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  Chapter 291 Inexplicable Gaze (6.6K)

   December 25, 1850.

Sunday.

Christmas.

  In 2022, Xu Yun's later life, the influence of Christmas in China has always been controversial.

  Some people think that this is an ideological invasion of Western culture, which is not a good thing.

   Some people see it as a commercial festival.

  At the same time, because Christmas time is at the end of December, that is, about three months after the first year of freshman enrollment.

   So on campus.

  Christmas is also often given the color of love, and the occasional tauren plot.

  As an ordinary person of later generations, Xu Yun has a relatively neutral attitude towards Christmas:

   That is, it will not rise to the point of "Why do Chinese people celebrate foreign festivals", but they will not lick their faces and celebrate.

  In the past, when he was in college and work, he had a few dinner parties, and then he just distributed red envelopes with everyone in one or two small groups, and then posted screenshots of himself as a non-chief to Moments.

   Also worth mentioning.

  Many people criticize celebrating Christmas as worshiping foreigners, but in fact some so-called "Western traditions" were actually created by the Chinese themselves after Christmas entered China

  Yes, I am talking about you, Ping An Guo.

   This is also a truth that Xu Yun only knew after going to Cambridge as an exchange student in his previous life.

   That's right.

  Foreigners don’t give apples at all on Christmas Eve

  For example, Lao Mei just happens to be turkey at Christmas.

  Denmark eats an almond pudding before the meal.

   If anyone can eat the only whole almond, who will be the luckiest person in the coming year.

  In addition, there is the "Midsummer Christmas" in Tu'ao. Their practice is to make snowmen with sand-December in the southern hemisphere is an unbearably hot midsummer season.

  The so-called Ping An fruit is actually a European custom endowed by China to cater to Christmas Eve.

  Just as there is no Tso's chicken in the real Chinese cuisine, there is no Ping An fruit in the real Christmas customs.

   So let's be honest.

  At least in terms of the concept of Christmas, rather than worrying about cultural invasion, you should be more worried about being fooled by your own people.

Of course.

  The above sentence is limited to Christmas, and it will be different if it is replaced by a summer festival, which must be strictly guarded against.

  Nowadays, some people are doing everything they can to whiten the summer festival.

   Not only claimed that this is just a so-called 'ordinary festival', what's more, it even said that this is a festival passed down from China in the past, which belongs to the return of culture.

   But actually?

   This stuff has nothing to do with Chinese culture.

  The source of the summer festival is the sun **** in the neon culture, that is, the legendary Amaterasu, a female god.

  Amaterasu is unmarried in the neon mythology, a deity born from the left eye of Izanaki, with only two younger brothers/sisters.

   Among the three siblings, Amaterasu is the elder sister, Tsukiyomi is the second, gender is unknown, Susanoo is the younger brother.

  Amaterasu is not only narrow-minded but also very jealous. As the second younger brother/second sister, Tsukiyomi was killed by Amaterasu, which means that the sun and the moon will never meet.

  Later, the younger brother Susano missed Amaterasu, so he went to Takamahara, which is equivalent to the neon sky, to visit her.

  However, Amaterasu mistakenly thought that Susanoo was here to seize power, so he confronted him in battle.

  In order to show his goodwill, Susano offered his sword and exchanged it with Amaterasu's Gouyu, and swore an oath in this way.

   After Amaterasu chewed the sword in his mouth, the three goddesses Munakata were born from his mouth.

  The three goddesses of Munakata are pure and gentle, representing that Susanoo has no malice.

  So the misunderstanding was resolved, and Susano stayed in Takamahara.

  But Susanoo is a violent character after all. For example, he killed Yamata no Orochi, and he is often regarded as a **** of destruction.

   So fast.

  He caused trouble in Gaotianyuan.

   In a rage, Amaterasu hid in Tianyando and couldn't come out.

  As soon as the sun **** ran away, Gao Tianyuan immediately became pitch black, and the earth was no longer illuminated by the sun.

  For this reason, the gods ran to the cave and held a large-scale song and dance party, singing and drinking, which was very lively, with the purpose of secretly inquiring about the mind of Amaterasu.

  Amaterasu God was full of question marks in the cave:

  Why are the gods so lively when there is no light outside the cave?

  So she opened the cave to see the situation.

   While she was quietly looking out from the gap in the cave, all the gods suddenly opened the cave and took Amaterasu out.

   As a result, light appeared on the earth again.

  To commemorate this scene, there is a neon summer festival.

   Also worth mentioning.

  At the end of the summer festival, Awa Odori will be performed, which is also the soul-evoking dance performed in the movie Nanjing Nanjing. I dance this thing in the Yasukuni Shrine every year during my childhood.

   Such a memorial service with a neon background that is so thick that it cannot be thicker and weirder can be washed out as an ordinary festival or a cultural legacy of China?

  The Jinling Massacre was denied, and the cries of 300,000 innocent souls were deafened.

  In this kind of matter, it involves the so-called Chinese and Japanese lineage.

   It's really heart-wrenching!

   There is a good saying.

