In ancient civilizations, there used to be a country that liked to record history the most, called China.

There was such a story in the recorded history of this country. Zhu Yuanzhang, the founding emperor of the Ming Dynasty, was dissatisfied with the struggle for power among his superiors, so he left the base area with twenty-four small soldiers.

Later, almost all the major generals of the Ming Dynasty came from these twenty-four small soldiers. It can be said that Zhu Yuanzhang at that time relied on these 24 people to pacify the whole world.

When modern people look at this history, they always feel a little confused. Because there was no clear genetic hierarchy at that time, what was the power that made these twenty-four people have such great power?

Many historians with the surname Li believe that this is a typical example of the time creating heroes, but some mystics prefer to believe in the saying "destiny of heaven".

For thousands of years, the two factions have been quarreling endlessly, and even humans have migrated to the Alpha Universe, and this debate has not stopped.

And there are others who have also seen this period of history, and they are not among these two groups.

Such a group of people is the most terrible group of people, because they are real careerists and doers. They believe that arguments are meaningless and believe that it is better to create history than to argue about it.

And now, in a hotel called the "Happy Hotel" in the "Cape of Good Hope", there are five such people.

They are none other than the five founders of the "Black Angels" army, Mo Cheng, Birthday, Lao Biao, Zaken, and Benz from the "Free Star". Although everyone sat more casually, especially Mo Cheng, who was leaning on the bed at all, this was an out-and-out formal meeting.

This meeting came to be known as the "Cape of Good Hope Conference".

Since the human race moved into the Alpha Universe, it has been difficult for any one kind of strength or thought to dominate because of the relationship between culture, bloodline, tradition, and various differences.

In the process of unifying the whole universe, Emperor Lucifer was unable to completely use violent military means due to the limitations of various conditions such as technical means at that time.

After completing the initial military accumulation and forming an absolute overwhelming advantage over any single force in the whole universe, Emperor Lucifer actually used diplomacy to force other military leaders to recognize his dominion.

As a result, to this day, the basic unit of the human military system is the admiral.

The Admiral has absolute control over all his commanders, soldiers, and ships.

In fact, the leader of the alliance is nothing more than a greater admiral, who has become the chief mediator of the alliance because of his strength and prestige. They had nominal jurisdiction over the Admiral, and in practice, they were completely unable to override the Admiral and manage his army.

This is especially true of the princes and kings, even if they are the commanders or alliances they have personally cultivated, after they have become a separate system, the command of the princes and kings over them can only be through the temptation of affection and interests, and cannot be controlled directly by force.

The historical significance of the five-person "Cape of Good Hope Conference" lies in the fact that this group of people decided to create a military group that was radically different from all other groups.

When Mo Cheng asked this question, everyone present was a little confused, what is a completely different military group?

For their questions, Mo Cheng carefully elaborated on them in three sections.

His first paragraph says, "First, the management model is different, and this military group has only one authority, and that is myself. The appointment, transfer, and promotion of the commander of any fleet, as well as the recruitment of soldiers of more than a hundred people, must be carried out with my approval. In addition, it is necessary to establish a Judge Advocate General's Office, with a ratio of one military judge for every 500 personnel. Military judges are not subject to any military commander and are directly under the Judge Advocate General. The Judge Advocate General is directly accountable to me. When necessary, two or more military judges have the power to kill a military commander at the same level, and three or more military judges have the power to suspend the command of a military commander who is only one level higher. ”

When they heard this, Shengchen and Lao Biao were nothing, Benz and Zaken gasped, and after the two looked at each other, Zaken said: "If this is the case, the control of the army has indeed been strengthened a lot, but in this way, the power of the military commander has been greatly weakened?" ”

"Military commanders are responsible for fighting wars, and military judges are responsible for administering the army, and this is an important feature of the new army."

"What if a military judge kills a military commander indiscriminately?"

