"Whew~"

The battle ended, and Lu Xiao, who was standing on a high place, also breathed a sigh of relief.

Drawing the bow with all his might for a long time made his right arm tremble, and he didn't expect the Templar to be so tenacious.

What underpinned his actions? ’

Lu Xiao frowned in puzzlement, 'When blocking the last few arrows, his movements were obviously deformed, obviously his physical strength was on the verge of collapse, why could he still stand strong?' ’

"Is this the power of faith?"

Shaking his head, Lu Xiao still can't understand the persistent pursuit of faith and belief by people in this era.

In the modern era of Lu Xiao's life, faith has long disappeared from most people's lives.

Judging from Lu Xiao's own circle of relatives and friends, only some people who did bad things when they were young would blindly believe in Buddhism, which pays attention to the blessings of the next life, in their later years, and even did not hesitate to go bankrupt.

The many negative examples he has seen with his own eyes make Lu Xiao not have a good impression of religious beliefs.

When he was a child, like most naïve children, he believed that there were gods and ghosts in this world.

However, with the growth of age and the accumulation of knowledge, the so-called "supernatural events" encountered when he was a child were gradually scientifically answered, and Lu Xiao's views on gods and ghosts became more rational and objective.

Modern society does not believe in ghosts and gods, and if you really want to say that there is a belief, most people's answer is the same - money.

After being brought to this world by the system, Lu Xiao ...... faith Or rather, the perception of beliefs is beginning to change subtly.

Not only is this Templar who relies on the power of faith to exert 120% of his strength, but Lu Xiao can also feel a firm belief in him in his contact with Mario.

In order to fulfill the Brotherhood's beliefs, Mario was able to put aside the management of his family's domain and devote himself to the cause of the Assassin Brotherhood, never slacking off for decades.

Giovanni already possessed a social status and wealth that most people could not imagine, but he still resolutely fulfilled the duties of the Brotherhood, serving as the leader of the Assassins in Florence, often risking his own lives to break into enemy camps.

According to Brotherhood sources, Giovanni did everything in his power to stop the Templar plot during the assassination of Florence's ally, Duke Galeazzo Maria Sforza, Duke of Milan.

Although it was ultimately a failure, it also led to a series of black hands behind the incident, pointing out the Brotherhood's identity as the Templar's contemporary Grand Master - Cardinal, Rodrigo Borgia.

As a banker with a lot of wealth and a decent social status, Giovanni did not have to continue to be on the front lines of the Assassin's dangerous cause.

The power of faith drove the Auditore brothers to continue fighting for the cause of the Italian Brotherhood, and they did not stop until the moment their lives came to a halt.

The various examples that he heard and saw inevitably had a certain impact on Lu Xiao's outlook on life, and he began to rethink the power of faith.

Is the reason why my mental attributes in the system panel are so low because I don't have a firm belief in it?' ’

——

The fragments of Altai's codex were successfully recovered, leaving some of the members to clean up the mess, and the blood-stained Giovanni and Lu Xiao returned to the Auditore Mansion again through the rooftop route.

According to Giovanni and Mario, every fragment of Altaïr's Codex was encrypted.

After years of researching Altaïr's past, Giovanni finally figured out a way to decipher the codex, and every page of the Codex posted in Monteriggioni's Auditore estate had been deciphered by Giovanni.

Although the number of pages in the Codex is still very small, and the deciphered parts are fragmented, Giovanni and Mario still see some clues from the decoded parts of the Codex.

"Altaïr's Codex secret is divided into two parts."

Giovanni skillfully completed the decryption and handed the translated part to Lu Xiao to watch.

"Part of it is the application of knowledge and life insights that he has learned from the Apple of Eden throughout his life, including the various ways to improve the Hidden Blade, and some of the weapon designs that are ahead of their time."

"This page is purely theoretical, describing Altaïr's speculation about the origin of the Golden Apple, as well as his conjecture about the First Civilization that created the Pieces of Eden."

