Hyperdimensional Player

Chapter 130: Greek Tradition! Use It for My Benefits!
St. Patrick was a little confused.

Duncan actually invited this person to Britain?

Proclus also had high attainments in theology and philosophy, and some of his views on mysticism were absorbed by the later church.

This is the real boss!

It can even be said that in the current era, the dark days of the empire's decline, he is one of the few famous scholars who can be regarded as outstanding.

of course.

Duncan valued his identity as a mathematician more, because Proclus taught at the University of Athens and had many disciples behind him.

The Academy of Athens was founded by Plato in BC. At that time, Plato was surrounded by professionals from all walks of life, including philosophers, natural scientists, physicists, mathematicians, astronomers, biologists, agronomists, many artists, architects, etc. It was a place with many disciplines and a gathering of elites.

In human history, the only similar academy was probably the Jixia Academy, where a hundred schools of thought contended with each other. At that time, various schools (nine schools: Confucianism, Taoism, Yin-Yang, Legalism, Mohism, Nominalism, Military Science, Agriculture, and Diplomacy) debated here and promoted their own views and academic propositions.

The times when Eastern and Western civilizations emerged were very close, and Mozi was born about fifty years earlier than Plato.

As for Mozi's identity, he was not only the leader of the Mohist school, but also a mathematician, physicist and mechanical expert, a philosopher, thinker, educator, and so on.

That period should be one of the most brilliant periods of human civilization.

Got cheated again!

St. Patrick went with Duncan to welcome Proclus. If this matter were to spread, the Roman Catholic Church would really want to abolish his sainthood.

Duncan's attitude was simple.

You like following me, don't you? You want to preach to me, don't you?
Come then!
He is the King of Britain, so why would he be afraid of being followed by a saint from the church?

St. Patrick was now in a dilemma as to whether to leave or stay. He finally gritted his teeth and followed the team towards the University of London.

Now that we are here, how can we give up halfway?

This little old man was wise all his life. He even dared to go to Ireland. The worst that could happen was that he would anger Duncan one day and be beheaded, dying as a martyr. There was no way he would retreat.

"You really dare to follow me?!"

Duncan glanced back, a half-smile on his face. The fact that he and Proclus were riding in the same carriage had caused the famous scholar beside them to look a little uneasy. As if noticing this, Duncan patted the scholar's hand, signaling him not to be nervous. The British still respected scholars.

The woman next to Proclus was quite eye-catching. She had long chestnut hair, a beautiful face, and was full of bookish knowledge, which attracted Duncan's attention.

——Aslepigenia (mathematician) (philosopher) (natural scientist) [two-star gold]!
Few women of this era possessed such knowledge.

Duncan couldn't help but take a look and asked, "Who is this?"

Proclus quickly introduced: "This is Aslepigenia."

"She is the daughter of my teacher Plutarch."

Proclus believed in equality of sexes in education.

He himself wrote on the need for female education and is thought to have received special guidance from female deities such as Athena.

The arrival of this famous scholar was greatly facilitated by Triss, the Raven Queen. As for other factors, they should also be related to Athena's appearance. After all, the faith in the goddess Sulis has also been revived, and Athens can be said to be the base.

This time, Duncan almost took over the Academy of Athens!

One of the top universities in the whole of Europe, the last batch of polytheistic mathematicians, philosophers, scientists, etc., were all taken away by him.

Even Triss, the Raven Queen, may have considered this day when she supported Athena instead of Artemis (Diana), whom she served. Today, the Greek school of thought has essentially shifted completely.

The woman with the difficult-to-pronounce name was very young, probably in her twenties. She was looking at Duncan curiously, and she didn't seem to expect that the legendary and famous British governor would be so young.

Duncan smiled and nodded, saying, "Welcome to London."

The female philosopher bowed and said, "Thank you, Governor, for accepting us."

Inadvertently.

Duncan saw the emblem of Athena on her body. Even though the statue was destroyed and the temple was sealed, there were still many people in Athens who were believers of Athena.

Tsk tsk.

The priesthood of wisdom is indeed not simple.

