Cheng Shi didn't give him a single bottle this time.
Because of this, he faintly heard what sounded like an argument upstairs in the next building that night.
Of course, it was the single-sided output of the destiny believer; Xie Yang kept trying to smooth things over.
Amidst the disgusting laughter of the bootlicker, Cheng Shi slept soundly.
He didn't wake up until noon the next day and began browsing the chat records of the various channels.
The Faith channel was, as always, full of lies; looking at it for another second was a waste of Time.
The Regional channel was either about meeting up to relax or bragging about scores, like a matchmaking group for Lao Tou and Lao Tai before the Gods descended, with messages scrolling by headache-inducingly fast.
Only the Professional channel always had something new and interesting worth a second look.
[Professional Channel]
"Brothers, breaking news! The Chosen of Prosperity has changed again after 2 months! 'Baldy Uses Head & Shoulders' has been pushed down!"
"Huh? Brother, elaborate!"
"Your prosperity's Ladder to the Audience changes too frequently. It's only been a few months, and it's changed again. Why?"
"Was he strangled by his own thick hair again?"
"Strangled by his own hair" was a joke Players used to tease prosperity believers.
prosperity is the second God of the life Fate, the climax of life, the richness of the mind. He advocates for accelerated change and unrestrained growth.
Therefore, believers are influenced by Him, generally having vigorous mental energy and extremely fast growth of flesh and muscle tissue.
The most prominent manifestation of this is rapid hair growth.
Under this distress, more than one unlucky person in Trials was affected by their excessively long hair, leading to mistakes during actions.
So, over Time, this phrase became a jest for everyone to tease them.
[Professional Channel]
"Who knows? Anyway, I shaved my head. I'll never be a Clown in this life."
"Who is the new God Chosen? Tell us so we can worship."
"The ID is 'Only Carve Rotten Wood'."
"Element detected! 'Rotten' Wood! This is a tough one. Where are the decay people? Aren't you going to beat him up?"
"He he, as long as they're happy. Our decay God Chosen is still ranked first. Their prosperity can only eat dust behind us."
"Correction, what's behind the butt is poop, not dust."
"Can the person upstairs report their coordinates?"
"Guqiao Lane, 167-1, Xinyao Street, Shanshi, Jiang Province. If you dare, come. I'm waiting."
"???? This is where I live? Brother, who the hell are you?"
"Shit, what a coincidence. This was my old home."
"Holy crap, so all those toys were yours?"
"???"
"Brother, elaborate on 'toys'."
"..."
"Speaking of which, the Fraud God Chosen has also changed. This is the first Time since the server opened. It's really an eye-opener. That 'True Heart and Sincerity' person, I don't know what they did, but they fell directly out of the top 10."
"I'm afraid they failed the Trial a few Times. Da Lao is amazing; even after failing, they can still rank in the top ten. If I failed once, I'd probably be dead."
"Don't be afraid, the one above. Brother will heal you."
"Idiot, can't I heal myself?"
"How can your own milk be as delicious as a brother's milk?"
"..."
"?"
Cheng Shi was originally watching the fun, but when He saw the Fraud God Chosen change, He opened the Ladder to the Audience rankings with a look of surprise and doubt.
[Ladder to the Audience (Existence - memory) / (Nothingness - Deception)]
1. Li Jingming (memory) 204
2. Ad Space Available (Deception) 203
3. This Love Can Wait (memory) 200
4. Still Like A Dream (memory) 197
5. Ababa Ababa (Deception) 197
...
19. Anyone With a Lower Score Than Me Should Kill Themselves, Noobs (Deception) 189
20. This Time Last Year (memory) 189
21. True Heart and Sincerity (Deception) 188
...
64. I Never Lie (Deception) 161
...
If He hadn't heard Zhen Xin's name from Deception, Cheng Shi wouldn't have paid too much attention to this ID at this Time.
He remembered that this "True Heart and Sincerity" had previously dominated the Ladder to the Audience with a score of 210. He didn't expect it to drop to 188 in just a few days.
21st place.
What was this person doing?
How did they suddenly disappear from the top ten?
Thinking about it wouldn't provide an answer, so it's better to ask.
Cheng Shi was bored and posted a sentence in the Faith channel:
"Big Brother, how did you fall? Can't deceive anymore?"
This sentence should have been drowned in the countless boring mutual Frauds, but for some reason, it was seen by many people at the same Time, instantly igniting everyone's enthusiasm for gossip.
[Faith Channel]
"Inside scoop, it is said that she is pregnant with Li Jingming's child and has gone on maternity leave."
"Your information is inaccurate. I know, the country is cracking down on fraud, so she went in."
"Ho, the Qing Dynasty is over, and you know how to crawl out. What is the current reign title?"
"Fraud Year 1."
"High awareness, were you a leading cadre before? I wonder what your score is, brother. Share some experience."
"My personal experience is only two points: 1. Honesty, 2. Still goddamn honesty."
"I know a little. I have a communicator, so I asked a few Da Laos from other Faiths. They said she went looking for someone."
"Looking for who? The father of the child? Is she really pregnant?"
"Shit, it wouldn't be mine, would it?"
"Brothers, my urine is yellow. I'll pour it on him to wake him up."
"..."
Looking for someone?
Cheng Shi frowned, feeling it was a bit outrageous.
What does looking for someone have to do with dropping points on the Ladder to the Audience?
How could one look for someone like this?
After racking his brains, Cheng Shi, bored, began to browse the rankings again.
He found that around his rank, many IDs were actually legends within the various channels. Each one probably had a score of around 2400.
Definitely first-tier high-level Players.
And He, with just over 2100, had already climbed to this point.
Tsk, I'm really not bad!
But Cheng Shi really didn't know before why the Ladder to the Audience could always add maximum points after each Trial.
However, since seeing Him once, He had some thoughts in his heart.
Could it be because...
The thought in his mind had just arisen, and He quickly cut it off.
No! Can't think!
Afraid, afraid. If I summon that dirty thing again, I might not be saved this Time.
However, that power mentioned by Fraud...
Cheng Shi really wanted it.
"God Chosen... that's a bit too difficult."
It's impossible to turn a slacker from a state of slacking off to a state of being pumped up in less than ten days to half a month.
So this week, Cheng Shi still easily muddled through.
It wasn't until the scarlet reminder lit up his vision again that He looked at the Trial that arrived on Time and sighed helplessly.
"Got to work harder!"
[Special Trial (Which Road Leads to Death [Death]) Has Begun]
[Matching Teammates (1 / 6)]
[Trial Objective: There is only one road leading to Death. Find it and offer your sacrifice (Limited Time 7 days)]
"?"
7 days!
Why would there be a Trial this long?
Since the Gods descended until now, among all the Trial shares compiled in the channels, the longest was only 3 days.
But today, the Trial length was directly extended to 7 days!
No need to think about it, the risk involved, as Time doubled, had already multiplied several Times.
[Matching Successful (6 / 6), Entering Trial]
Cheng Shi was startled. Before He could recover from the shock, his vision was dragged into endless darkness.
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