Lao Luo's words, "Send you to God and ask if God will forgive you" were echoed by almost everyone - Lao Luo's entourage, not to mention Lao Luo's entourage, but also Captain Mesos and his sailors. It is indeed the greed of the Holy See that is too unpopular.

Leaving behind the screaming papal personnel who were hung on the cross, the two ships left the uninhabited island in a hurry, and as for the fate of the exiles, no one cared - what mercy was there for the robbers who robbed with their crowns?

The ship finally returned to the right path and continued to march towards Athens in the north, the sun was still shining, the sea was still blue, the gulls were still soaring in the sky, and Lao Luo still held Hua Biao and talked calmly with El Hesian as if nothing had happened before. It's just that in the corner of the deck or in the cabin where no one notices, a few sailors are whispering, and there is something more in the eyes of the sailors, which of course is not known to Lao Luo.

Later, after Lao Luo left Athens and marched eastward, the Holy See received urgent warnings from many places, a large number of grassroots clergy were missing, and then some inexplicable news was transmitted, someone unintentionally landed on some desert island one day, found a standing cross, and dried corpses tied or crucified in church clothes, and this kind of thing began to increase more and more.

Although Athens is close to the sea, the people here do not depend on marine fishing for their livelihood. As early as the ancient Greek period, Athens was famous for its trade and various primitive industries, papyrus from Egypt faithfully recorded the culture and civilization of Athens, imported spices from Africa to neutralize the local olive oil as a bath and cleaning necessity, imported grain, wood, flax and even bitumen and many textiles, metals and shipbuilding materials, exported wine, pottery and olive oil, and even Athens metalworking technology was also very good.

Therefore, when Lao Luo's ship got closer to Athens, the more ships appeared on the sea, and it is estimated that in addition to travelers like Lao Luo, it was a merchant ship full of various items. Although Athens has become politically dispensable, it is still thriving as once the most important commercial port.

The first thing to do when I went ashore was to find a suitable place to live, but this time, with the help of Messos, I didn't have to bother too much to find a spacious place to stay not very far from the coast, and there was even a small playground for a few young people to train.

More beautiful and neat white houses than Alexandria, you can overlook the scenery of the entire harbor, and there is a market for all kinds of goods not far away, compared to the depression in Cairo and the chaos of Alexandria, it is better to see women of different races casually, because the women of Cairo are covered with their faces, and the women of Alexandria dare not go out casually.

The only pity is that the size of the city is still too small, maybe a long time ago it was more prosperous than this era, but Athens has actually been with the decline of Greek civilization**, not to mention that just a few years ago, the current emperor of Byzantium, Bashir II, recaptured Crete from the hands of the Fatimid kingdom, and the trading routes of Athens have only been restored for a few years.

In fact, apart from a few young men, Al Hesian was the most excited of them all, and nothing fascinated him more than the various legendary buildings that dotted the city. If it weren't for the fact that Mussos had promised to introduce him to local scholars, he would have wandered around the various abandoned temple buildings.

The current city of Athens is managed by a governor sent by Constantinople, in fact, it is just a role that is hollowed out, and the real decisive influence on Athens is a Macedonian named Memphis who has lived in Athens for half his life.

Lao Luo, who accompanied Alhesion around these ancient buildings, found that these ancient buildings were worse than those seen in the pictures seen in later generations, dilapidated, with collapsed stone pillars and broken beams, interspersed with endless weeds and the occasional hare. With the exception of a few well-preserved statues, such as the goddess Athena, many of the other unknown idols have been damaged.

Looking at the beautifully carved statues of gods, and then at the many ancient buildings around that were badly damaged, Al Hessin's eyes were full of regret, and she kept nagging nonsense about pity. Lao Luo looked a little impatient, "I said Al, although these things are exquisite, they are not impossible to rebuild, and it is okay to repair them again, it is worth your nagging." ”

"Bartol, this is all wealth, just look at these ruins to know how brilliant it was back then, it's a pity." Al Hesyn's eyes were still full of grief, "The people who destroyed these buildings in the first place deserve to die. ”

"It's been more than a thousand years, and the damned ones are already dead," it's not that Lao Luo doesn't like this kind of glorious architecture, but this kind of helpless nostalgia is not his heart, "The most important thing is actually the knowledge of that era, that is the most precious thing, with those surviving wisdom, what kind of building can't be built?" ”

"Well, you're right, Bartol," Al Hesyn finally figured it out, and took her hands away from a marble carving, and stood up, "Needless emotion is useless, it only leads to decadence. ”

"Alright, let's go back and see how your nephew Nuralman is training." Lao Luo beckoned to Elhesyn, "Tomorrow Mussos will come with a few Greek scholars, maybe there will be someone you are interested in." ”

In fact, the people brought by Mussos are also quite good, but in the face of this genius among the Arabs, it is really not worth mentioning. After all, the academic background of ancient Greece has declined, and after more than a thousand years of baptism, most of the descendants are following in the footsteps of their predecessors, but it is difficult to give birth to their own academic masters in a unique way.

