Chapter 460: Hybridization experiments
Chapter 460 – Hybridization Experiment
After dismissing the Dwarf Prince, Paul put most of his energy into the construction of the chemical plant and the formation of the new exploration fleet.
That is, until his busy schedule was interrupted by the visit of three clergymen.
Anderson, the current abbot of North Shore Abbey, a priest who was more of a scholar than a clergyman.
Morrison, the current vice-abbot of North Shore Abbey, who was basically in charge of the abbey’s affairs, both large and small, since Anderson had been busy doing research.
Violet, the last time Paul had seen him was at the church in Port Fullan, where he was the presiding priest.
Paul entertained them in the parlor.
“How did the three of you find the time to come to my place, or did you come together?”
As far as he could remember, Anderson stayed at home in the monastery all day tinkering with strange plants, Morrison was busy managing the concupiscence of the monastery all day, and Violette’s church was all the way away from Lakewood, and he didn’t seem to have much socialization with the two in front of him other than the fact that they were both clergymen.
“Lord Gladman!”
Morrison and the increasingly wealthy Father Violette bowed and bent their backs to salute him.
Violette snaps “I’ve just been raised to be the presiding priest at the church in Lakewood, so I’ll be able to visit you from time to time from now on.”
The priest had been transferred out of Port Fullan after all, but Violet was happy with the move, he had been worried about being transferred out of Port Fullan because he was afraid of being placed in a remote location, but if it was to Lakewood, what fool would turn it down?
After all, Lake Town is the power center of Alda, Baldin, and Emden, and being transferred here as a priest is a real promotion.
Paul congratulated him, “Congratulations then.”
A hint of gloom flashed across Morrison’s smiling face, as if he saw a rival.
The church in Lakewood had been sent by the abbey to look after it, and now it was surprising that one had been parachuted in.
“Ahem!” Anderson on the side cleared his throat, his demeanor was rather serious.
“Lord Gleeman ……” he said with a slight hesitation, “In fact, this time we came, for a book?”
“A book?”
Anderson signaled to the Vice-President, “Morrison!”
A difficult expression appeared on Morrison’s face, “Hey, Lord Gleeman, see for yourself.”
After saying that he pulled out a book and handed it to Paul with both hands.
The Chronicle of Injustice – it was the name that reflected in Paul’s eyes.
He turned to the first page.
“…… Dear readers, kind and righteous people, in view of the fact that the current situation in Horn Bay has become very serious, the author, holding on to the last vestige of his undiluted conscience as a human being, has resolutely decided to come forward to reveal the unknown side that shrouds this land. ……”
“…… Church, it is not what people perceive everyday, is the existence of the most true and good in the world of man, this organization in its dazzling light has an ugly and even horrible kernel, it is as if in the canon of …… Here please Readers note that the author is not a pagan or atheist, on the contrary, is a devout believer in the Lord of Light, but in the author’s eyes, the Church forcibly occupies the right to interpret the teachings of the Lord of Light, which is just like the devil in the Holy Scriptures, who transforms himself into a faithful and thick-skinned man to bewitch the hearts of the people. ……”
“…… The author has spent nearly ten years visiting every town and village in Horn Bay, gathering a great deal of first-hand information ……”
“…… For centuries, the church has been a huge yoke wrapped around the people of Horn Bay …… It is an exploiter rather than a contributor, it is a bully rather than a protector… …”
“……”
“…… In this way, countless human tragedies have been created under the guise of witch hunts, which in essence are nothing more than a means by which the Church can enrich itself and gain power ……”
Just after turning a few pages, Paul closed the book, “Wow! This content is really powerful.”
Morrison and Violet gave an embarrassed laugh.
Anderson, on the other hand, was furious, “Lord Gleeman, is this a matter of whether the content is powerful or not? This is clearly heresy! It’s heresy!”
“So you want to?”
“I ask that you order the book to be sealed at once, before it spreads on a large scale.”
Morrisonette hurriedly pulled a hand on Anderson and carefully explained to Paul, “Lord Gleeman, it’s like this. A week ago, the Horned Bay side sent someone to us, saying that a blasphemous book was being massively spread over the Horned Bay side, and when they traced it, they surprisingly found out that it came from the Northwest Bay. We helped trace it and sent it from …… from a printing press in your name.”
“Uh …… I see.” Paul was slightly embarrassed.
“Not only that, but someone else has translated the blasphemous work into an Aldorian version, which is also in constant print.”
“Now, the Corner Bay side is demanding that we ban this work of great irreverence immediately.”
Paul said with some displeasure, “The churches over there have their hands stretched too far, don’t they? Besides, it’s the Corner Bay Church that’s being cursed in this book, not the Northwest Gulf Church.”
