American Strategic Deception Bureau

　"Werewolf? Why that code name?" Brezhnev asked curiously, "Could he grow hair all over his body and turn into a werewolf?"

　"That's not the reason. They don't have the ability to transform into werewolves. But during experiments in Baku, Belkov slept with eleven women and a corpse in one day. Everyone said, 'This guy is as ferocious as a male wolf in heat,' so they respectfully called him a werewolf."

　The KGB chairman explained, “Then, since the male ‘Tantric Master’ is codenamed Werewolf, the female specimen is a She-Wolf.”

　"Besides women, there are also corpses? Uh, could it be the dead person who was brought back to life by him in bed?" Shelepin asked.

　"Yes, I also brought this comrade Elena Kurishenko, who has returned from the dead, to Moscow."

　Semichasny nodded and said, "Ever since she was 'fucked' back to life in bed, she has become a fanatical admirer of Comrade Belkov. She wants to drop out of the KGB training base and practice Tantric superpowers with Comrade 'Werewolf'."

　I believe that under the current circumstances, a superpower apprentice is far more valuable than a "Swallow", so I approved her request..."

　"That makes sense. A person who has come back from the dead is indeed not suitable to be a swallow anymore."

　Shelepin nodded. "Comrade Semichastny, since this kind of supernatural power, originating from Buddhism, first appeared in Los Angeles, and since even our country now has three 'Tantric Masters', surely there must be even more supernatural beings in the United States?"

　"There are a lot of them. There are already at least hundreds of 'superpowered' people in the United States, and the number is increasing rapidly. They are also spreading to other countries. Currently, there are 'Tantric masters' operating in Paris, London, Rome, and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. They use their superpowers to recruit followers and make money, or to promote their 'Tantric Heart Sutra' and 'The Xirui Sutra,' a religious rambling filled with nihilistic ideas."

　KGB Chairman Semichastny replied, "Also, the KGB has more than just three 'Tantra Masters' under its control. A British couple has defected to our intelligence station. However, due to difficulties in arranging their entry into the Soviet Union, they are still on their way."

　"What difficulties are there? Were we intercepted and searched by the US and British intelligence agencies?" Brezhnev asked.

　"No, MI5 and the CIA have done almost nothing about it. The problem lies with the job requirements of being a 'Tantric Master' itself."

　The KGB Chairman shook his head and said, “After becoming a ‘Tantric Master’, both men and women must remain shirtless and barefoot, and can no longer wear shoes or any covering clothing, otherwise they will lose their super powers.

　In other words, men can only wear shorts at most, and women can only wear swimsuits at most, but they can't enter formal occasions. A shirtless and barefoot person who is disheveled can't enter the airport to take an international flight, and even if they are just taking a train or a cruise ship, they will become very conspicuous.

　In order to return home, "Werewolf" Belkov and two other female comrades drove barefoot across the United States, then contacted our New York intelligence station, managed to rent a yacht, crossed the Atlantic to Finland, and finally set foot on Soviet soil while traveling barefoot throughout the journey.

　Therefore, in order to welcome back this British "Tantric Master", we have to use smuggling channels and spy ships, and this takes time..."

　As he spoke, he took out several American newspapers from his briefcase that contained articles related to "Tantric Superpowers" and passed them around to everyone.

　Chapter 335: Buddha is the basis

　"Rumors about the superpowers of the Buddhist Tantric Buddhism,

　I had heard some rumors for a while, but at that time I thought it was just nonsense like the Loch Ness Monster and alien UFOs. But I didn’t expect...it was actually true!

　Mikhail Andreyevich Suslov, nicknamed "Gray Cardinal," the head of Soviet ideology and cultural propaganda, rubbed his forehead with his hand, almost groaning through his teeth. His expression was very grim as he said, "This is very dangerous, comrades. We must strictly control the spread of this kind of news to prevent it from poisoning the people's minds! This will lead to the massive infiltration of Western liberal ideas into our country!"

　"Western liberal ideas? Comrade Suslov, Buddhism comes from the East, not the West." Someone interrupted.

　"This has nothing to do with whether the practice itself comes from the East or the West. It's all about the threat it poses to ideology and social order!"

　Suslov retorted, “To give the simplest example, if we leave this depraved superpower unchecked and allow it to spread among the people, then the relationships between boys and girls in all schools across the country will be in complete chaos!

　Moreover, the practice of the "Tantric Master" does not provide contraception. What will happen if there are many cases of unmarried pregnancies?

　After hearing Suslov's words, everyone present looked at each other, not knowing how to respond.

　Because, what he said was indeed right.

　——If you want to become a master of Tantric Buddhism, the only known way of practice is to have sex between men and women!

