My incarnation is becoming a global calamity.

Chapter 157 A Promotion That Went Wrong

Chapter 157 A Promotion That Went Wrong

Pibock was an undercover agent sent by the Empire to the Church. After many hardships, he finally managed to infiltrate the upper echelons.

This is related to his consistently low profile.

In any meeting, he would minimize his presence, hoping to be ignored to avoid unnecessary trouble.

When it comes to voting or expressing an opinion, he follows the crowd without any personal thoughts.

He even seemed a bit dull, as if he didn't have much of a mind.

This style of work earned him the favor of a certain elder, allowing him to rise rapidly in rank and barely make it into the upper echelons.

During high-level meetings, he maintained his previous style: listen more and talk less.

But today, this style seems to be obsolete.

Because the eyes of the other church leaders were all on him at that moment, he could not make his presence less noticeable.

The reason it attracted the attention of other high-ranking members of the church was naturally due to the church leader's sudden inquiry.

Pibock cursed inwardly, but he knew he had to say something.

Otherwise, their identity might be exposed.

Given his current position in the church, once his identity is exposed, his fate will be worse than death.

With this in mind, he could only bite the bullet and make up a few lines.

"Um, Master, I think the power of the Foolish Calamity may have already reached SSS level."

Upon hearing this, the other church leaders immediately lost interest in him.

He was also puzzled by the cult leader's behavior, wondering why he would ask this ordinary guy for his opinion.

Pibock could naturally sense the emotional shifts in the gazes of others, and he couldn't help but secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

As long as others lose interest in him, he can continue to keep a low profile, lie low, gather intelligence, and pass it on to the Empire.

His undercover career can continue comfortably.

However, before he could even utter his low-key mantra, the cult leader's voice rang out, drawing the attention of the other high-ranking members back to him.

"Oh? I didn't expect you to share my opinion. Tell me more about it."

Upon hearing this, Pibock was completely stunned. He never expected that his casual guess could actually be linked to the leader. This was just too outrageous.

However, the other high-ranking members of the church were just as bewildered as the others after hearing the leader's words.

They all thought that no matter how strong the Foolish Calamity was, it could never reach the level of an SSS-level calamity.

Such a being had never existed before, leading them to subconsciously believe that it was impossible for it to exist now either.

But now, the cult leader has actually admitted that this Foolish Calamity is very likely an SSS-level calamity that has never appeared before.

Of course, if that's all there is to it, it's not a big deal, and they can barely accept it.

Just because it has never happened before doesn't mean it won't happen now.

What truly shocked them was that none of them thought so, yet this seemingly insignificant person was thinking the same thing as the cult leader.

At this moment, all their eyes were fixed on Pibock, as if they wanted to see right through him.

It was these very gazes that made Pibock panic.

But to avoid unnecessary suspicion, he could only suppress his inner panic and appear calm under everyone's gaze.

"Your Excellency, the reason I made this guess is because of the rumors that the Foolish Calamity instantly killed the five of us deacons."

This answer was absurd, so absurd that all the high-ranking officials present genuinely felt that this guy was mediocre and didn't have much ability.

The reason they were able to guess what the cult leader was thinking was purely by chance, and they had no intelligence whatsoever.

However, the cult leader's next words felt like a slap in the face to everyone present.

"I didn't expect your guess to be the same as mine. You're pretty good."

The cult leader nodded in satisfaction, his gaze sweeping over the group of church leaders.

He had only asked this guy, who had a very low profile, on a whim.

Unexpectedly, he gave an answer that took him by surprise.

This was exactly what he was thinking, but no one said it aloud, which made him feel disappointed.

They even wondered if these church leaders had been in high positions for too long, to the point that their thinking had become severely rigid, and they only thought about what was most beneficial to themselves.

However, things don't always go in our best interest; we also need to consider the worst-case scenario and be prepared for everything.

This is the spirit of being prepared for danger even in times of peace, and it is also the main reason why he has been able to maintain the church's prosperity to this day.

But now, it seems that the people under my command are unwilling to be prepared for potential dangers even in times of peace.

So when he learned that this low-profile executive had given the same answer as him, he wanted to take this opportunity to give these executives, whose brains were practically rusting, a good jolt.

Thinking of this, the most mysterious leader of the church leaned forward slightly, his deep eyes under his hood scanning the surroundings.

Instantly, a powerful sense of oppression emanated from him, making everyone in the entire meeting feel immense pressure.

This immense pressure weighed on everyone, making them feel like they couldn't breathe.

"Remember, even if the Trickster's Calamity isn't an SSS-rank calamity, at this moment, you must treat it as an SSS-rank calamity."

His words were quite clear; no one present was a fool, and they naturally understood the meaning behind them.

If you can't even understand something this obvious, you wouldn't be in your current position.

Everyone realized that their previous thinking was too outdated; they only thought about the positive aspects and the most advantageous directions for themselves, while ignoring the worst possible outcomes.

Thinking of this, everyone's eyes turned to Pibock again, their gazes filled with a mixture of shame and gratitude.

Only by thinking about the worst-case scenario can they make the worst-case plan and avoid being caught unprepared when the worst situation occurs.

After all, among this group of people, only this high-ranking official with the lowest profile thought of the worst-case scenario.

Under the gaze of these high-ranking officials, Pibock felt utterly bewildered.

Not only was I inexplicably called upon to answer by this mysterious cult leader, but now I'm also being looked at with gratitude for no reason.

This was something he, who had always kept a low profile, couldn't adapt to for a while.

However, after the leader said something next, he felt that he had already adapted to this situation.

"You did a great job. You were a prospective elder in the church before, right? Now you can drop the word 'prospective'."

As soon as he finished speaking, Pibock was filled with surprise and excitement.

Now, another inexplicable thing has happened: he has inexplicably become a high-ranking elder in the church.

No longer is it an awkward position of barely stepping into the upper echelons of the church, but a true member of the church leadership.

Does that mean that the intelligence density that can be provided to the Empire in the future will be greatly increased?

Thinking of this, he became excited and expressed his sincere gratitude to the cult leader.

"Your Excellency, I will never forget my mission!"