"But I will not leave this book, I will take all my research to the grave, and if you're reading it, then this means I'm dead, so this is your luck you found this book, and I have no hard feelings toward you…."
Jacob's eyes narrowed when he read Decker's note, which was more like a letter before death.
'Since he continues to write, then this means he managed to escape alive from that expedition. Also, it was clear that he was hiding here from someone, which means he either ran away from his clan or those Mountain Giants. Or he somehow survives that expedition, and the other died, which also meant he can't show his face ever.'
Jacob considered many other such scenarios where Decker had no choice but to hide like a rat. He turned to the next page and read. He was astonished when he was a large string of 'Hahaha…' and half the page was filled with this 'haha.'
Furthermore, he became more curious, and reading the words after that made laughing,
"I managed to escape alive from those scheming bastards, and not only did I manage to run, I even stole that small treasure box they unearthed from the Misty Abyss!
"But I know I can't go back anymore, and they might even massacre my entire race because of me… but I don't care about those tribesmen in name who suppressed everyone they deemed a threat to their position. It's even better if they killed all of them… hahaha…
"But I have to say I really pulled the wool over those big idiots and tricked them with this treasure. This will also teach them a big lesson to never look down upon a goblin!"
Jacob nodded slightly when he seemed his guess was correct and read to the next page,
"I come to one of my hideouts in Rainy Mountain Ranges right between the boundary of uncommon and rare races regions. It is the only place where I had set up a facility for my experiment; no one knows about it.
"After cleaning my tracks, I finally felt relief and turned my attention to the small treasure chest. This treasure chest is ancient and only sealed with a wooden lock and a strange piece of cloth filled with a strange symbol.
"Nevertheless, I broke it opened and found three things. An ancient beast skin letter, A Pendant that looked like a snake eating its own tail, and A thin book that was carefully wrapped in a tatter gray cloth.
"The words on this letter were from a very ancient language, which we called 'rune language.' I only had a little understanding since our goblin race is keen on collecting all kinds of knowledge.
"There were only two red words on this palm size beast skin letter, and I don't know if I translated it correctly, but it means, 'Cursed Immortality.' I didn't know what the other person was trying to imply by these words, but I didn't see any profound meaning behind them.
"As for the pendant, it looked highly new without a scratch and vivid, so I know it was extraordinary and kept it.
"The last thing was that thin book wrapped in the gray cloth. When I unwrapped it, its cover was utterly white without any scratch or decay. If I didn't open the old chest myself, I would never even believe this newly-looking book was unearthed.
"And there were three words inscribed with dark ink on its cover, which were also in the rune language, and I was shocked when I translated them. It said, 'Immortal Making Journal'!
"I thought it was bullshit until I opened it. I don't know if this was my imagination, but the moment I looked at those rune letters, I could instantly understand them, as if I were reading my mother language.
"The more I read, the more astonished I become. If this journal was real, then one could really archive immortality by following those instructions.
"But I won't believe it entirely because the instructions in this journal were just too unreal. First, you have to change your heart with a modified heart, and there is only a one percent chance of survival!
"I will first ensure the authority of those words before I try them on myself. This is just too crazy, but if it is true, I will become a powerful immortal and take revenge on those bastards!"
Jacob's eyes twinkled like stars when he saw words like immortality and a journal that can make someone immortal. Even though he didn't dare to believe it, his heart couldn't help but beat fast as he closed Decker's journal.
He finally got his answer to why Decker was doing these experiments on him and why he was so desperate to succeed.
It was all because of this Immortal Making Journal!
Who didn't want immortality? Who didn't want to live an everlasting life? Who can resist such temptation? Only self-righteous idiots!
Jacob's biggest wish was immortality, and he didn't want to die this time around.
Even in his past life, he tried every single method to prolong his life, even if that was utter bullshit. He didn't believe it before he tried himself.
Now a journal was offering direct immortality to him? How could he resist? It's not like he lost anything since he only had five or so years to live because of Decker's experiments.
In a sense, he was already following the path inscribed on that journal, so he wanted to see if it was really worth it!