Casting spells

"So you are a social Darwinist and support Cosmo's behavior?" Yvonne frowned subconsciously.

She was obviously very dissatisfied with the answer, and her eyes revealed strong doubts.

"I can't talk about support or non-support. I am a person who has no fixed position. As long as my interests are not violated, no matter what the speaker decides, I will unconditionally support it." Zhang Cheng corrected with a finger.

But then he seemed to think of something again, and immediately added: "Of course, if you can make a condition that makes my heart beat, I will also support you, just like this mediation.

Also, with regard to Social Darwinism, I do have a bit of a tendency towards it.

We must know that the competition of the survival of the fittest is an objective law of nature, and it is a necessary prerequisite for promoting biological evolution. A stable and comfortable living environment may be a good thing for an individual, but it is definitely a terrible disaster for a species .

But what is interesting is that after entering the modern society, many economically developed areas are trying to improve welfare, to help those who have been eliminated in some way.

The American educational circle even put forward the idiotic slogan of making every child a winner.

They don't understand at all that apart from reducing children's competitiveness, it will not achieve even the slightest positive effect. Eventually, they will not be able to adapt to the brutal competitive pressure after entering society, and eventually become liars and beggars who rely on government relief for a living. , homeless and criminals.

Believe me, when human beings make decisions with good intentions and sympathy, generally speaking, the results will not be very good. Even if it has a certain effect in a short period of time, it will be a complete tragedy in the end. . "

"Hmph! It seems that like Cosmo, your heart has long been filled with coldness and death. Forget it, I'm not here to discuss this with you anyway. Here, take it, these are the rewards agreed in advance , I hope we will not become enemies in the future."

After finishing speaking, Yvonne stood up and put an old-looking worn-out suitcase by the dining table, turned around and disappeared into the vast crowd.

After she left for two or three minutes, Zhang Cheng ordered a few dishes casually, and then carefully put his hand into the box while no one was paying attention.

moment!

Fingertips touched the densely packed ancient books, stone slabs and rubbed murals, there were as many as thirty or forty copies.

Just when he was about to take out a copy to check, he suddenly heard a female voice in his ear: "Hello, sir, may I sit here?"

Looking up, it turned out to be a Latino girl in her 20s, wearing glasses, holding a thick stack of textbooks in her arms, like a high school or college student.

Since noon is the peak time for dining, this well-known restaurant in the local area has been filled with customers one after another, and table sharing has become the only choice in desperation.

"of course can!"

Zhang Cheng politely made a gesture of invitation, then ignored the other party, took out an ancient book densely written with Semitic symbols from the suitcase, and flipped through it.

Although this book did not come from the ancient race in the Middle East more than 7000 years ago, it was collected and sorted out by a Manichean priest of the Sassanid Dynasty more than 500 years ago to collect and sort out some ancient Semitic remains. His supernatural powers were recorded and preserved.

There are even detailed notes in many places above, even people who don't know anything can use the descriptions to complete some interesting magic rituals.

Waiting for the food to be served is undoubtedly very boring, especially now that smart phones are not so advanced, neither can browse information on the Internet, nor have any interesting games.

So within a few minutes, the Latino girl across the table turned her attention to the pages of parchment full of vicissitudes.

Soon, an extremely surprised expression appeared on her face, and she couldn't help exclaiming: "Sasanian Pahlavi?! My God! This is an ancient book from the Sasanian Dynasty in the Middle Ages!"

"Huh? You can understand it!" Zhang Cheng also looked up in surprise.

After all, after the complete Arabization of the Persian region, Middle Persian is not something that anyone can understand casually. Only a very small number of experts and professors can barely understand part of it.

Chapter 655 The Mysterious Ancient Book ([-])

"Of course! I'm a graduate student in the Department of Archeology at UCLA. But isn't it okay for you to read without gloves? You must know that parchment books for thousands of years are very fragile, and a little carelessness may cause irreparable damage. "

This young girl is obviously very interested in things in her professional field, and her eyes have been fixed on the cover of the ancient parchment book.

Zhang Cheng smiled and shrugged his shoulders: "It's okay! Anyway, what I'm interested in is only the words and knowledge recorded in it. As for whether the books will be damaged because of this, that's not my concern."

"God! Do you know how much an out-of-print Manichean parchment book in the Middle Ages is worth? Even if the base price is hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars! Even if you don't cherish these precious cultural relics, you should at least cherish yourself banknotes." The girl reminded me angrily, rolling her eyes.

