Red Cardinal's eyes stared at those books.
"There are 7,352 of these books, trying to prove in various ways that the Lord is not omnipotent, and 5,220 of them actually compared the Creator, the only true god of light in the universe, to the higher creatures of the specimens they studied, to spy on the power of the Lord, and there were actually 21 books that insisted on <Heliocentric Theory> heretical scholarship..."
There were overwhelming roars of anger, and radical and fanatical believers kept shouting to destroy Grand Natural Sciences Academy. At this moment, the academy actually relied on the Church knights to maintain order.
I have to say, it's kind of ironic.
How could such a scene not make many scholars angry!
On the high platform, seeing many believers excited and excited, Red Cardinal knew that he had demonstrated the Church's intimidating power to those guys, so it was time to end this farce.
"There are still people who believe in heretical scholarship from hundreds of years ago and believe that the sun is the center of the universe? Do you think Star Curtain World is a huge spherical celestial body? Do you think there are countless spherical celestial bodies similar to Star Curtain World in the universe?"
Red Cardinal let out a chuckle.
"Ignorance and stupidity! How sad and ridiculous! Hundreds of years of <Festival of Light> teaching gifts can't save their dead brains? If Star Curtain World is a huge sphere and not a Original Sin box, then why didn't we fall?"
Hahahaha...
Seeing Red Cardinal actually making a lighthearted joke.
The originally high-spirited believers also started laughing, filled with ridicule for the Grand Natural Sciences Academy's arrogance, the Foolish's ignorance, pity and sympathy for the scholars.
"Today, as a loyal servant of the great Creator of Light in the world, I declare that all 17,642 books involving blasphemy against the true God will be burned! Thirteen laboratories that violate the will of light will be permanently banned, and all experimental props and equipment will be destroyed!"
"Burn!"
"Judgement!"
Along with the shouts of praise from the fanatical believers, the crowds of people were crowded, and outside the crowd that Reilo could not see, blazing fire shot up into the sky.
Indescribable sadness filled the heart of Reilo.
Looking at the happiness, joy, and excitement expressed by the people around me, and listening to the curse words from the farmer's uncle next to him, he probably should have burned those nobles who dared to study books that slandered God of Light long ago, but he felt calmer than ever before.
"One day, reason will defeat the Foolish, and Law of Truth of Cosmic Starry Sky will completely destroy the power of faith of Gods!"
Reilo took a deep breath and slowly closed his eyes.
After about an hourglass time.
Amidst the loud and bright chants, Red Cardinal slowly left, escorted by many Light Knight guards.
The believers were praying with satisfaction, and as the spring rain fell, the Light Knight guards gradually dispersed. The Reilo in the crowd never saw the Red Cardinal. They just stood there silently, staring blankly at the blazing fire in the distance.
The patter...
Probably due to the influence of previous miracles, after the clouds in the sky gathered again, the rain gradually fell and became heavier and heavier, but this rain could not extinguish the God of Light-like flames.
These books are the crystallization of the wisdom of the predecessors and sages of the academy who explored the truth, but now the church has burned them to the ground!
Not just Reilo, but countless scholars stood there blankly, letting the raindrops fall on their bodies, soaking their bachelor's uniforms, silently watching God of Light's fire of power burning brightly in the rain.
"That's..."
Suddenly!
As there were fewer and fewer people in the rain, Reilo stared blankly at the lonely old man through the hurriedly dispersed crowd of people taking shelter and through the pattering rain.
"Gubo tutor!!!"
Reilo rushed over desperately, took out the blanket from Space Box, and put it on Gubo, but it was soon wet by the rain again.
Gubo was not aware of this at all, he just looked at the burning books absentmindedly, his eyes were bloodshot, and he was sobbing helplessly like a child.
Gubo took off his glasses and let the rain fall on his head, mixed with tears of sadness, slowly flowing down along the wrinkles of the years, splashing into the rain stained black by the ashes of books at his feet.
"These books are the essence of wisdom that our ancestors spent countless days and nights in the process of exploring the truth. They are the knowledge entrusted to us to complete the exploration! But they were burned, burned..."
Reilo I have never seen my mentor so sad, as if he had lost the most important thing in his life, and he was crying hysterically.
Feeling the same, Reilo also cried together.
Gubo looked at Reilo in the rain, clutched Reilo's shoulders, and cried, "It only takes half an hourglass to burn these books, but the writing of these books was the exploration and accumulation of the sages through several generations..."
Reilo looked at the blazing flames.
There is still a team of Light Knight guarding the burning ceremony to prevent scholars from trying to rescue the books. With the divine flame, they did not retreat at all even in the rain.
"Mentor!"
Reilo wiped his tears and shouted from the bottom of his heart.
"Reason will eventually defeat the Foolish! I believe we will be able to create a future full of hope! In that era, our hard work will no longer be trampled on by others, and all scholars who adhere to truth and science can live with the dignity they deserve!"
In the distance, Shatuo came running.
"Teacher! Junior brother! Senior wife and junior sister have gone back, you should go back quickly too!"
Shatuo's voice was hoarse and he could hardly speak. Space Box hurriedly took out an umbrella and hit it on the heads of Gubo and Reilo, letting themselves get soaked in the rain.
"Teacher, let's go back!"
Holding the trembling Gubo, the three of them left slowly amid the wind and rain.
Book-burning incidents like the Church's have been carried out more than a dozen times in major colleges since pioneer White Niven sacrificed his life for the truth.
Especially Utolan Natural Academy, which insists on <Heliocentric Theory>White Niven, has experienced several catastrophes!
Countless books on the academic research of Cosmic Starry Sky Law of Truth were burned by the Church, and various optical research instruments and production methods have been completely lost.
Other Academy of Natural Sciences and private laboratories, due to the lack of necessary optical instruments and pressure from the Church, were forced to give up continuing to study Cosmic Starry Sky Law of Truth. The research on Cosmic Starry Sky Law of Truth, which was once able to rank alongside Natural Law and <Evolution's Profound Meaning>, was lost in history.
Next few days.
The Church knights who took over the security of the college left Grand Natural Sciences Academy in batches, and the college gradually regained its previous freedom.
A large number of mercenaries began to come to purchase and sell their own harvests, and many shops gradually regained their vitality.
The scholars gradually recovered from their grief, the college began normal operations, and everything was back on track.
The immature stage of understanding the world in the early stages of the story is over...