Chapter 35: The City of Water
Faust yawned and left the deck, but Wang Feng was a little confused, he had been lost in the darkness for too long.
"What is there that must be done......"
The corners of his mouth rose slightly, and he smiled: "That's what I said...... Our very existence is a miracle...... As long as one miracle can be created, then more miracles will be created. ”
Wang Feng also yawned and left the deck.
In the next week, Wang Feng and Faust were not idle, they had been studying the previous Necronomicon and related materials, and they couldn't help but say that there would definitely be a fierce battle waiting for them when they returned to London.
And all they have to do is face it, so be well prepared in case you need it.
Conan Doyle watched in bed as the two suddenly had an inspiration, picked up a notebook and wrote down his story.
"What's a good name? Since you can hear the dog barking...... Teach about shoes...... Magic...... Well! The devil dog is well......"
He hurriedly wrote down his thoughts.
Faust looked at Wang Feng: "The ship should arrive today, Shuicheng, it is estimated that it will arrive in London in a week...... So we have another week to prepare. And there is a huge library in the city of water, where we can go and look up materials...... I also had a good call with Tesla to ask him about the situation. ”
Wang Feng nodded, although the two of them have been studying on the ship for a week, but the materials at hand are too few, if they can go to the library to find materials, it must be the most suitable, plus he has been away from Manhattan for a long time, indeed, it is time to make a phone call with Tesla and Henry Bacon, so many things have happened in the middle It is estimated that the two of them are still a little worried about their own situation.
The cruise ship slowly approached, and almost all the passengers on board began to disembark.
Wang Feng and Faust asked Conan Doyle if he wanted to go to the library in Watertown with them, but Conan Doyle unexpectedly refused to go to collect materials.
"There have been a lot of rumors about vampires in Watertown lately, and I'm going to get the material, maybe I can write one."
Conan Doyle explained to the two and then parted ways.
Wang Feng looked at Conan Doyle's back and then at Faust: "There are still such rumors in this water city?" ”
Faust nodded and didn't care, thinking that it was just a trick to attract tourists, after all, similar rumors have appeared in many places recently, either monsters or other supernatural **.
Wherever there are rumors, there will be a large influx of tourists, and Watertown is no exception, this cruise ship is put on the surface of the passengers, is to return to London, in fact, it is still to visit Watertown.
"I don't believe in vampires anyway...... That thing is nothing more than human imagination. ”
Faust turned his head to look at Wang Feng: "You believe in vampires?" ”
"The son is silent, and the strange force is confused...... This kind of thing is credible, whether it is credible or not, after all, rumors are adapted from real things. ”
Wang Feng's sentence is very ingenious. did not express his position.
The two didn't say anything but went to the library in Watertown, which was a library, but it was actually a small church.
The small door suddenly opened, and the chapel was brightly lit. More than a thousand large candles are lit on the altar. The candles are divided into eight rows, separated by flowers.
The rich aroma of the purest cigarette emanates from the door of the sanctuary like a whirlpool of the tide. This newly-gilded chapel is very small, but very presumptuous. Julien noticed that the large candle on the altar was more than five feet tall.
The two of them couldn't help but let out a sound of admiration. The church is an ancient medieval church, built of stone, and its main door is a wide arcade with garlands on all sides, decorated with small images, and on either side are two pillars with niches with pointed capitals.
This gate, often seen in medieval chapels that were saved by chance from Calvinist catastrophes, is topped by three vertical lines on which a statue of the Virgin holding the Infant Jesus in her arms is carved into it.
On either side there are five arches without openings, painted in lace and illuminated by windows made of small glass blocks. The semicircular room on the east side of the church relies on a number of buttresses, which are also suitable for the cathedral. The bell tower is enclosed in one of the wings of the church, and it is a square tower.
In addition to these, countless bookshelves are arranged around in a regular manner, and most of the books on them are carefully organized, and their classification is marked on the top of the shelves.
The first time Wang Feng saw such a library, he was a little overwhelmed for a while, and the modern atmosphere and religion were completely integrated together, forming an alternative and charming style.
"It's my first time in a place like this...... It feels pretty good to me. ”
Faust looked at Wang Feng: "It's also the first time I've come to this place, and I've always heard from my friends before...... This library also has a basement with more books than there are on it...... Almost all the documents of mankind are here, and some people call it the World Museum......"
He touched his chin: "But I feel that this is just a means to promote Water City." ”
After all, human civilization has been a mystery from the beginning, and almost all civilizations were born in mythology, and it is precisely because of this that many real things have been buried by history.
The two stood in front of the numerous bookshelves, searched for most of the day, and flipped through the materials they found, and began to conduct research.
"That...... Excuse me, can you lend me that book in your hand? ”
A woman came over and asked Wang Feng.
