When the Saint comes, she does not collect food

Chapter 1030 The Palace of the Conch and the Holy Throne

The previously noisy venue fell silent the moment Brock spoke.

"What did he just say?" Lemingston and the others standing in the back row thought they had misheard.

Matthias, being an honest man with sharp eyes and ears, spoke up directly: "He said that 'The Life of Saint Lang' is a forgery, a forgery and imitation by later generations."

It was as if the calm water had suddenly boiled, and countless monks slammed their fists on the table and stood up.

"Can you guarantee what you're saying?"

"Lord Brock, this is not a circus!"

"Are you a tabloid writer? Say something baseless again, and you're also responsible, do you understand?"

The abbots and theologians, especially those who focused their research on the "Life of St. Ran," were going crazy.

What is "The Good Deeds of Saint Lan"?
It ranks among the top three most important Acts books in the second Gospels.

Its contents record the missionary deeds and miracles of the Apostle St. Langley, as well as how St. Langley improved the rules and laws of the church.

The most important part of this was that before his ascension, the Holy Lord bestowed the rule of the Eastern Continent upon Pope St. René I.

That is one of the most important sources of the Church's legal authority over the secular world in the Eastern Continent.

The Acts of St. Ran has been passed down for thousands of years. It is the first act of life that countless priests study after completing the doctrines of the Bible, and sometimes even the biography of the Lord.

It was almost an unspoken rule that monks associated with the supernatural would study the Acts of St. George, while clergy responsible for administration within the church would study the Acts of St. Ran.

But this old man in front of me, as soon as he opened his mouth, said that the foundation of countless priests over the past thousand years was false!

How could it be fake?
Impossible, absolutely impossible!
Grandiva could no longer sit still. In fact, he was extremely skeptical of the truthfulness of what Bro said, but he was equally certain of Horn's reliability.

After several encounters, Grandiva had realized that this little guy was incredibly cunning.

Would Horn do something so foolish? Obviously not.

Grandiva gripped the strip of cloth tightly in his hand, and could only cast his gaze upon the debaters on the field.

After his initial surprise, Rocrois quickly calmed down, glanced at the booklet out of the corner of his eye, and chuckled.

“I say, Mr. Bro, you must be responsible for your statements. We will believe you for now.”

But you have to provide evidence, right? It's not some fabricated story, is it?

We agreed beforehand that not a single word in the Gospels should be added to, deleted from, or altered. If you're saying it was fabricated through skepticism, I won't accept it."

Doubting the scriptures? That's possible!
This actually fits the stereotype of priests and monks, because skepticism in the church often represents unreliability.

The Fifth Ecumenical Council prohibited questioning of scripture. Although the Church took back the right of interpretation from local churches and religious orders, it was not done by force, but rather by going with the flow.

The skepticism of that time had a huge problem: it was based on the idea that "the Gospel is my own interpretation."

The monks completely disregarded the original meaning, making far-fetched interpretations and attaching doctrines to their own accumulated experience.

Some of them are reasonable, while others are quite far-fetched.

The most typical example is the Norn priests with dual faiths, who actually used the Gospels to prove the existence of the Norn gods.

In the end, the entire Mysera religion might be overrun by heretics and replaced by other religions.

That's why the Fifth Ecumenical Council was held, which prohibited all questioning of scripture and allowed it only to a small number of seminaries and religious orders with special privileges.

If it's a matter of doubting the scriptures, then it's not surprising.

The monks and nuns, who had been caught in a huge emotional upheaval, experiencing a mixture of shock, anger, grief, fear, and confusion, finally calmed down.

They fixed their attention on Jean-Baptiste, eager to personally intervene and force him to give an explanation.

"Yes, the Gospels must not be altered or deleted; the original meaning must be followed. However, there are also forged parts in them."

Don't forget that for a period of time, local churches repeatedly forged miracles, revelations, and church documents to help themselves and their leaders profit.

