A Guide to Becoming a God Starting from a Monastery

"Maybe he's arrogant?"

"If he is arrogant enough, then why would the Holy See give such a treasure to such an arrogant person?"

"Sir, we have a chance!" A fierce gleam flashed in the follower's eyes! "Let's charge!"

Armed merchant ships have rams, and when a large ship rams a small ship, it can directly sink or break the small ship!

At sea, once the ship sinks, you can only surrender even if you have three heads and six arms.

"During the attack on Tobruk, the Knights carried no siege equipment," Lucas's voice was icy. "Using the Bloody Cross, they directly granted the soldiers the ability to fly and soar to the top of the city walls! Do you think the Bloody Cross can't be used today?"

The subordinate immediately became dejected and his arrogance completely disappeared.

"My Lord, even though I say that, do you think...is it possible that I'm just bluffing?"

"No," Lucas replied. "I trust my eyes."

He turned and looked at his other follower.

In fact, he lied. He also wanted to take action just now, to kill Thomas and take the flag. Besides, he had no intention of returning to Venice!

But the other follower didn't move, which said it all.

This subordinate of his can predict the short future.

So there was no doubt that he had seen the consequences of his decision to take action. He knew without asking that it wasn't a good outcome.

The prediction probability is not 100%, and if you overdraw, you will have to pay a price. But the accuracy rate is at least 90%.

"What you said about the Wolf God...is it true?" asked the follower.

"Why would I lie?" Lucas sneered.

In fact, if you calm down and think about it, and open your eyes that are blinded by greed, this logic is easy to understand.

Since that flag can bring magic to the entire army, there is no doubt that it can also bring magic to one person.

So, if the entire army is replaced by one person, and all the magic power is concentrated on one person, how strong can this person become?

It shouldn't be inferior to protecting the country, right?

After all, his ship was not a warship, and there were not many real soldiers on board. Although the ordinary sailors were brave, their martial arts skills were only mediocre.

"And if we really kill the Grand Master and steal the sacred artifact, the consequences will be endless," Lucas said. "Even the Republic can't withstand the consequences."

While the Bloody Cross Flag is extremely useful, Venice is not a member of the Crescent Moon Cult. Seizing this treasure would be unbearable, and would likely lead to hostility with the entire Christian world.

Venice is just a small country after all!

As for what to do, he had already figured it out. Rather than taking it by force, it would be better to take it by trickery.

In fact, it doesn’t matter who holds the treasure, as long as it appears where the Venetians need it.

The armed merchant ship sailed away, and Thomas fell into deep thought on the ship.

Can one protector of the country kill 100,000 people?

Even the Guardian was only one man against a thousand. Even though he was called a demigod, he still got tired, hungry, and injured. Thomas had seen this firsthand. And since he was a Guardian himself, he naturally knew the truth.

He is called a demigod, but in reality he is still a human.

If we can kill 100,000 people, that's almost equivalent to... This is no longer the level of power needed to protect the country.

Then he remembered what Thor had said.

"Interesting, a quasi-god?"

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Author's words: Thanks to fellow reader Bing Shilan for the reward.

Chapter 149 Venetian 5

Are there still gods in this world?

No, there definitely is! For example, Thomas himself teamed up with the Blasphemous Knight to destroy an incarnation of a god.

Will a new god be born? Even the lowest quasi-god?

Thomas glanced at the flag high on the mast.

If Princess Changdao had not died halfway, she would have had a greater chance of embarking on the path to becoming a god.

Thomas himself should have been an accident.

After all, the fact that he came here with a damaged divine nature... well, it can only be called an accident.

However, while people like Princess Long Sword are certainly rare, they certainly don't exist. Theoretically, one will emerge every few years.

The most important thing is that after becoming a magical creature, the lifespan is at least two to three hundred years.

After two or three hundred years of accumulation, there should be more or less a few quasi-gods in this world, right?

Thomas knew that this knowledge and experience... were also affected by his own level.

When Thomas was still a farmer's son and an apprentice monk, he didn't even know that there was magic in this world.

After completing his studies and leaving the monastery, he heard that there was no Huguo in this world.

As for now... he has already practiced magic to the point of touching the sixth layer of the magic net. Although he has not yet stepped into the most critical seventh layer of the magic net, it can't be considered bad, right?

Not to mention his martial arts, let alone the fact that he had already achieved the status of Protector of the Country, he even killed a Protector of the Country in his own hands.

Not to mention Half-Step Protector of the Country.

However, there are still many doubts about this matter.

How could a god, even a quasi-god, convert to the Star-Moon Religion?

But I don’t quite understand.

Moreover, he was going to fight a quasi-god... a genuine quasi-god, not a clueless novice like Thomas...

Well, some preparations must be made.

……

Smyrna.

The smoke of war has gradually subsided.

