Doctor, I'm really strong!

But no matter where you come from, you will definitely leave with your thoughts. Liu Jiuli has already prepared the relevant books. Since someone has taken the initiative to come to him to discuss God, let's have a chat.

So one clear morning, Liu Jiuli disguised himself and went outside to distribute dangerous books. Because the content was all related to religion, and with the large cross on them, combined with Liu Jiuli's all-white outfit and the aura of Originium Arts disguise, no one suspected that he was not a Lateran until he had distributed all the books.

How to put it? This behavior is like conducting an experiment. Liu Jiuli just wants to see the Sarkaz's reaction. Even if they don't react at all, it doesn't matter. No reaction is a reaction in itself. All that's left is to wait.

Liu Jiuli ran away after setting the fire, but the Sakorta people of Longmen were in an uproar.

At any time, a shock to one's faith can be fatal. If Liu Jiuli directly denies the existence of God, then it doesn't matter to the Sakortas; they are heretics, enemies to be defeated.

The problem is that he doesn't deny it, but instead explains what God is in another way. This is to directly compete with Lateran for the right to define God, which is "the God I think is the real God".

This sounds quite idealistic, but that's what religion is all about—it's an abstract thing.

The problem is that the general public cannot believe in abstract concepts, so monotheistic religions with concrete images and promises of faith were born. The greatest value of such religions is their powerful downward compatibility effect, which can include even illiterate commoners, making them willingly become cannon fodder.

When two people eat from the same pot, conflict is inevitable. Due to the special nature of religion, the more reasonable and beneficial the explanation given by one person sounds, the more likely the masses are to believe it.

For example, Indian capitalists support Buddhism, which teaches that "you suffer in this life and enjoy happiness in the next," in order to ensure that the vast proletariat will not rebel against them. Only those who can climb the social ladder but are restricted by the caste system will hate this corrupt system; most people are simply numb.

When you can't even write your own name, you don't have the extra energy to think about why your life is so miserable.

Therefore, knowledge monopoly is the most terrifying and currently the most advanced form of monopoly.

The Sarkaz originally practiced Lateran religion, and the relatively affluent life in Lateran allowed the Sarkaz who came from there to have a relatively good education. Being able to eat and be fed, and having knowledge, allowed them to use their brains more efficiently.

What the ruling class fears most is that the people start to think. Thinking too much can easily lead to trouble. If they come up with some highly dangerous theories that could be put into practice, the Tsarist Russian royal family is their future.

The Sarkaz are a special case because they understand each other more easily, so internal conflicts, at least among the Sarkaz, are few, but that doesn’t mean they have no conflicts.

Everyone has their own ideas, or they might just be bored and want to do something. At this moment, a brand new theory comes crashing down like a meteorite. Before the Lateran Notary Office declares it heresy, the Sarkaz can take a look without breaking the law. Let me see what's so great about it.

Then they were a bit bewildered. Some were angry, some were curious, and some were confused, but whatever their emotion, once they started to care about this, their brains had to start thinking. And that thinking led to trouble.

Under normal circumstances, religion serves politics. No matter how much power it wields, this essence remains unchanged. Without a secular foundation, religion has no possibility of survival. This necessitates that religion possess the ability to govern, which, in other words, means uniting the people under one banner and making them willing to pay the price for the ruler.

In contrast, in Liu Jiuli's New Testament, the ruling class is humanity itself, the vast majority of people, and the most fundamental idea is human liberation. Therefore, God is directly outside the Three Realms and outside the Five Elements. Humans have to rely on themselves for everything. God seems to have a higher status, but in essence, he requires humanity to liberate itself.

But you can’t deny that religion must exist around a God, and this person must display extraordinary abilities that are unimaginable to humans; omniscience and omnipotence are the best definition.

This is also the biggest loophole.

Back in reality, omniscience and omnipotence became Liu Jiuli's best target for retaliation, because no matter how you explain the inevitability, urgency, or possibility of God doing this, it all points to one conclusion—God is not omniscience and omnipotence.

Religion is something that can't be made concrete. The more concrete it is, the weaker its divinity becomes, and eventually it falls from its pedestal. The only solution is to let God do nothing from the beginning. He created the world and then did something more sacred. What that thing is, we humans certainly don't know, can't do, and can't explain. If we try to explain it, it becomes a cover-up.

Anyway, God doesn't need people to do anything; He loves everything. It's just that some children can work hard to get more love.

In comparison, a god who requires people to do something to worship is simply pathetic.

No one cares about anything you do, but God has given mankind a mission: to rebuild Eden and let the light of heaven shine on every inch of earth.

