Chapter Ninety-Five: The New Gods

1200 New Calendar

This winter, Sost celebrates in a big month across the country.

The first is that the company's control of the Free Territories of the Northcontinent has completely shifted from the shadows to the light, and at Yafanka's suggestion, an excuse is needed to make the people know and believe it.

The second is that Sost has carried out a major purge of the remnants of the House of Lords, and even the company has not left a hand, and the highest involved is the head of a branch, and now all of them are sliced in the biological department.

Such a bloody action has made the people uneasy for a long time, and it is true that the restlessness should be defused in a reasonable way.

The celebration was so grand that all of Sost's properties had been horribly profitable since the day they were built.

But this month, the commercial building, which was once fully stocked, put up a slogan that all goods were sold for one dollar, and became a veritable one-dollar store.

The logistics department also supplies goods in three shifts at ten times the usual salary, and has internal channels to ensure that they can buy goods in advance.

Not only Sost's own industry, but also other individual shops, as long as the relevant flow certificate is issued, Sost will reimburse the loss in full and make additional 'profit compensation' at the price of 30% of the cost.

In less than a month, the financial statements of Sost's head office showed for the first time that all industries were in a state of loss, with negative profits.

"This is the first time I've seen a company lose money. ”

Dressed in a burgundy gown, Yafanka stood by the window with two glasses of red wine in her hand, and stood beside Sost.

Sost took the glass and glanced at it, "Why are you wearing this today?"

"Festive!" Yafanka turned around, and the red skirt drew a perfect circle, "The customs over there in the Metaverse, red and festive, isn't it beautiful?"

Yafanka's bright eyes flashed, and Sost smiled and nodded: "Beautiful...... The orcs will be here next month, and without Kvass, they'll have to rely on me after all. ”

"If the giant is right, Kvas will indeed come back, but that is already a matter of thousands of years, what are you worried about?"

"Am I worried?" said South, sipping his wine.

"Yes, I can see that. ”

“...... Well, there really is. ”

"Is it a god?"

"Yes...... the smile on Sost's face disappeared, and he drank the red wine in his glass, "but it's not just gods, I believe that with the advancement of technology, even gods are not necessarily omnipotent. ”

"The affairs of the Orcs of the Southern Continent are still in charge of themselves, and the company's business can be expanded, but the hand of the United States of Free States will not reach out, and it is enough for this huge country to be entrenched in the Northern Continent. ”

Yafanka frowned slightly: "You are lying, Sost, it's not that it's enough to be entrenched in the North Continent, but our ability is not enough to control the entire North and South Continents, and the company can achieve this size and remain stable, which is already the limit." ”

When the lie was exposed, Sost was not embarrassed and annoyed, but smiled with interest, poured half a glass of red wine, and motioned for Yafanka to continue.

"You just said that you were worried about the gods, and you mentioned the Orcs of the Southern Continent, which seems to be irrelevant and illogical, but in fact they are the same thing. ”

Yafanka gently pulled up her skirt and sat down on the bay window of Xin'an: "The power of the House of Lords has infiltrated the company before, which is why we can't continue to expand south, faith. ”

"Now you are no different from a god in the hearts of the people, but in fact, if you encounter a natural disaster**, when they are in a desperate situation, there is a saying in the Metaverse called temporary cramming, they stand on the dividing line of life and death, and they will definitely choose to pray to the gods, not you, Sost. ”

"That's right. Sost also made it to the bay window, "The living can never be the true god in the hearts of the people." ”

"With the development of technology, the belief in the gods of the various churches has now been suppressed to a minimum, and their existence is no longer irrelevant to society. ”

"But that affected our development. "The last straw in life will always be all kinds of gods. ”

Sost nodded, the corners of his mouth turned up, "Do you have any good suggestions?"

Yavanka gestured to a scissorhands: "Two." ”

"One is that we need to develop a new set of institutional norms, so that everyone can be the cog of the world, each in his place, each in his own responsibility, and there is no room for error. ”

"Hmm...... What about the second one?"

"The second is that we need a new faith, a new faith that is firmly tied to the company and can be accepted by all races. ”

"God-making...... Sost looked up at the ceiling and let out a long sigh of relief.

