Hitzfeld was quite surprised, mainly because of Rob's research.
In a previous conversation, she learned that Robo was once a professor of literature and history at Puslint, and he even had worked with Nosa Ferdinand for a while, but they eventually fell out due to differences in ideas. Robo chose to quit Dream City and is now enjoying his retirement at Villa Senior Girls' High School.
The name of this school is quite strange, but he had a reason to choose it, that is, Rob's wife, Maren Murphy, teaches at this school. After experiencing the setbacks in Dream City, he no longer had any ambitions. It happened that Maren took the initiative to find him and invited him to work in Villa. He agreed without much thought.
"These are all the things I tinkered with when I had nothing to do." Rob picked up the briefcase next to him and pulled out a thick, messy stack of documents containing notes and newspaper clippings and handed them over.
"It seems that you are also interested in these things. That's great. I'm happy to help."
Hitzfeld took the document and began to look through it. Out of politeness, she led the conversation: "Did you collect all this independently?"
“Basically.”
"Didn't your wife help?" Xia Yibing frowned beside him, "After all, I heard that she was the one who found you... and you even work in the same unit, so you should see each other every day?"
"Yes, she can see both, but she is busier than me." Robbo smiled a little strangely, and whispered, "Think about it, a place that can be called a senior high school is not accessible to ordinary families. And the reason why those families are willing to send their children here is nothing more than wanting them to receive a better, or simply put, a more rigorous education. So you can imagine how important the status of literature and history courses is in such a place. Unfortunately, I teach literature and history, and she teaches mathematics."
Roger Murphy, a first-class member of the Order of the Oak Leaf, a recipient of the Oak Leaf Medal, an authority on literary and historical theory, actually has a daughter who teaches middle school mathematics?
Xia Yibing's eyes widened when she heard this. She felt that this matter was a bit too ridiculous.
Although...right...she is not the kind of woman who is very interested in these messy things, but who in the intelligence field has not heard of gossip?
There have always been rumors that old Murphy's family education is extremely strict, and he is extremely harsh to his children and grandchildren. Xia Yibing thought that he must want the younger generation in the family to inherit this job, but she didn't expect that Maren Murphy likes mathematics?
She could only cough and say, "You and your wife, being able to be together, um... I mean, both of you are actually quite lucky."
"She just saw it clearly." Rob looked at the tablecloth quietly, his eyes as calm as a pool of stagnant water. "It's the same for me. We are just tired of each other. We just happened to find that the other person is also such a person, and we are attracted to each other."
Is this suitable for kids like us to sit in on the class?
Grande huddled aside and trembled, his face turned green. He suspected that Robbo would kill someone on the way back.
He was not joking, he was serious - although Robbo taught literature and history, which were subjects that were not taken seriously in the school, he had strong connections and ruthless methods. The troublemakers in the school had a whole set of "welcome ceremonies" for such new teachers, but it was said that Robbo was not bothered at all. Instead, those pranksters were hung on the rooftop and howled all night.
How could he not be afraid?
It was only in front of Robo that he remembered that he was a child.
Vera paid more attention to the girl next to him. He could clearly feel that Esther's body had been shaking since just now.
Doesn't Esther want the professor to be with her mother?
Vera was suspicious. He frowned and stared at Robbo's profile, wondering if the man was deliberately saying these words to provoke his daughter.
"What—what was your name?"
It was not until Xia Yibing asked the question again that he suddenly realized that the topic had suddenly turned to himself!
"My name is Dante, Dante-Vera."
"Villa Girls' High School, what does this school have to do with you?"
"My father is one of the school directors." Vera tried to keep his tone calm - he meant that there was no sense of boasting. "All this is nothing in the eyes of Mr. Murphy, and it is probably not enough to alarm Count Xieyang."
"This is obviously a girls' school, what's wrong with you two boys?"
"......?" Vera was at a loss. He had no idea how the topic jumped here.
"Although it is a girls' school, we also have a boys' department." Esther spoke up at this time, which was considered to be a solution for Vera. "Because... due to various reasons, the number of students admitted by the school every year is always unable to meet the matching indicators. If we always insist on recruiting only female students, many classrooms will be empty. Unfortunately, we do not have enough resources to maintain this teaching environment, so we have no choice but to open up the quota to recruit a certain number of male students."
"'Various reasons'." Xia Yibing smiled sarcastically, "Ah~ I know what the reason is~ In fact, I know you all understand."
