Chapter 117

The moonlight slanted and fell into the mahogany table in the king's room at a strange angle. To be more precise, it fell on an ancient bronze mirror standing on the table.

The devil slowly wiped the mirror with a piece of black silk cloth. The king watched his action with a little interest. The king is no stranger to dark creatures, and even has witnessed angels. But what the devil wants to show the king tonight is closer to people's illusions about dark creatures in this era - witches, crystal balls, magic, dreams and so on.

It begins when the king receives a letter from General John.

When he saw that the Holy See held a debate on truth, the king could not help but sneer that it was a farce covered with black cloth. What did they want to discuss the truth? With the logic of women falling into the water?

"Do you want to see for yourself how the farce begins?" The devil offered politely.

The gallantry in his words also brought the most obvious evil taste of trying to make things happen. The king looked at him, thought about it, and agreed happily. As soon as he nodded his head, the devil laughed. He and his majesty have a heart to heart in finding trouble for the holy court.

Apart from other things, sometimes the devil and the king are in collusion and cooperate happily.

"Well, your majesty, time is almost up."

The devil put down the silk he used to wipe the mirror, and he raised his mouth slightly.

"Please allow me a drop of your blood."

Charles, the king's pirate godfather, once advised the king that when dealing with hell creatures, it's better not to easily agree to their requests, and of course, it's better not to give them anything that can be used to conclude a contract The bad reputation of hell for so many years is not empty talk.

For now, however, the king stretched out his hand.

The smile on the devil's lips widened. He wiped it on the king's hand with the rose ring. The king didn't even notice the pain, so he took a drop of blood and dropped it on the surface of the bronze mirror.

"Let me do a trick for you." The devil said briskly. He put his hand over the king's eyes.

The king only felt that there was a sudden darkness in front of him, and then it seemed that there was a cold river running in front of him. Then he heard the devil say yes and moved his hand.

When the King opened his eyes, the white and silver moonlight gathered on the table like a river and meandered into the bronze mirror. And the faint yellow copper mirror becomes as smooth as mercury, and then there is a fuzzy building outline on the mirror. A moment later, the picture became clear, and the king saw the "Hall of truth" of the Holy See.

It seems that the Holy See intends to elevate this debate to a position similar to the famous "Eucharist debate", which is held at the University of vibel in will, the capital of art.

The devil quietly explained to the king that the University of vibel did not have a large enough auditorium, so Duke Georgeson, who was in charge of the debate, gave up his private banquet hall.

In the head case of the banquet hall, the Pope's special envoy sat solemnly with the holy book in one hand and the balance in the other, symbolizing his position as an arbiter and "justice". On the left and right sides of the cathedral hall, scholars from the secular world and scholars from the school of Confucian classics stand on both sides, symbolizing that this debate has only truth and no identity. On the face of it, this is an unprecedented debate of truth. Passionate scholars are attacking each other, arguing, and making impassioned statements - if not for the script's "heresy" fading away, and the theologians are killing all sides with holy books.

"Great." The king commented, "after the collapse of the holy Empire, the priests and gentlemen will not have nowhere to go - METZL's best actors will have to bow down in front of them."

It is true that the Holy See does not have well-known theorists on both sides of the abyss, but most of them are experts in theology and law. In astronomy, mathematics and medicine, their talents are not enough. However, in the current debate, all the priests have learned from the past and the present, and they can't be more false. On the contrary, their opponents have repeatedly asked some stupid questions, which is extremely inconsistent with their scientific names.

The devil gave a laugh of approval for the king's pungent comment.

Bet on the skulls of hell's skeletons that eloquent theologians don't even have to memorize holy books. For today's performance, some people must have suffered a lot when reciting their lines.

The theory of heart and blood circulation is refuted by the theory of aura, and the question of air composition is criticized as absurd The atmosphere in the hall of truth is hot, and it will soon be the turn of Heliocentric theory. The devil reminded the king with a smile: "it's coming."

The king sat up a little and watched intently what happened in the bronze mirror.

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The city of art, the Great Hall of truth debate.

Bishop Martin, wearing a black robe, is the main force of the holy see in this debate, and also one of the few eloquences who are not so watered down. He was a tall man, more like a tragic actor than a theologian. For his opponents in the past, he is a cunning and terrible opponent, because in his speech, there are usually more sophistry and credible arguments. Today, he repeatedly and skillfully misquoted his opponent's words and added them to some meanings that did not exist in the original, so that it is not easy for people to notice that he jumped the argument from science to the trap of paradox.There is no way to do this. Although the Holy See has made all the preparations, they still have to do their best to refute everything in front of the audience.

Whenever other scholars in the school of economics could not justify themselves, bishop Martin would immediately sum up his views and understanding with a strong voice, so as not to let them leave too many mistakes in front of the audience.

As the debate drew to a close, bishop Martin's adversary, if one who colludes with others in secret, was the last.

"Gentlemen, as emphasized in the greatest treatise." Bishop Martin concluded his debate with a confident gesture and challenged his opponent, "the eternal and holy sky is the domain of the Lord, and his kingdom is established in that distant kingdom. Because of this, the celestial body is still, the earth we set up is the center of the stars, and we are the beloved children of the Lord. Do some of us think we are his deserters? "

Martin looked at his opponent and waited for his answer.

That's a medium-sized professor at Weibull University, Professor Bieber.

