The traces of the rainstorm have not yet faded, and Shen Xi's words naturally have a natural persuasive power. The man in uniform nodded slightly, and asked his secretary to go to the conference room to "prepare materials" first, while he took Shen Xi around a few corridors and came to a huge floor-to-ceiling porthole.

"My name is Yusuf, and I am the commander of this battleship. At the same time, he was also the chief of staff of the Fourth Fleet. The man looked around and made sure there were no outsiders, then suddenly introduced himself in a low voice, "At the same time, I am also a believer in Lord Abitos. He is currently a mid-level priest. ”

Shen Xi was startled, he took a serious look at Yusufu's appearance, and then also followed the other party's appearance and lowered his voice, "What do you mean?"

"I am a believer. Yusuf frowned, "Your Excellency should be a student of Lord Abitos, right?"

"I don't know what you're talking about. Shen Xi raised his eyebrows and replied in a firm tone, "According to the internal regulations of the Security Bureau, all the staff members in my bureau have no religious beliefs. Please don't make such jokes. ”

There was an eerie silence in the air, and just as Shen Xi began to wonder if he had been exposed, Yusuf suddenly laughed. "Very well, since you are not a lackey of the gods, you are our friend. The smooth walls of the corridor suddenly opened inward, and a large group of Wendu people with strange weapons in their arms walked out in a procession, saluted Yusuf and Shen Xi, and were led by the middle and lower rank officers in the group to the other cabins.

"I'm sorry to tempt you with such a low-level approach. After all, the situation is somewhat special now. Yusuf smiled and patted Shen Xi's shoulder, "Our detection satellites in orbit have detected fluctuations in the divine power of the Supreme God level of the Temple of the Gods. The firepower of the fleet is already a little stretched to deal with the Supreme God, so it is necessary to pay more attention to the safety inside the fleet. ”

Shen Xi pretended to understand, and nodded with deep sympathy, "The strongest fortress always starts to crumble from the inside, and you can't go wrong with caution in this kind of thing. ”

Yusuf was very satisfied with Shen Xi's reaction, "You are right, I have read many excellent works in human civilization, and I have to say that your civilization is indeed full of wisdom. ”

After the usual aliens touted the Gaia civilization, Yusuf came to the conference room with Shen Xi. The beautiful female secretary didn't know where she went, and the huge conference room was empty. Yusuf motioned for Shen Xi to sit down, pulled a chair over himself, and sat down. Scratched his head, and then said to Shen Xi, "I won't go around in circles with you anymore." The Fourth Fleet is now in a very embarrassing situation, and if it is not careful, it may cause great harm to human civilization. ”

Shen Xi deeply agreed, "All the past work of our bureau was based on concealing the truth. Whether it's the existence of the traverser, or the ...... Your alien advanced civilization. To put it mildly, your existence is a great threat to Gaian civilization at this stage. Shen Xi nodded apologetically at Yusuf, "And now, the Fourth Fleet has sailed directly into Gaia's atmosphere, which is beyond the limits of our capabilities. I'm here mainly for this purpose - when will your fleet be able to evacuate, and do you have any equipment on your aid list that can modify specific memories on a large scale?"

"I do not have the final say on the arrangement of the actions of the fleet. Yusuf explained, "All I can tell you is that the current principle of the fleet's operations is that we will not leave until we have found and dealt with the supreme god who triggered the alarm. ”

"Even if this kind of action would be contrary to what you believe is a policy of civilized protection?" Shen Xi tried to convince the other party, after all, as long as the Fourth Fleet was willing to withdraw, he had enough room to maneuver to attack. As long as it can be delayed until Zhao Jiu's memory transformation is completed, it is enough. As for the fluctuation that caught the attention of the Wendu people, Shen Xi was very sure that it was not caused by the accident of a certain senior of the Temple of the Gods. The fluctuations were strong enough, but the frequency felt a little too mechanical. It feels more like the shock of something.

"The policy of civilized protection is our foreign policy. Yusuf spread his hands, "But banning and destroying the Temple of the Gods is our national policy and mission. If there is a conflict between the two, we will naturally put our own interests first. ”

"Isn't there any other way?" Shen Xi looked anxious and worried, but at the same time, he was trying his best to restrain his emotions. Behaved very much like an anxious Security Service worker. He even threatened Yusuf as if he was in a daze, "Other countries may misjudge the situation and even launch nuclear weapons at you......"

"Then let them feel free. Yusuf's expression froze, "Don't try to threaten us with such shoddy technical means. Your nuclear bomb is no more threatening to us than a flying rock. ”

"I beg your pardon, I'm in a bit of a hurry. Shen Xi was sweating profusely, and he gasped for two breaths. Standing up, he picked up the glass of water that was placed on the table, trying to bring it to his lips and take a sip. "We'd love to be able to help you. Do you think that's okay, at least withdraw the fleet out of the atmosphere to avoid miscalculations, and then we can form a team and investigate the surface of Gaia. ”

Of course, the other party would not agree to this kind of request, and the Wenduren sent a fleet with great fanfare, and it was absolutely impossible to go back so easily. Of course, Shen Xi knew this, and he didn't expect to be able to trick the Wendu people into withdrawing with a few words of nonsense.

