I went berserk in the game of gods.

Chapter 43 Are you dreaming?
Cao Yu already had a plan regarding what props to customize.

First, he faces a problem—after he, the "top student of the four academies," joins the Special Affairs Bureau, he will be put through a lie detector test.

Lie detection devices of grades E and D primarily rely on psychological intervention.

More advanced... C-level props specifically designed for lie detection do exist; his system shop has a whole bunch of them. However, the Sishan City Special Affairs Bureau branch may not necessarily possess such items.

For the Federation at this stage, C-grade game items, no matter what they are, are exceptionally valuable.

It is unlikely that a branch office would possess a Class C lie detector.

Even if it were available, it wouldn't be used on a "newbie" like him.

Therefore... if one's mental defenses are raised to the point where they can resist D-level items, then controlling the lie detector test will be not only a piece of cake, but at least a sure thing.

'Sigh, that's the downside of having too many secrets.'

Cao Yu sighed inwardly. Who told him to have both serial number 11 and the system?

Faced with this happy dilemma, he could only choose to customize items with spiritual attributes.

Of course, the effect of "mental defense" alone is not enough for him.

He wanted many different effects from various items, including flying, teleportation, stealth, and hypnotic control. He wondered if it was possible to customize such a product to meet all his requirements.
While Cao Yu was happily thinking about it, he stared at the player panel and chose to use the customization opportunity.

The next second, the evolution game transmitted relevant information to his mind, making him understand how to play with the customized items.

The simpler the effect, the more powerful it is.

The more numerous and varied the effects, the weaker the power of each individual effect.

Furthermore, D-grade items cannot involve noble time-space attributes.

'...I suppose that's not unexpected.'

Cao Yu was not greatly affected.

If a universal tool were actually custom-made for him, he would become anxious, wondering if some powerful figure was plotting against him... After careful consideration, he gave his requirements.

[The D-grade item customization is complete and has been added to your player inventory.]

[D-Rank Item: Spirit Control]

An anonymous player believes that items with mental attributes don't necessarily need to focus on mental interference. Can't powerful mental resistance and overwhelming physical strength coexist? After all, mental power isn't such an inconvenient thing.

[Effect: When equipped with this item, your spirit can generate a powerful force field that exists between reality and illusion. When it becomes real, you can control objects; when it becomes ethereal, you can resist mental interference.]

Cao Yu took out a bracelet-shaped ring from his storage space; it was entirely black. After he put it on his wrist, the ring automatically shrank to fit his wrist perfectly.

It took him more than forty seconds to complete the change of props, and then he tried out the functions of the new props.

An invisible force field quickly emerged in his mind.

At first, the force field was very weak and only worked on the illusory mind. But once he solidified the force field, it immediately generated a powerful physical force.

He used this substantial force to envelop himself, slightly controlled the force, and then... his body lifted a few centimeters off the ground, suspending in the air.

Since it is a force field generated out of thin air, it can naturally achieve the miracle of "lifting himself up" by disregarding the three elements of sight.

This is similar to An Li's prop... As the saying goes, good artists imitate, great artists plagiarize. After spending a lot of time with An Li, he was quite envious of her prop and habitually used it as one of the options for customizing props.

'It's essentially telekinesis; covering the body surface increases movement speed and strength, allows for flight, and can also be used for simple defense. Once it's intangible, it becomes pure mental resistance.'

'Extending the force field allows me to manipulate objects remotely, but the power intensity decreases with distance... a minor issue, since I don't rely on object manipulation for attacks.'

Cao Yu was fairly satisfied with the prop.

As for the issue that this item cannot improve physical attributes... he is about to embark on the path of immortality, and his body will be permanently strengthened, so there is no need to worry about this problem.

Thinking of this, Cao Yu was quite emotional... He had only had the "Blood Wind That Doesn't Melt Bones" item for a few days? He didn't expect it to be outdated and have to be phased out.

That's quite a pity.

However, that's how items are; they can only ever serve as a player's "protective shield."

The most fundamental thing for players is still the evolution path.

the other side.

An Li was collecting the flesh from the co-existing remains and did not notice Cao Yu operating the experimental equipment.

Upon encountering this, Cao also collected some pieces of the symbiotic remains' flesh and stored them in his storage space. The value of the symbiotic remains' corpses in the field of genetic research is self-evident.

Although he's not a researcher, he believes that if he has the opportunity to sell this in the future, he can probably get a good price for it.

After An Li finished collecting the items, she came to Cao Yu's side and said, "I'm going back now. If you want to sell items after we get out, just come find me, and I can transfer the money to you."

"Okay." Cao Yu nodded. "You can go first. I have something to do."

After saying that, he turned and walked towards the safe house.

Upon arriving at the location of the "shared grave" inside the safe house, Cao Yu took out a piece of flesh from the shared remains from his storage space... He noticed that An Li had also followed.

"Weren't you leaving?" Cao Yu asked. "Why are you following me?"

"I'm curious what you want to do." An Li was very honest.

"It's nothing, I just like to finish what I start," Cao Yu explained casually. "Since Zheng Yi's tomb was destroyed in the cemetery, let's rebuild it for him."

“…” An Li was slightly surprised.

The other players are all confused right now, and she and Cao Yu are kindred spirits, so there's no need for him to put on a positive persona in front of her... In other words, Cao Yu is serious?

It seems he still has some morals... An Li said, "I'll build it for you."

After saying that, she manipulated the props to generate repulsive force, collected materials, and built a small tomb next to the "common grave".

Cao Yu buried a piece of flesh from the remains in the pool, and then went back to the outer railing of the fountain to cut a tombstone from marble and moved it over.

As An Li watched Cao Yu carve the inscription on the tombstone, she began to comment on Zheng Yi.

"...He was too hasty. With his talent in the demi-human path, if he had followed the proper steps, he would have become the most powerful player in Tanyu City sooner or later, single-handedly eliminating all the breeders, saving everyone, getting the city back on track, and even making it a true city of truth."

An Li's tone carried a slight hint of regret:

"If he had slowed down and been more rational, the outcome would have been completely different."

"That's not entirely true, since we don't know the specific circumstances he faced at the time."

Cao Yu offered a different perspective:

"All we know is that after Zheng Yi became a monster, his consciousness fell into chaos and madness. Under such circumstances, his subconscious created the City of Truth, which is enough to prove how deep his desire was."

He shook his head and said:

Not everyone can slow down their turbulent emotions.

During the conversation, he had already engraved Zheng Yi's name on the tombstone.

Zheng Yi's experience is a classic example of how wanting something to benefit can backfire.

Now everything is buried in the earth, and the rights and wrongs of the past have become meaningless. Even Zheng Yi's initial vision of saving the city has been buried along with it.

Thinking of this, Cao Yu continued carving on the tombstone, adding a sentence:
"May the crown of justice remain for you."

……

An Li has returned to reality.

The vast fountain square has returned to silence, with only a faint breeze rippling through it.

The six players lying on the ground showed no signs of waking up.

Time flew by, and the half-hour countdown reached its final ten seconds.

Hidden in the shadows, Cao Yu kept his eyes fixed on the six people who had fainted on the ground. When he saw that they were indeed sleeping like dead pigs, just as An Li had said, he breathed a sigh of relief and lowered his guard.

'Looks like she really fainted; she wasn't just acting.'

Cao Yu's gaze remained fixed until the ten seconds ended, at which point he and six other players triggered a passive teleportation and returned to reality.

Once his vision stabilized, Cao Yu realized that day had turned into night.

Looking out the window, you see the neon-lit cityscape of the nearby streets.

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