Chapter 258 Two people in charge? Absolutely impossible! Power ideology!
However, bribery is bribery, but Morami did not leak the real intelligence information about the Shield World to Zatan, especially the information about the Flood.

After all, the Flood, a brutal life species, has been regarded as "God's creation" within the Star Alliance. Many fanatical religious believers will even try every means to sacrifice themselves in order to achieve pilgrimage and transcendence.

But Morami, who has learned the truth, will not regard such dirty and vicious Zerg as any religious creatures.

In fact, the elites serving as high-ranking councilors within the Star Alliance had had fierce arguments with the Prophet.

Perhaps it is because the prophets of truth, mercy, and sorrow suspect that the elite are questioning and disobeying their authority, so there has always been great controversy over the characterization of the Flood.

This leads to an unsolvable paradox.

The elites want to present the facts and stick to the facts, but the prophet believes that the elites are deliberately taking advantage of the issue in an attempt to seize power and suppress the prophet's authority.

So up to now, the contradiction between the two sides has not erupted into any actual conflict on the surface, but it has been riddled with holes in secret and there is a risk of getting out of control at any time.

On this side, Zatan, who received the "gift" from Morami, expressed his satisfaction.

It smiled happily and immediately changed its attitude. It smiled at Morami and said, "You are indeed my good friend Zatan. I will report your return application to the parliament immediately. Please wait for a moment."

As soon as the words fell, the holographic screen fell into darkness, and the center console returned to silence. All the crew members were patiently waiting for a response from the Covenant Council.

After a while, the screen lit up again.

However, the person who made the video call to Morami this time was not the customs director Zatan, but an old guy who looked like an old turtle and was dressed in gorgeous clothes.

It is none other than one of the leaders of the Covenant, the Prophet of Regret!
The moment he saw this old man, Morami immediately saluted and said respectfully to the Sorrowful Prophet:

"Lipah Morami, meet the great priest of sorrow!"

Morami is considered a smart and sensible person among the many executives of the elite tribe, so the Prophet of Sorrow arranged for him to lead a team on a business trip to the Shield World to do scientific research, a lucrative job that is easy to make meritorious deeds.

If it were any other short-sighted elite executive, he would have been sent to the most brutal battlefield to serve as cannon fodder.

Of course, since the Shield World is of great importance, the Prophet of Sorrow also arranged for senior military officers such as Jiralhanae and Jackal to keep a special eye on Morami to prevent it from doing anything behind the scenes.

It’s a pity that all the troops of the Ghost Face and the Jackal were killed. Now only Morami’s elite troops can come back to report the scientific expedition results of the Shield World.

"Captain Morami, get up."

The Prophet of Sorrow hooked his slender finger, asking the other party to stand up, and then said:

"The Supreme Council has approved your application. You can now return to the Sanctuary immediately and report in person on the situation of the miracle in the Shield World in front of all the council members."

Such an important work report, of course, cannot be discussed here.

The reason why Morami was asked to come back as soon as possible was that the Prophet of Sorrow had been eager to learn the intelligence of the Shield World and the truth about the deaths of the Jiralhanae, Jackals and other troops.

"Yes!"

Morami nodded.

"Let Captain Zatan take charge of the follow-up matters now, and you can just bring your own guards in."

As soon as the words fell, the screen of the Sorrowful Prophet switched to Zatan's side, "Captain Morami, your fleet will be anchored at my customs port."

"Pick your own guards and take a small transport boat to High Charity City. As for the people on your ship, stay where you are and don't move around."

After accepting Morami's bribe, Zatan's attitude was obviously much better than before, and he was even too lazy to search the opponent's fleet.

"Okay." Morami nodded slightly.

After finishing the communication, Morami and his personal guard Wadami walked towards the bridge outside, and couldn't help cursing and saying:

"Those damn old guys are guarding against us to such an extent. How can my fleet pose any threat to them?"

"Without the help of our elites, the Star Alliance would never have the chance to have their prophet take the position of priest!"

