Chapter 429: The Holy City of Light
Kevin stuck his head out of the car window and saw the towering bell tower of the Holy City at the first sight, which was breathtaking.
He originally thought that the bell tower of the Gabela Imperial Capital was already the tallest in the world, but now he realized that he was wrong.
After more than half a month of traveling, Bachelor Aldrich, Mond, and Kevin, who were the envoys of Gabela, finally arrived at the Holy City of Light, the residence of the Holy See.
In Kevin's view, this is a big city no less than the Imperial Capital of Gabela. It has not yet entered a formal urban area. People are already coming and going on the roads. In addition to business travelers, There are also many people who are pilgrims who have come all the way. Many of them are devout and even kowtow in the direction of the Holy City every few steps. Even if their foreheads are bleeding, they can't stop them from doing this. .
He even saw alien faces among the pilgrims who were obviously not human. The influence of the Lord of Light's faith was really great.
“It’s really hard to understand those fanatics.”
He shook his head and returned to the carriage to sit down.
"Hmph, there are still many strange sights you will see in the Holy City, but there is one thing you need to pay attention to."
Mond reminded Kevin with a smile.
"Don't try to debate theological issues with the locals."
"What?" Kevin became nervous, "Will he be burned as a heretic?"
"Haha, that's not the case. , the Holy See is not that tyrannical, I mean, everyone living in this city is a theological leader, and debating theological issues with them will only bring humiliation to oneself."
"Even if it is. Beggar on the roadside." Teacher Aldrich, who had been silent all this time, suddenly muttered, and the expression on his face seemed to remind him of some bad memories.
Kevin asked in surprise: "Are there still beggars in such a prosperous city?"
Mond shrugged, "The larger the city, the greater the dark side. In addition, in order to attract believers, the Holy See often conducts charity activities. Many beggars live a good life as a result, which also attracts more beggars."
The three teachers and students chatted all the way into the Holy Capital, and went straight to the Embassy Station, which is specially designed to entertain foreign envoys, to settle down.
When he entered, Kevin found a large group of people gathered in a small square not far away. They were noisy and seemed to be arguing about something.
“What are they doing?” he asked the receptionist at Guanyi.
The receptionist glanced at the small square and said, "Probably Ming Li is having an appointment with someone else again."
"A date...a fight?" Kevin was a little confused.
“Yes, sensible people like to fight with others over some strange issues, such as whether God created men or women first, and whether the earth is round or flat.”
Clearly, Kevin had learned about it when he was studying in the Bachelor's Tower. This is a very special sect in the Church of the Lord of Light. Their purpose is to continuously get closer to the gods by constantly studying the nature of nature. This weakened Kevin's old impression of the Church of the Lord of Light as being closed and conservative, just a little bit of course.
“There’s nothing to do now, why don’t you go take a look?”
Mond patted Kevin.
"Okay!"
The two walked side by side towards the small square.
As they approached, the sound of debate became clearer.
"As we all know, a ship on a long voyage first reveals the top of the mast, then slowly reveals the hull, and finally the entire ship can be seen. This phenomenon can only be explained by the round earth. Also, whenever there is a lunar eclipse At that time, the shadow on the moon..."
"Absurd, simply ridiculous. If the earth is round, then why don't the objects on it slide around until they fall into the void?"
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"I admit that our current knowledge is not enough to explain your question, but we cannot deny the facts we have observed based on this."
"What you call 'facts' is purely conjecture and makes no sense. "You...you dare to slander our great discovery."
"I am clearly stating the facts, don't talk nonsense in a sacred place like the Holy City." , this is blasphemy."
"You are the blasphemer." "Heresy!"
“You are the heretic!”
As the debate progressed, the words of both parties became more and more outrageous, and eventually the verbal disagreement turned into a physical conflict.
I don’t know who made the move first, but a massive martial arts event took place.
Kevin and Mond stood watching the excitement from a distance that could not be affected.
Soon, a group of armored Vatican knights arrived, holding big sticks and forcibly separating the two groups. Since there were too many people and they couldn't find who was taking the lead, the knight captain had to scold them severely.
Frightened by the big stick in the knight's hand, the two groups of people lowered their heads and did not speak, leaving only each other's eyes to continue the confrontation in the air.
After the knight captain finished reprimanding, the scene was silent for a while. He was about to disperse the crowd when a voice suddenly sounded.
"Actually, you don't have to rush to argue now. The answer to this question will be in three to five years at most, or in one or two years at least."
Everyone followed the sound and saw a young man. He walked slowly, followed by a guy who looked a little embarrassed.
"What did you say, young man?"
Kevin cleared his throat and said loudly to everyone: "As far as I know, someone in the Aldo Kingdom has begun to verify this problem with practical actions. He sent Three fleets were formed, one of which sailed westward into the endless ocean, and the other began to sail eastward along the continental coastline. If the earth was round, then these two fleets would circle back to Aldo. If the earth was flat, , then they will find the legendary ends of the earth, and then this question will be answered."
"Go around?"
Even the Mingli sect who insists on the round earth theory. The believers were also horrified. Although they believed that the earth was round, they subconsciously believed that the continent under their feet was at the top of the sphere. If they kept exploring to the outside, would it really not slide down?
Someone asked: "Excuse me, what is the identity of the person you are talking about?"
Kevin replied: "Count Paul Grayman, he is a lord of the northwest corner of the Aldo Kingdom."
Hearing Kevin's answer, there was a burst of discussion in the crowd.
“How brave, doing what we have always wanted to do but couldn’t do.”
“Alas... If I were also a super rich lord, I would have started my own business long ago. After all, how could it be his turn?”
“Stop thinking, what kind of ship can withstand deep-sea navigation?” I think this Count Grayman must have mastered some new navigation technology.”
"Is it witchcraft?"
"Shh!"
While the law enforcement knights were also attracted by Kevin's words, the discussion returned to the quarrel at the beginning.
"People over there, listen up. When the results come out in a few years, it will still be in this square. The wrong party apologizes and the right party apologizes and admits defeat. How about it? Do you dare to agree? ?”
“What’s wrong with that? Anyone who doesn’t come is a heretic.”
"Hmph! You wait!"
"You wait."
Driven by the law enforcement knights, both parties to the debate finally dispersed.
Kevin and Mond were left sweating coldly on the spot.
Are these people really priests under the direct jurisdiction of the Holy See?
(End of this chapter)