"I......"
Although he had figured everything out, Cheng Shi was still confused.
He had always believed that justice (order) was an objective to be fought against; the rigid covenant restricted the Fear Party's dreams of a divine throne. He tried every means to circumvent the rules and exploit loopholes, but unexpectedly, he found himself standing on the same side as them...
But why would justice (order) be feared?
All of history concerning "Order" tells Cheng Shi that "Order" is a staunch advocate of appeasement, but "Justice (Order)" also says that halfway through the era, He discovered the meaning of "Deception" in deceiving the gods into signing the "Covenant."
This shows that long before the [Faith Game] descended into reality, when the era had only reached the Civilization Age, [Order] was already gripped by fear.
So where did His fear come from?
What happened at that time?
Cheng Shi was completely baffled. Since he couldn't understand the problem, he naturally dared not rashly accept the so-called "replacement".
However, the [Justice (Order)] that had just been explaining things to Cheng Shi remained silent. It simply sighed and said with a hint of sadness:
"【Fear (Order)】has fallen."
After the audience, the [Faith Game] made some mistakes due to the lack of the [Order] will. Taking His death as an opportunity, I seized the opportunity to manipulate the [Covenant] rules and temporarily suspended the granting of trials in order to reduce the impact of the [Faith Game] on reality.
The previous simplification of rules and reduction of procedures... were all in response to the Convention!
The Covenant is the collective will of the gods, and cannot be defied. As long as it remains unbroken, I will live as its representative.
But I cannot escape death!
Therefore, I have no choice but to oppose the Convention.
The Covenant stipulates that when a representative of the Covenant is questioned by the gods for losing impartiality, a new representative of the Covenant can be elected simply by having the questioners propose a motion that passes with more than two-thirds of the votes.
Now that everything is ready, I have lost my impartiality, and you have obtained more than two-thirds of the gods' votes. For the sake of the future of the universe, a dissenter should be chosen immediately to propose replacing me and to establish the final will.
Two-thirds of the votes... Cheng Shi thought about it carefully. The nine votes from the Iron Vote Bank plus the two votes from [Void] really did reach two-thirds of the total votes. But was this also a scheme?
Did He foresee that He would reclaim the voting rights of [Nothingness]?
Otherwise, why would everything proceed so smoothly?
[Fairness (Order)] continued:
"I suppose you already know what is predetermined."
I do not know how "deception" defines the road ahead; I only know that if "order" has never been true "order," the world should obtain a new order.
The existence of "order" has never been for the purpose of exploiting faith or constructing classes, but rather so that the believers I protect and the people I glorify can live independently, equally, and freely.
Every life deserves respect, and every wisp of consciousness has the right to be recognized. They are independent individuals, not puppets controlled by gods.
True order is never something lofty and absolute, but rather a scale used by living beings to measure each other's dignity.
The scales of the old world have long been tipped... Unfortunately, I will not live to see the equality of the new world.
Cheng Shi, question me, replace me, fight for a future for this world, and inject a new order into this starry sky.
This is not only the answer that [Deception] has given to the times, but also the expectation that [Arrogance (Order)] once placed on you.
"Hurry up, I don't have much time left."
"......"
The will to order expressed in "justice (order)" is a version that Cheng Shi has never heard of before. This will is clearly purer and more noble than the will to order that people in the world know today.
It's no wonder that people have this misunderstanding about "Order," since the true "Order" has long been fragmented, and the one on the throne of "Order" has been "deceived" and replaced.
When chaos sits on the throne of order, how can this chaotic world possibly possess true order?
Cheng Shi was deeply shaken and realized that the so-called method of replacing the gaze of the [Original Source] might refer to becoming the agent of the [Covenant].
The problem is that he still doesn't understand why [Justice (Order)] would choose this time and in this way to "force" itself to become the agent of [The Convention].
[Fraud] happened to be absent, making it impossible to verify. The boss, [Death], was also unaware of [Fraud]'s plan. Suddenly, a fear-based ally appeared, saying that [Fraud]'s plan was always like this. This made it hard for Cheng Shi not to panic.
Even if he felt everything was logical, at this moment, he dared not be wrong.
So Cheng Shi cautiously retreated, trying to remain rational. His mind raced, processing everything he knew. After a moment, he seemed to have gained some insight. He looked at the almost perfectly vertical scales with a complex expression and asked:
"You have already discovered the truth of the universe and know that all of this is nothing more than an experiment by the Creator, right?"
Your fear stems from His ruthlessness, which is completely contrary to your will, isn't it?
But you weren't the original fear group, because you said you only realized the methods of [deception] halfway through the era, which also means you didn't learn the truth from [deception]... you discovered it yourself.
But by then you had already been incorporated into the "Convention," becoming its new representative, and had lost the opportunity to leave the universe. How could you possibly know that there are other universes beyond our own?
Your sudden realization is strangely bizarre; I can't find any logical reason to accept it, and you avoid discussing it. After much thought, I can only connect these oddities to one thing.
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