Just as bizarre as the event itself sounds absurd. One moment a solemn military negotiation conference, the next moment it turned into an academic discussion between two cults. One side emphasized eternity, the other emphasized propagation. Soon, the propagators emerged victorious in the competition, and "academic exchange" turned into "genetic exchange." The immortals who had already awakened around me began to succumb one by one, joining in the wrestling matches. Number 9 felt despair, afraid of being corrupted by propagation, and fled back to the lower world.

【The Doctrine of Propagation? What is that?】 Number 4's tone was ominous. If the previous wars waged by humanity against the Eternal Life Church were just minor skirmishes, then this time, the religious brainwashing truly hit a nerve of the Eternal Life Church. The ideology of propagation could engulf the followers of the Eternal Life Church, transforming them into perverts filled with obscene thoughts.

【... It was that rabbit author, she is the source of the plague.】 Number 3 lowered her head, her gaze drifting away from the chaotic comment section. 【The authors have found a shortcut to deal with the Eternal Life Church, and the threat rankings need to be reevaluated.】 Number 3 snapped her fingers, 【Summon those authors here.】

Number 4 nodded and disappeared on the spot. In a moment, it returned, accompanied by three people. Those three were none other than Simpson, Bernice, and Moulin, who had already "returned" to the Eternal Life Church.

Simpson regained his youthful appearance, Bernice had sound limbs, and Moulin's complexion appeared much calmer, no longer plagued by hallucinations. After a series of "tests," they shed their author identities to become qualified believers. They retained the memories of being authors and could still think. This was not mere lip service; the authors who had been "assimilated" now stood fully on the side of the Eternal Life Church.

"Esteemed immortals, how may we serve you?" Bernice respectfully saluted, while Moulin and Simpson followed suit.

【No need for human formalities, immortals do not care about such things. I brought you here to confirm a few matters.】 With that, images appeared on the screen. 【These are images of the authors generated based on your descriptions. Confirm whether these images align with your memories.】

The first photo depicted a scruffy and somewhat sleazy-looking old Taoist. Simpson nodded and said, "That's Empty, his first-level identity, which I haven't seen. Maybe only the rules know." The first-level identity referred to the state of the author before being "awakened," which was the author's state in the real world.

【This Taoist is interesting; he successfully deceived me during that raid. At that time, I thought he had turned into a quantum ghost, but it seems he was hiding some props.】 Number 4 remarked. 【In the Eternal World, any prop becomes consumable; he won't have a chance to use it again.】

The second photo was of a JK with a spicy touch, long nails, short skirt, and bubble socks, with bright features but a somewhat gloomy expression. "This is... Yoriko, her personality... is somewhat volatile," Moulin said softly.

The third photo depicted a tall white person with brown hair and a prominent nose.

"Morton, a scientist with a wealth of knowledge in physics and astronomy, we have a lot of overlap in our research fields. If I were in the same era as him, it's possible that we could work together in reality," Simpson sighed.

【Have you seen the first-tier identities?】

Simpson shook his head.

The fourth photo depicted an ordinary-looking young man wearing glasses.

"He goes by the name 'Four Eyes,' we haven't known each other for long, but he is quite thoughtful. Haven't seen his first-tier identity either."

The last photo showed a slender-faced, hawk-nosed, mischievous and slightly rebellious blond man.

The three authors looked at each other, they had never seen this face before, but deep down they could all guess who it was.

【Oh, I forgot, this is Owen as depicted by our Immortal. We almost caught this guy at that time.】

【Some others... are rather special and not worth depicting.】

The Immortals discussed among themselves.

13th: 【Tsk tsk, we still cannot directly uncover the authors in the box. Each of them has two layers of identity.】

15th: 【Is there a difference? If they iterate several times, where else can they hide?】

8th: 【Number 6, how many Immortals are left in the upper world?】

6th: 【The current total population is 99,981,540, with 921,245 Immortals, accounting for less than 1%. 80% of the elimination by the peacekeeping forces were Immortals.】

5th: 【1% is already quite a significant number. With each iteration, the number of Immortals will increase by 2 to 4 times. According to calculations, after four more iterations, the game will end.】

8th: 【However, the authors have severely disrupted the iteration progress. After this iteration ends, the number of Immortals will actually decrease significantly, with the worst-case scenario being complete annihilation!】

10th: 【Sigh... we... need to change our offensive strategy...】

Gradually, the discussion quieted down, and everyone looked at the central screen.

The threat level rankings of the first three authors were listed above.

The threat level rankings from low to high were: Yoriko, Night Paper, Rules.

