Chapter 1: The Legendary Assassin (Part 1)
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John's face was slightly red, and he was drunk after drinking too much, and seemed to have fallen into an unconscious state, and laughed,
"What, no one knows?" He burped and said to himself, "I thought Two-Faced was a very powerful character, right?" β
The Witcher siblings didn't want to answer, and Mars, a Templar, wouldn't open his mouth for some reason.
Fortunately, there is also Locke, the skin-changer who likes to drink is in high spirits tonight, and the whole person is in a state of excitement, taking a sip of red wine, muttering,
"Two-faced, I seem to have heard it somewhere."
He patted his somewhat heavy head, held his chin and pondered for a moment, "By the way, I think about it, that guy seems to be very remarkable, he made Europe a lot of trouble hundreds of years ago, has always been the number one enemy of the church, and what kind of organization did he found. After a pause, he added, "You'll have to ask these two next to you, they're members of the Brotherhood of Demon Hunters, and they must know more than I do." β
"Oh!"
John's eyebrows raised slightly, a little surprised, first glanced at the Templar on the right, and then cast a playful gaze to the left, looking at the silent face of the witcher brother and sister, he couldn't help laughing, and sneered,
"Ask them, come on!
If you look at this expression, when you hear the name, you are afraid that you just want to shrink your head into the hole like a mouse who sees a cat, and ask them, don't be funny. β
"You ......"
Gretel was furious, and stood up with a rub, her personality was straightforward, and she was the most unprovoked, glared at John fiercely, and scolded,
"Who said I'm afraid of two-faced people, I just don't want to mention it."
"Why? Could that person be magical, can monitor you remotely? "And he sneered at each other,
"Not really!"
Gretel was a little silent, thought for a moment, and whispered,
"His identity is very special, and no one will mention it if there is no need.
His full name was AltaΓ―r Ibn-La'Ahad, also known as the Two-Faced Man and the Darkrunner.
The most powerful assassin in the world, and the only one to kill the Pope and still get away with it. β
Hiss!
A cool breath couldn't help but come out of John's mouth, and he hurriedly asked,
"What do you say, kill the Pope? This... This... That's an exaggeration, isn't it?"
You must know that this world has extraordinary powers, especially the Church, which once stood at the top of the world, and the Templars they have cultivated are powerful warriors who can fight vampires without falling behind.
The fact that an Assassin was able to kill the Pope under the Templar guards and then escape with his whole body is estimated to be something that only the Grim Reaper could do.
It's no wonder that when they mention Two-Face, their expressions are so solemn.
"It's incredible, but he did, not only killing the Pope, founding the Assassin Brotherhood, but also killing nine high-ranking members of the Church, including four archbishops, in the years that followed." The witch's voice trembled slightly, and even a god could not help but be afraid of such a figure.
John nodded approvingly, for this kind of strongman who may kill you at any time and you do a little bit of it with him should have the most basic awe,
"But I still don't understand why Andrew called me a two-faced man when he duel, no matter how famous a country master like me is, it is impossible for me to have anything to do with that kind of legendary person!"
"No, you're wrong." The witch whispered, "You do have one thing in common, you both have two souls in one body at the same time. β
"Oh!" John frowned slightly,
Gretel took a sip of her tea and continued, "Unlike you, legend has it that AltaΓ―r Ibn-La'Ahad had two equal souls in his body, twin brothers,
During the day, the good brother was in charge of the body, a Templar who adhered to the rules of the Church,
At night, the younger brother, who was born to kill, took charge of the body, and specifically opposed the elder brother, assassinating the clergy of the church.
Two brothers in the same body are doing completely opposite things, which also leads to its own thinking becoming more and more confused, and its power is increasing.
In the end, the elder brother chose to give in, and during a daytime ceremony, the younger brother in charge of the body assassinated the Pope and snatched the Holy See's artifact, the golden apple. β
"Golden apples!"
John's eyes widened, his heart pounding, "Is there really a golden apple in the world?" β
"Who knows? That's what everybody says anyway. Gretel shrugged, she herself didn't know if the legend was true or not.
John looked at the Templars to the side and asked curiously, "Mr. Cole, is there really one golden apple in the world that only appears in the Esun Garden?" β
Mars glanced at him expressionlessly, put down his glass, got up and walked straight out of the restaurant.
Everyone looked at each other in this arrogant posture, and no one except John knew how this young man, who had been fine just now, had become like this in the blink of an eye.
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Seven o'clock in the evening.
After dinner, John did not stay in the villa, but chose to return to the small but familiar room.
Close the curtains and light the candles.
A flash of azure light appeared out of thin air.
Lying on the bed, John said quietly,
"Zero, do you think there really is such a thing as a golden apple in this world?"
"I don't know, but, as your personal butler, I suggest you don't waste your time thinking about such nonsense."
"Hmmm! You're right, it's a real waste of time. β
John agreed, and then took a pen and paper, and said to himself,
"In that case, let's talk about something that doesn't waste time,
Like, how to make money? β
"You're asking me?" Zero's somewhat exaggerated voice came to mind,
"Of course, is there anyone else in the house?"
"That's just as well!" Zero muttered, and after a while, it still didn't feel right, and asked, "The drawings of your guns have been drawn, in this era, is there an industry that is more profitable than selling guns?" β
"Really!" John raised his eyebrows slightly and smiled, "For example, fan's poison." β
"You're crazy!" Zero shouted and said, "It is very clear in the joint law that it is illegal to be poisoned, and once caught, it will be punished as a felony.
And even if they can't catch you, once the bad reputation spreads, you won't want to turn over for the rest of your life, and even future generations won't be able to get rid of the fate of being cursed. β
John smiled and whispered,
"Where do you want to go, there are thousands of ways to make money, no matter how stupid I am, I will not do such a self-digging thing."
Zero was still not at ease, and asked,
"So what the hell are you going to do?"
"It's still those two words: fan poison."
John smiled slightly, his eyes narrowed slightly, stealing the golden light.
ps: Ask for collection, recommended.