The Month-End Settlement of the Lousy Path to Godhood
High above in the distant Void, in the stark white Fishbone Hall.
A gigantic skull sat on Bone Throne, looking at the respectful Little Skull before it without uttering a word.
The Little Skull's mouth opened and closed rhythmically, repeating Cheng Shi's message word for word.
His voice was strong and powerful, completely out of place in the deathly atmosphere around him.
The enormous skull listened An Jing until the Little Skull finished repeating its story, then it returned to the throne, becoming a foundation stone on a pedestal.
"The staff... are interesting..."
When the enormous skull uttered those words, the entire Fishbone Hall, along with the Bone Throne, emitted a sharp, mournful wail.
"He's coming back! Stop! He's coming back! Don't run!"
"Run? Who would run?"
The skull on the throne suddenly became lively, turning its head to look at the door of the Fishbone Hall and laughing happily.
"Hey, Old Bones, why is this house still so uncomfortable?"
As the sound faded, another enormous skull appeared outside the hall's doors, but this skull was surrounded by an even stronger and more solid aura of death.
The moment He appeared, the Fishbone Hall and the Bone Throne seemed to come alive again. They scattered noisily across the ground, then swept over the second skull like a torrent, transforming into a throne beneath Him once more.
In just a moment, the two skulls shifted out of place.
Those who came later became the hosts, while those who came before became guests outside the door.
Why have you come?
"Old Bones, how dare you say such a thing? You stole my things, so of course I'm coming to settle the score with you!"
Oh~
"Sorry, I forgot, you really have no shame."
"..."
"What I have seized is His Divine Authority."
Your Divine Authority is something you have given yourself.
I didn't contact you, it's troublesome.
You came for this reason?
"Hey, don't say it out loud, it's no fun if you do."
The skull outside the door, mouth agape, hopped and climbed upwards, but the fishbone steps kept extending, preventing Him from jumping close to the throne.
"I hate climbing stairs."
"You can leave."
"I haven't even caused you any trouble yet."
"..."
"What, are you in the wrong now?"
The skull on the throne remained silent for a moment, then a green light flashed in its eyes, and a bone, inverted inside and out, with marrow as the wall and bone wall as the marrow, rose from under the throne and slowly moved to the skull outside the door.
"Take your Divine Authority and leave."
"That won't do. If [Memory] finds out that I didn't lose anything, wouldn't it hate me to the core?"
"It has nothing to do with me."
"It's all your fault. You deceived my Believer, then drew inspiration from Believer and stole his Divine Authority. Now that my beloved Believer is tormented by [Memory], aren't you going to offer any compensation?"
"I have forgiven him the Sacrifice he owed."
"Not enough."
"..."
The skull on the throne had a gleam in its eyes, and after a short while, it spoke with a helpless tone:
What do you want?
"Heh~ I've been waiting for you to say that. I've been annoyed with Him for a long time. How about we join forces and kill Him?"
"..."
The two skulls exchanged a glance, and the Fishbone Hall, along with the Bone Throne, collapsed without warning and vanished instantly.
The remaining skull floated in the Void, opening and closing its mouth a few times, somewhat disappointed, and said:
"Tch, coward."
Cheng Shi waited for two days before finally receiving a reply from "that the Great One".
One morning when he woke up, he suddenly found that his condition had changed.
The phrase "Fleeting Radiance" has been changed to "Radiant Return".
Radiant Return: The corpse that drinks the potion will turn into bones within five days, and will be resurrected as a human after five days. Remaining time: 2 days.
Huh? No?
Before Cheng Shi could even react to what this meant, his vision went black.
It's dead.
There wasn't even any clothing left; a skeleton suddenly appeared out of nowhere on the rooftop.
When he regained consciousness, two more days had passed, and the buff on his body had disappeared.
It looks like the problem has been solved.
But this solution seems more like venting anger.
Xie Yang, who was next door, waved excitedly when he saw Cheng Shi appear.
"Hey buddy, I thought you were dead. I haven't seen you for two days. What have you been up to?"
