Armor-piercing bullets don't believe in carbon-based monsters

Chapter 182 Come here yourself!
Has Nanjing been taken?
No.

But the Chinese army did enter Jinling City as victors.

In a word, like beating.

Chen Jian also understood that in this post-apocalyptic wasteland world, if one wanted to expand his power, he might not necessarily have to go to war with the old forces. Killing the chicken to scare the monkey was also a good choice.

Look at it now, after crushing the army of Flower City in an instant, aren't those people from the Mechanicus and the Temple of the Holy Blood much more obedient?
Although they did not reach the level of being welcomed by a large crowd of people lining the streets, they did have a smooth journey, and every soldier of the Guards Brigade in the city saluted Chen Jian's team of eight with the etiquette they uphold.

Compared to the corruption at the top, these frontline fighters obviously know more clearly what gratitude means.

When the eight people crossed the gate of the Jinling city wall and actually entered the inner city of Jinling City, the civilians who were originally panicked, nervous and frightened finally let down their guard.

People knelt down along the street, and everyone's eyes were focused on Chen Jian and his companions.

At first, Chen Jian thought that these civilians were sensible and actually knew who saved them.

But he soon realized it.

The ones kneeling were not these people, but the mechas they were wearing!

The "sculpture" on the main street of Jinling City is exactly the same as the Nezha exoskeleton worn by Chen Jian and his companions. The residents here have been seeing it for more than ten years or even dozens of years. When they first see the moving sculpture, how can they not kneel down?

Depend on!
Wouldn't it end up being a wedding gift to the Mechanicus?
Don’t let it end up like this, where these people still think that their “saint” has invited the true God?
Chen Jian did not dare to delay and quickly gave the order on the radio:
"Hurry up and raise the flag! Tell them we are the Chinese Army, not the Mechanicus!"

"understand!"

Lei Jie answered immediately, but then asked:
"A red flag or a military flag?"

"Raise the military flag first! With so few people, what qualifications do we have to raise the red flag?"

"Roger that!"

Lei Jie waved his hand and immediately displayed the well-preserved military flag that he had finally taken out from 011.

The flag was flying high on the 30A tank, and the residents of Jinling City who saw this scene all bowed their heads in salute.

But what happened next left Chen Jian completely confused.

Suddenly someone on the street shouted.

"Holy August One! Glory to the Holy August One!"

Immediately afterwards, the sound of mountains and seas roared.

"Thank you for your mercy!"

"Holy One! Please bless your people!"

"Thank you, Holy Saint Augustus, for granting us mortal lives and saving us from the cruelty of heretics!"

“Thank you, Holy Saint Bayi, for saving me from disaster and confusion!”

Chen Jian was completely confused.

He looked back at the military flag, and the huge words "August 1st" were shining brightly.

I rely on!

What kind of oolong is this?!

Do these people really regard us as “true gods”? ?
He then looked at Jin Zhong who was leading the way, and the moment the latter saw the flag being hoisted, his mind was like lightning and thunder.

To him, it seemed as if everything had an explanation.

No wonder you can drive the giant elephant that the Holy Trinity cannot drive, no wonder you have flying weapons that the Holy Trinity does not have, no wonder you can easily master the technology that the Mechanicus cannot.
The saints believe in the Trinity, and you believe in the August One!
Maybe you are the "Supreme God"!

Jin Zhong's eyes turned from shock to reverence, and he even had the urge to kneel down on the spot.

Looking at his expression, Chen Jian realized that this matter could not be explained clearly in the short term.

And at this moment, the reception staff sent by the Mechanicus finally arrived. When they saw the "mechanical troops" led by Chen Jian and the flags they raised, the reception staff's expressions instantly changed from depression and worry to ecstasy.

One of our own!

The visitors rushed forward with great excitement and welcomed Chen Jian with great enthusiasm that he had never expected.

Afterwards, amid cheers one after another, the reception staff led the team and the unmanned combat cluster they carried to the inner ring core area. After expressing their gratitude profusely to "Most Holy Bayi" for his salvation, they temporarily placed them in a spacious, somewhat overly luxurious manor.

