From ship girl to machine god

Obviously, this is an assassination operation targeting Blue Bird.

Jade Bird didn't know how many explosives the driver had on his body, and whether he had any accomplices, but she knew that once the explosives exploded, she would be fine, but the church member next to her would definitely be dead or injured.

So she grabbed the church member's arm without hesitation, then used her feet to force herself, raised her hand to tear off the roof of the car, and jumped out of the car with him. Along with the violent explosion, she used the psychic protection of her open arms to The shield protected him.

After landing, Qingniao saw that the other party did not seem to be injured, so he was worried and released a spiritual energy to heal the injury on him, and then asked: "What's going on? How could someone want to assassinate me?"

"You are the Messiah, you are Alpha, you are Omega! You are the Almighty One who was, is and will be forever!" This church member did not answer Blue Bird's question, but seemed to be saved by Blue Bird. His behavior led him into a kind of religious fanaticism.

Chapter 87 Impromptu Speech

Within minutes of the assassination, troops from the coalition government and local American police quickly cordoned off the scene.

Although the church member showed an extremely fanatical attitude towards the blue bird and insisted that he had been saved and blessed by the Messiah and had not suffered any harm, he was still taken to the hospital by ambulance.

As for Qingniao, he did not go to the hospital, but stayed there and gave an impromptu speech to the onlookers.

For Qingniao, it is completely impossible for an attack of this level to hurt her. Unless the attacker can get Maozi's outrageous suitcase-shaped two-legged kicker and stuff it into her arms and detonate it, otherwise it will be impossible for the attacker to do so. As far as the blue bird is concerned, it just looks like a big flower.

The only harm that can be done to her is to make her face black and gray or to damage her clothes.

And this can only be done on the premise that Blue Bird does not use psychic powers.

If Bluebird had used her psychic powers, which had become more and more outrageous after she returned to Earth and received her faith, she might really be able to perform a show of swallowing a nuclear bomb alive and just belching.

As for Jade Bird’s impromptu speech, it actually didn’t say anything substantive. She just said that she would save those on the earth who are willing to believe in her. A new promised land has appeared. As long as everyone is willing to work hard and contribute to human society, Just be able to go there.

And this is not some religious comfort, but a real ticket to the new world.

In her speech, Jade Bird also revealed that all this has been approved by the coalition government. She will then go to the moon to set up a shipyard. At that time, people recognized by the coalition government who have made outstanding contributions to mankind will be able to go to the moon and board a jump spacecraft. Go to 'Heaven' in the Proxima Galaxy.

It can be said that Jade Bird's speech was extremely successful.

After all, the bomb attack had just occurred, and Qingniao stood next to the bombed vehicle and gave a speech. This courage and courage are definitely top-notch in the eyes of ordinary people.

You must know that others don't know that she is a ship girl, or even know that she has psychic powers. They just regard her as an ordinary person who can show some special skills.

Among her opponents, some even said that the scene shown by Blue Bird at the airport was only achieved through pre-set technological means. It is even possible that the coalition government bribed all the media in advance and deliberately let them broadcast the incident. The scenes were edited and processed with special effects to make people think that the blue bird is really the Messiah.

Although in a sense, these people's guesses are not wrong, the blue bird is indeed not the real Messiah, and what he shows is not a miracle but spiritual power.

But from another perspective, she does fit the image of the savior Messiah described in religious classics who will save mankind at the end of the world.

Apart from anything else, the 'paradise' planet actually exists. Even if people now generally believe that it is Proxima Centauri b, it is still a real existence and a new home full of hope for human beings on earth.

From this point of view alone, the Blue Bird who invented the jump engine to arrive and discover this planet can indeed be regarded as the savior.

And this is the main reason why those Christian believers quickly accepted her as the Messiah after the Pope started promoting her.

This time's speech further deepened people's impression, especially after Qingniao talked about the moon factory and those who have contributed to mankind can get tickets to 'heaven', many people even called her Noah, who is the new era, will use the Ark to carry mankind to a new home in this 'Great Flood' caused by the sun.

This statement was quickly recognized by many people. After all, Noah who built the Ark seems to be more in line with the image of the blue bird than the savior.

Qingniao herself didn't care about this. After confirming that it was safe and that the Pope had indeed come to New York in person, she successfully met with the Pope.

The Pope apologized for the attack and assassination of Blue Bird and said he would publicly criticize those who attacked him.

But this was not the focus of the meeting between the Pope and Jade Bird. The focus of the meeting between the two was still on the church's certification of Jade Bird as the Messiah.

In the Pope's view, although with the promotion of the coalition government and his own active propaganda, a considerable number of Christian believers around the world now believe that Blue Bird is the Messiah, this is not a formal church canonization after all, and it is not even a serious one. There are no rituals related to the scriptures, which makes the name somewhat unfair.