Cheng Shi scratched his head, bewildered.
How do you explain that?
You guessed right?
"I was so engrossed in studying magic that I didn't have time to come out."
"What have you discovered?"
"Death is terrible."
"?" Xie Yang blinked, thinking he had misheard.
So you've been cooped up in your room for two days and this is all?
"Haha, buddy, you're pretty funny."
"You're not bad either."
Cheng Shi cupped his hands in greeting, stopped wasting time talking to his neighbor, and began preparing for the next Trials that was about to begin.
Just then, the end-of-month settlement for the [Path to Godhood] began.
According to the rules of the [Faith Game], an extra settlement will be made at the end of each month for the [Path to Godhood].
Players at different skill levels will receive different rewards.
With Cheng Shi's score of 2100, the reward range is 2000-2400, which means that S-level talents and items are available, but not many.
The closer to 2400, the higher the probability.
However, players can still get a lot of good stuff after the settlement, which is one of the few things that players can look forward to.
After all, these rewards don't require desperate efforts to obtain.
Cheng Shi felt a blur before his eyes and saw several lines of large characters appear in his field of vision.
[The periodic settlement for the Path to Godhood has begun]
[Current number of Believer worldwide:]
[Calculating segments and generating rewards...]
Cheng Shi, male, 22 years old
[Path of Fate: Nothingness]
[Faith: Deception]
[Path to Godhood: 2141, Global Ranking:]
[Ladder of Audience: 164, Path of Fate Ranking: 60]
[Reward Talent: Expression Watcher (A), Deception Faith Talent: In your field of vision, no change in facial expression can escape your notice, even if it only appears in your peripheral vision.]
[Bonus Talent: Heal Self and Others (A), Priest Professional Talent: When your healing spells take effect, you receive an additional 100% healing benefit.]
[Reward Item: Glacial Rift Lizard Toe (A), Flavored Food, tough texture, rich flavor, has stimulating effects, can be used in medicine. X100]
[Reward Item: Faith Dropper (A), a Truth Faith item that can absorb the Faith of a target and infuse Faith into other targets. The infused Faith will overwrite the original Faith, lasting for 2 hours.]
Please select your reward...
Obviously, not all rewards are given out at the end of the settlement; instead, you choose one from several.
Looking at this lackluster reward, Cheng Shi sighed and randomly selected a toe.
He had the good fortune to try this, and it tasted pretty good, with a hint of pickled cabbage flavor, which went well with rice.
As for talent, forget about it.
Talent slots are limited, so I probably won't change them until I get an SS talent.
Just Cheng Shi was feeling dejected for having wasted another month, the space behind the rooftop warehouse suddenly distorted.
A delicate skull fell from mid-air and landed at his feet, knocking off his jaw.
What was originally being held by the skull was flung to the ground.
Cheng Shi looked at everything in front of him and blinked in disbelief.
"Delivered! Delivered! I'm going back now! He's waiting for me! Goodbye! Goodbye!"
After saying that, the skull and its jaw slowly disappeared.
"..."
Wait a minute, your jaw dropped, how did you even say that?
Huh?
I didn't question why a skull could speak, but rather why a skull could still speak even without a jaw...
That's really weird.
Cheng Shi scratched his head and picked up the things that the skull had brought.
This looks like a brooch.
He picked up the small object, about the length of two fingers, and discovered that it was indeed a brooch.
A brooch made from two slender finger bones.
Brooch of the Departed Hand Bone (S): A sacred object, a brooch forged by Death itself, embodying His profound understanding of certain Divine Authority of Memory.
Special Effect [Memory of the Departed]: You can talk to a corpse that has been dead for no more than 12 hours, and it will answer your first question truthfully according to its Memory of life.
Special effect [This is not a gift, but a trade]: Every time you use [Memory of the Departed], you need to offer a Sacrifice to the noble person on the throne.
"..."
Well...
I really want to change jobs.
Excuse me:
How can I switch jobs to a company with better benefits without my boss finding out? Are there any legal and compliant methods?
I need help urgently.