Although the knowledge of this group of Athenian scholars was limited by the times, their ideas were still very advanced, as there was even a female architect and a female astronomer among them.

Speaking of which, among the first group of scholars who came to Duncan's territory was a woman.

It seems that he has a connection with these people.

After all, in today's era, the church has become powerful and influential, and there are very few women who can learn advanced knowledge.

St. Patrick has caught up.

He was also a knowledgeable missionary. Putting aside the disputes between monotheism and polytheism, he was able to debate with these real professional scholars. The only problem was that there were not enough people, and he was weak alone. In addition, he was not young, so he became thirsty after arguing for a while.

No!

I can't swallow this, I have to call someone!
St. Patrick was at a disadvantage for a while, so he quickly called his followers and asked them to call all the knowledgeable people in the British Church.

The real academic bigwigs are here.

At this time, even the Druid Order in Britain was alarmed and quickly sent an old and knowledgeable Druid elder.

how to say?

If St. Patrick lost the debate with them, the Druids won it.

Doesn't that mean the Druids have overpowered the British Church?

No.

Such an opportunity must not be missed!
Damn British Church, it’s so rich. I heard that they even gave eggs to their believers not long ago.

You have to know that in that era, eggs were a precious thing and many people could not afford to eat them. The British Church actually spent a lot of money and distributed thousands of eggs at once.

Recently, the Druid Order has been badly defeated in its missionary work.

Giving out eggs is simply cheating!

soon.

In the square of London University, an old, knowledgeable and prestigious Druid elder debated with these scholars. Because the debate involved the field of agriculture, it attracted a lot of onlookers. Nowadays, the knowledge of farming is still worth learning.

Currently, the Druid Order has begun a comprehensive transformation. Under the original Druid profession, there are two branch professions, one is the agronomist and the other is the herbalist.

It's an officially recognized profession and even comes with a salary.

The debate in the square was not going well.

The elder druid faced a scholar marked as an 'agricultural expert' (one-star gold) and a scholar marked as a 'natural scientist' (two-star silver-gray) alone, and was so suppressed that he could only make excuses and replace part of his agricultural knowledge with the protection of the gods.

Anyone can see that this is a bit far-fetched. Although supernatural powers do exist, what they are debating is agricultural technology, not mystical knowledge.

You're a druid, and you're talking about Avalon's fertility rituals with agricultural scholars. That's a bit too much!

Duncan, standing next to him, couldn't stand it any longer. Although he didn't understand much after a while, he couldn't let the druids mess around any longer.

The elder druid was so angry that he almost used Transfiguration in public, just short of proving the existence of supernatural powers and gods, and showing that Avalon's fertility rituals were indeed effective.

But this is not allowed, the supernatural world has its own rules.

The Druids have always prohibited the abuse of witchcraft.

today.

The scholars of the Academy of Athens became famous in one battle!
It can be said that for a long time to come, the topic of conversation among people will be the debates between scholars, priests, and druids.

As if this could make them knowledgeable as well.

This is the Taoist inheritance!
The entire tradition of ancient Greek culture lies here. If you want to debate with these professional scholars, you must have some powerful people.

The old man St. Patrick was very angry and regretted that he had not read more books in the past.

No.

We still have to ask for help!
Not only was the British Church calling for help, but even the Druid Order of Avalon was also calling for help, searching the British Isles for those hidden prophets, sages, and great druids. Even Merlin was alarmed and rushed over from Southampton overnight.

He must help in this area. He can lose in other areas, but he must not lose in the agricultural field!
This is the foundation of the Druid faith.

If he, a Celtic prophet, cannot surpass the scholars in agriculture, wouldn't his sect's faith transformation in the future be inherently inferior?

Not to mention him, even the guardian fairies of Avalon were alarmed.

This is the top wisdom of mortals!
The druids relied on supernatural powers and various rituals and prayers, but they were no match for the other party's agricultural knowledge developed over thousands of years. How could the guardian fairies sit still? They couldn't just rely on the Avalon Fertility Ritual to use sophistry to suppress the other party.

If you can’t beat them, join them and arrange for others to learn secretly.

at last.

