A Guide to Becoming a God Starting from a Monastery

It just so happens that this position has become vacant!

Although there are many discrepancies between the history of Thomas's previous life and the history of this era, the general trends are the same.

Judging from the comparison of strength, the fall of the holy land is probably just a matter of time.

But it is clear that even after losing their Near Eastern territories, Christian states can still occupy the entire Aegean Sea and form a defensive circle. This defensive circle is like an arch structure, and its strength depends on the mutual support of all the stones.

And Rhodes Island is the cornerstone of this defense circle.

In fact, even if this defensive circle collapsed, Rhodes Island could still survive as an isolated Christian fortress, threatening the Crescent Moon's sea lanes and restricting their expansion at sea.

Thomas's past life's history had proven that to capture Rhodes Island, one needed not only a powerful empire that spared no effort, but also the cooperation of time, place, and people.

Otherwise, the island cannot fall.

From this point of view, the island is really suitable as a territory.

It is both rich, solid, and in no real danger for the foreseeable future.

It seems to be located in a critical position and full of dangers, but in fact it is extremely difficult to fail completely.

Of course... the prerequisite must be that the combat power of both sides, especially the high-end combat power, must be equal.

If the Crescent Moon Cult had two or three protectors and the Christians had none, the fall of Rhodes Island would be easy.

Chapter 36 Jade Bait

It was late at night in Rome.

Thomas lay in his bed.

Since becoming a half-step protector of the country, his energy has increased significantly.

The daily sleep time is shortened to about five hours.

In his previous life, Thomas would have had an extra two or three hours a day to play games on his phone, which would have been awesome.

But in this day and age, it is of little help and often even requires meditation which is a waste of time.

Brother Dawn, who Thomas lives with, is not here tonight.

He had already made it clear that he would not be back tonight.

As for why he didn't return... Thomas was not interested in knowing.

So now, there are no outsiders in the room.

There are patrol guards outside, so it's very safe.

Thomas took off his clothes, took out the potion, and covered himself in it.

Now he's used to this potion... This stuff really works! It's always a good idea to apply a layer before doing anything. Anyway, Thomas doesn't care about this little money anymore.

After applying the potion, he once again read the accompanying meditation method under the oil lamp, and then Thomas finally took out the first piece of jade bait and ate it.

The feeling when eating it is like eating egg tarts in the previous life, crispy and delicious.

Then a wonderful feeling of heat arose in my stomach.

Thomas sat quietly and waited, and then suddenly, he felt a tremor in his heart and his head was spinning.

When I came to my senses, I was already suspended in the air.

When I looked down, I found another me, sitting on the bed with a calm expression.

Behind him, there was a long tube connected to the back of "another self".

Damn, this is... the soul leaving the body?

Although I was mentally prepared, it was still very interesting when I was actually in this state.

After a few minutes, Thomas confirmed many things, such as that he could pass through walls, levitate, and fly.

The air is like water, and I can fly freely in it.

The once indestructible wall could now be traversed with ease... but the feeling of traversing the wall was unpleasant. It was like some foreign object forcibly penetrating my body.

It's very uncomfortable, even a bit painful.

Moreover, it is difficult to pass through walls. You cannot do it instantly. You have to "squeeze" yourself through slowly and bit by bit.

Moreover, in the soul state, there seems to be additional vision.

Rome, which seemed dull during the day, shone with divine light at night, especially the churches, which were shrouded in a faint glow.

But unlike the legend, this kind of glory is just for show and has no effect on Thomas.

Moreover, the feeling of this radiance… well, it feels a lot like divine power.

Thomas now feels that perhaps God is real.

However, even if he really exists, his influence on the human world is probably limited.

Otherwise, thunder or floods would have already struck and cleansed the world.

After his sigh, Thomas quickly returned to his room and got down to business.

Thomas had studied magic before, and he knew that the soul's "incorporeal" state was actually nothing serious. Even though swords and the like could be ignored, they were just ordinary swords.

Any first-level spell: Magic Weapon can allow swords to cause damage to intangible objects.

Not to mention a bunch of offensive spells that can effectively damage incorporeal entities.

Among the remnants of the old days, there is also a separate category called "evil species", which refers to incorporeal creatures.

Thomas returned to the room, remained suspended above his physical body, and began to try to meditate.

This is a very simple meditation method that is said to harmonize the soul and body.

He remained in a meditative state for several hours, and suddenly felt an attraction.

Thomas knew immediately that the drug's effect had worn off.

He didn't resist at all and was carried away by the attraction.

But I feel that if I resist firmly, I should be able to withstand this attraction.

Anyway, when Thomas came to his senses, he found himself back in his body.

I can't feel any changes in my body.

But this is normal. After all, we knew before that this thing needs to be used nine times - although the cheap teacher said that it usually takes five or six times to be effective.

In short, there are benefits this time, at least the effectiveness of the jade bait has been confirmed.

