"The Master of Fate and Time, the Ruler of Life and Death, the Lord of the Dark Side and the Positive Side of the World, the Invincible God of War and War, the Master of Games and the Internet, the Defender of Equality and Justice, and the Giver of Youth, Vitality, and Beauty —"
In a conference room in an office building in North City of Atlanta, a man in a yellow trench coat sighed as he flipped through the newspaper in his hand.
"It's only been less than a day, and he has already become a god!"
If someone familiar with the FBI was here, he would recognize that this man was the current Senior Executive Deputy Director of the FBI, the Director of the Third Special Affairs Management Office, Level 9 Special Agent Wallace Carroll.
His assistant, Level 8 Special Agent Tank Reid, was also flipping through the newspapers in his hand with a complicated expression.
"Does that mean he won't get the fifth Golden Belt?"
There was nothing else to read. At this time, almost all the newspapers in America had the same headline. All the sub-pages of these newspapers were related to this. For example, "Yesterday, Wildenstein and his wife became gods," "This is the Master of Fate, the King of War, and the God of Equality!" "The Church of Light and the New God Suspected of Violent Conflict," "The Founder of Xuri Corporation, Four-Time Champion of War, Andre Lee Wildenstein becomes the God of War!" "Breaking News! The New God of Hell Descends to America! " "Pittsburgh Ruins Due to War of Gods," "Who Will Bear the Losses of Citizens in Pittsburgh?" "The Church of Destiny has been established today. As of 10 o 'clock today, it has obtained the legal preaching rights in 122 countries in the world." Headlines such as "The Church of Destiny announces its establishment today." These headlines filled every page. All the entertainment and political news were no longer important today.
"Carroll, do you think our mission is still necessary?"
Finally, Tancred threw the newspapers into the trash can. "A very reliable man told me that Her Highness forced the Church of Light and the Lord to retreat. This is unbelievable. This guy told me this very seriously. He wouldn't lie. "
It must be mentioned that when this level eight agent spoke of Li Mochen, his tone contained respect that had never been seen before.
Of course, a god was respectable, but for a level five legendary who had already surpassed the level of mortals, it was just a guy who was slightly stronger than him. Their nature was actually not that different.
But if this god had become a powerful god after becoming a god and could fight against the most powerful god in the world, Tancred could not help but be in awe of him.
It turned out that the one they had been monitoring was such a terrifying existence.
"There's something new!"
Another rank-8 agent, Belo, hurried in and turned on the television. On the screen, there happened to be a news reporter in his thirties holding a microphone and speaking excitedly.
"— Everyone in front of your televisions! Everyone in front of your televisions! This is the latest news from the Michelle Group's press conference. Just three minutes ago, the spokesperson of the Goddess of Dream and the Lord of the Underworld, Her Highness Angela, officially announced that Her Highness will donate 50% of her assets, including 32 billion gold duns in cash and 175 billion gold duns in fixed assets and negotiable securities, as funds for the reconstruction of Pittsburgh! "
"At the same time, the spokesperson of the Xuri Group also announced that His Highness Andre Lee Wildenstein, the Lord of Fate, will also donate 120 billion gold duns in cash to Pittsburgh and will continue to invest the annual dividends of the Xuri Group, totaling 160 billion gold duns, into the reconstruction of Pittsburgh —"
"Wow, that's 500 billion gold shields! That's more than enough to rebuild Pittsburgh! What a generous sum!"
Level eight agent Tancred sighed. "I guess the current Mr. President and his staff will be relieved."
"They are indeed celebrating."
Belo nodded slightly. "This is good for the image of Mr. and Mrs. Wildenstein. I believe that the public opinion in the future will change in favor of this divine couple. Look — "
As she spoke, she used the remote control to change the channel. It was the "Abraham News Information Station," which was broadcasting a political program.
In Tancred's knowledge, this was a news station under the direct control of the Dante Family. The Dante Family had been in the list of the highest families for 400 years.
"So you think that it is unlikely that the Holy Church will be forced to retreat, right?"
