Order and Chaos's Ladder of Audience

Hearing the somewhat surprised tone in the other party's voice, Cheng Shi was taken aback, thinking that the Dragon King had probably heard some rumors about [Order]. So, instead of speaking immediately, he asked in return:

"What happened?"

This time, Li Jingming didn't dwell on the Memory exchange and stated frankly without any concealment. "Mo Li, it's Mo Li. He approached [War] not to merge, but rather..."

Cheng Shi suddenly realized something and exclaimed in utter astonishment, "He broke his oath? He broke his oath?"

Li Jingming paused for a moment, then a glint of light flashed in his eyes, and his tone became heated. "You actually guessed it! [Order] really is in big trouble!"

Indeed, there is a big problem with Order, but the bigger problem is, can I tell you about this?

Regardless of the chaotic situation, the plan of Deception must be taken into account. If the Believer of the Faith of Memory were to learn about the scheme of Deception, even if the Dragon King is also Believer of Deception, there would still be risks, right?

Therefore, it's best not to let the Dragon King know. However, as fellow Clown, letting the reserve members know more information would undoubtedly help the Clown analyze information and grasp the situation, so they can't just say nothing.

Moreover, the Dragon King had also brought him news of the Ear of Secret Prying, and he might need the Dragon King's help when searching for the Ear later. Therefore, he had to carefully consider what to say and how much to say.

Cheng Shi pondering for a moment, Cheng Shi decided to leak some information. As for how much to leak, that would depend on how much his Lord of Grace was willing to let him say.

So Cheng Shi organized his thoughts and explained why [Order] was emitting an aura of [Chaos]. However, he changed some key details, changing [Chaos]'s role as [Order] to [Chaos] attempting to seize the Divine Authority of [Order] but failing. [Order] also fell into chaos due to excessively seizing the Divine Authority [Chaos], which led to the scene of [Chaos] overflowing its power earlier.

"[Order] was not stable before, so it would occasionally show a state of [chaos]. But after relinquishing the last bit of [chaos] Divine Authority, it... returned to normal."

Cheng Shi's statements are mostly correct; except for the fact that the subject of his narration is not publicly known, everything else is 100% true.

However, Li Jingming still had doubts. He felt that the other party was hiding something, because Cheng Shi deliberately omitted the fact that he had received the gift of [Order].

The gift must have been given to him by the God of Merriment, yet he made no mention of the God of Merriment. So, what role did [Deception] play in this clash between [Order] and [chaos]?

Li Jingming did not keep this doubt to himself and asked the question truthfully. Cheng Shi smiled inwardly when he heard the question, thinking to himself that it was finally time to test his Lord of Grace's bottom line. What should he say so that he would not be silenced by the Nothingness Wind like he had been in the Void before?

After thinking Cheng Shi a moment, Cheng Shi tentatively said, "Since you asked, I can tell you because I'm Clown. But Dragon King, this matter concerns the God of Merriment. You'd better keep it a secret and not let a second person know."

Hearing Cheng Shi words, Li Jingming felt no joy, but rather a jolt, and immediately began to think about what he was about to have to pay.

To his surprise, Cheng Shi didn't ask for anything this time; he simply said:

"As I said, Order relinquished the Divine Authority it had seized from Chaos. Once the Divine Authority seized by Faith Opposition is left unclaimed, others can naturally take it over."

You've heard of the Dagger of Stars Experiment at the Tower of Reason, right? Zainjil used this method to steal the Divine Authority of the gods.

This time it was God of Merriment's turn.

Indeed, our Lord of Grace took away this Divine Authority of "chaos." "Chaos" obscures the essence and is somewhat similar to "Deception" as a manifestation of "Nothingness," so He accepted this Divine Authority very easily.

And because the timing was perfect, this act of taking away Divine Authority seemed to be doing [Order] a great favor.

So, under duress... cough cough, you can probably guess how our Lord of Grace demanded payment... In order to 'thank' Him, [Order had no choice but to give Him some extra benefits.

The snap of my fingers that you saw me make was part of what He bestowed upon me. It wasn't a talent, but a tool. So I used the gift of [Order] to unlock the shackles of [Order]...

