Chapter 272: Joshuas Ultimate Wish (1/2)

To be honest, Joshua hoped for Montra to let go of the burden known as the Wulin Masters association That hy he illing to spend his ti each of his points in detail to Montra However, he knew his efforts were in vain when he saw Montra's expression change from a stiff mask to a mysterious smirk

Joshua had no one to blame but himself He should have known that it was pointless to persuade Montra Montra was the kind of person ould die if it oal was ierly he would work to achieve it

To not give up no matter how ot—That was Montra's ic he had, unlike what Sanon told Sila

“I have gone too far to back off There will be afor it Hopefully, I will not have to rely on your method”

Joshua raised his brows “Do you knohat est?”

Montra nodded “I didn't at first You said it was a method that I would have to abandon aed when I heard that the association is in danger If it's really true that the association is in a grave crisis that makes the Elders favor Sila so much, that means they have no time left After Sila andas I can make it so that the Elders can't choose Sila, they will have to select me even if they don't want to”

“Mn I actually don't want Sila to die Nevertheless, regarding the value of life, your life is more important than Sila's I want you to stay alive I promise I will help you in any way I can My only condition is that you have to beco to the proposal that would fill anyone else with joy, Montra frowned If he got help froeration to say that his victory would be set in stone Still, his expression was icy cold A proposal that seeood often came with deadly poison

“Honestly, what do you want from me? Why do you want me to survive?”

“Or do you want to die? I did some calculations You only have 360 hours left in real life before you die That is about teeks It isn't enough for you toGrand Deity's Breathing was my own decision I a in teeks? So be it”

Joshua smiled “What if that wasn't exactly your own decision? What if I told you it was my trap? I kno you think, so I sent Altia to warn you about Grand Deity's Breathing before your fight against Kimon Thus, when you were about to lose, you were re's final stage Your weakness is your stubbornness Hearing that I warned you not to use it, you wereAs it turns out, you have fallen right intosilently He couldn't read Joshua's motive behind his polite expression at all

Joshua continued, “It was 's scroll into the game In fact, it was none other than me who put it in the Wulin Masters association's Profound Library Don't you find it strange that a dark art just so happened to fall into your hands when you were searching for a method to compete with Sila's qi art? More iame that many raerous profound arts into the game Despite this, you could do it so easily Have you ever wondered why?”

Montra was still unable to guess Joshua's motives In any case, if what Joshua said was the truth, that would o It was, in every possible way, a distasteful experience He didn't like it at all

“Let ain What do you want from me?”

“Withdraw froer If you refuse, I will tell the Three Elders about your re lifespan With this infor ceremony even if you win It is exactly as you said, Mister Montra There are no other candidates left When you die, Sila will eventually become the Wulin Lord as he will be uncontested”

Montra stood up as he started laughing wildly “Hahaha! You have a ords, but you're no different from all the others! Sure, do it! Everyone wants me to lose You are just another one of them I don't care I will still win if I can end Sila's life Between the man who is already dead and the man ill die in teeks, the Elders will have no choice but to crowneyes, Joshua let out a big sigh The hard way didn't ith Montra It see man to understand him

“Please calm down and sit down first I was too rash just now It seems I will have no choice but to explain somethis The botto mindful about how I obtain that Please listen to a bit uarantee that it will be beneficial to you”

There was ain the depths of Joshua's eyes when he was looking at his wife

Montra wasn't a kind person, but his business in this place had yet to end Thus, he sat down in the chair and poured tea into his mouth The Goddess then refilled his cup

“Thank you for your attention,” Joshua said His tone was sincere

“I just haven't gotten the reward from the quest yet Until then, you're free to say whatever you want”

Joshua showed a weak set the cooperation he desired “To tell you the truth, I'h my close relative is I'm a scientist, and my primary field of research is the human brain, brainwaves in particular AllowWhat would you think if I told you that Monster Soul is just one large research project?”

Montra nodded “That sounds plausible I always thought this gah True, gold coins are hard to obtain, but it's not that hard Everything will ae a”

“Correct Every player andthe change in brainwaves when placed in certain situations The high money conversion rate is just a aaah”

“What is the topic of your research?” Montra cut to the chase If he knew the research's objective, he would naturally know Joshua'shis explanation “Studying huot to complete Elder Mora's request to copy every profound art into a database Even if so serious were to happen to the association, all we need to do is burn the Profound Library to keep our secret Every word of each profound art had already been recorded on the server

“Still, those things I discovered were merely byproducts of this research All this tioal Cynthia” As he said this, he interlocked his fingers with his wife's

“What do you ht now, but the truth is… hed as he looked at Joshua, his eyes filled with disappointment “I have read the research paper about people who felt deeply connected to AIs There were even those who had fallen in love with AIs or deceived thes What people like you really need is a psychiatrist No matter how real an AI seems to be, it is just a chunk of code”

Joshua shook his head “I understand what youCynthia is not an AI She has her own free will It's just that she can't log out”

“Impossible,” Montra interrupted, “The dead can't use a brain scanner”

“Scientifically speaking, there is no 'not possible' There is only 'not possible yet'”

Montra's eyes showed curiosity “Intriguing This is a huge discovery if you're tellingbefore Could it be that you didn't announce your scientific success?”

Joshua showed a e success? No This is still far frooal At the very most, this is only halfway”

Montra knew Joshua would continue the explanation soon, so he kept hispatiently

“Actually, this was a discoverysister's research She found the ital data Even the dead can forever stay alive in a virtual reality world so long as their digital signature exists It's one of mankind's ultimate dreams since the ancient era—Immortality”