People are in the moon, The Sims

This time I am going to the city of Rome, another mission where I can see more of the cultural landscape. Maybe I can also find some unique books to fill the brotherhood's library. Their brotherhood pays great attention to the collection of knowledge.

After all, knowledge enlightens people's wisdom. Although I don't know who said it, such words are floating in my mind.

Unlike the Old Man of the Mountain, the Brotherhood's clothing is uniform and decent, and apart from the hood, there are no regulations on color and style. This allows the members of the Brotherhood to follow some caravans when they go out. Such a life It's much more comfortable, at least you don't need to sleep in the open air.

At the same time, many books can be purchased from the caravan during this period.

Rome, once one of the most prosperous cities in Western history, is now considered the center of the church. The Romans called it the Eternal City. The ruins left over from ancient times still show its former glory. Walking in Everywhere in this city was filled with religious atmosphere, which made Erlan couldn't help but tug on his gloves.

I hope there are no so-called holy objects here, at least they won’t cause any more resonance! Otherwise, the believers here may not want to eat themselves alive. After all, there should be few people who can refuse three holy objects appearing in front of them, especially one of them is the Ten Commandments.

But I think these guys should not pay so much attention to themselves. The reason is very simple. The church during this period was extremely chaotic.

With the capture of Jerusalem and the loss of the Holy City, the internal factions began to fight against each other, and even intensified. The pope who had just been sitting in his seat did not even cover his buttocks, and might be pushed out of office.

It can be said that it is hard to say whether the pope during this period still had papal authority. Gregory VIII was the pope for less than two months, and Clement III took the position of pope.

As for the pope who was less than two months old, it was announced that he died of overwork, but who knows the details?

But no matter what, the loss of the Holy City doubled the pressure on the Pope, and at this moment he began to discuss when to launch the third Crusade.

After Ilan learned the news, a strange expression appeared on his face. At that time, Baldwin IV requested the support of the Crusaders for many years in a row, but you ignored him. Now that the Holy City has fallen, he has begun to organize the Crusaders again. levy.....

In fact, Ilan is not very optimistic about the current Eastern Expedition. Saladin is not an ordinary king. It is really impossible to get Jerusalem back from the Sultan.

Looking at the letter in his hand, Erlan followed the location on the letter and came to a house with a sense of luxury. He should be grateful for the foundation that the city of Rome has developed over the years. In such an era, it is necessary to be tidy. It is not an easy task to build a city and a house that looks relatively luxurious and exquisite.

At least most of the villages and cities in Europe are not planned and the number of residents is increasing. Now they are extremely dirty and messy.

Sometimes when performing tasks, Irlan doesn't know what to do. It seems that in this era, there are really not many cities that can walk on the road properly.

The sewerage system of the Roman Empire was obviously very good. Why, with the development of the times, this technology actually fell into a dark period of decline during this period.

Putting away the ancient documents in his hand about the rumor that the tyrant Nero had a twin brother, Irlan gradually disappeared from his presence and successfully entered the house with a jump and spin.

Chapter 88: Sneaking into the Holy See

In this house, there is a middle-aged man with a wrinkled face and dejected look. From the dark circles under his eyes, you can tell that this middle-aged man has probably not had a good sleep for a long time.

In other words, he didn't intend to sleep at all. The more luxurious-looking clothes also looked much sloppy because of their slovenliness.

At this moment, the middle-aged man was looking at the portrait on the wall, his face full of sadness and loneliness. Obviously, the recent decadence on this middle-aged man's face was related to the portrait on the wall.

The portrait is a family portrait. At that time, the middle-aged man was high-spirited, standing next to a woman wearing gorgeous jewelry, and in front of them were two children with smiles on their faces.

In the eyes of this middle-aged man, the face of the woman wearing gorgeous jewelry only showed anger and hatred, while the faces of the two children showed fear and sadness, as if they were asking their father why. If you don’t come to save yourself, why don’t you come to help yourself?

"sorry Sorry!"

The man was curled up on the ground, his body shaking constantly. The extreme pain made it difficult for him to breathe. He didn't understand why he sent his two children to the church. One was a flower girl who presented flowers at the baptism, and the other was a flower girl. After becoming a choir boy, he disappeared in the church.

He knew that his two sons were more naughty and mischievous, but he also knew that his two sons could clearly distinguish which one was more important, so how could they run around in the church? The explanation given by the church is that the current situation was chaotic during this period, and some people took advantage of it.

But even if someone took advantage of it, the church management should have been assassinated. How could it be that the children were missing?

"Mr. Kevin? I wonder what price you can pay if I can help you find your child?"

A voice sounded from behind the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man named Kevin suddenly turned around and was sitting on the table. His posture was slightly arrogant, half of his face was hidden under the shadow of the hat, and he was playing with something on the table. Silhouette of cutlery.