“The saint is taking bath and he will come to meet you here after completing all the rituals.”

"If you need anything, you can just call me."

"In the name of the Most Holy Trinity, perhaps we are brothers."

"Please do not feel constrained. The burial place of the Most Holy Trinity is also the paradise of the Most Holy Eight Ones."

The receptionist made a series of confusing remarks. Chen Jian didn't know whether to laugh or cry, but he couldn't refute it for the moment, so he could only let him go.

When the receptionist left, Jin Zhong hesitated for a long time before finally mustering up the courage to ask:
"You are also believers of the God of All Things?"

"Is the Bayi you believe in also the same Mecha-god as the Most Holy Trinity?"

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Chen Jian and his companions were speechless.

After a few seconds of silence, he replied:

"Our Bayi has nothing to do with your Trinity."

"I have said it before, the Holy Trinity does not exist at all. There is no such God in the world."

"Are you saying that the gods we believe in are false gods?"

Jin Zhong's tone was a little surprised, but not as angry as Chen Jian had expected.

On the contrary, he was quite calm.
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But it is also true that after seeing with his own eyes the fighting style of the Chinese army led by Chen Jian, no matter how deep the religious imprint in his mind was, it would be washed away to some extent.

But even so, he still couldn't immediately change his inherent obsession.

Just like now, if you tell him that God does not exist, he will not think that you are denying the concept of God itself, but just think that you are denying the God he believes in.

"It's not that you believe in a false god, it's that there is no God at all."

"There is no such thing as God in this world. In the material world, how can anything be omnipotent?"

Jin Zhong was stunned for a moment, then said:

".But we have never said that the Holy Trinity is omnipotent."

"At least in the original teaching, the Holy Trinity is not omnipotent."

"It's just that, perhaps in recent decades, its status has been elevated by the church."

"what?"

Now it was Chen Jian's turn to be stunned.

God is not omnipotent?
What a outrageous statement!
Is there really any religion in the world that would accept such a doctrine?

He looked at Jin Zhong, who continued:
"Perhaps according to your understanding, the Holy Trinity is a summary of higher-level power and more knowledge that we cannot understand."

"There are indeed many things in this world that we cannot explain or understand, aren't there?"

"The Most Holy Trinity can be God, and the Most Holy Octagonal can also be God."

"A saint can be a saint, then you."

“Why not a saint?”

"."Chen Jian was completely speechless.

Jin Zhong's logic has become completely self-consistent. Even after his worldview suffered a severe shock, he found another strategy to explain the religion he believed in.

I rely on.

What natural theology!
At this time, Jin Zhong might not have realized that he had taken an important step from theology to science, and even proposed a variant version of the "watchmaker theory."

But Chen Jian was keenly aware that the appearance of this person might represent another trend.

That is, perhaps there are some people in the Mechanicus who can be won over.

Compared to the Holy Blood Temple, the reason why those Holy Bloods were won over was purely because of the looseness of their own organization, as well as the "cruelness" mentioned by Zeng Yi, Xie Liu, and Ji Xing. But if these people of the Mechanicus could be won over
That's really because they have made enough progress.
Chen Jian and the others looked at each other and decisively did not continue to respond to Jin Zhong's question. They just said casually:
"Think about this question carefully again."

"I can only tell you that the so-called August One is not the same as the Holy Trinity you believe in."

"The meaning of the two numbers August 1 was forged by the lives of the first martyrs and then maintained by the blood and sweat of generations after generations."

"This is not something your elementary, foolish religious beliefs can touch."

"I hope you can also make this clear to your church, your saints, and the common people of Jinling City."

“We don’t need them to believe in us.”

“We just need them to believe in us.”

".yes."

Jin Zhong lowered his head, his eyes full of confusion.

He never thought that the man in front of him would deny the connection between "August 1st" and "March 1st" without hesitation.

Why is that?
Even if there was no connection originally, since everyone already thinks there is, why don't you just go with the flow and admit it?

This is supposed to be the best and most convenient way to expand your influence, right?