"Of course! How can this happen? Anyone with common sense knows that this is absurd. This is a brand new god. No matter what, it is impossible for him to have the power to resist the God of Light. "
"But as far as I know, he has a lot of followers. According to the information we have now, the Church of Destiny has only appeared for less than 27 hours, and nearly 130 million people in America have gone to his church and registered as followers of the Church of Destiny. This number was still growing, and some experts estimated that it would reach 560 million in a month's time. This is a very exaggerated number, close to one-tenth of the population of America. But this does not include the old continent and overseas — "
"Yes! As far as I know, he is especially popular among women. I just heard several women in the dressing room praying to him, chanting the name of His Highness Wildenstein (everyone laughed). But Richard, you don't understand the supernatural world. You don't understand the gods. The power of a god is not determined by the number of followers. What determines their combat power is their priesthood and divine authority. Just like Jackson, the God of Song and Dance, and Belinda Harris, the Goddess of Singing and Charm, who recently became a god. They both have many followers. But are they strong? No, they are nothing in front of the Mechanical Dominator Anthony — "
At this moment, the program host next to them, a middle-aged man in his thirties, raised his head. "Let me interrupt everyone. I have received a piece of breaking news. This is enough to shock the whole of America. Wildenstein and his wife will jointly donate 500 billion gold shields to establish a fund for the reconstruction of the disaster area in Pittsburgh. Also, all the accounts of this fund will be open to the public. They will be published on the Internet, and anyone can look it up. "
Thus, the topic of the program suddenly changed.
"Wow, that's really a big deal! But didn't I say it before? His Highness Wildenstein will definitely not sit by and do nothing about the disaster in Pittsburgh. One had to know that in the past seven years, the amount of money that His Highness Wildunstan had donated alone had reached a hundred billion. The only thing I'm surprised about is this amount. It's too huge. "
"So, does this make up for their crimes?"
An old white man crossed his arms and sneered disapprovingly. "Richard, don't forget that the war of the gods in Pittsburgh happened because the father of the Goddess of Dreams colluded with the Dragon Witch Cult —"
"No! Mr. Kajaron, the truth is that no official organization has linked Michele Medici to the Pittsburgh conspiracy. According to some of the videos that have been circulated, it was because of the joint efforts of Lady Angela Wildenstein and her father that they defeated the Dragon Witch Ancestor and prevented the disaster that could have killed a tenth of the population of the Great Lakes. "
"But we all know that at least half of the buildings in the pentagram that covers the entire Great Lakes belong to Michele Medici."
"That doesn't mean anything. They are all owned by the 'Heaven Fund'. This is a family fund set up by Michele Medici, but he hasn't personally managed it for a long time. So far, the FBI has confirmed that several senior managers of the 'Heaven Fund' are from the Dragon Witch Cult. This can only be said to be negligence, and Michele Medici paid for this negligence with his life, didn't he? Besides, it was because of Lady Angela's efforts that most of the citizens of Pittsburgh could be evacuated before the war of the gods happened. "
"But there were still nearly 70,000 Pittsburgh citizens who died in this disaster! I have to reveal that among these 70,000 people, nearly 30,000 did not buy personal safety insurance. It's worth noting that it's not that they didn't want to buy it, but the major insurance companies didn't provide it. The shocking truth is that all the insurance companies in America with a market value of more than 700 billion gold duns began to consciously refuse to accept Pittsburgh's insurance policies five years ago. "
"What do you mean? My God, I'm scared now, please don't say it out loud, okay? This is a shocking speculation, and I feel extreme danger. "
"No! I have to say it! I think the government and the insurance companies probably foresaw the disaster in Pittsburgh five years ago. But they didn't stop it, and chose to acquiesce — "
Realizing that the program had gone off topic again, Belo shrugged and turned off the TV.
"Isn't this a brilliant publicity strategy? It's said that Lady Nannette Drew personally manipulated it, using the so-called 'truth' to confuse the audience. "
"I really admire her! I think the God couple should have weathered this crisis of public opinion. "
"I think the people of America are very pitiful. They live in lies every day, and are manipulated and fooled by people like Nannette Drew."
