You Guys Aren't Pulling My Leg, Are You?

Yes, you're absolutely right, bro. If you're willing to speak up, you're definitely right.

No wonder these Fungus-Footed People didn't even think about going back when they saw Zuo Qiu carrying their lantern; apparently, the lantern had a reset function.

Cheng Shi nodded with satisfaction, giving the old clan chief a praising smile in affirmation of his "contribution".

Seeing the Divine Envoy smile, the old patriarch finally felt relieved. It seemed that the Fungus-Footed People had indeed received His forgiveness, otherwise the bald man would have refuted him.

Having heard this, the players basically understood the whole picture of the Trials. Regardless of whether [Prosperity] truly forgave these Fungus-Footed People, at least for this Trials, the players' target might be Eupusca, who kept killing Fungus-Footed People!

Cheng Shi turned his head to look at Hong Lin behind him and exchanged a brief glance with her.

Hong Lin understood Cheng Shi's thoughts and nodded silently.

Cheng Shi then concluded the meeting in an extremely official tone and asked the old clan chief to arrange accommodation for them—no, to arrange lodging for them.

Under the enthusiastic gaze of the entire Fungus-Footed People Clan, the players were left in the largest room of the old clan chief, while the old clan chief left with a group of young people to stay in other rooms temporarily.

They could tell that the Divine Envoy messenger had something to discuss, and that it was very likely related to the future of the tribe, so they dared not disturb him, nor could they, and thus quietly left.

The entire tribe suddenly became unusually An Jing for a period of time; you could hear a pin drop.

The Puppeteer also silently blocked out the sounds inside the main house, preventing the players' conversations from spreading.

Just then, Hong Lin finally found her opportunity. She kicked Cheng Shi away, then her eyelids twitched slightly as she said:

"This kick was what you requested, but it's not worth it for you revealing my ID."

Tell me, our Divine Envoy, what are you really thinking?

If you can't convince me, someone's going to suffer today.

Before Hong Lin could finish speaking, Cheng Shi, lying on the ground, asked with a smile:

Have you ever Despair?

"?"

"I ask you, have you ever felt Despair?"

Hong Lin frowned, her eyes warning, "Don't change the subject."

"I'm not changing the subject. When you've truly passed through Despair, you'll know what it feels like to give up on yourself."

In this small area surrounded by Decay, holding the tools that produce the power of Decay, and constantly hunted by Decay monsters, if hope is lost, how can you know they won't abandon prosperity and embrace Decay?

"They are Fungus-Footed People, born to be dependent on prosperity, how could they possibly embrace Decay?"

"What's impossible? Everyone's just trying to survive. Whoever can keep them alive, they'll naturally Faith. It's a very simple principle, isn't it?"

"You are blaspheming the Faith!"

"Do you firmly believe in your Faith?"

"..." Hong Lin paused, speechless. Indeed, she herself was not a person who firmly believed in Faith, otherwise she would not have had any reservations about the Chosen of God and Divine Envoy.

"Besides, they are already blaspheming the Faith!" Cheng Shi laughed loudly, pointing to the abandoned lamp that had not been taken away by the Fungus-Footed People, "The Faith converter that transforms [prosperity] into [Decay], even if it is a blessing bestowed by [prosperity], is it not blasphemy against [prosperity] to use [Decay] to protect oneself?"

If the Fungus-Footed People are truly Faith, they shouldn't be using this thing.

"But that was His gift!"

"Yes, it is precisely because this is His gift that I am perplexed. Leaving aside how He stole the Divine Authority of [Decay], and why He so brazenly uses this stolen power in this Sighing Forest, I only want to know one thing:"

Why would He use this stolen power of "Decay" to protect a group of exiles whom He himself had falsely accused?

This isn't Yuanmu Town...

Hmm, I also thought of a possibility. You guys said that [Prosperity]... isn't some kind of conflicted monster, is it?

"..."

Hearing this Yin-Yang remark, even the usually silent Puppeteer's expression changed. She thought to herself that it was fortunate she had blocked out the sound, otherwise, just this one sentence would have made the Fungus-Footed People rush in and fight this blasphemous Divine Envoy the death.

Hong Lin laughed in anger. This person really dared to say such outrageous things. Wasn't he afraid of being punished for such blasphemy?

She stood up and pulled Cheng Shi up again, then sighed and asked:

"If you wanted to abandon your Faith, you've done it for hundreds of years. Why wait until today?"

Cheng Shi smiled.

He didn't respond, but just silently stared at Hong Lin. He didn't believe that this Chosen of God of "Prosperity" couldn't figure out why she was just angry that he had said her name, leaving a mark on this hidden history.

As expected, Hong Lin's pupils contracted when she saw Cheng Shi's amused look.

She knew why, of course, because... the players had arrived.

People living in darkness can accept the absence of sunlight, but once you let them see a glimmer of light and then take it away, then for these poor people, darkness will not just be darkness, but a grave where they never see the light of day.

They will suffocate in Despair until the next ray of sunlight illuminates their bodies.

"It seems they've figured it out. It was precisely because of this concern that I didn't dare to extinguish their hopes."

Because I'm unsure whether the raging fire in this Trials Fungus-Footed People hold dear, or is merely a flourishing phenomenon limited to the dimension of life.

I dare not gamble.

Hong Lin looked at him with a complicated expression. "Don't you really like gambling?"

"Yes, I like to gamble, but there are only two types of bets that I'd bet on:"

First, there is no way out behind us.

Second, he has a swindler at his disposal.

Apart from that, I never gamble.

Clearly, the current situation is not within my betting range, so I'll play it safe.

First, fool them into thinking they're crazy, then look for an opportunity to place a bet.

You know, Destiny is the most deceitful thing ever.

Indeed, but compared to being tricked by Destiny, you're more like...

Fraud!

For some reason, this word popped into Hong Lin's mind. She felt that this was her impression of Cheng Shi, just like Zhen Yi, a liar who spouts nonsense.

"It was my fault for not having time to discuss this with everyone due to the tight schedule, but now we have time to discuss it."

If anyone has any other insightful opinions, please feel free to share them; otherwise, we'll just be stuck on this path of pretending to be Divine Envoy.

The crowd looked at each other, but no one said a word.

Clearly, they think Cheng Shi and are willing to follow Cheng Shi script.

But this scene made Cheng Shi feel somewhat dazed.

Oh no, something seems off.

I was clearly the one with the lowest score in this Trials, so how did I end up being the one in charge?

Ah?

Are you guys just playing me?

So all your high scores are just a matter of who can get away with it the most?

Cheng Shi glanced at everyone with a suspicious look. He saw Hong Lin frowning and silent, the Hunter with a cold face and closed eyes, the Assassin not uttering a sound, and the poop owner... was very respectful.

He put away his history book, grinned at Cheng Shi, and his face, full of consoling smiles, was clearly praising Cheng Shi's hard work.

That familiar smile inevitably reminded Cheng Shi of his boss. Not long ago, before he was even part of the "Memory" team, his boss stood in front of his workstation, patted him on the shoulder, and said:

"Work hard, and I'll give you a raise and promote you to team leader next year."

Cheng Shi was slightly excited about this, but then... that was it.

Because before the second year had even arrived, the [Faith Game] had already begun.

Two updates tomorrow... My two-day Warrior trial card expired...

By the way, I would like to remind everyone to be wary of book Deception targeting Believer. Anything that appears with a "[view image]" button is fake, because the images will only be small and will not display any text.

Don't ask me how I know!

First, I have never been deceived; second, I have Master of Deception.