Chapter 97 Chapter 95

Langdon has been staring at the computer screen since the beginning of the search, never leaving for a moment. In five minutes, only two data items were found, and the two were not related in any way. He began to worry. Pamela Getam was in the next room, ready to make them some drinks.Langdon and Sophie not only drank the tea Getam made them, but unwisely asked her if she could make them some more coffee.Langdon suspects that Getam is making them instant "Nescafe" coffee as a reward for their impertinent demands from the beeping sound of the microwave next door. Finally, the computer beeped cheerfully.

"It seems to be there again." Getam shouted from the next room. "What's the title?" Langdon looked at the screen: Allegories of the Holy Grail in Medieval Literature: On Sir Gavin and His Green Knight. "It's the fable about the Green Knight," he answered loudly. "It doesn't help," said Getam. "There aren't many green knights buried in London in mythology." Langdon and Sophie sat in front of the computer and waited quietly, but they got two more unconvincing results.However, when the computer beeps again, the information it provides is quite unexpected.

Wagner's operas. "Wagner's opera?" Sophie asked puzzled. Getam, holding a bag of instant "Nescafe" coffee, stood in the doorway and looked back at them. "That looks weird. Is Wagner a knight?" "No." Langdon suddenly became interested. "But he was a famous Kiwi." And Mozart, Beethoven, Shakespeare, Gershwin, Udani, and Disney, to name a few.Much has been written about the masons' connection to the Knights Templar, the Priory of Sion, and the Holy Grail. "I want to read the full text, how can I open it?" "You don't have to read the full text," Getam yelled. "You just click on the hypertext heading, and the computer displays the data, including keywords, a single pre-context record and three times as many post-context records." Langdon didn't know what she had just said, but still clicked.

A new window popped up immediately. ...the knight named Parsifal in mythology, he... ...a metaphorical quest for the Holy Grail, which can be used to demonstrate that... ...1855 London Symphony Orchestra... …Opera Selections by Rebecca Pope, Diva’s… ...Wagner's Tomb in Bayreuth, Germany... "Pope here does not mean the Pope," Langdon said, somewhat disappointed.Even so, he was still amazed at how convenient the computer was.The key word with thousands of words gave him enough information to remind him that Wagner's opera "Parsifal" is a story about the search for truth through telling the young knight, dedicated to Mary Magdalene, and Jesus Artwork of the Descendants of Christ.

"Be patient," Getam urged. "It's just a numbers game. Let the computer do its thing." In the next few minutes, the computer fed back several pieces of information about the Holy Grail, one of which was an article about the famous French troubadour.Langdon knew that etymologically it was no coincidence that minstrel (troubadour) had the same root as minister (priest, minister).Bards, originally meant to refer to the clergy or priests who wandered around in the Church of Mary Magdalene, they used music to spread stories about the holy woman among ordinary people.They are still sung to this day in praise of the many virtues of "Our Virgin Mary."She is a mysterious and beautiful woman, people will always be full of respect for her.

Langdon eagerly checked the hypertext, but found nothing. At this time, the computer beeped again. Knights, Jacks of Cards, Popes, and Pentacles: See the history of the Holy Grail through divination cards. "It's not surprising," Langdon said to Sophie. "Some of the key words are the same as the names of the individual cards." He grabbed the mouse and clicked on the hyperlink. "I'm not sure if your grandfather mentioned it when he played divination cards with you, but this game is like asking questions about the story of the missing bride and her suppression by the evil church, and then drawing cards to answer."

Sophie looked at him suspiciously and said, "Why didn't I know?" "That's it. The followers of the Holy Grail, taught through a metaphorical game, they hide the real message from the vigilant eyes of the church." Langdon often thought, the modern man who played the card game , how many people would think that the four suits of playing cards - spades, hearts, clubs and squares - are symbols related to the Holy Grail, and their predecessors are directly born out of divination cards, that is, printed with swords, gold cups, kings, etc. Set of four cards with caduceus and pentagram symbols.

Spades are derived from swords—that is, blades, which represent men. Hearts are derived from the golden cup - the communion goblet of Christ, which represents women. The plum blossom is derived from the scepter - that is, the scepter of royal blood with a floral decoration. The cube is derived from the pentagram - it symbolizes the Goddess, the Divine Feminine. Four minutes later, just when Langdon and the others were starting to worry that they couldn't find what they were looking for, another piece of data popped up from the computer. The Attraction of Genius, Biography of a Contemporary Knight.

"The attraction of genius?" Langdon called to Getam. "A biography of a contemporary knight?" Getam stuck his head out from the corner: "What kind of contemporary law? Please don't tell me that this is your Rudy, Sir Giuliani. I think it's a bit off topic." Langdon had some doubts about the newly knighted Sir Mick Jagger, but it seemed that this was not the time to debate the modern British cavalry system. "Let me see." Langdon called out a few key words. ...Honorable Knight, Sir Isaac Newton... ... in London in 1727 ... ...his tomb is at Westminster Abbey...

...Alexander Pope, friend and colleague... "I think the so-called modern may be a relative concept." Sophie said loudly to Getam: "This is an old book, it's about Sir Isaac Newton." Getam stood at the door, shaking his head. "That's no use. Isaac Newton is buried in Westminster Abbey, the seat of Puritanism in England, so the Catholic pope doesn't go there. Would you like cheese and sugar in your coffee?" Sophie nodded. Getam waited for a while: "How about Robert?" Langdon felt as if someone had hit his heart with a hammer. He looked away from the computer screen and stood up. "Sir Isaac Newton is our knight!"

Sophie, still sitting in her chair, said, "What nonsense are you talking about?" "Newton is buried in London, and his scientific discoveries offended the Catholic Church. He was also a master of the Priory of Sion. Isn't that enough, what more can we expect?" "Do you think that's enough?" Sophie pointed to the poem: "How do you explain the knight who was presided over by the Pope for his funeral? Getam also said just now that Newton was not buried by the Catholic Pope. " Langdon reached for the mouse. "Did I say something about the Pope?" He clicked on the "Pope" hyperlink, and a full sentence popped up. Sir Isaac Newton's funeral, attended by princes and nobles, was officiated by his friend and colleague, Alexander Pope, who delivered a moving eulogy before throwing dirt on the grave. Langdon looked at Sophie. "We found the correct Pope in the second data. Alexander." He paused. "Alexander Pope (A. Pope)." "Buried a knight in London for whom Alexander Pope presided." Sophie stood up, startled. Jacques Saunière, the master of dualism, proves once again that he is a frighteningly clever master.