Chapter 42

The small town watched by 【Prosperity】

There is a lot of background information about 【Gods】 in the trial, but there are very few objects or props that can be observed that are directly related to them, so he is very interested in the so-called will of 【Prosperity】.

To be disrespectful, this is a rare opportunity to study 【Gods】.

Probably every player will not let it go.

Eternal Bloom Town is much larger than he imagined; he thought it was just a small gathering area with few people, but walking down, it looks like a city.

Apartment buildings are lined up, manor guilds are scattered, it looks like a believer's residence managed with care, prosperous enough to make people sigh.

After walking for about an hour, Cheng Shi finally walked to the town center.

With the intelligence collected along the way, as well as what he saw and heard, he finally understood the hotel boss's words.

And finally knew what is called the will of 【Prosperity】.

At this very moment, the place where he is is called Eternal Bloom Square.

And in the very middle of the square, there is a "flower" that is huge to the point of being unbelievable, blooming perfectly, emitting soft and vibrant light to the surroundings.

Cheng Shi estimated roughly, it is about 3 or 4 stories high.

At first glance, the flower as a whole looks like a stone carving, but if you look closely at its petals, you will find that at the moment your gaze is focused, the petal you are looking at suddenly comes to life, turning into a clear and delicate plant sepal.

The texture of each petal is different; the dense veins are more like the engraving of divine runes than pipes for transporting nutrients.

The name of the "statue" is 【Blooming Only Waits for Withering】.

This is a holy object; in the player terminology of 【Faith Game】, it can be called an SSS-level divine prop, which is a semi-artifact.

Its rank is second only to the minor gods of each path, just without independent consciousness.

And it is indeed where the will of 【Prosperity】 lies.

Because the place covered by it will continue to be prosperous until the end of life.

That is to say, theoretically speaking, before the end of life, no one can die in Eternal Bloom Town!

Cheng Shi was shocked by the divine object in front of him.

No wonder this trial is "Which Path Leads to Death", because here, death may not exist at all.

And the 7-day time also means they can't wait for a normal person to reach the end of their life.

Not only that, there is one more thing!

If no one can die before the end of life, then I, this priest......

Just as he was thinking, he turned his head and saw a girl standing beside him at some point.

Yun Ni came, standing side by side with him.

Her voice was still so stunning.

"Why, scared?"

"Scared of what?" Cheng Shi smiled.

"Unemployment. Death does not exist in the place watched by Him, so there is no need for a priest."

"You tried?"

"No, just about to try."

As she said, Yun Ni flashed by and inserted a dagger into Cheng Shi's heart.

Blood splashed out, and Cheng Shi felt a pain in his heart.

Damn.

Poor heart, you've really suffered a lot following me.

But although blood was flowing like a fountain from his chest, although his heart was beating violently due to the attack, and although his brain was a bit dizzy due to blood loss, Cheng Shi still stood in place and didn't fall down.

He didn't care about the "murderer" watching from the side, but kept examining himself without stopping.

This state is very wonderful.

A pure force of 【Prosperity】 is pulling with the breath of 【Death】 in his body, and soon wiped out all the breath of death.

Not long after, Cheng Shi felt that the wound on his heart had healed.

His life was saved, but except for the heart, the wound on his chest was still bleeding.

That is to say, 【Blooming Only Waits for Withering】 will indeed save everyone in the town from death.

But it only saves from death, not cures diseases.

The trauma will remain in the body, barely reaching a balance with the body's recovery power.

It doesn't threaten a person's life, but it makes the wounded relatively painful.

Cheng Shi chuckled and cast a healing spell on his chest.

"It seems we still need a priest."

Yun Ni nodded in agreement, and then reached out to hand over the dagger.

Cheng Shi was a bit surprised, feeling that the thinking of this 【Annihilation】 believer was different from ordinary people.

"？"

His expression well expressed his confusion.

Yun Ni waved her hand irritably and said:

"I won't stab you for nothing; now it's your turn."

So her meaning was one stab for each?

Cheng Shi was happy; he took the dagger from the sister, looked at the light between the blades and smiled:

"Really?"

"Hurry up."

Cheng Shi nodded and stabbed a knife into Yun Ni's chest.

It's just that the angle of this knife was very tricky; until the blade tip entered the flesh for an inch, it couldn't poke her heart.

Cheng Shi raised his eyebrows in surprise; this buffer seems thicker than what he saw?

Yun Ni's eyes first opened in shock, and then her eyes turned gloomy, her voice cold:

"You like this?"

Cheng Shi snorted, let go, and turned to leave.

While walking, he said:

"Look, you don't like what I like, so I don't necessarily like what you like.

No one likes to be stabbed at will.

We are just acquaintances who have shaken hands; don't treat me as your experimental subject.

And don't think your transaction is fair; fairness without others' consent doesn't count as fairness.

Put away your dagger, Assassin Miss, otherwise there are more things you don't like waiting for you."

Yun Ni felt the changes in her body and pulled out the dagger silently.

Fresh blood splashed on the ground and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

She looked at the blood flowing like a fountain from her chest, her expression inexplicable.

At the same time, in the crowd, a shirtless man looked over countless heads, looked here, and frowned in thought.

Cheng Shi left Eternal Bloom Square; his next destination was the Law Enforcement Bureau.

He was very concerned about the murder case that the hotel guests were too scared to mention; speaking of which, murder cases are really too compatible with 【Death】.

So much so that Cheng Shi was thinking all the way whether the clues for the trial would be given so simply.

Eternal Bloom Town, as a member of the Natural Alliance, its own governance method is also similar to the alliance system.

But it is not a party alliance, but a functional department alliance.

Several departments in charge of different directions cooperated spontaneously, discussed the development affairs of the town together, and gradually formed a simple parliamentary system with the heads of each department participating in the discussion.

And the Law Enforcement Bureau is the department with the greatest power in the town.

Equivalent to court, prison, and police station.

The Law Enforcement Bureau is in the southeast of the square, covering a large area; the closer to the bureau, the more law enforcement officers in unified uniforms can be seen coming in and out.

Facing the unfamiliar law enforcement agency, Cheng Shi didn't rush up to disturb, but pretended to be a passerby, pricking up his ears to listen to the conversations of the law enforcement officers around him.

Not long after, he reconstructed the case of the murder incident from the fragmented chats.

Just seven days ago, a jeweler suddenly died in the town.

If this happened elsewhere, it might not have attracted public attention; it would be nothing more than another robbery and murder case.

But it happened to happen in Eternal Bloom Town, a place where no one will ever die except for the end of life.

The town residents immediately became nervous, and the Law Enforcement Bureau also intervened quickly and started an investigation.

But strangely, apart from a terrified expression, the merchant had no wounds on his whole body, as if he had been scared to death.

This is even more absurd; no one can die under the protection of 【Blooming Only Waits for Withering】, unless......

His death carried the will of other 【Gods】.

The Town Autonomous Alliance realized that this matter might involve a lot, and even related to faith, so they quickly reported it to the Grand Court of Judgment, requesting the help of 【Order】 believers.

However, while waiting for the reply from the Grand Court of Judgment, two more people died in the same situation.

And these three people all died on the street at night.

The sudden and successive deaths made everyone fall into panic, and a terrifying cloud hung over every resident's head.

So much so that the Town Autonomous Alliance had to temporarily announce a curfew.

And yesterday, it was the first day the curfew started.

Another drunken customer fell 5 meters outside the tavern.