Krafft's Anomaly Notes

In an era when man-made objects are relatively low, the first impression of a city mostly starts from the tallest landmark building.This right is often monopolized by spiritual rulers.

When entering the city along the old waterway, you will inevitably see embankments built earlier than the kingdom. After several eras and different techniques of repair, new and old bricks and stones are accumulated like split sedimentary rocks.

In the distance, the huge building lying on the riverside stretches out the weathered and blackened tall towers, and the old and loud metal percussion descends from the sky.

That kind of vibration is so dull, as if a rusty iron thundercloud is roaring in the far distance, expressing the long-term depression that has been stagnated in the oxide layer.Some white spots the size of rice grains walked between the cracked windows of the gray and black buildings. The thick buzzing made them stop temporarily, looking up at the sky divided by the cornices and arches.

"Every time I come here, I feel uncomfortable in my heart. These buildings, as well as the sound, are as old as if they were just dug out from the ancient tombs of the ancient kings, and they still say some weird words like 'Lord saves the world'." Lin Professor Deng dissatisfied, "It's quite a match for someone who stepped into the grave with one leg."

Lecturer Maynard who came up behind laughed a few times, agreeing or not agreeing.He is not a veteran like Linden, he can not give anyone face, and he has to take into account his interpersonal relationship in the academic world when there are students present.

"So what's that place?"

"The Cathedral of Notre Dame may not be the largest or oldest church, but it is definitely the oldest in the cathedral. That is its bell tower." Maynard pointed to the source of the bell and introduced, "It is said, it is only said that the Vikings originally The Stramin Gold Coin should be called the Virgin Mary Gold Coin, but some people prefer that the reverse is a symbol that is more representative of the kingdom today."

Kraft unexpectedly felt that this statement was quite reasonable, "This is the first time I've heard of this."

"It's just a rumor. Our side is the back side, and there is a Knights Island Church on the front side, which is the sleeping place of the royal families of all generations, including the earliest one." Obviously, this is not the first time he has come, and he is quite familiar with the local situation. familiar.

"It's smaller than the Cathedral of Notre Dame, and it's not open to the public, but there's a statue at the entrance. I heard it's carved according to that person. It's worth a visit."

The title of the royal family plus "that one" is basically a special reference, that is, the first and most legendary king of the North Kingdom, the one who was chosen by the Lord and drew the sword from the stone.The full text of the related story was just tasted in Hudson Town not long ago, and he can now recite the whole story for everyone to review if necessary.

"Then I really have to go and see it." It's hard to go on a business trip at public expense, and it's a bit of a disadvantage not to visit the famous scenic spots by the way.

Kraft has recently considered changing the training plan. The so-called learning without thinking is useless. It is easy to read the ideological problems by just reading with the door closed. Maybe take a stroll around the places of interest and experience the bigness of the world and the changes from ancient to modern. Will be depressed in front of the momentary difficulties.

Make a note of this for the time being and add it to the sightseeing list.

The boat followed the water, and the water canal that penetrated into the city became narrower and narrower, and they gradually approached the river bank, and the close-up of the city came into view.

As a large port city, Dunling feels completely different from Comfort Port and Westminster, with a tradition and antiquity that cannot be melted away by busy business.It is not a new city that was built after the kingdom was established. Humans settled here long before the records in history.

Many building cornerstones have been polished and smoothed by nature. Buildings with completely different styles and different materials have been erected on them, and some original decorations have been preserved.The remnants of the repainted or scraped walls contain plain or unidentified fonts that Kraft has never seen before. Perhaps the delicate ones among them are unable to withstand the unconscious destruction of the citizens and disappear first.

An unfamiliar combination caught Kraft's attention. It was a figure in a white robe, probably a priest, holding a burning metal smoker, but it didn't look like he was preaching, and his companions had wings tattooed on them. There is a clear hard object protruding under the ring-shaped burqa.

The crowd avoided them automatically when they saw them, and forced a space on the narrow road along the river.

Although he knew that the church was well armed, he hadn't seen many people going out with the priests. Before he asked, he heard Linden's cold snort.

