The Uneventful Third, Fourth, Fifth, and Sixth Days

"The person is not dead, but the body is 'dead'."

They are in a very delicate state, a state in which they blend into their environment but remain conscious.

Dolgo D is indeed a magical place; without His grace, I would never have discovered their existence.

"Impressive. And then, how did you come up with the idea of sending the Tullatin over, and how did you actually get it there?" Cheng Shi amazement and continued to ask.

"At first I didn't have this idea, but after you left this morning, and after I got that information from them, I suddenly realized that this Brotherhood of Child Thieves very interesting."

Although they abducted citizens' children and pregnant women, they did not use these children and women to extort money from citizens or to perform evil rituals. Instead, they simply settled them in, raised them as they were, and nurtured them peacefully like a church. Afterward, they brainwashed them and recruited them into the Brotherhood of Child Thieves, making them the fresh blood of the organization.

This is why this underground blasphemous organization has been able to continue; they have passed on the tragedy from generation to generation.

Moreover, I even found that children raised in the Brotherhood had a much higher level of happiness and a greater sense of belonging than citizens of Dolgo D.

Their attitude towards these children and the way they raised them were even better than the way the children's parents and church raised them.

This puzzled me greatly. I kept thinking, why would an organization that seems more like a charity than a child trafficking organization go to such lengths to offend the church?

They seem to exist simply for the sake of existing, without any other purpose.

It wasn't until you told me about Lisfir that I realized it was nothing more than a tool the church used to control the darker aspects of the underworld.

When I learned that the Brotherhood of Child Thieves only stole and didn't kill their hostages, I thought of a way to make the "special" return to the "ordinary":

Let them hold the Tullatin in our place.

The Inquisition is not safe. Since the Divine Descent can destroy houses and libraries at the will of the leader, it may not be unable to destroy a burnt-down Inquisition. Therefore, in order to protect Tullatin, I decided to "give" her to the Brotherhood of Child Thieves.

So I had Gou Feng change the pregnant aura on Tullatin, making her look more like a mother who was still a long way from her pregnancy. I also dressed her up a bit, replaced her with a pregnant woman who was at the same stage of pregnancy, and put her in someone else's house.

And there, coincidentally, was a spy from the Brotherhood of Child Thieves.

So last night, Tullatin moved into the Brotherhood of Child Thieves' accommodation...

Cheng Shi was stunned. He raised his opinion of the squinty-eyed man's composure slightly.

He shook his head, admiring the steadiness of the man with his narrowed eyes, and after a moment asked again:

"You can even do makeup for people?"

"..."

"..." Scorpio stiffly turned his head to look at Cheng Shi, seemingly wondering why this guy always had some strange points of focus.

Zhang Jizu chuckled upon hearing this, and nodded somewhat irritably:

"Before I went to work as a Cemetery, I worked part-time for a while and did the burial of many dead people. This is my first time working with a living person."

"..."

He truly deserves to be God's Chosen of God!

This is a comprehensive, one-stop service.

Cheng Shi was numb.

"So, unsurprisingly, Tullatin has been captured by the Brotherhood of Child Thieves?"

Yes, I admit that your idea is indeed good, but isn't it a bit risky to let her out of your sight?

Don't look at me like that. Even if I had the means to locate her, that's all I could do. I have no idea what happened to her there, so...

Old Zhang, I trust you so much, please don't betray me!

Zhang Jizu wasn't worried at all. He smiled, narrowed his eyes again, and said:

"Don't panic. Since I dare to let her out of my sight, I can guarantee that she won't die from an accident."

I have linked her life with mine.

This is actually a rather uncommon "Prosperity" item.

As he spoke, Zhang Jizu pulled out a long, blood-stained ligature.

Everyone stared in surprise at the umbilical cord-like ties in his hand, wondering if this was some kind of "prosperity" item.

Only Cheng Shi knew that this could indeed be a prop for [Prosperity], because He was originally an existence that was a mixture of flesh and blood and wood and plants.

However, this existence is now Nothingness.

That being said, it feels really strange to pull out an umbilical cord at this moment in the midst of this "Birth" process.

"..." Cheng Shi couldn't control his expression, his face suddenly stiffened, but he quickly teased mischievously, "You're also Wuma Sinners, kid?"

Zhang Jizu gave him a disdainful look and continued speaking to himself:

"Symbiotic Cord, a consumable item, can connect two living beings, allowing the recipient to share the user's Vitality and life force."

However, one crucial point is that the recipient must be willing, and once the connection is established, their life or death rests entirely in the user's hands.

"Great stuff! Is there any more?"

"... That's all. It's a disposable item. Even the best things can't withstand being wasted."

Lie!

Squinty Old Zhang can actually lie!

A glint flashed in Cheng Shi's eyes. He glanced at Zhang Jizu's narrowed eyes, pursed his lips, and thought to himself:

The world is going to the dogs, and people's hearts are no longer what they used to be. Even brothers are starting to play tricks on each other.

How is normal use a waste? I think you're targeting someone, but it's best if you don't target me.

"Good, good, I didn't expect my plan to have started before I even made the arrangements."

But that's good, at least we've seen hope of clearing the game, haven't we?

Tomorrow, I'll trouble the Assassin brothers to go out and spread the word again. As soon as the rumors start, we'll win the moment Tullatin is about to give birth.

Praise the Birth, praise the Filth and Decay, praise the prosperity!

It's finally coming to an end. I hope everyone gets a good night's sleep tonight.

Goodnight, Makabaka.

"..."

Cheng Shi did indeed get a good night's sleep.

On the morning of the third day, when he opened his eyes, Lisfir, with a dark face, had already kicked open the door to the player's room and rushed in to question him angrily.

"Did you do this?!"

Cheng Shi, looking grumpy from just waking up, picked at his Ear, then tilted his head and stretched his Ear out, pretending not to hear, and asked:

"Lord Lisfir, what did you say? I don't understand."

Didn't understand?

Snort!

Seeing Cheng Shi's expression, Lisfir was about to explode, but then he thought of Golis and suppressed his anger, withdrawing his hand and saying firmly:

"Today's treatment should continue. If anything goes wrong, I'll remember all of this when it comes time to settle accounts."

Hopefully we'll still be around when you settle things, Big Beard.

Cheng Shi pursed his lips and obediently followed him to the underground lake to begin today's treatment.

It wasn't really work; it was just dragging Zhang Jizu to use a few Healing Art on Golis. As long as Golis regained her spirits, the bearded man and the leader would think that Golis was close to getting better.

But the truth is, the players haven't even used any methods related to Divinity yet.

They planned to use it on the last day to avoid any unexpected situations in the previous days.

With the two sides cooperating fairly well, the players spent the most pleasant four days of this Trials.

There were no external threats, no internal divisions, no worries about food, drink, or sanitation, and the NPCs of the entire church were helping him complete tasks. He could also occasionally see the jokes of the "Folly" Believer. This feeling was simply wonderful, perfectly matching Cheng Shi's understanding of "getting by".

Unfortunately, by the time he had reached the pinnacle of this "life of it all," he no longer wanted to live like that.

Although the speedrun was unsuccessful, the good thing is that the Trials will eventually be completed.

Just when all the players thought the plan was proceeding smoothly and that they would successfully welcome the birth of their child on the seventh day, an accident still occurred.