Chapter 24 Illumination! The haunted church, the attention of wizards
With only the moonlight shining into the room, Russell looked at Goncharov and became interested in wooing him.
Having more talents is a good thing. Who would complain about having few talents?
If Russell is jealous of talents, he cannot be a blessing.
The Goncharov in front of him is definitely a talent. If he can be persuaded to join the Doomsday Party, he will not only be able to plant a nail in the Church of Truth, but also improve the strength of the Doomsday Party. It is simply killing two birds with one stone!
Thinking of this, Russell said: "Mr. Goncharov, I already know what you think, but I want to correct one thing."
"Which point?"
"Does the truth you talk about be based on human beings? If there are no human beings, is there any point in pursuing the truth?"
"What do you want to say?"
"For humanity is the main premise, right?"
"From my standpoint, that's right," Goncharov said.
Russell said with a smile: "But now mankind is facing a life-and-death crisis. The purpose of our doomsday party is to save mankind at all costs. Your ideals are very lofty, so why are we not the same?"
"I think there is nothing wrong with your pursuit of the truth, but that should be done after there is no existential crisis for mankind. If mankind faces an existential crisis, the truth will not be important."
"Just like what is preached in the teachings of the Church of Truth, if a person commits theft due to hunger, it is immoral to punish him. Survival is the first truth."
Goncharov said expressionlessly: "In order to survive, you can abandon all conscience and morality. Is this what you mean?"
"That's right!" There was excitement in Russell's eyes: "You are going to die, what else can't you do! What conscience and morality are just thoughts imposed on you the day after tomorrow! Only life and death...
.It is real! Life is very important, and death is equally important!”
"According to your opinion, if you are caught by the enemy one day, surrendering will be excusable?"
"Is not it?"
"Ah..."
Goncharov sneered: "The paths you and I want to take are different."
Under Russell's blank gaze, Goncharov said in a deep voice: "The reason why people are human is not because we are born noble, but because we have thoughts and can fight against the instinct deep in our genes!"
"You said that morality and conscience are acquired thoughts, which is true, but it is precisely because we have morality and conscience that we have become humans! Otherwise, what is the difference from beasts!"
"I am a human being! A person with independent thoughts and personality! Even if it is a matter of life and death, I will not abandon morality and conscience! This is the bottom line!"
As if he didn’t want to sit at the same table with Russell, Goncharov stood up and went to the window, turned his back, and looked out the window: “Pope Marvel said that human nature is inherently evil because children have not established morality and conscience.
Concepts, they don’t know right or wrong, they only know the fear and survival instincts engraved in their genes!”
"With thoughts, we can overcome fear, suppress desires, understand reason, and know good and evil!"
"To be a human being, you must integrate yourself into your heart, from the inside out. You must not put on human clothes, with a human face and an animal heart!"
Even though Russell has a beautiful appearance and moving eyes, Goncharov thinks he is ugly at this moment.
This kind of ugliness comes from the heart, just like the devil puts on human skin and emits a rotten stench from the pores.
Edward, Luo Jin, their bodies may be different from humans, but their hearts are already the same as humans, and they are more human than Russell, who has a human body!
After being insulted, Russell's eyes turned cold, knowing that he could no longer win over Goncharov. They were not the same kind of people and could never walk side by side. Even couples would share the same bed and have different dreams.
Russell's eyes were full of murderous intent. If he admired Goncharov at first, then he felt serious danger at this moment!
It was a sixth sense from instinct. Goncharov gave him a feeling of extreme danger!
This danger does not come from his power, but from... the strength of his mind!
If you have strong power but no strong heart, you can only be regarded as a vase, and there is no need to be afraid.
And a strong heart can mobilize infinite power!
If Goncharov was alone, there would be nothing to worry about, but he is backed by the Church of Truth!
A huge Holy See founded by like-minded people just like him!
If Goncharov is compared to a bullet...
The Church of Truth is a gun!
More importantly, Goncharov rejected the invitation of the Doomsday Party!
In time, Goncharov will surely become the stone that hinders the doomsday party!
Thinking of this, Russell's murderous intention became even stronger. Anyway, the Doomsday Party and the Church of Truth had already broken down...
