Salomon knew about the Sisterhood's little maneuver because Tita and Dinah had told him about it. Even so, he showed them no more leniency. He even issued an extremely strict order forbidding the Sisterhood's beliefs from spreading outside, and his order remained unchanged even after the Sisterhood paid a terrible price in the Fimbulwinter Campaign. He could not change the Artificial Humans' adoration for their creator, but in order to cultivate the City of Immortals' first loyal armed force, he had to let the Sisterhood take over the girls' training and daily lives. This was also one of the City of Immortals' few opportunities to take in people from secular society.
Only afterward was the African base established with Wakanda's help. The Sisterhood contributed greatly to it, so many local industries were listed under the Sisterhood in the Internal Affairs Department's ledgers, giving them a source of income beyond government appropriations. Salomon wanted them to buy themselves some casual clothes, evening gowns, and cosmetics. They might not need them, but having them was better than not.
In response to their sovereign's order, all the Artificial Humans expressed their submission and carried it out without hesitation.
The Artificial Humans told the human girls, "This is a test our lord has given us, to determine whether our faith is steadfast." But when the girls asked why they did not preach to others, the Artificial Humans instead said, "faith is a gift He bestowed upon us." One could imagine how awkward Salomon felt when he learned of that explanation. Even so, he handed some of his trump cards to the Sisterhood. Their combat strength and loyalty earned them permission to use dangerous weapons. But as the Sisterhood possessed more and more dangerous weapons, Salomon's discipline of them would grow increasingly strict. Power and