Cause and effect would come full circle

He appeared in front of Wei Mu!

This means that his identity is inextricably linked to the top- Top Rank on the Path to Godhood.

The problem is that their ages make a Birth relationship impossible, so it can only be... a connection based on Experiment.

So who will be the Experiment subject?

The answer is obvious.

Seeing the Jie Shu of Despair and pain flash in Jieshu's eyes, the Puppet nodded expressionlessly.

"It seems the Experiment needs to be conducted in a different way."

I've long wanted to throw a stand-in Puppet out of the world to see the wonders of the True Universe, but I haven't been able to figure out a way to do it.

Today, we not only found the method, but also gained a whole set of reusable Spacetime Experience.

To thank you for your 'sponsorship' and 'support' of this Experiment, I would like to name the Experiment subject 'Jie Shu' in recognition of your contribution to the Experiment.

What do you think, the Jie Shu?

"..."

At this moment, the Jie Shu found its origin.

Ignoring the increasingly silent Wise One, the Puppet continued:

"It turns out that everything is preordained by fate. Hmm, this is probably the first time I've felt the mystery of [Destiny]."

Taking someone away from Fool's Game was a last resort, but now you've given me an opportunity to ease tensions.

I suppose that's how the Master of Trickery is tied to you, isn't it?

Very well, if I send you all out of this world, perhaps in consideration of the benefits I'll gain from the next world's Fool's Game, the Fool's Game of this world won't hold my intrusion too accountable.

In that case, I'll trouble 'Jie Shu' to take this Master of Trickery on a new journey.

Relax, we'll meet again.

At the end of the next era, I will be waiting for you in another Experiment.

"..."

The Jie Shu were naturally retained.

He was sending the Experiment results from Wei Mu in Another World. Wei Mu accepted them all, and out of gratitude for the help, he then sent out a new "Jie Shu".

Of course, accompanying the Wise One was Su Yida, the Master of Trickery who became Experiment subject.

The next Experiment cycle begins. Each Wei Mu will receive the Experiment results from another identical Experiment at the moment the exploration of the True Universe Experiment begins, and then send out new Experiment samples.

No one knows exactly when these "Stitches" that stitch together countless Slice Universe began, but those who threaded the needle know that, if possible, they will keep stitching.

On the other side.

The Clowns left.

Sometimes, not finding an answer is itself an answer.

When Zhen Xin said, "The only thing that can shield Divine Authority is Divine Authority itself," the Clowns already knew the answer.

Although incredibly unexpected, it was perfectly reasonable.

Otherwise, how can we explain Wei Mu's wisdom and depth of thought, and how can we explain the vast gap between him and Peak Player?

Cheng Shi never imagined that what he was searching for had been hidden right beside him all along.

[Folly] truly deserves to be called the most intelligent in the Cosmos; sometimes, He is even more Deception than [Deception].

The good news is that being close to the Divine Authority [Folly] did indeed bring him answers about the future of the world.

The bad news is... wouldn't you say this is a form of mental corruption?

In calculating everything and uttering this so-called "Nothingness" answer to himself, did Wei Mu know that he himself possessed the Divine Authority "[Folly]"?

Cheng Shi fell into deep thought.

He felt that regardless of whether he knew or not, the other party would definitely want to talk to him. As times have evolved to this point, all the forward paths will eventually come to an end, and no one can escape the final curtain. Therefore, they will surely meet again in the future or before the Apocalypse.

He could sense that Wei Mu wasn't a conservative, pro-establishment figure, nor did he harbor any ill will towards the world. So perhaps the Little Puppet wouldn't turn into an obstacle?

At that moment, Cheng Shi thought of someone again.

Sun Miao!

If the Clowns' guesses are correct, and Wei Mu truly is the hidden Divine Authority of [Folly], then as the symbol of the old world's divine authority, he could never approach the "new" "Origin" and become the "god" of the new world. Therefore, the position of [Folly] is left vacant.

