In Alexander's memory, thousands of miles away from Sicily, in Southenchia, in central Germany, there was a place called Mansfield.

There, there must have been a boy who had just turned thirteen and was studying at the town school in Mansfield, a child who seemed nothing special to anyone, and even in his own home, his parents did not think that this child was any different from their other siblings, except that he was somewhat unsociable with his siblings because of his stubborn personality.

This kid was Martin Luther.

Years later, Martin Luther described his childhood in his autobiography: "My father always taught me in the way that he thought was most convenient and appropriate, and which even now makes me angry and disgusted, and even for a time I almost stopped interacting with my father." ”

Perhaps it was this unpleasant childhood memory from his father that there was a certain strong rebellion and obstinacy of authority in Martin Luther's character.

This led him to publish his famous Ninety-Five Theses many years later, which led to a profound religious revolution.

As for Martin Luther, who is still a half-grown man, Alexander never thought that he would one day have anything to do with him, except for some biographical records about him.

Even in this day and age, he still felt that he would not have so easily intersected with the Reformer who would almost turn the church upside down in the future.

But suddenly, on an afternoon that no one could have imagined, Alexander heard something that could only be found in the famous "Ninety-Five Theses" many years later.

And the person who made this remark was a person who no one could have imagined.

Although Martin Luther's deafening proclamations of proselytism ushered in an era, Alexander did not consider him the first to question the church.

With the degeneration of the Holy See, long before Luther, there were people who began to ask questions, and as these questions grew, large and small, the prestige of the Holy See could not be compared with that of centuries ago.

It was in this era of skepticism that Luther stood up and finally punctured the fragile mask of the Holy See.

So even if it wasn't unusual to hear others question Martin Luther before, Alexander didn't expect it to be Alfonso.

Alfonso, the priest of the Cathedral of Palermo in Sicily, the future bishop of Palermo and even the Archbishop of Sicily, at this time challenged an argument that had already been recognized by everyone and defended by countless people in the way of the Gospels!

Alexander could hear the irrepressible inhalation of breath in the church, despite holding his breath, because someone had reacted to the unsettling thing in it after pondering Alfonso's arguments.

Could it be that Martin Luther had already put forward his ninety-five theses by now?

The absurd thought crossed Alexander's mind, and he quickly tossed it aside.

Alexander didn't believe that the kid who was still playing with mud in the local school would come up with those shocking theories at this time, and he didn't think that Alfonso, who was a famous family in the kingdom of Aragon, would have anything to do with the son of a small German merchant.

Kingdom of Aragon?

Alexander's heart moved slightly.

Alfonso's remarks were so sudden and shocking that one had to look at the stunned faces of the people around him.

Who will be punished and who will be saved, these things may not be too concerned if you are ignorant, but almost everyone who listens to the sermon here has a familiar understanding and knowledge of those boring but innumerable arguments of the scriptures.

As for the teaching assistants who sit at the front, it can be said that their lives are guided by the Bible in their hands.

The young but apparently persistent priest stood up again after a long absence.

Alexander noticed that he had been whispering to his companions around him, and that there had even been something passing between him and the bishops.

Obviously, he has come forward this time more than just his personal questioning of Alfonso's remarks.

"Forgive me for my rude priesthood, I am Brother Manjo of Messina," the monk said with a much more serious attitude, "I would like to ask you to make it clear once again to everyone that the salvation and forgiveness you speak of cannot come from mortals, does that mean that no one in the world has the right to have it?" ”

A low, uneasy voice rang out in the church, and then immediately fell silent, and everyone held their breath as they looked at Alfonso in front of the altar, waiting for his answer.

"Brother Manqiu, do you think there is equality between salvation and punishment? Like the king's and queen's conquest of the infidels in Grenada, should this be allowed and appreciated? ”

The monk named Manchu was stunned for a moment, he was a little puzzled and thought carefully, and after making sure that there should be no traps in this, he replied cautiously: "Priest, as you said, the punishment of the infidels is God's will, and it has nothing to do with whether or not there is moral perfection, it is the duty of every believer. ”

"Then that's it." Alfonso lifted his hand slightly, then slowly lowered it, as if he had put a lid back on it that had just been opened.

"Punishment is God's arrangement, and so is salvation, which is proved by the piety of the world, but this piety is not something that everyone can do, and the king and queen proved their devotion to the Lord Christ by the pagans who conquered Grenada, and this answers all doubts about whether they are in accordance with God's will, and on this basis we can also question who in the world can prove that he can save others."

