Marvel Magic Case Files

Chapter 1164 Outdated Psychology (First Update)

At the dinner table, the Supreme Master listened attentively to Salomon's account of the entire ordeal of the illusionary trials.

"It's all true. When you moved the giant wolf's paw, you really did move a tectonic plate in Helheim." The homunculus maid, Dina, served the food without stopping. The Sorcerer Supreme, without changing his expression, ate a large amount of food with a speed and elegance that was unmatched by ordinary people. The food in the Sorcerer Supreme's hand was a Mexican pulled pork taco that Dina had carefully prepared. The filling was originally intended to be the raw material for another dish for supper. The Sorcerer Supreme reached out his greasy fingers and pinched the cheek of the adopted girl, making the girl laugh. At the same time, he was met with glares from the witches. Salomon's shinbone was kicked hard by two witches several times.

The witch kicked even harder when the Sorcerer Supreme shared food with the girl, especially when he was sharing it with her.

Salomon was quite certain that the red-soled high heels he loved to see witches wearing had absolutely no such purpose.

"Your adventure has revealed some things that have puzzled me for a long time. Now it seems that the cunning Odin actually dared to bet on Hela and Fenrir, and Valhalla may have always been located in Hel, a natural demiplane close to the outer dimension." The Sorcerer Supreme seemed to notice his disciple's embarrassment, so he flicked his finger to wipe the grease off the girl's face. However, the Supreme still stuffed the shredded pork with chili sauce into the girl's mouth, carefully observing and confirming that the girl did not show any discomfort symptoms after eating spicy food, such as coughing, tearing, or runny nose.

"Odin knew of your power, but he underestimated your limits, leading you to allow him to further weaken Hela's seal in your mental imagery. I suggest you inherit the legacy of this plan; it will save you a lot of time. Also... check this child's sense of taste and nervous system. I've never seen anyone eat spicy food at this age without batting an eye."

Salomon pointed to himself.

He was taken to eat Sichuan cuisine when he was very young, and he enjoyed it very much. At that time, the esoteric master from the Himalayas headquarters went to participate in the Taoist exchange conference at Qingcheng Mountain. Salomon, who did not have a complete knowledge base and philosophical thought, could not participate at all. His only gain was a belly full of red oil pork intestines, Luo chicken, ginkgo stewed chicken, pot-boiled chicken, and spicy rabbit head, as well as his buttocks that were wet from the long, dark green stone steps covered with moss.

When Salomon grew older and began to learn martial arts, he was taken to eat by the adults of Kamar-Taj once again.

On that occasion, Kamar-Taj used its library collection to complete the Qingcheng School's internal alchemy techniques in exchange for Salomon's qualification to learn the original Qingcheng Xuanmen Tai Chi Baguaquan. However, Salomon was completely unaware of this at the time, preoccupied with eating. Nevertheless, the over-100-year-old Taoist priest was very satisfied with Salomon's abilities (referring to a ten-year-old child beating an adult) and his character (referring to stopping after defeating the opponent) – this was actually a difference in mindset. Having grown up in New York, Salomon had long known that killing with a gun was faster and easier, and that there was no need to be overly ruthless with one's fists. Even though Salomon had never handled a gun before, this American mindset was deeply ingrained in his brain. Before acquiring power armor, a handgun was more valuable than decades of arduous martial arts training. Furthermore, he was in a hurry to go down the mountain to eat and chat with the pretty girl, so he didn't pay much attention to what happened to the unfortunate fellow he had beaten up after the demonstration.

The High Priest stated that Salomon was very easy to feed as a child; he would eat anything given to him, requiring no intervention from the adults at Kamar-Taj, and there was no need to prepare gastrointestinal medications for children. From a psychological perspective, different physical states can greatly influence how a person perceives things. Having never encountered any problems with food as a child, Salomon would never have noticed that some things were unsuitable for young children unless he consciously thought about it, because his brain simply lacked the concept.

