But Wei Mu never shared this secret with the outside world, knowing that once it became known, people's "faith" in him would cease to exist.
Even if he was only using brainpower that the world didn't use, no one would be willing to passively lend out their brain.
Fear will only drive people away from the shadow of Wesleyan.
Although these mental abilities are merely aids in his thinking about the world, it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality. In this era of increasingly fast pace, once he loses the support of his faith, he cannot guarantee that he can still stand at the forefront of the times and steadily watch how the great waves of the times move forward.
Cheng Shi also grasped some of the essence of faith after the "faith class" on "time," which is why he made the guess just now.
Judging from the puppet's reaction, he was clearly right.
Cheng Shi suddenly curled the corners of his mouth. Although he still couldn't guess what Wei Mu had done using faith, he knew that he seemed to have suddenly gained an extra card in his hand, a trump card that could threaten Wei Mu.
He exchanged a glance with the little wooden puppet, not lingering on the topic for long. Before Qin Xin could react, Cheng Shi chuckled again:
"Then tell me, what am I here for?"
The little wooden puppet's expression hardened, and he continued honestly:
"God's Throne!"
His tone was extremely confident. Now that someone had a handle on him, Wei Mu no longer needed to test him. Yu Xi was clearly a master, and when facing such a master, sincerity was far more useful than testing.
"The silence over the war has lasted too long."
Although He wasn't very active before, at least He wouldn't 'join forces' with His adversaries.
I do not rule out the possibility that something unexpected happened to Him, or that He is trapped somewhere, but His accident will certainly be an opportunity for you gentlemen.
Do you want a place in the assembly of the gods?
No, it should be two seats.
[Prosperity]...Shouldn't you also stand on the side of the foolish master?
Resistance is never achieved overnight; to shake off one's destiny, one must accumulate strength.
To be frank, if I were you, Mr. Fool, I would first secure enough votes in the Convention to protect myself with the rules of the time as armor.
Of course, this armor might be able to protect against everything within this world, but what about outside of it...?
At this point, the puppet fell silent.
The unknown cannot be predicted; his silence was not the end of the conversation, but rather an invitation to an answer.
He hoped that the Foolish Play could give him a perspective beyond the rest of the world, and he had already proven to the Foolish Play that as long as there were clues, he could keep reasoning!
Cheng Shi was indeed interested in Wei Mu's intellect. After a moment of contemplation, he asked a question before revealing the truth about the universe.
"You compare yourself to your benefactor, how foolish!"
Wei Mu was taken aback, but without the slightest hesitation, he answered honestly:
"I am not as good as him."
"?" Cheng Shi laughed. "Then why do you always look down on Him?"
"I'm just angry at their lack of ambition."
"......"
This isn't just being angry at their lack of ambition; it's turning against the Heavenly Gang!
Which of you two is the benefactor?
Cheng Shi shook his head and chuckled, but then his face darkened and he said with utmost seriousness, "Even your benefactor cannot find the answer to this world, so what's the use of telling you?"
The cunning clown played a trick here. Instead of saying that he was the one seeking the answer, he shifted the focus to Wei Mu, making it seem as if Wei Mu was the one actively seeking information to explore the truth.
He used the comparison with "foolishness" to stimulate the puppet's competitive spirit, and confused the relationship between the host and the guest to lure the wise man into the game. Then, he used the handle he had just obtained to change the momentum, instantly turning the tide of the battle.
Wei Mu, who had stumbled upon a secret, was transformed once again into a "pilgrim" eager to uncover it, much like the one on the Dolgoth terrace.
Wei Mu, who saw through Cheng Shi's trick, had no objection to this.
Because he longed to know the truth of the world and to see the folly of the world, it was more accurate to say that he threw himself into the game than that Cheng Shi pulled him into it.
This was a mutually agreeable, overt scheme; both sides were fully aware of each other's inner thoughts. One was willing to ask, the other willing to speak; one wanted answers, the other wanted clues...
After a moment's thought, Wei Mu came up with the best response to Yu Xi's question.
He said:
"The answer of 'foolishness' is the answer of the world, and my answer is your answer."
He won't think what you think, but I will.
In one sentence, Cheng Shi was given the best way out, and he was completely convinced.
He gazed at the puppet before him with admiration, and before revealing the whole truth, he asked that "foolish" question one last time:
Can I trust you?
The puppet's eyes rolled mechanically for a moment, then it murmured:
"It's up to you, great fool."
Cheng Shi shook his head and chuckled, no longer hiding anything, and told the smartest player in the [Faith Game] what he had seen and known in the real universe and everything that happened during the fake curtain call.
After Wei Mu absorbed such a complex and terrifying truth about the world as if swallowing a whale, his puppet body suddenly twitched twice and then stopped moving.
"?"
Qin Xin immediately drew his giant bow. Since they had just discussed the [Origin], he was unsure where Wei Mu's "offline" problem came from.
Seeing this, the flame of hope flickered and said, "He's here."
"who?"
"Still a puppet."
As soon as he finished speaking, the original puppet suddenly fell apart and exploded, leaving only countless puppet threads coiled on the table. The threads stood up one by one, connecting to the void outside the space. Then, several threads suddenly tightened and pulled a new puppet out of the void.
This puppet was slightly larger than the original. It landed on the table, its expression still stiff, but its voice was more solid.
"Sorry, I just thought it would be more sincere to bring the real body over."
The puppet bowed to the three people present again, then raised its head and stared straight at Cheng Shi. After a moment of contemplation, it said, "Master of Fooling Play, may I begin?"
"???"
Cheng Shi was taken aback. "You've already figured out the answer?"
Wei Mu shook his head heavily:
No, perhaps there is no answer in this world.
I'm just trying to deduce from your perspective what kind of scheme [fraud] and [time] are orchestrating.
[Foolishness] once said during a meeting with me that if there were different levels of foolishness in the world, then the foolishness of [deception] would be the highest, and the foolishness of [time] would be the lowest.
I asked Him why.
He said:
To know foolishness and yet act foolishly—that is true foolishness.
To knowingly act foolishly while deceiving oneself into believing one is not foolish is the ultimate folly.
[Time] is the former, [fraud] is the latter.
At that time, I did not understand His meaning, but looking back now, I realize that folly had long ago seen through the intentions of deception and time.
"What are you thinking?" Cheng Shi asked, frowning.
The puppet rolled its eyes, glanced elsewhere, and said slowly, word by word:
"They want to create one... [the Primordial One]."
"!!??"
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