"Just wait and see. Sooner or later, I will overturn the seats of those old guys."

Although Morami cursed, for the sake of the overall situation, he had to continue to be the prophet's grandson for a while.

Not long after, Morami's fleet was steadily anchored at the port. Against the backdrop of many CSO super-heavy aircraft carriers, those CRS-class cruisers were as small as ants.

At this time, a transport plane carrying Morami flew out from the flagship's cabin and headed straight for the City of Fraternity.

At this moment, far under the dome of the City of High Charity, at the tip of the inner city, in a large square where the three priests and prophets rested.

Those three "old turtles" who were riding in suspended wheelchairs, with wrinkles all over their bald heads, weak and tired bodies, were the supreme leaders of the Star Alliance, the Prophet Priests!

When the Prophet of Truth saw the precious metal objects that Morami used to bribe Zatan, as well as the relic technology items presented to him, he nodded thoughtfully:

"It seems that Morami did not lie. They did indeed dig up some items and metal resources left behind by the gods in the Shield World Miracle."

The Prophet of Truth rolled his cloudy eyes, played with the supplies and minerals he had never seen before, and was very interested in what Morami had gained on this trip.

However, there was a hint of worry in the eyes of the prophet of mercy, and he said:
"Combined with the clues and intelligence provided by Morami, there are a large number of weapons and technological items in the Shield World. These things may greatly enhance the military strength of our Star Alliance."

"Even clues to the Holy Ring!"

The sacred belt that the Prophet of Mercy mentioned is exactly the halo array created by the Forerunners. It is a super weapon that is powerful enough to kill countless lives in galaxies and can definitely be called a "one-click restart" button.

However, in the Prophet of Mercy's vision, the Forerunners' halo array should be the key technological device for transcendence and ascension, and the key to their becoming "gods".

"Holy Ring? Hehehe..."

The Prophet of Truth threw the precious metals in his hand into the box in front of him. He looked at the Prophet of Mercy and said with a smile:

"I don't care about the Holy Ring now. Regardless of whether the Ring exists or not, weakening the Sangheili and supporting the Jiralhanae are the most important things right now."

"Now, a large number of relics have been found in the Shield World Miracles. If we don't do everything we can to support the Jiralhanae to come to power, who will suppress the rise of the elite tribes?"

As the Star Alliance's market size grew, the elite clan gained support from a large number of forces by virtue of their ability to fight and charge, and their repeated military exploits.

Therefore, faced with such a restless original shareholder, the prophets recruited shady interstellar bandits such as the Jiralhanae and the Jackals to try to dilute the elites' shares.

This is to prevent the Star Alliance from developing a powerful elite tribe after unifying the universe, which would then become troublesome if it became too powerful to be controlled.

Sure enough, as soon as the Prophet of Truth uttered this sentence, the Prophets of Sorrow and Mercy beside him fell into silence.

The Prophet of Truth was right. Balancing the situation within the Star Alliance seemed to be more urgent than finding the Sacred Ring.

"So, I suggest that we let the Jiralhanae serve as our personal guards and grant them some military power. As long as we give them some benefits, they will help us curb the arrogance of the elites!"

The Prophet of Truth said with a smile that it certainly knew that the Jiraiya's brain was not very useful and it would be easy for it to suffer a defeat after taking control of the military power.

But interstellar war is a test of technological strength. There is no need for so many fancy tactics. You can win the war by just charging forward in one breath.

With the weapons and warships left behind by the predecessor civilization, there is no need to worry about not being able to defeat those uncivilized species and civilizations.

Rather than using people to fight, the prophets now need to take back more power, and the Jiralhanae are pretty good black gloves, which are the key point for them to control the elites!

Hearing this, the Prophet of Sorrow did not rush to speak, but listened quietly to the thoughts of the two prophets.

"Hehe, I don't really care about the power-seeking ideas of the elites, but they really don't know what's good for them these days. They even dared to slander the creation of God and call them evil alien bugs!"

