Universal Unlock Passcode

At midnight, Bai Ge arrived at a substation in the suburbs of Xiangfan City.

Substations are usually deserted unless there's maintenance work.

He couldn't resist his curiosity any longer and wanted to experience high voltage electricity...

It's true that he now had ten million and could find ways to build a factory and apply for a dedicated factory transformer. But that progress was too slow; he didn't want to wait half a year or more.

"The energy in high-voltage transmission is immense. Even if I absorb some, it won't have any effect, right..."

He walked up to the substation's large iron gate. This time, he didn't choose to climb over the wall. Instead, he decided to try using his ability.

Previous experiments had already confirmed the latest application of his abilities.

As a Setting Weaver, when his brain hole's settings could be acknowledged by the real world at the cost of real energy, in a sense, he possessed omnipotent potential.

"Universal Unlock Passcode!"

Bai Ge attempted to make reality acknowledge a purely imagined setting from his brain hole.

For any lock, when he touched it and said 'Universal Unlock,' any lock would be opened, regardless of its type.

It sounded a bit like 'Open Sesame,' and although it was utterly absurd, that was the setting. Once acknowledged, it should be achievable no matter how incongruous it felt.

However, in reality, it didn't work.

Even making the ability last for only a few seconds wasn't enough for it to be acknowledged, which greatly disappointed Bai Ge.

"How could this be? Is it because my energy is too low? But I only need a few seconds, and it still doesn't work?"

Bai Ge pondered, and a flash of inspiration struck him.

He modified the setting, keeping the function the same but adding a unique characteristic exclusive to him.

Bai Ge integrated his own body into his brain hole, implanting this characteristic into himself, making it a unique talent for 'Earthling Bai Ge.'

Upon returning to reality, his body instantly lost almost all its electrical energy, and it was finally acknowledged.

He reached out and touched the lock, silently reciting 'Universal Unlock.'

Instantly, the lock bizarrely unlocked and opened automatically, looking somewhat magical.

But it was unlocked. Bai Ge had simply spoken a phrase; he didn't need a key to force it open...

Such a bizarre setting, even though it only lasted for a few seconds, but...

"Reality acknowledged it..."

"It only works when added to myself? No, no, no... I get it!"

"What I edited before was a universal setting, too broad. Once implemented, not only I, but all beings worldwide who speak Chinese could use this passcode."

"This is equivalent to creating a universal law of nature for the entire universe. The cost required is astronomical, a number I simply cannot afford."

The concept of objective laws is so immense. Forcing an inexplicable objective law into reality using only a hundred kilowatt-hours of electricity is pure fantasy.

If the 'setting' Bai Ge integrated into reality was an anomalous characteristic, then a universal anomalous characteristic across space-time would naturally be much harder to achieve than an individual anomalous characteristic.

If 'reality' were a living being, then individual anomalies would be like multiple viruses, or even smaller. Reality could adapt to them, ignore them, and allow them to exist.

But a broad, conceptual anomalous characteristic would affect the whole.

If it could be achieved, it would require an unimaginably vast amount of real energy.

"So that's how it is. Settings, whether small like an individual, or large like the entire universe, or even a conceptual entity, all require... I should try to add anomalous characteristics only to myself, or to a specific item, and not to... all of reality. Perhaps I could... but that's not something I should consider right now..."

Bai Ge was excited; he was eager to absorb more energy.

Of course, the phenomenon of mysterious energy escape occurred once again.

Energy sufficient to destroy the world had vanished without a trace.

Every time an anomalous characteristic was forcefully imposed on reality, this phenomenon occurred.

Danmu once, electricity storage three times, unlocking once.

In total, there had been five instances of extremely strong energy flowing into reality, enough to destroy the solar system combined.

"Since nothing happened, I'll just ignore it."

Bai Ge walked into the dark substation, skillfully avoiding all the cameras.

This professional habit had almost become instinctual for him.

"This won't do. If I want to store electricity, I can't avoid these cameras..."

Bai Ge took out a piece of paper, wet it, and stood in a blind spot of the surveillance. He jumped up and smeared the lens.

"Let me check again..."

Bai Ge cautiously checked the electricity storage characteristic he had applied to himself. Just to be safe, he re-emphasized his 'Safe Electricity Storage' characteristic.

No matter how high the voltage, his body could withstand and contain it.

Of course, he couldn't achieve an infinitely large capacity, so he set it to the total national electricity capacity.

As long as it didn't exceed this total value, his body could withstand it.

"Hah!"

Bai Ge climbed onto the main transformer. It was currently operational, a high-voltage danger zone.

When he entered, his hair was practically dancing!

He directly latched onto the high-voltage transmission line, slashed with a knife, and hooked his legs onto the iron frame. Instantly, a massive current surged into his body.

"Ugh..."

Bai Ge let out a satisfied hum, dazzling electric light flashing in the night sky.

Flames erupted as his clothes caught fire.

A pair of sneakers was directly pierced by the high-voltage electricity, the soles blown open with a large, charred hole.

"Hiss..."

Bai Ge could store electricity, but he was still afraid of fire. It sounded strange, but it was the truth.

He hurriedly threw off his burning clothes and shoes, hanging naked on the line, enjoying the sound of the electric light playing.

High-voltage electricity was nothing like household electricity.

This was a 220kV transmission line, a thousand times more powerful than household electricity.

At this moment, Bai Ge felt like he was soaking in a hot spring, every cell in his body cheering.

The activity in his body made Bai Ge almost lose track of time.

While he was enjoying the electrifying sensation, he didn't realize that his powerful electricity storage trait had directly cut off the power supply to the entire block corresponding to this line.

Bai Ge had no idea how much electrical energy he had intercepted.

At night, an entire street in Xiangfan City lost power in a layered fashion.

In the bustling night market, that dark, elongated segment was exceptionally conspicuous.

Nowadays, everything was monitored automatically. As soon as a short circuit occurred here, the main station immediately sounded an alarm, scaring the duty personnel into hastily checking.

Without needing to go to the site, they knew which transmission segment had a problem.

While Bai Ge was immersed in the experience, repair vehicles were already en route.

In just one hour, the area outside the suburban substation was brightly lit, and the noise was deafening.

"Insulation aging?"

"Don't get close yet! Cut the power first."

A large group of people stood not far away, afraid to approach the accident line. They had to wait for the power to be cut before they could get closer.

This delay meant they didn't see Bai Ge immediately.

Bai Ge, however, noticed people arriving first.

"Ah, so fast..."

Although Bai Ge had expected it, he was still reluctant to leave.

After all, the feeling was too exhilarating. The amount of electricity he had absorbed in just one hour was tens of thousands of times more than he got at home, perhaps even more.

"I have to leave... I have money now, so I should solve it myself. There's no need to steal electricity. I shouldn't do this again. At worst, I'll just endure it for a few months..."

Bai Ge hurriedly 'pulled' himself off the line. He was naked now, clutching a pile of burnt, tattered clothes as he ran.

He didn't bother climbing over anything. With so much energy stored in his body, he could just become invisible and leave.

He instantly edited a trait with a duration of one minute.

"Passive Optical Invisibility, just for one minute."

This trait was layered onto his Earthling body, like a passive ability, making him naturally optically invisible.

He had stored too much energy.

This trait only lasted for one minute, consuming only a tiny fraction of the stored electricity. Bai Ge leisurely left the scene.