Chapter 517: Speedrun the trial? No, speedrun faith

Speedrun the trial? No, speedrun faith

Poison came in.

She didn't break in, but because Aflos inside the door, the moment he saw her, issued an invitation to this junior of the same faith.

"No one can refuse a beautiful lady, especially a lady who believes in Him. So, my brother, why are you still standing there? Entertain this beautiful follower of my Lord for me.

Very happy to see you, lady. How should I address you?"

"......"

Cheng Shi smacked his lips speechlessly. He glanced at Aflos, thinking to himself why this opening line was so familiar.

However, he didn't refuse Aflos's request. After all, he had opened that door in front of everyone precisely to pull them in so he could execute his plan.

Cheng Shi had several sets of plans to solve the problem of interest conflicts in the trial, and the core of these interest conflicts only related to two people: one was Poison, the other was Da Yi.

They were both coveting the 【Gift of Scars】, but even if the First Prince hadn't died after the time reset, there would only be one 【Gift of Scars】 found. So how to weigh the final distribution of interests became the biggest problem in this "new trial".

Cheng Shi clearly didn't want to give up on Da Yi. The identity of Ultraman was far more useful to him than any void Foolish Play. And as long as he opened up Da Yi's line, it was even possible to drive Hu Wei for his own use in later roleplays.

Think about it: the Grand Marshal doing things for himself—just hearing it sounded exciting!

Don't worry about whether he was really the Grand Marshal; in short, everyone believed he was the Grand Marshal.

But Poison... clearly wasn't easy to give up either.

In this game, wanting to go far enough, it was impossible without friends. But the people Cheng Shi could call friends were truly too few. After all, in the apocalypse, there were all kinds of people. So aside from friends, he also needed some partners for temporary cooperation, tool people to be ordered around at will, and chess pieces hidden in the dark...

Cheng Shi didn't dare to give trust to 【Filth】 believers, but this didn't hinder him from "hanging" the other party like Poison did, letting each other become tool people that could be used at any time when needed.

What's more, she had indeed died once for Cheng Shi. Since the promise of "taking you on a speedrun" had been made, Cheng Shi naturally wouldn't tear down his own stage.

As for the remaining Chameleon... forget it, black laborer doesn't deserve it. Next.

Therefore, he had been thinking of ways to make one of these two interest-conflicting parties give up their coveting of the 【Gift of Scars】.

Actually, roleplaying as Ultraman again to make Da Yi give up was the simplest plan, because Cheng Shi had long since confirmed that Da Yi was running errands for Lord Ultraman's mission. So as long as he ended this mission at the source, there would be no more interest conflicts in this trial.

But he didn't want to do that, because...

Ultraman was himself!

If he did that, it would be equivalent to giving up his own coveting of the 【Gift of Scars】. And how could Cheng Shi give up the dagger that should have belonged to him for a promise!?

Absolutely impossible!

According to his words: It's not that I'm greedy; it's that 【Filth】 is always affecting me. Not just Aflos, even Poison is. These 【Filth】 believers are always subtly corroding me, making me unconsciously embrace my own desire!

【Filth】 is truly terrifying!

Scapegoating complete.

But since Cheng Shi wasn't willing to give up, then to solve the interest conflict, the one who had to give up could only be Poison.

So Cheng Shi chose to take Chameleon into here in front of everyone, because he knew these players, especially high-score players with backup plans, couldn't kill their own curiosity. So as long as any one of them followed, his plan could proceed smoothly.

Of course, it was best if Poison came. But Cheng Shi's goal wasn't to deter the other party with status and position, but... to choose another path for the other party!

Aflos.

The other path Cheng Shi chose for Poison was Aflos.

As early as the beginning of the trial, Cheng Shi had been thinking about the reason everyone was pursuing the 【Gift of Scars】. Da Yi and Hu Wei's goals were easy to think of: it was for Dizer's soul, and of course, mainly for the 【Chaos】 mission. But Poison?

Before Dizer's shell 【Desolate Walker】 was abandoned by 【Truth】, she had already been pursuing this 【Gift of Scars】. For this 【Filth】 assassin to search so persistently, it couldn't just be to change to a better dagger for herself. Cheng Shi could see that the quality of the dagger Poison had in her hand now was already very high; she had absolutely no need to fight so hard for a weapon.

