Andachi Monastery
It was already late at night, and bright stars were twinkling in the sky. William stood on the high wall of the monastery, wearing the white clothes prepared for him by his father, old William, and walking around with the holy sword in his hand.
Suddenly the wind blew over, affecting even the sky. The bright moonlight was obscured by dark clouds, and the surrounding environment suddenly became dark.
William pulled out the holy sword, and the holy sword flashed with bright holy light, which was particularly dazzling in the dark night, shining in the direction of William.
The Holy Sword doesn't seem to require much energy if it just glows, so William directly uses it as an LED light.
The name of the holy sword is "Dawn". Since it is the dawn, how can it not shine?
William used the holy sword as a flashlight with peace of mind. He walked on the road and looked at the monastery standing on the top of the mountain. This military fortress-like castle was so majestic and majestic. Compared with the castle in the baron's house next door, it seemed like two ends were perching in the dark night. huge beast.
"Why would the Abbot want to see me?"
William was walking on the road, and when he heard what Father Bernard said, he couldn't help but be surprised that the abbot of Andachi Abbey wanted to see him.
In the beginning, the title of the duke was actually the military leader, while the knights were the armed servants of the duke. When kings wanted to maintain their rule and deal with wars, they formed a master-slave relationship with their armed servants and gave them food, clothing, horses, weapons and equipment. etc. However, later on, due to excessive expenses, land was granted instead. This was the original knight.
Therefore, the initial obligation of a knight is to help his monarch fight, and the condition for becoming a knight is that he can kill people.
When kings led their soldiers to convert to Christianity, the knights who could only chop people became less popular.
The king has the divine right of kings, and knights have also become warriors of Christ. You cannot become a warrior of Christ if you only know how to cut people. Therefore, you must be pious to God, be humble, loyal, and brave. You must also have chivalry and chivalry virtues. Only Only in this way can you become a true knight.
This requires the canonization of a knight and the recognition of the knight by the church.
In order for the Knight of Lane to canonize William as a knight, he must perform a sword-granting ceremony. This ceremony must be held in the church and must be completed under the witness of the priests.
Before the sword-giving ceremony, William had to fast, stay alone in the church, purify his mind and body under hymns and holy light, wait for the next day, kneel in front of the altar, and after taking the oath, he could Inherit the Holy Seal of the Lion Knight.
Through the sword granting ceremony, William can obtain his own holy seal and become a knight with extraordinary power. From William's perspective, this world is really incredible. He even doubts that this world is different from the original world and the physical rules. Follow the same set or not.
William's stay in the monastery was to use the church to complete the ceremony. According to the convention, the monastery would not refuse, and if the abbot wanted to summon him, he had no way to refuse.
The biting cold wind blows from outside. The howling cold wind blows on the huge rocks of the castle, passing through the gaps between the stones, making whistles that are high and low, which makes people feel creepy.
The castle is so bad, it's cold in winter and hot in summer. If it weren't built on a high mountain, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack, I'm afraid no nobles would be willing to call the castle their home.
The abbot of Andachi Monastery is a big shot nearby. Although the monks in the monastery are poor, the monastery as a whole is rich.
Just looking at the castle similar to King Andager's, you can see how powerful the monastery is economically and politically.
In the abbot's room, as soon as William stepped in, he saw a cross that was also emitting holy light, like a huge light bulb.
It seems that even in the dark Middle Ages, for those with extraordinary power, there can still be light at night as long as they are willing.
A dazzling array of books were placed on the bookshelves. The dean's room was like a huge library. The amount was really staggering. William looked at it and shook his head at the arrangement of the books. He used to be a university professor. A librarian, according to the rules and regulations of the library, has obvious requirements for the placement of books. William looked at the messy bookshelves, took a few more glances out of occupational sickness, and silently called the monastery librarian. Gave a bad review.
"William, you seemed to have looked at the bookshelf here a few times just now. Are you interested in these books?"
The abbot stood under the Cross of Holy Light, looking at William's eyes looking at his bookshelf, with curiosity on his face.
"No, I just..."
William heard the voice of the abbot of the monastery and came back to his senses to see the old man in front of him who was bathed in the holy light. He was wearing a robe, with a skinny body and not much flesh on his face, but his eyes shone with wisdom. The brilliance and the smart eyes give people a sense of oppression.
He is obviously an old man who seems to be summoned by God at any time, but he gives people a stronger sense of oppression than the Knight of Lane.
"Do you like these works? Herodotus, Thucydides, Plato, Aristotle, Ovid..."
The abbot came to the bookshelf and touched one book after another with his fingers, reading the name of an author each time he touched a book.
"The book of ancient Greek philosophers? It's a pity that I can't read."
William looked at the books touched by the dean and said, no matter what the dean wanted to say, William could not respond.
Because William was illiterate in this era.
Latin, I don’t know.
French, I don’t know.
I can’t understand or read Italian, let alone speak it.
I can only speak German, but I don’t know the words.
To sum up, according to the standards of this world, as long as William was in the Holy Roman Empire, he was an out-and-out illiterate.
Almost no one knew Chinese in the Holy Roman Empire in the Middle Ages, and English was spoken by the King of England and his court collectively at this time.
"But why do I feel that you are literate? It is said that you even personally said the prayers in the Golden Seal Edict."
The abbot was flipping through a book and talking casually. Just his casual words could make William feel heavy pressure.
An illiterate person behaves differently from an educated person. It may not be reflected in his behavior, but it can still be seen in his conversation and details.
Although Knight Ryan and Hans are also illiterate, it is undeniable that they have received education, such as combat skills, equestrianism, fencing, fighting, as well as court etiquette, art of war, diplomacy, and even grammatical and customary laws.
Hans always talked about "taking over the world", and he was obviously not an ignorant and illiterate person.
"I just happened to have heard of it, Mr. Dean!"
William lowered his head humbly and refused to acknowledge the dean's insinuations.
He didn't dare to fool the dean into thinking that he had experienced a "miracle", but he was even less willing to let the world think that he had been incarnated by the devil.
"William said he wanted to take over the world, so what do you want with the Holy Sword?"
The abbot chuckled lightly and looked at William with burning eyes.
"For beauty and wealth!" William lowered his head and pretended to be shy and said, "Then I will go back to the village to enjoy the glory."
To hide one's clumsiness, one must hide one's clumsiness.
"Oh! I understand. It turns out that you are looking for a noble and beautiful princess to be your wife, to be a fief for the manor in Tianqianmo, to save your fellow countrymen from suffering, and to defend the Christian faith and the justice of the world!"
The abbot said with sudden enlightenment. He looked at the stunned William and said to himself, "My child, you must believe that God is fair, Jesus Christ is merciful, and your destiny is the choice of the Trinity."
"So, go and pray! Saints and angels may give you revelations!"
After the abbot finished speaking, William was confused. He wanted to defend himself and ask the abbot not to misinterpret his words, but the abbot looked at him and said, "I'm going to rest. My son, please go back too." , I wish you also have a good dream.”
"Amen!"
