Arcanum: Chaos Path

Chapter 352 The Correct Way to Use Amon

Antigonus's three-day vacation ended prematurely because he followed Amon in his reckless actions.

This clearly dealt a blow to the dire wolf, causing its ears to droop. However, the ruthless boss, Rolin, did not soften his heart. Instead, he took Antigonus directly to the location of Sasriel.

At that time, Sasliel was unusually not working, but reading a law-related book. Rowling glanced at the table in front of him and, sure enough, besides some processed work documents, there were various law-related reference books, as well as books introducing the customs of various countries, including Rune.

Clearly, while Sasriel may not appear to be working, he is actually still working, and he is most likely reading these books as a reference for formulating rules.

"Does the law of this era still have any reference value?" Rowling asked with a hint of curiosity.

"At least it helps me understand the current state of the world better, so it's somewhat of a reference." Sasriel put down the book in his hand. He wasn't surprised by Roland's arrival, but he looked at the imposing dog beside Roland with slight surprise. After a slight pause, he seemed to recall something and said, "Antigonus?"

It's no wonder Sasriel reacted this way. After all, in his time, Antigonus was just an unknown nobody, and in this era, before Rolin made his move, Antigonus had already lost control and was locked up in a dark room by the Goddess of Night. Sasriel didn't even have a chance to get to know him. The fact that he remembered him was just because Sasriel had a good memory.

While it might take some time to recall Sasliel, Antigonus clearly recognized the renowned Dark Angel before him at a glance.

He was not surprised to meet the other party in this era, mainly because Amon had already explained Lucifer's amazing abilities to him. However, Antigonus was still a little nervous and said somewhat awkwardly, "Hello, Mr. Sasriel."

Although they are both angel kings, the prestige of the angel kings is not the same. As an incarnation of the sun god, the former vice-ruler of heaven, and later the true creator, Sasriel is a figure of great importance in Antigonus's eyes. It is impossible not to be nervous in the face of such a being.

Especially during the Fourth Age, Antigonus worked for Thudor for a long time, which meant he stood in opposition to the true Creator.

Sasriel could easily see Antigonus's nervousness, which prompted him to give Antigonus a gentle, reassuring smile before turning to Rolin.

“Antigonus is my new subordinate, and He will assist you in establishing the rules.” Rolin smiled at Sasriel, meeting his gaze, and without further ado, simply explained his thoughts, concluding with:

"Although you definitely can't finish writing the complete set of rules in a short time, there's no need to go all in on a trial run. You can try implementing one or two simple rules first. Do you have any rules that you've already finalized?"

Upon hearing this, Saslil looked thoughtful. He then pulled out a notebook from the pile of books beside him. It was filled with various rules, some of which were repeatedly scribbled over, some were crossed out, and some had a checkmark at the end with the words "pending".

Clearly, Sasriel has been quite busy during this time, seriously considering the establishment of rules.

Sasriel turned to a page in his notebook, circled two rules with his pen, and said, "These two rules should be fine and can be implemented directly." Roland glanced at them and saw that they were two rules that were simple in some ways and complex in others. The first rule can be summarized as "killing is prohibited," but in addition to the simple prohibition, there are many supplementary provisions, such as exceptions for law enforcement officers in necessary circumstances and exceptions for legitimate self-defense, etc.

The second point is also very simple, which can be summarized as "those who help others will receive good luck," but this point does not have as many supplementary details as the previous one.

Clearly, Sasriel chose to be conservative and did not implement very strict rules at the start.

Rolin stared at the two rules for a while without offering any direct opinion. He simply took the notebook filled with writing from Sasriel, carefully flipped through it, and then suddenly smiled and said, "You seem to have only stipulated that those who help others will receive good fortune. Why not stipulate that those who harm others will suffer misfortune?"

Hearing this, Sasriel glanced at Roland with a hint of helplessness. He didn't believe Roland didn't know the reason, but the other party was obviously asking this on purpose.

Sussril then replied, “Harming others is a difficult thing to define. Apart from the most obvious harm, such as murder and arson, many things have two sides. For example, the invention of the steam engine was a good thing for many people, but a bad thing for some people, and it hurt them.”

“If I really stipulated that harming others would be punished, everyone would live a life of constraint, and the world would have no future.”

Sasriel understood this very well, which is why He devoted great effort to studying the laws and customs of this era, striving to formulate the most suitable rules rather than simply imposing one-size-fits-all measures.

“But helping others is a difficult thing to define, isn’t it?” Luo Lin retorted with a smile. “If you first create a predicament and then play the hero to save the damsel in distress, wouldn’t that be considered helping?”

Sasriel paused for a moment, then reached out and rubbed his temples, saying, "It was my oversight."

During this time, He was preoccupied with various prohibitions and neglected the potential dangers inherent in the rule of helping others.

"No need to rush. Even the best rules have loopholes. After all, you're not an omniscient and omnipotent god. We just need to minimize the loopholes. As for how to plug the unavoidable loopholes, that's up to future enforcers." Roland smiled nonchalantly, handing the notebook back to Sasriel, and said:
"These two rules are fine. You can refine the second one later, and then we can implement it on a pilot basis. Don't worry, even if there are any major problems, with the pilot program, we can correct them in time. In fact, isn't that the point of the pilot program?"

“You’re right.” Sasriel didn’t wallow in self-pity because of this. He nodded, took the notebook, and a thoughtful look appeared between his brows. He was obviously thinking about how to improve the second rule.

As if remembering something, Lorin glanced at Amon, who was watching the show from the sidelines, and suddenly smiled. He said to Sasriel, "Actually, you can refer to your eldest son's opinion on this matter. Amon may not be good at other things, but he is a master at finding loopholes. There is no one more suitable than Him to fill in the gaps."

This is like letting a prison break expert set up the prison's anti-escape rules, using a bug-to-cure-bug approach.

(End of this chapter)