Chapter 233 The person who knows you best is your enemy
Whether an ancient god after amnesia is still an ancient god cannot be determined.
In terms of strength, Edward who lost his memory is as powerful as before, but he can't remember the past at all.
Judging from the results, Edward was not punished in any way after attacking the underground laboratory. From this point alone, we can draw a conclusion.
The contract signed between the ancient god forces and the Doomsday Party has loopholes!
The ancient god who lost his memory can escape the punishment of the contract!
Obviously, Professor James Morea and Guy Moran did not know about this, and they believed that the ancient god forces would be at peace with them.
"Inform Mr. Butler and tell him not to worry. I will find a way to rebuild the laboratory. In terms of manpower, I can introduce it from Oxford University."
James Morea said: "In just a few days, there will be an academic summit. At that time, academic experts from various countries will come to London. If you recruit just a few, you can rebuild the laboratory."
"Those experts are top talents in academia. Can they help us?"
"It's not up to them. But I think as long as the interests and risks are clearly explained, they will definitely make contributions to mankind."
After saying that, James Morea looked at his pocket watch and found that it was already late. When the performance was about to end, he said to Guy Moran who was sitting next to him: "It's time for you to go. Be careful not to be followed."
"Um."
Guy Morin stood up, put on his hat and asked: "What is the code for the next meeting?"
"Tit for Tat."
"knew."
Sure enough, they used Shakespeare's plays to convey their message!
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" is not their only joint instruction. In order to prevent others from discovering it, the instructions are constantly changed!
The codeword for the last meeting was "much ado about nothing", and the next time it will be "tit for tat"!
As long as you grasp the rules correctly, you can predict the meeting time between Professor James Morea and Guy Moran!
After opening the door, Guy Moran first observed the situation in the corridor, and after making sure that no one was there, he quietly slipped away through the back door.
At this time, the performance was coming to an end, and Helena, who was standing on the stage, began her final performance. James Morea picked up the wine glass, quietly looked at Helena who was performing hard on the stage, took a sip of wine, and slowly
Slowly close your eyes and feel as if you are completely immersed in the performance.
Not long after, warm applause erupted in the performance hall. All the actors came on stage together, bowed to the audience with Helena, and the red curtain gradually closed.
The performance was over, and James Morea walked out of the box before the applause died down, and left the opera house before all the guests.
After he left, Ma Wei and the others did not show up immediately. They waited for the forbidden magic circle to be lifted, activated the mud shadow magic, and quietly left the theater until they returned to Flower Street before reappearing.
"Mr. Butler, James Morea and Guy Moran are indeed in the same group!"
In the living room, Levin said bitterly: "James Morea, this old fox, hides so deeply!"
"No matter how clever a fox is, one day his tail will leak out." Holmes held a walnut pipe in his mouth and said calmly: "What really surprised me was the Doomsday Party."
"The Doomsday Party is spread all over the world. You can find traces of them in any country." Watson pondered: "I heard about them when I was serving in the army. These people have very long arms and are everywhere.
People from all walks of life, even some celebrities and powerful people, believe in their purpose."
Yunia had never heard of the Doomsday Party and asked curiously: "Dad, what is the purpose of the Doomsday Party?"
"They have always believed that the end of the world, to be precise, is the end of mankind." Ma Wei said: "The doomsday party believes that the end of the world will come soon, and mankind must unite to survive the difficulties."
"Sounds like a liar."
"Many people think they are liars, and only a few believe in them. But there are hundreds of millions of humans around the world, and even if it's just a handful, one percent, there are tens of millions of people."
"Tens of millions?" Levin opened his mouth: "Does the Doomsday Party have so many members?"
"No, as far as I know, there are only a few hundred thousand core members of the Doomsday Party, and the rest are peripheral personnel, only responsible for providing financial assistance." Ma Wei recalled: "Almost four years ago, I robbed a Doomsday Party
After our merchant ships were surrounded by our fleet, they refused to surrender and fought back wildly. Even if they were caught by us, they still arrogantly cursed us."
"Then what? You kill them all?"
"How could I kill someone just because I was scolded?" Ma Wei spread his hands: "In the eyes of most people, there is no difference between privateers and pirates. In fact, privateers can rob ships of a specific country, usually from a certain country.
A nobleman's merchant ship or shipping fleet has stricter rules than pirates and will not kill innocent people indiscriminately. At most, they will be punished."
"Punishment. What do you mean?"
"I hung the captain who insulted us on the mast and left him in the sun for three days and three nights. After he came down, he confessed a lot of things, including some information about the Doomsday Party." Ma Wei said: "There is a rule within the Doomsday Party.
