Crusade against the Pope

Chapter 414 You wear many crowns, You are the Lord of all nations, the Lord of all peoples

After entering Gerard's previously complex workshop, Marwan began to take the initiative to introduce some basic process facilities to Garys and Corner.

Cyprus's current steel industry uses a two-step production process, which involves first producing pig iron and then processing it.

This is undoubtedly a leap forward in production.

But compared to wrought iron, pig iron is too hard and brittle, and cannot be forged easily.

Since ironware can only be produced by casting, the application range of pig iron is inevitably quite limited.

Even with the steel-frying method, steel can be produced in the subsequent process, but the complexity of the process and the cost issues involved are difficult to solve.

Although farmers also like to use steel farm tools, the high price makes most people reluctant to buy them.

Therefore, in this process, there must also be a process called annealing.

Annealing refers to a process of heat treating cast iron, in which its organizational structure is changed through heating, insulation and slow cooling, thereby improving its performance, and finally becoming malleable cast iron.

What were placed in front of Marwan and the other two were actually a few stoves.

These furnaces correspond to different annealing processes.

Some annealing processes involve slowly heating the cast white cast iron to about 870 degrees, keeping it warm, and then slowly cooling it to allow the carbon to precipitate into graphite lumps, thus becoming blackheart malleable cast iron.

Some annealing is done by placing it in an oxidizing filler and rapidly heating it to reduce the overall carbon content, which is called whiteheart malleable cast iron.

In the original history, these two technologies appeared quite late in Europe.

Compared with China, which developed the iron smelting industry very early on, the industrial technology of Europe and the United States is more of a late bloomer.

Whiteheart malleable cast iron first appeared in French literature in the early 18th century and is also known as European ductile cast iron.

Blackheart malleable cast iron did not appear in the United States until the 19th century, where it was called American expanded cast iron.

The general theory of these technologies is not complicated, but the various details require a vast amount of experience to build up.

After all, in this era, is there any way to accurately understand the appropriate annealing temperature and determine the temperature index?
Therefore, Marwan and Garys were not worried that a few words would allow Korner to learn without a teacher, leading to the loss of technology.

As Gailis kept nodding, a strange feeling suddenly came over him.

For Garys, this uneasiness was a bit confusing for a while.

I always feel that there is something unspeakable about this workshop, something is wrong.

This kind of purely intuitive feeling is rare for Garys.

"Let's go."

He interrupted Marwan's words and pushed the others out of the workshop while they were confused.

It was not until they were about to leave the workshop that Garys realized what had gone wrong.

Although the air in the iron smelting workshop is mixed with the smell of coke and iron filings, the smell of gunpowder is obviously unlikely to exist.

The moment he figured it out, Gailis suddenly stopped, the muscles on his back tensed, and his pupils shrank suddenly.

Time was stretched at that moment.

The rhythm of all things becomes clearer.

The five senses were unusually sharp at this moment. Apart from the smell of gunpowder, there was also that imperceptible smell - hiss.

Without confirmation, he knew that the fuse of the explosive pack had been lit.

It was placed right behind them, next to the annealing furnace containing semi-liquid metal.

Is there still time to react?

Gellis thought for a moment.

He himself had it, but the people around him were too late.

"Get down!"

With a low growl, Marwan and Korna were forced forward by Garys.

Then in a flash, in front of nearly a hundred craftsmen around, he casually pulled down the door of the workshop.

As the iron-clad door panel weighing hundreds of pounds was swung up—

boom!
There was an explosion.

The shock wave roared in with broken iron and wood chips.

Others who were closer had no time to react and were blown around like rag dolls.

Screams, roars, and chaos spread in all directions.

On the contrary, Marwan and Korna, who were closest to the center of the explosion, were unharmed.

The two of them stared blankly at Garys who was holding the thick door panel as a shield, and for a moment they felt it was unrealistic.

……

In fact, Marwan and Korna were not the only ones who were stunned. Gerard, who had expected this, also felt incredible about what had just happened.

