In autumn, the evening breeze is cool.

A "Viking woman" had just crossed a grassy glade when she heard the sound of chasing.

She hurried away, and finally saw a dense forest, and she didn't want to jump into it.

Running at night is very dangerous, and the two hunters who are chasing see the woman running into a more dangerous place, and scold, "Wait until tomorrow morning, go in and see if you have been eaten by wild beasts." ”

"It's a pity, Lord Nanding said that as long as you arrest the 'suspicious whereabouts' and hand them back, you can get a reward."

"There's going to be a chance."

"Although that woman stinks a little, her face seems to be good?"

The voices of the two hunters faded away.

By the time Sally reacted, she was already in the woods.

She leaned against a large tree that she could not name, and at the same time watched for the distant points of light, which looked at her like ghostly fire or the eyes of wild beasts, and she shivered at the sight.

Two days earlier, she had infiltrated a Viking colony, and as a ruler, she had learned the language of the native Vikings in private, and even spoke them better than the average Viking.

She also knows the etiquette and traditions of the local Vikings.

She blended in and tried to get by, but this settlement actually gathered everyone to start making a book and checking her body.

Those who disobey are violently assaulted by the Viking men under Gomon.

Once resisted, the knight named Nanding sent his men to suppress it with brutal means.

This is a secret order issued by Sals to Nanding after Orlan's acquiescence, and he is not sure if Sally is dead, and wants to search for her.

Cornered and in danger.

Sally's spirit and body were on the verge of collapse, the water had been drunk, and her whole body was covered with strange red spots.

In a trance, she pointed the dagger to her neck, perhaps, with a knife, she would be freed?

"All ......"

A strange voice comes from around her, stopping Sally's thoughts of self-harm.

Her courage suddenly increased, if a person has reached the point of wanting to die, what is there to fear?

Sari's hungry eyes were almost blind.

She searched for a while, only to find the place where the sound came from, and when she approached, the little creature on the ground, which was greedy for carrion, was frightened and ran away.

Unaware of the danger, Sally continued to approach, but was caught in the vines of the underground tree and fell to the ground.

When she woke up again, she was in pain all over her body.

"Ahh

Seeing the insects and ants crawling all over her body, Sally was terrified, shook around, and after calming down, she found a corpse that had been bitten to pieces a few meters away.

It was covered with maggots, but Sally didn't take her eyes off.

The corpse was almost empty, but the bones of the mouth remained, and there were a few teeth made of gold and silver on it.

There were also detached armbands and expensive suits on the ground.

Sally endured her disgust as she approached, and a thought finally flashed through her mind.

"Golden Tooth...... Baldo!"

Banished by Haman, Baldo was abandoned and crawled all the way to the forest.

A Viking who was in charge of transporting him, Nian was also a warrior in Baldo, and left some food for him.

In order to take revenge, the golden tooth forced himself to live, and when he was thirsty, he relied on the dew of the forest, and this little food, which lasted for three weeks.

But he still couldn't turn over, and finally died miserably.

Strictly speaking, the death of the Golden Tooth was caused by Sari's mastermind Haman.

When Sally saw this, she suddenly went crazy and ran away screaming.

For the next two days, when she was hungry, she would bite the bark of a tree or drop the fruit on the ground, and when she came across a tangled vine branch, she would pull it away with her hand, or the dagger would break through the front.

By the time she ran out of the forest, she had become a madwoman, with abrasions and scratches on her face and exposed hands and feet.

The dried blood and dirt solidified on his face, and he couldn't even speak.

Eventually, she ran to the vicinity of a valley.

Several Viking women, who had "lost their husbands" and supported each other, found her when they went up the mountain to collect, restrained her, poured food on her, and placed her near the cave where she was hiding.

Sally roars night and night, but the Viking women, understanding that she may be suffering the same as themselves, take care of her patiently.

Three days later, a young boy followed his mother to bring a bowl of wheat to Sari, holding a violet that had just bloomed.

Sally looked at the flower, suddenly put down the porridge, and looked at it with dementia.

"When the violets are in full bloom, everything will be different."

She remembered that sentence, the face of the devil......

That night, Sally woke up, no longer roaring, and could talk calmly.

The next day, she thanked the women who had brought the food again, and tested them in Viking, until she finally learned what had happened recently.

It turned out that Gomon had gathered Haman, the Golden Fang, and other Viking chieftains' subordinates together, forcibly relocated to the place designated by Oran, and was baptized and converted.

