Safe City Ch.165.2

Chapter 165.2: “I’ve received a divine revelation!”

Meanwhile, on Moon Silk Star, the commotion stirred up by the Truth Stone wasn’t dying down.

It was only getting bigger.

Even the Companies had learned about this miraculous stone. They sent people to try to capture it, and after failing, they tried to ask it questions instead.

That was definitely not something it could answer.

If the [Companies] found out that Moon Silk Star was doomed, there was no telling what they might do.

At Cheng Qisheng’s instruction, the Truth Stone ran away the moment it saw anyone from the [Companies].

As it raced all over the planet, it encountered more and more Safe Cities, and enormous amounts of “880,000 crystals” flowed into the storage space of the Truth Stone.

—In the City Lords’ group chat, more than fifty Safe Cities had chosen to evacuate this world.

Among the remaining City Lords, some had bought the information while others hadn’t. Everyone was mixed together in one huge group chat, and whenever anyone spoke, their words had started becoming increasingly cryptic.

Today was the same as always. The topic still revolved around the Truth Stone.

[So, those of you who bought the information, could you share whether you think it was worth buying?]

[I think it was worth it.]

[Hard to say. I’m already in too deep to back out now.]

[It’s definitely worth it. No matter how you look at it, it’s worth the price. Even if the price doubled, I’d still say it was worth buying.]

A Tier 5 Safe City joined the discussion:

[Agreed. I think it’s not only worth it here and now, but will be worth it going forward as well. At least now, I know exactly what I need to do without wasting another minute.]

Another City Lord who hadn’t bought the information asked:

[I’ve almost forgotten what the word “worth” even looks like. Could one of you City Lords give me just a little hint? I know information purchased from the Truth Stone can’t be passed on to others, but surely you can reveal something else, right?]

[For example, as City Lords who have bought the information, would you recommend that we also go and buy it?]

With no conflict of interest—and with everyone quite possibly needing to work together to attack the [Companies]—most of the City Lords were still quite willing to offer genuine advice.

[Liuliu Safe City: I recommend buying it.]

Of course they recommended it.

A Safe City that didn’t buy the information and therefore didn’t know when the Great Annihilation would arrive could genuinely end up being wiped out.

Even if they managed to escape Moon Silk Star this time, as long as they were a Safe City below the Tier 6, there was no guarantee they wouldn’t encounter another Great Annihilation the next time.

Now that they had obtained the information from the Truth Stone, at least the Tier 5 City Lords knew what they needed to do: desperately increase their tier, so they wouldn’t be wiped out by a Great Annihilation that descended without warning.

Starting with City Lord Liuliu, the City Lords in the group chat somehow began copying and pasting the same response.

[Stinky Lilac Safe City: I recommend buying it.]

[Ahhh, the Sky Has Fallen Safe City: I recommend buying it.]

[Beifang Safe City: I recommend buying it.]

One City Lord after another lined up behind them, giving the exact same answer.

Even if some ill-intentioned City Lords wanted to play dirty, once they saw that they were vastly outnumbered, they either kept their mouths shut or simply followed the crowd and copied and pasted the same response.

Cheng Qisheng felt absolutely delighted as she watched all those “I recommend buying it” messages.

Every City Lord who said “I recommend buying it” represented another 880,000 crystals contributed to her.

She was in such a good mood that everyone looked pleasing to her eyes. She simply blended into the crowd and added:

[I recommend buying it.]

This long chain of copy-and-pasted replies continued until one Safe City finally spoke up.

[Only Speaks Lies Safe City: I don’t recommend buying it.]

Only Speaks Lies Safe City came from a humanoid civilization that could only tell lies. Most of the City Lords knew about this, and when communicating with it, they knew that listening to the exact opposite of what it said was usually the right approach.

The moment this message appeared, the City Lord who had asked the original question immediately thanked everyone and then began posting a bounty in the group chat:

[1,500 crystals for the current coordinates of the Truth Stone.]

Cheng Qisheng knew where the Truth Stone was right now, but she kept quiet.

After all, when it came to the saying “Make your fortune quietly,” the most important part was the “quietly.”

Another City Lord said that they knew the coordinates, and the two City Lords went into a private chat to make the trade.

Sure enough, another batch of 880,000 crystals would soon be deposited into her account.

Humming a tune, Cheng Qisheng closed the City Lords’ group chat. While continuing to repair the Prophet Gong Cheng’s memories, she began her daily routine: using her mental power to count the crystals in the warehouse.

She used to count them one by one.

Now, her counting had changed to:

“Eighty million… ninety million… one hundred million… one hundred and ten million, one hundred and twenty million…”

Half of that belonged to the Truth Stone.

When the number of crystals surpassed one hundred million, its little storage space could no longer hold them all.

Truth Stone: Holy stone!

Its crystal storage space had actually reached a point where it couldn’t hold everything anymore.

By now, it had completely submitted to its master, and it no longer guarded itself against Cheng Qisheng like it had before.

The Truth Stone had realized that it had successfully latched onto an absolutely gigantic patron.

Delighted, it cheerfully jumped back on its own and stored a huge amount of crystals in Blue Sea’s warehouse.

Now, it was deliberately playing another new scene for Cheng Qisheng.

