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Chapter 714
## Chapter 710: Speak, What Do You Want!
Within the Pure White Space.
"Yo, hello there. We finally meet."
When these words reached Im's ears, his Heart sank, because in his Perception world, there was no Aura feedback from behind him.
Fortunately, he could still feel the Haki within his Body normally.
Im turned around with a calm expression. A pair of sharp, golden pupils like Hawk Eyes coldly sized up the strange entity that appeared in his Line of Sight.
There were two strange points.
One was its appearance: within a black mist-like outline, a white sphere roughly the Volume of a Basketball was sketched out. On its surface, only a split-open mouth and teeth could be seen.
The second was its Aura: it was clearly right in front of him, but his Perception was telling him that there was nothing there.
This made Im, who was used to controlling the whole situation and even casually reading minds, feel a bit uncomfortable.
"I think you must be the 'Truth' mentioned in Alchemy theory."
Im was a Transmigrator, after all. As early as when he learned about the existence of Alchemists and the Philosopher's Stone in the Imperial Arms World, he had already guessed that the 'Gate of Truth' might also exist.
"Interesting. You're the first person who didn't immediately ask where this is or who I am."
"Not bad."
"I am Truth, and also the World itself, the Universe itself, or the Gods themselves, or everything, or the only one..."
After listening to the other party's extremely imposing words, Im slightly furrowed his brows and issued a probing question.
"Is that all? I think adding 'or you' or 'I am you' at the end would be better."
"???"
Immediately, three white question marks with black mist outlines appeared on the white sphere's Head, which had a mouth.
Every time it had met the Alchemists who appeared before it, it would indeed add the phrase 'I am you' at the end.
Because they were all people from its own Universe, and it could easily see through their insides and outsides, instantly understanding them better than they understood themselves.
The reason it didn't say this to Im was because Im was neither from its Universe, nor did it find that it could read Im's thoughts, Memory, or Body information at all, which made it a bit uncomfortable.
In this kind of Situation, saying 'I am you' again would truly be pure nonsense.
"I think the reason you just said 'We finally meet' is likely because of the Star Gate I control."
"And the reason you didn't come looking for me directly when the Star Gate opened back then, I guess there are two possibilities."
Im seemed to have no intention of waiting for its answer and continued analyzing on his own.
"Either, out of caution, you decided to wait and see first. Or, you couldn't contact me directly. Or, both are true."
"Thinking again about the process of our meeting now, I guess you need to activate Alchemy to pull the Alchemist's Consciousness into this Domain for Communication."
'Truth' listened speechlessly and watched speechlessly as Im talked eloquently there.
Is something wrong here?
It seems like it was the one who actively pulled the other party here, right? Shouldn't the Initiative be in its 'hands'?"
The key point was that Im's words were difficult to refute, which made it even more speechless.
"Um..."
'Truth' attempted to pull the topic back to the subject it wanted to talk about, but Im suddenly asked it a question.
"Now that you've seen me, what are you planning to do next? Are you going to use your Strength to seize it?"
"No, that's not right. If you are truly as Strong as you introduced yourself to be, or truly have the Ability to seize Control of my Star Gate, then you should have already obtained it by now. There's no need to listen to me talk so much."
"So you actually don't have the Ability to seize it. Therefore, you are preparing to talk to me about Cooperation matters, right?"
People familiar with Im should be able to see by now that his current non-stop talking is very abnormal.
Because he is very Nervous right now.
"Cough cough, roughly... I was thinking..."
Seeing that Im finally gave it a chance to speak, 'Truth' immediately wanted to talk about its thoughts, but who would have thought that Im would snatch the topic away again.
"But this is also very strange. The Star Gate is right there and has always been in an open state. If you want to pass through the Star Gate and enter Another World, logically speaking, you should be able to at any time. Or is it that..."
Speaking up to this point, Im's Gaze flickered as he looked faintly at the 'Truth' floating in Mid-air.
