World Occult Usage Guide

Chapter 146 Lameen
"Xi Yong?"

Lin An was stunned.

Zion is a place name in the Hebrew Bible.

The word Zion originally referred to the Jerusalem region during the time of David. Later, when Solomon's Temple was built on the nearby Mount Moriah, the word Zion was further extended through metaphor to include additional meanings related to the Temple itself and the entire land of Canaan.

It now represents the Hebrews' "future world," but is mostly used to refer to "earthly paradise."

Maple Leaf Country... the master of Xi Yong?

When Lin An first took over Thunderbird, the branch president's email mentioned that it had traveled from Dietrich to Maple Leaf Country, crossed the border to New York, and was eventually taken in near Niagara Falls.

The headquarters of the Wood Group is not located in the Eagle Country, but in Domondo, the Maple Leaf Country.

Does the "Zion" mentioned by the Thunderbird refer to the Canaanite family?

Is this their official name?
So it turns out that Brother Lei had gone to see them. No wonder Moose mentioned that Thunderbird had a way to absorb the level of contamination in the small canine teeth like the Shi family did.

Lin An held his breath and listened intently as Thunderbird continued.

"'Xi Yong' made a deal with me using a mysterious item, which gave me one of the core abilities of the Mother of Desire—'grafting'. I used it to transfer the coyote's pollution level, and just now I used it to save the god worm from being polluted to death."

Just like Kim Ji-eun and Carmen could use the Canaanite Tablets and employ Doris's mystical magic...

"Xi Yong orchestrated the Holy Mountain incident just to reach this deal with you?" Lin An said.

"Moreover, they proactively used secular influence, connections, money, and power to create leverage that could influence the future situation. Not every family that lost the 'Commes' radiation had such a smooth ride; the natives, Gypsies, Aztecs..."

Thunderbird's eyes flashed with electricity as it recalled some painful history, and it stopped talking.

"Xi Yong has laid out chess pieces all over the world, and the coyote is just one of his many chips."

Lin An was shocked by Xi Yong's ambition. Their scheme was unimaginably vast. These shrewd "Mothers of Desire" had been planning for the arrival of "Comers" for a thousand years.

"What are the details of the transaction?" he couldn't help but ask.

“Take away the ‘Da Vinci Project’—the core of an artificial intelligence called X.”

"Wait, I'm having more and more questions..." Lin An was completely baffled when a flash of inspiration struck him, "The Canaan family and the inspection team... are they two separate groups from the Foundation?"

Lin An has always viewed the foundation as an extension of the Canaan family, which is perhaps a huge misunderstanding.

As Carmen said, the Foundation and the Clan are two completely different forces!

“Zion’s ancestors killed their blood brothers and were banished, which prevented their descendants from getting close to their ‘God’.”

"...Cain?"

“The beings more learned than I call Zion the ‘Lamaite,’ while the Grand Master of the Foundation comes from the ‘Enochites,’ who originally came from the West.”

Although the Shroud of Turin had disappeared from the coffin, the air conditioning in the "Knowledge" area remained strong, and Lin An was covered in sweat, half surprised and half excited.

The story of Cain is well-known: he killed his brother Abel, and God cursed the land so that it would no longer serve him, and he and his descendants would be forced to wander the earth.

Unable to own land, Cain's descendants made a living by trading.

Using their mastery of liberal science, they created a "tree of science and knowledge," constantly researching and developing new sciences and useful technologies.

On the other hand, Seth, Adam and Eve's third child, continued to believe in God, and he and his descendants inherited the oracle and the "tree of life and spirit."

They remained steadfast in their faith, and later a descendant named Enoch was granted the right to walk with God. He established a city-state on earth, and was about to cleanse the sins of Eden and return to the eternal paradise.

As for Cain's descendants, they fought against Set's descendants for a hundred years. The last generation to openly oppose Set's descendants was a man named Lamé.

Cain's genealogy ended after his three sons.

However, the descendants of Cain did not die. They were no match for the descendants of Set, who possessed the "spirituality and the Tree of Life." So they abandoned their identities, infiltrated the city-state of Enoch, and thoroughly permeated all levels of society, undermining the faith of the descendants of Set.

Their infiltration made it impossible for God to distinguish who his people were, so he simply sent a great flood, washing away all the Hebrews, and only notified Noah, the direct descendant of Seth.

