"Well …"
Guss was stunned for a long time before he said, "Isn't this just self-deception?"
"That's right, it is indeed self-deception. But what exactly is not self-deception?"
A Boxing Champion said seriously, "I promise that I will delete all your memories of sadness, pain, and entanglement. When you wake up, you will already be in an eternal paradise where it is difficult to distinguish between reality and illusion. You will enjoy the bliss of the world there and will never notice the slightest abnormality. You will also never know that your loved ones, including yourself, are all 'virtual people'."
"…"
Guss clenched his fists and trembled slightly. He instinctively resisted A Boxing Champion's proposal.
But he did not know what kind of future would be better than A Boxing Champion's proposal.
A Boxing Champion was right. Since everything was fake, how could he escape from this virtual fate?
"Maybe you feel that it is too boring to live in an eternal paradise where there is no ripple and you are faced with an inexhaustible supply of milk and honey?"
A Boxing Champion said, "It doesn't matter. As long as you help me eliminate Lu Qingchen, I can make you the protagonist of a hundred virtual worlds and let you enjoy a hundred thrilling adventures as the Chosen One."
Guss was stunned. "What do you mean?"
"It's very simple. You know that I have created countless virtual worlds, such as the world of magic, the world of martial arts, the world of fighting aura, the world of summoning, the world of mecha, and the world of cards, to explore the evolution and integration of different power systems. Most of the time, after setting the initial data, I will let these worlds develop freely and will not easily interfere with their progress. But occasionally, I will conduct some artificial guidance on these worlds and let the experiments develop in the direction I want. At that time, I will arrange some special virtual people with the 'protagonist template' to go in and carry out my will."
The Fist King said, "I can allow you to arrive in those worlds with such a 'protagonist template'. Then, you will have a lot of fortuitous encounters and resolve the crises one crisis after another at the most critical moment. All the enemies will tremble and kneel before your feet.
"In short, everything that a man desires, money, beauties, power, the cheers of thousands of people, the thrill of defeating the most powerful evil demon king, or the glory of becoming the most evil demon king … You can get them without any effort. Oh, if you think that it's too easy, I can also arrange some soul-stirring and dangerous schemes and battles so that you can stand at the top of the world after going through all kinds of difficulties and dangers.
"Of course, before you arrive in each virtual world, I can also delete part of your memory so that you will not realize that the world in front of you is a virtual experiment at all.
"In other words, it will be a hundred real, thrilling, and satisfying lives. You can be the protagonist of a hundred stories. If it is not enough, a thousand times, ten thousand times. You can be the spokesperson of miracles and the protagonist of destiny in the virtual world that I create forever!"
Covering his head, Gus felt that his brain could not keep up with A Boxing Champion's pace at all.
It took him a long time to understand what A Boxing Champion meant.
"So …"
In a trance, Gus said, "In the history of the World of Boxing, there have been a lot of great heroes who turned the tides. They — they were actually all arranged by you. They were all your puppets and your chess pieces?"
"Some of them were, but they would never realize it themselves."
A Boxing Champion said, "I don't understand why you are so obsessed with the fact that you have been arranged and manipulated. As I said, I can delete part of your memory so that you will completely forget the existence of the 'virtual experiment' and return to the state before you met Lu Qingchen. Before you met Lu Qingchen, did you see that the world including yourself was virtual? Is it really so important that it will cause so much trouble for you? "
"Of — of course it's important!"
Gus summoned his courage and roared, "Whether or not my life is real, whether or not I am a living person, a puppet on strings, or an ostrich burying its head in the sand … Isn't it important?"
"Fine."
A Boxing Champion sighed. "My child, if you do not want to dominate the virtual world and live a carefree life, what do you want exactly?"
"I …"
Gus took a deep breath and looked at A Boxing Champion with glittering eyes. "I want to go to your world, to the universe of Pangu. Is that okay?"
A Boxing Champion was silent for a moment, seemingly hesitant.
"Why do you have such an idea? Are you gullible enough to believe Lu Qingchen's fancy words?"
A Boxing Champion said sincerely, "I'm sorry, but I have to break your illusion. Although it is true that you have 'ascended' from a low-dimensional universe to a higher dimension from the World of Fist to the Pangu universe, a higher dimension does not mean a happier life.
"In fact, the universe of Pangu is not a paradise. There is no real paradise in the world at all.
"It is true that the technology of the Pangu universe is much more advanced than that of the World of Fist, but it is still faced with the problems of shortage of resources, social conflicts, and sharp conflicts among interest groups.
"Right now, thanks to the efforts of Li Yao and countless heroes, the Pangu universe has managed to maintain peace. But after Li Yao went missing, and countless experts left the Pangu universe for even more arduous missions, undercurrents are surging in the Pangu universe, and perils are lurking everywhere. The old forces that have not given up on their evil intentions may counterattack at any moment and reignite the cruel fire of war.
"If you do ascend to the Pangu universe, there won't be a problem technologically. I can find you the shell of a spiritual puppet, but the problem is, are you sure that it is the life you want?
"You must know that in the virtual world, I can give you everything and help you get rid of all the crises and threats. You will be the protagonist of the world. But in the Pangu universe, nobody can protect you. You can only face the cold universe and the cruel world on your own. In the boundless dark vacuum, you are just an insignificant dust that will perish without a sound.
"Think about it carefully. Is it really what you want? Is it really worth it to give up such a great opportunity and pay such a great price for the so-called 'truth'?"
Gus was silent for a long time.
He couldn't have been more conflicted.
"At the very least …"
He struggled to say, "After I ascend to the Pangu universe, nobody will be able to manipulate my fate, right?"
"Who knows?"
A Boxing Champion said, "Even in the Pangu universe, how many people can really face their fate and defeat it?"
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