No, it's two people, but they're just acting according to the desires engraved in their souls. Since Eugeo is able to break through the limits of the Forbidden Catalog, the Goblins should also have the possibility to break through orders such as killing and plundering. Obviously, Lin Yiyan believed that they were evil beings because they were goblins because of their terrifying appearance, and he swung his sword without hesitation......

"Don't be distressed, stupid." In the ears of Lin Yiyan, who had lowered his head deeply at some point, Cardinal's voice suddenly sounded, "Do you also want to be a god?" There are some problems that you will not achieve for a hundred or two hundred years, even if you have been troubled for a hundred years. Even if you are old, now, before you meet you like this, you are still in a deep state of confusion......"

Cardinal lifted his face, his slender eyebrows tightly knit, his eyes staring straight at the water in his teacup, and continued his words in a poetic tone. "In the past, the old body also thought that he was a god who had no confusion about everything. He doesn't care about what the tiny creature in his hand does, he just keeps the world running according to the immutable law. However, after obtaining a human body like this...... The old body began to understand the so-called life with persistence...... I'm afraid that even the creators of this world don't really understand what they have created. Even if they were, they were not gods...... As for Quenella's horrific behavior, they will probably only be interested in it, and they will definitely not be worried. However, if we enter the load experiment stage like this, the world will inevitably turn into a hell that cannot be described in words......"

"Well, what is the so-called load test? You mentioned this thing before......" Lin Yiyan couldn't help but interject. Cardinal raised her eyes and nodded.

"Let's go back to the previous topic, and if we continue in order, you will understand. As mentioned earlier, Quinella created a taboo catalogue that was distributed around the world, right? With that book, the dominance of the Congregational Church finally became unshakable. Later, Quinella further revised the list of taboos, including the inclusion of things to help the people get rid of the troubles of life, in addition to binding the people with the morality that the Church liked, such as identifying the swamp that was the source of the epidemic and forbidding people to enter it, or giving the name of the grass that the sheep no longer produced milk after eating it...... In other words, as long as you do what is written in that book without thinking about anything, nothing will happen. Therefore, after a period of time, the people began to become accustomed to and dependent on the church, blindly believing in the church, and there was no longer a single person who would question the first taboo of the taboo list, "loyalty and the church". ”

This is called absolute domination. There is no hunger, no rebellion, no ideal society for change -

"The population of Santoria has increased exponentially, and through the large-scale use of orders, construction techniques have progressed, and the small villages of the past have gradually become urban cities, and the territory of the Congregational Church has expanded, and the tower at its center has become taller and taller...... If you think about it, this central cathedral is like a symbol of Quinera's insatiable desire. She didn't know what satisfaction was. Gradually, she crossed the threshold of thirty years old, entered the fortieth year, and her appearance finally began to age. Of course, this is not because she is like those big nobles who are indulged in sex and lust all day long, but it is just a natural phenomenon of birth, old age, sickness and death. And, from a certain point onwards, she no longer appeared in front of the lower classes, but locked herself on the top floor of the ever-increasing tower, and spent her days and nights immersed in the interpretation of sacred magic. What she was looking for was a higher authority, a greater miracle—a miracle that would allow her to break even the boundaries that bound her called Destiny. ”

In this world, the status value called "Mandate of Heaven" is clearly and somewhat unforgiving.

In the process of growing up, the value will slowly increase, reaching the highest point at the age of twenty or thirty, and then slowly decreasing with the increase of age, decreasing to zero at the age of sixty to eighty, Lin Yiyan's destiny has increased quite a lot in the past two years. Watching this number decrease day by day is indeed a rather terrifying thing. This is especially true for those who control the world in the palm of their hand.

"But...... No matter how she parsed the order, and even mastered the technique of manipulating the weather, she still had a high limit on the Mandate of Heaven...... That is, life is helpless. The only person who can operate the life span is the person who has the authority to manage it...... In other words, only external managers, or Cardinal, as an automated control system, can do it. Quinella's destiny is indeed decreasing every day, and at the age of fifty...... Sixty years old...... The god-like beauty that used to deceive people is long gone, and they are unable to even walk, and they can only do nothing but lie on a luxurious bed in a room at the highest point in this world. She just exhaled her Stytian window at a rate once an hour, staring at her destiny diminishing little by little, at a slow but unstoppable rate......"

Cardinal paused, hugging his body tightly with his hands as if he were feeling cold.

“…… But, even so, Quinella didn't know what to give up. What a terrible obsession...... Every day and night, she tried various combinations of pronunciations in a faint voice, trying to shout the forbidden command in this way. -- Such an effort is simply not likely to succeed. In terms of probability, it's about the same as the probability of throwing 1,000 coins at the same time, all heads...... No, it should be lower than that...... However...... But ......"