Noah obeyed the divine decree, built an ark, and brought his family of eight through the disaster.

However, Cain's influence did not disappear. Noah's youngest son's wife was a maternal descendant of Tubal Cain, one of Lamech's sons, who was hidden among them.

Tubal Cain was the master craftsman of stone and metal, and from him the Hebrews acquired the scientific skills of Cain's people.

The "Tree of Knowledge" is also reflected later in the story. For example, the technology, skills, and tools used by Noah's descendants to build the Tower of Babylon all came from Cain's descendants, and the tower is also a symbol of "greed and desire".

Thus, the struggle between Lamech and Enoch came to an end.

Putting aside the religious metaphors, based on the information Lin An obtained, the divine power came from "Comerth." As the star orbit changed and the radiation disappeared, the descendants of Set who chose "God" became ordinary people and could not fight against the descendants of Cain who possessed Titan's technology.

The two harbor resentment, hiding it in the secular world, waiting for the next full-scale confrontation. They might even cooperate again sometime, after all, both factions are of Canaanite blood.

The Laméists, who were dedicated to scientific and technological research, thrived even more than the Enochists after the radiation from "Comerth" was removed.

However, as descendants of Cain, they could not get close to "God," which was the medium through which the "Lady with the Lamp" was located.

"crunch..."

Thunderbird used its claws to climb the stairs. The passage was too narrow for its massive body, but instead of charging with its energy as before, it walked step by step along the chimney passage.

Glancing at the unusual light above, Lin An followed behind it.

He noticed that the cable hanging down from X had disappeared.

Lightning flashed everywhere, and Lin An saw a tiny figure made of light inside, who recounted the truth in detail.

Jericho's ancestors left the Western Continent more than 200 years ago and established the St. Anilof Foundation in the Eagle Kingdom. Perhaps because the Western Continent was full of powerful families, each with secular power, he was unable to successfully complete the sacrifice of the "Tree of Life".

At that time, the Upper East was Lamechian territory, but by this time, the two Hebrew factions no longer harbored the hatred of a thousand years ago. Instead, they decided to cooperate on the "Shroud of Turin".

The Enochists agreed to share the Shroud of Turin and allow the Laméists to use the Foundation's power.

Lamecrow promised to provide funding later, and when the orbit of "Comers" approached, politicians and conglomerates under Xi Yong's command would take control of Congress, with the foundation acting as the "Association of Superpower Organizations".

Through their collaboration, the St. Anilov Foundation has achieved its current scale and influence.

Xi Yong created the artificial intelligence X, bypassing the contamination of the "Lady with the Lamp," and used the technology of the Tree of Technology to extract information worthy of study from the Shroud of Turin.

Based on past experiences, in addition to deconstructing the "Lady with the Lamp," this artificial intelligence has collected information on mysterious individuals from all over the United States over the past two years, engaging in dialogue, surveillance, and close contact with them, and transmitting the data to computer groups. It is unknown what its purpose is.

Since it was done by a prestigious family, it must be related to the pursuit of a more advanced "Commerx" rule.

The project is named after Leonardo da Vinci, and X says it was inspired by Vitruvian Man…

If the Enochists inherited the Tree of Life, while the Laméists inherited the Tree of Technology...

Lin An guessed that Xi Yong, like Yelige's Tree of Life, wanted to create the legendary "perfect human beings," except that they used the Tree of Technology, which required a large amount of backend data support.

Despite the agreement reached, the Laméists and Enochists were not of one mind.

Three months ago, Xi Yong commissioned the neutral Thunderbirds to retrieve the core of X. This plan likely also included the consideration of "selling" the Foundation to the Dawn Association.

Even so, you're going too far in circles, Lin An thought.

If he were to simply send a middleman to act as a deliveryman, he immediately thought of several methods that would be faster, more convenient, and more discreet than transporting the Thunderbirds.

Is it really necessary to go to such lengths?

And it has to be Brother Lei?

Putting aside his doubts for the time being, Lin An continued to ask questions.

"Then... what about Joshua and the inspection team?"

Since both factions agreed to let Thunderbird into the St. Anne's Foundation, why is Joshua, who has close ties with them, constantly interfering?
"Oh, you mean my brother Jordan?"

A blinding beam of light shone in, causing Lin An, whose eyes were accustomed to darkness, to squint and see stars before his eyes.

