The Gods' Fool Play novel series

Chapter 2 I am a believer in [Order]

Cheng Shi shook the can of tentacle slime drink in his hand and indicated with a smile that this was his trophy.

"Fuck, it's snot. Bro, I've never been defeated by anyone in my life except you. How can you drink this?"

The young man named Xie was shocked, and his face turned pale when he saw the drink in Cheng Shi's hand.

"Snot water" is the nickname of this drink. The tentacle mucus is green in color and extremely sticky, just like the runny nose caused by a wind-heat cold, hence the name.

But despite this, it is still a good thing to quench thirst, and because it is too sticky, it even has some filling effect.

Cheng Shi smiled and said, "How do you drink it? Once it enters your mouth, you can't bite it off, and it just gulps down by itself."

"......"

The other person's face turned even paler. He dry-heaved a few times and said speechlessly, "Not really, buddy. I see that your face looks pretty stable every time you come out. Your ladder score should be pretty high. Why do you put yourself in a difficult position and go through solo dungeons every day?"

Of course, it’s because single-player trials are less difficult and less stressful.

Everyone knew about this, so Cheng Shi just smiled and said nothing.

"Oh, by the way, we've been neighbors for so long, but I still don't know which god you follow. Tell me, maybe if we meet next time, we can cooperate with each other in advance." The young man shouted again.

"What about you?" Cheng Shi asked back.

"Me? Didn't I tell you that I believe in [Order]? Isn't it like that? Civilization rises, and order lasts forever!"

As the young man surnamed Xie spoke, he stood at attention and tapped his left shoulder with his right fist, which was the signature move of the believers of Order.

The other party did it very standardly and skillfully, but Cheng Shi knew that he was lying.

This is not a conclusion drawn from observing the other person's micro-expressions and movements. Besides, it is impossible to see the other person's expression clearly from a distance of more than ten or twenty meters.

This is Cheng Shi’s ability.

In other words, this is the [gift of faith] bestowed by God.

Ever since he believed in [that person], he has become extremely sensitive to lies.

As long as someone is lying, he can detect it. Although he cannot be sure which sentence the other person says is a real lie, the context of the conversation before and after is enough for Cheng Shi to guess something.

But even though he knew the other party was lying, he didn't expose it.

After all, it’s nice to have a chat with neighbors occasionally to relieve boredom. There’s no need to make the relationship too stiff.

Even if the other party wants to expand the border and invade the area where you live, you must get your consent before starting the trial.

Regarding the "trial" of the extended space, if the target space has no owner, it can be started at will.

However, if the target space has an owner, the owner's consent must be obtained to decide whether to start a confrontational trial or a cooperative trial.

No matter what kind of trial it is, Cheng Shi will definitely not agree to it.

"Hey, man, I'm telling you it's boring to hide it, but it won't have any impact if you tell me, are you and I still competitors?"

The other party is testing.

Cheng Shi curled the corners of his mouth and began to fight back.

"How many points do you have on the [Ladder to Audience]? What's your ID? Let me see where you rank."

After hearing this, the young man surnamed Xie froze for a moment, and asked with a little doubt: "Are you really a believer in Order?"

Cheng Shi shook his head and smiled playfully:

"No, I am a believer in Chaos."

"......"

The person on the other side was obviously shocked, his pupils contracted violently for a moment, and his brows sank.

Cheng Shi said this in a very calm tone, as calm as if he could really look up the ranking of the [Ladder of Audience] of [Order].

This surprised the young man, because he originally thought that Cheng Shi, who often talked nonsense with him, was a player with orthodox beliefs.

But I didn't expect that he was actually a believer of [Chaos].

In [Game of Faith], destiny has opposites.

Just like [Civilization] and [Chaos], they are two opposing destinies.

However, there is a [conflict of faith] towards certain gods in one's destiny.

For example, the first god of the destiny of civilization, the prologue of civilization [Order], and the first god of the destiny of chaos, the prologue of chaos [Chaos], are opposing beliefs.

The essences they pursue are diametrically opposed, and the wills they advocate are vastly different, so their believers, at the instruction of their benefactor, hate each other.

However, the two parties with opposing beliefs share the same [Ladder of Audience] ranking, and can see each other on the leaderboard.

The ranking of the [Ladder of Audience] is related to the chance of "facing the true God and gaining His favor". Therefore, if those at the top are people of opposing beliefs, the weaker party may not have an easy time until the next [audience].

The young man named Xie's expression changed again and again. He did not report his score, nor did he continue to ask questions.

Because he is indeed not a believer in "Order".

At this moment, the moonlight shines on his face, but still cannot illuminate the haze on his face.

He was somewhat unable to see through Cheng Shi's true intentions.

"You didn't lie to me?"

Cheng Shi smiled: "I never lie."

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