In the auditorium of the Heresy Trial, there were exclamations that could knock the roof off.
When the Church of Heavenly Father and the Orthodox Church had not yet separated and both belonged to the Taylorist Church, alchemy was a thorn in their side and a thorn in their flesh. There was no other reason than that one person gave the church tremendous pressure and blow.
, he is the alchemist Sutherland who helped the alien species escape.
Since the successful escape, the remnants of the alien species have carried out a series of overt or covert attacks on the church - spreading rumors, slandering, stealing sacred objects, burning churches and even trying to assassinate the pope. Therefore, under the deliberate propaganda of the church,
As a result, alchemy became synonymous with "demon art," and alchemists were equated with "people who control demons."
As one after another large tables equipped with rollers and covered with white cloth were pushed up to the pulpit in the hall, people's attitude towards the defendant gradually changed.
The priests who originally chose to stand next to Todd raised the cross on their chests and stepped back; the knights who originally defended him with honor looked at him with wary eyes; the people in the hall looked at him.
Looking forward, his expression also showed three parts fear and seven parts disgust.
Seeing this scene, Father Paul and Bishop Fabian exchanged a look of satisfaction.
And the center of the vortex——Todd.
He stood motionless, looking at the white cloth on the big table, his face expressionless.
The inquisitor Paul directed the church personnel to lift the white cloth and reveal the true appearance of the things on the table. People in the hall were frightened by what they saw and let out brief and convulsive screams, and some even began to turn around and run away.
Experimental equipment of different styles, bottles and jars with unknown purposes, ugly and weird specimens and organs.
That's right, only alchemists can possess these things. These are tools for summoning demons.
Paul looked at the various people on the table, holding the cross on his chest, and took a step back unconsciously. Then he calmed down and asked loudly: "Todd! Let me ask you, are these alchemy equipment and materials yours?!
"
Todd knew very well that since the people who were involved in the heresy trial could find the underground laboratory, they could also control his whereabouts in the monastery. At this time, there was no point in denying it.
"Yes, these are all mine."
As soon as the monk said this, everyone was shocked.
The priests, knights and monks who were familiar with Todd originally had a sense of luck and believed that these alchemical equipment had nothing to do with the true and good man; others in the hall were surprised by the appearance of a living person in front of them.
Alchemist, and felt frightened and uneasy; while Paul and Fabian were surprised that the defendant admitted it so easily.
Queen Mary, who was hiding on the second floor, lost her calm look for the first time. She pursed her lips, opened her eyes wide, and the folding fan made a creaking and twisting sound in her hand.
Paul lowered his face and asked his second question: "So, do you admit that you are an alchemist?"
Todd tilted his head, thought for a moment, and said, "Yes, at least I think I should be."
Queen Mary leaned back, closed her eyes, and sighed deeply.
At the door of the cathedral, the figures of Huggins, Karin and others passed by in a flash.
At this time, Father Paul was so happy that he couldn't control himself. His face was filled with a smile of success, and his limbs began to dance because of excitement. He loudly announced his verdict: "Then! I hereby declare that Todd's heresy
The crime..."
"Wait a minute!"
The defendant's sudden words instantly silenced the noisy hall, and everyone turned their attention back to him.
As if he was watching an animal about to be slaughtered, Paul had a sympathetic smile on his face: "What else do you want to say?"
Todd looked into the priest's eyes, firm but not timid at all, which made the latter feel a little strange.
"I want to ask a question." The monk raised the cross on his chest into the air: "Does the so-called heresy refer to people who violate the will of Heavenly Father?"
Not sure what the other party's words meant, Father Paul thought about it carefully and carefully answered: "You can say that."
"Then why can't I find any words in Heavenly Father and the Most High Bible and Holy Scriptures that characterize alchemists as heretics?"
All church personnel, monks and monks present were stunned.
Anyone who knows something about the history of the church knows that the words and deeds about the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit were first written more than 1,500 years ago in the Christian Calendar, and have gone through 1,600 years of revisions and revisions.
After additions and subtractions, it was finally compiled in the 96th year of the Christian calendar. This comprehensive holy book continues to this day as the fundamental program of the church.
The incident of criticizing alchemists as heretics was caused by the "Encyclical Encyclical" issued by the pope at the time at the "Ecumenical Council" after the "Exodus" occurred in about 200 years of the Christian calendar.
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Sounds a bit complicated?
To put it simply, labeling alchemy as a heretical academic is an internal decision made by the church leaders and has nothing to do with Heavenly Father and the Holy Spirit.
Looking at the priests and monks in the audience, explaining the twists and turns to the people around him, Todd walked up to a knight and said, "Can I borrow your weapon?"
The monk with the long sword in his hand walked around the pulpit. Paul and Fabian looked at the sword in each other's hands and backed away in fear.
"Can anyone tell me, is this weapon in my hand righteous? Or evil?"
