American Strategic Deception Bureau

　As for the hippies' political slogan of "anti-war and peace", it was impossible to realize it in the 1960s when the Cold War was at its peak.

　In this case, he wanted to contribute to the hippie movement and add fuel to the flames... then the most appropriate method seemed to be to provide better and more powerful "magic drugs" to this group of unkempt, sloppy and absurd "American drug addicts"!

　The more drugs I took, the more dizzy my head became, the more my thoughts wandered, and the more cynical my ideas became...

　Any overly radical social movement, after the passionate burning, will basically end in disillusionment!

　After disillusionment, some people will experience a profound enlightenment and return to mediocrity, while others will abandon themselves and go to other extremes.

　And Lord Xirik, the Prince of Lies, needs this kind of "Zuowang Dao" to practice his way of deceiving and playing tricks on people on earth!

　Very good, it’s decided. Let’s try to use extraordinary means to create a kind of hemp that doesn’t smell bad, so as to deceive the sense of smell of users who like to use hemp, accelerate the popularity of drug use in American society, and provide hippies with a better "magic medicine"!

　Just like that, after determining the small goal for the next stage in his mind, Ferry finally closed his eyes and fell asleep peacefully.

　The next day, after the usual sweaty and howling "morning exercise", Phili lay comfortably between Marita's pink limbs and arms, once again "remotely controlling" Marita's body, and ran to Monroe's house next door to get a few pots of hemp.

　Then, at his beach house, he began experimenting with making marijuana smell better.

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　Even with the addition of sesame oil, the horrible stench could not be eliminated.

　This is also why people who grow hemp in underground greenhouses can easily be detected because of the leakage of foul odor.

　People who smoke marijuana all year round, even if they are not seriously addicted, can easily be rejected and disliked by others because of the smell on their bodies and clothes.

　Why does this "special herb" smell so bad?

　Because the flowers and leaves of hemp contain a volatile sulfur compound, which is also found in skunks and garlic.

　Of course, the stinkiest part of hemp is actually its flowers; the leaves and stems have a lighter odor. Furthermore, if the hemp is dried, the odor is much less pronounced. However, a closer sniff still reveals a nasty odor, similar to dried feces.

　However, if it is lit, the stench will become stronger. In short, it is disgusting and makes people feel disgusted.

　Furthermore, the odorous component of hemp is not the same as the hallucinogenic component. The hallucinogenic substance in hemp smoking is THC, which has no direct connection to the odor. In theory, removing the odor would not affect its toxicity.

　If a smell-free hemp weed could be developed, as long as the THC content was high enough, it could also make addicts feel high.

　However, it is not easy to remove the stench by technological means. Any living thing is an extremely complex individual. With the technological level in the 1960s, genetic genes had only been discovered a few years ago, and the only means humans could use to improve crops were hybridization and grafting.

　The most advanced technology currently available involves loading fruit and vegetable seeds onto a satellite, launching them into space via rocket, exposing them to random mutations caused by cosmic radiation, and then bringing them back to Earth to plant and test the waters. If they grow well, they're labeled "space vegetables," ready for promotional campaigns.

　But in essence, it is still like rolling dice in a casino. Whether crops can have the ideal mutation depends entirely on luck.

　As for directing mutations in seeds and plants? Removing the odor from plants? Even in the 21st century, this technology hasn't been fully mastered.

　Fortunately, what science cannot do yet, magic and divine arts can do.

　As the favored one of the Prince of Lies, Firi can use his extraordinary powers to transform plants.

　Although Prince of Lies Cyric has no natural priesthood, there are very few fallen druids who believe in him.

　——It just so happens that if we talk about depravity, by the standards of human civilization, is there any plant in the world more depraved than the drug plant?

　So, accompanied by flashes of spiritual light, Fili first accelerated the growth of these hemp plants that were still seedlings, allowing them to instantly enter the flowering and mature stage, and then relied on the "Limited Wish Spell" to remove their stench and add a light fragrance to them.

　At the same time, due to the influence of Xirik's divine power, the leaves of these "strange fragrant hemp plants" were dyed with purple-red stripes like spinach.

　This may sound incredible, but it's actually understandable. Substances don't have absolute differences in fragrance or odor; they simply stimulate the odor receptors in the nasal cavity, producing different reactions. Even the same substance can give people completely different sensations if its concentration is different.

　Some aromatic substances become very smelly when concentrated. Conversely, something that smells bad can become very fragrant when diluted. For example, 3-methylindole is extremely malodorous at high concentrations, but when diluted, it can be used as a fragrance... Oh, the common name for this substance is skatole.

