In the first half of the 20th century, there were two very important literary groups in Britain, namely the "Bloomsbury Group" in London and the "Light Ink Society" in Oxford.

Xu Zhimo, Ling Shuhua and others formed the "Crescent Society" in that year, and adopted the model of the "Bloomsbury Group", that is, gathering poets, writers, scientists, philosophers, politicians, etc., gathering in a salon situation, and then expanding their influence by publishing magazines and bookstores.

The difference between the Crescent Society and the Bloomsbury Group lies in ideology and morality, the latter being so avant-garde that even in the 21st century it can ruin people's views.

The "Bloomsbury Group" emphasizes intrinsic value, as long as the heart can recognize the truth, goodness and beauty, and does not affect others, then it does not matter what you do. Therefore, they pursue pleasure and oppose monogamy, and their relationships are complicated, and multiple sexual partners, same-sex couples, etc., are the norm.

This kind of morality was terrible at the beginning of the 20th century, just think of Turing, who was persecuted to death after World War II because of his, and the "Bloomsbury group" who actually played with polysexual couples and same-sex after World War I.

It must be said that the 1920s, both in Europe and the United States, were a time of demons.

Because of the after-effects of the First World War and the rapid development of the post-war economy, all kinds of strange ideas and strange characters emerged one after another, and Western society as a whole entered an era of extreme self-pursuit (including the spread of pacifism and fascism).

In the 20 years between World War I and World War II, Western society was very tolerant and even admired for the different. After World War II, this tolerance and freedom were suppressed, resulting in Turing's same-sex tragedy, which was not until the 1970s when it became open again, and developed to the extreme in the 1980s.

Therefore, Zhou Hexuan dared to establish the so-called "Flying Noodle Cult" at Oxford University in 1940 in front of many believers. This point in time can be regarded as the tail of a crazy era, which will not attract terrible public opinion pressure, and can even attract countless young people who pursue themselves.

As for another literary society, the "Light Ink Society", the representative figures are Tolkien and Lewis. It is a Christian society, and most of its members are Christians. It is also a straight men's club, all men, and in 1943, the female writer Dorothy Sayers wanted to apply to join, but was rejected outright.

The Eagle and the Child Tavern, near Oxford University, is a regular meeting place for the Light Ink Society, where The Lord of the Rings and The Chronicles of Narnia were born, where Tolkien and Lewis met to write a fantasy while drinking.

The tavern later became a mecca for Lord of the Rings, with countless Lord of the Rings fans making a pilgrimage every year.

On Friday, Zhou Hexuan gave a lecture at the University of Oxford. On Saturdays and Sundays, their enthusiastic Oxford students worked together in the library to create the Bible and the Gospel of Flying Noodles, and to establish the various rituals of the Church.

The prayer and mantra are "don't care if you cook", which corresponds to "God forbid" in Christianity, "Amitabha" in Buddhism, and so on.

The prayer concludes by adding an "R" in front of "Amen", which means Ramen, which means noodle.

At the time of the Flying Mask Cult meeting, each member of the parishioner must wear a pot on his head. The priest in charge of prayer not only wears a pot, but also holds a large spoon in his hand, which is the scepter of the Flying Mask Cult, and the Oxford students even plan to raise funds to build a super spoon for Zhou Hexuan, representing the supreme scepter of the Pope.

Funnily enough, two Oxford professors also joined the church, and they even planned to go to London and Cambridge to preach when they had time.

In just three days, there were as many as 14 followers of the Flying Noodles Cult, including 1 pope, 1 archbishop, 3 prophets, 6 saints, and 4 noodle-eating people.

Just when a ridiculous farce ended and Zhou Hexuan was about to leave Oxford, he suddenly received an invitation to a party of the "Light Ink Society", and asked the straight male Christian to invite Zhou Hexuan to drink. And only Zhou Hexuan can participate alone, and everyone else is looked down upon by Tolkien and others. As for Ma Jue, even if she can enter their eyes, it is impossible to get permission for the party, because she is a woman.

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Tuesday, the Eagle & Kids Tavern.

Unlike the prosperity of the 21st century, the tavern was surrounded by fields, and even the occasional hare broke in and scurried under the feet of the drinkers. This situation is impossible to encounter in China, as long as the hare dares to come, there can be countless "waiting for the rabbit", and the rabbits often end up in the pot and then on the table.

The second room in the tavern was the meeting place for Tolkien and the others.

As soon as Zhou Hexuan pushed the door in, Tolkien held up his beer glass and smiled: "Hey, everyone stand up and salute, His Majesty the Pope is here!" ”

A group of straight male Christians collectively stood up and said to the Pope of the Flying God Cult: "Greetings to His Majesty the Pope! His Majesty the Pope is late and must be punished with a beer. ”

With just a glass of beer, Zhou Hexuan immediately threw his neck back and drank it, and Tolkien and Lewis began to introduce the others.

