201: Chapter 201 Sect Meeting 3

Tang Long glanced at him. "Bishop Liu is the elder of The Sect; you should speak first."

Liu Zhiming smiled and gestured toward Tang Long. "I was merely advising them to remain calm. Please, Your Excellency, you speak."

Tang Long scratched his head. "Actually, Bishop Shang is right. In terms of military scale, we are indeed inferior to the Governors Mansion; a direct confrontation might truly lead to defeat. However, we absolutely cannot remain inactive and let them think we are weak."

"I have a suggestion: send Bishop Wei to talk to Governor Xu. If he is willing to pull back from the brink, that would be best, but even if he is unwilling..."

"I do not believe he would dare to openly fight us on behalf of the Sun Worshipers within the domain of the Red God."

"Heh, this man is ambitious. As long as we reveal even a hint of our intention to the imperial court to replace the Governor, we need not fear a lack of external support."

"However, such methods harm others without benefiting ourselves. Unless it is an absolute last resort, we must not take this step."

The several bishops listened and nodded repeatedly.

Only Wei Ye looked awkward. "Your Excellency's words make a lot of sense, but I... how should I talk to him when the time comes? I can't just directly threaten him, right?"

Tang Long waved his hand. "There is nothing you cannot do! You should lay it all out on the table; you must make them feel the maximum amount of pressure."

"However, when you talk, Wei Mingzhu must be present; you should even summon the head of the Wei Family to the scene!"

"You are a bishop of The Sect, and you can also occasionally stand from the perspective of a Wei Family elder, using both soft and hard tactics. As for the goal..."

"First, you must ensure Wei Mingzhu admits she is a Sun Worshiper, and you must try your best to find out when she boarded this sinking ship. Is she the only Sun Worshiper in the Wei Family, or have they all fallen into it?"

"Second, in terms of strategy, some compromises can be made."

"As a bottom line for negotiations, The Sect can tolerate their existence. But Wei Mingzhu and the Wei Family must sever ties with the Blasphemers. All Sun Worshipers must be registered and handed over to The Sect, and from now on, there must be no hostile actions against The Sect."

"Also, the power of the Wei Family is too great; it must be reduced to some extent. One of those department heads or deputy heads among their brothers must be removed—preferably 2nd Division Commander Wei Jun, the deputy head of the Academic Affairs Department."

"In addition, demand that they hand over the culprit who attacked me today."

Liu Zhiming asked suspiciously, "Your Excellency, are we really going to let these people off just like that?"

Tang Long snorted coldly. "Of course not. This is just to appease them temporarily. Some debts will be settled with them slowly."

Lv Yang raised his hand to ask: "Your Excellency, your identity has always been top secret. Bringing it to the table like this might be a bit inappropriate."

This time, Tang Long laughed. "Old Lv is the one who cares about me. Unfortunately, the secrets we thought we had are already known to the Sun Worshipers and Blasphemers; we cannot keep them even if we want to."

"But we still shouldn't let the whole city know."

Tang Long turned to Wei Ye. "Old Wei, when you talk to them, sternly warn them not to reveal my identity!"

Wei Ye nodded honestly, but Lv Yang was still uneasy.

"Your Excellency, their promises are likely unreliable. Even if they don't do it themselves, they can find outsiders."

"And you... why did you go out of the city alone today? If you had stayed in the city, you shouldn't have been injured like this."

"The situation will become even more dangerous in the future; you absolutely must not act alone like this again."

"Old Lv's words make sense."

"Your Excellency, your safety is paramount."

"Red Hand must be by your side at all times from now on!"

Lv Yang's words received widespread agreement from the other three, and they all voiced their support.

But Tang Long shook his head repeatedly. "Everyone, to tell you the truth."

"Whether it is the Sun Worshipers or this meeting today, none of it is important to me. If it weren't for the fact that you are struggling to control the situation, I wouldn't bother with your affairs."

"I went out of the city for a greater mission: to make contact with those Children of the Alien God."

"What! Contact the Children of the Alien God?"

"Your Excellency, this is an act of blasphemy."

"It is too dangerous; I hope you will not do this again next time."

The Four Great Bishops were all very shocked, among whom only Lv Yang seemed to have thought of something.

"Your Excellency, to what stage has your research on the Children of the Alien God reached?"

He looked at the suspicious gazes cast by the three, then shook his head and sighed.

"You don't need to look at me like that. Research within The Sect on the Alien God, Heterogeneous Spiritual Energy, and the Children of the Alien God actually began a long time ago."

"The core purpose of the God-Son Project back then was the same."

"It is just that... our progress has not been great."

Hearing this, the three had different expressions.

They all felt... a bit jealous.

The High Priest really valued Lv Yang the most; they didn't know about such secrets, yet Lv Yang was put in charge, and the same went for this Excellency Tang Long.

Tang Long let out a long sigh, his expression serious and melancholy.

"Everyone, the Alien God is the greatest threat to this world, and also the greatest threat to my Lord."

"To confront the Alien God, we must understand the laws of the Alien God more."

"I cannot describe the urgency of this to you. In short, you must know that if the gods have not mastered a way to defeat the Alien God before the next Divine War, this world will cease to exist entirely."

"Understanding everything about the Alien God and fusing Heterogeneous Spiritual Energy. When the time is right, I will sacrifice myself to my Lord, thereby allowing Him to more deeply understand the laws of the Alien God—that is my mission."

"And contacting the Children of the Alien God is an essential task that cannot be hindered by any external force."

"Even if there is a greater threat of death, I will not stop my steps."

"You are all loyal servants of my Lord; I believe you should be able to understand me now."

When Tang Long said this, the Four Great Bishops were all stunned.

They did not expect that this young man would carry such a magnificent mission, and have such deep... toward the Red God.

Tang Long said they were loyal, but compared to this young man, they felt the word 'loyalty' seemed to be watered down.

Sacrificing oneself means walking into the raging fire alive, without any resistance, and being burned to ashes!

Although they have always considered themselves loyal servants of the Red God, whether they could achieve this is probably a question mark.

But Tang Long's actions and his demeanor at this moment made them believe without doubt.

Especially Lv Yang, whose heart was greatly shaken.

Sacrifice himself... so he had already attained such enlightenment?

He is truly worthy of being a Saint!

By comparison, the High Priest is still preparing...

Compared to him, does our inner self lack some integrity?

"Oh, that's right!"

Tang Long was very satisfied with the reactions of the few, especially some of Lv Yang's expressions, and continued.

"I made a very good discovery today. I think there is a problem with the term 'Children of the Alien God' for those people. If I were to give them a name, it should be called... Chaos-Bearers."

Lv Yang was very surprised. "Your Excellency, what are Chaos-Bearers?"

"They are people without faith. They do not believe in any god, and naturally, they do not believe in the Alien God either, so how can they be considered Children of the Alien God? In my view, it is not impossible for them to be used by me."

"Your Excellency, how did you reach this conclusion? Is it reliable?"

Tang Long smiled and pointed to his empty right arm. "If it weren't for their help today, I would have lost more than just one arm."

"They are fearless of death, can almost infinitely resurrect, and are driven solely by profit."

"As long as you find the right method, they can do almost anything for you."

"Their strength grows very quickly. As long as half a year passes, I think it will be no problem for the entire group to grow to the Blood Refining level of combat power."

"By that time, whatever Blasphemers or Sun Worshipers there are, as long as I snap my fingers, countless Chaos-Bearers will tear them to shreds."

The four bishops again showed shock in their eyes, but within this shock, there was a different kind of excitement.