He Can Steal, So Why Can't We?

How do you feel when you pretend to be crazy to scare someone, only to find out they're actually crazy?

Cheng Shi having this feeling for a while now.

Oh no, I've gone too far with the hype, and I've brought out all the crazy side of the bald guy.

But it doesn't matter, because this is a big show after all, and if the actors aren't crazy, they can't even get on stage.

So Cheng Shi maintained his mysterious smile, first putting away the Token of Destiny, and then looked at Hong Lin and said, word by word:

"I'll take that as a yes. When we win this bet, this Dice is yours."

Hong Lin wasn't fooled. Instead of letting Cheng Shi continue to make empty promises, she curled her lip and said:

"Cheng Shi, you need to know that embracing the second Faith is not something that He, who has not yet become my Lord of Grace, can decide on His own. It requires the consent of my Lord of Grace, Prosperity."

Even if I obtain the Dice of the Fated after this, [Prosperity] may not necessarily agree to me embarking on the path of [Destiny].

The reason I'm interested in this the Fated is simply because you're a friend I can make in this organization, and it just so happens that you're somewhat interested in me too—that's all.

"Should I first thank this friendship?"

"Tch, say something useful." Hong Lin looked slightly disgusted by Cheng Shi's fake smile.

Cheng Shi nodded, his expression turning serious as he said:

Are you afraid of dying?

Hong Lin frowned. "That's a pointless question. Putting aside whether I'll die with the [Prosperity] buff, if you want me to fight Eupusca to the death, I can tell you that if the enemy is only Upsca, I won't die, and naturally I won't be afraid."

"No, no, no, you're mistaken. Our current plan has absolutely nothing to do with the battle against Eupusca. If you're sure you want to join us, I'll tell you the truth!"

A flicker of hesitation crossed Hong Lin's eyes, but after that fleeting moment, her face showed no further unease.

Cheng Shi and revealed the entire plan without any hesitation.

"I don't think that correcting the Faith of the Fungus-Footed People is a prairie fire."

Hong Lin frowned but didn't interrupt.

"A tribe of a few hundred people in this vast forest is not large in terms of either number or area, so it is naturally impossible to associate it with the theme of 'wildfire'."

However, we also cannot find more Fungus-Footed People to Faith "prosperity," since they Faith in "prosperity" rather than "Birth," and it is impossible for them to reproduce a bunch of new Fungus-Footed People in just a few days.

Moreover, what they now perceive as "prosperity" is, in fact, still Eupusca, and the more of this Faith there is, the more blasphemy is committed against "prosperity."

Therefore, this is definitely not the answer.

Then I thought of another point. Is it possible that your 'hard-hearted' Lord of Grace doesn't need these hundreds or thousands of Believer?

Or perhaps the Prairie Fire He desired wasn't a redemption at all, but rather...

Revenge?"

"!!!"

Hong Lin was shocked. She had been in a state of shock since earlier. Her eyes widened as if she had suddenly guessed Cheng Shi's plan, and she exclaimed in disbelief:

"You mean... raid their base?"

Cheng Shi laughed heartily and gave a thumbs up:

"Well said! That's exactly what stealing a base is all about!"

Since Eupusca stole the power of "Prosperity" through Faith grafting, why can't we use the same method to steal the power of "Decay"?

Think about it, there are so many "Decay" Believer in this Sighing Forest, especially at night. Even the trees and grass seem to come alive and become His Believer. If we could graft these Faith onto a "prosperous" Believer, wouldn't that ignite a fire of "revenge"?

As soon as she finished speaking, Hong Lin believed her!

Because she knew that Prosperity was indeed such a god, as could be seen from both the game and historical anecdotes. He was almost intolerant of betrayal, and therefore every Oathbreaker broke his Faith was subjected to His severe curse and punishment!

But... wait!

Cheng Shi was referring to the Believer who had to bear the burden of this "prosperity" through the grafting of Faith...

Could it be me?

Hong Lin was stunned for a moment. She remembered Cheng Shi's question from earlier: Are you afraid of dying?

"..."

I'm sure I've never been afraid, but you really want me dead!!!

Her face hardened, her gaze turning stern as she looked at Cheng Shi. Suppressing the urge to punch him, she gritted her teeth and said:

"No Believer in 'Decay' would Faith 'Prosperity,' let alone Believer in 'Faith.' I admit there's some truth to your analysis, but this plan is impossible..."