　Because the allure of superpowers was truly astonishing, within just a few months, concepts like "Mingfei," "Luding," "Daolian," and "Mianshou" were introduced to Europe and America along with Tantric Buddhism, with new definitions: if both a man and a woman were "Tantric masters," they would be considered "Daoists"; if only the man was a "Tantric master," the woman who accompanied him in practice would be considered a "Luding" or "Mingfei."

　On the other hand, if only the woman is the "Tantric Master", then the man who practices with her is the "Mianshou"...

　It is conceivable that this set of concepts, full of "feudal dregs", would inevitably cause an uproar once it was introduced into a communist country.

　Not to mention how this thing would cause Red China to collapse, even the Soviet Union was already having trouble handling it.

　Although the Soviet Union was much more open in terms of gender issues than the "extremely puritanical" Red China, there were actually quite a few "bus" women who had changed dozens of boyfriends in their lives, or playboys who frequently changed girlfriends.

　However, those Russian women and men who act as "Sea Kings" certainly enjoy sex, but at least they pay more attention to contraception.

　Although some accidents are inevitable and some "unplanned" lives are born, overall it is still within controllable range.

　However, according to the practice of "Tantric masters," this contraceptive method seems to be avoided as much as possible—if the man uses a condom or has a sterilization, then the "sexual act" is not considered successful. Even if he has sex with a woman for an hour, he will not suddenly awaken and gain supernatural powers.

　Conversely, the same goes for the woman: if men and women cannot actually have sexual intercourse, how can it be considered a "union of body and soul"?

　In this way, if young men and women have intense sex all day long and don't use contraception, won't there definitely be many cases of "children without wives"?

　Despite the devastation of the Great Patriotic War, which saw 3500 million people killed and countless families torn apart, there's little discrimination against single mothers in Soviet society. While it might be okay if a husband or boyfriend died, it's not the case with children born from incest...

　Well, no matter how you think about it, the situation of illegitimate children everywhere definitely doesn't look very decent, right?

　But on the other hand, facing the sudden emergence of "Tantric" superpowers, it is useless to simply guard against them and play dumb.

　After all, the iron curtain between the East and the West is not as impenetrable as imagined.

　Even Western rock music and jeans found their way through the Iron Curtain. They were so popular in the Soviet Union that the Kremlin couldn't control them.

　Not to mention, when it comes to matters involving health and life span, how can a piece of official document be enough to withstand the test?

　As we all know, the Russians living in a cold and harsh land are addicted to alcohol. Even if the Russian officers and soldiers have no food to eat, they cannot stop drinking vodka.

　After World War II, all major Soviet state-owned enterprises generally set up "sobering rooms" to allow drunken workers to sober up before returning to work.

　However, drinking too much of this wine is bound to harm the body. The liver, gallbladder, intestines and stomach of Russians are not made of special materials. After drinking and getting drunk every day, all kinds of problems will naturally arise. The number of Russians who die from alcoholism every year is really too numerous to count.

　However, although the Russian bears can't give up their alcohol addiction, they are also afraid of death and don't want to die from alcoholic liver disease at all!

　In the past, there was no other way. If you wanted to live longer, you had to quit drinking. If you wanted to live a life of drunkenness, you had to be willing to die young. But now, all you have to do is spend some money, use some power and connections, find a woman with super powers, have sex with her, and you'll be instantly healthy again, and you can continue drinking until the end of time!

　With so many leading cadres, big and small, in the Soviet Union, who wouldn't be overjoyed and even look forward to it?

　Now, you, Suslov, are going to cut off everyone's livelihood with just a casual remark of "guard against the invasion of decadent Western ideas". Who can bear this?

　What a joke, if you say that people are not allowed to treat diseases, then people will really

　Just wait for death?

　You, Suslov, are at best a penman in charge of cultural propaganda. Do you really think you are a God who controls the heavens, the earth, and the air?

　Not to mention anything else, even everyone in this conference room in the Kremlin is eager to try this "sex therapy" that can cure all diseases!

　Anyway, Brezhnev, the top leader of the Soviet Union, had already secretly decided in his heart that after confirming that this superpower would not bring any hidden dangers and sequelae, he would definitely find a "she-wolf" to fire a "healing cannon".

　The others had similar ideas, so they immediately started to disagree with Suslov.

　Some say that now is the era of Cold War confrontation and global game, moral integrity is a taboo, and blindly demanding morality will not defeat imperialism.

　Some say that now that the arms race and space race between the United States and the Soviet Union have already begun, and in the space race, the Soviet Union has a clear advantage (the first artificial satellite and the first astronaut were both from the Soviet Union, and the US moon landing project has not yet been successful), then the United States will definitely change track and compete with the Soviet Union in superpowers.

