New Blood

Having experienced a completely False Curtain Call Cheng Shi did not forget to reflect on his insights gained during his Despair.

Although it was difficult, almost like reliving the Despair of that time, he did it anyway. During the break when Zhen Xin was gathering the Clown, he cleared his mind again.

The Predestination is no longer a vague concept for him, but a clearly visible dead end.

When [Nothingness] first descended, along with [Destiny] came His will to create Sacrifice Divine Throne for [Origin], which was Predestination.

[Deception], on the other hand, has wanted to break this Divine Throne since its birth. Regardless of what this Divine Throne represents, it ultimately signifies [Deception]'s rebellion.

Therefore, He set His sights on the Predestination Destiny and used the trick of "Fool's Game" to Predestination over the Fear Faction.

Although Cheng Shi held the Vessel of [Deception], he never received a verbal acknowledgment of it. His attitude towards the identity of Deception Fool's Game One was always mocking and joking, which aligns with his Predestination, covert actions...

He cannot allow the Predestination order to be corrupted by other Faith, because even if He could prevent [Destiny] from creating the Divine Throne by cutting off its source, the world would lose its ending.

In the Trials He gave, there was no ending for Morning Cheer and Dusk Play. It was through the "reversal" hints of His Deception Trials that players were able to fill in an ending for this false history.

This undoubtedly shows that He cares about this world and He doesn't want it to lose its future.

Then he could not expose all of this, and could only follow the will of the Fear Faction and help conceal the lies of the God of Merriment.

He also needed the identity of Fool's Game. In the absence of the full truth, the identity of a deity was more powerful than a thousand words, making unbelievable facts more credible.

Of course, Cheng Shi hadn't forgotten the terrifying scene of [Deception] tearing off its disguise and transforming into the Outer God [Destiny]. He wasn't certain that the [Deception] before him was definitely not Outer God. He just knew that since the end of the era was a lie, then there must be a god on his side.

So everything he's doing now isn't actually for the Fear Faction, but for the world, and for himself!

He needs to use every available force to intervene in the Nothingness ending.

He couldn't bear the tragedy repeating itself, nor could he accept that his future lay in another Abyss of Despair. Just as the Outer God [Destiny] said in the False Curtain Call, "After one failure, I will be closer to success!"

Cheng Shi wasn't sure if this was the meaning of the Trials bestowed upon him by the God of Merriment, or if it was [Deception] guiding him before the Nothingness Finale, but he hoped it was.

Never before had his fear resonated so deeply with the very thing he truly dreaded: the Deception!

"This is...?"

"The Vessel." Cheng Shi toyed with the [Deception] Vessel in his hand, "The key to divinity, which gathers Faith and drips Divinity."

Every deity possesses Vessel through which they 'produce' Divinity. Divinity is not pieced together, but rather drips from the Vessel. Therefore, the Tower of Reason has been studying the wrong direction for thousands of years.

But it's not wrong either.

Because the gods cannot see the Vessel of the [Origin] and do not know how its Divinity is condensed, [Truth] can only allow its Believer to Experiment wildly, hoping to inspire them and find a way to get closer to the [Origin].

Unfortunately, he never found it before his death.

"Wait!" The Doctor was stunned. He stepped out of the shadows and exclaimed in shock, "[Truth] is dead? Praise the Fool's Game."

"..."

Cheng Shi was also taken aback for a moment.

The Doctor's question is correct, but the Fool's Game " that follows makes it seem as if you're hoping for your Lord of Grace's death, and I happen to be the murderer...

[The Truth] is that he brought this upon himself; what does it have to do with me?

However, on the other hand... there is indeed some connection.

Cheng Shi nodded with a fascinating expression. "That's right, [Truth] is dead."

"So what is the [Truth] now? Praising Fool's Game."

"...[Deception], the God of Merriment played the role of [Truth]."

"!!??"

The Doctor's eyes widened; the moment he learned the truth, his world... didn't collapse.

He had long believed that Deception was the Truth, but he never expected the other party to hold this Truth.

Now all his confusion about [Deception] has melted into his obsession with [Truth], coupled with his piety towards Fool's Game, he feels that he has become the person who understands [Truth] best on the path of [Deception].

