OBS Chapter 2296
Chapter 2296
Chapter 2296
"Never...never fought it???"
Heimdall was completely bewildered... What the hell was going on? Did something go wrong during his teleportation, and he ended up in a parallel world?
Thor felt incredibly embarrassed under Heimdall's gaze. It was indeed a bit shameful. Aside from when he was a child and never beat Sif because girls develop earlier than boys, Thor hadn't trained or fought with Sif for many years… because it offered no real experience. Firstly, Sif never really used her full strength, and secondly, Thor didn't even consider Sif's abilities a threat.
Unexpectedly, this time, the situation reversed.
Of course, Sif doesn't immediately beat Thor up after ascending to godhood.
Her strength isn't that terrifying yet.
The main problem actually lies with Thor himself.
Thor is nervous facing Sif!
There's no way to deny it; no matter how much Thor tries to beautify himself, he's never been a scumbag like Xu Zhimo.
So many scumbags flaunt their supposed freedom of love and shamelessly boast that they are progressive!
During the Republic of China era, influenced by the New Culture Movement, people's minds were liberated, and more and more people began to support "free love." However, this also led to a trend of intellectuals falling in love with female college students, abandoning their wives and children to pursue their love wherever they went.
Let's leave aside Xu Zhimo. In his 35 years of life, he had inextricable emotional ties with three women. Besides Lu Xiaoman, there was his first wife Zhang Youyi, and the architect Lin Huiyin, whose life ended in silence. Furthermore, his abandonment of his wife and children, and his acrimonious relationship with his parents, were all extremely irresponsible acts.
Other notable figures include Xu Beihong and Guo Moruo. Their first wives were the daughters of friends, who were already engaged but were seduced by Xu and eloped. Later, Xu fell in love with one of his students and publicly divorced his first wife in the newspapers. Shortly after, he asked to reconcile with his first wife, but was refused. Ultimately, the 47-year-old Xu Beihong fell in love with the 19-year-old Liao Jingwen!
Guo Moruo was a literary genius, and his works were quite popular during the Republic of China era. However, this same talented man abandoned his first wife, Zhang Qionghua, after only six days of marriage, leaving the conservative and chaste Zhang Qionghua to live a life of widowhood. Shortly after, in Japan, Guo Moruo fell in love at first sight with Sato Tomiko, a young woman from a prominent family. The naive Sato Tomiko disregarded her family's objections, severed ties with them, and resolutely began a life of marriage with Guo Moruo.
Others have mentioned Lu Xun, but I personally don't think he was a scoundrel. He married Zhu An purely because he couldn't disobey his mother's wishes, and he didn't divorce her for her reputation, since being divorced by one's in-laws was a very shameful thing in those days. Zhu An and Lu Xun maintained this nominal marital relationship. She took meticulous care of Lu Xun's mother, while Lu Xun freely fell in love with Xu Guangping. Zhu An spent her whole life waiting for Lu Xun, but he wouldn't even say a word to her. He said, "She is my mother's wife, not my wife. She is a gift my mother gave me, and I only have an obligation to support her. Love is something I don't know."
I really can't understand why some people in modern times admire the so-called Republic of China era so much... What's so admirable about that? And those so-called masters are all... well, let's just say they're not great.
In the long river of history, the Republic of China era, seemingly full of stories and legends, has been embellished by some with ulterior motives into a "golden age of producing masters." They shamelessly tout the academic achievements of the Republic of China as "surpassing the past and present," depicting that era as a dreamlike beauty. But is this really the case? When we bravely tear away this deliberately constructed romantic filter, a nauseating stench assaults our senses. The so-called "masters" are nothing more than an ugly collection filled with moral decay, academic superficiality, and historical nihilism. In recent years, the inexplicable "Republic of China fever" on the internet has intensified. Some people seem bewitched, worshipping the "masters" of the Republic of China era. Take Huang Kan, who proclaimed himself a "master of Chinese studies," for example; he turned his life into an utterly absurd farce. This man prided himself on his so-called "romantic" lifestyle, brazenly changing nine wives in just ten years, each of whom was supposedly his student! He treated the sacred classroom as his own personal "selection arena," utterly devoid of professional ethics. This behavior not only ruthlessly trampled on the bottom line of teacher ethics but also exposed the lingering poison of feudalism. He abused his so-called academic authority to commit the despicable act of oppressing women, which is utterly contemptible. Then there's Shen Congwen, who, when pursuing his female student Zhang Zhaohe, bombarded her with love letters daily for four years, even threatening suicide. This near-madness ultimately forced Zhang Zhaohe to submit. But who could have imagined that just four months after their marriage, this man, once considered a "pure-hearted writer," would reveal his true colors, having an affair with the poet Gao Qingzi, trampling his once solemn marriage vows underfoot and shattering them to pieces? These scandals were far from isolated incidents among the intellectual circles of the Republic of China era. Their so-called "literary integrity" was merely a fig leaf used by the privileged class to cover up their moral depravity.
