Special Trial (Cencha Time) Has Begun

When are you planning to go to Sandlais?

"After the Special Trial, the recent Special Trial have become increasingly difficult. I just came out of one Trials, and I can't start the next Trials when I'm so tired."

I need to be in top condition to withstand the brutal beating of this Special Trial. Besides, the Apocalypse is coming; there's no need to keep working like a slave.

Zhang Jizu listened and nodded with a smile, "That's all?"

"?" Cheng Shi jumped up, looking at the squinty-eyed man with a strange tone, "Isn't that enough? I've almost talked myself dry!"

"Human salivary glands are mostly distributed under the tongue, in the oral mucosa, and on the lips; in other words, they are all located within the flesh and blood. But you are just a skull and don't have these organs..."

"Your third Faith wants to align with [Truth]?"

"..." Zhang Jizu was truly stunned. He frowned slightly. "There's a third Faith?"

"Of course!" Cheng Shi blinked, speaking with absolute certainty, "Otherwise, why do you think they would push for integration? What's the point of just integrating two Faith? What they want is far more than mutual complementarity; they want to deconstruct the essence of Faith to get closer to..."

At this point, Cheng Shi stopped talking. He glanced at Zhang Jizu, then said mysteriously:

"Forget it, there's no point in saying all this. You're not at a high level enough to understand anyway."

"..."

Zhang Jizu narrowed his eyes slightly. After thinking about it carefully for a while, he felt that Cheng Shi's words did not seem to be lying to him, but rather that he was trying to whet his appetite with information from a higher dimension.

He was indeed interested, but he wasn't in a hurry to find out, because he had said that as long as he lived long enough, he would naturally know what he needed to know.

So Zhang Jizu fell silent. After a while, Cheng Shi, seeing that the question he had been hoping for had not come, slammed his jaw against the roof twice and gave up struggling.

Damn, people are getting harder and harder to fool.

But he couldn't let this precious time before the Trials go to waste, so he changed the subject without feeling awkward and asked about Squinty Old Zhang's condition.

"As fellow Clown, don't you have anything to report to the organization... um... share?"

Report?

What a distant memory! The last time I reported on my work was probably when the Cemetery was still in operation. As for the person I was reporting to, the team leader in the duty room, he... has now gone from being a service worker to the owner, and has moved into this Cemetery.

Zhang Jizu recalled some interesting memories from the past and chuckled:

"I haven't participated in any Trials these past two days, but I've heard some rumors. Would you like to hear them?"

Cheng Shi chuckled and hopped forward twice, "How many narrow paths are there?"

"There's no way to verify it, only rumors." Looking at Cheng Shi's expression, he felt that what the other party wanted to hear wasn't actually any important information, but rather some gossip to get out of him.

"First of all, I don't have any gossip here."

Secondly, building intelligence channels was also a crucial part of security considerations. Only by understanding more could we move forward steadily. Therefore, before I even reached the top of the Ladder of Audience, I joined many small organizations similar to the Clown '.

"???" Upon hearing this, Cheng Shi immediately became displeased. "Can those shady organizations be compared to us Clown?"

"Yes, it's definitely different. They have at least more people than we do."

"..."

"This rumor comes from an organization that Faith death, called the Soul Salvation Society."

Although I rarely attend their gatherings, I occasionally receive messages back. Recently, a news story broke at one of their gatherings: a member obtained his "Folly" neighbor's Experiment notes after the neighbor's death.

This detailed notebook records numerous Experiment conclusions, one of which is Experiment in red and is somewhat related to the Faith Fusion you just mentioned.

The text above reads, "Silence may be difficult to Faith Fusion."

I haven't seen the original notebook, so I don't know how this conclusion was derived. But based on my understanding of the "Silent" Believer, they really don't seem to have any tendency to merge.

Even Chen Shu has never been summoned by any of Him.

So I'm wondering if this rumor is true, [silence]... and whether it's unintentionally promoting the fusion of Faith.

Upon hearing this, Cheng Shi's expression was incredibly interesting.

This was not only because he thought the rumor was indeed unfounded, but also because he had heard of this organization called the Soul Salvation Society, and not only had he heard of it, but he even knew its founder!

Ji Yue, this fanatical Believer the "Truth" who even attempted to study the "war," left a deep impression on him.

Furthermore, it seems that this Erudite Scholar was the first person to receive an invitation from his organization, and the name of the organization he founded was exactly the same as that of the Fire Keeper... "Fire Keeper," which originated from [Giggle and Mock].

"You're not surprised that you knew about this? You knew that [Silence] wouldn't merge?"

