Krafft's Anomaly Notes

Chapter 60 Blasphemy
Liston checked the other books on the table, none of them were related to pharmacology, they were all older and more partial monographs on the structure of the human body.

After the publication of "Human Anatomy", these older works that lack evidence gradually withdrew from various academies, and can only be seen in the collections of the older generation.And it is limited to collection, as a witness of the times, it is rarely used as a reference for discussion.

Among them, the oldest one is estimated to be able to catch up with Liston's grandparents. The paper is brown and brittle, and it is almost broken when the pages are turned.It is necessary to gently lift the pages of the book, push them evenly with the palm of your hand, and turn to the next page.

Among these books, this one is the closest to the real situation, and the content is rigorous and orderly. This section alone is similar to "Human Structure", only lacking some final practical proofs.It is strange that Liston has never heard of such an excellent book.

On the title page, you can see that it is in the collection of the University of Dunling, maybe it is an original copy.Even if it has lost its practical value, it is also a milestone.Isn't it too careless to have such a precious collection of books spread out on the table?
It is important to know that after the material has aged, the weight of the book itself is enough to crush the spine when it is spread out, causing it to deform and crack, which will cause the cover paper to shift.Repairing will destroy the original form, and if not repaired, it will be scattered all over the ground sooner or later.

Closing it achingly, Liston intended to let the spine rest for a while and flip it back when he left.Although it was purely self-comforting, at least he didn't stand by and watch an important tome get damaged without doing anything.

The last page fell, and a very familiar-looking thing flashed past, almost making Liston suspect that it was an illusion produced under dim light.

He turned the last page in surprise.

It was a smiling cervical vertebra, drawn in the middle of the paper, undisguisedly revealing its own existence.

"Edward?"

This logo is so characteristic that beginners who have read "Human Structure" will never forget it.The only difference between the two is that Edward's signature is not included in the logo on the book.

It is reasonable, then, that Liston had not heard of it.This book is probably Edward's work before he wrote the masterpiece "The Structure of the Human Body". Because it is completely covered and surpassed by the latter, it naturally has no chance of spreading, and the degree of rarity may be far beyond my imagination.

As expected of Dunling University, it dares to send out such books. How rich should its library be?

After daydreaming for a while, Liston realized that he was distracted again.The shock he received in the professor's room today made him forget his reason for coming again, and completely forgot about the business.

Touching the cover of the book, Liston almost had the urge to take the book away that he didn't want to admit.

No, of course not.

He shook off the distracting thoughts in his mind and returned to the original plan, he was here to find evidence and reasons for the professor's participation in the Chengming incident.

But as far as the current situation is concerned, the professor is not tinkering with the content of medicine at home recently, but inexplicably came up with another set of growth methods for musculoskeletal, which is completely contrary to the existing anatomical results.

Not only were the doubts not resolved, but they increased.A never-before-seen combination, obviously not owned by humans, nor does it look like it could be used for some brand new surgery.It highlights an extreme practicality, and makes efficient use of the motion system from a mechanical point of view.

It does seem to make some sense, but things that are neither derived from humans nor used for humans, but are all human parts, how did you come up with it?

Breaking out of such a way of thinking cannot be achieved by a moment of inspiration. It is either an idea that has accumulated over the years, or there are prototypes for reference, and a ready-made research basis to fill in the details.

Liston opened the book, turned back to the part the professor had read, and tried to find clues to the reference content inside.

As a professional who has invested in this major for many years, it is not difficult to find out the clues after careful reading.

In the descriptions of old books, it is the author's imagination of "effectiveness" that causes the gap between the content and the real situation.Compared with some "not too smart" actual structures, the author arranged the positions of muscles and bones to places where it is easier to exert force.

In other words, under the same general outline, according to the original idea of ​​the author Edward, the functionality of the movement system can be stronger.

Under this guiding ideology, some parts of the drawing have some morphological deviations that can be seen directly by people with a discerning eye, and are arranged directly according to the "ideal state".

The attitude of being unreasonable, deviating from reality, and only seeking utility is exactly the same as the "new structure" created by the professor.They all use biological tissues as parts to conceive a perfect and easy-to-use "machine".

This is the best adjective he can find, only those things that are intentionally created tend to be extremely practical.Natural creatures, no matter how strong and intelligent they are, must have inherent flaws that cannot be changed.

An inhuman thing built with "human parts" is too whimsical.

Yet there was an ominous sense of reality in that sketch that lingered, making one believe it could have existed, or be drawn against something that actually existed.

