Prosperity Contract and Thorn Weeping Ceremony
The bright moon shines high, and the stars shift and the constellations turn.
Cheng Shi is back. After undergoing an extremely intensive Trials, he has returned to his own rooftop.
Although this Trials of "prosperity" lasted only one day, it felt almost as long as the previous few days. He traversed the Void, reality, history, and dreams, wandering between "Nothingness," "existence," "Civilization," and "Chaos." He met countless people, spoke countless words, and even had an audience with several "He"s!
Who would have thought that so many things would happen in just 24 hours?
Cheng Shi hadn't slept for a day and a night. A huge sense of exhaustion suddenly struck him the moment the Trials ended, causing him to collapse to the ground.
If he hadn't remembered his original intention at the last moment of the Trials and quickly switched Faith to receive the Big Cat's gift, he would have almost forgotten that this was the "easiest" Trials in which the two of them had agreed to pray together.
So, what exactly makes it so simple?
The easiest moment in the entire Trials was probably when the Big Cat transformed into a bear and slammed open the door of the Wailing Iron Prison. Indeed, violence is the most effortless way to solve problems.
It's a pity that even as Today's Warrior, I don't have the strength to almost sweep through the Trials like the Big Cat. And as I have more contact with them, it's difficult to solve all problems under their watchful eyes with force alone.
But it's always good to have more strength on your side, at least it can save you from a lot of minor troubles.
Thinking of this, Cheng Shi smiled knowingly and took out the biggest spoils he had gained from this Trials from his personal space. It was also the [Prosperity] item that the Big Cat had promised to find for him to improve his Divine Power.
The Thorn Weeping Ceremony, an SS-grade artifact, is a long whip covered in barbs...
When Cheng Shi realized he was holding a long whip with barbs on the handle, and looked at his bleeding palm, Cheng Shi smile froze on his face.
No... you're telling me this is a power-up item?
What kind of benefit? Just bleed a little to accelerate blood circulation throughout the body, right?
Cheng Shi twitched his lips and began to study it carefully.
Thorn Weeping Ceremony (SS): A artifact-like instrument used by the Rainforest Tribe with the Faith of "Prosperity" as a long whip to prove their piety. Those whipped will suffer both physical and mental harm.
Special effect [Lamentation is Praise]: If the target being whipped by the Thorn Weeping Ceremony Lament sings the [Prosperity] hymn, the whipping will not cause mental damage.
Special effect [Prosperity also brings new life]: When the whipping only causes physical damage, it restores a small amount of the whipped person's Divine Power.
"..."
Seeing the effect of the whip, Cheng Shi was dumbfounded and completely bewildered.
He even began to doubt whether this was an artifact that had been passed down from the Rainforest Tribe. It looked like a Decay creation.
To harm oneself, to praise Lord of Grace, to gain power... isn't that 100% Decay?
No, if "prosperity" is dead, can we still play the contrast game?
If it's really as described, how should I use it?
When you're mentally exhausted, take out a whip and give yourself a good lashing while praising "prosperity." Then, gradually recover your Divine Power while your skin is torn and bleeding. Finally, use the Divine Power gained from the injury to heal yourself.
You're just getting beaten up for nothing, aren't you?
Okay, okay, I don't think this looks like a "Decay" creation. Isn't this just Clown prop?
How can it be worthy of an SS-level rating?
Big Cat, oh Big Cat, even though you don't know I'm the Clown, you've really made my identity as the Clown perfectly clear!
Cheng Shi was speechless. He looked at the whip in his hand, tightened his grip slightly to make the barbs on his palm pierce deeper, and then suddenly howled as blood flowed freely.
"Praise to prosperity!"
When that insincere praise landed, he felt a slight Change in his abundant Divine Power!
It felt like a reservoir that was already full suddenly had a few extra cubic meters of water appear out of nowhere. Instead of overflowing the dam, this water miraculously accumulated on the surface, becoming an extra reserve for the reservoir.
"!!!"
In that instant, Cheng Shi understood why this thing was an SS-level artifact.
Maximum!
Its whip can increase the upper limit of Divine Power, and it is not only effective on oneself, but also on others. This means that if the timing is right, it can be the best preparation for team battles!
Cheng Shi suddenly sat up from the ground, his eyes burning with excitement as he gripped the whip and began to carefully study its mechanism. After Experiment for almost a whole night, he finally figured out all the effects of the Thorn Weeping Ceremony.
In fact, the whip does not increase the reservoir's capacity by an additional amount, but rather creates a temporary water storage pool next to the reservoir.
Cheng Shi can continuously spur himself to gain Divine Power, but at most half an hour later, the extra Divine Power that was not consumed before will completely dissipate and will no longer accumulate.
In other words, the effect of increasing Divine Power reserves can accumulate for up to half an hour. Considering the casting animation and other wasted time during this period, this can probably double one's Divine Power if one is well prepared!
What does doubling the damage mean? It almost allows a player to deal an extra round of damage before the battle is completely over. After all, battles in high-level matches can't be prolonged; a few minutes are enough to determine the winner.
So the Big Cat's vision is quite unique; this item can be considered a rare treasure, whether for pre-battle preparation or in dire straits.
The only downside is that it really hurts when you have it pulled...
In addition to the Thorn Weeping Ceremony, Cheng Shi also received two contracts.
Although these two contracts are only Grade A, they are quite interesting in terms of functionality.
The Nature's Homecoming Contract allows users to transform into a plant for a certain period of time, returning to nature. The plant cannot move but has a global view within a certain range.
The Tree Spirit Ritual Contract allows users to contract a tree as a tree spirit and share part of its vision.
So, to put it simply, these are two reconnaissance items designed to give players a more covert information advantage in small-scale or long-term battles.
This thing may seem a bit useless, but for a player like Cheng Shi who is good at exploiting information gaps, it's a dream come true.
Big Cat really understands me. He knows I lack the ability to conduct large-scale reconnaissance, so this time he delivered himself right to my door.
If you treat me with sincerity, I will treat you with sincerity in return. Since that's the case, I might as well tell her about my other identity next time we meet, so that she won't come back and interrogate me after hearing something from someone else.
But... what reason can I come up with?
Oh right, just say that you found the opportunity in Lord [Fool's Game], and then were tricked into joining the ranks of God of Merriment.
Since it is both [Nothingness], it is naturally difficult to refuse, and it is even more impossible for one to expose the deception of [Deception], so one can only suffer in silence.
Yes, that makes sense, very reasonable.
Cheng Shi laughed, a happy laugh.
As for the other miniature Grand Inquisition toy he got from the Trials settlement... he took it out and looked at it for a moment, and after finding that the hammer was too soft to be used to crack walnuts, he threw it directly into the warehouse.
"They're all toys, not even B-rank, not even as good as the wooden bird that the Dragon King gave us for telling time."
Speaking of the wooden bird that tells time, Cheng Shi recalled the scene when the Big Cat asked him for a gift.
"..."
Forget it, I'll keep it for the Big Cat. Consider it an initiation gift for the Fated.
However, it seems the Dragon King hasn't paid his membership fee yet, so I wonder what he...
Just as he was thinking this, Cheng Shi's phone suddenly rang.
He answered the phone with a strange expression, and on the other end was none other than Li Jingming, the Dragon King, whom he had just thought of.
Li Jingming didn't stand on ceremony; he immediately asked the question that had been on his mind for a long time.
"Cheng Shi, what exactly happened in Chenosli's dream? What happened to [Order]?"