Todd's question made everyone look at each other, not knowing how to answer.
"A weapon is a weapon. It will only follow the palm and arm of the user and swing towards the designated target. When it attacks robbers and villains, it is just. When it attacks civilians and good people, it is evil!
The same goes for alchemy..."
Father Paul suddenly interrupted the monk's speech and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Alchemy is a heresy! It is a magic that summons demons!"
Todd laughed and spoke loudly: "Then it's strange to me. Alchemy first originated in 2500 BC. A thousand years later, the Bible that records the words and deeds of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit all
It was not defined as heresy; two thousand years later, an encyclical issued by the church instead sent it to the guillotine for evil witchcraft. Is it possible that the church is wiser than the Heavenly Father? It has been discovered that even the highest cannot
Perceived truth?!"
As soon as these words came out, everyone was stunned.
Queen Mary sat upright, a smile slowly bloomed on her face, her beating heart was like a turbulent lake, unable to calm down.
Todd glanced at the chemical reagents and material bottles on the table, handed back the knight's sword, and said to everyone in the hall: "I! Todd, I will prove to you that alchemy has a righteous side.
! It can serve as a holy mirror to distinguish light from darkness under the rule of Heavenly Father!”
Next, he proposed to the trial court to extract a few extremely vicious desperadoes with numerous crimes from the prison, and then find some kind-hearted, law-abiding, simple and loyal civilians from the square, and mix them together. He could use alchemy to obtain
The Father’s true eye separates good from evil.
This sounds like a fantasy.
Father Paul immediately expressed his objection, but his voice was quickly drowned in the cheers and approval.
Those idle nobles have great interest and enthusiasm for this sacred and interesting thing.
The letter to retrieve the death row inmates was quickly drawn up and sent to the prison.
And Todd was about to use alchemy to distinguish between good and evil, which quickly spread throughout the Cathedral Square. The people were excited. This kind of thing was simply unimaginable. Evil alchemy could also borrow the power of the Holy Spirit.
To distinguish between good and evil in the world?
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Todd walked to the experimental table and began to debug the so-called "God's Eye" in full view of everyone.
Queen Mary moved her chair forward, quietly opened the curtain in front of her, and looked at the monks who were busy in the experiment, with a little light shining in her sky-blue pupils.
Soon, both the condemned criminals and the innocent were brought in, and Todd also completed the preparation of the reagent.
The first group of interrogators, a total of five people, walked to the pulpit.
Todd raised the cross in front of them and read loudly: "Almighty Creator, please send down the sacred flame! Sinners will suffer in eternal purgatory! The blood will evaporate, the bones will be broken, the flesh will be broken, and the soul will suffer!
He will forever become a rootless ghost, lamenting in pain and not ending well..."
While reciting these scary-sounding prayers, Todd used his "clairvoyance" power to carefully observe the heartbeats and blood circulation of the five people in front of him.
All four people were normal, except for the one on the far left, whose face was covered with scars, whose heart beat violently, blood circulation accelerated, and his body temperature rose rapidly.
Feeling confident, he took out a cup of "God's Eye" and immersed their hands in the solution from right to left.
Everything was normal for the four people in front. When Todd grabbed the hand of the person on the far left and immersed it in the solution, his sleeves turned up, and the originally crystal clear water suddenly turned into a dark brown color.
Everyone was surprised when they saw this change.
The monk pretended to be surprised, pointed at the scarred man in front of him, and said loudly: "Heavenly Father has sent down an oracle, you are an evil person!"
Later, the judge announced the result.
As Todd said, that person is the death row prisoner!
Everyone in the hall suddenly became excited. Alchemy can actually obtain the true eyes of the Heavenly Father to distinguish good from evil!
Todd smiled. The so-called Eye of God is ferric chloride solution (Fecl3). The one hidden in his sleeve is sodium acetate solution (3CH3COONa). A chemical reaction between the two will produce a dark brown ferric acetate solution (
Fe[CH3COO]3) and sodium chloride (Nacl).
One person, with a gloomy expression, shouted out doubts.
"I ask to do it again!" Father Paul looked at the man with scars on his face and said, "The person who identifies must wear a black cloth on his head."
The second time, Todd still successfully found the criminal.
Unwilling to give in, Paul struggled again, this time to put a black cloth on Todd's head. This graceless behavior almost caused him to be booed.
The monk didn't care at all. The clairvoyant power could completely penetrate the black cloth on his face. The result of the third time was exactly the same as the first two.
Father Paul collapsed on the ground, his face ashen: "How is this possible? Alchemy can borrow the true eyes of Heavenly Father, how is this possible?"
Bishop Fabian covered his forehead with his hands, looking depressed.
The heresy trial against Todd failed completely!
When everyone stands up, cheers or whistles to express their excitement and tribute.
Two church knights escorted a member of the Inquisition onto the pulpit, with the latter holding a small gray box in his hand.