She's right.
Including Rob, who actually said something at this time, everyone fell silent for a while, because they all really understood that the fundamental reason for this situation was that most families preferred a baby boy.
But this is a sociological issue. Xia Yibing doesn't care about it. She just laughs at the current situation from her own standpoint and doesn't intend to make a big deal out of it.
At this moment, Hitzfeld had just finished reading the first part of the newspaper materials. She finally came back to her senses from her long reverie and pointed to the content of the last newspaper clipping and asked, "It says here... this... the Brothers Grimm..."
"Theoretically, the first people to discover the Pole Passage," Robb said immediately. "The first was the Grimm brothers. In 1816, they led their fleet to 'sail upwards' to avoid the gray fog disaster on the continent. At that time, the general perception of the ignorant people was that the earth was an unfolding plane, and there was an end above, and there was no way out. They fantasized that they could avoid the plague and monsters by going to the end of the world, but they were ultimately disappointed because after crossing the Pole, they went around in a big circle and inexplicably returned to Sara from the southern route."
Hitzfeld turned to look at Xia Yibing, and the woman spread out one hand.
She doesn't know all the information.
People's memory is limited. Even if she has seen unimportant things, she will selectively forget them.
"Initially, the Grimm brothers thought they had discovered the lost continent, Cambia." Robb laughed, his laugh a bit eerie and cold, "Because the scene they saw when they first landed was nothing like the east coast of Icarolin, and it was very different from what they remembered."
"That's the plague..." He stretched out his voice, "The sky is gray, the air is gray... The whole continent is shrouded in gray fog, and the entire port seems to have disappeared along with the god who protected it. They carefully wanted to explore this newly discovered dead city, hoping to get supplies and the legendary lost artifacts here, but soon they discovered the truth hidden under the gray fog - they saw the most familiar circular cross and the spire church at the entrance of the street."
"This is enough to prove one thing, that is, they are actually going in circles." Xia Yibing continued, "Then what happened to them?"
This story was undoubtedly eye-catching enough. Not only were the three students nearby listening, but some passengers who were eating further away also pricked up their ears.
"Dead." Robo's face was tense.
"Just like that dead city, they died there and decayed there... It wasn't until more than ten years later when Wayne's control spread there that the exploration team discovered their remains and the logbook engraved on the stone slabs."
"I think this thing has two greatest meanings." He spoke faster, "One is that it proves that the world is a sphere... It is not a flat surface, but a curved surface. If you sail in any direction from here - as long as there is no gray fog blocking it - you will eventually return to the starting point."
"The second is that there must be a 'God-given passage' at the North Pole or the South Pole."
"I can't tell." Xia Yibing raised her eyebrows.
"Because according to your first theory... the world is spherical... then no matter where I go in any direction, I can always come back. Isn't that what you said?"
"Yes, that's right."
"What does that have to do with the North Pole? Why should we go to the North Pole when I can do it anywhere?"
"that is because--"
"Because of time."
It was Hitzfeld who took over Robbo. She grabbed Xia Yibing's hand under the table, squeezed it a few times, nodded and said, "The time spent is different."
"Like this." The girl looked on the table, found a round orange, and reached out to pick it up.
"We assume our world looks like this."
She held the orange with her index finger, picked up the knife with her other hand, and cut a circle horizontally across its skin.
"This cut mark is the waterway."
"As you can see, it moves sideways. It eventually returns to the starting point. It took me about 5 seconds~"
"And watch now!"
She released her hand that was holding the orange, and the knife in her hand flew around - almost no one could see her movements clearly, but they vaguely felt that the orange seemed to shake.
Hitzfeld gave Xia Yibing a look, and the woman immediately touched the orange.
Hua Hua——
It was cut in half vertically.
“Wow~!”
Grande's eyes were wide open. He looked at Orange and then at the gray-haired countess across from him. His admiration for her was beyond words.
"That's it."
Hitzfeld stretched out his hands and gestured, putting the orange body back together.
"This time I came vertically, and it took less than a second... The difference is 1 seconds and 5 second. Theoretically, even if I walked vertically - walking north or south to go to a certain place to save time, the difference shouldn't be this big, but in reality -"
“In fact, the gap is that big!”
This time it was Robo who interrupted her. The man looked at her with a gleam in his eyes. "The gap is so big! Even bigger than this! ... Because according to the speculation of all the experts in later generations, it would take them at least 140 days to go around the world from that position, just counting the straight-line distance! But the fact is - it was clearly recorded in the logbook that they only took 48 days!"
