Crusade against the Pope

Chapter 5 Skarr Village
Prayer is something that both Muslims and Christians need to do.

Muslims are required to pray five times a day, while Christians are required to pray seven times.

The seven prayers are: awakening prayer, evening prayer, bedtime prayer, midnight prayer, three o'clock prayer, six o'clock prayer, and nine o'clock prayer.

The three-hour prayer, six-hour prayer and nine-hour prayer refer to the third hour, sixth hour and ninth hour after getting up. If we really want to correspond them in detail, they are actually nine in the morning, twelve noon and three in the afternoon.

Praying seven times a day closely connects believers with God.

The more desperate people are, the more they desire salvation from God's power, and the more devout they become.

Praying seven times a day is no longer enough. Those who survived and were confined in the church were in desperate situations and had no idea what the future held, so they could only pray to God again and again.

They longed for a Messiah to come down from heaven to earth and save them from their current despair.

Then, after an apostate and unorthodox prayer.

The door of the church was pushed open from the outside inwards.

The western gate, which originally symbolized darkness, took in the blood-stained sunlight at sunset, and after being pushed open, it showed a bizarre scene to the survivors in the church.

Those Muslim Bedouins, who were originally devils and butchers, were either left with dead bodies lying on the roadside of the village, or squatting on the side trembling and bewildered.

Even the Bedouin who pushed open the door was cowering, his face full of fear, as if he had encountered something unspeakable.

When the believers in the church followed the Bedouins' gaze, they saw a young man in simple clothes.

The setting sun was behind him, and he walked from the light into the darkness of the church, although no one could see his face clearly.

But it was clear that he had no weapon in his hands, but his body was stained with blood. The vicious Bedouins around him became as docile and fearful as chicks when facing this unarmed young man.

Such a bizarre, wonderful and divine scene is like a stamp of thought, deeply imprinted in the hearts of every survivor.

Especially when the young man took out the cross and drew a cross on his forehead, chest, and shoulders to express his religious beliefs, the scene just now had religious theological implications.

"Everyone is saved."

His voice was a little hoarse and full of fatigue, but no one cared.

In the church, dishevelled women cried for joy, while the surviving men opened their mouths and uttered meaningless murmurs.

As for the children, they relied on the adults at a loss, not realizing that they had avoided a future of slavery.

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"The situation is roughly confirmed. Someone in Karak Castle must have betrayed our whereabouts."

After being helped by Simon beside him to sit on a bench, Garys went straight to the point and spoke to John. In front of Garys, several knights gathered together and were holding a meeting.

The sun was about to set, with only some afterglow left to bring light to the earth. Ever since Gellis single-handedly saved the village occupied by the Bedouins, the knights, attendants, and servants who were squatting outside drove several carriages directly into the village.

During this process, Gellis simply arranged for the villagers to deal with the bodies and interrogated the Bedouins.

Gellis got some information from the frightened Bedouins.

First, their leader took a team out to intercept and ambush a group of fat sheep, and has not returned yet.

Secondly, they were not originally in the territory of Transjordan, but not long ago they received an envoy from somewhere unknown. In short, under the leadership of their leader, they came to Transjordan to make a fortune.

Then, four days ago, when they just entered the territory of Transjordan, this group of Bedouins encountered border patrol guards, but the leader seemed to have shown them some token at the time, so there was no fight and they finally got along peacefully.

Finally, in order to have a more comfortable base suitable for garrison and attack, and also to make some extra money by hunting slaves, this group of Bedouins attacked the village called Skar Village.

After getting these four pieces of information, Garys could figure out what was going on just by thinking with his heels.

Of course, it was impossible to capture the leader and confront him. After all, Garys had no way of resurrecting the guy he had killed.

After listening to the information summarized by Garys.

Except for John, the other knights found it unbelievable one after another. After all, that guy Reynald actually dared to collude with Muslims!

This is really ridiculous. You know, Reynald has always been known as a fanatic believer in the Crusades.

In the name of the Crusades, he often led teams to plunder Muslim pilgrims or caravans passing through his territory. In recent years, he even considered organizing a navy to take the Muslim holy city of Mecca directly from the Red Sea.

The result? That's it!
They colluded with foreign enemies, attacked royal convoys, and allowed Bedouins to plunder Christian villages in their territory!
"Son of a bitch! I thought that guy was a true crusader!"

Some people couldn't help but spit out a bunch of foul language at Leonard who was dozens of kilometers away.

As for John, he shaved his stubble and was not surprised by the information Garys said.

As an old knight who had been in Jerusalem for many years, he knew clearly that for political animals like noble lords.

The older they are, the easier it is for their lower limit to exceed normal human cognition. You have to know that Leonard is already in his sixties, and he is one of the oldest in the entire kingdom.

After thinking for a moment, John said, "It seems that Reynard is determined to stand on Guy's side. Now there is really no way back to Karak Castle. What do you think?"

Gailis answered directly: "First of all, we still need to heal our wounds. Secondly, since Reynard has betrayed Her Highness Isabella, we will definitely lose if we go to Jerusalem to participate in the king election."

"After my injuries healed, I felt that I should spread the Lord's teachings in this holy land and help the misguided believers get back on track."

The knights present had all witnessed the miracle of Garys' resurrection, and in their hearts they had already regarded Garys as a saint.

When Gellis mentioned his plan to preach in the area, without exception, no one objected, and some even made the sign of the cross and began to pray in a low voice.

Compared to those clergy who are just sitting in their positions and doing nothing and are disgracing the holy nature, in the hearts of those who have witnessed the miracle, Gailis's sacred status is a hundred times greater!
(End of this chapter)