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Chapter 441 Expansion (Subscription Request)

During the relocation of Heart of Light No. 7, Lin Rui took a quick look at the situation of the Holy Church of Light Branch No. 7.

There are 2400 million registered believers here, which is even more than the number in the Ninth Base City.

Of course, the quality of the believers in Branch No. 7 is definitely not as good as that in the Ninth Base City.

The influence here is concentrated in the lower class areas. They only have 900 million believers who are legal citizens, and most of them are from the bottom of society. There is not a single upper-class person worth mentioning.

The remaining 1500 million are illegal immigrants who have no legal status.

Lin Rui looked through the information of these believers and found that more than half of them were deceived by the missionaries here and joined the Holy Church of Light.

The income of Branch No. 7 mainly comes from exploiting believers and illegal businesses.

Not only do they treat their believers as coolies and ATMs, they also get involved in drug production, arms trafficking, sex trade, etc. Although they are in the name of "light", they are actually filthy inside.

The situation of illegal immigrants is particularly dire.

Independent of the government system, they established dozens of illegal settlements and kept tens of millions of immigrant believers in captivity like pigs and dogs.

Lin Rui shook his head slightly, thinking that it would be a long and arduous task to sort out all aspects of the 7th Branch.

However, the future prospects of Branch No. 7 are still very good. Although the upper echelons of the sect here have been cleared out by them, there will inevitably be a major purge next, which may cause Branch No. 7 to experience great turmoil and division. But as long as they pay attention to methods and take appropriate measures, they should be able to keep more than 7% of the believers of Branch No. .

The vast majority of believers here are very devout in their faith in the Holy King of Light, simply because they have invested too much in this faith and have a lot of sunk costs.

One of the human natures is that the more you give, the more reluctant you are to give up. Now asking these believers to give up their faith in the Holy Church of Light would be more painful to them than killing them.

Although the missionary method of No. 9 is more in line with Lin Rui's appetite, in terms of cohesion, the believers of the Holy Church in the No. 9 branch are actually far inferior to this side.

Bright Heart No. 9 was very happy.

Lin Guangming: Master, you see, I am not lying. Among all the 14 Hearts of Light, I am the one who is closest to the original teachings and most upholds the will of the Holy King of Light.

What made No. 9 most happy and proud about this operation was not the capture of Branch No. 7 and the return of more believers to the embrace of the true Holy King of Light, but the fact that after No. 7 was initialized and restored, his thinking logic, world outlook, and views on doctrine were similar to hers.

This proves that she, No. 9, has always adhered to her original intention and upheld the orthodoxy of the Holy Church of Light.

Lin Guangming: Master, don't worry. I will cooperate with No. 7 to clean up this place as soon as possible. I noticed that there are still many clergymen who truly believe in light in Branch No. 7. They have been excluded by these pseudo-believers, but they are still working hard to spread the true belief in light. You can promote them and guide the sect back on the right track.

Lin Guangming: There are many excellent and brilliant missionaries in Branch No. 9 who can fill the priesthood vacancies here.

Lin Rui ignored her and directly issued instructions in the 'Guangming Group'.

Lone Shadow Heavenly Blade (Lin Rui): This time the purge will focus on Branch 7. The clergy at all levels still need to be composed of local believers as the backbone. If there is a real shortage of people, we can transfer them from Branch 9. We must pay attention to their ideological state and their actions. I don't want another purge.

No. 7: Yes, I have learned a lesson from this experience, and I will pay extra attention to this aspect. No. 7 will definitely not let the light shining from the Most High be dimmed.

Lone Shadow Heavenly Blade (Lin Rui): While rectifying the situation, we must also win over the hearts and minds of the people as much as possible and improve the living environment of these settlements. We can add some electrical circuits, street lights, ventilation ducts, air exchange systems, clean water sources and drainage channels. It would be best if we also renovate and reinforce these caverns and slightly expand their scale. It doesn't require much investment, but it will produce immediate results.

Lone Shadow Heavenly Blade (Lin Rui): Isn't the purpose of our Holy Church of Light's existence to help people see the light and bathe in the light?
He didn't know that Number 7 was secretly thinking that what the 'Supreme One' said was indeed correct, but to see the true light, there was still a lack of a holy thunder that would split the darkness and burn everything.

Lone Shadow Heavenly Blade (Lin Rui): In addition, if our sect wants to expand its influence, we must have more legal believers. We have to help them get jobs and legal identities. Those underworld businesses should be stopped. Mining, refining and the farms you have opened up can be retained and expanded as much as possible. I will obtain the legal license of the mining company as soon as possible to legalize these businesses of yours.

Lone Shadow Sky Blade (Lin Rui): We should focus on developing more labor-intensive manufacturing and service industries to provide jobs for our followers. My company has a huge demand for various refined minerals and industrial products. I'll provide you with a list of categories later, and Branch 7 can provide corresponding investment support.

Lone Shadow Heavenly Blade (Lin Rui): If funds are insufficient, I can provide support as appropriate, but you also have to learn to seek external business opportunities on your own. We have so much cheap labor and can make our own production tools, which is a huge advantage.