Those who did not want to submit were purged, and the husbands of these women died.

The ones left behind were in hiding, unwilling to convert.

After returning to normal, Sally accompanied the women to collect food.

But only two days later, a group of uninvited guests appeared.

At dusk that day, Sally followed the little boy who had given her violets at that time, and returned to the cave with a full load of flowers and plants.

Two Viking men, covered in wounds and pigtails, fell to the ground in front of them, with blood stains visible along the way.

"Mother!"

"Come back!"

Before Shalila could do so, the little boy rushed to his mother's corpse, and as soon as he knelt down and wept bitterly, several Catholic soldiers burst out of the cave, and they had already killed all the people inside.

The soldier who was the first to walk out swung his sword and slashed directly at the little boy.

Vikings deserve death for soldiers, especially men, who are unrelenting.

"Don't!"

Sally rushed over with a dagger in hand, but it was useless, she couldn't wear thick armor at all, and she was slapped down.

"Leave these women alone, let's go after that bug-eating monster, he just went over there, catch him, do you know how much your Excellency has rewarded?"

A rider led a majestic warhorse, and the flickering eagle banner on it, which Sally recognized, was the "Knights Hospitaller"!

After the soldier left, Sally held the little boy and wept bitterly, and not long after, a Viking warrior with a terrible face came up with two arrow feathers stuck in his legs.

A wounded crow followed him, never leaving.

"I killed all the five God soldiers just now, and I took the children away......"

When Abu finished speaking, he fell to the ground.

After that day, although he escaped from the battlefield, he was pursued endlessly, and was even betrayed by his men, and he fainted from both new and old diseases.

Sally walked over and glanced at the man.

Abu the Scavenger?

On the watchtower that day, she saw Abu fighting.

The power of one person is limited, but if it is the power of two people, three people, and countless people, there may be opportunities.

Sally didn't run away alone, she pulled all the corpses, one by one, back to the cave to avoid being destroyed by wild beasts or insects and ants, and finally put her hands together in silence, put down the flowers and plants she had picked today, and after setting a fire, she used all her strength to prop up Abu's body and leave.

The crow probably knew that Sally would not harm her master, so she obediently followed......

……

August 29, 865 A.D.

Oran personally led two hundred men to the north of Dancheng, near the Ox Neck.

Near this was the Bullneck Territory, where he was the most numerous, and the terrain was familiar, and Orlan the Witness was only allowed to bring two hundred men, while the kingdom, plus the soldiers who escorted the priests, were only allowed to bring a hundred.

Shi Meng limited the number of people to help him get baptized, so that the 300 people could not make a storm, thus successfully ending the conversion.

The knightly nobles sent by King Ella were the wife and brother of Princess Haian "Gulle Clark", and the baptized bishop was "Conny".

These two were the nobles Orlan met when he last went to Dan.

Nanding was still helping Gomon control the Viking territory to the north, but he didn't make it back.

Orlan mainly brought four knights this time, namely Kunsan, Armand, Tuman, and Marcus.

On the part of the ministers, there are Sals and Titans.

Tuman and Marcus were involved in the Iron Ring incident, and this time Orlan gave them a harsh task.

Help to intercept the priests.

At noon, Oran and the king's troops entered the baptism from different directions.

It was located next to a stream, and the scene was empty.

There are also two watchtowers around the perimeter, on which Viking archers are on guard.

As soon as the scene changes, Shimon's troops will enter from other directions.

Shmon was extremely cautious, as his wife came with him.

Oran saw the woman for the first time.

He is not like those poets who always describe the bells and whistles of good-looking women, saying that you can see the stars and autumn water with your eyes, and you can conquer the world when you laugh, so that people can live a few years less.

"Big eyes, high nose, good temperament." This is the intuitive impression that Olam makes.

Oran dismounted and walked over, he was dressed in a white gown, with gloves on both hands, and his hair cut short, and he looked neat and tidy.

"Long time no see, Lord Gurret, Bishop Conny." Orlan greeted the king's side first.

Conny didn't know what was going to happen, and politely greeted Orlan.

But Cyrus knew that in this operation, all the priests he brought out would die.

This is Sals, who lurks at Oran's side, telling the king about his plan.

Sals said that the Vikings would pretend to be baptized, and then, after the baptism, they would attack on the return journey of the procession, and then storm the royal capital.

The royal capital has prepared an army to resist this attack.

