Chapter 17 Gradual Deepening
“0—02”...... Klein mentally repeated the number, feeling that the problem might be more troublesome than he expected.
Although it cannot be said that "0-02" is necessarily more terrifying than "0-05", after all, the essence of the "wishing lamp" is the outer god that has been sealed, which is more powerful than all the current true gods, and if there is no restriction on the shell, it can definitely destroy this world, and even this galaxy, but the higher number basically means that "0-02" In most cases, the danger and sealing difficulty are higher than "0-05".
At the end of the Quaternary Age, the Church of the Seven Gods ranked second in the serial number of the batch of "0" level seals at that time, second only to "0-01", and the terrifying "0-02" is completely conceivable...... However, the "God of War" does not seem to have used this seal in the Divine War...... Is it not the type that suits a head-on fight, or is it too dangerous, and it is the same for both the enemy and the enemy?
His expression gradually became serious:
"Ma'am, what do you know about '0-02'?"
Arianna shook her head slowly and said:
"When the churches inform each other of the '0' and '1' seals, they only give them numbers. ”
Also, even within the major churches, the information of the "0" level seal is strictly confidential, and as a high-level person, it is often only possible to access the relevant information when he is in charge of a "0" level seal, and there is a high probability that the corresponding memory will be erased afterwards...... On the one hand, this is to prevent the leakage of important information, and on the other hand, for many "0" seals, just knowing them can create a danger or invalidate the seal...... Klein said thoughtfully:
"Haven't you already taken over the Church of the God of War?"
Then you can get all the documents for "0-02".
Arianna looked at Roy and the others not far away:
"Larion destroyed all of the '0' seal data before he fled. ”
Terrible...... It's annoying to be so cautious...... Klein's thoughts shifted:
"What does the goddess say about '0-02'?"
In his opinion, the "Goddess of the Night" and the "God of War" belong to the same period of existence, and they are in charge of the "secret", and the latter has a certain understanding of the situation.
In addition, the seal of the level of "0-02" will not leave no traces in history, and may have caused many disasters, which should not be unfamiliar to the high-ranking people of that era.
Arianna seemed to have thought back to the situation a long time ago, and said without a hint of stuttering:
"In a certain oracle in the past, the goddess called '0-02' the 'rule book'. ”
"Rule Book" ...... It's even more terrifying...... Crane's eyes lit up slightly when he heard this, and he thought a lot.
He was also a game lover in his last life, and he dabbled in a wide range of things, but he was not so addicted to it, and he was no stranger to the term "rule book".
At this point, Arianna added:
"The fact that you happened to be in Beldan City may also reveal some of the characteristics of '0-02'. ”
Yes, it is quite normal that Madame Arianna followed the Patriarch Laleon to Berdain and encountered this change, but it is a bit of a coincidence that I happened to be here...... In the occult, too much coincidence often means something is wrong......
Is there anyone arranging for me, or is it the effect of the law of extraordinary trait aggregation? As things stand, the arrangement lacks sufficient purpose to substantiate, and I'm already the master of the "Source Castle", so I can detect a little anomaly more or less...... If it were the Law of Extraordinary Characteristics Aggregation, excluding the exiled Mr. "Gate" and the ancestors of the House of Antigonus who were sealed in the Misty Town, the only ones who could affect me to this extent were Zarathu and Amon......
However, I have been deliberately avoiding Zarathu, and Amon's body is being chased by the "True Creator", and if it is just a clone, it will not be able to produce such a strong fusion effect...... Well, there is also a possibility that the law of polymerization between essentia ...... "0-02" attracted the "source fort", which led me to come to Berdan just today?
If this is the case, "0-02" must have a certain correlation with essentia even if it is not essentia itself...... Crane, who had long been suspicious, thought a lot at once, and had a preliminary and vague grasp of "0-02".
He thought about it for a moment:
"Judging from the development of things, the rules are gradually tightening and diverse, and the yellow paper is the evidence, does this show that the degree of activation or awakening of '0-02' is deepening little by little?"
Arianna looked calm and said:
"Yes, we have to find it before something happens, and find a way to seal it away.
"So, it's best to split up and broaden your search to save as much time as possible. ”
Klein had no objection to this, and thought about it:
"Ma'am, you told me so much, isn't it a leak?"
