Two Rewards, Tooth of Prophecy, Tongue of Deception
Lin Yu looked at the two Item in the hands of the Crowman statue and took a step forward.
"Can I check their effects?"
As Lin Yu spoke, the Crow statue spoke again, its voice deep, majestic, and grand.
"Sure."
Having received the Deity's permission, Lin Yu took another step forward, approaching the enormous hand.
The two Item were about the same size as Lin Yu. Lin Yu reached out and touched the two Item.
The [Tooth of Prophecy] feels slightly hard and cool to the touch, while the [Tongue of Deception] feels warm and soft.
It resembled real teeth and a tongue, yet Lin Yu couldn't help but feel that it truly represented "truth and lies."
Like the other Item, these two Item also displayed their function descriptions after Lin Yu touched them.
[Tooth of Prophecy: After activation, your next statement of "established fact" will be believed. Limited to one use per Game; this Item will disappear after three uses.]
[Tongue of Deception: Once activated, your next "possible" lie will definitely Make It Real. This Item can only be used once per Game; it will disappear after three uses.]
Lin Yu paused slightly upon seeing the descriptions of [Tooth of Prophecy] and [Tongue of Deception].
This is practically Item tailor-made for him, a "Fraudster"!
[Tongue of Deception] goes without saying; it's equivalent to ignoring the conditions required for a "Fraudster" to make a "lie" Make It Real, and forcibly triggering the effect of a lie "Make It Real"!
You don't even need a "Fraud"!
At first glance, [Tooth of Prophecy] doesn't seem as powerful as [Tongue of Deception], since "truth" is inherently "true," and the probability of being distrusted is very small.
However, Lin Yu realized during this Game how effective it was to deceive people by using "truth".
Moreover, a "truth that will surely be believed" can become a "prerequisite" for many lies if used properly.
So, looking at these two Item, Lin Yu was conflicted.
"What should I do? I want them all..."
He said with emotion.
Then, Lin Yu looked up at the gray Crowman and suddenly realized something.
"Um, I got this Item, can I try it out?"
The gray Crowman statue looked down at Lin Yu, its eyes narrowed, as if it knew what Lin Yu wanted to do.
"You want both, right?"
"If you choose [Tooth of Prophecy], I can let you try it once... If you choose [Tongue of Deception], then I cannot."
Lin Yu looked at the gray Crowman statue and grinned.
"It's alright, [Tooth of Prophecy] is enough—if you gave me [Tongue of Deception], it would be too easy for me to take both of those things."
Lin Yu said calmly.
The Crowman became even more curious after hearing Lin Yu's words.
"Very well, let me see what you'll do!"
"The effects of [Tooth of Prophecy] will also apply to me."
The gray Crowman spoke in a low voice and waved his hand gently.
The row of chilling teeth shrank to the size of normal teeth and then flew into Lin Yu's mouth.
Lin Yu felt a slight coolness in his teeth, which quickly returned to normal.
At the same time, a feeling naturally arose in his mind—just like when he first got his Profession.
"If I silently recite '[The Tooth of Prophecy]' and wish to activate the ability, will the next sentence take effect...?"
Lin Yu understood, then looked up at the statue of the Crowman.
He opened his mouth, revealing his sharp, white, and even teeth, and spoke in a low voice the prepared "truth."
"I received double the Item in all Instance, thanks to the 'Game Administrator' ability I acquired."
The words spoken become a self-fulfilling prophecy!
This is an established fact— Lin Yu has indeed received double the rewards in all his past Instance!
However, this is also a "scam"... In this statement, Lin Yu concealed the fact that "he only experienced one Instance and obtained double Item, which was achieved by Fraud Chen Zhuo."
This is the scam of "Lying with Truth"—combined with the "inevitable belief" effect of [Tooth of Prophecy].
Lin Yu felt a surge of "belief" power emanating from before him.
The power from a Deity completely made his "double reward" a reality!
The [Tongue of Deception] on the giant hand then shrank and disappeared into Lin Yu's mouth, merging with his original tongue.
Lin Yu lightly clicked his tongue, producing a crisp sound.
Just like when he fused with [The Tooth of Prophecy], Lin Yu felt no discomfort at this moment.
He obtained Item called [Tongue of Deception].
The gray Crowman was momentarily stunned, then exclaimed in surprise.
"I see, I see."
It looked at Lin Yu and exclaimed, "This was your plan from the beginning, wasn't it...? Even if I let you try [Tongue of Deception], you would still choose [Tooth of Prophecy]!"
"Of course, after all, the differences are quite significant."
Lin Yu nodded and smiled.
After his previous deception "Make It Real," it wouldn't just grant him the [Tongue of Deception].
Lin Yu meant "all Instance"!
Although the upper limit of the "possible implementation" of [Tongue of Deception] is unknown, the fact that one can obtain double the Item in every "Death game" in the future is very likely to exceed the upper limit of this Item.
The "trust" from a Deity was enough to make Lin Yu's audacious and outrageous lie Make It Real.
Although the [Tooth of Prophecy] might not normally work even on a Deity, Lin Yu deliberately used rhetoric to successfully pique the curiosity of the Crowman, leading the God of Change to make a promise that the [Tooth of Prophecy] would work on him.
Of course, Lin Yu was still gambling.
After all... the Crowman likely witnessed their previous Game in its entirety.
Therefore, Lin Yu was also testing and gambling—gambling on whether the effect of [Tooth of Prophecy] could be powerful enough to "change established perceptions".
As it turns out, the effect of [the Tooth of Prophecy] is indeed no less than that of [the Tongue of Deception]. As long as the rhetoric is appropriate, it can even make people ignore the "real facts".
The Crowman sighed.
"You're truly the first to dare to exploit the Deity like this..."
"I'm starting to wonder why you were chosen for the 'Death game' —you don't seem that afraid of death."
Lin Yu shook his head. "No, quite the opposite... I'm terrified of death, so of course I have to seize this high-yield and rare opportunity to 'utilize the Deity '."
"Anyway, you won't kill me, will you?"
As Lin Yu spoke, the Crowman snorted coldly.
"That's hard to say."
The statue suddenly raised its hand and slammed it down on Lin Yu!
"Call--"
A massive, mountain-like hand, accompanied by a chaotic wind, pressed down towards Lin Yu's location.
Lin Yu calmly looked up at the hand that was rapidly approaching him.
"Goodbye, venerable God of Change."
He didn't flinch, nor did he even avoid eye contact.
Just as his palm was about to touch Lin Yu...
He felt everything go black before his eyes and lost consciousness.
Then...
Congratulations on passing the Game "Deadly Q&A"!
[Settling your Game rewards!]
[You have received the basic reward: 7 days of Survival Time.]
[You received two additional Item rewards in this Game.]
[Item: Tooth of Prophecy, already bound.]
[Item - Tongue of Deception, already bound.]
Lin Yu let out a sigh of relief.
"So they didn't kill me after all."
But let's put the matter of "Deity" aside for now.
Lin Yu had more pressing matters to attend to at that moment.
He looked around and, unsurprisingly, saw the figures of "Heavenly Artisan", "Bu Wang" and "April" in this [Settlement Space].