Chapter 1119

Speculation on 【Deception】 and the Fire of Hope

"I have already analyzed my own will to you. Does this sincerity meet the sincerity you spoke of?"

It certainly meets it. Although there are still many doubts unsolved, it must be said that among the gods who have confessed their will to Cheng Shi like this, the Fire of Hope is the first one.

Coupled with the dual identities of "【Deception】 Alliance" and "Fire-Bearer Protector", Cheng Shi has already regarded the Fire of Hope as a new ally of the Fear Faction.

He is of course of the Fear Faction. To some extent, fearing the established is fearing the 【Origin】.

So Cheng Shi smiles again and asks: "Then what are you going to do?"

The candlelight person shakes his head and waves his hand, laughing lightly:

"No, no, no, this is not a Q&A session.

I have stated my purpose, and you should also be sincere and state your purpose.

Otherwise, I cannot confirm whether my choice is correct or not."

Although these words sound somewhat scrutinizing, the bright light in the Fire of Hope's eye sockets tells Cheng Shi that he has long confirmed his choice.

It's just that this question really stumps Cheng Shi, because his coming here is not completely voluntary.

At first, it was the God of Fun who replaced him with Long Wang from the Dream-Self Nightmare without warning, and then while speculating on the deep meaning of the God of Fun, in order not to suffer a loss, he explored step by step into the depths of the maze, until he found that memory junkyard, and was discovered by the Fire of Hope and taken away from the Mirror of No Remnant Dreams.

If one has to find a reason, then besides the external force from 【Deception】, the rest of this difficult road is probably driven by desire and greed.

But it is too shameful to say this kind of thing out loud.

A subordinate god is talking to you about "hope, resistance, fire-bearing", and you turn around and say "Are there treasures here?", what would others think?

Do you still want your reputation?

Can't I just degenerate and sit at a table with several major bad lucks?

So Cheng Shi pauses, and among many puzzles, finds the most high-end question, taking it as the purpose of this trip.

Seeing his face become serious, he asks solemnly:

"I came to find an answer.

I asked 【Deception】 for the path, but He sent me here, so I have been thinking, will you, Fire of Hope, be my answer."

The candlelight person is obviously hooked by Cheng Shi's mystery. His whole body flames sway, and he tilts his head to look at Cheng Shi curiously:

"What answer?"

Cheng Shi takes a deep breath, deciding to be truly sincere for once.

He can sense that the Fire of Hope's will is not fake, and that means the other party's will is very similar to his current will. Both are the absolute minority, both are "overestimating their capabilities", so counting it up, they are naturally standing on the same side.

Since this is the case, he wants to exchange sincerity for an answer.

"I want to know how to escape from this Universe experiment, and how to get rid of the control of the Creator in the Real Universe!"

"..."

Hearing this, the Fire of Hope does not have the expected shock, fear, or appreciation and approval, but murmurs in confusion:

"The Creator is easy to understand, probably referring to that one.

But what do Universe experiment and Real Universe represent?

You see this 【Faith Game】 as an experiment?

Then what about the Real Universe? Is it the name of which starry sky for the mortals of this world?

I seem to have never heard of this saying from the mouths of the Fire-Bearers..."

"?"

Just this one sentence, and Cheng Shi knows that the Fire of Hope does not know about other sliced universes outside this Universe. His sight is still limited to this starry sky in front of him!

This is strange. To be reasonable, all the guidance of the God of Fun is clearly to let himself and the Fire of Hope meet. But if the other party doesn't even know these things, then even if he meets him, what can they talk about?

A subordinate god of 【Fate】 who has not yet recognized the big picture probably can't give himself any "suggestions" related to it, right?

No, wait!

Cheng Shi's gaze freezes, suddenly thinking, the God of Fun threw himself over, could it be that He wants himself to reveal the secret to the Fire of Hope?

Ah?

Let a clown who has been ravaged by the Real Universe's blood-drying fire-stopping and blood-colored mockery bring new "despair" to this subordinate god of 【Fate】 who is still protecting the Fire-Bearer in a corner, telling him that your so-called burning in the micro-dust is not micro enough, and on the scale of the Real Universe, you are nothing!?

Be a human, Lord Benefactor.

Even if you want to reveal this bloody truth to him, why don't you do it yourself?

When 【Time】 reset the world, you could clearly have directly retained the Fire of Hope's memory. What is the benefit of letting me be this villain?

Cheng Shi frowns. He doesn't think that resetting the Fire of Hope's memory is a good reason for him to be able to naturally contact the Fire of Hope. According to the Fire of Hope's will, when he realizes the truth of the Universe, he will definitely be a member of the Fear Faction, so he and himself are naturally on the same side, and there is no need for a reason to introduce each other.

And retaining memory through 【Time】's means can also be done silently, far more efficient than his own exposure. The God of Fun really doesn't need to make such a complex and useless arrangement.

But He still did it, why?

Unless...

Cheng Shi's eyes suddenly become sharp. He looks at the candlelight person in front of him, his brain power fully open.

Unless this subordinate god of 【Fate】 never witnessed that moment of the Real Universe. When the Universe collapsed, he didn't discover that the sky of this world had fallen!

But as a subordinate god, how could he not have any perception when the world collapsed?

The answer seems to be only one:

He was deceived!

The God of Fun used a false appearance to deceive him, making him think that nothing happened in the Universe!

So even if there were gods who retained their memories after resetting the world, the Fire of Hope would never leave any memories, because he never witnessed those things with his own eyes!

But this is even stranger. You must know that the Fire of Hope's will is to live towards death. Letting him know about the Real Universe is not inappropriate. On the contrary, maybe it can make the Fear Faction more united. Then why did the God of Fun want to deceive His ally?

Don't want to turn fear into despair?

Seems wrong, because without despair, there would be no Fire of Hope. His faith is rooted here and will definitely not disappear because of despair.

Just like he said himself, only when the flame of hope is big enough to start a prairie fire will he possibly cease to exist. So even if there is only one person still on the road of resistance, he will appear and protect that last spark.

Since it's not like this, what else could it be?

Cheng Shi ponders for a long time, so long that the candlelight person realizes that the previous question probably involved many important things. Just as he is about to ask what Cheng Shi is thinking, Cheng Shi shakes all over, and a reason that even he finds incredible rises in his mind.

The false appearance set by the God of Fun made the Fire of Hope fail to see the Creator and the Real Universe. From another angle, can what He did be understood not as deception, but as... concealment?

He doesn't want the Fire of Hope to see the 【Origin】!?

Or even bolder, no matter whether the 【Origin】 is omniscient and omnipotent, the God of Fun also doesn't want 【*He】 to see the Fire of Hope!?

Cheng Shi's eyes widen at once. He feels he has probably guessed the God of Fun's idea.

He wants to tell himself that the meaning behind the Fire of Hope is likely far more important than he had anticipated!