Being able to live in a mansion in Rome, this man is certainly not an ordinary person. After discussing this unusual dress, the middle-aged man immediately blurted out the word "fraternity".

After all, a large number of assassins started the final assessment one after another, and naturally many of the existences that could be called true heretics were eliminated.

In addition, the Brotherhood does not harm innocent people, so there are naturally many witnesses. Perhaps because the senses are good and there are no all kinds of weird rumors, in the eyes of these people with some money and power, the Brotherhood is not as dangerous as the old man in the mountain. .

After all, everyone basically knows who the Brotherhood assassinates, and they are not afraid of the shadows.

Even if so many people in the church were assassinated by the Brotherhood, they have to admit that these assassins did help them clean up the cancer to some extent, but the question is how many people in the church have clean hands? This is why the church resents fraternities.

If the Brotherhood hadn't focused its attention mainly on the mysterious world, the church might have directly labeled the Brotherhood as a heretic and poured a lot of dirty water on it. However, the birth of the Brotherhood also made the members of the church look much kinder and more honest.

Perhaps this is why God recognized Ilan? Let Irlan clean up the worms in the church, as well as those heretics and those who cross the line, so that the two sides are in a state of mutual restraint?

It can be said that to a certain extent, the Brotherhood has become a sword of judgment that hangs over the head of the church and may fall at any time. When the holy relics held by Ilan are exposed, this will probably be confirmed.

Of course, this was not the original intention of Ilan's founding of the Brotherhood. Of course, he also knows what it means to live in this world and cannot help himself. Therefore, the current method of hiding the sacred objects he holds is just to let some people who are destined to come Things came a little later.

"If you can help me get my child back, I can do anything you want! Whether it's all the money I have or letting you get some rights in this city of Rome, I can do it, and even give me You can take this life away."

Irlan threw the finished tableware aside, then leaned forward, staring at the man in front of him, "What if you were allowed to join the brotherhood and never betray?"

The middle-aged man smiled dejectedly, "My two children are my life. As long as you can get my life back, what if I dedicate all my life to the brotherhood?"

Irlan smiled and took out the contract that had been transformed and blessed with magic from his pocket. He was seriously recruiting civil servants for the Brotherhood, and he would naturally give all the benefits he would receive. And all the things that are forbidden to do are listed down. This is a transaction that you and I are willing to do, although I am a little bit taking advantage of it.

But the man in front of me is also looking for help.

After collecting the signed contract, Irlan headed towards the church's headquarters.

It is not easy to sneak into the church's headquarters. Taking advantage of the night, you release your own machine bird and share your vision and hearing with this machine bird.

At the same time, Irlan himself spread out a piece of parchment and began to quickly outline the distribution of the entire Holy See building, and even the patrol routes of the soldiers.

Ilan specially waited until Sunday before choosing to sneak into the Holy See quietly. After all, according to the provisions of the Ten Commandments of Moses, this day should be a day of rest.

However, there are still many people in the church who have no way to rest, such as the priests who listen to everyone's worries, the nuns who receive people who come to worship, and the soldiers who maintain the entire order. This can be regarded as the need of the times.

Because some soldiers need to maintain the order of those who come to worship, and some soldiers need to rest today, although there will be a large number of priests and nuns in the Holy See on this day, it is the easiest day to sneak into.

Irlan directly touched the back door of the Holy See, quietly knocked out a soldier, and after changing into a soldier's uniform, he entered the Holy See with great swagger.

As for what kind of social death the soldier who had his clothes stripped off would suffer, Irlan could only say sorry. After all, he had left some mental damages for the soldier.

Of course, if others misunderstood this fee, then Irlan had no choice but to say that those onlookers had unhealthy minds.

What's more, this soldier may not be the only one who will be misunderstood. In order to penetrate deeply into the Holy See, he will have to knock out a priest. Thanks to the skills he developed in his early years to knock people out without leaving any sequelae.

Chapter 89: News about the Apple of Eden

After tucking the priest who had been knocked unconscious by him onto the bed, Erlan tidied his clothes, then looked at the bronze mirror aside and raised his eyebrows. Unexpectedly, he looked amiable in such clothes. Full of sacredness.

The holy cloth took the initiative to turn into a red waistcoat and was decorated on this sacred costume. At first glance, it seemed that Irlan, the assassin, looked more like a priest than some priests. He even vaguely felt that the young man's body was radiating outwards. With a faint brilliance.

But compared with those well-dressed priests, this young man's hair is a little messy, and even his skin color is a bit dark. He doesn't look like someone who has been trained in the Holy See since he was a child.

Look at those people who have been trained since childhood. They have fine hair, white skin, and even a faint fragrance of flowers and milk on their skin. At first glance, they look like luxury.

