Chapter 65: Better to go back (Part 1)
"...How should I put it? Although the history of Europeans has been changed a lot by us, I think the great geographical discovery and the age of navigation will eventually come, right? Europe has been struggling in poverty for many years and is extremely thirsty for wealth. It is impossible for people to give up looking for the road to India, China and America. After all, they in this time and space have already seen the wealth of India and the gold of America with their own eyes through our [Random Door]. And we have provided them with accurate world maps, globes, compasses and even sextants, coupled with the existence of magic such as [healing], it will also make the sailing expedition safer - although these magics are not effective. The coverage can only reach the vicinity of the Azores Islands at best, but the accurate navigation chart and the absolute guarantee of the first half of the voyage are already much luckier than Columbus and his friends who were blind. ”
In response to Li Wei's question, Wang Qiu shrugged, "...and, in the foreseeable future, it seems that there will be no external force that can completely destroy this weak and turbulent European civilization - compared with the epidemic in European Christendom. , the situation in the Arab world is even more miserable, although these desert peoples who believe in Allah are better than those in medieval Europe in terms of cleanliness and hygiene. The Europeans are much stronger, but Doraemon's 22nd century plague weapon is too powerful! In this vast land from North Africa to the Indus River, it is estimated that seven to eight million people will survive in the end. Thank God, and with these manpower spread over such a vast land, it would be very difficult to occupy the existing territory, let alone invade Europe.
By the same token, on the Ukrainian prairie east of the scope of the [Magic Encyclopedia Dictionary], the plague is also raging and corpses are everywhere. The nomadic Tatars there would probably be left homeless and reduced to the edge of genocide - even in the original history, they would only be killed by the Polish cavalry and beaten to their knees by the Ottoman Empire. Begging for mercy, in the end, after a fairly fierce resistance, he was beaten by the Russian morons until he could no longer take care of himself. From then on, he became a subject of the Tsar and the Soviets, and never posed any real threat to European civilization.
In fact, from Black Africa to the Ganges Plain, to the snowy peaks of the Andes and the rainforests of Central America, the Merchant of Venice has used our [Random Door] to explore most of the civilized world on earth, and has also brought bacterial weapons and plagues to this place. There are many places - in this global plague catastrophe that is about to break out, the Europeans who have received the 'healing spell' will not be the losers with the heaviest losses, if not the smallest losses. ”
"...What about the Reformation? Will it still happen in Europe?" Levi took a deep drag on his cigarette and blew out smoke rings and asked again.
"...How to put this question...? The Middle Ages were dark, and religion was supreme, because religion brought countless tragedies. Originally, this catastrophe of the Black Death would show the cruel face and absurd nature of the world, seriously shaking it. The absolute authority of the church - People were extremely disappointed with God because no matter how much they prayed and cried, God did not come forward to prevent the plague. The church system became suspicious. Since God was silent about human suffering, people needed to find new teachings to explain these sufferings. Various heretical orders emerged, which led to the schism of Christendom and became the religion one hundred and fifty years later. The harbinger of great changes... But, in this world, we came, and really used our magical power to save the world..." Wang Qiu smiled bitterly and shook the "angel wings" behind him.
"...So, in this changed history, instead of being questioned and weakening, the authority of the church will be greatly strengthened, right?" Knight Levi nodded clearly, "...With the arrival of angels and the gift of 'divine magic', after being saved by the 'divine power of God', medieval Europeans' belief in God will only become more pious, and the religious reform will probably end in vain... ”
"...It's hard to say! Brother Levi, in fact, the religious reform has already begun! Otherwise, what do you think the statue over there is?" Wang Qiu shook his head and pointed at the giant statue standing in the center of Oxford. The fortune cat statue, and the taller Doraemon statue next to it, under the cover of night, reflected by the light of the stars and moon reflected in the snow, are particularly majestic and spectacular, and even have a somewhat soul-stirring solemnity. .
"...the giant cat statues erected in various cities...the "Ten Commandments of the Cat Worship Club" created by Doraemon...oh, how could I forget this! This is equivalent to us carrying out religious reform! And it is absolutely politically correct, and no conservative would dare to counterattack..."
Levi groaned in a low voice and reached out to scratch his messy hair, "...but this is completely different from the religious reform in history!"
"...So, what do you think the religious reform in history means? Democracy, freedom, science? Unfortunately, in these aspects, early Protestantism was not much more enlightened than Catholicism. The Roman Catholic Church in history was burned in the Campo de' Fiori The astronomer Bruno died, and the Protestants also burned in Geneva Servetus, the discoverer of blood circulation, in fact, after tearing off the outer layer of ideology, the battle between Protestantism and Catholicism is actually more like the 'local versus central' that has occurred in any country. Described as the collapse of the Roman Empire in the spiritual realm..."
