Chapter 897: Face reality, you have no choice

Face reality, you have no choice

The codex slowly flipped its pages, radiating an arrogant and disdainful intent.

Although what Cheng Shi said might have some truth, 【Order】, no matter how declining, could not entrust the last hope to a 【Chaos】 believer. Letting a follower of 【Chaos】 promote order for the universe—if these words were spoken, it would be as ridiculous as a believer of 【Deception】 sharing their heart with others.

Cheng Shi clearly felt that disdainful gaze and knew what the other party was thinking, but he was neither ashamed nor discouraged. Instead, he sat on the ground seriously and began to argue with 【Arrogance (Order)】.

This scene, reflected in Ke Ke Ta Luo's eyes, looked exactly like the scene of some scholars with falsified data he had seen in his student days at the Tower of Reason, gesticulating as they applied for funds from their mentors.

It must be said that the teachers of that time were truly tolerant in order to explore more possibilities of 【Truth】, oh no, other people's teachers were truly tolerant, approving any funds.

But now......

No matter how well Ke Ke Ta Luo knew Cheng Shi, he couldn't imagine how a 【Chaos】 believer, or even a nominal Messenger, could trick "funds" out of 【Order】's hands.

Cheng Shi was indeed "soliciting investment." He had never thought that he could have any intersection with the real 【Order】. After all, before today, he had always felt that the 【Order】 of the current world had ruined itself, leaving only the rigid 【Justice (Order)】 and the mean 【Fear (Order)】 in the 【Covenant】, neither of which he liked.

But now, the opportunity had come.

You must know that icing on the cake is never as good as sending charcoal in snowy weather. No matter how much those who were watching him appreciated him, his insignificant offering was just a slightly higher wave in the boundless tide of faith of all living beings.

But 【Order】 was different, because He had no choice.

Perhaps He didn't want the "charcoal" he offered, but sometimes business is only interesting when it is forced, especially when he was the "strong" side.

"Great 【Order】, please forgive me. Forget it, your current appearance doesn't look like the real 【Order】, so let's be simple and change the title."

"I will call you Lord Codex, and don't treat me as a 【Chaos】 believer. I know you can see where my roots are, so you might as well just call me......"

"Clown."

Cheng Shi knew how to share his heart; his rhetoric was full of technique.

Even if the current state was the strong suppressing the weak, the other party was ultimately a true god, and his strength was borrowed from 【Deception】.

If 【Deception】 were here in person, He could naturally force a deal without any scruples, but if the negotiator changed to a believer of 【Deception】, this strength would be discounted first. Forcing people blindly would only break the deal, especially since the other party was so "arrogant," so appropriate concessions to gain more room for negotiation were crucial.

Just like right now, the word "clown" is synonymous with comedy and laughingstock everywhere. Cheng Shi calling himself a clown could satisfy the other party's arrogant mentality to a certain extent.

These were actually little tricks Cheng Shi used to deal with players. He wasn't sure if they would work on a true god, but if he didn't try, they definitely wouldn't work.

Fortunately, 【Arrogance (Order)】 was indeed eating this set. Although the aura He used to look at Cheng Shi was even more disdainful, the resistance contained within it had eased a lot.

Who would lower their status to get angry with a clown?

Cheng Shi, who felt the change in the other party, smiled slightly and continued sincerely:

"Lord Codex, before sharing my heart, I want to pre-authorize your forgiveness, because to make you recognize me, I have to reveal the cruel facts before you and tell some truth, but these truths must be an offense to you now."

"Of course, if you don't agree, it's useless."

"This is also one of the current realities."

"......" The codex flipped rapidly, clearly angry, but He didn't speak, just continued to listen with an aloof aura.

"You might still be trapped in the most brilliant past of 【Order】, feeling that 【Order】 brought peace to the universe."

"But in fact, you should also know that 【Chaos】 has long since replaced your position, and your other fragments have become 'props' for the gods to reconcile their relationships."

"【Order】 has long lost its true meaning."

"Tsk, don't be anxious, and don't get angry. What I said is all fact."