Just when he was about to kill Goncharov, a shadow shrouded in a cloak flew out of Goncharov's body, blocking Russell's murderous sight.
The leader of the Chimora tribe——Yaga!
It arrived in Mexico City yesterday and joined Goncharov. If it hadn't sensed the killing intent emanating from Russell, it wouldn't have appeared.
Goncharov has confessed that if the negotiations break down and Russell wants to attack him, he hopes that Yaga can stop it in time. It is best not to give Russell a chance to take action and scare him.
The negotiations between the Doomsday Party and the Church of Truth have indeed broken down, but it has not yet reached the point of completely breaking up. From Russell's willingness to attend the appointment, it can be seen that the Doomsday Party is still willing to negotiate peace with the Church of Truth. This is good for everyone and will work together.
The enemy Apocalypse God System is about to arrive. If they turn against each other now, wouldn’t they give Apocalypse God System a chance?
Goncharov is not afraid of death. He is afraid that his death will cause a war between the Church of Truth and the Doomsday Party. This will be very detrimental to the Church of Truth, which has many enemies. Therefore, Yaga needs to come forward in time to calm everyone down and not make it too ugly.
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Seeing Yaga, Russell gradually suppressed the murderous intention in his heart, his eyes became clear, and a smile appeared on his beautiful face again: "What you said is really good. There will be many opportunities for communication in the future. Let's start today.
Farewell."
"If you want to hide, you should hide as far away as possible, and don't get in the way." Goncharov said without looking back.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The murderous intention disappeared in a flash, Russell took a deep breath, his body turned into yellow sand, and flew out of the window with the breeze, flying away at high speed.
He didn't want to wait a second longer.
It’s so rude to not even offer a cup of tea after chatting for so long!
Shortly after Russell left, Ulmit walked into the room and asked: "Bishop, will the Doomsday Party agree to our conditions?"
"Will."
The next day, the noise from the street woke up Goncharov. Before he could get up, Adan rushed in with a newspaper: "Bishop! Bishop! Something big has happened!"
"What's wrong?"
The Aztec Empire also had newspapers, but they were in Nahuatl, which Goncharov, Urmit and others could not understand. Fortunately, Adan was there and he could translate them.
"The criminal who killed the imperial minister has been found! He is a group of Indians fleeing from the north! They have all been executed!"
Taking the newspaper, Goncharov glanced quickly. In recent days, he has been learning Nahuatl from Adan. Although he can only understand a few simple words, he has made some progress. Moreover, there are not only words in the newspaper,
There are also photos!
The photo is of soldiers raised by Montezuma III. Their corpses were neatly arranged, with only their faces exposed.
With photos as evidence, Goncharov couldn't believe it. He didn't think Russell would just find a group of scapegoats. There were too many key scapegoats, with more than a thousand people...
It's probably true!
"It seems that you are right, Bishop." Urmit came over and looked at the photo: "I have never heard of so many Indians gathering together in Mexico City. The only place that can hide them is the palace. It seems that this is indeed the case.
It’s about Montezuma III!”
"This is the Doomsday Party's statement..."
Goncharov put away the newspaper: "Russell's meaning is very clear. Montezuma III will no longer hinder our development. When the Apocalypse God System arrives, we will have to take over."
After hearing the news, Aaron stopped transferring assets. After all, the situation had changed again. As long as Montezuma III did not intervene, the Pluto Chamber of Commerce could continue to operate. The problem was that after the umbrella was removed, a new one needed to be established.
The network of relationships is a bit troublesome, but not fatal.
Without the obstruction of Montezuma III, Goncharov would have to flex his muscles. He would first publish advertisements for hiring construction workers in newspapers, then post small advertisements everywhere in the city, and then bribe some idle people to let them spread the word...
Within three days, the news that the Church of Truth was going to build a church in Mexico City spread completely. Goncharov's salary for the workers was 11 shillings and 6 pence per day, which was converted into Aztec Empire currency.
Equivalent to 1 Aztec gold coin and 3 silver coins.
What is this concept?
Even in London, only field doctors like Watson can get a daily salary of 11 shillings and 6 pence. Doctors are a typical high-paying profession...
In human terms, if you work for just one day at the Truth Church, you can earn a full month’s income!
