Praise the Great Benefactor!

(6000+ on the last day of July!)

Cheng Shi was slightly taken aback, thinking to himself, "If it's [Nothingness] from the Subgod, I definitely want it, but [Life]..."

Let's forget about it, since I didn't agree to [Chaos]'s offer to recruit me anyway.

However, to be fair, I have another friend who is also "born" from Subgod, or to be precise, at least "Birth" to Emissary the first reserve officer.

If Hong Lin becomes the daughter of [Prosperity] who inherits the Divine Authority of [Prosperity], and I am an employee of [Death], then it seems I have a strong connection with [Life].

Cheng Shi lowered his head and pondered for a moment, neither rushing to refuse nor readily accepting. He simply waited until a suitable moment before looking up and speaking earnestly:

"Blessed by two Lord of Grace, I have become a practitioner of 'Nothingness,' and naturally I must put the will of 'Nothingness' into practice."

Life is brilliant and splendid, but it is ultimately not Nothingness.

In the past, in the long river of time, I was an observer, a passerby, a fleeting bubble, but never one who wrote the story of existence. Therefore, my friend is more suited to that position than I am.

After hearing Cheng Shi's words, the green flames in the giant skull's eye sockets shone even brighter. It let out a laugh that shook the Cosmos, and its gaze toward Cheng Shi was full of admiration.

"Cheng, really, very good."

Have you ever thought about coming...?

Before the words were finished, in the White Bone Flood, an inconspicuous skull suddenly flew into the sky Fishbone Hall. Its teeth were grinding together, and in a gruff manner, it was "reversing the heavens" and berating the master of this hall and the master of all the skulls.

"Hey Old Bones, isn't it a bit shameless of you to poach people right in front of me?"

You've stripped yourself bare, just for this?

???

The giant skull's eyes instantly turned cold as it looked at the "bone servant" high in the sky, its teeth clenched in equal fury.

Cheng Shi was also taken aback, but he quickly realized who had come. He turned around in ecstasy and then saw the Little Skull flying high in the sky suddenly burned to ashes by the terrifying green flames that rose from the Void.

But the ashes did not fall; instead, they slowly drew a pair of eyes in the air, with the corners of their eyes almost pointing to the sky.

The swirling eddies and twinkling stars in those eyes were so beautiful that Cheng Shi immediately wanted to exclaim in praise:

"Praise--"

Before he could finish speaking, he was whipped away by the bone whip that the Fishbone Hall had transformed into, and disappeared into the Void along with his annoying Lord of Grace.

Even after he regained consciousness, he could still hear the word "get lost" echoing endlessly in the Void.

"..."

What kind of situation is this? The proposal was only halfway through being presented when the boss whipped him out of the company.

Can I report this to the labor bureau for employee abuse?

But let's leave that aside...

If Lord of Grace sees me reporting to another boss at my part-time job, won't He be angry?

When did He arrive?

We can't just listen to the whole thing, can we?

Huh? That the Great One on the Bone Throne is really embarrassing, letting their Lord of Grace hide for so long without them noticing?

Hilarious! It's true what they say, in a group of three, there are bound to be two Clown.

Cheng Shi, still in his skull Cheng Shi, floated above the familiar Void. Looking into those eyes that were all too familiar to him, he finally finished the praise he hadn't finished saying.

"Praise be to the great God of Deception, may the world be filled with falsehoods and truth disappear from the Cosmos under your watchful gaze."

Those mocking eyes looked at the tiny skull before them, chuckled, and said sarcastically:

"Nice work clothes. You must be having a good time working under Old Bones."

"..."

Oh no, they're starting to get Yin-Yang.

Cheng Shi wanted to wipe the sweat from his brow, but he had no hands, so he could only bow his head and admit his mistake.

"Well... it's just to earn some extra money. My Lord of Grace, you heard everything I said. My love for [Nothingness] is truly sincere!"

"I can't hear. In the end, I only have a pair of eyes and no Ear, so how can I hear what others are saying?"

Even if someone were to recite some novel phrase like "The path we came from and the path we went through are all predestined" while looking at the Token I bestowed upon them, I would never have heard it.

"..."

My Lord of Grace, how about we stop calling it "Deception" and start calling it "Yin-Yang" instead...?