No, how is this possible!
In order to prevent fire, the door of the workshop was not built simply with wooden boards, but a layer of iron was wrapped around the wooden boards.

When installing it, it takes two strong men to stand it up, and someone else is needed to assist.

But that person pulled it off the door frame with his bare hands? !
The absurdity of this even made Gerard unable to react. He should have slipped away at this time, but he subconsciously couldn't help but take a few more glances.

Of course this is not the end.

For those who try to "kill God", they are prepared to fail from the very beginning.

Although the explosion in the iron smelting workshop was powerful, there were always some unexpected events, such as the fuse timing not being adjusted properly, being detonated too early or too late.

It's even possible that Garys might not even come close.

From the outset, the explosion was identified as merely an opening scene, intended more to cause chaos.

However, even the other personnel were stunned when they saw this scene through the telescope.

They had imagined that Garys might have avoided the blast, but they had not imagined that he could withstand it head-on.

Maybe the power of the black powder bag is still too small, or something else.

Some people were shocked by this scene and slowed down their operations.

But the leader knew that once the arrow was shot, there was no turning back, so it was more important to complete the assassination as quickly as possible.

Accompanied by the subsequent smoke of gunpowder being ignited.

Several dull sounds were heard in succession.

Several small projectiles were fired towards Garys.

When Garys caught the sight of the shells fired from the surrounding woods, he couldn't help but feel a little uneasy.

The flying speed of a crossbow bolt or an arrow is only a few dozen meters per second. For Garys, that speed is no different from an ordinary person walking, so he can catch it at will.

But the cannonball was different. Its speed of three hundred meters per second meant that to Garys it was closer to a baseball.

Although it can be captured with the naked eye, it is more troublesome to deal with it.

And this is not a real baseball. The sufficient kinetic energy gave Garys the feeling that he could not catch it with his hands. His physical fitness was not good enough to that extent.

How to do it?

Even if he could dodge, what about Marwan and Korna standing by?
He is not Superman from DC with a biological force field. If he moves living things too quickly, there will be two consequences.

One is that the person involved is suddenly subjected to a severe overload and suffers physical injuries.

Secondly, the part where Garris applied force was torn apart in an instant and could not be moved at all.

So, facing the attack of artillery shells, Garys chose to take two steps in that direction.

Once again, in front of everyone around him, he waved the door panel weighing hundreds of pounds.

At this moment, the storm spread out in all directions with Gillis as its center.

In the next moment——

Bang!
The sound of metal clashing resounded in all directions, like the sound of a bell, shaking the onlookers. At the same time, the heavy door in his hand swung out fiercely, hitting the first flying bullet with its side edge.

As sparks flew, the flight trajectory was deflected slightly and hit the stone wall of the workshop nearby, cracking the half-person-thick stone wall!
Before the deafening roar died down, the second projectile arrived.

Garys spun slightly and waved the iron gate in his hand again, causing it to fly over everyone's foreheads, smashing the roof of the workshop and causing the broken tiles to fall.

At this moment, whether it was Marwan or Korna, or the frightened craftsmen, they all stared at the scene in a daze, with a blank mind.

They only saw a man standing between fire and steel, unafraid of explosions or artillery fire.

Some people even knelt down subconsciously and prayed devoutly.

It was at this moment that many survivors realized why the spread of Gelis theology in the Levant was so rapid and why the Jerusalem Church was so convinced that it was on the right path.

After all, a real miracle is happening right here, embodied in a living person.

[Do not be afraid of them, for he who fights for us is greater than he who is with them.]

——Book of Kings
The leader, who was further away determining the effectiveness of the bombardment through a telescope, couldn't help twitching at the corners of his eyes.

It's really unbelievable, but there's nothing we can do about it.

Just as he was about to retreat with his men, he suddenly felt something was wrong. Garys, who was on the flat ground outside the workshop, looked towards him for no reason in the direction of the artillery.

In the next instant, Gellis disappeared from the telescope's view.

When he put down the telescope in fear, he saw a vibration wave that seemed to penetrate the air and emerge in the grass and bushes.

