A Guide to Becoming a God Starting from a Monastery

Chapter 114 Festive Banquet 2

The barbecue beef dinner went very smoothly.

Not only the Knights, but also a few neighbors next door, including several priests from the church were called over to enjoy it together.

After three rounds of drinks, the venerable priest complained that the beef was a bit tough, perhaps due to the quality of the meat. However, Janos immediately retorted that it might be due to poor heat control. Since we weren't professional chefs, it was natural to misjudge the heat. It wasn't a problem with the ingredients.

Everyone had seen the cow before. It was a young, strong animal, not an old one. And it had just been slaughtered, so it was incredibly fresh. To say that the meat was of poor quality was unbelievable.

Besides, this is free food and wine, and it would be rude to complain.

After eating and drinking, everyone naturally went to bed.

Thomas returned to his room and opened the box.

The slight golden glow on the sacrificial knife has faded and turned into its original black color.

In addition, a ball of divine power has appeared next to the damaged divine nature.

Although the church was next door, Thomas was sure that the divine power would not increase when the priests in the church were eating and drinking with him.

Now, that puzzling question has been answered.

The key isn't the sacrificial knife...but me?

The sacrificial knife is an ordinary knife made by an ordinary blacksmith and it is impossible for it to have any magical effects.

If he was really that awesome, this blacksmith would not have opened a blacksmith shop on the main street of the city, doing a business that was profitable but definitely not noble. Instead, he should have been enjoying wealth and glory in the court of the Grand Duke of Kiev.

A blacksmith who can forge magical weapons at will is worthy enough to be regarded as a treasure by the ruler, and will never be stingy with the reward of wealth and glory.

However, as long as Thomas holds the ordinary sacrificial knife in his hand, it has the effect of sucking blood and absorbing divine power.

However, even so, it must be large livestock.

Thomas has tried a range of animals including birds, mice, rabbits, etc.

The answer is that the blood-sucking effect is continuous, but only large livestock such as cattle and sheep can provide divine power.

Perhaps small animals are useless because they lack blood and vitality.

Of course, humans might be better candidates.

Thomas hadn't tried it yet, but he was sure that if he killed someone with a sacrificial knife, he would probably gain more.

He even considered transforming his magic sword into a sacrificial knife, but this idea was quickly dismissed.

If you carry this kind of weapon out every day, your identity as a heretic will probably be confirmed.

Besides, he didn't have the ability like the Rotten Nightmare. It was easy to kill people at will, but it was difficult to clean up the mess.

He thought about it over and over again, and it seemed that the greatest value of this ability was to increase divine power in emergencies.

Just buy some livestock like cattle and sheep, and then slaughter them... and you can immediately exchange them for divine power.

It's an additional channel for emergency use. Use money to exchange for divine power.

But in comparison, money has its uses, and it is obviously better to use the church's power for free.

At least now, Thomas still has the patience to wait.

Suddenly, there was a banging sound outside the window. Thomas's heart moved and he went forward to open the window.

A snowy owl flew in from the window, bumped into Thomas, fluttered around, and finally landed on Thomas's shoulder.

Thomas immediately saw something tied to the owl's claws.

After taking it off, the owl fluttered away directly from the window without stopping for a second.

Thomas opened the file.

He suddenly felt a little regretful. If Fire Wolf had softened his attitude a little, he would not have killed him.

Because these wolves seemed to be really useful. At least in terms of intelligence, they were really professional. Now, his chance had come.

It is well known that the Star-Moon Cult's settlements are very xenophobic.

Although they were not numerous, they were able to gather a group of horse bandits and rob houses around Kiev.

Thanks to the xenophobic nature of the settlement, they operated covertly and managed to remain undetected for a period of time.

Of course, in the end, Thomas caught the Assassins and killed them all at once.

Thomas handed over the prisoners and the seized evidence and didn't care about the next step. But now it seems that this matter is not over yet.

Because although this gang was destroyed, their leader is still there.

This leader is one of the five greatest masters among the Star-Moon Cultists, his name is Ali.

Apart from anything else, if there is anyone among the Star-Moon Cult who is trying to promote hostility towards Thomas, then Ali is undoubtedly one of them.

Having lost his income from robbery, he now becomes a shareholder of a casino.

Of course, it is not a monetary investment, but a military investment - having an elite soldier as the casino's military force is still very valuable.

Ali is not a young man. He is over fifty years old, which is a period of declining physical function for a human being.

After young men are promoted to elite soldiers, they may still have ambitions to become protectors of the country. But Ali no longer has such thoughts. He only cares about his family and his retirement. Therefore, he values ​​financial benefits more than others.

When Thomas took action, Ali was sent out to protect a caravan, but when he returned, he found that his home had been raided.

Of course, he hated Thomas even more for disrupting the situation for no reason.

No one knows how Ali was promoted to elite, but everyone knows that he has indeed been through many battles since his promotion.

The number of battles with various enemies was at least dozens, if not hundreds.

These battles left him with scars all over his body, but each time, his opponent paid a greater price than he did.

