Chapter 168

Don't rush, let me take you, take a shortcut

(Weekend hands-on-hips chapter!)

Responding to Cheng Shi was not any of the three dumbfounded Fire-Keepers, nor was it the prisoner who had kept silent except for introducing himself, but...

Ji Yue.

Ji Yue didn't hide her appreciative gaze at all, just stared straight at Cheng Shi, and said it again:

"I join."

Cheng Shi was dumbfounded.

Ah?

No, sister, I didn't even invite you, what kind of joining are you joining.

Yes, I admit, I made up so much just to make you believe, but not to make you believe like this.

How did you even start appreciating.

Where is your brain that was illuminated by 【Truth】?

Can an organization that resists 【Gods】 have a good end?

I don't even believe it myself, and I made you believe it?

Watching Cheng Shi furrow his brow and look at her, Ji Yue revealed a smile that was breathtakingly beautiful again.

"No need to doubt my sincerity, I can take an oath to Them again.

I think you are right, I think the Fire-Keepers are very interesting.

Coveting the throne is a way to approach 【Truth】, this fits my seeking, and also fits my cognition.

And you also said, the standard for absorbing others is not based on good or bad; I consider myself not a good person, but not a bad person either.

And, I have firm belief, and enough sincerity.

I have been walking alone on the road of seeking from beginning to end, and like this prisoner friend, I have never found anyone to walk with.

Fang Jue is half, but he is too honest, honest to the point of being boring.

You, no, you all, the belief of your Fire-Keepers simply coincides with my research.

I have never been as happy as today; so this is what it feels like to be like-minded, this is what it feels like to find resonance.

Good, great.

I can open all my research to you, of course, if you have found anything related to Them, you can also share it with me.

Believe me, a scholar who is tirelessly doing 【God】 research will definitely not live up to everything you have collected.

I will use the means of 【Truth】 to unravel the secrets of 【Gods】, and use the way of seeking to build a bridge for you to Their throne!"

"..."

"..."

"..."

Regardless of whether Cheng Shi accepts it or not, after this speech, Fang Shiqing was moved first.

She looked at Cheng Shi with an incomparably complex expression, and looked at Ji Yue with an incomparably complex expression, her heart struggling to the extreme.

She was thinking about whether she should accept Ji Yue on behalf of the Builders, whether she should confess her identity and pull this knowledgeable scholar who looked "frank" into the true Fire-Keeper camp.

But she wanted to open her mouth several times, and swallowed it back.

She was afraid.

She was afraid that the situation Cheng Shi had managed to this point would move toward the unknown because of the re-exposure of "lies."

She was afraid that the people who should have worked hard on the same road would become divided again because of the appearance of the true Fire-Keeper.

She was also afraid that the will of the Builders was not as radical as Cheng Shi said, making this equally radical scholar lose interest.

In short, now, except for responding to Cheng Shi's questions, she had no room for operation.

Just as Cheng Shi said, when he took over this trial, the Fire-Keepers could only hide and become his auxiliary.

No, maybe not even auxiliary.

They could only become the audience off-stage for this clown, the lead actor in this drama.

When he stood on the stage and shone, in the bottom of their hearts, they silently applauded.

Cheng Shi's smile still hung on his face, but his muscles were stiff.

He looked at Ji Yue and spat out three words very seriously.

"Will die."

Ji Yue also replied to him very seriously.

"I have never been afraid of death, I am only afraid of not being close enough to Him.

If one day, what we replace is the throne of 【Truth】, then at that moment, even if I die, I will have no regrets."

We...

This is "we" already?

I haven't agreed yet, sister...

Damn, it's really amazing, I cheated myself in after a bunch of lies.

Fine, if you want to join, join, anyway it's all fake, anyway it doesn't matter.

Cheng Shi quickly changed his expression, revealed an extremely respectful smile, and reached out to Ji Yue:

"Welcome, new Fire-Keeper.

Welcome, new partner."

