Chapter 41: The Knights Templar

Quiet church in the middle of it.

Rows of seats are neatly arranged. In one of the rows of chairs near the aisle, a man in a black woolen coat sat silently praying.

Su Bai and Laura walked into the church and sat down not far behind the man.

After a few moments, the man finished his prayer, stood up, put the black top hat on the table on his head, and turned away.

"Mr. George."

Su Bai opened his mouth and shouted.

The man froze, raised his head, and saw Su Bai and Laura, who were sitting on a chair and watching him.

His complexion changed slightly, he took off his hat and bowed slightly to Laura: "Count Crawford." ”

"Hello, Mr. George." Laura also stood up to return the salute.

"Do you have anything to do with me?" George looked at Su Bai with a calm expression.

"Of course." Su Bai got up and walked up to him step by step, "I learned from an acquaintance that Mr. George is a member of an ancient knight order. It just so happens that I need to ask the Order for something right now, so I hope that Mr. George will introduce me to the top of your Order. ”

George was finally moved, and his eyes suddenly sharpened: "I'm sorry, I don't understand what you're talking about. ”

After saying that, he strode forward.

"I am here for the Holy Trinity." Su Bai said to himself, "It is said that they have split from you with the support of a prophet in the temple. Now, they are trying to wrest the Apple of Eden from me. Even so, are you going to sit on the sidelines? ”

George's footsteps stopped.

……

In the hall with the atmosphere of ancient vicissitudes, a large round table is placed in the center, and seats are placed around it.

An old man with silver hair sat quietly in one of the chairs.

Footsteps sounded, and Su Bai and Laura walked to the round table led by George.

"Your Excellency, Mr. Su and Count Crawford have arrived." George bowed to the old man.

"Thank you, Mr. George." The old man nodded slightly, "Please leave first." ”

"Yes, Your Excellency." George turned and walked away.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, two of you from afar." The old man looked at Su Bai and the others, and stretched out a hand to make an inviting gesture, "Please sit down." ”

"Oh? Can we sit too? Su Bai raised his eyebrows, "I thought this was a seat that only high-ranking personnel within your knight order could sit." ”

The old man smiled slightly: "It's just an ordinary seat." Its mission is for people to sit on, regardless of the dignity of status. ”

Su Bai was not polite, took Laura to sit down, then looked at the old man and said, "I think the intention of our coming should already be clear to His Excellency the Grand Master." ”

"For the Holy Trinity." The old man smiled, "Before that, I have a question that I hope Mr. Su can answer me honestly. ”

"Please."

"The Apple of Eden, but in Mr. Su's hands?" The old man asked.

Su Bai's eyes narrowed: "If I say yes, are you planning to snatch it away?" ”

The old man was silent, and after a moment, he sighed lightly: "It seems that Mr. Su Bai has a deep prejudice against us. ”

Seeing Su Bai's disdainful look, the old man asked again, "Does Mr. Su Bai know why the Holy Trinity split from the Templars this time?" ”

"Isn't it because of the prophet's support?" Su Bai asked rhetorically.

"It's just scratching the surface." The old man said.

"I want to hear about it." Su Bai became interested, leaned forward slightly, and looked at him.

At this time, he was not in a hurry. Since the Grand Master of the Templar Order is going to fight with him, let's have fun.

The old man said, "Mr. Su Bai should have some understanding of our Templar philosophy. ”

"Lead all restless souls until they are on the path of tranquility."

"Lead all agitated desires until the passionate blood cools."

"Lead all the floating wills to the point of calm contemplation."

"The mission of the knights is to maintain order in the world and to lead the people, not to rule them." The old man sighed, "In the past, many Templars have misinterpreted this creed. They believed that in order to protect the order, they had to become rulers, conquer all the people, and make them subordinate to themselves. ”

The look on Su Bai's face became solemn.

The old man said, "It wasn't until later that a great Templar understood the true philosophy of the Templars. He joined forces with the Assassin Master Ezio Auditore, the leader of the Assassin Order at the time, to stop the ambitions of careerists to rule over the people. ”

"Can I know the name of the Templar?" Su Bai asked.

The old man shook his head: "That master did not leave his name, and there are very few records about him. However, there is one title that has been recorded by one of our recorders. ”

"What?"

"That's a Chinese script." The old man said slowly, and spit out a word that Su Bai was extremely familiar with, "Su." ”

In an instant, Su Bai's eyes widened, and his heart was in a mess.

The old man continued, "Since then, more Templars have followed the Master's guidance and gradually clarified the Knight's creed. As a result, a new force gradually emerged within the Order and grew stronger. We, the people, are called conservatives. ”

"So......" Su Bai vaguely understood something, "the Holy Trinity is the one who misinterpreted the knight's creed?" ”

The old man nodded, and shook his head again: "Yes and no." The Holy Trinity is just the most radical of them all. Within the Templar Order, apart from us so-called conservatives, the most powerful were those who supported the use of domination to protect the order. Most of the actions of the Knights have always been decided and carried out by them. Now, those people are gone. ”

As he spoke, the old man laughed: "The current Knights are no longer the Knights Templar they once were. We are weaker than ever, but we are also purer than ever. ”

Su Bai had already understood the truth.

The Holy Trinity left the Templars, taking with them all the radical forces within the Templar Order. In a sense, the current Trinity is the "real Knights Templar", and they control the vast majority of the power of the original Knights Templar.

The old man smiled and said to Su Bai, "Please tell our Assassin friends, knights and assassins, that they are not enemies. Like our forefathers, we are not opposed, but together. ”

"I'll tell you that." Su Bai said, then looked at the old man again, and said in a deep voice, "Then let's get back to the point now." I need all the information about the Holy Trinity, and that mysterious prophet. ”