The barbaric peoples on the grasslands have a tradition of using the skulls of their enemies to make wine vessels, which are called skull cups and skull bowls.

This custom is actually very widespread.

Ali had more than one skull bowl, all made from the skulls of powerful enemies he had killed.

At dusk that day, he was sitting in his room.

This is actually the mansion where Thomas once looted the house. After so long, it has basically been restored to its original appearance.

Of course, the dead cannot come back, but everything else will return to the past.

Now, Ali was half lying on the carpet, his shoulders resting on the pillow, enjoying the singing and dancing.

The Star and Moon Cultists practice polygamy, and women have a very low status and cannot control men's pleasure.

Ali and several of his men were enjoying the singing and dancing performance by the female slaves they had brought back from Persia last time.

Each of them was wearing a veil, but the parts of their bodies that should be exposed were exposed, full of temptation.

He would enjoy himself while he could, and after a while, when he got tired of them, he would sell these women to brothels in Kiev.

He was a large man with scars all over his face. Even in his half-lying position, he gave off a strong sense of oppression.

At this moment, there was a sound of a door opening outside. Everyone looked and saw a middle-aged man dressed as a servant coming in and gently closing the door.

He walked around the singing and dancing slave girls and came before Ali, bowing humbly.

"Master Ali, the elders have sent a message. We hope you can come forward and handle this matter."

"What?" Ali sat up straight. "Is it revenge from the Russians?"

"Yes, Master Ali," the servant replied.

This was the aftermath of the last gang's destruction—the Russians weren't the kind to give in to a loss. Retaliation, tenfold or a hundredfold, was the norm.

Even though the Grand Duke couldn't take direct action due to legal and reputation constraints, others would not forget revenge.

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Author's words: Thanks to book friend Shi Zicheng for the reward. I will add another chapter later today.

Chapter 115 Old Debt 1 (Additional update)

"Those damn infidels!" Ali cursed.

He suffered heavy losses last time and still had to clean up the mess.

Of course this is not his fault, but those pagans are so hateful!

The Star-Moon Cultists had reason to be angry about what happened last time. They were killed and captured without any formalities. This was a provocation to the Star-Moon Cult! It was a provocation to God!

As for the innocent people killed by the gang... they were pagans, and pagans are not considered human beings, so they are dead when they die.

"Tell me what's going on. Who am I going to kill?" Ali asked.

As one of the five greatest warriors of the Star-Moon Cult, although Ali cannot be considered the strongest, he has been through many battles.

He also understood one thing very well: killing and fighting are two different things.

Even an elite warrior would die if he drank a glass of poisoned wine or was shot in the head.

Therefore, killing and direct confrontation are two different things. The right way is to use sneak attacks, poisoning, kidnapping, ambushes and sieges to the extreme.

"This time, our target is the militia from a nearby town," the other party said. "They've likely been organized by someone and are preparing to attack our caravan."

"Then...can I move freely?"

"Yes," the other party said. "After you and your men are done, leave Kiev for a while and return when the situation calms down. The elders have already arranged the specific details."

"Okay!" Ali's face was grim. The opportunity had finally come.

Even elite warriors couldn't just kill anyone they wanted in Kiev. This was a civilized society, after all, and this wasn't the Crescent Moon's home turf. "Killing heretics" wasn't an excuse for a massacre.

It is easy to kill someone, but hard to escape.

At least Alibaba can't do it.

Higher-level officials must come forward to make arrangements before we can take action.

"Also, I need information about the Knight Commander named Thomas," he said. "To prevent him from causing trouble again!"

"The elders have already thought of this. Information regarding that person's daily activities will be delivered soon."

"Very good." Ali said contentedly.

He had long wanted to deal with the Knight Commander named Thomas.

It was this person's outrageous actions that caused him to suffer heavy losses!

But the enemy was a member of the Knights after all. Although they were only of medium strength, they still could not be easily moved.

Because the Knights are strong.

The Crescent Moon Cultists were no fools; they knew they couldn't defeat the Knights on their own. If they really had to fight, it would be like a mantis trying to stop a chariot.

Anyone can start a war, but only the strong can end it!

"When exactly?" Ali asked.

"Within two or three days," the other party said. "If possible, first capture a few people and ask them about their detailed arrangements."

"Okay." Ali stood up and nodded to his men who were watching the singing and dancing together.

"Boss, what should we do?" Several men came over.

"Go get someone alive first!" Ali said. "Remember to change clothes. Don't let anyone know it was us who did it."

"Don't worry, boss!" Several subordinates were obviously familiar with doing this kind of thing, and their faces were full of confidence.

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It's quiet at night.

A market town on the outskirts of Kiev was silent at this moment.

The temperature has warmed up during this period, or in other words, this year has been a warm winter from beginning to end.

The cumulative snowfall was only one meter high, which was a mild winter by Russian standards.

A group of people wearing common Russian clothing seemed to be drunk and stumbled on the street.

Outside the town, there is a relatively large mansion - it is a trading company.

This type of business usually has good relations with the Witcher militia and often even serves as a base for the militia.