Norton definitely has a brain.
His system is a perfect blend of psychological and economic attacks, making it virtually impossible for ordinary people to resist.
As for whether there was a leak from higher-ups, or whether someone with ulterior motives was specifically trying to summon God, Norton wasn't afraid at all.
Whether it's the high-ranking officials of the Human Federation or the resurrected Duoxia, their interests are now aligned with Norton's.
As long as Norton doesn't disrupt the social environment, commit mass murders in public, or destroy the existing order, no one will object to his ideas.
It is similar to the language of Duoxia during the Boya Empire.
With someone pressing down on Norton's head, he would never commit violence.
Not to mention that Norton now pursues the ultimate stability and happiness in society. In order to prevent everyone from praying to God in order to revive God, Norton will become the primary guardian of human order, so that the concept of God will be buried deep in the human mind.
After all, people only think of gods when they are in trouble.
Therefore, although Norton's attitude was tough, and his words implied that the ruling power of the Human Federation Government was meaningless, no one objected to his words.
Even the Human Federation Government, which had been complacent and sluggish for thousands of years, demonstrated the strength of the human Supreme Council for the first time.
In just over a month, the merger between the Pale Holy See and the Holy Lord Church has already been formalized.
"As we all know, the Pale Holy See and the Holy Lord Church a long history of enmity. However, civilization and harmony are the hallmarks of the modern era, and common progress is the fundamental purpose of modern human society. In today's civilized, harmonious, equal, and prosperous modern society, the enmity and disputes left over from ancient times should naturally be resolved. As times progress, society becomes more harmonious, and civilization flourishes, the enmity of thousands of years should come to an end in a day."
According to discussions between His Pale God Norton and His Holiness the current Pope Nicholas of the Holy Lord Church, in order to align with the principles of harmony in modern civilized society, to completely end the grievances of the old era, and to turn hostility into friendship, the Pale Church will merge with the Holy Lord Church and be renamed the White Lord Church.
His Holiness Pope Nicholas is of advanced age and has voluntarily abdicated, submitting to the Pale God as the Holy Lord and the foundation of all deities.
The official ceremony for the union of religions will be held this September!
A message has caused an uproar on Garden of Eden's website.
However, before this uproar could even begin, before those steadfast theological believers could stand up and clamor, two more explosive pieces of news appeared on official online platforms.
"After discussions between the Human Federation Government and Pale God, in order to vigorously develop human superpowers, rapidly improve technological levels, complete the full colonization of the Greater Garden of Eden Galaxy within ten thousand years, and fully prepare for the future survival of the race when the sun evolves into a red giant and devours Garden of Eden five billion years from now, and to find habitable planets for humanity, it has been decided to return to the government support system. From this day forward, all production will be borne by the government, and each person will receive a support amount of 10,000 yuan per month directly issued by the government."
No additional tasks will be assigned to the general public, but they can voluntarily sign up to participate in the Interstellar Immigration Bureau and contribute to humanity as a whole. All those who contribute will receive additional income.
This news immediately overshadowed the issue of merging the Pale Church and the Holy Lord Church.
The scale of public opinion surrounding the two issues is incomparable; the merger of the two Church is even less significant than the release of a popular singer's new album.
After all, civilization has existed for a long time. Even during the Papal State era, it was impossible for the entire population of the Southern Continent to be religious, let alone in this era where the people's spirituality is so beautiful that it is even a little frightening, much like the America States today.
Moreover, the Human Federation's full support is something that concerns everyone, so the public opinion is naturally even more frenzied.
The internet was immediately abuzz with discussion.
Countless elderly people who had struggled their entire lives wept bitterly, posting all sorts of outrageous remarks on online platforms.
"Finally, we've seen this era... the best era that should have been achieved a thousand years ago, but was ruined by some madmen!"
"Good? Good my ass! I've struggled my whole life, and suddenly you're telling me the next generation doesn't need to struggle anymore? What am I supposed to do then? What does all my hard work mean? I've worked diligently my whole life, never daring to relax for a moment, and now I finally have some savings and don't have to live on the brink of death anymore, and you turn around and tell me all the hard work and struggle I've put in is now free? What the hell am I worth?"
