Lu Xiao knew very well what was in the secret room, and also knew that the Brotherhood would be disappointed by it.
Since Lu Xiao came to the world of Assassin's Creed, the original history has changed significantly. He is curious whether the information Minerva left in the secret room will change as a result.
Aletheia is also somewhat confused about Minerva, who is so wise that she is almost a demon. Minerva, who was given the title of goddess of wisdom by humans, is one of the most famous scholars in the contemporary Isu. Only she can deal with the insidious and cunning Zhu.
Nuo arm wrestling.
It's a pity that Minerva has long since died and failed to leave behind her own consciousness like Consus and Aletheia. All she has left in the secret room is the auto-response holographic image that has been prepared long ago, which can barely be regarded as one of hers.
The remaining soul.
'It's quite ironic if you think about it carefully.'
Lu Xiao sighed secretly, "Both the Assassins and the Templars thought that there would be powerful weapons hidden in the secret room. Neither party expected that what was left in the secret room was just a warning and reminder, and this information was aimed at people hundreds of years in the future."
modern man.'
During the final preparation time, Lu Xiao had been sitting in seclusion at the Auditore Sanctuary. Under the guidance of Aletheia, she retrieved the information from the Golden Apple of Eden, reading and absorbing knowledge at a slow pace.
Even Aletheia didn't know the exact number of Golden Apples of Eden that remained from the Toba disaster, but she was sure that the information recorded in each apple was completely different.
Altaïr had already eaten the golden apple he obtained, and most of the relevant information was recorded in his codex.
The one held by Lu Xiao recorded a lot of new content, including detailed descriptions of the Isu people's gene modification technology.
It's a pity that Lu Xiao, who came from a white-collar background, is not a scholar engaged in scientific research. He does not understand these technologies that are full of professional terms.
With Aletheia's auxiliary explanation, Lu Xiao unexpectedly found a technology that might be useful to him in this pile of information filled with academic terms.
This technology is not unfamiliar to Lu Xiao. It has appeared in the DLC of Assassin's Creed Odyssey. It can transform humans with Isu blood into orthodox Isu people.
According to Aletheia, this technology was initially used by some Isu people to extend the lifespan of their human partners. After all, a mere hundred years of human life is too short for the Isu people who live for thousands of years.
Purebred Isu people have strong physical fitness and a super sixth sense that Lu Xiao still cannot fully understand. Some gifted individuals, such as Minerva, can even penetrate tens of thousands of years into the future with the help of instruments.
's future.
Logically speaking, Lu Xiao, who has redeemed his Isu bloodline, should eventually move towards becoming an Isu person.
But the "human will" hanging in his talent box made Lu Xiao puzzled and very hesitant.
All explanations for this racial talent called human will are question marks. After obtaining the system, Lu Xiao's learning ability and physical training speed have obviously been greatly improved. It is initially speculated that it should be related to this unknown racial talent.
No matter how high the concentration of Isu DNA is in Lu Xiao, as long as he has not escaped from the human category, this racial talent should always exist.
But once one completely transforms oneself into an Isu, human will is likely to disappear, and the consequences are still unknown.
'What does human will... mean?'
Lu Xiao thought about it but couldn't get any clues. The row of question marks on the talent description seemed to mock his overestimation.
'Forget it, let's put it aside for now. Anyway, it will be impossible to obtain the instruments needed to transform humans into Isu people for a while. Perhaps in the future time and space travel, this strange racial talent will gradually reveal its mysterious veil.
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The Isu civilization had been destroyed for a long time, and most of the knowledge Lu Xiao obtained from the golden apples could not be used quickly, but this knowledge did give him a lot of inspiration.
Leonardo da Vinci received Lu Xiao's call and hurried back to Monteriggioni under the escort arranged by Governor Mosenigo.
"Ah~ my friend, long time no see."
After nearly a year apart, Leonardo da Vinci's beard has grown longer, but his temperament has not changed much. He is still so optimistic and cheerful, with his eyes full of desire for knowledge.
Known as an all-around genius, Leonardo da Vinci's thinking mode is not limited by the common sense of the current era, and he also has a strong ability to do things independently.
Lu Xiao told Leonardo da Vinci some of the Isu technology he obtained from the golden apple, and the two started to modify it while discussing it, and occasionally asked Consus to come out and provide some suggestions.
