Craft held the book and flipped through it from the car to his residence, trying to find some metaphorical hints in the words. But after all, the Holy Scriptures were not historical facts, but a blend of fiction and reality.
To make an inappropriate analogy, there are similar stories about being born extraordinary and killing evil dragons, etc. By increasing their proportion in the narrative and emphasizing the unchangeable nature of being chosen by heaven and destined by fate, it becomes a sacred narrative.
Especially for practical needs, generally speaking, the length of the stories in the holy scriptures is limited to ensure that this sacred book will not be divided into three volumes, upper, middle and lower, and must be copied and understood by people with average reading ability of educated people. , so the narrative structure also tends to be straight.
The beginning of the story can basically tell the history of the development of the church in North.
North was once extremely divided, with rulers from all over the country refusing to submit to anyone. Vibrant social groups were everywhere, ranging in size from villages and towns to city-centered territories. Everyone was constantly attacking and trying to annex each other. The largest Maybe not as good as the current Duke of Westminster.
There are too many specific forces and their titles, and most of them cannot be verified so far. All you need to know is that it was an ancient and glorious era full of kings, and the land of North was full of vitality and everything was competing.
In such an environment, the church landed in this isolated land off the coast and began its missionary journey. It soon discovered that this life was really unbearable. The unstable environment is filled with all kinds of changes from day to day, fighting in villages and towns, and changes in political power - if it can really be called a political power.
They encountered some acclimatization problems, and competed with various local primitive beliefs.
A church bishop, St. Jaeger, was inspired by Heavenly Father and directed him to a certain place to find a child chosen by Heavenly Father. He taught him from an early age and guided him to pull out the sword that was destined to be pulled out only by the chosen ones. sword.
To interpret it personally, it can be roughly understood as: the church found the support of a young noble son who was easy to control, and as the spokesperson of the secular government, it tried to create a theocracy.
This chosen one, the first king, is still very up to date. He had visions when he was born, but he was also extremely intelligent. He could memorize the priest's sermons at the age of three. When he was discovered by Saint Jaeger, he could already memorize the scriptures. He was born with all the beautiful qualities that a knight should have, and these virtues All were verified later.
Brave and merciful, no one can stop the sword pulled out of the stone, no matter the army of the great lord, the legendary dragon with scale armor and swords spitting flames from its mouth, or the pagans who believe in demons. And for those who were willing to surrender, he used scriptures to influence them.
To put it simply, the chosen spokesperson really has outstanding business ability and is unexpectedly capable of killing people. There are only two possibilities for people and non-human beings who meet him, to submit completely, or to remain silent in pieces.
Generally speaking, it can be understood as the worship of primitive beliefs that unified secular forces and eliminated all kinds of local weeds that grew wantonly.
To be honest, this is a bit scary. This emerging super-large military group was formed under the command of the First King and swept the entire North in a short period of time. In Kraft's view, there is reason to suspect that at a later stage the church found that events had spiraled out of control and that secular leaders had acquired as much prestige as religious ones.
The momentum created before has become part of the unshakable position. Don’t even think about the Theocracy. Let’s divide the world equally. The spiritual ones belong to the church, and the temporal ones belong to the king.
So the question is, why is Morrison watching this?
The theory of light is rich in suspicious elements. If you want to interpret it in an abnormal direction, there are many elements of strange power and chaos in it from beginning to end, including the clouds at birth that separate and lower light beams, the sheep automatically follow when grazing, and it is impossible for others to pull out. sword, kill the dragon, etc.
"Pull it down, who knows which ones are pure fabrications." Kraft gestured with the lamp flame, desperately trying to see if he could bake out any hidden handwriting. Considering that he had to return the book, he gave up the impulsive idea. Close the holy book.
After slumping on the chair for a while, he took out the bottom coin from his wallet. The story of The Sword in the Stone and the First King is well-known to every household, and related elements can be seen everywhere, with the kingdom’s gold coins being the most common manifestation. Well, it's not too common. Most of the time, gold coins are kept at the bottom of the box. This is the first time I took them out after getting them. As for a poor heir before becoming financially independent, it is even more impossible for him to have access to the family's small treasury.
Turning over the twin towers, on the other side is the royal sword emblem. Because it has to adapt to the resolution of coats of arms and casting patterns, the sword shape is designed to be short and wide, closer to a broad sword. If the king really used it to chop hard objects, it would be quite reasonable.
Kraft put the gold coin back into his pocket and tied it tightly, convinced that he would not be able to decipher any valid information from it.
Even if one could identify which element Morrison was interested in, it would be difficult to connect it to existing information without further guidance.
"Forget it, it's an unexpected gain. It makes sense that it can't be advanced without causal connection." He pressed his forehead and began to list the directions of investigation.
The fire in the laboratory was really unlucky, or too coincidental. The relevant experimental information and Morrison himself were burned, and no one could investigate further. All personal and material evidence was lost. Just like the death of Lecturer Petrie, everyone knew there was something wrong, and Kraft could still tell that he was being dragged into the depths, but there was nothing he could do.
There is a vague association surrounding the existence of the so-called black liquid. The main structure is probably from Dunling to Westmin. There are many scholars involved, and they have a distant relationship with paganism.
In Westminster, they ordered Brimmer to kill Petrie, who was under heavy protection, and in Dunling they killed Morrison and Kalman, creating such a large formation to protect their secrets.
Thinking about the Tribunal people I saw in the academy that day, maybe the church people knew something? Or is it just their instinct to investigate heresy that leads them to investigate abnormal activities, forcing the other party to destroy the corpses and eliminate traces?
And they all have something in common.
【No body left】
It's understandable that the fire was just for the convenience of setting it on fire, but it didn't make sense to go to such great lengths to drag Petrie into the depths.
All the water in the Assassin's pot was poured into the cup. Professor Brimer would take the information after his death. If they just want Professor Petrie to remain silent forever, what's the difference between adding belladonna and adding black liquid?
There's no difference. It's impossible that you just learned the "spell" and can't resist the urge to show it off, right?
【Of course there is a difference】
They seem to have some obsession or necessary need to destroy the body and eliminate traces, so that Petrie's body must not fall into the hands of Rivers University outside of its control, especially the hands of Rivers University School of Medicine.
The more Kraft thought about it, the more something was wrong. He lowered his left hand that was on his forehead, and the rich and dense hard edges crossed the table through his sleeve. Judging by my own experience, many people I have seen who are deeply affected by the disease have some degree of anatomical abnormalities.
"Koop, help me go downstairs and ask Professor Fernand and Professor Linden if they want to go to the cemetery of the fire victims to pay their respects together! He said that in order to ease the relationship between the two schools, we will carry out technical exchanges and loan equipment in the future. Instruments pave the way.”
"Okay, Mr. Craft, I'll be there right away." Coop closed the vocabulary book and ran downstairs.