Chapter 1415

Why are you just standing there? Vote!

"......"

Time... again, no time.

At this point, Cheng Shi felt he had touched the most essential truth of the universe and knew he had no right to refuse.

【Deceit】 had laid out an entire era, 【Void】 had striven through a whole game, and even 【Justice (Order)】 had begun to lean toward the established; in such a situation, finding an answer for this world and becoming the 【Covenant】's proxy was the only path.

Once refused, not only would 【Deceit】's efforts come to nothing, but his friends and this world would have no tomorrow.

He could only accept.

Just like his predetermined identity, some things, from beginning to end, were never up to him.

Cheng Shi simply hadn't figured out everything of 【Deceit】's plan; no matter how close his guesses came to the true truth, one thing remained unavoidable: becoming the 【Covenant】's proxy was merely a necessary condition, which could only make him resemble the "Origin," but could not escape the true 【Origin】's gaze.

Since the 【Origin】 was unconquerable, how could one deceive Its gaze?

Pity, there was no more time for Cheng Shi to ponder here; 【Justice (Order)】 did not explain everything either, and apart from the rules and the past, It mentioned nothing else.

Helpless, Cheng Shi finally nodded.

But before truly becoming the new 【Covenant】 proxy, he summoned the 【Death】 Boss once more; he wanted 【Death】 to be the questioner and, incidentally, to guard the final checkpoint, verifying whether 【Justice (Order)】 truly feared.

No matter how solid what lay beneath appeared, Cheng Shi, having come this far, must be cautious enough.

【Death】 clearly knew something long ago and was not surprised by 【Justice (Order)】's move.

This reaction made Cheng Shi vaguely feel something was wrong.

Ask him a question and he stays silent, knowing nothing of 【Deceit】's plan, yet when a certain node truly arrives, he understands everything that has happened.

The 【Death】 Boss had been too mysterious lately; if not for Cheng Shi knowing all of the Fear Faction, he would almost have thought 【Death】 was the true mastermind behind the scenes, sitting steadily in the hall and watching the universe with a smile.

Cheng Shi was lost in thought; in the instant he lowered his head to ponder, the giant skull and the flowing-light scale exchanged a glance, nodded silently, and then 【Death】 sighed softly:

"The 【Covenant】, cannot, be defied.

Yet, its proxy, 【Justice (Order)】, has lost, its justice.

I, have witnessed, its, bias, therefore, in the name of, 【Life】, the Third God, 【Death】, I, raise, a question.

Summon, all gods, the Covenant Assembly, to, for the universe, reselect, the 【Covenant】's, proxy......"

Once the question was raised, 【Justice (Order)】 immediately opened a new round of the Covenant Assembly; the gods, having dispersed not long ago, all returned at once, and when they understood the topic, everyone was stunned.

Hong Lin widened her eyes, once again becoming everyone's voice, and asked in disbelief:

"Who did you say is to succeed as the 【Covenant】 proxy? Cheng Shi?

But isn't he......"

Green flames roared in the giant skull's eye sockets, and it said softly:

"A proxy is merely a proxy; the 【Covenant】's rules impose no requirements on the proxy itself; within the 【Covenant】, there has never been a single clause stipulating that mortals cannot serve as the 【Covenant】's proxy.

Just as the current 【Justice (Order)】, the 【Order】 divine seat and its authority are all in the hands of the new 【Order】; judging by facts, It is merely a fragment of the old order, neither human nor god, yet still able to bear this heavy task.

The questioner is, me.

You, need not, question.

Vote, is enough."

"......"

With 【Death】 having spoken to this extent, what more was there to say; the gods looked at Cheng Shi, waiting only for his nod, yet Cheng Shi at this moment was gazing at 【Justice (Order)】.

The flowing-light scale began to dim; though the starry sky representing the gods' Covenant Assembly remained brilliant, that brilliance was gradually fading from the scale.

