When a demigod item capable of threatening the safety of Faith falls into the hands of the Grand Tribunal, do you think they would share it to help Players investigate Trial clues, even if only for a few hours?
The answer is obvious.
No!
But Mercsius didn't put the dagger away immediately after getting it. Instead, he held it up towards the fearless onlookers as if displaying it.
Seeing this scene, Fang Jue's eyes narrowed.
This didn't look like showing off spoils of war.
A Judge from the Grand Tribunal didn't need to be so ostentatious.
If that was the case, there was only one reason for him to do this:
He was fishing!
Using the murder weapon to fish for the murderer!
Mercsius clearly wanted to see who in the crowd was interested in this item.
Even if he couldn't catch the murderer, catching a few small fry like Cheng Shi would be good.
Unfortunately, his purpose might have been too obvious, and no one dared to offend the authority of the Grand Tribunal by acting at this moment.
Du Xiguang obviously also understood this scene. The two of them lowered their heads slightly, avoiding Mercsius's gaze.
After waiting for a while and seeing no new twists and turns, Mercsius spoke somewhat dejectedly:
"A From God relic stained with the Divinity of corruption and Death, this is the Source of Calamity!"
"That dirty blasphemer used this From God relic to create slaughter and panic."
"Although we didn't catch that rat today, you all don't need to panic anymore."
"Because He no longer has the capital to blaspheme the God of prosperity."
"Please rest assured, under the gaze of the Grand Tribunal, no sinner can escape punishment."
"It will just take a little Time."
After saying that, he put "When Fear Arrives" into his In arms and left the hotel without delay.
Watching Mercsius take the Judges and Rulers away, Cheng Shi silently sighed.
At this moment, the Players had lost the best opportunity to snatch the dagger.
This also meant that the clues were once again far away from them.
And this time was different from before; there was almost no possibility of turning back.
"The wildly growing Light of life is now unsealed, but Eternal Bloom Town is still not allowed to enter or exit. I hope everyone can stay in town for a while longer to witness the Judgment of Order and the sinner's execution!"
The masters of the Town Self-Governance Alliance announced the unsealing Order, but Cheng Shi didn't feel that this helped their current situation at all.
This unsealing Order felt more like a heavy shackles, locking the Players in the hotel.
As expected, the Grand Tribunal was closely monitoring which traveler would leave the hotel first.
For those with a guilty conscience, this hotel, which Mercsius had paid excessive attention to, was clearly not a good hiding place.
He might be eager to find another place to hide.
And this was exactly Mercsius's plan!
Retreating to advance, moving from the open to the hidden.
From now on, no one would know where Mercsius was or what he was looking at.
The true culprit behind the scenes, having lost their biggest reliance, would now live in fear, trying every possible way to clear their suspicion.
But any unusual action could be discovered by the sharp Judges, and then imprisoned in a Death row by the laws of the Grand Tribunal!
The situation uncontrollably slid into the abyss, without a glimmer of hope.
After everyone dispersed, Cheng Shi endured his physical discomfort and cast two healing spells on himself, then dragged his numb body towards Fang Jue.
Although the Order believer didn't want to continue cooperating with him, he still needed to figure out what had happened downstairs.
This time, Fang Jue didn't refuse Cheng Shi's questions. Perhaps feeling the urgency of the Trial, he truthfully told him everything about the "pursuit" of that "Troubadour."
"That wasn't a 'person,' but a puppet, a puppet refined from flesh and blood, without any thought or consciousness."
Puppet?
Cheng Shi was startled and suddenly thought of the Desire Puppet he had encountered in the previous Trial.
This kind of thing seemed to be a method that corruption believers were good at.
Could that murderer really be the Players' "target"?
Du Xiguang also added from the side:
"Because it was a puppet, no memory could be read."
As soon as the words fell, Cheng Shi's brows furrowed.
He wasn't disappointed again because there were no clues.
But because Du Xiguang had lied!