"He's happy with whatever he eats," the Sorcerer Supreme said to the witch in a half-joking tone. "The Sorcerer Hamil suggested feeding him some fertilizer; maybe he'll grow grass and photosynthesize, saving a lot on food costs." This made the witch laugh, and her slight dissatisfaction with the Sorcerer Supreme vanished instantly. They began chatting about Salomon's childhood anecdotes. The Sorcerer Supreme clearly had a wealth of material on this subject, and the witch, as a listener, was very happy. Seeing that the Sorcerer Supreme was gradually taking control of the conversation at the table, Salomon and the girl, who had completely lost control of the family atmosphere, stared at each other blankly.

"Okay, now it's just us." He shrugged, took out a tissue to wipe the girl's snot and messy sauce, then reached out and picked her up, placing her on his lap. "Let Daddy see what's wrong with you."

Although the atmosphere at the family dinner was relaxed, the issues His Holiness raised were actually quite serious.

After Ragnarok, power niches across the galaxy will be vacant. Leaving aside the wars that will erupt among the races in the Asgardian colonies who have been suppressed by the Aesir for years and now lack a dominant race, the existing alien empires in the galaxy will also shatter their facade of peace and ignite a new round of conflict. At that time, Earth and humanity will face pressure not only from the Dark Tyrant Thanos, but also from the strategically vital Nine Realms, which will become the subject of endless struggle. This means Salomon must adjust his expansion pace; he must absorb and transform existing power more efficiently to enrich his war potential.

This meant that Latvinia's second round of expansionist wars had to be brought forward, and the Ministry of the Interior needed to address domestic opposition. He had to reshape the moral compass, corrupted by the collapse of the Eastern Bloc, into a new one that valued positive living and emotions, using an overall moral climate to spontaneously combat distorted feelings and unhealthy desires. Simultaneously, he had to accelerate the implementation of materialist education, because ignorance is the root of fear, and the core of religion is fear. Weakening the influence of religion would help completely isolate human society from malicious extradimensional forces, preventing superstitious individuals from attracting extradimensional beings.

The religious forces in the Balkans are very complex, and Salomon's approach to solving the problem has nothing to do with "tolerance." Just as the Ottoman Empire forced the Orthodox Slavs to put down their crosses and raise their crescent flags, he forced the South Slavs to do the same. For this, Latvia was subjected to a series of condemnations from the international community until Regent Viktor von Dum detonated a hydrogen bomb in the Mediterranean Sea, using the threat of a tsunami to calm the surrounding countries down.

Under these circumstances, Latvia can forget about having any open international allies.

Kamar-Taj has always been a struggle against the worst aspects of human nature. However, so-called human nature manifests differently in different social environments. Modern, relatively outdated psychological theories of human nature mostly refer to the general laws of human activity in capitalist societies. People in the same environment might behave differently in different circumstances, such as during the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Contrary to popular belief, the Middle Ages, when the Roman Catholic Church was at its most influential, did not actually see many extraterrestrial invasions. Instead, it was Protestantism during the Reformation that increasingly embraced fundamentalism to demonstrate its legitimacy. Puritanism, which separated from Protestantism, was even more fundamentalist, so radical that it was forced to leave its homeland, sailing the Mayflower to New England and triggering the witch trials, a superstitious frenzy.

A quick search of Kamar-Taj's mission logs reveals the frequent occurrence of extradimensional invasions in modern societies, particularly in fundamentalist countries, especially the United States, founded by Puritans and controlled by capitalism. While retaining elements of superstition, they also use drugs, violence, and pornography to numb the senses. In the last decade alone, there have been more than five terrifying extradimensional invasion incidents. This is the evil of humanity under Protestant and Puritan environments, and the solution is to completely eliminate religion and prevent the emergence of extremist ideologies.

"Milia, there is no God in this world." That's what Salomon said as he walked in the courtyard with his child after dinner. "Stay away from that madwoman with the crucifix and ignore everything she says about God and the devil."

The girl looked into Salomon's eyes and asked in a muffled voice, "Daddy, who is she?"

"You have half of your genes from her, that's all. It doesn't mean your thoughts should be influenced by her."

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