Chapter 150 Gifts
Chapter 150 Gift Giving
“This is?”
Pastor Anderson looked at the box suspiciously.
“Let’s talk inside!”
“Yes, Lord Earl, this way please.”
After entering the small parlor in the church, Paul didn’t rush to open the wooden box, but instead, he talked to Mr. Priest in a family way.
“I’ve heard that Father Anderson has a wide range of interests, so I’m sure there are exotic flowers all over the place when I come here today.”
“Ah …… a little bit of small hobby, let you laugh.”
Anderson inwardly a burst of bitterness.
Paul showed a yearning look and asked him, “I heard that you are a member of the Ming Council, is that true?”
“This …… I’m not yet, of course, I would love to be one of them, uh …… I admire them very much, the people in there are all well educated.”
“Then why don’t you join?”
Anderson’s face reddened and said, “This sect still has relatively high requirements for new members, one must have significant academic achievements or new discoveries to join.”
“And I …… have made you laugh, my lord.”
To be honest, Paul was still more interested in this particular sect of the Mingliang.
Previously, he thought that the people of the church were all godly men who only knew how to chant and pray every day, but he didn’t realize that there was still such a group of people inside who did something similar to scientists, advocating “approaching the gods by exploring the truth in nature”.
But then again, in the modern history of the earth, there are many people with religious background, such as the proposal of heliocentric Copernicus, the founder of genetics Mendel, proposed the Big Bang theory of LeMaitre, they are all Catholic priests.
The reason for this is that Catholicism preserved cultural knowledge from civilizations such as Ancient Greece and Ancient Egypt prior to the Middle Ages, and the schools run by the Church were one of the few places at that time where people of civilian origins could receive an education.
“Don’t be discouraged!”
Paul cheered Fr. Anderson, “Gold always shines! You’ll definitely be able to gain their recognition.”
“Thank you for your kind words!”
Although he said so, Father Anderson felt that this goal had already drifted away from him, and when he became the abbot of the monastery, he would have no time to do any research.
Paul set the box on the table, “So, I decided to help you out! Specially invented this tool for Mr. Priest!”
Under Anderson’s curious Dema gaze, Paul opened the case, revealing the object inside – a microscope.
In fact, after hearing about Anderson’s interest, he had planned to send a microscope to the priest, only that he had forgotten about it due to more things to do in the previous period.
Anderson couldn’t figure out what it was for.
“One moment please ……”
Paul held up a thin slice of something to show the priest, “This is a thin slice cut from a piece of cork.”
Paul placed the thin slice under the eyepiece, “Please look, Mr. Father, from that mirror behind this metal cylinder.”
Following Paul’s knowledge, Father Anderson brought his own eyes up to the eyepiece of the microscope.
“Is this ……?”
At first glance, Fr. Anderson was amazed to realize that he saw a grid, or small room, where it was all made.
Paul said triumphantly, “This baby is called a microscope, using the refraction of light by a lens, it is able to magnify the object under observation hundreds of times, what you are seeing now is the view of that cork slice magnified hundreds of times!”
“Incredible! This is incredible!”
Father Anderson exclaimed, yet his eyes remained glued to the microscope’s eyepiece, unable to leave.
“If your statement is true, is the carcass of the wood made up of one such small lattice?”
What Father Anderson was seeing at this point was actually the dead cell walls of the plant. Paul laughed and said, “What the truth is will have to be verified in detail by someone like you who likes to drill!”
The priest then looked up, “Lord Count, this …… this ……”
“Microscope.”
“This microscope, are you giving it to me?”
“Of course, Mr. Priest, didn’t you say so just now?”
Anderson was thrilled beyond measure, and the moment he brought his eyes to the lens of the eyepiece, a door to a new world opened to him.
He warped in and bowed deeply, “Thank you, Lord Earl.”
“Haha, well said.” Paul waved his hand and reminded him, “Perhaps you could use it to look at other items, such as slices of other plants, leaves, or raw water, I promise that will absolutely blow your mind.”
At the end he said with a grin, “Of course, if you have the time ……”
One word brought up a sadness in Fr. Anderson, and a large part of the excitement he had just felt was doused.
He disheveled and did down, letting out a long sigh, “Alas …… I’m afraid I’ll have very little private time in the future.”
Paul pretended to be surprised, “Oh? Why do you say that, Mr. Priest?”
Anderson said honestly, “To tell you the truth, my teacher, Dean Leonard, is about to take over as Bishop of Northwest Bay.”
“Good thing, with the old dean’s justice and piety, he will surely bathe the congregation in more of God’s light.”
“Uh …… that is indeed a good thing, I am very happy for my teacher. “
Anderson hesitated for a moment, but continued, “But the teacher appointed me to take over his original plant, which is to manage that monastery nearby ……”
Paul immediately put on a happy face for the priest, “It’s a high promotion for you, too!”
“Where where! As a servant serving the Lord, it doesn’t matter whether you are promoted or demoted. But …… but ……”
Anderson’s sad face, stammered, “Managing a monastery is not a simple thing, it takes a lot of energy every day, I’m not afraid of bitterness and fatigue, but these hobbies I have on weekdays can be ……”
“I understand!”
Paul showed a look of deep understanding.
“Since taking over the seat of the lord, I can no longer be as unrestrained as before either, every day there are endless official documents to approve, endless reports to read, and I also have to always pay attention to my words and actions. I empathize with your current worries!”
Anderson was a little touched, “Thank you, Lord Earl, for understanding me so well.”
“But my teacher insisted that I take on the position of dean, and as a servant of God, how can I shirk my responsibilities just because of my own private hobbies?”
Anderson suddenly reveals a very conflicted look, “Ah~~ I’m really guilty of wandering left and right on this issue, it’s so ungodly.”
Paul shook his head, “I’ve heard this sentence after, fish meat is what I want to eat, bear paw is also what I want to eat, but I can’t have both, that probably speaks of your kind of mood.”
“Ah… sorry, I was just making a metaphor.”
He hastily apologized, it wasn’t really appropriate to analogize Father-san’s inner piety with food that satisfies the appetite.
“Ugh? Right!”
Paul looked as if he had suddenly thought of some good idea, he slapped his thigh and said hurriedly:
“Father Anderson, how about I recommend an assistant to you? With his help, you’ll definitely be able to save a great deal of time, so won’t you be free to get on with your own business?”
“Oh?” Father Anderson was stunned that the Count Lord wanted to recommend an assistant to him.
If this person could really help him take care of the monastery ……
It did seem like a good idea alas!
(End of chapter)