Ji Yue smiled and shook Cheng Shi's hand.

"Now can you tell me, who is that player who intends to challenge Them, that leader of the Fire-Keepers?"

"It is..."

Cheng Shi's brain was frantically thinking, wanting to pick one out from the high-end players he knew to deal with it.

But before he could open his mouth, Ji Yue interrupted him meaningfully.

"I already know, I will, keep this secret."

Ah?

No, sister, what do you know?

How did you know?

What does your look mean?

Is it me?

Yes, I admit I incorporated a bit of my own experience when I was making it up, but that doesn't mean this person is me!

But now denying it again would lower the forced style that was just built up, so Cheng Shi could only pinch his nose and admit it like he ate shit.

Without accident, under Ji Yue's performance, the other few people had no "room for refusal," and even the silent prisoner spoke again, saying he could try.

But he was worried that with his strength, he would only drag the Fire-Keepers down.

Cheng Shi comforted him thoughtfully and accepted all this with a smile.

Very good, the second Fire-Keeper organization was established today.

And also dug three wall corners from the old Fire-Keepers.

"..."

"Are you not curious why we dare to do this kind of thing under Their noses?"

This was a question from the depths of Cheng Shi's soul; Ji Yue sneered and pointed to the mask in Cheng Shi's hand:

"When I saw it for the first time, I knew that 【Fraud】 had prepared a feast for Them.

This indeed fits His will, but we need to be careful, His betrayal will also please Himself.

So, while He still has the patience to cover for us, we must raise our strength to the level of being able to confront one of Them as soon as possible.

Or, find another 【God】 who can tolerate us outside of 【Fraud】, and use His protection as a double insurance.

【Truth】, or 【War】, are both good choices.

And coincidentally, I am studying both."

"..."

At this moment, Cheng Shi really felt that it was a pity that the Builders didn't absorb Ji Yue.

But thinking about it, it would be a pity if Ji Yue went to the Builders.

Because the Builders were not as radical as he just fabricated, they "borrowed greatness from gods," but still limited their eyes to finding a new home, and had no intention of dying to confront the gods.

"Also, the thunderbolt on the ruins before..."

Cheng Shi raised his brow and thought it finally came.

Since Ji Yue knows Fang Jue, the fact that he holds 【Moment of Execution】 is not a secret.

"It is it."

Smart people don't need to say much; sometimes two short words can make others understand the whole story.

Obviously, Cheng Shi has already modified 【Moment of Execution】, because that was originally a staff, and now there is no trace of a staff on his body.

What does this explain?

It explains that the Fire-Keepers have found a way... and power to modify 【Relics of Gods】.

They are very good.

Ji Yue smiled, she was very happy, because she really felt that she had found like-minded people.

"Hmm, the vision of Fire-Keeping is too far away, we still need to pay attention to the present; since you can spend so much time inviting us, presumably, you already know how to approach that Experimental Field No. 69 located in the void, right?"

Ji Yue looked at the crowd with a smile, and turned to look at Fang Shiqing:

"Actually, I am also a member of the Street Mutual Aid Society; I have a good impression of people who are willing to help others, but I am still a bit curious, what is the purpose of you three coming?

Before Cheng Shi appeared, you were not members of the Fire-Keepers, why would you need something like a Conjugate Whispering Petal?

This petal is too dangerous for you now."

At this point, Fang Shiqing had no other way but to continue acting according to Cheng Shi's train of thought.

She smiled slightly and said:

"We have already decided to join the Fire-Keepers.

However, you also saw that we at this segment have no contribution to Fire-Keeping.

So, we want to prepare an 'entrance gift' first, to express our respect and reverence for the Fire-Keepers."

Ji Yue raised her eyebrows: "This entrance gift is too big, you might die."

Fang Shiqing smiled even more happily.

"We have never been afraid of death, only afraid that the firelight shining in the darkness cannot be passed on."