But this was clearly not the time to confront his Lord of Grace. He was anxious about whether Hong Lin could inherit the Divine Authority of [Prosperity], so Cheng Shi quickly changed the subject and asked those eyes:

"Lord of Grace lord, is the inheritance plan I just proposed to... um... feasible?"

She blinked, but didn't say anything.

The room suddenly fell silent.

After a long while, Cheng Shi was so anxious he was about to jump up and down. Seeing that his Lord of Grace still had no reaction, he quickly came up with a foolish idea.

He spat out the Dice of Destiny from his empty mouth, then muttered something under his breath:

"The Lies Like Yesterday..."

Upon hearing this, the spiral in those eyes slightly reversed, and their light brightened by a third, but they remained silent.

Having no other choice, Cheng Shi added the line: "... laughing at today's situation."

Now, the spiral began to spin rapidly, and even the starlight in its pupils began to twinkle merrily.

"..."

Cheng Shi was numb.

Alright, alright, I guess I really am part of your mutual lewdness game.

Seeing his Believer looking like Clown, his eyes finally lit up with joy.

Hehe~

"Seeing how devout you are, I agree."

?

Ah?

You agree?

What does it mean to agree?

Cheng Shi was shocked. Judging from his Lord of Grace's expression, he didn't seem to be playing a trick on him. So, the "agreed" sounded like a grand gesture.

No, I just talked to [Death] for so long and didn't get any results, and you just give me a "yes"?

That's it?

He asked incredulously, "You mean, it can work?"

Hmm~

Why not? Since [Truth] can seize the Divine Authority of [Prosperity] by using Dizer's body, why can't I?

You're right. Flazhol has simply disappeared. Even if they know everything about the Prosperity cannibalism, as long as they haven't personally witnessed Prosperity assimilate their eldest daughter, they can't deny that your cat friend isn't Flazhol.

However, you have quite the ambition, wanting to be both the Emissary of [Chaos] and the oracle of [Prosperity].

Greed can be deadly sometimes.

"..."

These words are intolerable; this is simply a fabricated charge!

"The 'Chaos' Emissary was not my own idea; it was imposed on me by you. The 'Prosperity' oracle is also not real; I am relaying it on behalf of the bald man!"

I told those Fungus-Footed People that my appearance is merely a temporary shell, so it doesn't affect Flazhol's true form...

"A little bit clever, but not much."

You should be grateful you said that one more sentence, otherwise no amount of arguing would have helped.

Ah, [Memory] doesn't want me to History Erasure again, but who could have imagined that the history about to be altered this time would come from its own creation?

"You be careful when you see Him in the future. If someone kills you in a fit of rage, I can't save you."

"..."

Cheng Shi's heart skipped a beat, realizing he was in trouble.

I hadn't thought of it until you mentioned it. Now that you've brought it up, if I use up all three gifts of [Memory], I don't know what I'll do when He comes to break the oath...

Seeing his Lord of Grace right before him, he quickly asked:

"My Lord of Grace, what should I do if [Memory] summons me again without any martial virtue and forces me to renounce my oath and go to [Memory]?"

The eyes in the Void darted around twice, then burst into laughter:

Hehe~

Is there really such a good thing?

"Abandon me! Why wouldn't you abandon me? I can already picture the grim face of [Destiny]. Hmm, I'll send you to meet [Memory] right now."

!!

That's ridiculous!

Cheng Shi frightened that he quickly took a few steps back, but because he was a skeletal man, he rolled away as he retreated.

Seeing this amusing scene, Mouzi burst into laughter.

Cheng Shi was covered in sweat. He saw that his Lord of Grace was just teasing him and jumped back in annoyance.

But then something suddenly occurred to him, his gaze froze, and he said anxiously:

"My Lord of Grace, Death said that Existence trapped you to prevent the situation from escalating, so you have escaped this predicament?"

Does that mean the God War is over?

His laughing eyes fell silent instantly. He looked at Cheng Shi with a half-smile and said coldly:

What are you trying to say?

Oh no, I'm going to get angry!

Cheng Shi quickly changed his tune. "I just wanted to ask when you'd like to take me back to talk to the bald guy. Time is of the essence."

