I've always admired the culture of China. "
Leo nodded and glanced back silently, then said, "By understanding the culture of China and comparing it with our Western culture, we can always find many similarities."
"For example?" Chen Chen looked at the ocean and asked without turning his head.
"For example... The culture of killing children."
Leo glanced at Chen Chen. "You should know the Twenty-four Filial Piety, right?"
Chen Chen nodded.
"There's a story in the Twenty-four Filial Piety that I'm very interested in."
Leo smiled. "In the year of the catastrophe, a filial son named Guo Ju buried his son alive in order to save a mouthful of food to ensure that his mother wouldn't starve. He thought that if his son died, he could give birth to another one. If his mother died, she wouldn't be able to come back to life."
"Makes sense..." Chen Chen nodded.
“？？？”
Leo was stunned and then smiled. "Chen, you're so funny... This story is too simple. Let me tell you another one."
"In ancient times, there was a man named Shun who was very talented, but his father didn't like him and often beat him for no reason. However, Shun never resisted. If the beatings were light, he would obediently endure it; if the beatings were heavy, he would flee into the wilderness and cry alone.
"Later, Shun's father became even worse. One time, he asked Shun to repair the roof, but as soon as Shun climbed up, he took away the ladder and set the house on fire. In the end, Shun had to use the bamboo hat on his head as a parachute and jump down, escaping death..."
At this point, Leo observed Chen Chen's expression again, but found that Chen Chen was still expressionless, just looking indifferently into the distance.
Leo frowned and continued. "Then two days later, Shun's father asked him to dig a well again. Shun went obediently again. When Shun went down to the bottom of the well, his father hurriedly dug the soil, trying to bury Shun alive.
"Fortunately, Shun was very vigilant. He knew that they were up to no good, so as soon as he went down the well, he dug a secret passage in the side wall of the well, which saved his life..."
"Phew!"
After that, Leo finally could not help but ask, "Chen, don't you think that Shun's father is very detestable?"
"Not really." Chen Chen nodded. "If I were Shun, I'd be very sad."
"Yes, I think so too." Leo was secretly delighted to see Chen Chen's attitude. Before he could continue, he heard the captain's voice coming from the cruise ship's intercom.
"Esteemed ladies and gentlemen, the Symphony of the Seas will leave Namibia's territorial waters in half an hour and arrive at the high seas of the Atlantic Ocean."
"I repeat, the Symphony of the Seas will depart Namibian territorial waters in half an hour …"
The announcement was repeated three times.
Suddenly, the people who were still at the banquet cheered. Many people left the banquet and walked down to the deck.
"We're about to reach the high seas."
Leo looked delighted. At the same time, three people walked out of the banquet hall and came behind them. "Chen Chen, Leo, how about we go together?"
One of them was the heir of the Wilson family, Davis, while the other two were the heirs of Alexander and Edwards respectively.
"Of course." Leo turned to look at Chen Chen and invited, "Chen, are you interested in taking a spin around the casino?"
"The casino?" Chen Chen asked.
"Yes, not just the casino. In order to welcome your arrival, Mr. Chen Chen, we've specially prepared a special program for you. I'm sure it'll make your trip worthwhile!"
The three people beside him also began to encourage Chen Chen.
"It would be my honor." Looking at the invitation of the four, Chen Chen nodded. "I'd also like to see what kind of special program it is."
Before boarding the ship, Chen Chen had studied some information about cruise ships. Most of the reason why these cruise ships were so popular was because they had casinos.
According to international law, the territory on aircraft, ships, and other vehicles belonged to the carrier country. This meant that this cruise ship belonged to a certain country. If some criminal case occurred on the cruise ship, it would be investigated and controlled by this country.
Therefore, as long as this country did not prohibit gambling, then the cruise ships of this country could open casinos on board.
Of course, if this cruise ship entered the waters of a country that prohibited gambling, then they must immediately close the casino and could only open it again when they left the waters of this country.
Before leaving with the others, Chen Chen took one last look into the distance.
At some point, the moon had disappeared.
A dark cloud slowly drifted over from the horizon, carrying with it a thick darkness that spread silently, obscuring the bright moon.
It seemed that a storm was coming...
...
As there was still half an hour's flight to the international waters, Chen Chen was invited by the four heirs of the family during this free time and walked into the opera house.
In the theater that could accommodate thousands of people, only a few people were seated. However, the stage was still very lively and a group of stage actors were performing with all their might.
The opera that Chen Chen watched was also very interesting. It told the story of Zeus becoming the king of gods in Greek mythology.
According to legend, in the Divine Realm, the god of the sky, Uranus, imprisoned his children underground. As a result, his son, Cronus, rose with the wind, castrated his father with a sickle, and replaced the rule of the god of the sky.
However, before the god of the sky died, he once cursed Cronus, saying that he would be killed by his children like himself.
Therefore, Cronus made a decision to eat all the children that were born.
And that was exactly what he did. When his first five children were born, before they could even open their eyes, they were swallowed by him in one gulp.
Until the sixth baby named Zeus was born, the mother Rhea hid Zeus and wrapped a stone in swaddling clothes and offered it to Cronus, saying that this was their child.
Thus, Cronus swallowed the stone in one gulp...
Zeus survived by a fluke. As he grew up, he began to understand his origins and decided to take revenge.
First, he drugged his father's wine with emetics. After his father drank, he vomited and vomited his five siblings.
Among these five siblings were the famous Poseidon, the Sea King, and Hades, the Nether King.
In the end, the brothers worked together to defeat Cronus and imprisoned him in the bottom of hell while Zeus became the king of the gods.
"How do you feel?"
As the opera ended, Leo asked with a smile, "Chen, have you noticed that our Western culture of patricide is similar to your Eastern culture of murdering children? In a person's growth, they have to overthrow the will imposed on them by the previous generation in order to gain a complete personality and become their true self. "
"There are still some differences."
Chen Chen shook his head and refuted, "This is because of the difference in culture. We in the Mainland are good at farming. The older we are, the more experience we can accumulate to farm. Therefore, as society multiplies, the older we are, the higher our seniority, and the greater our right to speak."
"On the other hand, the Greek civilization is different. The Greek land is barren and not suitable for farming, but it can produce olive oil, wine, and wool. Therefore, the Greeks went to the sea to do business, selling their goods to other countries in exchange for food.
"However, the sea is obviously the world of the young. Riding the wind out to sea and fighting the waves is something that the old can't do. Therefore, the Greek culture worships the young more, hence the myth of patricide."
Chen Chen analyzed, "So, this is the difference in ideology between the two civilizations. In fact, the murdering of children in China is far less serious than the patricide complex in the West."
"..."
Everyone looked at each other, and the originally excited crowd suddenly fell into a deathly silence.
"By the way, didn't you say there's another program?"
Chen Chen suddenly changed the topic, looking interested. "Can we go now?"
"We should be arriving soon. Let's go to the casino lobby first..."
Davis on the side tried to smooth things over. "Let's go there first and then watch the boxing match!"
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