our family is gone

Chapter 185 Neither materialistic nor scientific

The Imperial Navy is actually Totnes, or the private army of the Governor of the Eastern Province.

The real role of Totnes' research artillery is here, and the ground formation is just an attempt.

No pirates dare to run wild in front of them. The prosperity of the port and coast shows strength. Without strength, it is difficult to defend.

"Have you traveled this route before? How was the situation on the road? Is there any extreme environment?"

Lance knew that before the bandits invaded and wreaked havoc, there were still ships passing by this route. Even though Hamlet was in such decline, a town still had a lot of commercial activities.

Although he had learned some information from Tiffany before, he was used to understanding and learning, and only with more information could he control the situation.

"Of course I have traveled this route..."

After coming out of the sea, it was much easier. During the boring journey, the old captain didn't mind telling Lance about the situation of this route.

Totnes is in the east of the empire, and Hamlet is at the northeast end. Many gathering places have developed on the long coastline of the empire.

In terms of purely commercial value, it is actually quite good, because it needs to pass through several cities and towns, among which there are three big cities with 5 people, not to mention those large and small seaside fishing villages.

Whether it is replenishment or reselling goods to earn the difference is very convenient.

But the problem is that a very troublesome thing interferes with this route.

Pirates, an ancient but not lonely profession.

"Originally this route was very prosperous, but then Hamlet declined, and pirates from nowhere began to appear here.

The guy is as cunning as a water snake. He hides in the face of the Totnes navy, and rushes up to plunder in the face of merchant ships. The erosion of pirates in the past ten years has caused this prosperous waterway to fade away. Only those who are confident enough in themselves Guys dare to go this route. "

When talking about the arrogance of the pirates, the old captain became more and more angry, and talked about some things in the past.

"When Hamlet's navy was strong, how could those guys be arrogant? I hacked and killed no less than ten pirates! They ran away when they saw our flag rising.

But more than ten years ago, those damn bureaucrats even embezzled military expenses, and the equipment they issued to us was all rotten iron. Even if our ships were damaged, they could not be repaired or updated. We could only repair them and extend their service life. .

On the contrary, those pirates don't know whose support they got, their equipment is actually better than our navy's, and even their ships are better and faster than ours! "

"We have to pay more to keep those pirates out. Brothers fell because of their equipment, and they could have survived~
One warship even broke two knots in the sea when chasing pirates because of the extended service life and disrepair. Only less than ten of the 130 four brothers on board escaped. "

The sad and angry voice of the old captain attracted the attention of many crew members, but these young people had heard too many similar words from him.

They haven't been through it, and some of them aren't even from Hamlet, so they don't care too much.

But Lance knows that the decline of Hamlet's navy is just a microcosm of Hamlet's overall decline.

And the person behind those pirates is none other than the prodigal ancestor, the ancestor, who spent all his family property in order to study the extraordinary power.

And in order to deceive people, he hired pirates as white gloves to search for extraordinary items or rare cultural relics, remains and ancient texts for him.

As a result, the pirates have grown stronger, but their own navy has declined. It is self-evident where the money has gone~
"It's all about those corrupt bureaucrats and depraved nobles, those guys didn't care about our life or death at all!

In the end, the city was breached, and at that time, the wages owed for three years had not been paid, and the brothers were required to fight with him?
I bother! "

As the old captain spoke, he suddenly gestured towards Lance.

"If they can be like you, my lord, how can those pirates ride on our heads? They have been hacked to death by our brothers!"

The excited words of the old captain drew Lance's attention back, and everyone could feel that he had great opinions on those guys.

It was just embarrassing for Lance.

Although he didn't do it, he is the orthodox of Hamlet no matter what, so change the subject quickly.

"Is it possible for us to encounter pirates on this trip?"

"How can there be so many pirates, not to mention that this is still under the control of Totnes, those guys will hide when they see the flag of the warship~"

The old captain was careless, obviously not afraid, but he couldn't help but envy the Totnes warship.

"If only we had this... when will I see our flag fly again..."

"I can see~" Lance couldn't help being touched, even though he was so disappointed with those guys, it was still difficult to conceal his feelings for Hamlet, after all, it was the place where he devoted his youth to protection, and he had witnessed the glory of the past.

The old captain came back to his senses and saw Lance's solemn expression. He thought he was worried about the pirates, so he couldn't help but comfort him.