On one hand, there's the idea that hard work leads to dreams; on the other hand, there's the idea of ​​selling indulgences. It's obvious which side is more popular.

Furthermore, Liu Jiuli's system was complete from the outset and had been practiced and perfected on Earth. He only made some modifications to adapt to local conditions. Faced with the wisdom from another civilization, a few people cannot find fault with it. As long as the two points of God's omniscience and omnipotence and the fact that no human sacrifice is required are firmly established, and the logic is self-consistent, then the headache will be those who use religion as a pretext to make money.

This is logic that even ordinary people at the lowest level can understand.

Gods are more powerful than emperors. Emperors certainly don't lack money, and neither do gods. You might say that gods can conjure anything, so money must be something they can conjure with a wave of their hand. So, you might say that gods want my money. So, who exactly wants my money?

When it comes to their own interests, everyone becomes very clever, even illiterate commoners.

After a period of development and preparation, many comrades supporting the New Testament emerged among the Sakortas in Lungmen. They began to put their ideas into practice to bring Eden to earth, but at first they didn't know how to do it.

Then, in their pursuit of truth, they will discover that future technology seems to be quite similar to their own beliefs.

At first, I just felt that it looked somewhat similar, then the more I looked, the more similar it seemed, and finally I was completely captivated and couldn't extricate myself, and devoted myself wholeheartedly to the great cause of human liberation.

As the starting point for everything, Liu Jiuli gained a large number of high-quality laborers for free, especially the Sakortas who came from Lateran. They were highly skilled and could serve as level eight technicians in the research institute, or at the very least, as primary school teachers. This greatly alleviated the talent pressure on Future Technology and could even supply talent to Steel Grid.

We won, a win-win situation, we're so excited!

It's unclear how long this winning streak can last. Lateran can't remain indifferent, and it will be troublesome when they impose a ban, since this is a direct attempt to eradicate their roots. Hopefully, before that happens, these New Testament texts can be spread to more distant places.

Oh, and by the way, there's also an advanced version of the New Testament, the Declaration of Human Liberation.

Section 122: Dongfeng Express, Absolutely No Negative Reviews

If products are the lifeblood of business, then logistics are its blood vessels.

As a developed capital city, Longmen naturally has a well-established logistics system, with Penguin Logistics and Fengchi Logistics being the two main arteries supporting this system.

The difference lies in the fact that, in addition to Lungmen, Fengchi Logistics' main business also includes other countries, while Penguin Logistics is mainly developed in Lungmen. The difference in their focuses means that the competition between the two companies is not fierce, and in most cases they are in a state of mutual non-interference, occasionally even cooperating.

But now, the flow has changed.

Young people lacking martial ethics joined the battle, and Dongfeng Logistics swept in with overwhelming force, quickly monopolizing the trade route from Lungmen to Steelgrad (formerly Chernobog) and then to Lungmen, and fiercely competing with Penguin Logistics.

To be precise, it was a one-sided competition; Penguin Logistics was simply squeezed out of the market by the competition.

It wasn't that Liu Jiuli used any malicious competitive tactics; it was simply because Dongfeng Logistics was faster and more efficient.

They have already begun to deploy drones in large numbers within the Longmen area for targeted delivery. Some newly built buildings in Longmen have started to add transport platforms for drones to dock on their balconies, and older buildings have also designed such platforms on their top floors. Goods weighing less than one ton can be directly delivered to your building.

How could a single item in a normal household possibly exceed one ton? That's why some people choose Dongfeng Logistics when moving because it's really cheap, and it can be done on the same day. Not only that, once they arrive at the apartment building, they can just take the elevator to finish the rest of the work, which is great.

Many businesses have begun to cooperate with Dongfeng Logistics and establish partnerships with Future Technology through this line, purchasing high-quality and inexpensive products to fill their shelves. Future Technology manufacturing has become a label for Longmen. If you don't have one or two Future Technology-manufactured appliances at home, you'd be embarrassed to call yourself middle class.

Penguin Logistics and Fengchi Logistics don't have production workshops, let alone products as amazing as Future Technology. Faced with Future Technology's complete monopoly from raw materials to logistics, they have no power to resist.

If it were a normal company, these two logistics giants would definitely make the other party realize the consequences of ambushing an elderly person. But the problem is that Future Technology is not an ordinary company.

Behind the future technology is the Red Guards, whose headquarters are in Steel Grid. Their leader is Liu Jiuli, a newly promoted nobleman who has nominally obtained a title in the Ursus Empire. If other companies are gas stations, then they are uranium refueling stations. A difference of one word, but a world of difference.