Especially in the eyes of some non-Christian believers, the Blue Bird is not the Messiah, but just a scientist who has made special discoveries.

Therefore, the church hopes to pass a grand religious ceremony to certify or canonize Jade Bird in the name of the church, confirming her name as the Messiah, instead of just acquiescing to it as it is now.

Qade Bird does not object to this.

Although she doesn't like spending money on useless religious rituals, looking at religious rituals from another perspective is indeed conducive to the spread of faith and deepening believers' worship of her. In this regard, Jade Bird does not Reasons against the Pope's proposal.

So she agreed to the Pope's request and asked the Pope to ask the Pope to call on believers to comply with the new regulations proposed by the coalition government and actively contribute to mankind in exchange for a ticket to 'heaven'.

To this end, Jade Bird also showed the Pope some information about Pandora, making the religious leader realize that the 'heaven' that Jade Bird said really existed.

This undoubtedly gave the Pope great confidence, and it also gave him some new ideas or ambitions, which was to take this opportunity to revive the power of the church through Blue Bird.

After all, with the rise of science, the church is no longer what it used to be, and the Holy See is no longer the Papal State that could call all of Europe to launch a holy war with just one word.

Successive popes have tried to revive the church, but it is clear that this is impossible in today's society.

But mankind is now facing a doomsday crisis, and the entire world is being reshuffled. If the church can seize the opportunity at this time, there may be a possibility of revival.

And the key to all this obviously lies in the blue bird.

Qingniao didn't think there was anything wrong with the Pope's thoughts.

From the Pope's standpoint, it is normal for him to have such thoughts, and he uses the church to help promote his belief in the Blue Bird and vigorously cooperates with the work of the coalition government. He can't really do charity for free, right?

Even if you really do charity, isn't it right for others to gain some good reputation and so on?

Chapter 88 Establishing a New Covenant

If the Pope wants to return to the old days of the church where priests casually touched the buttocks of little boys, then the blue bird will hammer his head into the cavity.

But what the Pope wants is not to restore the theocratic supremacy of the medieval church. He just wants the church to recover from its current decline and regain development, or to keep up with the trend.

This can be discussed.

You know, in today's society, people are increasingly lacking reverence and belief in religion, especially among young people, and there are fewer and fewer church believers.

Especially in European and American countries, these places were originally the basic base of the Christian church. Many young people followed their parents and were baptized from birth, which was considered a stronghold.

But with the spread of modern ideas and the dark history of church priests touching children's buttocks, people are becoming more and more reluctant to trust the church.

Not to mention the religious reforms of various religious sects since the European Renaissance, just the burning of Bruno that year was enough to permanently nail the church to the pillar of shame in history.

What the Pope wants to do now is just to get more people to believe in the church, to believe in God, and to carry forward the church.

"If this is your idea, it is indeed negotiable, but I need to remind you that the church's teachings must be reformed. People believe that the church is seeking spiritual sustenance, rather than truly believing that there is an omniscient and omnipotent person who can make a pure girl Pregnant God." What Qingniao said was extremely blasphemous. It would have been roasted on a high or low fire rack in the Middle Ages, but the Pope in front of her was indifferent to it.

The Pope just made a helpless gesture, and then sighed: "Many of the stories in the Bible are really outrageous. Let alone you, even I find it difficult to believe in these incredible-sounding stories. If If it wasn’t for missionary needs, I might just listen to these as a story.

You can rest assured that I have no objection to the religious reform, but please understand that even if I am the pope, I do not have the final say in the church alone. "

Although according to Christian teachings, the Pope himself is the spokesperson of God on earth. In theory, he can indeed command and call on all Christian believers in the world, but there are other cardinals in the church itself, and he must consider them. Views.

Although everyone is playing with faith and knows what is going on with the old rogue God and that the stories in the Bible are nonsense, at least they must remain pious when in front of believers.

Because only by safeguarding classics and traditions can their interests and power be guaranteed.

You must know that even though the authority and power of cardinals in modern society have long been reduced, they are still in charge of the religious affairs of the entire diocese and have considerable real power.

Coupled with the accumulation of indulgences sold by the church for hundreds of years, the wealth is also quite astonishing. These cardinals can often influence the decisions of the pope to a large extent.

Qingniao just shrugged at this, and then said: "If you want to keep up with the times... No, let's put it in a way that is more acceptable to you. If you want to board the new ark, you must make changes. The old era The old things no longer apply, and the Lamb of the Lord will make a new covenant with the Messiah."

"Establish a new covenant?" The pope's face changed slightly. What Qingniao said was not a simple matter. One bad move would cause the entire church to collapse.

The so-called covenant is a very important part of the Christian faith and is divided into two parts: the Old Testament and the New Testament.