"Enough! We know the truth, don't we? This deity couple has indeed prevented a disaster of a shocking scale. "
Wallace Carlo put down the phone behind the conference table. "In any case, this has nothing to do with us. The higher-ups have given the order to immediately end the surveillance mission on Andre Lee Wildenstein. We have to get to Puerto Rico within a day — "
Everyone in the room couldn't help but look at each other.
"I'm not surprised to accept the mission, but why Puerto Rico?"
Tancred asked curiously, "What happened over there? Can't the CIB handle it? "
Puerto Rico was a colony that the America Federation seized from the former Spanish Kingdom. Today, it existed as an autonomous region in America without the right to vote.
But the people of America didn't view Puerto Rico as a territory.
And the FBI, which mostly dealt with domestic affairs, had never been involved in this autonomous state.
"It's very troublesome."
Wallace Carlo frowned. "Someone launched a blasphemous ritual over there and killed seven hundred thousand people in a sacrifice."
Agent Belo was shocked. "Blasphemy? Which god is it? "
She knew that such a large-scale sacrifice was blasphemy, so the target of the blasphemy must be extraordinary.
"Who else could it be in Puerto Rico? Of course it's the God of Light! "
The words of the level nine agent directly froze the atmosphere in the conference room.
…
At the same time, in the newly built 260-meter-tall, 66-story Rising Sun Media Building less than six years ago. Madam Nannette Drew, who had just been discussed by a few agents, was sitting in her office, issuing various orders like a queen.
"Kerry, I know you're poker friends with the vice president of US Airways, right? You can invite him for a cup of coffee tonight. I need US Airways to stop advertising for Manhattan Cable TV and Michigan News. If your friend refuses, then they can forget about completing the acquisition of Carolina Airways. Of course, you can't say that directly. A little hint will do. We're all smart people, right? "
"Yes! Tell Rod Onassis directly that my boss isn't very satisfied with the live coverage of Onassis's news agency. I'll give him an hour to correct the direction of public opinion. No, tell him exactly what he said, there's no need for any euphemism! Tell Rod that if he can't control his people, then my boss will control him. "
"The supreme family? In front of Wildenstein, there's no family that dares to call themselves the supreme sequence, Thomas! "
"Yes, we need to continue to divert the public's attention! They can only care about BOSS's donations, BOSS's position, divinity, his authority, and the conflict and grudges between BOSS and the Church of Light, but not the truth of Pittsburgh. "
"This is America, not the Old Continent!"
"Are you playing games with me, Darke? Don't use your sophistry on me. If you can't do it, then I'll let you experience the power of the entire America's Cosmetics Association. Ha, you recorded it? I don't care. Did I specifically ask for anything from Nanette Drew? No, it has nothing to do with this. Alright, this is an unpleasant conversation, good luck! "
After ending the call, Nanette Drew suddenly picked up the remote control on the table, pressed the pause button, and froze the image on the TV. She carefully observed for a moment, then without hesitation, she made another call.
"Edith, I've seen the video you sent. It's not good enough. Do you know what I want? It's the feeling of their entire temperament and appearance after praying in St. Wildenstein Cathedral. That's all you can do? Then I suggest we change the cameraman. Tell him we can think of something with the lighting. "
"Deceiving the audience? How can this be deceiving? Praying in St. Wildenstein Cathedral can indeed help people lift their spirits and improve the condition of their skin. You've tried it over there, haven't you? Is there no effect? We're just a little retouching — yes, I need it as soon as possible! "
At this moment, Nannet Drew suddenly sensed something and looked to the side. Then, she saw Li Mochen's tall and handsome figure walk out of a spatial rift that had been torn open.
"Am I disturbing you? Ms. Drew? "
"How could I?"
Nanette Drew took a deep breath, stood up, and bowed. "It's my honor, my God!"
