Chapter 429: Holy City of Light

Kevin stuck his head out of the car window and saw the towering bell tower of the Holy City at first sight, which was breathtaking.

He thought that the bell tower of the Gabela Imperial City was already the tallest in the world, but now he realized that he was wrong.

After more than half a month of traveling, Bachelor Aldridge, Mond, Kevin and his party, who were Gabela's envoys, finally arrived at the residence of the Holy See - the Holy City of Light.

In Kevin's opinion, this is a big city no less than the Gabela Imperial City. Before entering the formal urban area, there are already people coming and going on the road. In addition to business travelers who come to do business, there are also many pilgrims who have come from thousands of miles away. Many of them are devout people who even kowtow in the direction of the Holy City every few steps, even if their foreheads are bleeding. They can't stop this behavior.

He even saw the faces of aliens who were obviously not human among the pilgrims. The influence of the Lord of Light's belief is really great.

"It's really hard to understand those fanatics."

He shook his head and turned back to the car to sit down.

"Hehe, there are many more strange sights you will see in the Holy City, but there is one thing you should 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 to death as a heretic?"

"Haha, that's not the case. The Church is not that tyrannical. What I mean is that everyone living in this city is a theological instructor. Debating theological issues with them will only bring shame upon oneself."

"Even if it's a beggar on the street." Teacher Aldridge, who had been silent all the time, suddenly muttered something, and the expression on his face seemed to recall some bad memories.

Kevin asked in surprise: "In such a prosperous city, are there still beggars?"

Mond shrugged, "The larger the city, the greater the dark side, and the Church often organizes charity activities to attract believers, so many beggars live well, which also attracts more beggars."

The three teachers and students chatted all the way into the Holy City, and went straight to the inn that specially entertained foreign envoys to settle down.

When he entered the door, Kevin found that a large group of people gathered in the small square not far away, and they seemed to be arguing about something.

"What are they doing?" He asked the receptionist of the inn.

The receptionist glanced at the small square and said, "Maybe the people of the Society of Reason are making an appointment with others to fight again."

"Appoint... make an appointment to fight?" Kevin was a little confused.

"Yes, the people of the Society of Reason like to fight with others because of some strange problems, such as whether the Father created men or women first, and whether the earth is round or flat."

Kevin learned about the Society of Reason 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 constantly study the nature of nature and then constantly approach God. This has weakened Kevin's old impression of the closed and conservative Church of the Lord of Light a little bit, of course only a little bit.

"Anyway, there is nothing to do now, let's go and take a look?"

Mond patted Kevin.

"Okay!"

The two walked side by side to the small square.

As they approached, the debate became clearer.

"As we all know, for a ship sailing far away, the mast top is exposed first, then the hull is exposed slowly, and finally the whole ship can be seen. This phenomenon can only be explained by the fact that the earth is round. Also, every time there is a lunar eclipse, the shadow on the moon..."

"Absurd, simply absurd. If the earth is round, why don't the objects on it slide around and fall into the void?"

"I admit that our current knowledge is not enough to explain your doubts, but we cannot deny the facts we have observed on this basis."

"What you call 'facts' are purely imaginary, irrational imaginary."

"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 blaspheming God, and your whole family is blaspheming God."

"Heretics! Heretics!"

"You are heretics!"

As the debate progressed, the words of both sides became more and more outrageous, and finally the verbal confrontation evolved into a physical conflict.

I don't know who started it first, and a huge fight broke out.

Kevin and Mond stood far away and watched the excitement.

Soon, a team of armored knights of the Church came and forcibly separated the two groups with clubs in hand. Because there were too many people and they couldn't find who was the leader, the captain of the knights had to scold them severely.

Frightened by the clubs in the knights' hands, the two groups hung their heads and didn't speak, leaving only each other's eyes in the air to continue the confrontation.

After the captain of the knights finished scolding, the scene was silent for a while. He was about to disperse the crowd when suddenly a voice sounded.

"In fact, you don't have to rush to argue now. In three to five years at most, or one to two years at least, there will be an answer to this question."

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw a young man walking slowly, followed by a guy with a somewhat embarrassed look.

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"What did you say, young man?"

Kevin cleared his throat and said loudly to everyone: "As far as I know, someone in the Kingdom of Aldo has begun to verify this problem with actual actions. He sent out three fleets, one of which sailed west into the endless ocean, and one began to sail east along the coastline of the continent. If the earth is round, then these two fleets will circle back to Aldo. If the earth is flat, then they will find the legendary end of the world, and then this question will be answered."

"Circle? Around?"

Even the rationalists who insisted on the spherical earth were shocked. 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 the periphery, would they really not slide down?

Someone asked: "Excuse me, what is the identity of the person you are talking about?"

Kevin replied: "Earl Paul Graman, he is a lord of the northwest corner bay of the Kingdom of Aldo."

After hearing Kevin's answer, there was a burst of discussion in the crowd.

"How daring! He did what we always wanted to do but couldn't do."

"Alas... If I were also a super rich lord, I would have started it myself long ago, so why would it be his turn?"

"Don't dream. What kind of ship can withstand deep sea sailing? I think this Earl Graman 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 initial quarrel.

"Listen up, people over there. When the results come out in a few years, it will still be in this square. The wrong party will apologize to the right party in a proper manner and admit defeat. How about it, do you dare to agree?"

"What's there to be afraid of? Whoever doesn't come is a heretic."

"Hmph! You wait!"

"You wait."

Driven away by the law enforcement knights, the two sides of the debate finally dispersed.

Kevin and Mond were left sweating profusely on the spot.

Are these people really priests under the direct jurisdiction of the Holy See?