The Prophet of Mercy snorted coldly. Is it important whether the Flood is an evil bug or not? It doesn't matter!
What is important is that the authority of the Forerunners as the gods of the Star Alliance must not be slandered or questioned in the slightest. Through the news and intelligence from the front line, the Prophet of Mercy certainly knows that the Flood is not a good thing.

But it must never smear the reputation of its own gods and characterize the Flood as an evil species of life.

After all, although the Star Alliance is a group of interstellar bandit organizations with complex composition, they have indeed established such a huge organization based on "religion" as a management system.

If there were any scandal about the forerunner of the god they believed in, wouldn't the leaders of these priests also be in trouble?
This is equivalent to Christians learning that Jesus secretly raised an evil man-eating monster, and the so-called believers are just feed to the monster.

If these fanatical religious followers knew that the god they believed in was such an ugly thing with a moral character, the entire Star Alliance's faith and management system would collapse and be destroyed!
If things go wrong, the Covenant may fall into endless internal strife, and the overall unification of the Halo universe may fail.

It is clear that the two prophets had different emphases in their leadership.

The Prophet of Truth cares more about the power status of the Prophet clan within the Star Alliance. The development of the situation of all parties needs to be under the strict control of the Prophet.

The truth is, what matters is power.

The Prophet of Mercy pays more attention to the relic technology of the forerunners, looking for clues to the halo and the authority of religion.

Compassion is about ideology.

Gods must not be discredited, let alone questioned; this is the foundation of the Star Alliance. The discovery of the elite race in the Shield World has shaken the foundation of their Star Alliance!
Even if the Flood is really a very evil alien bug, it can never be acknowledged as a creation of God.

The Prophet of Truth and the Prophet of Mercy expressed their opinions respectively. The Prophet of Sorrow did not rush to express his opinion but sat there with a calm look and watched the two sides bickering.

"You know whether the Flood is a very threatening insect or not." The Prophet of Truth glanced at the Prophet of Mercy and said jokingly.

"I heard that quite a few lunatics have gone to sacrifice themselves to the Flood. Is Lord Mercy also going to follow their lead and feed those bugs?"

The Prophet of Truth does not think that the Forerunners or the Flood are so special or superior. What it cares about is practical interests and the unification of the universe by the Star Alliance.

It is the Prophet Clan that proudly stands above all civilized species and becomes the sole overlord of the universe, just like the forerunners before them.

As for gods and religions, they are nothing more than management systems and means. It doesn’t matter whether they really exist or not!

"you……!"

The Prophet of Mercy was stunned for a moment, then looked a little embarrassed. It really couldn't refute the other party.

But no matter what the Prophet of Truth said, the Prophet of Mercy's goal has never changed, which is to find the Forerunner's ring and ascend to the sky like the gods.

In its view, becoming the overlord of the universe is just a process of transcendence and ascension, not the ultimate goal of the Prophet Clan.

If the Prophets can really become the legendary "god" species, then there is no need to unify the universe, and even power will be a thing of the past.

Seeing that the two seemed to be about to quarrel about the Flood, the Prophet of Sorrow said calmly:

"We need to find the Halo, and we also need to be vigilant against the Flood, but the most important thing now is to suppress the elites and support the Jiralhanae."

"Compared to the elites, the Jiralhanae are indeed easier for us to control, but their brutal and savage nature also brings us a lot of instability."

The Prophet of Sorrow combined the views of both sides and also noticed some flaws, that is, the Jiralhanae can be used, but it cannot be overused.

After all, the species of the Jiralhanae, to put it nicely, is stupid and easy to manipulate, but to put it bluntly, it is manic and easily angered, and it might even be a madman that is difficult to control.

What if one day their selfish desires are not satisfied and they turn around and destroy the Prophet Clan? That would be a disaster!
What's more, judging from the Ghostfaces' use of advanced equipment, application of tactics, and the combat situation of the fleets they were responsible for, these idiots were indeed a bit disappointing.

