William held the holy sword and leaned against the wall in hunger and cold. His body was trembling, and his stomach was thirsty and hungry.
This is the chapel used by the monks to pray, and it is also the place where William will hold the "Sword Granting Ceremony" tomorrow. According to tradition, young people who are about to be canonized as knights must fast on the eve of being knighted and strictly guard the church alone.
I don’t know if he used the holy sword to illuminate, which consumed his physical strength and the energy in his body. As a result, William was now hungry, thirsty, and suffering from hunger and cold. The wind howled at night, which made him suffer.
"Go to sleep. You won't be cold when you sleep. You won't be hungry when you sleep. You won't be thirsty when you sleep."
William leaned against the wall with his eyes closed in tears and prepared to sleep.
The knight's investiture ceremony was simply a torment. If it weren't for the tradition, William really felt that Knight Lane might be taking revenge on him.
Perhaps only through complex rituals can a sense of sacredness be established. Just like a girl who travels to Tibet on a budget and sleeps in the car with different boys, she feels that her spirit has been baptized and her soul has been sublimated when she sleeps after arriving in Tibet.
William chuckled. Although he didn't want to accept it, the tradition was like this and he could only follow it.
It is simply impossible to find food from people in the monastery. Andachi Monastery is a real monastery. Although it is written in textbooks that the life of the medieval church and monastery was corrupt. The senior priests had a large number of lovers and illegitimate children, and their lives were corrupt and decadent. He took away the people's wealth and sold "indulgences" in the name of God, but William did not see any real corruption among the monks in the monastery.
I don’t know if Andachi Monastery is a special case, or if this is the reason for the fairy tale world.
Therefore, it was impossible for William to get food from the monks. The church would instill its own ideas and teachings into the knights and would not allow the knights to violate the rules of chivalry.
William is now preparing to be knighted. If he accepts a piece of bread from the monks and is judged unqualified by the monastery, he will really cry to death.
William slowly fell asleep, and suddenly he seemed to hear someone calling his name.
"Wilhelm Raistlin von Jakob, wake up, wake up!"
"Who is it? You don't sleep in the middle of the night, and you don't let others sleep."
William said angrily, he was woken up just after entering a sweet dream, anyone would lose his temper.
He opened his eyes and stood up with difficulty, feeling that every step he took was extremely heavy, and his throat was so dry that every breath he took might cause fire to burst out of his lungs.
"Wilhelm Raistlin von Jakob."
The voice sounded like a ghost. William looked around and suddenly felt a chill on his back. He didn't see the other party at all.
This is really a ghost again.
"The other party" is the full name of William. William is his name and the name of his father, old William.
In the East, it is a taboo for respect to be respected. Generally, father and son will not have the same name. Even the names used by ancestors will not be used by descendants, because in secular concepts, this is disrespect for the ancestors.
The names used by the monarchs cannot be used by ordinary people, and they must be avoided. Not only do contemporary people have to avoid it, but even people in the past have to avoid it. When Guanyin Bodhisattva met Emperor Taizong Li Shimin of the Tang Dynasty, he only called Guanyin from now on.
This is not the case in the West. The name used by the father is likely to be used by the son again. This is not only not disrespectful, but also affirms the merits of the ancestors.
If it is the name of a saint or a great monarch, then Peter, John, Alexander, Charles (Charlemagne) are all over the place.
If it is the name of an elder in your family, then you should not only use it yourself, but also use it for your pet dogs and cats. Only in this way can you show respect and love for your family.
"Who's calling my name!"
Wilhelm was his given name, Raistlin was his Christian name, Von was the German word for coming from a certain place, and Jacob was William's last name and his hometown.
Everyone called him William or Little William, even outsiders called him by his last name Jacob, who would be full of food and call him by his full name.
"it's me."
William saw the glow of the Holy Sword in his hand, and murmured, "Oh my God, the sword has become fine."
"I am Francis von Hamburger." The holy sword glowed again, flashing like a neon light, emitting various lights.
"Brave?"
William said in surprise. When he thought of the surname Hamburg, he was suddenly shocked. How could it be so similar to a dish?
"It's me, Francis from Hamburg."
The holy sword once again glowed with the voice of the brave man, and the brightness and flashing were constantly adjusted, which seemed to reflect his mood.
"Aren't you already dead?"
William asked. In fact, what he asked was nonsense. The brave man was already dead long ago. The question was what the sound in the holy sword was.
"The plan to slay the dragon was perfect, but I didn't expect the evil dragon to be so powerful. I misjudged the opponent's strength and overturned."
The hero seemed embarrassed, even the brilliance of the holy sword dimmed.
William looked at the black line emerging from the head of the Holy Sword. After staring at the Holy Sword for a moment, he paused and then said, "I think there is something unclean about this sword. I'd better ask Father Bernard to inspect the Holy Sword." Purification, exorcism, right?”
"No, my dear brother William!"
The brilliance of the holy sword shone even more fiercely. If he were alive, not to mention little William, even Baron Andager would look up to him, and all the kings of Earl Thorne's Kingdom would beg him.
It's just that now he is bullied by dogs. As an undead, any priest can come to him and drink holy water and spray it on the holy sword to purify him.
A living hero is naturally a hero, a dead hero who slays a dragon is a hero, but a hero who dies and turns into an undead and still wanders around the world is naturally evil and is a target to be eliminated.
Of course, if he succeeds in slaying the dragon, even if he dies, after a hundred years, the church will not mind canonizing him. Even if he dies, he can be included in the church's beatification list and become a regional saint.
Such dead souls are officially whitewashed and become the Holy Spirit. Like St. George, they become St. Francis and must be worshiped by the congregation.
Saints are the intermediaries between God and believers. If believers have any wishes that they need to pray to God, they can add the name of the saint to their prayers and let the saint transfer them to God.
The Holy Spirit is naturally divine, and the undead spirit is naturally evil. No matter how full his ideals are, his reality is also very skinny.
The brave Francis didn't succeed in slaying the dragon at all, and now he is about to be purified, let alone being worshiped.
"Father Bernard, I think my holy sword needs to be purified..."
William called Father Bernard, and cries came from the Holy Sword, "Don't, don't do this, my dear brother William, without my words, how would you be qualified to master the Holy Sword? There are thousands of Holy Swords, you Why do you think this sword in your hand can slay a dragon? It’s all because of me, because of me!”
"I saved your life!" Francis shouted, hearing William calling the priest's name, it flashed like a camera flash that kept taking pictures.
"I am incompatible with evil, shut up, you undead, stop talking!" William said righteously.
"I have money!" the brave man shouted.
"How can I give in to money." William sneered.
"Enough for you to buy a country." The brave man said again.
"Am I doing it for money? I am seeking a noble and beautiful princess to be my wife, to be granted a fiefdom for a manor across the land, to save my fellow villagers from suffering, and to defend Christianity and justice in the world!"
William looked at the Holy Sword and said, "God's favor allows me to accomplish the above great deeds. I believe that God is fair, Jesus Christ is merciful, and my destiny is the choice of the Trinity."
The brilliance of the holy sword flickered for a while after dimming, and finally said feebly, "Stop memorizing the lines, can I surrender? I agree to all your requests, and I will help you with whatever you want."
"Isn't it just a princess, a kingdom, wealth, people and fame? You have them all. If you slay the dragon, you have them all. I can teach you how to slay the dragon."
