Chapter 261: Divine Apocalypse and American-style Robbery
Brett's plan is this, since it is stuck in the vicinity of Phoenix, why not change its thinking and launch infiltration into other cities. The more cities that are included in the scope of absorbing believers, the more you can always gain.
But!
He said but!
But at present, the church is a little understaffed, especially in this era of extraordinary revival, and when you go out to preach, you must not only have preachers who have strong faith and are proficient in the classics, but also have protectors who can be extraordinary and capable enough to fight.
Both are indispensable.
The problem with the Jinwu Sect now is that the number of preachers is sufficient, even if it is not enough, it can be gathered for a concentrated assault training, and it can be made up, but the number of protectors is stretched, and there are only three or four of them, and they still include all of Brett and them.
As for the question of how to increase the number of apologists, after all, Luke only has some divinity, not even a legend, and he can't directly respond to the faith and give the priests abilities like God.
But!
Luke also said but!
But it's not like there's no way to fix it.
I don't have the ability to respond to faith, but I can think differently.
Apocalypse!
After the canonization, after communicating with others, Luke learned that the power of the Apocalypse was not something that could be possessed after gaining divinity. In other words, this is not an ability that can be possessed without reaching the realm of gods. And the reason why Luke was able to use the Apocalypse so many realms in advance was completely stained with the light of the Golden Finger Ability Tree.
He now has more than 20 wisps of divinity, but the only people he has given to the apocalypse are Britt, Ashley, Maria, and Jeanne, and only a few of them.
There are still 21 wisps of divinity left that can bestow the power of the Apocalypse, which can all be used to strengthen the strength of the sect.
No, forget about the reproduction thing, this is given to the apocalypse, who knows what power it will bring. What the Golden Crow Sect lacks is thugs, not Chang Yu.
It was decided to give the apocalypse, but who the apocalypse was going to give, Luke had no clue and could only let Brett do it.
After hearing Luke's solution, Brett was pleasantly surprised, sure enough, he was a god, and nothing could bother him!
He thought for a moment and then made a suggestion.
Missionary matters are different from starting a company, and it is too big to spread out at once, and it is impossible to control it. He proposed that the missionary force be spread out in the state first, and that the potential of the faith in the state be absorbed.
At present, the state where Phoenix City is located is not very prosperous, and there are only a few large-scale cities in addition to the Phoenix Lake layer and the satellite cities around it, and these divinities are more than enough at present.
Luke plans to release seven or eight apocalypse slots in the near future, so that Bray can be regarded as a good person, which not only complements the extraordinary power of the sect, but also can be regarded as a reward for those who are loyal to the sect and have made meritorious contributions to the sect.
Thinking of this, it's a large-scale apocalypse anyway, so it's better to give Selena and Amisha a little bit of it, your own family.
Amisha can give the Holy Light a divine apocalypse. She has police equipment, and her physical attacks are strong enough, and the Holy Light is weak in terms of physical attacks, but she is very strong against evil spirits and the like, and she also has healing abilities, which is very suitable for her.
As for Selena.
Although Luke also wants to see what the Holy Light Vampire is like, for the sake of her life, he still forgets it.
Accustomed to traveling at night, the shadow divinity of the apocalypse should be a good choice.
Just happily decided!
After arranging the matter of the divine apocalypse, Luke explained another thing to Brett, and that was to buy some minerals.
If you want any mineral, you should buy a small amount first.
This is what he has just harvested from the geologist and steward of the mirror world, Beckley, she needs these samples, and analyzes which ones have the greatest effect on the growth of the "earth element" in the mirror world through the samples, and then ranks them according to cost performance, and then asks Brett to buy them in the name of the sect.
This kind of tedious little thing should be done by the forces under him, saving time and increasing efficiency for the superiors, which is the meaning of their work.
With everything arranged, Luke and Brett made an appointment to pick up the samples in three days, and by the way, they performed an apocalypse ceremony for the chosen believers, and then left his room in one stride.
Over the next few days, Luke met with Selena and Amisha separately as planned, and gave them both of them a divine apocalypse. Both of them trusted Luke very much, and after listening to his brief introduction, they accepted it.