Hong Lin stopped talking halfway through her sentence.

Because she watched as Cheng Shi pulled out a contract from behind his back!

He had somehow managed to steal the contract between Eupusca and the Fungus-Footed People and hide it on his person!

"You..."

Cheng Shi said with a serious expression:

"What about me?"

Such valuable things are just left carelessly in Eupusca's vegetable garden. What if they get lost?

I'm just keeping it safe for you!

And it was free! Ah, I'm such a philanthropist!

Hong Lin was amused and annoyed by Cheng Shi's righteous and awe-inspiring demeanor. She said irritably:

"Should we help it correct? Fix the typos?"

"Clap clap clap!" Cheng Shi clapped his hands in praise, "Bald guy, you really know your stuff! Yes, you should help it correct the typos!"

All I have to do is change the Fungus-Footed People on this contract to Twisted Night Python, and change Eupusca to your bald name...

Then they'll disguise you as a messenger of "Decay." See? It's just copying the cat, isn't it?

Hong Lin's smile froze.

She twitched her lips, seemingly struggling to escape this arrangement of "Destiny".

"Leaving aside whether you can change this mysterious contract involving Faith, just consider the word 'faith' in this Faith —how will you achieve it?"

The Fungus-Footed People Faith Eupusca because they were deceived by their first patriarch, but what about us?

What methods do you have to deceive the countless Twisted Night Python in the Sighing Forest?

Role-playing? Disguise? Advertising?

They're not stupid; they can tell whether the aura emanating from me is one of prosperity or Decay.

So this method simply won't work...

Hong Lin stopped talking again, only halfway through her sentence.

Because she watched helplessly as Cheng Shi pulled out a stone from behind his back, radiating endless power of Decay!

The thick aura of opposing Faith emanating from the stone almost reminded her of the "Decay" Believer site that stood deep within the Sighing Forest!

"This is!!??"

She suddenly looked up at Cheng Shi, only to see Cheng Shi he said:

"The Tombstone Stone, a stone powerful enough to erode all the [Prosperity] within you, and then disguise you as 'an emissary from there'!"

Yes, the Tombstone Stone!

When Cheng Shi heard the name of the Blood Rot Tomb, he immediately thought of the origin of the stone in his hand. However, he did not expect that the Tower of Reason had already gone deep into the Sighing Forest and had even dug out the stone under the tombstone.

However, this leads to the conclusion that the Tower of Reason's understanding of the Sighing Forest is far deeper than it previously imagined.

This precisely illustrates that the existence of the Fungus-Footed People is very likely an Experiment protected by "Truth"!

Hong Lin was perhaps more shocked today than she had been in the past month. She took two deep breaths and said seriously:

"You've been inside there too, and seen that Blood Rot Tomb!? Or is it that one of the Fated has been inside?"

Upon hearing this question, Cheng Shi chuckled inwardly.

If Therius is considered the Fated, then perhaps the Fated really did go in there.

However, this Scholar was not a member of the Fated, even though his Destiny was indeed written into history. But the Fated... are all alive.

"Don't worry about that, you'll find out later."

So, bald guy, I'll ask you one more time, are you afraid of dying?

Hong Lin frowned, her expression somewhat complicated.

"Are you sure you can change the contents of this contract?"

I?

Cheng Shi shook his head inwardly. I definitely can't do it, but just because I can't doesn't mean my mouth can't!

As the all-knowing one of Isle of Hope, Mouth Brother certainly knew how to change this contract. So, long before he fooled Hong Lin and [Destiny], or even when he had just obtained the contract, Cheng Shi had already asked him about it.

After being bombarded with his endless complaints, the Lips of Foolish Play told Cheng Shi a way to easily forge contracts, which was...

Go and beg for Tongue of Lies!

It told Cheng Shi the Tongue of Lies could directly devour the names of both parties to the contract, because the contract itself was also a deception and was still within the scope of what was edible!

What an edible range!

So the Tongue of Lies, so the way it slaps someone is actually to lick away the lies on that person?

Upon hearing this, Cheng Shi immediately knew that he had guessed one thing correctly: the Lips of Foolish Play were indeed related to the Tongue of Lies!

So what exactly is the relationship between Mouth Brother and this new Tongue?

We can't just...

Hmm... it's not illegal to just think about it casually, right?