I am curious, how did this group of authors manage to attract the attention of people all over the world? … They don't have any props left." Number 8 suddenly said, "It's that fake author. He became a high-ranking politician, using political power to manipulate public opinion and thereby strike at the Eternal Life Church. At that time in the parliament, newly connected believers were identified by several members as suspects, the author must have been among them!"

"So, '▇' stands for 'members of parliament,'" 3 remarked. "Number 8's words make sense. Number 5, please bring out all the members of parliament who were present at that time, observe their actions in the following days, especially the accused members. If any of them suddenly disappear, the imposter has definitely assumed a new identity. Use the intelligence department's surveillance to investigate the missing members' movements, so we can pinpoint the new host."

"Just send fighter jets from the army in to press down on them, it's better to act sooner than later," 13 suggested.

"We won't stand in your way."

"Hehehe, wait for my good news."

With that, Number 13 disappeared from the view of the higher-ups.

On the 15th, Israel issued a restrictive ban, cutting off all foreign trade and even killing dozens of combat reporting teams from Europe and America at a certain port. Journalists captured images of monsters within the military. On the same day, foreign fighter jets swept over NY and launched dozens of missiles, causing explosions in the city center, resulting in hundreds of casualties. After investigation, it was found that this armed force originated from Israel.

Indirect evidence had previously indicated that Israel's military power had been compromised by the Eternal Life Church.

Number 13's plan to ambush the author failed, exacerbating the conflict between humans and the Eternal Life Church.

The fake author changed location, but the white space did not welcome the author. If that author is doing everything to conceal itself, the Eternal Life Church will not be able to find its location for the time being.

On the 16th, the United Nations Security Council held a crucial meeting. The Security Council passed Resolution XXXX, defining the Eternal Life Church as a terrorist organization: it posed a significant threat to human security. The Council called on all nations to unite in imposing military sanctions on the Eternal Life Church, taking all necessary measures to combat terrorism.

The vote was unanimously passed.

After the Security Council meeting, the war began without hesitation. Led by the United States, the "Iron Fist of Justice" descended upon Israel's land.

That day, hundreds of armed helicopters divided into three groups, flying low and fast, each reaching one of Israel's three air force bases, and successfully occupying the airports within hours. Israel's main forces hastily turned back to defend, with follow-up peacekeeping troops arriving continuously, large helicopters airdropped a significant number of armed forces.

Human peacekeeping forces were well-equipped, advancing directly on the ground and engaging in fierce combat with the Eternal Life Church. Despite the immortality of the foes, faced with the more intense firepower of the peacekeeping forces, the situation was almost a continuous retreat. The peacekeeping forces used new high-speed rocket projectiles with precision, breaking through the Iron Dome interception system to strike at the Israeli military command center.

In the interest of humanity, the peacekeeping forces avoided civilian areas such as schools and hospitals.

Ten hours later, Israel announced its surrender. At that time, there were still two aircraft carriers that had not yet reached the battlefield.

In the lower world.

Looking at the data flooding the screens, all immortals understood Israel's defeat on the frontline, yet they showed no hint of nervousness because the situation was still under control.

Number 3 chuckled and said:

"In the current situation, humans cannot eliminate the Eternal Life Church. Humans are hypocritical. They dare not aim their guns at the children of the Eternal Life Church because it violates international humanitarian law. They need a noble reason to kill. Secondly, humans are greedy. When there is enough profit-driven motive, they will crumble internally. Lastly, humans are selfish. No one will truly dedicate their thoughts to society; everyone only thinks of themselves. As long as they cannot overcome these three flaws, they will never be able to deal with us."

"What do we... need to do?"

"Surrender, negotiate, and then help them find their true selves."

On the 17th, after the announcement of unconditional surrender by the Eternal Life Church in Israel, the Council decided by majority vote on the post-war negotiation matters. Consequently, the next war will take place at the negotiation table. There will be enough time for many iterations of the world during the negotiations. With just one iteration, all the deceased Eternal will be resurrected, even more than the previous iteration.

"Number 5, the informant in the US high command, keep an eye on nuclear weapons, long-range missiles, and other large-scale weapons of mass destruction."

"Number 9, follow the post-war negotiation team. Let's seize this opportunity to directly awaken the various levels of international military command structures. Once the Security Council stands on our side, there will be no obstacles left."

Number 3 controlled everything, manipulating the ever-changing upper world events.

Number 9, a slender figure with no face and multiple animal-like mouths on its body, one of the mouths said, "Perfect, I was getting bored."

