Baiyes had witnessed
Therefore, at this moment, despite his fear, under the gaze of that wondrous 'Magician' and the angel on earth, he mustered his courage and quickly approached the rectangular table. Of course, this was also partly influenced by the 'Sailor' pathway itself.
In just a couple of steps, Baiyes reached the point where he could touch the brass book.
He didn't think it through. He merely reached out with his right hand, grabbed the brass pages in front of '0-02', and began flipping through them rapidly.
During this process, Baiyes kept the back of his hand resting on the still-unfilled brass page, preventing it from being covered, so that he, Mr. Magician, and the angel could observe the changes in time and respond preemptively.
Amid the rustling sound, this 'Sailor' saw the clause: 'Touching the
However, this did not affect his forward-flipping motion. Meanwhile, within Klein's pupils, different brass pages were reflected in succession, each bearing different rules.
The projections of these brass pages did not appear in a way where one vanished and was replaced by the next. Instead, they existed side by side, gradually increasing in number.
In the end, Klein retained images of different brass pages in each eye. They were neatly arranged, row after row, as if '0-02' had been disassembled into single pages and laid out on a glass platform under the sun.
This was an angel-level 'dream divination' technique. Klein recreated everything he had just seen before his eyes.
As time passed, within his dark brown, almost black irises, the brass pages began to rotate, and one of them stood out:
'...The
'Just as I expected. Since the
This meant that '0-02' had finally diverted a portion of its power from the deadlock, preparing to add provisions, provide explanations, and patch up loopholes.
'Leave!' Klein yelled without hesitation.
Baiyes strictly followed the superior's order. He immediately withdrew his right hand, turned around, and sprinted toward the floor-to-ceiling window.
'Make it look like you're attacking me.' Seeing this 'Sailor' with dual attributes had already left the municipal library, Klein suddenly added another instruction.
Baiyes was completely puzzled, but he still raised his right arm, pulled his shoulder back, and assumed a posture as if he were about to swing his fist at Klein.
At that moment, the new clause finally took shape:
'Regarding the above rules, the
However, even though this clause was successfully enacted, Baiyes did not suffer any punishment.
Obviously, regarding issues arising from deadlocks or unclear definitions, the
For the same reason, Baiyes, who had actually come into contact with '0-02', did not suffer contamination from the Source Substance. Before the supplementary clause was issued, Baiyes was a part of Bertrand and could not be destroyed in any sense, so he could not be contaminated. With the supplementary clause in place, his previous actions were not subject to 'retroactive accountability'.
In fact, after Baiyes left the municipal library, he violated the 'curfew'. However, Klein had noticed a problem earlier: the citizens of Bertrand were not restricted by the 'curfew' when pursuing outsiders. Therefore, he made Baiyes assume a posture of attacking him, thus avoiding the corresponding punishment.
Immediately following this, seizing the opportunity as '0-02' patched this loophole, Klein rapidly recalled the detailed information on the
'...This book has living characteristics, but for the vast majority of the time, it is at a very low level...'
'...Its first half reveals almost all the major fundamental rules. The latter half is blank and needs to be written on its own...'
'...Once unrestricted, it will naturally create biased laws for the surrounding area and strictly enforce them. During this process, it will modify and correct them at any time based on the problems fed back to it...'
'...As the laws gradually become more rigorous, its living characteristics will deepen... When a rigorous legal system capable of intervening in all aspects is formed, the
'...If contradictions arise between the articles of law and cannot be amended, or if all pages are filled but a sufficiently rigorous rule system has not been formed, the
'With the formation of this clause, the rules written afterward will gradually disappear, leaving the pages blank again...'
'...After the latter half is completely blank, the clause 'The following rules are invalid' will be erased, and the