"Don't be afraid, my lord, even if the pirates come, I can still chop him off ten or twenty times with my old bones!"

The old captain's words were regarded as bragging by the young sailors, and they couldn't help laughing and teasing.

"Hahaha! Captain, just don't twist your waist when the time comes."

"It's time to hide away."

"Didn't you hide in the barrel?"

"..."

"Get off! You bastards." The old captain was not angry, but laughed and cursed, "You don't know, I think I..."

Looking at this scene, Lance also relaxed a little with a smile on his face, and looked up at the warship that was walking away, but he also knew in his heart that there was one more thing to do when he went back.

Rebuild the navy.

It is our duty to restore the glory of Hamlet!
After handing over the ship to the old captain, Lance went down to inspect the cabin, went to each cabin to see in person, showed his face and told them that he was with them.

At the same time, tell them some rules, and approve that they can go out of the deck to see, but they can't interfere with the crew's work. Children must be accompanied by their parents, and fighting is prohibited.

People who stay in a confined space for a long time will have psychological pressure. If there is a backlog, problems may occur. He did this to eliminate hidden dangers.

Of course, Lance has a simpler method. He has already arranged some literate people. At that time, every cabin will have to read them, instill in them the rules of Hamlet, teach them some basic knowledge, get rid of the influence of religion, and find something for them. Do.

After walking around for a while, he didn't find anything abnormal. On the contrary, he was a little surprised by the meekness and pressure-bearing ability of those people.

Lance doesn't know whether the empire's training is good or not, anyway, it's a good thing for him for the time being.

Walking out of the cabin below, but remembering the hope in those people's eyes, Lance couldn't help rubbing his temples. These 2000 people are also a pressure for him, and he can only hope that something special happens to Hamley so that he can fulfill his promise to them~
But now is not the time to think about these things, Lance knows that there is still one person waiting for his answer.

"Can I come in?" Lance knocked on the door.

There are still quite a few rooms on the upper floor, and it is okay to separate out one or two, and Boudica and Paracelsus are among them.

After getting an affirmative answer, Lance pushed the door open and entered.

This design is a cargo ship. The space on board is used to maximize loading, so this kind of room is very small, and there is only one bed.

After stuffing a couple of packages and two people inside there was no more room, not even room to stand.

Lance raised his hand and put aside the war halberd that he had thrown away casually, and looked at that guy Boudica lying on the bed like a dead fish.

"Uh... Boss, are you here?" Boudica turned his head, and it seemed that he had lost his mind.

"If you want to be beautiful, you have just started, and it will take at least four or five days."

"Ah~"

When Lance saw this scene, he also knew that he had made a mistake in his consideration. She was so big that she directly occupied the bed, while the petite doctor sat helplessly by the bed.

"Well, I'll change a place for you."

Lance didn't bother to care about the moaning Boudica, but helped carry her luggage and brought her to his room.

"This is my room, you can stay here for a few days."

It is also similar in space and configuration. Paracelsus came in quite strangely. This obviously noble person lived in such a simple place?Not even luggage~
"Any questions?"

"how about you?"

"Of course I have a place to sleep." Lance went in first to help her pack her luggage, and then sat on the chair directly, "Now we should talk."

Speaking of this, Paracelsus didn't even think about it, and spoke directly to him.

"Is what you said before true?"

Hearing this, Lance was amused, and couldn't help but tease, "Why do you dare to come even if you don't believe it? Are you really not afraid that I'm lying to you?"

"The eyes of those refugees can't lie, you are a trustworthy person." Paracelsus adjusted his glasses with a calm expression, "What's more, you had no reason to let me go at that time."

Looking at his appearance, Lance couldn't help sighing, such courage, or pure rationality, no wonder he could germinate "scientific" thoughts under the double oppression of religion and feudalism.

"Pa..." Lance felt a little awkward when he spoke, and frowned slightly, "Your name is a bit of a mouthful, if you don't mind, I can call you a doctor?"

"Whatever you want, I don't care~"

"Miss Paracelsus." Lance did not hesitate to choose a more intimate address, "I have read your research materials, and I also know that you want to explore the mysteries of the human body."

As he spoke, Lance looked at her and saw her nodding before continuing.

"The promise I promised you has not changed. I will provide you with research conditions, and even provide you with some special help beyond your understanding, but the same research results will belong to me. Of course, the honor of the researcher has always been yours. of."

The doctor was lost in thought, but he agreed without hesitating for too long.

