The infinite void is not the universe.
This is not a concept in physics, but a boundary between physics and mysticism. It is a space that only exists in the ether sea.
It cannot be observed.
It cannot be predicted.
It cannot be guessed.
Of course, strictly speaking, this is only because humans’ current technological level is not enough to understand the principles behind it. Perhaps one day the secrets of the ether sea will be revealed to humans, but now, humans can only use it and cannot truly control it.
To a certain extent, only those who have certain management authority in the Ether Sea can appear in this boundless void.
Just like now.
"It's been more than a billion years, and this is the first time I've suffered such a big loss."
“Just for the story alone.”
“It’s a tragedy.”
A flash of light exploded in the boundless void, and then expanded rapidly, like a spark that starts a prairie fire. A sun suddenly appeared in the boundless void, and in the sun, a figure slowly emerged, and the flames gradually turned into clothes and a body.
Idient walked out of it.
Otherworldly.
Heyday.
"You guys, whose status is the origin of the universe, are really annoying. You are born with these unreasonable abilities. If the universe is a game, you are definitely cheating. If the universe has an operator, I will definitely call their complaint phone number to make a fuss."
In the boundless void, right in front of Aidient, a figure walked out of the darkness without any warning.
His usually frivolous face was now full of disdain.
First Archon Byron.
Next to the World Government Governor, the omniscient and omnipotent incarnation of the human-shaped light ball had an unclear expression, and the whole person flickered like a light bulb. In contrast, Idient spread his hands and smiled bitterly, "Your Excellency the Governor thinks too highly of me."
"... You actually called me Your Excellency?"
"Is there anything wrong?"
"I thought the great omnipotent God would be very proud and think that mortals are not worth mentioning."
"How could that be?"
Idient shook his head. "Not to mention that I have no dignity to begin with. Even if I did, I can't put on airs after losing to a mere mortal."
"Even if he died just before he was resurrected?"
"You can't look at it that way."
Idient said seriously, "Although I'm resurrected, I originally planned to kill Gu Moli in the game script I created, and then completely eliminate the power of the ether sea, and finally find a chance to escape. But now I'm resurrected, and I can't escape."
After saying this, Idient looked around.
"The fact that I was not reborn in the predetermined place but appeared here fully illustrates this point. In conclusion, I have lost."
"So what are you going to do now?"
"what to do?"
Idient glanced at Byron and suddenly smiled defiantly. Then he saw this 30-level omnipotent god push a golden mountain and topple a jade pillar. With a thump,
He fell to his knees.
"Please spare my life, sir!"
"I surrender!"
Not to mention Byron, even the omniscient and omnipotent person next to him had his light flashing wildly, obviously not expecting that Adient would actually do such a thing.
Of course they were not surprised that Idient chose to surrender.
What really surprised them was that Idient would choose to surrender in such a humiliating way by prostrating himself on the ground.
"I thought you would resist for a while."
"You must be joking."
Idient said without hesitation: "I am not a fool. Resist? I have already resisted, but didn't I fail in the end?"
"Then there is no need for such a grand ceremony..."
"Didn't I just say that?"
"say what?"
“I have no dignity.”
Idient said such nonsensical words in a very serious tone, and for a moment Byron and Omniscient were speechless.
"If you insist on thinking that something is wrong, you can also think of it as me activating my hidden ability to give in at the critical moment..."
"That's enough."
Byron waved his hand feebly: "I'm not interested in continuing this nonsense with you. Let's be frank. Our previous agreement should still count."
"Of course it counts."
"real?"
"Of course it's true." Edient spread his hands nonchalantly, "If you don't believe it, you can ask the omniscient one to check it out, right?"
Byron's eyes turned, and then he saw the omniscient light beside him flashing, and soon the omniscient voice spread in the void: "No problem, the oath made under the gaze of the Eye of Ugarte is still valid, and he is now indeed bound by us."
"Are you sure?"
