Li Feng then picked up a shoe and threw it out, hitting it accurately. With a "ouch", the male dog ran away.
The day finally came and Li Feng felt the power in his body. He believed that if he were to fight one on one, he would have no problem killing the heavily armed old knight with his bare hands.
If you have a good weapon, the five knights can't do anything to you.
On Christmas Eve, Li Feng, along with thousands of fellow citizens, were sent by the lord to do volunteer work at St. Peter's Monastery more than a hundred miles away, also called "love work." Like weekly workers, they actually ran to perform voluntary labor.
Surprisingly, everyone did not resist, but instead cheered.
Li Feng didn't know the reason until he arrived at the place.
The spacious and bright cathedral, clean and tidy dormitories, free hot water baths, and delicious meals three times 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 always enforce the so-called territorial laws and blindly oppress with force, the monks of the church always like to look at the volunteers with compassionate eyes. They also like to speak softly and persuade everyone to say some positive words.
For a moment, I felt as if I was bathing in the embrace of the Lord.
Li Feng saw all this.
It's no wonder that the power of the church in this world is superior to the secular world, and it can really win people's hearts.
Full marks for brainwashing effect.
But in essence, they are more hateful than the lords, but the methods they adopt are relatively clever and gentle.
In this world, when most people are about to die, the wealth accumulated throughout their lives is often not left to future generations, but dedicated to the church in order to obtain salvation so that they can "ascend to heaven and reach the arms of the Lord" after death.
Every harvest year, in addition to the taxes paid to the lord, part of it will also be given to the church, which is called "dedicated to the merciful Lord."
When there is a conflict between the king and the pope, the pope only needs to publish a heretical doctrine, and people all over the world will join in the war to eliminate the king.
Because compared to the king who oppressed them, the pope was obviously more amiable.
That is why an erring king trembles before the pope like a student before his teacher.
The power of the people is great. Perhaps facing the power of the church, it cannot be solved by force alone. Close contact with the church made Li Feng realize this more deeply.
Inside the monastery, there are exquisite reliefs on the walls, ceilings, and attics, as well as various parchment books. It can be seen that the church not only monopolized belief, but also monopolized knowledge.
Whenever there is a break, the priest will lead everyone to pray, and the companions will kneel on the ground, extremely pious.
Compared with those nobles who only know how to produce knights, the power of knowledge and faith is undoubtedly more terrifying.
Li Feng wanted to understand deeper church knowledge, so he would sneak into the library and read through those books. Only by understanding can he make better use or even crack it one day.
"Son, what have you learned?"
Just as Li Feng was looking at it, the priest didn't know when he appeared behind him.
Li Feng, who has incredible strength, knew it, but pretended not to know.
"Father Paul, I want to understand the meaning of this sentence." Li Feng handed the book to the priest and pointed to one of the sentences.
Father Paul seemed to be happy to help and explained enthusiastically: "The meaning of this passage is that the gods are above and the messengers are below, announcing to the world that in the beginning, the heaven and earth were empty and chaotic, and the gods were swimming in the water. God said, there must be
Light...."
"Child, I see that you are different from others, and I am willing to find a way forward for you." The priest babbled and led Li Feng to study all night.
"You are really a genius. It only took you one night to learn what it took others half a year to learn. Little guy, you must be destined to God. Are you interested in staying and being God's messenger with me?"
Li Feng: "I am the son of a farmer."
"Oh, is that so? It turns out that he is a pariah. Even if he inherits my mantle, he will be despised and excluded in the church." Father Paul was in a dilemma.
Li Feng twitched, gave a devout salute, and said: "Dear Father Paul, I have no plans to be God's messenger yet, but I would like to come here often to read and understand God's will. Do you think it's okay?"
"
"Of course, as long as you are willing to come."
"Thank you, Father."
.........
In the next twenty days or so, Li Feng read the "Holy Fathers" with a vocabulary of hundreds of thousands, and was able to remember 90% of its contents.
Father Paul was even more moved, saying that he would risk everything to let Li Feng break through the obstacles of class and become his attendant. Li Feng still refused, and Paul had no choice but to give up in the end.
"There will be opportunities to volunteer in the future, and I will come back to you for advice."
"Child, you are always welcome to swim in the ocean of knowledge." Paul looked at Li Feng as if he was seeing a rare treasure.
After the New Year, before the situation could recover, the war broke out.
The reason for the outbreak was simple and funny. Baron Cavendi was hunting around the territory and accidentally discovered a few elk. When he was about to chase them, Baron Edward also appeared with his men, crossed the boundary of the territory, and openly snatched several elk.
Walk.
Cavendi was so angry that he made a declaration of war on the spot: "Edward, you shameless thief, either compensate me ten times the elk, or we have a fight. My knight and I will definitely blow your head open."
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Edward said: "My good brother Blanc and I are happy to accompany you."
Li Feng was thus "obligated" to be drafted into the army.
In front of the armory of Dialand Castle.
He and a large group of farmers received weapons one by one.
There are many styles of weapons in the warehouse, and they are also very mixed, including broken short iron swords, short axes with a missing piece, wooden shields that were eaten away by insects, and rusty spears and maces.
The most numerous ones are spears.
"Hey, get your weapons."
A knight's attendant handed a half-bent spear to Li Feng, his words full of impatience.
They are all cannon fodder anyway, so there is no need for him to be polite.
"Your Majesty, can I choose another weapon?" Li Feng asked cautiously.
The knight's attendant looked unhappy: "No, you're the only one who has a lot of trouble."
"OK, thanks."
Li Feng walked away regretfully. He originally wanted to bring home some iron weapons for his sister Elena to use for self-defense, but it was his first time on the battlefield and he was worried about leaving her alone at home.
Fortunately, the dagger snatched from Kulimu was left to her.
After the weapons were selected, the army, which included 21 knights, 48 attendants, and 200 peasants, gathered in front of the castle to be inspected by Baron Cavendi.