Chapter 67 Farce at the Center of Faith

Say said in a calm tone: "First of all, I hope you will face the current situation. Scientific research related to space defense is increasingly encountering sophon obstacles, and our technological progress is slowing down."

"This will trigger a new wave of defeatism in the international community, and this time it may lead to a total collapse of solar system defense plans. We need some help."

Sai's words completely cooled down the venue. She let the silence last for nearly half a minute before continuing: "Like everyone, when I learned about the existence of the thought stamp, I was as scared and disgusted as seeing a poisonous snake."

"But the most sensible thing for us to do now is to calm down and think carefully. Even if the devil does appear, calmness and reason are the best options, right?"

After receiving Say's support, Hines quickly followed up: "Madam Chairman and fellow representatives, since the motion I originally proposed cannot be put to a vote at the meeting, can we each take a step back?"

"No matter how you retreat, any form of thought control will be brought to justice!" the French representative shouted, but his attitude was not as strong as before.

"What if it's not thought control, but something in between control and freedom?"

"The ideological stamp is thought control, just like Bai Xiang and Master Kong are both instant noodles, but the latter doesn't understand what hygiene is." Representative from Hua Guo said.

"Ideological stamping and ideological control are not exactly the same." Hines began to explain: "The so-called control must have a controller and a controlled person. If someone voluntarily bears the ideological stamp, can this be called control?"

"It seems to make sense." Sai on the rostrum also nodded.

Seeing that everyone seemed to be convinced, Hines continued: "I propose that the ideological stamp be opened to the society as a kind of public facility."

"Its proposition is limited to one, and that is the belief in the victory of the war. Anyone who is willing to obtain this belief with the help of ideological stamps can use this facility on a completely voluntary basis."

"Of course, all this should be done under strict supervision."

The meeting discussed this, and based on Hines's proposal, many restrictions were put forward on the use of ideological stamps.

The most critical one is that the scope of use is limited to the Space Force. After all, the unity of thought in the military is easier to accept.

In the end, the nine major council members finally formed a bill for voting at the next meeting, and representatives from each country reported to their governments.

"Do we need to give this facility a name?" asked the U.S. representative.

"How about calling it the Faith Relief Center?" the British representative suggested. This weird name with British humor caused a burst of laughter.

Get rid of the relief and call it a belief center. Hines said seriously.

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Ten Days Later, Verne Island, Faith Center

In front of the gate of the Faith Center, there stands a scaled-down exact replica of the Statue of Liberty. No one can tell its purpose. Perhaps it is to use freedom to dilute the color of control.

Without Yamasugi Keiko's company, Hines could only wait here alone, but soon he found a group of people in military uniforms walking outside, and the uninvited guest at the head was Sai.

"Hello, Chairman Say, welcome here. You don't want to give yourself a mental seal, do you?" Hines smiled.

"I am an absolute triumphalist. This belief is very strong and does not need to be consolidated through any technology." Sai said nonsense.

Then she walked into the Faith Center, but the personal bodyguards did not come in, but were waiting at the door.

"It's a pity that there are too few people like you. Most humans have no determination to win this war." Hines sighed.

"So I do not agree with the views of the nine major council members. They are too indecisive and do not realize that mankind is facing a life and death crisis."

"There is nothing you and I can do about it. After all, the matter is too big, but it is enough for the space force. When it comes to the ideological seal, I have to thank you. Without your support, it would not be easy to get to this point."

"By the way, I heard that the Thought Seal is a brain analyzer, right? That means there are more than 70 Thought Seals in human beings now?" Sai asked, changing the topic.

"Yes, although they are not exactly the same, those brain analyzers can be transformed into thought seals with only a small amount of modifications. So I have a total of more than 70 thought seals."

"Then since we have so many ideological stamps, why do we only have one faith center now?" Sai asked.

"Others are still being transformed, which will take a certain amount of time. Moreover, the nine major council members are also worried and hope that the production work of ideological stamps will be reduced as much as possible."

After the two chatted for a while, a second person finally walked into the faith center. He was a bald middle-aged man with a melancholy look. He walked a little staggeringly and could smell the smell of alcohol when he got close.

"I'm here to gain a belief." He said clearly.

"I'm sorry, sir, only the Space Force can use the Faith Center. Show your ID." said the security guard on the side.

The man fumbled and took out his ID and said, "I'm a member of the Space Force, but I'm just a civilian. Is that okay?"

After looking at the certificate carefully, Hines nodded and said: "Mr. Wilson, do you plan to proceed now?"

"Of course." The man nodded, took out a neatly folded piece of paper from his chest pocket and said, "That, you call it a belief proposition, right? I want to obtain the belief written on it."

Say stopped Hines who wanted to explain out of curiosity. She wanted to see what proposition this person submitted.

I saw the piece of paper saying: "Chasing with the Ammonia Car, this is part of the plan."

"Why do you want to chase the car together?" Sai couldn't help but asked curiously after watching it.

Changing Ammonia is a Japanese car company in the human world. The price of this brand of cars is slightly more expensive than Mercedes-Benz.

"Because my wife insists that I buy a car, and if I don't buy it, I will cause trouble. I can only comfort myself with the stamp of thought to prove that buying a car is reasonable," Wilson explained sadly.

"Ah? What does buying a car have to do with chasing fans?" Sai then asked.

"Because I am currently watching an anime called "Sankyu: Escape from Oreo". If I associate the ammonia-testing car with this beautiful anime, I will feel much better mentally."

After listening to the conversation between the two, Hines angrily grabbed the piece of paper, balled it up and threw it on the drunk man's sad face and cursed: "Get out of here!"

After the drunken Wilson was driven away, another person crossed the monument of faith, which is the boundary between ordinary tourists and the center of faith. The man was lingering behind the monument.
Chapter completed!