Chapter 478: Cape Bay Riot

"print?"

Both Mariana and Nathan had heard the word for the first time.

"Yes, it's printing. I never thought that books could be produced in this way. In the past, scribes had to copy word by word, and it was easy to make mistakes. Now it's all right, with this One machine, one can be as accurate as hundreds of scribes, and it is accurate.”

Edward danced and said: "When I entered the workshop to pick up the book, Sanel saw from a distance that they smeared what seemed to be ink on a flat board on the machine, and then spread a sheet of paper on it. paper, and then pull down an upper platen to connect with the lower platen, these two plates press the paper and the engraved characters together, and then there are clear characters on the paper. Thinking about this operation carefully, it is indeed more important than a word I don’t know how many times faster it is to copy one word, and as long as the words on the flat board are engraved correctly, you don’t have to worry about typos and other problems, it’s an ingenious way.”

Seeing his companion's appearance, Nathan frowned and said, "Edward, I admit that this method is very clever, but I must remind you that you are a spellcaster now, don't be so emotional about some mere mortal things."

Edward shook his head: "Nathan, you are prejudiced. We should not stick to whether it is a spellcaster or a mortal, as long as it is useful."

"Cut!" Nathan snorted, dismissive of Edward's point of view.

"Nathan, what Edward said must make sense, you are too arrogant. Just imagine, if you refer to this idea in the production of scrolls, what a major breakthrough it will be."

Mariana said in a reprimanding tone.

"Uh... the making of a scroll is not just about putting words on it."

Facing his mother's criticism, Nathan did not admit defeat.

Mariana waved her hand, "Okay, now is not the time to argue about this. This batch of books should be distributed to various coastal towns as soon as possible, Edward, you should pay close attention to this matter."

"Yes, Lady Mariana. We've got very effective ... [dealers] in key towns, so you can rest easy."

Edward assured her.

The lady turned to her son: "How's the church going?"

Nathan smiled evilly and said, "Haha, the church is probably suffering as if it's sitting on pins and needles."

…

In a spacious and bright hall, many people sat solemnly around a large conference table.

Archbishop Elvis of Jiaowan sat at the top of the seats with a livid complexion.

The people seated on his left were all dressed in robes worn by priests, and the people seated on his right were all dressed in the gorgeous costumes of secular nobles.

"archbishop!"

A clergyman closest to Elvis said with a worried face, "Out of the twenty coastal states, there are still five whose attitudes are not yet clear, and the other fifteen have already begun to clearly oppose us. If If no tough measures are taken, the Jiaowan Church will lose control of the coastal area forever."

After hearing his words, Elvis slapped the armrest of the seat fiercely, "The Lord of Light will punish these stupid heretics sooner or later."

How did the situation become like this?

Since the first "throwing out of the window" incident occurred, other cities have followed up immediately, and such incidents have occurred one after another.

Elvis once ordered churches all over the world to hand over 90% of the tax collected to Collins, where the headquarters of the Horn Bay Church is located, but only three of the twenty coastal states obediently shipped the tax.

It is not that the churches in other places do not obey the bishop's orders, but they are hindered by the raging public opinion in the local area, and they are almost indefinitely delaying the delivery of taxes.

In short, the archbishop's intentions were in vain.

Since the spring of this year, more serious things have happened. A book called "Records of Injustice" has been quietly circulated in Jiaowan.

Elvis had access to this book, but he was shaking with rage after reading only two pages!

Blasphemy!

Blasphemy!

This filth is a blasphemy through and through.

He immediately ordered Quanjiaowan to ban the book, and mobilized all forces to investigate who wrote it.

The impact caused by the pursuit of this book is almost as great as witch hunting. Under such high pressure, many "authors" were found out, and Elvis executed the most suspected people among them without trial. Everyone was thrown into prison.

The church's ban on books is burning, just like burning witches.

However, not only this book was burned, the book burning also affected a large number of other books. As long as a book is reported to have criticism or dissatisfaction with the church, or even just suspected of insinuation, it will also be included to the banned list.

As the ban continues, the list gets longer and longer.

The ashes of burned books are flying in the streets and alleys of the towns in Jiaowan.

Some extremists even called on believers to keep only one copy of the "Holy Book" at home and burn all other books.

They believe that a single "Holy Book" can already meet the spiritual needs of the world, and excessive spiritual exploration activities are a shameful degeneration and a manifestation of unsteady beliefs.

The Jiaowan church began to interfere more and more in the lives of ordinary people.

The original witch hunt, due to the protracted period, has seriously affected the economy and people's livelihood, and now more and more restrictions have been suppressed one after another, and the grievances of the people of Jiaowan have accumulated to the extreme.

People began to question the legitimacy of the Jiaowan Church, questioning whether this organization could represent the authority of the Lord of Light in the world.

Even so, "Records of Injustice" is still popping up, and its content is being updated~www.readwn.com~ The more it comes out later, the more "rich" the content is!

This made Archbishop Elvis very mad, and he ordered to increase the intensity one after another.

Under the intense high pressure, there was finally a rebound, and riots broke out in the independent leader Messiah.

When the faculty members burned a batch of banned books and announced that they would punish the owners of the banned books, a rotten egg fell on the faculty members who were preaching loudly.

The church knight immediately drew his sword and ordered the person who threw the rotten eggs to stand up and accept the punishment.

However, this rotten egg and the order of the knight instantly ignited people's dissatisfaction like a fuse.

A lot of **** such as stones and rotten vegetables were thrown at the teaching staff.

The furious knights of the church made a move in the conflict, causing bloodshed.

The conflict turned into a city-wide riot in a very short period of time. Even the local lord could not suppress it. Churches in various regions were attacked. All the clergy of the Messiah faced the turbulent crowd in the city. disadvantaged, many clergy were wounded and killed in the attack, and those who were still alive were seized.

Frightened, some of the clergy swore to the Lord of Light that they would prioritize loyalty to their own city over the Horn Bay Church.

These people were released, and those who remained loyal to the Church of the Horn Bay were ruthlessly expelled from the Messiah after being severely beaten.