　Similarly, some natural spices in ancient times were related to feces - for example, the precious ambergris was a product of whale's intestines.

　Even in modern times, many raw materials for making perfumes, if not processed, will smell stinky to humans.

　Therefore, by fine-tuning the content and composition of certain substances in hemp, it is possible to deceive the human nose and give the anesthetic a fragrance.

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　A few days later, Malibu Beach, Marilyn Monroe's estate

　Looking at the purple-flowered "Purple-veined Hemp Grass" plants in the pots that Ferry had brought from the villa next door, each emitting a delicate fragrance, both Marilyn Monroe, in her blue and white cotton dress, and Zoe, the bohemian-style fortune-teller, showed puzzled expressions.

　"Is this the CIA's new thing? Is it really the same plant as the one in my greenhouse?" Monroe muttered.

　She had no doubt that these were the pots of hemp that Marita had moved away earlier. They were completely different species, and Feri had even changed the pots.

　"That's right. Aren't you troubled by the stench of hemp? So, I brought these new varieties of hemp with a scent."

　Fili immediately followed her lead and continued, "How is it? With this smell, even if it's placed in the house as a potted plant, it's fine, right?"

　"It smells good, but can you really smoke it? I know some varieties can only be used to make ropes." The fortune teller Zoe questioned.

　"Don't worry, its medicinal properties are much stronger than what you usually smoke! I have a dried and prepared sample here, you can try it."

　Ferry took out a small paper bag from his pocket, opened it in front of Zoe, revealing the dry tobacco inside, and made a "please" gesture.

　So Zoe rolled up a handful of hemp tobacco that Ferry had brought with her, lit it and took a puff. She immediately coughed repeatedly, but her eyes lit up: "Ahem!"

　This is such a strong smell! Oh, it's so strong! I've never smoked anything this strong!

　Oh my god! How much of this good stuff is there? I want it all! I’m going to plant it all over my yard!

　——The yield of any crop grows slowly through breeding and cultivation, just like grains are cultivated from foxtail grass. The content of tetrahydrocannabinol, the effective hallucinogenic ingredient in hemp grass in the 1960s was still very low, so it was not very addictive after smoking it, and it was easy to quit.

　Therefore, many American "baby boomers" who have smoked marijuana generally think that smoking marijuana when they are young is no big deal. They just think of it as a novelty. As long as they don't take more powerful drugs and quit after having enough fun, there will be no problem.

　Based on the above personal experience, they are very tolerant towards their children and grandchildren's behavior and do not take it seriously.

　But the problem is, there is a blind spot in thinking here: just like the mobile phones at the end of the 20th century are completely different from the smart phones in the 21st century, the marijuana that these old people smoked when they were young and the leaves that their children smoke are completely different!

　——By the 1920s, thanks to generations of drug lords who transformed themselves into Shennong and diligently selected, cultivated, and improved varieties, the latest hemp grass had a toxic concentration that was more than twenty times that of the 1960s.

　It is not as easy to quit smoking this powerful new type of hemp as it is to quit smoking the old products.

　Therefore, when Fili was modifying the hemp, he simply increased its toxicity twenty times in one go, bringing it to the standard of sixty years later. Naturally, this made the crazy Zoe exclaim in delight.

　Next, the cult leader Fili's journey as a "super poison master" who wantonly poisoned the American people also slowly unfolded...

　Chapter 313: The Rise of the Jews

　In October 1964, China successfully detonated its first atomic bomb, marking the entry of all five permanent members of the United Nations into the nuclear weapons club.

　In November 1964, the U.S. presidential election of that year arrived at the time of counting votes amidst the hustle and bustle.

　President Lyndon Johnson won the presidential election by a landslide, as expected, securing another full term in the White House—Johnson and his chosen Vice President, Hubert Humphrey, won in 44 states and the District of Columbia, for a total of 486 electoral votes.

　The far-right Republican candidate, Barack Obama, won only six states, a crushing defeat that left him with nothing.

　However, just as President Lyndon Johnson was successfully re-elected and was full of confidence in building his political blueprint, the bad news from the battlefield in the Indochina Peninsula dealt him a heavy blow - at the end of 1964, the rainy season in Vietnam ended again, and a new dry season battle began!

　Although in the last few days of 1963, North Vietnam suffered the US landing in Haiphong and blitzed Hanoi, resulting in the temporary loss of the capital Hanoi, and the American flag was raised in Ba Dinh Square and the shores of Hoan Kiem Lake, the revolutionary leader Ho Chi Minh was bombed during his migration and died of injuries and anger.