Occasionally, the person who chatted with Al Hesian was a guy named Villanord, and there was an Alessandro who was very interested in the identity of the old Luo. Villanord's study of the history and legends of the ancient Greek gods and goddesses happened to be a subject of interest to Elhesion, and seeking traces of historical legends from things that could not be verified seemed to Lao Luo to chase after the wind, although Lao Luo had some things on his body that he did not know the origin of—rings and axe tattoos on his body.

Lao Luo felt that he was suffering from these two things, unable to return to his own world, unable to see his family, and even trapped in this ancient world, running for survival. So Lao Luo is trying to keep himself away from mysterious things at this stage, of course, no one knows if it can be as Lao Luo imagined.

Alessandro was not actually from Athens, but from a place in Tuscany, yes, a place in the jurisdiction of Florence, Italy, and his full name was Alessandro Tifano. Perhaps this ancient surname may have been born of a nobleman, but in reality Alessandro was just the son of an urban mercenary left behind in Athens. Alessandro was only twenty-five years old, so he was very intelligent, and in fact Alhasian thought he had a good foundation in mathematics, perhaps thanks to the private elementary education school in Athens. He was very curious about Lao Luo's origins, and was full of affection for the far East, so Lao Luo simply suggested that El Hesian take him as a student.

Alessandro is a very talented student, and he can complete the courses assigned by El Hess very quickly. In a chance conversation, it was proved that Alhesion did not lose at all in accepting this student, "Teacher, it is said that when Constantine the Great occupied Athens, many books were taken to Constantinople by order of the Emperor, and a special library was built. ”

"Alec, is what you said true?" "I've met a lot of Athenian scholars, so why hasn't anyone ever told me about it?" ”

"Because they are all Athenians," Alessandro put it bluntly, "it would be a shame for them to lose the scholarly writings of their ancestors, and that they did not have the level to be recognized by Emperor Constantine as scholars." ”

"You mean that all the classical books are in Constantine, Alex?" Of course, Lao Luo is very concerned about this matter, "Athens won't have nothing at all, right?" ”

"Yes, Mr. Bator, all the Athenian texts, and it is said that the writings of Master Archimedes are among them." Alessandro painstakingly recalled, "It is said that Constantine the Great brought some of the original texts from Rome to Constantinople. ”

"Alec, this should be a very confidential matter," Old Roco would not casually trust a person who had only been in contact with him for a short time, "How did you know about such a thing?" ”

"Before the age of fifteen, I was in a private school, and the headmaster at that time was an uncle of mine, who had been a scholar of the title of Constantinople." Alessandro's experience doesn't seem simple, "He used to talk to me about some trivial things at that time. ”

The information provided by Alessandro was useful, at least Elhesian didn't have to ask about some of the Athenians who had lost their traditions, and Old Luo had a short-term mission objective.

"What do you say? Are you going to Constantinople alone? Al Hesion was a little surprised by Ronaldo's decision.

"That's right, I'm going to go to Constantinople for a walk, there are some things that are too many people to go and it's inconvenient." "Athens is overgrown with weeds, and you can't find useful knowledge here. ”

"Well, well, don't you bring Naga and Mnachi with you?" El Hesine knew that the two men he said had now become Lao Luo's helpers in some small matters.

"Yes, Eighteen Lang is not very steady, and your nephew Nuralman needs more practice, so our hands are too young and need time to integrate." Lao Luo actually feels like a dad lately, and he has to worry about everything, "Al, you don't have to go, I'll try to find more books and materials you need." ”

"Okay, how are you going to organize your time? You know, it's winter. Al Hessen was referring to the end of October, and it was about to be the time of winter in the north.

"It's nothing, the winter in the east is just as cold, you'll know later." Lao Luo explained very casually, "I will set off as soon as possible, and then try to come back around Catholic Christmas." ”