Back at the church, the messenger of the Doomsday Party was already waiting for Ma Wei in the room.
The messenger was a young man wearing square-rimmed glasses. He looked to be in his twenties or thirties. He was wearing a suit and shiny leather shoes. He stood up very politely and greeted Ma Wei: "His Majesty the Pope, I am Yasmin.
Liszt.”
Glancing at the status badge on the young man's chest, Ma Wei sat on the sofa, nodded and said, "Your status within the Doomsday Party should not be low, Mr. Lister."
"It seems that the Great Pope has some understanding of the level of our Doomsday Party." Liszt smiled slightly: "You are right, I am a mentor in the Doomsday Party. Although it is only middle-level, I come here with sincerity."
There is a strict hierarchy within the Doomsday Party, with the lowest level being workers and apprentices, and the higher levels being workers, wise men, mentors, elders, evangelists, and party leaders.
Even though the mentor is only ranked in the middle, he has a very distinguished status within the party. He is the key hub for superiors to control subordinates and controls countless workers and apprentices, also known as subordinate members.
The upper echelons of the Doomsday Party are very mysterious. If you investigate step by step, you can only find out the level of mentor. You cannot go deeper beyond that. Those who can serve as mentors must be members who are trusted by the Doomsday Party.
As for Yasmin Lister, whom the Doomsday Party came to negotiate with, Holmes mentioned that he was from the Lister family, and the Lister family was one of the two major families within the Doomsday Party, with countless family members holding high positions.
"If you have anything to say, just say it directly. I'm very busy and I don't like beating around the bush." Ma Wei said directly.
After hearing this, Liszt immediately took out a letter and handed it over: "Please take a look."
The surface of the envelope was blank. When opened, there was a handwritten letter signed by Russell.
Russell's rank in the Doomsday Party is gospel, second only to the party leader. Ma Wei knew it, but Liszt didn't know that he knew it, so he reminded him: "Russell is my brother, two levels higher than me. He is
Gospel within the party, since you know something about our doomsday party, you should understand the sincerity of members of the Gospel level signing the letter."
Needless to say, Lister also knew what Russell's autograph meant.
The Doomsday Party, like the Free Association, is always elusive. Even the names of the higher-ups at the mentor level must be kept secret. There is very little information. Such an autographed letter written by the Gospel is undoubtedly a confession to Ma Wei of his identity and the status of the party.
position, trying to make him understand the importance and sincerity the Doomsday Party attaches to negotiations.
The content of the letter was also very simple. Russell first congratulated Mawei for annexing the Church of Destiny and establishing the Northern Alliance. He said a lot of compliments, then expressed his desire for friendship, and finally tactfully proposed cooperation.
win.
"I heard that the southern slave army is retreating steadily and is no longer able to resist the attack of the Apocalypse God System. Failure is imminent."
Ma Wei put down the letter and said: "Now that you are proposing to cooperate with the Church of Truth, do you want us to send troops to support the southern slave army?"
"The Great Pope has misunderstood. We do not want the Church of Truth to send troops to support us, but we hope to establish an alliance with your church to jointly resist the Apocalypse God System."
Liszt said: "Because Nereida's return has hindered our offensive, the weapons developed by the Doomsday Party are not yet mature and cannot compete with the Apocalypse God System. Failure is inevitable, and our party has long been prepared to retreat.
"
At this juncture, it is simply unrealistic to expect the Church of Truth to rush out and block the Apocalypse God System, let alone whether it can defeat them. Why would the Church of Truth risk its life to help them?
Therefore, Liszt had no hope from the beginning that the Church of Truth would participate in the war, and the top leaders of the Doomsday Party also made a decision to abandon the southern slave army and retreat to the south.
"Where do you decide to retreat?"
"Aztec Empire!" Liszt said truthfully: "I dare not hide it from the Great Pope. In fact, in recent years, the Doomsday Party has already controlled the royal family of the Aztec Empire. We have already found a way out. Once we encounter difficulties,
, will retreat to the Aztec Empire."
Ma Wei frowned. He sent Goncharov just to unite with the Aztec Empire and other small countries in the Western Continent. Unexpectedly, the Doomsday Party took the lead...
However, this can also show the cautious style of the Doomsday Party. They have been handed down from the real era to this day. If they were not cautious, they would have perished in the long river of history.
