The next morning they got up early, prepared their rations and luggage, and walked off the Royal Oak, where they arrived at the docks of the harbor, ready to set sail for the Temple of the Gathering of Spirits, located in the thick jungle in the south of the island. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

After receiving the notice from a herald sailor, Rosie, who was carrying a bulging package behind him, rushed straight to the dock of the port, and when he saw Leonard and the others, he waved and shouted like a tour guide: "Hey, I've kept you waiting." I will immediately lead you to the place where our amphibians worship their ancestors, the Gathering Spirit Temple. ”

Tina, who had already strung the brilliant pearls she had obtained yesterday into a pair of jeweled necklaces and wore them around her neck, smiled and replied, "Then please." So, Rossi led Leonard and his party through the dense rainforest, after several days of eating and sleeping in the open, hunting several small prey that resembled sika deer and lizards (pigs) with large nostrils, and finally arrived at the place where the Gathering Spirit Temple was located.

As far as they looked, they saw through the gaps between the trees and saw a magnificent pyramidal structure made of blue marble in the middle of the rainforest.

This pyramid-shaped building is known as the Temple of the Gathering Spirits. Its base is square, with a large bottom and a small top, with twelve layers of layers, and a boxy platform at the top. There is also a temple built above the platform. From the exits on all sides of the temple, there are 365 steps of stairs almost five steps wide pointing to the north, south, east and west, and they extend to the foot of the Gathering Spirit Temple, which is the four necessary passages to ascend to the top of the temple.

At the entrance to each passage are two amphibian guards wearing Leeds fish skin armor and armed with steel tridents. These guards are all from amphibian villages located near the Temple of Gathering Spirits.

Next to the entrance to the north passage of the Temple of Gathering Spirits. I saw a young human man wearing a pair of thin-framed glasses, wearing a plain white coat, black hair, yellow skin, and looking more gentle, who was being intercepted by two amphibian guards, and was very dissatisfied and complaining: "You guys! Why don't you let me ?...go up today?"

Seeing this, Rosie hurriedly took three steps and two steps to meet him, and asked the human youth in a white coat as soon as he opened his mouth: "Mr. Li Ming." What the hell is going on?"

Li Ming followed the sound and looked back at Rosie, so he replied loudly: "Your Royal Highness, I have finally come to look forward to you! As long as I want to ascend this temple alone, they will not let them go." This inexplicable strange thing has seriously hampered my research. ”

When Rosie heard this, he also felt very strange, and asked the two guards of the amphibian clan in confusion: "What the hell is going on, why don't you allow Mr. Li Ming to ascend the Spirit Gathering Temple alone?"

When an amphibious guard heard this, he stepped forward and replied in a rigid and dogmatic manner: "Report to His Royal Highness the Prince." According to the established rules, visitors are not allowed to enter the Gathering Spirit Temple unless they are coming to worship the ancestral land of the amphibians. We're just doing the rules. ”

When Rosie heard this, he immediately understood that it was because of his negligence in not explaining a word to the guards when he left last time, which caused Li Ming's repeated rejections, so he ordered to correct: "Mr. Li Ming is a guest of honor in the Kingdom of Sarke, in addition to accompanying my country's clansmen to worship their ancestors, he can also ascend the Gathering Spirit Temple alone at any time. ”

When the amphibious guard received the order, he didn't have any thoughts of his own, and he didn't respond without the slightest hesitation: "Obey." With that, he and his companions retreated to the entrance of the path directly north of the Gathering Spirit Temple. This shows the degree to which the young amphibian guards are simple-minded, straightforward in their thinking, and rigid in their thinking.

At the same time, Li Ming had already spotted Leonard and them following Rossi, so he took the initiative to wave his hand and greet him in a friendly manner: "Hey, may I ask how many of you..."

Immediately after, Rossi introduced Leonard and the others to Li Ming one by one: "They are Her Royal Highness Princess Tina from Lars, and her entourage Leonard, Bran, Howl, Crotty and Hanks. ”

Li Ming's eyebrows fluttered and asked Leonard about them, and poured out a stomach of bitter water with an exaggerated expression: "I've been on this island for more than a month, and I'm so happy to see you people of the same clan!

