After the "bacterial fuel" was successfully developed, Todd immediately called in Monk Joe and Old Aiden. He hid the experimental part of the superpower research and only gave a brief explanation of the combustion principle, hoping that they could design a fuel that could be used for metallurgy and calcination.
"Biothermal Kiln".
Todd drew an extremely simple design sketch, the principle of which was somewhat similar to the "methane digester" in the previous life. Finally, he emphasized the flammable and explosive characteristics of this gas and told the two to pay attention to safety.
While Todd was busy climbing the microbial technology tree, several major events happened in the distant capital of the Papal States, "Tero".
The first thing is the ecumenical council of the Church of the Father.
The Ecumenical Council (or Council, Ecumenical Council, Ecumenical Council) is a universally representative diocesan synod of bishops in the Church of Heavenly Father, which mainly consults and votes on important ecclesiastical affairs and doctrinal disputes.
The most famous ecumenical council in history was undoubtedly the Great Schism between the Eastern and Western Churches in 1054 A.D. Since then, the Orthodox Church (i.e., the Eastern Church of Taylor) has not recognized the "ecumenical council" unilaterally convened by the Church of the Father.
Judging from the rules of the meeting: the ecumenical meeting must be convened by the pope; he also has the power to preside over the meeting (presiding personally or appointing a representative), deciding the matters discussed in the meeting, the procedures to be followed during the meeting, the location of the meeting, adjournment and dissolution
Rights of meetings. Decisions of the Ecumenical Council must also be approved and announced by the Pope. Cardinals, archbishops, bishops, and deans of seminaries all have the right to attend and vote, and theologians or canonists invited to the meeting can cast advisory votes.
This ecumenical council was presided over by the reigning Pope Alexander III. In addition to discussions on academic affairs and doctrine, three major resolutions were mainly agreed upon and announced at the meeting.
1. Regarding the military dispute between the Holy Acropolis and the Silver Ring City in the diocese, the church will send a mission to mediate, hoping that both parties will immediately stop the war and return to the negotiating table.
Second, the gradual growth of pagan forces in the south directly threatened the security of the diocese and the holy city. The church reminded the kingdom in the diocese to guard against possible attacks.
Third, considering that the connections between the pirates of the Northern Islands and the northern barbarian tribes are getting closer and closer, the church plans to establish a fourth knighthood based on the existing three knights of the Holy See, with the full name of "Muxi Harbor Blessed by Heavenly Father"
"The Order of Monks", mainly responsible for garrisoning the western coast of the diocese.
Regarding the third resolution, Pope Alexander III specifically spent five minutes introducing the Grand Master of the Knights, Todd Fisher.
In the introduction, he described Todd as a knowledgeable and dedicated monk who joined the church under the inspiration of Heavenly Father. He was good at fighting and had many soldiers under his command. He once personally led the church army and defeated several
times as a pirate; and discovered the sacred artifact manufacturing skills of the ancient Tyro Empire in the northern archipelago, and donated them to the church for free.
Finally, Alexander III publicly read out the Holy Order of the Knights of Muxi and announced that this decree would be distributed to all branches in the diocese.
As for the sealing ceremony of the Muxi Knights, due to the uncertainty of the situation in the north and the escalation of the border conflict, the Pope finally decided to appoint an envoy to Muxi Town to perform it on his behalf.
As for the second major event in the capital of the Papal States, we must start from the morning of the third day after the Ecumenical Council.
Taylor's Royal Academy, October 22, 1170 A.D., 9:30 am.
"Teacher Terrence! The people from the First Inquisition are here!"
The sweaty brown-haired young man rushed into the college classroom and shouted to the old man with a gray beard hanging down to his chest on the podium in front of a room full of students.
The old man stood stunned for a moment, slowly put down the book in his hand, and asked in a deep voice: "Where are they?"
"They just arrested Mr. Adriano and his students in the planetarium! Now those people are coming here!"
Terrence said to the brown-haired young man: "Ulysses, take the students to my room immediately. There are all my manuscripts under the bed. By the way! And the microscope! Take them all away!"
Find that guy I told you about, he knows what to do!"
The young man said anxiously: "Teacher, come with us!"
The old man shook his head: "I can't leave. You should understand that the person they are really looking for is me. Only if I am here can you have a chance to escape."
Listening to the heavy footsteps coming from downstairs, Terrence's eyes widened and he puffed up his beard: "Ulysses, what are you doing standing still?! Leave quickly!"
There were low sounds of crying from the crowd, and the students took one last look at the teacher and left the classroom one after another.
Half a minute later, looking at the red cross on the clothes of the intruder at the door, Terrence straightened his clothes and said in a mocking tone: "What is it that makes your footsteps so hasty? Is it the fear of the truth?!"
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On October 22, 1170 A.D., what later generations called the "Disaster of Truth" occurred on that day. The Church's First Inquisition suddenly broke into the Royal Academy of Tyrone and arrested including the master of physics Terrence
, astronomy master Adriano, mathematics master Morego and other well-known scholars on the continent, as well as their 259 students.
