Chapter 993

There is an old European proverb: All roads lead to Rome.

People in ancient Rome had already built a road leading to the Adriatic Sea, but Joseph would not go to Montenegro along the road that has been listed as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO like the ancients.

The wind blowing from the propellers made Joseph unable to open his eyes. It is the 21st century, and the church happens to be very rich. Why use a helicopter to take a train or a ship?

By the time he boarded the plane with his suitcase, there was already another passenger on board.

If the Pope is dead, he is the Pope's servant, but now the Pope is still alive, so he is just the Pope's personal assistant.

The personal assistant pointed to the headset on his head, and it seemed that he wanted Joseph to wear it too. The sound of the propeller was too loud, and he couldn’t hear it even if he yelled loudly. After putting on the headset, only the two of them could hear what they said arrive.

"Have you ever been to the Black Forest?" the personal assistant asked.

"No!" Joseph replied.

"Then you haven't been to Bavaria?"

"Yes!"

"Then you should know that not all of Europe was caught in a witchcraft scare during the Middle Ages!" the personal assistant yelled "But someone took advantage of the witchcraft scare for profit, from 1590 to 1620, nearly thirty years, Bavaria was caught in a power struggle, and only the Jesuits could defeat the Jesuits. At that time, almost all Bavarian political elites and most of the Jesuit brothers were involved, and some even supported witches to create panic in the territory, Lord Chancellor Gottfried Sattler was guillotined for his misuse of the death penalty, and the 'wizards' whom he had convicted were innocent, although he maintained his innocence."

"so?"

"You represent the church in this investigation, and you cannot abuse your power. Maybe we can't impose the death penalty like in the Middle Ages, but we will hand you over to the secular court, and the church will not protect you." The personal assistant said, "If I hear someone complaint……"

"I'll be careful." Joseph said impatiently, "Airplane fuel is very expensive, why don't we ask the pilot to stop the engine and we'll talk about it later!"

The personal assistant handed him a black folder.

"When you get there, look for this man. He used to be an experienced exorcist."

Joseph opened the folder, which contained a form with a photo.

"The monastery where the accident occurred was in 1592, the Benedictine monastery where a series of mysterious deaths occurred. We moved every brick from Bavaria to Montenegro." While Joseph was looking at the file, the private secretary said, "We can't It was determined that it was man-made poisonous or supernatural. The chief prosecutor in this case was a close aide of Justice Sattler. He supported the burning of the suspect de Wilkes. More than 200 nobles were recruited."

"I know," said Joseph. "The last beheaded were the new abbots, and the Benedictine monks."

"This is done to avoid escalation, when the situation is very bad, you can make some 'sacrifices' that you think are necessary, but you have to contact me beforehand, I think it is not too difficult to make a call now, here you are. "

Joseph took the phone handed over by the personal assistant.

"This is encrypted, no one can eavesdrop, God bless you."

After speaking, the private secretary took off the headset, opened the hatch and jumped off the helicopter.

After he retreated to a safe distance, the helicopter took off and flew towards the rising sun.

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A strong sense of hunger woke Mills from his sleep.

As Dr. Anthony himself said, he spent a lot of money on the sofa, and it was very comfortable to lie on. After a thorough rest, his energy was much better than in the morning, but it was far from being energetic, and he was full of energy. Feeling tired like jet lag.

He walked towards Anthony's kitchen along the road yesterday, and a strong fragrance was blowing over his face.

Anthony also stayed up late yesterday, also took a nap, and is now cooking in the kitchen.

"What are you doing?" Mills asked looking at the pot.

"Lemon sorrel, served with deli meat bud sandwich." Anthony said with a serious smile.

"Cooked meat, what meat?"

"beef."

Mills looks at the half-finished product on the island.

"Why is the sausage white?" Mills asked.

"This is Bavarian white sausage. The traditional way of eating is to break the casing. It is served with Bavarian traditional sweet mustard sauce. I prefer my homemade sauce and eat it with toast. There is a saying that eating this sausage is delicious. You can't hear the church bells at noon, so it's usually served as breakfast."

