Today is a rare day of good weather.

The sky is clear, the wind is gentle.

After the death of the harsh and miserly Jewish merchant.

Captains and seafarers no longer need to pretend to be busy, exposing their damp, sticky skin, and standing on the deck in the sun.

A variety of changing clothes hang from the mast.

The passengers were also chatting on the deck, and no one wanted to remain in the stuffy cabin.

For the past two days, the atmosphere on the ship has been awkward.

A few of the passengers simply disembarked on Crete, intending to escape the predicament by transferring to other ships to the Holy Land.

On the night of the Kraken, Lothar saw many unsightly scenes, passengers, sailors, men and women, hugging each other... And in Catholic teaching, whether it is annihilation or homosexuality, it is a sin.

"When we reach the Holy Land, all sins will be taken away."

Father Beckett said to the people.

That night, under the influence of the Siren's singing, he rolled in the cabin with a male sailor for a long time.

Jesus certainly didn't think that when people arrived in the Holy Land, their sins were gone, but the priest said so.

Just as Jesus would not have considered killing the infidels innocent, but rather the way to heaven, His Majesty the Pope said so.

Sailors had to be particularly transparent about this, and they were not religious in their beliefs when they traveled at sea all year round.

When tsunamis, pirates, and storms come, they even pray to the pagan god of the sea, Poseidon.

And on a cramped, isolated ship, the situation is not commonplace, but it is by no means unimaginable.

The Siren's corpses were said to be able to extract the precious aphrodisiac spice comparable to ambergris, but Lothar gave up on cutting open their corpses for incense.

Slaughtering humanoids like pigs and sheep, he can't do that for the time being.

…

It had been two full days since they sailed away from Crete.

They passed through the island of Cyprus, but did not linger much there, but only refueled with a wave of fresh water and sailed away.

It was once the core territory of the Eastern Empire, and after the coronation of the regent of the Eastern Empire, it took the opportunity to become independent and possess a considerable maritime power.

After passing through Cyprus, they were close to the Holy Land, and from time to time they could faintly see the dusk coastline in the distance.

The ships here have also become much denser.

merchant ships laden with spices and silk from the East; passenger ships carrying scattered crusaders; And the pirates were equipped with many large oars, and the bow of the ship was equipped with a ballista, and the rowing ships came and went like the wind... It is not uncommon to see broken planks and barrels floating on the surface of the sea.

It was the wreckage of a looted, destroyed merchant ship, and a pirate ship wrecked by the navy.

"Look!"

The sailors suddenly became agitated.

Someone cheered: "It's our ship!" ”

At the distant sea level, a large fleet gradually appeared in front of everyone.

Smaller frigates, huge capital ships, galleys...

Their huge black sails are emblazoned with white crosses.

The sails swelled in the wind, bringing powerful power to push the big ships rampant on the sea.

"That's... The fleet of the Knights Hospitaller! ”

Lothar immediately commanded: "Hang the crusade flag and do not let our brothers in Christ misunderstand who we are!" ”

"The Knights Hospitaller have a large maritime force in the Holy Land, and they often patrol the seas to protect the safety of the trade routes and the pilgrims at sea. ”

This is the power of the Order today.

Not a kingdom, but better than a kingdom.

Lothar squinted at him, seeing that he was a little weak.

In the past few days, Father Beckett has obviously stopped a lot, and the loss of this old fellow has caused him to lose face on the ship, for fear that Lothar will spread the word about it, and become a source of loss.

...

When the Kirk ship arrived at the port outside Jaffa, it happened to be midday, and the light was at its most poisonous.

The landscape here is heavily weathered, full of deserts and the Gobi Desert, and you can faintly see several heavily eroded tower-like buildings towering over the empty Gobi Desert.

Fringilla's lazy voice rang out: "My lord, the sun is so sunny, I'm about to die." ”

Lothar felt helpless: "Don't pretend, you just overdrew your mental power once, and you'll be fine after sleeping for two days, how can you be so fragile in your vampire royal family?" ”

"It's vampires who are afraid of the sun!"

Prajna still quietly followed Lothar like his shadow.

I usually try to reduce my presence, but at critical moments, I can always feel at ease.

"Hans, fly my swallowtail flag!"

Lothar ordered: "From this day forward, I am afraid that we will have to deal with many nobles, and you will be temporarily appointed as heraldic officer. ”

Hans grimaced: "I'm sorry, but although I am honored to accept this position, my knowledge of heraldry is limited, and I am afraid that I am not competent. ”

Lothar shook her head and said, "Incompetent must be there." Moreover, your knowledge of heraldry is already better than that of most knights. ”

Ryan instructed his subordinates and said in a loud voice: "Straighten your backs, remember what Sergeant Moder and I have taught you in the past few days, don't lose your face!" ”

"Yes!"

The men of these lords now all carried spears and shields, and although they were not armoured, they all wore uniform burqas and looked like them.

Of course, they are still just a spectacle, and they can only play the role of a guard of honor.

Its combat effectiveness is a little stronger than that of the conscripted peasant soldiers.

Talking on paper can never compare to a real exercise.