All of a sudden, Lin Yiyan's body was also flooded with an unspeakable chill, and dinal, the incredible girl who called herself an "emotionless system", was now clearly conveying a clear fear to Lin Yiyan.

“…… It's finally time for your fate...... The Mandate of Heaven has dropped to the point where it only takes a minor injury or the slightest illness to zero. That night, Quenella finally opened the forbidden door. Is this an accident that simply cannot happen...... Or, in the old body's opinion, maybe she was helped by someone in the outer world. - Show you, it's a technique you can't use right now. ”

Cardinal clenched his cane in his left hand, pointed into the air, and chanted in a whispered voice, "System Call!" Inspect Entire Command List!”

Then, with a heavy sound that had never been heard before, a larger purple window appeared in front of Cardinal. The effect of the spell was nothing more than that, and there were no such gorgeous scenes as the divine light pouring down and the angel's horn ringing. However, Lin Yiyan had already understood the horror of this technique.

This is indeed the ultimate divine technique, so terrifying that it shouldn't exist in the first place.

"You've found out. Yes, this window contains a list of all system commands. This is yet another huge mistake made by the creator of the world. With this command alone, it is absolutely impossible not to delete it...... In addition, it must be deleted as soon as the "First Four" is logged out. ”

Cardinal waved his staff, erasing the list of forbidden items in front of him.

Quenella, who had her round cloudy eyes, stared at the window, and then, knowing everything, jumped out of bed in ecstasy. The commands she needs, at the end of the list, exist to allow people to adjust the balance of the world from within in case of emergency...... Seize full access to the Cardinal System and make yourself a true divine command. ”

In Lin Yiyan's mind, a picture suddenly appeared clearly. The top of the tower, which soars into the sky. Beyond the surrounding windows was a night sky as black as ink, with no stars. Through the window, all you can see is rolling dark clouds and flashing purple lightning.

In the center of the room, which was somewhat empty, lay a bed with a ceiling, but instead of lying on it, its owner stood on a soft mattress, with his long, unkempt hair that had lost his color, and danced strangely with his skinny body. The wizened hands that stretched out from the cuffs of the white silk pajamas reached forward, but the throats that fell back grunted with joy. Accompanied by the fierce roar of thunder, the old woman sang the forbidden mantra of usurping divine power in a voice as piercing as that of a strange bird......

In this case, is this Under orld no longer an AI experiment, or even a simulation of a hypothetical civilization?

However, Quinera, the embodiment of pure dominance, was already eighty years old when she was given the authority to be a steward. And, if Cardinal's words are true, she is now close to three hundred years old. Now, no one can speculate on how far her wisdom has developed.

No wonder Jarvis couldn't get in and was attacked, it seems that it's not for nothing! Such a world is already difficult to control! Thinking of this, Lin Yiyan sighed and looked at the young scholar in the black robe with fear on his face, and a chill spread throughout his body.

Looking at Lin Yiyan, who suddenly felt a chill and shivered, Cardinal, who was sitting at the other end of the round table, smiled wryly. She picked up her teacup and took a sip and pushed the tiny glasses on the bridge of her nose.

"It's too early to be afraid." Hearing this calm tone, Lin Yiyan, who finally shook off the chill, replied, "Ahhh......h Sorry, please go ahead. ”

Picking up his teacup, Dinal leaned back in his chair and began to speak again in a very calm tone.

"Two hundred and seventy years ago...... Quineira, who successfully called out the full command list, first elevated her own privileges so that she could interfere with the Cardinal System that controlled the world. Then, she transferred all sorts of privileges that only Cardinal had to herself. The operation of terrain and buildings, the generation of items, and the durability of movable units, including humans...... That is, the operation of the Mandate of Heaven ......"

"Destiny's ...... Operate. In other words, the boundaries of lifespan ......" Hearing Lin Yiyan's tentative words, the young sage nodded calmly.

"It could also break through. Quenera, who became an absolute manager, began to fully restore his destiny value, which was over eighty years old and on the verge of death. Subsequently, the natural reduction was stopped. Then there is the restoration of the appearance. Retrieved the joy of Quenella, who was about fifteen years old and as beautiful as a girl in the flower season...... You're not very old, and you can't imagine being a man......"

"Well...... This is one of the ultimate dreams of all women, and I still know that. Lin Yiyan replied with a proud expression, while Cardinal just snorted disdainfully.

