"What the hell is reproductive freedom? Who has the energy to have children now? Isn't it still the rich and powerful?"
"I much prefer the return of the Pale God to reproductive freedom! Where is Pope Abraham? Come out and lead the Pale Church to glory once more! That false emperor is practically becoming the real emperor now, why are you three still hiding in the Holy See?"
"What can we do if we don't hide it? Our military technology is all in their hands, and we can't even gain any advantage in terms of public opinion. If it weren't for the videos released by someone from the destroyed city of the College of Cardinals, who would have known that the Human Federation had no bottom line? They even used biological weapons; this is practically genocide!"
"It must be said that although the new pope is indeed weak, his control over the entire Church is quite good. Even after fighting to this extent, the fanatical believers under the control of the College of Cardinals have not launched a devastating attack on the city. His credibility is far better than that of the Human Federation!"
"Isn't that because the new emperor is ruling well? Isn't that because the Pale God is ruling well! It's a pity His Majesty died so suddenly, otherwise how could the Human Federation be so tyrannical?"
"Your Majesty, I was too arrogant in the past and misunderstood you greatly! Now I have repented and only beg for the opportunity to be under your jurisdiction again!"
The video was filled with comments. Although the Human Federation had a strong censorship of public opinion, many people who could access the internet still had some understanding of the situation outside.
Public opinion has now completely reversed, and compared to the ridicule and sarcasm of a few years ago, it is utterly laughable.
Norton, however, didn't laugh.
He simply placed his phone on the table, leisurely raised his slender finger, and with a gentle flick, a glass of exquisitely fragrant liquor appeared between his fingers.
Combining particles to create things is the simplest method, but for Abraham and even the so-called Fifth Stage powerhouses of today, the two are not even in the same league, and there is no comparison whatsoever.
Abraham stood by Norton's side, unfazed by the scene, yet still filled with a profound sense of dread.
What is God? This is God! Your Majesty can even fabricate a Abraham out of thin air. It is conceivable that the gap between the two is even greater than the gap between humans and microorganisms.
However, Norton's current actions are even more frightening to him.
"Behold, Abraham, everything is exactly as I thought, as I wished. In these few short years, I have already forged my golden body. From this day forward, humanity will not perish, and Norton will not perish."
Norton's tall figure slowly leaned back on the soft sofa back. Without him making any movement, planets shrank into illusory images, connecting with hundreds of star systems, appearing in the sky above Norton's field of vision like projections.
Modern projection technology and brain-computer interface technology pale in comparison to this method that generates data in real time with a single thought.
Galaxyes and even planets are constructed in real time. In fact, with a single thought, Norton can enlarge a planet, and the cities, streets, and even the flow of people on it become clearly visible, as if Norton has shrunk the planet and even hundreds of galaxies and placed them in front of him.
It is indeed similar to this, or even more terrifying than described.
"Your Majesty's divine might is truly awe-inspiring!" Abraham stepped forward at the opportune moment to play the straight man, even wiping the cold sweat from his forehead as if he were stunned by Norton's power and plans, his eyes filled with genuine fear.
Norton was extremely satisfied with his performance, a smile spreading across his face.
"Hahaha, Abraham, that's why you've been able to live from ten thousand years ago to this day."
"This old servant is terrified and grateful day and night for Your Majesty's mercy!" Abraham hurriedly bowed down, his face full of fear, and even pretended to squeeze out two tears.
"Ten thousand years have passed in a flash, and this old servant is fortunate to still be by Your Majesty's side. This companionship, spanning from ancient times to the present, has made my feelings for Your Majesty far beyond the ordinary. It is like a child seeing their parents, feeling extremely close and missing them deeply!"
"Oh? Is that so?" Norton chuckled, his gaze sweeping over Abraham, and said in a sinister tone, "In that case, surely you won't betray me again?"