"No," Cheng Shi, unusually abandoning his playful demeanor, frowning and pondering, "I know that [Silence] will merge, so this inference is probably wrong."

Zhang Jizu was taken aback, then narrowed his eyes. "Interesting. At a time when Chen Shu had not yet integrated his Faith, you mean to say that you witnessed a 'silent' Believer successfully integrating into another Faith?"

"Yes, that's what I'm wondering about."

Although these "Folly" players are quite annoying, I have to admit that, under their Lord of Grace's protection, these players are very clever.

I have personally witnessed some "Silent" Believer merge with the Faith, which means that "Silence" does not reject integration. However, the Experiment of the "Folly" Believer have always been precise. At least until they know when they will die, they have absolutely no need to fabricate data to deceive themselves in the Apocalypse, so...

That's really unreliable. What level of player was involved in making that deduction? Was there any information loss or distortion during the relaying of the message?

Cheng Shi didn't mention at all whether Squinty Old Zhang would be deceived, because he knew that given the other party's cautious nature, even if he didn't Master of Deception, he wouldn't easily believe any unreliable information.

The fact that the other party was able to share this unverified information today clearly indicates that they wanted to discuss the Faith Fusion with him.

Zhang Jizu shook his head. "The score is not low, but I will ask again how much useful information was lost in the process."

"It is worth asking, Old Zhang. To be frank with you, the Faith Fusion is not only about them, but also a manifestation of the [Covenant]. As for how important the [Covenant] is, I think I don't need to say more."

For you, whether you want to see more or just survive, this kind of information is far more important than any other information.

Our competitors may never be players, but of course, our friends are not limited to players either.

For example, the "Fool's Game" I mentioned to you. To be honest, a large part of the reason I created the Clown was to please Him.

I don't think He is as Indifference as other Subgod, but He also doesn't quite know how to strike the right balance. That's why I wanted to take you to Sandlais with me, hoping to have a chance encounter there, or perhaps let more people know about Him.

When He is no longer so mysterious, won't we have a deeper understanding of Him?

Cheng Shi's words were very sincere, or rather, they were the most sincere words Zhang Jizu had ever heard from Cheng Shi since they met. He nodded thoughtfully and silently made a mental note of the "Fool's Game".

Cheng Shi that the desired effect had been achieved, Cheng Shi prepared to leave. Everything in excess is as bad as deficiency; saying too much can easily lead to mistakes. It's better to leave room for others to express themselves freely.

So the two said goodbye quickly and decisively, Cheng Shi opened the door again and returned to his Rest Area.

Not long after Cheng Shi left, Zhang Jizu returned to the Cemetery with a carving knife. He walked past the sixteen tombstones inscribed with the Divine Name the gods, staring at the unfinished inscriptions, his expression growing increasingly strange.

He stopped, squatted down in front of the tombstone of [Order], gently stroked the inscription with his hand, squinted his eyes, and muttered something as if asking himself:

"His eyes are strange, so [Order]... what's wrong?"

Without any intelligence, even if the Chosen of God of [Death] racked his brains, he could never have imagined that [Order] was in trouble. So, after frowning and pondering for a moment without any results, he stood up, picked up his carving knife, and went back the way he came.

Zhang Jizu suddenly changed his mind and no longer wanted to carve any more words.

Let's just leave it empty. Maybe it will come in handy later. After all, who says they... will necessarily outlive their Chosen of God?

Furthermore, this is not blasphemy; it is simply that I have not finished the work of engraving the inscription.

No one forces that the inscription on a tombstone must be carved within a certain time period, right?

Hmm, that makes sense. If He... or if they ask, just say... that Cheng Shi told me.

He is fond of blasphemy, so he probably doesn't care about being bitten by lice.

Cheng Shi was Cheng Shi unaware of Squinty Old Zhang's actions and thoughts. He only knew that shortly after returning, just as dawn broke on the horizon, the reminder for the Special Trial appeared directly in his field of vision.

Special Trial (Cencha [Time]) are now open.

[Matching teammates (1/6)]

[Trials Objective: Time has never aligned, regardless of the past, present, or future (7-day time limit)]

[Time]!!!

Cheng Shi was stunned when he suddenly saw the Faith affiliation for this Trials.

[Memory] has just left, [Time] has come again, are you [Existence] determined to make trouble for me!

However, to be fair, the Trials of [Time] is indeed somewhat tricky.

Hopefully...

Forget it, I won't set any more goals.

Perhaps there aren't that many hopes; the Trials will be simpler.

Cheng Shi took a deep breath, relaxed, and let his vision go dark.

Match successful (6/6), entering the Trials.