Among them, the Old Testament is the famous Ten Commandments, which is the agreement made by Moses on behalf of mankind and God. This part is also the teaching of the Jews when they first believed in God. After being recorded, it became the Old Testament part of the Bible.

Since there is an Old Covenant, there will naturally be a New Covenant. The so-called New Covenant is the new agreement signed by Jesus Christ on behalf of mankind and God.

This part is the part that the Christian church pays more attention to. The reason is very simple, because this part mainly records the story of Jesus and his disciples, and the Christian church developed from the disciples of Christ and was led by Moses. Jews are not the same thing.

So even though they both believe in God, Judaism and Christianity probably regard each other as heretics.

The establishment of a new covenant mentioned by Blue Bird will undoubtedly overthrow the teachings of the Old Testament and the New Testament in the Bible, which is equivalent to overthrowing all the old teachings of the Christian church today.

You know, even with the various religious reforms and schisms since the Renaissance, the core doctrines and classics of the Christian sect have never been changed. What they have done is only different interpretations of the only classic book, the Bible. .

After the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, someone once compared this oldest Bible with the modern Bible. It was found that among the thousands of years of copying, there are only about a few differences between the modern Bible and this oldest Bible. The differences in the evolution of text and grammar can be said to be exactly the same in other places.

It is conceivable that if a classic has been copied for thousands of years without mistakes or confusion, how conservative the church will be.

But the Pope also knows that religious reform is imperative. If the church cannot be reorganized and reformed by the impending end of the world, mankind will inevitably give up belief in Christianity in the future.

In fact, this has already been reflected many years ago when the solar crisis was first discovered. Many people originally sought help from faith to gain comfort due to the arrival of the end of the world, but the church was not able to bring it to people very well. Peace of mind.

After all, it's the end of the world, and the final judgment is coming. You are still saying that you can be saved by believing in God. It is really difficult for people to think that this thing is reliable.

Although for some people, belief in God can indeed give them some spiritual comfort in the face of this desperate doomsday crisis. At least they can comfort themselves that if they really die, they can go to heaven.

Therefore, when the previous generation of popes were still in office, the church also tried to make some changes, but with little success.

After the current pope took over the church, he followed the style of the previous generation of popes and tried to make changes. Otherwise, he would not have cooperated with the coalition government in promoting the belief in Bluebird and the claim that she is the Messiah.

Just making a new covenant is still too important for the Pope to make up his mind for a while.

So he could only say to Qingniao: "Please give me some time. I need to summon all the cardinals to discuss this matter."

Chapter 89 Reform through labor

The Pope convened the cardinals to discuss amending doctrines and establishing a new covenant. It was obvious that the matter would not be concluded in a short time. Even if they argued for a year, they would think it was normal.

Therefore, after the meeting with the Pope, Blue Bird no longer cared about this matter, and instead began to release a piece of video information about Pandora to the outside world through the United Government.

This was taken by her on a special trip to Pandora before she came back. It recorded the human outpost under construction on Pandora and also carefully photographed a large number of beautiful scenery on Pandora.

Among them are not only the floating mountains that are so magnificent that you feel like you are in a dream, but also the colorful forests at night, the towering home trees of the Na'vi people, and the bluebirds specially riding the gryphon-winged beast to fly to the island tribe to take pictures. Pandora's ocean and beautiful marine ecology.

For humans on earth, these scenes are simply as beautiful as heaven. Countless people are immersed in the beautiful scenery of Pandora.

Those believers who originally believed that the blue bird is the Messiah no longer say that the blue bird is the Noah of the new era. Instead, they continue to advocate that this is the new promised land!

Although the Pope did not agree to Jade Bird's request for a new covenant, he was unambiguous when it came time to cooperate. He directly announced that the church would officially hold a ceremony for Jade Bird, canonize him as the Messiah, and hold a grand ceremony in the Vatican. celebration.

The coalition government was happy to see this happen. Not only did it add fuel to the fire behind the scenes, it also opened the door to convenience and provided a lot of help to the church.

With the cooperation and efforts of both parties, Jade Bird's previous proposal that those who have made outstanding contributions to mankind can take a spaceship to go to 'heaven' has been implemented and has become known to people.

At this time, many people who were still making trouble suddenly became calm. Not only did they start to find jobs at the coalition government's construction sites, some people even began to take the initiative to report those who took the lead in inciting the trouble.

This is actually easy to understand. The reason why they made trouble before was to survive this disaster or to gain more benefits.

If making trouble can overturn the existing order and allow them to gain more benefits, they will naturally make trouble.

But if they get no benefits from making trouble, but they get more benefits by following the rules, they will naturally follow the rules.

Of course, these people who are easily influenced are just ordinary people who do not have a firm stand. They are easily incited and easily persuaded. They just follow the crowd rather than have their own independent thinking and opinions.

For these people, as long as they can control the mouthpieces of public opinion and provide more guidance, they can be well controlled.