Chapter 736: I am the first hour hand He personally molded when He descended

I am the first hour hand He personally molded when He descended.

"Praise be to my Lord, praise be to 【Time】!"

"Praise be to my Lord, praise be to 【Time】!"

The first sentence was the old man's exclamation of shock, while the second was Cheng Shi admitting his identity.

No matter how bold the Clown was, he would never dare to impersonate 【Time】 on 【Time】's own turf; the joke just now was merely a small show of force.

But in Deng Sui's eyes, this show of force didn't seem like a joke at all.

He realized the person opposite him was not his benefactor, but could an existence capable of joking about his benefactor here be simple?

Impossible!

Thus, his expression grew even more fearful, and he quietly looked up at Cheng Shi and said:

"I often thought 【Time】 was rigorous and 【Existence】 was solemn. Seeing you today, I feel my understanding of my Lord's will was too biased. It turns out 【Time】 also possesses a sense of humor.

Thank you for your guidance; this devout believer will walk further because of it."

"......"

Cheng Shi was stunned. The last time he encountered a player so good at bootlicking was when he "recruited" Long Jing under the guise of the Foolish Play.

But little Deng, you've misunderstood. 【Time】 is indeed quite solemn; the lively one is me—no, the God of Joy.

However, Cheng Shi didn't correct him. He had to find a reason to hold something over the other party, so he snorted and continued to press him:

"Very good, your comprehension is not bad. However, I must remind you that being overly cunning and slick will cause your will to lean toward 【Nothingness】. I can feel your piety, but exaggerated piety is not true piety.

【Time】 is not 【Deception】, and time does not need to be exaggerated."

Deng Sui's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly lowered his head: "I have been taught."

"Get up. 【Existence】 is equal. You and I are both His followers, so there is no need for this. I am merely an ordinary gatekeeper."

Ordinary?

Deng Sui twitched the corner of his mouth, thinking that being able to guard the gate in His temple could hardly be called ordinary by any standard.

But who would choose to kneel if they could stand? He hurriedly stood up, his eyes full of curiosity as he began to examine the platform, asking with growing excitement:

"Please forgive my presumption again, but how should I address you, my lord?"

Cheng Shi rolled his eyes and, without a second thought, casually fabricated a new identity for himself.

"I have no name. I am merely the first hour hand He personally molded when He descended into this world. If you insist on a title, you might as well call me Hour Hand."

Deng Sui trembled all over, his brain buzzing. He didn't remember anything else, only the word "personally."

Personally!!!

The lord before him was actually the first creation after His descent!

Could it be that the other party was exactly like 【Memory】's 【Mirror of Reminiscence】, a sub-god-level creation of 【Time】!?

It was highly probable—no, it must be certain!

Deng Sui's eyes lit up; he felt he had attained enlightenment.

No wonder!

No wonder 【Time】's followers could never find any information regarding His sub-god-level creations despite searching through all the trials. No wonder he had only found that half-sheet of the contract to see God, which contained no record of His deeds. It turned out He had been guarding the temple for His benefactor all along!

If not for the fact that he had risked his life today to use that half-sheet of the contract to reach the temple, who would have ever found Him!?

So this really was a gift from 【Time】; this was the wonder of 【Time】!

His followers had wanted to use this contract to become the first believer to see Him but failed, yet they didn't know that today, after countless years, he had actually used this half-sheet of the contract to become the first to see Him—no, he should say the first to find "Lord Hour Hand"!

Praise be to 【Time】. It turned out he wasn't unfortunate today, but lucky.

Viewed in this light, 【Fate】's desire to interfere with the fate of 【Time】's followers was simply ridiculous.

Deng Sui was excited. In this current era where the fusion of faiths was clearly accelerating, although he maintained enough mystery toward other players, in reality, there were no secrets worth keeping behind that mystery. To put it bluntly, the mystery was more about maintaining his status so others wouldn't know he had never actually seen his benefactor.

But now, mystery was no longer needed, because I have seen Him!

At the very least, he had arrived at His temple, and at the very least, he had seen His sub-god-level creation, a "Master Hour Hand" that had sprouted self-awareness.

With such a good opportunity, Deng Sui naturally wanted to harvest more, but Cheng Shi couldn't possibly let the other party lead the rhythm of the "audience." He decisively stopped the other party's questioning and said meaningfully:

"【Time】 is not 【Fate】. He is always by our side, so as His followers, there is no need to deliberately seek His guidance.

Every tick of time in this world is an oracle He has descended upon us.

Contemplate it carefully, and you will gain something."

Hearing this, Deng Sui frowned slightly and truly began to ponder.

Seeing the other party's devout appearance, Cheng Shi almost couldn't hold it together. *Brother, I'm just spouting nonsense, and you're actually believing it. *

He suppressed his laughter, pursed his lips, and added: "As for why you were able to come here today......"

"?" Deng Sui, who was contemplating the will of 【Time】, was startled. He looked up, his face full of confusion: "Lord Hour Hand, wasn't it because of the contract to see God?"

"?"

Now it was Cheng Shi's turn to be stunned.

What contract? There's a contract to see God?

He looked the other party up and down for a moment, his gaze lingering on the other party's pockets and chest for a good while. After seeing nothing, he curled his lips and continued:

"The contract is merely a means, not the timing.

If He wishes to see you, He will summon you without a contract. If He does not wish to see you, even if you paved the long river of time with this contract, you would never reach this place.

So, why do you think you came to this temple today?"

Why?

Deng Sui's brow furrowed even tighter. He began to seriously recall the day's experiences, linking the "timing" mentioned by Lord Hour Hand with the ambush by the Fire-Spreaders.

Clearly, he had only been forced to use the contract because he was fleeing for his life, so His summons must be related to the Fire-Spreaders' ambush today.

And among those two Fire-Spreaders, one was a chosen of 【Fate】. Could it be that this audience was actually because of a conflict of faith?

It wasn't impossible. In fact, during the trial that had just occurred, Deng Sui had already been reviewing his battle with the Fire-Spreaders.

He could tell that Qin Xin did not seem to be a believer of 【Memory】, because apart from the power of 【Memory】 swirling around him when he used items, there was not a trace of 【Memory】 power flowing through him at any other time, not even during his most fierce attacks.

Coupled with the other party's surprisingly high physical fitness and strength, as well as his unusually keen observation, he was always able to find his tracks in the void shadows the first time when facing a top assassin like himself.

And Deng Sui had only experienced this feeling of being constantly seen through when dealing with top-tier hunter players, so he had been guessing whether Qin Xin might be a hunter of another faith.

Especially 【War】, which was adept at combat! ===== CHAPTER 737 =====