This sentence was very short, and there was only one point where he could lie: that he had read the puppet's Memory.
But he chose to conceal it.
Why?
Cheng Shi looked at Fang Jue without batting an eyelid, but found that this Order believer seemed to have no doubts about Du Xiguang's words.
Fang Jue didn't know that Du Xiguang had lied; he was also kept in the dark.
The situation suddenly became complicated again.
Interesting, the situation is already so bad, why is someone still unwilling to share the only clue?
Could it be...
He received an Edict from Memory and saw through my identity?
Something is not right.
Even so, he could completely share the clue with Fang Jue. Order believers are the most reliable Players; this has never changed.
And more people mean more brains; brainstorming is always better than thinking hard alone.
So why did he hide, and what did he hide?
Cheng Shi glanced at Du Xiguang, but Du Xiguang didn't notice; He was frowning and thinking.
Obviously, what he was thinking about was definitely not the same thing as Cheng Shi.
But this was also good; at least there was a little more clue. Staring at Du Xiguang might still offer a glimmer of hope.
Cheng Shi nodded, thanked him, and turned to leave.
Before he could take a step, Fang Jue asked again:
"What happened in the room before we came up?"
Cheng Shi never lied, so he sincerely said:
"The Ascetic Monk got 'When Fear Arrives' before me, but he seemed unable to control this demigod item."
"I wanted to help him, but he refused me."
"After that, you all saw what happened."
"He died at Mercsius's hands, and we... lost the clues."
Fang Jue stared into Cheng Shi's eyes for a long time, found no problems, and nodded as a thank you.
Cheng Shi smiled indifferently and left directly.
There were two things he needed to do now:
One was to first leave Du Xiguang's sight, and then try his best to quietly follow him when he acted.
The second was to "interrogate" the "Troubadour's" friends. They had been drinking together for a few days; how could they not even see that it was a puppet?
After Cheng Shi left, Fang Jue sighed and said to Du Xiguang:
"It's probably impossible to find clues in reality. So, Memory Traveler sir, show your trump card. We really need this trump card."
Du Xiguang pushed up his glasses and smiled meaningfully:
"'When Fear Arrives' is in the hands of an Order believer. You are also an Order believer; if you have a trump card, shouldn't you show it first?"
Fang Jue was silent for a moment, then sincerely said:
"I do have a trump card, but I can't tell you what it is."
"You can think of it as an opportunity to cheat. Even if we lose all clues in this Trial and suffer until the last second, I can walk out of the Trial unharmed and live."
"So..."
"Du Xiguang, I am helping you. In the current situation, I can still help you."
"As a believer of Order, I have always abided by the laws and morals before the collapse of the human world."
"And this is why I didn't invite you to perform the Edict of Order, yet you can enjoy my blessing."
Du Xiguang's eyes suddenly widened. He re-examined himself in disbelief and found no blessing on his body.
You should know that the "Confession" on the street last night was not a Singer's blessing; it was a Ruler's output method and did not require teammates to abide by the Edict of Order.
Fang Jue saw his confusion, sighed, and waved his hand casually. A subtle light burst from Du Xiguang's body.
Now, Du Xiguang saw it.
[Glimmer of Order], S-rank Faith Talent. Within a certain range, when the target abides by the same Order as you, the target can maintain the same physical state as you. This state can be hidden from the target.
"!?"
"Do you see? You can share my glimmer, which means you are not a twisted Player; you are also practicing the previous Order!"
"This is why I still want to help you."
Du Xiguang was first astonished, then smiled with relief.
"No wonder I always felt my physical fitness had improved significantly. I thought it was the effect of 'bloom awaits wither,' but I didn't expect the root cause was here."
"Thank you, and thank myself."
"Fortunately, I'm a good person."
"So?"
Du Xiguang quickly pulled out a ticket from his pocket that looked like a movie ticket, stuffed it into Fang Jue's hand, and said mysteriously:
"Tonight at 3 o'clock, right here, let's take a memory trip!"
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