This makes me angry. Dragon King, you've written me into history, shouldn't you compensate me in some way?

Li Jingming carefully considered Cheng Shi's words and found that they all matched up, especially the part about profiting from the Deception... it couldn't be more real.

However, Li Jingming chuckled and refused Cheng Shi's demand for compensation.

"Who said I wrote you into history? Does anyone know that it was you, Cheng Shi, who also let that first-class Adjudicator go?"

"?" Cheng Shi was stunned, his face darkening. "You don't know? Da... Hong Lin doesn't know?"

"So what if we know? We're friends, so we won't talk nonsense. But what about the others? History only records that a mysterious person released Chenosli, but no one knows who that person was."

Even if Hong Lin and I told others, they would just smile knowingly; these are insignificant historical details that no one would bother to investigate.

"..." Upon hearing this, Cheng Shi pursed his lips.

You don't delve into the details because you don't know that I am Ultraman. This time loop may not be deeply felt by you, but it has a huge impact on me.

"Forget it, there's no use dwelling on what's already happened," Cheng Shi sighed and shook his head. "Some people have become shrewd. It seems that in the future, we still can't reveal all the secrets. We should leave some suspense and continue when the Chip are right."

Li Jingming on the other end of the phone burst into laughter after hearing this.

"Don't worry, I won't take away a piece of your Memory for nothing. Thank you for filling in the gaps in my Memory of the Trials. Cheng Shi, you are far more interesting than the rumors suggest."

Clown, not bad. I'm starting to look forward to this organization. I hope you can let me know soon so I can attend the Clowns' gathering. I'd really like to get to know more of the friends who sing the opera "Nothingness" on stage.

I will remember the membership fee, and I believe it will satisfy you.

Alright, I still have a Trials to complete, so I won't say any more. Feel free to contact me anytime if anything comes up.

With that, the Dragon King hung up the phone, but his seemingly random question about "membership fees" left Cheng Shi in a limbo. Just as he was about to ask what it was, the other end muted.

Cheng Shi glanced at the phone in his hand with annoyance, wishing he could call the Dragon King back, but as soon as the call ended, Big Cat called again.

"..."

Cheng Shi had no choice but to repeat to Big Cat what he had just said to Li Jingming. It wasn't that he didn't trust Big Cat, but he didn't want Big Cat to get involved in unnecessary trouble before he had the power to fight against them.

God of Merriment is clearly setting up a scheme. Their open and covert struggles are not entirely about Divine Authority, but also involve an unseen and unthinkable [*He]. Therefore, Cheng Shi is not at ease letting Big Cat join this higher-level game now.

After chatting for a while, Cheng Shi heard the news of Mo Li his oath from the Big Cat again. After hanging up the phone, he kept thinking about what clues this Chosen of God of [Order] had discovered that made him so decisive in abandoning his oath to [War].

But if he were to go to war, then the Grand Marshal...

Wait a minute, Hu Wei is also [Chaos]. He is not the real war, so if I truly merged with [Chaos], would I be able to see Hu Wei's ranking on the Ladder of Audience?

Thinking of this, Cheng Shi immediately switched Faith and opened the Ladder of Audience. The first thing that caught his eye was the ranking of [Deception]. Li Jingming was ranked first, but he was already close to second place.

The second one is not [Memory], but Zhen Xin, the original [Deception] Chosen of God one who disappeared along with Hu Xuan, has actually improved her score by several points.

Their operation is over? Have they found Lucia, the Emissary the "Birth"?

Cheng Shi raised an eyebrow and silently added calling Hu Xuan to his agenda.

As for the others on the list, nothing Change. He was too familiar with this list of scammers to pay attention to, so he began to study whether he could access the Second Faith's Ladder of Audience.

It didn't take long to find out that it really worked, but he didn't have an ID on it; he was just a simple bystander.

The Ladder of Audience (Civilization - Order) / (Chaos -Disorder)

1. Unclear (Confused) 214

2. Without rules, there is no Order (208)

3. The Chaos Ascendant (Order) 204

4. Square and Round (Order) 202

5. Shortest Inquisitor (Order) 201

6. Stagnant (Confusion) 200

"..."

Goodness, this is a clash of titans, no less intense than the battle between Deception and Memory.