Seeing the people walking in the Holy See with such style, Irlan suddenly felt that he was a little out of place, so he lowered his sense of presence.

However, there are still some people in the church who have magical talents. Occasionally, someone will see a boy who is somewhat incompatible with them, but exudes divine brilliance walking through the corridor, but when they want to look again, they can't catch any trace. , presumably a legend will be born in the Holy See soon.

Although Ilan wanted to take this opportunity to appreciate the scenery in the Holy See and even collect some information, it was more important to find Kevin's two children and take them out safely. This meant that his future The important thing is whether you can fish or not.

Based on the information I collected, I can basically confirm that the two children were finally called away by an archbishop. I was able to find out such news with the help of a little bit of the intelligence network of the Old Man Order in the Mountain. After all, The Brotherhood was established not long ago, and the intelligence network has not been able to penetrate deeply into a huge organization like the Holy See.

Of course, it took decades for the Mountain Village Old Men's Order to arrange their spies into the Holy See. How could the Brotherhood have the ability to arrange spies to come in in such a short period of time?

What's more, the church is also a little unhappy with them.

In order to avoid unnecessary complications, Irlan had instructed his assassins to attack from the side when inquiring about information about the Holy See.

After arriving at the bishop's residence, Irlan shared his vision and hearing and found nothing unusual in this residence.

But it doesn't matter. Over the years, I have developed the secret technique well! Using his unlocking skills to open the door and sneaking into the unoccupied room, Irlan directly pulled out a piece of clothing from the closet, preparing to use the secret technique in reverse and begin to sense and share the imprint left by this piece of clothing.

But compared to a real living life, after all, this dress is just a lifeless, brainless existence. Simply put, it is an empty shell. It is precisely because of the empty shell that Erlan will It is very easy, but on the contrary, it is not easy to share because the shell is empty and cannot retain many marks.

Moreover, it is easy to get lost in the feeling of sharing an inanimate object and forget that you are still alive.

Scattered fragments and words flashed into his mind. Ilan immediately raised his hand and ended the sharing. No matter how many times he used this secret technique in reverse, Ilan felt like he was almost suffocated from the depths of the empty sea. .

However, the total income is proportional to the risk, and clothes will record a person's whereabouts, unless the person chooses to run away when he goes out.

Irlan opened the window and fell outward like a bird. With the steel rope in his hand, he landed lightly. His destination was clear and he came to the cemetery behind the Holy See. Many dignitaries are buried here, even underground. There is also a legendary secret space.

It must be said that the bishop was very lucky. While helping a noble to repair and clean the tombs of their ancestors, he discovered the legendary passage leading underground. From then on, the bishop had a secret base of his own.

As for what the bishop wanted to do, the message flashed on the clothes also gave the answer. Originally, Irlan thought that this was just a pervert who was greedy for the beauty of twins, but he did not expect that this guy was actually a serious person. The reason for taking away the two children was actually to use secret techniques to replace his diseased internal organs.

The rest of the information is unknown.

Sliding into the underground space like a shadow, moving forward in the darkness devoutly like a priest, but the raised arm may pop out a sharp blade at any time.

There were stone coffins placed on both sides of the underground space. Due to the passage of time, the rotten smell of corpses had disappeared. On the contrary, the smell of earth was stronger.

Compared with this world, human beings are still too small.

A candle was lit at the end of the passage, and the flames were constantly swaying. The two children were placed on the stone table. The bishop on the side was still cleaning the surgical instruments in his hands with holy water, and at the same time made violent sounds from time to time. The cough and physical disease had made him extremely weak.

"Ahem... I'll be able to get rid of this body soon, and then I can go to Yousai as soon as possible to witness the miracle. The undercover life for so many years can finally be over... Ahem cough cough ——Gah!!”

Irlan was not going to listen to a cannon fodder talk about his miserable and tragic past. After all, this cannon fodder was not his focus. The most important thing was that the children in front of him were okay.

After shaking off the blood on his hidden sword, Yilan looked at the two children. After a simple inspection, he could confirm that the two children were just stunned by some drugs. Unfortunately, he did not have the talent to make antidote potions. , so we can only take these two children out first.

Ilan picked up the two children and scanned the area. Suddenly his eyes were fixed on several letters on the stone table. When he picked up one of the letters, the expression on Ilan's face changed instantly. .

The secret technique in this priest's hands was not mastered from the beginning. After all, if you can replace your own body organs, why not just replace them when the organs fail? There is only one reason why you have to wait until you are so weak. It was not long before this priest mastered this skill.

This secret skill was exchanged between him and an organization in Jerusalem, and the price he paid was the legendary [Apple of Eden].

Picture 90: The Third Crusade

What did you see? ! !