  You can lie in bed and watch Tifa, but you should know why you can lie in bed and watch Tifa.

  The topic returns to the original place.

  Compared to future generations.

  Christmas in 1850 was more religious, but the commercial color and the derived **** atmosphere were much lighter.

  However, what Xu Yun cared about was not the strong Christmas atmosphere around him, but an upcoming ceremony.

   Right now.

  Xu Yunzheng was wearing a school uniform, and stood in front of an open field with nearly a thousand people including Hubert Airy.

   There is a podium set up in the left front of the open space, and William Whewell, Faraday and even Prince Albert have all appeared on the scene.

   There is a box every ten meters outside the open space, and there are two or three student federation cadres standing around the box, looking like they are guarding the contents of the box.

   "Student Luo Feng."

  I saw Hubert Airy glanced at the stands, making sure that the ceremony hadn’t started yet, so he lowered his voice and said to Xu Yun:

   "I heard that the first phase of Gewushe is full of members?"

  Xu Yun nodded lightly, and replied:

   "Exactly."

  While wheat discovered an anomaly in the companion star at the end of the stargazing activity, and led to speculation that there may be a planet in the outer orbit, Gauss and others did not disclose this news to the public.

  So in the eyes of Cambridge students.

  The stargazing activity more than half a month ago can be said to be a complete success, and it can no longer be successful if it is so successful.

   And according to rough statistics.

  During the entire event, more than 500 students participated in stargazing through the telescope.

   In addition, a large number of students witnessed the whole process of Gewu Society's calculation of Pluto's orbit.

   So after the event.

  Many students applied for membership on the spot, hoping to join Gewu Society.

  Among them are students majoring in natural sciences, senior students in the department of mathematics, and even classical majors such as literature and art and philosophy.

   Less than half a day.

  The 50 places released by Xu Yun and Lao Tang were all snatched up, and Gewu Society became the top five large-scale societies in Cambridge University.

  In the whole process, the most mentioned one is naturally Lao Tang, the president of Gewushe.

  He also successfully became the president of the Students' Union of Cambridge University not long ago, and in terms of power, he temporarily suppressed Rossetti of the Apostolic Society.

  At the same time, Xu Yun, as the only Chinese in the association and one of the organizers, naturally attracted the attention of many people.

   Even unprecedented.

  Xu Yun actually received some love letters a few days ago!

   This is the first time in his two lifetimes—it would be even better if the love letter was written by a girl.

   Then Hubert Airy glanced at Xu Yun, and asked again:

   "Student Luo Feng, are there any activities in the club next?"

  Xu Yun hummed, and now he and Hubert Airy have a pretty good relationship, so he is not going to hide it from the other party:

   "Next, we plan to carry out some projects in groups, such as assisting Professor Faraday in cathode ray research, and the mechanics interest group, etc."

   "When everyone has a certain foundation, they may be able to participate in the next big event."

  Hubert Ally nodded thoughtfully. As a friendly army, he naturally hopes that Gewushe will develop better and better.

   Then he suddenly thought of something again, with a look of hesitation on his face:

   "By the way, student Luo Feng, there is something I think I should tell you."

  Xu Yun blinked:

"What's up?"

"Well"

   Hubert Airy clicked twice at the corner of his mouth, hesitated for a moment, and then said:

   "Student Luo Feng, according to the information I got, some people in London seem to be investigating you."

   "Investigate me?"

  Xu Yun glanced at him, smiled indifferently, and said:

   "Isn't this normal?"

   "At any rate, I have also appeared on camera a few times in Cambridge. I am somewhat famous. Some people want to ask about me. This is nothing unusual."

  Clinker Hubert Airy shook his head seriously, and added:

   "The background of the other party is a bit special. They are oriental."

  Hearing this, the smile on Xu Yun's face froze.

after awhile.

   There was a trace of solemnity between his brows, and he confirmed to Hubert Airy:

   "Student Airy, are you sure there are people from the East asking about me?"

  Hubert Airy nodded vigorously, continued to lower his voice, and explained:

   "This is what my father told me in a letter. The other party seems to be an oriental group in London and has some contacts with the House of Commons."

   "However, he doesn't know any more in-depth information. After all, he has gradually recovered his reputation recently."

  Xu Yunjian pondered for a moment, then seriously said to Hubert Airy:

   "I see, classmate Ai Li, please help me to thank Mr. Ai Li in the reply letter, I will remember this love."

   Finish speaking.

  He turned slightly sideways, trying not to let Hubert Airy notice his frowning expression.

   Strange, the Orientals are asking for news about themselves?

   Is that tearing up the monthly pass?

   Or some other oriental group?

  But I clearly have no contact with them, why would I suddenly do such a thing?

To know.

  Even according to the original historical trajectory, there were many Chinese students studying abroad in Europe in 1850, but Cambridge was relatively late.

   And because of the "fat fish" in this dungeon, the number of Chinese students recruited by major colleges and universities is even more.

  At least Xu Yun is sure that he and Tian Hao are definitely not the only Chinese students studying in London.

in this case.

   Someone started to inquire about themselves after more than a month of school?

