Facing an Ancient God for a Year

Chapter 1823: Chapter 1798: Blood and Wine and Blood

Rationality takes a bow, rationalizing the whole event with the mindset of criticizing the youth.

Whether it’s this review or explanation, it’s not difficult to understand.

In chronological order, the final scene of the whole event should actually be Bloodletting High School.

And the ending of that story concludes with myself placing the notebook under the victim’s head.

By integrating the content, besides Wen who fell, we can’t deduce a real culprit Eva driven mad by jealousy.

The distinction between wounds on the chest and face is enough for investigators to clarify the order of intentional murder and corpse desecration cases.

And the peculiarity of Joshua’s body, as well as his triangular relationship with Salma and Wen, almost puts the blame for his death on Wen.

Simultaneously, the latter is dead, making it impossible for any self-defense.

In fact, looking at Wen’s action of hiding the body back then, even if he wasn’t dead, he might have thought it was him who committed the murder.

So even if the police submitted the whole case for the Night Watchman to review, unless they encountered someone sufficiently professional and responsible, or they already had a concept of the All Fools’ Day issue, it’s unlikely they’d see through it.

As for the actual last scene I felt, the Scavenger work conducted at the party in less than ten minutes doesn’t conflict with this final result at all.

Firstly, looking at the task summary, calling me over at the party was ultimately successfully defined as a prank.

In other words, even Butters himself didn’t believe Joshua was truly dead.

And the other people outside the room were merely onlookers waiting to see the fun.

So when I looked for people to carry the body, I deliberately designated Joshua’s two loyal friends.

They were the only two at the whole party who possibly had an understanding of the body’s true state.

Perhaps they had already subtly recognized this during the party’s proceedings.

But they wouldn’t expose it, even when I was playing the Scavenger in front of the onlookers, pretending the real was fake.

To both of them, clearly completing what needed to be done was far more important than having fun.

And to the audience, "Mr. Wolf" had seemingly chosen the most unexpected way to perform.

Neither exposed and lost composure under pressure nor racked his brains to sneak around, he just boldly came out directly, and even earnestly explained his work content when questioned.

There was no enjoyment in watching for the onlookers, while his words and actions were extremely in line with the holiday theme, making me seem to be the amusement, no longer holding a transcendent audience status.

The final result was that in this subtle atmosphere, a party blood case was thus covered up.

And after my final guidance at Bloodletting High School, the two assistants should have realized they could pin Joshua’s death on Wen, freeing themselves from that bizarre incident.

Anyone a bit smarter wouldn’t reveal the party’s truth.

Even if they did, other witnesses and even the body’s time of death wouldn’t support it.

What’s more, from the final summary, my existence in the whole event seemed to be casually erased after the script ended.

That is, other than a vague legend, the story content recognized by everyone at the party is very likely that the two assistants with Jabartas carried out a joke on everyone with Joshua’s "corpse".

Telling the investigators now that he was already dead when they went out would only bring trouble for no good.

The whole event will become an unspeakable secret in their ridiculous youthful years.

And this is, after previous exploration, what I believe could be attempted as a wonderful and simple solution.

Honesty is a virtue.

Additionally, if the previous speculation is true, every script is a superposition of countless possibilities, and the correct completion method is simply aligning them.

This would mean there is more than one way for the event to conclude perfectly and that it can completely take a bow in an irrational manner.

Rampant transcendent, eerie slaughter—it’s entirely possible for the transcendental nature in the plot to thicken even further.

Theoretically, compared to the characters appearing in these five scenes, this task I experienced itself seems like an exceptionally clever prank.

Unfortunately, as mentioned before, the warehouse seemed to gloss over this aspect, making it even more peculiar.

Treat it as analogous to limitations on my abilities—there indeed might be some difficulties for it.

I hope this special reward can serve as some comfort.

...

[Name: Blood and Wine and Blood]

[Type: Consumable]

An extremely ordinary, undecorated round paper cup, which can be used to hold liquids. However, as it cannot even isolate moisture, it will lose effect after one use.

Pouring blood or wine over half capacity can trigger it, after which all blood and wine in a certain range will share concepts and be in a superimposed state, lasting three hours.

If liquid remains in the cup after the duration ends, it will induce intense vomiting in the same range]

[Note: Washable drinking vessels are a desecration of the word "revelry"]

This... is really extremely ordinary?

After reading through the description of the special reward carefully, in the next moment Fu Qian looked at the item in his hand, lost in thought.

From a perceptual standpoint, this special reward’s description is extremely precise.

The round cup mouth is small at the top and large at the bottom, with a faint yellow hue against the white, holding approximately 200 milliliters.

While holding it, it has no weight, and there truly isn’t a single decorative pattern to be found.

It really does seem like a disposable item that no one would give a second glance if tossed on the table—but its peculiarity lies in this.

Fu Qian lifted the paper cup to align with his eyes.

As a Second Order Extraordinary, even knowing its true effect, at this distance, he couldn’t feel anything.

Though it looks like a toy, even its inspiration seemingly came from the All Fools’ Day party he attended, if its effect upon triggering also possesses such an indistinguishable nature, it is indeed somewhat interesting.

Of course, the cup has the common drawback of all consumable rewards—not being able to test it, meaning many aspects remain uncertain.

Fu Qian shook his head and, after examining it once more, placed the cup on the table before him.

There’s no denying it has its unique aspects.

Placing it among a collection of relics, the originally rustic or ominous Evil God’s Table instantly filled with a sense of cheapness.

The many fierce and extraordinary collectibles suddenly grounded, as if unearthed from a construction site.

Fortunately, Fu Qian never had much fixation on style, instead finding this eclectic mix somewhat appreciable.

With a slight nod, casting it a second glance, he rose and walked toward the depths of the warehouse.