The Mysterious World Under Steampunk

Stave was amazed at the office of the president of Continental Magazine. As the president, Stave was completely attracted by the research materials in his hand. For this reason, he rejected all the visitors, just to concentrate on reading this paper. manuscript.

Although Stave Surprise Continent is just a occult periodical magazine that specially publishes some occult magazines that satisfy ordinary people's curiosity. In the words of those arrogant people in the academy, it is a low-end street stall, but the magazine's president Stave Possessing another layer of extraordinary identity, he is a reviewer for the Mystery and Human Body Research Society.

The Mystery and Human Body Research Society is a semi-public society that specializes in occultism and human body research under the Church of the Spirit of Knowledge. There are not many members in the club, but they are all well-known scholars. It has branches and has a lot of influence.

The research association publishes a magazine on mystery and the human body in different colleges every month. The content of the magazine is mainly some academic articles related to mysticism and human body.

It’s just that due to some restrictions, the academic articles published are not many related to occultism, most of them are related to archaeology, history and other academics, and most of the articles on human body are related to medicine, anatomy, etc. There are not many academic articles that really involve both mysticism and human body aesthetics.

As one of the main internal members, Stave knows very well that the reason why the Research Society publishes this basically unprofitable academic journal every month is to screen and find suitable new members, and his reviewer The task of the manuscript writers is to find out among the countless submissions newcomers who have the potential to become partners without causing trouble to the research meeting.

Although this matter seems very simple, in fact it has rarely achieved results. During his decades as a reviewer, less than 20 newcomers were discovered through his hands. Fortunately, these people finally Those who have passed the review of the research association have become full-fledged members of the research association.

Among the many reviewers of the Research Society, Stave is considered lucky, because the religious atmosphere in the Cape West Port where he is located is not as strong as that in the central, northern and eastern parts of the mainland, and the Cape West Port is also a The ocean port, so here often come into contact with some new ideas of the New World from the ocean sailors, which makes the overall atmosphere of the port more enlightened rather than conservative, and the tolerance for all kinds of things is much higher, so he publishes some more Online articles will not encounter too many difficulties or dangers.

And those reviewers who live in areas with a strong religious atmosphere are not so lucky. Although these reviewers have some self-protection power due to their own identities or the Church of the Spirit of Knowledge, they still need to review carefully For any published article, the recruitment of new members is a hundred times more stringent than in other regions.

Because it has happened more than once in the past that the new member recruited by the reviewer is a heresy hunter of a conservative church. The behavior, and then was caught by it, and the members involved in these handles were either hunted down as heretics, or directly arrested, and lit as torches in the public square.

"Is there a problem with this manuscript?" In the office, a middle-aged man dressed as a scholar couldn't help asking when he saw Stave carefully read the manuscript in his hand, put it on the table, and fell into deep thought.

It's no wonder that the middle-aged man is like this, because he pushed this manuscript, and the author of the manuscript is also valued by him. He plans to recommend it to the research association at the next gathering and recruit him as a new member.

For reviewers like them, reviewing manuscripts for academic journals is only a secondary task, and recruiting new members is their top priority, and each time a new member is successfully recruited, the reviewers will be rewarded more, A reviewer like Stave who has successfully recruited nearly 20 new members has the right to speak in the research association almost as much as a regional leader, and the annual bonus is also very amazing, which can almost maintain an extremely luxurious life up.

The middle-aged man's name was Eric Jonson, who was also recommended by Stave to join the research association. Unfortunately, his talents were limited. Except for some notable achievements in human body research in the early stage, he was nowhere to be found in the next 20 years. No more achievements, but he still used his early research results to become the director of anatomy at the Cape West College and also became a reviewer for the research society.

Just like his work as a tutor, his work as a reviewer is also lackluster, with almost no achievements, and nothing in terms of discovering newcomers. This also makes him feel anxious, so that when he finds someone who can After discovering a new member, he couldn't wait to find Stave, hoping to use Stave's experience to judge the quality of this new member.

"Although most of the contents of the article are conjectures based on public information, these conjectures are not groundless, and if he completes the speculation that the knights of the entire Old Kingdom have had human body modifications just by relying on these public information, Then he can definitely be regarded as a genius." While making his evaluation, Staff took out a document from the drawer and handed it to Eric, saying: "This is the card that was just delivered yesterday. Take a look at the excavation report of the tomb group!"

Eric took the document and flipped through it quickly, and the expression on his face was gradually replaced by shock. Before he finished reading the document, he couldn't wait to get up and pick up the academic manuscript, and compared it with the document in his hand .

"You are also shocked, right?" Seeing Eric's expression, Stave smiled, got up and walked to the wine cabinet, poured a glass of wine for himself and the middle-aged man, and said.

"Almost exactly the same!" Eric put down the document in his hand, took the wine glass handed over by Stave, and drank the wine in one gulp, suppressing the shock in his heart, and then he said with some doubts: "Will he Not beforehand..."

"Impossible!" Staff shook his head and said, "The excavation site is strictly protected, no church has contacted it, and the report was sent to me through a special channel. Less than ten people in the entire seminar have seen this report. report." As he spoke, he paused and said, "It seems that you have really discovered a genius. The only thing you need to confirm now is whether there is any problem with his identity. If there is no problem, you will find it at the next meeting Bring him here! By the way, you haven't said who this person is, do I know him?"

Eric replied: "You should know him, but maybe not, it was at the banquet last night..."

Before he finished speaking, Staf showed a look of surprise and said, "Oh, is that the foreign scholar who argued with Neymar?"