What little doubt there was has now vanished.

I can only say that the teacher is worthy of it!

The next time they meet, Thomas has made up his mind to lower his posture, speak respectfully, be sincere, and never act like a naughty or rebellious person.

It would be best if the teacher could get him Rhodes Island (he still has some doubts now, and this may not succeed), but if he can't, it doesn't matter.

With this in mind, Thomas wiped himself clean, went to bed, and got under the covers.

Before going to bed, I suddenly thought of the previous ghost state when I seemed to see a building in the distance that seemed to be brightly lit.

This wasn't Thomas's past life, where he could simply turn on a few high-powered lamps and "brightly light up." The term meant dozens or hundreds of candles, or at least a dozen florins!

What was going on? A banquet? A meeting?

But what to do didn't seem to concern Thomas. He just thought about it casually, then put the idea behind him and fell asleep peacefully.

As Thomas fell asleep peacefully, people were gathering in the house in the distance.

This is the Pope's reception room.

Today, many of the city's major dignitaries gathered together.

Because the situation is urgent.

The last urgent intelligence received was a defeat in the naval battle, the death of Fernando, Grand Master of the Knights of Rhodes, and heavy losses.

But... this is an opportunity for many people.

Because the choice the Holy See would make was obvious—in fact, there was almost no second choice.

That is to activate the divine inspiration technique, create a national protector or a half-step national protector in a short period of time, go to the front line, and take over the position of the commander-in-chief.

Only in this way can the situation on the front line be stabilized.

Although it cannot change the situation of the war, it can at least prevent the situation from getting too bad.

Even though they just suffered a crushing defeat, smart people know that the Knights still have their foundation.

At this time, it is not difficult to be the leader of the knight order.

Compared with the degree of danger, the power of protecting the country or half-step protecting the country is like picking it up for free.

And let's take a step back and say that even if the battle situation is really unfavorable... well, who can't run away at the sight of the enemy?

As long as they escape, the power of protecting the country or half-protecting the country cannot be taken back.

So when it comes to this candidate, it’s really a scramble and everyone is showing off their talents.

Every time they held a meeting, even Leo XI found it difficult to control the situation. It was like a powder keg, ready to ignite at the slightest spark.

But today is different, because there is new news from the front.

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Chapter 37: The Unknown Saint

At this moment, a cardinal was reading out the latest intelligence to everyone.

Everyone's face showed anger, surprise, tension, sadness and other emotions just right.

But in fact, most people had already known this disastrous news before coming to the meeting.

Ferdinand, the Spaniard who was in charge of the fleet command of the Knights of Rhodes, actually rebelled.

He colluded with the Crescent-Creature Cultists and directly took away the remaining fleet of the Knights.

The Knights Templar now don't even have a single warship.

Alone, like an unprotected fruit, it was completely exposed to the attack of the Star-Moon Cultists.

Without a fleet, Rhodes Island would completely lose its influence over the surrounding waters. In other words, the enemy fleet could operate freely around Rhodes Island.

You can do whatever you want, and there is no way to stop you.

Such was the state of affairs until the fleet was restored.

But even a fool knows that warships don't appear out of thin air. A small ship might be built in a few weeks, but a high-quality warship would take almost a year. Of course, if the requirements were lowered and a less demanding ship was built, seven or eight months would be enough.

This also means that even if Rhodes Island finds a shipyard to place an order now, it will have to run naked for at least a year.

Of course you can just buy ready-made ones.

However, since ancient times, the shipbuilding industry has been a high-cycle business. Ships are built only after receiving orders, not sold after they are built.

After all, if a ship is built but no one wants it, it will gradually be damaged by wind and sun.

No shipyard would do such a stupid thing.

If they were to buy ready-made warships now, they would have to buy warships already in other navies. Buying one or two ships would be fine, but buying an entire fleet was completely impossible.

In fact, after a year, we can only say that we have escaped the dilemma of running naked. If we really want to fully restore our combat effectiveness and regain control of the surrounding waters, who knows when that day will be.

When the reading was finished, everyone was filled with righteous indignation and immediately expressed their desire to severely punish the traitors.

Of course, since he has already run to the Star-Moon Cult, severe punishment can only fall on his family.

Ferdinand was a Spanish noble, so negotiations with the Kingdom of Spain must be initiated immediately to severely punish his family. Deprivation of title and religious membership would be the most basic course of action, while other matters would be referred to the Inquisition for detailed investigation into heresy, apostasy, and other issues.

And these interrogations...as we all know, were extremely cruel in this era.

Even if those people managed to escape the Inquisition alive (to be honest, the possibility of this was really slim), they would still face exile.

In short, they must be severely punished, even to the point of punishing their entire clan... to deter these guys with ulterior motives.

The issue of severe punishment is easy to discuss, and everyone is speaking out more actively than the other.