"Because of some reason, you cannot directly enter through the Star Gate? Then what are you in front of me now? A Manifestation? A Phantom Image?"
At this moment.
Having said a lot of words, he relaxed quite a bit, because he saw that the other party seemed to have no Malice.
At the same time.
Im used his Willpower to control the Star Map to appear in front of him. He felt that the Star Map might have some hint that could give him an answer, but this time he miscalculated. There was nothing.
"Are you finished Speaking?"
'Truth' was silent for a long time. Seeing that Im was no longer Speaking, it finally opened its mouth to ask first. It was truly because it had been interrupted so much earlier that its 'scalp felt numb'.
"Mm-hmm."
Im nodded calmly.
"The general Situation is roughly similar to what you said. I do indeed want you to allow me to pass through the Star Gate and come into contact with unknown Knowledge."
After finishing Speaking, 'Truth' unexpectedly felt a sense of relief in its Heart for some inexplicable reason.
At the same time, it felt happy that it could finally say a complete sentence.
Truly absurd!
"Why?"
Im asked in confusion, "The Star Gate outside is open right there. You can come in through it at any time."
"Because that is your Star Gate. According to the Principle of Equivalent Exchange, I need to wait for your agreement and Pay a Price of equal Value."
'Truth' answered him like this.
"So that's how it is..."
Im Understood. It turned out that what was restricting 'Truth' was nothing else; it was precisely its own Core Rules.
Now he felt even more at ease, and a Smile also appeared on his face.
"Then what are you planning to give me?"
"I can let you enter The Gate and Obtain Knowledge equivalent to passing through the Star Gate. This will also make it so that when you use Alchemy, you will no longer need to rely on Alchemy Arrays and the Power of Tectonic Movement."
"Which is to make me become the so-called 'Stigma Alchemist'."
"That's right."
'Truth' grinned, revealing a mouth full of neat white teeth, and Smiled. It felt that Im would not refuse, after all, no one had ever refused such a good thing.
But Im just glanced at the huge Stone Gate behind it with various Markings and patterns carved on its surface, and coldly spat out three words from his mouth.
"I refuse."
"Huh?"
'Truth' was stunned for a moment, even suspecting if it had heard wrong.
But he heard Im calmly say, "We just met for the first time. How could I possibly, because of a few words from you, just walk into a completely unknown place myself?"
'Truth' looked at him helplessly.
"But you already know I am Truth, and you are now already in my Domain. If I had the Heart to harm you, would I still wait until now?"
"My saying you are 'Truth' is purely Speculation. Just because you say you are 'Truth', does that make it true? How did the word 'Lie' come about? I believe you Understand better than me."
Im said indifferently, "As for me being forcibly pulled in by you, that belongs to being unable to help myself, helpless. But if I were to actively walk into that The Gate because of a few words, then I would be a foolish person who easily trusts others."
As the saying goes, the barefoot are not afraid of those wearing shoes.
He is now wearing a pair of Gold shoes inlaid with a large amount of Diamond. In that kind of Situation, how could he possibly, because of the other party's few words that cannot be verified, just walk into the prepared trap?
Furthermore, even if the other party is truly 'Truth', what of it?
Who can guarantee that it won't deceive, that it definitely has no Heart to harm others?
Isn't deception also a type of Knowledge?
As for 'Stigma' Rank Alchemy, if I have it, of course it's great, but if I don't, it's no big deal. If I need to use it someday, I can just directly call over that Dean Isaac.
"But if you don't enter The Gate, how am I supposed to let you Obtain Knowledge? Our previous transaction cannot be completed," 'Truth' let out a sigh, and immediately followed up by complaining, "Aren't you that World Government BOSS? This is too timid!"
Im looked at it calmly.
"It is precisely because of this that I need to be so Cautious. As for the transaction, why can't it continue? You can give me a different Price."
Hearing these words, 'Truth' replied frustratedly, "Then you tell me, what do you want!"
