Stepping on the land of Thira Island again, Lu Xiao had a feeling of being in a different world.

Subconsciously looked down at the upper arm of his left hand, and the touch of the golden bracelet under Altaïr's armor made Lu Xiao's mood a little heavy.

Taking over the Staff of Hermes from Kassandra, Lu Xiao also took over the responsibility she shouldered at the same time, and this heavy sense of responsibility made him unable to let go for the time being.

The trip to the ruins of Atlantis was very rewarding, not only recovering the last page of Altaïr, but also learning many of the secrets behind the world of Assassin's Creed from Consus and Alethea.

Finally, he inherited the artifact Staff of Hermes from Kassandra, and inherited some important legacies from Kassandra.

Although Kassandra's inheritance is not large, each one has a great effect on Lu Xiao's strength.

There are three pieces of inheritance, all of which are Pieces of Eden that Kassandra has kept with her over the years.

The first is the Shroud of Eden...... A degraded version of .

The Shroud held by Lu Xiao is the original prototype, with the strongest effect and relatively few side effects.

The Shroud kept by Kassandra is a degraded replica of Juno's technique of stealing Consus.

It has less than 60% of the Shroud's original abilities, and will have serious side effects on the healed who are not strong enough, semi-permanently affecting the user's spirit.

Although Lu Xiao didn't use this thing, it was just right to return it to the Assassin Brotherhood as a replacement, and save the prototype shroud to complete the mission.

The second was the Golden Apple of Eden, which was supposed to be buried in Cyprus, which Kassandra had recently removed from the ancient ruins of Cyprus and kept it with her...... Ezio and the others regretted that they had to run for nothing.

The last item is an artifact of Eden that is a significant monument to Kassandra.

This quaint longsword is the Sword of Eden, once used by Alexios, Kassandra's younger brother, also known as the Sword of Damocles.

Hephaestus did not have the only one Sword of Eden, the one that appeared many times in history is still scattered somewhere in France.

And the sword of Damocles in Lu Xiao's hand has never appeared since the Peloponnesian War in Greece, and has always been cherished by Kassandra as a relic of her younger brother.

After obtaining and activating the Staff of Hermes, Lu Xiao's stay in this world entered the countdown, with only one year left.

Unexpectedly obtained 4 Eden artifacts here in Kassandra, Lu Xiao is already very satisfied, and in the remaining year, he plans to go to France to try his luck and try to find another Eden Sacred Sword before the expiration of one year.

According to Aletheia, the Staff of Hermes does possess great power and can immortalize the wielder, but holding it for a long time will always test the host's willpower.

The side effect of the Staff of Hermes is that it subtly changes the master's thinking pattern, and those who are not strong enough will gradually become tyrannical and arrogant under its influence, losing their modesty and prudence.

The use of each Piece of Eden has its own side effects, and these side effects are not limited to humans, the Isu who are the creators of artifacts are also plagued by side effects, but they are much less affected than humans.

While the side effects of the Shroud of Eden and the Staff of Hermes are directed at the human spirit and will, active activation of the Golden Apple of Eden will reduce the lifespan slightly, and the use of the Sword of Eden will greatly drain the wielder's energy - the system refers to this as mana.

Limited by the most crotch-pulling spiritual attribute in the four dimensions and the relatively low level of the Isu bloodline for the time being, Lu Xiao's total magic power is very barren, and activating the power of the sword of Damocles once will completely stop.

The Eden Golden Apple was essentially just a portable hard drive and master key used by the Isu to store information and open mechanisms.

It is okay to use it, the golden apple can manipulate the will of people, distort the subjective will of the controlled, and forcibly order the controlled to act according to their own ideas.

Altaïr had mastered the correct use of the Golden Apple, and he had deciphered a great deal of knowledge and information from the Apple of Eden during his lifetime, and the artificial artifact armor Lu Xiao wore was his life's masterpiece.