　Unfortunately, in the upcoming superpower competition, the Soviet Union is already significantly behind, as the first "Tantric Masters" appear to have appeared in the United States. Under these circumstances, even if the Soviet Union were to catch up, it might not be able to catch up, especially if they were to restrict its spread and strictly guard against it...

　Then, the Soviets could only watch the Americans excel in this area, and then deceive themselves by saying that super powers are nonsense.

　Just like the Americans eight years ago, if they had refused to fight in the space race, insisted on not launching any space exploration programs, and allowed the Soviet Union to monopolize space beyond the atmosphere, what would the consequences be? I'm afraid the confidence of the entire Western camp would have collapsed!

　Now, if it were a superpower competition, could the Soviet Union just sit back and watch the Americans dominate? Of course not!

　What’s even more terrible is that, unlike the space race, the cost of the superpower race is so low—basically, all you need is a man or a woman.

　If the Soviet Union had remained complacent and dared not experiment, while other countries had bravely broken free from their moral shackles and embraced Tantric joy meditation, then some small African countries would have had hundreds or even thousands of Tantric masters, freely mocking the Soviets for their incompetence in terms of supernatural powers.

　Where should the Soviet Union, the leader of the Red Camp, put its face?

　This is a major issue that will shake the leadership’s position!

　"It's not that simple. The cost of a superpower competition can't be calculated that way. Comrades, the price of corrupting social morals as a result of this cannot be measured in dollars! Moreover, even if we cultivate a group of our own 'Tantric Masters,' what will we do next?"

　Suslov retorted in annoyance, "How can we allow Soviet citizens to accept this... this dishonorable medical treatment? As a socialist country, are we going to open state-run brothels? Or even print a batch of 'prostitute ration tickets'? Tell me, is this acceptable?"

　——As a country with a supply-based ticket system, if the Soviet Union really opened state-owned brothels, it would definitely have to be "supplied by tickets."

　In the meeting room, the reaction of everyone except Shelepin was...

　Are you kidding me? You really want to open up such a great benefit to ordinary people?

　People can't be so selfless!

　The first few batches of "Tantric Masters" from the Soviet Union must have been like goods from a "special supply store", and the leaders had to enjoy them first!

　Well, how about setting up a "special massage room" in a "special supply store" or "special sanatorium for senior cadres"? Only cadres or their families above a certain level are eligible to go in and "have sex" or "get fucked", and there's a limit on the number of times per month...

　"Alas, Comrade Suslov, I understand your concerns, but that's no reason for you to escape reality!"

　Kosygin, who served as Chairman of the Council of Ministers of the USSR, or rather, as the Soviet Premier, sighed deeply and rebuked Suslov, saying, "The artificial satellite we launched eight years ago ushered in the era of space exploration for mankind. The sudden emergence of superpowers today also signifies the advent of another new era. There is no point in escaping them, and simply denying the significance of superpowers is even more ridiculous."

　In the past, the church had no way to stop surgeons from stealing corpses for medical research, and now we have no way to suppress human’s primitive instincts!

　Comrade Suslov, imagine what the consequences would be if we continued to reject tantric healing techniques and prohibited their development and application in our country. What terminal illnesses socialist countries could not cure could be cured instantly in capitalist countries!

　Are you complaining that there aren't enough talented people in our country defecting to the West?

　For anyone who is old and sick, the allure of health and longevity is immense!

　Not to mention, Soviet doctors were notoriously sloppy: unlike European and American doctors, who were often high-income earners, Soviet doctors earned about the same as factory workers. So you get what you pay for, and their sloppy and careless work practices were a constant source of fear.

　There were surgeons who went into the operating room half drunk to perform surgery and ended up cutting at the wrong spot; there were those who mistakenly injected distilled water instead of penicillin, causing wound infection and delaying rescue time; as for the idiots who treated patients while flipping through textbooks, there were countless of them.

　In contrast, "sex therapy" that can "force" or "beat" a person to cure a disease,

　How fascinating it is!

　"I think so too, comrades. Those feudal lords and nobles over a hundred years ago hated the Industrial Revolution so much. But could they ban the roar of steam engines and stop the construction of factories? No, they couldn't. The wheel of time cannot roll back!"

　Nikolay Podgorny, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, responded, "Even if the government remains tight-lipped about these less-than-serious supernatural powers, the public will still develop them. This is because the practice methods of the 'Tantric Masters' are so simple, there's practically no barrier to entry!"

　To this, everyone present nodded and agreed with it - it is really not difficult to find a group of people to have a group sex party.

