Good, Good, I'm the Clown

There is one hour left until the end of the Trials.

Upon returning to the Surface, Li Jingming was unable to erase all the Memory of the Grand Inquisition's pursuers under the influence of the [Iron Rule of Order]. However, he could blur their Memory for a period of time, and one hour was the limit he could currently achieve.

However, he would have to use up another precious item for this.

He has sacrificed enough to witness the secret of [Order] today, and hopefully things will go more smoothly from here on out.

After doing all this, Li Jingming sped towards Cheng Shi's location according to the directions indicated in the agreement. He had to make sure that in these last few moments, he could enter the dream with his two reckless teammates and find clues.

Cheng Shi was fast, but no matter how fast he was, he couldn't be as fast as a Chosen of God could walk on the ground. Li Jingming found him quickly, but at this time, Cheng Shi was still inside the Prologue Holy Mountain, some distance from the Surface.

Li Jingming sensed the other party's location and frowned slightly. He realized that Cheng Shi had no intention of coming up at all; he was still digging down!

What does this Fate Weaver want to do?

The other party's orientation clearly indicates that he wants to distance himself from the Surface. Does he intend to keep that Memory to himself?

He took so much of my stuff, and he still dares to keep that Memory all to himself!?

Insatiable greed, absolutely insatiable greed!

This is no practitioner of "Nothingness"; this is clearly a follower of "Sinking" and a lackey of "Filth and Decay"!

Li Jingming's expression turned cold. As a Mage, he was not without the means to dig mountains, but his affinity for the element was not earth, which meant he could only use basic spells of other elemental types to destroy the mountain, making it inefficient.

Of course, he also has some destructive methods, but the problem is that this place is not far from Kato Court. Too much commotion will once again attract the attention of the Grand Inquisition, and excessive interference from a third party will inevitably lead to insufficient time to complete the search for Memory.

The situation seemed to have reached a dead end. The Dragon King had only two choices: either blow up the mountain and find Cheng Shi to vent his anger, or wait for Cheng Shi to dig deep Cheng Shi to reach a distance that he couldn't reach for the time being, and let him and Hong Lin light the Dream-Peeking Candle and enjoy the Memory alone.

No matter how you look at it, he has no chance of winning.

But Li Jingming did not give up, or rather, after getting used to Cheng Shi's rhythm, he somewhat anticipated this scene.

He knew that this Fate Weaver was also constantly adjusting his strategy based on his position, and that digging deep underground and using distance to refuse his participation might not be the only solution.

The opponent has a backup plan, and it's impossible to guess what it is.

Faced with such a predicament where there seems to be no way to proceed, how can we break out of this deadlock?

It's very simple. Since the other party can't figure it out, then let's make ourselves unpredictable as well.

So Li Jingming took action. He shared a Memory with Cheng Shi through the agreement. This sharing did not require face-to-face communication. He only needed to upload his Memory so that the other party to the agreement could know about it. The content of this Memory was a very interesting little story.

Cheng Shi received this Memory. At this moment, he was digging intensely at the bottom of the mountain when a small fragment of Memory belonging to the Dream-Peeking Ranger slowly surfaced in his mind.

In this Memory, the Dream-Peeking Ranger, whom I didn't recognize, used some "Memory" techniques to locate and kill his prey by sensing the fluctuations in its dreams.

At the end of this Memory, the Dream-Peeking Ranger lamented, "Dreams are ripples of Memory; they have form and trace, so naturally they can be found."

After saying that, the Memory ended. The choice of the [Memory] Exchange Agreement was given to Cheng Shi. He could choose to share a piece of his Memory in exchange, or he could refuse to share and then part ways with the Dragon King.

This was originally a choice that would have no impact on Cheng Shi. He could choose whatever he wanted without having to consider anything else, and it seemed that he had already reached the high point of victory.

But at this moment, Cheng Shi couldn't laugh at all.

Because the moment the Dragon King shared his Memory, the sharing of their locations ended.

This also means that no matter what choice he makes, he will no longer know the other party's location.

This isn't a bad thing, at least Li Jingming has lost his sense of Cheng Shi's location. The problem is that before severing this location connection, the Memory shared by the Dragon King are that the Believer of [Memory] have a way to locate the person dreaming!

