Corpse Vulture King, Yugg

"!!??"

Did Afros not know about the Covenant?

Cheng Shi was stunned, but he quickly realized that the signing of the Covenant also happened during the Age of Nothingness!

So before this, after so many eras and ages, did the gods never think of signing a "Covenant" to protect divine authority?

Are they not afraid of losing their Divine Authority?

Or perhaps the gods were completely unaware of this before the arrival of the "Nothingness"?

No, at least Truth and Folly are wise enough that they can think of what Nothingness thinks of.

The problem is that, according to Cheng Shi's understanding of the "Covenant," this thing is not for downward defense, but for upward defense. So, to put it another way, before the "Nothingness" era, were they not afraid of "*He"?

Ah?

So, is it the "Nothingness" that brings fear?

Could it be that the God of Merriment revealed something that the gods dared not say, and single-handedly facilitated the signing of the [Covenant]?

That's absurd.

Could the Covenant be a contract orchestrated by fraudsters?

Yes, it really is possible. As long as the God of Merriment packages this contract well enough, He will definitely be able to sell it!

Could it be that the gods' current disdain for the God of Merriment is because they were tricked by Him over the "Covenant"?

Cheng Shi's mind was racing. He thought about all sorts of random things, and his feelings became extremely complicated.

Good grief, I haven't even figured it out myself, and I've run into an Emissary who's never even heard of the "Covenant".

It feels like I'm here to patch things up; I'm so tired of lying.

How can we explain this to Him?

Cheng Shi frowned slightly, his mind racing, and in the blink of an eye, he had come up with a set of words.

"The Covenant concerns all the gods, and I cannot say too much. I can only tell you that its purpose is to protect all divine authority from Lost."

After saying that, he smiled meaningfully.

Afros was very shrewd. As soon as he heard this, he immediately understood the key point. His expression changed drastically, his pupils contracted, and his whole body tensed up.

He could never have imagined that the gods would be wary of Him, because in His view, they should all want to get close to Him.

Afros gasped, looking at Cheng Shi in disbelief, and asked solemnly:

"[Birth] and [Decay]... are they also under the protection of the [Covenant]?"

Cheng Shi didn't hide anything and nodded.

He remembered that Afros had said that the will of [Birth] was very similar to [Decay]. He hadn't understood it before, but now it seemed that [Birth] was also one of the "closer" factions. The similarity of will that Afros referred to was probably the will of [He]!

From this perspective, the entire life Path of Fate does indeed align with what the God of Merriment said, showing great reverence for the Origin. But the question remains: why is the Great One on the Bone Throne so close to the God of Merriment?

No, I should say, why does God of Merriment always team up with that the Great One?

Does He want to win over Death and draw it into the "Fear Faction"?

It's not impossible.

Thinking of this, Cheng Shi frowned again.

Interestingly, as the conversation deepened, all three people at the long table frowned simultaneously.

Cheng Shi was deep in thought, Afros was clearly revising his understanding, while Hong Lin... was getting impatient, feeling that continuing the conversation was a waste of time.

She could tell that Cheng Shi laying the groundwork to deceive the other party, but her personality wasn't suited to this style. Even when it came to deception, she preferred to be straightforward and direct, just like when she had just admitted to being "New Prosperity".

She sized them up for a moment, cleared her throat, interrupted their thoughts, and chuckled:

"You can't say this, you can't ask that. I'm not here to play riddles; that would be a waste of time, my 'friends'."

Let's speed things up and exchange some things we can talk about.

Cheng Shi and Afros were both taken aback by Hong Lin's straightforward remarks. Seeing that the impatient Flazhol was speeding up her pace, Afros burst into laughter:

"I feel the flow of desire, Lady Flazhol. This is how pleasant conversation should be."

Now that my brother has answered one of my questions, what do you want to know next?

"Anything is fine?" Hong Lin raised an eyebrow.

"Anything is fine."

"Let's talk about Yog. His figure once existed in my limited Memory, but... the assimilation of [Prosperity] has made me forget many things."

Now that I have reclaimed my rightful place, I naturally want to take advantage of His weakness to thoroughly cleanse these filthy Faith.

"?"

As soon as he finished speaking, question marks appeared on the foreheads of the two people present.

Cheng Shi was curious about who this Yog was that made Hong Lin ask such a question in this situation, while Afros was interested in... what did it mean to take advantage of His weakness?

Who is weak?

[Decay]?

[Prosperity] has just fallen, and as His opposing Faith, shouldn't [Decay] be reaping Faith now? Why is it still weak?

But if this "He" refers to another god... that's even more impossible, because Yog is the Emissary of "Decay," a "Sinking" Subgod, and has no relation to other gods.