"I have never understood why His Majesty would be willing to let the church wander around with weapons under their noses, there is no place they dare not go."

"As for some acquired hypochondriac patients, as long as they have one percent of the courage of their ancestors, they should not be obedient and stand still for decades, so that even slightly outstanding people are forced to go to some unknown, one-year A ghostly place that can snow for the second half of the year."

As the major victim of the major, the professor of surgery was indignant, "I still remember that there was one who was about my age, who could have stayed and taught, but ended up going to a church school whose name I had never heard of. It seems to be called Wen."

".Sorry, Professor Kraft, I just wanted to say that the best actors deserve to be cheered on center stage, like you are."

"I understand what you mean." It turns out that the person who knows you best is your old enemy. Kraft did not expect to find information from Professor Linden before entering Dunling University, "Do you remember his name?"

"It seems to be called Kalman? At that time, Morrison was still willing to teach students. It's not like in recent years. I haven't heard what he is doing for a long time."

The boat sails past the church previously seen in the distance.The holy statues and the old-fashioned buildings attached to the pointed arches squatted on the shore, and the water waves slapped the solid and wide foundation of the bell tower, and the faces of the stone beasts entrenched on it had been corroded and blurred.

The brilliance is not as good as in the past, but the main body has not shown signs of decline, and the foundation is still stable. The stone piles have sunk under the plank road of the previous generation, and are deeply embedded in the mud at the bottom of the river.

The side facing the river should be the front, and it depicts relief paintings of figures that can only be seen by boat.This is not surprising, out of faith, the builders will actively and passively do a lot of thankless things, including adding a lot of details outside the normal sightseeing range, expressing piety to existences whose vision is not as limited as ordinary people.

The main figure in the relief is a man with a sword, and the figures depicted on both sides are leaning back or raising their hands in surprise.Kraft looked at it for a while before he recognized that it was not leaning on the sword, but pulled it out.

Out of professional habits, he tried to identify the shape of the sword.The position of the carving is low, and the fluctuation of the water level blurs the details. The final conclusion is that the creator is an amateur. As a result, the length of the sword is like a two-handed sword, and the hilt is half-handed, only one and a half palms long.Either it is too early, and there is a problem with the control of human body proportions.

Such a careless style of painting made people lose interest, Kraft shook his head and returned to the cabin to pack his luggage and prepare to enter the port.

Not long after passing the Notre Dame Cathedral, the ship docked at a small and exquisite pier.Fernan stopped the people who were about to disembark, and handed the letter to the receptionist who saw the flag of the ship.

After a while, a balding middle-aged man in a red lined robe led a team with lush hair, and came to the side of the boat with a face full of helplessness, and symbolically sprinkled some flower petals that looked similar to the main species of the flower bed next to him. , bowed slightly and saluted not too much at one time.

"Professor Fernan, welcome to Dunling."

"Long time no see, Samuel! You don't need to make it so formal." The old professor stepped off the board, hugged him semi-ceremoniously, and then looked around, scanning the crowd, looking for a certain target.

"What about Morrison, why didn't you see him? You can't do the experiment, can you? I can't remember the last time he made this excuse."

As soon as this remark came out, the next few scholars who were already looking worried, but still maintained their self-restraint, became emotional, and their indignation was greater than the "implicit expression" in the letter just now.

Professor Samuel who was simply present might really be Fernan's "old friend" in the literal sense. Seeing that the situation was not going well, he immediately blocked them back and smoothed things over, "No, no, no, I believe that Professor Fernan It was an inadvertent mistake, and there was no irony in it."

Temporarily appeasing his colleagues who were inclined towards physics theory, he turned to Rivers and his group, with a bit of sadness in his helpless tone, "It's not anyone's fault, but it's really not the right time to make fun of Professor Morrison. opportunity."

"Sorry, if I could, would I know what happened?"

"Professor Morrison passed away unfortunately due to a laboratory fire a few months ago. Professor Kalman and several students who participated in the experiment were also affected. There are many things to say, and I am currently acting as the substitute for the medical school. manage."