Chapter 57 will bring swords and plasma
Rarely do armies from opposing sides approach each other so peacefully.
There were no sneak attacks, no arrows, no deafening cavalry charges.
Some are just sunshine that makes people sleepy, and drought that is so hot that they make people thirsty.
For Garris, the closer the enemy is, the easier it is to deal with it. After all, the horse cannot run as fast as him, but his burst is not long enough.
From Eric's point of view, he was at an advantage and was naturally fearless. He had something to ask Garris.
Both sides had their own thoughts, and actually got closer to each other to a distance of nearly 50 meters.
At this distance, it is quite easy to distinguish each other's flags.
After seeing the enemy's flag clearly, some soldiers behind Eric started to make some commotion.
"How is it possible..."
"Who is...?"
Behind Gairis, the flags held high by the flag bearers were several Jerusalem cross flags.
On the white flag, there is first a large golden cross, and then there is a small golden cross on the four corners of the cross.
The big cross symbolizes Jerusalem, and the four small crosses mean spreading the gospel to all directions.
Only the royal family of Jerusalem is qualified to use this flag.
Feeling the criticism from the many soldiers behind him, Eric looked back. After feeling the ruthlessness of the killing, no one made any noise after just this glance.
Compared to the authority of the royal family, a ruthless commander like Eric was more intimidating.
After settling his military morale, Eric took a few steps forward on horseback, while Garris also took a few steps forward on foot.
When they were 20 meters apart and could see each other's faces, the two stopped.
The breeze blew gently, bringing up a trace of dust, making Eric narrow his eyes slightly.
In his eyes, just a few months after the moon was gone, Garris seemed to have been completely transformed.
This is not a sudden change in appearance, but an inexplicable temperament.
A little more bookish? Or confidence? Or is it more compassionate?
A knight wearing armor and holding a sword, who should kill and plunder as his vocation, can he be compassionate towards others?
In Eric's opinion, this was a big joke.
The air condensed here until Eric asked: "What are you doing here? Why didn't you go to Jerusalem? Where is Her Highness Isabella?"
After he finished speaking, Eric saw that Garris's expression changed. Garris's jaw slightly raised in demonstration, a trace of sarcasm curled up at the corner of his mouth, and his eyes were mixed with contempt, and he remained silent.
It was as if Eric's question was meaningless, and it would be insulting to Gareth's intelligence if he answered directly.
After all, the reason why he, Garis, is standing here instead of appearing in Jerusalem should be asked to Leonard.
Eric couldn't help but wanted to draw his sword. With the current distance between the two, he was riding a horse and Garris was coming on foot, so he would have an absolute advantage.
But he still endured it and asked a question again, which was also a question that had been difficult for him to understand for a long time: "Why did His Majesty Baldwin alienate me?"
Garris asked this time: "Do you believe that killing heretics is a good deed? Do you think someone who dies on the battlefield of the Crusades can go to heaven?" After hearing Garris's words, Eric revealed this time With a sarcastic expression, it seemed to him that Garris was talking nonsense.
"Look, here's the problem. Do you really believe in the speech that Pope Urban delivered and actually think that you can get to heaven by killing someone?"
When he said the last four words, Garris' tone couldn't help but become a little higher, and his eyes were filled with unspeakable anger.
"When your hands are stained with the blood of innocents and you feel that you are a crusader from Europe, seeking jihad, glory and grace, have you ever thought about one thing?"
"What?"
"Palestine, a land soaked in blood, is the homeland of His Majesty Baldwin, Balian, and me! We were born and raised here, and we have long been inseparable from this land of Canaan."
"When you slashed at the pagans in the kingdom with your sharp blade, did you ever think that they are all His Majesty's subjects?"
Gairis’s words highlighted the plight of the Kingdom of Jerusalem in the past few years. Indeed, be it Gairis or Balian, their ancestors were all invaders and colonizers.
But decades later, when the second, third, and fourth generations were born, Europe had become a distant place, and Palestine was their homeland.
How should a character like the Leper King deal with himself?
Indeed, without these constant flow of crusaders from Europe, the Kingdom of Jerusalem would not be able to sustain itself.
But that also means that this country will never have peace...
Eric became increasingly dissatisfied. He could not understand what Garris said at all. He just suppressed the anger in his heart and asked again: "Why do you want those pagans not to pay taxes and call yourself the Messiah?" Ya’s spirituality, saying that he is the king of Jerusalem?”
"When I died from a knife wound, the confusion in my womb was broken, and I was taken up to heaven by the Heavenly Father. I realized that I was the spirit of the Messiah, one and the same with him, and that I was his younger brother and the son of the Heavenly Father. I should Sitting at the left of the mighty one shall bring sword and blood.”
Garris spoke in a deep voice, the confidence in his words no need to say anything, as if every word was true.
What has been done will be done again, and what has been done will be done again. Everything seems to be reincarnation. More than 1,100 years ago, in this same land, this scene has already happened...
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[Jesus remained silent and didn’t answer anything. The high priest asked Him again: "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?"]
[Jesus said: "I am! In the future you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of power and coming on the clouds of heaven."]
[The high priest then tore his clothes and said, "What more witnesses do we need? You have heard Him speak blasphemous words. What do you think you should do?"]
[They all sentenced Him to death. 】
It’s just that Jesus originally said that he should sit at the right hand of the mighty, but Garris said that he should sit at the left of the mighty.
Jesus said that he was coming on the clouds of heaven, while Garris said that he would bring swords and blood.
The one sitting on the right and walking to the right is dead and has risen to the sky on the clouds; now only the one sitting on the left and walking to the left is left on the earth, and will bring swords and blood.
The original high priest led the crowd and sentenced Jesus to death because of Jesus' words. But now Eric doesn't. He just thinks that Garris is crazy and actually calls himself the Son, the Prophet, and the Messiah.
First update.
I got a Black Monkey activation code from my editor Wu Shu. When I go to Sanjiang, I will use the monthly ticket number to draw it to everyone. For details, see the top announcement in the comment area.
One more thing, when I draw the ticket number, I will publicize it for one day. If no one claims it after one day, I will draw it again, and then continue to publicize it for one day until someone claims it.
(End of chapter)