Krafft's Anomaly Notes

Chapter 85 Glass
Considering that if he did not go to the church for sightseeing, he would have to go to other places for "sightseeing", Kraft followed Captain William into the church.

Step through the silver-relief-decorated main entrance into the central hall, the most classic of standard structures, and the Church of Port Solace is no exception.

All floors will not set up obstacles in the vertical direction of this area. Looking up, you can see the dome directly. Generally, the painting of the heavenly scene is the protagonist. The larger the church, the more prominent this feature is. This daunting height symbolizes God. To the unreachable gap.

The Consolation Church adopts an all-glass mosaic-style inlaid top, reflecting the candlelight of the large chandelier, taking a step further on the basis of tradition, and bringing the splendor to the extreme, making the beholders forget where they are in the dazzled, as if they are in the kingdom of heaven Under the stars, away from the hustle and bustle of the world.

The pillars on both sides half-separate the hall from the side hall, supplemented by a barrier composed of small pieces of red glass to separate the line of sight, and you can vaguely see the candlesticks behind, the transparency is much higher than those seen in the port area, and the color is more uniform and tidy .

The singing voice came from behind the translucent glass curtain wall. It was crisp and ethereal, echoing in the grand space, which was mistaken for the effect of harmony.

The neat and uniform children's voices sang a cappella, in the dim red light, it's hard to tell whether it's a castrato singer or a little boy.The sound made Kraft feel uncomfortable, and the unnatural overlap always reminded him of the deep encounter, all singing with human vocal cords as far away from normal as possible.

He turned his head away, trying to shake off the voice that seemed to be stuck in his ear.But singing is everywhere in the closed hall, and as a visitor, it is not easy to cover your ears and act disrespectfully, so you have to pay attention to the surrounding decorations.

Different from the external image, the interior style of the church uncharacteristically violates the ascetic, solemn and sacred tone, using a lot of warm-toned glass.A kind of light red high-transparency glass is the main body, rendering a slightly drunk red halo, accompanied by slightly changed dark red and dark glass, and a few orange and orange embellishments.

It can be seen that the designer wants to create a sense of gentleness other than sacredness, mediate the inherent impression of the church's forbidding, and make it more in line with the name "consolation".

But this kind of adjustment is a bit too forceful. For Kraft, it feels like pouring half a box of sugar into the coffee with a trembling hand. It is too sweet to describe.

Halfway through the central hall from the door, his perception of warm light has been declining all the way. It is as ubiquitous as sound, filling the space like a dense mist, dripping into the pupils and coating the retina, rubbing the sweet and sticky syrup texture Do not dry clean.

Some people may feel that they have come to a peaceful and sweet heaven. For example, Cooper likes this place quite a lot. Although he expressed in private not long ago that his belief foundation has been shaken, it seems that it does not hinder his liking for the environment here.

From the moment he walked in the door, the young man living in the Salt Tide area was intoxicated, and some body language clearly revealed that he was relaxed from the restraint he had just entered the church.The warm and sweet visual experience has benefited him a lot.

William led them to go down to the icon. The priest was telling the scriptural stories to the believers who bowed their heads in prayer on the bench, and was talking about the contempt and oppression the saints suffered in the mortal world before they ascended to heaven.

Statues of Baishi figures with different postures and movements are arranged on both sides, but there is no statue in the middle.The supreme existence itself is replaced by the double-winged ring logo, and there is no specific image for the public to admire.

There are many records in the holy scriptures that the heavenly father came to the world to perform miracles, test and temper his believers, or praise the good and punish the wicked.Sometimes it turns into a mortal appearance with different identities, but in the end it usually ends with revealing its true face, and everyone kneels down to praise its kindness and wisdom.

Logically speaking, there should be many descriptions of him, but the fact is just the opposite. Peeping and imagining the face of the heavenly father is always taboo, claiming to look directly at his face is an act of disrespect, related creations also need to be taboo, or simply declare that God has no It is even more impossible for mortals to look at their true appearance and remember it.

Those stone sculptures of saints carved with moist white stone are frozen at the moment when they witness the true face of the gods in the story, the barefoot farmer picking up rice ears, the knight wearing a holy emblem robe and fighting with a sword, and the elder bishop reading classics. looked up in surprise.

The carving level of these sculptures is extremely high. From the perspective of Kraft, who has no artistic cells, they are all amazing. The softness of the fabric and the movement of the muscle groups are extremely real. consistency.

The peasants should not be too short, and the knights should not be too prominent, so they should be kept at a moderate level.

And their eyes are all aimed at the holy emblem in the middle that refers to the heavenly father, intending to show more than twenty stories through one scene.

The priest finished his sermon, walked down from the stage, took the basket containing bread from the young priest who was also wearing a white robe behind him, and distributed it to those who listened to the sermon. Some people who only listened to the end were fished in troubled waters. Got one.

