Volume 2: The crown and the hat are all over the capital, and the spirit is full of energy and enter the foggy city Chapter 146: Heresy (Part 2)
Chapter subtitle: The Prince of Lies's attention again
"Well, that... Mr. Yuan, do you mean that there is an evil god in the universe who wants to destroy our human civilization?" Mr. Weizmann asked uneasily.
"An evil god who wants to destroy our human civilization? No! No! No!"
Our Master Yuan shook his head and said, "Mr. Weizmann. First of all, whether it is 'evil' or 'god', it is just a description made by us humans using human concepts."
"Secondly, our human civilization is nothing special to the Old Ones. Maybe... no need to say maybe, we are just ants. If they wanted to destroy humanity, they would have wiped us off the face of the earth long ago."
"In the end, even we at the SCP Foundation don't know their true identity and purpose. We can't deal with the 'Old Ones' either. We are only dealing with the 'foreign objects' affected by them."
He sighed deeply and said, "But that's the irony. The methods we use to deal with 'aliens' were also obtained from the 'Great Old Ones'. So perhaps this is just a war between 'aliens' who think they are human and 'aliens' who don't..."
This statement is the most brilliant point of Yuan Yanshu, or more precisely, this is his advantage as a time traveler.
The concept of the opposition between good and evil exists in the worldviews of all major religions in the world. This is particularly evident in the three major Abrahamic religions, which all inherit the idea of a great battle between good and evil.
The "Battle of Armageddon" may be enough to fool the general public, but it is too unscientific for intellectuals.
Master Yuan's "Cthulhu-style" worldview, which has been processed by later ideas, is completely different.
In this worldview, there is no omniscient, omnipotent, and eternal creator God, only indescribable things; there is no heaven for good people to go to after death and hell for bad people to go to after death, and even whether there is an "other shore" is unknown; there is no great battle between good and evil, but an epic drama with the tragic colors of ancient Greece!
That’s right, what Yuan Yanshu described was the “historical truth” that could make one’s soul tremble.
To protect all of humanity, members of the SCP Foundation, regardless of race or nationality, have bravely borrowed power from the "Great Old Ones" generation after generation to fight against the "aliens" of their common origin. Sadly, the fate of these noble individuals is either death or becoming the very "aliens" they sought to kill.
Such a tragedy of infinite reincarnation is so magnificent, so moving, and so International.
After hearing these two Jews' words, their "blood was boiling with enthusiasm, and they were determined to fight for the truth."
"So you understand. Why don't we, the SCP Foundation, make the truth public? Why don't we spread magic? Why don't we expose our existence to the world?"
"All of this is for one purpose, to protect us humans from the influence of the Old Ones!"
"and……"
Our Master Yuan smiled bitterly, shook his head again and sighed: "Human nature, human nature."
"In fact, studying magic is the same as studying science. It requires..." He tapped his head with his finger and said, "Of course, this is it!"
"Then I would like to ask you two another question. If smart people like you also mastered such amazing magic, and these magics require a person to devote a lifetime to study, then do you think you would still study physics and chemistry?"
"Well..." The two looked at each other, smiled bitterly and shook their heads, "I'm afraid that won't happen."
"That's right. We kept it a secret for the sake of all mankind!"
"To be honest with you two, all people who study magic, including myself, will transform into 'foreign objects' without exception..."
Master Yuan lowered his head and took two puffs of his cigar. To the two Jews, he was in deep sorrow and had to suppress his sadness. In fact, he was...
"Master Ball, do you think the style of painting will be too weird if I continue like this?"
"Host, that won't happen. If you keep doing this, you will definitely win the favor of the old Prince of Lies."
"Master Ball, please don't use the word 'favor', okay? He is not the Flame Hair Lady..."
"Hahaha, I didn't expect you to like that girl Shu Na. Okay, I'll introduce you to her later. But let me be frank. With your current physical condition of less than 20 points, you'll be drained dry by her if you're not careful."
Suna, the Fire-Haired Lady, is a powerful goddess of love, and since she's a goddess of love, she's certainly very philanthropic. But then again, the chaotic good Fire-Haired Lady is definitely better than Shar, the Night Lady, and Lolth, the Spider Queen.
Yuan Yan looked at the Master Ball that suddenly changed from red and green to purple, and asked stutteringly, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you are here too?"
"Of course I came. How could I miss such a wonderful scene? Don't worry, as long as you perform well, I will reward you with another artifact."
"Well, then, thank you very much, Your Majesty. I, I, I will continue to work hard."
He raised his head and said solemnly, "Although science may not necessarily benefit all of humanity and may even cause devastation like the last European war, based on our historical experience, science is much safer than magic, a pure double-edged sword... at least so far."
"Historical experience?" The great mage keenly discovered the key point and immediately asked, "Mr. Yuan, what kind of historical experience is it?"
The Grey Knight turned his back to them and looked out the window at the night. He pondered for a long time, then finally sighed, took a puff of his cigarette, and uttered a word along with the smoke.
"BIBLE!"
"You mean..." When the two Jews heard this, they all jumped up.
Master Yuan turned around and said leisurely: "That's right! The historical experience you want to see is all in the Baibu Sutra."
"Since you are Jewish, you must have read the Old Testament. In fact, whether it is the Old Testament or the New Testament, apart from those fabricated forgeries by later generations, there are indeed some historical facts in them."
"After all, the earliest human civilization appeared in the Mesopotamian Valley, and that's where the most ancient materials were left."
"So from a historical perspective, the Old Testament, which inherits the Sumerian legends and is recorded by you Hebrews, and the New Testament written by the twelve apostles and their disciples, can be regarded as research materials that can reveal a glimpse of the truth."
"For example, Moses..." With the Prince of Lies as an audience member, Yuan Yanshu had to work harder and said, "In fact, Moses was originally a senior member of our SCP Foundation!"
"Of course, there was no SCP Foundation at that time. He, like our ancestors, was a member of the ancient Egyptian priest group at that time."
"But his ideas were not in line with those of his colleagues, so he left with those members who agreed with his ideas, as well as his own people...oh, your Hebrew ancestors."
"This was the first major schism in the history of our SCP Foundation, known as 'The First Impact'."