"There are naturally regulations for this, and it is not so easy for a military judge to kill someone, first of all, he can't do it alone, he has to find someone to match him. Second, if a military judge kills the wrong person, then his own life cannot be saved. There's a court-martial. ”

The audience was silent for a while, and Zaken asked again, "What about ...... If a military judge rebels, does the military commander have the right to kill him? ”

"No matter how senior a military commander, the highest authority for a military judge is detention. If a military commander kills a military judge, then the military commander must be put to death for whatever reason. ”

If it was just a gasp just now, then now Benz and Zaken are even a little chilling down their spines. Even Shengchen couldn't help but interject: "Isn't this too strict?" ”

Regarding the words of his birthday, Mo Cheng only replied lightly in eight words, "Compassion is not in charge of soldiers, and righteousness is not in charge of wealth." ”

As soon as Mo Cheng said this, the people present had nothing to say.

"In this way, although Yan is stricter, at least it can avoid the 'Flaming Mountain' kind of thing again." After a while, Lao Biao nodded and asked again: "Then according to this method, is there no concept of admiral?" What should we do economically? ”

So, Mo Cheng came to the second paragraph.

"Of course, separating command from running the army is only the first step. The second step is the separation of military and economic affairs. In our group, those who fight wars will fight, and those who manage money will be responsible for financial management. No matter how big the future development is, the officer is absolutely not allowed to touch the money. We will set up a finance department, and we will have financial officers in each army according to the principle of proportion, and I can't tell you what the specific proportion is, so I have to come up with a charter. However, one thing is certain, like military judges, the Treasurer is not under the command of the military commander and is directly under the authority of the Treasurer. And the CFO is directly accountable to me. All military expenses, expenses, reimbursements, etc., must be applied for and disbursed to our financial center through the financial officer. If our territory becomes larger by then, we can set up a financial sub-center to deal with it. However, no matter how it changes, there is one thing that remains the same, no matter how senior a military commander is, not a dime is allowed to be touched. As soon as there is a financial problem in the army, the financial officer is punished first. ”

As soon as Mo Cheng finished speaking, Lao Biao immediately nodded, "I agree with this." It is better to say that if it is small, once the financial power cannot be controlled, the army will be easily divided. To ensure that the armed forces remain under our control, the concentration of finances is inevitable. ”

After a while, Benz pushed his glasses and said, "The second one you said in Mocheng, I raised my hands in favor. As for the first point, I'm not in favor of it, I'm just skeptical that it can be implemented. You must know that the new generation of commanders in the universe now are basically cultivated by the Pan-Star Conference. The system we are enforcing is basically completely contrary to their common sense. I want them to accept a very low last name. Do we want to rely on pirates forever to conquer the world? Although pirates have many advantages, in any case, in the overall quality of the commander, they are still much inferior to regular officers. ”

"You're talking about the third point I'm going to talk about, the question of the composition of our army."

Speaking of this, Mo Cheng paused, glanced at everyone present, and then said: "Benz, you are quite right just now, although the universe is in chaos now, I am afraid it will take a while before the Pan-Star Conference completely loses its authority. It can be as short as a few years or as long as more than ten years. It is not easy to reverse the perceptions of people, especially those of military commanders who have come out of regular military academies. ”

Mo Cheng raised his hand and strengthened his next tone, "So, there is no doubt that in the early stage of the development of our group, regular officers are not unusable, but they cannot be the force we mainly rely on, nor can they become the mainstream of the commanders. When will regular officers be of great use? It has to be when we are strong enough, and the influence of the Pan-Star Congress is weak enough. In this way, our disadvantage in commanders is inevitable. So, what do we do? The answer is simple, and that is to improve the quality of our soldiers. ”

"The ability of a military commander is mainly to be able to perceive every slight change in the warship and fleet at any time, and to make judgments quickly, and to disperse his judgment into many orders and send them out. Judging by the current situation in the universe, with a few exceptions, most of them are not well trained, and the speed at which they execute military commanders, as well as the coordination and communication between them, are also very rare. Basically, they all mechanically carry out all the orders of the military commander, without the necessary subjective agency at all. ”