So the Doctor opened his arms and praised from the bottom of his heart:

"Praise the Fool's Game!"

"..."

"..."

"..."

If the people present at this moment had never seen Fool's Game before, it would be fine; the Doctor's behavior could at most be categorized as that of a crazy player or a fanatical deity.

The problem is that the Fool's Game is Cheng Shi, standing right in front of everyone. Clowns are equals. If you keep praising the Fool's Game like a sycophant, how are the others supposed to feel?

Long Jing couldn't listen anymore. He covered his Ear and said, "Master, stop reading. How about we switch to a script for a while? [Silence] Otherwise, how can this meeting continue?"

The Doctor realized he had overreacted, and he bowed deeply and stepped back, saying, "Yes, I apologize. Your Fool's Game."

"..."

Cheng Shi was also stunned. He shook his head and chuckled, then continued:

"[Truth]'s death revealed the True Universe to the world, allowing the gods to glimpse the terror of the Creator. [War]... also died at the hands of [*He]."

Unfortunately, the reset of [Time] caused many gods to forget this Memory.

This is what I meant by your first time experiencing amnesia.

Of course, there might be others, but I don't remember them, so I can't say anything about them.

The Deity's Authority who die in the True Universe will be left behind in the True Universe. During the time I disappeared, I went to the True Universe to find the Divine Authority left behind by [War].

But now, I have brought the Divine Authority back.

"[The Divine Authority of [War]!?" Long Jing's voice was distorted. He couldn't wait to experience firsthand what the Divine Authority of True God felt like, but the next second, Cheng Shi doused his enthusiasm with a bucket of cold water.

"Stop looking, it's not on me, it's in Qin Xin's hands."

Now that things have come to this, there are some things I can no longer hide from you.

We are not the only ones in this world examining our relationship with the gods and cautiously rebelling against them; Qin Xin is too, and he has even founded an organization.

Zhen Xin hadn't expected Cheng Shi to reveal the Fire Keeper so readily, but she still raised an eyebrow and smoothly continued:

"The Fire Keeper."

"That's right, they are the Fire Keeper." Cheng Shi nodded. "They Passing the Flame to the world, uphold hope for humanity, and protect the beauty in the hearts of every brother and sister."

They are the most trustworthy people in the world, and the people who most deserve to be protected!

The Clown... though cannot be judged as good or bad, I have only one rule regarding the Fire Keeper:

Never extinguish someone else's fire.

The world needs them, and we need them too. To fight against Destiny and against the [Origin], the support of the gods is indispensable.

When the existing gods can no longer be trusted, a new god can bring us hope.

Therefore, one of our next goals is to ensure that Qin Xin ascends to the Divine Throne [War].

Don't look at me like that. Relax, trust me, it's not difficult.

"..."

The Clowns remained silent.

When it comes to exchanging deception techniques, they are equally adept at it; when it comes to getting close to the divine, they each have their own expertise; but if you were to ask them to elevate a human to a Divine Throne...

Dude, did you say that in the wrong place?

Is this still a player organization?

When did the Clown become so powerful that he could decide who gets a Divine Throne?

At this moment, everyone was wondering if they had missed the previous ninety-nine gatherings of Jester's Gathering. Otherwise, why were they discussing borrowing the power of the gods in the last gathering, and then suddenly pushing someone to become a god in the next?

But Clown is Clown; after a brief moment of bewilderment, a strange light flashed in everyone's eyes.

"If I'm not mistaken, Qin Xin becoming a god is probably just the first step in a 'blood transfusion'?" Zhen Xin smiled meaningfully.

Cheng Shi stroked his chin, thinking that this was a good point.

"Blood transfusion..."

Good point. The gods have been in their positions for too long; it's time for a change of blood.

I'm sure none of you here are without thoughts about their Divine Throne, are you?

There's an event pinned to the top of the book community page; I'm checking to see who hasn't taken the Faith test yet.

Do you think there's an explanation for your Foolish Deed?

Honestly, I created these questions myself, so I shouldn't have gotten less than full marks. [Folly]...