What's even more infuriating is that some of these so-called "masters" have shamelessly betrayed their country for personal gain. Hu Shi, the self-proclaimed "founding father" of public intellectuals, actually wrote to Chiang Kai-shek suggesting abandoning Northeast China in exchange for Japan's "peace sincerity." His so-called "indirect approach to saving the nation" is practically identical to Wang Jingwei's infamous "peace movement"—both are utterly treasonous pronouncements. Zhou Zuoren was even more shameless, directly defecting to the enemy and taking a puppet position, then attempting to whitewash his treason with the ridiculous excuse of "protecting cultural relics." And then there's Zhang Dongsun, who openly leaked military intelligence about the Korean War to the United States! At this critical moment for the nation's survival, these so-called "masters" either acted like clowns, praising the invaders, or selfishly remained silent, choosing to protect themselves. Compared to the "Two Bombs, One Satellite" heroes who dedicated themselves to the interests of the country and the nation in anonymity, they are worlds apart; the difference between them is beyond description.
Those who blindly praise the scholarship of the Republic of China era always shamelessly claim that the academic scene during that period was "brilliant," yet they deliberately avoid a fatal fact that cannot be concealed. The so-called "masters" in the fields of literature and history during the Republic of China era mostly inherited their academic foundations from the Qing Dynasty's textual scholarship, while their contributions in terms of genuine innovation were almost nonexistent. Dai Zhen's *Mencius: A Commentary on the Meaning of Characters* is a classic work that directly addresses the crux of Cheng-Zhu Neo-Confucianism; Duan Yucai's *Annotations on the Shuowen Jiezi* remains a cornerstone of philology to this day. Looking at the works of those "masters" of the Republic of China era, which one of them achieved such intellectual depth and academic height? Take Hu Shi, whom some hailed as a "flag bearer of the New Culture Movement," for example. His *Outline of the History of Chinese Philosophy* was only completed up to the first volume before it became unfinished. The so-called "founding work" was actually just a half-finished piece; such "achievements" are truly laughable. In the field of natural sciences, the lack of "masters" in the Republic of China era is even more glaring. Until 1949, China had not produced a single scientific theory with global influence in the natural sciences. Its industrial system was so weak that even a tiny screw had to be imported. In stark contrast, of the 23 distinguished scientists in the People's Republic of China's "Two Bombs, One Satellite" team, 21 were students who had studied abroad during the Republic of China era, yet they only truly realized their ideal of serving the country through their academic pursuits after the founding of the People's Republic.
Beneath the seemingly "free" facade of education in the Republic of China era lay extremely brutal class oppression. Data shows that in the 1930s, there were only about 4 university students nationwide, and over 60% of them came from landlord or comprador families, with the Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions accounting for half of those spots. In contrast, during the first Five-Year Plan period (1953-1957) in the People's Republic of China, the proportion of university students from working-class and peasant backgrounds soared to 47%, completely breaking the monopoly of knowledge by a small elite class. Some people still relish the fact that "a professor's monthly salary of 300 silver dollars could buy a courtyard house," selectively ignoring the fact that this was built at the cost of a 99% illiteracy rate, creating the cultural privileges of the 1% elite class.
