Chapter 1665

"The silver coins are reminding us that someone could hear what we just said," Anthony said.

"Ah, what does that mean? Did someone overhear our conversation just now?" Nai Ge Li Si exclaimed.

Ursman suddenly said: "It's not Kelania."

"Why isn't it Kelania?" Nai Ge Li Si asked doubtfully. Besides Kelania, who else could have overheard their conversation?

Ursman explained: "If it were Kelania, the silver coin would be more obscure, possibly not even mentioning memory upload or resurrection. The silver coin's final emphasis was to remind us that someone could hear our conversation, but that person might not be able to see his memory."

"Following this guess backward, he shouldn't have mentioned resurrection, yet he did. Any secret he brought up in our conversation should have been deliberate on his part."

Anthony nodded in approval. Ursman truly deserves to be called a sage—he grasped these inconsistencies at once. Anthony had actually thought of them too, just not synthesized them so quickly.

"Then why is he revealing these things?" Nai Ge Li Si asked, puzzled.

Ursman said: "He clearly knows someone is eavesdropping on our conversation, yet he still leaked these secrets. The most likely reason is that he wants to entrap the other party."

"He began emphasizing his location, which is a clear indication that he has entered a place similar to a real illusion. Godstar should not have the ability to construct illusions, so who built this illusion?" Anthony asked.

Nai Ge Li Si suddenly realized: "You mean he's using words to lure the entity that created the illusion? Who would that be?"

Everyone recalled their conversation with the silver coin again, but found no clues.

Ursman could only say: "Perhaps the silver coin doesn't know who that is either, or isn't certain such a person exists, so it's testing the waters."

Who could it be? The information from the silver coin plunged everyone into endless speculation.

Finally, Nai Ge Li Si slapped his waist and said: "Why are we guessing here and there? Didn't the silver coin say he uploaded his memory? Seeing Ange, go check his memory."

Everyone stared at each other in stunned silence, then gave a wry smile: "Exactly, the silver coin reminded us so clearly—we should go look at the memory it uploaded."

Seeing Ange flipped through the silver coin's memory and said: "Guessed it—everything was correct."

The silver coin had indeed guessed something, but wasn't certain. Its conversation with everyone was meant to lure out that very thing.

If such a thing truly exists, it should soon come looking for them again.

Sure enough, a few days later, the silver coin called out to Seeing Ange again: "My lord, the parasitic tumor wants to speak with you."

"What is a parasitic tumor?" Nai Ge Li Si asked, confused.

The silver coin said: "This is a spot on the World God Tree where a parasite has grown. The World God Tree discovered the worm, secreted mucilage to wrap it, suffocated it inside, and formed a tree tumor. This tumor, soaked in the secreted mucilage, releases a wondrous aura that can lure people into dreams. Then this tree tumor awakened consciousness."

Anthony and the others exchanged glances. Indeed, the Infinite Void holds wonders beyond imagination—a tree tumor gaining consciousness?

"What does it want from us?" Anthony asked.

The silver coin first said: "Wait a moment." Then its voice suddenly shifted: "I want you to replicate my consciousness, help me forge a body, and resurrect me."

"Are you the parasitic tumor? Do you have a name?" Anthony asked.

The parasitic tumor pondered, then said: "You may call me Osia."

Anthony thought for a while, saw no special meaning in the name, and then asked: "Why do you want to do this?"

Why would it do this? As a tree tumor that built illusions for Kelania, it now acts in a way that borders on betrayal—why?

"Why? What why?" Osia asked, hearing the question and looking slightly dazed.

Anthony asked: "By uploading your memory to us, you're essentially betraying Kelania. Why would you do this?"

Osia remained silent for a long time, then said: "From the moment I gained consciousness until now, I have never seen what the Void looks like. The World God Tree has shrouded everything. I want to see the Void."

"Wanting to see the Void" is a simple wish, yet Anthony sensed a subtext in the words—this Osia has no freedom.

Though this Osia can construct illusions, he himself cannot even see the Void—doesn't that amount to imprisonment?

He might not even be able to touch outside lifeforms. Now, through the silver coin, he's speaking with them—possibly the first time in his existence he has contacted external beings.

Realizing this, Anthony knew what he needed to say.

"We'll create a new body for you, then resurrect you. What can you offer as payment?" Anthony asked.

"Payment? You want me to pay?" Osia asked, bewildered.

Anthony was even more bewildered: "Are you asking us to do this for free?"

Osia fell silent for a long while, then slowly said: "My consciousness and memory are the best payment."

Anthony couldn't help but chuckle: "Heh, you can't even see the Void—what value does your memory have? Do you know Kelania's weakness? Do you know what Kelania fears most? Do you know how to detonate Kelania?"

After these questions, Osia seemed to crash—no response for a long time.

"Hey hey hey, Osia, Osia." Anthony called out several times.

Osia's voice finally returned: "I release this consciousness as payment."

Anthony laughed: "No need, no need—he's already uploaded his memory. Resurrecting him again would suffice. Isn't that exactly what you need? If we can't even resurrect memory, how could we resurrect yours?"

Osia finally asked helplessly: "What do you want?"

Anthony said: "It's not about what I want, but what you can offer. I want to kill Kelania. Can you do that?"

Osia fell silent for a long while, then said: "Let's discuss what I can offer."

Osia clearly lacks negotiation experience—just a bit of pressure and he collapses, giving up resistance.

"What can you offer? Your only value seems to be yourself, right?" Anthony said.

Osia said: "I am a tree tumor grown on the World God Tree, parasitic on it. My sole function is to use the tree's mucilage aura to construct illusions and deceive organisms. I don't even know what value I have."

Anthony said calmly: "Your greatest value lies in being parasitic on the World God Tree. The platform has given you value."