In the church, there are stories of saints distributing food from the bodies of gods to believers.As a non-religious person, Kraft took a small bite out of curiosity, and his front teeth almost collapsed from the unopened solid bread. This piece was probably made from the bone of God.

"Let's go up and have a look?" Putting the bread into his pocket, he gave up the idea of ​​solving dinner by the way, and pointed to the unmarked stairs on one side, intending to go to a higher place to avoid the annoying choir.The second floor seemed to be William's destination as well. He grabbed the handrail and led the way up the stairs.

The spiral staircase is located in the corner of the hall, which is a bit inconspicuous. After two circles on it, they came to the second floor of the church.

Some small rooms with good sound insulation are arranged here. From time to time, people who visit the church open the door and look around to see if anyone pays attention to them.

Looking inward between their entry and exit, the room is also separated by a small piece of spliced ​​glass window on both sides, only for the two sides to see the general figure of the other party to know their existence, but not to know their identity.

Probably a place of confession to the clergy, which Kraft is not interested in, but the singing here is indeed a lot lighter.He looked at William inquiringly, wanting to know what the captain wanted to do in this church because he didn't go to "reliable places" in the middle of the night.Maybe he is also guilty and needs to be redeemed?

"Oh, don't look at me like that. I'm much more devout than those people, and I'm not afraid to confess my mistakes to God." William admitted his intentions as a matter of course, "And I always come to the church first and then go to the port."

"I have to say that it surpasses at least [-]% of the people below." Kraft leaned out of the fence, and the people below were crowded, bathed in reddish light. From this perspective, the red light is not gentle, and there is a feeling of looking down on the struggling and confused people in the world.

The only cool colors come from the ring of wings and statues of his saints, which stand out from the crowd.The former has no face and cannot be seen from a human perspective; the latter only has the holy emblem in his eyes, and no one pays attention to the flow of people passing by, nor does he intend to cast his eyes on another priest who is preaching on the stage.

After watching a lot, he feels that such a design is not accidental, and there is a specific meaning to be conveyed in the picture created with the flow of people and its own layout.

The number of churches he has been to is no more than one hand. Among them, about one and a half are cathedrals, half of which are St. Simon's Church in Port Wendeng. The only large church in the official sense is the Church of Consolation.Coupled with the lack of theological attainments, it is not appropriate to make a rash decision.

Looking away from downstairs, Kraft waved to William and said, "You go first, we will stroll around."

"See you soon."

"I'll see you later, may God pay attention to you." Kraft closed the door for William while talking, and he could see from his weird and tangled face that he didn't like this blessing very much.

"Isn't it better to not be treated like this?" A distorted voice came from behind the door.

Such a good Ye Gong and a good dragon.Kraft shook his head and left, walking along the corridor to the main entrance, he wanted to get a closer look at the glass wings on the front of the church.

At the end of the corridor, they approached the hem of a wing.

The large feathers made of clear white glass are fitted one by one in a way that amateurs cannot understand. The longest one at the end is about the length of the upper arm, and the transparency is as high as the level of the ice edge. It is not as beautiful as a product of this era. The light red glass seen downstairs is even better.

Compared with the lantern decoration in the port, the glass used in the church has opened up a gap of more than one generation, with higher transparency and fewer impurities.

Especially this pair of exaggerated wings basically reached the level of cognition of glass by alien souls, a bit like glass instruments.

"It's beautiful, isn't it?" The crisp voice approached from behind with light footsteps.

Kraft turned around and saw a man with a feminine appearance standing next to them, admiring the miracle of craftsmanship from the nearest.

"Indeed." The alien soul also admits that this thing looks shocking at night, not because it can be achieved by pure craftsmanship, but also because of the artistic attainments that opened up the gap between the three streets. The painstaking effort put into it by the builder is unimaginable.

"Those places outside are all leftovers and scraps that the church doesn't want, and there is no place like this in Port of Consolation." There was pride and contempt in his tone, and the feminine man raised his neck and looked up at the tip of his wings, "Living here After a long time, sometimes I feel that the kingdom of heaven is like this.”

When it comes to excitement, the ending tone is changed, and the rhythm of the music is habitually brought in. The range of ups and downs is wide, and it sounds like a musical performance.

Well, Kraft identified the source of the chorus voice, no little boy, it was the eunuch.Some children from poor families will take this path, and after inhuman manipulation and rigorous training, they can get a job in churches and performing groups.

While maintaining a wide range of voices, there is also a timbre that has not been changed by the voice change period. Singing hymns is perfect.

"It's unbelievable, how did you do it?" This person sounded like he knew something inside, and Kraft felt that he could ask something.

"I heard that it is the technique of Dunling. What kind of alchemy potion is used to remove the impurities in the glass and make it more transparent than crystal." The eunuch stretched out his hand to catch the light of the pure spectacle, and his voice was ethereal, "Only this one Made to order here, and nothing else."

　I'm very sorry, I found that the current situation is far more busy than expected Σ(⊙▽⊙"), full, but a bit too full...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)