She knew that Li Mochen's doctrine advocated equality for all. This was reflected in the church's etiquette. Destiny dictated that believers of the God of Equality did not need to kneel before the God and the statue. They only needed to maintain reverence and respect.
"I'm here to fulfill my promise."
Li Mochen smiled and asked, "Before that, I have to ask you one more time. Are you willing to be my chosen one? Ms. Nanette Drew? "
"Of course!"
Nanette Drew answered without hesitation, even full of hope. "Since the day you made your promise to me, I've been looking forward to this day. I hereby swear that I will dedicate everything I have to your cause. I will not let you down, my Lord! "
Nanette knew what being a chosen one meant. It meant that her life was completely tied to this God, and she was his walking assistant and spokesperson. But it also meant power, status, and strength.
Moreover, her God was far more generous than the God of Light. Apart from possessing combat power comparable to that of a cardinal, Li Mochen had also promised her a lifespan and youth of a thousand years.
"I have no doubt about this!"
Li Mochen smiled, and then reached out to touch Nanette Drew's brow lightly, causing her body to be covered in the radiance of divine power.
"In the next thousand years, you will be my most reliable pillar in the World of Light. Please work hard, Ms. Drew. If I am satisfied with your results, I will not hesitate to ascend to godhood for you! "
Nanette Drew's face had become younger at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the wrinkles at the corner of her eyes were rapidly disappearing. But she was more concerned about Li Mochen's last sentence. This caused her body to tremble slightly, and a blazing luster appeared in her eyes.
…
Other than Nanette Drew, Li Mochen had also chosen Elisa Targaryen. The latter's talent was actually not bad, but due to the heavy workload, it would be difficult for her to ascend to godhood in the future.
But with the power bestowed by Li Mochen, Elisa could now have the strength of a Weak God, and a long lifespan. In the future, depending on the situation, she could also enter his God's Kingdom, or become a follower of Li Mochen.
Apart from that, there was nothing else. Li Mochen did not have that much divine power to waste, and he understood the principle of not worrying about having too few, but not too many.
Among his current subordinates, only Nanette, Elisa, Michael Wood, and Sampson Brut had enough contributions and meritorious deeds to obtain the status of a chosen one without incurring the jealousy and injustice of his subordinates.
And considering that Michael and other martial artists, as well as confidants like Lee Tae-lai, could all rely on their own talents to ascend to the level of a demigod, they could similarly enjoy a lifespan of a thousand years under the protection of the God of Vitality. Therefore, only Nanette and Elisa could receive divine power from him.
Nevertheless, Li Mochen still carried out a large-scale "reward based on merit" for his former subordinates. The main point was to grant them longevity. Be it civil servants or martial artists, all of them cared about their lives the most, and there were few in this world who did not want to live a little longer.
And with the power that Li Mochen now possessed, he could easily increase their lifespan by 30 to 50 years, provided that these people believed in him, remained loyal, and had meritorious deeds.
After that, Li Mochen fully devoted himself to the construction of his and Angela's church.
Li Mochen did not neglect the organization of the church after Angela's apotheosis. In fact, the church of Angela's dream had already been led by Elisa five years ago.
However, his wife's public influence before apotheosis was very limited. She was not like Li Mochen, who was not only a popular NMOSA contestant, but also the controller of Xuri Corporation, a super financial group that rose in just ten years. In addition, she also had a large fan base in the field of comics, fitness, and beauty. Therefore, the scale of Angela's "Church of the Goddess of Dreams and the Underworld" was much smaller, with only 700 churches in the entire America, and only 1.72 million believers. It was expected that it would be difficult to grow in the future. And this was the result of Li Mochen personally arranging a dozen capable people and investing a huge amount of resources in the operation.
Therefore, the affairs of the Church of Dreams were actually very limited, nothing more than organizing missionary work, strengthening faith, dealing with supernatural events assigned by the government, and so on.
Considering that Angela's current control over the "underworld" was extremely weak, Li Mochen simply took on the religious affairs there as well. This allowed his wife to have more time to devote to the cultivation of the two powers of "death" and "soul", and at the same time to calm her pain.
