Chapter 559

Not a gardener? Huh?

"That's a long story."

Cheng Shi trusts Big Cat, or rather, in this 【Faith Game】, the person he has given the most trust to is Big Cat, because he knows Big Cat will never betray a friend's trust.

But even so, he didn't share the fact that he had obtained the "Fading" authority. He only roughly explained the previous trial, saying that he happened to guess the true will of 【Decay】, so with Her affirmation, he faded Nangong.

Xiang Honglin didn't believe it at all. She had seen Cheng Shi turn the tide, knowing that a trial with a God-Chosen present would never be simple, let alone as breezy as he described.

So Cheng Shi must have cleared that trial with extreme difficulty and spent all his energy saving a good girl.

He is just a good person!

Although she didn't witness that thrilling trial with her own eyes, Xiang Honglin was still very happy; she felt that she really hadn't misjudged the person.

"So that's how it is; she really is lucky."

Cheng Shi was stunned again. He always felt there was some other meaning in these words, but he didn't dwell on it and asked directly:

"So our kind priest friend has now become a gardener?"

"Gardener?

No, rather than becoming a gardener who irrigates plants to maintain prosperity, I think she is better suited to become a Fate-Weaver who mends the fates of others.

I saw her vision and knew she was repaying a debt of gratitude. I was moved, so I introduced her to the path of 【Fate】.

Nangong accepted; she is very happy because a Fate-Weaver gave her a good start and served as a sufficient role model.

You should know who I'm talking about, right, Cheng Shi?"

"..."

Cheng Shi was dumbfounded.

This works too?

We end up in the same line of work after all this, huh? Fine, fine, this move actually looks like I poached someone from 【Decay】 on behalf of the Benefactor.

However, since Nangong has already faded, I suppose that giant who only seeks decay probably won't care about these troublesome matters of faith anymore.

Cheng Shi smacked his lips with mixed feelings, not knowing what to say. Xiang Honglin, on the other hand, gradually reined in her light laughter and suddenly said seriously:

"The good news ends here; next is the bad news.

Lin Xi... has found his second faith."

Lin Xi?

The 【Decay】 God-Chosen, that Plague Cardinal whose ID is "Deadwood"?

Xiang Honglin's voice was somewhat heavy. Cheng Shi's heart sank, and he asked, "What faith?"

"【Annihilation】, he has embraced 【Annihilation】.

Sharing the faith of 【Sinking】 makes his aggression increasingly powerful. Although I tried my best to cover up our relationship, I still have to warn you to be careful of him; this person doesn't get along with me."

"..."

Got it, relationship exposed, be careful and on guard, right.

But to be fair, Cheng Shi looked thoughtfully at his left fingernail again. A believer in 【Decay】 and 【Annihilation】, in front of himself...

Is there only 【Annihilation】 left?

No, no, no, I can't let him fade. If he fades, I'll be facing an 【Annihilation】 believer, but if he doesn't fade, the other party will be facing a 【Decay】 "Messenger" with the "Fading" authority!

And I am that Messenger!

Thinking about it this way, tsk, I'm a bit impatient to bump into this "Deadwood."

If I could deal with this "Deadwood" in some trial, wouldn't Big Cat be shocked enough to bristle?

"Okay, I'll be careful." Cheng Shi said this, but he was quietly calculating in his heart.

Xiang Honglin on the other side said "Mm" and continued:

"The speed of faith fusion seems to have accelerated recently. I don't know if it's because of Him... if His fall has accelerated the pace of the gods. Many players, even if they haven't stepped onto a new path, have at least found a clue.

You know, a week ago, even some God-Chosen didn't have news of a second faith."

The will of the gods must have changed because of the self-destruction of 【Prosperity】, but it's hard to say exactly where this change lies.

Cheng Shi frowned, said nothing, and continued to listen patiently.

"You know Mo Li, right?"

"Mm?" Cheng Shi was stunned, thinking to himself, this guy and I just parted ways, and there's already a new story?

"Yes, I know him, why?"

"It is said that he intends to approach 【War】, but whether it's true, I can't be sure."

【War】?

Huh?

An 【Order】 believer, wanting to merge with 【War】?

