"Haha, hahaha, just kidding, livening up the atmosphere, don't keep a straight face, everyone..."
Seeing everyone's varied expressions, Cheng Shi scratched his head and finally confessed:
"Alright, I'll speak.
Although my last name isn't Tang, I'm somewhat like Tang Monk."
"..."
Seeing that everyone still looked speechless and disbelieving, Cheng Shi chuckled and continued:
"Don't rush, ah, what I'm saying is true, a wisp of the divinity of prosperity is sealed within my body."
divinity!
Hearing this word, everyone's expression turned serious.
This word, although "common," is not often "seen."
In Faith Game, players in each tier probably know what divinity is, but if you really ask them what it is, it's estimated that 99% of low to mid-tier players wouldn't be able to answer.
Let alone having seen divinity with their own eyes.
I only know it's awesome, as for how awesome, who cares!
That's probably the meaning.
Only players with 2000 points or more, at least those who have obtained S-rank talents, can be considered to have barely touched upon the secrets of divinity.
Around 2400 points, players with SS-rank talents have basically broken through that blurry layer of paper in front of them and seen its true face.
It is the most mysterious and enigmatic Existence in Faith Game, representing both condensed Faith and the strongest power.
From a player's perspective, measured by the strength of talent, a single portion of divinity means an S-rank Faith talent.
And an SS-rank Faith talent means 10 portions of divinity.
As for the so-called SSS-rank demigod artifact...
A subordinate god relic of such power has already departed from the measurement system based on "portions"; if one must explain it, it can be equivalent to 1 portion, or it can be equivalent to 10,000 portions.
Because the divinity in a subordinate god relic is not scattered divinity, but solidified divinity from a path to becoming a God.
Using building blocks as an analogy, this kind of divinity is equivalent to carefully separating a complete finished product into countless pieces, each piece considered a puzzle piece capable of restoring a God.
And scattered divinity are fragments that have never been assembled.
They may originate from minute Faith, or burst forth from mysterious Nothingness, or perhaps are just little trinkets casually bestowed upon believers by the Gods.
But it's undeniable that no matter which kind of divinity, they are still the cornerstones for "assembling" a God!
Even if players have no way to assemble them.
Su Yida was clearly knowledgeable; he suddenly widened his eyes and asked, both shocked and quite eagerly:
"Are they scattered fragments, or disassembled puzzle pieces!?"
Although the divinity of prosperity still exists, "His fragments" are still circulating in the game.
Because every God possesses more than one "finished product," them divinity has always been redundant!
Cheng Shi was slightly surprised by Su Yida's reaction; he narrowed his eyes and pondered for a moment, then replied meaningfully:
"Scattered fragments, but... the quantity is very large."
"How did you get them?" Su Yida couldn't help but move closer to Cheng Shi.
Cheng Shi took half a step back, glancing at this colleague who had lost his composure.
He seems to care very much about divinity?
Could he be someone from that organization?
Only they would care so much about divinity.
Since that's the case, why not...
Cheng Shi smiled slightly and explained:
"In a Trial long ago, I encountered a player who had joined the Lǐ Zhì Association; he had a crazy pursuit of divinity."
In that Trial, we unexpectedly encountered a large amount of scattered divinity of prosperity; in order to verify what he thought, he turned all five of the rest of us into his test subjects:
He sealed a wisp in each person's body.
However, possessing divinity isn't always a good thing; ordinary people are simply unable to digest this divinity.
Just like me.
As you've probably noticed, as a Priest of Birth, I've never successfully made anyone pregnant...
This is because the divinity of prosperity within my body is constantly, ceaselessly, eroding my power of Birth."
Saying this, Cheng Shi also turned his head to look at Cui Dingtian.
"Old Cui, actually, we are the same kind of people."
"..."
The crowd fell silent again; it was hard to imagine that the moment of respite during the Trial had actually turned into a players' complaint session.
"No wonder..." Cui Dingtian suddenly understood, "Only His divinity can shield against His curse..."