“Uh ……” said Morrisonette with difficulty, “But we are all servants serving the Lord of Light, so …… “
He suddenly choked as he clearly felt a hint of warning delivered in Paul’s look at him.
You fucking get your position straight!
Morrison was a picture of pleading, “At least stop letting the Aldorian version spread.”
Anderson looked at his vice dean in surprise, not understanding why his normally strong vice dean was so lowly in front of Paul, before he came here he was worried that Morrison would contradict the lord lord, just like his old-fashioned and stubborn teacher. But the lord’s words seemed to leak out a hint of dissatisfaction with the church.
Violette rolled her eyes, looking at Paul for a while, and Morris for a while, not knowing what she was thinking in her heart.
Before transferring to Lake Town, he and Morrison only met a few times, he was very keen on Morrison North Shore Abbey Vice Abbot status, this abbey is the Northwest Church’s …… recently emerged word is the church’s “talent cultivation base”, underneath the influence can be very big. The influence of this abbey can be very large, and the current official abbot is a person who does not care about things, large and small matters are the vice abbot is in charge of.
This vital vice dean in front of Lord Alda unexpectedly ……
The room fell into a silence.
“All right! Three priests.” Paul spread his hands somewhat helplessly, “I’ll talk to the head of the printing press, as you know, ever since the printing press, the book thing is a thin margin, so they dare to take any order as long as they can come up with the money.”
“Thank you Lord Gleeman!”
Anderson, Morrison, and Violette looked like they had been pardoned and stood up in unison to bow to Paul.
“Ah, right!” Paul turned his eyes to Anderson, “I heard that Mr. Dean has been very busy lately, has he researched any new knowledge again?”
“Me?” Anderson pointed at himself, a hint of redness appeared on his face, “No, no, it’s just fooling around.”
“Haha, tell me about it.”
“Well, Lord Graiman. I’m trying to figure out the relationship between certain characteristics of creatures and their reproduction.”
“Oh? Interesting, can you elaborate?”
The priest perked up at the mention of his hobby and explained it to Paul with his hands in the air.
“It’s like this, my lord, you see, dogs are always born as dogs, cats are always born as cats, peaches don’t grow on apple trees, cherries don’t bear pears, isn’t there some kind of law at work behind all this common sense?”
Morrison and Violette, who were listening, looked at each other and wondered in their minds if this was a question worth examining. Wouldn’t the world be in chaos if it wasn’t?
Paul nodded, “It is indeed a question well worth looking into.”
Morrison and Violet silently spat in their hearts, the lord is also a very strange person ah.
Seeing Paul agreeing with himself, Anderson was even more excited, because when he used to discuss these issues with others, they all looked at him with a look of pity.
“And then, for example, is wheat born with full grains? Why are watermelons now so different from those in ancient paintings? And what contributes to their change? I think that what lies behind this is a great secret that the Father left us at creation.”
Paul asked seriously, “Are you making any progress in your research now?”
Anderson instantly looked frustrated, shook his head and said, “There are so many different kinds of creatures and characteristics that I am still at a loss.”
“Then, why don’t you choose one kind of organism – such as a certain kind of plant that can grow quickly – to study first, wouldn’t that simplify things a lot?”
“I was thinking the same thing as you, only now I’m still examining which plant should be chosen.”
Paul chuckled, “I suggest you experiment with peas.”
“Peas?”
Paul explained to him.
“First of all, peas pollinate themselves before they have flowered, and are generally purebred under natural conditions; you can use this property to improve the controllability of your experiments. Two pea plants, one parent and one female, are hybridized by first removing the stamens from the female and then hand-pollinating the parent.”
“Secondly, there are some traits that are distinct and easy to distinguish between pea varieties, such as tall stems and short stems, and the results of the experiment are easy to observe and analyze.”
“Finally, peas have a short growth cycle and produce more offspring, which can shorten the experimental period.”
Anderson came to a realization and high-fived.
“Too right, too right! Why didn’t I think of this earlier, this pea is simply specialized for my research.”
Then with a face of incredulity, “Lord Gleeman, once again, I am shocked by your knowledge, you know, I fiddle with plants every day, and I can’t believe …… it.”
Surprisingly, it’s not as good as me? Paul guessed his words.
Of course it’s because I didn’t sleep in biology class.
With a modest look on his face, Paul said, “I just happened to have a flash of insight, too.”
Anderson exclaimed, “That flash of brilliance of yours was really important to me.”
Ten minutes later, the three priests walked out of the lord’s house.
Morrison and Violet were satisfied that the Count didn’t look like he would embarrass them.
Anderson, on the other hand, was so excited that he couldn’t wait to get back to planting peas in the abbey’s yard, and the matter of the book was long behind him.
(End of chapter)