The "father" ntioned by the woman is the founder of Hua Country’s largest religion, the David Sect. As ti progresses and science advances, there always remain so phenona that human power cannot explain. The David Sect is such an inexplicable presence.
When Lin Yi was ten years old, Hua Country, on par with the United States as one of the world’s superpowers, experienced an "internal conflict" spurred by external subversion. That year, the old regi fell, and the military seized the opportunity to take control of the nation.
During the stalemate between the military and the old forces, they both overlooked a force not to be underestimated. Led by the David Sect’s intellectuals, relying on cutting-edge technology at their disposal, they leveraged the instability and spiritual poverty of Hua Country’s populace to develop into another power capable of contending with the military within a little over a year.
Unlike the military, the David Sect had neither weapons nor a sworn army. Its rise was attributed to a series of "Holy Relics" that could not be explained by scientific principles.
According to unofficial statistics, forty percent of Hua Country’s citizens are followers of the David Sect. These so-called believers are extrely familiar with the sect’s deeds.
Holy Relic one: A driver who died in a car accident claid that, when he was about to crash into a truck, he saw Holy Father’s hand appear on his steering wheel, helping him to right the wheel at the brink of death.
Holy Relic two: A housewife who had never been abroad, after listening to a few lectures by Saint Father David, learned to speak fluent English.
Holy Relic three: A pair of conjoined twins with connected hearts successfully underwent separation surgery under the free dical care of the David Sect...
There are countless such Holy Relics of the David Sect. As a soldier, Major Lin Yi is a firm upholder of atheism, yet even he had doubts before eting her. But after encountering her, Major Lin Yi felt much more at peace than before.
The "Military Road" program was precisely the brainchild of the founder of the David Sect, the father of the woman on the screen, Father David.
Lin Yi stopped the woman’s excited chatter. He had noticed the ti table on the computer screen; their secret conversation had already lasted half an hour. According to their agreent, the video call must end.
The woman frowned displeasedly; she understood what Lin Yi ant. A conversation lasting more than half an hour could easily alert dostic and foreign hostile forces or even mbers of their respective camps, possibly exposing the locations of their bases.
The location of the David Holy Sect and Rand Military District are the two most secretive places in Hua Country.
Even the GPRS positioning system of the United States, which now boasts being the world’s number one superpower, cannot find their locations. On satellite cloud maps, the positions of the military region and the David Sect appear as blank patches of ocean.
Regarding this romance, Lin Yi and she both shared an understanding. Lin Yi, a representative of the new generation of the military, and the Holy Daughter of the David Sect, responsible for conveying the voices of the ordinary people, find their awkward identities force them to reduce contact.
"Yi, take care of yourself. If the ’Military Road’ system is feasible, its public beta will be upon us soon. Then, we can et in the ga, no need to hide anymore," the woman left a farewell kiss on the screen and vanished from view.
Lin Yi sat in his office, staring at the computer screen, lost in thought. Tonight would be a sleepless night; he had to patiently await the experts’ analysis results. Sleep would only dull his thinking.
Inside the David Sect, the woman had just pressed the "Shutdown" button when her door was pushed open.
Only one person would barge into her room so rudely.
"What’s the matter? Bishop," the woman looked unfriendly at the uninvited guest. The voice of the bishop of the David Sect was androgynous, as grating as fingernails scraping on glass.
"Holy Daughter, I’ve just received a ssage from the signal tower. Soone used the public network secretly again, and the signal was lost while they were trying to track the source," the bishop walked over to the woman’s computer, reaching out toward it.
"Bishop," the woman stopped his motion, standing in front of him; as the bishop’s hand grazed her chest, he withdrew it.
Even as the second-in-command of the David Sect, the bishop dared not desecrate the Holy Daughter, the sect’s external symbol.
The woman, shedding her previous gentleness in front of Major Lin Yi, coldly rebuked, "It was I who contacted soone outside. However, all this is permitted by ’Father.’ If you have any questions, you can go and ask the ’old man’ directly."
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