Chapter 423 The Origin of the Brotherhood of the Holy Cross
"Actually, the Assassin organization has not been completely wiped out."
Thor Eric finally stuffed the last piece of fries into his mouth, "At least in Europe, they have a branch, and that is the Brotherhood of the Holy Cross where I belong."
"Branch?" This is the first time Qin Fei has heard that there is such an assassination organization called "heresy" in Europe. What is even more incomprehensible is that it is not the YSL religion but the JD religion that is followed there. Two
It is no exaggeration to describe religion as being like water and fire.
"The Brotherhood of the Holy Cross is a branch of Assassin?!"
A medieval Middle Eastern assassination organization formed by the heretical branch of YSL has secretly been dormant in modern Europe. This has to be shocking.
"That's right." Eric said without hesitation: "Okay, let me tell you a story. It may be a long story, but I still want you to understand what my organization is about.
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"I have plenty of time tonight." Zhuoxing drank wine and showed great interest in this topic. "What you and Qin talked about brought me back to the time when I was in school when I was a child. It was like sitting in class and listening to the teacher.
It tells the unofficial history of historical figures."
"Yes, on the surface, it seems that Assassin cannot have branches in places like Europe. I think everyone knows the reason. It is a matter of faith."
Eric said: "However, there are exceptions to everything in the world, and the Assassin branch in Europe - the Brotherhood of the Holy Cross is one of them. During the craze of the Crusades, this army had the strongest combat effectiveness.
Do you know which army it is?"
Eric's eyes swept across everyone's face, like a teacher giving a question.
"Knights Templar." Qin Fei answered the question without thinking.
"That's right, it's the famous Knights Templar." Eric said: "The Knights Templar were founded by Hugo de Paying and Geoffrey de Saint-Omo in 1119 on the Temple Mount.
The Al-Aqsa Mosque was used as a base to establish a monastic order, a mercenary-like organization with the purpose of protecting the safety of pilgrims."
"Because everyone has his own master, the Templars and Assassin have become two opposing sides, and Assassin has continued to send people to assassinate the leaders of the Crusaders. During this period, the two sides have fought against each other. In the long years
Here, during one of the assassinations, a knight named Lucini de Molay fought against the most elite assassins of the Old Man of the Mountain and chased him into the wild to kill him, but he was also seriously injured."
"At that time, Lucini's fighting prowess and tenacious willpower shocked Sheikh Aladdin Muhammad, the seventh mountain old man who was secretly monitoring the assassination. He kept Lucini in his secret residence and took him there.
Cure him. Lucini didn’t know that the other person was from Assassin. He thought he was just an ordinary old man, so he just rested there to recuperate."
"Sheikh Aladdin taught Lucini everything he had learned in his life, but he knew that the two sides could only be two sides of the eternal team. He simply admired the young knight. Later, Lucini found himself in the secret residence
After living there for half a year, he finally decided to leave. Before leaving, Sheikh Aladdin Muhammad gave his dagger to the young man."
Eric took out the Damascus dagger and placed it on the table.
Under the dim light, the blade exudes a simple and thick light, as if telling an unknown history.
Qin Fei did not expect that this exquisite Damascus dagger turned out to be the blade of the legendary old man in the mountains, but he knew that the dagger was worth a lot of money, which could be seen from its workmanship and the lost craftsmanship.
"When the two separated, Sheikh Aladdin Muhammad confessed his true identity to Lucini, and Lucini was also grateful to the old man in the mountain for taking care of him during this time. Although the two did not have the title of master and disciple, they had
The relationship between master and apprentice. Lucini returned to the Knights Templar and continued to be his own knight. Until after returning home, he never told anyone about his experience and concealed his long-lasting friendship with the old man in the mountain."
"Decades later, the Assassin sect suffered a catastrophe, and Lucini, who was far away in Europe, became a grandfather, and his son inherited his mantle and became a Templar. Among them, his
The son even became the leader of the Knights Templar, that is, the last person to be the overall leader of the Knights Templar - Jacques de Molay."
“In 1291, the Knights Templar were almost completely wiped out in the battle of Carlier against Saint-Jean-Acca. The remaining Knights Templar and Knights Hospitaller withdrew to Cyprus and then returned to France. Thanks to the Crusaders
During the Eastern Expedition, the Knights Templar, who were mercenaries of the Holy See, accumulated a large amount of wealth. They were even the big creditors of the French king, owning thousands of castles and huge wealth, which made the king and bishop very envious and jealous. So, the French king
Philip IV fabricated accusations of "heresy" to eradicate them."
"On Friday, October 13, 1307 (this is one of the origins of the superstition "Black Friday"), without any warning, almost all the Knights Templar in France were arrested and restricted from using any property to prevent
was transferred out of the country. The "beautiful man" King Philip IV of France, who was always known for his shrewdness and ability, issued a secret letter, ordering officials from all over the country to open it at the same time to carry out his purge operations. In Paris alone, 138 members of the regiment were arrested, including
General Commander Jacques de Molay."
"In order to save the lives of his members, Jacques de Molay compromised and confessed to King Philip IV of France, giving up his debts and wealth in exchange for freedom. However, he did not expect that he was betrayed by Pope Clement V and King Philip IV.
, in the end all the Templars were arrested, and Jacques was tied to the gallows and slowly roasted to death."
"What Philip IV and Pope Clement V did not expect was that Jacques's son had actually obtained the true biography of his grandfather Lucini. After his father was killed, he left Paris and quietly established the 'Saint
The Brotherhood of the Cross is an organization that recruits a large number of descendants and followers of the Templars and trains them to become assassins. They no longer believe in the Holy See or the imperial power, and believe that everything must be saved by themselves."
"Philip IV and Pope Clement V died not long after Jacques was burned to death. The most widely circulated outside world is about the 'Templar Curse' that Jacques issued to the two people before his death. Clay
King Man V was struck by lightning and died, and King Philip IV of France only lived more than half a year longer than him. On November 29 of this year, he died while hunting. It is said that he was hit by a wild boar, but some people are not sure about this.
One theory is doubtful, because Philip IV was a knight with extraordinary courage. It is said that he could easily carry two big men on his shoulders."
"Actually, the deaths of these two people were related to the 'Brotherhood of the Holy Cross'. It was also the first major thing this assassination organization did after its establishment. Since then, this organization has learned the lessons of the Knights Templar.
Instead of showing their faces again, they went underground. For hundreds of years, they have strictly followed the disciplines within the organization and undertaken high-level assassination missions. They have been involved in many assassinations in history, but very few people in this organization make mistakes, even if they do.
It will only lead to a dead end, so not many people know about it."
After listening to Eric talk about the history of the "Brotherhood of the Holy Cross", everyone felt like they had fallen into the fog of history and could not find a way out.
No one thought that an African mercenary was actually related to a killer organization in this dark world.
"Eric, I want to ask you something." After a long silence, Kunchai was the first to speak, "Since you said that if a Brotherhood assassin fails, he will die, why..."
His eyes flicked back and forth on Eric's face, but he hesitated to speak.
Eric said bluntly: "You want to ask, why am I still alive?"