In the scene, two “window screens” were having a conversation.

—“What’s mine is yours. If you need these energy balls, just take them and use them. We’re in this together.”

—“Mm! Don’t worry. If I use them now, I’ll definitely give you a better life in the future!”

Cheng Qisheng watched as the two “window screens,” whose civilizations she couldn’t even identify, gradually pressed themselves tightly together as they talked.

She: “…”

In the end, the Great Blue Sea Creator God relied on her formidable powers of comprehension to understand what the Truth Stone was trying to say.

She translated it herself: “You mean the half of the crystals that belongs to you can also be used by me if I need them? As long as I don’t let you go hungry, right?”

The Truth Stone switched to another scene, where an orc was enthusiastically shouting, “Exactly! Exactly! That’s it!”

After personally witnessing its master take it along to enjoy all the good things life had to offer, the Truth Stone had now been completely won over by Cheng Qisheng.

It could tell the difference between getting one good meal and getting good meals every day.

Cheng Qisheng patted its stone head and smiled gently.

“Okay. Thank you. Don’t worry, I’ll make sure you grow big and strong and get you back to thirty meters tall.”

Having received her promise, the Truth Stone happily jumped to another location and went back to work, continuing to earn crystals.

“That work efficiency…”

Cheng Qisheng sighed in admiration. She was just about to start counting the crystals all over again and make another plan for how to use this enormous fortune when her expression suddenly shifted.

The final few fragments of Prophet Gong Cheng’s memories had finally been successfully connected.

“Ah. The sun.”

Cheng Qisheng looked at the last pieces of memory she had pieced together.

Within them, there was a sun being dragged along by Blue Sea Safe City.

This was Gong Cheng’s prophecy.

One day in the future, she had actually managed to capture a sun.

Cheng Qisheng’s mood improved even further. She gently pushed these final fragments of memory into Gong Cheng’s mind.

Moon Silk Star had now become a grand stage for a chaotic free-for-all.

It was time for this prophet to wake up as well.

——

Blue Sea Safe City

Gong Cheng slowly opened his eyes on the hospital bed.

His consciousness was still hazy, but he could vaguely sense that he had once been held in a warm embrace.

He saw many things. In his memories, there was a gentle eye gazing at him, filling his heart with a sense of fulfillment and security.

Gong Cheng suddenly sat upright.

He was extremely weak, but his spirit was highly agitated.

He had seen it!!

The future!!

A great deity who could save Moon Silk Star!

Countless Moon Silk people would follow this deity’s divine kingdom into the cosmos, where the stars filled the heavens.

The deity… The deity was…

Gong Cheng looked out the window, where a statue stood quietly, exactly the same as the one he had seen in his prophecy.

Tall, sacred, gentle.

But for some reason, a vague image suddenly flashed through his mind—a towering figure so enormous it seemed as though it were as large as an entire planet, threading a needle and stitching something together.

How had the deity’s followers addressed Them in the prophetic vision?

A feverish light gradually appeared in Gong Cheng’s eyes. At this moment, he looked almost identical to the Blue Sea believers he had seen in his prophecy. In fact, his expression was even more excited than theirs.

“The great… Blue Sea Creator God! That’s right! That’s right!! My God! I’ve found a way to save Moon Silk Star!!”

In the room next door, Gong Cheng’s loyal butler, Xie Wuke, had spent the entire time Gong Cheng was unconscious trying to escape with him.

He had failed repeatedly, only to try again, and failed again.

In the end, Xie Wuke had gotten himself covered in injuries and successfully ended up staying in the hospital room next door to Gong Cheng.

Now, he finally received word that his master had awakened.

He warily watched the divine official, then staggered out of bed and, following the directions he was given, made his way to the neighboring hospital room.

Xie Wuke had always suspected that these strange people had done something to his master. Otherwise, why would his master have suddenly fallen unconscious for no apparent reason?

But strangely enough, these people were also very friendly toward him. They gave him food and drink, and even when he deliberately tried to provoke them into beating him up, they hit him surprisingly lightly.

Xie Wuke couldn’t understand it.

Right now, he only wanted to make sure that his master was safe and sound.

These strange people, who were very likely from the [Companies], could have done something to Gong Cheng.

The Old Humans possessed quite a lot of advanced technology, after all—robots, androids, and the like.

His master was the son of the Lord of Nightgreen Oasis. Perhaps this was some kind of conspiracy targeting the City Lord.

Xie Wuke couldn’t be certain whether the Gong Cheng before him was still the same master he knew.

But that didn’t matter.

He had grown up alongside Gong Cheng, and he had his own way of recognizing his master.

Xie Wuke cautiously pushed the door open.

As the door swung open, Gong Cheng stood barefoot on the floor of the hospital room, still wearing his hospital clothes.

His arms were spread wide, his face filled with fervor, and he threw his head back and laughed.

“Hahahahahaha!! This is the way!! It’s a divine revelation!! I’ve received a divine revelation! Everything is the guidance of the gods!!!!”

“Divine God! You will save this world!!!”

“Hahahahahahahaha!!!!”

Xie Wuke: “…”

Confirmed.

He hadn’t been replaced.

That was definitely his master.

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