Can you no longer maintain order?

You need to hold the code in one hand and a big stick in the other, and give anyone who doesn't follow the rules a whack, right?

Cheng Shi's expression became strange. He asked casually, "According to whom?"

Xiang Honglin replied very directly, without any concealment.

"Li Jingming, I met him again, still persistently practicing his path of 【Memory】.

But he has also changed; perhaps influenced by 【Fraud】, he has started trying to play other people.

He also said that he obtained a small part of 0221's memory some time ago. You know 0221, the one from 【Truth】."

Cheng Shi's gaze sharpened, and he nodded in acknowledgment.

Information about this mysterious 【Truth】 God-Chosen is very scarce on all channels. As a mage, especially a 【Truth】 mage, this is too abnormal; it's mysteriously excessive.

"0221 is doing slicing experiments. I was shocked when I heard this news, but not surprised; after all, it's very 【Truth】.

But he doesn't seem to be just doing slicing experiments; he's probably trying to replicate every experiment that ever existed in the Tower of Rationality, it's just that the slicing experiments are the most successful.

Li Jingming speculates that this madman might not be the original body; 0221 might just be his slice number, but there is no clear evidence for this yet.

I agree with this speculation; those from 【Truth】 and 【Dementia】 cannot be judged by the eyes of normal people. What do you think, Cheng Shi?"

Cheng Shi smiled and didn't answer Xiang Honglin's question, but instead asked back:

"I'm not curious about any 0221; I'm only curious about what shocking news you used to trade for so much intelligence from Long Wang. You didn't tell him you inherited the authority of 【Prosperity】, did you?"

"Tsk, am I that stupid?"

"..."

"I just told him the truth; I told him 【Prosperity】 has fallen."

"?" Cheng Shi raised an eyebrow, thinking to himself that Big Cat is smart!

This news will definitely spread rapidly after that gathering of the Mediocre Society. Big Cat telling Li Jingming this at this time is equivalent to playing a time difference to get the other party's intelligence for free.

This move is clever!

However, how did she know the news of 【Prosperity】 would spread quickly?

She's got something.

Cheng Shi smiled, praising her while saying: "Impressive, this time difference was played well. Long Wang... was very shocked, right?"

"Not at all, he seemed to have known for a long time. I feel like someone told him, but he still exchanged intelligence with me."

"..." Cheng Shi froze. He opened his mouth, sighed, and asked, "Then why did you suddenly want to use this to trade for intelligence with him?"

"I felt that I definitely couldn't hide it from this group of smart alecks, so it's better to trade for some useful news in advance."

"..." That's also smart.

Cheng Shi blinked: "Then how did you explain the source of the news?"

"I pushed it onto Zhen Yi, letting that jinx take the blame; she doesn't fear more lice."

Hiss—

Is this the 【Fate】 believer blessed with 【Good Luck】? Can she complete an information loop just by casually shifting the blame?

The news in the Mediocre Society is exactly related to Zhen Yi!

Fine, fine, you're ruthless, you're still the ruthless one.

Cheng Shi twitched his mouth and said nothing more.

There was silence on the phone for a while. Xiang Honglin on the other side didn't know what she was thinking, and it was a long time before she spoke again:

"What about you, Cheng Shi, do you have any new news on your end?"

Cheng Shi pondered for a moment, suddenly remembering that there was one more thing that hadn't been resolved, so he smiled and said:

"The number one on the 【Decay】 leaderboard is too hard to deal with, let's steer clear of him, but, Big... Xiang Honglin, have you ever thought about making a move on the number two of 【Decay】?"

"Number two? Yu Mu?" Xiang Honglin on the other end of the phone was stunned, then said with a half-smile: "What, making a move late at night again?"

"..." Sister, I was wrong, it was purely because I thought too much and said it out of habit. Cheng Shi coughed awkwardly twice and quickly changed the subject: "It doesn't have to be late at night, anytime, as long as you want, I'll tie the person up and bring them to you."

"?"

You, a priest, tying up a number two hunter and bringing them to me?

Xiang Honglin was silent. After a long while, she said faintly: "Are you serious?"

"Serious, absolutely serious, after all, I never lie."