Creed of the heavens

Mario was a little stunned when he saw the guard uniform on Lu Xiao, but he quickly turned the topic to the business: "How is it? Have you heard any news?"

"Ah."

Lu Xiao took off the guard's helmet and threw it aside: "The Spaniard is indeed in the city. He is temporarily staying in the Church of the Assumption under the extremely strict defense."

"When I was exploring in the city, I accidentally found an assassin's tomb. The tomb is connected to the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary, so I was lucky to hear part of their plan."

Lu Xiao handed Mario the latest assassin's token, which was engraved with a gun head, representing Wei Yu, the Chinese assassin who assassinated Qin Shihuang.

"I didn't hear the specific time when they attacked, but Francesco emphasized that the people ambushing near the Church of Santa Maria del Fiore must be patient. They are likely to attack there."

"Church of Santa Maria del Fiore?"

Mario put away the assassin's token, put his chin in his hand and said thoughtfully: "The devout Lorenzo goes to Mass at the Church of Santa Maria del Fiore every Sunday, but his playboy brother Giuliano doesn't have this habit."

"He only attends with Lorenzo at High Mass, which is celebrated on major holidays, and the most recent High Mass has only one."

"Easter." Mario's face was extremely solemn: "This year's Easter is April 4, just half a month later."

Easter is an important holiday in Catholicism, symbolizing rebirth and hope, commemorating the day when Jesus Christ was resurrected on the third day after he was crucified on the cross.

Easter is the first Sunday after the full moon on the vernal equinox every year. Due to the different solar terms of each year, the date of Easter will also vary.

"The only direct descendants of the current generation of the Medici family are Lorenzo and Giuliano. If they are assassinated at the same time, the rule of the Medici family over Florence will surely collapse, and the Pazzi family pushed by the Spanish will take their place. .”

"We must stop the plot of the Templars!"

The purpose of the feint attack had been achieved, and Mario immediately called for the mercenaries to retreat from the city of San Gimignano in an orderly manner.

Leaving the large army behind to stay vigilant and return at a constant speed, Mario and Lu Xiao rushed back to Monteriggioni as fast as they could.

Ezio, who was being taught combat skills by the left-behind mercenaries at the training ground, watched the two rush into the manor without knowing why. Lu Xiao only stayed for a few minutes before putting on the changed assassin clothes and leaving Monteriggioni without stopping.

Affected by the sudden solemn atmosphere, the mercenaries temporarily stopped the training session.

Ezio asked Petruccio to go back to the room first, and came to the study alone. Mario was looking worriedly at the wooden board on which Altaïr's handbook was posted.

"Uncle Mario, what happened? Where did Lu go in such a hurry?"

Mario came back to his senses under his nephew's call, rubbed his eyebrows and sighed: "He wants to rush back to Florence all night long, and the violent turmoil in the Emerald City is about to officially begin."

Ezio's face tightened, and he took a step forward and said, "Then I should too."

"no!"

Mario stared at Ezio with one eye sternly: "Your combat training has not been completed, and the teaching of relevant knowledge is still half-baked. What can you do now when you go back? You can only hold back Giovanni!"

Unwillingly, Ezio lowered his head and clenched his fists hard. When his family and hometown were facing a huge crisis, he felt for the first time how much time and energy he had wasted in the romance.

This sense of powerlessness was eating away at his heart.

Seeing Ezio's remorseful face, Mario's face slowed down, and he said to him earnestly: "It's not too late to work hard now. Even if this crisis fails to catch up, Giovanni and I always believe that the future You must be an important member of the Italian Brotherhood."

"Don't forget, you are the son of Giovanni, a descendant of the Auditore family, we all have a unique bloodline passed down to the forerunners of the First Civilization, don't waste your innate talent in the erosion of extravagant life. "

Under his uncle's persuasion, Ezio strengthened his will, and nodded solemnly: "I see, Uncle Mario, please train me more strictly from tomorrow!"

"very good!"

Mario patted Ezio on the shoulder in relief: "This is the mental outlook that the descendants of the Auditore family should have. Starting tomorrow, I will personally take over your training, so be mentally prepared."