The eyes in the Void paused for a moment, then nodded thoughtfully.

"Time waits for no one."

However, I must remind you again that the Divine Authority for Mortals to rise to the heavens and Proxy of the gods is not something that happens all the time.

Are you really not tempted?

Cheng Shi pursed his lips. "You don't need to lie to me. You can see into my heart and know that I have no interest in becoming a god. But I can only guarantee that I don't want to, but I don't know if Baldy wants to."

This was indeed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. When you uttered the words 'Proxy Divine Authority of God,' even though I am just a skull now, I could feel my heart pounding wildly, almost suffocating.

I really want my friend to get that position, but I'm not bald, and I can't make the decision for her.

I've just found an opportunity, if she doesn't agree..."

"So you're giving up?"

To give up an opportunity for promotion to Emissary, or even to get closer to the Divine Throne?

"..."

Divine Throne...

Cheng Shi was very conflicted. He really didn't want to miss this opportunity, both from the perspective of his friend and from his own perspective!

Yes, from his own perspective!

Cheng Shi was not without desires; he had selfish motives and his own purposes.

Perhaps it was just a coincidence that Hu Xuan was put in that position before, but now, at this moment, he does not simply want to give up the position of an Emissary.

He's making plans!

When he learned that Cheng Dashi plotting [Prosperity], and when he decided to join this madness, he knew he could no longer remain passive.

Rabbits do indeed run into the stake and die, but the waiting time is too long; once the first one arrives, it's difficult to catch a second.

So, in order to eat more, Cheng Shi decided to add a wheel to the tree stump that could kill a rabbit.

He wanted to push it to find the rabbit, and then let the rabbit crash into the fast-moving log and die.

So he began to plan for himself.

Pushing Hong Lin into that position was his first move, which wasn't some act of charity. First, no one knew what risks that position carried, not even death or Deception. Second, he was clearly more suited to Nothingness than life, so he couldn't change his Path of Fate for the time being in order to go further and faster in the future.

At the very least, one should not change one's Path of Fate for the sake of Emissary who may only inherit Divine Authority, or even only half of Divine Authority.

That's why Cheng Shi wanted Hong Lin to take the lead. He wanted to push her closer to "Them," to make this trustworthy friend his "eyes," and to use this new identity to perceive the Change among the "Gods," so that he could better understand "Them."

But this step was fraught with unknown and even fatal risks, so he couldn't make the decision for Hong Lin, even though he felt she wouldn't refuse.

So Cheng Shi clenched his jaw and his eyes darted around. After thinking for a long time, he finally managed to squeeze out a few words: "Then let's give up."

"Laugh--

Madness."

This was clearly a reprimand, but the way Mu Zi spoke didn't sound displeased at all.

He left, and before he left, a gust of wind blew out of the Void, sweeping Cheng Shi away.

Cheng Shi felt everything go black before his eyes and then lost consciousness.

In the last second before losing consciousness, he heard his Lord of Grace's final words of advice:

"Next time you have an audience, don't talk so blatantly. In your human terms, it's indecent."

???

Cheng Shi was stunned.

When he woke up, the first thing he did was look around. When he found himself back in the Sighing Forest, which had been transformed into a rainforest, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. He recalled his audience with the emperor and was full of doubt.

How is it explicit?

But then he suddenly remembered the shape of his skull, which had remained unchanged since he was saved by "death," and his mind went blank.

Okay, okay, so that's how explicit it is. I was really fucking explicit just now.

His expression turned incredibly strange. Hong Lin, who was standing to the side, was startled by his sudden reappearance, and then asked with utter shock and gossip:

"Who summoned you?"

"[Prosperity]..."

?

Hong Lin was somewhat skeptical. She couldn't believe that she, a Chosen of God, would be summoned by her Lord of Grace, a Believer of "Destiny." So, she frowned and continued to ask:

"Why did I summon you?"

However, Cheng Shi wasn't answering her at all. He pondered for a moment, then suddenly looked up at Hong Lin and asked with utmost seriousness:

"Bald guy, do you want to become a god?"

"?"

"Fine, I'll just get straight to the point: do you want to become the Emissary of [Prosperity]?"

"?????????????"