In order to avoid arousing suspicion, Lu Xiao did not reveal the secret of the Boot Blade to his colleagues in the Italian Brotherhood for the time being.
Anyway, this pair of leather boots looks ordinary from the outside. Without seeing the blade pop out with your own eyes, it is impossible for others to know the secret of these boots.
The next morning, before dawn, Giovanni knocked on Lu Xiao's door with the translated Altaïr Codex.
There is no regularity in the number of pages of Altaïr's Codex scattered throughout Italy. After Giovanni's decryption, it can be basically inferred that the recording date of this page of Codex should be in Altaïr's later years.
The manuscript records Altaïr's concerns about the rise of the Mongols, and also mentions a ruthless character destined to sweep across Eurasia - Temujin, also commonly known as Genghis Khan.
Of course, Genghis Khan's strong desire to conquer is not the point.
At that time, Altaïr speculated that Genghis Khan might have one of the Pieces of Eden in his hands, and this speculation was completely consistent with the intelligence later obtained by the Brotherhood.
"The Holy Sword of Eden." Giovanni said with some emotion: "I didn't expect Altaïr to deduce this important information before meeting Genghis Khan directly."
The person who assassinated Genghis Khan was also an assassin, Hulangar, a member of the Mongolian branch of the Brotherhood.
After Lu Xiao repeatedly dismantled and transliterated this unpronounceable name, and then changed the European habit of inverting first and last names, the name Hulan Gal should be translated as qulan gal according to the naming rules of Easterners.
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During Gao Qulan's assassination of Genghis Khan, Altaïr also accompanied him all the way.
However, according to the details of the operation later recorded by Gao Qulan, the old Altaïr has long lost the vigor of his youth. He did not play a big role in this operation, but suffered some injuries during the assassination operation.
hurt.
In the end, Genghis Khan's horse was shot by Gao Qulan with an accurate arrow, and another assassin, Altair's son Darim, gave the Mongol overlord a fatal blow.
"Unfortunately, after killing Genghis Khan, Altaïr, Hulangar and others did not find the Holy Sword of Eden from him."
Giovanni said with some regret: "Genghis Khan may have had a premonition of his fate, and gave the holy sword to his son Tuo Lei before being assassinated."
"The sword was later passed to the hands of Hulagu, the grandson of Genghis Khan. The Masyaf Castle, the headquarters of the Assassin Brotherhood at that time, was captured by his troops. The Assassins were forced to go into exile around the world. The European branch of the Brotherhood only began to develop from then on.
grow."
Hulagu, one of the most accomplished and brutal grandsons of Genghis Khan, was the younger brother of Kublai Khan who overthrew the Song Dynasty and established the Yuan Dynasty.
His iron hoofs flattened the entire Persian region, and he was called Ilihan by his men.
Although Hulagu captured Masyaf Castle, he suffered frantic revenge from the Assassin Brotherhood.
Many years after the capture of Masyaf, he was assassinated by Naili Guyi, a member of the Mongol Brotherhood. The Assassin organization finally avenged the brutal ruler.
And this Naili Guyi was the most valued disciple of Gao Qulan, who assassinated Genghis Khan back then.
"It was decades after Hulagu's death that we regained the news that the Holy Sword somehow fell into the hands of Jacques de Molay, the Grand Master of the Templars at the time."
"With the assistance of King Philip IV of France, the Brotherhood breached the Temple Tower, the headquarters of the Templars in Paris, but they were unable to find the whereabouts of the Holy Sword of Eden."
Lu Xiao, who has played the game "The Revolution", is relatively clear about this period of history. The Holy Sword was hidden in the underground secret room of the Temple Tower by Jacques de Molay's deputy. It was not until the Hundred Years War between England and France that it was accidentally used by Joan of Arc.
get.
"Joan of Arc" was burned to death by the Templars on charges of heresy, and the sword body of the Holy Sword of Eden fell into the hands of the Templars again.
Lu Xiao took this opportunity to ask Giovari about the current whereabouts of the Holy Sword.
Giovanni lowered his head and recalled in deep thought: "According to the information passed between Mario and other brotherhood branches in Europe, the recovered holy sword was brought back to England by the Templars."
"But during the long battle for the throne between the Houses of Lancaster and York, the British Templar branch was also involved in this endless civil war. As a result, the Holy Sword was lost again, and the Knights Templar did not know it.
Its whereabouts."
"Has it been lost again..."
Lu Xiao felt a little headache and tapped her forehead with her fingers.
The two families of Lancaster and York are both descendants of King Edward III of England. In order to compete for the throne, the two families launched an intermittent civil war that lasted for more than 30 years.
Lu Xiao had learned about this period of history through film and television dramas before. This civil war was given a poetic name by the great writer Shakespeare in the 16th century historical drama "Henry VI" - the War of the Roses, or the War of the Roses.
Giovanni was a little puzzled by Lu Xiao's troubles: "Lu, are you very concerned about the Holy Sword of Eden?"
Lu Xiao came back to his senses, shook his head and said: "That's not true. I am curious about all Pieces of Eden, not just the Holy Sword of Eden."
Giovanni smiled understandingly: "It's normal to have this kind of curiosity. When I was young, I studied the Shroud of Eden repeatedly, but unfortunately I couldn't discover its true use."
Lu Xiao's heart moved, and he followed the topic without leaving any trace and asked: "I heard Mario say when I was in Monteriggioni, is the Shroud still in the hands of the Brotherhood?"
Giovanni nodded: "Yes, and it is stored in Florence."
Seeing the eager expression on Lu Xiao's face, Giovanni smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "As a reward for your efforts in retrieving the manuscript this time, I, with the authority of the leader of the Florence Brotherhood, allow you to temporarily study it.
shroud."
"If you need it, I will send someone to deliver it to you, but I have to remind you first."
Giovanni's face became serious: "While all Pieces of Eden have powerful power, they also have great side effects on the holders."
"Those who do not have the blood of the Forerunners cannot resist the temptation of the Pieces of Eden. Even Mario and I must concentrate on resisting the erosion of the will by the Shroud. You must be careful about this."
Lu Xiao said clearly: "I understand, I don't plan to rest just yet. I will ask you for the Shroud research after this period of time is over."
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The Shroud of Eden is related to Lu Xiao's trial of the world mission mechanism. Unfortunately, Lu Xiao is still unable to effectively resist the horrific side effects of the Pieces of Eden. Once he comes into contact with the Shroud, he is likely to be controlled by it on the spot.
Lose yourself.
To gain resistance to Pieces of Eden, one must first obtain the bloodline inheritance of the Isu people.
Lu Xiao already has some clues about this.
The final reward for the side mission of collecting Altaïr's Codex and six Assassin's Tokens is a lottery draw of an excellent level or above, or a self-selected reward of an excellent level.
As a reward for one of the missions, Lu Xiao planned to choose a fine choice and use it to exchange for a low concentration of Isu blood to gain the minimum resistance to the Eden artifact.
If you want to successfully collect the Eden artifacts, the exchange of Isu blood is inevitable.
Lu Xiao has found the relevant redemption items in the system's passive skill list.
In addition to being able to use Eden artifacts, the Isu bloodline also has basic attribute bonuses and special abilities that can improve Lu Xiao's personal strength to a certain extent. It is definitely not a loss.
'The next thing that needs to be considered is how to complete these two side tasks as soon as possible to get rewards.'