The Thunderbird used its wings to block the sudden burst of light, wrapped around Lin An's body, and took flight.

As his vision returned, Lin An blinked and saw a man who had been waiting there for a long time standing in the semi-circular main control room of the "Crown" area.

To be precise, he can no longer be considered purely human.

The light blurred the boundary between the physical and spiritual bodies, making the face almost invisible. Only the perfectly sculpted muscle lines and the golden ratio torso and limbs outlined a blurry human shape.

His long hair was composed of intense holy light, radiating light outwards like a halo, dispelling the cold electronic light of the surrounding instruments, making him appear like an artificial sun.

Lin An recalled his previous guesses, and a flickering panel appeared. The data was sometimes blurry and sometimes disappeared, seemingly indicating that the man's current state was unstable, constantly switching between his original mysterious state and another mysterious prototype.

[Name]: The Book of Genesis

[Rating]: Source Grade B

Radiation level: 20.1%
[Pollution Level]: 27.7%
[Medium]: The seeker of knowledge

The prototype that another system cannot read should be the legendary Adam Cadmon.

I don't know if it's an A-grade item or a statue.

Lin An's emotions leaned towards the former, but his reason leaned towards the latter.

This person was Jericho.

"You brought an uninvited guest, Eagle Spreads Its Wings." The man's voice flowed like a melodious organ. "Xi Yong sent you alone, didn't he?"

The one who pulled the X "wire" was none other than the Grand Master himself. The deaths caused by the recent riot not only eliminated the Thunderbird's level of contamination but also allowed him to further perfect the forging of the Tree of Life.

“Xi Yong agreed to let us use the Foundation’s structure to send a message of ‘disaster’ to the Eagle Nation,” Thunderbird replied.

“No, I meant him.” Jericho turned to Lin An, who was covered in code. “I just heard your voice, didn’t I… Chinese, are you from China?”

“This is a witness,” Thunderbird said. “Where is the core of X?”

"Let me answer his question first." Jericho's radiant face seemed to be smiling. "Let me tell you about my brother."

Lin An licked his lips. This was definitely not the classic scenario where the villain dies from talking too much.

The data on Jericho's body was flashing more and more frequently; he was stalling for time, waiting to further merge with Adam Cadmon.

The Thunderbirds seemed to have arrived sooner than he had anticipated.

Are we just going to stand by and watch him become a statue?
Lin An tentatively gave Thunderbird a wink, but the latter remained unmoved, so he had no choice but to listen.

"He, like my father, was too fond of worldly life."

Jericho's veiled face flashed with the illusory features of his face before being replaced by the flawless image of Cadmon.

“Our ancestors crossed the sea and trekked to the desolate Eagle Kingdom. They started from scratch, endured humiliation and hardship, all for the sake of perfecting the Tree of Life. However, my father felt that it was too inhumane and decided to terminate the plan, letting the family’s more than two hundred years of hard work go up in flames.”

"So I arranged a truck... Ah, don't worry about the details. Once I've taken control of the family, I'll send my underage brother to Xi Yong, both so he can 'further his studies' at the Wood Group and as an olive branch for peace between the two."

“When the time was right, they brought my dear brother back. As expected, he was as passionate as his father and had learned Lamech’s determination.” Jericho tapped the control panel behind him with his fingers. “Judging by the time, he should have arrived. Was the plane delayed?”

"You're planning to take him with you when you run away?" Lin An's lips twitched.

"Joshua, the leader of the group, will soon become the murderer of 'me,' and will face a fair and just trial under the law, paying the price for his crimes," Jericho said righteously.

"But you don't use it?"

“A life for a life is a worldly constraint. He wants to live in the world, so he needs to obey the law.” The shimmering humanoid figure opened its arms. “But I have already crossed it.”

"You're awesome, I give you a thumbs up."

Lin An was speechless, but also filled with endless emotions.

This is what a true aristocratic family is like...

A madman who will stop at nothing to find "Commerx".

The Laméists used the Shroud of Turin as their core, harvesting data to create the prototype of the "Cyber ​​Messiah"; the Enochists calculated the energy base and collected sacrifices to perfect Adam Cadmon.

Joshua was kept in the dark from beginning to end, caught between the two forces, acting as a tool and a bridge. He knew neither the truth about X nor the creation of Adam Cadmon, so he did not initially stop the plan to transport the Thunderbird.

Joshua only realized something was wrong when the Wood Group withdrew its investment and left.