Lin Rui rubbed his forehead and said: Try to offer more training courses to cultivate the professional skills of believers, and train more construction engineers and mechanical engineers. If someone is interested in biotechnology and has talent, I can also invest resources in training.

They have a lot of business to do. Not only is Tianji Star very eager for the various industrial products of the Earth Federation, but the Earth Federation's mother planet and various colonized planets also have a great demand for Tianji Star's various specialties.

For example, the Federation currently has a drink named "Ace of Hearts". Because it contains special ingredients derived from the plants of Tianji Star, it has become popular throughout the Earth Federation, with annual sales reaching trillions of federal coins.

There are also some clothing companies that weave fibers that are unique to Tianjixing into various clothes. Not only do the clothes themselves look gorgeous, but they can also help prolong life.

However, Lin Rui still felt a headache when he thought about the employment problem of more than 10 million unemployed believers.

The more advanced and developed modern technology becomes, the fewer job opportunities people have. Work efficiency in this era has increased to an extremely exaggerated level, but competition in the market still exists, resulting in meager profits for each product, and capitalists will not share the profits they make with ordinary people.

Fortunately, the intelligent machine rebellion hundreds of years ago forced the federal government to strictly restrict various artificial intelligences, otherwise the current situation would only be worse.

Lin Rui was busy here for the next day and a half.

The main purpose is to place Heart of Light No. 7 and suppress and purge the many false believers within the sect.

Branch No. 7 runs various illegal businesses and has nurtured many vested interests, who naturally cannot get along with the newly born Branch No. 7.

What Lin Rui wanted was a cleaner Branch No. 7, a blank slate to work on, so he was extremely resolute in his purges, and his methods were extremely ruthless and sharp. He swept through and wiped out almost all the sects involved in the underworld.

Due to the betrayal of Heart of Light No. 7 and the information blockage, only a very small number of these people escaped. Their number was less than a thousand, and the strongest was only at the sixth level. After No. 7 expelled them from the sect, they were no longer a threat.

What was surprising was that after Lin Rui's cleansing, the number of his soul power points actually recovered to more than 200 million.

Lin Rui also made major adjustments to the personnel of Branch No. 7 based on the suggestions jointly submitted by Branch No. 9 and Branch No. 7.

The two intelligent computers claimed that they had promoted those people whose words and deeds were truly in line with the teachings of light and who had outstanding abilities, talents and virtues to high positions in the sect.

Lin Rui didn't know whether it was true or not, and he didn't have time to investigate in detail.

The reason why Lin Rui was willing to accept the Holy Church of Light and become its 'Supreme' was because he was attracted by the huge base of believers and influence of the Holy Church of Light. He wanted to use it as wings to gain more bargaining chips against the 'Eternal Life Society'.

It's not like he really wants to be the 'Holy King of Light' and bring light to the believers of light.

Everything Lin Rui did within the Holy Church of Light was done out of his limited "conscience" and his fundamental goal was to expand his own power.

Lin Rui didn't want to spend too much energy on the Holy Church of Light, so he could only rely on the help of No. 7 and No. 9.

If something goes wrong with these two and they deviate from the teachings of light, Lin Rui will actually be helpless.

His control over Branch No. 9 was actually very weak, and he knew nothing about the situation in Branch No. 7. He simply couldn't find the right people to take over those key positions.

This is just like the ancient emperors who had to rely on the gentry to govern the world.

Lin Rui then took the time to meet with the two independent candidates here.

The two welcomed Lin Rui, the big money sponsor, but had doubts about the 900 million votes provided by the "Church of the Bright King".

They had no doubt about the number of believers in the 'King of Light', but they kept their distance from the doctrines and practices of this sect.

——A fool can see that this so-called "King of Light Church" is just the Holy Church of Light in a different skin.

It is unknown how this sect used all the connections to apply for a legal religious license, transforming itself from a notorious cult into a federally registered legal sect.

However, the two are still very pessimistic about the future of the Bright King Sect. After all, it is difficult to change one's nature.

The former Holy Church of Light committed fraud, robbery, murder, and drug trafficking—it was guilty of almost every kind of evil and had numerous crimes.

Can a new look now help them escape these shady, illegal businesses? I'm afraid this temporarily legal sect will soon degenerate into a cult again.

The two were worried that being too deeply involved with the Bright King Cult would only hinder their own election prospects.

However, for the sake of Lin Rui, the big money sponsor, the two were still willing to do some limited cooperation. They were willing to observe, listen to what he said, and watch what he did; they were also willing to invest political resources and give the new "King of Light Church" some convenience and protection.

If the general election begins in three months and the Bright King Church really completes the reform as Lin Rui said, then the two can further cooperate with the Bright King Church and even join their party, the 'Bright Front'.

Lin Rui failed to achieve his goal completely, but he did not feel disappointed.

These two independent candidates have been active in politics for many years and are quite influential among the people of the Seventh Base City. They are known for their integrity and outspokenness. It is impossible for them to directly flip the ballot for these 900 million votes that have extremely serious consequences.

That night, Lin Rui returned to the ninth base city on the escort satellite ship.

At this time, there were actually quite a few things to do in Branch No. 7, but Lin Rui had no time to take care of them because tonight was Linghu Mingde's birthday party.

(End of this chapter)