His goal is simple, if he can't eliminate the hostility of the Wendu people, then turn the Wendu people into his own.

The glass slipped from Shen Xi's hand and slammed on the table, splashing out of the liquid in the cup. A few of the drops landed right on Yusuf's face.

The golden light shimmered, and the hymn was loud. Yusuf stood up in shock, looked at his glowing hands, and then looked at Shen Xi in disbelief, "You...... You!" was excited, but didn't say anything.

"From now on, you are my Pope in the Wendu Federation. Shen Xi put on a treacherous expression, "Since you like to pretend to be a believer so much, then I will fulfill you." ”

The baptism was completed, and the fleeting fluctuation of divine power set off an alarm inside the battleship. Shen Xi had already heard the dense sound of footsteps around him.

Feeling a stone from his miracle, Shen Xi forcibly stuffed the stone into Yusuf's hand, "This thing will send out a pulse of divine power about every four hours. Other than that, it doesn't have any features. ”

Yusuf was not a fool either, he understood what Shen Xi meant almost instantly. He did not resist violently, but whispered, "This alone is not enough to make the fleet retreat." ”

"That kind of thing can be figured out later. Shen Xi glanced at his Pope, "I believe you are a smart person, even if you want to die with me, the final result will only be my rebirth in the temple in a few years." You only have one life, don't mess around. ”

Leaving the alien battleship smoothly, Shen Xi returned to the ground with a relaxed face. He hugged Agnes, who was anxiously waiting.

"Is that good?" Agnes asked, surprised, "or is it time to go to war?"

"I went out myself, and of course it was done without a hitch. Shen Xi patted Agnes's head, and with Yusuf's help, Shen Xi baptized dozens of senior officers of the Fourth Fleet in one go. kept sprinkling water on other people's faces, saying that although it was quite easy, but after doing too much, Shen Xi still felt a little tired.

"Did they just accept it?" Agnes thought the whole world was probably going crazy today. "Aren't they particularly disgusted with the gods?"

Shen Xi's face showed a different color, "It's not wrong to say that you are disgusted." It's just that the group of Wendu people I met today...... I'm afraid they are really a little different from ordinary Wendu people. ”

Yusuf wasn't actually lying. In a sense, they are really believers. It's just that religion has been interrupted for too long in the Wendu Federation. There is no Bible, no baptism, no clergy, no commandments from the servants of God, nothing. In this case, even if they claim to be believers, the detection agency of the Wendu Federation will not be able to detect anything unusual.

"And what about them...... Why did you betray the Wendu Federation and become a believer of your own volition?" Agnes asked curiously, "This is not the same as the legend." ”

Things are really a little complicated.

According to the legend of the Wendu people, it all started when Abitos turned his back on them first. It was about 20,000 years ago, when the Wendu people still regarded themselves as the eldest sons of gods. They are passionate about flying around in the C173 world, preaching everywhere. And at the same time of preaching, he spread the technology of his own community to those backward civilizations for free. They are the Chinese light of the universe, the most beloved sons of the gods. And regard all other civilizations as their own siblings.

However, another civilization suddenly appeared. They went on a campaign to slaughter civilizations that had learned the technology of the Wendu people. And claimed that Abitos was not the only true god in the world, he was just one of many gods. And the one they believe in is the truth, an ancient god whose power far surpasses that of Abitos.

War spreads rapidly in the universe, and almost the entire world is ignited by the flames of war. At that time, the Wendu people, who had not mastered υ-drive, were losing ground one after another, and although they were the oldest civilization in the universe, they were not good at wars and strife. Over the course of a few decades, the territory of the Wendu Federation has shrunk rapidly, and their fleet cannot even leave the original home planet.

The Wendu people were frightened, and the fire of their civilization was crumbling in the raging storm of war. And they, who have always been loved by the gods, naturally chose to pray to Abitos and ask for help.

But the gods never came to their aid.

There are six planets in the Temperature Galaxy, three of which are habitable. At the last moment, the only thing the Wendu people can control is their home planet. Even the other two planets were slaughtered by the other party.

Eventually, they gave up their belief in the gods and threw all their power into the development of υ-drive. It wasn't until after the birth of the υ-drive system that the Wendu people began their own counterattack with their anger at Abitos' death. In just one year, the hostile civilization that once occupied almost the entire universe was completely wiped out. And they didn't even leave the name of the ethnic group.

In Shen Xi's opinion, that civilization was probably controlled by a certain barbarian god. Towards the end of the battle, the fleet of the Wendu people, with the support of the υ-drive system, directly killed the barbarian god.

However, this also became the fuse for their break with Abitos.

The Wendus were close to victory, but they received orders from Abitos. The mentor asked them to let go of the brute god and give each other enough room to develop. That's the end of it.

(End of chapter)