Chapter 434 Astrologer

"I sympathize with you and your mother."

Lister told the young man sincerely that he had seen the miserable situation of those "witches" who were judged.

"Thank you for saying that."

Finding a sympathizer made Cable's bad mood a little better, even if it was a stranger who could not help him.

"So you are now...?" Lister continued the conversation between the two.

"I turned to my mentor, and he agreed to help - ask the church's senior figures to come forward and make some concessions at this banquet."

"Oh, then your mentor is really a respectable person, defending his students on such a sensitive issue."

"Yes, I don't deny your statement, he is indeed a respectable person." Cable nodded and said, "But the most important thing is that my mother was indeed wronged. She just became eccentric after she got older, and she didn't get along well with the neighbors. As a result, some dark-minded people maliciously framed her. God has mercy on her, she used to be scared and prayed quickly when she heard about witchcraft and magic. How could such a pious person be a witch."

After Cable finished speaking, his eyes continued to look in the original direction, as if he had no desire to continue.

At this time, the group of men that Liszt had seen before seemed to have ended their conversation. They raised their glasses together and drank the remaining wine in them.

Then one of them walked towards Liszt with a brisk pace.

Liszt noticed that Cable's hand holding the wine glass trembled slightly, and his eyes stared at the visitor motionlessly.

From Cable's reaction, he guessed the identity of the visitor.

"No problem! Cable, put your little heart that is about to jump out back in place."

The visitor made a gesture to Cable that a problem was solved.

"Teacher, is it true?"

Cable instantly changed from a melancholy state to a sunny and enthusiastic one. If it weren't for the banquet, he would probably jump up on the spot.

"Yes!" Cable's mentor stroked his beard, looking like "nothing can't be done with my help."

"Reverend Lambert Rambo promised me that he would send someone to confirm the situation. It is estimated that your mother will be able to go home in less than three days. Really, when the Inquisition of the Holy See sent people to supervise, these guys dared to do it openly."

"Thank you, teacher! Thank you, teacher!" Cable bowed and thanked, grateful and tearful.

While the teacher and student were talking, Liszt was also observing Cable's mentor.

Unlike the thin students, this tutor was tall and strong, and quite dignified. He wore a high-collared woolen robe, a shining gold chain on his chest, a slightly curly golden short hair, short and thick beards on his side face and chin, and two thick and long beards extending from under his nostrils to both sides of his face. A pair of bright gray eyes revealed the owner's inner confidence and pride.

But there was one place that was slightly out of place, that was his nose.

In fact, before the other party came over, Liszt noticed that this person's nose was different. Under the illumination of the candlelight, the light reflected by the nose was obviously very strange.

Now standing close to observe, Liszt finally saw clearly that the surface of the other person's nose was very smooth, obviously not human skin.

This... seems to be made of metal? Did he put a metal sleeve on his nose?

After thanking him profusely, Cable took the initiative to introduce his tutor to Liszt with a proud expression.

"Congratulations, it looks like your mother's situation has taken a turn for the better."

"Thank you, distinguished guest, please allow me to introduce you to Viscount Degu Brar, the royal astrologer of His Majesty King Collins, who is also my mentor."

Astrologer is a very old profession. Since humans began to look up at the night sky, they believed that the trajectory of the stars in the sky was closely related to the fate of all living beings in the world, and this profession was born naturally.

Once upon a time, astrology was still classified as a kind of witchcraft, and astrologers were equivalent to wizards and were almost suppressed by the church.

But secular power holders stood up to protect them, because everyone wants to know about fate. Lords want to know the outcome of the war before going to war, rich people want to know whether their wealth can grow or maintain, and ordinary people also want to know whether they can live a peaceful life.

This is something that everyone needs, and astrologers only peek, not change anything, so this profession has been preserved and passed down.

They observed the positions of the sun, moon and stars in the sky for decades, and recorded them in detail, interpreting their arrangements and combinations as precursors to major events that might happen, such as large-scale natural disasters or the rise and fall of a country.

This may not be accurate every time, but major events in historical records are accompanied by strange astronomical phenomena. Although some scholars claim that those strange astronomical phenomena just happened to occur before and after major events and were recorded, people still remain in awe of this possible connection based on the principle of believing it is better to believe it than not.

In addition to divination based on the stars, astrologers also have an important job, which is to formulate or revise the calendar based on the positions of the sun, moon and stars. In this era dominated by agriculture, the accuracy of the calendar is crucial. When to plant and when to harvest, the calendar is needed to guide.

The accuracy of the calendar is often not satisfactory. After a period of use, there will be large errors. At this time, astrologers are needed to make corrections.

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Almost every country's court supports astrologers, even within the church, and there are also many astrologers among the people, but most of these guys without official certification are regarded as charlatans who are swindling.

The court astrologer named Degu Brar took the initiative to raise his glass to Lister.

"Hello, guest from the Northwest Bay, I hope Collins can leave you with a good memory."

Because of the previous introduction by the host of the banquet, he already knew Lister's identity.

Lister raised his glass and touched it, "Thank you for your kindness."

There is also business, he added in his heart.

"Ah, I think you must be curious about my nose. I can see it from your eyes. Haha, don't mind."

Viscount Brar touched his nose and took the initiative to explain.

"This is the result of my impulsiveness when I was young. At that time, I had an argument with another scholar over a math problem, but neither of us could convince the other, so we had to use the swords in our hands to decide the winner. In the end, I lost and lost the nose my parents gave me. I had to make another one myself."

"This..." Lister didn't know what to say, "You really have a pair of skillful hands." He complimented.

The Viscount smiled and said, "Yes, but what makes me more proud is my eyes."

Kable on the side quickly flattered him: "The teacher has eagle-like eyes, and the astronomical observation data he recorded is the most detailed in this era."

"Yes, hahahaha!"

Viscount Degu Brar patted his student and laughed loudly.