Do you think your foolish deed has an answer?
The boss is much more reliable than any kind of Lord of Grace.
When Cheng Shi left the Fishbone Hall, he felt much like he did when he first received the SSS-level Discarded Divine Artifact, the Ring of Bone Servant Lele'er— excited and thrilled.
This is certainly not because of the [Death] boss's domineering promise; anyone can say that. The key is to see the actions.
Especially for Greedy Lord who won't act until they see a tangible benefit, no matter how eloquently you speak, it's less effective than offering some real rewards.
The reason Cheng Shi was able to regain his long-lost happiness this time was naturally because the benefits offered by the [Death] Boss far exceeded his expectations!
Cheng Shi himself had forgotten that the Ring of the Atoning Son of Bone Servant in his hand actually contained half of the [Resounding Thunder] Divinity, which was extracted from the Moment of Execution.
Furthermore, the boss of [Death] once said that the other half of [Resounding Thunder]'s Divinity was also with Him, but He was too weak to be qualified to obtain it. When He went further, He would bestow the other half upon Him.
At that time, Cheng Shi was meeting the [Death] for the first time. Little did he know that the boss was a man of his word. He thought this was a common tactic used by the gods to make empty promises, so he begged the boss to make him a ring made from Discarded Divine Artifact.
But today, just now, Boss [Death] has fulfilled His promise. He believes that Cheng Shi has reached the position He hoped for and has gone far enough!
And the way this promise was fulfilled greatly shocked Cheng Shi.
Because [Death] once again used that "rough" but "practical" method of creation to strip away the other Divinity impurities from the ring, fusing the entire [Resounding Thunder] Divinity Fusion, and using the endless power of [Death] to forge that Divinity into something Cheng Shi dared not even imagine:
Vessel!
Excellent, Vessel of [Order]!
It's hard to say whether [Death] originally held a [Order] Vessel, since the forging Cheng Shi completely incomprehensible. He only saw strands of holy light shining [Order] Divinity being hammered into a ball, and then a [Order] Vessel that looked exactly like two holy light hammers upside down fell out from the endless light.
It's "drop," not "change."
He saw with his own eyes that [Resounding Thunder]'s Divinity was still intact, yet the Vessel had appeared.
With each drop of Faith falling from the Vessel, the darkness of the entire Void seemed to become more orderly.
Cheng Shi was stunned. He never expected that the "Divine Throne" he had been seeking but could not obtain from [Wrath of Abomination] would actually be pushed to him by the boss of [Death].
The moment Cheng Shi received the Vessel, he deliberately "forgot" about his boss's "clumsy attempt" to retract the [Resounding Thunder] Divinity.
Let's just say it was forged.
It's not easy for elderly people to act.
One remained silent, the other could not see; the scene was unusually harmonious.
But the "old man" still had his pride, and after a moment, the massive skull explained in a booming voice:
"This is the Vessel for [Resounding Thunder].
Back then, it was slain by the hands of [Order], and I obtained half of its Divinity and picked up its Vessel...
Upon hearing this, Cheng Shi raised an eyebrow. Was it really found elsewhere?
Sir, you don't mean you "picked up" something from someone else, like me, do you?
Tsk, no wonder you can hang out with the Fear Faction group; you are indeed quite similar in some ways.
[Death] seemed to understand what Cheng Shi thinking, but He did not blame him; instead, He sighed softly.
"Now that you need the right to vote, use it to take back that vote of [Order]."
Cheng Shi certainly wouldn't refuse, nor did he have any reason to refuse. In fact, to express his gratitude, even at the end of an era where every second counts, he still took the time to write a lengthy and detailed eulogy for his boss, which was then met with a dark expression from [Death] who threw him out of the Fishbone Hall.
Looking at the [Order] Vessel in his hand, Cheng Shi sighed endlessly.
Good news, our confidence has increased by 1.
Bad news. The initial confidence I felt has crumbled into an abyss of uncertainty; I still feel lost.
Besides that, there was another piece of news that was neither good nor bad: Lele'er, this poor daughter of [Prosperity]... ultimately Annihilation completely in this era.
The Ring of the Atoning Son of Bone Servant was shattered, Cheng Shi lost his Thunder Punishment forever.
Touching the last remaining [Eternal Prisoner of Time] talisman entwined between his fingers, Cheng Shi's gaze was resolute, and he immediately began a new round of summons.
It's time to go and keep the appointment to Jie Shu.
The Passing the Flame must never stop, no matter what.
The world is not a world for one person, and there will never be only one protagonist on the Stage.
Just as [Deception] escaped the world and headed to the True Universe, Cheng Shi was busy paying homage to [Death], several other homages were also taking place in another part of the Void.
In the endless depths of the Void, a pair of Eyes of the Deity, shrouded in Chaos White Miasma, gazed down at the questioner before them, saying nothing.
The floating Little Puppet did not stop questioning despite its Lord of Grace's silence; it repeated itself for what seemed like the umpteenth time:
Do you admit that what you just did was Foolish Deed?
Having seen through the Foolish Deed of the Deception, why then confuse the public and identify the Fool's Game as the Deception itself?
To knowingly commit folly is a grave sin of blasphemy. As a God of Cosmos [Folly] in the eyes of Believer, why would you risk your own foolishness to make Fool's Game believe all this?
Can I interpret this as you condoning the Foolish Deed of [Deception], and therefore developing unwarranted hopes for a world with no future?
"..."
[Folly] remained silent, yet did not leave.
The Little Puppet rested for a moment and then continued:
I only thought that at the end of the [Chaos] era, [Folly] would turn to [Silence].
Unexpectedly, at the end of the era of Nothingness, [Folly] still succumbed to [Silence].
Since you don't want to talk about this, let's change the subject.
I met Galiusha, the madwoman who left her mark on the history of Isle of Hope, who most admired you, most resembled you, and once had the greatest hope of becoming your Emissary.
Her current identity is that of a player, ironically, she has become her childhood self and a Believer [Truth].
Interestingly, why would a being who should Annihilation to the past appear at the end of an era?
At first, I didn't care, because there are many people like her who are mostly just trying to survive and have no impact on the course of history.
Until I learned that she was Predestination to be removed from history... useless people are never hung on a spider's web.
Whoever is behind all this, it shows that your game with Him has come to an end, and [the Deception] guessed something, so he left a backup plan.
And as luck would have it, Predestination asked me another question. Guess what it was?
"..."
"As you probably guessed, the gods of the [Nothingness] faction were prepared for this, and I suppose you were prepared as well?"
The future of this Starry Sky cannot accommodate any of the Old Gods, so Predestination that I am destined to be the [Folly] of the future.
So I wanted to ask you:
"Great [Folly], when are you going to die?"
"..."
"Look, even though I denounce God to his face and even personally drive him to his death, you are still tolerant of me."
Aside from [Destiny] which Predestination, I can't think of any other god who could do this.
[Folly]?
No, as I understand Him, He shouldn't do that.
But He is clearly the wisest Wise One in the Cosmos. Even if He did Foolish Deed, it must have had a profound meaning. So I thought about it carefully and came to an answer that I shouldn't know and couldn't quite accept.
Today's audience is destined to be unpleasant, so I'll just ask directly:
My Lord of Grace, do you still need your Divine Authority?
As he spoke, the Little Puppet stepped forward.
The White Miasma -like eyes ignored the Believer before them, their gaze fixed on a direction beyond the world. After a long while, they suddenly let out a sneer:
"A new era is about to begin, and your Foolish Deed will also arrive."
Do you think your Foolish Deed will be answered?
The Little Puppet pondered for a long time, then nodded:
"I see.
That's your answer.