(In order to prevent you from saying that I am not counting words, I will refer to Paracelsus as a doctor in the future, and I agree with deducting 1.)
"can."

It's very simple, if she wants to explore the mysteries of the human body and find out the causes of the disease, she must need more corpses. Only this man in the whole world can accommodate her.

And she didn't have much interest in things other than this, whether it was money, power, honor or others.

Of course, this is only in her thoughts. In fact, Lance knows that there are many researchers like her among the extraordinary, even crazier than her.

Those people are called wizards, and the organization they gather is the extraordinary organization [Black Tower] that Tamara calls.

An organization in which the fittest survive, because the order in it is such that the strong dominate the weak.

Lance suspects that the author of [Spiritual Vision] is a wizard.

It's just that it doesn't matter anymore, Lance needs to cultivate his own talents.

The first is to expand her horizons.

"Have you ever seen the other side of this world?"

The first time the doctor heard this was not doubt, but fear. Although it disappeared soon, Lance accurately captured this moment.

He knew that something must have driven the doctor down this path.

"It seems that you have seen some interesting things, would you mind telling me?"

The doctor was silent, with a serious expression and no intention of opening his mouth.

Lance also didn't mean to force her, but instead talked about the extraordinary power that Tamara used to popularize science to him.

It's just that they must have been screened by him, and there are some things that she can't let her know.

These words of Lance immediately aroused her disgust, and obvious resistance appeared on her face.

Originally, she thought that Lance was a person who believed in science, but she didn't expect to engage in this kind of thing, which really annoyed her.

Of course, Lance noticed her reaction, but now that the boat was at sea, he was not afraid of her running away, so he didn't panic at all.

He raised his hand towards the doctor and opened his palm, and in the next second, a small knife appeared in his hand out of thin air in front of her.

While she was in a daze, Lance directly picked up her hand and cut it open on the belly of the finger, blood flowed out immediately, then raised his hand to activate [Flesh Reconstruction], the small wound was healed in an instant.

"Ah~" At this time, the doctor cried out in pain, pulled his hand back, looked at his fingers and frowned and asked, "Why did you cut me?"

"Of course it's to let you feel the extraordinary power more clearly~" Lance smiled. It hurts to cut like this. Why cut yourself when you can cut others?
The doctor couldn't help but fell silent when he heard this, but seeing her frowning, he knew it was not a good thing.

Although she didn't say it clearly, but watching her keep snapping her fingers, it was clear that she still didn't believe it.

"Do you want to come again?" Lance shook the dagger in his hand.

"Impossible! What kind of blindfold is this? Is it magic?" Seeing that it was inevitable, she still questioned it, and grabbed the dagger to study it.

Seeing her reaction, Lance couldn't help but sneered and said:

"You clearly believe it yourself, why do you have to force yourself to deny it? You are now the feudal ideology you cast aside, unwilling to touch new things, let alone admit new things, but choose to force them out of your mind erase.

Admit it, you, like the pastors of those churches, are neither materialistic nor scientific~”

The movement of the doctor's hands paused, and she who wanted to prove something just now fell silent.

"Spirituality is a very illusory concept. Due to the limitation of talent, many ordinary people and even extraordinary people cannot observe its existence, but in fact, spirituality does have many magical functions. From the church relying on the monopoly of magic for thousands of years, it can see.

And you think you are a pathology researcher, if you want to study the pathogenic principle of the human body, it is impossible to avoid this important influencing factor, and your first reaction now is not to study its effect on the human body, but negative.

This kind of reaction is enough to show that you are not a real researcher, what supports you is not curiosity, but..."

And Lance didn't mean to just let her go, but continued to hit her hard, trying to reverse and reshape her concept.

What he needs is a scientific and rational researcher to help him explore the route of medical development in this world, not a self-righteous idiot.

Lance's words were as sharp as a sharp knife, stabbing into her mind without hesitation, and then stirred wildly, ruining her original three views.

Everything she was proud of became worthless in his mouth, and the huge pressure shrouded her mind like a cloud, her thoughts became chaotic, and there seemed to be strange wailing in her ears.

The college student who had outstanding grades and was able to argue fiercely with the teacher in class disappeared, and was replaced by a college student whose mask was taken off, showing panic.

Seeing her like this, Lance stopped his harsh words.