"Nope. Arianna gave a fairly clear answer, "Leaking means that Berdan's mutation cannot be transmitted to the outside world by any means. ”
This cuts us off from the outside world...... That's fine, at least you don't have to worry about problems in your usual conversations, in short, it's okay not to swear...... Crane breathed a sigh of relief silently, and instead asked:
"The 'Night Watchman' and the 'Substitute Punishment' here will also follow the rules on the bulletin?"
"Yes. Arianna replied in the affirmative, then faded and disappeared in place.
After seeing the abbot of the Dark Night Monastery leave, Klein quickly sorted out the information he had just obtained in his mind, and had some idea of the possible next development:
The battle will not be the point, the key to the problem is whether you can find "0-02" in time and find a way to seal it.
And in the process, they will be greeted by increasingly complex and difficult rules to follow and driven citizens.
Thinking of this, Klein looked at Roy and the others not far away, and asked with a smile:
"What do you think of what you just heard?"
Roy and Pasha looked at each other and said:
"We don't know exactly what a '0' seal is, but we can guess that '0-02' is a terrible item capable of making rules that can rewrite reality in some way, and that such anomalies seem to change further over time.
"Also, the Patriarch of the Church of the God of War should be a very powerful and extraordinary being. ”
Klein patted his palm and said with a smile:
"That's pretty much it, if we don't make any effort and want to stay out of danger by hiding and evading, then we will have to pay more and more attention to the behavior, and if we are not careful, we will commit crimes, hehe, maybe in the end, we will be killed on the spot for stepping on our left foot when we go out. ”
These words made Pasha, Biles and others panic for a while, and it was difficult to control themselves.
That kind of possible development is really funny at first sound, but when you think about it carefully, you can detect the ultimate horror hidden inside!
After a few seconds, Pasha said with a solemn expression:
"Moreover, citizens can use all means against us, but we cannot effectively fight back, because homicide and intentional injury are very serious crimes......"
"You can try to trick their senses, but you can't use it too many times. Klein said casually, "What we need to do now is to summarize the laws that '0-02' itself follows as soon as possible, so as to help us find it and seal it before it is activated or awakened to true wisdom, what do you think?"
"Thief" Phil thought for a moment and said tentatively:
"It doesn't seem to be able to attack us directly, and it can only be punished when we break the rules and commit a crime. ”
Klein snapped his fingers and said:
"Yes, I can first summarize this rule: '0-02' cannot punish those who have not committed crimes. ”
Biles blurted out:
"But it allows citizens to hunt down outsiders, who are not the same as criminals. ”
"It's a bit contradictory to the law just now. Klein responded with a smile, "However, in history, many cities have introduced laws that discriminate against and evict foreigners at different stages, have you deciphered some deeper patterns from this matter?"
The four Extraordinary Beings frowned one after another, not quite sure what the powerful "magician" on the other side was trying to say.
After a brief silence, thinking of the other party asking if an act was considered a fraud, Pasha hesitated and said:
"The rules promulgated by '0-02' must be in line with public perception and have been recognized to a certain extent?"
"Very good idea. Klein complimented, "This is my speculation about the law that captured the strangers, and it has been preliminarily confirmed from your previous feedback, and can be used as a second law for the time being, which can help us determine which actions are sinful and which are not." ”
Seeing that Pasha had twice been praised by the powerful "magician", Roy hurriedly added:
"It's going to keep multiplying the statutes to the point where they're going to be complicated and cumbersome, so that we're going to be punished for whatever we do, well, and on top of the arrest of foreigners, we can add the crime of trespassing and the prohibition of open defecation, and we're going to have more and more difficulties as time goes on. ”
Klein just nodded in agreement, and inspiration struck him.
Instinctively, he raised his head and looked at the billboard, and noticed that there was an extra piece of parchment on it at some point:
"Curfew ......"
"This ......" Pasha and the others also noticed this change, and their pupils dilated.
By this time it was already night, and if they stayed outside for a little longer, they would have violated the curfew and suffered a certain degree of punishment, and then, each time more severely, until they were sentenced to death.
"Let's go, we don't have much time left. Crane raised his hand and pressed the top hat on his head, and said with a smile, "Our target is most likely a book, it may still be on the Patriarch, or it may have been hidden somewhere, my intuition tells me that it is more likely to be the latter case, because the object is too dangerous for anyone, and it will become more and more dangerous, of course, provided that the Patriarch is not crazy, but simply uses '0-02' to create an opportunity for himself to get rid of the tracker."
"By the way, I forgot to tell you that the Patriarch is an angel who walks on the earth. ”
Angel...... The steps that Roy, Pasha and the others had just taken froze again.