Based on Yin Zhu's current feelings after becoming unspeakable, the power of rules is essentially just a pure force.
Power is neither good nor evil, but once the rules themselves accumulate enough power, they become "active," turning into so-called "strange tales of rules." They are like cancer cells in the world, constantly spreading and proliferating, eventually taking over the entire world. This is the essence of why the dungeon environment is becoming increasingly worse for the chosen ones.
A living set of rules would have more power to compel natives and chosen ones to obey, and to punish humans for breaking the rules.
As for the Unspeakable race, they are more like beings who have become sentient from the "power of rules," possessing an irresistible force against lower-dimensional worlds. Although the lower-dimensional worlds, led by Blue Star and Future Star, possess a special protective power, the Unspeakable race forced humanity to sign a "game" contract, thereby continuously devouring the lands of lower-dimensional worlds. Ultimately, this protection was completely shattered, and the entire world was marinated in the power of rules.
After that, what was said in a seemingly unspeakable way was the withdrawal of all power, but in reality, it allowed the world to develop its own unique rules and strange tales, becoming a complete instance.
Once the "delicious food" is cooked, it is forbidden to eat it all in one bite, leaving only a thin copy as proof that this world once existed, once had civilization, and once had countless people.
This process is a method that the Unspeakable Ones have used for a long time.
Playing with the pen that appeared in her hand, Yin Zhu had no intention of continuing to follow the old path of her predecessors. Her talent lay in being a "writer," and it would be too boring to just copy other people's work.
However, even the author cannot create something out of nothing.
As we all know, almost all human creations are based on our own understanding of the world, and we cannot write down things that we have never thought of in our minds.
Unless you're just randomly pressing keys while your face is scrolling across the keyboard and the input method is automatically predicting the keystrokes.
Similarly, before Yin Zhu fully understands what kind of being she has become and the laws governing the operation of these powers, she will not act rashly or do anything foolish or half-baked. Only after everything is clear will it be her time for free creation.
As for what happens in the future, let's explore that later.
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Five minutes passed quickly.
Cheng Zhu quietly closed a few pop-up windows and found that the dark figure outside the window had indeed disappeared. Only then did he release his hand with relief: "Mary, are you alright?"
As soon as she opened her mouth, she heard her own somewhat hoarse voice.
It's obvious that the strain of singing with my neck stretched earlier caused some damage to my vocal cords, making my voice sound somewhat distorted.
Compared to the minor issue of sound, Mary anxiously covered Chengzhu's mouth and quickly showed him her memo, practically plastering the library rule on his face: [3. Please keep quiet when entering the library. Loud noises and any interaction with other students are prohibited.]
Speaking of which... it really is...
Cheng Zhu had been under pressure to be punished by the rules for a long time, but no librarian came to punish him.
Could it be because during the virus attack, the artificial intelligence tacitly approved all the indigenous people's retaliatory actions, even if they violated the rules of this area, and the main brain turned a blind eye to it?
After confirming their safety, Chengzhu and Mary quickly contacted Alice and learned that she had also arrived at the library, and the three of them met.
Cheng Zhu originally went to the library simply to make it a convenient place to meet the others. Now that everyone is here, there's no need for the three of them to stay and have a crazy fight and conversation face to face. Otherwise, it feels a bit absurd.
As they left the library together, Cheng Zhu breathed a sigh of relief: "Finally, I can relax a bit."
"Your voice?"
Alice frowned, clearly hearing her hoarse, raspy voice, "Go to the infirmary."
"It's alright, I just overused it. A little water will do the trick." Cheng Zhu didn't think it was a big deal. Even if she couldn't speak anymore, she could still type on her phone, right?
Everyone's smart chip has a "subtitle display" function, which means that the program will synchronously recognize the content of the voice and automatically translate it into subtitles, which will be displayed next to the other person, just like Ya who speaks with subtitles. However, because that would be too silly, Chengzhu has never turned it on.
Similarly, Chengzhu can type and use the subtitle function to show it to others, replacing the act of speaking himself.
This "subtitle display" function also has three modes to choose from: a "friends visible" mode where you can see each other's contact information, a "target visible" mode where you can see a specific person, and a "everyone visible" mode, which fully protects the user's personal privacy rights.
This is similar to the personal homepages on the Smart City online forum, leading to suspicions that these software programs copied each other.
Although Cheng Zhu felt there was no need to go to the infirmary, Ya, who had been mute since the shadowy figure left the station, seemed to have come back to life and quickly objected to Cheng Zhu's opinion: "If Christine keeps her voice hoarse, it will cause trouble for others. Moreover, it seems that another virus has invaded just now. If Christine doesn't get a proper check-up, she may suffer terrible aftereffects <(｀^′)＞!"
Ya clenched his fists and looked at Cheng Zhu with utmost seriousness.
"Pfft." Due to the new regulations at Slote High School, Alice and Mary could also hear the voices of other AIs, and were immediately amused by this serious AI.
Alice smiled and looked at Cheng Zhu, saying, "Your AI makes a good point; you should get it checked out. Perhaps your throat was damaged by a virus."
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