Hearing Mo Cheng say this, Benz laughed, "Mo Cheng, modern warfare is not an ancient war, and when it comes to fighting, it is all at the speed of light. In that environment, it is not easy to be able to complete the basic tasks given by the commander, how can it be possible to coordinate and communicate with each other? If I had to say, is it possible, I would say, of course. But the problem is that it takes at least five to ten years to train such a soldier. After training, if you want to truly become what you call an elite soldier, you have to go through at least ten to fifteen major battles. Not to mention that in the current cosmic environment, no admiral dares to withstand more than ten large-scale battles. The bonuses paid to soldiers for each expedition in the war, the victory rewards for victories, and the pensions for the dead and wounded are expensive expenses. And those trained soldiers are also gone, and there are only a few left. All in all, the training cost of elite soldiers can be described as high, and it is not as cost-effective as directly producing warships or hiring strong commanders. ”

"This is the traditional view of war." Mo Cheng shook his head and said, "The war in the past was not so much a war as a deliberate military friction created by the Pan-Interstellar Conference for fear of any military force. But the future is different, and in the future world, there will be countless life-and-death fights. Top military commanders are a scarce resource, and everyone has a limited amount of what they can get. And only the quality of soldiers can be artificially improved. You know, the original Emperor Lucifer cared more about veterans than anyone else, and these so-called veterans are actually what I call elite soldiers. ”

"Moreover, what is not the same as the time of Emperor Lucifer is that the speed of the fleet is now greatly increased, the space folding technology has been greatly improved, and the distance of space jumping is getting farther and farther. Moreover, our communications have also broken through and reached the faster-than-light age. Command at ultra-long distances was much more convenient than it was then. As a result, the way of war and the decisive factors for victory and defeat are completely different from what they used to be. In this day and age, a well-made fleet is more important than a large one. Many people are not aware of this now, because they are still stuck in the old times. ”

Mo Cheng said this and waved his hand lightly.

"After going around and around for thousands of years, we still returned to the words of our ancestors, the soldiers are fine, not many. Therefore, we naturally have to search for top commanders carefully. But from now on, it is the inevitable path for us to succeed by cultivating our soldiers in the way of continuous war and smelting the strongest iron army in the universe with countless blood. ”

After listening to Mo Cheng's words, everyone present was silent.

After a few seconds of silence, Benz asked Lao Biao, "How much money do we have now?" ”

Lao Biao shook his head and said, "I don't have a penny." ”

"I brought three million hard passes." Benz turned his head and looked at Mo Cheng, "If it's just maintenance, refueling, and the basic salary paid to the soldiers, we can support it for a while." But if you do what you say. First, we have to recruit a large number of soldiers, which is a cost. Second, we have to keep going on expeditions, and we need to pay for the bonuses, the pensions, and the bonuses for victory, all of which cost money......."

When Benz said this, he didn't say anything more, just looked at Mo Cheng.

What he meant was actually very clear, your idea is very good, and I also agree with military training, but can we afford to train now?

"The money problem is not a big problem, and I already have a way to solve it." Mo Cheng said lightly, "However, the problem of changing the thinking of soldiers is indeed a big problem. Since the beginning of the Alpha universe, the military thinking of mankind has been like this, with military commanders being heavy and soldiers being light. The soldiers are completely adapted to the mercenary mentality of just working part-time, usually receiving a basic salary, and receiving money when they go out to fight. I think that if the scope of our recruitment is limited to human soldiers, then we will probably have a lot of twists and turns in trying to implement our philosophy. Especially since we're still in our infancy, and we can't afford to go through the ups and downs. ”

After Mo Cheng said this, except for the most sluggish and sluggish birthday, Lao Biao, Benz and Zaken all opened their eyes in disbelief.

After a long time, Lao Biao spoke first.

Even in the "Flaming Mountain" mutiny and the tragedy in the defense center, Lao Biao, who was still calm and composed, couldn't help but stutter a little at this time, "Could it be that you say...... You...... Do you want to arm the clones? ”

"Nope." Mo Cheng shook his head, "It's not armed, it's mercenary." ”

"Whatever you say." Lao Biao shook his head a little excitedly, "Yes, that's right, many clone soldiers are derived from the same gene, and they are definitely faster than ordinary soldiers when they are trained uniformly." But do you know the consequences of doing so? This is one of the three major sins announced by the Pan-Star Congress. If you do, you will be attacked by the whole world. ”

Mo Cheng smiled contemptuously, "Let's wait until the human race in the whole universe really has that unity one day." The clones have been revolting far away, and one of the princes has died at the hands of the rebels. If the Pan-Star Conference really has the strength to spare, it should also deal with the real clone rebels. As for a weak second devil like me, they probably won't take it to heart. ”

"Merceit, I'll admit that if we do this, the Pan-Star Congress really won't be in charge of us at the moment. But there is no doubt that this will leave us isolated in the Thirty-Two Stars. ”

This sentence was said by Benz.

