302: Taking the wrong path

"What?!"

My eyes almost popped out.

After my arrival, I had been wandering in the Boss's world.

I was quite familiar with the matter of Reis's main body and derivative body.

The strength of Reis's main body could no longer be described as human.

No, it couldn't be described as a carbon-based life form at all.

Yet, such a powerful main body of Reis was actually beaten to death by the Boss with his bare fists?

From the Boss's expression, it wasn't hard to see that this matter seemed quite normal to him.

"I need you to help me find something."

After wiping the blood from his hands, the Boss took out a sparkling diamond from quantum storage.

When I saw that diamond, my pupils contracted slightly.

I remembered, this thing.

I had it.

However, I never knew what it was for.

"Wait, Boss, is it this one?"

I quickly took out the heart of africa I had snatched earlier and handed it to the Boss.

This time, I saw a look of surprise on the Boss's face.

He frowned, glanced at me, then nodded.

"Much more useful than I thought."

Receiving the Boss's praise, the corners of my mouth involuntarily curved upwards.

I scratched my head sheepishly, wanting to use the opportunity to talk more with the Boss.

I pointed at the diamond in the Boss's hand and asked:

"Boss, what do you need this thing for?"

He weighed the heart of africa in his hand, not hiding anything from me.

"This is called the heart of africa; it can be used to make wishes."

"But not just any wish will do."

After he finished speaking, I was stunned for a moment, unable to believe what I had heard.

Immediately after, my heart began to pound with joy.

This time, I had truly helped the Boss.

"Also, there's one more thing I need to ask you."

"Do you know about the events of the previous worlds?"

Facing the Boss's question, I racked my brain for a long time, but still didn't understand what he meant.

Seeing my almost suffocated expression, the Boss got his answer.

"Never mind, go help me find the heart of africa."

"At this point, the cleanup progress in various countries probably isn't great."

"The supplies in the operational areas probably haven't been collected either."

As the Boss spoke, he used his military information terminal to open a black hole and threw in the carrier of the ten thousand gold tear crown.

"Just crush this ruby and you can go through."

"If anyone tries to stop you, just kill them."

"Do you lack any equipment, or big red?"

As I was about to leave, the Boss asked me with concern.

I quickly shook my head.

"No lack, no lack."

"I have plenty of equipment and big red."

As I said this to the Boss, my heart swelled with pride.

From needing the Boss's charity before, to now, I lacked nothing.

But I would never forget.

My first m14 marksman rifle, my first power propulsion device.

They were given by the Boss.

Crack — — — — — —

I solemnly crushed the ruby and disappeared before the Boss.

In the days that followed, I traveled through various countries, searching for the heart of africa for the Boss.

Besides that, I didn't miss any other special items either.

In my opinion, this was not looting.

I was simply taking back what originally belonged to Asara from other countries.

As per the Boss's instructions, everyone who tried to stop me was killed.

Later, I learned that during this time, the Boss was using even more brutal methods to search for the heart of africa in other countries.

There were even some dissenting voices against him in the Boss's own country.

But due to his status, the Boss found it inconvenient to act.

In such situations, it was my turn to act.

I gradually became the Boss's sharpest hidden blade.

Any dissenting voices against the Boss would quietly disappear from this world.

In recognition of my excellent performance, the Boss gave me a heart of africa.

He said he was returning the previous one to me.

But in my opinion, I had already given it to him, and now he was giving it back to me.

It was a gift to me.

Thinking about it now, I was such an idiot back then.

I PUA'd myself into this state.

Later, when I saw the Boss again, his eyes held a weariness that was easy to see through.

Although I felt heartbroken seeing the Boss's state,

there were also things that made me happy.

That was, I noticed the Boss was talking to me more and more.

As we rested by the roadside, the Boss suddenly asked:

"Did you use the heart of africa I gave you?"

I nodded and answered truthfully:

"I wished to become stronger."

The Boss chuckled upon hearing this, shaking his head helplessly.

"Sure enough, it's not my fault; anyone would make such a wish first."

At the same time, the Boss lit a cigarette, put it in his mouth, and took a deep puff.

He said in a heavy tone:

"Number 1, I took the wrong path."

I didn't answer, just listened quietly.

"Originally, all my Hearts of Africa were also used to make myself stronger."

"But when I heard those MP3s, I realized it was completely useless."

"Now that I think about it, I was so foolish."

"If simply concentrating the Hearts of Africa to make one person stronger could solve everything,"

"then how could all those previous worlds have failed?"

After the Boss finished speaking, he took a deep drag from his cigarette, then lowered his head and shook it self-deprecatingly.

After pondering for a moment, I put forward my point of view.

"Boss, if the heart of africa doesn't act on an individual or a group, does it still have an effect?"

"Even if it does, the effect should be discounted, right?"

"For example, if you are 100 after enhancement, then if it's divided among ten people, it's ten 10s."

"Wouldn't such an effect be even smaller?"

The Boss nodded approvingly after hearing my question, and a hint of imperceptible despair flashed in his eyes.

"So, relying on the heart of africa simply won't win; no matter how many there are, it's useless."

"I even thought about making a wish at the cost of the heart of africa, but that wouldn't work at all."

At this point, the Boss suddenly looked at me and said in a joking tone:

"Number 1, if you had been a little stronger back then, perhaps I would have taken another path."

"For example, conquering a large number of Soldiers like you."

"Since you belong to me, you can naturally become my cost."

"With enough Soldiers, perhaps some incredible wishes could be fulfilled."

Hearing the Boss say this, I lowered my head in shame.

Seeing my reaction, the Boss was stunned, then, uncharacteristically, he laughed.

"Hahaha, just kidding."

"After all, I grabbed the wrong mandel brick back then, and I forgot to fine-tune the gun."

After laughing, the Boss put away his joking expression and looked at the sky, musing:

"In this situation, is there still any way..."

"to conquer more Soldiers..."

"That way, I could pay the price..."