Volume 1: A sound on Wall Street, Xinxiang City is busy copying books Chapter 211: Antichrist
Subtitle of this chapter: Master Yuan's peers
"All the so-called mysterious organizations in the world actually have their historical origins. For example, Freemasonry, which lifts the veil of mystery that the world and themselves wear, is actually a secret religion that heretics of various periods of Christianity have gathered together for warmth..."
"For example, the 'Bohemian Club' that has been making a lot of noise in the United States in recent years was originally established to provide a safe haven for writers, artists and musicians. As time went by, it gradually became a private retreat for another type of Bohemian members - prominent politicians and business executives..."
"For example, Mr. Yuan Yanshu's family is a branch of the Chinese 'HONG MEN'. 'HONG MEN' was originally an underground political and paramilitary organization of the Han Chinese against the alien colonial regime..."
"But the SCP Foundation suddenly appeared, just like the famous monkey in Chinese mythology, 'jumping out of the cracks in the stone' very abruptly. Regarding this secret organization, all the information and circumstantial evidence show that the SCP Foundation was created by Mr. Yuan Yanshu. And he is also the real leader of this organization..."
"So the author has to focus on studying Mr. Yuan Yanshu himself. So, apart from his shining halo as a literary giant and liberal master, what kind of person is he?"
"First of all, everyone who had contact with him, even his enemies in debate or the most radical racists at the time, had to admit that this Chinese had a strong personal charm and outstanding speaking skills. In 1921, when he set foot on the British Isles, a group of "patriots" gathered at the dock to protest his anti-British remarks. But after Mr. Yuan gave a short speech to the crowd, these protesters who came with malicious intent actually all became his loyal supporters..."
"Secondly, he has an extraordinary physique, possessing a physique beyond that of ordinary people. In 1920, regardless of whether it was the effect of traditional Chinese medicine, Mr. Yuan easily defeated sepsis. And his appetite is surprisingly big. Everyone who has dined with him knows that Mr. Yuan can eat the amount of more than a dozen people in one meal. In addition, some of his abilities make all the men who know him extremely envious. Miss Lillian Gish once told her sister that after sleeping with Neo, ordinary men are simply boring..."
"Finally, Mr. Yuan Yanshu possesses some very 'special' abilities. He often performs some 'little magic' in public. The most famous 'magic' is to have someone write a few words on a piece of paper and put it in a sealed envelope. Then he can tell what is written on the paper just by touching the envelope. What's even more amazing is that no matter what the words on the paper are, he knows what they mean..."
"Outstanding charm, strong physique, special abilities... these three combined remind me of another historical figure who was not far from Mr. Yuan..."
"As you readers have guessed, that is Tsar Nicholas II's favorite, Grigori Yefimovich Rasputin, known as the 'evil monk'..."
"Of course, Rasputin was just an Orthodox fanatic who came from a rural second-rate family. It is not inappropriate to call him a charlatan. So even if he has some "special" abilities, it only adds some romantic anecdotes to history. But Mr. Yuan Yanshu is a great intellectual who has received higher education in the East and the West. Moreover, he is a cynical nationalist, that is, a cynical nationalist. So how far will he go if he uses his abilities? This is one of the topics that this work wants to explore..."
—Excerpt from Dan Brown's "The Wise Men and the Demons"
“Knock knock knock…”
"Master Fool... Um, Neo, are you awake?"
"Your Excellency Justice... Oh, Yuri. Didn't you wake me up?"
Because they were so immersed in the play the night before, on the morning of Saturday, November 4, 1920, the two of them were still unable to extricate themselves from the roles of "Mr. Fool" and "Mr. Justice".
Actually, the first batch of SCP Foundation members were a little abnormal last night. However, if analyzed from a psychological perspective, their blind, foolish and crazy behavior is actually normal.
Lord Fool is a man with a Charisma score of 18. Even mortals, such as Nikola Tesla and John McCall, are not immune to his "affinity".
Moreover, Master Yuan’s tarot cards are so magical. His ability to create cards “out of nothing” is the trick of an ordinary magician, but how do you explain the portraits on the cards that are very similar to the people present?
Could it be that he prepared it in advance? This explanation seems to make sense...
How should I put it? They used this barely acceptable explanation to convince themselves not to delve into the matter further. But deep down in the Arcana's hearts, they began to believe that the Fool was truly extraordinary.
In 1920, whether in the backward East or the advanced West, atheists were a minority among the minority.
Typical Orientals are actually pantheists. Pantheism refers to a philosophical theory that regards God and the entire universe or nature as identical. For pantheists, good and evil are two sides of God's one body, or more precisely, two sides of "one body with many faces".
Isn’t the most quoted sentence in Lao Tzu’s “Tao Te Ching”: Heaven and earth have no benevolence and treat all things as straw dogs.
Therefore, to Camel Xiangzi, Six-Fingered Demon of the Lute and Xiao Yang Shengjian, three Chinese people who were converted to Western religions, President Yuan was nothing more than a master with some Taoist skills, and the impact was not so great as to overturn their entire world view.
Moreover, for a master, isn't it normal to play with the world? Lü Dongbin also flirted with Bai Mudan three times, and Jigong also "wine and meat pass through the intestines, but the Buddha remains in his heart".
But for those white-skinned Archanas, the magical scene they saw last night was truly a major event that made them reshape their world views!
These intellectuals grew up reading the Bible, and the United States at that time was a quasi-religious country with a strong . So even if they didn't really believe in God when they grew up, it was difficult for them to get rid of the influence of Abrahamic monotheism in their bones.
For monotheism, all supernatural forces that are not affiliated with Jehovah and that god are evil.
No matter how you look at it, this Chinese man Yuan Yanshu doesn't look like a believer of Jehovah or anything like that, which means he is a human being with the power of the "Antichrist"... or some kind of existence.
The Antichrist, what an evil, cool, and rebellious name. It just happened to suit the appetite of these rebellious white people.
“His Holiness” was born into a wealthy family but became a left-winger. Isn’t that rebellious enough?
"His Majesty the Emperor" is a fatalist who believes that even God cannot change the fate of mankind. Isn't this rebellious enough?
These two women, "Her Majesty the Queen" and "Her High Priestess", want to have their own careers. Isn't that rebellious enough?
"Sir Justice" has lost faith in the American spirit and the capitalist system. Isn't that rebellious enough?
"The Lord of the Tower" is basically the prototype of a mad scientist. Isn't that rebellious ?
Not to mention “Mr. Magician”. Even if “Mr. Fool” had not appeared, he would have created a large group of evil gods by himself.
Our Master Yuan has long known through his daily observations and the information in the Master Ball that these white people have restless souls, which is why he unscrupulously displayed his "abilities" in front of them.
Thus, the SCP Foundation, a secret organization with religious connotations, was born successfully..
"Neo, Docotovan is here."
"Okay, I'll be right up."
