No strange things are allowed to evolve!

The others were taken aback.

"Putting aside whether it's reasonable or not, when did you start sneaking off behind your brothers' backs?"

"I'm sorry..." the person sighed, "I'm just too eager to improve..."

......

"I'm sorry..." After confirming the report's authenticity, the dead fish-eyed man's eyes widened: "I was blind to your greatness."

Outside the glass, Jiang Shu stood with her hands behind her back and her chin raised high.

To be fair, the anti-magic stone does have its advantages.

With it in existence, even the arrogant and hypocritical would not exist in the Temple of Lies.

They are all honest people who know when to back down when faced with facts.

"It's okay. I'm used to being misunderstood and distrusted, so I won't blame you. You were just following the rules. It's not easy for anyone. Understanding is key."

"That's...that's great, thank you for your understanding."

Dead fish eyes, I'm ashamed.

As the person in charge of registration and assessment within the temple, he knew best that completing the Blue Robe difficulty assessment simply by registering was unprecedented in the Temple of Lies.

Given some time, Jiang Shu will start as a high-ranking, powerful purple-robed poet who can truly influence the development of the temple, and might even become a red-robed poet.

If you've been resented by this kind of person for your previous recklessness, you're bound to suffer the consequences.

So he immediately admitted defeat and sincerely apologized to Jiang Shu.

Fortunately, Jiang Shu didn't seem to care about what he had done, which relieved him.

The registration process went very smoothly.

However, after completing the registration, Dead Fish Eyes still offered a professional reminder:

"However, if possible, please be mindful of your words and actions. While it may not matter much internally, the activation of the anti-magic stone can have a significant negative impact on you if outsiders are present. In that case, no matter how skillful your deception is, the temple will have no choice but to punish you."

He has now completely changed his opinion of Jiang Shu.

In his eyes, Jiang Shu was no longer a novice with poor deception skills who couldn't even control whether he told the truth or a lie. He must be a master of deception to have completed the Blue Robe test.

There must be a reason why the magic-suppressing stone might be triggered accidentally.

"Okay," Jiang Shu replied perfunctorily.

Dead Fish Eyes nodded: "Then, I'll trouble you, Moore, to take him to get his white robe uniform and code of conduct. Mr. Larry, it's my pleasure to serve you."

Soon, Jiang Shu and Strawberry Milkshake received the standard equipment of the white-robed poet.

After some twists and turns, the two finally became officially registered poets of lies at the temple.

Meanwhile, objective two was successfully achieved, and objective three was then initiated.

[Mission Objective 3: Find the truth behind the constraints of the Temple of Lies]

[Note: As a reward for discovering this before mission objective three was unlocked, you have now received a hint.]

Chapter 112 The Crimson Robe

really.

Upon seeing the mission objective, Jiang Shu confirmed his suspicions; the constraints imposed on the temple were indeed not so simple.

If different people arrive at different conclusions about the same thing, then there must be something wrong with that thing.

He discovered this before mission objective three was activated.

And that's why he got a clue—Da Hong Pao (a type of Chinese robe).

So the real reason why the temple was restricted actually lay with the red robe?

Jiang Shu was somewhat confused.

If we include the system's hints, then there are now three possible interpretations:

The first one comes from Moore and represents the general understanding in the temple. The constraint is because others are afraid of the Liar Poet and want to make new rules for the Liar Poet to abide by.

This is also mentioned in the rules of the Temple Poets, which details the regulations that all Temple Poets must follow in Lies Town. In return for following the rules, they can travel freely in Lies Town and enjoy preferential treatment in various conditions. When necessary, the major powers will also provide them with great convenience.

These are rights that unregistered "lying poets" cannot enjoy; not only do they lack these benefits, their personal safety may also be compromised.

Jiang Shu just verified it with a strawberry milkshake and confirmed that the criteria for judging the anti-magic stone are objective facts, so this statement cannot be disproven for the time being.

The second reason comes from Windsor's father. The reason for this restriction is that the royal court wants to make the power of the Liar Poets more controllable so that they can better maintain their rule and stabilize peace and stability on the continent of lies.

With the double guarantee of "dedication" and the "scales of truth-seeking," this claim is equally unfalsifiable.

The third type comes from hints.

This is also the most absurd explanation.

The key to the control lies with the temple's archbishop, the scarlet-robed one.

What does it mean?

Does this mean that the restrictions were established for Da Hong Pao, or that the restrictions were established specifically for Da Hong Pao?

However, although this point is not clear at the moment, it is certain that this most unbelievable third explanation must be the truest.

The first two statements require evidence or props to prove them, but the third statement is given by the system and does not require any evidence to prove it.

The task system is the basic code of the incubator. If even this is fake, then wouldn't the incubator have no meaning to exist from beginning to end?

This statement contradicts the previous two statements, which cannot be disproven. It must be because there is some crucial point that they have not yet discovered.

Thinking of this, Jiang Shu asked Moore, who was standing next to her, "Speaking of which, have you ever seen Da Hong Pao?"

Moore, who was busy explaining to the two how the rules and regulations would be implemented, stopped and nodded, completely unaware that the two were lost in thought.

"Could you tell me more about it?" Jiang Shu asked.

"You want to see him?"

Moore shook his head:

"That's probably unlikely. Only temple poets of purple robes and above have a chance to see him. People like us in black robes only have the opportunity to catch a glimpse of him from afar on more important occasions."

"It's not about introducing me to him, just telling me what kind of person he is," Jiang Shu said with a smile. "I need to know something about the highest authority in the temple, so I know which direction I need to strive towards."

