Chapter 45: The Longest Day of Clearing Confrontation
Daniel Nee was a missionary for the East India Company.
The day before yesterday, he had just finished preaching the teachings at the Xingang Society, and had given some Dutch lessons to the school's dormitory. Originally, there was a missionary here, a part-time job selected from among the soldiers. He had studied the teachings of Christianity, and he knew some words, so he was considered an elite among the soldiers. It's just that it seems to be less religious, like some Dutch lowlanders. He often stopped preaching and teaching, and went back to the city of Geranza or the streets of Chi Chi to drink, and even had a shameful drunkenness. What's even worse is that he also smokes!
The human body is the temple of God, and it should be cherished by haode. But this missionary has made the temple of God so drunk all day long, and it is still smoky!
If it weren't for the Xingang Society, the Madou Society, the Xiaolong Society, the Mujia Slipan Society, the Damu Descendant, the Da Ao Ban, and the Dawulong Society, all of which needed missionaries, he would have fired that soldier long ago.
Daniel set out from Chichi, and walked towards the city of Geranza.
That guy isn't in the Akachima area.
Akachi, which used to be just a small village, slowly began to prosper after the previous governor forcibly settled the Ming immigrants here, and it was no less than the civilian gathering area next to the city of Geranza, and there were many small merchants. I heard that another castle could be built here.
As he walked, Daniel thought to himself, "Although I don't agree with some of Pastor Yourob's approaches, maybe I really want to learn a little bit from him: train more aboriginal people to be missionaries." ”
But then he remembered something that had been giving him a headache.
The Governor had been demanding that they not only serve missions, but also to do part-time tax and trial work for the parishioners, and if he and the other missionaries strongly objected, they would check the taxes of all the inhabitants in the vicinity!
These are the things of the laity, and they are grossly inconsistent with their status...... Every time the parishioners came to the church, after listening to his lectures, they had to leave all kinds of tax items in the church, which made him feel heavy. Every time he gave the parishioners a tax bill, he felt guilty again, as if he were selling indulgences. He's not selling indulgences, but if someone like Erasmus knew about it, he didn't know what jokes would be made up to mock him.
You must know that Erasmus was a humanist scholar, and even Popes Julius II and Leo X, who were selling indulgences, dared to mock him.
However, they could not but obey the company's arrangement, without which they would not have spread the glory of the Lord here.
He walked slowly towards the city of Geranza, and it was already afternoon. He was confident that he would arrive in the evening.
Suddenly, he saw the missionary.
He staggered, as if he had been running for a long time. His face looked like he had been killed.
"What's wrong with you, my child?"
He saw that Daniel Ni's eyes lit up first, and then there was a dead silence. He shook his head and said, "Devil, really, the devil is coming." ”
"The devil?" Daniel Ni hurriedly made a cross on his chest, and the poor child was frightened, "Isn't Pastor Farburgh in the city of Geranza?" ”
"He died, and I saw him knocked over by a wave of air, motionless."
"God, is today the day of punishment?" Daniel Ni saw that he couldn't stand still, "Child, where are you going?" ”
"Looking for a place they can't find?"
"They? Are you referring to the devils? ”
"Yes, there were more than a hundred of them, all with round heads and no hair, staring at huge black eyes, incantations from their mouths, and smirks on their faces. With a short death scythe in his hand - oh my friend Snooker, who died right before me, his whole head burst - ah! ”
After he finished speaking, he collapsed limply on the ground, crying incessantly.
Daniel Ni touched the top of the frightened man's head and silently blessed him:
All people have sinned and will face eternal judgment, but God loves the world, and Jesus, the Son of God who has been prepared for us, is our scapegoat, who is the ark of the last days. God's will is for everyone to be saved in the ark.
Then, with his head held high, he straightened his uniform, and walked resolutely towards the city of Geranza. In his heart, he silently recited:
"The Lord will go before you; He will be with you, and he will not leave you nor forsake you. Do not be afraid, and do not be dismayed. ”
In the subsequent flow of more and more people in the direction of the red embedded, he seemed very different.
Suddenly, there was a buzz in the sky. A strange thing appeared in the air. The already chaotic crowd was even more chaotic.
Ni Danli also wanted to run for a while, but forcibly held back. He gripped the cross on his chest with his right hand so hard that the edge of the cross pierced his palm. The pain in his palms stabilized his violently beating heart.
He stared boldly at the flying devil. He could see clearly, the guy was right.
The devil really had a round head and no hair, but it was red and shiny. He was staring left and right with huge black eyes. He sat on a chair with his legs stretched out, a cloud tied with a rope around his head, and behind him was a large ring that made a buzzing sound.
Daniel held up the cross in his hand and shouted to the devil:
"Look! God's tabernacle is on earth. He will go with men, and they will be his people; God himself will be with them and be their God. God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; There will be no more death, nor mourning, nor wailing, nor pain, for the former things are gone!
Thou hast desecrated thy sanctuary because of the multiplication of iniquity and the unjust trade there. Therefore I send fire out of thee, and consume thee, and turn thee into ashes on the earth in the sight of all who watch. ”
The flying devil seemed to hear something, and he hovered over Daniel's head, lowering his altitude. The devil glared at Daniel with terrifying black eyes, as if to blame him for not being afraid.