"The Apocalypse God System is not aware of our plan, but senior officials believe that the Apocalypse God System is likely to develop in the direction of the Aztec Empire in the next step, which is rich in resources and is a battleground."
Lister said sincerely: "If the Apocalypse God System develops towards the Aztec Empire, it will be difficult for the Doomsday Party to operate and develop under their noses, so I came here hoping to cooperate with the Church of Truth."
Now Ma Wei became interested: "How do you plan to cooperate?"
"To each his own."
Lister immediately replied: "The Doomsday Party needs a safe place to live, and other aspects do not pay attention to it. If the Archpope agrees, we are willing to promote cooperation between the Aztec Empire and the Church of Truth, and the Church of Truth can preach locally.
Management, gathering resources, as long as you don't interfere with us."
The believers and resources needed by the belief system are not important to the Doomsday Party. What they want is time, time to develop alchemy technology!
If anyone can stop the Apocalypse God System at the moment, only the Church of Truth is the only one. It is simply unrealistic to expect Dambala, the God of Voodoo. Since Neleida returned, he was so frightened that he sent a letter of surrender, saying that he had always been
They are all loyal vassals of the Apocalypse God System.
One word, cheap!
Of course, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is a delaying tactic. It is obvious that Dambala is afraid that Nereida will liquidate him, so he expressed his surrender. If Nereida does not accept it and insists on attacking him, then he will definitely come to seek him.
Help from the Church of Truth.
If Dambala really comes to ask for cooperation, Mawei will definitely agree.
The reason is very simple. Now that the enemy is strong and we are weak, the most correct choice is to win over allies. Continuously making enemies is the way to death.
It is impossible for Nereida not to understand this truth. He accepted Dambala's surrender and did not attack the Fudu Kingdom and force Dambala to turn to the Church of Truth.
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It is most likely a small southern country in the Western Continent.
In the game between great powers, the battle is all about economy, especially the battle over faith. How can you rob believers if you don’t have money?
How can we develop without money?
Neither the Church of Truth nor the Apocalypse God System would let go of the small southern country in the Western Continent.
Ma Wei was moved. The Aztec Empire was an important link to the small countries in the south. If it could get the support of the Aztec Empire, the Church of Truth could isolate the United States of Citi and use the Aztec Empire as its basis to influence the surrounding small countries.
The price the Church of Truth paid for this was very small. It only had to turn a blind eye to the doomsday party.
Seeing that Ma Wei was deep in thought and silent, Liszt thought that he was not satisfied with the conditions offered by the Doomsday Party, so he said: "I heard that the Church of Truth is also currently developing alchemy technology. If you are willing to cooperate with us, we can jointly develop the Golden Age.
Ruins.”
"Are you willing to share alchemy technology with the Church of Truth?" Ma Wei was a little unconvinced.
"The Archpope seems to view the Doomsday Party as too selfish."
Liszt smiled bitterly and said: "Since ancient times, the goal of the Doomsday Party has always been to continue the destiny of mankind. To be precise, we were an organization born for the destiny of mankind. This is also the reason why our inheritance has not been cut off for tens of thousands of years. As long as there are humans around
, the Doomsday Party will not perish."
"And you, the Great Pope, the Church of Truth you established, the doctrines you promote are all for mankind. Even if we have different ideologies, our goals are the same! This is also the reason why we seek cooperation with you instead of surrendering to the Apocalypse God System.
....We are not alone.”
Liszt's eloquence was good, but Junia raised objections.
"Then you still sent people to assassinate my father?" Yunia curled her lips.
"This is really unjust." Liszt said helplessly: "We didn't know that Nicholas von Manstein was the Archpope at the time. If we knew, how could we carry out the assassination?"
Ma Wei did not dwell on this matter and said directly: "As for cooperation, I will hold a meeting to discuss and decide. If the majority vote passes, I will agree to the conditions of the Doomsday Party."
"Please hurry up." Liszt reminded: "We have already begun to retreat towards the Aztec Empire. Without our help, the southern slave army will be defeated in an instant, leaving no resistance."
Of course Ma Wei knew this. He had guessed it from the moment the doomsday party's messenger arrived. The doomsday party must have been desperate and would take risks to survive.
In the evening of that day, Mawei held an emergency meeting in the Gods Hall to discuss with Dino, Christopher and others whether to accept the conditions of the Doomsday Party.
