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Nathan and Edward had not taken many steps when Nathan, who was speaking with his head tilted, was suddenly knocked hard by someone and almost fell. He steadied himself and looked to see who the careless person was.
The person who bumped into him was even more disheveled, falling straight to the ground.
However, the person quickly sprang up and began shouting excitedly.
"It's round! It's really round!"
There was no sign of pain on his face, only pure excitement, even to the point of madness. He was flailing his arms and dancing around, like a drunk man who had been awake all night.
"Since it's round, everything makes sense now! The moon, the stars, all the doubts I had about them... now all have answers."
"Woo woo woo! My teacher, how I wish you were still alive to witness this moment. It would have been so great if you could have seen it yourself."
The person laughed and cried, looking completely irrational.
Seeing this, Nathan and Edward instinctively stepped back to give the man space.
"Look, Edward." Nathan looked at the madman with pity and clicked his tongue. "What a pitiful guy."
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Kabul was in an excited state.
He had traveled thousands of miles by boat from the Horn Bay to the Northwestern Bay, and this journey had truly been worth it.
As an astrologer, he had never been this excited before... well, maybe he had been in the past, but those earlier days of hope were now distant memories due to the hardships he had endured recently.
As an astrologer from the Kingdom of Collins, he had been apprenticed under the renowned astrologer, Lord Blare. He had once had a bright future ahead—if things had gone as expected, in a few years, he would have become a court favorite like his teacher, with wealth and status within his grasp.
TLN: If you are wondering who this guy is, visit chapter 434.
But everything ended with a murder. The anti-war Lord Blare was killed under mysterious circumstances.
The official investigation gave an absurd explanation—Lord Blare had died from a burst bladder.
Feeling that this was absurd, Kabul insisted on reopening the investigation into his teacher's death.
Then, prompted by a mysterious note, he fled.
Later, Kabul learned that after he fled, the person responsible for killing his teacher was now pinned on him. The murder was said to have occurred because he coveted his teacher's stargazing records.
Kabul felt deeply wronged in his homeland.
After escaping Collins, he came to the Horn Bay Alliance, where he found work as an accountant thanks to his mathematical skills.
As for his former career as an astrologer, there was no way the Horn Bay Alliance would hire a Collins person for such a role.
He had thought he could settle down for a while, but as tensions between coastal and inland nations rapidly escalated, life became more and more difficult for people like Kabul—Collinsians living in the Horn Bay.
Following the advice of his Aldorian friend, Liszt, he left the Horn Bay before the war fully broke out.
Indeed, after the war started, if he had stayed in an inland country, he would have been arrested as a murderer, and if he stayed in a coastal country, he would have likely been caught as a spy for the inland nations. The only place left to flee to was beyond the Horn Bay.
Thus, Kabul boarded a passenger ship to the Northwestern Bay. Under Liszt's introduction, he found the place to be a decent one, with many people from the Horn Bay living there.
As an astrologer, Kabul, along with his teacher, Lord Blare, had always been supporters of the theory that the Earth was round. Many astronomical phenomena they had observed could only be explained if the Earth were spherical.
For example, certain stars rose higher as one went further north, and new stars appeared on the northern horizon, while stars on the southern horizon seemed to disappear.
Another example: during a lunar eclipse, the shadow the Earth cast on the moon was circular.
Despite these theories, astrologers had long struggled to find direct evidence.
Until today, in a land thousands of miles from the Horn Bay, Kabul finally received direct evidence for the theory of a spherical Earth. The Aldor people had actually sailed around the world by ship.
What other evidence could be more direct than this? It was so magnificent!
Kabul was so excited that he didn't even feel the pain after he accidentally bumped into someone and fell to the ground, nor did he remember to apologize.
With all his might, he ran toward the docks, eager to greet the returning heroes!
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"Look! They're here to greet us!"
His assistant waved his arms excitedly at the crowd and shouted to Gran.
"Yes, we're finally home!"
Gran couldn't hide his excitement either.
"The Earth is round, we've proven it!"
"We've sailed around the Earth!"
The members of the team kept shouting to the crowd, receiving enthusiastic responses each time.
When they sailed their nearly broken ship into the Port and announced that they were the returning explorers, people seemed unsurprised.
After all, two other exploration teams had returned before them, and the people of Frand Port had experienced similar events several times.
However, when they mentioned that they were the Western Exploration Team, the one that was believed to have been completely wiped out, and that they had returned after sailing around the world from the east, those who heard this news began to grow restless.
Due to the high value placed on education in Aldor, most of the people there were aware of the theory of a spherical Earth. Although it seemed counterintuitive, it did explain many phenomena.
In previous announcements from Aldor, it had been stated that the lord sent out the exploration fleets to verify whether the theory of a spherical Earth was true or not.
Given the importance placed on it by the lord, if the truth of this theory could be proven, it would surely be a remarkable achievement—this was the thought of most people.
Moreover, circumnavigating the world was an impressive feat—something the other two exploration fleets hadn't accomplished.
Now, the locals could proudly tell all the outsiders: "Listen up, the first people to sail around the world are Aldens, and they've proven that the Earth is round!"
The news spread rapidly throughout the city.
More and more people gathered to watch, and Gran and his team had been on the dock for a long time, still unable to move through the crowd.
Handshakes, hugs, waves, even signatures—these actions were being repeated over and over.
"Move! Move aside!"
The tightly packed crowd was forced to make way.
A team of police officers arrived in front of Gran and the others.
"Hello, Mr. Gran!"
The leader of the group spoke to him with admiration, "The mayor has invited you and your team to the central square. It's a very spacious place. I believe everyone is eager to hear about your adventures. You can tell the people there all about your journey."
"Thank you, I'd be happy to!"
Gran removed his hat and gave a nod to the police chief.
At that moment, he suddenly thought of the team member who had been captured by the natives on another continent.
May the Father of the Heavens watch over them and keep them safe.
(End of the Chapter)
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