"Ms. Flazhol, I'm curious, the 'He' you're referring to, could it be... [Decay]?"

Hong Lin glanced at Afros casually and said, "Is this the second question?"

Puff--

Cheng Shi almost burst out laughing when he heard this. Big Cat has become shrewd.

No, it should be said that Big Cat is inherently shrewd, especially when doing transactions face-to-face.

The only difference is that other people's shrewdness comes from a vast amount of planning in their minds, while hers comes from her own confidence, the confidence of her fists.

Afros was also taken aback. He looked at Hong Lin with great interest, as if he had figured out the temperament of this new [Prosperity]. To be honest, compared to Cheng Shi's mystery, he appreciated Flazhol's straightforwardness more.

Then He laughed heartily, turned around again to become male, and solemnly bowed his head in greeting:

"Of course it counts, but before you answer this question, I can help you recover some Memory of this [Corpse Vulture King].

Yog was an emperor of a human empire, and his past was not glorious.

When the tide of Decay swept across the land, His ancestors led a multitude of Believer to establish a dynasty that Faith Decay. But Decay showed no mercy then, so in those times, when Annihilation came, He forsaken His Lord of Grace and chose to live.

"?"

Doesn't this story sound a little too familiar?

Cheng Shi was slightly taken aback, and looked at Afros in astonishment, saying, "I once asked you about [Decay], saying that I had also encountered such a country. Don't tell me that the monarch of the empire I encountered was Yog?"

Afros smiled:

"To be honest, in the Age of Sinking, countless empires with the Faith in 'Decay' have encountered various problems, so I'm not surprised that you've encountered such a country, because there are just too many of them."

But is Yog really the king you're talking about...?

Hmm, let me think... I remember that when His ancestors founded the nation, the name they chose was... Rosna?

My brother, judging from your expression, it seems you really did run into trouble?

What, you didn't see Him?

I saw a ghost. He ran faster than a rabbit. When I opened my eyes, he had taken everyone in the entire royal court away!

How can someone like that Emissary?

"..."

However, to be fair, if Rosna's emperor is indeed the [Decay] Emissary, then the density of Emissary in the Trials is far too high. A single Trials actually involved three Emissary.

No, there are four of us now, including myself!

Hong Lin was clearly surprised that the Trials Cheng Shi had described to her had taken place in Yog's kingdom. She recalled what Cheng Shi had said and had some doubts about whether Yog's behavior was worthy of the Emissary. However, she did not speak but raised her eyebrows and waited for what was to come.

"When the Age of Sinking ended, He received no attention; when the Age of Civilization began, history was merely repeating itself; when the Age of Chaos arrived, He still failed to receive mercy..."

Until the age of existence arrived, He finally gained the favor of Decay.

Indeed, both He and I took that step in the era of [existence].

At this time, "Decay" gradually became merciful, so in the "Sinking" era of that time, the kingdom of "Decay" finally ushered in a golden age. Under the blessing of the True God, Yog finally had the courage to confront the Believer of "Annihilation".

But the tide of time is unstoppable. Even with their best efforts to resist, His kingdom was ultimately Annihilation by the [Annihilation] Believer.

However, [Decay] took pity on his devotion in fighting to the death, even to the point of being alone, and thus bestowed its mercy upon him.

He elevated a king, who had been devoured by countless vultures before his death, to become His Emissary and bestowed upon him the Divine Name, "The Corpse Vulture King."

And this last remaining "Decay" Believer on the Isle of Hope, finally embraced Divine Majesty and became a "Sinking" Subgod when his own Faith was about to end.

Your Excellency Flazhol, are you satisfied with these Memory?

To be honest, you could have gotten the answers to these questions from anyone else, but you ended up asking me first in the process of verifying them. So, in a way, I'm the one who benefited.

Upon hearing this, Cheng Shi chuckled inwardly.

People who think they've made a profit may not actually have; but those who remain silent are definitely the ones who have made a big profit.

Whether or not someone actually benefits is another matter, but Hong Lin clearly has designs on this Yog. She frowned and asked again, "Where is He?"

"If this is the second question, I suggest you change it, because I am just a prisoner who has a limited understanding of the past, but I don't understand the present."

Now that we've completed one round of exchanges, may I continue with my previous question?

Afros still wanted to know what had happened to [Decay].

Hong Lin chuckled softly, glancing at Cheng Shi out of the corner of her eye. Seeing that Cheng Shi didn't respond, she curled her lips into a playful tone:

"Naturally, nothing major actually happened to Him; He simply replicated the operations of the old [Prosperity]."

"?" Afros frowned. "What do you mean?"

"He destroyed himself, not his life, but... his Faith."