Creed of the heavens

For Mario, the precious loot captured was not as important as Lu Xiao himself. The brotherhood, which was going every step of the way under the threat of the Knights Templar, needed a rising star with potential too much.

Lu Xiao had revealed his ambition to Mario when they met for the first time. After finishing his studies, he planned to return to his hometown in the Far East to avenge his family who died tragically at the hands of the Templars.

Mario didn't know that this was just a story that Lu Xiao made up casually. In order to keep Lu Xiao as much as possible, he decided to spend some money to keep and win over him.

In the study of the Auditore Manor, Mario waved away all the servants and closed the door tightly.

Mario took off the black cloth covering the wall, and a flat wooden board with sparse book pages appeared in front of their eyes.

these pages

Lu Xiao's eyes flashed vaguely, he knew what Mario wanted to show him.

The contents of the pages of the books pasted on the wooden boards are different, some records are only simple words, and some of them have strange graphics drawn on them.

"These are the legacies of our ancestors that the Italian Brotherhood of Assassins has been looking for."

Mario solemnly explained: "They are the letters left by the great assassin mentor, Altaïr Ibn Harad, and it is said that they contain a lot of knowledge related to the Pieces of Eden."

"In the 1213th and [-]th centuries, the Assassin Brotherhood flourished in the Middle East, and Masyaf Castle was the active center of the Brotherhood at that time."

"Although the Templar Crusaders who fought back in the Eastern Expedition were repulsed many times, in the end the Mongols' iron hooves broke through Masyaf, and Altaïr's letter fell into the hands of Kublai Khan, the descendant of Genghis Khan. Marco Polo struggled to get it out of his hands Retrieve the manuscript."

"After a period of ups and downs, the Codex and other legacy of Altaïr passed back and forth among the Assassins, and finally passed to my great-grandfather, Domenico Auditore."

"Unfortunately, the Knights of the Temple also learned of the existence of the Codex at that time, and sent a large number of people to do everything possible to snatch Altaïr's inheritance."

"In order to prevent the important heritage of the ancestors from falling into the hands of the enemy, Domenico scattered and buried the Codex in various parts of Italy, and built a sanctuary under the Auditore Manor to house another important heritage of Altaïr. .”

While speaking, Mario tried to pull out a book from a row of large bookshelves against the wall. After a slight sound of the mechanism running, the row of bookshelves suddenly started to move, revealing the secret passage hidden behind.

"follow me."

Along the way, Mario lit the torches on the wall of the secret passage one by one with a flint and steel, and the two of them came to a spacious underground hall through the gentle downward slope.

There are seven exquisite stone statues standing in the hall, the most central statue is blocked by multiple metal railings, and a set of exquisite black leather armor inlaid with silver metal is stored inside.

Mario opened his hands and introduced to Lu Xiao who was amazed: "These statues are all great pioneers who have made great contributions to the Brotherhood."

"From left to right are Hulangaer, Darius, Wei Yu, Altaïr, Amunet, Iltani, and Leonius."

"My great-grandfather designed corresponding tokens for each Assassin statue. Only when all six tokens are collected can the most central railing be opened and the armor made by Altaïr in his later years be taken out."

Mario walked to the railing and tapped lightly, "I have tried various methods to force open this railing, but I don't know what material my great-grandfather used. No sword can hurt it."

"Giovanni and I spent a lot of time looking for tokens in Italy when we were young, but in the end we all failed. After middle age, we were trapped in many official duties of the Brotherhood and had no time to go out to look for them."

"Perhaps you can complete our regret, collect all the pages of Azar's Codex, find all six tokens, and take out Altaïr's armor."

"It is said that this set of armor used the ancient knowledge acquired by Altaïr from the Pieces of Eden during the manufacturing process. The sword is hard to hurt and extremely light. It is the most perfect equipment for assassins who move lightly."

Lu Xiao looked up and observed the seven statues from left to right.

Needless to say, Altaïr in the center, the entire Assassin's Creed generation is telling his story, and his in-depth research on the Apple of Eden has left a lot of valuable knowledge for future generations of Assassins.