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Within the Pure White Space.
"Yo, hello there. We finally meet."
When these words reached Im's ears, his Heart sank, because in his Perception world, there was no Aura feedback from behind him.
Fortunately, he could still feel the Haki within his Body normally.
Im turned around with a calm expression. A pair of sharp, golden pupils like Hawk Eyes coldly sized up the strange entity that appeared in his Line of Sight.
There were two strange points.
One was its appearance: within a black mist-like outline, a white sphere roughly the Volume of a Basketball was sketched out. On its surface, only a split-open mouth and teeth could be seen.
The second was its Aura: it was clearly right in front of him, but his Perception was telling him that there was nothing there.
This made Im, who was used to controlling the whole situation and even casually reading minds, feel a bit uncomfortable.
"I think you must be the 'Truth' mentioned in Alchemy theory."
Im was a Transmigrator, after all. As early as when he learned about the existence of Alchemists and the Philosopher's Stone in the Imperial Arms World, he had already guessed that the 'Gate of Truth' might also exist.
"Interesting. You're the first person who didn't immediately ask where this is or who I am."
"Not bad."
"I am Truth, and also the World itself, the Universe itself, or the Gods themselves, or everything, or the only one..."
After listening to the other party's extremely imposing words, Im slightly furrowed his brows and issued a probing question.
"Is that all? I think adding 'or you' or 'I am you' at the end would be better."
"???"
Immediately, three white question marks with black mist outlines appeared on the white sphere's Head, which had a mouth.
Every time it had met the Alchemists who appeared before it, it would indeed add the phrase 'I am you' at the end.
Because they were all people from its own Universe, and it could easily see through their insides and outsides, instantly understanding them better than they understood themselves.
The reason it didn't say this to Im was because Im was neither from its Universe, nor did it find that it could read Im's thoughts, Memory, or Body information at all, which made it a bit uncomfortable.
In this kind of Situation, saying 'I am you' again would truly be pure nonsense.
"I think the reason you just said 'We finally meet' is likely because of the Star Gate I control."
"And the reason you didn't come looking for me directly when the Star Gate opened back then, I guess there are two possibilities."
Im seemed to have no intention of waiting for its answer and continued analyzing on his own.
"Either, out of caution, you decided to wait and see first. Or, you couldn't contact me directly. Or, both are true."
"Thinking again about the process of our meeting now, I guess you need to activate Alchemy to pull the Alchemist's Consciousness into this Domain for Communication."
'Truth' listened speechlessly and watched speechlessly as Im talked eloquently there.
Is something wrong here?
It seems like it was the one who actively pulled the other party here, right? Shouldn't the Initiative be in its 'hands'?"
The key point was that Im's words were difficult to refute, which made it even more speechless.
"Um..."
'Truth' attempted to pull the topic back to the subject it wanted to talk about, but Im suddenly asked it a question.
"Now that you've seen me, what are you planning to do next? Are you going to use your Strength to seize it?"
"No, that's not right. If you are truly as Strong as you introduced yourself to be, or truly have the Ability to seize Control of my Star Gate, then you should have already obtained it by now. There's no need to listen to me talk so much."
"So you actually don't have the Ability to seize it. Therefore, you are preparing to talk to me about Cooperation matters, right?"
People familiar with Im should be able to see by now that his current non-stop talking is very abnormal.
Because he is very Nervous right now.
"Cough cough, roughly... I was thinking..."
Seeing that Im finally gave it a chance to speak, 'Truth' immediately wanted to talk about its thoughts, but who would have thought that Im would snatch the topic away again.
"But this is also very strange. The Star Gate is right there and has always been in an open state. If you want to pass through the Star Gate and enter Another World, logically speaking, you should be able to at any time. Or is it that..."
Speaking up to this point, Im's Gaze flickered as he looked faintly at the 'Truth' floating in Mid-air.
