No strange things are allowed to evolve!

"Children, you have all obtained the 'Mouth of God' through the awakening ceremony. Today, it is your turn to go to Lie Town and become a great, renowned poet of lies!"

A middle-aged man dressed as the village chief stood on a high platform in the center of the square, raising his hands:

"Please remember, the world of the poets of lies is full of deception. Once you descend the mountain, you will face countless dangers, and your only reliance will be your 'mouth of God'."

By using it to deceive others, you can gain the power of lies to deceive and distinguish the truth from the false. The more you deceive, the stronger your power of lies will become. In the end, you can even turn lies into truths and make your words law!

Now, set off! May your path be smooth and unobstructed!

After the village chief finished explaining the worldview of the hatchery in this way, some people immediately became curious about the hatchery.

"A world where power is enhanced through lies? Interesting."

"Words become law... Hehe, I'm really looking forward to it."

But some people don't care about this.

"The hatchery itself isn't important; what matters is what you can obtain after completing the raid."

"Hmm... you mean it can improve the quality of spiritual roots? I hope it's not a lie, otherwise..."

In any case, everyone was eager to begin the next leg of their journey.

Even before the village chief finished speaking, some people had already rushed to the village entrance.

But just as he stepped out of the village entrance...

boom!

A giant centipede suddenly emerged from the ground, crashed into the man, clamped its jaws tightly around him, and dragged him underground.

The hatchery had barely opened when the first death occurred.

The crowd in the square immediately erupted in an uproar.

They all looked in unison at the center of the square at the village chief, who always had a smiling, kind face and seemed no different from the harmless guide characters in any game who practically shove the best sword in the village into the protagonist's starting area as a starter pack.

Before anyone could see, a twisted and morbid smile had appeared on his face.

"Hooray! We fooled them! We fooled them!"

"Actually, you don't even need to wait until you get down the mountain; you'll encounter danger as soon as you leave the village!"

"Haha, another one! We've finally gathered enough lies to leave the village!"

After saying this, the village chief ignored the astonished crowd, darted out of the village entrance, easily dodged another centipede's attack, and disappeared from everyone's sight.

"This is fucking..." someone muttered in shock, "Even the NPCs are being lied to?"

Chapter Ninety-Four: Beware of Honey Trap

Trust between people is very fragile; once the seed of doubt is planted, it will quickly take root and sprout.

After witnessing the absurdity of this incubator, everyone present fell into deep thought.

The village chief just said so much. If part of it is fake, is it possible that the other parts are also fake?

Furthermore, if the danger doesn't only occur when going down the mountain, but rather when leaving the village, then how do you leave the starting village?

"What do you think?" Strawberry Milkshake asked Jiang Shu.

She had been observing Jiang Shu's reaction since the beginning, but had not noticed any particular emotional changes.

He would also be surprised by the sudden change, and then, like everyone else, he would lower his head and think.

If I had to put it in perspective, it would be that he displayed all his emotions more subtly than others.

Upon hearing the mention of strawberry milkshake, Jiang Shu looked up.

"So gullible, this village chief is a real talent."

Strawberry Milkshake paused, then suddenly felt a wave of helplessness wash over her: "I'm not asking for your opinion on the village chief! I'm asking for your opinion on this hatchery, and that leaving the village means certain death, so what are we going to do next?"

"Oh." Jiang Shu nodded: "I don't think we need to worry about that. Even the most difficult hatchery can't be completely without a way out. There must be a way, it's just that we haven't found it yet."

Meanwhile, many people who shared the same idea as Jiang Shu began to head towards the deserted houses in the village, intending to explore and see if they could make any discoveries.

Seeing that most people had taken action, Strawberry Milkshake asked Jiang Shu, "Should we go take a look too?"

“It’s possible,” Jiang Shu reminded him with a fleeting look in his eyes, “but before that, shouldn’t you straighten your clothes? Your collar is open, and anyone a head taller than you can see everything just by looking down.”

"Huh?" Strawberry Milkshake was taken aback, her face flushed slightly, and then she quickly turned around and lowered her head to straighten her clothes.

but...

"Where did I expose myself?!" she demanded angrily.

However, Jiang Shu ignored her.

He simply let out a soft "Eh" in slight surprise.

After he successfully tricked the strawberry milkshake, a faint, unique aura appeared in his body.

As this aura appeared, a stream of information flowed into his mind—

【Mouth of God】

Current Rank: Apprentice

Your lie may slightly increase its credibility.

[Liar Power Required to Advance to the Next Rank: 100]

Current time: 1/100

[Friendly reminder: The more people you deceive, the more serious the consequences of your deception, and the more power you gain from lying.]

It seems that once you accumulate 100 points of Lie Power, you can advance to the next rank and leave the village like the village chief.

According to the usual procedure, this is indeed how it should be, after all, this is just a beginner village, and the requirements should not be too high.

However, Jiang Shu did not completely believe it.

He wasn't sure if this was also a lie, or if it was another trick orchestrated by some hidden mastermind lurking in the shadows and causing trouble for them.