Under the apocalypse of the "Light" divinity, Amisha has acquired some similar abilities to the Church Priest, and can establish a faith connection with Luke by chanting his name, communicating with the "Light" divinity, and summoning a certain amount of the power of the Light. The Holy Light has the same ability as the original, but it is slightly inferior in quality, and with her mental power, it is difficult to maintain and summon a large amount of Holy Light.
Selena has gained the power of Shadow under the apocalypse of the "Shadow" divinity, and can integrate herself into the Shadow, and at the same time can control the Shadow to generate various weapons or tentacles or whatever, and use the shadow to interfere with the real world.
Both of them have received a qualitative improvement in their combat abilities.
After working on the apocalypse between the two, Luke traveled to Arkham to share information about the Arctic Cerberus Mining Company with the University of Miami's Message Office, and then asked them about the photomorphic xenos and spore creatures as well.
According to the information obtained by Quinn Mena of the Information Service, it is the first time they have heard of this kind of light-form xenomorph that can occupy the corpse of a creature and turn into a flesh entity, but there are many spore xenomorphs, such as the Amazon jungle, the Tongas forest, the Bialowieza forest and other places, and the Teuton Black Forest has also heard of mushroom people.
These spore organisms generally have some common characteristics, such as rapid growth and reproduction, ability to tolerate harsh environments, and strong parasitic adsorption capacity. As for the small mushroom that Luke found, after he described it, Quinn said that he didn't know what kind of mushroom it was, but he promised to look at the Mi-M library to look for relevant clues.
At the end of the exchange of information, Quinn also told him about Cerberus Mining.
"It is said that in this accident, the best prospecting experts of Cerberus Mining Company have disappeared, no one is dead, no body is missing, and even a large number of rare metals dug out of the Arctic mine are all lost, which is really a big loss, but I don't know who did it."
He glanced at Luke meaningfully and said, "I heard that the directors of the Cerberus headquarters have gone crazy and mobilized a lot of forces to find that mine thief, if that person is discovered, there will be too much trouble in the future." ”
As the saying goes, if you are upright, you are not afraid of shadows, and now that Luke is not upright, he is a little worried about getting into trouble. Although he is not very afraid, but it is a large multinational company, who knows what it can bring.
But he thought about it, the scene had been almost destroyed by him, and he had no track of entering the North Pole at all, relying solely on the Cerberus Company, it would be even more difficult to find him.
On Mita's side, only two people knew that he had done it. It is impossible for Professor Harvey to betray him, and since Quinn said this today, it is unlikely that he would risk offending a powerful transcendent like Luke to sell favors to Cerberus.
The situation is under control.
Safe!
Luke smiled mysteriously: "The complex weather in the Arctic is changing, and it is difficult to preserve the scene, I don't think they should be able to find out." Good luck to them. ”
Quinn had the same smile on his face: "yes, good luck to them." ”
Luke meant it.
If they're lucky enough to find no trace of Luke.
If they're unlucky enough to find a clue that Luke accidentally left behind, they'll come to the door looking for trouble.
At that time, it is not certain who will be in trouble.
This time he returned to Phoenix from Michigan, and Luke did not borrow the "Great Globe". After all, the operation and use of other people's equipment also requires energy, and this kind of trip is not particularly far and not in a hurry, and it is enough to take Halpie.
Day 3.
When it's time to make peace with Britt, Luke arrives at the Sect's temporary church at the foot of Silver Pine Mountain, and it's time to strengthen a wave of the Golden Crow.
In line with the principle of preferring lack to abundance, this time Brett only selected six people to bear Luke's apocalypse.
Of the six men, two were residents of the original Prosperous Town, the first believers in Luke, and one of the most devout people.
Two are the plane passengers Luke rescued in the face of a locust "famine", a blind lawyer, and a taxi driver. Both of them have special skills, and the common characteristic is that they can fight, in addition, one is proficient in law and now also serves as a legal adviser to the sect, the other is a first-class car player, and has connections in various gangs.
Both of them have helped the sect out of trouble.
The last two people, one from Phoenix and the other from Cheng County, were both staunch and devout believers unearthed in the course of their mission.