"Yes, we are fully capable of compiling a new system, but it is too difficult to create a god out of thin air, and it is difficult to completely replace the original belief in gods. Yafanka shook her head, a bitter look on her face.

"Actually...... It's not hard either. Thorst suddenly smiled ghostly.

"How can it not be difficult?"

"In two days' time, Ferrante's son will arrive in Tria, and you will know when the time comes. ”

"Ferrante's son?" Avan Kar tilted her head, "but the informant doesn't say ......"

"They didn't come by line, they were discovered by people from the West Coast port, and they came secretly. ”

............

"Can you stop being so unproductive?

Avni looked at everything outside the car window with wide eyes as she disgusted Ye Shu, and the expression on her face was no better than Ye Shu.

"Is this the world my father and mother used to live in?"

Ye Shu looked infatuated, from stepping into the West Continent to landing on the West Coast, and then taking the train to Tria, what he saw and heard along the way kept impacting his cognition.

For a world that was still in the midst of agrarian feudalism, Atlanta was a paradise, and of course, there was no such thing as a paradise.

"I guess so...... I haven't been back for a long time, and I've become like this. ”

Avenie looked at the crowd on the street in distraction, people in groups of three or five, regardless of the snow under their feet, shopping and chatting with large bags and small bags.

Warm street shops offer free drinks and pastries, and you can watch entertainment TV all day long.

The duo arrived at the end of Sost's January celebrations, and everyone was enjoying the rare moment.

"The world is simply ...... Great!" Ye Shu sighed as he shook his head.

"It's all your uncle's handiwork......"

"Uncle Sost??!"

"You'll know in a moment what kind of influence he has in this world......"

The bus drove all the way, and with reference to the paper version of the city map, the two found the headquarters of Sost Energy.

The grandeur of the building is breathtaking, and the sophistication of the style involves making the duo lose their minds.

"Let's go, this should be it. ”

As she spoke, the two approached the gate, led by Evnie, and were stopped by a sentry, the swarthy muzzle of a gun pointed at them.

Avernie quickly reacted, and yes, Soster was no longer an ordinary boss now.

"It's okay, my friend. ”

Sost's voice came, and then he took shape, and the guard at the door returned to his post as if nothing had happened.

"Sost! sure enough, it's you, I'm afraid I'll find the wrong one according to the map!"

Looking at the surprised Evernie and the bewildered Yeshu behind her, and then at the paper version of the map in her hand, Soster smiled and patted her on the shoulder.

"The paper version of the map will soon be obsolete, and we will soon have new gadgets on sale, the size of the palm of your hand, and the convenience of life. ”

............

In the office, Sost sat in a chair with a helpless smile, and in front of the wine cabinet, Yafanka placed the wine glass on the tray, keeping as polite as possible.

There is no other reason, but the performance of the two is too ......

Although the old Evernie looks like an old child, she is an experienced adult, but Yeshu on the side jumps up and down, and does not let go of Sost's desk, to take a closer look.

"Western Regions wine?" Ye Shu took the wine glass handed by Yafanka and said in surprise.

"It's pretty much the same, it's just a little bit different, try it. ”

Here Yafanka and Yeshu began to discuss wine, which was kind of a temporary peace of mind for him, and over there Sost and the calmed down Evernie also chatted about business.

"I really can't imagine that after more than ten years, this place can become like this. ”

"There's a lot more you can't think of, it's all in the giant's head, why don't you help me put something out?" Thorst shook his glass.

"The big man is very knowledgeable, I'm afraid he won't trade with you anymore. ”

Sost, who didn't have much hope, nodded: "This time it's for Ferrante?"

"Yes, there is already a complete mess over there, and there are even suspected gods, the big man has fought with the other party, it's not simple, Ferrante's forces don't have an advantage. ”

"He should know what kind of mess he left me in the first place, and he should also know that the technology here has always been top secret, at least now, I won't easily pass it over there, and the things in the giant's head are not better than mine?"