The seven priests who came out with Conny were all senior monks who controlled a number of "tax-free book fields" in Northumbria

When King Ella came to power, he relied on these priests to do the work of faith, so he gave them many privileges, but now he wants to take it back.

By the hand of the enemy, get rid of these bastards who always chatter and don't pay taxes, and the cost is minimal.

"I am very glad that so many lost lambs are returning to the arms of the Lord today."

Conny recited a few holy names and blessed Oran and the others.

Shi Meng smiled on his face, but he despised it inwardly.

"It's not too early, let's get started." Gurrich urged.

Oran then said, "I, Oran Vijay, Lord of Durham and Count of the Kingdom, am today baptizing witnesses, and the kindness of the Lord spreads to the earth, amen. ”

Baptizing so many Vikings is a rare event, and maybe he will appear in the mouth of the bishop of Rome.

Conni explained solemnly, "According to the catechism re-compiled by 'Niko I.', which of the three baptisms do you want to take, 'spiritual immersion', 'blood immersion', and 'water immersion'?"

Shi Meng thought that the baptism was all water immersion, but when he heard the other two for the first time, he asked curiously, "What's the difference?" Your Excellency, Bishop?"

"The baptist first made a pilgrimage to Rome and then prayed for seven days under St. Peter's Basilica. It is an all-round repentance, a recasting of the faith, followed by the seven good deeds, which symbolize the seven goodness, and when these sacraments are done, the soul is reborn. Conny explained.

These words were in the ears of the Vikings, and they only felt that they took off their pants and farted, a bunch of fame.

Only Oran could hear the "subtlety" in it.

After the Vikings came ashore and the Knights Hospitaller was founded, he paid more attention to gathering information from the Holy See.

Only by having a better understanding of the ideological trends of those in power in the Holy See can we find more opportunities to take advantage of them.

Charlemagne suppressed the theocracy, and then successive apostolates determined to expand the power of the church, and the current Pontifical Nicott I has reformed one after another in the past few years.

First, the Roman clergy guard was expanded, and then a number of Catholic saints from different places were canonized, and visiting delegations were sent to exchange ideas and increase the donation and support of other lords.

There are also scriptures and liturgies that unify different views.

For example, there is a relatively concise version of this "baptism".

However, Nicott I wrote a "Baptismal Encyclopedia" to add changes.

This "spiritual baptism" alone has to go on a pilgrimage to Rome, and he has to personally kneel down and repent to the Pontifical Throne, which invisibly elevates the Apostolic Seat to the status of a god.

Spiritual immersion is unrealistic, and Conny continues to introduce the second type of "blood immersion".

"Liberation from desire."

"What desire?"

"For the pursuit of lust, food, wealth, fame, etc., until the day of death, one can be a 'saint'."

This was a form of ascetic practice, and it was naturally impossible for the Vikings to do it.

The last one is the well-known "flooding"

Baptizing oneself with clean and pure water, trembling before everyone (God) and finally declaring that he will follow the doctrine and fight for the Lord all his life.

Recently, there has been a controversy about whether a newborn baby can be baptized.

Because they are still in a state of ignorance.

One school of clergy believes that a true believer, full of wisdom and experience, can distinguish between right and wrong, and can be considered a believer and be baptized.

However, in order to expand his influence, Nicott I forcibly declared that this method could be practiced for infants, and extended a number of teachings to combat the clergy and different doctrines that disobeyed him......

Smon, his wife, and the little leaders who came out behind him to represent the baptism agreed to perform the baptism.

Then, under Conny's gaze, Smond took the lead and began to talk about his sin, but his brow furrowed as he listened.

"When I was a teenager, I once saw a man who insulted a woman, but I didn't kill him and let him go."

Shi Meng's beginning, and then the self-atonement of a group of small leaders, is also absurd, treating good things as evil things.

Conny wanted to stop, he valued this divine baptism, and was about to nag, but was stopped by Cyru.

"Bishop Conny, whatever has been done before, the important thing is the future, and faith is far more important than the ceremony."

The flooding was stopped, and the king's priests helped the Vikings to immerse themselves.

Baptized in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

The body is immersed in water, which symbolizes "death (the sinful body has departed)" and then leaves, which signifies "resurrection." ”

Conny and the other clergy sang the praises of God in a church tone.

"After all your past wickedness has been buried, honor the will of the faith of the Lord and live with uprightness and righteousness."