As an absolutely devout believer, Maverick never changed his beliefs until his death. If loyalty had a value, then he must be 100%.
Therefore, even though he was concerned at this time, Mavericks did not choose to leave halfway and go home to deal with the problems left by Hook, but planned to continue to Grantham to attend the party.
Ever since.
After Hook's carriage gradually moved away, the group packed their bags and set off again.
Three hours later.
The eight people took two more breaks along the way and finally arrived at the entrance of a town covered in dust.
This is a small town surrounded by a wall. The wall is about four meters high and there is a stone monument at the entrance.
There is an English word engraved on the stone tablet, which translates to Grantham.
During the two years when Xu Yun went to England as an exchange student, he visited this town once and stayed for three and a half days.
After all, this is the hometown of Mavericks. In a sense, it can be regarded as a ‘holy place’ in the physics world. Most physics practitioners who have the opportunity to come to London will come and check in.
Xu Yun, who was cash-strapped at the time, stayed in a hotel called Ramada, which was located just near the entrance to Grantham City Wall. You could see the gate on the right hand side as soon as you entered the town.
The hotel is listed as a four-star hotel, but the room price only costs more than 290 Chinese dollars including tax, which is quite cheap.
However, the soundproofing of the hotel is a bit poor, and some clapping can be heard in the middle of the night.
At that time, the hotel owner patted his chest and told Xu Yun that their hotel had a history of more than 400 years, but it had been renovated several times in the middle, so it didn't look very dated.
At that time, there was still a 400-year-old sign on the wall that the John Bull government was serious about, so Xu Yun foolishly believed it and paid three euros to take a photo with the sign.
But when he came to Grantham, he really wanted to spit on his boss's bald head, which was about the same size as a programmer:
That hotel has a 400-year history. The place where the hotel was in this era is now a fruit stand!
Sure enough, you can’t believe anything you say when traveling these days. Some people even question the local history and what will happen if they falsify it. (Note 1)
In addition to the hotel being replaced by a fruit stall, the architectural condition of the entire town of Grantham is also very different from that of later generations:
Although Grantham in later generations still maintained its classical decoration, both the buildings and the streets were very clean, somewhat similar to the former residences of local celebrities, and the main focus was the atmosphere of the times.
But at this moment...
What can be seen with the naked eye in the town are almost all two- and three-story brick houses without any architectural style at all. The exterior is damaged and blackened, and the dark side is covered with moss.
With a casual glance, Xu Yun could see several piles of filth that could be mosaicd in the corners of the road.
Although the main road in the town is relatively clean, it is paved with stones and is a seven-eight-meter-wide street, with some pedestrians and vehicles constantly passing by.
But if you look carefully, you will find that there is an inexplicable, vaguely yellow mucus on the cracks or edges of some stones.
From the flies that fly over it from time to time, it is easy to see that the composition of these mucus is probably not good.
But what Xu Yun was a little surprised when he first saw them was that there were many thin and poor people in tattered clothes in the town, as if they were not aware of it, just sitting or even lying in the filth.
Their eyes are numb, allowing flies, rats, and cockroaches to run around and even on their bodies.
Seeing this, Xu Yun sighed slightly.
Whether it is the early colonial period or the industrial revolution era in the future, the people at the bottom of the British Peninsula are not having a good time.
Some people may be lucky enough to get rich, but most of them have become the denominator of certain fractions. With tears and hatred, they have turned into a black cloud over London, and they still cannot rest in peace.
Then, under the guidance of the William couple, the group began to walk straight to the southwest.
Grantham is not large, and it only took more than ten minutes for everyone to arrive in front of the tallest building in Grantham except the bell tower, which is St. Titus Church.
The Church of St. Tidodia is about 123 meters high. It is square in shape, with pillars in groups of three. The width of the bays varies greatly. The facade is extremely concave and convex, and there is a red cross on the top.
Noble, solemn, majestic, and extremely oppressive.
Obviously, this is a standard Barot style building - the early churches in Europe were Romanesque style, and later developed into Gothic style. At this point in time, Barot style decoration has become popular.
But by the 18th century, architectural styles would have reincarnated again:
By then, the Gothic style will sit up from a dying illness, chat and laugh for hundreds of years, and even influence the local architectural design field.
Standing at the door of the church was a kind-faced pastor who was about sixty years old. His clothes were simple but of high quality, and his hair was combed and shiny.
The pastor would give everyone a warm hug when he saw them, and he would not dislike the other person's body odor or dirt on his body at all.
Perhaps because there was only one meeting point in the town, there was already a long queue at the door of the church, and people kept coming from all directions to fill the vacancies at the end of the queue.
Xu Yun and his party waited in line for about ten minutes and finally arrived in front of the priest.
William's family were obviously old believers in this church. The moment he saw them, the pastor said William's name without hesitation:
"Hallelujah! Mr. Escu! It's such a pleasure to see you. May you be anointed by God and may your family be blessed!"
"Hallelujah! Pastor Yaerlin! Thank you God for your guidance!"
William generously gave the other party a warm hug, followed by Mrs. William, Lisa, Leilani and others...
When Mavericks came forward, Pastor Yaerlin suddenly became more enthusiastic. After all, this is the only student who has been able to recruit students with reduced fees to Trinity Theological Seminary for more than ten years:
"Little Isaac! Praise God, your arrival will please our Lord! May God protect your heart above all else, because the results of your life come from the heart."
Faced with Pastor Yaerlin's praise, Maverick showed a very rare expression of humility and respect. This kind of expression is basically something you would never expect to see in life:
"Hallelujah! Mr. Arlin."
Yaerlin patted his shoulder heavily, and then turned his attention to Xu Yun:
"Oh, my Lord... who is this?"
Mavericks gave Xu Yun a forward look and introduced:
"Mr. Ya'erlin, this is my friend from the East. His name is Donkey Fat Fish. He comes with us to worship and serve today."
After hearing this, Xu Yun stepped forward and nodded to Yaerlin:
"Hello, Mr. Yalin."
Yaerlin looked at him seriously and said:
"Welcome, child, and may God bless you."
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Note:
I was chatting with others in the group about changing the text of my work, and suddenly I remembered that the original name of this book was intended to be "The Empire of Technology Begins by Eradicating Cockroaches", but it was rejected by many people. I would like to ask, do you really find it unpleasant?