"Actually, the Assasin organization has not been completely erased."
Thor, Eric, finally shoved the last piece of fries into his mouth, "At least in Europe, they have a branch, and that is the Holy Cross Brotherhood, to which I belong. ” "Branching?"
This is the first time Qin Fei has heard of the existence of such an assassination organization called "heresy" in Europe, and what is even more incomprehensible is that it is not YSL religion but JD religion that is practiced there, and it is not an exaggeration to describe the two religions as having the same momentum.
"The Brotherhood of the Holy Cross is an offshoot of Assasin?!"
It is shocking that a medieval Middle Eastern assassination organization formed by the YSL heretical tribe has secretly hibernated in modern-day Europe.
"That's right."
Eric didn't shy away from saying, "Well, let me tell you a story, maybe it's a long story, but I still want you to understand what my organization is all about." ” "I have time tonight."
The crosshairs drank and showed great interest in the topic, "What you and Qin talked about made me go back a little bit back to the time when I was a kid in school, as if I was sitting in class listening to the teacher talk about the wild history of historical figures. ” "That's right, on the surface, it seems impossible for Assasin to have a branch in a place like Europe, for a reason that I think everyone knows very well, that it is a matter of faith."
"But there are exceptions to everything, and the Brotherhood of the Holy Cross, the Asasin branch of Europe, is one of them.
Under the frenzy of the Crusades, do you know which unit was the most powerful in this army?
” Eric's gaze swept over everyone's face, like a teacher who had asked a question.
"Knights Templar."
Qin Fei answered this question without thinking about it.
"That's right, the famous Knights Templar."
"The Knights Templar was founded in 1119 by Hugo de Paine and Geffrey de Saint-Omo as a mercenary-like organization based on the Al-Aqsa Mosque on the Temple Mount to protect the safety of pilgrims," Eric said. ” Because each was his own master, the Templars and Assasin became opposing sides, and Assasin constantly sent assassins to assassinate the leaders of the Crusaders, during which the two sides fought each other.
During one of the long assassinations, a knight named Lucini de Molay fought the most elite Assassin of the Old Man of the Mountain and chased him into the wilderness and killed him, but was mortally wounded himself. ” "Lucini's fighting power and tenacious willpower shocked Sheikh Aladdin Muhammad, a 7th mountain elder who was secretly watching the assassination, and he placed Lucini in his secret abode and cured him.
Lucini didn't know that the other party was Assasin's man, and thought that it was just an ordinary old man, so he was relieved to recuperate there. ” Sheikh Aladdin had taught Lucini everything he had learned in his life, but he knew that the two sides could only be two sides of the team forever, and he simply admired the young knight.
Later, after living in a secluded residence for half a year, Lucini finally decided to leave, and before leaving, Sheikh Aladdin Mohammed gave the young man his dagger. ” Eric took out the Damascus dagger and placed it on the table.
In the dim light, the blade emits a simple and heavy light, as if telling an unknown history.
Qin Fei didn't expect this exquisite Damascus dagger to be the blade of the legendary old man in the mountain, but he knew that this dagger was worth a lot of money, as could be seen from its workmanship and the kind of craftsmanship that had been lost.
When the two separated, Sheikh Aladdin Mohammed confessed his true identity to Lucini, and Lucini was grateful to the old man in the mountain for taking care of him during this time.
Lucini returned to the Knights Templar and continued to be a knight of his own family, where he never told anyone what had happened to him, hiding his friendship with the old man in the mountains. ” "A few decades later, the Assasin faction was wiped out, and Lucini in Europe became his grandfather, and his son took up his mantle and became a Templar, including his son as the leader of the Templar Order, the last man in charge of the Templar Order, Jacques de Molay."
In 1291, the Knights Templar were nearly wiped out in the battle against Saint-Jean-Ack in Carlier, and the remnants of the Knights Templar and Knights Hospitaller withdrew to Cyprus and returned to France.
Thanks to the Crusades, the Knights Templar in the form of papal mercenaries amassed a great deal of wealth, and they were even the great creditors of the King of France, with thousands of castles and huge wealth, which made the King and the Bishop very envious and jealous.
So, King Philip IV of France fabricated the accusation of "heresy" to eradicate them. ” On Friday, October 13, 1307 (one of the origins of the Black Friday superstition), almost all members of the Knights Templar throughout France were arrested and restricted from using any property to prevent their removal from the country.
King Philip IV of France, who had always been known for his shrewdness and ability, issued a secret letter ordering officials everywhere to open it at the same time to carry out his purge.
In Paris alone, 138 members of the regiment were arrested, including the head of the mission, Jacques de Molay. ” "In order to save the lives of the regiment, Jacques de Molay compromised with King Philip IV of France and confessed his guilt, giving up his debts and wealth in exchange for freedom, but he was betrayed by Pope Clement V and King Philip IV, and finally all the Templars were arrested and killed, and Jacques was tied to the gallows and slowly roasted to death."
"But what Philip IV and Pope Clement V did not expect was that Jacques's son had actually already received the true inheritance of his grandfather Luciini, and after his father was killed, he left Paris and quietly established the 'Brotherhood of the Holy Cross', recruiting a large number of descendants and followers of the Templars, training them to become Assassins, they no longer believed in the Holy See, nor in the imperial power, and believed that everything was redeemed by themselves."
"Philip IV and Pope Clement V died shortly after Jacques was burned to death, and the most widely circulated is the 'Templar curse' that Jacques issued to them before his death, Clement V was struck by lightning, and King Philip IV of France lived just over half a year longer than him.
On November 29 of that year, he was killed while hunting, reportedly by a wild boar, although some have doubted this theory, as Philip IV was a knight of extraordinary prowess and was said to be able to carry two large men on his shoulders with ease. ” "In fact, the death of the two of them is related to the 'Brotherhood of the Holy Cross', which is also the first major event that this assassination organization has done since its establishment, since then, this organization has learned the lessons of the Knights Templar, and no longer shows its face, but goes underground, and has been strictly following the discipline within the organization for hundreds of years, undertaking high-level assassination missions, and they have been present in many assassination times in history, but very few people in this organization miss, and even if they miss, it will only be a dead end, so not many people know at all."
Listening to Eric finish talking about the history of the "Brotherhood of the Holy Cross", everyone had a feeling that they had fallen into the fog of history and could not find a way out.
No one thought that an African mercenary would be associated with a killer organization in this dark world.
"Eric, I want to ask you something."
After a long silence, Kunchai was the first to speak, "Since you said that the assassins of the Brotherhood are dead if they miss, why do you ......?"
His gaze slid over Eric's face, and he stopped talking.
Eric said bluntly: "You are trying to ask, why am I still alive?"
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