6th: 【Yoriko controls the propagation doctrine obstructing the spread of immortal thoughts, cutting off our lifeline. The pseudo-human Night Paper can become anyone, joining human forces to strike us. Rules have fled to outer space, allowing all authors to retain their memories.】

【Should we use that weapon?】

【Not necessary for dealing with authors.】Number 3 smiled slightly: 【Focus on these three authors with the highest threat levels. As long as one of these three has any issues, their united plan will completely fail.】

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Natural Disaster Strategy Team.

After the authors regained their memories, they all joined the group chat to update each other on what they had remembered, and basically had a good understanding.

Ji Shuyu: "Wow, Yoriko, this propagation doctrine you've created is really something, using magic to fight magic."

Yoriko: "I've always said I'm the god in charge of the stars, yet you guys never believe... In fact, this is similar to your magic, it's the 'Rabbit God's' inherent ability to spread faith. The fools in the real world don't believe in the 'propagation doctrine,' but unexpectedly, people in this world are easily swayed into believing."

Empty: "This humble one speculates, spreading faith is not a bad way to survive."

Ji Shuyu: "Haha, Taoist, why don't you go spread Taoism, recite the Dao De Jing to NPCs, and they might immediately worship you as the Ancestor of the Dao."

Empty: "I am just a mortal, and I don't have such extraordinary abilities."

Ji Shuyu: "Daoist, you are too modest. I still owe you a life."

Empty: "We help each other, we help each other."

Yoriko's existence has led the authors in a new direction. Unfortunately, only Yoriko in rabbit form has the ability to "evangelize," while others cannot replicate it. Otherwise, the authors would really turn into masterminds of pyramid schemes, coming up with strange things like "All Things Must End Society," "Universal Annihilation Institute," "Instant Death Sect," and confront the Eternal Life Church.

Rules: "The Progenitors and Eternal Beings share similar characteristics, with independent propagation of beliefs that can cover the Eternal Beings. However, they have inferior physical qualities compared to the Eternal Beings, and no intellectual advantage."

After some interaction with the Progenitors, the authors gained a basic understanding of them. The Progenitors have weak combat abilities, physical qualities equivalent to the average recluse, and their behavioral patterns are geared towards better chilling. Apart from a slightly stronger evangelizing ability, they have no other advantages.

Lao Mo: "So, do we have no way to form a Progenitor force to combat the Eternal Life Church?"

Ye Zhi: "Not exactly. As long as we achieve the goal of 'eliminating the Eternal Life Church,' it is enough. Currently, as the 'neutral' human is the most powerful and worthy force to win over, Progenitorism can serve as auxiliary support."

Ye Zhi: "To combat the Eternal Life Church, I am going to implement the 'United Plan,' which consists of two steps. The first step is to fully cooperate with human authorities this cycle to suppress the expansion of the Eternal Life Church, using Progenitorism to limit the numbers of the Eternal Beings and gather information on all Eternal Beings. The second step is for next cycle, where humans and Progenitorism will act together to completely eradicate the remaining forces of the Eternal Life Church. If, in the next cycle, the Eternal Beings all disappear but the bizarre event has not ended, then let the ideology of Progenitorism spread worldwide and eradicate the eternal thought from the spiritual level."

Lao Mo: "Is it feasible to eliminate the Eternal Life Church in this cycle?"

Rules: "It cannot be accomplished. We cannot fully control human forces, and the number of Eternal Beings is also relatively high."

Lao Mo: "Number?"

Rules: "Do you remember the eyeball I mentioned last time?"

Lao Mo: "I do. You asked me to launch a small rocket to send Moulin's eyeball into space with her. I'm curious, why didn't Moulin's eyeball disappear with her?"

Rules: "Like the synchronization device, this eyeball is a special prop of the bizarre event. The synchronization device helps us preserve memories, while the eyeball provides us with information."

Ji Shuyu: "Doesn't that eyeball have the ability to see the 'unspeakable'? It's the strange thing that made Moulin go crazy. Did it just give a hint?"

Rules: "Yes, it just told me two strings of numbers. The first string of numbers: 99981540; the second string of numbers: 921245."

Lao Mo: "What does it mean?"

Ji Shuyu: "Bernice seemed to have asked a question related to numbers in the group before, but I can't remember the number at that time."

Owen: "99999940, hehe, I thought it was a bank password at the time."

Rule: "The first string of numbers is close to one billion, considering the significantly reduced population density now, this number may represent the quantity of humans or the total population."

