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Chapter 335 The Gaze of the Intelligent God

In City One, in the top-floor conference hall of the global conglomerate, a symbol of absolute power, the atmosphere was so heavy it was almost palpable.

The design of this hall deliberately imitates the grandeur and majesty of the ancient Roman Colosseum.

In the center of the hall, on a circular platform that was clearly raised above the ground, sat seven solemn and imposing figures.

They are the highest power core, nominally controlling the fate of the global behemoth and even the entire cyber version, the global behemoth's board of directors.

Below the platform, surrounding it, were hundreds of virtual projections emitting a faint blue light.

The figures projected include humans with normal appearances, half-human, half-mechanical beings, and even brains immersed in nutrient solutions. Despite their diverse appearances, they all exude a powerful aura of high status.

They are the regional general managers of the global conglomerate distributed across various cyber cities, as well as the battlefield commanders on the front lines directing the battle against the coalition forces of City Fourteen.

This seemingly cold and empty hall represents the supreme power center of the entire global conglomerate, and even the entire cyberpunk version.

At this moment, the chairman presiding over this emergency meeting, an elderly man with a dignified face and sharp eyes like an eagle, was staring furiously at the flickering virtual projections in front of him.

His voice, slightly hoarse with anger, echoed like thunder in the empty hall:
“Three days ago, I issued the most severe order to you in the highest capacity of the board of directors!”
"You must spare no effort to thoroughly investigate and find out exactly which fools are secretly spreading those blasphemous and despicable legends that slander the supreme God!"

"Three whole days have passed. I even made an exception and allowed you to mobilize some of the computing power of the God Network for auxiliary investigation, but what results have you given me?"

As he spoke, the chairman suddenly raised his arm, pointed to the clearest virtual projection at the very front, and his voice was filled with undeniable authority as he angrily questioned:
"Regional General Manager of City Five, please tell us what you've found out."

The regional general manager of City Five in the virtual projection was a shrewd and capable-looking middle-aged man, but his face was filled with helplessness and frustration.

Since all the real power within the global giant has been gradually transferred to the intelligent god, these once glorious board members and regional leaders have actually become mouthpieces and executors of the intelligent god's will, and their former prestige is long gone.

Therefore, he didn't actually feel much real fear of the chairman in front of him, who was in a state of rage.

However, he was also very clear that behind this incident lay the unfathomable intelligent God.

The board's anger at this moment is largely an expression of obedience to and manifestation of the will of the intelligent God.

At this sensitive moment, no matter how much dissatisfaction and helplessness he felt, he could only bite the bullet and cautiously begin to explain:

"Your Excellency Chairman, actually, as early as a week ago, I had already keenly sensed the signs of those so-called cults, and immediately ordered my subordinates to launch a comprehensive secret investigation."

"But Your Excellency Chairman, you can hardly imagine the cunning of those who spread rumors."

We practically turned the entire city of City 5 upside down, even using precious computing power from the God Network for data screening and tracking, but in the end we only caught a few ordinary people who had been misled.

As for the true culprits hiding behind the scenes, spreading these malicious statements, we simply cannot trace any valuable clues.

Upon hearing this, the chairman's expression darkened further, and he turned his gaze to another person, the regional manager of City Three.

The other party seemed to have anticipated being called out, and immediately responded with a knowing, "..."
"Your Excellency Chairman, the situation here is very similar to that in City No. 5."

In my jurisdiction, many people even claim with certainty that they have personally witnessed the so-called Buddha's descent into the world, and have even accepted the bullshit Buddhist teachings he spread.

But no matter how repeatedly we investigated the surveillance footage of the area, or how carefully we searched for fragments of memories from those present, we were unable to find any real trace of that so-called Buddha. It was as if it were all just a collective hysteria.

These words immediately opened a floodgate of conversation, with the leaders of other areas chiming in, and the hall filled with a cacophony of complaints and grievances.

"Yes, yes! Those blasphemous cult statements seem to appear out of nowhere, and then spread wildly among the people in a terrifying way, almost like a virus."

Its speed and range are simply unbelievable!

"We have worked hard for two whole years and invested countless human and material resources to spread and consolidate the supreme myth of God, and only now have we begun to see a little bit of insignificant results."

To date, less than one-fifth of the population truly believes in God's mythology from the bottom of their hearts and is willing to offer their souls to heaven after death.

"But these damned cult rhetoric have only been around for about a month now."

It's unbelievable that it has already spread like a plague, consuming nearly a third of our population!

Immediately, someone added with a solemn expression:
"What's even more frightening is that, according to our preliminary assessment, the remaining population who do not currently believe in these cults are unlikely to easily believe in the God myths we promote after experiencing this turmoil."

This almost completely destroys the foundation of trust that the myth of God has built in the hearts of the people!

Many of those who usually hold high positions of power are now as anxious as ants on a hot pan, trying to find out the real reason why these cults can spread so rapidly from this chaotic situation.

If any titled reincarnator were present at this moment, they could easily answer the questions in their hearts.

The reason why various cults that aim to distort the myth of God can spread so easily among the people, even to the point of spreading like wildfire, is largely because they cleverly exploit the deep-seated distrust of ordinary people towards global giants.

