What happened in the Auditore Sanctuary shocked senior members of the Assassin Brotherhood who knew about it.
Although the function of the Shroud of Eden itself has surprised many people, what is more important is the Isu Consus mentioned by Lu Xiao.
Since only Lu Xiao has had conversations and contact with Consus, Mario, Giovanni and other senior officials discussed it and decided that Lu Xiao would temporarily keep this artifact of Eden.
Just as Lu Xiao guessed, Dante, who was plotted against by Marco Barbarigo, was also a descendant of the First Civilization. His ability to be cured by the Shroud was the greatest proof.
After waking up from a coma, Dante still hasn't regained his lost memories, but his dementia symptoms have been cured.
Carlotta was overjoyed. Beautiful memories can be recreated, and it is the greatest comfort to her that Dante can return to normal.
As the leader of the Italian Assassin Brotherhood, Mario naturally extended an invitation to Dante, who has the blood of the Forerunners.
Dante, who regained his consciousness, knew that it was the Assassin who restored his consciousness from chaos. In order to repay his kindness, he agreed to Mario's invitation and officially became a member of the Assassin and was assigned to the Venetian Brotherhood branch.
The Moreau family inherited by Dante has inevitably suffered some losses under Marco's control in recent years, but the family's legacy remains.
As one of the most powerful families in Venice, the Moro family's financial strength and influence allow them to withstand the losses of the past few years. As long as they make adjustments over a period of time, they should be able to get back on their feet soon.
With the support of the Barbarigo family and the Moreau family, the influence of the Venetian Brotherhood can also be greatly improved, which is undoubtedly good news for the Assassin Brotherhood.
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"Are you sure you want to go to Cyprus yourself?"
"Um."
Faced with Mario's solemn inquiry, Lu Xiao also replied with a serious expression: "Altaïr's manuscripts are only the last page away from being collected. The mysterious woman deliberately left messages to lure us to follow her traces. Now she has
We can only take one step at a time."
Mario frowned and said: "I want to remind you first that the situation in Cyprus is very chaotic now."
"The Ottomans, Egypt, Venice, and the surrounding countries are all eyeing the declining Lusignan dynasty."
"Members sent to Cyprus by other brotherhood branches in Europe commented on the situation on the island. It is like a mess. The forces supported by various countries are fighting for each other on the island. No one can completely overwhelm other competition in a short period of time.
opponent."
Giovanni interjected thoughtfully and questioned: "There is another question, who is that mysterious woman?"
"Templars? Assassins? Or members of some unknown secret organization?"
Judging from the information investigated by the Venetian Brotherhood, it is obvious that the woman purchased the manuscript in advance intentionally.
She knowingly took away the last page of the codex, leaving only very little information to guide the Brotherhood in the direction of Cyprus.
"Anyway." Lu Xiao sighed and said, "Altaïr's code is related to the whereabouts of the Pieces of Eden and the Chamber of Secrets buried around the world. We must retrieve it, and we must do it before the Templars do."
When Antonio investigated the mysterious woman, he got a piece of bad information. The assassin was not the only one tracking the woman.
She seemed to have left similar clues to the Templars. When Marco came to power, the Barbarigo family was searching for her information and told the news to the Grand Master Rodrigo in Rome.
The operation to seize power in Venice failed, and the local Templar forces were almost uprooted by the angry Doge Mosenigo. This was undoubtedly a great loss for the Templars.
But the Knights Templar, whose power spread throughout Europe, had more back-ups.
Rodrigo dispatched additional manpower and sent ships from his hometown, the port of Valencia in Spain, to Cyprus.
In the end, Lu Xiao convinced Mario and Giovanni, and Mario began to arrange ships and manpower for Lu Xiao to make final preparations for departure to Cyprus.
Cyprus is located in the eastern Mediterranean and is an island country close to the Ottoman Empire. Mario arranged for the ship to depart from the water city of Venice in the north as quickly as possible and dock at the port of Ancona east of Florence.
Lu Xiao did not set off alone. Mario arranged for several assassins to follow him, including Ezio Auditore, who had just been granted independence.
Boarding this medium-sized merchant ship bound for Cyprus, it set sail and sailed south along the Adriatic Sea. Lu Xiao and others arrived at the Greek island of Crete for transit supplies.
Crete is located in the west of Cyprus, and the two islands are almost at the same longitude.
After arriving in Crete, Lu Xiao suddenly had a strange feeling, as if someone was calling him in some way that could not be described in words.
This feeling is very mysterious, similar to the special spiritual connection between Consus and Lu Xiao.
Lu Xiao specifically confirmed that the Shroud of Eden was still tightly stored in the small box. It could not be Consus calling him.
'So, who is it?'
Crete is said to be the place where the Minotaur, the minotaur, lived.
Even Lu Xiao, who is an Easterner, has heard of the legend about the Minotaur, and he also knows that monsters such as the Minotaur, Cyclops, and Medusa are more than just legends in the Assassin's Creed world.
At the port of Heraklion in the middle of Crete, Lu Xiao looked towards the sea to the north in a daze. The mysterious call came from that direction.
Greece consists of the Peloponnese Peninsula, which is part of the Balkan Peninsula, and more than 3,000 islands in the Aegean Sea. The vast Aegean Sea is dotted with countless large and small islands. Lu Xiao was not sure which island the call came from.
'etc.'
Recalling the mysterious woman who didn't leave any extra clues in the crowd, and considering the strange call he felt after entering Greece, Lu Xiao suddenly had an idea in his mind, and made a wild guess.
'Could it be that 'that' woman lured me here on purpose?'
If the original plan is followed, after a night's rest in Heraklion, the merchant ship will sail eastward again tomorrow until it reaches the island of Cyprus.
Under the influence of the lingering call, Lu Xiao changed her mind.
"Thera?"
Flynn, the captain of this merchant ship named Domingo, is one of the peripheral members of the Brotherhood. He has been living at sea all year round and is very familiar with islands across Europe.
Lu Xiao's question made Fulin scratch his head and think for a while: "You are referring to Santorini, right? Thera is the ancient Greek name for that island."
"Uh~ Is that so?"
Lu Xiao is really not clear on this issue.
Fulin shrugged indifferently: "Few people use the name Thera now. Only a few Greek locals living on the island call it that."
"Santorini is an island ring composed of a group of volcanoes. It is said that a devastating disaster erupted on this island in ancient times, and the legendary Minoan civilization perished as a result."
"We are not sure whether there really was a Minoan civilization, but Santorini did have many volcanic eruptions in its history."
"Due to the harsh natural environment, the number of residents on the island is very small, only a few thousand people in total."
"And due to the ravages and destruction of the volcanic eruption, there is nothing worth exploring there. Mr. Lu, why do you suddenly want to go to Santorini?"
"Intuition, sixth sense."
Lu Xiao said vaguely and perfunctorily: "I have a strange feeling that I can't explain. Scylla... something is calling me near Santorini."
"Captain Flynn, you and Ezio continue to go to Cyprus to track down the whereabouts of the mysterious woman. If she is not found on Santoniri Island, I will hire a ship to rush to Cyprus."
Ezio couldn't understand Lu Xiao's intentions, but he patted Lu Xiao's shoulder supportively and joked: "Please pay attention to your own safety. There are many pirates in the Aegean Sea. I don't want to come back to salvage you halfway."