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Chapter 103 The New Church

"Coulson, look, about the church for the Holy Son Hong Xiuqing, I think we can build it to be more magnificent, so that the believers will feel it is impressive, and we can't disgrace the Holy Son."

Xia Ling held up an A4 sheet of paper, speaking to Coulson while Natasha wrote down her opinions, while Tony sat indifferently to the side.

"Chief, is this appropriate? Such a big decision, and the three of us are supposed to make it?"

Coulson's lips twitched. This was no small church like the Church of Dagon or the Brotherhood of the Yellow King.

This is a church that believes in Yahweh, with so many believers throughout America, and it is also a church where the Son of God appeared.

Coulson is just a minor governor; how could he possibly have the authority to make decisions on such a major issue?

"Of course, representatives from the government, the military, and the conglomerates are all here. If we can't make the decision, who has the authority to?"

Coulson was stunned. He looked at Tony, then at himself, and then at Xia Ling.

"Chief, I'd say I represent the government, Stark represents the corporations, but who represents the military?"

Tony Stark chuckled softly, setting down his coffee cup with a signature nonchalance tinged with confidence: "A representative of the military? If you don't mind, I can take on that role temporarily."

After all, my company has a close partnership with the Ministry of Defense, and I also have many old friends in the military.

"Tony, you don't need to trouble yourself with this. I am the military's representative."

Xia Ling readily accepted the position of military representative, leaving the other three stunned.

"Chief, when did you become a military representative?"

Coulson was puzzled. He was the one who handled all of S.H.I.E.L.D.'s affairs, and he had never heard of S.H.I.E.L.D. taking over the military.

"Don't you think those cannon fodder have been incredibly embarrassing in these recent incidents? They're completely unprofessional, unable to grasp the underlying logic and break through the situation; they're just throwing their lives away. S.H.I.E.L.D. can certainly replace them."

Xia Ling smiled and explained that her reasoning was reasonable, well-founded, and convincing.

"Chief, I'm afraid the military will retaliate."

"Hey, I didn't openly replace them. It's just that S.H.I.E.L.D. will be responsible for a wider range of operations in the future. Besides, political correctness has even been incorporated into the military. They're just a bunch of thieves in the army. They're no longer combat-ready."

It's not that Xia Ling looks down on the military, but political correctness shouldn't be applied to the military. The combat effectiveness of an army composed of respectable people is completely different from that of an army composed of unidentifiable people.

"That's right, Coulson, you're too honest. They're just a bunch of watchdogs, don't worry about them."

Tony went on to say that although he used to be an arms dealer, responsible for supplying weapons and equipment to the military.

But it was precisely because he had once been an arms dealer that he understood that the seemingly powerful military was nothing more than a louder-barking watchdog.

Give them a few bones to eat and they'll stop making a fuss, back when that behemoth was still around decades ago.

The men were still somewhat afraid of these vicious dogs, but now that the behemoth had disappeared, the army had been castrated beyond recognition, and they wouldn't dare to bite anyone even if they had a hundred lives!

"Alright, Chief, let's put that aside for now. Who should be in charge of the new church?"

"How about Tony? He's got plenty of money and he's qualified for the position."

Upon hearing Xia Ling's words, Tony coughed repeatedly, caught off guard by her sudden suggestion. Natasha couldn't help but chuckle, while Coulson looked stunned, clearly not expecting his director to be so "humorous."

"Director Xia, you must be joking?"

Tony finally caught his breath and said with a wry smile, "Although I have no interest in religious culture and I am a heretic, it might be inappropriate for you to let me manage a church, especially one with such a deep foundation of faith and special significance."

Although Tony only had a verbal belief in the God of Machines, he was still a believer in this god no matter what.

Take the skills of this god and go to serve as stewards in the church of another god.

Tony considers himself incredibly thick-skinned, but he still wouldn't do something so shameless. He's not afraid of incurring the wrath of the Machine God and upsetting the souls of all the machines he touches in the future.

"Didn't I make it clear to you that day? The God of Machines is a new guise created by Yahweh to adapt to the times. If you believe in the God of Machines, you are also believing in Yahweh, there's no difference."

Tony was stunned. He had thought Xia Ling was joking, but it turned out he was serious.

"Director, I really can't agree with this logic."

Tony rubbed his temples, clearly feeling both helpless and amused by Xia Ling's remarks.

I searched through all the books about Yahweh, but I still couldn't find any connection between Him and the omnipotent God.

"Moreover, the new armor I created with the guidance of the God of Machines seems to be of little use, and the Machine Soul doesn't seem to have an advantage over my Jarvis."

Tony complained that since the appearance of the god, some people were happy and some were sad. Compared to Coulson's joy, Tony was very worried.

The "Anti-Banner Armor" he created through "faith" in the god of machines was utterly useless.

Upon learning of Banner's escape, Tony was already eager to prepare his armor to deal with Banner.

The other party ran too fast, and the god appeared too quickly.

His armor looked imposing, but in the eyes of the gods, it was no different from scrap metal.

"That's because your faith isn't sincere enough. Have you been properly worshipping the God of Myriad Machines these past few days? You haven't studied the armor well enough. Look for the problems within yourself instead of always blaming the God of Myriad Machines."

"Alright, Director, I will re-examine my faith in the God of Machines and try to understand it more deeply."

Regarding the issue of church management, I do feel that I am not quite suited for the position, but we can consider other candidates, or establish a management committee to manage it jointly.

Tony had no choice but to back down; his faith was all talk and no action, and he hadn't even built a church for Him.

If he were the God of All Machines, he wouldn't even bother with such believers.

"It's nothing, it's just that you're nominally in charge. The actual work will be handled by S.H.I.E.L.D., you just need to provide the funding."

Tony understood. He understood completely.

Xia Ling only made him the person in charge because she thought he was a sucker.

Moreover, judging from this situation, he has no control over the specific matters; he just needs to collect the money and sign the papers on time.

Moreover, if anything happens to the church, the church itself will be held responsible.

How could this person be so mercenary?

(End of this chapter)