Chapter 423 The Most Successful Undercover

"Xiao, have you noticed a problem? Why do many movies and TV shows about Germany in World War II contain the element of 'magic'?" Fabian asked curiously.

What he said is not without basis. For example, in "Hellboy", Hellboy was summoned from hell by the Nazis during a summoning ceremony. In the Marvel world, the leader of "Hydra" called "Red Skull" Johann Schmidt is also a person who studies science and magic together when he has nothing to do. In the movie "Iron Sky", there are various mysterious runes in the Nazi base on the moon. There are also cases of Nazis doing magic research in "X-Men", and so on.

Xiao Peng said disdainfully, "Tsk tsk, you're French, but you don't even know the early history of the Nazis?"

"What do you mean?" Fabian asked.

Xiao Peng pointed at the dining table and said, "Let's eat and talk at the same time. Diane, what kind of wine do you like? There's something in the wine cabinet, so just help yourself. Just treat this place as your own home."

Fabian protested, "Hey, Xiao, this car is mine! How could you take all this favor?"

Xiao Peng laughed and sat down at the dining table: "Who are we? Hey, Diane, these pig's trotters look really good, just looking at them makes me drool!"

Diane explained, "I cook the pig's feet with garlic and caraway seeds before roasting them until the skin is crispy. Then I rub them with chili and mustard. This way, the skin is fragrant, the meat is thick and crispy, but not dry, and the skin is chewy. Try it first!"

"We're all family, so I don't care about the ceremony." Xiao Peng didn't hesitate to grab a pig's trotter and take a bite. Then he gave a thumbs-up: "Delicious! We're experts in eating pig's trotters in our country, and I didn't expect you to make them so delicious here! The way you smoke pig's trotters is similar in our country, except you boil them first and then smoke them, while we braise them first and then smoke them. Also, ours is more spiced, while yours is more spicy. But anyway, this way of eating it with mustard is really unique! Why are you all looking at me like that? Is this way of eating it too vulgar?"

Diane laughed and said, "No, no, no, actually we eat it like this at home! I just didn't expect you to eat it like this too!"

Xiao Peng smiled and said, "I'm not saying anything nice to you, but I really do consider everyone around me my family. Fabian, stop being so arrogant. Listen to me, the best way to enjoy pig's trotters is to hold them in your hands! Cutting them bit by bit with a knife and fork is too painful!"

"That's right!" Fabian laughed and picked up a pig's trotter and started chewing it.

Don't underestimate this gesture. It instantly made Diane and Tom, who were originally reserved, relax. The conversation at the table was very lively.

At this time, Tom asked, "Mr. Xiao, what magic question were you talking about with Mr. Cousteau just now? I haven't answered it yet!"

Xiao Peng was stunned for a moment, then laughed. "Oh, yes, yes, but you really don't know? You're German! Let me ask you, didn't you notice that the Nazi symbol borrowed the swastika from Buddhism?"

Tom shook his head. "We didn't learn about these things in history class."

Xiao Peng nodded after hearing this. He could understand this. If it were the old Germany, they wouldn't have allowed a black comedy like "Hitler is Back" to be filmed and released. After all, Hitler had been dead for over seventy years, and Germany couldn't afford to continue to bear the "debt" of that time. Germany also needed to survive and develop, right?

"Tom, have you seen Hellboy?" Xiao Peng asked.

Tom nodded: "Hellboy 1 is much better than Hellboy 2!"

Xiao Peng continued to ask: "Do you still remember who the villain in Hellboy 1 is?"

Tom nodded. "Of course. That steampunk-style 'K'Pyre Man' who winds himself up is so cool! Oh, and the villain 'Gregory' was the chief wizard of the German army in World War II. I remember their villain organization was called 'The Far North'."

Xiao Peng snapped his fingers. "You've hit the nail on the head. Remember this 'Far North'. Let me ask you another question. Do you know who is the most successful undercover agent in the world?"

Tom shook his head again.

Xiao Peng explained, "It was your former Fuhrer with the mustache. After the First World War, the German military assigned him an undercover mission to a newly established party called the 'German Workers' Party' to understand its purpose. However, this was not a sign of respect for him, as the 'German Workers' Party' only had a dozen members. Later, the German military felt that these people were no longer necessary to observe, so they dismissed Fuhrer with the mustache, ending his undercover career. However, Fuhrer, through his time as an undercover agent, won support and became the leader of this party. This 'German Workers' Party' later became the Nazi Party."

Tom nodded and asked doubtfully, "But Mr. Xiao, you still haven't explained how this has anything to do with magic."

Xiao Peng snapped his fingers. "Here's the point. The villain organization 'Thule' in the movie 'Hellboy' wasn't made up but actually existed. At the time, there was an Aryan mystical organization in Germany called the 'German Order,' and their Munich branch was called 'Thule.' The 'German Workers' Party' was founded by 'Thule.' There, the mustache learned a lot about Aryan mysticism, and then exploited the frustrations caused by the defeat in World War I to promote nationalism, which later led to the Nazis. The predecessor of the Nazi official propaganda tool 'People's Observer' was actually the 'Munich Observer,' a publication of 'Thule."

"And what is 'Aryan Mysticism'? It's a group of people dedicated to reviving Aryan civilization. They strictly adhere to the teachings of the esoteric text 'The Secret Doctrine'. They believe that human races are constantly evolving, that the Aryans are the fifth generation of humans on Earth, and that they should become the masters of the world."

"Fifth generation? What were the first four generations?" Tom asked.

Xiao Peng shook his head and said, "I've read that book, but it doesn't go into detail about this. It simply states that the fourth generation of humans were Atlanteans, but they were seduced by the evil Buddhist monk Devadatta and began practicing black magic, which led to the destruction of Atlantis and its sinking to the bottom of the ocean. Now it's the Aryans' turn to rule the world. As the leader of the 'Thule' party, how could Little Mustache not believe in these things? Now you understand why the Nazi symbol is derived from the Buddhist swastika, right?"

Fabian was dumbfounded. "How could anyone believe such nonsense? Aren't Aryans and Germans completely unrelated?"

Xiao Peng sighed and said, "If no one believed such nonsense, there would be no World War II. What do you think?"