Chapter 527: Request
Even though Kurosora was born with such strength, that didn't mean she could magically cultivate.
Mingyue had seen many geniuses, even those chosen by the heavens, with talents far better than hers.
However, they needed to learn cultivation theory and study it step by step.
"She's a battle genius. That's why I sealed her here.
Any technique you perform in front of her, she'll be able to copy perfectly.
The more complicated it is, the more time it will take, but at some point, she'll master it.
I've tried to teach her through many methods and tried to communicate with her, but she always attacked me."
"So she reached the immortal realm just by fighting with you since childhood?
Does Kurone know about her?"
"Why do you think she always gives me the cold shoulder?
As a child, she blamed me for her mother's death. Now, she still blames me for her twin's state.
Well, it's partly my fault since I never allowed them to meet."
"That's cruel. You're just giving her false hope."
"Young lady, with what you've experienced so far, don't you already know that the potential of this world is limitless?"
He then looked toward Kurosora, his eyes filled with affection and determination. "It's not that there is no cure; I just haven't found it yet."
"So you want me to somehow make her able to communicate with you?"
"Not just communicate. I want her to be able to live normally."
Alex frowned.
"In that case, I'll need to enter and experiment on her to find the solution."
"Your father did the same and gave up.
You."
He then pointed at a door nearby.
"The data from your father's experiments is still there. You can go inside to check. My only requirement is that she remains unharmed.
You can also give up if you want, but in that case, I won't help you."
"Fine. Give me some time. I also want every single report on your wife before her death.
A blood sample from Kurone will also be needed."
"All right. I'll prepare it."
"Kageyasha, I still have some questions."
"Ask away."
"Why are you faking your illness?
And what do you think about the Silver Snake Clan?"
"Hahaha, my son really cannot keep his mouth shut.
Just because he heard the Guardian guarantee you, he starts blabbering like that.
This is why I do this.
As you know, many things were brewing in the background, some even unknown to me.
But with such a long peace, my people and descendants have gone dull.
Even though they are beastmen, their instinct for danger is very bad.
Just see how easily Ryu said that info to you.
Peace is good, but it makes us weaker, and it will not last forever."
"There is no infighting here?"
"When people had problems, they went to the arena. It might have been life and death, but they were prepared.
No one ambushed others when they were weak. No one ganged up on another.
A few years may have been fine, but for multiple generations, we have stayed like this."
Kageyasha then continued telling Alex about the situation in his clan.
Even with all this training, when they came out and returned to living in the city, their guard would completely drop.
Beastmen had huge pride in fighting; they disliked attacking someone with petty tricks.
But this came at a cost—no one ambushed anyone, turning even their beast instincts pointless.
"I see. You are afraid that when things come to a shove, these beastmen will all fall to ambush?"
"In the past, we had humans doing that for us, but now it's pointless."
An idea then came up in Alex's mind.
"In that case, why not have training with my people?
I will send them to ambush you guys, and then you can fight back.
Since it's real practice, we will go for a kill."
Alex thought this was best. Without the risk of losing lives, people would grow complacent.
He just needed to give them some safety measures that allowed their souls to be transported back after they died.
In this way, no one would really die.
The only question was what to do with their souls—allowing them to revive easily would be troublesome.
'Maybe I can use them as test players.'
Alex remembered his plan to make a virtual game using people's souls.
He thought maybe he could use these souls and make them live as NPCs for a specific duration.
This would also work as training.
This gave Alex motivation to start designing the game he had put on hold for a long time, as he needed to raise his understanding of souls.
But now, he had already mastered it.
As long as the target wasn't strong, he had no problem manipulating it.
"Let's talk about it if you can fulfill my wish."
Alex's lips then curled into a smile.
"In that case, Kageyasha, your reward is nowhere near enough.
To only get one help to solve the snake clan for recovering your daughter…
Is that how much she's worth to you?"
The temperature of the room quickly dropped a few degrees. Alex could feel Kageyasha's killing intent spreading, focusing only on him.
Kageyasha's eyes narrowed, but Alex didn't even flinch.
He just stood there, waiting for Kageyasha's answer.
"Do your work first. We can talk again later."
Kageyasha's body then dissipated into the shadows.
Alex looked around.
"This place is isolated and hidden with many arrays, but I think with some work, we can still bypass it."
"Are you sure it's fine talking out loud?"
Mingyue asked, rolling her eyes.
She was sure Alex knew about this and wondered if he said that on purpose just to get back at Kageyasha.
"Why not?
If we're not even capable of doing this, there's no way we can heal his daughter."
'What is your plan?
Don't tell me you want to ask for help from Yue?' Mingyue asked telepathically.
'If we have no other choice.
But I will try to look at it first.
I do have some speculation.
I think this is related to those sins that Uncle Sylva fought.
Since one is here, who knows how many leftovers are still spread around this planet.'