　In the past, before the allure of superpowers, young people with surging hormones often engaged in secret affairs, and even seemingly righteous leaders frequently engaged in illicit affairs and wild food. Now, under the pretext of practicing joyful Zen to advance to the rank of "Tantric Master," aren't they about to go all out?

　With the Soviet Union's official social control capabilities, it was obviously impossible to control the crotch of every citizen.

　And those stale moral teachings seem unconvincing in the face of miraculous superpowers and health and longevity.

　In that case, how can we strictly prohibit the practice of "Tantric Buddhism"?

　Are we going to make everyone in the country wear chastity belts, with the keys managed by neighborhood committees at all levels? Are couples going to have to file a report to a breeding station before they can have sex?

　This is worse than slavery, isn't it? They're treating people like animals!

　Ultimately, after much persuasion, Suslov finally admitted that it was impossible to stop the spread of Tantric Joy Zen. After all, the allure of health and longevity was simply too great. The Kremlin couldn't possibly go against the instinctive desires of the entire population.

　Even if the Soviet Union pushed forward, the Eastern European countries would probably pretend to obey but secretly cultivate their own "Tantric masters".

　The Soviet army couldn't just send troops to suppress a certain Eastern European country just because its "people were promiscuous" and "women were not chaste," right?

　Therefore, instead of going against the world, it would be better to follow the trend and develop a Soviet "Tantric" superpower development program of its own.

　As for the resulting corruption of morals and loss of integrity, it can only be said to be "a price that must be paid."

　After reaching a consensus that superpower research must be developed rather than restricted, the atmosphere of the meeting became relaxed.

　For example, some people have suggested that the supernatural powers of the "Tantric Master" will only have a more serious impact on Christianity, and the Pope is likely to be furious.

　"The Pope of the Vatican is only the head of the Catholic Church. He can't control Buddhist heresy." Another person said disapprovingly.

　"Then who is responsible for heresy in Buddhism? Does Buddhism have a figure similar to the Pope of Rome?"

　"I think no one cared, because Buddhism was fragmented long ago, with no recognized leader or supreme authority. Even Nalanda, the original holy city of Buddhism, was burned to ruins by Muslims. It was not excavated until the last century by British archaeologists."

　As the conversation veered further and further off topic—normally, the members of the Soviet Central Committee's Presidium, seasoned experts in the vast sea of ​​paperwork and meetings, wouldn't have run such a chaotic meeting. Unfortunately, the topic of today's meeting was simply too outrageous, seriously crossing the audience's boundaries and causing everyone to become a bit unhinged.

　"A Buddhist holy city burned down? Sounds even worse than Jerusalem," Brezhnev commented. "But this is all for the better. I was worried that this would sway the thinking of our Mongolians and our comrades back home. It seems some of them still believe in Buddhism."

　"Buddhism does not have much influence in our country, and Buddhism itself is also very disorganized and not worth mentioning, but Christianity is hard to say."

　KGB Chairman Semichastny frowned and said, "According to the latest intelligence, some theologians in Europe and the United States are compiling texts and trying to force the practice methods of "Tantric masters" into the scope of Christianity.

　If they were allowed to concoct a self-consistent theory, it would likely have a significant impact on the thinking of our people."

　"How could Buddhist heresy be accommodated in Christianity?" Shelepin frowned. "The difference is too great!"

　"Regarding this question, comrades, have you heard of the 'Eastern First Enlightenment Theory'?"

　The so-called "Eastern Enlightenment Theory" is actually a very absurd and obscure religious, historical and cultural concept.

　During the late Renaissance in Europe, Marco Polo's travelogues of his visit to China spread widely across Europe, sparking a fascination with the distant East. Some European scholars and missionaries, through the numerous exchanges of information between Arab merchants, acquired fragmentary information about India and China. These rather exaggerated fragments of information presented China and India as fantastical lands of immense civilization and prosperity. Even the biblical "Promised Land" of Canaan, "flowing with milk and honey," seemed far less beautiful than these two.

　If this is the case, why didn't the omnipotent God spread his faith to the East?

　In order to fill this hole in the setting, some European scholars and priests with wild imaginations began their fan creations, and insisted that the "Three Wise Men" who appeared at the birth of Jesus in the Bible were Zhou Gong, Confucius, Sakyamuni and other people who were born after Jesus.

　The incarnation of the previous Eastern sages is used to show that God was actually the first to enlighten the East, and that the Orientals were blessed by God to have such a civilized country that is far superior to that of Europe.

　In addition, according to the Bible, there is a huge gap in Jesus' life - when he was 12 years old, Jesus followed Joseph and Mary to the Jerusalem Temple, and the next story about him was when he was baptized in the Jordan River when he was about 30 years old.

　So, where did Jesus go during those more than ten years?

　This leaves a huge space for future literary and artistic creators to play.