Looking at the shadowy streets and houses under the night sky, Wang Qiu once again exhaled a puff of white air and said lightly, "...the unified church organization fell apart, the authority of the Pope was no longer, and countless sects emerged one after another... The earliest religion that appeared The reform only changed the field of Western European faith from a backwater in the Catholic Church to a turbulent and chaotic world. It took a long time for various innovations and progress such as the separation of church and state to occur.
Although Doraemon's "Ten Commandments of the Cat Worship Club" is very childish, it is equivalent to throwing a big stone into this stagnant water. And the Hogwarts Academy we created and the magic spells we taught so much have opened countless small gaps in the dam of the pond - if these spells can be monopolized by the Holy See, then the Holy See in this world can Just like the settings in some fantasy novels, the priesthood is divided according to the number of spells they master, and they are extremely powerful over the world. But in fact, all thirty spells have been widely spread from the beginning, and there is no difference in the magical power they control, whether it is the venerable Pope or a humble businessman... Although from the perspective of the entire Catholic Church, Their strength still increased. However, the local dioceses have not lost their strength, and the seeds of the darkness and decline of the central Holy See have also been planted at the same time..."
"...Finally, as to whether the Renaissance in Europe will continue to sprout, I can only take a pessimistic attitude on this issue - to put it bluntly, all culture and art in the world are just burning money. If there is not enough A large population is needed to create wealth, and there are not so many rich people to be arty. Everyone has to dig hard from the soil, so artists and writers who are not productive will only starve to death.”
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Wang Qiu curled his lips and said, "...Unfortunately, judging from the current miserable situation in Europe with only ten houses and nine empty houses, for a long time to come, everyone can only focus on restoring production. Rich People have no intention of competing with each other for their interest in and funding for art. Writers can only find time to write diaries - if they can still afford paper and pen; and artists can only find a piece of wood and carve some small decorations during the slack season. .”
"...You are thinking too pessimistically. The thirty mantras we spread have fully proved that 'knowledge is power'!"
Levi retorted disapprovingly, "...not to mention the elimination effect of the plague, at least within the effective range of the [Magic Encyclopedia Dictionary], a scholar who has mastered these spells can use [Dragon Break], [Fireball Technique] and [Pyrotechnic Explosion Technique] can easily defeat the swarm charge of hundreds of knights, or even level a strong castle alone! In the face of the intuitive power comparison, I don't believe that there is any muscular noble lord who dares to despise culture and take pride in being illiterate - even if they are really illiterate, they have to try their best to memorize the spell, otherwise they will really There is only one way to die, and under the test of life and death, anyone's learning efficiency will become quite amazing..."
"...OK! OK! What you said makes sense, Brother Levi. Yes, I admit that the person with the strongest force should and must have the highest power. I still understand this political common sense, and it was common sense in medieval Europe. The same applies.”
Wang Qiu raised his hands a little tiredly, making a gesture of surrender. He seemed to have lost interest in the chat, "...Due to the huge power of these spells, the armored knight will become a hero in front of scholars who have mastered the spells." I have no power to fight back, but I mastered all these thirty rules at Hogwarts. The spell only takes two weeks, which is much faster than the training speed of any knight. In this way, knowledge not only represents the most precious wealth, but also represents the most powerful force! Able to easily defeat those illiterate knights and gain dominance!
Therefore, even if the threat of plague is not taken into account, just for the needs of survival and competition, the literacy rate of Europeans may have a volcanic eruption-like rapid growth, and the lofty status of noble knights will disappear in an instant. Next, there may be a trend of valuing civility over military affairs, and a series of subversive changes will occur from the political system to social concepts - as I said before, history has fallen into a fog..."
At this point, his conversation suddenly changed, "...but for us, passers-by from another world, what will be the future of Europeans in this world? Will they move toward light or fall into darkness? What’s the real meaning?”
Having said this, Wang Qiu suddenly turned around, looked at Li Wei, and his expression became very serious: "...There is a very important news that needs to be informed to you, Brother Li Wei, you are out of the 50,000 reward points of the game. You've got enough for now. You plan to end this journey in medieval Europe as soon as possible and return. Should I go to the modern world to be with my wife and children? Or should I stay for a while and continue to enjoy various extramarital affairs behind my sister-in-law's back?" Paladin Levi held the half-burning cigarette in his mouth and suddenly said, "Click! "It landed with a sound, splashing a few weak sparks...