"Aren't we isolated enough now?" Mo Cheng asked rhetorically, he said, looking up and sneering, "Maybe we don't think so, but we have survived for a long time under the rules of the Pan-Star Conference, and we are unconsciously bound by the rules they make. Rules? In this universe, above all the rules, there is one supreme rule, and that is the law of the jungle. Removing the veil of warmth and affection on the surface, all the seemingly ornate and humane rules essentially serve this rule. ”

As Mo Cheng said this, he looked at the others present, and found that his tone was too acerbic and made them feel a little nervous. He softened his voice and said, "I assure you, if we become strong by hiring clones, we will not be greeted by cannons, but by our most loyal allies. ”

There was another extraordinary silence, and after a while, Zaken, who had not spoken for a long time, finally mustered up the courage and said, "Well, even if it is true. But have you ever thought about the fact that mass-producing clones as the backbone of the army is cheap and easy to train. However, if one day we do become the strongest in this universe, and our army is mostly made up of clones. Do you think that at that time, this universe will still be the universe of human beings? By that time, won't all of us have become traitors to mankind? ”

Mo Cheng raised his brows and looked at the other three, only to find that even the most nervous birthday was actually frowning. From this, it can be seen that their hearts actually agree with Zaken's statement.

Although the conference was attended by only five people, it was clear that it would set a course for development for decades, if not centuries, to come.

Therefore, before the meeting, he made sufficient preparations, and encountered the biggest disunity of thought on the issue of cloning, which was expected by Mer City.

At this time, Mo Cheng smiled faintly and said, "Do you know that all of you have a common prejudice. This is a common bias throughout the universe. It is this prejudice that has created the fear of human beings towards human cloning, and it is this prejudice that has caused the hatred of human beings by human beings. This prejudice is that you all see human cloning as an industrial product that can be produced in a flowing water, rather than as a living person. ”

Speaking of this, Mo Cheng sighed softly and asked rhetorically, "But aren't they really human?" Don't they have a head, two ears, a pair of hands, and a pair of feet like us? Don't they have to eat, to dress, to be afraid of the cold, and to be afraid of the heat, just like us? Don't they share our desire for friends and fear loneliness? Why should we doubt that they have the same emotional richness as we do? How can we doubt that they have the same soul as we do? Is it just because we are conceived by the womb and they are the cultivators? ”

Lao Biao and the others never thought that Mo Cheng would suddenly say these words as soon as his words changed.

Is a clone a human being human? Don't say it, don't think it, as soon as Lao Biao and others say it, they realize that they have never thought about such a simple question since they were born.

Now that I think about it, the discrimination against human clones has long been deeply rooted in their hearts.

Perhaps, this is what Mo Cheng said, even their gang has been assimilated by the subtle ideological education of the Pan-Star Conference.

Seeing that Lao Biao and the others' expressions had changed from serious to a little puzzled, Mo Cheng nodded with satisfaction, "I can tell you what I will do when it comes to cloning people." First of all, I will destroy all the cloning centers I have come across, and any attempt to create human clones through unnatural conditions is illegal in my sphere of influence. Secondly, I will declare that all clones have full citizenship rights just like normal humans. This includes the right to marry, make friends, reproduce, and learn and progress. Naturally, clones can also join the army. And we will give human clones exactly the same rights and obligations as ordinary human beings. All in all, in a word, I want to make this world only humans, and not clones, natives. Doing so will not only help us grow stronger in a short period of time, but will also be conducive to the long-term peace and stability of all mankind. In my view, this is the only way to comprehensively address the issue of human cloning at the moment. ”

When Mo Cheng said this, he stopped and looked at the four people sitting beside him.

Old Biao let out a long sigh of relief, Benz and Zaken were biting their lips, and Birthday was scratching the back of his head in anguish.

