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However, if he cannot survive in the federal system, that is his own problem.
After all, the Human Federation never keeps idle gods. Those who fail to meet KPI targets will naturally be deified and replaced by others who want to serve the people.
Only deities who are registered with the federal government are allowed to promote their religion in the federal government.
But if no registered god, or a god whose qualifications have been revoked, dares to promote their religion.
Then he will face pursuit by the Federal Department of Justice.
If a god thinks he is powerful enough just because he is a god, he can try to see if the Federation can completely erase his soul and make him disappear from this world.
The Federation's Psionic Legion specializes in dealing with all sorts of gods who dare to defy federal regulations.
If the Psionic Legion cannot resolve the situation, then the Battle Sisters and Valkyries will join forces to deal with it, and it may even eventually lead to intervention from the Federal Guard.
Therefore, Zhou Qing had heard of and encountered beings like gods before, since these guys were essentially just people with slightly stronger spiritual energy.
Moreover, many of these deities cannot even be considered human.
But in any case, the general concept of God for all federal citizens is that God is a public servant of the people.
We'll only trust you if you're useful; if you're not, we'll replace you.
However, based on the memories obtained from the minds of the Krieg soldiers, it seems that the god here is different.
Although he didn't know why things were different, he still said that Zhou Qing didn't understand, but he chose to respect and take advantage of it.
Without a doubt, Zhou Qing's words were a success. Upon hearing Zhou Qing's words, the soldier of the Krieg Death Legion stopped what he was doing and then shakily picked up the spoon next to him.
The things that were supposed to be there were chopsticks.
However, considering that it was uncertain whether the soldiers of the Creek Death Legion would be able to use it, Zhou Qing still provided him with a spoon.
After all, anyone can use a spoon; being extremely stupid is already an understatement.
The soldier shakily scooped up a spoonful of delicious food, ruining its presentation, and then quickly stuffed it into his mouth.
During the meal, the soldier from the Krieg Death Legion also removed his gas mask.
This was the first time Zhou Qing had seen what the other person looked like; after all, he had almost never taken off his gas mask before.
Since there was no need for it, Zhou Qing didn't touch it.
Out of consideration for each other's privacy, Zhou Qing did not investigate what kind of person this soldier from the Creek Death Legion was.
How old is he exactly?
However, Zhou Qing saw it after the other party removed the mask.
A rough estimate suggests he's only fifteen or sixteen years old!
For a moment, Zhou Qing couldn't accept this judgment.
He quickly took out his soul detection device and scanned the Krieg Death Legion soldier in front of him who was feasting.
The instrument quickly reported the soldier's soul age.
Within the Federation, due to the widespread availability of life-extending technology, it is possible for ordinary citizens to live for as long as they wish, even reaching 40,000 or 50,000 years old.
However, few people would be willing to live that long; most would prefer to die and live in the subspace opened up by the Federation.
It was precisely because of this that Zhou Qing had to judge how many years the other party had lived based on their soul.
The soul and this body have been in harmony for 16 years.
Zhou Qing's little head was filled with big question marks. What was all this about? Was this child labor? No, this was even more terrifying than child labor; this was sending child laborers to fight.
Such behavior is a serious violation of federal law.
If anyone in the Federation dared to do this, they would have been dragged out and shot, and then sentenced to 5000 years in the subspace.
As a former federal researcher and now an explorer, Zhou Qing felt a surge of anger, but he managed to suppress it after all the time he had been an explorer.
Ultimately, after becoming an explorer, he experienced a lot more.
In the vast universe, all sorts of bizarre races can appear; it's nothing unusual.
Since the Federation ascended into a universe with an unknown number of star systems, these explorers have encountered all sorts of things.
Not all interstellar empires in the entire galaxy can achieve the same level of success as the Federation of Humanity.
The concept of interstellar empires is actually quite abstract.
Although he had seen so many abstract things, when Zhou Qing saw the abstract concept of the Human Empire, his urge to criticize it grew even stronger.
After all, Zhou Qing didn't care about anything else.
Those other civilizations in the starry sea are nothing more than aliens.
They are beings that should be eliminated. As citizens of the Human Federation, they don't need to care, but the one in front of them is human.
It's different if you're human.
For the Federation, humans and aliens will always be treated differently.
Zhou Qing had a strong urge to curse the God Emperor, but he held back when he thought of the outrageous memories of the Krieg soldier in his mind.
It's best not to ruin your relationship with this fellow human being opposite you.
After all, based on those memories, he could already tell that the soldier was a fanatical religious believer.
It's best not to slander his gods, otherwise the atmosphere that has been so hard to ease will be ruined again.
