[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-gods-foolish-game":3,"chapter-the-gods-foolish-game-the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-63":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},2361191,4617,"Chapter 63: Today Is Another Ordinary Day","the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-63",63,"\u003Cp>Today is another ordinary day\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reality, an unknown city’s large laboratory\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Guan opened his eyes without surprise and glanced casually at the clock on the desk\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The time hadn’t moved at all—the trial had ended\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked down at his chest, felt his heart still beating, and let out a cold snort\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Boring trick”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fear isn’t a blade—it’s a cure for players; this theme is too clichéd, utterly unoriginal”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one responded in the empty lab, only his echo drifted back and forth\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He rose from his chair and walked to a large screen, pressing the machine’s power switch\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Experiment-Type IV is initiating...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hello, Dr. Wei Guan, we meet again. How was your day?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Guan’s tone was neither joyful nor sorrowful\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Another ordinary day”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Was your special trial proceeding smoothly?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Smoothly? Probably. But overly smooth trials hinder growth, so I slightly increased the difficulty for my teammates”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You remain as kind and generous as ever. Initiation complete, duration: 12.964 seconds”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Guan frowned slightly, his face growing serious\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your load time is again 0.065 seconds slower. Analyze the cause and submit a report”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Apologies. Analyzing cause now”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Analysis complete, duration: 3.014 seconds. Cause: 【Divinity】 storage container ruptured and depressurized; 【Divinity】 leakage rate: 32.189%. To prevent 【Divinity】 from escaping into the survival zone, additional time was spent sealing the experimental area’s doors. Detailed incident report has been generated. Please review”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wei Guan’s face turned icy as he flipped through several pages, his brow knotted\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Looks like I’ll have to capture more 【Divinity】 again. Analyze the experimental 【Divinity】 balance ratio and tell me which trials I must join”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Analyzing experimental ratios...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Please wait...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reality, an unknown city’s uninhabited zone\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Ni awoke on the sandy soil, wiping rain from her face\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh? Why is it raining again? Annoying”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She looked up at the falling raindrops and snapped her fingers lightly\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Ni woke from the sand and soil, wiping rain from her face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every raindrop vanished the instant it reached a point above her head\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Drops of liquid from this world were transported to another world on the verge of annihilation\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether this trivial rain brought the final straw of disaster or timely salvation to that world remained unknown\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She tilted her head slightly, gazing at her chest, still hearing Cheng Shi’s words in her ears\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fairness without consent isn’t fairness”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No one knew whether this hair-thin rain brought disaster like the straw that broke the camel’s back, or salvation like a timely downpour.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only the strong deserve to speak of fairness; as for the weak...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To live is original sin\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to be erased\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yun Ni lay back again, closed her eyes, listened to the noisy rain, and let her thoughts drift somewhere unknown\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reality, an unknown city’s shack\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A warrior, bare-chested, awoke, stared around for a moment, then slowly closed his eyes again\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Throughout, not a single sound came from the dusty shack\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The silence was unnerving\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reality, an unknown city’s apartment\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Xiguang woke, but didn’t rise\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The soft bed held a deadly allure for a tired man—it seemed to sprout countless tentacles, binding him fast, immobile\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lay for a long time until scenes from the trial flashed back into his mind, then he opened his eyes, a sly smile curling his lips\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Good person? What a noble word”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I hope my good-person friend, fooled by my brilliant performance, still finds the right answer”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, right—he seems to have a backup plan”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No matter. This time I failed to kill him; maybe next time I’ll get the chance”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t you agree, Du Xiguang?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the mirror before Du Xiguang, his reflection stared at him with a dark expression\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet he himself was laughing heartily\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t be upset. After I offer this memory, we’ll be a good person again, won’t we?