After the battle was over, Lu Xiao, who was standing high up, breathed a sigh of relief.
Drawing the bow with all his strength for a long time made his right arm tremble with some fatigue. He did not expect that the Templar would be so tenacious.
'What exactly supports his actions?'
Lu Xiao frowned in confusion, 'When he blocked the last few arrows, his movements were obviously deformed, and his physical strength was obviously on the verge of collapse. Why can he still stand strong?'
"Is this the power of faith?"
Shaking his head, Lu Xiao still cannot understand the persistent pursuit of faith and belief among people in this era.
In the modern era where Lu Xiao lives, things like faith have long since disappeared from most people’s lives.
Judging from Lu Xiao's own circle of relatives and friends, only some people who did bad things when they were young will blindly believe in Buddhism in their later years, which emphasizes blessings in the next life, and they will even go bankrupt for it.
The many negative examples she had seen with her own eyes made Lu Xiao not have the slightest favorable impression of religious beliefs.
When he was a child, like most innocent children, he believed that gods and ghosts really existed in this world.
However, as he grows older and accumulates knowledge, the so-called "supernatural events" he encountered when he was young gradually receive scientific answers, and Lu Xiao becomes more rational and objective in his views on the theory of gods and ghosts.
Modern society does not believe in ghosts and gods. If you really want to have a belief, most people's answer is the same - money.
After being brought into this world by the system, Lu Xiao's views on faith...or beliefs began to change subtly.
Not only is this Templar knight who relies on the power of faith to exert 120% of his power, Lu Xiao can also feel the firm belief in him during his contact with Mario.
In order to fulfill the brotherhood's beliefs, Mario could put down the management of his family's territory and devote himself wholeheartedly to the cause of the Assassin Brotherhood, which he did for decades without slacking off.
Although Giovanni already had a social status and wealth that most people could not imagine, he still did not forget his original intention and resolutely performed the duties of the Brotherhood. He served as the leader of the assassins in Florence and often risked his life to break into enemy camps.
The Brotherhood's data records that when Florence's ally Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan, was assassinated by the Templars, Giovanni tried his best to stop the Templars' conspiracy.
Although it failed in the end, it also led to a series of black hands behind the incident, and pointed out to the Brotherhood the identity of the contemporary supreme master of the Knights Templar—Cardinal Rodrigo Borgia.
As a banker with a large amount of wealth and a respectable social status, Giovanni did not need to continue to be on the front lines of the Assassin's dangerous cause.
The power of faith drives the Auditore brothers to continue fighting for the cause of the Italian Brotherhood, and they will not stop until the moment their lives expire.
The various incidents he witnessed inevitably had a certain impact on Lu Xiao's outlook on life, and he began to rethink the power of faith.
'The reason why my mental attributes in the system panel are so low is because I have not established a firm belief?'
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The remaining pages of Altai's manuscript were successfully recovered, leaving some members to clean up the mess at the scene. Giovanni and Lu Xiao, covered in blood, once again returned to the Auditore mansion through the rooftop route without anyone noticing.
According to Giovanni and Mario, every remaining page of Altaïr's Codex is encrypted.
After years of research on Altaïr's past deeds, Giovanni finally found a way to decipher the code. Every page of the code posted in the Auditore estate in Monteriggioni has been decrypted by Giovanni.
Although there are still very few pages in the codex and the decrypted parts are fragmented, Giovanni and Mario still saw some clues from the decrypted parts of the codex.
"The secrets of Altaïr's Codex are divided into two parts."
Giovanni completed the decryption skillfully and handed the translated part to Lu Xiao for viewing.
"Part of it is the application of knowledge and life insights he has learned from the Apple of Eden throughout his life, which includes various ways to improve the Hidden Blade, as well as some weapon designs that transcend the times."
"This page talks about some purely theoretical things, describing Altaïr's speculation on the origin of the Golden Apple, and the conjecture of the first civilization that created the Pieces of Eden."