They cannot harm unsuspecting humans when performing official duties. They will only use the last resort when they report their identity and are still blocked."
Levin nodded: "It sounds like a brotherhood. So, brother, did you let him go after knowing his identity?"
"Even if they don't know, we still have to let them go. Privateers seek wealth and don't kill people unless necessary. If they had chosen to surrender from the beginning, they wouldn't have lost dozens of crew members."
Ma Wei's voice was calm, as if he was talking about a trivial matter: "I was only 22 years old at the time. I was young, energetic, and had a big temper. I didn't look down on the Doomsday Party at all, and I didn't regard them as a threat. They were an organization built by a group of lunatics.
How can it be stronger than the Kingdom of Windsor?"
"After moving the cargo on the ship, we let them go, and nothing happened afterwards."
At this time, Holmes said: "It should be because you let them go. If you continue to torture them after hearing the name of the Doomsday Party, the Doomsday Party will definitely seek revenge, but you let them go. According to the rules,
The doomsday party can't cause trouble for you."
"Maybe."
Ma Wei smiled. It was too difficult to be discovered when killing people at sea. So what if those people were Doomsday Party?
Kill them all, tie the bodies with stones and throw them into the sea, sink the ships, who can find them?
Of course, we didn’t know that magic existed in the world at that time. Without magic, killing people at sea and destroying corpses and traces was extremely easy, without any technical difficulty.
It's just that privateers have rules, and Mavey and others are not pirates, but the Royal Navy.
If Ma Wei were a pirate, these people would have already been dead when they were defeated.
"According to James Morea, it was the Doomsday Party that released the Four Pillars, dug up the Gate of Hell, awakened the ancient gods, and shook the seal, which led to the advent of the gods event that broke out two years ago."
Ma Wei thought for a while and said: "It seems that the Doomsday Party has more information than I expected. They study the alchemy technology of the golden age in order to replace the gods and become the new ruling class."
Watson wondered: "Isn't the slogan of the Doomsday Party the supremacy of mankind? What they want to do is to bury the gods!"
"Throughout the ages, which force that overthrew the previous rulers has not taken over the power?" Ma Wei said disapprovingly: "Even if there are no gods, humans still have a ruling class. If the Doomsday Party wants to do something big, the slogan will naturally be shouted.
Loud.”
"I agree with the big brother." Levin agreed: "You think about it, in the age of gods, I mean belief in gods. Their power comes from believers. In other words, believers are the chains that bind them. They want to
To win the support of believers, you must do things that are beneficial to believers!”
"If the Doomsday Party takes over from Belief in God, who can restrain them?"
"Ordinary human rulers can be overthrown by unity, but humans with the power of gods cannot compete with ordinary people!"
Ma Wei nodded: "Yes, that's what I want to say."
The system of governance that believes in God may not be the most perfect, but it is at least healthier than the world the Doomsday Party wants to build.
No matter what, during the reign of God of Faith, times are constantly changing, and every change is due to changes in the thoughts and needs of the human group, and it is not dominated by God of Faith.
"The interests of the Doomsday Party and the ancient god forces are not consistent. Sooner or later, there will be a conflict between them." Holmes said: "But from the current point of view, the ancient god forces will not take action against the doomsday party. James Morea wants to seek the ancient gods."
With the help of divine forces, Father, do you have any good countermeasures to attack us?"
"There is one of the Supreme Four Pillars beside us." Ma Wei said with a smile: "The devil will not violate the contract. If James Morea uses the second wish, he will definitely be able to invite the ancient god's forces. In the next period of time, everyone must
Be careful, especially you, Holmes."
"Oh, I'm an outsider." Holmes took a puff of his pipe and said, "At least to James Morea's knowledge, I don't know anything about the Doomsday Party. According to the rules, he should find opportunities to hint at me. Only I
If I don’t agree to his conditions, the Doomsday Party will take action against me.”
"You'd better not have any contact with him in the near future. Now that we have confirmed the identity of James Morea, your mission is completed and it's time to stop."
Ma Wei looked at Levin: "Leave the task of contacting James Morea to Felix. He will use James Morea's adopted daughter Natalia to get close to him and collect intelligence."
"Do I still need to get close to Natalia?"
Levin asked in confusion: "Now that we have confirmed the identity of James Morea, and the Doomsday Party is not our opponent at all, why are we still timid and looking for an opportunity to deal with them directly?"
Okay?"
To destroy the underground laboratory, Ma Wei only used less than 10% of his power. Edward and Yunia did not take action, and the underground laboratory was completely destroyed.
From this point of view, the strength of the Doomsday Party is not strong. After all, they do not have the protection of gods and cannot borrow the power of gods. They are just a group of ordinary humans.
Based on the current strength of the Church of Truth, it can only be described as devastating against ordinary humans.
"It is indeed easy to destroy the Doomsday Party and kill James Morea, but have you ever thought that we have a better choice than getting rid of the Doomsday Party and using them!"
Ma Wei said quietly: "The Doomsday Party is very close to the king, which means that King Rhodes IV only obeys the church superficially. Once this secret is known by the church, what will happen to Rhodes IV?"
"Then what are we waiting for!"
"Don't worry, now that Rhodes IV is overthrown, the one who ascends the throne will definitely not be Arthur, but either the eldest prince or the second prince. This is contrary to our plan." Ma Wei said: "What we have to do is improve our quality.
Arthur's prestige in the eyes of the people makes him the best candidate in the eyes of the church. That is the time to overthrow Rhodes IV!"
"Before that, if we get rid of the Doomsday Party, Rhodes IV will definitely try his best to distance himself from the relationship, and this weakness cannot be used."
"In addition, the Doomsday Party has a lot of information in its hands. I need you to use the identity of Leon Angel to get close to James Morea, gain his trust, become his confidant, join the Doomsday Party, and gather information!"
"The task is a bit heavy." Levin smashed his mouth: "Not only do I have to deal with the eldest prince and Helena, but I also have to infiltrate the Doomsday Party. Is this something that one person can do?"
"He who is capable works harder, and the more he works, the more he will get." Ma Wei comforted him promptly: "You are now the archbishop, one person is inferior to ten thousand people, and the entire Truth Church can be on an equal footing with you. Only Fat Orange, a cat, has such an important position.
How can a mediocre person be able to sit still?"
"Um"
Levin thought about it carefully and suddenly said: "Brother, I find that you always like to make big impressions on me. In your eyes, am I so easy to fool?"
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"But you are right, I am the archbishop and I have heavier responsibilities than others."
He took out the silver flask and unscrewed the lid. Just as he was about to take a sip, Levin found that there was no more wine. He stood up and said, "I'll get some wine."
Levin walked out of the living room. Ma Wei wanted to continue discussing the Doomsday Party with Holmes, but suddenly noticed that Holmes' eyes were a little subtle, and couldn't help but ask: "What are you looking at me for?"
"You were not painting a cake for him just now." Holmes exhaled a puff of smoke, half of his cheek was illuminated by the fire, and his eyes were bright: "You were training him and training him. You were training the next pope."
"Ah?" Yunia widened her eyes and looked at Ma Wei in disbelief: "Dad, do you want to resign?"
"I didn't want to resign just in case." Ma Wei said: "The Church of Truth has just been established, and it seems that the unity is not strong enough. If something happens to me one day, someone must stand up to stabilize the situation. Dino can't do it, Fat Orange can't
No, not even Edward, only Felix can."
"He only lived to be 30 years old."
"There are still 10 years left, and I will definitely be able to undo the curse on him."
"He understood what you meant, but he pretended to be stupid and got over it."
Holmes added: "He is not stupid, and he is very smart. The former Rose Phantom Thief was not as careless as he is today. He has been hiding his abilities. Haven't you noticed that when you need to show majesty, he has always been
Is he the most suitable vassal by your side?"
"I discovered it." Ma Wei said in a deep voice, "But I don't want him to be like this."
"You are the creator of the goddess and the founder of the church. Your importance to the church is self-evident, but in terms of credit, he is even worse than you."
The tobacco was bright, and Holmes took a deep breath, with a solemn expression on his face: "He deserves the most credit for the development of the Church of Truth to this day. Without him, the Church of Truth would not have Tears of the Siren. Without Tears of the Siren, what would the Church of Truth be like?"
Can it be as big as it is today?”
"He is the largest investor in the church, and he chose to join the church when it needed help the most. He gave up everything before, and the help he provided to the church is unmatched by others."
"In short, if one day you are gone, he will be the second pope, but he does not want to take over the position of pope. He drinks and idles all day long, just hoping that you will not put your treasure on him."
Ma Wei said: "His ambition, or should I say ideal, is not directly proportional to his strength. I hope his ambition is bigger and he doesn't just follow me and act stupid."
"He only lived to be 30 years old."
Holmes slowly shook his head: "I'm afraid this is the reason why he is unwilling to take over the position of Pope. He knows that he has limited time and is not qualified for this position. If this problem is not solved, I think he will continue to act stupid."
"You seem to know him well."
"The people who know you best are often not your friends, but your enemies. I have been studying him since he was the Rose Phantom Thief."