"You are joking, sir."
Compared to those lowly puppets, your achievements are truly phenomenal; otherwise, the Void wouldn't have chosen you to become...
The little wooden puppet didn't dare to say everything; he was waiting for Cheng Shi's response.
Cheng Shi guessed what Wei Mu was going to say, but he didn't stop him. Instead, he smiled and gestured for the other to continue, letting the wise man do his thing.
Before asking the top-ranked person on the path to godhood, he first needed to confirm which version of the cheat code the other person had activated.
If Wei Mu is truly capable, then it wouldn't be too late to share the latest version of the information to supplement the other party's understanding.
Having received the signal, Wei Mu bowed again and continued:
"...a sacrifice of this era."
I think I know why you've come here, sir.
You are seeking a way to shed your status as a sacrificial offering, aren't you?
Thank you for your generous emoticon feedback. It seems I guessed right. So this is a gathering place for a 'rebel' organization. The flame that represents deviating from 'fate' yet carries the last rays of civilization, and the successor of 'war' who 'would rather survive than shed blood,' are probably the king and queen here.
I apologize, this was just a metaphor and I did not mean to disrespect you either.
When all the 'rebels' gather together, no one would believe they are discussing how to solidify the divine authority of the current rulers...
Now I understand a little better.
Previously, I always thought that the gazes of the two masters of nothingness, [Fraud] and [Fate], who were betting on you were slightly distorted, and that two completely different wills had inexplicably converged.
But when I learned that you resisted the identity of the sacrificial offering, I realized that [Fate] was probably the one who truly valued you, and the identity of the fool was related to the answer of [nothingness], wasn't it?
And it's very likely that this answer isn't friendly to you, which is why you resist it. And that resistance gives [deception] an opportunity to take advantage of you, and it uses this will to hold you hostage.
It seems I guessed right; the deception wasn't entirely without clues, at least for now, there's evidence:
The fact that He supports a messenger of destiny to protect these 'rebels' undoubtedly shows that He likes rebellion, and the result of this rebellion is that the two wills of 'nothingness' converge in you, and the eyes of the gods are also drawn to the answer of 'nothingness'.
In fact, I should thank you.
The day I became number one on the path to godhood, I realized that the path to godhood might not be about getting closer to the gods, but about getting closer to the gods through 'choices'.
I hesitated about whether to give up, but I was unwilling to lose this rare opportunity to get closer to the gods.
But when I lingered in that position for a long time without ever receiving any 'feedback' from the gods, I realized that perhaps someone had already 'stolen' the gaze of the path to godhood, so that the gods no longer cared who was closest to them, because they had already found that 'choice'... the choice made by [nothingness].
"You 'saved' me, and Wei Mu sincerely thanks you."
"......"
Although the words weren't harsh, the expression of gratitude sounded more like "contempt"...
Is this what a wise person is?
Is this Wei Mu?
He had never even been seen in any of the [Void] battles, yet he was able to calculate the wills of the two [Void] beings with perfect accuracy through the slightest clues in the universe.
Although Cheng Shi didn't know exactly why [Nothingness] had chosen him, based on everything he was experiencing, Wei Mu's perspective was completely the same as his.
Cheng Shi applauded this brilliant deduction, but he knew that this was by no means the complete understanding of the world held by the foremost sage before him. So he reached out again, urging Wei Mu to continue his performance.
Wei Mu was stunned for a moment, then understood the meaning of the joke. He nodded and carefully chose his words:
"Is this another stepping stone...?"
Since Your Excellency has given me this opportunity, I will offer my humble opinion as a starting point to seek Your Excellency's profound knowledge and wisdom.
When I parted ways with you last time, I guessed that you were collecting something special, such as the eye hidden in the Fool Hunter statue.
That must be a mask?
I'm not quite sure if this mask is related to [memory] or to the authority my master lost, but now it seems it must be related to the answer to [nothingness], right, sir?
You haven't collected all the information and are confused about where the answer lies. The confusion on the faces of the other two also tells me that, at least here, you won't find the answer you're looking for.
So you're not here for that possible mask, but for something else.
Hearing this, Qin Xin completely lost his expression. He just stood there listening silently. If it weren't for the fake curtain call that had just given him some leeway, his face would probably be filled with shock by now.
The Flame of Hope, however, was different. It looked at the little wooden puppet with great curiosity, and several times it hung upside down in front of the puppet, clearly wanting to take apart the puppet's head to see what was hidden inside.
Cheng Shi was the only one who remained calm, but he was actually just pretending.
He was more shocked than anyone else, because he knew that what Wei Mu said was true.
I have gone through countless fears, confusions, and despairs to get to this point. Now that I know these things, what makes a wise person?
Is a single belief enough to confuse a foolish mind?
If this isn't considered "open," then the word "hang" should be removed from the dictionary!
Of course, these thoughts are just self-deprecating humor. If there really were cheat codes in this world, perhaps the Fear Faction and the God of Fun wouldn't have been forced into this situation.
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