The Absurd Truth of Rosna

(6000 words not divided into chapters)

Cheng Shi raised an eyebrow.

When people are powerless to resist and their will to survive is strongest, they will unconsciously show their greatest value in exchange for a space to live. Cheng Shi's silence was waiting for Gongyang Jiao to show his value.

But he remained silent, only gesturing with his eyes for the ram to continue.

Seeing that the other party had not denied him, the Gongyang Jiao seemed to have grasped at the only straw and desperately tried to perform:

"I can be at your beck and call, helping you find your Mask fragment."

As you know, I am a warrior with extraordinary perseverance and unwavering determination. This is not an exaggeration. In order to match with Poison, I stayed up for a whole month without sleep and completed countless Trials.

"Given my high frequency of Trials, news of your Mask fragment should arrive soon, Lord Foolish Play!"

Wow, you're pretty persistent, bro. Looks like you really hate Poison.

Could what Hu Wei said be true? You, a "Filth and Decay" Believer, are actually falling in love?

Cheng Shi found it amusing, but his expression remained Indifference. He glanced down at the Gongyang Jiao and sneered:

"It's too far off. Before witnessing your loyalty, all promises are nothing but lies woven from fear."

You're trying to lie to me...

Are you sure?

Gongyang Jiao wasn't lying, at least not now, but Cheng Shi still wanted to use this intimidation tactic to provoke him and make him more compliant.

As expected, upon hearing this, Gongyang Jiao trembled. He keenly sensed "Lord Foolish Play's " obsession with portraying Cheng Shi, so he quickly reviewed Cheng Shi's attitude and performance throughout the entire Trials, showcasing his most useful side from this perspective, and immediately added:

"I can testify to my loyalty, sir!"

I can make that Chameleon obey you as well. He dreams of worshipping the gods, and I promised him a chance to worship the gods before he agreed to cooperate with me in hunting Poison.

Trust me, sir, I can bring him into your camp.

I know you don't need us, but the Cheng Shi you're playing needs us. Whether it's winning or losing this Trials, or getting that bitch Poison... she craves the "Gift of Scars." Cheng Shi always needs manpower, doesn't she?

Your teammates have all abandoned you; they're blind to your worth. I can kill them for you.

These are small things that don't deserve your personal attention.

Besides, doesn't that ring on your hand... also crave more fear?

As he spoke, Gongyang Jiao raised his head and glanced at the Amusement Ring on Cheng Shi's hand with a burning gaze.

His covetousness was undisguised, causing Cheng Shi to frown slightly.

What a Filth and Decay Believer!

Your desires are truly enormous!

Even when it comes to things in the hands of the Emissary, his Greed desires are not concealed at all.

Should I say you're brave, or should I praise your pure Faith?

As he thought about it, Cheng Shi smiled.

He thought Gongyang Jiao's suggestion was good; at least in the moment, having lost several teammates, he really needed to get a few more.

Cheng Shi then agreed to the plan of having the Gongyang Jiao demonstrate loyalty and allowed him to bring back the Chameleon.

He didn't know what the other party had explained to the "silent" Believer, but when he saw the Chameleon again, there was obvious fear in the other party's eyes.

But besides fear, there was an even stronger, unsettling heat in the Chameleon's eyes.

Cheng Shi looked at Gongyang Jiao with a puzzled expression, only to see Gongyang Jiao step forward and whisper:

"My lord, I did not reveal your true identity to him, but in order to convince him that my resurrection was not in the form of a Desire Puppet to be manipulated, nor was it to come back to harm him, I hinted at some information to him."

This information is all about you, but it's a mix of truth and falsehood. As for how he imagined it...

I guess they mostly believed it.

Cheng Shi glanced at Gongyang Jiao in surprise, thinking to himself: I didn't expect that you, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, would actually have a talent for Deception!

Cheng Shi neither understood nor wanted to understand the Chameleon in front of him. He had never thought of taking in so many underlings at once. What he wanted were the black market workers he could control, not all the high-end combat forces.

That's unrealistic and exhausting.

Even if he did have one more "underling" spot in this Trials, that spot wasn't meant for the [Silent] Believer in front of him.

Therefore, Cheng Shi didn't care about Chameleon's attitude. They were just using each other in this trial. If they were to meet again after the Trials, it wouldn't be impossible to consider it.

Cheng Shi then told the two of them his plan to seize the "Gift of Scars," and it was during this conversation that Gongyang Jiao provided Cheng Shi with some explosive information.

"The Gift of Scars is gone, my lord."

Cheng Shi's pupils contracted slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "How did you know?"

The Gongyang Jiao, with lowered eyes and bowed head respectfully, said:

"The Chameleon heard the thunder you unleashed near the square..."

When the thunder was mentioned, the Screaming Count couldn't help but glance up at Cheng Shi's ring again, but he quickly looked down again.

"We followed the sound and found the civilians you left behind."

Of course, I didn't know they weren't civilians before the interrogation.