However, on the other hand, sending teenagers to fight on the battlefield is really going too far.
Zhou Qing was still burning with anger.
They should be in school at this age, why are they taking up arms and going to the battlefield?
Of course, wars should be fought by Federation soldiers or Federation intelligent lifeforms.
Zhou Qing sighed deeply again, but at this moment the soldier of the Krieg Death Legion in front of him had finally stopped eating and finished all his food.
After finishing his meal, the soldier realized that Zhou Qing seemed to have been watching him the whole time.
His face flushed slightly, and he quickly put the gas mask on.
Although he has been a veteran for a year, it is rare to see him being stared at like this, as he rarely interacts with ordinary people.
However, the atmosphere fell silent again after he put on the gas mask, after all, the soldiers of the Krieg Death Legion were really not good with words.
The reason I was able to say so much before was purely out of excitement.
Zhou Qing naturally knew that the other party probably didn't mean it, so he simply spoke up again himself.
"Are you full? If the poor child doesn't have any, I have some more here."
As he spoke, Zhou Qing took out another box of food from his hand. To be honest, Zhou Qing felt a sense of guilt after seeing how young the other person was.
What have I done? I actually used psionic search on such a young child.
Although he didn't cause any harm to the other party, Zhou Qing felt that he was being a terrible person whenever he thought about it.
Faced with Zhou Qing's overtures, the Krieg Death Legion soldier, who was already blushing under his gas mask, blushed even more.
Although the soldiers of the Krieg Death Legion have always been known for their silence and for attacking and dying in silence, this does not mean that they are not meticulous.
On the contrary, the soldiers of the Krieg Death Legion are among the most meticulous units in the Imperial Army.
Deep down, despite their reserved nature, they are deeply grateful to and remember anyone who has been kind to them.
They would risk their lives to protect the citizens of the empire.
That's why, faced with Zhou Qing's renewed concern, the Krieg Death Legion soldier's face turned as red as an apple.
Chapter 8: Preparing to say goodbye to the soldiers of the Krieg Death Legion
The soldier's breathing apparatus emitted a rapid hissing sound, and he instinctively took a half step back, his military boots scraping against the metal floor with a harsh sound.
Those calloused hands hovered in mid-air, swinging back and forth between the lunchbox and Zhou Qing, like an overloaded server processing conflicting instructions.
"I...I don't deserve it..." A muffled voice came from behind the gas mask, carrying a kind of painful piety, "Two blessings...this is too extravagant..."
His extremely humble words made Zhou Ping'an think of something unpleasant.
He suddenly remembered that when he was exploring the psychic powers and examining the soul, he had sensed that the soldier's entire being seemed to be covered in the words "atonement."
What crime did he commit?
What crime could someone so young have committed?
He even went to the battlefield for humanity, what crime could he have committed?
All humans who stepped onto the battlefield were heroes of the Federation, and Zhou Qing did not feel any sin in his soul.
Therefore, it has been proven that he was innocent.
And now he is fighting for humanity, so he is a hero!
"Take it." Zhou Qing shoved the lunchbox into his arms, deliberately using a commanding tone. "This is... uh... the God Emperor's test! Yes, a test of whether you can accept double the grace!"
This hastily fabricated excuse sent a chill down the spine of the soldier.
He held the lunchbox as if it were a sacred object, then suddenly knelt on one knee and lightly touched Zhou Qing's boots with his forehead—the highest form of respect a Krieg man could offer to a battlefield chaplain.
"May the Emperor punish me for my weakness..." the soldier's voice trembled with tears, "I actually doubted His generosity..."
After saying that, he quickly opened the lunchbox and began to eat heartily. He was really hungry now, and one meal was not enough for him, let alone something so delicious.
Zhou Qing remained quietly watching as the soldier from the Krieg Death Legion finished his meal.
His mind was racing; he was thinking about how to talk to the soldier.
Judging from the current situation, it is clear that I have gained the soldier's trust, and he seems to regard me as a priest.
Although they don't know who the God-Emperor they worship is, it has to be said that the God-Emperor's name is quite effective in breaking down barriers for him.
However, the soldiers' superstitious behavior made him feel very uncomfortable. Who in the Human Federation would be so superstitious about gods?
No, and no one would be so superstitious about gods.
Because the citizens of the Federation are considered gods by other civilizations!
The spiritual power, capable of splitting mountains and shattering rocks, and overturning oceans, was displayed to its fullest extent among the citizens of the Federation.
In this way, the citizens of the Federation of Humanity are seen as legendary gods by other civilizations.