This is the gap between species. The difference in business capabilities between the two sides is too obvious, so we cannot rush to cut down the elites now. We can only suppress them a little bit and control the scale well.

"So what, Master Sorrowful Priest?"

The Prophet of Truth turned his head and looked at the Prophet of Sorrow, seemingly dissatisfied with its opinion: "Don't you think the power of the elites is too great now?"

"Only the Jiralhanae can help us suppress the elites!"

"Don't forget, we have an old grudge against the elites. If we hadn't suppressed them with technology, the elites would have enslaved us under their feet long ago."

"Now the elites have obtained our weapons and fleets, and have discovered a large number of Forerunner relics on Shield World. Aren't you afraid that they will have other ideas and take the initiative to attack us?"

The Prophet of Truth knows better than anyone why the ever-proud elites submit to him.

Aren’t they just afraid of the prophets’ advanced technology and powerful weaponry?

But as the wars of the Star Alliance become more frequent, more and more scientific expedition teams are sent out, and the elites' voice in the internal forces of the Star Alliance is getting stronger and stronger!
I am afraid that if this continues, the elites will turn around and pull the prophet down from the throne!

"Why did Morami only bring back warriors from their elite tribe this time? Where are the rest of the Jiralhanae and Jackals?"

"I'm sure it's because Morami killed people to silence them that he found something incredible in the Shield World. This kid is not telling the truth!"

After hearing the Prophet of Truth's speculation, the Prophet of Sorrow fell into silence.

What it has to admit is that this possibility does exist.

After all, both the Jiralhanae and the jackals dislike the elites, and the elites also have a history of grievances with the prophets.

Back then, there were many relics left by the forerunner civilization on the elites’ home planet, so the elites also regarded themselves as descendants of God.

The goal of their race is to find miracles.

The conservative elites did not use the relics of these pioneers to develop technology or use new technology to enhance their own strength.

On the contrary, the prophets, who seemed weak but were actually radical, used these relics and acquired the technological devices of the forerunners through reverse engineering, and grew rapidly.

Due to differences in ideas, the two sides regarded each other as heretics, and a war broke out that lasted for nearly a hundred years.

In the end, it was the prophets with superior technological capabilities who won the war of faith.

The conservative elites were forced to accept the leadership of the radical prophets, but the two sides worked together to create the early Star Alliance.

The Prophet used a carrot-and-stick approach, commanding powerful elite tribes, and with powerful weapons and equipment, he defeated nearly half of the civilized species in the galaxy.

But as the Star Alliance's business grows, many civilized species under it actually prefer elites who are both capable in fighting and trustworthy.

This seriously threatened the Prophet's right to rule.

Therefore, the Prophet of Sorrow also understood the reason very well. The elite race would be eliminated sooner or later.

After all, with the current advantages of the Star Alliance, it is ahead of other civilized species for thousands or even tens of thousands of years. Under normal circumstances, the Star Alliance will definitely become the overlord of the universe.

And the prophets will surely become the most powerful race in the universe. It will be their turn to transcend and ascend to higher dimensions and become gods.

But the existence of the elites will inevitably lead to the question of who is the real boss of the Star Alliance. It is impossible to have two bosses, right? This is absolutely impossible!

Even the prophet could never accept it!

After a moment of silence, the Sorrowful Prophet finally let go and nodded, saying, "Let's convene the Supreme Council first and find out the situation."

"If Morami is really not clean, then we should use it as an example to punish the elite tribes as a warning, and at the same time support the Jiralhanae and Jackals to take power."

Having said that, the Prophet of Sorrow manipulated the floating wheelchair under his seat, mobilized a holographic screen, and shared a list of some elite officers of the Jiralhanae.

"These are the candidates I have already selected. They can replace many of the elite officers. Once Morami's crimes are proven, they will be used to replace him!"

(End of this chapter)