A Guide to Becoming a God Starting from a Monastery

It's just that he was unwilling to admit defeat.

After all, the mission was not completed, and I would not be able to explain to the governor when I return.

"Turn right, let's go over there!" Sam gave the order lazily over there.

The helmsman obeyed his order decisively.

The people on and off this ship are all strong men found by Venice from various channels, and the helmsman is no exception.

Logically speaking, Sam was only the commander in name only.

But now, it was obvious that Sam had everyone's tacit approval.

"Today, we're not running away, but temporarily retreating! We haven't violated our contract with the Doge of Venice. Instead, we're retreating temporarily to avoid excessive losses and look for better opportunities!"

He shouted loudly on the deck in a high-sounding voice.

No one would believe these words.

The Venetian official trembled with rage.

But he knew his situation was hopeless. If he forced these scumbags to do what they wanted, they would probably retaliate immediately.

Even though they didn't dare to deal with the Knights, they had no problem dealing with him.

When the time comes, just throw the body into the sea and then use the excuse of "death by falling into the sea" to cover it up.

The Governor couldn't do anything, the most he could do was add a bounty to their wanted warrants.

He gritted his teeth and closed his eyes, anger and helplessness swirling in his heart. But he was already thinking about what excuse he could use to report to the Governor.

Soon, only a badly damaged galley remained in the sea.

By the afternoon, the galley also sank into the sea, and everything was swallowed up by the sea, as if nothing had happened.

As darkness fell over the sea, Thomas emerged from his room.

Although the fierce battle during the day today was not very long, everyone was very tired.

At this moment, except for the necessary sentries, everyone on the ship was asleep.

Only the slight shaking of the hull showed that the sailboat was still moving forward under the push of the sails and ocean currents.

He walked over to the cell over there.

The prisoner also fell asleep.

The body of Herzl, whom he had killed, was now thrown next to the cell.

This is also a prison cell, but the door is open at this moment.

After all, the dead won't run away, and they don't need anyone to guard them.

Thomas looked around to make sure there was no one around.

Then he took out a small paper bag from his pocket.

It was none other than the powder that Saruman had given him.

Saruman was a wizard who specialized in death magic, and these powder bags could make the dead speak.

Thomas had received three paper bags and had already used one. To be honest, Thomas didn't want to use any more.

After all, it would be very troublesome to ask Saruman for it. It would take several months to travel from Rhodes Island to Ross to find him, even with a light carriage!

But now, one must be consumed.

He was the first high-ranking member to obtain the Star-Moon Sword - although he did not know the other party's specific identity, a national protector was definitely a high-ranking member in any group.

Thomas has wanted to deal with the Star-Moon Sword for a long time.

Although the Wolf God was killed, no one can tell whether the Star-Moon Sword has other follow-up moves.

These guys are a greater threat to the Knights than those Star-Moon Cult nations. In fact, they are the Knights' true enemies!

It just so happens that these guys are really good at hiding, and Thomas hasn't caught any high-level members so far.

This was the Knights' shortcoming. They couldn't currently afford a professional intelligence system, so naturally they couldn't find the other party.

It's a terrible feeling to know there's a hidden enemy, but not know where they are or what they're planning.

The only thing that can be confirmed at the moment is that the Star-Moon Sword must have an outpost.

Perhaps the Knights' current strength is not enough to destroy the entire Moon-Star Sword Cult, but...

It should still be possible to destroy that outpost!

Of course, this kind of playing with corpses must be kept secret. If the Knights saw it.

The character of Thomas, the captain, will be destroyed.

Chapter 249 The Seventh Layer of the Magic Net

Dusk.

The sailboat sailed lightly into the port of Rhode Island and docked at the pier.

Thomas got off the boat and looked at the bustling dock.

After several waves of attacks, almost all the hidden dangers on Rhodes Island have been eliminated.

Now it has finally recovered to become an important shipping hub, a rich territory that can make a lot of money just by collecting berthing fees.

As long as the Knights get serious, even a dragon will have to lie down, and even a tiger will have to lie down!

This is the deterrent and protective capability of military power.

While I was feeling emotional, I saw a group of people rushing over there.

When the ship entered the port, those who were on guard must have informed the leader of the Knights on the island.

There are no high-ranking Knights on the island now. Those who are responsible for the specific affairs here are the commander of the city defense force (composed of local people), Knight Mansreti, the coach in charge of training new recruits, and a logistics officer in charge of port affairs.

Originally, there was a lieutenant of the Knights Templar, Knight Andrea, who was the highest person in charge here, but now Andrea has also been sent to Smyrna by Thomas.

The reason for this arrangement is that the Knights attach great importance to the future battle of Smyrna.

Smyrna was seized from the Turks by the Knights, and the Turks were currently distracted by other matters and unable to launch a counterattack. However, once the conflict on the eastern border was over, the Sultan would certainly launch a counterattack with all his might.

This future battle will basically determine the development of the Knights.

If we win, it will be like a dragon returning to the sea and a tiger returning to the mountains, and the future will be bright.

It is even possible to replicate the Teutonic Knights and the Order of the Sword from Thomas's previous life, and have the opportunity to establish a knightly state.

In the long run, it can be "privatized" and a kingdom can be established.

If you lose...

There was no hope then. All they could do was flee back to Rhodes Island and sleep. The Knights remained the small order providing shipping support for the Holy Land. The longer the Holy Land held out, the longer the Knights could hold out. If the Holy Land fell, the Knights would be doomed, and their fate would be sealed.

