Upon hearing the crow's voice, Lin Yu calmly spoke.

"I just advanced to Second Tier, and I'm currently selecting my Specialized Items in the Second Tier's Promotion Space."

As Lin Yu spoke, the crude drawing of a gray crow on his wrist mark tilted its head and opened its beak.

"Coo, you mean you want me to help you choose? You want to hear the opinion of this great god?"

Lin Yu shook his head, his tone devoid of any questioning, speaking in the purest declarative sentence: "No need... When I was selecting the dungeon before, I heard you let out a scream."

"I don't quite believe you can be of much help."

Lin Yu said calmly, and the God of Change laughed: "Caw caw, alright, I understand you—reverse psychology!"

"Wanting to get me to tell you what you want to know without using up a question opportunity... Very well, then I'll oblige you."

"When you were selecting the dungeon, there was indeed an accident... Originally, your dungeon options didn't include the Misty Islands. I and a few other gods pulled some strings and bridged their world's dungeons to the Misty Islands—my original intention was to guarantee your passage."

Lin Yu nodded. He had guessed that the God of Change must have pulled some trick, he just didn't know the specific reason.

"But, you failed."

Lin Yu said, and the crude drawing of the crow let out a sneaky laugh: "No way around it, the game's anti-cheat system came too fast... But it's also a good thing, at least it eliminated the most dangerous option for you—the Wasteland Realm is also relatively safe for you."

"In fact, for you players' Promotion, I most recommend the Wasteland Realm... The two pantheons of gods here are both quite mild, and since no single god is exceptionally strong, a delicate balance has been achieved—you can tell other players about this after you leave."

"Thanks, but I don't have the habit of writing guides or sharing these things."

Lin Yu said politely.

"What a shame, then just remember it yourself," the God of Change said again, "So, you just wanted to ask me about this?"

"Not only that," Lin Yu had gradually confirmed that his communication with the God of Change didn't seem to have a time limit; as long as he didn't ask questions, it would continue, "In the last dungeon, I also encountered someone who pulled out your statue."

"Hey, do you think that was my arrangement?" the gray crow crude drawing stretched its wings, "Admittedly, that person is half my believer... but her coming here was truly a coincidence."

"Of course, it's only natural for you to feel something was off, because... coincidence aside, there was indeed something meddling in it," the God of Change said calmly, "You came into contact with 'Fate Fragments' on the Misty Islands. That thing will more or less alter your fortune... It seems now it has shifted in a favorable direction."

Lin Yu nodded.

So encountering Fern wasn't a complete coincidence, it's just that the crow didn't pull the strings.

"Good luck, that's not bad..."

Lin Yu pondered.

The gray crude drawing of the crow hopped on his wrist: "So then, what question do you actually intend to ask?"

Hearing the crow's inquiry, Lin Yu calmly spoke: "I just wanted to ask you... do you remember that I once used 'lies' to obtain belief from you to acquire two items, and used that to take all the items when I later chose the items obtained from advancing?"

The crow said lightly: "Of course, are you trying to say you have that ability now too?"

"Of course... I have to thank the item I got from your Misty Islands, and the Tongue of Deceit you initially gave me."

Lin Yu said with certainty.

Then, he pulled out the Repaired Fog Pocket Watch within the Settlement Space.

The hands fluctuated, and the Repaired Fog Pocket Watch, which had just been satiated not long ago, activated its ability once again—and this time, its consumption was much greater than before.

Because the object Lin Yu chose to rewind was an item from a god—the Tongue of Deceit!

Although the Tongue of Deceit's uses had been exhausted... this item had not yet disappeared—while consumables should vanish after use, the change in item quantity isn't finalized until Lin Yu returns to reality!

Using this point, Lin Yu could now use the "Tongue of Deceit" one last time.

And this time, he chose the same lie as last time.

"To this day, I still possess the abilities of the Game Master obtained from the first game, and these abilities are still in effect here, able to help me obtain two Class Items!"

Lin Yu said, feeling the belief materialize out of thin air, then the original choice of one out of four changed to choosing two out of four.

"Caw caw, you really did it—remarkable!"

The God of Change exclaimed with admiration.

Then, the god raised a question: "But what purpose did your communication with me serve? Did you just want me to observe up close how impressive your maneuvers are?"

Lin Yu shook his head.

"Of course not, I needed your belief!"

Lin Yu said, and before the God of Change could react, using the belief from the god that had just flowed into his control, he activated Manifestation!

The belief of a single god carried more weight than all the belief gathered from the "rumor" that spread across most of the Black Marsh world—after all, this was belief that had once been sufficient to support Lin Yu in twisting time and deceiving the game's rules!

And the Manifestation Lin Yu activated was naturally aimed at the small trap in his earlier statement.

"... and used that to take all the items when I later chose the items obtained from advancing"—this part of the statement with "ambiguous" meaning was now being utilized by Lin Yu with his Fraudster ability!

This was his true objective that he had been setting up and concealing from the very beginning...

Admittedly, he did have many questions about the crow, about coincidences, about the gods, but those questions weren't urgent for Lin Yu to find answers to now.

At this moment in the Settlement Space, Lin Yu used up the opportunity to converse with the "God of Change" with only one goal from start to finish...

"Deceive the god—then turn choosing two out of four into choosing all four."

Having already tasted the sweetness of obtaining both the Counterfeit and the False Face Class Items simultaneously, Lin Yu naturally couldn't let go of any Specialized Item.

Since the Death Game tacitly allowed his bug-exploiting behavior last time, it meant that using his Class abilities to deceive the game's rules was part of the game's exploitable mechanisms!

Before the belief from the god dissipated, Lin Yu instantly focused his spirit on all four Specialized Items simultaneously! 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Having briefly experienced the abilities of the original Freud in the dungeon, Lin Yu had gained a new understanding of spiritual energy control, making this naturally effortless!

Then, the light faded, and four consecutive prompts sounded.

[Congratulations, you have obtained the Specialized Item: Narrative Trick!]

[Congratulations, you have obtained the Specialized Item: Pyramid Scheme!]

[Congratulations, you have obtained the Specialized Item: Public Opinion Forges Truth!]

[Congratulations, you have obtained the Specialized Item: Honeyed Words and Fair Appearances!]