Caterina initially only had a certain affection for Lu Xiao, and on the premise of urgently needing a child, she chose Lu Xiao, who is currently the most pleasing to the eye.

is the so-called "day" long-term love, more than a month of high-intensity and frank heart-to-heart communication, so that the two gradually developed a tacit understanding, and the relationship also warmed up.

Although Caterina has a lot of calculations in her heart, she is also a flower girl who longs for love after all.

Lu Xiao, who is gentle and considerate and has a lot of tricks for chasing women, satisfies her fantasy of love, and in the past month or so, Katarina's dependence on Lu Xiao has become stronger and stronger.

However, both of them have their own ideals and pursuits after all, and when the time of separation came, although Caterina was very reluctant in her heart, in the end she still endured her complicated feelings and came to the dock to send him away in person.

Lu Xiao said that Da Vinci, who had been with him all the way, was the first to learn about it.

Lu Xiao didn't intend to hide it from the senior members of the Brotherhood, and Giovanni, Mario and others quickly obtained relevant information.

With the relationship between Lu Xiao and Caterina, Romagna openly kept his distance from Florence on the orders of the Pope, but in fact, the two sides had already secretly reached a series of win-win cooperation agreements.

Now Catalina has nothing to worry about is the ambitious French in the northwest.

There is good news from the French brotherhood branch on this point.

Louis XI's killing of Charles the Bold angered Charles' son-in-law, Archduke Maximilien I of Austria, and the armies of the two sides faced off in the area around Ginegat, and a major battle was likely to break out.

Lu Xiao had no impression of the name Maximilian I at all, but when he heard that the other party was from the Habsburgs, he was immediately surprised.

It was a powerful family that had left its mark on European history, and Austria was the country they focused on.

Louis XI encountered a formidable opponent who could not invade Italy for a while, and Romagna, which was under the control of Caterina, was given a period of peace.

Before parting, Caterina handed Lu Xiao the three pages of Altaïr's Codex that she had recovered from Girolamo's body.

Lu Xiao wanted to send the pages back to Florence through the Flying Pigeon Biography to be deciphered by Giovanni, but Leonardo da Vinci suddenly volunteered to stand up at this time, saying that he could decipher this encrypted text.

As it turned out, Leonardo da Vinci didn't say much, and it only took him a short time to crack three pages.

Two of the three pages are text-only, Codex 08 and Codex 14, and the remaining Codex 28 shocked Leonardo da Vinci.

The Codex depicts an entirely new weapon, understood in a contemporary way, as Altaïr's genius idea of reducing the cannon to its limits.

From Lu Xiao's point of view, this Hidden Blade Suit called the Hidden Blade Gun is indeed an epoch-making product, and it can be regarded as the first hand-held firearm.

"Leonardo, promise me."

Lu Xiao solemnly reminded Da Vinci: "You just have to memorize this drawing in your head, and you must not tell anyone, once it is known by the high-level leaders of various countries, the whole world will be shaken." ”

Leonardo da Vinci was not a person with emotional intelligence problems, and he nodded in agreement with Lu Xiao's statement: "I know, but the Templars should have also seen this drawing, do you think they can restore the Hidden Gun and make some improvements?" ”

"It's hard to say." Lu Xiao sighed: "The Templars also have many skilled craftsmen, the key is whether they can decipher the secret language used by Altaïr in the Codex, and make it with half-baked understanding, the Templars will definitely take many detours." ”

"Gunpowder from the East?" Leonardo da Vinci looked leisurely at the far end where the blue sea meets the sky: "I want to go to the mysterious East more and more, and I don't know if I will have the opportunity to realize this wish in this life." ”

……

After a delay in Romagna and the time spent on the journey to Venice, Lu Xiao and Leonardo da Vinci officially landed in the port of Venice in June 1477.

The first impression of Venice during this period was not good for Lu Xiao, and under the scorching summer sun, the strong fishy smell wafted from all directions along the coast of Venice.

"Ah~ beautiful Venice."

Leonardo da Vinci looked around the vibrant port of Venice with great interest, as if he had not smelled the unpleasant smell around him.