Hearing this, Cheng Shi's doubts were finally resolved.

No wonder the Gongyang Jiao parasitized his ring in that way; it turns out he had already sensed the similar aura in the ring back in that house!

Therefore, his death was premeditated!

He wasn't simply hunting down Priest from the beginning; he had long coveted the ring!

That's a brilliant two-birds-with-one-stone strategy.

Who says warriors are reckless? These top warriors, no matter how crazy or eccentric they may be, are all quite shrewd.

However, that is all in the past. Now, Screaming Count has become a shill for Lord Foolish Play.

"Who are they?"

"The First Prince and his family." Gongyang Jiao raised an eyebrow, a hint of lingering satisfaction on his face. "The fear of the Rosna Royal Family is indeed delicious... Oh, sorry, sir, I lost my composure."

At that time, we did not know that the Rosna Royal Family had disappeared, so I asked him if there was anything similar to the "Gift of Scars".

You have to believe me, I had no desire for that Daggers. I just wanted to find its location so I could ambush and kill Poison. But I never expected to actually find it.

The First Prince, unable to bear the torment, said that he had once bought a Daggers from a wandering merchant that could absorb Decay flesh and blood and regurgitate the power of "Decay." He treasured it and even planned to present it to his father, hoping that this Daggers with Divine Power would replace the useless Scepter of Atonement and become the symbol of the Rosna Empire.

But that night, when he requested an audience, he overheard his father, Emperor of Rosna, discussing an early escape with the Chief War Minister.

He suddenly realized that his father's Faith was not devout, and that even the Faith of the entire imperial court was in jeopardy.

So he quickly abandoned the idea of presenting the Daggers and sealed Daggers away in his secret chamber.

He not only dared not use the Daggers, but was also afraid that it would be left out and picked up by someone else and presented to them.

The First Prince wasn't worried that others would see through the Rosna Royal Family's lack of piety; he was worried that the Daggers was a true divine gift, and that the sin of blasphemy would only bring destruction to Rosna!

But he dared not tell his father about it. He knew his father was too stubborn, and even if he knew about it, his first reaction would not be to atone for his sins, but to destroy God's gift.

So he hid the gift from God.

But..."

Cheng Shi shook his head and sighed, "The [Gift of Scars] is lost."

"Yes," Gongyang Jiao nodded emphatically. "The Daggers was lost. The First Prince hadn't noticed it until a minister's child accidentally stumbled into the secret room where he kept the Daggers. When the prince went to scold him, he discovered that the Daggers had already been replaced."

He feared this was also blasphemous, so he dared not speak out. But he was also afraid that divine punishment would befall the Rosna Royal Family, so he was eager to distance himself from his father and the Royal Family in an attempt to save himself.

My lord, this may sound a bit silly, but this First Prince isn't exactly bright to begin with...

These are the exact words; I haven't made any artistic embellishments.

His foolish thoughts and stupid actions gave him an excuse to leave the palace, and he even said that the Rosna Royal Family was ready to flee.

When we caught up with you then... it confirmed that the Rosna Royal Family had indeed fled.

"..."

Cheng Shi never dreamed that the reason behind the First Prince's expulsion from the palace was so absurd.

This First Prince is quite something. He committed blasphemous acts and still managed to shift the blame onto the Royal Family. Are you trying to save yourself or him by rushing to separate from your father?!

If your father, Emperor of Rosna, knew about this, he'd probably erect a monument for you.

I am grateful to my son for sparing my life!

Cheng Shi felt his head buzzing. Looking back at the whole story, he suddenly realized that "Decay" had not brought any blessings to this country, but had instead Decay the country's mind to a great extent.

What he didn't know was that the truth was presented differently by the country's historians. If he knew that this seemingly foolish First Prince was actually a staunch advocate of resistance in the eyes of the people, Cheng Shi might just burst out laughing.

The "fight-or-fight" faction? A nationwide war?

Hilarious! Is it that historians are unprofessional, or is history just too absurd?

Incredible! The fact that the Rosna Empire was able to Decay into nothingness is largely thanks to everyone here!

Despite hearing a joke, Cheng Shi couldn't laugh at all at that Cheng Shi.

Because he discovered that the clues to the "Gift of Scars" seemed to have gone cold.

The only person in the know was tortured to death by the Gongyang Jiao, and everyone connected to the person in the know left the place. After unraveling the ball of yarn for half a day, they found that the end of the yarn was tangled in several threads and tied in a knot. This situation was no different from swallowing a fly.

Cheng Shi cursed inwardly, but also harbored a faint hope for his Destiny.

He hoped this wasn't a dead end, and that his Lord of Grace could bring about some Change on this seemingly hopeless path.

But at least at that moment, he had no other choice.

Now that his target has disappeared, all he can do is speak his mind and not let some grudges linger overnight.

That's why the scene where Cheng Shi and his two companions attacked Da Yi and his two companions happened Cheng Shi.