Foolish Game of the Chapter 928: Let's Go Back and Take a Look

"Who is the God Worship Society's president?"

Cheng Shi had been interested in this question for quite a while. Or rather, not just him — most players who knew of these organizations were keenly curious about their upper echelons.

Many players probably couldn't even get past the entry threshold, but that didn't stop them from using it as conversation fodder to brag during trials.

"ng Youfang. A mystical bard.

The na might not ring a bell, but if I tell you his ID... Gods Forsake . Does that ring anything?"

'Him!?'

Ring a bell? It absolutely rang a bell.

Cheng Shi recalled the most recent Ti/Fate Ladder of Ascent. He realized this man was the new Ti Chosen after Lao Deng's death — though his score now sat below the Blind One's.

After the two faiths' rger, a Fate follower had finally and decisively claid the top spot.

To think the God Worship Society's president was a Ti follower — and a bard at that.

Bards were famous for summoning past heroes from the river of ti. By that logic... was this president trying to summon the echoes of past gods as reflections?

Sun Miao seed to read his mind. She paused before typing:

"You guessed right — that's exactly what this lunatic intends. But he's crazier than you think.

You think his ID was randomly chosen?

No. He's always believed he himself is another god, forgotten by the pantheon — and that this ga was designed by the gods specifically to help him reclaim his identity.

He's convinced he'll one day reclaim his divine throne.

Throughout this process, everyone laughed at him. Until... the God Worship Society he founded grew to its current scale, and he himself claid the top of Ti's rankings.

After that, nobody laughed anymore. At the very least, people started seriously considering whether what he said might actually be possible."

"..."

'Why does every peak player keep raising the bar for insanity?'

'You can't make it without being mad?'

'What kind of protagonist script is this?'

'If you weren't a Ti follower, I'd almost believe it.'

'Unfortunately, Ti's only servant-god slot has already been claid. Don't tell

you're trying to reclaim Ti's divine throne itself.'

'Now that really would be Void.'

Cheng Shi pursed his lips and offered no comnt. But his curiosity was piqued, and he started asking about other matters.

It wasn't every day you t an intel chief who was both willing and qualified to talk. Not squeezing out a few more answers would be a waste. And Sun Miao's approach was simple: answer everything. She was like a diligent player stockpiling "contribution points" — waiting to trade them in for the ultimate reward: "What exactly happened to Order."

So Cheng Shi didn't beat around the bush. He fired off all sorts of odd questions.

"What other organizations do you hold positions in? The Order Alliance? The Reason Association? The Nature Sect?

And who founded each of them?"

Sun Miao actually knew all of it.

"The Order Alliance is on its way out. After all, 'order' is mostly championed by low-ranked players. Once order fails to bring new benefits to peak players, they'll trample it rather than obey it.

Its founder is Fang Yuan — sa as his ID. A rather interesting Elental Judge.

How to describe him... compared to obeying order, he's actually better at finding loopholes in various systems of order and exploiting them to create new rules for the disadvantaged. On the whole, a decent person.

The 'Grand Lunatic' of the Reason Association is a Truth follower. That nickna wasn't my doing — it was Zhen Yi's.

After 0221 was delisted, he beca Truth's Chosen.

You could never imagine: despite this organization walking the path of getting ever closer to the gods by any ans necessary, its leader is neither a mage nor a bard, nor even a hunter. He's... a warrior."

"A combat expert? The Reason Association's president is a combat expert?" Cheng Shi blinked in disbelief.

It wasn't that warriors couldn't pursue theological "research" — all Truth followers were explorers on Truth's road. But nine out of ten players willing to dive deep into this field wouldn't pick warrior.

"Exactly. A combat expert.

Which is why I'm not at all surprised that Truth eventually drifted toward War.

The shifts of faith leave their traces in every corner."

"..."

"As for the Nature Sect — their heads change faster than the Prosperity Chosen. You can never wake soone who's determined to get themselves killed in creative ways. Their sect's guiding will has gone wrong; they've practically been consud by Descent.

But recently things shifted again. Apparently 'Eternal Sun' has taken over as the new head. Perhaps under her leadership, the Nature Sect — which once championed embracing nature and returning to primal instincts — can limp along a little longer.

Though I'm not optimistic. I suspect a hardline Birth leader will overcorrect the organization's culture, turning the Nature Sect into a breeding sect — humanity's backup offspring 'ranch.'

Of course, that's pure speculation on my part. Don't take it as fact. I know you're close to Hu Xuan, so I hope you won't snitch. I'd rather she not strip

of my vice presidency."

"..."

'Girl — you seriously hold a vice presidency in every single organization?'

'Alright, alright — the eternal runner-up.'

Cheng Shi clutched the arrowhead, sinking back into thought about who-knows-what. Seeing him still fixated on the arrowhead, Sun Miao hesitated, then added:

"What are you thinking about now?

This may sound 'petty' of , but I have to ask — are you waiting for

to take the bait?"

Hearing this, Cheng Shi smiled.

He had, in fact, been waiting for her to take the bait. If she never asked, he'd feel too embarrassed to bring it up himself.

The mont she finished speaking, Cheng Shi held up the steel arrowhead and grinned with sly delight.

"I'd bet there's an absolutely fascinating story behind this arrowhead. And I suspect you'd be interested too. So, Vice President — do you happen to have any items that can trace the past?

Let's go back in ti and take a look. This ti, I'll walk in front and scout the way for you — bringing you closer to the Order you want to understand. How about it?"

"..."

'As if. Only a fool would trust you.'

'Who knows if you'd suddenly end up behind ?'

'There's precedent for that.'

But she had to admit — Cheng Shi's words tempted her.

She was an intelligence addict. Given the breadth of her knowledge, she had absolutely zero resistance to this kind of thing. Otherwise she wouldn't have continued cooperating with him after being coerced.

She suspected there was a story behind the arrowhead too. But using that particular item would be painfully expensive. If the story proved unsatisfying, the loss would be enormous.

The sa intel could be sold to multiple buyers, but items were expendable. So she weighed her options.

Sensing her hesitation, Cheng Shi raised an eyebrow and administered one final dose of motivation.

"It feels rude to keep making you cough up intel. Here — if the story behind this arrowhead turns out not to be what you're looking for... I'll tell you the complete story of Order. Deal?"

"Really!?"

"Of course. Because I never lie."

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