In an era when man-made objects were relatively low, the first impression of a city mostly started with the tallest landmark building. This right is often monopolized by spiritual rulers.

When entering the city along the old waterways, you will inevitably see embankments that predate the establishment of the kingdom, repaired by several eras and different techniques, and the old and new masonry are layered like dissected sedimentary rock.

In the distance, huge buildings stretch out from the river's banks with towering towers that have weathered and blackened, and old and loud metal hammers fall from the sky.

The vibration was so dull that it was as if a rusty iron thundercloud was roaring in the distance, expressing the long-standing depression that had been trapped in the oxide layer. White dots the size of grains of rice scurried between the cracks in the windows of the gray and black buildings, and the thick humming sound made them pause for a moment to look up at the sky divided by the cornices.

"Every time I get here, I feel sick to my heart. The buildings, and the voices, were as old as if they had just been dug out of the tombs of the first kings, and they were saying strange things like 'Lord savior'. Professor Lyndon dissatisfied, "It's a good match for some of the people who step into the grave on one leg." ”

Lecturer Maynard, who came up behind him, laughed a few times, and did not agree, nor did he agree. He is not an old qualification like Lyndon, he can not give face to anyone, and he has to take care of his interpersonal relationships in the academic world when there are students present.

"So what is that place?"

"The Cathedral of Our Lady, probably not the largest or the oldest, but definitely the oldest in the cathedral. That's its bell tower. "It is said, it is only said that the gold Westminster coin should have been called the gold Virgin coin, but some people would prefer that the reverse side is more representative of the kingdom today." ”

Clough deliberately felt that this statement was quite reasonable, "This is the first time I've heard about it. ”

"It's just said. On our side is the back, and on the front side there is a Knights' Island Church, where all the royal families rested, including the earliest one. "It's obviously not the first time he's here, and he's quite familiar with the local situation.

"It's smaller than the Cathedral of Our Lady, and it's not open to the public, but there's a statue at the door, and I heard it's carved according to the person himself, and it's worth visiting."

The royal family adds the title of "that one" is basically a special reference, that is, the original and most legendary king of the Norse Kingdom, the one who was chosen by the Lord and drew a sword in the stone. The full story had been tasted in Hudson not long ago, and he could still recite it to everyone if necessary.

"Then we really have to go and see." It's hard to go on a business trip at public expense, and it's always a bit of a loss if you don't go by to visit the scenic spots.

Kraft has recently considered changing the training program, the so-called learning without thinking is reckless, just close the door to read the problem of thought, maybe take around the places of interest, experience the world, ancient and modern changes, will not be depressed in the current difficulties.

Let's take note of this for the time being and add it to the sightseeing list.

As the boats follow the water, the canal narrows deeper and deeper into the city, and they gradually move closer to the riverbank, bringing a close-up view of the city into view.

As a large port city, Tunlin feels very different from the Port of Comfort and Westminster, with a sense of tradition and antiquity that cannot be dissolved by busy commerce. It was not a new city built after the kingdom was founded, but was settled by humans long before the records of history.

Many of the foundation stones of the buildings have been polished and smoothed by nature, and buildings of different styles have been re-erected on top of them in a completely different variety of materials, and some of the original decorations have been retained. The repainted or scraped remnants of the walls are profoundly ill-fashioned, austere, or uncharacterised fonts that Kraft had never seen, and presumably the delicate ones were unable to withstand the unconscious destruction of the citizens and disappeared before they did.

An unfamiliar combination caught Kraft's attention, a white-robed figure who was presumably a priest, carrying a burning metal furnace that did not look like he was preaching, and a companion with a clear bulge of hard objects under the burqa tattooed with winged rings.

The crowd avoided them when they saw them, making room for space along the narrow riverway.

Although he knew that the church was well armed, he hadn't seen much of the clergy out with him, and before he could ask, he heard Linden's cold snort.