"Why can't you hear the church bells?" Mills asked.

"I'm more inclined to believe that if you leave it for too long, the taste of the sausage will change. This kind of sausage uses cooked dairy beef, and the cooked red meat will turn grayish white, not to mention the white sausage. Dairy beef instead of regular cows."

"You've always been a dark cook, haven't you?" Mills asked, picking up a plant. "What's this?"

"Tarragon, can you chop it up with the celery on the side?"

Mills was very familiar. Ruth picked up the knife and began to chop vegetables.

After all, it is not difficult to chop vegetables.

With the cooperation of the two, a dinner too early and lunch too late "afternoon tea" was quickly prepared.

"Tastes like fennel," Mills said after taking a bite of the deli bud sandwich.

"That's what tarragon leaves taste like."

"Why not just use fennel?"

"I think it's because French tarragon is the gourmet's first choice." Anthony smiled and took a sip of white wine "and it makes food tantalizing."

"Oh, I know that word!" Mills yelled, mouth full of food, pointing his fork at Anthony. "Wait, I almost remembered."

"Tantalus (Tantalus), he is the beloved son of Zeus. One day, in order to test whether the gods are really omniscient, he killed his son Pelops, and then fried and roasted it to make it Treat them with a table of food. Demeter, the goddess of grain, was in a state of mind at the banquet because she missed her robbed daughter Persephone. Only she tasted a piece of shoulder blade out of politeness. Other gods have already seen through After his tricks, they threw the torn limbs of the boy into the basin. Crotone, the goddess of fate, took him out of the basin and brought him back to life. Unfortunately, a piece of the shoulder was missing, which was taken by Demeter. I ate it, and had to make a piece out of ivory." Anthony cut a piece of fish, held it on a fork, and looked at it carefully. "This was the last straw that annoyed Zeus. He revealed too many secrets about his father. He was punished to stand in the water with fruit trees, as long as he bent down to drink with his mouth, the water would flow away from him immediately, and when he was hungry and wanted to eat the fruit, the fruit tree would rise up, and he would be in eternal suffering. Only those who are in it know the pain that they can see but cannot eat, just like the forbidden fruit in the Garden of Eden, Adam and Eve saw it but could not eat it, the temptation of the snake actually freed them from this pain.”

"Everyone says Eden is heaven, but you say Adam and Eve were suffering."

"And what do you think, Mr. Mills?"

David thought for a moment. "What do you think about that rosary? Why would someone use a human tooth for a rosary?"

"It may be because of piety, or it may be for other reasons." Anthony swallowed the fish on the fork.

"Any other reason?" Mills asked even though he knew Anthony was trying to trick him.

"Humans can use parts of all animals except humans to make utensils, such as ivory products, and strings made of cat intestines. Aren't you curious about the power of things made with things from people?" Anthony Laughing, "I heard that XZ human skin thangka is essentially like parchment paper."

"My God." Mills couldn't help but yelled.

"It's not as barbaric as you think. The human skin used to draw thangkas is usually a dead monk. It's actually similar to tattoos. Didn't you just ask me why some people use human teeth to make rosary beads?"

Mills had nothing to say.

"Leonardo da Vinci once said to take his anatomy class with a strong stomach, what he did was sacred and dark, but this is how we learn about ourselves, when does Angela dissect?"

"Her mother refused to dissect." Mills chewed the delicious food like wax. "She firmly believed that the devil killed her daughter."

"Have you seen her?"

"Just this morning." Mills sighed. "She seems to have found herself a new home."

"What about you? You also want to devote yourself to God?"

"That's why you make me feel uncomfortable, but I still come to you." Mills raised his glass and toasted Anthony. "I don't want to make a rosary out of my teeth, this is so crazy."

"To the great science." Anthony also raised his glass.

"To the great science." Mills replied, and the two drank the wine in their glasses together.