In the hall lit by candles along the walls, the space before Green's throne warped slightly.
Within the swirling distortion, a pure-white sphere of light five meters across slowly appeared before Green!
The sphere looked unremarkable, but through its surface glow, Green could see countless streams of information flowing beneath it.
The symbols combined with one another, seeking a way to evolve to a higher level!
Green rose from his throne. The wings on his back gave a slight beat, lifting him from the floor as he drifted toward the sphere!
As he drew closer, Green raised his right hand and pressed it against the light!
Green absorbed the pure-white light, and the sphere steadily shrank!
Only when he had absorbed it all did a faint smile appear on his face.
He glanced at the lower-right corner of his vision, where the Chip displayed a three-stage Progress Bar!
The Progress Bar had only just completed its first stage!
"Homeostasis really did expend an enormous amount of energy containing the explosion. Faced with the loss of his authority, he couldn't put up the slightest resistance. He didn't even make it past the first stage!"
Green studied the Progress Bar and spoke with a touch of wonder.
Then he narrowed his eyes and turned his attention inward, feeling the authority he had gained!
As he sensed the authority the world had granted him, his eyes lit up.
Just as he had guessed, the Information Realm was remarkably generous with the authority it gave its World Will.
As long as the World Will did not violate evolution, its underlying code, the world itself would not stop anything he did!
If the World Will's actions furthered evolution, the world would even tolerate them when they might harm the world itself.
Evolution!
Becoming greater and