Maybe, as the other party said, these two numbers really have a meaning that cannot be tarnished.
Thinking of this, Jin Zhong no longer insisted, but stood up and quietly left the room.

He closed the door gently, and the moment the door closed, Chen Jian finally couldn't hold it anymore.

He slumped down on the solid wooden bench, which creaked under the weight of his exoskeleton.

The others were afraid that the chairs would be broken, so they simply sat on the floor.

After a short rest, Shen Yue said:
"Now it's more fun."

"Tell me, if they really regard our August 1st Army flag as their god, what should we do in the future?"

"What can we do? Just take it one step at a time."

Chen Jian sighed helplessly, and then said:

"This inexplicable belief may bring us a lot of 'converts'. No matter from which perspective, it is good for us."

“It’s just that we need to put more effort into education.”

"This is already pretty good. The civilians under the Mechanicus' rule are already considered high-quality population in the wasteland. Absorbing them is much better than absorbing those poisonous insects in the Flower City."

"However, how to do it specifically depends on subsequent developments."

"We came here to negotiate. Once that so-called saint gets here, we can have a good talk."

"So what do we want? The entire city of Jinling?"

Lei Jie asked curiously, and Chen Jian shook his head:

"We don't want Jinling City. Forcibly moving the base to Jinling City will only increase our cold start costs."

"What we want is nothing more than manpower, resources and information."

“But which part will be evaluated first by Fuxi.”

As soon as Chen Jian finished speaking, Fuxi's voice was transmitted to the headset along the signal sent by the cellular network base station that had been laid out.

"Understood. The development path plan is being exported. The first-stage plan has been exported. The basic industrial plan has been exported. The resource and manpower list has been exported. The list has been transmitted."

Along with Fuxi's voice, a simple plan immediately appeared in front of Chen Jian.

He took a quick look and randomly discovered that Fuxi's plan was not much different from what he expected.

Since there are two redundant fusion reactors, energy demands are not urgent. Instead, iron smelting and machining industries become the primary goals.

Further on, there are the three acids and two alkalis that we have been talking about for a long time, which is the most basic part of modern industry.

Fuxi listed in the list the estimated amount of resources and manpower needed to complete the cold start. Not to mention the resources, the manpower requirement of "200 industrial workers" was indeed far below Chen Jian's expectations.

Industry 8.0 is so terrifying.

Chen Jian looked at the list with satisfaction. With this thing in hand, he would have an important reference for the subsequent negotiations with the Mechanicus, and the focus would be clearer.

"Let's do this - Lei Jie, what do you think?"

"I think there's no problem. How about voting?"

Eight people raised their hands at the same time and the motion was passed unanimously.

Just when they had finalized the plan and were waiting to meet with the "leader" of the Mechanicus, there was a sudden knock on the door of the room.

Then the receptionist walked in respectfully.

"The saint has completed his ablutions and is waiting for you in the sanctuary."

"Please follow me to the temple to meet the saint."

As soon as the words fell, several Holy Blood people stood up subconsciously, but none of the others, including Chen Jian, moved.

"What do you mean?"

Chen Jian looked directly at the receptionist and then asked:

"You mean, he won't come here to see us, but wants us to go to the sanctuary to see him?"

"what?"

This sentence made the receptionist freeze in place.

He had absolutely no idea what Chen Jian meant.

Isn't it normal to meet with saints in a church?

The saint had solemnly bathed, burned incense, prayed, and even arrived at the temple early to wait.

No one has ever enjoyed this honor and this courtesy.

And you actually ask, "He doesn't come here"?
this.
The receptionist's mind raced, and in just a moment he realized the seriousness of the problem.

Then, he said with a smile:
"It would be more solemn to meet the guests in the church. The saints have been waiting for a long time. I definitely don't mean to be disrespectful to the messengers of God."

"Then you should have brought us to the sanctuary at the beginning."

Chen Jian stood up suddenly, and the more than two-meter-tall mecha immediately released an unparalleled sense of oppression.

Then, he spoke in a low but resolute voice:
"Let him come here."

"I only gave him 5 minutes!"

(End of this chapter)