Liston continued to scroll down, and at the end of the chapter, where the epilogue and conclusion should have been, was occupied by an indescribable limb.

Different from Kalman's sketches, this hand-drawn draft is exquisite and delicate, combining all the previously imagined "perfect" structures, and assembled into a long strip-like limb that is out of the form of terrestrial animals and can move without restriction.

It seems to be the author's preference, to let it survive independently.In the gap between muscle and bone, proper organs and blood vessels are filled.

In the light-colored phantom behind it, it twists at an extraordinary angle, exerting the maximum range of motion of the assembled joints, and it is extremely flexible.

This posture reminds Liston of the arms and legs of aquatic molluscs, which curl and relax on the cutting board after being cut off.But this is obviously a reorganization of the structure he is most familiar with, born out of common sense, fabricating "perfect" and deformed limbs.

Or is it just what the skeletal muscles are supposed to look like, and the human body is a deformity that wastes function?
The manuscripts without annotations have annotations that are completely different from the author's handwriting, and the words are sharper than the pen engraved on the paper.

"Irrational madman, delusion out of reality, blasphemy..."

The writer seems to be venting his emotions with words in a rage, in which the hostility is faintly visible after a long time, and the anger is so resentful that he uses the most intense words to attack the pictures on a page.

A slash drawn with a new stroke of ink crossed out a large section of fierce words.For some reason, Liston saw the meaning of casualness and disdain in it, just like a professor usually reads the articles submitted by students who are incompetent, and deleted a piece of unknown content.

In a critical tone, Kalman wrote briefly below:

"Mediocrity can never understand what genius sees."

What does this mean?
In words, Professor Kalman seemed to put himself in the same position as Edward, condescendingly contemptuous of the person who denounced this weird drawing.

What is "seen by a genius"?Liston's first reaction refers to the conjecture of the anatomical structure that is close to efficient and perfect throughout the chapter.

Soon, he denied this idea himself.As a person who participated in the professor's secret anatomy class, Liston knew that what Kalman recognized was only what he had seen and practiced with his own eyes, that is, the current version of "Human Structure", how could he pursue the kind of "perfection" that does not exist? structure?
Liston vaguely felt that he had caught something, and chaotic information clues and reasoning were scrambled in his mind, and one thread led him to discover a direction he had never imagined.

Like groping in the dark, along the long and winding corridor, suddenly a flash of light flashed in front of my eyes.

Kalman wouldn't like unprovable ethereal theories unless...

Unless "seen" is taken literally.

[blasphemy...]

In the unshakable ideological domination of the church, the clergy declared that man is the most perfect creation of God, and no matter how much they despised them, they had to accept this point of view.

After all, in the world today, no one can explain why only human beings have intelligent thoughts and dexterous limbs. Both are indispensable, as if they were born to use this human body to exert wisdom and rule the body with wisdom.

People can only admit a higher ultimate existence, holding the authority to create life.

And this kind of creation usurped this authority, and jokingly used the most proud creation of the gods as building blocks to dismantle and reassemble it to make better works.

If it really exists, where is the god?Where does all common sense reside?

The professor and Edward had seen it firsthand, and had drawn structures unimaginable to those who had not seen them.Its mere existence will subvert all social consensus based on religion and general cognition, which means that the understanding and use of the authority of creation is beyond what human beings have learned in their lifetime.

Where the hell did the professor see it?Where did Edward, who wrote his great book in Dunling, face it?

A feeling of dread or ecstasy rushed into my head, I couldn't tell.At this moment, Liston felt that he could leave everything without hesitation and embark on the path of pursuing this thing, just for this goal beyond the known things in this world.

Then, the thoughts are connected, the clues are connected, and the questions are answered.

It is the answer, the reason that Professor Kalman can do horrible things regardless of morality, emotion, and ethics.

How lucky, the person who gave up his life in Dunling for his career, the person who devoted his whole life to it, is finding the ultimate answer to his pursuit.

No longer caring about keeping concealment, Liston opened the window to let the sunlight into the room.He needs to read all the clues as soon as possible to supplement the whole picture of the incident.

Yet in the blinding bright light, what had previously been hidden in the darkness was revealed.

It was one round symbol after another painted on the wall and floor with dull paint, and it was covered with criss-cross patterns of cracks.

The iconic transverse crack that divides it in half runs through the center of each symbol.

　I'm very busy, I'm too busy, and I'm not satisfied with what I write, but I don't have time to improve my literary quality. (`~)
　　
　
(End of this chapter)