"I strongly protest! Government support is not allowed! This is unfair! This is unjust! This is the greatest denial of my life!"
"I will show the world my rage! I will show the Human Federation and the Pale God what true madness is!"
"Organize a group to slaughter cubs. If you're interested, contact me. You don't need to bring anything; I'll use all my wealth to buy all the weapons!"
The outbursts of these middle-aged or elderly people are equally intense and uncontrollable.
Their voices have even surpassed those of young people in the comments sections of various videos, becoming the absolute mainstream.
Many of them were in a state of near-madness, as if they were on the verge of a mental breakdown.
This is understandable; since the Human Federation Government is controlled by capital, the so-called "kill line" naturally exists.
Because AI is so advanced, their pressure is far greater than it was thousands of years ago. Just for the sake of work, they need to undergo a certain degree of brain-computer interface processing, which is not only expensive in terms of funding and maintenance, but also requires them to endure long-term pain.
After all, external brain-computer interfaces (ECAs) related to work essentially mean that they have to maintain one sleeping position for the rest of their lives to avoid compressing the brain-computer interface, experiencing pain, or even being unable to receive company messages.
Moreover, it's clear to anyone with eyes to see that this change in model is a concession to the future evolution of humanity.
In the future, the competitive pressure in human society will most likely shift from economics and work to individual strength.
The physical condition of these middle-aged and elderly people cannot be compared with that of young people. According to the information from short video platforms, those with high evolution intensity are mostly young people. This directly overturns the foundation on which they relied for survival and competition in the first half of their lives, and then forcibly pulls them into a disadvantaged competitive track.
Who could stand this?
Given the increasing atomization of society and the decline in empathy among people, it is entirely understandable that this group of middle-aged and elderly people would react so extremely.
It's like how in countries where people are living comfortably, the elderly are gloating and supporting mandatory military service, while the young are opposing it.
However, it's far more serious than theirs.
Even some elderly people who are alone or struggling financially have already purchased weapons and are filled with boundless rage, preparing to launch an offline massacre.
Unfortunately, before that Pale God, the anger of the weak seems utterly ridiculous.
The Human Federation of Garden of Eden.
Many elderly people have already printed banners on the streets, preparing to post and hang them along the roadside.
More and more elderly people rushed into the weapons shop, wanting to buy weapons.
However, the Human Federation Government, having anticipated this, had already issued a legal provision banning the sale of weapons for five years.
Even so, it's simply impossible to manage everything.
After all, the Human Federation does not prohibit weapons; all kinds of weapons have long been ubiquitous in the Human Federation.
"Bang bang bang..." An old man with a white beard rummaged through drawers and found old-fashioned live ammunition weapons.
The Human Federation prohibits guns, and modern lasers, equipped with remote control mechanisms, have long had their firing codes locked by the Federation. Now, if they want to vent their anger and commit massacres, they can only use this primitive weapon.
Although the weapon was primitive, it was still capable of killing people.
" Dumusi, old buddy, got your gun? Damn it, we're going to go to the school and wreak havoc! Let that damned Human Federation and Pale God see the rage of us ordinary folk!"
The door was suddenly flung open, and another elderly man holding a gun fired a shot, let out a strange cry, and then burst into laughter, his face contorted with madness.
Having finally retrieved his gun, Dumusi gave a cold laugh, picked up the cash on the table beside him, lit it, and then lit the tobacco in his mouth.
"Do you know what? Everyone's gone mad! Huge numbers of people are rushing home to start a massacre! Damn it, our lives have been ruined! This time, we're going to kill to our hearts' content!"
A burst of wild laughter erupted from the room as two elderly men, guns in hand, strode out of the room, brimming with self-satisfaction.
Then it dissipated into the air.
Even their guns, their houses, their wives and children, their pets, all seemed as if they had never existed.
The original housing area was transformed into a garden with lush trees in the blink of an eye.
This online uproar came quickly and went quickly.
