"The situation with the Foundation is just like this..."

Angel bowed again, "Humanity needs every bit of strength to deal with Judgment Day, especially the technology that Mr. Gui has in his hands..."

"Can't you dissect tricks on your own?"

Zhong Shenxiu casually asked.

"Of course not, Deceit Masters can't destroy a single ghost, they can only drive them away or banish them..." Angel replied with a bitter smile, shaking her head.

'This is a matter of stature...'

Zhong Shenxiu said, "To wield the power of tricks with a human body is highly dangerous... in fact, I think your system of Deceit Masters is most suited to you... and I'm very interested in how one becomes a Deceit Master."

"I'm sorry, but that is one of the Foundation's top secrets, we cannot divulge it unless Mr. Gui fully joins us!"

Angel answered earnestly.

"You don't need to tell me, I can guess a thing or two..."

Zhong Shenxiu's mouth corners slightly curled up, "I've developed some laws, one of which is that only tricks can fight against tricks!"

"The appearance of Deceit Masters seems to break this law, but if I insist my theorem is true, then it leads to a very interesting conclusion—that the power of Deceit Masters also comes from... tricks!"

"Just like the ancestors of the Yue Family's ancient house, you made a covenant with a certain trick, offering up your rationality in exchange for the power to perform tricks!"

"That trick must be of the 'Great Trick' level, able to contract with a large number of ordinary people at once, even transmitting supernatural powers across distances, warding off common ghosts... No, to call it a contract is too mild, it's more of a curse! You've deliberately provoked the curse of that Great Trick! And it doesn't even have to kill to constantly receive a tribute of rationality... Ha ha, this is the highest realm of herding, getting the lambs to cook themselves and deliver the meat to the mouth!"

Zhong Shenxiu seemed to be laughing but also appeared to be in sorrow, "The Foundation, humanity's last hope, is actually relying on the capacities of a trick... how both pitiful and ironic."

The theme of this world was indeed horror and despair.

Anyone privy to the truth knew the more they understood, the more despair they felt, and they might eventually drive themselves mad!

Angel's face turned pale as if she was facing a demon.

She didn't understand why the other side could easily derive so much confidential information.

"Angel, you may leave."

At that moment, a synthetic electronic voice suddenly came from the briefcase: "We would like to have a personal conversation with this gentleman!"

Unbeknownst to when, a screen appeared on the inside of the briefcase, showing a meeting room.

The dominant dark tones only allowed a few blurry silhouettes to be seen.

"Okay."

Angel immediately bowed and walked out.

"Mr. Gui Yi, hello, we are the highest council of the Foundation!"

A shadow spoke, "We're not sure whether to call you Gui Yi, or... Mr. Trick... It's you, the embodiment of the courier company, isn't it?"

"Oh?"

Zhong Shenxiu crossed his legs, "Why do you say so?"

"Because... no one can dissect tricks, only tricks can fight against tricks, and Mr. Gui Yi's performance has completely exceeded what's normal for a person!"

A shadow said with a serious voice.

"Since this is the case, do you still dare to disturb me?" Zhong Shenxiu's mouth corners curved up, "Not afraid of being cursed by me?"

"We are always ready to sacrifice for humanity!" another shadow replied, "But... we wouldn't want to give up this opportunity, because Mr. Gui Yi is the only trick that can communicate with us!"

"Yes, if we can communicate, then there's nothing to fear." Zhong Shenxiu's smile widened, but inside he sighed at how bizarre these people's thought processes were.

How could he, someone so full of life, be mistaken for one of those ghostly beings!

They must be blind!

"By the way, haven't you encountered a trick that can communicate?" He remembered something and suddenly asked, "Like... the Great Trick behind the Foundation, the source of all Deceit Masters' power!"

"Regarding that one, only our first chairman has made contact. She left behind only a scroll, and anyone who signs their name on that scroll with their own blood will inherit the curse, or rather, the covenant, becoming a Deceit Master, exchanging rationality for power!"

A shadow answered.

"The Foundation's first chairman? What's her name?"

Zhong Shenxiu was interested.

"Her name is... Mo Ye!"

"Besides... no trick has ever been able to communicate with us, at most, they interact in indirect ways... even those pretending to be humans just act according to human memories and patterns, once they become tricks, they find it difficult to communicate..."

Each council member spoke in turn.

They didn't mind revealing information.

Because Zhong Shenxiu was a trick, and he certainly knew more than they did.

And they were eager to get some information from Zhong Shenxiu, about the Shepherd, about Judgment Day...

'Too bad... I don't know anything at all, this is pure leeching...'

Zhong Shenxiu silently ridiculed the idea, pretending to be unfathomable.

'Yeah, I'm not a human, I'm a trick!'

'How the hell should I know how to act like those ghostly beings?'

'Well, just go with it...'

"So... Mr. Gui Yi, what is your purpose?" one of the shadows asked with some excitement.

As long as communication could be established, there was always a way.

This was humanity's humble and minuscule hope.

After all, Zhong Shenxiu was extraordinary!

A trick that could communicate, willing to exchange information with the Foundation, he was the first!

"Cough cough... Me?"

Zhong Shenxiu's expression suddenly turned sinister: "I've seen your theories, they're interesting... but I'm not a sheepdog or a Shepherd, I'm a predator from beyond the fence... now looking to fortify myself with a few sheepdogs."

Touching his conscience, he testified that every word he said was true!

"So... I'm looking for some information from your Foundation, about the tricks you've collected!"

On the screen inside the briefcase, those silhouettes seemed to choke for a moment.

It seemed they never expected Zhong Shenxiu to make such a request.

In fact, their biggest guess was that Zhong Shenxiu would ask for some 'live sacrifices'!

But that seriously underestimated Zhong Shenxiu.

"How can I, working hard all alone to process and reap, compete with snatching what's already finished?"

"Doing business without capital is the fastest way to money, ha ha... yes, so there are still profits to be made by standing with humanity, my stance is not wrong!"

"It's just that business without capital is very risky, be careful not to be discovered by the Shepherd and beaten up..."

...

"Understood, we will provide some information."

"We hope Mr. Gui Yi can offer us some support too."

The council members quickly made a decision.

The information on a few tricks wasn't really a big deal.

Start by cooperating, and maybe they could figure out the patterns of the Gui Yi's actions!

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