Under the erosion of the 【Covenant】's rules, 【Justice (Order)】 was nearing its end.

It did not care about the defense; instead, for the first time, it emitted a laugh that defied its solemn tone; this might be the only and last time anyone heard 【Order】's laughter.

"All shall end, and I shall be freed.

Without removing the old order, the new order cannot be established.

For the new order...... vote, everyone."

Cheng Shi's face was solemn, his expression complex; for a moment he did not know how to face the 【Justice (Order)】 before him, so he could only nod heavily before it perished.

"Vote, friends; we have no time."

The gods moved at the sound, and then the motion passed unanimously.

Unanimous!

No one expected the Covenant Assembly concerning the proxy succession to receive a unanimous vote; the other votes were as expected, but this vote from 【Foolishness】......

The gods were stunned, looking at 【Foolishness】, only to see 【Foolishness】 scoff at itself and leave once more, leaving behind only the words:

"My foolish acts have never had an answer."

"Crack—"

The flowing-light scale shattered.

Countless 【Order】 holy lights spilled out from the cracks in the scale; even though the apocalypse loomed, they remained orderly; the holy lights lit up in sequence and then dimmed in sequence, without a single struggle, dissipating peacefully into the universe.

The unbalanced scale finally ceased to be unbalanced, yet it completely lost its identity as a scale.

At the moment the 【Covenant】's radiance fell upon Cheng Shi, this god who had maintained order for several eras finally met its end.

From then on, the frequency of the twinkling star points was no longer uniform, and the trajectories of the flowing star rivers were no longer regular; everything moved away from the original order, becoming bright or dim according to its own will, free and unbound.

At first glance, the twinkling stars were actually more brilliant and beautiful than the previous starry sky.

The gods clearly noticed this as well; they looked around, exclaiming in wonder, while at this moment Cheng Shi was observing himself.

Though there was no change in appearance, he clearly felt countless shackles binding him; he knew these were the 【Covenant】's clauses, the will of the gods, the price the proxy must face after obtaining the 【Covenant】's power.

But who was Cheng Shi? He hated constraints; his rebellious nature was of the same lineage as a certain 【Void】 Sovereign.

Thus, shortly after becoming the 【Covenant】 proxy, he let out a snort and said to the surrounding gods:

"I have seen the rules; the 【Covenant】 clauses can indeed be changed, but each change requires a unanimous vote from the gods, because this is the number of votes needed to sign the 【Covenant】, and it also represents the unity of the gods' will.

I originally had no intention of paying attention to 【Foolishness】, but now it seems I must reclaim this vote.

Friends, if anyone wishes to exercise the voting rights of 【Foolishness】, raise your hand; let us quickly move to the next topic.

As the proxy of the 【Covenant】, I cannot initiate any topics, so I can only rely on everyone to offer counsel for the 【Covenant】; however, regarding direction, I can offer everyone some suggestions, such as:

Grant the 【Covenant】 proxy voting rights and the right to propose;

Or, for instance, cancel all penalties in the rules concerning 'imbalance,' so as not to place such immense pressure on the 【Covenant】 proxy upon taking office;

Furthermore, the 【Covenant】 proxy should still enjoy the right to walk the universe, rather than merely waiting for the gods to descend;

Finally, let us add one more point: in times of urgency, if the 【Covenant】 proxy cannot notify the gods in time, allow them to temporarily possess the power of sole judgment...

Why are you all looking at me like that? This is all about fighting for the legitimate rights of workers, and also reducing your burden; meetings waste so much time, and I imagine no one wants to hold meetings every day, right?

Don't just stand there, vote! I assume everyone won't disagree, right?"

"......"

Disagreement is impossible, but it is also true that I miss the original 【Justice (Order)】.

Indeed, only through comparison can one know superiority and inferiority.

A clown belongs on the stage to make people laugh, not to be hung by rules and regulations in a hall named "Justice," pointing fingers and giving orders.