On the third day of arriving at the First Anomalous Point, Li Ji contacted Sherlock Holmes.

Listen to his description of current intelligence.

Sherlock Holmes really hit the nail on the head, "In this way, as the fluctuation of the foundation value of human affairs shows, this is a situation that is favorable to us, just to ensure that Miss Joan of Arc's fire is not extinguished, and wait for a hundred years, the future of mankind will enter an incredible height." ”

"In other words, the key to the first peculiarity is Miss Joan of Arc."

"-Worthy of Sherlock Holmes, you and I are completely in the same opinion, if you know the existence of those servants, you can basically deduce the result, what is worrying is that the current situation of Joan of Arc is not very good, Orleans is surrounded by her enemies, and even the former French army will turn against her, but it is not just a few heroic spirits that can change anything."

"Exactly... To say that the development ... Sure enough, the New World is the most suitable, even if according to history, it needs to enter the Age of Discovery a hundred years later, and Columbus proposed this discovery, if you don't go to such a unique place as North America, the fire will still be strangled in the cradle. ”

At this point, the answer was almost revealed – find a way to convince Joan of Arc and her servants, plus a sufficient number of immigrants to North America.

"We have to do something after all, and Joan of Arc doesn't change our minds with a few casual words, and going to North America also requires a lot of preparation."

"Lee, I have to say you're off to a great start... Many countries in Italy, since ancient times, have developed shipbuilding and navigation industries, and have the indispensable need for ocean migration, so that the most troublesome problems are solved in advance. ”

Li Ji understood what Holmes meant, "That's right, as for the rest of the work, or problems, I will find a way to deal with it." ”

"It's going to be a race against the clock, my friend, and I'm here to wish you all the best, but don't forget, we still don't have enough information in our hands, our road ahead is not easy, if you have gathered new information, please continue to share it with me, I will do my best to help you."

In this way, the discussion between Li Ji and Sherlock Holmes ended, and so far, he has a new guidance, and with his previous knowledge of the peculiarities, it is worth starting to do something practical.

He saw Marda return.

“master… Is the contact with Sherlock Holmes over? ”

"That's right, it's going very well, and you don't look very happy about it, do you mean that the bishops are angry with you?"

The girl shook her head, her face showing a charming flush, "It's not the bishops, but the faithful who want to paint for me and shape statues for me, which makes me feel overwhelmed." ”

"I see, no matter how it is said that the saint has come, no matter how stupid the believer is, he will do it out of idolatry, you must know that if you leave your true face, it will help spread the faith."

After Li Ji understood, he immediately understood where the girl's distress was, and she was not the type that was good at socializing, so it was normal for that situation to occur.

"There are a lot of people, they are very enthusiastic, and some even want to draw Taklaas, you must know that the little guy is a dragon no matter what, even if he is tamed, he still has a temper..."

Seeing the girl's sad face, Li Ji had to comfort her: "... Good news, Marda, we have something to do! ”

"Master, is there an enemy?" The girl suddenly became excited, and thought that she could get rid of this boring life, and suddenly almost rushed in front of him, and confronted him.

Li Ji felt the fragrant breath passed by the girl, and had to shatter the girl's guess, "No... We don't have anything to fight or kill for the time being, but we are only going to force the bishops and nobles to donate, knowing that the many countries of this peninsula are so rich in this era that your prestige is enough to amass an astonishing amount of money. ”

"Then we can start preparing the fleet, without the ship, we can't carry out the plan we have below, and the ship is such a thing, we can't prepare it in advance."

……

The port of Rome.

At the urging of Li Ji, the holy woman Marda accompanied him half-pushing, half-pushed, half-served, and brought several archbishops to the edge of the beach.

Li Ji's history is more sorry, at least he knows that the Apennine Peninsula in this era was the only trade route to obtain oriental goods before the Age of Discovery, because it was connected to Central Asia, which led to frequent trade and cultivated an astonishing scale of shipbuilding, navigation, and even piracy.

Who allowed the Catholic states to be in constant friction with the Eastern Roman Empire and the Ottoman Empire further east, and there were often various maritime conflicts at the same time as trade.

The Karak sailboat in front of it is precisely the ship model born in the early fifteenth century, in modern times, in the face of the big sisters who often start tens of thousands of tons, such a sailboat is at most a primary school student, because the integration of the Arabs, the shipbuilding technology in the Mediterranean, in fact, is the most advanced ship in this era, to the next hundred years of the Age of Discovery, including Columbus's discovery of the New World, Magellan's circumnavigation of the world are all used Carrack sailboats.

Li Ji thought, if he got a hundred, two hundred Karak galleons, he could barely send all the people of Orleans to North America, right? As for the whole of France or something, that is difficult, you must know that France is a country with a large population, and the population of 120,000 alone is enough for Joan of Arc to remake history.

However, you must know that even if they cross over, even if they prepare money on their bodies, it is useless to use it in something completely bottomless, so the next thing is to extort these rich bishops, you must know that even if they take away half of their money, the lives of these bishops will still not change in the slightest, and he will not have psychological pressure at all.

With his strange smile, Marda is acting in her true colors, who made her a little angry? Compared with 1,400 years ago, the bishops today are too degenerate, not to mention the church split, the Crusades were too bad, and even indulgences have been made over the years, and even the election of the pope is based on money rather than faith.

Li Ji said in a half-baked foreign language that he had just learned: "Then everyone, the time has come to test you, these days, the Holy Maiden is very dissatisfied with what you have done, after he is gone. ”

Marda, on the other hand, made a gesture to throw away the scepter.

The bishops are no strangers to this scene, oh my God, it is the Iron Fist Holy Maiden who can only be suppressed by the holy staff left by that person, it is rumored that Marda is the descendant of Moses, and they will not know the story of parting the Red Sea with one punch, if she is allowed to free those fists, they will suddenly break out in a cold sweat, their brains will be dizzy, and they can no longer imagine the consequences.

The bishops suddenly fell to their knees, "Please forgive us... The Church had not been in good shape, the Black Death had just passed, the pirates of the East were running rampant, and the Knights Hospitaller in Rhodes Island were almost overwhelmed, leaving us a little unsure of what to do. If the Holy Maiden helps restore the prestige of the Church, we are willing to do anything. ”

"Very good... Each of you will donate half of your possessions, including those of the nobles you know well, and we will use it to buy ships, to hire sailors, to Rome, Venice, Genoa, Naples, Pisa, all the ports, and then the Holy Maiden will give you a revelation. ”

The bishops hesitated, and when they saw that Li Ji and Marda were not sympathetic, they had to grit their teeth and agree.