Galiusha left.
Cheng Shi chose not to keep her there. This was not because the Deceiver had turned over a new leaf and started keeping promises, but because he was unsure whether doing anything to Galiusha at this point would affect the Scholarly Council's experiment.
Besides, the Galiusha here was at most a slice. Capturing one slice was useless. For the sake of scoring points, Cheng Shi had deliberately played it safe.
No, he had played it safe twice.
Considering Galiusha's undeniable wisdom of Folly, Cheng Shi had to prepare for the possibility that the Scholarly Council might not catch any fish at all. So while communicating with Galiusha, he had marked her.
That way, if the Galiusha here tried to scheme against him by any means, all that awaited her would be Dolgo's iron bars.
After handling everything properly, Cheng Shi finally had time to look toward Meng Youfang, who had been observing him from inside the laboratory. The chairman of the Worship God Society seemed to have long since been unable to suppress his excitement. Clapping his hands, he walked out of the laboratory.
He clearly wanted another handshake with Cheng Shi, but Cheng Shi smiled and took a step back, putting some distance between them.
The distance could not be called estrangement, but it did transform their identities. They went from "Fawning" and "true god" to "two gods facing each other."
Meng Youfang's gaze toward Cheng Shi had clearly changed. He no longer seemed to be sizing up a player, but rather examining a... kindred spirit.
He stared straight into Cheng Shi's eyes and said with a gratified smile:
"My good brother, I knew you were no simpleton.
Mortal shortsightedness prevents them from seeing my divine might, yet you recognized me at the first opportunity. That is