"Change your way of speaking, Number 9."

"So, how does this sound?"

"Very good, now you sound just like a human."

After paying some contribution points, Number 9 became the Prime Minister of Israel. It stretched its neck and shoulders, looking outside—facing the vast sky, drifting clouds. At that moment, it was in the first-class cabin heading to Dublin.

As the defeated leader, it needed to directly participate in the main negotiation with the P5 nations. The first negotiation would mainly focus on reaching a ceasefire agreement and setting up follow-up negotiation plans.

Apart from the Prime Minister Number 9, there were various government leaders. A group of over a dozen people made up this military negotiation team, with prominent political figures superficially but in reality, followers of the Eternal Life Church, not even half were truly human.

From a national perspective, this defeated nation was doomed, awaiting the deprivation of military power and various war reparations.

However, for the Eternal Life Church, this was an expansion opportunity. If successful, by the end of these negotiations, the senior officials of the Council would become followers of the Eternal Life Church.

The authors were indeed proactive but overly naive, attempting to use humans to deal with them to no avail.

"If I were on the human side, I would think of the Eternal Life Church as just a large international terrorist organization. Their defeat won't cause much stir. As a precaution, in the first round of negotiations, let only representatives attend. Let the representatives of the Eternal Life Church answer all our questions and accept most of our demands. After understanding the human objectives, even if the Council's negotiation team becomes ours, do not boast actively. We need to silently erode the world."

"As for those authors, Number 3 will take good care of them, and anyone who dares to show their face will be eliminated."

"To all Eternal Lifers, maintain your appearance and don't give humans a reason to attack us."

Listening to Number 9's words, the followers of the Eternal Life Church nodded in agreement and exclaimed together:

"Long live the Eternal Life Church!"

Due to just being awakened, their thinking was still rigid and not very good at deep thinking. That's why Number 9 personally came to the upper world to command - leave the thinking to the real elites.

As the war came to an end, the world situation calmed down. The authors' actions seemed to have stopped as well. On the 18th, a ceasefire negotiation meeting was held between the Israeli military delegation and the United Nations Security Council in Dublin.

The spacious conference hall was arranged in a circular seating manner, with two long tables placed side by side, one side with various national flags representing the victorious United Council, and the other side with the defeated Eternal Life Church.

Upon entering the conference hall, Number 9 scanned the room and understood immediately.

Indeed, those who came were the Five Constant Members of the Military Staff's Foreign Ministers, important figures in their own right, but the ones who really had the power of speech did not show up.

It didn't matter, brainwashing these people first would also be a considerable force.

All the negotiators had serious expressions as they took their seats amidst the flashing of cameras.

After observing each other for a moment in silence, the representatives of the United Council finally began to speak, strongly condemning the Eternal Life Church on several fronts: First, the Eternal Life Church's interference in Israeli national affairs, implementing a theocratic government, causing serious negative impacts on democracy and justice. Second, the Eternal Life Church's terrorist actions resulting in significant losses to various countries and human interests. Third, the Eternal Life Church's backward thinking, lacking in scientific guidance, not in line with the ideals of "freedom, equality, democracy," disregarding life, and having a serious anti-human tendency.

It was evident to everyone that Israel, dominated by the Eternal Life Church, was also a victim, and the most severely affected one, but that did not stop them from correctly apportioning the defeated country.

In conclusion, the United Council stood on the side of absolute justice and made several demands of the Eternal Life Church: First, the Council demanded military restrictions on Israel, strict control of the number of troops, and no possession of offensive weapons. Second, banning the spread and expansion of the Eternal Life Church, completely eradicating cult thinking, and not allowing room for cult breeding and development. Third, demanding compensation for all countries that suffered losses.

Faced with such demands, the representatives of the Eternal Life Church remained unmoved.

Number 9 did not speak; instead, a representative of the Eternal Life Church by his side spoke, stating that the Eternal Life Church had deeply realized its mistakes, was willing to work together with the Council to maintain world peace, and emphasized that the "Eternal Life Idea" was not wrong, and it was not in conflict with "freedom, equality, democracy"; it even strengthened this ideology.

After their speech, someone from the U.S. side immediately stood up to refute, pointing out the heinous actions of the Eternal Life Church, criticizing its distortion of facts, and being unrealistic.

Number 9 coldly chuckled and said, "Regardless of whether the other party accepts the concept of eternal life or not, as long as humans start thinking, they will become a part of eternal life, regardless of their own will.

