[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts":3,"chapter-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-522":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","I Contracted All Ancient Divine Artifacts",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1865570,2473,"Chapter 522 - 421: The Promise","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-522",522,"\u003Cp>Two years ago, in Titan City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You helped me escape that place, not just because of him, right?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judith looked at Shang Jianyue, asking word by word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that time, Shang Jianyue was wearing a black gentleman’s hat, with nanobots weaving a black tuxedo-like suit for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Judith, you’re actually very smart, you know that?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You know what you should own, and what you shouldn’t. This self-awareness is rare, especially in a place like Dawn Street.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Jianyue’s compliment didn’t make Judith look any better.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Shang Jianyue had said, because she was self-aware, she felt worried about Shang Jianyue’s sudden favor, maintaining a facade of calm despite the unease inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is no such thing as a gift without reason in this world. You help me, what kind of price do I have to pay?\" She asked directly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Jianyue tightened his well-fitting black suit, holding a silver cane with both hands on the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to make a pact with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I can give you anything you want, within my ability to grant, or anything I think you want after analysis and judgment.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Shang Jianyue raised a finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judith looked at that finger and quickly withdrew her gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Jianyue was very satisfied with Judith’s reaction, and continued, \"And in this pact, as the other party to the agreement, you only need to commit to one thing.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"To sacrifice your life when I need it.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Jianyue was very candid, and candor is relative.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After hearing Shang Jianyue’s words, Judith fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Anyone would first become silent upon hearing the need to sacrifice their life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Jianyue did not rush her, patiently waiting, and after a long silence, Judith spoke:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Can you truly grant any condition?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, as long as it’s within my power,\" Shang Jianyue nodded slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Okay, I agree with you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, Judith decisively agreed to the pact proposed by Shang Jianyue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time it was Shang Jianyue’s turn to be surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why? Are you sure you heard the content of the pact clearly?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, I heard it clearly.\" Judith nodded seriously with a determined look, \"You help me fulfill my wish, and I sacrifice my life when you need it. That’s the content of our pact.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Why?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, just on a whim to find someone, because he had met Judith once, Shang Jianyue had come to take a casual look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, Judith’s every reaction and decision was so unexpected.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She successfully aroused Shang Jianyue’s intense curiosity.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What is it that’s worth sacrificing your life for, like a moth to a flame?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judith’s answer was:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A chasm that cannot be crossed by ordinary means.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I’m just an ordinary person, and for ordinary people to change the status quo, especially in such a world, is really too hard.\" Judith said truthfully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But at least you can live, right?\" Shang Jianyue countered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judith smiled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was bitterness in that smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is living like this really meaningful?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps it was fine before, to continue living muddleheaded on Dawn Street.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even to live a slightly better life after Shang Jianyue took control of Titan City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Judith met Han Zhan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Like a person who had been in darkness for a long time seeing a beam of light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I want to live more wonderfully.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even if it costs my life.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Jianyue’s pupils reflected the resolute figure of Judith, and he lightly nodded his head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I understand, then, the pact is made.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Starting today, you are the major steward of Titan City, second only to me in authority.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Judith became the major steward of Titan City,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She did not squander this enormous power that fell from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Shang Jianyue had judged, she was very measured and easily satisfied.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She opened a cyber restaurant, appointing neighbors still struggling to live on Dawn Street, helping them change their lives.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She transformed Dawn Street into a large garden, with flowers she personally planted and cultivated. Shang Jianyue suggested sending robots to help, but was turned down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She used her power to release the Bodhi Treasure Tree that had been imprisoned, sending it out of Titan City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then diligently doing what a steward should do, without any negligence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That’s all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judith asked for so little that even Shang Jianyue couldn’t stand it, and took the liberty to add one more request for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To reunite with Han Zhan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, all wishes have been fulfilled, and she has no more regrets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene returns to the present.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You are actually a very gentle person, Mr. Shang Jianyue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judith’s body is gradually becoming quantum, a transformation that’s irreversible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her current state is a superweapon Shang Jianyue spent two years devising, to deal with Intelligent Mechanical Life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No need to flatter me like that, I’m just a lunatic pursuing immortality.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Jianyue stood opposite Judith, with a silver cane planted in the ground, arcs of quantum energy flickering, winding around it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rationality, emotion, virtual, reality. They’re all just parts of my pursuit of immortality.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I don’t pity you either, just that an ’experimental body’ like yours, with more intense emotional factors, is the most appropriate nurturing ground.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You’re just an experimental body, a petri dish.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know that, Mr. Shang Jianyue.\" Judith’s lower body had completely quantumized, in the process of being transmitted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And the destination of transmission, is an unknown area.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judith didn’t become angry or sad because of Shang Jianyue’s harsh words, still maintaining a bright smile, looking at Shang Jianyue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"But you fulfilled all my wishes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Letting a small and insignificant ordinary person like me also experience what it’s like to be the major steward of Titan City.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Thank you, Mr. Shang Jianyue.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Judith’s words silenced Shang Jianyue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The whole room fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the rampant dancing quantum turbulence remained, throwing light blue spots onto the surrounding walls, making crackling sounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, Judith’s body completed quantumization, transmitted to another place, completely disappearing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Jianyue looked at the empty room, wearing a black suit, resting both hands on the silver cane, still maintaining his previous posture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Immovable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It’s unclear how long passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Jianyue’s indifferent voice finally echoed in the room, \"That’s why I hate humans. They can’t maintain absolute rationality, always like to act on emotion.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, he closed his eyes, seemingly formatting the memories in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Local memory is full, it’s good to clear out some unnecessary memories.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What major steward of Titan City? No steward like this, really pathetic!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Always making a fool of me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shang Jianyue still didn’t open his eyes, cursing under his breath.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But there was no one to respond anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>",1103,"2026-06-10T05:31:25.107Z",1,"novelbin.me","48c177b50b4e9ae76f037d36d7b330e0cc2a0976485d2c14ca05b37181e53555","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-523","i-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-chapter-521",617,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-contracted-all-ancient-divine-artifacts-cover.jpg"]