Volume 1 The Philosopher's Stone Chapter 58 The Cathedral
After settling into Belisarius, Martin returned to the red house behind the shop.
He wanted to use the biological characteristics and potion effects in the "Savage Creature Cookbook" on ordinary people who came to see a doctor, and cooperate with his cooking skills to attract people, just like the "medicinal food" in his previous life.
The magical effect and the culinary skills of the big foodie empire should be able to attract quite a few people.
This is what Juncker said earlier about using spicy soy sauce to attract guests.
Last time, it was because he killed Johnny that Belisarius didn't get the hot soy sauce recipe, so he was also responsible for this matter.
The key is how to implement it.
He was confident in his cooking, mainly worried about the origin of the creatures and potion materials, and the Turner family's side of the destruction.
He learned from the old man that the Turner family had a certain influence in the Red Church district and in the whole of Cavides, and that the family power was intertwined, and they owned many real estates, stalls, and even fixed market stalls, and even some gardens and docks.
"That's why Mae Turner wants to befriend the administrator's daughter..."
Martin thought back to what he had done and what he had said to save Anne, and he hadn't thought much about saving people at the time, which really made the knight and the Dr. Gorson a little out of the stage.
Although he is now backed by the Shepherds' Club, he understands that this small role of scaring the butler is okay, but in the eyes of the Turner family, I am afraid it is not worth mentioning.
"The top priority is to help Belisarius keep the [Mercury Spring], and this apothecary will also be of great help to me in my future potions refining."
"For the rest, let's take it one step at a time."
He entered the warehouse, closed the door, and then took the Queen's mailbox from the beam and examined the letters.
Sure enough, the queen had replied.
I saw that it read:
"This news is even more illogical than what comes out after drinking 8 bottles of [Bucks Forest]."
"Atlantis' nickname is the Heart of Lava, and flames can be seen everywhere here, even children who have just learned to walk know how to use flames to create the toys they want, and how can they disappear in the sky fire."
"I've never heard anything like this."
"Who spread this news? When did this happen? ”
This was the end of the letter, and the queen looked very confused.
"Could it be that someone has rebuilt the city?"
Martin envisions other possibilities.
He carefully recalls Maria's account and finds that she does not specify the exact time when the Heavenly Fire will strike Atlantis, much to Martin's annoyance.
He put the mailbox again, then turned and went out to find Belisarius.
Judging by the old man's last words to the "savior", he may know something about this legendary city, and asking him might get an answer.
But when Martin arrives in the antechamber and discovers that Belisarius is not there, Juncker says the old man has gone out to "visit an old friend" and refuses to be accompanied by Juncker.
This blind old man is indeed able to go out alone, and I don't know if it is the ability that he has cultivated over the years, after all, his hearing is far sharper than that of a normal person.
But since taking Juncker as an apprentice, the old man will basically take him with him when he goes out, and will not go out alone.
So Old Bailey's "visiting old friends" this time seems somewhat strange.
"At this time, he insisted on going out alone, could it be related to the conflict just now..."
Martin felt that the old man also had some secrets hidden in him.
But he didn't have the idea of exploring it for the time being.
He asked Juncker, and it was not surprising that the young man did not know about Atlantis, but had only heard of such a city in history.
Martin went back to the warehouse and thought about it for a while, and he had an idea.
"I'm very sorry, Your Excellency."
He picked up the pen again and began to write on the stationery.
"I've only heard about it, and I don't know the exact date of it, but I've heard about several other things at the same time, which should be major events in history, and you can refer to them as references..."
Martin then recounted to the Queen as completely as possible what he had heard from Mary, first explaining the existence of the Great and Small Prophetic Cards, and then recounting the confirmed prophecies of the Prophetic Cards.
He probably remembered the turmoil of the Golden Bough, the fall of the vampire clan, the assassination of the Holy Light Pope, and the creation of the Seven Great Swords by the legendary master Agareth.
In particular, the turmoil of the Golden Bough Dynasty, which has only recently happened, should most likely be known about the change of rulers of such a dynasty.
If the Queen knew the Prophet card, then she would have been able to understand that what he said was true.
When Martin finished writing, he hurriedly blew dry the ink and put the letter paper in the mailbox.
He had a vague feeling that this was not just an argument, but would have a great impact on the Queen, and on his own future.
He began to pace around the room, anxiously awaiting a reply from the Queen.
"Dah."
After what Martin felt like for a long, long time, he finally heard the long-awaited sound of delivery.
He sat down, calmed his breath, opened the mailbox with trembling hands, and took out the letter paper in it, and saw that it was written in a somewhat scribbled flower font:
"Find out if there is a cathedral called 'Capernaum' in your city, and if so, find a way to go into its underground to see if there is anything familiar to you, and if so, write back to me and tell me what it is."