Ji Shuyu: "So the second one must be the number of Eternal Lifers, close to one million... that's quite a lot, it would've been easier if it was just a few thousand."

Owen: "It's only one-seventh of World War II’s level, just kill them."

Ji Shuyu: "Hey hey, who called themselves a 'pacifist'?"

Owen: "Hehe, it's not contradictory, if we kill those against peace, the world will be at peace. Besides, people in this world will resurrect, so peace is meaningless."

Lao Mo: "I feel uneasy, I hope we can eliminate the Eternal Life Church in this round as soon as possible. The longer it drags on, the more disadvantageous it is for us."

Ye Zhi: "I also want that, but we can't achieve it at the moment. Ultimately, human forces are still in a 'neutral state.' The Reproduction Sect can only be used as a weapon against the Eternal Lifers’ ideology, not as the main force. Otherwise, we will inevitably face human attacks. And the higher-ups of the Eternal Life Church are not fools. By now, they have likely scattered the Eternal Lifers. With the remaining time of this round being only two days, we and humans cannot completely eradicate them."

In the end, time is just not enough.

Lao Mo: "Do we have a chance to regain the quantum machine?"

Ye Zhi: "We can, but it's meaningless. The synchronization device of the rule is obviously more efficient than quantum memory."

Ye Zhi: "In any case, even though we cannot eliminate the Eternal Life Church in this round, we have taken the initiative. Following the 'two-step' plan, we are preparing for the next round while continuing to suppress the Eternal Life Church. Everyone's strength is crucial, I need your cooperation."

Ji Shuyu: "Rule, what do you think?"

Compared to Ye Zhi, the authors trust the rule more. Although Ye Zhi's plan is well-founded, Ji Shuyu still wants to ask about the rule's stance.

Rule: "I have discussed with Ye Zhi, his plan is quite feasible."

Ji Shuyu: "Alright, since the rule has spoken, just give us our orders directly."

Ye Zhi: "First of all, it's about Yoriko's safety issue. If I were the Eternal Life Church, I would definitely spare no effort to kill her, as it has now threatened my very existence."

Yoriko: "Family, those Eternal Life scoundrels want to kill me, who understands it?"

Ye Zhi: "The ways the Eternal Life Church kills people are nothing more than the following: 1. Airstrikes, referring to terrorist attacks in the United States; 2. Poisoning, referring to Moulin's cause of death; 3. Large-scale weapons of mass destruction, such as intercontinental ballistic missiles and nuclear weapons; 4. Be careful about this one, they may use the Reproducers to find Yoriko;"

Ye Zhi: "I suggest Yoriko hide in a safe place like Black Frame, do not contact anyone, do not reveal your location to anyone, especially Reproduction followers."

Lao Mo: "What about going to outer space?"

Rule: "Inadvisable, the Eternal Life Church already knows my location, they also know our method of memory preservation, they might make relevant arrangements."

Night Paper: "I don't recommend going to space either. We don't have the time and capability to independently produce manned rockets. If you want to go to space, you can't avoid human forces. The remnants of the Eternal Life Church at that time may take targeted actions. Moreover, is outer space really safe? No one can guarantee that."

Yoriko: "You guys chat first, I'll go get some water."

Night Paper: "@Yoriko, don't leave, listen to me finish. Speaking of my mission, my current identity is Secretary of State. I have high military decision-making power. This is the position I consider suitable for dealing with the Eternal Life Church. However, I have encountered resistance from the Security Council, Joint Meeting, and even the Finance Department does not support it. Although the President is willing to confront the Eternal Life Church for re-election, it is only before their surrender. They will not allow me to continue to take action. Therefore, I need to use the Church of Propagation to replace the top levels of these institutions. I also need to obtain command authority from the Department of Defense and incorporate propagators into the military."

Old Mor: "The power of the military is too decentralized. Why not choose the President?"

Although Night Paper did not reveal to other authors that he was a pseudo-person, the authors all knew that Night Paper had the ability to 'take over' humans. If this ability is used well, it is definitely a strategic advantage. Even Night Paper's existence is more valuable than Yoriko's. Only Night Paper can ensure that the human military stands on the side of the authors.

Night Paper: "The military power of the President is restricted, hard to use, and this position is too high-profile."

Old Mor: "...Indeed, better safe than sorry. Climbing in human political power is no less risky than facing the Eternal Life Church."

Night Paper: "Hmm, but I am increasingly sure that this is not the real world."

Old Mor: "Why is that?"

Night Paper: "Compared to the real world, the people in this world are very simple. As long as I don't show malicious intent, no one will actively harm me."