The vast hall was dimly lit.
In the silence, aside from the faint splashing from a container as large as a swimming pool, only the crisp tap of a cane against the floor could be heard.
Temperance, walking with a slight limp, slowly moved forward, passed through layers of descending steps, and stopped before the container holding a giant brain.
Through the thick glass, he looked at the grotesque creation formed from countless wet components, linked to every communication channel, monitoring every camera in the Holy City, and secretly manipulating every shift in data.
"Beautiful, isn't it?"
Behind him, the ruler in the wheelchair let out a strange laugh. "Human World technology, Human World desire—who would have thought they could give birth to such a marvelous creation? It truly inspires admiration and wonder.
It never rests, never slacks off, and forever maintains balance in the shadows... Sometimes, I even think the name 'The Watcher' ought to be given to it instead."
Thick cables connected to the back of his neck, linking his shell to that giant brain formed from countless minds and regulating every change in the Holy City at every moment.
Climate, temperature, sunlight, wind speed, even the growth and cultivation of materials, the reforging of chaotic souls, and the birth of infants...
The enormous system spread across the entire Holy City had wholly replaced his shriveled, withered body, allowing that cold will to cast its reach over the entire city.
Even Temperance could not help but be astonished as he witnessed the result. "The restoration of Order was completed so quickly?"
Around the hall, within five intricate chains twisted around one another, the black Order was still trembling faintly. Yet compared to its previous state of near-total collapse, the enormous cracks had actually begun to close.
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