Chapter 37: The Dispute Over True and False

  The disputes between foreigners and Westerners can be said to be a matter of face. This is the simplest but also the most troublesome thing.

  Foreigners want to maintain the dignity of their own church, and two foreign friends are unwilling to compromise easily.

  Fortunately, everyone was civilized, and apart from raised voices during disputes, it did not affect others' viewing experience.

  However, people's minds were not on the artwork either.

  Simple translations, combined with rich imagination, bring people a sense of pleasure far surpassing that of art. Many people ignore their priceless antiques and focus on studying advanced monkey tricks, making one lament the legendary artistic refinement...

  A string of light that no one could see had just passed by, and the mark on the left hand's tiger mouth indicated that the Perception Scroll was now in effect.

  Chen Yi took a step forward without hesitation, and then another, using the giant cylinder as cover to gaze intently ahead.

  Unlike casual observations of small things in the past, there are two stone pillars as thick as an adult's arms can reach around, which makes one dizzy just by looking at them.

  The effect is... rather unnoticeable.

  "Total elemental composition time: 365.2 million years"

  Chen Yideng was stunned at this time, and now judging from it, it turned out to be the era when stones were formed.

  Fortunately, there was no time limit, and he had plenty of time to try slowly. If the overall judgment didn't work, then focus on the carving marks, and then look at the internal cracks again.

  At least a thousand years of wind and rain, the famous Samo column can no longer bear it, revealing a hint of embarrassment. However, the external damage is not deep, otherwise it would not be valued by the Pope.

  However, looking along the crack, Chen Yi saw the problem. The carving marks on the outer circle came from 2230 years ago, but some places inside, although not carved, clearly showed that they came from 1700 years ago, and the material had become a natural mixture - in other words, the inner and outer cylinders differed by 500 years, and the inside was not even stone.

  He looked at it again and still was so.

  This is almost impossible!

  Such a famous Roman column should have been carved out of solid stone, and as a treasure collected by the Pope, who would hollow it out 1,700 years ago to put in some "natural mixture".

  Chen Yiyue became more and more entranced, and before long he had walked over to the pillar. The scene in the hall was somewhat bizarre: two elderly foreign men and a rather handsome old foreigner, plus a boy shaking his head, were standing in the center of the room, while countless dignified gentlemen and ladies stood around them like chickens waiting to peck at grain.

  "What's wrong?" Han Jie tugged at his sleeve.

  "It's a bit strange." Chen Yi also found himself in the focus of countless eyeballs, took a few steps back, turned around and asked Professor Lang: "They say this pillar was left by the Pope? Which one?"

  Professor Lang remembered the fake vase made by Tang Linze, and looked at him with a bit more respect. After some thought, he said: "Actually, it's Chapter 037 from now on. The priest was caught off guard for a while, but he knew in his heart that simply driving people away would no longer solve the problem. If they did so, not only would the entire mission to China fail to achieve its purpose, but there would also be many aftereffects."

  He turned to Alphons and asked a question similar to what Professor Lang had just asked: "The Samoan cylinder is monolithic, are you sure?"

  "Quite certain." Alphonse said with religious fervor.

  The priest continued to hesitate, and then, under the urging of a group of people, decided: "If everyone really wants to detect it, we will do it once in an open spirit. Please invite neutral experts to verify it. In fact, everyone has always had a misunderstanding about us, thinking that the church is closed and conservative, but in fact, it is not. We also apply new technologies, believe in new ideas, the first explorers, the first artists, the first scientists, all came from the Vatican, we have been contributing to the world and hope more people can fight with us...

  Apart from the first two sentences, it was mainly used for boasting and propaganda.

  The old German with a wine-red nose waited for him to finish and then slowly said in English, "Who are the so-called neutral experts you're talking about?"

  "The Vatican is not encountering a questioner like you for the first time, nor is it our first time to make an explanation. There will be experts coming to conduct the tests that you hope for, and we will try to keep it simple without wasting too much time."

  In fact, he is still playing for time.

  Chen Yi unconsciously interjected, "Actually, it's not that troublesome. Just pry open the stone pillar at the crack and take a little bit of stone from inside. Then compare it with the stones outside and measure their density."

  "Are you trying to pry open the Samo cylinder?" Alphonse's face was filled with a look of deep-seated hatred.

  Chen Yi innocently shrugged and said, "Isn't this the simplest method?"

  Many people present nodded in agreement, and it's not just him who doesn't know the value of money when he's not the one paying the bills.

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  Shi Niao Tun: Still needs recommendation

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