"The first civilization..."
Lu Xiao said thoughtfully: "I heard about their deeds when I was in the Ming Dynasty in the East. According to the records left in the ancient ruins, we call the forerunners of the first civilization the Isu people."
Giovanni nodded in agreement and said: "We have received similar information, but so far the Brotherhood still doesn't know why they made these Eden artifacts and what is the purpose of preserving them for future generations?"
"I'm going too far, let's get back to the topic." Giovanni clicked on the original page of the book: "In addition to the decrypted content, the pages of the codex themselves also hide some secrets that are difficult to discover. Only those with special talents
It can be observed.”
"Mario's letter mentioned that you also inherited the ability of Eagle Vision. You should be able to see those strange graphics on the pages, right?"
'Forehead……'
The corner of Lu Xiao's mouth twitched imperceptibly. He could only bite the bullet and rely on the information he got from the game to answer: "Yes, I discovered these at the Auditore Manor in Monteriggioni.
Graphic, like a map?”
"That's right."
Giovanni sighed, leaned back on the chair and rubbed his brows tiredly.
"Mario and I speculated that the map secretly recorded in the handbook should have been analyzed by Altaïr from the golden apple, and its purpose is currently unknown."
"If we can gather all the pages, it may help us discover more ancient artifacts, understand the truth about the destruction of the first civilization, and their true intention of leaving these artifacts that record knowledge, and better guide the people in their pursuit of freedom.
Will, practice the Assassin's Creed passed down by our ancestors."
"Unfortunately, Mario and I have only been able to recover a few pages of the manuscript after years of hard work, and more manuscripts are still buried throughout Italy."
Giovanni frowned and said: "From the perspective of intelligence collection, the Templars who are blatantly in high positions are indeed more efficient than the assassins who are hiding in the dark."
"Many of the pages we collected were stolen from the Templars. I suspect they have more pages in their possession and are stored throughout Italy. It's just that the Templars don't have Altaïr's decryption method and can't decipher it.
What’s on the page.”
The blood descendants of the Forerunners are not only concentrated in the Assassin Brotherhood.
As Lu Xiao understands, the Templars and the Assassins are just two organizations with different philosophies. Both organizations have many descendants of the Forerunners with Eagle Vision.
The graphics that the Brotherhood can see in the code can also be seen by people within the Templars.
Both sides now have part of the codex in their hands, and there are more parts buried throughout Italy. No one can completely piece together the entire map.
In addition to the disputes over worldly rights and influence, the focus of the struggle between the Italian Brotherhood and the Knights Templar is now focused on the pages of Altaïr's books.
Lu Xiao, who was driving the Prophet, knew exactly what was recorded in the assembled map.
Altaïr recorded all the burial locations of the Pieces of Eden he obtained from the Golden Apple. The entire codex must be assembled to release the entire three-dimensional map he left in the codex using Forerunner technology.
Giovanni stretched out his hand and pinched his legs, and said to Lu Xiao with a wry smile: "Time is not forgiving. Although I have not relaxed my physical exercise, the heavy work of a banker still takes too much energy from me."
"My physical fitness can no longer compare with the peak period of my youth. I may soon retire from the front line. The future of the Brotherhood still depends on young people like you."
Lu Xiao raised his eyebrows and asked jokingly: "For example, Ezio?"
"Ha ha!"
Giovanni shook his head and laughed: "That boy is still very young. When he can calm down his frivolous character, I will really start to concentrate on cultivating him."
"Before that, I will assign more tasks to you and Federico."
Giovanni said with a bit of laughter and tears: "As you can see, that child's character is a bit lazy. He is not as mature and prudent as you. I'm afraid I will have to trouble you more in the future."
Lu Xiao was speechless, 'Are you trying to call me old in disguise? I am only 25 years old, which is the golden age for young people... Although compared with the young Ezio and Federico, I am indeed a little older.'