The golden chains noticed Lin Yi.
They twisted violently and shot toward him like spears.
The world around him blurred again.
The hazy, illusory figure suddenly began running.
Rushing toward Lin Yi's direction, the figure hurled something with all its strength—throwing a fragment toward him before the chains could reach him.
At the same time, the figure shouted something loudly.
Lin Yi instinctively reached out and caught it.
The object looked like half of a key.
It was the only thing in that illusory world that Lin Yi could see clearly.
The shape immediately reminded him of the Key of Intelligence.
And the fracture pattern…
Lin Yi could swear he had seen it before.
This was the other half of the key he had once found.
The fracture lines matched almost perfectly.
The figure waved at Lin Yi as if saying goodbye.
Then gently pushed forward.
Lin Yi suddenly felt as if an invisible hand had shoved him away.
He stepped back half a pace—
As though he had been pushed out of that world.
His vision returned to normal.
But before the vision fully separated—
Perhaps using the half-key as a medium—
Lin Yi finally managed to hear a few faint sounds.
The sounds were extremely blurred.
Each syllable seemed to contain several possible meanings.
After carefully distinguishing them, he interpreted fragments:
World? / Void / Emptiness…
Beware / Immortality / Reversal…
Genius / Order / World?…
Tree / Net / Preservation?…
The moment his vision fully returned—
Lin Yi saw Robin falling from the sky.
He hurried forward and caught her.
"Miss Robin, are you alright?"
"What just happened?"
Within the melody of Harmony, a harsh discordant noise suddenly appeared.
If one listened carefully—
It was the chorus of Order.
The voice of Order was growing louder.
The melody of Harmony was shrinking.
It was as if the voice of Order was feeding on Harmony's hymn, growing stronger with every moment.
"I'm fine."
Robin stepped out of Lin Yi's arms.
She looked unharmed.
"I just don't know what happened."
"The lingering echoes of ancient Order were triggered."
"They severely interfered with Harmony's melody."
"Echoes of Order?" Dongfang Qiqing asked curiously.
"What are those?"
She played the role of the curious listener perfectly.
Robin first glanced at Dikala.
Fortunately, the external discord had already been calmed.
Dikala had stopped struggling.
And with the dream covering him, even though the tuning had been interrupted, he remained trapped within the dream.
Seeing no reaction from him, Robin continued her explanation.
Her tone changed.
She spoke as if narrating a legend.
Each syllable sounded like part of a magnificent symphony.
"Long ago, before the fall of the Aeon of Order — Ena the One, the net of Order woven by the Aeon regulated everything in existence."
"In Ena's own way, it brought lasting peace to the universe."
(Peace / Preservation / Balance)
"Even after Ena fell, the Net of Order—which covers the universe and resonates with all things—still remains."
"That is the first echo."
Lin Yi immediately grasped the key point.
"So even today, all things in existence are still influenced by Order to some degree?"
Robin nodded.
A darkly humorous reality:
Even though Order had long fallen—
The Family had become one of the factions that understood Order best.
"A worthwhile research topic."
Lin Yi said thoughtfully.
"Zhuxing—"
He paused.
Zhuxing wasn't here.
"…Qiqing. Record this topic. Add it to the schedule. Priority level three."
"Yes," Dongfang Qiqing replied.
Robin ignored their brief exchange and continued speaking in that musical tone, though this time it sounded gentler rather than grand.
"In the past, during the final stage of the Swarm Disaster, the Harmonious Choir's Aeon and Ena the One merged."
"The Paths of Harmony and Order became one."
"But this fusion left aftereffects."
"Order did not disappear."
"It became one of the three aspects of Harmony, one face among many."
"From that point onward, Harmony remained Harmony…"
"…but it also contained Order."
"Many members of the Family refuse to admit it."
"But it is the truth."
"The hymn of Harmony naturally carries echoes of Order."
"They normally remain hidden."
"But under certain special circumstances…"
"They become discordant noise that cannot be calmed."
"That is the second echo."
When Robin spoke of the second echo, there was clear helplessness in her voice.
Lin Yi listened carefully, recording everything like a diligent student.
"This is highly valuable information," Lin Yi said.
"The Simulated Universe has partial data about this, but your explanation fills in many missing details."
"On behalf of everyone involved in the Simulated Universe project, I thank you."
Robin nodded politely.
Then continued.
What a wonderful person.
Answering every question clearly, explaining precious knowledge without hesitation.
"And now we come to the third echo."
"The one that directly interfered with my tuning just now."
"Someone has either touched or directly come into contact with the power of Order."
"The ripple from that contact created the discord that interfered with me."
Robin frowned, worry appearing on her face.
"There are only two possibilities that could cause interference strong enough to affect me this much."
"The first possibility…"
"That person is very close to me right now."
"The closer the ripple source is, the stronger the interference."
Robin looked around.
At Lin Yi.
At Dongfang Qiqing.
At the surrounding ruins.
At Dikala floating in the sky.
"But clearly that isn't the case."
"Everyone here has been present the entire time."
"No one had the opportunity to touch the power of Order."
Robin's gaze turned toward the Asdana star region.
Worry filled her eyes.
She was thinking about her brother—Sunday.
"The second possibility…"
"…is the one that worries me."
"Someone closely connected to me has come into contact with Order."
"Our relationship is strong enough that the influence traveled through Harmony itself."
Robin thought for a moment and added:
"It's not my manager."
"If it were her, I would have noticed long ago."
"And she doesn't belong to the Oak Family."
"She comes from the Iris Family."
"Even if the interference passed through her, it would have been weakened significantly."
"It couldn't reach this level."
Lin Yi rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
"So what you're saying is…"
"I suspect this interference came through my brother—Sunday."
Robin said firmly.
"I suspect something has gone wrong within the Oak Family."
"Someone around my brother may have turned toward Order."
"Right now my brother and Uncle Gopher Wood could both be in danger."
The worry in Robin's eyes was impossible to hide.
At that moment, Lin Yi finally understood why she had explained so much.
She was asking for help.
Using the favor of this tuning request—and the valuable knowledge she had shared—as leverage.
But…
Lin Yi thought for a moment about Sunday.
One hand conducting "Why Do Birds Fly?"
The other trying to turn the world into the "Seven-Day Sabbath."