Wang Feng didn't want to pay attention to it, but when he raised his head, he found that the woman was Ruth.
At this moment, Ruth was wearing a snow-white dress, and countless lights hit her body, making people hallucinate, as if she was a fairy from the sky.
The makeup on the face makes people who see it linger.
"You...... It depends on ...... Which book? ”
Ruth pointed to the black kraft book in Wang Feng's hand and said, "It's this Dead Sea Book......
"So this book is called that......" Although Wang Feng was holding the book in his hand, he didn't know the name of the book.
Faust glanced at Ruth and then leaned into Wang Feng's ear: "It seems that something is going to happen again." ”
"Hmm!"
Wang Feng glanced at Faust, and then handed his Dead Sea document to Ruth: "Give it to you......"
"Thank you......"
Wang Feng suddenly felt that something was wrong, because the prototype of the "Dead Sea Documents" was indeed the "Dead Sea Scrolls", but it was incomplete, and only a fragment of the original Bible remained because of its age.
The Dead Sea Scrolls are ancient texts found in caves in the Quinlan wilderness northwest of the Dead Sea from 1947~56 years to 70 B.C.
He looked at Faust: "How many years is it now?" ”
"In 1911!"
Faust frowned: "What's wrong?" ”
Wang Feng suddenly panicked, his eyes kept staring at the Dead Sea document in Ruth's hand: "Now it's 1911, so why is the thing found in 1947 here?" ”
Wang Feng has seen reports on the Dead Sea Papers, and in the spring of 1947, the accidental discovery of the hidden scrolls in a cave near Jericho, the oldest manuscript of Jewish literature, known today as The Dead Sea Scrolls, led to one of the most astonishing discoveries of the century.
Between 1948 and 1956, 11 caves containing manuscripts (labeled Caves 1-11) were discovered in the northern corner of the western shore of the Dead Sea, near the so-called Khirbet Qumran, from which a large number of manuscripts of Old Testament scrolls and other documents of more than 600 types and tens of thousands of fragments were excavated.
At the same time, scholars became interested in the kuran itself, began systematic excavations of antiquities in the area, and made architectural surveys of the entire area between the kuran and Ein Fenshka.
The pottery and other remains found in it illustrate the inhabitants and settlements of the same period, linking the main period of the Kuran occupation with the date of the writing of the scrolls. It is determined that most manuscripts were written between the 2nd century BC and 68 BCE; Manuscripts of ancient scrolls, which are older than the beginning of the inhabitation of the Kuran region, may have been brought from other places. These vast scrolls are rare in the history of modern archaeology, and they are also known as the most significant contemporary discoveries by Western academic circles.
He coughed and asked Ruth, "Well, how do you know this book is the Dead Sea Papers......
Ruth closed the book and looked at Wang Feng: "Because this book is what I donated to this library...... You may not believe it, but I can dream of things in the future, and people in the future will call this book the Dead Sea Papers......"
She laughed and then asked, "Doesn't it feel ridiculous?" People say I'm crazy...... But no one knows who I really am. ”
"What is your true identity?"
Wang Feng was shocked, and hurriedly asked.
"The Witcher...... Hahaha......"
Wang Feng was stunned for a moment: What is this? Why is there still a witcher? Isn't that something made up? Or does it really exist? Is she kidding me?
Ruth looked at Wang Feng's confused expression and coughed: "I knew you wouldn't believe me, and I didn't expect anyone to believe it...... Water City hasn't been very peaceful lately, so you should be careful. ”
She stood up from her seat and smiled, "But be careful with the person you talk to...... Maybe those guys are vampires. ”
"Vampires?"
Wang Feng looked at Faust and swallowed violently: "What the hell is going on?" ”
Faust was also confused, he had never known that there were witchers, but Ruth's tone was relaxed, but it didn't look like a joke.
He quickly took the book to himself and read it.
"Why is she reading this book?"
Faust looked at Wang Feng: "You should know what this book is about, right?" Can you tell me about it? ”
Although Wang Feng had read the book before, it was not comprehensive: "The Dead Sea Scrolls are a certain volume of the Old Testament in early manuscripts, which gives great historical confirmation to the later research on the authenticity of the Bible. The Dead Sea Scrolls are not only Old Testament but also a number of other early patristic documents. For Christianity, the Dead Sea Scrolls are one
It is a great discovery and has the value of judging the authenticity of history, and the center of the whole doctrinal ethics of Biblical Christianity is the only way for the gods and men to reveal their hearts. The Bible is from the Old Testament to the New Testament, and the 64 books are collectively called the Bible, and the Dead Sea Scrolls have only a few Old Testament scriptures. ”
"So why read this book? Wait a minute...... Bloodsucker...... Bible ......"