"Your ambitions are quite high."

Moore nodded in approval:

"But indeed, you should have that kind of confidence."

But after a pause, he changed the subject.

"However, striving towards the goal of making Da Hong Pao... I think that's still a bit of a stretch."

"How to say?"

Moore explained, "Because the Great Red Robe is not only a seventh-tier Lie Poet, but also the only Lie Poet who has fully filled himself with the power of lies. In other words, if there were an eighth tier, he could advance instantly."

"Is this really that difficult?" Jiang Shu asked, puzzled. "The limit won't change. If you keep saving, you'll eventually reach the limit, right?"

"That's what they say, but apart from Da Hong Pao, no other red robe has ever done it."

In theory, the seventh rank is the pinnacle that a Lie Poet can reach, and the power of lies they can obtain will reach its limit and will not increase further under any circumstances.

But there are always exceptions, and Da Hong Pao is one of them, because he was able to continue to gain the power of lies.

His divine mouth has a reserve that is a whole level higher than that of other seventh-tier lie poets.

To this day, no one knows how he did it. Some Red Robes suspect that because the lies weren't strong enough, he secretly left Lie Town to do some... rather bad experiments, the kind that, if exposed, might make the Lie Poet a public enemy. Of course, this is just hearsay.

In short, no matter what they tried, they failed.

"Uh... could it be that Da Hong Pao lied to you? It's not actually that exaggerated. He's just like other seventh-tier lying poets." Jiang Shu naturally thought this.

But Moore shook his head firmly.

"No, that's impossible. No matter how powerful the Poet of Lies is, the reality he can change is limited. He will still be born, grow old, get sick, and die. But the Crimson Robe Poet will never grow old. For hundreds of years, he has not only lived but has also always looked young."

Jiang Shu thought this made perfect sense: "Because you believed him, it came true."

"Then why didn't the other red robes achieve this?"

Moore said very seriously:

"In fact, it's not that no one has doubted this point. So he specially built an environment that was completely isolated from the outside world. Everything in the environment was set up in advance by him. And all the ideas of the people who grew up in that environment were personally instilled by him. Not to mention that they would not age, those people even believed that he was a god."

But it's no use; people will still get old eventually.

As I said, the Poet of Lies may be powerful, but they are not omnipotent. If they could really change everything, why would they be subject to constraints? Why not just force everyone on the continent to believe us? Treat us like gods, believe everything we say without question, and do whatever we are told? Why would there be so much trouble?

Isn't it simply because it's impossible? Even a poet of lies has its limits; he can't truly become a god.

The anti-magic stone did not react.

Everything Moore said was an objective fact.

"Alright." Jiang Shu had no other choice, and said jokingly, "Then it seems that becoming the Grand Red Robe and the successor of the temple will ultimately remain just a dream."

"Don't be too discouraged. At least I feel that you will become a Red Robe sooner or later."

Moore comforted him:

"In fact, wearing a purple robe is already high enough in terms of position and power. In some formal occasions, the ministers of the royal court deal with people wearing purple robes. Normally speaking, this is the highest position that an ordinary poet of lies can reach."

As for the Red Robes, they are practically royalty in Lies Town. Having the opportunity to become one of them is already a rare privilege. To be honest, many Red Robes in the temple hold their positions hereditarily; their generations of effort haven't been easily shaken.

"Hmm." Jiang Shu didn't explain anything.

He was not discouraged.

He was just a little curious.

What other seventh-tier members can't do, so how can the Great Red Robe, also a seventh-tier member, achieve this?

Looks like I'll have to find a way to meet Da Hong Pao...

"Speaking of which..."

At this moment, Moore seemed to finally lose his temper:

"I've actually been wondering if those market upheavals were caused by you?"

Jiang Shu hesitated for a moment, then nodded: "Yes."

Upon hearing this, Moore suddenly smiled.

"I knew it!"

"You guessed it?" Jiang Shu asked.

“Of course, I just couldn’t believe it was such a coincidence.” Moore nodded. “Although it’s hard to understand how you did it, it proves that I didn’t misjudge you. No, not only did I not misjudge you, you’ve exceeded my expectations!”

"Alright, alright, you just need to keep it to yourself. I hope you can keep it a secret. If this gets out, I'll definitely be infamous."

"Don't worry, I know." To reassure Jiang Shu, Moore immediately said, "I swear to the anti-magic stone, I will never tell a second person about this."

After saying that, he asked again, "Could you tell me how you convinced the Chamber of Commerce to involve you? To execute such a plan, they would probably look for more experienced 'lying poets,' right? How were you chosen?"

Jiang Shu was taken aback.

Okay, I guessed it, but not completely.

It seems Moore's imagination was too conservative; he never considered that this wasn't the Chamber of Commerce's idea, but rather the result of Jiang Shu's efforts.

"Um... I can't tell you that."

Jiang Shu was too lazy to explain anything further.

"I still need to report to the White-Robed Poet's assigned area. I'll let you know next time if I have the chance."

"Oh, it's okay, you go ahead and get busy." Although disappointed, Moore nodded.

After leaving Moore, Jiang Shu and Strawberry Milkshake, now dressed in white robes, left the reception room.

But just as they stepped out, they bumped into a poet in a white robe.

"Hello, my name is Radish and Cabbage, I've been waiting for you for a long time."

Chapter 113 The Girl's Wish (4600 words)

Upon hearing what the other person said, both Jiang Shu and Strawberry Milkshake were taken aback.