"Because of some reason, you cannot directly enter through the Star Gate? Then what are you in front of me now? A Manifestation? A Phantom Image?"
At this moment.
Having said a lot of words, he relaxed quite a bit, because he saw that the other party seemed to have no Malice.
At the same time.
Im used his Willpower to control the Star Map to appear in front of him. He felt that the Star Map might have some hint that could give him an answer, but this time he miscalculated. There was nothing.
"Are you finished Speaking?"
'Truth' was silent for a long time. Seeing that Im was no longer Speaking, it finally opened its mouth to ask first. It was truly because it had been interrupted so much earlier that its 'scalp felt numb'.
"Mm-hmm."
Im nodded calmly.
"The general Situation is roughly similar to what you said. I do indeed want you to allow me to pass through the Star Gate and come into contact with unknown Knowledge."
After finishing Speaking, 'Truth' unexpectedly felt a sense of relief in its Heart for some inexplicable reason.
At the same time, it felt happy that it could finally say a complete sentence.
Truly absurd!
"Why?"
Im asked in confusion, "The Star Gate outside is open right there. You can come in through it at any time."
"Because that is your Star Gate. According to the Principle of Equivalent Exchange, I need to wait for your agreement and Pay a Price of equal Value."
'Truth' answered him like this.
"So that's how it is..."
Im Understood. It turned out that what was restricting 'Truth' was nothing else; it was precisely its own Core Rules.
Now he felt even more at ease, and a Smile also appeared on his face.
"Then what are you planning to give me?"
"I can let you enter The Gate and Obtain Knowledge equivalent to passing through the Star Gate. This will also make it so that when you use Alchemy, you will no longer need to rely on Alchemy Arrays and the Power of Tectonic Movement."
"Which is to make me become the so-called 'Stigma Alchemist'."
"That's right."
'Truth' grinned, revealing a mouth full of neat white teeth, and Smiled. It felt that Im would not refuse, after all, no one had ever refused such a good thing.
But Im just glanced at the huge Stone Gate behind it with various Markings and patterns carved on its surface, and coldly spat out three words from his mouth.
"I refuse."
"Huh?"
'Truth' was stunned for a moment, even suspecting if it had heard wrong.
But he heard Im calmly say, "We just met for the first time. How could I possibly, because of a few words from you, just walk into a completely unknown place myself?"
'Truth' looked at him helplessly.
"But you already know I am Truth, and you are now already in my Domain. If I had the Heart to harm you, would I still wait until now?"
"My saying you are 'Truth' is purely Speculation. Just because you say you are 'Truth', does that make it true? How did the word 'Lie' come about? I believe you Understand better than me."
Im said indifferently, "As for me being forcibly pulled in by you, that belongs to being unable to help myself, helpless. But if I were to actively walk into that The Gate because of a few words, then I would be a foolish person who easily trusts others."
As the saying goes, the barefoot are not afraid of those wearing shoes.
He is now wearing a pair of Gold shoes inlaid with a large amount of Diamond. In that kind of Situation, how could he possibly, because of the other party's few words that cannot be verified, just walk into the prepared trap?
Furthermore, even if the other party is truly 'Truth', what of it?
Who can guarantee that it won't deceive, that it definitely has no Heart to harm others?
Isn't deception also a type of Knowledge?
As for 'Stigma' Rank Alchemy, if I have it, of course it's great, but if I don't, it's no big deal. If I need to use it someday, I can just directly call over that Dean Isaac.
"But if you don't enter The Gate, how am I supposed to let you Obtain Knowledge? Our previous transaction cannot be completed," 'Truth' let out a sigh, and immediately followed up by complaining, "Aren't you that World Government BOSS? This is too timid!"
Im looked at it calmly.
"It is precisely because of this that I need to be so Cautious. As for the transaction, why can't it continue? You can give me a different Price."
Hearing these words, 'Truth' replied frustratedly, "Then you tell me, what do you want!"
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(End of this chapter)