The one sitting at the back was Warren, an officer and Lewis's younger brother. The man next to Warren was Humphrey, a doctor by profession and a graduate of Oxford University. Sitting with his back to the door sat Neville Coghill, an expert in Middle English. The man next to Tolkien was Charles Williams, a professor and writer. The last man was Hugo Dyson, a professor of English literature at the University of Reading, who had come to Oxford by train for meetings.

There are four basic criteria for participating in the "Light Ink Society" party - men, understand literature, can drink, and can brag.

Before literature was discussed, Zhou Hexuan first punished himself with one cup, and then was poured five cups by everyone. It's not a literary club at all, it's a drinking club!

After drinking and joking, the group of straight male Christians did not mention the Flying Mask Cult again, because they knew that the debate would not lead to a result.

Tolkien burped and asked, "Guys, let's all bring out our new work." ”

Warren, Lewis's younger brother as an officer, stood up and said, "I recently wrote a poem about the bombing of London. ”

"Hurry up!" Doctor Humphrey said.

Warren recited aloud with passion: "Over London, scavenging vultures hover, they are God's outcasts, apostles of the devil......"

A long poem in English is five minutes long, the level is average, and it is still as far away as a galaxy from the classics. Zhou Hexuan is very suspicious that Warren was able to join the "Light Ink Society" purely because of his brother Lewis's light.

Warren asked expectantly, "How are you feeling?" ”

Middle English expert Koghill said: "There are two glaring grammatical errors, and the escort in the second section is also a problem. ”

It's very tiring to be friends with a bunch of bigwigs, Warren can only humbly ask for advice, and like his grandson, he nods and admits his mistakes again and again.

Hugo Dyson suddenly put down his beer glass and asked Tolkien, "What about your New Hobbit?" I came by train from Berkshire to listen to your story. ”

Tolkien sipped a full beer and said: "I've been in a bad mood lately, the water pipe at home has burst, and "The New Hobbit" has stopped. ”

"Stop writing?" Hugo Dyson was immediately angry, "You said last year that you could finish the final chapter in the spring, said you could finish it in the summer, and stopped writing in the fall!" Have your plumbing been repaired? I'll fix it for you, but I have to write the latest chapter of The New Hobbit! ”

Tolkien regretted, "I'm sorry, I've been stuck lately, and I'm completely uninspired. ”

Hugo Dyson said with a black face: "Friend, I want to kill you!" ”

Tolkien spread his hands and said, "Then you should never want to see the ending of The New Hobbit." ”

Charles Williams hurriedly came out to change the subject and asked Lewis: "What about your "Venus Roaming"? ”

Lewis had not yet begun writing the magical work "The Chronicles of Narnia", but was working on the second part of the science fiction work "Space Trilogy". He was not like Tolkien, the procrastinator, who immediately picked up the manuscript he had brought and read his new manuscript aloud while drinking.

This is a tradition of the "Light Ink Society", and members are required to read aloud in the tavern and have friends comment on their new works before they are published, including The Lord of the Rings.

"Bang bang bang!"

The crowd applauded, expressing great satisfaction with the new chapter of "A Wandering Venus", and praised and touted in various ways.

Lewis appropriately expressed his modesty and said with a smile: "Today's science fiction scholars, I admire Mr. Zhou the most, his "Legend of the Galactic Heroes" is simply a great realistic fable work. ”

I'm afraid that the original author, Yoshiki Tanaka, would never have imagined that Lewis, the master of magic, would respect "The Legend of the Galactic Heroes" so much.

Although this article was criticized by many readers in later generations as YY Xiaobai Shuangwen, it was very interesting to write it before World War II. It alludes to Hitler, discusses fascism, democracy, and war, and discusses anti-war issues such as "mankind can never learn from history", and also designs a more religious-philosophical topic.

Everyone has been blowing around science fiction literature for a long time, and the topic has gradually shifted to fantasy literature. It begins with a discussion of Alice in Wonderland, also from Oxford, and then discusses how to express the teachings of Christ in a magical world.

Tolkien was controversial with Lewis and Williams, with the former arguing that Christianity and God should not appear directly in magical works, but only the core doctrinal ideas. The latter two believe that God is everywhere and should not be a magical world without God.

Then the three of them began to make a bet again, and agreed to write different magic.

After Tolkien finished speaking, he turned around and asked Zhou Hexuan: "Mr. Zhou, your "Goddess" is very exciting, and there are many religious myths and legends. Have you ever thought about directly creating a magical world and writing a great magical work in the future? ”

Zhou Hexuan said: "Yes." I'll be able to put pen to paper now and publish it when the war is won. Well, it's called "A Song of Ice and Fire". ”

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