Manjo looked at Alfonso in amazement, his face flushed, and the tips of his pointed ears trembled with excitement.

And the bishops who sat in front of him were completely silent at this moment.

No one questioned it anymore, but the air in the church was suffocating.

This oppressive silence made Osborne, who had just entered, feel a little inexplicable, and Alexander, because he had been sitting for a long time, tilted his neck slightly.

"What's wrong?"

Osborne looked around a little dazedly, he usually didn't come here, except for the official Mass prayers, he rarely took the initiative to come to the church to listen to the sermons, and not only the tailors, even the nobles with good learning rarely took the initiative to listen to these boring things.

"You've missed a good show, and it seems that the priest is really loyal to the king."

Alexander whispered to the tailor, and then he stood up and walked out through the crowd.

The sun outside the church was bright, and as soon as you stood in the open space, people couldn't open their eyes, and when they saw Osborne coming out, Alexander asked, "What happened?" ”

"I don't know, I just know that the people from Bochum have made a mess of things," Osborne put a hat with an exaggerated front eaves rolled up on his head to cover the sun, or maybe that Cleion was so powerful that it was said that his captors had suffered heavy casualties, but he didn't even know in what direction the man had run away," the tailor frowned unhappily, this kind of thing was far away from him, but now he had to put down the familiar tape measure and scissors and participate in these bloody things, which made Osborne feel very uncomfortable" However, it is said that they seized the man's wife and children, hoping that he was a real Sicilian, or at least that would make things much easier. ”

What does a real Sicilian look like?

Hospitable and impatient, with strong ethnic feelings and somewhat xenophobic, the real key is that an authentic Sicilian man always puts his family first.

Clarion was undoubtedly such a man, and his meticulous care for his family could be seen in many small places in his home, such as the whole set of wooden animal toys he had carved for his son, and the oriental-style dresser in his bedroom, which seemed to be quite expensive and apparently popular with the hostess.

All this shows that Klean is a person with a strong sense of family, and such a person will not give up on his family easily.

With this in mind, Bochum ordered the arrest of Clarion's family after seeing the plight of his men, and although this decision was immediately opposed by many people, and even some nobles in the council expressed their anger at Bochum's bandit-like behavior, the captain of the city defense showed rare stubbornness and still imprisoned the mother and son in the palace dungeon.

Alexander, on the other hand, met the Kryan family in the same cell where he and Sophia had been held before.

"Maybe we should put them in cages outside," Bochum said as he looked at the mother and son in the cell, his eyes shining with cruelty, "that Kryan killed four of me, and several were seriously injured, and it cost me a lot of money." ”

Alexander nodded, Bochum must have been annoyed, after all, it was a good opportunity for him to please the wife of the palace minister and take the opportunity to make another windfall, but it turned out like this.

"Do you think Krian will come to their rescue?"

"Of course," Bochum said with confidence, "I could see that this man cared about his family, so he would definitely come to their rescue." ”

Alexander looked inside through the fence on the door, looking at the mother and son, and he seemed to see his former self and Sophia again.

He was waiting inside for others to decide his fate.

"Will the priest come to save them," Bochum suddenly remembered the thought, "maybe he won't send someone to snatch them, but if there is a way, there is still a chance, and if so, what should we do?" ”

Alexander shook his head slightly, if it had been before, Bochum's concerns might not be impossible, but after listening to this sermon, Alexander was not sure that Alfonso would have done it.

Although Clarion is his confidant, Alfonso seems to have lost care of him as a henchman.

Although it is not known what caused Alfonso to suddenly say that kind of statement, it is clear that something happened.

"Watch them out, but don't let them suffer too much," Alexander felt that this was all he could do, that Clarion had to be caught, and that only by capturing Clarion could he have a chance to lead the culprit of the Bloody Night to Alfonso's body, which was no longer the business of any one person, but the result that almost everyone wanted to see.

Perhaps it was because of this discovery that Alfonso would go out of his way to throw out his astonishing remarks.

What happens next? Alexander felt as if he could no longer see the way forward.

I thought that the sense of superiority hidden in my heart because I had a grasp of the future of this era began to blur at this moment.

Walking out of the gloomy dungeon, the sun above his head once again shone in front of him, and Alexander covered his eyes, and then saw a man walking towards him.

"Dear Gombray," the man bowed slightly, "on the orders of Lord Camus, the Governing Council asks you to go at once." ”