Chapter 35 Are You Awake?

Due to the changes in the plot of the world caused by the appearance of Lu Xiao, Ezio can basically be sure that he will not embark on his predetermined life trajectory.

But the success of some people is not accidental. Ezio's ability to become a legendary assassin mentor step by step in the original plot is definitely not just because of his rough life experience.

Many people think that Ezio began to receive assassin training and philosophy teaching after his family was destroyed, but in fact, as early as many years ago, Giovanni began to subtly guide the children.

Ezio's free running ability was also cultivated in countless times of training to help his father deliver letters. The subsequent learning of skills and concepts only allowed the foundation laid by Giovanni to take root.

Even without going through so many tragic ordeals, Lu Xiao still believes that Ezio will still become a great assassin in the future.

He has this qualification himself, and in the future, he will be taught by outstanding assassin elders such as Giovanni and Mario. His future path will be smoother than in the original plot.

Of course, without the embellishment of tragedy, Ezio's life will inevitably lack some legends.

But Lu Xiao believes that those "legendary colors" are definitely not what Ezio himself is willing to experience.

Having just completed the difficult infiltration mission and rushed back to Florence non-stop, Lu Xiao clearly felt the mental and physical fatigue eroding his will from the horseback.

Since 1474, Lu Xiao has lived in the world of Assassin's Creed for two full years. Under the influence of members of the Brotherhood, his willpower has been unknowingly influenced by his companions and has become more and more tenacious.

In the past, Lu Xiao was just an ordinary office worker who worked from nine to six. Faith is just an illusory concept for modern young people, invisible and intangible.

When influenced by the idea of ​​the brotherhood, Lu Xiao, who had a modern mind, did not respect the creed as much as the assassins of this era.

He can absorb the beneficial parts of Assassin's Creed from a more objective perspective and eliminate those relatively unreasonable parts.

The amount of knowledge and values ​​beyond the contemporary era endowed him with a certain degree of God's vision. While gradually integrating into this era, he remained calm and objective enough.

From this point of view, from the very beginning, Lu Xiao obtained a perspective similar to that of the enlightened Altaïr, and possessed the qualifications to become an assassin mentor.

However, he himself has no interest in being an assassin mentor.

In the final analysis, he is just an outsider who strayed into this world, and there is always an invisible barrier between him and the natives of this world.

The Assassin Brotherhood of this era is undoubtedly on the right path. They don’t need the Assassin mentor to lead the way. Mario and Giovanni have done enough as the leaders of the organization.

Relying on the tempered willpower to grit her teeth and persist, Lu Xiao, who has been in a hurry, finally returned to the Emerald City before Rodrigo and others.

Florence has not changed significantly from before he left. The residents of this city still maintain a normal rhythm of life, and the atmosphere in the city does not appear to be too tense. Obviously, the plan of the Templars has not yet started.

When riding back to Auditore's mansion, Lu Xiao's consciousness had already begun to be a little trance, and with Federico's support, she barely dismounted and stood firm.

"Cough" Lu Xiao, with a somewhat hoarse voice, grabbed Federico's forearm and hissed, "Help me, I have important information to convey to the Brotherhood."

Although Federico wanted to ask about the situation of his younger brothers first, seeing the unusually serious expression on Lu Xiao's slightly pale face, he immediately nodded solemnly, and carefully helped Lu Xiao into the mansion.

When Lu Xiao entered the city, Giovanni was still helping with daily affairs at the bank of the Medici family. After receiving the news from the robbers in La Volpe, he immediately asked the bank manager for leave and hurried home.

When Giovanni returned to the secret basement of the mansion, Paula, Luciano and others had already arrived, and the seriousness of the situation could be seen from the serious faces of everyone present.

"Where's Lu?"

Federico explained: "I was exhausted, and fell asleep on the spot after telling the information to others."

Paula sighed and said, "He has just finished his mission of infiltrating into San Gimignano to obtain information and hurried back. He finally delivered the information before Rodrigo and others arrived. It's really difficult for him."