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Saying this, he pulled out a notebook pulsing with 【Memory】 power and lightly brushed it across his forehead\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reflection in the mirror turned ashen, teeth clenched, powerless\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, both figures moved in perfect sync\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Xiguangs opened their eyes, puzzled by the new writing on the notebook in their hands, then suddenly understood\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“July 14th. Good. Trial ended”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to the mirror, continuing with a wry tone:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Regretfully, I didn’t die. Looks like you’ll have to stay inside a while longer”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The reflection in the mirror matched Du Xiguang’s mouth and movements exactly—no response\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What had just happened felt like a solo performance\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reality, an unknown city’s office building\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Jue stood instantly from his chair the moment he awoke\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He frowned and strode to the archive room, rummaging through filing cabinets\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the crisp click of high heels echoed behind him\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fang Jue?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Jue turned and saw Ji Yue, a neighbor and fellow Mutual Aid member—a mage who worshipped 【Truth】\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The building’s barriers had been opened by kind-hearted players, who then lived together in mutual aid, forming the Post-Descent Mutual Aid Association\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Jue and Ji Yue were the two highest-ranked members here, highly respected\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Why so frantic? Trouble in the trial?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Perfect timing. Remember that Mò Qiūsī from the Grand Inquisition you told me about? Help me find his file”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Yue nodded in surprise and entered the archive room\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The 【Order】’s son who died young? What are you looking for? Ask me first—I might know”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Are historians really that well-read?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What else? Tell me,” Ji Yue smiled, leaning on the desk, head tilted, waiting\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I need to know where he died, and whether any half-divine artifact from the Grand Inquisition was lost after his death—a staff, probably”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“【Moment of Execution】? A lightning-punishment staff”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know it?” Fang Jue’s face showed astonishment\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm-hmm. The only Grand Inquisition judgment staff ever lost in millennia—its location remains a mystery”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Many mages seek it—including me”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You... saw it?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Jue nodded gravely\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Where?” Ji Yue stood abruptly, gripping Fang Jue’s hand\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Jue sighed, speaking slowly and clearly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“In the hands of a Rationality Eroder. At first I suspected he was impersonating Mò Qiūsī, but later realized—he must have witnessed Mò Qiūsī’s death and stolen 【Moment of Execution】”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Yue widened her eyes, hand flying to her mouth in shock\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your trial sounds incredible. Tell me everything”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Jue too felt the need to untangle it with someone. He set down the files and began recounting\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he finished the entire trial story, he paused, looking at Ji Yue’s solemn face\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well? What do you think?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Yue thought for a moment, then said slowly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Jue also felt he needed someone to go over it with him; he set down his documents and began to speak slowly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only after finishing the entire story of the trial did he fall silent, looking at Ji Yue’s solemn face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Well, what are your thoughts?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Ji Yue pondered for a moment, then said slowly:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"You were deceived.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sacrifice of 【Death】 may not be someone else—it may be you yourselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I sense your reasoning has gone astray, but I can’t pinpoint who misled you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And that Rational Eroder named Cheng Shi likely used you to verify this answer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, you did well—given the situation then, aside from your trump card, you had no other way to kill yourself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I’m curious: as the last player remaining in the trial, can he survive?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fang Jue blinked slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You mean this wasn’t set up by him?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Unless I see it with my own eyes, I cannot be certain, but the sordid manipulation was surely involved.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Even if he didn’t set the trap, he’s... very powerful.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I must warn my friends in 【Order】: be cautious of this Rational Eroder named Cheng Shi.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If that’s the case, do you mind if I place a small bounty on 【The Moment of Execution】 in the Mage channel?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Seems... not impossible?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh, by the way, it’s not all bad news—I brought back a corpse of a 【Foolish】 believer. Your 2600 points might be within reach now.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1322,"2026-06-21T06:05:06.137Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","c9486bae038b9ad12eba8e13573160f468a0c0b53e5d3027eea0618135344cf9","the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-64","the-gods-foolish-game-chapter-62",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-gods-foolish-game-cover.jpg"]