　But at the same time, the Viet Cong in the south not only took the opportunity to send troops to flatten Cambodia, but also marched all the way to Phnom Penh and expanded the territory by more than 100,000 square kilometers. It also obtained generous support from China, the Soviet Union, and even other socialist countries in Europe in order to consume the strength of the United States in the Vietnam War.

　——It is equivalent to using the blood and sacrifice of hundreds of thousands or even millions of soldiers and civilians to exchange for huge united front value for Vietnam in the international arena.

　As long as Vietnam dares to risk its life to fight the United States, there will be no worries about no one behind the scenes sending money, weapons and supplies to support and encourage the frontline fighters.

　In the first few months of 1964, 200,000 Chinese engineering troops entered Vietnam in large numbers to help Vietnam repair the Truong Son Highway, also known as the Ho Chi Minh Trail, by widening the road on a large scale and adding branch lines to make it accessible to cars throughout the entire route.

　In addition, Chinese engineers also spent a lot of effort to help the Vietnamese build underground barracks, hidden warehouses, oil depots, camouflaged bridges, anti-aircraft artillery positions, etc. along the way to enhance the survivability of the "Ho Chi Minh Trail" under US air strikes.

　In addition, China and the Soviet Union generously provided more than 5,000 trucks to the Le Duan regime in North Vietnam to strengthen North Vietnam's transportation capacity to support the anti-US war.

　As for military supplies such as guns, ammunition, medical supplies, etc., the entire socialist camp donated generously and sent shiploads of them to Vietnam!

　Even the radars and anti-aircraft missiles, which were still very expensive at the time, were generously sent to Vietnam in large quantities!

　For a time, aiding Vietnam seemed to have become a competition within the Eastern Bloc, with all countries trying their best to collect good things to send to Vietnam.

　As a result, the Viet Cong, whose logistics relied heavily on foreign aid, did not suffer much damage from the US attack. Instead, they quickly recovered with the strong support of the Eastern Bloc, and were able to regroup and continue their struggle against US imperialism.

　In short, while the Vietcong lost face, they gained something valuable. Their military strength actually increased after the fall of Hanoi. Their unprecedented territorial expansion, achieved by capturing Phnom Penh and conquering Cambodia, did not in the least harm their popularity among the people at home.

　In contrast, although the US military once entered Hanoi, it was essentially just an armed parade to boost its reputation. It did not recapture an inch of land from North Vietnam, and it also led to the rapid collapse of the pro-US regime in Cambodia, the "Khmer Republic" supported by the South. It can be said that it sought fame but ended up in real trouble.

　Therefore, the US military continued to fight hard for the rest of the dry season. The two sides repeatedly fought fierce battles in the Central Highlands, including the Battle of the Drang River Valley, the Second Battle of Ban Me Thuot, the Battle of Da Dao, and the Battle of Kon Tum, which were truly a battle that left corpses strewn across the fields and rivers of blood.

　Although the Vietnamese lacked a home-field advantage or popular base in the Central Highlands, and the indigenous ethnic minorities there generally tended to support the Americans and viewed the Vietnamese army as invaders, Vietnam, with its abundant human resources and logistical supplies transported along the Ho Chi Minh Trail, could continuously trade casualties with the US military and gradually exterminate the sparsely populated, ethnically diverse, and divided Central Highlands ethnic minorities, ultimately wiping them out.

　Just like the nomadic peoples who invaded civilized countries in ancient times, even if they were always unpopular, it did not affect their ability to win victory by relying on fear and slaughter.

　Although the US military, with its overwhelming advantage in air and artillery firepower and sophisticated tactics, won most battles and completely eliminated the Viet Cong stronghold in the Central Highlands, the problem was that once the US military concluded its battles and retreated to rest, more Viet Cong guerrillas would re-enter the Ho Chi Minh Trail, infiltrate the Central Highlands, and continue to fight the US, rendering all the victories won by the US military meaningless.

　All efforts by the US military to cut off and destroy the Ho Chi Minh Trail through carpet-style aerial bombing also failed.

　Despite the 30 tons of ammunition dropped by the Air Force and Naval Aviation along the Ho Chi Minh Trail under General LeMay's command, the gains were minimal. Instead, they provided a vast supply of metal to the local indigenous people: local Laotian mountain dwellers not only used bomb casings to sharpen kitchen knives and make soup spoons, but even crafted aluminum alloy canoes from discarded aircraft fuel tanks. At first glance, it felt like scavenging trash in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

　In the summer, the dry season in Vietnam ended and the rainy season of 1964 arrived. The military operations of both sides came to a temporary halt and entered a period of rest and recuperation.

