Endless Journey: Infinite Realms Chapter 340 This conversation could have been finished in just 12 words

Chapter 340 This conversation could have been finished in just 12 words

(Author's Notes: Huhuhu... my laptop is lagging like hell yesterday, so I was unable to type even a decent chapter. So I had it cleaned today, and voila! It's working normal again! Well, my laptop has not been cleaned for 1.5 years, so for it to be so dirty is just normal...)
After White Alex stated his words, he crossed his arms as he flashed Alex with a victorious smile. Blue Alex on the other hand did not have any change in his facial expression, although some sense of smugness could be felt coming out from him.
[Alex]: "…"
After he saw the attitude of these two, Alex only shook his head as he let out a deep breath.
Deep inside him, Alex knew that these two were right.
Even if the Esper World was only a simulation, it still supported 'living beings' in it.
Just look at Alina and her Uncle Clint. Even if both of them were simulations living in the Esper World before, they still had her own ideals, thoughts and awareness. That in itself already qualifies them as living beings!
And the Esper World right now has more people like them!
So in a sense, there should be at least some kind of consciousness that exisst inside the Esper World!
But even if Alex felt that these two were right, there was still something about their suggestion that was just bugging him.
[Alex]: "So instead of making me fuse my consciousness with this World, you want me to fuse my consciousness with the Esper World… That is what you want me to do, right?"
[Blue Alex]: "Affirmative."
[White Alex]: "That's what Blue Alex have been telling you earlier. And quite frankly, this is your only way to get stronger."
After receiving this answer, Alex's frown deepened as his face showed additional doubt.
[Alex]: "But even if the Esper World is available, do you really think that I can just easily fuse my consciousness with it? Remember, even if the Esper World is just a simulation, it is still a World that supports millions, if not, billions of living beings!
[Blue Alex]: "…"
[Alex]: "At that kind of state, it is pretty obvious that its consciousness will still be too much for me… So please, just give me another good advice…"
As Alex said these words, he stared at the other Alex(s) intently, as he knew that his logical argument will force these two to change their tune.
But to Alex's surprise, Blue Alex and White Alex did not look like they were affected by what he just said.
Instead, they seemed to have gained even more confidence!
[White Alex]: "Is that what you think? Sigh, why don't you let Blue Alex talk first? I'm sure once he finishes his proposal, you will immediately be kneeling in front of him."
[Alex]: "I-Is that so?"
[White Alex]: "There you have it, Blue Alex. Let this man receive the enlightenment that he should have received before.
[Blue Alex]: "I will not give him enlightenment. I will just impart the perfected theory upon his limited mind."
[White Alex]: "…"
[Alex]: "…White Alex, why don't you just be the one to say it? Maybe I will understand it better from you."
[White Alex]: "Oh so you do think highly for me. I'll be lying If I said that I am not flattered…
[Alex]: "Whatever. Just get talking already!"
[White Alex]: "Fine, fine. You really are an impatient one. Tut tut, that is not a good attitude for a cultivator."
[Alex]: "…"
As Alex started to get more and more riled up, White Alex only stayed calm as he regarded Alex with a interested stare.
His body remained steady and graceful for a few more seconds before he started talking.
[White Alex]: "Alex, there are certain conditions that will allow an Esper to easily fuse their consciousness with that of an another World. Without these conditions, it will be harder for an Esper to do a consciousness fusion. So, if you, an Esper, wanted to succeed on a consciousness fusion, you must at least fulfill one of these conditions!"
After Alex heard this, he raised his eyebrows as his doubt was slowly replaced by interest.
[Alex]: "I must fulfill at least one condition if I want to fuse my consciousness with that of another World? Is that just easy? Wait… how many conditions are there in total, and what are these conditions?"
[White Alex]: "Good question! You are now slowly showing the inquisitive side of a cultivator!"
[Alex]: "I don't have time for you silly preaching. Please just give me what I want!"
After Alex's irritation came back again, White Alex only smiled as he hid his face behind a white fan.
[Alex]: "…"
[White Alex]: "All in all, there are 2 conditions for an easy consciousness fusion. Fulfill at least one of them, and you will have an easier time on the fusion itself."
[Alex]: "Please get to the point already."
[White Alex]: "Ehem, so just like what I was saying, there are 2 conditions. As for the first condition, you just need to acquire the approval or consent of a World."
[Alex]: "Consent? Why does this sound a little weird…"
[White Alex]: "As long as you manage to gain an approval of a World, you can coax it to allow its consciousness to be fused with yours. Pretty easy right?"
[Alex]: "…"
But instead of looking happy from this info, Alex's frown continued to deepen as he gave White Alex a more doubting look.
[Alex]: "Sure it sounds easy, but how do I even get to gain the approval of the World in the first place?"