Moreover, Rhodes Island is also a partner of Future Tech Company. As things stand, it's hard to say whether this is a collaboration or a merger. In any case, many Rhodes Island operators have already settled in Future Tech City.

Fengchi Logistics is doing alright, at least it still has external business lines to support it, but Penguin Logistics can't hold on any longer.

Due to business problems, the Emperor has stopped collecting even his favorite vinyl records. After all, you can't play with these things if you don't have the money. But if he wants to make money, how can he snatch food from Dongfeng Logistics' mouth?

Don't even think about using underhanded tactics. Even the Rat King has to walk backwards when facing Liu Jiuli. Wei Yanwu has explicitly warned all administrative units in Longmen that matters concerning future technology should be reported to him first and not handled arbitrarily.

This is the kind of power that reaches the ears of the emperor and intimidates the common people. We can't afford to mess with them.

What's even more upsetting for the Emperor is that recently, many of the company's employees have been frequently visiting Future Technology, especially Exusiai. Doesn't she know that's a competitor? Although the competitor is Dongfeng Logistics, both of them are companies under Liu Jiuli's control.

This is unbelievable! But I can't give up like this. I have to start struggling now. As long as I don't stop, the probability of victory is one thousand percent!

The idea is great, but how about execution?

(⊙o⊙)...

The Emperor believed that enemies could become friends. Penguin Logistics had been operating in Lungmen for many years and was a very good partner. He figured he could just go and ask for a collaboration.

→_→ (I'm giving you a look, figure it out yourself)

Ultimately, the emperor made his own choice and joined the Dongfeng Logistics cooperation system.

Make money, not shabby.

Steelgrove, Office No. 6

The word "six" is a homophone for "Liu," so Office No. 6 is actually Liu Jiuli's office. He usually works from home and only goes to the government building for meetings when there are important matters to be dealt with. Anyway, the online office system in Steel Geler is already very efficient.

I met Liu Jiuli here that year.

In Ling's words, he is the new incarnation of the Year Beast.

Because power cannot be faked, he also possessed that unique perception between the clones of the Year Beast.

But the Year Beast really only had twelve clones back then, so where did this thirteenth one come from? It couldn't have crawled out of a coffin, that would be too outrageous.

Therefore, a hypothesis was proposed in that year.

"Big sister, do you think he might be... uh, the reincarnation of Jie?"

“Although they are doing the same thing, he is definitely not Jie.”

"Because of gender?"

Ling reached out and flicked Nian on the forehead: "Figure it out yourself."

For Liu Jiuli, the arrival of the New Year was much simpler.

"Sister Ling, you went out for a while, and then you added another sister to my list?"

Although Liu Jiuli said this, he was secretly overjoyed.

Those guys with E-Station ideas in their heads should go stand in the corner. Liu Jiuli is happy because of Nian's abilities. As a professional in metal and smelting, Nian can definitely provide unexpected assistance to him, provided that she is willing to stay.

“Yes, little brother, I am your older sister Nian. Hurry up and call me older sister.”

At that moment, the game began.

Calling someone "sister" is easy, but you absolutely can't do it so easily. You have to pull them along a bit to make them feel like they've "gotten a good deal" and then they'll be willing to stay and play for a while.

If you're willing to stay, then you can forget about leaving.

Liu Jiuli asked expressionlessly, "Who are you?"

Nian smiled even more brightly: "Oh dear, it's not good for my little brother to be so disrespectful. I'll get angry, you know."

Liu Jiuli retorted without backing down: "Are you sure you can beat me?"

With her hands on her hips, she said, "Is there even a question? You're the youngest, and I'm your second sister."

As one of the avatars of the Year Beast, Nian's strength is not to be underestimated. Even the old monsters of Yan Kingdom have to be careful when facing her. Although she is also one of the avatars of the Year Beast, there is a sequence in learning the Dao, and it is only natural that the older sister is stronger than the younger brother.

Unbeknownst to him, Liu Jiuli almost burst out laughing.

I didn't expect them to take the bait so easily; it's time to start the standard procedure.

Liu Jiuli immediately challenged, "How about we make a bet?"

Nian's interest was piqued immediately: "Okay, of course! If you can beat me, I'll give you a good weapon."

Liu Jiuli waved his hand: "No need, I'm currently short of professionals. How about you help out here for half a year if you lose the duel?"

Nian chuckled and said, "Alright, little brother, I'm sure I'll win."

Ling watched the two of them from the side, secretly delighted.

You're just waiting to lose, Nian.

Section 123: We All Have a Bright Future