"48 days! Ladies and gentlemen! 48 days!"
He even snatched the poor orange from the girl's hand and gestured at its mutilated body.
"Do you know what this means? It means they have found a new route that is almost impossible to exist, a shortcut that can save them almost twice the time! This is a road given by God! It is the only manifestation of the ancient gods!"
When he got to the key points, he stood up from his seat and danced, scaring the flight attendants passing by so much that they widened their eyes and took a detour.
If the heroic lady hadn't been here, they would have taken coercive measures to calm him down.
"Calm down, Professor—"
"Don't get excited, Professor!"
Hitzfeld and Xia Yibing didn't care, but the three children felt it was too embarrassing and quickly stood up and tried to grab Rob.
"We know this is an important topic for you...but..."
"At least not so loud! We can hear it!"
"What do you know!"
Robb pushed their hands away and snorted, "You don't understand the significance of this matter."
He muttered, "Look at what society has become now. Everyone is crowding into the docks or factories. Everyone is thinking about money... money and women! Do they still have any faith in their eyes? They don't even believe that gods existed in ancient times!"
"But if this discovery is confirmed, it will be very different." He smiled, which seemed a little crazy to Hitzfeld. "People must admit their past shallowness, they must admit their mistakes... kneel down before the statues and confess their sins. All I want is for everyone to regain their awe of them. This will be a groundbreaking discovery, and I believe I can accomplish it."
Is he a fanatic?
Xia Yibing looked at Hitzfeld, and Hitzfeld looked at her. Neither of them was sure what Rob Murphy was thinking.
All I can say is that there seems to be such a trend at the moment, but whether it is driven by faith or other reasons... we'll have to wait and see how he performs.
wrong.
Damn...why did I start thinking this again?
Xia Yibing suddenly realized—I’m on my honeymoon with Aisuen!
This is obviously a journey that belongs only to the two of us, and all the stories should only belong to us, so why should I consider this guy named Rob and his neurotic issues?
What God-given road? One of the ancient gods is now locked in a locket by me. Do you want to get to know him?
What’s the use even if I find it!
But when she turned around, she saw Hitzfeld continuing to look through the archival materials with great interest.
Ok……
It turns out that Aisuen also wants to solve this puzzle.
That's fine.
I was more than happy to serve her.
"First it was the Brothers Grimm," Hitzfeld whispered as he looked. "Then it was Daly the Navigator?"
"It's him."
Robb nodded.
"He had heard about the Grimm brothers and wanted to set out to find the 'God-given Road', but his preparations were very careless. The wooden ships could not be built too large due to physical limitations, and the fleet ran aground and sank near the pole."
“Did no one support him at that time?”
"No, they think Daley is crazy."
"madman?"
"Just like the dead Grimm brothers and the bodies of the crew members who were found together, you should understand this... Think about why they died in the eyes of outsiders."
Because it's weird and spooky.
Hitzfeld muttered to himself.
So, even though this is what was written in the records, and even in the newspaper clippings, it was actually probably just something people read for fun at the time, and they didn't believe that what was in the records was true.
It is because the Grimm brothers and their crew all died in the gray fog, and the gray fog curse is often associated with hallucinations. In other words, the logbook left by the Grimm brothers could not be verified at the time. It is more likely that they just hallucinated and mistakenly thought they had made a long sea voyage around the world, but in fact they never left the port.
There was a slight chill rising up.
Without using external forces, Hitzfeld would not be able to judge clearly... which possibility is true.
"Because the Green brothers are crazy, Daley who supports them is also crazy, and the people who support Daley later are followers of the crazy, so they certainly don't expect to get much social support."
Robb was quite critical of this, and he vaguely revealed his dissatisfaction with the royal family. He believed that since the royal family later launched the Navigator Program in 1836 to explore the outer seas, they should have "taken the opportunity" to invest in a few more fleets to find the "God-given road."
“This is also of practical significance.”
He subconsciously broke the orange in half and put a slice into his mouth to chew.
"Think about it. If the 'God-given Road' is discovered and finally confirmed, then first of all people will regain their most firm faith. We can directly come up with the argument and say 'Look! God really exists!' ... and then in addition to that we can also use this route to quickly travel to every corner of the world."
Xia Yibing asked: "Like the Willis people?"