Abraham broke out in a cold sweat. He collapsed to his knees with a thud, pressing his cheek against the ground. He then slid his head down to Norton's feet, reached out his hands, and gently lifted Norton's feet, placing them on the other side of his face, his expression one of utter infatuation.
"Your Majesty, in the past, this old servant was deceived by wicked people and committed that damned foolish act. Now, this old servant has long seen through the fickleness of human nature and the vicissitudes of the world. He has seen through the fact that what this old servant has been pursuing all his life is nothing more than to always occupy a place by Your Majesty's side..."
"Ha, you old dog!" Norton kicked Abraham so hard he rolled more than ten times on the ground, sending him far away, before finally turning his gaze back to the starry sky he had created in front of him.
"To this day, my plans, Norton's, are almost complete. Only the new calamity brought about by the Subspace Jump remains. By having the Pale Church carry out my will, Norton's will can be completely won over, and from then on, our thoughts will be unified."
In this way, I can manipulate population density to control the number of wars, thus achieving the effect of fighting and stopping at will.
In this way, humanity will all regard me, Norton, as the supreme god, and fight against me for eternity. The shackles of thought will forever be imprisoned above humanity's heads, along with the war of heresy!
"And at that time, you, Abraham, will be needed to choose the direction of population extinction and coordinate with me the control of population density and the form of warfare."
Abraham's initial relief vanished instantly, replaced by a surge of anxiety. He knelt on the ground, crawling on his hands and knees to Norton's side, and asked in a trembling voice:
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, how... how can we coordinate this?"
Norton smiled slightly, his perfectly delicate face and full head of silver hair exuding a holy aura.
"It's very simple."
"The root cause of Soul Infestation reality lies in the excessive population and insufficient death rate, leading to a problem of entropy increase in both Heaven and reality. Therefore, solving the problem of overpopulation is sufficient to mitigate the consequences of Soul Infestation reality and reduce the intensity of war."
"Your Majesty... how... how to reduce it?" Cold sweat was truly breaking out on Abraham's forehead.
His gaze fell upon the star map constructed before Norton, and a chilling fear gripped his heart.
"It's very simple!"
Norton stretched out his pale, slender hand, looking at the miniature galaxy constructed before him. Then, his five slender, pale fingers suddenly came together and clenched tightly.
In the realistic star map constructed before him, a planet named ' Mars ' in the outermost corner of a star system was instantly crushed as if it had been squeezed in his palm.
Flames and explosions erupted across the galaxy, rapidly cooling and shattering. The planet, which just moments before displayed the outlines of skyscrapers and cities, and even the flow of traffic and people within, was reduced to a shower of sand in mere seconds, vanishing without a trace from the galaxy.
Abraham's mind suddenly felt a little dazed. When he came to his senses, he suddenly couldn't remember the name of the planet he had just seen.
"The planets and cities, matter and life, souls and memories of the area you have designated will all be crushed and withered away by me..."
In this way, the soul and matter both increase in entropy, and the difference between these increases in entropy will be reconciled, won't it?
Abraham's eyes widened in shock, his face turning as white as a corpse.
Oh right, he was originally a corpse too.
While Norton and Abraham were chatting and laughing, a small problem arose on the Human Federation' side.
Just a few days after this conversation, at a meeting of the Human Federation's parliamentarians, someone stood up and impeached the Human Federation's government and president.
"Mr. President, we are going to impeach the Human Federation Government. The Audit Department has uncovered many accounting problems, such as the Human Federation Government carrying out false aviation construction and falsely reporting population numbers in an attempt to embezzle government salaries and subsidies."
This behavior is extremely egregious. They even fabricated the resource and material costs required to build an entire planet, as well as the population of a fake planet, in order to cash in government subsidies!
This planet has been running for ten years; one can only imagine how much money and resources they have embezzled from it!
Mr. President, I would like to ask you, who on earth has the audacity to commit such a shocking crime? Such massive corruption is simply appalling!
This means there must be a massive chain of vested interests within the Human Federation...