"Yes, he is a foreigner who has just settled in the Cape of the West Ocean. He claims to have studied at the Rhodes Principality College in the Middle Kingdom. His accent does have the accent of the Middle Kingdom, but we are not in the colleges in the Middle Kingdom. There is no branch, so it is impossible to find out whether the identity he said is true or not, but..." Eric hesitated a little while speaking, and said: "But I think the identity he said should be true, even if we go to investigate There is absolutely nothing wrong with the investigation, but his identity is not from the Middle Kingdom as he said."

"How do you say that?" Stav asked.

"Because I overheard him say a New World proverb in the language of the New World Otter Federation." Eric said proudly: "You should know the depth of my research on the Otter Federation. In terms of punishment laws, I can even publicly declare that there are no more than ten people in the entire source continent who can compare with me in terms of understanding of the Oeter Federation. I can be very sure that the Oeter Federation language spoken by that person is very pure. The purity mentioned is not the extremely formal official Otto Federation language, but the pure Otto Federation language with a local accent."

Just like other scholars who have been exposed to the taboo research of the church, Stave has also longed for the Outer Federation for many years, thinking that it must be a paradise for scholars. His wish is to go to the Outer Federation before he dies and bury himself in the In that land without a church, it's a pity that he still can't let go of everything he owns now, and travels across the ocean to a strange new continent.

In his drawer, there is a box full of the tickets he bought. When almost every ocean-going ship bound for the New World docks at Cape West, he can’t help but buy a ticket, but Never had the guts to use it and have filled several boxes over time.

So after listening to Eric's words, Staff immediately showed great interest, and couldn't help asking: "Do you suspect that he is from the Outer Federation?"

Eric nodded, and then said: "I have tested him with the scale of truth, and I didn't find any characteristics of the church on him. On the contrary, he was carrying a taboo on his wrist, and the scale of truth also It is impossible to determine what the taboo is, and the feedback information is beyond the scope of analysis, just like..."

"It's the same as the origin thing, right?" Staff asked excitedly immediately.

Eric nodded and admitted: "According to my judgment, even if it is not the origin, it will definitely not be too bad. The church will never take out this kind of taboo, and people who know the church will never Bringing this level of taboo directly on your hands, so only people who don't know anything about it will do this kind of thing. I can think of only Otter Federation scholars who have never been in contact with the church. Such a fatal mistake of common sense."

"Yes, what you said makes sense." Stave poured himself another glass of wine, and after drinking it, he made a decision: "Tomorrow I will hold a small gathering of occultology and anthropology enthusiasts at home. Come to some amateurs who contribute to my magazine, I will also call other people, when the time comes, you will bring him, and we will all review his situation, as long as there is no problem, you will be in the next meeting As a recommender, recommend him to the Research Association!"

Hearing this, Eric knew that his goal had been achieved, so he didn't stop at Stave's office any longer. He got up directly, left Stave's magazine office, got into the carriage waiting at the door, and said to the coachman: After arriving at a location, he hurriedly drove towards the academy.

Soon the carriage came to a stop at the entrance of a street on the edge of the medical campus. After Eric got off the car, he walked in and directly entered a Middle Kingdom-style tavern not far from the entrance.

Because it was the ancient times during the day, the tavern seemed a little deserted, and only a few people were sitting near the window.

Eric glanced around the tavern, and quickly found his target. He went straight to a small table next to the street window, and sat opposite the person who was reading a book.

"Mr. Leo, your manuscript has been approved, and I also want to invite you to a party held by the president of Mystery and Human Body Magazine, which is mainly a small gathering for enthusiasts who are interested in mysticism and human body. You can also take this opportunity to get acquainted with folk enthusiasts, although they can’t compare with you and me in terms of knowledge, they can often get some good things, and getting in touch with them is not a bad thing.”

Leo put down the book in his hand, then waved to the waiter, motioned to give Eric a glass of wine, and then said: "Professor Eric, I am indeed willing to participate in such a party, but I am not sure about the situation in Cape Ziwangyang." I don’t know much about it, and I don’t know if there will be any danger in participating in such a gathering, after all, mysticism and human body science can easily be accused of heresy because they violate the taboos of the church.”

Eric explained: "Don't worry about this, there is absolutely no danger in this gathering, because the dean of the Holy Prayer House will also be there at that time, I don't think anyone will accuse the dean of the Holy Prayer House to attend Is the party a heretical party?"

Leo didn't say anything else, nodded and said, "Since that's the case, I'm relieved."

Eric said again: "When the time comes, I will pick you up for the party."

Leo asked, "Do I need to prepare anything?"

"You don't need to prepare anything, you just need to go with your brain and mouth." Eric made a joke, but soon felt that the joke was a bit out of place, so he restrained his smile and continued to explain: "When the time comes, You may encounter some difficult questions raised by some scholars, you just need to answer according to your ideas, there is no need to worry about anything.”

"I see."

"In that case, we'll see you later." Seeing that the announcement had been made, Eric stood up and was about to leave, but when he stood up, he seemed to think of something again and said, "By the way, didn't you say Want to study the history of religion but can't find enough detail?"

Leo admitted: "Yes, it is difficult to find information on the market, and most of the useful information in the academy is only available to tutors."

Eric seemed to be throwing a bait, and said: "Mr. Stave, who held the party this time, is also an expert in the study of religious history. He has a first-edition encyclopedia of theology in his home. It is the most comprehensive book on the market. Good materials for studying the history of religion, if you can pass the review and test, then you have a chance to borrow that set of books."