Have you prepared for the Audience Assembly?
A touch of joy finally broke through the somber atmosphere of the meeting.
This was the First Jester's Gathering; although the atmosphere was somber, it was never short of fun.
Soon, the Clowns An Jing down, each pondering their next move. But then, the Doctor's words pulled everyone back from their True Universe perspective to the game itself:
"Counting the days, it's about time."
With only 5 days left until the [Faith Game] arrives, this Special Trial likely the last one before the anniversary. The Path to Godhood may be long, but the Ladder of Audience will soon have a result.
According to the game rules, at the end of the first year, the gods will summon the top ten players of each Faith in the Ladder of Audience Assembly an audience to demonstrate divine favor.
At the start of the game, everyone hoped to use it to pay homage to the gods, but now... they've probably seen everything they were supposed to see. However, as a special segment of the [Faith Game], are you prepared to participate in the Audience Assembly?
"Praising Fool's Game."
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Upon hearing the word "Audience Assembly, "Cheng Shi was even somewhat dazed.
He has experienced and suffered so much lately that he has completely forgotten that more than a hundred days have passed since he returned from the True Universe.
Is it time to pay homage to the gods?
But aren't we seeing gods and deities every day?
Cheng Shi pursed his lips. He suddenly wondered if God of Merriment's absence was because he was preparing for the Audience Assembly.
He led me into the True Universe, "fastened" the world's time, and upon returning, plunged me into Despair with a false time-ending event that I couldn't refuse. Then, He didn't summon me, only awaiting an Audience Assembly...
Nobody would believe that all of this wasn't part of God of Merriment's plan.
But what exactly is He plotting? That hysterical Despair is still buried deep in His heart. Even if the God of Merriment isn't some Outer God, and He truly is a member of the Fear Faction, genuinely determined to rebel against the Creator, how can He break free from the shackles of this Experiment and achieve victory over the [Origin]?
Cheng Shi couldn't imagine it.
The God of Merriment had promised that if he attended the Audience Assembly as Chosen of God one, He would grant him the ability to Deception the gods, and now...
Cheng Shi glanced silently at the rankings on the Ladder of Audience.
[The Ladder of Audience (Existence- Memory) / (Nothingness - Deception)]
1. True Heart (Deception) 235
2. Li Jingming (Deception) 234
3. Can Memory Even Do It?? (Deception) 230
4. So, Can Memory Even Do It?? (Deception) 228
5. This Situation Can Wait (Memory) 227
6. Poor Memory, widow upstairs (Deception) 226
...(Three Deception and eight Memory are omitted here...)
18. Flawless Jade (Deception) 200
19. Middle-Aged Dementia (Memory) 197
20. I Never Lie (Deception). 196
The tail of the truck...
Perhaps everything had been planned. After this Despair Trials ended, Cheng Shi happened to be stuck at the very bottom of the [Deception] top ten, "luckily" obtaining a ticket to the Audience Assembly.
The first few were all familiar faces, so there was nothing unexpected about them. However, the ID of the 18th person Flawless Jade, made Cheng Shi frown slightly, as if he remembered something.
But then he shook his head, realizing he was overthinking it.
[Deception] barely meets the standard, [Destiny] is slightly better, but not by much.
[The Ladder of Audience (Existence-Time) / (Nothingness - Destiny)]
1. The Gods Forgot Me (Time) 230
2. I See You (Destiny) 228
...(Eight periods of time and seven Destiny are omitted here...)
18. I Never Lie (Destiny) 196
19. No (time) 195
20. Blame It On Destiny's fault. (194)
After quickly scanning the two lists, a question suddenly popped into Cheng Shi's mind: What's the difference between second to last and last place?
A: There's no difference, because it's the same person.
He chuckled self-deprecatingly and shook his head, saying:
"What do players need to prepare for? On the contrary, it's the gods who should be preparing."
For example, there's the cat Proxy [Prosperity] but has never shown itself to the Believer, and the soon-to-be [War] leader who will show the Believer who the true Grand Marshal is...
Don't look at me like that. What I said is exactly what you understand. You are all smart people; those who know, know.
We have already secured two of those Divine Throne. To determine which Divine Throne we should challenge next, we must first ascertain their attitude towards that False Curtain Call.
Perhaps some of the gods still retain their Memory; before the Audience Assembly, I must first attempt to meet with them.
That concludes today's Jester's Gathering, everyone. I'm leaving now; feel free to contact me anytime.
Cheng Shi left without hesitation. He still had many things to figure out. The upcoming Audience Assembly was like a new net, waiting for the Clown to fall and be captured.
Before falling into another "trap" set by the God of Merriment, Cheng Shi must try his best to understand the current state of the world.
So he returned to the Rest Area and began to attempt to worship God.
After Cheng Shi left, the remaining Clowns did not rush to leave, but instead looked at each other and entered into the next discussion.
Li Jingming frowned, carefully choosing his words:
Whether it's a false deduction or a forgotten Memory, [Existence] has already entered the game.
It seems that [Existence] has also sided with [Deception], but what is the true meaning behind the ending of the era during the Trials?
If what Predestination will eventually be broken, can't the ability of [Destiny] to see the essence of things not be seen?
The future may seem like an uncertain path to the world, a blank space where no words can be written, but for Him, it should already be filled with answers.
If that's the case, why does He insist that the Fate Weaver is Predestination?
Is it Destiny that's at fault, or is our understanding of the Predestination flawed?
Zhen Xin raised an eyebrow, lightly tapped her arm with her finger, and said with a strange expression:
"Couldn't it be that the problem lies with the God of Merriment?"
In the Clown's Finale Performance, the Outer God [Destiny] almost fooled everyone with his Predestination plunder.
But it turns out it's just a script, which means that the God of Merriment's portrayal of [Destiny] is so convincing that it's indistinguishable from reality. He understands [Destiny], even more so than the [Destiny] of the self- Predestination.
Isn't that strange?
Is the appearance of Nothingness more profound than Nothingness essence?
No, that's not right. God of Merriment never gives meaningless guidance; the answer He gave may have already been hidden in this Finale Performance.
Unfortunately, we've forgotten everything; without the details, we can't fathom His Will.
"But Predestination he hasn't forgotten!" No matter how Clown Long Jing is, he's still just Clown. Don't forget, in any sense, on the path of [Deception], he's second only to Zhen Xin.
Those that have been opened do not count.
President Gong stroked his chin meaningfully and said:
This means that either [the Deception] has placed all hope on Predestination outcome, or it is setting the stage for greater Despair.
It has to be said that the lead actor is treated better than all the supporting actors combined.
Even supporting characters should have their moment in the spotlight. Since Memory of False Curtain Call still exist in this world, we can always find a way to retrieve them, don't you think, you Believer in "Memory"?
Li Jingming was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and nodded.
"Let me think of something."