Crusade against the Pope

Chapter 21 Success is a miracle, failure is a miracle
"Sir! Please be magnanimous and let me go. If I had known your true identity earlier, I would not have dared to embarrass you. What's more, I don't have any bad intentions. I just want to drive you out of the village. Please let me go and give me a chance to live."

Old Thomas hurriedly prostrated himself on the ground and begged. Although Europeans did not have the habit of kowtowing, in terms of humility, Old Thomas had done his best.

"You don't just want to drive us out..."

Today, Garys has a very clear perception of the malice between people, and he knows that what old Thomas said about having no malice is pure nonsense.

They mobilized twenty or thirty people, and brought over half of the young and strong people in the village, just to drive people away?

The villagers' view of the clothes on Garys's group was not without ill intentions. Garys was sure that if it were any other ordinary group of outsiders, they would soon meet with misfortune after being driven out of the village, and all their belongings would be robbed, leaving only a corpse in the wilderness.

And if it was a famine, I'm afraid there wouldn't even be a corpse left...

This has nothing to do with moral standards, but if you want to survive in the tragic environment of the Middle Ages, you must do so...

If the warehouse is solid, you will know etiquette; if you have enough food and clothing, you will know honor and disgrace.

For farmers who don't even have enough food to eat, talking to them about human rights, laws, morals... all sound empty and pretentious.

The economic base determines the superstructure, which is why Thomas and the village chief could easily mobilize so many people to block the door.

When old Thomas revealed all this in front of everyone, many people were surprised. They had never thought that the great herbalist they once respected was actually a liar, and the village chief continued to stand up for Old Thomas even though he knew that he was a liar.

All this broke their previous cognition and made them feel confused and at a loss.

Gellis preached to those around him, "For no good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. Every tree can be recognized by its own fruit."

"And now we must uproot those trees that bear bad fruit, and kill the evil. Those of you who wish to come, come with me, and those who do not wish to come, go back separately. I will not pursue the matter. Tell your relatives and friends what you have seen and heard today. I stand here with an open mind and will not break my promise."

To be honest, the peasants in the Middle Ages had basically no idea what was written in the Bible. After all, before the innovation of printing, the Bible was so unpopular that even the clergy could not afford to have a copy.

Many of the things Gellis said were actually quotations from the Bible, just like what he just said, "No good tree bears bad fruit," which comes from the Gospel of Luke in the Bible. It basically means that we judge whether a person is good or bad based on what he does.

These words sounded very stylish and convincing. They might have heard similar words before, but never as concise as what Gellis said.

This ambiguous sense of familiarity once again enhanced Gailis's credibility, and made many of the surrounding farmers choose to follow Gailis after looking at each other.

"Many of you are heavy laden and distressed at heart. Today I will share with you the goods of sinners, so that you may be comforted. All the wealth accumulated through sin, gained unjustly, will be restored to you as a sign of righteousness."

"For those who are poor, now you will have food and water; for those who are in rags, now you will have clothes and rest. Today, this ill-gotten gain will be a blessing for you, so that you will not be hungry, nor cold any more."

"Remember, wealth is not evil, but greed and injustice are the source of human depravity. You must cherish what you have today, share it with each other, and support each other. Do good in the world with a righteous heart, so that evil has no place to stand." While speaking, Gailis pointed his right hand at old Thomas, and then pointed in the direction of the village chief's house. Everyone present understood what Gailis meant.

They looked at Garys with doubt at first, but then began to become fanatical. They didn't care who they wanted to defeat, they cared about the promise Garys made.

Help whoever wins!

Those who originally wanted to leave also stopped. The village chief could use greed and force to drive the villagers, and Garys could do the same.

After today, these villagers will tell their relatives and friends what they saw and heard today, which will lay a solid foundation for the birth of a new sect.

The birth of any religion is inseparable from myths and there will always be some false things in it, but Garys is different, he is a real resurrected being, a saint with real extraordinary powers. The miracles he performed were all in full view of the public, and therefore they are particularly real and convincing!
When Gailis brought everyone to the village chief's house, there was actually nothing more to say.

Those villagers who chose to believe Gellis directly demolished the door of the village chief's house. Under the leadership of Simon, they captured the entire family of the village chief and did not let any of them escape.

When it was all over, Gailis pinched his eyebrows, feeling a little overwhelmed.

Things would develop to this point, which was something Gellis had never thought of at first. He just wanted to conduct a rural investigation, but it turned out to be the first step of his missionary work.

The cornerstone of the Christian faith lies in miracles. Miracles are the foundation of the piety of Christians. It is because of the believers' firm belief in the existence of miracles that they have a devout faith. And now, because of the miracles displayed by Garys, he easily brought the original Christian believers under his command.

It can be said that success is a miracle, and failure is also a miracle.

When there is someone who can really perform miracles again, it is natural that believers will leave.

However, regardless of the current situation, Garys still had to conduct rural investigations, but the previous undercover recording mode was no longer appropriate, so Garys could only switch to a more direct approach.

Gellis asked Cardoso to help select some people, who should be older, stable enough, and whose family financial situations should be different.

Then he started a tea party with them.

In Cardoso's house, Gellis first hugged them one by one, bringing them closer together and trying to calm their somewhat excited and overwhelmed emotions.

But even so, after Garys stated his purpose directly, the farmers didn't know what to say for a while. The miracle scene that happened earlier had a great impact, and it seemed as if there was a gap between Garys and the farmers.

But after Gellis tried his best to chat with the villagers like a spring breeze, the atmosphere was gradually relaxed, and through various gossips about family matters, he began to truly understand the rural areas of Jerusalem at that time.

(End of this chapter)