Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War.

Chapter 333 Blessing
Having not been in touch for a long time, Orville and Jeanne were a little estranged, but this did not prevent Orville from discussing issues with her, and communication between the two sides was still barrier-free. Jeanne's enthusiasm for missionary work was not fanatical, but she was also willing to promote faith while helping others, and no one would hate doing so.

There was a language barrier between her and the locals. A Gaul who grew up in a village should not know Egyptian. This should have been a very serious problem, but this time Jeanne once again demonstrated her extraordinary qualities. After all, the Chosen One is the Chosen One, and cannot be judged by common sense.

In front of several preachers, Jeanne spoke Egyptian and Aramaic, not fluently but clearly, and demonstrated her miraculous "prophetic ability". Some of the preachers were obviously not convinced, but out of fear of Orville's own deterrence, they reluctantly accepted Jeanne's leadership.

Among these people were figures who left their names in later generations, such as Saint Luke, Peter's apprentice, a doctor and a suspected sailor. He was now quite old, but after learning that Orville was willing to let them preach, he resolutely came to Egypt from Antioch.

Because of his seniority, high level of knowledge and great contributions, he is considered a leader among preachers. Fortunately, he does not seem to have much interest in fighting for power. After Jeanne showed her abilities that seemed to be that of a chosen one of God, Luke accepted the reality smoothly. He did not question Jeanne's gender, identity and abilities like other preachers. On the contrary, he helped Jeanne stabilize the situation.

Orville will not provide much help to these people. He can only promise not to persecute local believers at will. This promise alone is valuable and attracts many preachers. What happens next depends on them. Orville just wants to use monotheism to attract the attention of the temple and does not intend to change the local belief pattern in a generation.

It may not be a good thing to let these preachers have too much power in the local area. Orville will pay attention to maintaining a balance and at the same time curb the occurrence of religious hatred and other incidents. He does not want this important country to continue to be in chaos. Order will be the result.
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After showing his face in front of these people for a while, just as Orville was about to go back, he felt the sword at his waist humming and trembling.

Without thinking too much, Orville drew out the sword at his waist, which was the holy sword "Joyos" modified from the Spear of Longinus. It was probably because of the good craftsmanship of the Egyptian craftsmen that the sword had been modified beyond recognition. No one could recognize the composition and details of the sword. They just thought it was a good sword with a strange handle, and there was no other feeling.

When Orville drew out the sword, just like Tia's performance when she used her ability, the blade was slightly red, as if it was burned by high temperature. Orville stretched out a finger and ran it across the blade of the sword, but did not feel any temperature, but instead felt the unique cool touch of metal products.

The preachers did not react much. They thought it was understandable that Orville was gifted, after all, he was a governor highly regarded by the emperor. However, the guards around him looked as if they had seen a ghost - Orville had no special talents and was just an ordinary person, and they all knew it.

It has been quite some time since he got the sword from Cleopatra. In view of the fact that the three-month deadline mentioned by the other party has passed, Orville had given up hope of gaining the ability. Unexpectedly, he gained the ability without any warning, but he didn't know what the specific effect would be.

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Orville swung the sword a few times, but he didn't feel his strength increase or any visible changes around him. He could only give up for the time being and study it slowly when he returned.
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A few days later, in the Governor's Palace, Orville was explaining the situation to Cleopatra.

"So, your command ability and motivation have become stronger. Am I right in understanding this?"

"That's about it, to put it simply." Orville agreed with the other party's summary. After that day, Orville, who was excited about the opportunity, naturally tried it for a long time. With Tia's example and experience, it was not very difficult. Orville figured out how to use his ability.

To put it bluntly, it is a BUFF on the battlefield that can reduce the fear and cowardice in the hearts of soldiers, and maybe even reduce their thinking ability, making them more fearless in battle. Orville also found that his persuasiveness during speeches was obviously stronger than before, which should also be due to his ability.

It is quite useful, because Orville can personally command battles, debate with others or give speeches. This ability can be used in many occasions. However, the strength of the ability does not seem to be very good, and the effect is not obvious.

Tia's ability also has a little bit of this effect. From the analogy of Orville, she seems to be a little stronger than her, but it is just better than nothing. It can only be said to be mediocre. However, Tia's ability is mainly melee combat power, while Orville is purely for BUFF. The main ability is similar to the opponent's gift, which can't be said to be powerful.

But after all, it was a free ability, so it was good to have it, and there was nothing to complain about. Maybe I could get more enhancements, but the premise was that I could figure out how the ability came from, so that I could have the possibility of improvement and progress.

After thinking about it, Orville felt that it might be because he had made some contribution to the spread of the faith in the Eternals, and that the old man or the angels in heaven saw that he had done a good job, so they gave him a bonus or something.

Anyway, Orville doesn't think Jeanne is a mental patient. She said that she can communicate with the angel Michael. Maybe angels are as real as gods. Who knows, maybe this is a reward from an angel secretly to her.

This is his guess at this stage. Whether it is right or wrong will be known after a while. Anyway, Christianity in Egypt will surely spread more widely in the future. If his ability is indeed strong, then it is probably like this.

Cleopatra obviously didn't think too much about it. She was simply happy for Orville: "Then congratulations. It's not easy to get the blessing of the gods. This will be very helpful for your future."

Then, she blinked her bright eyes and stared at Orvel: “But you called me over at this time, there must be something else, what is it? Tell me?”

Orville smiled awkwardly. "Here's the thing. I have a friend, the Saxon prince Astolfo. Do you know what a Saxon is?"

(End of this chapter)