Everything else in the island of Sark is barely passable, except that the amphibians only like to eat half-cooked seafood, and never put any condiments! They have not been able to eat food without condiments for more than a month, and you think of it, what a terrible and painful thing it is!"

Seeing Li Ming's almost begging look, Tina was moved by compassion and kindly told the other party: "It seems that there are still some condiments we brought from the ship that have not been used up, if you don't dislike them, I can give them all to you." ”

When Li Ming heard this, he was overjoyed, and he thanked Tina with joy: "How can you dislike it!? I really appreciate you so much! My most wise and beautiful princess!"

"Hmph-" Hanks, who was standing on the side, couldn't help but snort with great disdain from his nasal cavity, thinking: Another frivolous guy who only knows how to enjoy.

Next, Leonard took out several large bags of seasonings from his backpack, and as he spoke, he handed these bags with seasonings to Li Ming's hand: "Please take it." ”

Li Ming cautiously took the cloth bag handed by Leonard, and as if he were doing a trick, he received these items and disappeared under his white coat, reminding everyone in front of him: "You should have come to visit the Gathering Spirit Temple, right? Without further ado, let's climb this building now." My research has been delayed for a long time. ”

Leonard, who accompanied Li Ming and stepped up the stairs of the Gathering Spirit Temple, immediately asked, "What kind of scholar are you, what kind of research are you doing, can you tell us?"

When Li Ming heard this, his face immediately changed, and he replied with a very serious expression: "Oh - I almost forgot to introduce myself." I'm an archaeologist studying the ancient ruins of the Temple of Gathering Spirits, and I've discovered that it contains an unusually large amount of energy inside. The recent earthquake and tsunami that struck Salk Island are, and my research suggests that this site was responsible. ”

Rosie couldn't agree with Li Ming's point of view, so he interjected and asked, "Mr. Li Ming." Please don't laugh. The Gathering Spirit Temple is the place where the souls of our amphibian ancestors gather. It's too late for the souls of our ancestors to bless us, so how can it cause earthquakes and tsunamis?"

Li Mingde's expression was still so serious, he took the initiative to stop his steps, and refuted Rosie meticulously: "What you said is a completely unfounded superstition. The Temple of Gathering Spirits just happened to be located in the southern part of the island of Salk, and was discovered by your amphibian ancestors. Therefore, your ancestors have made it a so-called gathering place for souls. But according to my research, it is not a building built by you amphibians at all, and naturally it is not a place where the souls of your ancestors gathered. ”

When Rosie heard this, he became anxious and asked Li Ming: "Whether it is superstition or not, worshipping the Gathering Spirit Temple is an ancient tradition pursued by our amphibian tribe. You said that the Spirit Gathering Temple was not built by our amphibians, but what evidence can we have?"

Based on the conclusions he came to from his own research, Li Ming completely refuted Rossi's doubts, and at the same time cross-examined the other party: "First, the Gathering Spirit Temple is built of cyan marble. The island of Salk does not produce any kind of marble at all.

Second, the circumference of the square at the bottom of the tower of the Gathering Spirit Temple divided by its height is exactly 3.14 pi. The text on the frescoes inside the temple at the top of the Temple of the Gathering Spirit is an ancient hieroglyphic script. You see, your amphibian ancestors didn't create any of their own writing at all, and it wasn't until 500 years ago that you began to write articles using the common characters imported from the continent of Farushion, and you didn't even have mathematical concepts like pi in your mind

。 Third, in the murals in the temple at the top of the Gathering Spirit Temple, there are images of winged people, elves, humans, and orcs, but you can't see the image of an amphibian, how can this be explained?

When Rosie heard this, he was speechless, and he couldn't come up with any reason to refute it: "This..."

Hearing this, he interjected and came in, and he was deeply touched to relieve Rossi: "Every race has its own beliefs. Even if this belief is completely absurd and biased, as long as it was believed by one's ancestors and is still blindly clinging to by the majority of people, one should not lightly overthrow it, otherwise one will put oneself in opposition to the majority of the people and bring unintended disastrous consequences to oneself. ”

Li Ming affirmed the howling words, and at the same time firmly stated his ideals and pursuits: "That's right. However, I do not deny the faith of the amphibians. Rather, as a scientist, I must take my research seriously and seriously, even if I risk being burned at the stake, I should continue to pursue the truth at all costs. ”

Leonard interjected jokingly and asked, "At the risk of being burned at the stake, shouldn't it be like this?"

