The sea breeze is light.

You can vaguely see the coastal port city covered by mist in the distance and lined with buildings.

A merchant ship with a round belly and an open sail is sailing on the Adriatic Sea.

This is a Kirk ship.

The ships brought from Northern Europe by the Normans of Sicily quickly adapted to the Mediterranean climate and were widely used on merchant ships.

Poor monks dressed in white linen and holding wooden crosses preached to the crew and passengers who gathered around them.

"Jerusalem, the jewel of heaven and earth, is beautiful as an earthly city, and it is glorious as a heavenly city."

"Jerusalem, a sacred place, is now under siege by ambitious infidels. Ayyubid and Sasanian, these two behemoths, are abominable and contemptible devils. ”

"They destroyed the churches of God, lit their so-called 'holy fires' in the center of the temples, blasphemed the Holy Father, killed, plundered, and sold fellow Christs."

"On the road to Asia Minor, the pilgrims were attacked by the Turkic cavalry they raised, and were subjected to inhuman abuse, imprisoned, or killed."

"They want to burn the Savior's Holy Sepulchre with flames and invade our heavenly kingdom on earth, Jerusalem. This is something that neither Catholics nor Orthodox Christians can tolerate. ”

"With the weapons of our hands, destroy the heathen, go to the 'land flowing with milk and honey' as recorded in the Bible, and atone for your sins, and you will receive the eternal glory of Heaven!"

The people shouted, "This is the will of the Father!" ”

"Amen!"

Lothar, dressed in a dark red robe, stood in the crowd under the guard of Hans, Lane, and Moder, praying with a reverent face.

He was never a Catholic and did not believe in any gods.

But he felt that since this was a world with extraordinary powers, perhaps there really was such a so-called "Heavenly Father".

In that case, you might as well believe it.

As long as he doesn't get in the way of his own business, he will always be very "religious".

If one day, when he is full-fledged, he will not be afraid to ask the classic "Pope?" like Joseph the Great. How many divisions does he have? ”。

Of course, His Majesty the Pope in this era really has many "teachers"!

The Papal States occupy a vast territory on the Pinnish Peninsula in Central Asia, and the rest of the major bishoprics are theoretically under the jurisdiction of the Pope.

If it is not necessary, even if he is full-fledged, he is not willing to tear his face with His Majesty the Pope.

The group only boarded the ship this afternoon.

This morning they got up early and hurried from the northern towns of Veneto to the southern ports to take a boat.

Today, just two hours after departure, the castle of Romagna can still be seen on the coast.

The monk suddenly pointed to Lothar in the crowd and said, "Lothar von Habsburg - This is a valiant knight from Swabia who resolutely set out on the path of protecting the Holy Land despite the profane King Henry, and urged him to do so with devotion to His Father and His Majesty the Pope. May Heavenly Father bless you, honorable knight! ”

Since the Pope excommunicated Emperor Henry, many clergy did not think that the "crown" crowned by His Majesty the Pope still worked.

So call Henry king.

The passengers also looked at Lothar with reverence.

"Praise be to you, honorable knight."

The monk smiled and invited, "Knight of Lothar, please speak a few words to everyone, you need your encouragement." ”

The expression on Lothar's face stiffened.

Compared with the poor crusaders who fled the famine, and were more than the army, the passengers on this Kirk were wealthier, and there was no shortage of town craftsmen and city vendors.

They shared the same goal as Lothar, to go to the Holy Land and respond to His Majesty's call for a crusade.

Lothar didn't want to deceive them and say things against their will.

But the people's enthusiastic cheers made it difficult for him to shirk it.

After thinking for a long time, he slowly spoke: "This is a great cause, for the sake of the Heavenly Father, for the Holy Land not to be defiled by the infidels, even if you die in battle, you will return your soul to heaven." ”

"That's right, the dead will return their souls to heaven, and the living will receive honor."

The monk continued to preach loudly.

And as a "pious" crusader knight, Lothar really had no reason not to listen to the sermons, not to mention the fact that the monk was so eager to pursue him and make a name for him.

Look at the people, the eyes they look at Lothar at this moment are full of loyalty and awe.

In this age when faith has become one with people's lives, even in disguise, Lothar must disguise himself as a devout believer.

...

Two hooded women, sitting in the cabin.

One is tall and the other is petite.

The two sat opposite each other, neither paying attention to the other.

Frigila pressed for a long time, and finally couldn't help but speak: "It's so boring, stupid big man, why does the lord listen to that old man's chatter?" ”

Prajna raised her eyes slightly, staring at Friengira without emotion.

Fringira felt a little chill all the time, and then continued to sit cross-legged on the plank bed, not knowing what to think.

"Hey, Pranya, are you a robot? Won't you feel bored? ”

Fringira crossed her legs and swayed up and down: "You are such a woman without interest, if one day, you are with the lord, he will definitely be driven crazy." ”

Praruo frowned, and the mood on her face finally fluctuated slightly: "What nonsense are you talking about?" ”

"Ha, did you reply to me?"

Frigila looked like she had succeeded in her treacherous plan: "I knew that you really had thoughts about the lord!" You scheming woman. ”

"But let me tell you, it's impossible for you to be with the lord."

"Although you have big breasts, big buttocks, thin waist, delicate skin, and beautiful looks..."

Fringira folded her fingers and counted carefully, and was suddenly stunned: "Wow, you bad woman actually have so many advantages?" Oh no, maybe there's really a show! ”

The corners of Praruo's mouth twitched, her face was still with Gujing Wubo's expression, and she said coldly, "What do you want to say?" ”

Fringira raised a smile: "The grudge between the Blood Royal Court and you is their business, and it has nothing to do with me, Prajna, as the adults said, we will be robes fighting side by side in the future, comrades who need to cover each other, I don't want to be unhappy with you." ”

Prajna frowned: "As far as I am concerned, the public is the public, and the private is the private, no matter how hostile I am to you, I will not discount it in the battle." ”

"So you don't have to worry about it, and you don't have to deliberately please me."

The corners of Frigila's mouth curled slightly, and a sly smile appeared on her face: "Prajna, you are really interesting to the lord, if you really have ideas, you can't go on like this." ”

"Heh, do you think that if you say this, I will be as shy as an ordinary little girl?"

Prajna said expressionlessly: "I only have the feelings that my comrades-in-arms and courtiers should have for the lord, and I don't have the kind of 'thoughts' you said. ”

"Really? I don't believe it! ”

Frigila teased.

"Whether you believe it or not, it has nothing to do with me."

Pranya closed his eyes and stopped talking at all this time.

Frigila smirked like a little fox who had stolen a chicken.

If Praruo really didn't care at all, he wouldn't have taken her words at all.

But then there was a sense of urgency.

The lord should be mine, but I can't let you, the ghost woman, take the lead.