Due to the border situation, the Sultan of Rum was really unable to take care of Smyrna and the Knights for the time being.

We had already sent several thousand troops here, which was already the limit.

Now that things have come to this, all those with evil intentions can only calm down temporarily and wait patiently for the day when the heavenly army returns to retake Smyrna.

The troublemakers don't want to cause trouble for the time being, so the security situation in the city is much better than expected.

The two Byzantine envoys who were under house arrest finally waited for the day of their release.

Knight Andrea, the adjutant of the Knights Templar and the person who had locked them up in the first place, came in person.

Of course, the words were very polite, and it was definitely not something like "things are almost done, you can go away", but rather "the situation is completely under the control of the Knights, and your safety is no longer a concern."

As for wanting to meet the Grand Commander... that's naturally impossible.

The headmaster is busy with affairs and has no time to meet guests.

This is the limitation of diplomats. If you don't have sufficient support behind you, no matter how eloquent you are, even the dead can be said to be dead, because they won't see you.

Out of sight out of mind!

The two men had no choice but to go to the dock accompanied by Knight Andrea.

Of course, it would be fine to continue living there, but the two of them knew that staying any longer would be meaningless. Instead, bringing back the information here was more important.

Moreover, both of them knew what was going on.

The Grand Commander may not necessarily not want to see guests, but may also not want to see people from the Byzantine Empire!

Since the Grand Commander is still here, it means that the imperial spies did not succeed.

They had all witnessed the power of the Bloody Cross Flag, which could even regenerate severed limbs. No matter how serious Thomas' injuries were, he would be able to recover in a short time.

There is probably no evidence, but there are some speculations.

The conflict between the Empire and the Knights will probably become more and more serious.

When a few people arrived at the dock area, they saw ships coming in.

Although it is not much and is not commensurate with Smyrna's status, it can be clearly felt that the city's vitality is recovering.

In just over a month... the city has initially resumed operations.

In other words, start providing the Knights with a steady stream of tax revenue. Nourish the Knights' war machine with the blood of money!

hateful!

If the Empire had not paid a huge price, how could the Knights have picked this delicious peach?

"Sir Andrea," Duban said, "are you aware that Smyrna is legally part of the Empire..."

"You two," Andrea said, not hiding anything. "This morning, the Grand Master summoned the city's inhabitants and read the Papal Bull. According to the Pope's decree, Smyrna and the other territories recovered by the Order are permitted to become the private property of the Order."

He said politely.

At this point, at least the legitimacy of the Knights' rule over this place is no longer in question.

The two diplomats glanced at each other.

really!

Although there were speculations before, it still makes people feel uncomfortable now that it has been confirmed.

"Mr. Andrea, you know that this decree is theoretically illegal..."

"The Holy See has issued an order, and we must obey it," Andrea said with a smile. "If you have any doubts about the Holy See's decree, please appeal to the Holy See. The Holy See is known for its generosity. If you can convince the Holy See to revoke the decree... then rest assured, the Knights will not forget their roots. We will never dare to invade other Christian territories!"

Go to Rome and appeal to the Pope? Ask the Pope to return Smyrna to the Empire?

Anyone with a brain knows that this is impossible!

No matter how powerful you are, you can't defeat those charlatans who make their living by talking nonsense!

The two men stopped talking. While they were talking, they saw several merchant ships approaching.

It came under the escort of a warship.

Damn it! The two of them naturally knew that this sea area was now the domain of the Knights!

The Sultanate of Rum, Byzantium, the Crescent Pirates, and all the other forces had suffered heavy losses in the previous wars.

If we want to restore our strength... not to mention other things, just building the ships will take a year.

However, the Knights rebuilt their navy in a short period of time by collecting spoils of war.

Although from an objective perspective, this navy is still very weak, at most it can only be considered as one or two fleets. If we let it go, it can only be considered "passable", far from being powerful!

But when there is no tiger in the mountain, the monkey becomes king!

Now he is the strongest in this sea area and has enough power to provide escort for merchant ships.

The two boarded their ship and said goodbye to Knight Andrea.

Andrea did not board the ship, but waved goodbye to the two diplomats on the dock.

The two diplomats sighed and wanted to return to their cabin, but suddenly they found that there were other people on the ship besides their own sailors.

He was a stranger, dressed like a wealthy businessman, but he had none of the temperament of a businessman. Instead, he looked capable and smart.

"Who are you?" They were both shocked.

"Ah, both of you, let me introduce myself. My name is Lucas and I'm from Venice!" Lucas smiled.

Chapter 150 Venetian 6

"Venetian?" Du Bang and Du Pont looked at each other.

The Empire and Venice were not without contact. In fact, the two had very close economic ties.

The Venetians are the empire’s biggest creditors!

However, apart from the economy, there is not much connection in other aspects.