What's even more absurd is the shocking indifference shown by this group of "masters" nurtured by privilege towards the suffering of the people. The 1931 Yangtze River floods, which claimed 14 lives—a truly devastating disaster—yet the intellectuals in Beiping were still bickering over translations of Salome, completely disregarding the lives of ordinary people. During the 1942 Henan famine, with corpses strewn everywhere and scenes of utter misery, the "masters" in Chongqing salons were still leisurely discussing Kunqu opera singing styles. Their "singing girls oblivious to the nation's suffering" attitude is worlds apart from the dedication of Fan Wenlan in his cave dwelling as he wrote *A Brief History of China*, and the passionate composition of *Defend the Yellow River* by Xian Xinghai on the banks of the Yellow River. One strived for the cultural preservation and spiritual inspiration of the nation and its people, while the other indulged in frivolous pursuits while the people suffered!
While some people are still there, feigning concern and lamenting the "departure of the masters," let's look at these real statistics. During the 38 years of the Republic of China, only 18 university students were trained. In contrast, in the first 17 years after the founding of the People's Republic of China (1949-1966), the number of university students reached 155 million, and more than 90% of them came from working-class and peasant families.
To those who still regard the scholarship of the Republic of China as the gold standard, I would like to ask you: why did none of these so-called "masters" leave behind an enduring scientific legacy like Zu Chongzhi's calculation of pi or Zhang Heng's invention of the seismograph? Why did their so-called "enlightenment" fail to even prevent China from becoming a semi-colony? And why have their disciples and followers lingered in Taiwan for decades, still relying on the United States for even crucial technologies like semiconductors? History has already provided the answer: those "masters" who have become detached from the people and out of step with the times are nothing more than dregs rising in the long river of history, destined to be submerged by the torrent of time.
The current revival of the myth of the "masters" of the Republic of China era is essentially a malicious cultural poisoning by historical nihilism. Certain forces with ulterior motives attempt to use the romantic escapades of talented men and beautiful women to cover up the scars of colonialism, and to use the illusion of so-called "academic freedom" to erase the legitimacy of the people's revolution. When we see those ridiculously glorified portrayals of "refined elegance" of the Republic of China in short videos, please remember these real figures: In 1949, the average life expectancy in China was only 35 years, the illiteracy rate was as high as 80%, and the infant mortality rate reached 200 per thousand. This is the true backdrop behind the glamorous facade of those "masters," the harsh reality of countless people living in dire straits.
So putting Thor alongside these so-called 'masters' is really giving him too much credit.
He really feels guilty!
So when facing Sif, it's good if you can only get three or four out of ten points out of ten.
And what about Sif?
It's impossible to say she harbored no resentment towards Thor.
Although she had indeed come to terms with it and didn't want to continue being bound by the so-called identity of the crown prince's fiancée, in the end, it was still her vision of thousands of years, regardless of whether this vision was imposed on her by others or what she wanted herself... To be honest, Sif had also asked herself this question, and it should be said that there was part of the reason on her part.
But that's not a big problem.
After all, what young girl doesn't dream of marrying a prince on a white horse? Let's put it this way: in Asgard, at least 99% of the girls dream of marrying Thor and becoming queen!
Unfortunately, this dream was later burdened with too many other things.
Thus, it became a heavy shackle.
In short, with her dreams and vision shattered, Sif's resentment... is immense!
So when Sif hit Thor, she really went all out!
As Volstagg once said, Thor isn't that easy to kill!
This is true.
Thor isn't as extraordinary as Hela... well, Hela is definitely extraordinary; she truly can't die. As long as Asgard exists, Hela can't die. After all, she's the Grim Reaper.
Odin is no match for Hela in this respect; Hela can escape death, but Odin cannot.
However, Thor is incredibly resilient. While he can't escape death like Hela, he's incredibly durable! (In the movie, this guy was severely injured by Thanos and thrown into the void of space, where he was rescued by the Guardians of the Galaxy... After drifting in the void for so long, he miraculously woke up quickly, which shows how difficult he is to kill.)
"So...she stole the Spear of Eternity?" Heimdall's mind was a bit confused. His sister had become a god?
This was supposed to be a happy occasion, but...