Merchant ships from all over Europe sailed the Adriatic Sea, bringing products from distant lands to the floating city for sale, which were then resold by local Venetian merchants throughout Italy.

"Notre-Dame de la Vegetable Garden, the Church of St. Berlot, the Church of Our Lady of Glory of St. Franciscan, the Basilica of San Marco, the Arsenale of Venice, Piazza San Trovasso, so many places of interest waiting for me to explore and observe, what are we waiting for? Let's go! ”

"Wait!" Lu Xiao couldn't help but laugh and grabbed the overly excited Da Vinci: "Before that, we have other things to do, haven't you forgotten anything?" ”

"Ah......h

Under Lu Xiao's reminder, the overly excited Leonardo da Vinci came back to his senses: "By the way, Mr. Giovanni said that someone would come to pick us up." ”

"Ahem~"

A thin young man who was dressed quite elegantly came to the two of them and coughed lightly, and introduced himself with a helpless expression.

"Welcome, distinguished guests from the Emerald City, I am your guide, Antonio Maginhas."

Although the person's clothes look like that, a closer look reveals that the cloth used in this suit is very cheap, and it looks like a commoner deliberately pretending to be a nobleman, giving people an indescribable sense of comical and absurdity.

With a non-aristocratic demeanor, a neatly groomed mustache and mid-length hair that falls to his neck, Antonio Maginhas has a strange first impression.

The contrast between the dress and his plastic aristocratic temperament was too strong for him, and he didn't know what to say for a while.

Leonardo da Vinci was unaware of Antonio's strange behavior, and warmly shook the other's hand and waved it up and down.

"Antonio, thank you for greeting, I can't wait to explore this city, take us to the new studio first."

"Uh~"

This time it was Antonio's turn to be confused, he turned his head to look at Lu Xiao in astonishment, and received a helpless wry smile.

"Don't look at me, this guy is this kind of character, anyway, let's go first, if there is a problem, I'll wait until I get to the studio."

……

Since coming to the world of Assassin's Creed in 1474, Lu Xiao has spent nearly three years so far.

27-30 years old is just the golden age of human beings, once it exceeds 30 years old, people's physical functions will inevitably begin to decline, and Lu Xiao's sense of urgency to complete the world's tasks is increasing day by day.

In order to successfully complete the world quest, you must first obtain the blood of the Isu, and the first two side quests are essential.

Lu Xiao plans to collect them as soon as possible to obtain the artificial artifact armor that Altaïr relied on in his later years to rely on the knowledge of the Golden Apple.

The other is the collection of Altaïr's Codex.

Including the fragments of the Codex that Federico and Lu Xiao had recently obtained, the Assassin Brotherhood had already obtained 18 of the 30 pages.

According to information confided by Rodrigo after his capture, the seven pages kept by the Knights Templar in Venice were in the hands of the Barbarigo family, a prominent local family.

In other words, only five fragments of the Codex are still in circulation, and it is likely that they are scattered throughout Venice.

As the head of Venice and the leader of the thieves' guild, Antonio is undoubtedly the most suitable guide and informant.

"The Assassin Crypt and Altaïr's Codex?"

While Leonardo da Vinci was busy packing his bags in his new studio, Antonio and Lu Xiao had already completed a round of communication.

"If, as you say, the Assassin Tombs are hidden in the various churches, I can get my thieves to find out the whereabouts of the Assassin Tombs in the shortest possible time, and I will do my best to help you collect the remaining Altaïr Codex."

"But, the Venetian Brotherhood also has one thing that I would like to ask for your help."

Antonio said solemnly: "Compared to Florence, the strength of the Venetian branch of the Brotherhood is relatively weak, and there is no assassin like Giovanni here. ”

"Now that the Doge of Venice is being coveted by the Barbarigo family, the Brotherhood's position in the city will be even weaker if the Templars are put in power."

"Lu, Giovanni has described many of your glorious deeds in his letters, and Venice needs an elite assassin like you."

Antonio patted Lu Xiao's strong arm heavily: "On behalf of the Venetian Brotherhood, I ask you to help us resolve the crisis in Venice, and I promise to do my best to find out the information you want during this time." ”