Crusade against the Pope

Chapter 137: Holding the torch against the wind and going against the tide
A candle lit itself, and behind it, the town, like a thin line, also lit up its lights one after another.

The night is long and wild beasts are rampant. He will hold the torch against the wind and swim against the tide.

Just like a harbor, it attracts ships sailing on the sea, and even an eagle trying to soar into the sky will look for a place to settle down.

The boy turned around and walked back.

"What's your name?" Gailis asked the boy who had returned.

Then Gellis realized a problem. What he had just said was useless to the boy, because the boy could not understand Frankish and knew nothing about Latin...

It was through the Orthodox priest that Gailis conveyed the meaning of his words.

After the Orthodox priest translated it into Greek, the other party finally understood and replied, "Alexandros Alp Karis."

It is a mixed name of Greek and Turkic, reflecting his ancestry.

The name Alexandros means "protector of the people" and Arp comes from the Turkic language, meaning "warrior" or "hero".

"Nice name." Gaillis liked the meaning of the name.

Then, turning around, Gailis told the priest: "I think it should not be difficult for you to translate what I am going to say to this child."

As soon as Garys opened his mouth, the Orthodox priest knew what he was talking about. It was a book in the Old Testament, Isaiah, but many of the details Garys said were adjusted by him, revealing different thoughts and styles.

“Behold, I am creating new heavens and a new earth; and the former things shall not be remembered, nor come into mind.”

“I will make Jerusalem a joyous place, and its inhabitants will be a delight.”

“The sons of men shall rejoice over Jerusalem, and be glad over the Lord’s people; for weeping and wailing shall be heard in her no more.”

"For there shall be no infant among them that perishes a few days, nor any old man that shall not live out his days;"

"For he who dies at the age of a hundred is considered a child; the sinner who dies at the age of a hundred is considered a curse."

“You shall build houses and live in them; others shall not live in what you build;”

“You shall plant vineyards for your own consumption; you shall not plant for others to eat.”

“Your days will be like the days of a tree; you will enjoy the work of your hands long.”

“You will not labor in vain, nor bear fruit in calamity, nor will your children after you.”

"Before you call, the Lord answers you; while you are still speaking, the Lord hears you."

“The wolf and the lamb shall pasture together, and the lion shall eat straw like a calf, and dust shall be the food of the serpent.”

"On the entire Holy Mountain, no one does evil or harms anyone."

Every word of Gellis's words is profound and touching.

He kept these people, and these slaves stayed here after being rescued and freed, and after being told by Garys to return to freedom.

Because they were all Christians, and Gellis described to them a new heaven and a new earth.

Because outside this small town is endless wilderness, a sea of ​​loess, and there is no human habitation.

Ingeris offered a high monthly salary to adults and promised education, food, clothing, housing and transportation to children and teenagers.

Gellis did not allow these people to redeem themselves, because if slaves redeemed themselves, it would also be a recognition of slavery.

What he had to do was to completely destroy slavery and make it unsuitable to exist from the very beginning.

Gellis handed over the minors of varying ages to the warriors of the order.

The reason why Zayed was asked to find these children is that one candle cannot light up the world, and more and more candles are needed.

The plasticity of minors makes them particularly important to Garys.

[There are no children who have eaten humans, or there are? Save the children...]

The older ones among them will receive literacy education and learn some crafts, while the younger ones can go to school. If any of them are willing, they will have the opportunity to become new warriors of the order and become Paladins.

Garys personally led the four adults into the town. He did not put himself in a superior position, but acted like a hospitable host, introducing the town to them. He then led them into the Grapevine Inn, told the waiter there to get four sets of clean clothes, and asked the four of them to take a bath.

Unlike those abused minors, slaves in highly skilled professions such as doctors and accountants are generally not treated particularly harshly.

After all, these are all educated people, even if they are pagan educated people, they can be treated as non-human beings. But in the final analysis, if the other party hates his job from the bottom of his heart, then the damage caused to the slave owner will be very serious.

Different from those specialized slave-hunting teams that traveled around the world to capture slaves.

Most of these highly skilled and culturally advanced slaves came from wars or debts.

Because they possessed specific skills and cultural values, such as professional abilities in translation, education, and medicine, these slaves might have been used as tutors or court advisors.