[White Alex]: "The answer to that is easy too. Just perform great merits that will benefit a World. As long as what you did was so beneficial, even a sleeping World will wake up just to give you its approval!"
[Alex]: "…"
[White Alex]: "As long as you did that, you can easily sweet-talk a World to do anything for you!"
[Alex]: "Sweet talk my ass! You want me to perform a great merit for a World? How the hell am I even going do that? I have no idea what a World might consider as a great merit, so just the very idea of me making one is already near impossible!"
Sure, the first condition might sound easy and doable, but Alex knew that the definition of 'great merit' is surely loose here, especially considering that this 'great merit' is meant for a sentient planet! There's no way that Alex can just easily make a plan for that!
As Alex expressed his point, he stared at White Alex intently as he waited for his counter reply. But to his surprise, what White Alex did was quite the opposite.
[White Alex]: "Exactly. That was why I am advising you to not fulfill this condition. After all, even I have no idea on what constitutes a great merit…"
Alex tilted his head as he heard this reply. He did not expect that White Alex, who always like to push Alex on doing his whims, would just easily concede to him here.
[Alex]: "I never thought you will say that."
White Alex's response to this was only a light smile, which made him look like he was trying to console a grieving person.
[White Alex]: "Alex, even if I am someone who seems all-knowledgeable, there's still some things that I am not sure of. So please don't think that highly of me…"
[Alex]: "How could I not think highly of you? You're acting all high and mighty since earlier…"
White Alex seemed to have not heard these mutterings by Alex as he continued talking.
[White Alex]: "Anyways, since the first condition is not viable, you can only choose to fulfill the second condition."
[Alex]: "And that condition is?"
[White Alex]: "Just wait for the moment that a World's consciousness is extremely weak. Once you reach that moment, you can go on and fuse your consciousness with it!"
[Alex]: "!!!"
Alex's incredulity and slight surprise could be seen on his face, which seemed to have amused White Alex.
[White Alex]: "Once the consciousness of a World was at its weak point, it won't be able to easily fight back against someone who's trying to attack it, which includes people who will try the consciousness fusion. So, if you want to succeed on your consciousness fusion, just wait until your target World's consciousness is extremely weak!"
[Alex]: "…"
With Alex's sharp mind, he knew that what White Alex said were making sense. Heck, even Alex was starting to feel optimistic from it!
However, Alex cannot just easily make himself believe White Alex's words.
[Alex]: "Sure, that second condition does make sense. But how can I wait for a World to weaken its consciousness? I just don't have the time for it!"
In response to this question, White Alex only shrugged his shoulders as he confidently said,
[White Alex]: "Well, if you don't want to wait, you can just do things that will weaken a World's consciousness. That might sound shameless, but you have to do what you got to do."
[Alex]: "…Do you have any examples for that suggestion?"
[White Alex]: "Well for starters, you can start killing 99% of all the living creatures in a World. Once you do that, a World's consciousness will surely weaken."
[Alex]: "Hey hold up! I am not doing that kind of thing, especially on the Esper World! I am not f**king murdering these innocent people!"
[White Alex]: "Hey! I just gave you an example! I did not tell you to do it!"
[Alex]: "Hmph, in that case, what should I do then? From the way that you are talking right now, you obviously wanted me to weaken the Esper World's consciousness before I initiate the consciousness fusion. Sure, that is the best idea I have ever heard so far, but how am I going to pull that off? I cannot just kill any residents of the Esper World! Don't tell me that you just want me to wait? Because if you do, even I have no idea on how long I should wait…"
[White Alex]: "Alex, you don't need to worry about all of that. After all, the consciousness of the Esper World is already weak."
[Alex]: "Hah?"
In response to the confused look on Alex's face, White Alex let out a gentle laugh as he continued talking.
[White Alex]: "Right now, the whole simulation of the Esper World is paused. That means that everything inside the Esper World is also paused. And that includes its consciousness. And since its consciousness was paused, then…"
[Alex]: "Then it will be impossible for the Esper World to fight back even if I try to fuse my consciousness with it!"
[White Alex]: "Hahaha! There it is! That is the reason why we want you to go through this method! You should see how easy it is! Hahaha, so when will you start doing it? In my opinion, you should do it right now, since you still have to-"
[Alex]: "You little s**t!"
[White Alex]: "Wait, why are you angry again? Didn't I just give you the answer that you need?"
[Alex]: "Yes, you gave me the answer that I need, but do you have to explain it for this long?"
[White Alex]: "???"
[Alex]: "Argh! You could have just said, 'Fuse your consciousness with the Esper World. You will get stronger there.'! Why do you have to talk about things that I already knew about! You know that I am in a time limit right now… Every second counts!"
[White Alex]: "…Oh right. I could have just said it in that way. Teehee, it seems like I flubbed!"
[Alex]: "Damn powers…."