"Even old people who don't have human feelings are becoming more and more dissatisfied with their current fixed appearance. If I could, I would like to make this body look like when I was five or six years older...... in short, you can imagine how strong the pleasure of Quenella, driven by the desire to dominate, is. Now she has been able to freely manipulate the vast human world, and at the same time retains eternal youth and beauty. She was in ecstasy, and there was very little reason left......"

Behind his glasses, Cardinal's big eyes narrowed, as if to mock human stupidity — or mercy.

—If only she were satisfied. However, the quagmire of desire in Quinella's heart is a bottomless pit. What a person who doesn't know how to be satisfied...... In the end, she couldn't even tolerate the fact that someone had the same authority as herself. ”

"What does that mean...... Cardinal System itself? ”

"Exactly. Even if the other person is just a program without self-awareness, she wants to exclude it. However...... No matter how good she is at divine arts, Quenella is just an underorld who has nothing to do with science and civilization. The complex system of command used by the managerial hierarchy was something she couldn't fully comprehend even if it took her entire night. So, she tried to read the instructions to Russ's technicians, trying to force them out - and then, she made a mistake, making the only but fatal mistake. She tried to incorporate the Cardinal System itself into her own existence and found a lengthy command from the list, chanted it, and ......"

With a sigh, the girl continued.

“…… As a result, Quenella implanted the basic commands given to Cardinal System by programmers into her Fluct Light, and treated them as principles of action that could not be rewritten. Originally intending to seize power, she eventually fused Cardinal with her own soul. ”

“…… Miscellaneous...... What the?! Lin Yiyan couldn't understand its meaning for a while, and just repeated the other party's words blankly, "Give Cardinal's basic command...... What is it exactly? ”

—"Maintaining order." That's why Cardinal System exists. If you've ever been exposed to a game with the same system in the real world, you should know this very well. Your 'players' are constantly under surveillance. If an incident is found to have upset the balance of the world, punishment will be carried out mercilessly. ”

"Ahhh......h That's right. We were racking our brains every day trying to figure out how to hide from Cardinal, but no matter what we tried, it would immediately see through it......"

Lin Yiyan thought of the SAO era, every time she found a hunting ground that allowed people to level up safely, it would be immediately disposed of by the system, and sighed heartily, Cardinal unconsciously showed a proud smile, and the expression on her face dispelled the atmosphere like an old sage on her, replaced by an innocence similar to that of a girl of the same age.

"Of course, no matter how many little furry children gather together to think of bad ideas, there is no way to fool around...... For Quenera, however, the so-called "maintenance of order" is something more extreme than that. Because of the forced writing of such a command in his Fluct Light, that is, in his soul, Quenella passed out for a day and a night before waking up. And at that time, she was no longer human in every sense of the word. It doesn't get old, you don't have to eat or drink...... Beings who only have the desire to keep the world they dominate forever as it is......"

"Forever...... Keep ......" Lin Yiyan, who repeated this sentence in a low voice, began to think.

Not only AI in the broad sense of the word like Cardinal System, but also other VRMMO managers want the game world to remain eternal forever. For this reason, we will constantly adjust the currency, items, and monster spawning frequency to maintain the balance and maintain the order of the game. However, even if the Administrators have the equivalent of gods, they have one thing they can't control, and that is the players.

In the same way, the above theory should also fit the world of Under orld, right......? As if seeing through Lin Yiyan's thoughts, Cardinal nodded lightly and continued to explain.

"Prior to this, the Cardinal System's function of maintaining the world was only carried out by interfering with objects and effects such as flora and fauna, terrain, or weather, that is, the world itself as a container, and basically did not interfere with the activities of the artificial Fluct Light as a resident...... Quineira, however, is different. She wants to put human life in place. ”

"Fixed ...... In other words, whoever has to repeat the same activity every day and can't do something they've never done before...... Is that what it means? ”

"Hmm...... Well, that's pretty much what it means. The old man then went down...... Quineira, who merged with the Cardinal System, changed his name to Administrator, the highest priest of the Congregational Church......"

Hearing this word, Lin Yiyan interjected again, "This, this name, that guy also said it." Integrating the Knights, Elderiyah Synthesis…… That ......"

"Thirty-one, let's go."

"Yes, yes. It is as if he was summoned by the High Priest Administrator and came from the heavenly realm to earth. I see, it's Quenella...... Anyway, I always think that name is very powerful. ”

The English word Administrator, compared with the original meaning of its manager, makes Lin Yiyan more reminiscent of the administrator account on the PC. What exactly did Quinella mean by choosing this name, Lin Yiyan still couldn't know. But I can only sigh that the influence of INDOS is terrible......