Such a high salary is simply a dimensionality reduction blow, which scares many people, but the effect is excellent. More and more workers come to the new church to see the situation, which not only blocks the streets, but also forces the sheriff to come out to maintain order.
, taking this opportunity, Adan talked endlessly about the doctrines and core ideas of the Church of Truth to everyone. Goncharov said something, and he translated...
When they learned that the high salary was real and not a fraud, the crowd suddenly exploded and rushed to grab the job opportunity. Adan who was standing on the box was knocked down directly. If Ulmit hadn't pulled him out
The crowd must be trampled into pulp.
Goncharov ran very fast. He had already seen similar scenes in Tyumen City. At that time, Pope Mawei used a method of providing work-for-relief, which not only solved the accommodation problem of the refugees, but also provided food and clothing. So clever
How can you not learn and use these tricks?
Of course, the residents of Mexico City are not refugees. They just live in poverty and generally do not starve to death. They are not refugees, but they are really poor if they are poor.
Even in winter, these residents only wrapped a few circles of cloth around their bodies, which was just two more layers than in summer. Fortunately, the cloth was woven more densely and could barely keep out the cold.
There were also some people who didn't even have shoes, stepping on the cold ground with bare feet, as if they couldn't feel the cold. Goncharov observed this scene for several days, and besides being helpless, he was still helpless.
The development of the Aztec Empire is simply not comparable to that of the United States of Citi in the north. The so-called pillar industries are only cheap things such as minerals and crops. After being bought by the United States at a low price, they are made into industrial products and then sold back for continuous harvesting.
The wealth and trade deficit are terrible.
The United States of Citi is like a giant blood-sucking insect, constantly sucking the wealth and future of the Aztec Empire.
Montezuma III was also vigorously developing industry, but the Aztec Empire, which had just experienced a great defeat more than ten years ago and compensated half the country, had not yet recovered, and the industrial zone originally established was on the land that was compensated.
Due to the technological blockade of the United States of America, in recent years, the industrial level of the Aztec Empire has remained stagnant, and they can only purchase industrial machinery at expensive prices.
The increase in production costs has caused commodity prices to rise, making it impossible to compete with the cheap industrial products imported by the United States of America. Over time, the Aztec Empire's domestic industrial level was simply unsightly, equivalent to the level of the Romanov Kingdom twenty years ago.
This is the result of Montezuma III's vigorous industrial reforms.
Seeing this scene with his own eyes, Goncharov understood why Mavey went to London against all odds and worked hard to establish the Northern Alliance.
Without the industrial technology of the Kingdom of Windsor, how many years would it take for the Romanov Kingdom to become a world-class industrial power?
Ten years, twenty years?
Maybe forty or fifty years!
The efforts of two entire generations!
It is impossible to understand this without personal experience.
It was also from this moment that Goncharov fully understood Mavie's good intentions and the meaning of what Mavie was trying his best to accomplish.
How much sweat, how much effort, how much wealth is the difference of fifty years?
A huge step forward in the times, simply a leap!
When a person's achievements cannot be described in words, his figure must be majestic.
In order to expand the influence of the Church of Truth in the Aztec Empire, Goncharov decided to replace workers every day. The church could be built slowly, in one year, five years, or even ten years!
It doesn't matter if you tear it down and rebuild it.
He doesn't care about speed, as long as more people can realize the determination of the Truth Church.
In the first few days, the Truth Church was booming, becoming more and more famous, and more and more people were talking about it. Every morning before dawn, there would be a long queue to sign up for today's job.
The selected workers also worked very hard. The work that used to take three days could now be completed in one day. Then Goncharov would let Ulmit and others sneak into the church in the middle of the night and restore the walls that had been built during the day.
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The progress of the project had not improved for several days, leaving the workers confused. There were even rumors in the city that the church was haunted.
There's nothing wrong with being haunted.
It's just that it's the mole who's causing trouble...
Legends are nothing, ghost stories are nothing, the key is...
Rumors of haunting actually attracted the attention of wizards.
The sudden arrival of the Church of Truth has long aroused the vigilance of the wizards, especially since the Church of Truth is becoming more and more famous day by day, and its reputation is scary. Wizards with a sense of crisis are always looking for opportunities.