They are called slaves, but if they are successful, they can become the favorites of the Emir or the Sultan. It is true that it is a great honor to be the Sultan's dog.

Although Greek doctors or Orthodox priests were relatively rare in the Damascus market, they were frequent visitors to the slave market over the years due to the wars between Muslims and the Eastern Roman Empire.

On the contrary, the two Italians were the new commodities that had only appeared in Damascus in the past hundred years.

In the past, no Italians were seen in the Damascus slave market, but due to the Crusades, the Turks now successfully added Italians to their target of slave hunting.

After all, in a sense, the Kingdom of Jerusalem was the Franks' colonization of the Middle East.

Then the Italian city-states were conducting commercial colonization of the Kingdom of Jerusalem...

The communities of the Italian city-states in the Kingdom of Jerusalem were actually not much different from the concessions. They had their own courts, their own laws, and even enjoyed customs rights in various ports.

The full name of the Orthodox priest is Archios Sophia Demetrius, he is about 35 years old and his hometown is Cyprus.

A year ago, due to an accident, he offended his boss's boss and was sent to Antioch to handle affairs. As a result, he was captured by the Turks just a few days after arriving in Antioch...

Normally, priests like him would be asked by the Turks to extort ransom from the church.

But he had offended his boss's boss, the Emperor of Cyprus, so the Turks naturally could not extort a penny from him.

Aljos had anticipated that he would not be able to extort money from the Turks.

After all, everyone knew how stingy the Emperor of Cyprus was. He even delayed paying his daughter's ransom for more than ten years...

Alchos told the Turks about this, but the Turks not only did not appreciate it, but also beat Alchos up.

After all the ransom letters from the Turks fell into the sea, the Turks realized that the Emperor of Cyprus was really stingy.

As for Aljos's family, they had all died long ago. If it weren't for the church supporting him, Aljos would not have lived to adulthood.

There was no other choice. Even if they killed Aljos, they would not be able to make back their investment. They could only send him to the slave market in Damascus and sell him.

Just like that, by chance, Aljos came to Garys.

To be honest, considering that the Damascus slave market is actually quite similar to a talent market, Aljos is not opposed to being bought.

After all, he is a 35-year-old middle-aged man. Apart from the fact that he has memorized a bunch of scriptures, what else can he have that others would appreciate?

Even if there are guys who like homosexuality, they wouldn't be into him.

Therefore, if someone buys him, they will definitely take him back to be a teacher or consultant.

Maybe life won’t be easy, but at least I won’t starve.

After arriving at the place, Aljos realized that his new boss was quite courageous.

He looks like a young Frankish barbarian, but in fact he is more educated than him.

In this speech, he crushed himself in theology and literature, and then turned around and set himself free with just one sentence.

Of course, Archos knew that this freedom was not the same as that freedom.

The new boss set me free so that I could work better in the future, not to let me really plunge into the wilderness. After all, the Franks were also Christians, and it was not easy for Christians to take other Christians as slaves.

The Greek-Turkish half-blood kid at the side didn't understand what the new boss said, so he turned around and ran away. If he hadn't realized that something was wrong after running for a while, he would have become a meal for the wolves tonight.

Then the boss turned around and recited a passage from Isaiah. His ability to quote from scriptures was so strong that for a moment Alchos couldn't tell who was the real charlatan between him and the young man.

"Nicholas, I think this new boss is pretty good. At least he's willing to spend money."

When taking a bath, the hotel waiter specially gave them a bar of soap for use. In terms of smell, it was as good as the Aleppo soap that Aljos had used before.

"It's hard to say, but I feel like the people in this town look at that young man in a strange way."

Nicholas was the Greek doctor. Greek doctors at that time were not as popular as Arab doctors in the Middle East, and slave traders asked for high prices, so he could not be sold for a long time.

It just so happened that he and Aljos and three others were bought as a package by Zayd.

"What else could be wrong? Life has already been like this, just relax, it won't get any worse."

Aljos comforted her.

After the group took a hot shower and changed into clean clothes, they felt as if they had been reborn.

When they returned to the hotel lobby under the guidance of the waiter, they saw a strange scene.

Because they saw Muslims, they came to this Frankish inn specifically to worship Gelis.

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