"Grand Master, you're back." The group of people approached, and the one leading them was none other than the Knights Templar's instructor for new recruits, Knight Mansreti.

Looking at Thomas, Mansreti's joy was not fake.

Ordinary people might think that this is because Thomas has now been canonized as a cardinal, and the entire Knights Templar have gained glory.

But in fact, the reason... I guess only Thomas and Mansreti know.

Accompanied by Mansreti, Thomas and several others walked towards the temporary headquarters of the Knights.

This headquarters was once the headquarters of the Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce. The Knights' headquarters had been nearly destroyed during the Wolf God War, and reconstruction was still ongoing. Therefore, Thomas had chosen this as his temporary headquarters.

As he walked, Mansreti reported to the Grand Commander on the work progress during this period.

Mainly the construction progress of the Knights' headquarters and the training of new recruits.

During this period of time, the Knights Templar had gained more than twenty official members.

There are even more people currently in training, about forty or fifty of them, who will officially join the Knights Templar in the future.

Although this number is insignificant, the total number of official members of the Knights Templar is only a little over 200, less than 300. This replenishment speed is already very impressive.

This is also thanks to the Knights' growing strength, which is visible to the naked eye, so their appeal has greatly increased.

Before Thomas took office, Mansreti, the instructor of new recruits, even had a lot of free time to train ordinary soldiers or servants.

Each member is either the captain of a warship, the person in charge of certain key positions, or a middle or lower-level officer in the army.

"Send the messenger here," Thomas ordered Mansreti as soon as he entered the temporary headquarters. "I have an urgent letter. Send it to Smyrna immediately."

"What are you doing?" Mansreti asked puzzled.

"I'm going to launch an emergency military operation," Thomas said. "I've learned the whereabouts of a Star-Moon Sword stronghold."

If possible, Thomas would have marched his army right away. Unfortunately, that was not possible. Transportation and information transmission were very slow these days, and deploying troops took time.

Can’t let those gutter rats… No, the venomous snakes escape!

The Sword of the Star and Moon? Mansreti certainly understood. The Star and Moon Cult was the Knights' sworn enemy. It was their plot that had led to the Knights' heavy losses and nearly their disintegration.

In fact, if it were not for the efforts of Grand Master Thomas, the collapse of the Knights Templar would have been a high probability event.

"I will arrange the fastest ship." Mansreti would naturally arrange this matter.

"Oh, by the way, there's something," Thomas said. "Do you know the Knights' Advisor, Master Radagast?"

"I know. Isn't Master Radagast in Smyrna?"

Ever since the discovery of the blue-robed wizard's ability to predict the weather, everyone in the Knights had become much more polite to Radagast. No one even mentioned the word "magician" anymore. Everyone tacitly followed Thomas' lead and addressed Radagast as "Master." The finance department even gave Radagast a special salary, the amount being comparable to that of the Knights' mid-level officers.

Now Radagast is finally no longer "Yang Bailao".

Radagast did not disappoint the Knights, and several large-scale operations were not affected by bad weather - something that was extremely difficult to avoid in the past. It is well known that the weather at sea is more unpredictable than a woman's mood.

"I have another letter for you, for Master Radagast," Thomas said. "Have him come along, remember."

“I see,” Mansreti replied.

When Mansreti left, Thomas found himself temporarily without anything to do.

Everything was running normally in Rhodes Island. He only needed to look at the chart when he had time and didn't need to do anything else.

It takes time to deploy troops, so no matter how anxious Thomas is, he has to wait patiently.

Perhaps, now is the opportunity to contact the seventh layer of the magic network.

Since killing the Wolf God last time, Thomas has gained a large amount of divine power, over ten thousand.

And now, Thomas took the opportunity of going to Rome to prepare enough potions.

The reason he hadn't taken action on the ship before was mainly because he was worried that someone would notice him. After all, Thomas knew that the seventh layer of the magic network was a very important node for spellcasters, and there was a high possibility of some unusual movement.

It is better to hide your strength. After all, if others find out, it will no longer be a good trump card.

Dusk enveloped the sky and the earth.

Thomas completed all the preparations in his room, sent away all the people who might get in the way, prepared the bath water, and then applied a thick layer of potion on his head, face, and even neck.

Now is not the time to save, he has the capital to waste.

Then I began to enter a meditative state and felt the infinite river of magic.

His aptitude for practicing magic was not very high, and the fifth level of the magic network was the limit he could reach with normal practice, even if he spent his entire life.

But now, he has touched the sixth layer of the magic net, and wants to go one step further and touch the seventh layer of the magic net.

If the godhead is not damaged, this is pure wishful thinking.

To him, the sixth layer of the magic net was simply a raging storm that no human could withstand. But if he continued forward, he would not encounter such a storm.

It's glue!

In a meditative state, the Weave materialized into a magical river. Now, Thomas faced not an undercurrent or a turbulent wave, but a river transformed into glue. It seemed calm, but it made progress even more difficult.

It can even be said that it is impossible to move forward at all!

Chapter 250 The Seventh Layer of the Magic Net 2

Thomas began to mobilize his divine power, pouring a hundred balls of divine power into his body.

Countless memories of him practicing meditation and sitting in a trance day and night also flooded his mind.

One hundred groups of divine power made some progress when the fifth layer of magic net broke through the sixth layer of magic net.