Most of the other assassins were unknown, and even Wei Yu, who was obviously Chinese, could hardly resonate with Lu Xiao, but the two names Darius and Amunet aroused his interest.

Darius played in Assassin's Creed: Odyssey, and he was the first person in history to use the Hidden Blade.

With this unexpected pocket weapon, Darius successfully assassinated the Persian emperor Xerxes I. Since then, the Hidden Blade has been passed down from generation to generation and has gradually become the iconic weapon of the Assassin Brotherhood.

His son was later married to the demigod Kassandra, and through many generations of blood came a great assassin who was also engraved as a statue.

It is another statue not far away, Amunet, her original name was Aya.

Aya, like her husband Bayek, was one of the founders of the Hidden Ones, the predecessor of the Assassin Brotherhood.

demigod

Thinking of Cassandra, Lu Xiao sighed inwardly.

Cassandra is the granddaughter of the legendary King Leonidas of Sparta. With the help of one of the artifacts of Eden, she is still alive today, silently witnessing the development of history and the changes of the times, and even survived until the assassins Modern day in the world of Creed.

Due to the important mission of the messenger, she can only be a bystander of history and cannot personally intervene in it.

The so-called demigods actually refer to humans who have inherited a high concentration of Isu blood.

The Isu are the first civilized race on earth, and they are called the forerunners and pioneers by later generations, and some humans even call the Isu gods.

The Isu have a triple-helix DNA structure, which is very different from the double-helix of humans. They have a longer lifespan and stronger physical fitness than humans.

Compared with the five senses that humans have, the Isu have one more sense, which they call themselves "knowledge".

Interpreted in human understanding, the "knowledge" sense should be described as a powerful inspiration, otherwise known as a sixth sense.

Human descendants who inherited the blood of the Isu also partly inherited this ability, and eagle vision is one of the manifestations of the sixth sense.

On the other hand, only those with a high concentration of Isu blood can perfectly control the Pieces of Eden and exert the true power of these ancient artifacts.

The reason why Mario was able to escape from the temptation and control of the Shroud of Eden was not because his will was stronger than other controlled mercenaries, but because the Auditore family was also one of the Isu bloodlines A descendant of the branch, he has a large degree of resistance to the side effects of the Artifact of Eden.

As another world traveler, Lu Xiao naturally does not have Isu blood, which will add a lot of difficulty to his world task of collecting Pieces of Eden.

Altaïr's armor, it's best to get it as soon as possible.

In this era when cold weapons are still prevalent, Altaïr's armor, which is hard to hurt with a sword, is undoubtedly a great help for Lu Xiao's follow-up actions.

If Lu Xiao remembered correctly, the six assassin tokens needed to obtain the armor were stored in six assassin tombs.

These tombs are scattered all over Italy, and Lu Xiao's next destination, Florence, happens to have two of them.

Chapter 7 Emerald City

Mario revealed the secrets of the Auditore Sanctuary and Altaïr's Codex, indicating that he began to train Lu Xiao as a core reserve talent of the Assassin Brotherhood.

Lu Xiao's current ability alone is not enough to become a core member of the brotherhood.

The day after the Pazzi family failed to attack Monteriggioni, Mario led a brown horse and sent Lu Xiao all the way outside the city gate.

"Assassin is actually not just a profession, but a continuation of beliefs from ancient times to the present. In theory, regardless of social status and ability, as long as they are willing to abide by the creed of the Brotherhood, everyone can become an assassin."

Handing over the reins of the horse to Lu Xiao, Mario said earnestly, "But to become a true core member of the Brotherhood, you still need to master more knowledge and skills."

"Your combat skills have already entered the room, and the ability to use a bow is even inferior to me. The rest is nothing more than tempering your combat experience through actual combat, but you still have many shortcomings in other aspects."

"Florence is the center of the Brotherhood's activities in Tuscany, and Giovanni and other senior members will continue to teach you how to become a qualified assassin."

"Next." Mario threw an exquisitely crafted leather wristband to Lu Xiao: "You will definitely use it when you arrive in Florence, and Giovanni will teach you how to use this weapon."