Byron was not reassured by this, but emphasized: "This is the God of Foolishness. Is it possible that he can use this power to deceive the Eye of Ugarte?"
"It was indeed possible in his heyday." The Omniscient and Omnipotent paused for a moment and gave the answer: "But given his state in the script at that time, it was impossible for him to do it. And once the oath was fulfilled, there would be no way even if he used his foolish power. His status was not high enough."
The Eye of Ugarte is far inferior to Idient in terms of capabilities.
He is also ninth in the sequence ranking, which is not as good as Idiente's eighth.
But His power is very pure.
With only two abilities, any one of them could be used to take advantage of Adient's poor condition, and there is no reason why he would not succeed.
Byron heaved a sigh of relief when he saw the omniscient and omnipotent person give such a confident conclusion.
Then he looked at Edient again.
In the game script, Sainz and others once planned to take advantage of Idiant's misfortune, but were finally persuaded by Idiant to give in by swearing in front of the Eye of Ugarte. However, at that time, Idiant's oath was not only directed at Sainz and others.
Also includes Byron and Omniscience, who are watching the script.
He said three sentences in total:
"As long as you don't interfere, I swear that no matter whether I win or lose, I will not harm any life in your world!"
"If I win, I will help you solve the problem of the Origin Vortex!"
"If I lose, I am willing to let you do whatever you want."
Of these three sentences, only the second one was addressed to Sainz and others, while the remaining two sentences seemed to be addressed to Sainz and others at first glance, but in fact they were addressed to Byron and Omniscient. The reason for making such a vow was actually to fulfill Idiente's own wish.
"In fact, no matter whether you win or lose in this game, you won't lose anything."
"If you win, as you said, Gu Moli will leave the game, and you will also be free from the system's lock. From now on, you will be at large and may make a comeback at any time."
"If you lose, like now, you are at our mercy because of the oath, but it would be a pity to kill a level 30 like you."
The result is what we have now.
Under the constraints of the oath, killing a level 30 is not impossible, but it is meaningless. Compared with this, using a level 30 is undoubtedly more reliable.
So how do we make use of a triple zero level
For humans, the ether sea is the only choice.
But this just fits Edient's goal.
"After all, from the very beginning, your idea was to invade the Ether Sea system and participate in this game. Now you just changed the method."
"Don't say that."
Idient kept smiling and rubbed his fingers gently. "This is already the worst option in my plan. Originally, I planned to either keep my freedom to enter the Aether Sea, or keep my freedom to find another good opportunity. Losing my freedom to enter the Aether Sea was not my original intention."
It has been mentioned before that among the nine level 30 beings.
Idiente was the freest of the lot.
Unrestrained and without worries, he can do whatever he wants, and nothing can restrain him. This shows how great a fortune freedom is to him. But now, although he has achieved his goal of entering the ether sea, he has lost his most precious freedom.
Whether it is a loss or not is still unclear.
"But after all these years, this is the first time I've encountered such a lot of fun. If I can't participate in it in person, I will regret it for the rest of my life."
“Does your life have an end?”
"Theoretically, no. Adjective, adjective."
"Hmph." Byron looked at Idient carefully, and seemed a little reluctant. But after thinking it over, he made up his mind and extended his hand to Idient: "... Welcome, Idient, from today on you will be one of the administrators of the Hero Trial."
"NICE-----!!!"
The young Idient made a scissors hand gesture that suited his appearance very well, then stood up immediately and said impatiently: "Hurry up, I can't wait to make things difficult for Gu Moli who defeated me. I want him to rehearse the most difficult script..."
Byron: “Huh!?”
"... Uh." Idient's expression froze: "No?"
"Of course not!"
Byron's voice suddenly rose, and almost at the same time, the aura of Aidient was instantly suppressed by his roar, as if a god was suddenly knocked down to the mortal world. Aidient immediately shrank his head when he heard it: "No, then no, there's no need to get so angry..."