This means that in reality, a Believer close to the Predestination [Folly] must be found to inherit everything from [Folly] and become a new god.

But who else around Cheng Shi has that "qualification"?

After much thought, it seems that only Sun Miao.

But that's not actually the case!

Because when it comes to approaching [Folly], there is one person far more qualified than Sun Miao, and that is Galiusha!

At least in terms of her devotion to [Folly], she was impeccable.

However, for Cheng Shi, Sun Miao, who believed in Fool's Game, was clearly more suitable than Galiusha, who was fundamentally insane, so he tended to choose Sun Miao.

In that case, it's time to make another trip to the Fire Keeper Hall.

Since confronting [Deception], Cheng Shi has learned the whole truth. Therefore, the Hope's Flame could not be an Emissary of the Change [Destiny] had severed; it could only be a "creation" of [Deception].

But then one might think that after His death He would become Vessel [Destiny]...

Cheng Shi couldn't help but speculate about the relationship between the Hope's Flame and true [Destiny].

Don't forget, when the true [Destiny] fell, it brought a wisp of [Origin] power to this world. Where that power was used remains a mystery to [Deception] to this day.

Could it be Him...?

Cheng Shi didn't want to guess, nor did he wish to guess; he wanted the Hope's Flame to tell him himself.

However, his plan failed. When Cheng Shi contacted Qin Xin, he learned that the Hope's Flame had disappeared, along with "Vice President" Sun Miao.

What does "disappear" mean?

"I can't find him, I can't contact him, and all traces have been erased, except for my Memory of him and Him. It's as if they never existed."

I didn't dare tell them; I only said that the Hope's Flame had a mission to complete and needed to keep it a secret.

But I feel... that He didn't leave alone because the Passing the Flame grew; rather, it seems He deliberately distanced Himself from us.

"..."

Cheng Shi stood blankly in front of Qin Xin, once again feeling that same sense of helplessness as before, being swept forward by an invisible force.

He roughly guessed that the disappearance of the Hope's Flame must be related to the [Deception] scheme, but why was Sun Miao involved?

Sun Miao's disappearance deprived Cheng Shi of the best candidate for the [Folly] Divine Throne. Destiny, it seems, has come full circle and is back before Galiusha.

At this moment, he finally understood why he was able to bring Galiusha, who did not belong to this era, out of a Trials [Truth].

It turns out that [Deception] had already corrected the path for the current Wrong Path.

So what is Galiusha doing now? Oh right, she's been going to Dolgo D in Afros a lot lately, and seems to have become fascinated with the Experiment there.

Cheng Shi remained silent for a long time, then nodded and said:

"That's good. Everyone has their own path to walk."

All I can do is let the wills that want to draw closer together walk hand in hand, but if they want to forge their own path, I'm happy to see that happen.

If feasible, we will be each other's backup plan.

Qin Xin, time waits for no one. Are you ready to inherit everything from [War]?

This time you are not alone; several others will join you in ascending to godhood.

The vote count on the Peak Rankings is very close, with the third-place candidate making a strong push – everyone needs to step up their game!

With the plot progressing to this point, adding more chapters is becoming increasingly difficult, so I've been hesitant to ask for votes. However, if you're asking for votes, you have to show some respect, so I'll just pre-order character side stories for now.

During the event, based on 360,000 votes, for every additional 20,000 votes, a side story for one character will be unlocked (no less than 6,000 words). The timing of the extra chapters is uncertain, but it won't be too long; I'll write them whenever I have free time.

This section is used to collect character side stories to unlock characters. It will be posted daily for 7 consecutive days. Before the update on the second day, the character with the most likes in the comments of this section will be added to the list of characters to be written (limited to once per character). There are no restrictions on the scope. As long as the character has appeared in the text, even the natives of Isle of Hope can have a story.

Next comes what everyone is looking forward to...

Cheng Shi reached out his hand: Dear reader, please grant me a vote! I'm just one step away from becoming my own Top Scholar!