Like Altaïr, Lu Xiao did not intend to use the Apple of Eden as a weapon, he valued the knowledge stored in the Apple more than anything.

The Isu civilization is a high-level civilization that relies on high-tech means to achieve near-miracles, and the scientific and technological means they have mastered are very advanced, far exceeding the human civilization on Earth that Lu Xiao understands.

In fact, the Isu were not completely unable to withstand the coronal ejection of the sun, and what limited them was time.

Isu scholars such as Minerva, Juno, and Jupiter came up with as many as five coping options, but each of them was too short of time to succeed.

The Isu civilization was finally destroyed by the catastrophe of Toba, and the human beings, who had not inherited the essence of their technology, would never have survived the second corona ejection in 2012 on their own.

The only way to do this is to find the Grand Temple built by Minerva and the others, and use the "eye" of Juno's modified pedestal to release a super-powerful shield that envelops the entire earth.

However, this will liberate the consciousness that Juno uploaded to the "eye" using Consus technology from the seal, and threaten the future of humanity in this world from another level.

The ancient ruins of the Isu civilization remaining on the earth are scattered, and it is no longer possible to implement the first four plans of Minerva and others, so Lu Xiao can only find another way to avoid the future disaster of the world of Assassin's Creed, which is the promise he made to Kassandra when he was dying.

'Or ......'

Lu Xiao touched his chin and muttered, "Use Juno's preparations in advance to carry the 2012 corona ejection first, and then arrange a series of sweet baits to lure out Juno's consciousness body that escaped from the seal of the Great Temple and completely kill it?" ’

In any case, if you want to carry out the plan to destroy Juno, just one year is definitely not enough.

And Lu Xiao's current timeline is also not right, he must first use Juno to block the disaster in 2012, and then find a way to eliminate this radical Isu who are bent on enslaving humanity to rule the world.

……

After leaving Thera by boat, Lu Xiao did not keep his promise to Ezio and rushed to the island of Cyprus, but went all the way west back to the port of Ancona, and then rode back to the castle of Monteriggioni in Tuscany.

Mario, who was training mercenaries in the city, was very surprised to see Lu Xiao: "Lu? Why did you come back first? What about Ezio? ”

Lu Xiao modified the story of his experience and told it to Mario in detail.

In order to prevent Kassandra, a demigod who has lived for more than 1,900 years, from appearing in the story and influencing Mario and the others, Lu Xiao deliberately concealed her true identity, only mentioning that the mysterious woman was a member of a neutral and hidden organization that wandered between the Assassins and the Templars.

Of course, Kassandra did not favor either side of order or chaos, even when her descendant Aya founded the prototype of the Assassin Order.

Give Mario the Juno version of the Shroud of Eden and the last page, and the system's mission in Italy will be considered a complete one.

"Congratulations to the host for completing the side quest - collect the Altaïr Codex for a chance to win a lottery at or above the World's Excellence level or a reward of your choice at the Elite level, do you want to claim it now?"

Looking up at the wooden planks filled with codex pages in the study of Auditore Manor, Lu Xiao silently said in his heart, "No, keep it for the time being." ’

Mario looked at the messy order of the pages with some headaches, scratched his head and asked annoyantly, "What next?" Adjust the order of the pages? Is there a hint in the content of the page? ”

"No, but I guess ......"

Lu Xiao installed the Golden Apple of Eden obtained from Kassandra on the pedestal of the study of Auditore Manor, and the light emitted by the golden apple shone on the pages, reflecting some mysterious patterns that were difficult to detect with the naked eye.

"Mario, I know how to activate these pages."

After Lu Xiao turned on the eagle vision, he could clearly see the criss-crossing hidden lines between the pages on the wooden board.

"I see." Mario also turned on his Eagle Vision and looked at the spectacular scene in amazement: "All we need to do is the puzzle work, let's wait until Giovanni arrives and show it to him." ”