Li Ming still replied with a more serious attitude: "In Suriname and many other countries, anyone who dares to promote the heliocentric theory and the theory that the earth is round will be sentenced to death by the local government, burned alive, and so on." This is not a lie I made up to sensationalize. ”

When Leonard heard the three words Suriname, he remained silent: "......"

Tina took into account Rosie's position and feelings, and said, "Okay." This is not Suriname, and no one will be burned at the stake. But for Rossi's sake, please don't mention to the rest of the amphibians the fact that the Gathering Spirit Temple was not built by their ancestors. When everyone heard this, they all nodded their heads and expressed their willingness to comply with the female mage's proposal.

Then, Tina asked Li Ming very curiously: "May I ask Mr. Li Ming, what kind of theory does heliocentrism refer to? Does the earth be round means that the earth under our feet is round?"

Li Ming replied, "My noble princess, Your Royal Highness. First of all, the earth and the ocean beneath our feet are actually just a round sphere in the universe, not infinitely flat. ”

Hearing this, the more straightforward and impatient howl, couldn't help but ask in confusion: "It's not right." But no matter how I look at it, it's flat. When did the earth and the ocean ever arc?"

Li Ming replied confidently: "That's because the volume of the earth is unusually huge. If we compare the surface of a pot to the bottom of a pot, we would be ten million times smaller than an ant on top. That's why people think the earth is flat. However, as soon as you sail on the surface of the sea in a boat and look with a telescope at the ships approaching from a distance, you will see first the flag at the top of the mast, then the sail in the middle, and finally the hull below. ”

Only then did he pause and nod thoughtfully in response, "Oh-..."

Li Ming continued: "Secondly, the earth moves around the sun, which is tens of millions of times more massive than it, and is constantly rotating on its own axis. However, because the Earth is moving around the Sun, the Sun is not in the exact center of the Earth's trajectory. So the trajectory of the earth is not a perfect circle. As a result, it varies from the sun to four distinct seasons in a year.

In summer, the Earth is closer to the Sun and has more sunlight, so the days are longer, followed by Spring and Autumn, and in winter, the Earth is farther away from the Sun, resulting in shorter days. It is also because the earth is constantly rotating on its own axis.

So, when we are in an area facing the sun, it is daylight, and vice versa, night is shrouded. The doctrine that acknowledges that the earth moves around the sun is heliocentrism. "Although the Farusion Continent has the influence of divine power and spell energy, and the changes of the four seasons are not obvious, people can still feel it personally.

When Leonard heard this, he suddenly agreed: "Oh." I see. I thought that the sun was just a big fireball that would rise from the sea in the morning and never go into the sea in the evening. ”

Li Ming's scientific and rigorous attitude affirmed Leonard's statement: "According to you, in fact, it can be said that the sun is a big fireball, but it is much bigger than you think. ”

Leonard continued to get to the bottom of it with great interest: "Well, in addition to these sounding theories. How do you prove that the earth moves around the sun?"

As he spoke, Li Ming took out a large volume of starry sky maps full of formulas from his arms, spread them out in front of everyone's eyes, and replied: "The heliocentric theory is that we scientists use special telescopes to observe the stars in the night sky for many years, and then through objective data analysis and scientific and rigorous formulas, we have come to a conclusion. If you want to study the evidence, I can explain it to you slowly..."

As soon as Leonard saw the complicated formulas on Li Ming's starry sky map that only alchemists could understand, he hurriedly waved his hand and said in a loud voice: "Forget it." I already get it. You don't need to go on and explain. ”

Tina, who was highly educated and obviously able to read what these formula symbols meant, pointed to the starry sky chart and asked Li Ming with more and more interest: "Is this a type of astrology?"

As a result, on the way to the top of the Gathering Spirit Temple, Li Ming explained and expounded his theories to two highly educated mages, Tina and Crotty: "Although some astrologers also understand the laws of astral motion, they will use some of these principles to explain astrology. But we scientists prefer to call this subject astronomy..."

Leonard, along with his other companions, who were in a fog and had no understanding of what the anthropologist was saying, accompanied Li Ming, Tina, and Crotty to the top of the Spirit Gathering Temple.

Anthropologists refer to Li Ming.