"I have never understood why His Majesty would be willing to let the church wander around with weapons under his nose, there is nothing they dare not go."

"And some acquired patients with hypochondria, as long as they have one percent of the courage of their ancestors, should not be submissive and stand still for decades, so that the slightly better characters are forced to go to some unknown places where snow can snow in the second half of a year."

As the primary victim, the professor of surgery was indignant, "I remember that there was a man who was about my age and could have stayed to teach, but ended up going to a church school whose name I had never heard of, and it seemed to be called Wen."

"I'm sorry, Professor Kraft, I just wanted to say that the best actors should stand at the center of the stage and be cheered, just like you."

"I understand what you mean." The one who knows you best is really an old enemy, and Craft didn't expect to dig up the news from Professor Lyndon before he entered Tunlin University, "Do you remember his name?" ”

"Looks like it's called Kalman? At that time, Morrison was still willing to teach students, and I hadn't heard of him for a long time in recent years. ”

The ship sailed past the church that had been seen in the distance. Icons and pointed arches clinged to the old buildings crouched on the shore, and the water waves lapped against the solid and broad foundations of the bell tower, and the faces of the stone beasts entrenched on them were eroded and blurred.

The brilliance is not as good as in the past, but the main body has not shown a declining trend, the foundation is still solid, and the stone piles have sunk under the slatted roads of the previous generation, and are deeply rooted in the silt at the bottom of the river.

The side facing the river should be frontal, depicting a relief painting of people that can only be seen on a boat. It's not surprising that, by faith, the builders would actively and passively do a lot of thankless things, including adding a lot of detail outside the normal sightseeing area to show their devotion to beings whose vision is not as limited as that of mortals.

The main seat of the relief is a man with a sword, and the figures depicted on both sides of the plane are leaning back or holding their hands high in a surprised gesture. Kraft looked at it for a moment before he recognized that it was not a sword, but that it was drawn.

Out of professional habit, he tried to identify the sword shape. The position of the carving is low, and the details are blurred by the rise and fall of the water level, and the final conclusion is that the creator belongs to the amateur, resulting in the length of the sword like a two-handed broadsword, and the handle is a half-hand sword, only one and a half palms long. Either it's too early and has a problem with the control of human proportions.

The distraction was so uninteresting that Kraft shook his head and returned to the cabin to pack his bags and prepare to enter the harbor.

Shortly after passing by the Cathedral of Our Lady, the ship docked at a small but elaborate pier. Fernand stopped the people who were about to disembark and handed the letter to the receptionist who had arrived at the ship's flag.

After a while, a bald middle-aged man in a red-edged robe came to the boat with a line of hair in turn, with a helpless face, symbolically sprinkled some petals that looked very similar to the main varieties of the flower bed next to him, and bowed slightly for a while.

"Professor Fernand, welcome to Dunling."

"Long time no see, Samuel! Don't be so formal. The old professor stepped down from the board, hugged him half-politely, and then looked around, his eyes scanning the crowd for some target.

"What about Morrison, why didn't you see him? You can't do experiments, can you? I can't even remember the last time he made that excuse. ”

As soon as these words came out, the next few scholars who were already unpretentious but still maintained their self-restraint became emotional, and their indignation was even greater than the "implicit expression" in the letter just now.

Professor Samuel, who was simply present, may really be Fernand's literal "old friend", and when he saw that the situation was not good, he immediately blocked them behind him and started a round, "No, no, no, I believe that Professor Fernand is unintentional, and there is no irony." ”

Temporarily calming his colleagues who were inclined to physical theories, he turned to Rivers and the others, and his helpless tone carried a little sadness, "It's not anyone's fault, but now is really not the right time to make fun of Professor Morrison." ”

"I'm sorry, but if I could, would I know what happened?"

"Professor Morrison died in a laboratory fire a few months ago, along with Professor Kallman and several students who participated in the experiment. There are a lot of things going on, and the medical school is currently managed by me for the time being. ”