Bishop Martin knows what Bieber is going to say next. Bieber will cite some data to prove that heliocentric theory is correct. And he will pinpoint arithmetic and measurement errors in those data, thereby declaring Professor Bieber's conclusions invalid. Of all the scholars, bishop Martin is the least worried about Professor Bieber.

This is because, unlike other scholars, Professor Bieber himself is a corrupt villain. As early as a few years ago, he was eager to take refuge with the Holy See. He is their own man.

Professor Bieber stood up, bowed to everyone, and looked at bishop Martin.

While bishop Martin was waiting for him to speak, he took out some papers: "Dear Sirs, I am too shallow to make a correct conclusion about whether the celestial body is still or not and whether the heliocentric theory is a fallacy. But I have something to show you about the truth These great men, such as bishop Martin, father Peter, Duke Georgeson, have written to me

In the VIP audience, Duke Georgeson's face suddenly changed, and the smile on the complacent Mr. Martin's face suddenly solidified.

Before other people reacted, Professor Bieber stepped out and held up the letter in his hand:

"gentlemen! ladies! What a sad thing happened! What you see today is just an elaborate rehearsal. Three days ago, my wife and son were monitored by the people of the trial Bureau. What you get is not the truth that has been fairly demonstrated, but a well arranged fraud. I'm afraid all of you here are just as tired of your wife and children as I am. It's hard to say so. "

"He's talking nonsense!"

Duke Georgeson got up and pointed to Professor Bieber.

"How dare this greedy little man tell such a lie that insults me! Come on! Take him down

The hall is full of people. When some other scholars speak, there must be people monitoring their words and deeds. But no one expected that Professor Bieber, who was with them, would turn back at the last moment.

"He's possessed by the devil." Said bishop Martin in a loud voice, as soon as he caught a glimpse of Professor Bieber's hand waving their pre arranged arguments.

The audience was in an uproar, and a team of armed guards pushed the crowd away and rushed into the hall.

"Truth cannot be profaned. In order to prove what I have said today, I am willing to prove what I have said by death."

Professor Bieber yelled. Before the guard caught him, he bumped into the stone pillar next to him.

Blood spatter, the picture seems to solidify in this moment.

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"How's it going? Your majesty. " The devil looked at the king with a smile, "are you satisfied with the pleasure I have carefully prepared?"

"How did you do that?"

The king was a little surprised. In the end, Duke Georgeson and Bishop Martin were shocked. Professor Bieber should be their talent.

"Because Professor Bieber is also a real villain, I made a small deal with him." The devil showed his hand, "and his only eldest son is actually the product of his beautiful wife's cheating with a bishop. He has nothing to do with his wife and children - he wants to let them die together."

"What kind of deal can make people die on their own initiative?"

"Oh, this one." The devil replied, "he's a half hanged wizard, secretly studying black witchcraft - Witchcraft backfires. He knows that time is running out and wants to get a place in hell. I have fulfilled his little wish. It's a fair deal. "

The king took a look at the devil and doubted his "fairness".

The devil shrugged his shoulders. He promised to give the wizard some power, but he didn't say that he would not take it back after giving it? Isn't it normal for the undead to get some power and be torn up by the Lords of hell?

"Shameless enough." The king sighed that whatever bishop Martin, Bieber and the devil did was shameless. "Unfortunately, it was just a farce."He and the devil both know that the last scene can only be regarded as a little trouble for the Holy See - they can make up for it after the event, such as finding out Professor Bieber's usual tricks, destroying his image, and then claiming that the other party was seduced by the devil - well, this is not a fake. When the Holy See has awakened the faith with miracles, the debate will only end with the Holy See's victory.

But the seeds of doubt are always planted.

"Don't the bishops of the Holy See notice your actions?"

The king asked with some meaning.

He noticed that the speed and power of the devil's action in the human world had been greatly improved than before. Or, the king suspected that even within the holy Empire, there were dark creatures driven by demons. Otherwise, how could he find some fun for the holy see so quickly?

Although the devil in front of the king as a loyal knight, but who really only treat him as an ordinary servant, it may have to pay a price.

The king's concern quickly shifted to something else: "do witches live on earth? Are there many of them? "

Ever since he knew the existence of the witch maiden in the Warwick pirates, the king kept the group of "Witches" in mind. Unfortunately, what happened afterwards, whether it was the black death or the northern rebellion, the founding of the holy court was so urgent that it was too late for him to do related things.

The devil removed the magic from the mirror and turned it into an ordinary bronze mirror. Hearing the king's words, the devil understood what he wanted to do. After thinking about it, the devil suddenly showed a smile: "the number of witches is much less than before, but I think your majesty, they are the most accessible assistance you have now. "

"Witch's hammer."

Said the king.

Obviously, he had the same idea as the devil after the Vatican promulgated the game code.

"Yes. But it's not just that. " The devil tilted his head slightly. He seemed to be sensing something. Then he looked down at the king. "Your Majesty, I think we can surprise the lords at the banquet."

When the king was about to think about the meaning of his words, a crow had already fallen in front of him. The devil looked at him with a smile. Obviously, he wanted to wait for him to finish reading the letter before he said what kind of surprise they could prepare for the lords who were going to the banquet.

The crow that delivered the letter was much bigger than the usual one.

The king recognized it.

It's the pet of the greela witch on the ghost ship.

The king remembered that he had agreed to the witch's request at the beginning. When she was ready, he helped her to take the sacrificed Warwick pirates back to the ghost ship.