Once the decision is made, the next thing to consider is when and how to act.
The Church of Santa Maria del Fiore is the most famous landmark building in Florence. Countless believers go to the church to pray every day. It is impossible to find the hidden assassin's tomb in full view of the public.
"Break time at Santa Maria del Fiore Church?"
When Lu Xiao asked Giovanni this question, the leader of the Florentine Assassins was very puzzled.
"The Church of Santa Maria del Fiore is the most important symbol of the city. It is closed to the public almost all year round except for certain special moments."
Giovanni asked in confusion: "Why do you suddenly ask this question? Is there something wrong with that church?"
"Well..." Lu Xiao pondered for a moment, and finally decided to tell the truth: "Before setting off from Monteriggioni to Florence, Mario showed me the Auditore Sanctuary under the manor."
"I want to find six assassins' tombs buried across Italy, and I suspect that Santa Maria del Fiore is one of the burial sites."
In fact, the six tombs built by Domenico do not actually contain the corpses of the ancestors of the Assassins, but are tombs with the meaning of memory and tribute.
As descendants of Domenico, Giovanni and Mario have always wanted to solve the puzzle left by their ancestors and take out the artificial artifact armor made by Altaïr using the knowledge of the Apple of Eden.
Lu Xiao's explanation made Giovanni stunned for a moment, then he put his chin on his hand and looked thoughtful.
"The Church of Santa Maria del Fiore was built in 1296 and took 175 years to be completed in 1471."
"That period happened to be the time when my great-grandfather Domenico was active, so the time matches up."
Giovanni tapped his forehead with his finger in distress: "After the completion of the construction of Santa Maria del Fiore Church, it has been respected by countless people. Usually no one will connect it with the assassin's tomb. It has indeed avoided the leakage of secrets to a large extent, but...
"
Lu Xiao smiled bitterly and spread his hands: "This is why I came to ask about the church's rest time. It would be too illogical to fumble around in the church in front of countless believers. I will definitely be kicked out on the spot by the angry priests and nuns.
"
Giovanni nodded thoughtfully and thought for a while before giving an answer: "Considering the personal safety of the lord, Lorenzo will temporarily empty the church every time he goes to the Church of Santa Maria del Fiore for mass."
"His next mass will be on Sunday. I will communicate with Lorenzo in advance. In order to avoid too many people gathering together to arouse the suspicion of the priests and nuns, you will sneak into Santa Maria del Fiore Church alone to search for the tomb."
"But you must pay attention."
Giovanni solemnly reminded: "I will try my best to let Lorenzo stay in the church for as long as possible. You must complete the search within this time. If there is no harvest, you can only wait until the next opportunity. Don't act too hastily.
So as not to arouse the suspicion of the Templars."
…
After finalizing the time of action with Giovanni, Lu Xiao withdrew from the study of the Auditore mansion.
"Ah~ Lu, you came just in time."
When passing through the atrium and preparing to return to her room, Maria, the hostess of the Auditore family, smiled and waved to Lu Xiao.
Lu Xiao bowed slightly and responded: "Mrs. Maria, do you need any help?"
Maria smiled and said: "There is indeed something that requires you to go. Have you heard of Leonardo da Vinci?"
Lu Xiao's expression changed, and she replied rather unexpectedly: "I've heard that he is a well-known artist in Florence. It is said that he is very talented."
For future generations, it can be said that Leonardo da Vinci's name is unknown to everyone.
As one of the three great masters of the Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci was a true all-around genius, covering a wide range of fields, including drawing, painting, sculpture, architecture, science, music, mathematics, engineering, literature, anatomy, geology and
Astronomy, as well as botany, paleontology and cartography.
When many people see research in so many different fields, their first reaction must be that this person is knowledgeable but not expert, but in fact it is just the opposite.
Leonardo da Vinci conducted quite in-depth research on every field, and he is the undisputed genius of our time.
Even in later generations, many legends about Leonardo da Vinci were left behind. The most impressive ones are the many paintings he left for generations as a painter, including the world-famous "Mona Lisa Smile".
Although he left many legends in later generations, at this point in 1475, Leonardo da Vinci, who was only 23 years old, was still just a fledgling painter.
Maria nodded with satisfaction and said: "Yes, Leonardo is indeed a rare genius. I took a fancy to his talent a few years ago and provided assistance to his artist career in the name of the Auditore family.
."
"This morning Leonardo sent his assistant to convey the message that his latest painting has been completed. Let us arrange for a trustworthy person to pick it up and send the painting to the art exhibition hall invested by the Medici family for display.
."
When Maria said this, Lu Xiao understood her intention to stop him.
"I understand, Lady Maria, I will go to Mr. Leonardo da Vinci's studio."
Maria raised her skirt slightly to express her gratitude to Lu Xiao: "Then I'd like you to make a trip. Originally, I planned to ask Federico to do it for me, but he happened to be going out with Ezio. I hope those two children won't cause trouble.
What big thing is coming?"
'That's hard to say.'
Lu Xiao couldn't help complaining in her heart, 'The eldest son and the second son of the Auditore family are not very economical. If they go out together... I'm afraid they will cause chaos in the city again.'
"Want to meet Leonardo da Vinci?!"
A voice of surprise came from a corner of the atrium. Claudia, the only daughter of the Auditore family, lifted up her skirt and trotted, hurriedly rushing to Maria's side.
"Claudia."
Maria's tone was very calm, but the sense of oppression in her words made Claudia, who behaved a little inappropriately, tremble all over.
"I'm sorry, mother, I lost my temper."
Maria sighed softly: "Forget it, I know you have always wanted to meet Leonardo. With Lu escorting you all the way this time, you shouldn't encounter any trouble. You can go with him, and I will let you meet him."
See the world."
"Very good!"
"But!" When Claudia cheered, Maria warned seriously: "Don't cause trouble for Lu and Leonardo. Although the Auditore family has a high status in this city, they secretly also
Has many enemies."
"I know~"
Claudia curled her lips indifferently: "Aren't they just the lost dogs headed by the Patch family? I don't believe they dare to attack me blatantly in the city. Besides, Lu Xiao is here."
The corner of Lu Xiao's mouth twitched slightly, "Girl, you have set a flag."
'I always feel that this originally simple mission will have some changes because of your open mouth...'