"First Civilization ......"

Lu Xiao said thoughtfully: "I have heard about their deeds when I was in the Great Ming Kingdom in the East, and according to the records left in the ancient ruins, we call the forerunners of the First Civilization the Isu. ”

Giovanni nodded in agreement, "We've gotten similar information, but the Brotherhood still doesn't know why they created these Eden artifacts and what they're keeping them for?" ”

"It's too far away, let's get back to business." Giovanni nodded on the original page: "In addition to the contents of the decipherment, the pages of the Codex themselves contain some secrets that are difficult to discover, and can only be observed by those with special talents. ”

"As mentioned in Mario's letter, you also inherited the ability of Eagle Vision, so you should be able to see those strange shapes on the pages, right?"

'Forehead ......'

The corners of Lu Xiao's mouth twitched imperceptibly, and he could only bite the bullet and rely on the information he obtained from the game to forcibly answer: "Yes, I found it in the Auditore Manor in Monteriggioni, these graphics seem to be a map?" ”

"That's right."

Giovanni sighed, leaned back in his chair and rubbed his brow wearily.

"Mario and I speculate that the map secretly recorded in the Codex should have been parsed by Altaïr from the golden apple, and its purpose is unknown for the time being."

"If we can gather all the pages, it may help us to unearth more ancient artifacts, understand the truth about the destruction of the First Civilization, and the true intentions of these artifacts that record knowledge, and better guide the people to pursue free will and live up to the Assassin's Creed passed down from their ancestors."

"Unfortunately, Mario and I have only been able to recover a few pages after years of hard work, and more codex are buried all over Italy."

Giovanni frowned and said, "From the point of view of intelligence gathering, it is true that Templars who are blatantly in high positions are more effective than Assassins hiding in the shadows. ”

"Many of the pages we've collected were stolen from the Templars, and I suspect they have more in their hands and stored them all over Italy, but the Templars don't have Altaïr's decryption methods to decipher the pages."

The descendants of the Precursors were not confined to the Assassin Brotherhood.

As Lu Xiao knew, the Templars and the Assassins were just two organizations with different philosophies, and there were many descendants of the Precursor bloodline with Eagle Vision within both organizations.

The Brotherhood could see it from the Codex, and it was also visible to the Templars themselves.

Both sides now have parts of the Codex in their own hands, and many more are buried all over Italy, and neither has been able to piece together the entire map.

In addition to the secular power and power disputes, the Italian Brotherhood and the Knights Templar were now at the center of contention on Altaïr's pages.

Lu Xiao, who was hanging on the prophet, knew very well what was recorded in the patchwork map.

Altaïr had recorded all the locations where the Pieces of Eden had been buried from the Golden Apple, and he had to assemble the entire Codex in order to free up the entire three-dimensional map he had left behind in the Codex using Precursor technology.

Giovanni reached out and pinched his legs, and said to Lu Xiao with a wry smile: "The years are not forgiving, although I have not relaxed the exercise of my body, but the heavy work of a banker still involves too much energy after all. ”

"My physical fitness is no longer comparable to the peak of my youth, and I may soon step back from the front line, and the future of the Brotherhood still depends on you young people."

Lu Xiao raised her eyebrows and asked a little playfully, "For example, Ezio?" ”

"Haha!"

Giovanni shook his head and smiled: "That kid is still very young, when he can settle down his frivolous character, I will really start to concentrate on cultivating him." ”

"Until then, I'll be delegating more tasks to you and Federico."

Giovanni said with some tears and laughter: "As you can see, that child's personality is a little lazy, not as old and serious as you, I am afraid that I will have to bother you more in the future." ”

Lu Xiao was a little speechless, 'Is this saying that I am old in disguise?' I'm only 25 years old, which is the golden age for young people...... Although it is indeed a little older than the young Ezio and Federico. ’