Gatekeeper Schmidt continued to speak on behalf of His Holiness: "Ladies and gentlemen, exactly 640 years ago, the greatest craftsmen in the world, the first generation of His Holiness, founded the Union of Artisans on the tower of Notre-Dame Cathedral, using wisdom, diligence, rigor and craftsmanship to pass on the civilization that has been in the hands of Homer since the time of Homer. We strictly abide by the rule left by the first great venerable: all handicraft is passed down orally! Bringing to the fore the finest of humanity. For six and a half centuries, we have created a civilized world that spans the globe, including the steel forests of Manhattan Island. This is the greatness of human beings and the greatness of craftsmen. ”

Don't look at this person in Japan, he cherishes words like gold, but on this occasion, he talks endlessly, and every sentence is loud. There are people on the steps who are constantly interpreting in various languages, trying to make it as understandable as possible for everyone.

Schmidt's words changed: "In the past four years, there have been tragedies of unprecedented scale on land, sea and sky all over the world! The annual congress of the Craftsmen's Union was interrupted for four years. The skilled craftsmen of the nations, forced to serve the governments of their respective homelands to the point of fratricide, violated the norms of the Union of Artisans - the great craftsmen do not serve to kill, except in a just war to defend the Fatherland. ”

Great craftsmen do not serve to kill, except for the just war to defend the motherland - Qin Beiyang silently recited this sentence in his heart, which is similar to Mozi's "non-attack" and "rescue".

Could it be that the old Chinese man on the copper engraving is Mozi?

"However, each side of this world war professes justice, claims to defend the Holy Mother from rape, and sends our children to the battlefield to be slaughtered." Schmidt, the gatekeeper, continued to say bitterly, "The war is over!" All of you are survivors, and we finally have the privilege of convening this conference to showcase the greatest craftsmanship! The craftsman will die, but the work will live on! ”

After chanting the slogan, the twelve "gatekeepers" and the three white-robed men retreated the Great Venerable on the throne to the steps, leaving a large circular open space in the middle.

First up was an Italian organist master.

The curtain on the side of the wall opens to reveal a large and unmaligned pipe organ – or rather a part of the building, shaped like a metal wall and made up of numerous brass pipes. The organ in a medium-sized church in the Middle Ages in Europe had 1,200 pipes, 16 stops of different tones, two sets of keyboards, and a set of footrests.

The master's ancestors made pipe organs for the Vatican court in the time of Leonardo da Vinci. The master was in his seventies, and his three sons were drafted into the army during the world war and died in the snowy peaks of the Alps. His craft was destined to be lost, and the organ he brought to New York was the last work of his life.

The aging maestro sat on the organ and played Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D minor.

Incredibly, Qin Beiyang heard this kind of heavenly sound for the first time, floating in the underground temple of the black ghetto of Harlem on Manhattan Island, New York, and the rich harmony was in no way inferior to that of any orchestra. The nine colors of the town's tomb beasts are also fluttering in the sound of the organ.

It is a giant machine, an unparalleled work of art, with the most complex and massive musical instrument structure in the world, a sound country capable of emitting a wide range of sounds, like the breath and groan of God.

No wonder Mozart said that the organ is "the king of musical instruments".

After a brief pipe organ performance, artisans from all over the world take to the stage to demonstrate their skills and products – from Swiss chiming bells to Dutch wooden figures to matryoshka dolls and even French Limoges porcelain......

The last one to appear is a huge machine with a strange shape.

The craftsman was a young German, less than thirty years old, tall and burly, with blue eyes and soft golden hair. He introduced himself in German – Hans Bohr, a family of craftsmen in East Prussia who had been employed by Frederick the Great as chief court craftsman. In the recently concluded world war, he became a military judge in the German Empire, fighting the Russians on the Eastern Front, occupying as far as Kiev and Crimea.

"Masters, it is a great honor for me to participate in the Craftsman Alliance Conference for the first time, and I will introduce it to the Killing Machine!" There was a slight commotion at the bottom, and Pol said to himself, "Look, this machine has three parts, each of which has a nickname: the bottom is called 'bed', the top is called 'draftsman,' and the middle suspension part is called 'sewing machine.'" ”

He held out a model dummy demonstration, on a "bed" covered with cotton wool, the dummy was naked and lying face down, hands and feet bound by belts. A small rag is stuffed into the mouth of the dummy so that the tongue does not chew during the execution. Between the "bed" and the "draftsman", the numerous needles of the "sewing machine" pierce the human body, and the long needles pierce the back of the prisoner for the crime he has committed - such as a judicial decision, and the short needle sprays water to wash the blood and then spray ink. The needles of the "sewing machine" can also carve wonderful patterns and patterns, from roses to swords to eagles and even skeletons, which is simply a tattoo artist.

The execution lasted 12 hours, with the first six hours of the prisoner being conscious. After that, when there is no way to shout, the "bed" will automatically send out an electric hot pot filled with steaming oatmeal porridge to replenish nutrition and continue life. At the last minute, the needle of the "sewing machine" will completely pierce the victim - Ball uses the word "perfect" to complete the work of a master artist and send the victim to heaven or hell. The skin covered in letters and patterns will be completely removed, embalmed, and permanently displayed in the "Murder Museum" in East Prussia.

Hans Boll gave the machine an elegant name – the "Prussian Rosace Cross sewing machine".

Qin Beiyang's vest stood up hairs, and the whole process was similar to the torture of Ling Chi in the Qing Dynasty! also killed thousands of knives, and also let the prisoner continue his life, and only took his life after all kinds of torture and humiliation. The difference is that China's thousands of knives rely on the experience and skill of the executioner, while this "Prussian Rose Cross Sewing Machine" completely relies on the wisdom of craftsmen and modern machinery.

In the center of the underground circular temple, the gatekeeper Schmidt said in German: "Hans! Don't you think this killing machine goes against the spirit of the Union of Craftsmen? ”

"Dear gatekeeper. There are too many wicked people in the world, who do evil and kill innocents indiscriminately, and if they do not accept severe punishment, more innocent people will be mutilated. I believe in the philosophy of countering violence with violence. Hans Bohl's gaze was strong and resolute, even if his country was completely defeated in the world war, "Ladies and gentlemen, the dummy demonstration does not count, I will use a real person to demonstrate the 'Prussian Rosa Cross sewing machine'." In view of the limited time for the conference, I will speed up the execution and shorten it from twelve hours to twelve minutes! ”

"Hans! Are you going to kill someone at the Coalition convention? ”

"Well, a criminal full of evil, a black man of an inferior race, who once ate twelve white men alive, who had just been shipped from Africa, and whose life was so lowly that it was not worth mentioning! I will execute him on the spot! ”

Without waiting for His Holiness to agree, Hans Boll had already pushed out a tin coffin from the backstage.

The gatekeeper Schmidt wanted to step forward to stop him, but was stopped by three white-robed old men: "Let him try!" ”

(Note: The shape of the "Prussian Rosicrucia Sewing Machine" is derived from Kafka's masterpiece "In the Penal Penalty")