Chapter 13: Light and Hypocrisy

Li Feng then picked up a shoe and threw it out, hit it accurately, and with a "whoop", the male dog fled.

Finally on this day, feeling the strength in his body, Li Feng believed that if he went head-to-head one-on-one, he would have no problem killing the heavily armed old knight with his bare hands.

If they can have a good weapon, the five knights can't help themselves.

On Christmas Eve, Li Feng, along with thousands of other lords, was sent by the lord to St. Peter's Monastery more than 100 miles away to do volunteer work.

Surprisingly, everyone did not resist, but cheered.

When he arrived at the place, Li Feng knew the reason.

The spacious and bright cathedral, the clean and tidy dormitories, the free hot baths, and the delicious food of three meals a day, for ordinary people, no matter how hard and tired they are, it is tantamount to entering heaven.

Moreover, compared with the nobles who blindly oppressed the so-called territorial decrees at every turn, the monks of the church always liked to look at the volunteers with compassionate eyes, and they also liked to speak softly, and they were kind and seductive to say some positive words, so that everyone was stunned and felt that they were bathed in the arms of the Lord.

Li Feng saw all of this.

It is no wonder that the power of the world church will be above the world, and people will really win people's hearts.

Full marks for brainwashing effect.

But in essence, they are more hateful than the lords, but they are relatively clever and mild.

In this world, when most people are about to die, the wealth accumulated throughout their lives is often not left to future generations, but is dedicated to the church for salvation, so that after death they can "ascend to heaven and reach the arms of the Lord." ”

In each harvest year, in addition to the taxes paid to the lords, a part will be given to the church, which is called "to the merciful Lord." ”

When the king and the pope are at odds, the pope only needs to issue a heretical doctrine, and the whole world will join in the war to destroy the king.

Because the pope was noticeably more amiable than the king who oppressed them.

That's why a king who makes a mistake trembles in front of the pope, just as a student does in front of a class teacher.

The power of the people is great, perhaps in the face of the power of the church, it cannot be solved by force alone, and close contact with the church has made Li Feng realize this more deeply.

In the monastery, on the walls, on the ceiling, and in the attic, there are exquisite reliefs and all kinds of parchment books, so that the Church has a monopoly not only on faith, but also on knowledge.

Whenever there is a break, the priest leads everyone to pray, and the companions prostrate themselves on the ground, extremely religious.

Compared to those nobles who only knew how to produce knights, the power of knowledge and faith was undoubtedly more terrifying.

Li Feng wanted to know more about the church, so he would sneak into the library and flip through those books, only by understanding could he make better use of them and even crack them one day.

"Kid, what have you learned?"

Just as Li Feng was fascinated, the priest didn't know when he appeared behind him.

Li Feng, who had an explosive force value, knew, but pretended not to know.

"Father Paul, I want to know what this means." Li Feng handed the book to the priest and pointed to one of the passages.

Fr. Paul seemed happy to help, eagerly explaining: "What this passage means is that the gods are above and the messengers are below, declaring that in the beginning the heavens and the earth were empty and chaotic, and the gods were swimming in the waters, and God said, Let there be light..."

"Child, I see that you are different from others, and I am willing to find a way forward for you." The priest chattered and took Li Feng to study all night.

"You are really a genius, it only took one night to learn what others can learn in half a year, little guy, you must have a relationship with God, are you interested in staying and being a messenger of God with me?"

Li Feng: "I am the son of a farmer. ”

"Oh, is it so, it turned out to be a pariah, even if he inherited my mantle, he would be despised and ostracized in the church." Father Paul was in a dilemma.

Li Feng twitched, made a big bow sincerely, and said: "Dear Father Paul, I have no plans to be a messenger of God for the time being, but I want to come here often in the future to read books and feel the will of the gods, can you think it?" ”

"Of course you can, as long as you want to come."

"Thank you, Father."

.........

In the next 20 days, Li Feng read the "Holy Father Sutra" with hundreds of thousands of words, and could remember 90% of its content.

Father Paul was even more moved, saying that he would give up everything to let Li Feng break through the obstacles of the class and become his attendant, but Li Feng still refused, and Paul had no choice but to give up.

"There will be opportunities to volunteer in the future, and I will come back to ask you for advice."

"Child, you are always welcome to wander in the ocean of knowledge." Paul looked at Li Feng as if he saw a rare treasure.

After the New Year, before the momentum had eased up, the war broke out.

The reason for the outbreak is simple and funny, Baron Carwindi was hunting around the territory, and accidentally found a few elk, and when he was about to chase and kill, Baron Edward also appeared with people, crossed the border of the territory, and snatched a few elk in a grand manner.

Cawindi was so angry that he wrote a battle letter on the spot: "Edward, you shameless thief, either compensate me for ten times the elk, or we fight, and my knight and I will definitely open your head." ”

Edward said: "My good brother Bronk and I are happy to be with me. ”

Li Feng was so "duty-bound" to enlist in the army.

In front of the arsenal of Dialing Castle.

He and a large group of peasants collected their weapons one by one.

The weapons in the treasury were varied and varied, including broken swords, axes missing a piece, moth-eaten wooden shields, and rusty spears and maces.

The most numerous are spears.

"Hey, grab your weapons."

A knight's attendant handed Li Feng a half-bent spear, his words full of impatience.

Anyway, it's all cannon fodder, and he doesn't need to be polite.

"Squire, can I choose another weapon?" Li Feng asked cautiously.

The knight's squire was full of displeasure: "No, you have a lot of." ”

"Okay, thanks."

Li Feng walked away regretfully, he originally wanted to send more iron weapons home for his sister Elena to use for self-defense, but it was his first time on the battlefield, and he didn't feel at ease when he left her alone at home.

Fortunately, the dagger that had been snatched from Kurim was left for her.

After the weapons were selected, the army, which consisted of 21 knights, 48 squires, and 200 peasants, gathered in front of the castle to be inspected by Baron Carwindy.