　But as the calendar turned to November, the dry season sun once again dried up Vietnam's muddy soil, and a new round of bloody battles began again.

　The US troops stationed in Vietnam, already exhausted from the long battle, barely mustered up their remaining courage and prepared to face more guerrillas on the Central Highlands battlefield. On the Hai Van Ridge defense line facing the North Vietnamese regular army, the US troops stationed there and the South Korean and Australian troops who were assisting in the defense were also on high alert, gritting their teeth and preparing to fight again.

　However, that year, the Viet Cong army made a feint and did not advance again into the Central Highlands and Quang Nam regions to challenge the US. Instead, they turned westward and launched a massive and fierce offensive against the already shaky pro-US reactionary regime in Laos. The military supplies and reserve troops transported to the front lines via the Ho Chi Minh Trail could be sent eastward to the battlefields in South Vietnam and westward to the battlefields in Laos.

　Thus, from the beginning of November to the end of November, in just one month, eight divisions of North Vietnamese regular troops, in cooperation with about 2 Vietnamese militia and 3 "Pathet Lao" Lao red guerrillas, launched a massive attack like a flood against the already crumbling Royal Government of Laos.

　Within a week, the North Vietnamese had penetrated the Khammouane Plateau and reached the Mekong River. Savannakhet, the headquarters of the Third Military Region, a major city in southern Laos, fell after a day of siege. The local Royal Laotian Army officers and soldiers were almost completely defeated and vulnerable.

　At this time, the Laotian government army still implemented the military household system, reminiscent of the Ming Dynasty in China. Not only was there no distinction between soldiers and farmers, but soldiers' families were also required to accompany them. The problem of unpaid wages was extremely serious. Often, a regiment consisted of only 200 to 300 soldiers, including the elderly, the weak, women, and children. Faced with the fierce offensive of the North Vietnamese regular army, these troops were easily pierced by a single poke. Often, senior commanders were the first to abandon their troops, fleeing with their entire families, their belongings, by plane or steamer.

　Next, Pakse, the headquarters of the Fourth Military Region in the southernmost part of Laos, was also captured by the southern Viet Cong troops heading north from Cambodia on November 15. Major General Phasuk, commander of the Fourth Military Region, fled to Thailand in a hurry, and the local nobles of the old Champasak Kingdom fled with him.

　The Miao troops of General Vang Bao of the Second Military Region, the backbone of the Laotian battlefield, fought desperately on the Xiangkhuang Plateau, withstanding the fierce attack of three North Vietnamese divisions. However, his force, with a total strength of only one division, could not maintain a long defense line and was unable to resist the Vietnamese army's outflanking attacks.

　On November 20, the Vietnamese army entered the Laotian capital of Vientiane, forcing the remaining defenders to flee with little resistance. While fleeing, King Sisavang Vatthana was betrayed by his guards and captured by the Vietnamese, who brought him to Hanoi and placed him under house arrest. The Kingdom of Laos was effectively destroyed.

　The next day, the Laotian garrison of the First Military Region in Luang Prabang mutinied, and the commander of the First Military Region and commander-in-chief of the Royal Army, General Uen Ratikul, committed suicide.

　With the Laotian capital of Vientiane already fallen and the First Military Region crumbling behind him, General Vang Pao could no longer hold out, even with the firepower support of US B-52 bombers. His Hmong troops, while valiant and skilled, were not fundamentally nationalist, but CIA mercenaries fighting for pay. Consequently, military discipline was extremely poor, to the point of refusing to fight unless provided with alcohol and prostitutes before departure.

　With the CIA and the Royal Laotian Government providing logistical support, Vang Pao believed he could still hold his own against the Vietnamese. But if the supply lines were cut, the 300,000 impoverished Hmong people in the mountains of Laos would be unable to support his army.

　So, after the fall of Vientiane, Wang Bao and his 10,000 Miao soldiers hurriedly withdrew from the Second

　The military district turned around and fled westward, followed closely by hundreds of thousands of Miao mountain people who were afraid of Vietnamese retaliation, carrying their elderly and children along the way, just like Liu Bei who escaped from Xinye in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".

　Fortunately, thanks to the air cover of the U.S. military and the fact that the Vietnamese army was busy taking over the Laotian cities in the south, Wang Bao and his huge fleeing team did not encounter any pursuit or interception. They passed through the chaotic Luang Prabang, crossed the Mekong River to the west, and arrived in Xayaboury Province.

