Greece during the Renaissance has long since lost the glory of the Greek period. Today, Greece is a territory under the name of the Ottoman Empire.
This powerful country spanning the three continents of Europe, Asia, and Africa is now in its heyday. The Ottoman Empire's strong desire for territorial expansion makes its neighbors dare not relax at all against this powerful Green Religion country.
The situation between countries has nothing to do with Lu Xiao, and who Greece belongs to has little to do with the purpose of his trip.
However, as Ezio reminded, there were swarms of pirates in the Aegean Sea in this era. Lu Xiao was attacked by pirates while following a small merchant ship to the island of Thera.
Fortunately, the strength of this pirate group is relatively weak. There is only one pirate ship modified from a merchant ship. Its long-range firepower is seriously insufficient, and it relies more on boarding battles to cause damage and deterrence to merchant sailors.
Lu Xiao originally planned to arrive at Thera Island as low-key as possible and start searching, but this group of arrogant pirates seemed to not only be robbing property but also planning to kill people and seize ships to strengthen themselves.
Being threatened, Lu Xiao couldn't care less about keeping a low profile.
A dozen fighting pirates on a ship never expected that someone on this small merchant ship would dare to resist. When a pirate walked in front of him with a step of disowning his relatives and was about to plunder property, Lu Xiao ejected the hidden sword from the front and stabbed him into the chest.
Throat.
"Ho! Ho!"
The pirate whose trachea was punctured couldn't scream. He covered his neck in pain and fell to the ground with eyes wide open.
"ah!!"
The other passengers and crew members around him obviously would not cooperate with Lu Xiao's plan to act secretly. When they saw the pirate falling down with blood spurting from his neck, they all screamed in panic, which attracted the attention of other pirates.
"What the hell are you doing! You want to die... ugh!"
Lu Xiao was the first to rush over to the island with a scimitar, but Lu Xiao aimed a crossbow at the door. Before the other pirates could react, Lu Xiao aimed the loaded hidden gun at the strongest pirate leader.
"Bang!"
After the crisp sound of the gunshot, the unexplained pirate leader had a small hole in his heart. He lowered his head and looked at his chest in disbelief. He knelt down on the ground completely exhausted and soon lost the breath of life.
Capture the thief first. Capture the king first. Without the restraint and command of the leader, the pirates were in panic and fought on their own.
This group of pirates obviously didn't do well in the Aegean Sea. They were shirtless and most of them held low-quality scimitars made by the Ottoman Empire.
Some of the tougher pirates plucked up the courage and rushed towards Lu Xiao while shouting loudly. Others who were timid or had other ideas took the opportunity to return to the pirate ship and prepare to decouple from the small merchant ship.
Relying on his higher agility, Lu Xiao placed his right hand on the side of the pirate's weapon-wielding arm. Lu Xiao used his arm to slash at his companion who was preparing to coordinate the attack, and at the same time stabbed the man's waist with his left hidden sword.
"clang!"
The two scimitars collided together, and the movements of the two pirates stagnated for a moment due to the mutual force.
Letting go of the pirate who was losing strength rapidly, Lu Xiao ejected the blade of his boot and raised his leg high to slash across the neck of the pirate who was temporarily unable to move. The two who rushed the fastest fell to the ground and died almost at the same time.
At this time, the three pirates behind had just left their robbery target, holding their scimitars high and preparing to rush over.
Seeing Lu Xiao kill two companions effortlessly and effortlessly, the bullying nature of the little pirate group was fully exposed. The three of them stopped at the same time and turned their heads to look at each other.
"Shua~"
When Lu Xiao shook off the blood on his hidden sword and approached the three of them, the three pirates reached a consensus and jumped out from the side of the ship without hesitation.
"Wow~"
The three pirates who entered the water relied on their skillful water skills to swim towards the pirate ship that had not yet sailed away. With the help of their companions who had evacuated in advance, they boarded the ship smoothly. Each of them looked at the murderer standing on the deck of the small merchant ship with lingering fear.
There were only a dozen combatants on this pirate ship. Lu Xiao killed five of them in just ten seconds, one of whom was the leader of the pirate group.
The pirates had seen a lot of blood on their hands, but Lu Xiao's efficient killing methods still made them feel chilly. Following the human instinct of seeking advantage and avoiding danger, the pirates made a decisive decision to escape.
After habitually searching for clues on the five corpses, Lu Xiao kicked them all into the sea one by one.
"Alas!"
Seeing Lu Xiao turning his gaze towards him, the captain of the small merchant ship stood on end and subconsciously hid behind the mast, trembling like an ostrich.
He walked up and patted the captain on the shoulder, dumbfounded: "Don't worry, I'm not a murderer, I won't do anything to you."
"Let's go on. This group of pirates is very weak. If we stay in the middle of the sea for too long, we might encounter a large pirate gang."
After carefully confirming again and again that Lu Xiao had no ill intentions towards the ship, and that Lu Xiao's threats were reasonable, the captain trembled for a while and finally mustered up the courage to command the ship to sail again.
'Hey~ has it really turned out like this?'
Noticing that the crew members of other passengers were consciously staying away from him, Lu Xiao secretly sighed. This was one of the reasons why he did not want to take action unless it was absolutely necessary.
'Leave the ship as soon as it docks. It will be troublesome if some mean-mouthed passenger reports it to the governors of the surrounding islands.'
Thera, or Santonili, is a barren and sparsely populated volcanic island. There are no large settlements on the island, only a small fishing village directly named after the island.
After completing supplies and unloading in the village of Santorini, the small merchant ship hurriedly sailed further north to Naxos Island without making any stops.
Under the curious gazes of the villagers in the fishing village, Lu Xiao put on his hood and left the village, stepping deeper into the sulfurous island ground.
Assassin's Creed Odyssey takes place in Greece during the Peloponnesian War, around 430 BC, nearly 2,000 years after the European Renaissance.
In the past two thousand years, the volcano on Thera has erupted many times, and the terrain of the entire island has changed greatly compared with the ancient Greek period.
Lu Xiao searched for several days on the island but could not find the entrance to the suspected Atlantis ruins.
After sitting on the edge of the beach and thinking for a while, Lu Xiao gritted his teeth and cut his arm with his hidden sword. When the blood started to flow out, he took out the Shroud of Eden and covered his hand.
As the Shroud of Eden began to exert its healing effect with its golden light, Consus, whose spirit resided in the Shroud, also got in touch with Lu Xiao again.
"Nice to talk to you again, Lu Xiao, this time you want to know... hmm?"
Before the opening greetings were finished, Consus suddenly made a confused voice: "I feel the resonance of the Pieces of Eden. Lu Xiao, where are you now?"
The wound on Lu Xiao's arm has stopped bleeding, and under the magical effect of the Shroud of Eden, the scar is healing rapidly.
Lu Xiao took off the shroud and replied: "The Island of Thera in ancient Greece is now called Santorini. It is said that the ruins of the Isu city Atlantis are near this island."
"Atlantis..."
Consus' tone was a little nostalgic: "Although I'm not sure what the name of the island you mentioned is and where its specific location is, it doesn't seem impossible."
"I feel a familiar energy aura on this island. This energy allows me to maintain my current life for a longer period of time."
"I can use the resonance between the Pieces of Eden to guide you, just like I guided Joan of Arc to find the Holy Sword of Eden. As for whether the resonance wave really comes from Atlantis, you have to explore it yourself.