"Do you understand the meaning of eternal life? Don't you long for a world of eternal life? As a member of the Eternal Life Church, I want to convey something to you—"

"Why can't we reject death? Death is a great tragedy, a sword hanging over our heads at all times. Every time we think about our own demise, we feel fear. The only purpose of death is to remind us to quickly find the meaning of life, not to waste our time. And eternal life is the spiral progression towards death. It is the ultimate deduction from being born towards death, the most complete liberation of ourselves. Each of you is bound by 'death', the world is endless, the universe is infinite, so eternal life is naturally desirable. In the information society, we will constantly acquire new absolute desires. As long as new absolute desires exist, I will have the expectation of avoiding death. As long as death has not come, we will continue to gain new absolute desires!"

"Everyone, please find yourselves."

Number 9's words seemed to possess a magical power, most listeners' expressions became blank, some furrowed their brows, some fell into contemplation, some became furious.

The live broadcast staff of the news group also put down their cameras, caught in conflict.

"How can we believe you?"

"Look into my eyes, what do you see? Think about it, is the meaning of your life just to be an ordinary person who will die?"

"... "

The British representative, seeing the American representative silent, was greatly puzzled, "What's wrong with you? Why aren't you refuting those cultists?"

"Don't bother me, I'm thinking."

Number 9 calmly faced the gaze of the whole world, showing a meaningful smile.

When humans think, God laughs. Why does God laugh? Because humans escape the truth of the real world and seize the truth of themselves.

This is not wrong, if that's your purpose, then it is an extremely correct choice.

Some "comprehended" 9's words and began to transform into believers of eternal life.

"Eternal life, perhaps it can be achieved."

"Eternal life, it should be achievable."

[Eternal life, it must be achievable!]

Whispers echoed, people discovered the ultimate truth.

Unconsciously, everyone forgot why they had come here.

This absurd negotiation was coming to an end.

"I have an opinion!" Suddenly, an untimely voice interrupted everyone's thoughts.

Number 9 was slightly surprised and looked at the person who spoke.

It was a member of the peacekeeping forces, with an average appearance and nothing particularly noteworthy about his attire.

The author? No, with their cunning, they would never dare approach this highly scrutinized place.

But this was the council's home ground; the Eternal Life Church negotiating team had no weapons. Otherwise, Number 9 would definitely have shot back. Author or not, let's take care of this first.

"Haven't you thought about how inevitable eternal life is?" an Eternal Life Church member asked the peacekeeper.

The peacekeeper's gaze was firm as he said, "Eternal life is indeed good, but there is something more important than eternal life."

Number 9 understood: this was a religious believer with resistance to the idea of eternal life... but only to a small extent.

"What could be more important than eternal life?" Number 9 asked.

"It is reproduction. Passing on one's life to the next generation is more important than simply perpetuating life unchanged."

"The flawed, selfish genes that fail to propagate hold no value. You are the master of yourself, not your genes."

"No, genes are just a part of the transmission! Along with courage and faith, there is also reproduction, which is the most sacred ritual of life."

Number 9 felt a little annoyed, wondering what this person was talking about. Why make a fuss about the conflict between reproduction and eternal life?

An immortal stepped forward, saying, "Eternal life is the highest pursuit of life. You have infinite time to do what you want to do. The choices you couldn't uphold, the eternal you can uphold with unlimited will till the end. The eternal you is both one and many, you are both now and forever..."

Suddenly, a peacekeeper opened his phone, playing an unacceptable yellow video, grandly interrupting the immortal's speech:

"Reproduction is sex, sex is the primary productivity of society, reproducing offspring is for development. Sex is related to pleasure, satisfying pleasure is the driving force for productivity development. Reproduction is also love, love is a simple yet intense emotion, it's the purest and most beautiful emotion in the world, the brilliance of love makes everything else pale in comparison. Love is ceaseless. What truly defines humanity, besides objective matter, are 'sex and love.' Create material with sex, create civilization with love. The highest good is like water, boundless love!"

As the man spoke, the brainwashed council representatives fell into a second round of contemplation, the scene quieting down, only the inappropriate sounds from the phone mingling with the thoughts of everyone present, creating a mental storm.

The collision of two ideologies was truly heart-wrenching.

"What is true love... exactly? And how about reproduction?" murmured a member of the Eternal Life Church, sounding somewhat lost.

"Eternal one, what are you saying? Watch your words!" Number 9 scolded sharply.

"Don't argue, I am pondering."