Well, well, well!
No wonder Deceit had a bad reputation. With tactics like these, how could it be anything else?
One person takes the stage, and two more planted in the audience act as shills?
Wait...
Those two might not have been planted by President Gong at all.
After all, Deceit followers excelled at creating entertainnt. When they spotted the man on stage had a "problem," instead of exposing it they'd maintain the fraud — and wasn't that entertainnt in its own right?
Not just entertainnt — it was an offering to Him!
Just like Cheng Shi himself: he'd clearly heard that all three were lying, yet hadn't said a word.
By that logic — how many people in this enormous hall were fellow "insiders" sitting back and enjoying the show like him?
From that perspective, this truly was a feast of Deceit!
'Lord Benefactor... are You watching too?'
With the two shills' endorsent, President Gong stood even straighter on stage.
But the rhythm was bizarre. He'd clearly told a "lie," yet acted as proud in this mont as if he'd spoken a universal truth.
As the challenge died down, President Gong resud his impassioned pitch, but strip away the packaging and the core was simple: have all the diocre people present pool their resources, then redistribute them so the right items reached the right people — thereby boosting everyone's survival odds and growth potential.
But diocre people were already struggling just to stay alive. Where would they find resources to share?
Just then, the fired-up President Gong dropped yet another depth charge — "boom" — reigniting the hall that had barely cald down.
"I know you all have doubts about
and reservations about the diocre Person Society's purpose. But no matter — I'll win over every 'diocre person' who wants to walk together, through sincerity.
Today, I will freely share one extrely classified piece of intelligence with limitless implications. Once you hear it, go back and keep your eyes open. Before long, you'll be able to verify whether it's true.
But before I share it, let
make one thing clear.
What I hope for is not people coming here to freeload off others' resources, but genuine sharing and coexistence.
Only through mutual aid can we keep pace with the geniuses. Think about it, friends.
The next gathering is in fourteen days. I hope to see willing friends who want to join us then."
"Enough stalling — just tell us the intel!"
"Exactly! Until the intel's been verified, who knows what you're really after?"
"Run-of-the-mill intel is useless anyway. Plenty of big shots in the Mage channel volunteer info. So geniuses aren't unwilling to give us a hand — so let
check the quality of your goods first."
"..."
Clearly the crowd was heating up under his provocation. The mont his intel dropped, the hall would reach tonight's climax.
Cheng Shi was curious what kind of earth-shattering revelation President Gong would produce. Judging from the front row, the Grand Marshal and his companion were clearly interested too. Even The Prisoner under Hu Wei's boot had raised his head, watching the stage with a grin.
President Gong gestured for silence, then spoke, unhurried — delivering a ssage that genuinely shook Cheng Shi to his core.
"Decay... has fallen."
"!!!"
"???"
"What?!"
Cheng Shi was stunned. He shot upright in his seat.
'How could Decay have fallen?'
'Wasn't He only "faking death"?'
'Did sothing happen after I left?'
'Wait — if He's truly fallen, even if my Benefactor didn't tell , surely Big Cat would've been inford as the proxy wielding divine authority?'
'Since Big Cat hasn't notified , does that an this intel... isn't real?'
'He's still lying?'
'But to use what's essentially blasphemy as a con — what's he after?'
'Isn't he afraid Decay will settle the score?'
Cheng Shi fell silent. He couldn't figure it out, so he decided to keep watching.
Such shocking news naturally didn't rattle only Cheng Shi. Probably no one in the hall wasn't stunned. Even the three in the front row visibly sobered upon hearing it.
Their faces might not have shown shock, but micro-changes in their eyes and posture betrayed inner turbulence.
Setting aside the diocre fools who'd been played by three charlatans — even the clever ones who'd never believed President Gong had good intentions found themselves, amid his mysterious and assured tone, entertaining a sliver of doubt about this unimaginable claim.
'Could it be true?'
They cautiously observed other smart people around them, searching for any trace that might corroborate the news.
But here's the thing about human nature: the more soone knows, the quieter they tend to be, lest they attract attention.
And those who know nothing? Their reactions were the biggest — even overly so.
For instance...
The Decay followers.
Think about it. You're fighting to survive in a faith-based ga. Then soone tells you that your protector, the source of your power, the destination of your devotion... is gone. What would you think?
Others were hard to read. But in that mont, the Decay followers had unconsciously begun inching toward Folly!
"Utter nonsense!"
"How could a deity fall?!"
"Trials are still running normally! I was just matched into my Lord's trial — rewards and scores sa as always. You're nothing but a fear-monger!"
"Exactly — pure bullshit! Rancid bullshit!"
"My Decay power is intact. How could my Benefactor have a problem?"
"All beings should rot, all things shall decay! Great Lord, send down Your divine punishnt! Let this blaspher who runs his mouth rot before all!
Decay shall be eternally great!
Heh — when your body rots away, you'll learn how our Lord treats blasphers."
Seeing soone even start invoking Decay's curse, President Gong laughed heartily on stage.
He seed not the least bit nervous. He showed zero fear of offending these Decay followers and explained, laughing:
"I only said He has fallen. When did I ever say His authority was lost?
Decay friends, you can still enter trials, use abilities, and receive blessings because the Gods long ago divided His authority among themselves and exercise it on His behalf.
Hey — don't get violent. Since your livelihoods aren't affected, why not hear
out about how your Benefactor fell?"
Was this even appropriate to say?
But there was no denying it was effective.
President Gong was undoubtedly a master reader of people. He'd instantly seized the key issue of the chaos the Decay followers had stirred up — assuring them that Decay's fall didn't affect their survival. He dismantled their fear at its root and bought himself the ti to explain.
Sure enough, the agitated Decay followers gradually cald after hearing this. They watched the stage — so suspiciously, so darkly — awaiting President Gong's explanation.
President Gong casually dispersed the Decay energy clinging to him, then dropped yet another bombshell!
"I have a reliable source. Not long ago, the Gods...
went to war with each other — a 'God War'!"
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