After a while, Lao Biao said: "I have to admit that you have convinced me, and I agree with your statement. Still, I would like to say that the problem is just too serious. We're still so weak now, can we come back to this problem a little later, when we're stronger? In this way, if something happens, we can withstand the blow. ”

After listening to Lao Biao's words, Mo Cheng looked at the other three, only to see that they all more or less agreed with Lao Biao.

At this time, Mo Cheng smiled and said, "No, Lao Biao, you just reversed cause and effect. We have to start with human clones before we can become strong quickly. ”

Mo Cheng said, getting up from the bed, Shengchen wanted to reach out to help him, but he avoided him.

Mo Cheng walked to the center of the room, turned around, and said to the four people, "During this time, I have actually been thinking about a question. How can I prevent the 'Flaming Mountain' mutiny from happening again? First of all, I thought about discipline and system, and so I made the first and second arrangements. However, as long as a group has discipline and system, it must be strong and cohesive? I don't think so, I always feel like something else is needed. After thinking about it for a long time, one thing came to mind, and that was loyalty. ”

Speaking of this, Mo Cheng walked over to a chair in front of the four of them and sat down, "I have no doubt about the loyalty of the four of you to me. But the problem is that in the future, our team will be 40,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,000,00 No matter how good the system is, even if it is God, it is impossible for so many people to be loyal to Him at the same time, let alone that I am just one person. What to do? What to do? What is the way to unite four trillion people? ”

Mo Cheng pursed his lips lightly, paused, just looked at Lao Biao and the others, and looked impatiently at the birthday, "Oh, you don't want to sell Guanzi, hurry up, what kind of elixir have you found." ”

"I thought about it for a long time, and I only thought of one answer, and that was the idea. Ideas are called lines and programs by politicians, beliefs by religionists, and ideals by talkers. And I call it an idea. ”

Mo Cheng blinked his eyes and spoke slowly.

“…… If a person fights only for himself, he can only gain his own strength; If a person fights for a family, he can get the strength of the family; If a person fights for only one group, then he can only gain the strength of that group. And a person, if he wants to get the power of the whole universe, he must fight for the people of the whole universe......"

“…… No one is stupid, and no matter how wonderful a lie is, there will be a day when it will be shattered. No matter how perfect the plot is, there will be a day when people will see through it. The only unbroken lie in this world is the truth, and the greatest power trick in this world is to make yourself truly believe in an idea. ”

“…… No one person, no matter how powerful, intelligent and charismatic, can impress the people of the whole universe. But ideas can. There were only thirteen disciples of Jesus Christ, one of whom was a traitor, but Christianity still spread throughout mankind. By what? Isn't that the idea? ”

When Mo Cheng said this, he paused again and let Lao Biao and the others digest it.

"Create an idea that you truly believe in, and then gather people who believe in it, and then use that person to conquer and assimilate it, so that all people believe in it, so as to achieve the goal of unifying the whole universe?"

Lao Biao tried to annotate Mo Cheng's words.

Mo Cheng nodded in satisfaction, "That's right, that's it. And the idea that I came up with is a very old idea, but it has been proven to be valid throughout the ages, and that is the equality of all beings. Under this philosophy, we want to destroy not only the injustice between humanity and the clones, but also between civilians and elites. There will certainly be obstacles and setbacks in the implementation of this philosophy, but there is no doubt that we will succeed. The reason is simple, what we do is in the interests of the vast majority of people...... Do you know what I mean? ”

After Lao Biao and the others looked at each other for a while, they nodded one after another.

Lao Biao said: "I understand. ”

Zaken said, "I accept it. ”

Benz said, "I believe in you. ”

Shengchen said: "You have the final say. ”

Seeing that his initial team had finally reached a preliminary ideological unity, Mo Cheng seemed very happy, he patted his leg with a smile, and said, "I don't care how well you understand what I said. I don't care how much you agree with this idea in your heart. I will only say one thing, from now on, the five of us will become complete gods, and we must be convinced of this idea, and no matter what happens, we will never waver. ”

Hearing this, Lao Biao laughed, "Well, the Divine Stick Team, I'm starting to have more and more confidence in us, we have to give our new group a good name." ”

"I've thought about it a long time ago, it's called 'Black Angel'!"

Mo Cheng almost immediately interjected.

(To be continued)