Little did they know that Xi Yong was planning to sell the Foundation to the Dawn Society in exchange for other rewards. So they sent Joshua the message that "the Thunderbird has arrived at the Foundation and the cooperation is about to end," and instigated him to kill the Thunderbird.

This would give the Dawn Society a reason to enter Congress and interfere in the internal affairs of the "Superpower Management Organization".

With a deep sigh, Lin An felt that dying in the fragments of time was a mercy to Joshua.

At least he won't have to witness the final truth.

What exactly did you fight for, and what did you protect?

Judging from Jericho's tone, Joshua was going to be blamed for his "disappearance".

As Lin An silently lit candles for the inspection team, a sense of indignation, which he found rather unsettling, began to stir within him.

Thinking about it carefully, I'm practically a hardworking and ambitious model worker.

I killed most of the inspectors!
Without me, the Dawn Association, which is ostensibly responsible for advancing the plan, would have had to send reinforcements and would not have been able to coast along.

So after they found me "useful" at the MGM Grand Casino, they wanted me to continue working as an outstanding employee in Singapore.

Although Thunderbird did take advantage of me, at least the local gods were very friendly and always helped whenever they offered. Brother Thunder also protected me from the spying of the powerful families.

These powerful families, however, treat me—and our squad—as tools!
Simon, Missy, Barry...

And my sleepless nights, the bumpy journey, the pain of acclimatization issues, my missed classes in university, the lack of cell phone signal...

This is because the three major forces are trying to achieve their respective goals!

Although Lin An really wanted to get rid of the unscrupulous boss Yelige in front of him, when the system searched for a method, it not only failed to find a corresponding entry, but even took the initiative to advise him not to court death.

"Lin An, hurry up and find a chance to slip away. They won't pay too much attention to you. To be honest, I never supported you coming here... Ding! The following is the escape route I found, according to the entry 'The Complete Book of Magic III... Are you listening?'"

Ignoring the system's cowardly nagging, Lin An had no choice but to accept a cruel reality.

Although somewhat unstable, Adam Cadmon is likely the first "statue-like" archetype he encountered.

Jerigo's data fluctuated faster and faster, and the light of Cadmon was so dazzling that Lin An could barely open his eyes. All he could hear was the thunderous roar of the Thunderbirds echoing in the air.

"Where is the core of X?"

"Maple Leaf Country".

"what?"

"Do you really think we trust you? I already had my secretary send the core to Canada."

Jericho gave a slow, deliberate smile.

“Eagle Spreads Wings, Source Grade B, Thunderbird Prototype, Medium Natural Sacrifice, Energy Base 1130, the final offering in the ‘Crown’ area.”

"Tent Guardian, Source C-level, Muskrat Prototype, Medium God of Agriculture, Energy Base 710, the Last Offering in the 'Wisdom' Zone."

"Gao Ma, Source C-level, Divine Prototype, God of Truth in Medium, Energy Base 722, the final sacrifice in the 'Understanding' region."

Kadmon grew increasingly dazzling and intense, and Yelig's words sent a chill down Lin An's spine, answering his last remaining question.

This is the background of the "Transport Thunderbirds" mission.

Jericho's ultimate goal, despite all his elaborate schemes, was to sacrifice the three local gods!

“Thanks to the efforts of those employees, I was able to lure you all to this Tree of Life without firing a shot, allowing me to perfect the creation of the Primal People.” Jericho shook his finger. “I was open from the beginning; headquarters needs Thunderbird’s ‘research data’.”

The Thunderbird stood in front of Lin An, blocking the blinding light, but Lin An still couldn't look directly in Yelige's direction and shifted his gaze elsewhere.

Suddenly, he saw a streak of light with a dazzling tail shoot towards the outside of the glass of the hemisphere.

The next moment, a shattering sound rang out.

"Bang!"

Jericho, who was usually so composed, suddenly narrowed his eyes and turned around.

The glass reflected a rainbow of colors, and a magnificent flowering tree bloomed like fireworks, from which emerged a four-legged creature that was neither fox nor wolf, which proudly appeared from the void into reality.

"Ouch——!"

With a long howl to the sky, the coyote pounced on Jericho's throat.

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Today's update is a little late because I've been constantly revising the article. I apologize to all my readers, but this chapter has 5 words!

The Thunderbirds arc is about to conclude!
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