New Trial: Spark Will Die, Prosperity

The sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly.

Standing in the gentle breeze of dawn, Cheng Shi was silently counting the spoils he had "robbed" in the previous Trials.

The most precious item among them is the Prosperity Leaf Vein obtained through a trade. This item can significantly increase the resilience of equipment when added to it, but unfortunately, Cheng Shi doesn't like to carry any equipment.

His only commonly used weapon was Scalpel, which he used as a consumable item.

However, it would be a waste to refine the Prosperity Leaf Vein onto Scalpel; it's better to leave them for now.

There's also a story behind the page that Historian Huajiao placed on the ground. Cheng Shi originally thought it was a history book about "Memory," but it wasn't; it was actually a page from an Erudite Poet's book.

A page recording the S-rank talent "Dye Plague" of [Decay].

This is a terrifying area-of-effect attack talent. Before activating the talent, you can resonate with a certain element to change the type of plague to that specific element, and then activate the talent to create a source of plague that continuously emits Dye Plague.

When the source of the plague falls, the entire land becomes its cradle, indiscriminately eroding any living thing that enters it, until all targets embrace Decay and rot away.

This is an extremely vicious attack method, and it's also why [Decay] Mage are always disliked.

Because this is their exclusive talent, and their devotion to [Decay] is always indiscriminate.

It can be called the king of AOE.

Cheng Shi carefully put away the book with a solemn expression, praying that he would never need to use it.

Among the remaining spoils, the various offensive and defensive aids were mostly dispensable, but the hundred or so bottles of different potions did enrich the diversity of Cheng Shi's potion reserves.

Now I finally have an excuse and a source to use some shady drugs.

I snatched these from other people; I didn't specifically pray for them. I might as well use them.

After doing all this, Cheng Shi couldn't help but think of his teammates from the previous game. Looking at the Therius's Concentric Dagger in his hand, he had some thoughts about the Slice Daggers that the Doctor insisted on exchanging for.

When the Doctor learned that the Daggers that saved the life was the one that Slice Therius's Daggers, he was stunned. So why was he stunned? Was there something different about the two Daggers?

Saying things like "collecting" is definitely an excuse; the real question is, what's the difference between the two?

The phrase "working together" seems to suggest a valid approach: using the stripping away of other personalities on one hand, and the splitting of other personalities on the other...

Wait a minute!

Cheng Shi's eyes widened suddenly as he realized something: how could someone as cautious and careful as the Slice Therius, who always wanted to replace the original Therius, possibly possess a Daggers capable of killing the weaker personality?

This action is tantamount to strapping a bomb to one's own body!

Therefore, the Daggers in his hand must be different from the Daggers in Therius's hand!

Then, considering Li Zhi's fragmented identity, Cheng Shi immediately realized that the Daggers in the hand of the Slice Therius must not have been used to kill the other personalities, but to kill the main personality!

That's why Li Zhi needed that Daggers; like the Slice Therius, he wanted to kill his own original self!

I just don't know if this "good person" Doctor succeeded.

I wish him good luck, but the chances are slim, because... good people don't usually live long.

"Sigh." Cheng Shi sighed, his expression still somewhat wistful, but then he seemed to remember something, and his pupils contracted sharply.

Oh no, if my guesses are true, then what about those teammates who were saved by the Daggers that Slice Therius...?

Wouldn't the main personality be completely destroyed?

Ah?

Are the survivors all individuals with fragmented personalities?

That's why Doctor back then said, "Everyone has their own destiny."

It turns out that the prophecy of "Destiny" was not wrong; I was indeed the only one who won the Trials.

As for the teammates who also emerged from the Trials, perhaps they are no longer the same person who entered the Trials.

Cheng Shi's expression suddenly became subtle.

Please don't blame me, I didn't know at the time that the two Daggers were different.

You tricked me, I tricked you, so it's... cough cough... even?

There's nothing that can be done if we can't reach an agreement; we've already taken it, so we can't just give it back.

That's all.

Cheng Shi glanced at the sky, then quickly packed everything away, feeling a little guilty.

Now one can't help but sigh at Destiny; I wonder what its purpose was in writing these scripts.

The Concentric Dagger, the Tower of Reason, Galiusha...

I hope we never see each other again.

Life outside of the Trials was uneventful, especially after Xie Yang became deeply entangled in love, Cheng Shi's enjoyment visibly dwindled day by day.

Because this neighbor always seemed to be on dates, every time he came back he would just give a quick, happy greeting, and then it would be a day or two before they met again.

Seeing his expression, Cheng Shi asked himself more than once whether the other party already knew that Xiao Yuan was Xiao Yuan, and that he was so satisfied precisely because the other party was Xiao Yuan?

After all, it's the apocalypse, so relaxing gender restrictions a bit isn't a bad thing.

Time passed by day by day, and a few days later, the Special Trial arrived as scheduled.

Cheng Shi lay An Jing on the rooftop, letting the warning light in his field of vision slowly turn red.

The Special Trial (The Spark Will Die [Prosperity]) is now open.

[Matching teammates (1/6)]

[Trial Objective: In the stillness of the night, ignite a wildfire (limited to 5 days)]

[Prosperity]!

It's actually a "prosperity" scenario!

Cheng Shi raised an eyebrow, somewhat pleased.

Because the Trials of [prosperity] are generally quite simple, the purpose of the Trials is simply to first determine the object of His attention, and then, during the Trials period, to do His utmost to ensure that this object maintains a state of [prosperity].

In plain terms, it means don't let the goal of "prosperity" in Faith be jeopardized.

That's why the [Prosperity] Trials when Grand Marshal Hu Wei led Cheng Shi to kill the pharmacy owner was penalized with so many points, because their actions were completely contrary to the Trials's objectives.

So when Cheng Shi saw that the game was "Prosperity", he felt a real sense of relief.

The Chosen of God ones have been elevated, the Trials environment is gradually returning to normal, and His Trials are not difficult at all. How can we possibly lose in this situation?

After so many rounds of intrigue and nerve-wracking battles, it's about time for a low-level match!

The matchmaking system in [Faith Game] can't be as bad as the matchmaking system in some real-world games before its arrival, right?

It's time for me to lie down for a bit!

In short, regardless of others, I'm definitely playing the "noob" role this round!

I'll fight anyone who tries to stop me!

Match successful (6/6), entering trial mode.

Two transitional chapters, the new dungeon starts tomorrow!