Why are there so many holy objects in this world! Although the Apple of Eden has a direct relationship with Adam and Eve, to some extent it is also closely related to God. If Jerusalem, or the hidden guys under Saladin, really want to summon the gods , it’s not impossible to use the Apple of Eden.

In other words, for now, the Apple of Eden has become the most likely holy object.

The power of the Ten Commandments has completely existed in his left arm, and the source of the power of the Ark of the Covenant is the Ten Commandments. Even if those guys find the Ark of the Covenant, they may have discovered the number one holy object they dreamed of, which has been lost. The power of communication with God.

Fortunately, according to the description in the letter, the Apple of Eden has almost dried up after losing the moisture of the magic power of the Gods. It will take at least four or five years to restore it. I still have time to plan and prepare how to deal with Saladin.

After all, what he needed this time was to enter Jerusalem under Saladin's nose and resolve the matter.

[I brought the two children back to Kevin, and then took Kevin back to the fraternity. 】

[Since I learned that the Apple of Eden had entered Jerusalem, I began to order my men to pay attention to and promote the preliminary preparations for the 3rd Crusade. 】

[As a result, this preparation took nearly two years. 】

[After a long wait. 】

[Europe’s most powerful monarch, Emperor Frederick I, attendant during the Second Crusade, officially took up the cross. After long preparations, his army was assembled in May 1189. His army was probably the largest single crusader, numbering at least tens of thousands. 】

[I also mingled with the old emperor's army, preparing to take advantage of the confrontation between the two sides to sneak into Jerusalem under Saladin's rule, but unfortunately, God failed to fulfill my wish. 】

[In May 1190, after winning several consecutive battles, the entire army could finally safely go to the area ruled by Saladin. It can be said that this large army may approach the gates of Jerusalem at any time. 】

[But just a month later, a major event occurred that made the Crusaders extremely sad and made Saladin continue to lament that it was the appearance of Allah. It can be said that this incident directly reversed the outcome of the Eastern Crusade. 】

[On a hot summer evening on June 10, 1190, when the nearly 70-year-old emperor was crossing the Salif River on horseback, his horse stumbled in the still-cold river. The old emperor was thrown heavily onto a rock and fell to the ground. So he drowned in the river. 】

[The old emperor Frederick I, who had strong cohesion, passed away. If he loses the leadership of this old emperor, the entire army will fall apart sooner or later. After all, this is an army jointly organized by many parties. 】

[And that night, several assassins entangled my footsteps. I can't be sure if someone had tampered with the old emperor when he fell into the river, but I can be sure that the assassins who entangled me... ....]

[Comes from the old man in the mountains. 】

[There is only one answer to this situation, and that is that under the pressure of the Crusaders, Saladin, the Sultan of Egypt, actually accepted the old man of the mountain who was regarded as a heretic by them, even if it was only a short-term cooperation. 】

[In order for the entire cult of Old Man of the Mountain to continue, Yan Zui may agree to Saladin's cooperation. After all, Yan Zui is now the leader of the entire cult, and she needs to consider the entire cult. 】

[I only seriously injured a few assassins from the Old Man in the Mountain. At least for now, I don’t want to do it all. Everything depends on Yan Zui’s choice. 】

[In addition, I need to find another leader who can compete with Saladin as soon as possible, otherwise I may risk my life on this mission. 】

[Another two months passed, and I found someone who might be able to compete with Saladin. Even if two people could face off for a day, I would still find a chance. That person was the Lion-Hearted King from Great Britain - Richard. . 】

[I hope this lion from the sea can surprise me. 】

[However, in order not to repeat the same mistake, I decided to go to the place where the king landed. This time I must defend myself closely until the king and Saladin confront each other in Jerusalem. 】

In the Order of the Old Man of the Mountain, all the high-level assassins have gathered in the conference room. The sun shines into this simple stone house from the windows. One after another, the assassins wearing black cloaks are silent. Each one is in the shape of a skull. The mask gave the meeting a bit of solemnity.

Of course, the assassins had already received the result that the few assassins they sent out were seriously injured, but fortunately, maybe it was God's blessing, and by some strange combination of circumstances, the old emperor actually fell into the river and died, which was considered a blessing among misfortunes.

"Should we continue to take on Saladin's mission?"

Yanzui thought for a moment and nodded. Now Saladin's family is the only one in this area. At least until Saladin, the old guy, dies, the old people in the mountains need to behave, be obedient, and be diplomatic. After all, the other party has control over them. Material passage for survival.

When Saladin dies, not to mention the old men in the mountains, other suppressed Islamic countries will also put aside their shadows and compete for hegemony again. What they have to do now is to continue to accumulate their own strength during this period. , only in this way can they, the old men in the mountains, travel among countries in the future.