You must know that just a few words ago, the edge of the page under the parchment had already begun to fall into pieces, which made her feel distressed.

After all, among all antiques and cultural relics, books and texts that are difficult to preserve are often the rarest, and they are also evidence that can provide a large amount of reliable evidence for archaeological research.

"It's only a few million dollars, do you think I care?" Zhang Cheng asked without raising his head while flipping through the pages quickly.

There is no doubt that his current state of mind is quite relaxed, so he can chat with each other without saying a word, enjoying this ordinary and peaceful leisure time.

"Xie Te!" The female graduate student wearing glasses finally couldn't help but swear.

Being choked several times in a row, no matter how good-tempered she is, she can't help but get angry.

"Hahahaha! Just kidding, don't be angry." Seeing a trace of anger appearing on the other party's face, Zhang Cheng finally smiled with a successful prank, and handed over the ancient book he had finished reading. "Here, give it to you, just take it as my apology for my rudeness just now."

"Give it to me? You don't have any bad thoughts about me, do you?" The girl subconsciously covered her chest, her eyes full of vigilance.

"Please! Miss! Even if I have a plan, at least I have to find a beauty who looks beautiful and has a figure as bumpy as a supermodel. You are still a little short of this standard." Zhang Cheng ruthlessly smashed the opponent's point Poor self-esteem.

The girl turned red from embarrassment, puffed out her chest and retorted loudly: "What's wrong with me?! Tell you! I have at least dozens of people chasing me in school!"

"So you want me to have plans for you?" Zhang Cheng stroked his chin with great interest, and looked up and down at the more sensitive parts of the opponent's body.

"No! No! Damn it! I almost fell for you!"

After all, she had received a higher education, and the young girl quickly woke up and regained her composure within a few seconds after falling into the language trap.

After realizing this, Zhang Cheng couldn't help laughing and teasing: "Look, you women are always accompanied by two extreme contradictions in your heart. On the one hand, you want to be full of charm, and it is best to attract the attention of every opposite sex; On the one hand, I was worried about getting hurt, and always protected myself with an attitude of rejecting people thousands of miles away. Remember what I said just now? Think carefully, and all the answers are in it.”

The voice just fell!

A waiter brought over a dozen dishes in one go with an oversized dinner plate.

After carefully checking that there was nothing in the dish that he disliked, he took the initiative to invite: "If I'm not wrong, it seems that you haven't had time to order, have you? If you don't mind, let's have some together, we dinner."

"Have you always been so self-righteous?" The girl raised her chin slightly, with undisguised sarcasm in her tone.

"No! I used to be very modest and cautious, and I would never offend anyone easily unless necessary. But then something changed, and I suddenly felt that being too low-key is not a good thing. It will make many flies and bugs I've been around you all the time. In many cases, showing aggression appropriately can save you a lot of trouble. In addition, I sincerely recommend eating together, otherwise within 45 minutes, even if you order food, the kitchen can't be so fast Bring it up."

After that, Zhang Cheng picked up a roasted chicken leg with honey sauce, put it on his plate, and gnawed it with relish.

The girl turned around and glanced at the crowded scene in the restaurant, bit her lower lip and hesitated for a moment, then picked up a chicken roll and stuffed it into her mouth, and began to eat it with big mouthfuls.

Although there are many dishes, the total amount is not large.The two of them swept away all the delicious food in a short while.

After eating the last grilled shrimp, Zhang Cheng picked up the napkin and wiped the corners of his mouth, put the banknotes including tips on the table, and walked outside with the worn-out suitcase.

Before he could walk 50 meters away, he heard a female graduate student shouting from behind: "Hey! Wait! You forgot something!"

I saw the girl holding up the ancient parchment book and chasing it out panting.

"No, it's not mine, but yours. Did you forget that I gave it to you just now?" Zhang Cheng stopped walking and shook his head with a half-smile.

"Really give it to me? According to the content recorded in this book, it can be sold at an auction for at least 500 million US dollars. If you are lucky, it is not impossible to sell it for 2000 million."

The girl has obviously read the descriptions and interpretations of the Semitic magic rituals in ancient times by the Manichean priests, and understands the great value contained in this book. In addition, many rich people are obsessed with magic and supernatural power. Even if it is sold at a sky-high price, it is reasonable.