Countless documents once considered irrefutable have ultimately been proven false.

Let Bullough's research can be loosely categorized as a work of doubt, but he won't fall into the trap of linguistic fallacy.

Rocroire said his own version, and then let Broe say his own. "Then give me your evidence."

“The evidence is complicated, but I can give you the simplest one.” Blow raised one index finger, silencing the entire room.

"Saint Langley died in Imperial Year 12, while the earliest record of the complete Gospels being written is in Imperial Year 33."

According to the "Records of Imperial History" and the inscriptions on the sea stele—

In the 85th year of the Imperial Calendar, the barbarian kingdoms of Elhua on the Eastern Continent submitted and converted to Christianity, so Pope Ramon I rebuilt the Snail Palace.

In the 97th year of the Imperial Calendar, after his death, he was posthumously granted the title of Pope due to his great achievements.

The newly built palace was also called the Holy Throne City, that's the origin of the name "Holy Throne City," am I right?

“Don’t tell us things we already know. Where’s the evidence?” Rocrova roared impatiently.

“The evidence is right here.” Let’s spread our hands. “The city of Luogong was only renamed the Holy Throne City in the 97th year of the Imperial Calendar. Why is there a record of ‘Saint Lanliang leading... to visit the Holy Throne City’ in the ‘Biography of Saint Lanliang’ written before the 33rd year of the Imperial Calendar?”

After Blow finished speaking, the entire room fell silent once again.

What followed was a rustling sound of pages being turned.

"It really is!"

"It's so obvious... How come we didn't realize it before? For a thousand years..."

"Really? Does anyone have the inscription on the sea monument stone?"

Immediately, someone rushed to the door and shouted out through the window or door crack: "Bring in a copy of 'The True History of the Empire, Volume One' and the inscription on the sea stele."

"What happened?"

"The Biography of Saint Lan seems to be fake!"

"what?!"

Amidst the commotion, a bead of sweat trickled down Rocrois's forehead. He paced back and forth twice before immediately retorting:

"The Gospels of that time are not the same as the Gospels of today."

It's normal for errors to occur during the copying and transmission of books, resulting in the omission of one or two words.

Since it should have been the Palace of the Seraphim instead of the Holy Throne City back then, let's just change it back now.

What difference does it make what the name is if the target is there?

Many priests who were on the verge of collapse finally felt their hearts return to their chests.

They even cast grateful glances at Rocroix, for if it were now proven that the "Biography of Saint Rane" was a fake, their academic foundation built over half a lifetime would be completely ruined.

Even Grandiva, who was pretending to sit upright, had sweaty palms; he hadn't expected Horn to go to such lengths.

If this is proven false, it's as if the church has no foundation!
Holy Father, please don't let it be a fake!
Similar to Grandiva, countless monks in the hall prayed in unison in their hearts.

"Oh, really? Then look at this, 'The Biography of Saint Lanliang,' 3-6, 'I will entrust the Eastern Continent, along with this imperial crown and the palace located in the Snail Palace City…'"

Seemingly fearing that those watching wouldn't understand, the forger specifically emphasized, "To be precise, the imperial crown is the same as the imperial crown."

Then in the next paragraph, it is mentioned that the crown is 'made of pure gold and various precious gems'.

In the past, the empire was always in war, and that's how the village priests passed down the story.

But with the revival of the Holy El Empire, various ancient texts have resurfaced, and we can immediately see that the Imperial Crown is different from the Crown! The Imperial Crown is made of silk and cloth!

"Your Excellency Rocroi, surely this couldn't be a mistake from a transcription error?"

When saying this, have Bro take a step forward after each sentence.

Each step they took felt like a heavy blow to the monks' hearts, making it hard to breathe.

By the time the last sentence was uttered, Jean-Baptiste had already walked to within half a meter of Rocroi.

"Lord Rocroi, what is your explanation?"

(End of this chapter)