Regarding this incident, in the next nearly six months, the Taylor royal family made many protests to the church, and dozens of secular nobles, headed by the Minister of the Interior and the Minister of Seal, began to actively mediate.
As for the last thing, compared with the first two, it seems a bit insignificant.
A week after the "Catastrophe of Truth" occurred, the Papal State Secular Court received a seemingly ordinary case - two young nobles fought over jealousy, one had his eye socket broken, and the other was beaten and swollen.
jaw.
The only thing that makes this case incredible is that the object of the two nobles' fight is a man. To be more precise, it may be a man.
Dion de Beaumont, as the third child of the Beaumont family, a family of judges, was different from his eldest brother who chose to become a lawyer. He enrolled in the Royal Academy. After several years of study, he became proficient in more than a dozen languages and also had
He acquired superb swordsmanship. On the recommendation of his family, he entered the Secular Government Affairs Office at the age of 17. He became a trainee secretary under the Minister of Finance. With his outstanding achievements, he was awarded the "Royal Knights" by the royal family.
’ title of knight.
But for such a good young man, what people talk about most is not his knowledge or his swordsmanship, but a strange issue - gender.
The second child of the Beaumont family was a girl who died at the age of 5. After that, Mrs. Beaumont's mind often went in and out of consciousness, and she repeatedly wore her sister's clothes on Dion, who was only 3 years old.
on his body, and let his son continue this life of women's clothing until he was 8 years old.
After that, things got a little out of hand. As a young man, Dion was beautiful, fair-skinned, and short in height. In addition, he had been influenced by women's clothing for a long time, and he got to know a group of aristocratic ladies and ladies, and gradually became acquainted with a group of noble ladies and young ladies.
The path of women's clothing has gone further and further. Usually, he usually wears casual clothes when he is in college or when going out; when attending palace balls and parties, he prefers to wear gorgeous costumes and go out in social circles as a woman.
And all of this changed after the "Disaster of Truth" occurred.
Many of Dion's former teachers and classmates were taken to the Inquisition and secretly arrested on ridiculous charges.
Furious, Dion used his interpersonal resources in the circle of aristocratic female relatives and united with other secular forces to collectively put pressure on the church, demanding that they immediately release the imprisoned teachers and students.
The First Inquisition also had a headache for this troublesome young man who was only 17 years old. He was arrested several times in the name of storming the sanctuary. But every time, a group of young male nobles would break his head and rush to rescue Dion.
Therefore, in the large square in front of the church headquarters, you can always see a scene like this recently: a "girl" with red lips and white teeth, picturesque eyebrows, walking in the front, and behind her there are always a few idiots fighting around.
noble.
Headquarters of the Church of Heavenly Father, Cardinal Interpretation Hall.
Tristan lifted the curtains, looked at the elegant figure in the square, sighed, and then turned his attention to the old man at the table.
Cardinal Yarbrough wore crystal lenses and read the paper in his hand carefully. Later he took off the lenses, pinched the bridge of his nose and said, "Everyone here has been arranged?"
Tristan nodded: "There is a hidden residence outside the city, and I hid those students there."
"Where are the manuscripts?"
"There is a student named Ulysses, a disciple of Terrence. He has all the notes and drawings of the master." When Tristan said this, he asked with a bit of worry: "This time the Inquisition
Before this action, no news was revealed..."
Yarbrough stretched out his hand to stop the other party's words: "I know what you want to say, but things are not as bad as you think. It is just a balancing act commonly used by the Pope...Rather than this, I want to know more about you.
How do you plan to pass through all the checkpoints and send these students to Muxi Town?"
Tristan touched the top of his head and said in a somewhat consultative tone: "Didn't this Grand Council say that it would send a mission to Muxi Town? I plan to pretend that these college students are supporting the Muxi Knights.
of the Church Troops.”
When the old man heard this, he immediately laughed: "Only you can think of such an idea."
After a while, his expression became serious and the smile disappeared from his face: "When you come to Muxi Town this time, tell that boy Todd not to make any more trouble! I will tell you all the lies that need to be told and the holes that need to be filled.
I've already done it for him, but after all, the fewer things like this, the better."
Tristan nodded in agreement, and then asked: "So, what should we do about Master Terrence and the others...?"
Yarbrough sighed and leaned his back: "I will figure out a solution for their matters. You keep in contact with the secular royal family and must put enough pressure on the tribunal."
When the old man said this, he suddenly remembered something: "By the way, these students have arrived in Muxi Town. Who do you plan to find as a contact person?"
Tristan, who was standing by the window sill, turned his body sideways, turned his gaze to the distance of the main square again, and said slowly: "I have a candidate, let's see if he agrees..."
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Fifteen days later, a papal delegation arrived in Muxi Town.
Todd saw Tristan again. Looking behind him, he looked at the "woman" in a simple women's dress, with her long pale blond hair tied into a braid and hanging on her chest. He asked in a low voice: "Is this knight a knight?"
woman?"
Tristan coughed unnaturally: "No, he is a male."
After saying this, he turned his head and glanced at Dion, and then said uncertainly to Todd: "It should be a male..."