"It's too late, there's no time to develop the industry there, there's no way to realize the knowledge of the big guys, you can't build a factory on the edge of the battlefield, right? Machines, technicians, resources, everything needs to start from scratch, it's too late. ”

Sost's left hand clenched and loosened, and after a moment of silence, he asked, "Want a gun?" ”

Aveney didn't speak, acquiescing to the request.

Sost breathed a sigh of relief: "It's really like back then, he wants to fight, I give him guns, he wants to develop, I give him resources." ”

Sost's words took on a special taste in Evernie's ears, but before she could ask back, Soster continued:

"But there is a saying in the Metaverse that is well-said, my brother also has to settle accounts, what he did here in Beilu did make me on the side, I can ask for a gun, I have a request. ”

"What requirements?"

Sost smiled and turned his head to look at the excited Yeshu on the side.

............

The name of Sost Light Weapons Factory is indeed a bit inappropriate for a branch directly under the Equipment Department that covers all the weapons production and research and development of Sost.

But after all these years, it has never changed its name.

On the third day of Evni and Yeshu's arrival in Tria, the Light Weapons Factory received a special order from the head office, which listed a large number of light and heavy weapons, and even a little insufficient ammunition.

You must know that over the years, the machines in the factory have hardly stopped, which shows how much demand there is on the list.

But orders are orders, and on that day the freight station outside Tria was put under martial law, and all trains were loaded to the west coast.

As for where they will go after arriving on the West Coast, no one knows that this is the rule of the company, and news that is not within their scope of responsibility is often a reminder.

When another train blew its whistle and headed off into the distance, a black car also left the station and headed for the city.

"Do you know what you're doing, Sost?"

"I know very well, but I can't help it, can you say it's bad to do this?"

His words left Evernie speechless, and looking at the backward scenery outside the car window, Evernie suddenly frowned and thought of something.

She squinted and turned her head, looking at Sost carefully, the solemn look in her eyes intensifying.

"I thought something was wrong yesterday, Sost, why are you so young?"

Sost smiled but didn't say anything.

............

Two more days later, still outside the city, Sost and Yavanka smiled and waved goodbye to Evernie and Yeshu.

Sost did not hide Avennie's doubts at that time, and took her to visit the research institute of the Ministry of Biology, and kindly told her that she could also inject in advance before the elixir of longevity was promoted.

But to Thorst's surprise, Evernie refused, and Sost was puzzled at the time, but Avernie just smiled and didn't explain anything.

Then Sost and his nephew who had an alternative idea talked all night, and listened patiently to him explain his thoughts, what original sin, what good deeds, and so on.

He did not express any opinion, but simply showed great support and suggested a suitable location for the mission.

"I'm not a missionary, uncle!"

"I know, but it's not much worse, even if you don't have this original intention, but once the idea spreads, it is religion, this is an objective development principle, you can go to school to study it when you have time, I guess your father can't teach you anything, he will only fight. ”

Although Ye Shu reluctantly accepted this statement, he was still excited, and in just a few days, he had already understood how much influence Sost had in this world.

It can be said that as long as Sost nods, his ideas can be spread in this world without hindrance, which the emperor of the Metaverse cannot do.

So on this day, Ye Shu got on the train alone and rushed to the south of the United States of the Free States to begin his missionary journey.

Evernie will change her route halfway and go to the West Coast to take a boat to the sea and return to the Metaverse.

Watching the train drift away, Yavanka took Sost's arm and asked with a smile:

"She refused?

"I don't know, everyone has their own aspirations, as friends...... That's all I can do. ”

"That Night......

"Send someone to follow him, no matter where he gets off, the local welfare is cut in half, there is no hardship in life, how can anyone believe in his ideas, after all, it is still religion. ”

"I understand, the new system will have to be compiled more urgently. ”

As he spoke, the two of them crossed their arms and turned to leave, and just after taking two steps, Sost suddenly stopped and asked:

"What time is it today?"

"December 25th. ”

"On a good day, I hope that the 'Lord' of Yeshu can smoothly replace the church. ”

“...... By the way, this year's winter apples in the West Continent are almost here. ”

"Give it to the people, I prefer to eat oranges. ”