At this time, Ni Danli's heartbeat became steady, and he even smiled, he raised his hands and shouted:
"Bind Satan the Devil to all his works, in the name of Jesus Christ, and let Satan the Devil leave me! Leave me! ”
After circling a few times, the flying devil saw that he could not scare himself off, and slowly left. Before leaving, he seemed to hold out a finger to him. Daniel could clearly see that the skin on the devil's hand was black and white.
What does it mean to stick out a finger? Devil's hints? He suddenly became alert, and read out a passage aloud:
"Be strong in the Lord and in his mighty and mighty men. So it is not that we ourselves can be strong, but that we become strong for some reason. When we remain in the Lord, His strength becomes our strength, and we can be strong in the power of His resurrection! ”
It's a pity that no one saw the picture of him forcing the devil back. The people around him had long since run out. Daniel Ni looked solemnly in the direction of the city of Geranza, and walked forward with a more determined step.
Liu Haiyang flew back satisfied, he had completed the preliminary reconnaissance mission.
Liu Haiyang graduated from a second-rate university in China and majored in chemical engineering. He was 38 years old before crossing and had worked a variety of jobs. Before the crossing, he was struggling to live in a small electroplating factory in the suburbs of Shanghai, without a girlfriend or a house, and rented a house in partnership with others. The salary is not high, but the work is not tiring, and there is a little spare time.
Through a friend's introduction, he participated in the Shanghai Huayin Aviation Flying Club, spent thousands of yuan to get a paramotor flight certificate, and worked part-time to help advertising companies do flight advertisements during his breaks, so that he could earn more points, but there was still a considerable distance from buying a house. It's hard for outsiders to settle down in big cities. He decisively participated in the application, and also decisively participated in the crossing.
When he applied for the job, he introduced his specialty and mentioned the matter of power paragliding. This reminds a certain decision-maker that this simple and easy flying tool is the great killer weapon of the traversers! Don't always think that a helicopter is all right.
At that time, the issue of light aircraft was also discussed, but Zuihou concluded that light aircraft were a chicken rib. Besides, it's entirely possible that it will be resolved within a few decades after the crossing.
"I don't know how to drive yet, I can fly a flying machine first, do you think it's hard to learn?" Liu Haiyang answered Sun Defa's question about whether it is difficult to learn in the interview, saying, "It costs some money to complete the content of the paramotor teaching and training syllabus and pass the theoretical assessment and flight assessment in the interview, and every step costs money, money." It seems that these ...... are not needed abroad"
"When you go to the Philippines, you're our flight instructor." Sun Defa promised at the time.
The traversers brought four powered paragliders and some more accessories. The powered paraglider is not heavy, and one is only 300 kilograms. The engine is a two-stroke machine, with regular gasoline, 93, 97 is fine, but it needs to be mixed with a synthetic engine oil, the ratio is generally 30:1 or 40:1. The fuel tank is 7 liters, and the fuel consumption is about 4 liters per hour.
There was a foreigner who was bored and used an expensive rotary engine paramotor to fly over Mount Everest.
Originally, before the crossing, Liu Haiyang used his connections in the club to train several members who had this love haode crossing, but after all, they were still recruits and easily did not let them fly.
For example, today when the attack on Geranza was attacked, the wind test had level 3, which far exceeded the requirements of the power paragliding teaching and training syllabus that must be below level 2, so he could only be made a coach.
After Liu Haiyang went ashore with the support team, he and his team found a relatively flat place and installed a power paraglider. He was surrounded by militia and had no worries about safety at all.
Liu Haiyang checked the wheels, frame, foot control sticks, power system, umbrella clothing and hanging, and there were no problems. He started to slide and ran a little because of the uneven ground, and it didn't matter. The sliding must be upwind, the throttle should be moderate, not full throttle or the throttle is too small.
After he waited for the umbrella to rise to the top of his head, he kicked the two foot control sticks at a moderate speed to bend the trailing edge, forcing the air to come out from the leading edge, blowing the leading edge of the xiangxia fold open, and after all the air chambers of the umbrella were sufficient, it let go of the foot exercise, accelerated slightly, and the powered paraglider rose smoothly into the sky.
Liu Haiyang's ascension caused all the people in the city of Geranza to collapse, and they ran away from the back door in the direction of Chichi, crying. The devil in the sea is terrible, and the devil on the ground is even more terrible, so what about the heavens? This is definitely the end of Shijie.
Liu Haiyang languidly circled over the city of Geranza, looking at the fleeing Dutch with satisfaction. He constantly reported to Wu Jianqiang about the situation in the city. Feeling that there was no one left in the city, he followed the path of their escape and chased after them.
Along the way, his presence sped up the crowd's flight. Liu Haiyang felt that he was a huge eagle, and the people below were a flock of fleeing sheep, crying and running.
"It's all right," he thought to himself, "I'm just going to see where you go, and I won't hurt you." ”
His walkie-talkie had no signal, and he knew he was over the 10-kilometer range.
Not to exceed the contact range, not to be less than thirty meters, these are the two orders he received before departure.
He was about to turn around when he heard someone on the ground shouting something. He slowly circled around a few times and saw a guy in a black robe, raising his hands and shouting at him.
What is it called? He tried to listen, but he didn't understand. Maybe think he's a god. Liu Haiyang flew away impatiently.
I don't know how many times I have to thank my book friend Da Yezhongye, every time I feel that my grades are bad and I am a little desperate, I have to look at your tips. Because it always gives me confidence and lets me know that someone likes my essay very much. At the same time, I would also like to thank the book friends for the birds that fly freely.
Hope to get your tip.