In just one day, the number of online clamorers decreased by half.
Only a few people who haven't actually done anything and are just stirring up trouble are still speaking.
However, by that evening, the speakers seemed to have come to a standstill, public opinion completely reversed, and comments from young people and rational individuals began to appear in the comments section.
At midnight that night, Pale God posted a selfie on his short video account.
It's just a simple picture, a photograph of Pale God wearing a crown, a silver cloak, and holding a silver staff, sitting on a silver throne.
Below is just a simple sentence.
Those who doubt me will be annihilated!
However, the content was urgently withdrawn less than a minute after it was posted.
Subsequently, the Human Federation completely removed all content related to this image from the internet within a short period of time, suppressing all speech.
In this way, the incident was prevented from sparking another media frenzy.
Thus, this massive public outcry and movement was, for some reason, completely suppressed within a single day.
Society returned to normal order, the decrees of the Human Federation began to be implemented smoothly, and the Pale Church and the Holy Lord Church completed their final merger.
However, just two days later, the Human Federation issued another small notice that went largely unnoticed.
"Due to the difficulty in statistically standardizing lifespan and physical characteristics resulting from human evolution, the Human Federation's quarterly census is temporarily suspended."
Seemingly in an effort to cover up more of the truth, about four or five days later, before most people had even realized the changes in the world and their surroundings, and before they had recognized how few elderly people were around them, the Human Federation began to vigorously promote the reappearance of powerful evolved beings.
"A superhuman has appeared in Zebra City, with a body of steel and the ability to fly at supersonic speeds and even breathe out scorching lasers. The movie version of Superman has come to life. He's amazing, no words are needed!"
"Among the orphans adopted by the White Lord Church, some have mutated. Their abdomens can spontaneously develop fissures from which viscous tentacles emerge, and they possess superhuman strength, resembling the so-called Cthulhu mutation. Could it be that following the Pale God truly increases the probability of mutation?"
"The Cresso Bear appears to have undergone a mutation, with a terrifying change in its head. Satellite footage shows it diving to a depth of 1,000 meters to hunt whales. Do animals evolve along with humans? And can they evolve true intelligence, turn the tables, and conquer humanity?"
In this day and age, evolution is the biggest voice in the world.
This is relevant to everyone, and it could even be said that it has replaced money and power as the absolute force in future competition in human society!
This is why the elderly are so opposed to it.
The government's support is only the least significant reason; the real issue is the change to the well-established and familiar competitive model.
Therefore, evolution has become fundamental to human society in a very short period of time.
As a result, the Human Federation began to promote Norton's third layer plan.
After releasing introductions to various powerful evolved beings, the public's enthusiasm was aroused to the extreme.
The official account of the Human Federation has posted another piece of popular science content.
"Let me tell you a little secret: as we all know, human evolution has already begun, but there are some little-known secrets hidden within it!"
First, the fundamental nature of human evolution lies in the spontaneous outward radiation of life by His Majesty the Pale God Norton as the supreme being. This is equivalent to a huge wave in the ocean, and we are like smaller waves. Under the impact of his waves, we will naturally gradually align our frequency with his. This is the essence of this evolution of life.
But do you know how to adapt to this evolution, or how to evolve to be stronger than others?
After comparing and referencing all the evolved beings currently in our statistics, we discovered an extremely important problem.
That is, those who evolve to be more powerful, deep down, increasingly admire His Majesty the Pale God, Norton.
On the contrary, those who evolve strangely, deformed, or failed often harbor disdain, or even contempt for, the Pale God...
Therefore, while the direction of evolution is uncontrollable, the intensity of evolution is clearly linked to the Pale God.
According to researchers' speculation, evolution is like two different waves. The difference between the Pale God and us lies in the height of the wave crests and the magnitude of the frequency. Strength is the height of the wave crest, while conformity is the magnitude of the frequency. We want to get closer to the Pale God, increasing our own wave crest, and at this point, matching the frequency becomes extremely important. Therefore, believing in the Pale God might indeed increase the intensity of evolution!