, Lin Ye silently slipped past them and hurried toward the Hall of Time along the path he remembered.
After passing through a long corridor, Lin Ye finally arrived before an enormous stone door. Complex Star Maps and time Runes were carved into it, with a circular recess at its center that perfectly matched the shape of an Anchor Stone.
Lin Ye took out an Anchor Stone and carefully placed it into the recess. The stone door gave off a deep hum and slowly opened, revealing the magnificent hall within—the Hall of Time.
The hall was vast, with a towering dome. Countless beams of light shone down through precise apertures above, forming intricate patterns across the floor. As time passed, those beams slowly shifted, constantly changing the patterns below like a flowing Star Map.
"The Time Mapping Array," Lin Ye murmured as fragments of memory flashed through his mind. "Only at a specific moment will the light converge on the Anchor Stone's position."
Lin Ye walked to the center of the hall and arranged three