Phoenix is an old man, 70 years old this year, an old rich businessman, a little rich, but not rich enough to a certain extent.
In a small room at the back of the church, Brett explained Luke's background.
"He was a victim of the Beacon Nation's charity system, and after being saved by the sect, he was completely converted and was one of the most devout believers. So, even though he is very old, I still selected him for this 'Apocalypse' list. ”
Oh?
Luke doesn't have any ideas about the selection of the elderly, after all, after the death of the person, the "Apocalypse" can also be replaced, mainly to highlight a clear reward and punishment, inspiring people.
He was a little curious about the victims of the charity system that Brett was talking about, and asked, "How did you get hurt?" Can charity still harm people? ”
Hearing Luke's inquiry, Brett was also speechless: "Before I met Old Charlie, I didn't know that some philanthropists could be so shameless. ”
He told the story of old Charlie in detail.
"Old Charlie has worked hard in Phoenix for decades, and he can be regarded as a half-successful person, with a net worth of tens of millions. After he retired, one day, a police officer suddenly came to the door and forcibly took him to the hospital for a physical examination, and the results of the examination showed that because the old Charlie was too old, he lost his autonomy. ”
"Is this a fake? What is their purpose? Luke interjected.
"Of course it's fake, in fact, before the inspection, old Charlie would still go to play golf every week, how could he lose his autonomy. Their purpose, you can find out if you continue to listen. ”
"After the report was issued, the members of the charity colluded with the court to rule that Charlie's family did not take good care of him and was suspected of abusing him, so that they could no longer act as guardians of Charlie, who was 'incapacitated'."
Hearing this, Luke probably understood the routine.
"By law, the court will appoint a professional from the charity as a legal guardian to take care of old Charlie on his behalf. Charlie Sr.'s children provided evidence from several other hospitals in an attempt to prove that Old Charlie was still autonomous, but all of them were rejected by the court. ”
"In this way, the guardian of old Charlie becomes the man of the charity."
"Old Charlie has the final say in everything, including his actions, his property."
"They sent Old Charlie to a sky-high nursing home opened by their own people, and after they moved in, they took all kinds of tranquilizers every day, and during this period, Old Charlie's family could not meet him."
"While the charity used Charlie Sr.'s money to hire a lawyer and his children to fight a lawsuit, it sold all the assets in his name cheaply, and even took out a lot of high-value loans for him."
"All of this they do is in the name of protecting the rights and interests of the elderly, which is completely legal, and they are even caring philanthropists who have been commended by the government."
Fuck it!
Luke scolded in his heart: "Is this an American-style robbery? It's so legitimate, scary! ”
He asked, "How did you deal with it?" ”
"Matthew — that blind lawyer, who often helps the poor with their lawsuits for free," Brett said. Old Charlie's youngest son approached him and prayed for help. ”
"Won the lawsuit?"
"No, I lost, I lost completely. But after a few days, we killed all the people involved in the charity's dirty stuff and took old Charlie out. After they died, Matthew helped the elder Charlie's son get custody back. ”
Brett said with a look of disgust: "The richest woman in that charity, she has custody of 38 elderly people at the same time. Mazefak! ”
Good!
Luke praised in his heart! He is worthy of being my Pope, and I have a bit of style!
He shouted directly: "Good kill!" ”
Britt, who was praised by Luke, smiled: "In the process, some of the ill-gotten gains that are easy to sell are handed over to Frank - the taxi driver you rescued was handed over to him and made a lot of money." ”
After the story is understood, the time is almost up. Brett went out to preside over the ceremony, and Luke turned on [Psychological Invisibility] and flew in the air, giving them the apocalypse one by one.
The two most capable of fighting were given "Thunder", and both of them are also awakened to control the power of thunder, but there are some differences in the details. Lawyer Matthew is more meticulous in his control of lightning and can even control electrical appliances to a certain extent. The driver Frank Thunder is relatively rougher, but it is also more powerful.
The remaining four are all uniformly given "mirrors", and the effect is similar, based on Luke's mirror skills. In addition to using the mirror to peep, ah no, it is to observe the enemy's situation, but also to seal the evil spirit with the mirror, and the ability to reflect the attack to a certain extent. (End of chapter)