Ji Yue could hear that Fang Shiqing's words were absolutely sincere, and she couldn't help but respect these three Fire-Keepers who had just joined the Fire-Keepers.

This is the belief of Fire-Keeping!

This is the power of Fire-Keeping!

Watching Ji Yue's increasingly firm eyes, Cheng Shi's heart began to beat like a drum.

Hopefully, I won't meet this... "Fire-Keeper" again.

"Alright, tell me Cheng Shi, how should we approach the Conjugate Whispering growing in the void."

"You are sure I have a way?"

"Hmm, because you are too relaxed, not urgent at all; this attitude is not because you think their entrance gift is dispensable, but because you have a way to send them into the experimental field.

I am also very curious, let me see, what means we have to cross the Wall of True Knowledge and enter the experimental field."

Cheng Shi listened to these words, and finally let out a sigh of relief in his heart.

Alright, no matter what, at least the situation is finally back on track, even if it was off-track for a long time before returning to the track, but in the end, the road didn't go astray.

"Smart!" Cheng Shi smiled confidently, "I do have a method, but this method might need your help."

"You say, I do."

Very good, very pragmatic.

Cheng Shi looked around, pondered for a moment, and stamped his feet.

"Since that's the case, let me take you, take a shortcut.

Come, right under my feet, use your understanding of the void as a scholar of the Void Quality and Energy system to break the surface layer here and let us go deep into the nothingness!"

Ji Yue's gaze condensed, her expression serious:

"Nothingness is too deep, it will make people lose their way, Cheng Shi, are you sure?"

"Yes, nothingness will make people lose their way, but reality won't.

Relax, be bold, under the void at my feet, it must not be deeper nothingness, but, reality that makes people unbelievable.

Don't be surprised, this involves some of His secrets, and our Fire-Keeping, and His relationship, is not bad."

After finishing, Cheng Shi thought silently in his heart:

I made such a big play, not just to fool the scholar and the prisoner.

Lord, you are watching, right?

My impersonating a Fire-Keeper must be the fun you love to see.

So, is the peeping mirror opened beside me?

Since you are watching happily, then, paying some ticket money is always reasonable.

This is a fair trade.

I provide fun, you provide a channel.

I think it's reasonable.

What do you think?

After listening to Cheng Shi's words, Ji Yue didn't hesitate at all; she gathered all her power on the spear tip and pointed at Cheng Shi's feet.

This is the power to tear open the depths of the void, a power that scholars of the Void Quality and Energy system don't often use and will be cautious about.

Because He can tolerate these believers of 【Truth】 messing around in His toys, it doesn't mean He can still tolerate these people breaking into His home.

But today is different!

The moment the void under Cheng Shi's feet was torn open, a staircase that was crystal clear like water glaze and colorful spread layer by layer from the depths of nothingness to the feet of the few.

The pores of the void didn't rush to close, and the storm of nothingness didn't gush out.

This staircase shook and twisted, like a lazy little snake after being full, and just "gently" rested in front of the eyes of the "Fire-Keepers."

Everyone who saw this scene had their pupils shrink and their hearts shaken!

They couldn't understand at all why such a thing would exist in the void!

But Ji Yue is different; as a scholar of the Void Quality and Energy system, she knows everything in the void best.

When Cheng Shi opened his mouth to say "reality under the void," she already had a guess in her heart.

But knowing is knowing, guessing is guessing; at the current stage, she hadn't heard of anyone discovering this "river" that only existed in historical experimental records.

So, when she saw the god-made object described in history books appear before her eyes, that inexplicable shock made Ji Yue's voice crack.

"This is... 【Laughing and Mocking】!?"

This steady scholar revealed disbelief for the first time!

Cheng Shi looked at her expression and smiled happily.

Finally stunned this 2600-point scholar once.

Thanks to big brother for taking me to pretend to be cool.

"As expected of a scholar, you know a lot.

Come on, let's speed up for the next journey."

Saying this, Cheng Shi stepped into it with his head held high.