The metallurgical technology of the Isu people far exceeds that of contemporary times. Although it is impossible to restore Hephaestus' craftsmanship without equipment, Leonardo da Vinci updated Lu Xiao's complete set of equipment inspired by the Isu technology.
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The reworked Hidden Blade has become sharper. The Hidden Blade and Hidden Gun on the right arm have been integrated and transformed. They are no longer just two separate weapons, but combined into a pocket gun blade.
Relying on Lu Xiao's idea of fixed ammunition and breech loading, the ingenious Leonardo da Vinci completed the research and development of the repeating gun hundreds of years ahead of schedule.
After Lu Xiao solemnly reminded him, Da Vinci vowed not to disclose this technology to anyone.
But he had an old request, hoping to draw a personal portrait for Lu Xiao.
When the departure was imminent, Lu Xiao no longer insisted on refusing, and Da Vinci finally got what he wanted, spending a whole day completing the prototype of the entire painting.
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While some people were anxiously waiting and some were silently anticipating the countdown, Rodrigo Borgia's coronation day arrived as scheduled.
Lu Xiao and others, who set off early, have arrived in the Eternal City of Rome and are now ambushing themselves in a residence near the Sistine Chapel.
The new pope is about to ascend the throne, and the city of Rome has already been plunged into jubilation. Pink flower petals are flying everywhere in the city, and the intoxicating fragrance has triggered many carnival banquets. Drunkards also took this opportunity to stagger drunkenly on the streets.
The soldiers of the Holy See ignored the spontaneous celebrations organized by the people and patrolled the city nervously to eliminate all unstable factors that might endanger the safety of the new pope.
A large number of papal troops were gathered on the border of the Greater Rome region. The large-scale military mobilization of the emerging forces led by Florence could not be concealed. The armies of both sides launched a tense confrontation in their respective border areas.
Under the control of Lorenzo and other lords, the number of soldiers in Rome was severely reduced, which gave Lu Xiao, Ezio, Federico and others a more relaxed environment for activities.
There were more than 50 elite assassins summoned from all over Italy. After layers of screening by Lu Xiao, only 12 of the elites were left to directly participate in the operation. The rest, with the assistance of the Roman Brotherhood, tried their best to
May attract the attention of the guards surrounding the church.
"Dang! Dang!"
The big bell rang on the tower of the Sistine Church, and the solemn bells resounded throughout the city of Rome. No matter what they were doing when they heard the bells, almost all residents stopped what they were doing, clasped their hands and faced
Silent prayer in the direction of the Sistine Chapel.
A group of unsightly people moved quietly among the crowd with their eyes closed and their heads lowered, gradually approaching the main building of the Sistine Chapel.
Rodrigo, who was wearing a red round hat, was wearing a set of complicated papal attire. His face looked slightly older than when they last met.
With the blessings of countless believers, Rodrigo completed the public announcement ceremony outside the church square and entered the church under the escort of a large number of guards and monks.
'It's time.'
'Disperse, move!'
Lu Xiao made a prearranged tactical gesture, and the harassing assassins hid in the crowd and threw stones at the Roman guards guarding outside the church.
This triggered a riot. Under the deliberate guidance of the assassins, the chaotic flow of people attacked the church door. Fanatic believers swarmed forward, trying to enter the church to obtain the Pope's blessing.
Lu Xiao and other infiltration teams took advantage of the guards to gather at the main entrance and formed a human wall to break away from the crowd and sneak in from the weakly defended side of the church.
It was too conspicuous for more than a dozen people to move together in the church. Lu Xiao arranged for six of them to stay behind and issue warnings at any time. The remaining six people entered the main church in two groups: left and right.
Loud hymns sung by many people at the same time were echoing in the church. Lu Xiao, Ezio and Federico sneaked in from the second-floor window of the left cloister and quickly locked on Luo who was standing at the front and taking the lead in singing the hymns.
Drigo.
'Is that the papal staff?'
Lu Xiao looked at Rodrigo, who had some gray hair. The staff he held in his hand had a very weird shape. The top of the main structure had three metal rods extending flatly to both sides. If Lu Xiao could describe it...
'It's like a miniature version of an all-metal telephone pole. What tasteless Isu designed this?'