　Xayaburi Province is located on the northwest border of Laos, backed by Thailand. It is isolated on the west bank of the Mekong River and is connected to the provinces on the east bank by only one highway bridge. It is an easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack place, making it a good place for separatism.

　Upon fleeing to Xayaburi Province, Vang Pao immediately blew up the only bridge over the Mekong River. Meanwhile, the CIA also delivered large quantities of supplies and ammunition to Vang Pao's Hmong troops and civilians through Thai territory, giving Vang Pao a temporary respite.

　However, except for Xayaburi Province where Vang Pao was entrenched, the rest of the territory of the Kingdom of Laos was quickly occupied by the Vietnamese army and the Pathet Lao.

　Even Wang Bao's old territory, the poppy production base that the CIA had worked so hard to develop, was wiped out by the Vietnamese army in one fell swoop.

　Just like that, within the first month of President Johnson's successful re-election, another domino fell on the Vietnam War front. The three Indochinese countries were all successfully communistized. The five important political and military cities of Hanoi, Hue, Saigon, Phnom Penh and Vientiane were all hoisted with red flags!

　During this period, in addition to sending the Air Force to bomb the Viet Cong and airdrop supplies many times, the ground forces of the US military stationed in Vietnam were all squatting in trenches and bases, almost motionless, watching North Vietnam destroy another ally.

　Therefore, when this good news came out, the Eastern Bloc was naturally very excited. They touted it as another great victory in the anti-colonial revolutionary struggle and mocked the American soldiers, saying that although they were said to be armed to the teeth, they were actually just weak and could only passively take a beating.

　In the United States, already losing the war, Republican lawmakers continued to rehash their old tune, blaming the Democratic administration for "who lost Laos?" President Johnson and his cabinet were torn between a rock and a hard place. They didn't dare send more troops to General Westmoreland, further escalating the Vietnam War, but they also didn't want to see the Vietcong expand further. Even more unwilling was they to abandon Vietnam and be squeezed out of Southeast Asia.

　Of course, for Piri, who was in his homeland, the actual situation on the Vietnam War front was of little concern to him. Furthermore, because Laos was deep inland and lacked a coastline, even if war refugees emerged, they couldn't escape to the sea and enter the island refugee camps he was responsible for.

　What really worries him is the series of personnel changes in Washington after the change of government.

　After President Kennedy was assassinated, his brother Robert Kennedy continued to serve as Attorney General for another year in President Johnson's cabinet. But when the dust settled on the 1964 election, Robert left the White House to run for the Senate in New York.

　With the change of attorney general, a series of power shifts and changes quietly took place within the Johnson administration. The Irish, who had been so popular during the Kennedy era, suffered a major blow: after all, Johnson was not Irish and had no obligation to support his fellow Irishmen!

　After a conversation with his older brother Bernard, Ferry had to admit with disappointment that the Irishman's glory days were probably over.

　What followed was the rapid rise of Jewish political power.

　——The crucial transformation of the Jewish power in American politics from a small player to a giant occurred during the Johnson presidency!

　Until the early 1960s, Jews had a strong influence in American finance and public opinion, but they were still marginalized players in Washington's political arena, and Israel was just a vassal state on the same level as South Korea and South Vietnam.

　As for Israel's desire to overthrow the United States and become the master of the United States, bossing around and issuing orders to the White House and Capitol Hill?

　For Israel's founders, such as Moshe Dayan, this was nothing more than a fantasy conjured up by taking too many drugs.

　Even though President Kennedy relied on some Jewish support when he came to power, the White House was still able to maintain a firm grip on the Jews and Israel during his presidency. For example, Kennedy once flatly rejected Israel's unreasonable request for huge military aid and even punished Israel.

　Although the Jews have been using money and public opinion as weapons to circle around the power arena in Washington, they have never been able to get to the center of the stage.

　However, by the time of President Johnson, the situation had suddenly changed.

　Johnson, also a Democratic president, inherited Kennedy's cabinet and progressive policies, but was unable to inherit Kennedy's Irish base. Furthermore, his desire to inherit Kennedy's team and policies, continuing to advance the civil rights movement and fight racial discrimination, forced Johnson to betray his former base—white racist conservatives in the Southern states.

　The Democratic and Republican parties in the United States exchanged territories, and the deep blue states that were originally governed by conservative Southern Democrats suddenly turned red and became deep red Republican states. This happened during the Johnson administration: Texas became a red state only after the Johnson administration.