Byron rubbed his brows and said, "In short, the administrator's job is not to manipulate the game. I have already recruited a large number of professionals from all over the world to take charge of the operation of the game. Although you have the right to watch players play games, participating in the game is absolutely prohibited."
"Ugh!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Edient suddenly showed some embarrassment: "Although watching stories is also my hobby, it would undoubtedly be better if I could manipulate it to make it more exciting... At worst, I can pay out of my own pocket to provide corresponding compensation and rewards to the players?"
"That won't work either!"
“It’s so rigid.”
“That’s the rule!”
At this point, Byron finally lost his patience and said directly: "Idiante, I hope you can abide by our employee rules. If you want more exciting stories, you can find them in the database yourself, but no human intervention is allowed!"
"Okay, okay, you're the boss and I'll listen to you." Idient didn't argue with Byron, but raised his hands decisively and said sincerely, "Just watch and don't do anything, right? No problem, but if I apply in advance and get permission, can I intervene?"
"Apply in advance..." Byron frowned, "Only my permission will be effective. No one else can do it."
"OK~!" Idient grinned, "Then I'll wait to take up my post."
"Can."
"Then I'll go and familiarize myself with my position first. You're the top administrator, so some of the permissions of the Aether Sea should be open to me now, right?"
"Don't do anything out of line."
“Understood.”
After leaving a word that was unclear whether it was sincere or perfunctory, Edient disappeared into the boundless void, leaving only Byron and the Omniscient and Omnipotent.
“… ..I really don’t know whether this decision is right or wrong.”
"Will the most free source of the universe really accept such a bound way of existence? I don't trust the ability of the Eye of Ugarte. The label of this guy as the God of Foolishness is too frightening. Why not just expel him directly..."
While sighing, Byron kept glancing at the Omniscient One.
“… ... ... ..”
"Ah~~! Being a consul in this world is so difficult! Isn't there some great god who can do whatever he wants and help me when I'm in trouble~!"
"I'm busy too."
“Ah~~!”
"... ..I'll try to keep an eye on him for you."
"Thanks!"
Byron, who had a sad face just now, instantly recovered and smiled: "I knew that Yawei you would not let me down!"
“Of course this is not unconditional.”
"Huh?" Byron's smile froze.
Ignoring Byron's expression, the All-Knowing and All-Mighty continued, "Give me the right to interfere with the game script. You gave this right to Ouroboros, so it's okay to give me a copy now, right? Or is it that with my identity and characteristics, I still can't gain your trust?"
"How could it be!"
Byron curled his lips: "... This is not a question of trust or not. Ouroboros is in a special situation. It is absolutely impossible for Him to betray... Okay, okay, three times! I will give you three chances to interfere with the game script, but there are only three times. You can use them at your discretion!"
"That's enough."
The all-knowing and all-mighty man was not displeased by Byron's blatant distrust, and continued in a calm tone; "There is one more thing, regarding the player's reward this time, the hidden task is to extract one of Adiante's abilities. I have already extracted it when Adiante revived just now. You can help him give it to him later."
"... Is this considered an internal decision?"
"Calculate."
"become!"
Byron nodded readily.
"One last question."
"Go ahead."
"What about the Origin Vortex? And the original game world? The doomsday threat from the Origin Vortex hasn't ended yet, right?"
"Aren't you omniscient and omnipotent? Don't you know?"
"The object involved is the Vortex of Origin. I will try my best not to touch it if I can."
"Oh." Byron nodded: "Don't worry, although that world is still full of crises, at least the threat from the Origin Vortex no longer exists."
"after all... .."
Byron looked toward the boundary of the boundless void, as if he was trying to pass through the sea of ether and see the vortex of origin in the material world and universe.
"... That person has now turned his attention to us."
"He must have been irritated by all the harassing phone calls before."
"What should we do then?"
"Put the blame on Edient and make him the scapegoat."
"... That's why I didn't kill him."
"Ediante knows it himself." Byron touched his chin: "He uses me, I use him, we can actually be a pair of good brothers."
The omniscient answer to this is just one word:
"Pooh."