"Of course I have to accept it." Dino was the first to express his position: "The next development goal of the church is the Aztec Empire. Even if we do not help the Doomsday Party, we must reach cooperation with the Aztec Empire and cooperate with the Apocalypse God System.
Friction between them is inevitable."
Christopher thought: "But the Doomsday Party is the public enemy of the church. Like the Free Association, they are trying to overthrow the system of belief in God. How can we cooperate with them? In my opinion, it is better to pretend to agree and reach cooperation with the Aztec Empire first.
Find out the location of their headquarters and eradicate them in one fell swoop!"
“This will ruin the credibility of the Church of Truth!”
One of Mavey's students, Cardinal Akeem, retorted loudly: "What will believers think if integrity is not kept? Will they feel that the church is not keeping faith? What will the member states of the Northern Alliance think? And those
Will a small, wavering country cooperate with the untrustworthy Church of Truth?"
"There is nothing more stupid than giving up the future for temporary benefits!"
As soon as Akeem's words came out, he instantly won everyone's approval. Christopher's strategy is a double-edged sword. It can indeed eradicate the Doomsday Party, a big enemy for the church, but it can also hurt the church. Reputation is very important. Ma
Wei has always attached great importance to the credibility of the church.
When you say it, you must do it.
How can a church without credibility attract believers?
There are also many people who support Christopher. They believe that the threat of the Doomsday Party is great. Cooperating with them is seeking the skin of a tiger, and sooner or later there will be backlash. It is better to simply refuse to cooperate with them and take down the Aztec Empire with strength.
Edward, Barbas and other extraordinary race leaders support Christopher. They have never had a good impression of the Doomsday Party and are firm opponents.
Ma Wei never expressed his position. If he expressed his thoughts, he would definitely get the support of everyone, and then there would be no point in holding this meeting.
This was a sign of too much prestige, which would discourage others from expressing their true thoughts, so Ma Wei tried his best to participate in meetings with a neutral attitude.
"Let's vote."
At the moment when everyone was arguing, Ma Wei finally spoke: "If you agree to cooperate with the Doomsday Party, please raise your hands. If you don't raise your hands, you will abstain."
Under the leadership of Dino, many cardinals raised their hands.
After recording the votes, Ma Wei asked again: "If you are opposed to cooperating with the Doomsday Party, please raise your hands."
Christopher, Salina, Edward and other church members raised their arms, and even Daniel and Levin stood on this side.
The three goddesses of destiny and Ubri I and other faction members all abstained from voting. Although they have just joined the Church of Truth, Ma Wei has given them the right to vote, but they do not use it. They have always been neutral and followed the decision of fate.
There were a total of seventy-five participants in the meeting, with seventeen abstentions, twenty-five votes in favor, and thirty-three votes against.
Ma Wei and Yunia did not vote. Like the three goddesses of fate, they chose to abstain.
"Twenty-five votes to thirty-five...I declare that the Church of Truth refuses to cooperate with the Doomsday Party!"
"What? Refuse?!"
In the room, Liszt was in disbelief when he heard the result of the meeting and doubted his ears: "Great Pope, did I hear correctly? The Church of Truth actually refused to cooperate with the Doomsday Party?"
"This is the decision of the conference." Ma Wei picked up the tea cup and took a sip: "Why, do you have a sure chance of victory? Do you think the Truth Church will definitely cooperate with you?"
Liszt choked for a moment, his inner thoughts being revealed.
He was indeed sure of victory and felt that the Church of Truth would definitely seize the opportunity and reach an agreement with them.
Why refuse?
This is what the Truth Church is supposed to do!
With just a nod, the Aztec Empire will join the Northern Alliance!
The Truth Church doesn’t need to pay anything at all!
Liszt could not understand, and he refused to give up hope. He gritted his teeth and asked: "Great Pope, can I ask, was it you who opposed us at the meeting?"
"No, I abstain."
"Then can I ask what you think?" Liszt's heart ignited a fire of hope again. If Ma Wei expresses his support for cooperation with the Doomsday Party, then the outcome of the meeting may be reversed!
"I did have the idea of cooperating with you."
Ma Wei said truthfully: "But that's just my personal opinion. In this matter, the decision of the conference must prevail."
"Why?" Liszt was very puzzled: "There are so many benefits to cooperating with us, why not cooperate? This is good for everyone!"
"First of all, this is a matter of principle, and secondly..."
Putting down the tea cup, Ma Wei said expressionlessly: