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american comcis _ tales of caltiveter _chapter_0279_part_03
Chapter 639
chapter 0279 part 3
As the several Hell Lords were planning to start another blood battle to contend for this Abyss, the middle head of the Old Demon Dragon suddenly lifted, looking suspiciously into the distance.
He had just detected a space fluctuation. It was very far away, but just as he was about to confirm the source of the space fluctuation, a strange but extremely sharp energy appeared, severing his probe.
“It’s over! Boss’s order is to gather these Dark Council personnel and then withdraw from Hell!”
Lane stood beside the main body of the Demonic Heaven Blood Transformation Blade, urging this magic treasure, which had devoured and fused with a world origin and was undergoing transformation towards Pure Yang. He severed the probing gazes and then looked at the personnel of the Dark Council on the Plain, who were confined by Sentinel robots and Nova Warships.
Just as Boss Tang ignited the flames of war in Hell, the Vatican was bathed in golden sunlight, as if the great Lord was always protecting them from the sky.
On the ancient street, every oval pebble, every brick seam, every piece of mottled granite reflected the golden sunlight, causing all Believers who came to the Vatican to exclaim—City of Glory! In the Secret Temple located a hundred meters underground beneath the Central Cathedral, which was entirely white and covered with a thin layer of silver foil, well-trained Bodyguards in various uniforms bustled about. At least one reinforced squad of Elite Soldiers guarded every corridor entrance, and outside the passages of many key departments, there were even some Clerics with powerful auras assisting Black-clothed Bodyguards in guarding.
In the Meeting hall, seven of the twelve Cardinals stationed in the Vatican were present, along with the Heads and Family Heads of over thirty Consortiums from various countries around the world, gathered together. The Pope, wearing the Crown of Thorns, sat at the head seat.
Strangely, within The Church, the Old Pope, who had always been declared seriously ill, looked exceptionally energetic.
Besides the Pope, figures like the Grand Inquisitor of the Inquisition, and three other Cardinals, including some Important Figures with esteemed status, were not in this Hall.
The entire Hall was silent, with no one speaking.
The Hall was quiet, with only a virtual screen continuously playing satellite footage, repeating it over and over. Occasionally, the screen would shake, emitting a low electronic vibration sound, making the Hall seem even more lifeless.
The Black-clothed Cleric standing on the podium in the Hall spread his hands and looked at the crowd below: “How about it, gentlemen? Dividing up Tang Group is enough to fill everyone’s appetite. What our Church wants are the things in his hands, and our interests are aligned!”
A fat, white-haired old man with a large head stood up: “Mr., Tang Group is a giant. If you want us to deal with them, you’d better offer some substantial benefits.”
All the Freemason members present laughed.
The speaking Cleric glanced at the Pope.
The Pope leaned over and whispered a few words to a Cardinal beside him, then nodded towards the speaking Cleric on the podium.
After receiving the Pope’s signal, the Cleric spread his hands and spoke very straightforwardly to the audience below:
“So, why are we all gathered here? Tang Group’s expansion has infringed upon your interests. They are like a giant, gentlemen, you just need an excuse?”
The Hall fell silent again. Everyone looked up and down at the speaking Cleric and the Vatican Hierarchy in the front row with extremely secretive gazes.
What the Cleric said was correct. Tang Group’s speed of expansion on Earth was getting faster and faster, like a giant. Although Tang Song had made the entire pie bigger, for them, they should be getting a larger share.
The Cleric scanned the High-level Staff of the Freemasons in the Hall. These leading figures stared at him with eyes glowing green, like starving wolves.
It seemed that unless these guys saw benefits, they would always be hesitant. After seeing the Pope nod, he took a deep breath:
“According to our understanding, Tang Group, Stark Industries, Weyland Industries, and Oscorp currently possess one hundred and twenty types of technology far exceeding this era, including the Arc Reactor blockade by Tang Group and Stark Industries…”
“If you cooperate with our Church to defeat Tang Group, our Church can also provide an additional set of Level 1 starship design and manufacturing blueprints—”
At this moment, everyone’s eyes lit up.
The Pope, sitting in the front row, turned his head to look at the Cardinal beside him, whispering with a worried gaze:
“Lord, do we really have to take out the starship design drawing? Once human society enters the interstellar age prematurely, I fear it will influence the faith in the Lord!”
The cross deep in the Cardinal’s eyes flickered with holy light: “No matter, as long as we can obtain the Lost Paradise Mountain, the Lord’s power can be completely implemented in the Reality World. By then, at worst, we can just unleash another World-Ending Flood and cleanse this World anew!”
World-Ending Flood, the Pope felt a pang of bitterness in his heart, but he respectfully lowered his head and said nothing more.
Since this one descended, the Vatican was no longer under his sole control.
At this time, in the Meeting hall, an Asian Elder lightly coughed. He straightened his back.
“Although the conditions you offered are very high, you must know that the safety of the Cosmic Cube’s Space Gate is in the hands of Tang Group. Because of the safety of the Space Gate, we are worried that the countries behind the World Security Council will side with Tang Group.
Our people have tried to decipher that piece of Beast Hide, but that energy composition…”
“Our Church can provide a substitute! The Space Gate belongs to all of humanity, they shouldn’t monopolize it!”
After receiving a signal from the Cardinal beside him, the Pope directly stood up, turned around, and spoke to the crowd.
No matter how much was said, it was all for interests. The alliance of the Freemasons was to deal with Tang Group. All The Church needed to do was give them a push with a little bit of interest.
After reaching a consensus on interests, it quickly came time to formulate action strategies. A well-dressed Old Gentleman stood up. He reservedly bowed to the Hall! His suggestion was to use the power of media. The first step was to dismantle Tang Group’s reputation, for example, by denying Tang Group’s contributions during the Chitauri Invasion, claiming that the Chitauri were able to invade Earth only by colluding with Tang Group. Tang Group and Oscorp’s biotechnology and illegal human experimentation. Their power of public opinion could completely subvert the image of both.
Another Middle-aged Man stood up. He said steadily, “Utopia, we can use this point to impact Tang Group and provoke conflict between Mutants and Tang Group. As far as I know, a large portion of Mutants hope to control power themselves, rather than it being in the hands of Tang Group. We can guide this group of Mutants who yearn for freedom and democracy. We can win over Magneto and Professor Charles.”
A White-haired, Solemn-faced Old Man stood up. He coughed violently a few times: “To prevent Tang Group’s supernatural power, we have conducted multi-faceted research. We have currently formed an effective supernatural power. If necessary, we can completely carry out a decapitation strike on Tang Group’s High-level Staff in real-time!”
One Important Figure after another stood up. Public opinion suppression, smear campaign, using the pretext of justice. According to the methods of these Important Figures, if Tang Group did not submit to them, they would be nailed to the pillar of shame in history, reviled by the People of Earth for countless years! Many people present exchanged glances, and those people nodded in agreement.
(end of chapter)
As the several Hell Lords were planning to start another blood battle to contend for this Abyss, the middle head of the Old Demon Dragon suddenly lifted, looking suspiciously into the distance.
He had just detected a space fluctuation. It was very far away, but just as he was about to confirm the source of the space fluctuation, a strange but extremely sharp energy appeared, severing his probe.
“It’s over! Boss’s order is to gather these Dark Council personnel and then withdraw from Hell!”
Lane stood beside the main body of the Demonic Heaven Blood Transformation Blade, urging this magic treasure, which had devoured and fused with a world origin and was undergoing transformation towards Pure Yang. He severed the probing gazes and then looked at the personnel of the Dark Council on the Plain, who were confined by Sentinel robots and Nova Warships.
Just as Boss Tang ignited the flames of war in Hell, the Vatican was bathed in golden sunlight, as if the great Lord was always protecting them from the sky.
On the ancient street, every oval pebble, every brick seam, every piece of mottled granite reflected the golden sunlight, causing all Believers who came to the Vatican to exclaim—City of Glory! In the Secret Temple located a hundred meters underground beneath the Central Cathedral, which was entirely white and covered with a thin layer of silver foil, well-trained Bodyguards in various uniforms bustled about. At least one reinforced squad of Elite Soldiers guarded every corridor entrance, and outside the passages of many key departments, there were even some Clerics with powerful auras assisting Black-clothed Bodyguards in guarding.
In the Meeting hall, seven of the twelve Cardinals stationed in the Vatican were present, along with the Heads and Family Heads of over thirty Consortiums from various countries around the world, gathered together. The Pope, wearing the Crown of Thorns, sat at the head seat.
Strangely, within The Church, the Old Pope, who had always been declared seriously ill, looked exceptionally energetic.
Besides the Pope, figures like the Grand Inquisitor of the Inquisition, and three other Cardinals, including some Important Figures with esteemed status, were not in this Hall.
The entire Hall was silent, with no one speaking.
The Hall was quiet, with only a virtual screen continuously playing satellite footage, repeating it over and over. Occasionally, the screen would shake, emitting a low electronic vibration sound, making the Hall seem even more lifeless.
The Black-clothed Cleric standing on the podium in the Hall spread his hands and looked at the crowd below: “How about it, gentlemen? Dividing up Tang Group is enough to fill everyone’s appetite. What our Church wants are the things in his hands, and our interests are aligned!”
A fat, white-haired old man with a large head stood up: “Mr., Tang Group is a giant. If you want us to deal with them, you’d better offer some substantial benefits.”
All the Freemason members present laughed.
The speaking Cleric glanced at the Pope.
The Pope leaned over and whispered a few words to a Cardinal beside him, then nodded towards the speaking Cleric on the podium.
After receiving the Pope’s signal, the Cleric spread his hands and spoke very straightforwardly to the audience below:
“So, why are we all gathered here? Tang Group’s expansion has infringed upon your interests. They are like a giant, gentlemen, you just need an excuse?”
The Hall fell silent again. Everyone looked up and down at the speaking Cleric and the Vatican Hierarchy in the front row with extremely secretive gazes.
What the Cleric said was correct. Tang Group’s speed of expansion on Earth was getting faster and faster, like a giant. Although Tang Song had made the entire pie bigger, for them, they should be getting a larger share.
The Cleric scanned the High-level Staff of the Freemasons in the Hall. These leading figures stared at him with eyes glowing green, like starving wolves.
It seemed that unless these guys saw benefits, they would always be hesitant. After seeing the Pope nod, he took a deep breath:
“According to our understanding, Tang Group, Stark Industries, Weyland Industries, and Oscorp currently possess one hundred and twenty types of technology far exceeding this era, including the Arc Reactor blockade by Tang Group and Stark Industries…”
“If you cooperate with our Church to defeat Tang Group, our Church can also provide an additional set of Level 1 starship design and manufacturing blueprints—”
At this moment, everyone’s eyes lit up.
The Pope, sitting in the front row, turned his head to look at the Cardinal beside him, whispering with a worried gaze:
“Lord, do we really have to take out the starship design drawing? Once human society enters the interstellar age prematurely, I fear it will influence the faith in the Lord!”
The cross deep in the Cardinal’s eyes flickered with holy light: “No matter, as long as we can obtain the Lost Paradise Mountain, the Lord’s power can be completely implemented in the Reality World. By then, at worst, we can just unleash another World-Ending Flood and cleanse this World anew!”
World-Ending Flood, the Pope felt a pang of bitterness in his heart, but he respectfully lowered his head and said nothing more.
Since this one descended, the Vatican was no longer under his sole control.
At this time, in the Meeting hall, an Asian Elder lightly coughed. He straightened his back.
“Although the conditions you offered are very high, you must know that the safety of the Cosmic Cube’s Space Gate is in the hands of Tang Group. Because of the safety of the Space Gate, we are worried that the countries behind the World Security Council will side with Tang Group.
Our people have tried to decipher that piece of Beast Hide, but that energy composition…”
“Our Church can provide a substitute! The Space Gate belongs to all of humanity, they shouldn’t monopolize it!”
After receiving a signal from the Cardinal beside him, the Pope directly stood up, turned around, and spoke to the crowd.
No matter how much was said, it was all for interests. The alliance of the Freemasons was to deal with Tang Group. All The Church needed to do was give them a push with a little bit of interest.
After reaching a consensus on interests, it quickly came time to formulate action strategies. A well-dressed Old Gentleman stood up. He reservedly bowed to the Hall! His suggestion was to use the power of media. The first step was to dismantle Tang Group’s reputation, for example, by denying Tang Group’s contributions during the Chitauri Invasion, claiming that the Chitauri were able to invade Earth only by colluding with Tang Group. Tang Group and Oscorp’s biotechnology and illegal human experimentation. Their power of public opinion could completely subvert the image of both.
Another Middle-aged Man stood up. He said steadily, “Utopia, we can use this point to impact Tang Group and provoke conflict between Mutants and Tang Group. As far as I know, a large portion of Mutants hope to control power themselves, rather than it being in the hands of Tang Group. We can guide this group of Mutants who yearn for freedom and democracy. We can win over Magneto and Professor Charles.”
A White-haired, Solemn-faced Old Man stood up. He coughed violently a few times: “To prevent Tang Group’s supernatural power, we have conducted multi-faceted research. We have currently formed an effective supernatural power. If necessary, we can completely carry out a decapitation strike on Tang Group’s High-level Staff in real-time!”
One Important Figure after another stood up. Public opinion suppression, smear campaign, using the pretext of justice. According to the methods of these Important Figures, if Tang Group did not submit to them, they would be nailed to the pillar of shame in history, reviled by the People of Earth for countless years! Many people present exchanged glances, and those people nodded in agreement.
(end of chapter)