Faust and Wang Feng suddenly realized something, looked at each other, and said in unison, "Cain? ”
"Could it be that there are really vampires in Watertown?"
Wang Feng shuddered a little when he thought of this, Ruth also came to the library to look up materials because of this incident, and this woman wanted to deal with vampires.
"Impossible! The Bible only records the origin of vampires, and there is no method for them...... And...... Since she said that she was a witcher, why did she only look for information now? Faust sensed that something was wrong: "Maybe there were no vampires before, it's just a legend, but what happened in Watertown is almost the same as a vampire, and it is precisely because of this that Ruth came to the library to look for information......"
If it were someone else who came to read this book, maybe the two wouldn't think so, but every time Ruth appeared, there would be a crisis, and it was precisely because of this that Wang Feng felt that what Ruth said might not be a joke.
Faust quickly got up and put on his coat: "We are going to find Conan Doyle and tell him about it." ”
Wang Feng looked at the Dead Sea document and said nothing.
"What's wrong with you?"
Wang Feng stood up: "I'm going to save her......"
Wang Feng is not a nosy person, but Ruth has come to help him again and again, this time if Wang Feng turns a blind eye, then Ruth will be in danger, but he wants to save Ruth once.
Faust naturally knew what Wang Feng thought, and he sighed: "Are you sure?" ”
"I'm sure!" Wang Feng's attitude was extremely resolute: "I know you may blame me......"
"No...... I won't blame you, because this is the Wang Feng I know...... If you turn a blind eye, I feel weird. Faust smiled slightly: "You first look up the information here to see if there is any record of vampires, and I'll go to Conan Doyle alone." ”
Wang Feng nodded, then picked up the Dead Sea book and read it.
Faust did not stop either, but turned and left, looking for Conan Doyle to tell him about it.
The Dead Sea documents and the Bible do not detail the appearance of vampires, but only introduce the origin of vampires, which is quite complicated
First of all, God created Adam, the first human being, and then created Eve in God's garden, Eve was deceived by the ancient serpent (he was actually a fallen angel, the king of hell, Satan's transformation), Eve persuaded Adam to steal the fruit of wisdom together, and later was discovered by God, they were expelled from the garden to live on their own, and they were cursed by God, men have to work forever, women have to give birth to children, and the ancient snake became the current snake (it is said that the ancient snake was a very beautiful creature at that time)
Later, Eve and Adam had two children, Cain and Abel, and on one occasion they offered sacrifices to God as usual, and the younger brother offered abundant meat, and Cain's green vegetables and turnips naturally aroused God's displeasure. Cain thus murdered his brother, and the next day God asked Cain where his brother was, and he argued that he did not know
God was angry (he knew the truth) and cursed Cain, he could never grow food, but in order not to let the curse go too bad, he cursed that whoever killed Cain would be punished 7 times more.
But then Cain went to a sea of blood, where one of the strongest witches of wizards, Lilith, lived, and she taught Cain to use blood for energy, so Cain was also the vampire who started here, (some versions say that Lilith was the first vampire).
Wang Feng had previously developed a strong interest in vampires, vampire, which means bloodthirsty, blood-sucking monsters, is a famous monster in the Western world, and the reason why he is a monster is because he is in an awkward situation: neither a god, nor a devil, nor a human. In the West, there is a large number of literary works and film and television works about vampires. Now, vampires are also used as a metaphor for people who take the blood and sweat of others, and rob others of their money, ideas, or other resources.
Vampires do not refer to themselves as vampires, but usually refer to themselves as Kindred. For a mortal to become a member of the Bloodline, he must first go through the process of "The Embrace". In other words, he must first be drained of blood by a member of the Bloodline, and then immediately accept the blood from the bloodline to be counterfed by the Bloodline before he can become a newborn Bloodline. The first embrace is often very intense, mixed with fear and ecstasy, which will never be forgotten by the bloodline.
There are some in foreign Bibles, such as "The Classic of Mountains and Seas", "Taiping Guangji", and "Huainanzi" in China.
He had previously seen that the vampire progenitor was Cain, the son of Adam and Eve, as recorded in Genesis 4
There is also a legend: in ancient Europe, the plague broke out on the continent, people died, a young man named Corvinus in the village saw such a tragic situation, in order to survive to get rid of the plague, he studied the origin of life and got a revelation, and then he was the only one who survived. Corvinus has a total of 3 offspring, unfortunately one of the 3 was bitten by a bat infected with the virus, the other was bitten by a wolf infected with the virus, only one survived in full human form, and his two brothers mutated due to the virus, one became the ancestor of vampires and the other became the ancestor of werewolves. Since then, werewolves and vampires have spread across Europe.