A Guide to Becoming a God Starting from a Monastery

Giuliano asked him to drop by Cardan City to deliver a letter. He didn't set a time limit, so it was obviously not an urgent matter.

Thomas easily found the destination of the letter...it was a pub.

A very typical design of this era, with a tavern on the first floor and an inn on the second floor, providing food and accommodation services.

It was broad daylight and not meal time, so there were not many people drinking in the pub.

But this pub has one unique feature - there are no waitresses in the pub, only waiters. Instead, there is a "proprietress" standing behind the counter.

The clerk saw Thomas as he walked in. "Young gentleman..." He smiled, but there was a hint of caution in the corner of his eyes.

Nowadays, it is quite normal for monks to enter a tavern - not to mention that people wearing monk robes are not necessarily monks.

"I was asked to deliver a letter," said Thomas.

There was only an address but no name on Giuliano's letter.

When Thomas asked who it was for, Giuliano gave him an ambiguous smile but refused to give a direct answer.

I originally thought the address on the letter was a residential house, but it turned out to be a pub.

"Ah, who is it for?" asked the waiter.

"I don't know," Thomas admitted. "Is the owner here?"

The clerk called out to someone behind him, and a few minutes later, several other people in the store came over.

The store was not very big, with only four people inside: two guys greeting customers, one who was obviously a porter doing rough work like carrying things, and the last one was the proprietress who came out from behind the counter.

A woman who was about thirty years old, and although she smelled like a man... she was still considered beautiful.

Could it be... Giuliano's mistress? Or maybe a concubine?

"Let me see the letter." said the proprietress.

Although Thomas was puzzled, he still took out the letter. The others passed it around without opening it. Their expressions were noticeably more relaxed.

"Thank you, this letter is for me," said the woman.

Somewhat strange.

Thomas is still very ignorant about this society, so he doesn't know whether this situation is normal or abnormal.

But this is Giuliano's private matter after all, and it shouldn't affect me.

After all, these days, it’s not uncommon for postmen to steal letters and parcels, but you never see people killing postmen to vent their anger.

"In that case, I'll take my leave first." Since the other party accepted the letter, Thomas also wanted to leave.

Several people happily sent him out and told him that if he needed anything, he could come here and they would give him half price.

After this little episode, Thomas soon began to go to the church in Cardan City.

In this era, it is not difficult to find a church in a city. After all, no matter how remote the place is, the church is always built in a grand manner.

So Thomas looked towards the tallest building in the distance.

However, the situation in Cardan City was a little different from what Thomas had imagined, because the tallest building was not a church, but the headquarters of a commercial guild. Of course, the church was not difficult to find. Just a little further away from the tallest building, you could see the eye-catching cross.

Although it is not the largest or most luxurious building, it is one of the most eye-catching.

It took some extra time, but Thomas finally made it to the church.

It was a fairly large church, a whole level larger than the church in Chomutov that Thomas had often visited before.

It is larger in scale and has more people inside.

With the letter of introduction, Thomas was easily received. Apparently, everyone in the church had been informed of the personnel loan, so soon, a deacon came out and welcomed Thomas into a side room of the church.

As guards of the church, all the knights (apprentices) lived on one side of the church.

Then the captain of the knights here came out to greet him.

His name was Ion Borgia, and his position was similar to that of Giuliano in the monastery.

Although he had no public appointment, he was actually the captain of security here, and all knights and apprentices were under his charge.

At least on the surface you have to obey his arrangements.

He was young, around thirty, in the prime of his life. Unfortunately, his potbelly made him look anything but a knight.

I just don't know how much truth there is in his being knighted.

After he arranged accommodation for Thomas, he waved his hand and let him move freely today.

If you need anything, you can apply to the treasurer here.

After making the arrangements, he left the church in a hurry, going nowhere.

Thomas didn't care. He had smelled alcohol when he first met Yang. He probably had been to a tavern or a brothel.

Yes, brothels... in this era, they were a common sight in cities.

After all, Yang is not a priest, so he doesn't have so many taboos.

Then again, even priests frequented those places these days—it was nothing new.

Looking at Yang's back...Thomas seemed to understand something.

Yang’s chubby body… Even if he had mid-level combat power when he was conferred the title, he is probably only at the ordinary level now.

No wonder this place needs outside help.

Chapter 67: Fresh Off the Boat 2

After putting his things away, Thomas walked around the church.

A very ordinary, standard large church with no special features other than its size.

The structure is unremarkable. There is a main hall for holding various ceremonies, dozens of side rooms on both sides, a small garden at the back, and then the main gate with a very long staircase.

A corner of the small garden is used as a training ground, with various exercise equipment.

But when you look closely, you'll find that they are covered in dust because they haven't been used for a long time.

The regular clergy here, including the cleaning staff, would not exceed twenty people.

But then again, Cardin Cathedral is not a place that undertakes training and education functions, so there are not many apprentices here, and everyone has to work.