Further down are more scribbled strokes, which the Queen has highlighted in red ink to make them stand out.
The stroke outlined a few words:
"Do as I say."
"It's important."
The tone of the words was serious, and Martin had never seen the Queen's reply in such a tone.
"Capernaum?!"
Martin looked at the familiar name on the letterhead in astonishment, speechless in astonishment.
"How could the Queen know the name of this red church? Didn't she hear of Cavides? ”
The name "Capernaum" was very familiar to Martin, after all, the name of the "City of Calamity" in the story he had just written was "Capernaum"!
And this name is a reference to the most famous red church in the Red Chapel district - Capernaum's Cathedral!
He couldn't remember the name of the plague city in the great writer's story, so he referred directly to the mysterious name he had recently heard.
Martin felt as if he was in the middle of a long river, and he was about to reach the mouth of the sea, only to find himself back at the beginning of the river.
This strange feeling made him fathomable.
The thoughts in his mind were a mess, and the more he thought about it, the more entangled they became.
In the end, he gave up and decided to go to Capernaum's Cathedral first, as the queen said, to see if there was really something "familiar" with him.
He put the mailbox back on the beam and went out.
He walked through the familiar Green Spider Alley, walked through Capernaum Street, and came to the vicinity of Place de la Rose.
He saw the familiar Gothic building, the magnificent bell tower and dome above, and the statue of the Prophet in the center of the square.
That's what he looks like.
Martin frowned, everything seemed too coincidental.
He walked through the lively Place du Rosa to the entrance to the church of Capernaum, in front of a huge peach-shaped arch.
The main entrance of the church has a total of three arches, all of which are carved with intricate story reliefs.
On the left is the Gate of the Sacred Tree, with a multitude of sages and angels surrounding a huge tree with a golden halo of light spreading out from its branches.
On the right is the Gate of Holy Water, and at the center of the relief is a mysterious and secluded lake, surrounded by clergy dressed in papal robes, watching their reflections in the lake.
In the middle is the Gate of Light, which is currently open to the entrance of the church, and it is also the largest arch, with layers of halo reliefs extending and shrinking from the outside to the inside, like layers of doors, bringing people into the temple of Light.
Martin walked in and down the wide aisle to the prayer hall.
Magnificent arches and stone pillars stand in the hall, and the sunlight pours into the hall through the rose windows, casting colorful projections, making the church appear quiet and sacred.
It wasn't a Sunday, and there weren't many people who came to pray, but at the front of the hall, a tall white-robed priest was preaching, and a few people were sitting on the benches below.
Martin sat down in the middle of nowhere, and looked around unobtrusively as he listened to the sermon.
He wanted to find the "underground" of the church.
In the priest's calm and peaceful voice, Martin surveyed the entire area of the prayer hall and found no signs such as "underground entrance" or any other passages.
Just as he was about to leave to look for the other entrances to the church and the open hall, he heard a man's voice.
"What are you looking for, my child?"
The priest didn't know when he had finished the sermon, and at this moment he had come to him with a thick copy of the Blessing Book, and you looked at him with a warm smile.
Martin was stunned by this question, and even his own mother had never called him that.
However, he knew that this was a common term used by the clergy, and he was not surprised.
He paused for a moment and replied:
"Excuse me... Is there a 'underground' space in this church? ”
After asking, he sensed that something was wrong, how could he reveal his purpose so easily?
Even if it does exist, it should be a hidden area of the church, the kind that no outsiders can enter.
After all, the underground is usually accompanied by things like "secrets" and "treasures", and they are not randomly displayed to outsiders.
In this case, recklessly asking about the underground space would only lead to speculation and suspicion, which was the last thing he wanted to provoke at the moment.
Therefore, when Martin came, he made up his mind not to ask anyone else, but to investigate it himself, and then ask Belisarius and Hines if he couldn't.
But now I'm just saying it so openly!
There is no concealment at all!
As Martin reflected on his state, he found that he seemed to be receiving some encouragement in his veil, as if someone would be able to help him out if he spoke up.
Wrong! It's this priest!
This priest is urging me to tell the truth!
Thinking of this, Martin's pupils narrowed as he stared at the priest in front of him, and he still had a warm smile on his face, but to Martin, that smile was like a happy expression before the beast ate.
Then he heard the priest say,
"Yes, you can go in through that entrance."
Smiling as he pointed to the left side of the hall, Martin noticed that behind a white marble arch there was an inconspicuous entrance on the side, which he had just looked too fast to ignore.
"However, it is currently managed by the city hall and is a paid area."
"The fee charged is for the maintenance and restoration of the frescoes in it."
"The cost is 3 Bronze Elixir Coins."