So the only thing that could make her search so persistently was... the opportunity to approach 【Them】, or rather, the opportunity to keep up with the game's rhythm!

Don't forget, most Chosen knew that They were pushing for faith fusion, and some had even begun faith fusion.

But Poison? As a believer of 【Filth】, her patron had never summoned any player. Let alone players, even Aflos had never seen Him.

In an environment without the patron's guidance, as the number one 【Filth】 rank, how could she keep up with the tide of faith fusion?

The answer is very difficult.

Plus the Gods' attitude toward 【Filth】, one would think that They would also be very cautious about recruiting His believers.

So Cheng Shi guessed that everything Poison did was probably self-struggle.

Without guidance, she wanted to walk out a path through her own understanding of the game.

The fruit of Conjugate Whispers was her first goal. That fruit was both virtual and real. After getting it, it might have given her an additional faith of 【Existence】 or 【Nothingness】. Unfortunately, she failed, because "Zhen Yi" ate that fruit.

And the 【Gift of Scars】 was her second attempt. Hidden inside was the soul of a 【Decay】 Messenger, and this 【Decay】 Messenger was once an offspring of 【Prosperity】.

Getting it, Poison would very likely find the path to obtaining a second faith. That was why she was fighting so hard.

She sought to fuse with 【Decay】, not because she liked 【Decay】, but because she had no choice.

Cheng Shi made these speculations based on his understanding of Poison and the news he collected about her on weekdays, and then, to balance the interests of the two and repay Poison's "trust", he made a small setup, letting Poison appear in front of Aflos.

As a Messenger of 【Filth】, the true King of Dolgord, Aflos happened to have two faiths. If He could provide slight guidance to Poison on the path of faith fusion, perhaps Poison would really give up the 【Gift of Scars】 she had pursued for so long, thereby reaching a win-win situation with Cheng Shi!

So, the "taking you on a speedrun" in Cheng Shi's mouth wasn't any so-called speedrun trial at all, but something even more exaggerated than a speedrun trial... speedrunning faith!

He was seeking a second faith for Poison on Aflos's territory, or at least guidance that could obtain a second faith!

Elder brother is like a father. In the current situation where 【Filth】 never appears, who says a Messenger can't be a guide for faith?

Of course, Cheng Shi also knew that Aflos's other faith was probably not suitable for Poison. 【Birth】 was too terrifying, even more terrifying than 【Filth】. Letting a Wicked Evil concurrently serve as a borrowed-birth infant—thinking about this would make a person lose all their reason.

But what was important wasn't a specific faith, but Aflos's way of fusing faith!

What Poison lacked was always a guide, not an opportunity to directly change faith placed in front of her. Of course, having a direct opportunity to obtain a second faith was better, but as a smart person, she must know the principle that it's better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish.

If she had clearer guidance, she could completely follow the map to find the second faith suitable for her.

So, the answer Cheng Shi gave for Poison's speedrunning faith was... introducing her to Aflos, introducing her to a Messenger who had experience in faith fusion!

For a Chosen who had never been summoned by a patron, this was an opportunity whose value couldn't be measured.

And now, looking at Aflos's attitude, He seemed very interested in this junior of the same faith.

Cheng Shi smiled. He looked at Poison, whose face was slightly dazed, and curled his lips, thinking to himself:

"The opportunity is given to you. As for whether you can grasp it, how tightly you can grasp it, and how much you can grasp, it all depends on yourself, Miss Assassin.

In this way, our transaction is over.

Sorry, this can only be a transaction, because I am a liar; I cannot give my own trust.

And the trust you gave... is also not necessarily sincere.

I won't delve into why Gong Yang Horn suddenly indulged in self-desire and erupted with greed in his heart, but I still appreciate your rescue. At least, you made me die one less time.

Since They built this chessboard, then you and I are both chess pieces. So chess pieces occasionally huddling together for warmth and even being chess pieces for each other is nothing to blame...

Don't you agree, Miss Assassin?" ===== CHAPTER 518 =====