Relatively speaking, there are a lot of knights, five in total including Thomas.

From this we can see that Cardan City is not a kind place. Perhaps the people here lack fear of God?

After walking around the church, Thomas went outside and walked around in a circle as well, wanting to take a look at the surrounding environment.

The surrounding environment is not very good. There are alleys on both sides of the church. The alleys are dead ends. You can guess how dirty and messy this place is.

Although Cardan City had the rudiments of municipal sanitation, it was ultimately just a medieval city. All it could maintain were a few main roads.

Not to mention the Middle Ages, even in the modern cities that Thomas remembered from his previous life, it was common for the alleys to be filled with stench.

Anyway, that's what Thomas thought of the two alleys - they were two garbage dumps.

Vomit, excrement, household garbage, etc. mixed together to form a stench that makes people cover their noses.

After looking at two alleys with great displeasure, Thomas began to try to go around to the back of the church.

After walking a few steps, a few strong men with their sleeves rolled up quietly appeared at the corner ahead.

Their eyes were all looking towards Thomas.

Thomas paused and quickly turned his head to glance sideways.

Sure enough, a few people came up from behind. These were even more dangerous, holding sticks and looking like they were about to attack.

Thomas stopped.

"Ladies and gentlemen," Thomas said, crossing himself according to monk etiquette. "What can I do for you?"

"Sir monk, I have something to ask you to come over." The man leading the group said with a forced smile.

"If you have religious needs, I shouldn't refuse. But I'm not the main one after all. The main one is in the church, and you can see it as soon as you enter the door." Thomas replied.

"You are from another place, right?" asked the leading man.

"Yes."

"That's right! Come on!" the leading man shouted.

Nearly ten people rushed up at the same time, surrounding Thomas from the front and back.

But not far away, there was another person standing by the wall, staring at this side calmly.

This man was wearing a fine leather armor, with a long sword hanging from his waist, and a long scar on his face - although his face was disfigured, he gave people an aura of majesty without even being angry.

Anyone with a discerning eye could tell at a glance that this man was a mercenary.

There are many mercenaries in Cardan City, and there is even a union.

At this time, he looked carefully at Thomas who was under siege in front of him.

In addition to the difference in combat power, there is also a huge difference in eyesight between people who have truly practiced martial arts and those who have not.

The movements of people who practice martial arts are completely different from those of ordinary people.

For example, he noticed Thomas's footsteps... It seemed that Thomas was surrounded and trapped in a corner, but in fact it was Thomas's own choice.

And that monk's robe...

It looks like an ascetic robe, but it is not.

The ascetic's robes were so simple that they concealed almost nothing.

And this robe should be a specially made "fake" ascetic robe.

Because the moment Thomas moved his feet, he noticed that the angle of the lower end of his robe was abnormal.

Damn, this guy is carrying a weapon, probably a sword.

Although he looked unarmed, he was actually armed, and cunningly concealed his weapon in his robe.

Although these people have a few wooden sticks in their hands, they are very effective against people with bare hands, but they are completely useless against sharp swords.

I watched as a group of people were about to rush towards Thomas and start beating him.

Thomas's hand also quietly reached for his waist.

The mercenary took a quick step forward.

"Stop! How dare you assault a monk in broad daylight outside a church?"

He shouted loudly.

As soon as the voice came out, the dozen or so hooligans stopped immediately.

"Ah, it's a monk! Looks like we got the wrong guy!" The leading scoundrel looked at the mercenary and forced an ugly smile on his face. "I'm so sorry."

He apologized but showed no intention of moving away, and it was obvious that he was unwilling to give up.

Thomas looked at the group of people carefully with a calm expression.

Judging from his clothes, words and behavior, he should be a rogue at the bottom of society.

Normally, the church was at the top of society, and even the lowest-ranking priests were not people that ordinary people could mess with.

These people dared to provoke him, obviously they had a purpose and background. In other words, they were instructed by someone.

And this mercenary who rushed out in the middle of the journey is very likely the real leader of this group of people.

But Thomas wasn't afraid. As long as these people didn't suddenly pull out a musket, a crossbow, or a pack of explosives from their crotch, he was confident that even if he couldn't defeat them, he could at least outrun them.

He took a tentative step, and sure enough, the other party blocked his way and refused to let him leave.

"Since I've admitted my mistake, I'll take my leave now," Thomas said, making a "please make way" gesture.

"Master Monk, you are joking. Since I recognized the wrong person and offended you, I naturally have to apologize today, right?" The mercenary said with a smile and patted his sword.

Even though you have a long sword hidden, I have one too!

"I happen to know a great tavern. Why don't I treat you all and we can have a drink together and formally apologize?" the mercenary said with a smile.

Others started to make a fuss, shouting "Go, go, go" one after another.

"Young monk, I invite you so sincerely. If you don't go, you will be disrespecting me." There was a hint of threat in the mercenary's voice.

Thomas's gaze lingered on the other person.