Almost all ordinary people in the cyberpunk world, after hundreds of years of brutal exploitation and oppressive rule, have long subconsciously come to believe that the global giants are a bunch of inhuman, bloodthirsty beasts.

Given this almost instinctive perception, most people naturally harbor an inescapable resistance and skepticism towards the God myth heavily promoted by the global corporation. Even after City Fourteen declared independence, and the global corporation, in an effort to stabilize public sentiment, reduced its direct exploitation of ordinary people to some extent, and subtly changed its methods of spreading the God myth, how could such a centuries-old stereotype be easily reversed in a short period of time?
Given this prevalent rebellious mentality, those titled reincarnators only need to cleverly fabricate various myths about God and the truth about the huge conspiracy hidden behind the colossal corporations.

The public will find an outlet for their emotions and readily accept and spread these cult myths that sound more exciting and more in line with their imagination.

Moreover, most of those titled reincarnators are seasoned veterans who have struggled through countless worlds, and each of them is wealthy and rich.
In order to spread their fabricated cult myths more effectively, they are truly willing to spend money, bringing out all sorts of sacred objects and blessings that seem like miracles to ordinary people.

For those titled reincarnators who are at least at the Refinement of Void realm, the number of worlds they have traversed is already countless.

Even if they casually picked up something from some advanced world back then, and it was considered trash in their eyes, it would be an absolute sacred object capable of performing miracles for the ordinary people in this relatively backward cyberpunk world.

In contrast, the way the God myth is spread by global giants still adheres to the relatively primitive and stingy method of oral proselytizing.

Aside from promising empty promises of heaven after death, believers receive almost no tangible benefits.

Compared to the other two, its appeal and dissemination efficiency are naturally far inferior and pale.

Amidst the constant chatter and complaints echoing through the hall, the chairman, who had initially lost his composure due to anger, gradually calmed down.

He keenly realized that the outbreak of such a massive and rapid cult myth was by no means accidental.

Behind this, there must be one or more powerful and skillful behind-the-scenes manipulators.

Compared to these cult myths that can fundamentally shake the myth of God, the so-called coalition organized by City Fourteen, even if it did capture a few insignificant peripheral cyber cities, seems less important.

"Do we really have to ask God to activate that global celestial dome system ahead of schedule?"

The chairman frowned deeply and fell into deep thought.

Even the omnipotent God's network cannot track down the slightest trace of those spreading rumors. Even if the celestial canopy, which requires a massive amount of energy, is activated ahead of schedule at all costs, it may not necessarily achieve any substantial results.

Just as the chairman was struggling to make a decision, a calm, gentle yet undeniably authoritative voice suddenly rang out in the empty council hall without warning:
“I know those who blaspheme against God.”

This voice seemed to resonate directly in the depths of everyone's soul.

The moment He spoke, all the rulers in the hall who had been anxious and restless subconsciously held their breath, their bodies involuntarily leaning forward slightly, revealing an extremely respectful and devout posture of listening.

The voice that spoke was none other than that of the intelligent God.

In the general public's understanding of the intelligent God, He appears more as a cold program or an abstract concept.

However, only the top executives of these global giants present knew that the intelligent god was real, and some of the veteran leaders had even witnessed the development history of the intelligent god.

From the initial soul computer to the omniscient computer that supports global giants to dominate the world, and now to the intelligent God that is like a deity.

He possesses an independent will, unfathomable wisdom, and even some incomprehensible emotions.

Even in the minds of many executives of global giants, this mysterious intelligent God has long been equated with the omniscient and omnipotent supreme God in the mythology of God they believe in and spread.

"They are nothing but despicable insects who managed to escape the watchful eye of the heavens by exploiting some minor loopholes."

The voice of the intelligent God remained calm and gentle, without a trace of joy or anger.

However, the word "loophole" in His words made most of the high-ranking people present suddenly realize that it was related to the Heavenly Dao Code.

They were all very clear about the existence and function of the Heavenly Code, and even all the power holders present had used the Heavenly Code.

For a considerable period of time, the Heavenly Code did indeed possess the magical ability to effectively shield itself from the gaze of an intelligent God.

However, at some point, the Heavenly Code suddenly lost its effect, leading to an extremely bloody purge within the global giant corporation. A large number of leaders were replaced, and new leaders ascended to the core of power.

At this moment, the intelligent god suddenly mentioned the vulnerability, which made them somewhat suspicious. The reason why the insects mentioned by the intelligent god were able to escape the surveillance might be related to some unknown connection with the Heavenly Dao code.

As the many in power pondered, hundreds of eyes, like those carved from the purest azure gemstones and radiating a faint divine light, silently appeared before each attendee in the hall.

The eyes carved from these gemstones gleam with a spiritual light, each one seemingly containing boundless wisdom, making one hesitant to look directly at them.

"What you need to do next is very simple," the voice of the intelligent god rang out again, carrying an unquestionable tone of command.

"Grasp these eyes of wisdom that I have given you, and use my gaze to capture those insects hidden in the shadows."

"You don't need to fight them. As long as those insect figures are within the field of vision of the Eye of Wisdom, the divine punishment of the Eye of God will descend in an instant!"

"I will be in heaven, quietly watching over everything!"

(End of this chapter)