Lothar took a deep breath of the dry wind blowing from the interior.

It's finally here!

"This is the Holy Land, where countless people have come in search of salvation... and wealth, the poor knights from the West can also be transformed into lords of a city. ”

Lothar stood on the dock, stepping on solid ground for the first time in days, so that his steps unconsciously drifted, and it was Prajna who caught him in time.

"Let's get ready to go, it's not far from Jerusalem, and we can get to our destination early, so we can rest."

The Kirk ship was handed over to the captain, but he requisitioned all the wealth of the merchants on board to serve as a "sacred support" for the defense of the Holy Land.

It didn't take long to walk out.

At this time, Lothar saw a procession coming down from the docks, they were flying the flag of a cross on a yellow background, and most of them were wearing dark red and white blouses.

Well-equipped, at first glance a professional sergeant and knight.

The knight at the head led the horse and asked directly: "This familiar lion coat of arms, you belong to the Habsburgs?" ”

"Who are you?"

Lothar frowned.

The Habsburgs were not a prominent family, and their influence was limited to Swabia and Bavaria.

He really didn't expect that not long after he got off the boat, he was recognized.

"I am Kevin McKidd, a knight loyal to Baron Gevery, Baron Ibeline, and this is the little master I serve, the only heir to Baron Ibeline, Lord Baron Bellain."

Lothar cast her gaze behind the knight, the young man wrapped in a dark red robe.

It turns out that this person is the main owner, but he doesn't seem to have any sense of existence.

"I am Lothar of Allgäu, the second son of the Habsburgs, Count of Werner, and a landless knight."

Lothar nodded to the other, "It's an honor to meet you, Ser Barian of Ibeline, Knight Kevin. ”

"Knight of Lothar, your father and my master are very good friends, they served His Majesty together in the royal order of Jerusalem, and I have witnessed the deep friendship between them who fought side by side."

Knight Kevin looked at Lothar's burqa, and there was a hint of remembrance in his eyes: "It's such a style of robe, it's really nostalgic." ”

The Royal Order of Jerusalem was clearly not a military order like the Templars and the Knights Hospitaller.

Rather, it is similar to the honorary title of the Knights of the Golden Fleece in Burgundy in later generations, representing a kind of honor and glory.

"It's just that I don't understand why he didn't choose to stay in the Holy Land, but instead returned to a poor ravine like Switzerland and became a country count."

"To be honest, I don't understand what he thinks - I always thought he was returning to Swabia because he couldn't get along in the Holy Land."

Lothar shrugged.

He had heard of the other party's name, one of several comrades-in-arms in the Holy Land whom Count Werner had mentioned in limited terms.

Baron Goffrey, Ibelin.

The Ibelyn family is not simple, although it is only a baron, but the gold content of this baron is still not comparable to that of the Count of Werner of Aargau.

First of all, Iberin is so close to Jaffa that it is a well-developed trading city, and there is a constant stream of caravans in the past, and just collecting taxes is a large amount of income.

In addition, the Kingdom of Jerusalem was limited in size, and there were only a dozen barons with names and surnames.

And Baron Ibeline is obviously the best of them, belonging to King Baldwin's credulity, the hardcore royal party, and there is more than one fief in Iberin.

On the way here, Lothar was thinking about how to get involved with them, but she happened to meet each other's heirs and retainers here.

Knight Kevin asked, "Knight of Lothar, are you planning to go to the Holy City?" ”

"That's right, since you have already arrived at the Holy Land, how can you contain the eagerness to rush to the Holy City at once to see the Holy Sepulchre and the Cathedral of the Suffering on the Mount of Olives?"

"Hah, that's true. If you don't mind, let us go together, for Lord Baron is waiting in the city of Jafa, and I think he will be glad to see his son and his old friend's son at the same time. ”

"That couldn't be better."

Lothar smiled and accosted the other party: "Berian, are you Gaul?" Maybe it's more appropriate for me to call you Berion. ”

Perrien nodded slightly: "Yes, that's right, Knight of Lothar." ”

"Barion, you seem a little reserved?"

"Indeed... I'm not an aristocrat, I mean, I used to be just a blacksmith, so I wasn't very good at dealing with people like you. ”

"I understand."

Lothar nodded: "But with all due respect, you don't need to be restrained at all, there are many nobles who are as despicable as villains in this era, as long as you have a noble soul, even a blacksmith can laugh at the prince." ”

The situation of Berriand, to put it bluntly, is the legalization of illegitimate children, which is not uncommon in this era.

It is more common in the family of the heir, of course, due to the weak claim, the inheritance is forcibly taken away by the relatives of the powerful nobles.

The Middle Ages emphasized a legal principle, but in the final analysis, it still relied on the fist.

ps: A lot of the content of the movie Heavenly Dynasty has been artistically processed, or even fabricated out of thin air, for example, Berriand is not an illegitimate child at all, but the third son of the family, and he is not as young as in the movie.

The point here is not to try to learn history from fiction.

Because the author said that he would use part of the plot of the movie, make up part of the plot, and finally add a small part of the historical plot.