Chapter Seventy-Nine: Michael's Banner

The young duke directly said his identity, and the monks behind the archbishop showed surprised looks on their faces, but the young duke had no scruples and didn't care at all, if it was known by others, it would be enough to make the entire Christian world set off a monstrous wave.

The monarch of the Duchy of Normandy, Duke William, turned out to be an evil dragon wreaking havoc on the continent.

Archbishop Robert smiled bitterly, he understood that it was because the monastery of Michael was far away from the mainland and like an isolated island, so the young duke did not mind revealing his identity, otherwise they would inevitably be executed if they knew the secret.

The Abbey of Michael both imprisoned them and protected them at the same time.

"If you are an evil dragon, you can still complete the conquest of England without leading an army of 10,000, and England is the most powerful country in the whole of Britain, and if you conquer England, you will almost achieve the conquest of Scotland and Wales."

Archbishop Robert said calmly, Duke William, who incarnated as an evil dragon, is so powerful, he can run rampant across the entire continent, and even killed the brave Francis who directly killed the holder of the holy sword in Germany, and at the same time, there is also the dragon slaying mercenary group, which is known as the strongest mercenary group, and also snatched the princess directly from the castle.

Although he was exiled to the monastery of St. Michael, he was not ignorant of the outside world, and in any case, a man of his size, as a cardinal, was also very important in the Church.

"But I appear as an evil dragon, and I can only conquer, not rule." Duke William shook his head, "My dear uncle, you should understand that neither the emperor nor the pope nor even the kings and knights of Europe will allow a dragon to rule a country, so my secular status is very important, and the patron saint of England also hates it, he will not watch me conquer Britain." ”

Robert looked at his nephew in silence, and suddenly felt an indescribable absurdity that the dragon had actually asked for him, and that he, as a servant of God, had to help the dragon.

It's ridiculous.

"You have said to me that St. George is the patron saint of the Christian army, and if there is a battle between two Christian armies of different countries, then God will always be on the side of the more armies, and St. George, he will not help both, but if one side declares St. George the patron saint of his country, then St. George will be on the side of declaring himself patron saint."

Angels and saints actually have their own positions, and God can do justice, but angels and saints can't do it because of their own patron realm. When England invaded Scotland, Wales, and Ireland, the patron saints of each country could not be neutral, but could only secretly support their own side.

For example, St. Michael appeared on Mount Tambu to declare his protection for the believers here, so the commander of the angelic army really sided with the French in the Hundred Years' War between England and France, helping the French to fight against strong enemies, so that most of the French land fell, and this isolated island under the nose of the British army was never occupied by the British army.

Inspired by Michael, Joan of Arc went from being a shepherdesss to a saint of national salvation and defeating the English army, which is the position of the angels and the saints.

After Joan of Arc was canonized, France immediately posthumously named her patron saint of France, but the Church in England rebuked Joan of Arc, believing that there was no Joan of Arc, only a witch Joan of Arc, and did not recognize Joan of Arc's sainthood.

Duke William could imagine that his conquest of Britain would not have been a good one, whether it was England's own resistance, the patron saints of England, the Celtic gods, and King Arthur of Britain, and even St. Patrick, the patron saint of Ireland, would be his enemy.

"I need the help of St. Michael's flag." William said.

The conquest is not easy, and the enemy will not stand obediently on the battlefield, stretch his neck over, and cut himself off, and if he wants to conquer Britain, there is no value in negotiating peace with these old powers.

Wasn't the Duchy of Normandy established by the ancestors of the Vikings who invaded France?

As a descendant of pirates, if the local residents don't want to give money, then don't say anything, hack the other party to death, and just take the money.

Michael's flag would protect William's army, and as long as the flag was planted on the army's ships, all ships would be considered to be moving French territory, which was protected by St. Michael's.

The living saint may be a second-order or a third-order, and a posthumous saint may be a third-order or a fourth-order, but as a saint who is the main patron of a country, the weakest is also the fourth order, and it can be regarded as the fifth order within the realm of the main patron, but there is also a difference between the fifth and fifth orders.

Michael, the chief warrior of God, the Lord of Heaven, the likeness of God, the Supreme Commander of the Heavenly Army, the Archangel, the embodiment of absolute justice, the most glorious angel in heaven after Lucifer.

The patron saint of the state is a fifth-order when he stays in the realm of his own country, and the archangel Michael is also a fifth-order, but the same five-order, there is no comparison between the two at all.

Therefore, even William, who was full of confidence, had to rely on the power of St. Michael, and with the support of the emperor and the blessing of the pope, he himself brought the air of holy war to the conquest of Britain.

William, who had religious legitimacy, was already qualified to carry Michael's banner on the march, so that Michael would be on his side, at least until he landed on the British Peninsula, and all the journeys would be smooth and unhindered by the patron saints of England and the Celtic gods.

"I really miss my Dawn Holy Sword, you must know that I used to hold it, even in human form, I was invincible, but now I am no longer qualified to use it."

Duke William sighed to himself, patted his backpack, and the soldiers who appeared from the magic array again detained Archbishop Robert directly, and the monks looked at each other, but under the threat of the sword, they were powerless to fight against each other, so they could only watch Duke William walk into the monastery and take away the banner of Michael, the holy relic in it.

"William, give up your unrealistic dream of conquering Britain, you will not succeed."

A clear voice rang out in the church, and beneath the banner of St. Michael, a young knight in armor and a crown was facing him with his sword, "Today I am going to thwart your ambitions here. ”

William looked at the handsome young man with a halo on top of his head in front of him, he was handsome in military uniform, and the crown that symbolized royal power was shining, William bowed his head to him and bowed slightly, "Honorable king, honorable saint, please forgive me for not obeying my fate, after all, conquer you, what do you have to do with it~!" ”

After William finished speaking, the sword in his hand was instantly pulled out of his pocket, and he looked at the young man opposite very accurately, "Even if you were once the king of England, even if you were canonized as a saint, but you came to France from Britain, look at how much strength you still have now, my evil dragon is now a fourth-order." ”