This college student's mentality is still not good, and he hasn't talked about the old ancestor's shit. Wouldn't he go crazy if he encounters those monsters?
It's just that Lance suddenly realized that the original body was just a college student who hadn't graduated yet, and he was tricked by a letter from the old man before he had time to venture out.

If he didn't have himself, even if he didn't die on the old road, he would only be controlled by the mayor and the steward, who foolishly summoned mercenaries to find the ancestor, and then became part of the sacrifice~
Lance did not intend to continue to pressurize her, on the contrary, his attitude eased a lot.

"Can you tell me about it? Why did you take this path?"

Wordless silence...

Lance watched her reaction, knowing it was too early to talk about it, and she wouldn't open up to a stranger.

However, Lance was not surprised by this, and even took the initiative to change the subject.

"Do you know what my background is?"

The doctor couldn't figure out such a wide-ranging topic, and was even a little stunned for a while, unconsciously looking up at him.

"It's archeology~" Lance seemed to be recalling the past, and said to himself: "I was also a college student back then, and I didn't know anything about extraordinary power until..."

It's just that Lance stopped suddenly at the beginning. This kind of riddleman's behavior directly aroused the doctor's curious nerves. She forgot the emotion just now, and subconsciously asked a question.

"what's going on?"

"My reaction when I first came into contact with extraordinary power was similar to yours. It was unimaginable. I didn't believe it at all. I tried to explain and resist with my shallow knowledge, but I just refused to believe that there was such a power.

But the fact is that, in the process of exploration, I continued to learn, and found a very realistic situation, the existence of spirituality is like wind, we cannot see it, but it does not mean it does not exist.

On the contrary, it has already appeared around us, but we didn't notice it, and the transcendent is trying to control those winds by various means to accomplish various things. "

Lance didn't answer her question, because he didn't bother to make up things that didn't exist, so he could only talk about a long paragraph.

"People are always used to explain everything with known knowledge, because staying in the inherent cognition will give him a sense of familiarity, like a shelter in the wilderness. Although he seems to be leaking everywhere, he can still Give you a sense of security.

Once you step into an unknown territory, it means risk and insecurity, just like although you may find food and water sources in the wilderness, you may also encounter wild animals, and people are always greedy for that sense of security.

But as a researcher, we are all people who take the initiative to leave the shelter and explore the wilderness. If you choose to close yourself because of fear, then you are destined to have no more gains. "

The doctor fell into deep thought when she heard these words, which gave her a hint of insight.

It's like I made new discoveries in my own anatomy, and corrected the professor's mistakes in class, but was refuted.

Those old guys stick to their old ideas and are not willing to accept new things at all.

Isn't it the same now?

I become the person I most despise?

Who am I then?

Lance noticed her sudden and rapid change of expression, and felt that something was wrong. Could it be that he hit her too hard and ruined her?

Thinking of this, he quickly raised his hand and patted her on the shoulder to comfort her.

"Mistakes are not terrible. On the contrary, mistakes are the steps leading to the right answer, because many mistakes are bound to occur in the process of exploring the unknown, as long as you recognize the mistakes and correct them."

"Do you think I still have a chance?"

"Of course, I can, and you can too."

Sure enough, these words pulled her out of that paranoid state, and at the same time Lance created a similar experience that made her unconsciously rely on this "senior" psychologically.

However, in order to prevent her from thinking about it again, Lance had no choice but to signal her to share her research results with everyone.

"This is a corrosive agent I prepared. It is stronger than the school laboratory. It can even corrode bones."

The doctor took out a small bottle and swirled the thick green liquid in it, looking very proud of it, and she also revealed in her words that this should be her means of stealing the corpse and destroying the corpse.

When Lance saw this, he was also glad that she hadn't weaponized this, it was just used as a means to eliminate the corpses, otherwise he would probably have killed a few people that night.

"I have a few good things here." Lance took out the pills used by the cult's incense, "This one can stun the enemy, this one can make people excited, this one can arouse sexual desire, I need you to help me research the materials inside And the formula, I will also provide you with the materials."

Lance probably also guessed that these things should be the things that the ancestor and the witch engaged in herbal medicine back then, and they did not have the power of corruption.

Then naturally it can be used by him.

In fact, there is something more urgent, that is, aphrodisiac potions, which are needed as long as human beings are still alive.

However, the formula of that thing has not been fully analyzed, and further verification is needed.

He can be immune to corruption, but others can't, so he dare not show others the original, they have to go through his translation review.

　happy New Year to all!
　　
　
(End of this chapter)