Chapter 346: Chapter 222: Jerusalem, Strict Code in Chaotic Times.
After all the important figures had taken their seats, the head of the Russian military slowly stepped forward and said in a grave voice, "Everyone should have seen the document that was distributed from the Holy Land Jerusalem to countries around the world by now. I'd like to ask for your opinions on this matter."
Upon hearing the words of this top official, everyone fell into silence, not uttering a single word.
They were all just holding the document in their hands, quietly reading through it.
It was a document that had come from Holy Land Jerusalem, and every word and line in it made all those present feel uneasy.
Jerusalem, as the Holy Land of the Three Religions, has always been considered sacred and inviolable.
Especially in this era after the great changes between heaven and earth, Jerusalem has become a source of strength for many people to continue their struggle for survival.
Because of faith, in this era, people are able to endure and live on more tenaciously.
For this reason, too, the various human forces are all willing to revere Jerusalem as Holy Land.
But no one had anticipated that a decree from Jerusalem would break this balance and peace.
A decree that called for all the great human forces to submit, and announced that an unprecedented, largest-ever fortress would be built in Jerusalem.
It also summoned the crème de la crème of human talent in medicine, finance, commerce, and science to come, and Jerusalem would provide the strongest possible guarantee to protect these seeds of human civilization.
This decree caused an uproar among all the forces in the world.
No one knew what madness had possessed the leaders of the Holy Land Jerusalem to issue such a decree.
At first, the various forces didn't take it seriously, but as more and more New Humans sought refuge in the Holy Land, including some ranked among the top hundred,
even the Science Alliance began to suffer internal dissent, with a portion of the top scientists defecting and openly joining the Holy Land of Jerusalem.
Remember, science and theology have always been opposed, yet today the top scientists have entered the religious Holy Land Jerusalem seeking refuge!
This scene shocked the entire world.
There were those who began to proclaim that in the aftermath of the world's great changes, science had died, and only faith in theology was the true path.
Various rumors were flying everywhere,
such as some who claimed to have heard the screams of demons from the Eighteen Layers of Hell organized by the West Church of Light, with flames so fierce they seemed to threaten heaven and earth.
Or how, in the ancient Kunlun Mountains of the East, miracles were reported to have occurred.
There were also rumors from the Changbai Mountains, where travelers claimed to have seen the Heaven Pond Sea Monster reappear in the human world, a dragon-like sea creature stretching nearly a kilometer long that could soar among the clouds!
Even the primitive inhabitants around the Egyptian Pyramids claimed to have seen the once eternally static eyes of the Sphinx suddenly shoot out beams of golden light!
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These rumors left the society in a state of panic.
Even with the official efforts to quash the rumors and maintain order, they were hardly effective.
This led the various forces to convene urgent meetings to discuss how to stabilize order and how to deal with the document that had come from Jerusalem.
After a moment of silence from the human elites and leaders, it was the military representative who stood up from his seat first.
Dressed in a crisp, clean uniform, he was not a tall and imposing figure, but rather somewhat slender and frail looking.
Yet when his gaze swept across the room, everyone could feel the terror as if they were being targeted by the most venomous king cobra.
It was as if this military representative emanated an infinite sense of threat.
In fact, New Humans who had unlocked their Genetic Shackles were not all destined to evolve in size; a very small portion of New Humans awakened other abilities.
Such as Super Brain Ability, spiritual power, and so on.
These abilities do not change the human form, but they are equally formidable.
The military representative had awakened spiritual power, and with the wisdom and technology of humanity, had developed the intangible force of spiritual power to its Peak.
Object Control, Deterrence, Soul Control, and more.
Especially since this military figure also possessed over a dozen flying knives meticulously crafted by the Science Alliance—knives incredibly sharp, able to slice through steel like mud.
Controlling over a dozen flying knives with his spiritual power, he had single-handedly confronted Monster Level Mutated Creatures and was an extremely powerful New Human.
However, being from the military, for the sake of secrecy, he had never revealed his True Combat Power to the outside world, nor had he ever appeared on the New Human combat power rankings.
Now that he had spoken up, he immediately attracted everyone's attention.
"Reporting to the commander, I am a soldier, and a soldier's first duty is to obey orders! But I still want to voice my own opinion. I want to ask if the Holy Land Jerusalem is prepared to accept the entire population of our country?
If only a very small part of the people are to be taken in, then what will become of the vast majority of the rest of humanity? We need to remember that mutated creatures are rampant right now, and the battle between humans and these creatures is in full swing. If we were to retreat, what would the general citizenry think of us?
Even if the dignitaries present do not value the lives of ordinary citizens, I want to ask you, where does all your power and status come from? It comes from here! From this vast and boundless land! From the support and love of tens of thousands of people!
If everyone leaves for the Holy Land Jerusalem, what will become of you once you lose your power and status? I hope everyone will carefully consider this. In my opinion, we should not retreat, but live or die together with the masses of people! As long as we work together, there is no difficulty that we cannot overcome. I firmly believe that humanity can triumph over nature!"