Even if the Hunter who found the prey in the Memory was a Dream-Peeking Ranger, who can guarantee that a former [Memory] Chosen of God wouldn't have such means?

"..."

Cheng Shi was thus caught in a trap, caught in a calculated scheme involving Memory.

Li Jingming used a Memory that seemed unrelated to the Trials to create an unknown deterrent, successfully making Cheng Shi lose the meaning of digging, because he dared not gamble on whether the other party could find him when he finally shared the [Order] Memory with the Big Cat.

Once found, the Dragon King will surely be furious, and the outcome will likely be a lose-lose situation.

Now, nobody can guarantee their safety when they enter a dream.

Cheng Shi's face darkened, and he decisively abandoned the digging work. He used the Dice to move to the surface and then ran as fast as he could towards the spot where Li Jingming had just disappeared.

At this moment, he became the one who started racing against time.

What a Li Jingming! What a Dragon King! What a Chosen of God Memory!

That's actually quite interesting.

Cheng Shi was neither annoyed nor irritated; in fact, he felt a sense of mutual respect and appreciation for the Dragon King's counterattack.

He was testing the other party's abilities; he wanted to know why, aside from Faith revenge, the God of Merriment would pull the Dragon King into the camp of "Deception."

Now he knows that Li Jingming is qualified.

Among all the Chosen of God and Peak Player he has encountered, there are many who can counter him, but so far only this one has been able to force him to swallow the bitter fruit he himself sowed in this way.

He immediately became interested in the other party, and also became more cautious.

Li Jingming stood still, Cheng Shi for Cheng Shi to come to him. He wasn't sure if Cheng Shi would come, but he felt that this Greed Fate Weaver might not let go of this last chance to explore the secrets of the [Iron Rule of Order].

A few minutes later, the Greed Fate Weaver appeared and rushed up to him along the steep slope of the Prologue Holy Mountain.

After seeing Cheng Shi, Li Jingming didn't say a word, but glanced at the time and reminded him, "There are still 40 minutes until the end of the Trials."

Cheng Shi's face darkened, and he pointed in a direction impatiently, saying, "See that river down the mountain? Meet there in 5 minutes. If you miss it, don't blame me for taking the candles and leaving."

With that, he snapped his fingers and vanished from the Dragon King's sight. He was going to find the Big Cat to change direction.

But to his surprise, when he appeared beside the Big Cat, this heir of [Prosperity] had not dug much distance from the dungeon they had just escaped from, and at this moment she had dug a huge cave and was resting inside.

Seeing this, Cheng Shi was stunned. He blinked and looked at the Big Cat suspiciously, "You guessed it?"

The Big Cat rubbed its face. "Guessed what?"

"Don't play dumb. You guessed that I couldn't shake off the Dragon King, so you're waiting for me here?"

Hong Lin, you've changed.

You weren't like this before...

The Big Cat looked at Cheng Shi with a half-smile, then extended its paw and flicked up a sharp claw.

"Nothing?"

Cheng Shi's expression changed and he quickly changed his words: "It's okay, there's still time, let's order quickly."

The Big Cat chuckled, picked up the three imprisoned prisoners, threw Cheng Shi onto its back, and charged off in the direction Cheng Shi pointed.

She didn't dig at all; she rammed into it. This fully-equipped Jungle Leopard was like a nuclear-powered, devastating tunnel boring machine, crashing straight out along the central axis of the sacred mountain.

"I didn't guess anything, but I know Li Jingming won't suffer any losses."

You shouldn't underestimate him; he's the only one who hasn't suffered at Zhen Yi's hands.

"?" Cheng Shi paused for a moment, then said irritably, "Why didn't you say so earlier?"

"What's the point of saying anything? You're openly trying to test him, so I might as well let you try."

Besides, how can I watch you embarrass yourself if I tell you? You're always scheming and calculating; it's good to be schemed against once in a while.

Big Cat's smile was somewhat mocking, and Cheng Shi was speechless with exasperation.

Okay, okay, I thought I was the screenwriter, the director, and the audience member. But it turns out that I wrote the script myself, but the director is someone else, and the audience is just watching the joke.

Turns out I'm nothing, I'm just a Clown!

Cheng Shi chuckled wryly and touched his nose.

Ha, Clown.