  No matter how you think about it, this is not right.

  It's a pity that I have almost no news channels in London, so I can't be sure what happened.

  But if it is really the tearing up the monthly ticket who is investigating him, then it probably won't be a good thing.

   Just as Xu Yun's thoughts were fluttering, an old acquaintance of Xu Yun suddenly walked up to the reception platform in front of him:

  Prince Albert.

  Seeing that the other party was about to speak, Xu Yun had no choice but to temporarily put away the doubts in his heart.

at the same time.

  The scene was also quiet, and the atmosphere gradually became more formal.

   After a few seconds.

  Prince Albert took a deep breath and said loudly:

   "Students, professors, good morning, everyone."

  “1,850 years ago today, the Son of God was born in a manger in Bethlehem, bringing the gospel to the world.”

   "On this day in 208 years, Sir Newton was born in a small house in Woolsthorpe, and brought truth to the world."

  “Nowadays, the world uses Christmas to commemorate the birth of the Gospel, while Cambridge University uses another ceremony to inherit the spirit of Sir Newton, that is.”

   "The awarding ceremony of 'this son'!"

  Under the stage.

  Looking at the impassioned Prince Albert, even Xu Yun was still struggling with those Orientals who were inquiring about him, and there was still a subtle sense of irony in his heart.

  Because of the occurrence of the so-called 'this son' award ceremony, a large part of it is due to Xu Yun's head

   It was originally in the 1665 copy.

  In order to gain Maverick’s trust, Xu Yun deliberately linked Maverick’s experience with the protagonist in the novel, and derived the word ‘this son’.

   It was precisely because of this one-handed operation that he formally got closer to the Mavericks.

   Who would have thought of the result.

   Such an incident was recorded in the autobiography by Mavericks, and it evolved into a special ceremony at Cambridge University:

  Cambridge University will select three "sons" every year and award them with badges.

  In addition, when selecting 'this child'.

  Everyone in the audience had to hold ice cubes in their mouths, and took a deep breath.

  Think here.

  Xu Yun couldn't help but slightly sighed.

   That's all.

   You can’t blame others for the coquettish operations you make.

at the same time.

  Prince Albert on the podium also glanced sideways, and after confirming that everything was normal, he said:

   "According to the selection of the professors, there is only one student who meets the conditions for the award of 'this child' this year, and it is Avelyn Escu from Peter College!"

  Papapa—

   There was a burst of applause from the audience.

  Xu Yun asked Hubert Airy while applauding:

   "Student Ai Li, don't you give out three sub-badges every year?"

  Hubert Airy was also applauding, and when he heard this, his movements were slightly slower, and he explained:

   "Of course not, the 'this son' badge is about queerness rather than excess, and three are just the upper limit."

   "For example, in the group of children three years ago, only Senior William Thomson received this honor."

   "There are still some years that are even worse, and there are even situations where there is no one person-but such examples are relatively rare, because once no one evaluates this child, the entire management of Cambridge University will be held accountable."

  Xu Yun nodded in understanding.

I see.

   It seems that 'this child' is somewhat similar to the president of the Cambridge Students' Federation. The selection criteria are extremely strict. Even if there is a vacancy, he will not choose to forcefully fill the number of three.

   Then Xu Yun raised his head and set his sights on Avelyn who had just stepped onto the stage.

  Today, Evelyn is wearing a long robe, her face is well-groomed, with a solemn and youthful aura intertwined.

  The descendants of Mavericks get the badge of "this son". In a sense, this can be regarded as a kind of inheritance.

   After Aveline came to power.

Prince Albert took out a small box from his body, and took out a silver badge from it, which was worn on Aveline's chest by an older woman who Xu Yun didn't know but who looked very prestigious. forward.

at the same time.

  The cadres of the Students' Federation under the ceremony platform also picked up the boxes one after another, and distributed ice cubes of the same specifications.

   Then, under the leadership of Prince Albert, everyone put the ice cubes in their mouths at the same time, and suddenly inhaled.

   "Hiss—"

  It's really terrifying!

  After inhaling the cool air.

  Xu Yun imitated Hubert Airy and chewed the ice cubes directly in his mouth into shards.

   Things have reached this point, the remaining steps are very simple.

  According to the information Xu Yun learned.

  Next, Avelyn and the leaders of her college will give speeches, and after that, it will be the end of the session.

as predicted.

  I saw Aveline first gave a generous speech, and then Homero Ruiz, the dean of Peter College, beeped eloquently for twenty minutes.

   After the two agree.

  Prince Albert returned to the podium and officially announced the end of the meeting.

   Seeing this, Xu Yun also stood up, intending to leave the scene with the crowd.

  However, before he had time to take a few steps, a well-dressed little old man dressed as a housekeeper appeared in front of him.

  The little old man first made a standard etiquette to Xu Yun, and then said:

   "Student Luo Feng, please excuse me, Your Majesty."

Note:

  The dungeon will definitely not be completed this month. The update time may not be too stable these days, but the amount of updates will not be small, and it will not be interrupted or rooted.

  (end of this chapter)