441: Chapter 440 The First Pope! The Demon-Slaying Plan! Target: Lin Mo!

The recording continued to play on the large screen.

As the most outstanding spymaster in all of the Eagle Nation,

and one of the top senior politicians in the West,

even though Smith had been mind-controlled by Illusion Lady,

his words naturally carried immense appeal, charm, and inflammatory power.

Those present listened to Smith's "heartfelt" recount of his past.

Especially the efforts he made to welcome the Father to the Blue Star,

including his attempts to eliminate the Chinese people at any cost.

Bursts of applause began to ring out.

As the subject of the video, Smith

sat upright in the front row, his face filled with "fear and trepidation."

But his mind was as clear as a mirror.

It had to be said.

Trisolaris had started from scratch to learn human political maneuvering.

Their progress was already incredibly rapid.

But to a spymaster like him, who had built his career on conspiracies and schemes,

they were still a bit too green.

Sophon had arranged for him to rewatch the recording of his previous mind control

with the goal of deepening the intimidation against him.

If nothing unexpected happened,

a series of rewards would follow.

Through the use of both the carrot and the stick,

they wanted to ensure he would obediently follow their orders from now on

and never harbor any second thoughts toward Trisolaris again.

Sure enough.

After the recording ended,

the image of a white-robed God with golden hair, eyebrows, and beard appeared on the screen.

But unlike the God usually seen hanging on a cross,

the "God" on the screen had both eyes tightly shut.

His hands were placed in front of his chest, thumbs touching and index fingers touching, pointing toward the ground.

They formed what looked like an equilateral inverted triangle.

In the center of the triangle,

a cluster of golden light pulsated and flickered.

The center of it was pitch black like a pupil.

It was as if an omniscient, omnipotent, all-seeing eye was staring solemnly at everyone.

Seeing this,

Smith immediately stood up.

The The Eighteen Apostles followed suit.

Their faces filled with fanaticism as they shouted.

"Hallelujah (Praise be to our Lord)!"

"The Lord is with us!"

Everyone else hurriedly stood up.

They shouted with devotion.

"Hallelujah (Praise be to our Lord)!..."

"Hallelujah (Praise be to our Lord)!..."

Before long,

the God on the screen still had his eyes tightly closed,

but his mouth began to move.

A powerful, electronically synthesized voice began to emanate from the speakers.

[Bestowing a name.]

[Saint Smith.]

[To be the first Pope of the Holy Church.]

Everyone's gaze converged on Smith.

Smith had long been mentally prepared.

He knelt devoutly and shouted.

"Gratitude to our Lord!"

"May the Kingdom of Heaven descend upon the Blue Star!..."

"May the Lord's will be done on earth as it is in heaven!..."

"..."

After these three sacred decrees were issued,

the God on the large screen quickly vanished.

Smith patted his trousers,

and turned around.

He looked at the crowd with a calm expression.

"Greetings, Your Holiness the Pope!..."

Nakamura Inao, acting as the Cardinal, was the first to lead.

He knelt before Smith with a thud.

Everyone else, except for the The Eighteen Apostles,

also knelt down toward Smith.

"Greetings, Your Holiness!"

Smith stepped forward to help Nakamura Inao up.

The two of them acted as if they had buried the hatchet, exchanging pleasantries to project unity among the high-ranking officials.

After a display of hypocrisy,

Smith turned his head.

He first surveyed the crowd.

Then he fixed his gaze on the The Eighteen Apostles standing nearby.

With a solemn tone, he spoke.

"Everyone."

"The Lord has issued a sacred decree."

"It will be led by me personally."

"The First Saint, Sky Eye, will lead the team. All The Eighteen Apostles will infiltrate China to cooperate in the execution of the Demon-Slaying Project."

"The primary target is Lin Mo!"

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