[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-gods-foolish-game":3,"chapter-the-gods-foolish-game-the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-38":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Gods' Foolish Game",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2361166,4617,"Chapter 38: Chat Channel Observations, and a New Trial!","the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-38",38,"\u003Cp>Chat Channel Observations, and a New Trial!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi didn’t give him a single bottle this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Because of this, he faintly heard what sounded like an argument upstairs in the neighboring building that night.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, it was the 【Fate】 believer monologuing, while Xie Yang kept smiling apologetically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amid the nauseating laughter of the yes-man, Cheng Shi slept soundly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He didn’t wake until noon the next day, then began browsing chat logs across all channels.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Faith channel was as full of lies as ever; even one extra glance was a waste of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Regional channel was either people arranging relaxation or competing over scores, chattering like old folks in a matchmaking group before the 【Gods】 descended—messages flooded in, giving him a headache.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the Profession channel ever had something fresh worth a second look.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Profession Channel】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brothers, breaking news! The 【Prosperity】 Chosen has changed again after two months! ‘Baldy Uses P&G’ got bumped off!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? Brother, elaborate!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your 【Prosperity】 Ascension Ladder changes too often—this is only a few months, and it’s changed again? Why?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Did he get strangled by his own thick hair again?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Strangled by one’s own hair” was a meme among players mocking 【Prosperity】 believers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Prosperity】 is the second god of the 【Life】 Path, the climax of life, the flourishing of spirit—He champions rapid renewal and unrestrained growth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, His followers are generally endowed with vigorous spiritual energy and extremely rapid bodily growth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The most obvious manifestation is hair growing wildly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to this problem, more than one unlucky soul had their movements impaired during trials by hair that grew too long, causing mistakes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over time, this phrase became a common joke used to tease them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Profession Channel】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who knows? I shaved my head—I’ll never be a clown for the rest of my life.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who’s the new Chosen? Tell us so we can worship.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“ID is ‘Only Carve Dead Wood.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Red flag! ‘Dead’ wood! This guy’s a tough one—what about the 【Decay】 people? Shouldn’t we beat him up?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Heh, let them be happy. Our 【Decay】 Chosen still ranks first; your 【Prosperity】 can only chase our dust.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Correction: it’s shit behind us, not dust.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Can the person upstairs post their coordinates?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No. 167-1, Gǔqiáo Alley, Xīnyào Street, Shān City, Jiang Province. Come if you dare—I’m waiting.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“????? That’s my address? Bro, who the hell are you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, what a coincidence—that’s my old home.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Holy shit, so all those toys were yours?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“????”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Bro, explain ‘toys.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“By the way, the 【Deception】 Chosen changed too—first time since server launch. I’m learning something new: that guy ‘Sincere and True’ somehow dropped below rank 10.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Probably failed a few trials. Big boss is awesome—even after failing, he’s still top ten. I’d be dead after one failure.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t worry, big bro’s got your back.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Idiot, can’t I heal myself?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Whose healing tastes better than a brother’s?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi had been watching the drama, but when he saw the 【Deception】 Chosen had changed, his expression turned startled—he opened the Ascension Ladder rankings.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Ascension Ladder (Existence-Memory) \u002F (Void-Deception)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>1. Li Jingming (Memory) 204\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>2. Ad Space for Rent (Deception) 203\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>3. This Love Can Wait (Memory) 200\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>4. Still Like a Dream (Memory) 197\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>5. Aba Aba (Deception) 197\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>19. If Your Score’s Lower, Kill Yourself, Noob (Deception) 189\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>20. Last Year Today (Memory) 189\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>21. Sincere and True (Deception) 188\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>64. I Never Lie (Deception) 161\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Had he not heard Zhen Xin’s name mentioned in the 【Deception】 channel, Cheng Shi wouldn’t have paid much attention to this ID.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He remembered that ‘Sincere and True’ had once dominated the Ascension Ladder with 210 points; he never expected it to drop to 188 in just a few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rank 21.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What is this guy doing?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How did he suddenly vanish from the top ten?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking wouldn’t help—he might as well ask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bored, Cheng Shi posted in the Faith channel:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Big bro, why’d you drop? Can’t scam anymore?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This message should’ve drowned in countless pointless scams, but somehow, many saw it at once, instantly igniting their gossip frenzy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Faith Channel】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rumor has it he got pregnant with Li Jingming’s child and took maternity leave.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“That’s wrong—I know he got arrested. The state cracked down on fraud.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Wow, you crawled out after the Qing Dynasty collapsed? What year is it now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Year One of 【Deception】.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“High awareness! Were you a cadre before? How many points do you have? Share your secrets.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“My personal advice: 1. Be honest. 2. Still be damn honest.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I heard something: he has a communicator, so he asked some big shots from other faiths—he’s out looking for someone.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looking for whom? The baby’s father? Did he really get pregnant?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Damn, could it be mine?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Brothers, I’ve got yellow urine—I’ll pour it on him to wake him up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“......”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Looking for someone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi frowned, finding it absurd.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What does dropping points on the Ascension Ladder have to do with looking for someone?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How could you even find someone that way?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After racking his brain to no avail, Cheng Shi listlessly scrolled through the rankings again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He noticed that many IDs near his own rank were legends from various channels, each with roughly 2400 points.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Solid top-tier players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He, with just over 2100, had already climbed here.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hmph, I’m not bad at all!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Cheng Shi had never understood why the Ascension Ladder always awarded maximum points after each trial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet since seeing Him once, he’d developed some ideas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Could it be because...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thought had barely formed when he cut it off immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No! Don’t think it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scared. Scared. What if I summon more filth again? This time, I might not get saved.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, that power mentioned by 【Deception】...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi really wanted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Chosen... too hard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Turning a slacker from lazy mode to hype mode would take at least ten days or more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So this week, Cheng Shi slacked off as usual.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Until the crimson alert lit up his vision again—he stared at the trial arriving on schedule and sighed helplessly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Gotta push harder!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Special Trial (The Path to Death 【Death】) Has Opened】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Matching Teammates (1\u002F6)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Trial Objective: There is only one path to death. Find it, and offer your sacrifice (7-day limit)】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>7 days!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Why is the trial so long?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the arrival of the [Gods], among all trial reports tracked in the channel, the longest never exceeded three days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But today, the trial duration has been extended directly to seven days!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Without even thinking, the risk here, with time doubled, has multiplied many times over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>[Match successful (6\u002F6), entering trial]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cheng Shi was stunned—he had not yet recovered from his shock when his vision was dragged into endless darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>",1114,"2026-06-21T06:05:06.137Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","038ff33c351e2c65cde59e4f3e53e79d1cb22b5a06d0279217d65884a348d7ac","the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-39","the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-37",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-gods-foolish-game-cover.jpg"]