Garys crossed a distance of several dozen meters at an astonishing speed, causing branches and leaves in the forest to fly and dust to stir.

“He-He’s coming!!”

A guard nearby screamed in horror.

"Don't come over here!"

The leader was also at a loss and couldn't help screaming loudly.

"Fire! Fire!!"

Someone started shouting at the top of his lungs.

This was accompanied by a series of musket fire, with bullets wrapped in flames and black smoke flying out.

But without the burden, Garys moved left and right, maneuvering among the bullets with ease.

When they were about to reach the position, they discovered that another enemy gun was about to fire.

Garys took a deep breath and stomped his feet hard.

The next moment, he leaped into the air, avoiding the last volley of shotgun shells that hit his face.

And he was still holding the iron door in his hand. The moment he landed, he exerted force from his waist and abdomen and swept it across suddenly!
“Stop it——!”

But no one can stop it.

Flesh and blood flew everywhere, the sound of bones breaking mixed with the groaning of distorted metal, and within a two-meter radius, four people fell to the ground before they could even utter a scream.

The others stumbled back, their faces filled with horror.

When Garys turned his gaze to the guy who looked like the leader.

The man fell on his back while retreating. In his eyes, Gailis came over on the broken corpse, with blood staining the soles of his boots red.

"You, you...you are not a human...what are you?"

Garys did not answer, but just raised his hand and smashed the opponent's foot, making sure that the opponent could not escape.

The people around were completely stunned when they saw this scene.

……

[Lord, I look up to Your heavenly gates and they are open]

[We saw You riding a white horse, coming from the clouds]

Your name is Faithfulness, Your name is Truth

[You judge with righteousness and fight with wrath!]

[Your eyes are like burning flames, shining through people’s hearts,]

[You wear many crowns on your head, are the Lord of nations, the Lord of peoples.]

[Your name has long been lost in history]

[No one knows except You]

[You are clothed in a robe soaked in blood,]

You Are the Word of God

[The path you walk is holy and inviolable! ]

[The Heavenly Host Follows You]

[Riding a white horse, clothed in fine linen, spotless and white]

[Like the morning light covering the hills, like a storm sweeping across the nations.]

[From Your mouth comes a sharp sword to strike the nations]

[You rule with an iron rod, and with your holy wrath you trample the winepresses of the nations]

[Because You are an angry God and a furious father! ]

[On your robe, engrave the immortal name: King of kings, Lord of lords! ]

May all the powers on earth be under Your feet.

May we rise up and shout under your banner

[Because you came, we are no longer lambs, but lions! ]

[Because you came, we no longer come to die, but to reign! ]

[Glory to You, now and forever]

Amen

This prayer was written by Korner himself afterwards.

As a person who received liberal arts education, Korner himself possessed certain literary abilities, although he had never demonstrated them in the past.

But blessing came to his heart, and combined with the scriptures in the Book of Revelation, he was inspired.

Revelation 19:11–16 is the most shocking and apocalyptic passage in the entire Bible.

In this passage, his experience is completely different from that of his heavenly brother Jesus.

No longer a humiliated servant, but a victorious King;

Not the judged, but the judge of all the earth;
Its purpose is to overthrow all hostile authorities and to establish true justice and peace.

When the prophecy was fulfilled, it was not the gentle, suffering “Lamb of God” who came into the world.

Rather, He is the “King of kings and Lord of lords” who returns to the world as a king, a conqueror, and a judge.

After witnessing how Garys protected himself from the explosion and artillery fire.

Korner's attitude towards Garys was completely different from before.

He could no longer view his previous promise as a business deal or an exchange, but was eager to give everything from the bottom of his heart, wholeheartedly and prostratingly.

Even though his eldest son Federico was puzzled, he continued to sigh from the bottom of his heart.

“The end is not far away, and the new heaven and new earth are coming.”

The new heaven and new earth are indeed coming, and the blast furnace that is larger than Goliath is forging a new world.

(End of this chapter)