Everyone strongly agreed, but Su Yida's gaze still held doubt.
"The five of you combined couldn't resist just him?"
Cheng Shi smiled bitterly, helpless:
"He was too strong; he was originally a believer of prosperity; in prosperity's home ground, we couldn't resist at all."
Su Yida frowned and questioned again:
"What was his name?"
"He didn't reveal his real name, but his ID was Baldy Uses Rejoice."
"Ah!"
Hearing this name, Tao Yi covered her Mouth in surprise.
Everyone turned to look; she nodded in shock and said:
"I've seen this ID on the Ladder to the Audience; he was the former God Chosen of Prosperity! His points just dropped a few days ago."
Everyone immediately felt relieved.
No wonder...
Fighting a God Chosen, wasn't that seeking Death?
Might as well lie down obediently and let him do whatever he wanted.
Even if that person wasn't a God Chosen at the time, being able to reach that position meant they were strong from beginning to end.
Cheng Shi figured out another layer of Su Yida's identity and saw the suspicion in Su Yida's heart; he knew that if he didn't do something, the lie he just told might have been completely in vain.
Alas, a small accident requires countless lies to make up for it.
Lying is really hard!
Cheng Shi didn't feel tired, he just felt that this colleague was really not easy to deceive.
So he extended his hand with the ring, quietly using the power of Fraud to stimulate a tiny bit of Leliel's aura.
Although He had already turned into the Fear Mother Tree underground, His identity was still the daughter of the mother of prosperity.
Therefore, this aura of prosperity mixed with a complex taste couldn't be wrong at all.
When Su Yida felt that aura coming from the ancient prosperity's energy, he finally believed.
Within Cheng Shi's body, a large amount of scattered divinity was indeed sealed!
His eyes instantly became fervent, and then he lowered his eyebrows and head, expressing regret for Cheng Shi's experience.
"Alright, let's stop here. Everyone has misfortunes; if we keep talking, we probably won't finish even by the time the second day arrives, all six of us."
Everyone, quickly recover and rest. The first day ends in 3 hours; we need food to replenish energy, and the healer also needs rest to recover stamina."
Everyone nodded and each found a spot on the bamboo raft platform and sat down.
Cheng Shi thoughtfully offered his healing spell again. This time, he finally didn't have to hide the fact that he couldn't make people pregnant.
Nice!
Once and for all.
Just as everyone was calming down and closing their eyes to rest, Cui Dingtian quietly moved his position and came beside Cheng Shi.
He saw his face struggle several times, his expression hesitate repeatedly, thinking about something for a long time without knowing what; finally, he clenched his fists as if he had made a decision, and whispered to Cheng Shi with an embarrassed old face:
"Little Cheng, if... I mean, if it's possible to get this portion of the divinity of prosperity out of your body, could you...?"
Cheng Shi understood what Cui Dingtian was thinking; he was very helpless but could only generously nod:
"If it can be gotten out, Old Cui, it's all yours. These things are Nothingness to me."
Cui Dingtian was stunned; he hadn't expected Cheng Shi to be so straightforward.
You know, in this game, divinity represents power, and possessing divinity also means players can go further and live longer.
Regardless of whether divinity is a burden to Cheng Shi at this stage, its importance cannot be denied.
Of course, this could also be Cheng Shi saying nice words because he knows divinity cannot be taken out at all, but as long as he can say such words, it can already prove one thing, which is:
He is not a bad person.
At least not a bad person who isn't even willing to deal with an Lao Tou facing Death.
"No, no, Little Cheng, I already owe you a life. Those are your things; I dare not ask for too much. I'll just exchange for a bit and see if it can sustain this old man's life."
Cheng Shi couldn't respond to this, he could only force a smile and lightly say "Mm."
The Lao Tou's eyes instantly turned red; he tightly grasped Cheng Shi's hand, his voice becoming slightly shaky.
"Thank you... Little Cheng, thank you!"
Cheng Shi looked at Cui Dingtian's red eyes, feeling a mix of emotions.
Damn it, I really deserve to die!