Furthermore, even if this information is true, there is no clear and credible evidence to prove that upgrading to the next rank will allow one to safely escape from the clutches of that centipede.

Seeing the change in Jiang Shu's expression, Strawberry Milkshake realized what was going on.

"What changed after you lied to me?" she asked.

Jiang Shu shook her head: "No."

The power of lies has not increased.

Looking at the strawberry milkshake, her face clearly said, "Do you think I believe you?"

Jiang Shu had no choice but to say, "Alright, it seems that only by successfully deceiving someone will the 'Mouth of God' that the village chief mentioned be activated."

In any case, if it's not some prank by a mastermind, then after the other party successfully deceives someone, they should also activate the "Mouth of God" and see the information they see, so there's no need to hide this common sense.

"What will happen if it's activated?" Strawberry Milkshake asked. "Will we be immune to the threat of those centipedes?"

"Probably not." Jiang Shu thought for a moment: "Activating it just now only slightly increases the credibility of lies, and there's no description related to combat power or special abilities. Perhaps the only way to successfully upgrade the rank of 'God's Mouth' is to continue lying."

Jiang Shu didn't completely believe the information that suddenly appeared, but to say that he wouldn't try it at all would be too extreme. He planned to try raising the rank first and then see what changes would occur.

In short, let's just believe it tentatively for now and treat it as the power system of this world.

However, one thing that bothers him is that the world judges the effectiveness of a lie in a rather peculiar way. It doesn't depend on whether the deceived person believes it, but rather on what consequences will arise after the deceived person believes it.

For example, the village chief was able to leave only after the person he had deceived died and everyone began to doubt him, and he himself activated "God's Mouth" only after making the strawberry milkshake blush.

Um...

It's downright wicked.

Jiang Shu felt that she would probably fall in love with this place.

But before that, you have to leave the starting village.

Upon hearing this, Strawberry Milkshake looked at the people who were busy exploring and said, "Now I think I understand why this incubator doesn't limit the number of people. Actually, the more people there are, the easier it is to get started, just like..."

"Raising Gu poison."

Jiang Shu picked up the conversation:

"However, unlike the usual infighting and breeding of gu, the breeding of gu here is more about seizing the initiative."

The more times a person is deceived, the less likely they are to easily trust others. Therefore, if they don't seize the initiative and react slowly, and those around them, including themselves, have already been deceived once, they will naturally find it harder to deceive others.

"So we need to hurry."

Strawberry Milkshake glanced at several people who hadn't found anything in the empty village and were now striking up conversations with those around them:

“Besides you, other people have already started trying, and they haven’t tried to interact with other people before.”

"No rush, let them keep lying for now." Jiang Shu said calmly, "More important than that is something else that I need your cooperation with."

What are your plans?

......

"Hehe, so easy to fool. You actually jumped in when I told you there were clues in that pit over there?"

The man looked at his progress bar for the power of lies, which was already approaching 20% ​​in no time, and felt that he would be able to smoothly advance to the next rank soon.

He was among the first to discover that lying could grant the power of lies and upgrade the "Mouth of God."

Therefore, he was one of the first to try to deceive other evolved beings.

At this time, everyone was still exploring everything in the hatchery. Although they had just been deceived by the village chief, most people were still not very wary because they had not yet adapted to the survival rules here.

Therefore, by simply showing a little kindness and mixing lies with the truth, it is easy to deceive some people with weaker mental fortitude.

He used this method to accumulate eighteen points of Lie Power in a short period of time.

However, he did not let his guard down because of this.

"By now, most people should have realized that the difficulty may increase, and we also have to be wary of others at the same time. It's really troublesome."

As he pondered this, he looked around for his next target.

As he walked, he came to a secluded little house.

He stopped in his tracks.

Because he discovered a person whose behavior was very strange.

The man was squatting by the door, seemingly listening to something.

Although his intuition told him that this place was full of deception and that it was best not to join in the fun, he was driven by intense curiosity to approach anyway.

Anyway, once you realize something's wrong, just retreat.

So he cautiously approached.

"what are you doing?"

The person at the door was clearly startled, then quickly made a shushing gesture and pulled him over to squat down.

"Keep your voice down!" the man whispered, then gestured for him to listen inside.

The man pressed his ear against the door, and vaguely heard the voices of a man and a woman. When he heard their conversation clearly, his eyes widened.

"You are my little dog, remember that?"

"Yes, I remember, I am your little dog."

"No, you're a puppy. How do puppies talk?"

"Wang Wang!"

The man abruptly moved his ear away from the door panel, incredulously picked at it, and then pressed it back against the door.

"I was just kidding you. You're actually a kitten. How do kittens talk?"

"Meow~"

"That's right, kittens have barbs on their tongues. Do you have any? Stick them out and let me see."

"Meow."

"Wow, there really is one."

"Meow!"

The man's eyes widened, as if he were questioning the person opposite him who was also eavesdropping.