"The existence of the 【Covenant】 does indeed limit the 'freedom' of the gods to a certain extent, but you should know them. Even excluding my Benefactor 【Deception】, do you think there is any other god among the remaining ones who would honestly abide by the 【Covenant】?"

"......" The codex might have confidence in His own 【Order】 will, but as for the other gods, clearly, He didn't think these existences would follow His will.

"The answer is obvious: none, not a single one. This cannot be said to be just the consequence of your division, because divinity is complex by nature. Let me say something unpleasant: the gods are just another kind of 'mortal life' with power in their hands."

"The truly omniscient and omnipotent god is someone else."

"On this point, do you...... agree?"

"Bold!"

"How dare you speak of 【Origin】! I will judge you with the supreme crime and execute the punishment of soul and body destruction!"

The codex flipped wildly, but Cheng Shi was fearless, just spread his hands and smiled: "Then judge me, and we will continue after the judgment."

"......"

With just one sentence, the high and mighty 【Order】 was knocked to the ground. 【Arrogance (Order)】 was furious in vain for a moment, and was swallowed by the mocking long nail again, becoming even more weak.

Cheng Shi observed the long nail with its infinitely elongated chin with great interest, thinking that this thing must be a good thing, but he didn't know if the God of Fun had any extras.

"Are you done judging? Then let's continue."

"Lord Codex, have you ever thought about what created your current predicament?"

"【Deception】!" Although the codex was weak, He still gritted His teeth when saying this divine name.

"No, you're wrong. This has nothing to do with the God of Fun. It is you, you yourself created everything before you."

"No, you're wrong. This has nothing to do with the God of Fun; it is you, it is you yourself who created everything before us."

"Judge me again?"

"......"

"Then we will skip the judgment session and continue." Cheng Shi suppressed a smile at the corner of his mouth and continued, "The gods have complex minds and changing wills. Because of various suspicions, calculations, and concerns, they are not good at taking action personally, so there are Messengers acting on their behalf. Is my understanding correct, my lord?"

I don't know if He was choked speechless, or if He didn't want to bother with the clown in front of Him anymore, but the codex was silent. He didn't speak again.

"That is tacit agreement."

"If it's correct, then the problem comes."

"Those who have the heart to change the current situation always have devout followers to spread faith and practice their will, so I want to ask, where have your followers gone?"

"The Grand Tribunal counts, but they are also trapped in history, indulging in the past with you and standing still."

"I mean, besides the other followers who are trapped in the past, where have they gone?"

Cheng Shi didn't give 【Order】 any time to respond at all, but asked and answered directly:

"Oh, right, they were all cleaned up by you joining forces with 【War】."

"This is good, this undoubtedly satisfied 【War】's desire and reduced the hidden danger of corruption in your subordinate power, but......"

"Have you never thought about why the Messengers of the others could be protected, while your followers were all purged?"

"Admittedly, you are just and selfless, willing to start with your own people, but are you the one who pushed the situation to what it is today?"

"Could it be that the others did it deliberately, with the purpose of weakening your influence?"

"Speaking of this, I have to verify with you, why does 【Order】 have the strength to purge the universe, while the gods of the previous two paths do not have your transcendent status above everything?"

"My clumsy brain tells me this seems to be related to 【Him】, so can the generous 【Order】 give a confused clown an answer?"

The codex was silent again. After a long time, He flipped His pages slightly and made a weak 【Order】 sound.

"A glib-tongued person is often a blasphemer of the law."

"No matter how you use flowery words, I will not trust you."

Cheng Shi was not annoyed, but smiled and nodded: "That's very good, you must have other trustworthy people, right?"

"......"

After giving another blow to His defenses, Cheng Shi changed his previous "flattering" attitude, and his tone became sharp again.

"Face reality, you have no choice!"

"You should be glad that it is me here today. If it were any devout believer loyal to 【Chaos】, you would have no chance at all......" ===== CHAPTER 898 =====

"You should be thankful that it is me here today. If it were any other devout believer loyal to 【Chaos】, you would have absolutely no chance at all..."