However, on the side of the Church of Destiny, Li Mochen wished that he could have a hundred more split souls.
He had far underestimated the people of the light world's pursuit of health, vitality, beauty, and youth.
Thirty-six hours after apotheosis, the number of his believers had completely increased at a geometrical rate. Even people who had not registered at his church would also praise his divine name on certain special occasions, hoping to obtain his divine grace.
The prayers and praises of these believers filled Li Mochen's soul at all times, bombarding him continuously. He had no choice but to greatly reduce the range of prayers he could listen to.
In the past, it was randomly selected from one in a million believers, but now it was set to one in five million.
The divine art system that Li Mochen had set up beforehand also had to be adjusted. This was because the origin force and faith from "equality", "youth", "vitality", and "beauty" were too great. This gave Li Mochen enough capital to reduce the proportion of divine arts and divine power bestowed.
For example, the mythical artifact that he had specially placed in Atlanta's St. Wildenstein Cathedral, the Vitality Holy Plate. This divine artifact that he and Anthony had jointly designed not only allowed believers to obtain a slight increase in vitality after a complete prayer ceremony, but it could also improve their health and mental state, making their skin smoother and firmer. This was one of the ways that Li Mochen displayed his "great power" to his believers.
And now, Li Mochen judged that he could at least bear another four such artifacts.
Anthony had already accepted his commission and was urgently making new "Vitality Holy Plates" for him. However, the placement of these four "Vitality Holy Plates" had to be extremely careful. Not only did he have to consider the comprehensive coverage of his believers, but he also had to ensure their safety.
In the end, two of them were placed in Manhattan and Los Angeles in America, one in Southern America, and one in Paris. This city that advocated freedom was currently the weakest city in the Old Continent of the God of Light. Although most people there believed in the Lord of Light, there were very few devout believers.
On the contrary, after Li Mochen's apotheosis, there were 2.2 million more believers overnight, many of whom were devout believers.
In addition, due to the increasing number of believers, the 270,000 clergymen that Alisa had prepared for him were far from enough in the ninth hour after Li Mochen's apotheosis. The church had to temporarily recruit a large number of believers from among the believers to expand the size of the church.
Li Mochen was self-aware. He knew that the vast majority of his believers were unstable at the moment. Many of them couldn't even be considered shallow believers. Many of them were just there to join in the fun and only had three minutes of popularity. At this time, outsiders might only need to take advantage of a scandal and add fuel to the fire to greatly weaken his faith.
Now, Li Mochen had to settle down for a period of time to let his dignity and "name" be deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
During this period, the team of priests of the church was the only help that could help him consolidate his faith, as well as help him grasp the hands of those believers.
Therefore, this time, Li Mochen did not slack off. He did not hesitate to personally supervise all the recruitment and interview processes of the church. Li Mochen believed that no matter how troublesome it was, he had to do his best to ensure the purity and reliability of the team of priests.
Then there was the selection of bishops, the Cardinal Priests, and the Cardinal Bishops of the Holy See, which also took a lot of effort from Li Mochen.
Especially the latter. The College of Cardinals was not only an organization that helped Li Mochen deal with the church affairs, but also a military force that was used to fight against the Cardinal Bishops of the Church of Light.
Originally, Li Mochen had reserved 12 people, but now, this number could also be increased by four times. Considering the current number of believers of the Church of Destiny, he also needed at least 30 cardinals with red robes to maintain the daily operation of the church.
But how difficult was it to select a qualified red robe? Not only did they need pure and devout faith, but they also needed to have a strong ability to deal with affairs, and their cultivation was at least level three of legendary.
Therefore, even after 70 days after Li Mochen became a god, there were still only 17 people in the College of Cardinals of the Church of Destiny. In the end, he still insisted on the principle of "better nothing than substandard". He would rather spare more energy to deal with the affairs of the church than to select unqualified people.
When Li Mochen was fully devoted to the building of the church and faith, and he was having a headache about the lack of talents in the church, a shocking news made him turn his attention to the secular world again.
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