"Everything will proceed according to President Myers's initial negotiation plan.
The Mechanicus and Militech will achieve a strategic reconciliation; the Mechanicus will disarm its EMP weapons and accept New America's garrison.
At the same time, the Mechanicus will also become the legitimate state religion of New America, with Militech assisting the Holy See in spreading the faith throughout the Americas and suppressing other cult forces!"
Lana slowly revealed the plan that her think tank had already drafted, no longer holding back.
"Then, Militech will inevitably fully infiltrate the Mechanicus, and incidentally take everything from the Mechanicus, leaving it in name only?"
Myers looked at Lana in disbelief; she completely could not understand the logic and motivation behind this plan.
"As a mortal, you will not understand. You only need to know that it doesn't matter who holds power in the Mechanicus; we never care about power. Secular power is useless to us. Your task is just to follow the plan!"
Lana wore a faint smile, but that smile made Myers uneasy, as if she were a lamb waiting to be slaughtered.
Myers frowned, muttering to herself, "Which genius came up with this plan? Isn't this just handing over the Mechanicus? Don't they know the consequences of doing this?"
However, facing Lana's resolute gaze, she felt that perhaps she truly didn't understand the deeper meaning.
"I don't care; I profit either way!"
Myers shrugged, speaking indifferently.
In fact, she understood that as long as this plan was executed, no matter the final outcome, she would be the ultimate beneficiary; the resources and power of both sides would ultimately fall into her hands.
If the Mechanicus won, she would be the new Pope, controlling two super-factions.
If Militech won, she could still use the prestige of annexing the Mechanicus to solidify her position as President, becoming the unshakeable Myers the Great of New America.
"Then it's settled!"
Lana clapped her hands, and immediately two nuns in grey robes came forward with two parchment scrolls.
"Parchment?"
Myers touched the scroll, immediately feeling its material, and her mouth twitched involuntarily. They were truly wealthy.
One sheet of this stuff would sell for tens of thousands of euros.
After all, lamb was still a luxury in this society; live sheep needed to eat grass and feed.
And where pasture could grow, high-sugar wheat could also be cultivated, making them major consumers of grain.
"Don't be petty, Myers, you are the President!"
Lana snapped her fingers, and the parchment automatically unfurled. A delicate quill pen automatically dipped into ink and began writing the contract between the two parties.
Myers looked at Lana's magic-like methods, a hint of envy flashing in her eyes.
Although she knew that Lana and their abilities all came from nanotechnology, which was scientific technology,
she still couldn't help but envy this technology that transformed into personal power.
However, fortunately, a glimmer of anticipation also rose in Myers's eyes. As long as she could complete the task, she would also possess this power.
When the contract was finished, Lana gave Myers two copies, one for her to review the terms.
For New America, this treaty was extremely lenient; the only requirement was surprisingly just to support the expansion of the Mechanicus throughout the territory and suppress other cult forces.
The other clauses could practically be said to be indirectly handing over the entire Mechanicus to New America.
'What kind of conspiracy is hidden within this that would allow the Mechanicus to seize New America?'
No matter how much Myers racked her brain, she found it difficult to understand the deeper meaning.
Suddenly, a file flashed in Myers's mind, a file that she had almost burst out laughing at after reading it—
Yorinobu Arasaka had once intended to nationalize his family business and try to transform it into Japan's social system,
and was therefore jokingly evaluated by many sociologists as: a foolish utopian socialist.
"I heard Xiao and Yorinobu are good friends?"
Myers blinked, tentatively asking Lana.
"Perhaps. Matters concerning the Holy Son are not within the jurisdiction of the Holy See!"
Lana did not directly respond, but her words had indirectly confirmed Myers's guess.
"Xiao couldn't really have been led astray by Yorinobu Arasaka, could he!"
Myers was shocked, seemingly finding the reason why the Mechanicus would propose such an abnormal plan.
But then, recalling Lana's previous tone of being determined to win Militech, she felt that this reason was somewhat far-fetched and difficult to fully convince herself.
However, although this reason could not fully convince Myers, she believed that it might be the best reason to persuade other Militech shareholders.
After all, no matter how strange something is, if it has appeared once, people will more easily accept its rationality when it happens again.
With Yorinobu Arasaka, a complete prodigal son, as a case study, the contract no longer seemed so absurd.
After all, Xiao and Yorinobu Arasaka's friendship was well-known; Xiao was a good brother who could help Yorinobu Arasaka bear the revenge of patricide.
Then the two must also be like-minded individuals who could "pee in the same pot."
It could be said that with this explanation, other Militech shareholders would likely accept this free lunch without any suspicion, eating it without hesitation.
But just then, another thought flashed through Myers's mind: "What if all of this is part of the plan?"
She began to ponder…
What if Xiao had already started designing this plan before becoming friends with Yorinobu Arasaka?
Perhaps Xiao had always been using Yorinobu Arasaka's image to serve his own purposes, trying to increase his leverage to annex Militech through this method.
"Forget it, I'm not thinking about it anymore!"
Myers, increasingly frightened, completely gave up on thinking.
She picked up the pen with trembling hands, signed her name on both contract scrolls, and pressed her Presidential seal.
The contract was made in two copies, one given to President Myers and the other kept by Pope Lana.
At this point, Myers's matter finally came to an end.
Myers took the contract scroll, boarded the aerospace plane prepared by the Mechanicus, and began her journey back to Washington.
Along the way, her mood was exceptionally heavy, but also carried a hint of relief.
After all, she had successfully completed this difficult mission.
Although the process was a bit dangerous, almost getting screwed over by those bastards in Dogtown,
but now that she had returned safely, these thrilling experiences had become a mark of glory on her résumé.
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