After things fermented to a certain extent, Duncan also began to arrange the highlights. He gathered St. Patrick and many top scholars together.

In the auditorium of the London Academy, many candles were lit on all sides.

The Raven Queen, Triss, looked solemn as she gazed at the others present, while the entrances on both sides were guarded by the general's personal guards.

Everyone waited for a long time.

After a long time, Duncan slowly walked out. He glanced at St. Patrick next to him, then nodded slightly to the Greek scholars headed by Proclus. Then, he handed a thick and rather messy set of notes to the people in front of him.

St. Patrick, with a look of curiosity on his face, reached out to take it and asked, "Governor? What is this?"

Proclus was, after all, a professional scholar.

He simply took it and glanced at it, then, with a solemn expression, handed it to the scholars behind him and exclaimed in shock, "Heliocentrism?!"

You see, this is called professionalism.

St. Patrick's hands trembled as he heard this, and he quickly flipped open the messy notes.

Duncan had been troubled by this for several days and had no mood to train Anya properly. He said calmly, "That's right. It's the heliocentric theory."

"I need you to help me perfect it."

What was actually handed down to Greek scholars was actually pantheism, also known as the theory of the One.

Pantheism is the oldest thought in the East. It believes that God is the essence of all things and "natural laws" are the incarnation of God.

It's a bit like the concept of natural avenue.

There was also some polytheism mixed in, but Duncan was not well-educated and could only record some useful things.

In the future, it will depend on the scholars today to perfect and unify it.

The gods can't defeat God?
Nothing.

Above the gods, there is the concept of 'natural law'.

The representatives of pantheism are Zhuangzi, Spinoza and Xenophanes. Anyway, Duncan is not afraid of trouble. The worst that can happen is a "battle in heaven", which can be regarded as the beginning of the Enlightenment in advance.

He really doesn't understand theology, and he has done his best by providing some concepts.

Of course, the manuscripts on the church side only include the heliocentric part.

If St. Patrick saw pantheism and polytheism, he would probably be furious.

Having said this, Duncan looked at St. Patrick, who had a very solemn expression in front of him, and said slowly: "You should ask the scholars of the British Church to help as well."

"If the heliocentric theory can be proven, I will no longer restrict your preaching."

"If you can win by preaching and destroy polytheism, I have nothing to say."

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of the Greek scholars nearby changed and their expressions became extremely solemn, because most of them were polytheists.

Duncan said in a deep voice: "Even."

"I will also fully support you to become the next Pope!"

St. Patrick was old, and his usually calm heart suddenly exploded, and his hands began to tremble a little.

If others say this, it would be a bit of a boast.

But what Duncan said makes it hard to imagine what amazing influence the British Church, backed by royal power and the army, will have!
If it really doesn't work, attack the Vatican and directly replace the Pope.

The position of Pope.

St. Patrick can sit too, Duncan said.

Duncan had always supported polytheism. If his missionary work was truly crushed, and polytheism perished, he would have had nothing to say, except that the tide of time was too strong. Ultimately, people chose monotheism, and Europe's polytheistic religions were too backward and were eliminated by the times.

Duncan would not allow the church to force people to believe in monotheism, nor would he allow polytheistic sects to force people to believe in polytheism.

To preach, roll up yourselves.

The British Church has already accepted some pagan traditions. In the future, Duncan will be pushed out to compete with the Roman Catholic Church. Whoever wins will be the orthodox one.

This is the first cut.

Use heliocentrism to impact the existing cosmology, and then crush monotheism and polytheism equally, so that human beings can realize that they are just a small part of the vast universe.

The true journey of mankind lies in the sea of stars!
In the future, Duncan also hopes that these scholars can help him study the witchcraft of this era and explain the damn runes and various weird rune totems from a scientific perspective.

It's time for Merlin to play a role.

As one of the most powerful legendary wizards of this era, instead of thinking about organizing the inheritance of witchcraft and leading the magical enlightenment of a new era, he spends all day pondering those bullshit prophecies. What's the point?

Duncan used royal power as a whip to get them all moving.

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(End of this chapter)