"......"
Time... there's no time again.
Now that things have come to this, Cheng Shi feels that he has touched upon the most fundamental truth of the universe, and he also knows that he has no right to refuse.
[Fraud] orchestrated an entire era, [Null] worked tirelessly throughout the game, and even [Justice (Order)] began to lean towards the established order. Under these circumstances, becoming an agent of the [Covenant] is the only way to find an answer for this world.
If he refuses, not only will his efforts in deception be in vain, but his friends and the world will also have no tomorrow.
He had no choice but to accept it.
Just like his predetermined identity, there are some things that, from beginning to end, are beyond his control.
Cheng Shi simply hasn't figured out everything about the [Fraud] plan yet. No matter how close his guesses are to the real truth, he can't get around one thing: becoming the [Convention]'s agent is clearly only a necessary condition. This can only make him resemble "Yuan Chu," but it can't free him from the gaze of the real [Yuan Chu].
Since the Primordial One is invincible, how can we deceive His sight?
Unfortunately, there wasn't enough time for Cheng Shi to think things through. Justice (order) doesn't explain everything; aside from rules and the past, it doesn't mention anything else.
Left with no other choice, Cheng Shi finally nodded.
But before truly becoming the new agent of the [Convention], he once again summoned the boss of [Death]. He wanted [Death] to be the one to question, and to help him guard the final checkpoint to verify whether [Justice (Order)] was truly fearful.
No matter how solid the ground may seem, Cheng Shi must be extremely cautious to get to where he is now.
[Death] clearly knew something all along and was not surprised by [Justice (Order)]'s actions.
This reaction made Cheng Shi vaguely feel that something was wrong.
When asked, they remain silent, claiming to know nothing about the fraudulent plan. However, when a certain point is reached, they suddenly become fully aware of everything that has happened.
[Death] The boss has been too mysterious lately. If Cheng Shi didn't know everything about the Fear Faction, he would have thought that He was the real mastermind behind the scenes, sitting comfortably in the palace and laughing at the world.
Cheng Shi was lost in thought. In the instant he lowered his head in contemplation, the gigantic skull and the luminous scales exchanged a glance, nodded silently, and then [Death] let out a long, mournful sigh:
"【Convention】, cannot, must not be violated."
However, its legitimacy, [fairness (order)], has been lost; its fairness is gone.
I have personally witnessed its bias, therefore I raise this question in the name of [Life], the third god, and [Death].
Summoning, the gods, the covenant assembly, for the world, to be re-elected, [the covenant], to act on their behalf...
As soon as the question was raised, Justice (Order) immediately convened a new round of convention meetings. The gods, who had just dispersed, all returned. When they finally understood the topic of the meeting, everyone was stunned.
Honglin's eyes widened, and once again she became the mouthpiece for everyone, asking incredulously:
"Who do you think will succeed Cheng Shi as acting executor of the Convention?"
But he isn't...
The enormous skull's eye sockets were ablaze with green flames, and it murmured:
"The agent is merely acting on behalf of the Convention. The rules themselves do not have any requirements, nor has the Convention ever stipulated that ordinary people cannot act as agents of the Convention."
For example, right now, [justice (order)], [order], the throne and authority are all in the hands of the new [order]. In fact, it is nothing more than a fragment of the old order, neither human nor god, yet it can still bear this heavy responsibility.
The one who questions this is me.
You don't need to question it.
Simply vote.
"......"
The gods had already discussed death to this extent, so what else was there to say? They looked at Cheng Shi, waiting for his nod, but Cheng Shi was focused on justice (order).
The scales of light began to dim. Although the starry sky, which represented the assembly of the gods, remained brilliant, that brilliance gradually faded from the scales.
With the erosion of the rules of the [Convention], [fairness (order)] is on the verge of collapse.
He didn't care about the reply; instead, for the first time, he let out a laugh that was contrary to his serious tone. This was perhaps the only and last time that everyone heard the laughter of "Order."
"Everything will eventually come to an end, and I will be free."
Without removing the old order, it is difficult to establish a new one.
For the new order... Vote, gentlemen.
Cheng Shi's face was solemn, his eyes filled with complex emotions. For a moment, he didn't know how to face the "justice (order)" before it disappeared. He could only nod emphatically before it vanished.
"Vote, friends, we don't have time."
The gods responded and the motion was passed unanimously.
Unanimous vote!
No one expected that this convention concerning the succession of power would receive a unanimous vote. The other votes were as expected, except for the vote for "Foolishness"...
The gods were taken aback and looked at [Foolishness], only to see [Foolishness] laugh self-deprecatingly and leave again, leaving behind only one sentence:
"My foolish actions have no answer."
"Snap—"
The scales of light shattered.
Countless beams of holy light of order emanated from the cracks in the scales. Even as the end times loomed, they remained orderly, the holy light lighting up and dimming in turn, without the slightest struggle, and simply dissipating peacefully into the universe.
The unbalanced scales finally regained their balance, but they also completely lost their identity as scales.
At the moment when the radiance of the "Covenant" fell upon Cheng Shi, this deity who had maintained order for several eras of the universe finally met His end.
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