A Guide to Becoming a God Starting from a Monastery

Then again, that flag...wasn't really with him at this moment.

Stayed in Smyrna.

The real purpose of that flag is to gather power.

As long as it is noticed, it can gather strength! And this strength can be transformed into divine power by the damaged godhead.

So, putting it in Smyrna and going through that war was the best option.

There are 200,000 Turks outside the city and tens of thousands of them inside. They would look up at the flag whenever they had time.

So Thomas did not have the flag on him.

Even if you ask him to take it, he can’t get it out!

Of course, he didn't plan to take it out.

Because even if he really brought the flag with him, the other party would definitely not be able to identify it. It needs to be taken away for identification.

Once this is taken away, I'm afraid it will never come back.

Although the flag was useless to others, it was very useful to Thomas.

At this point, he had already understood that he had been set up as a trap along the way.

Now he's been caught red-handed.

This is all a setup.

A cleverly arranged game.

He was caught off guard and now he's in the game...

Thinking about the accusations against me, I suddenly felt a headache. Sigh, I was a little too reckless after all!

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Chapter 342 Coercion 4

Before, Thomas's attention was almost entirely focused on the curse.

I thought everything would be fine once the curse was resolved, but I didn't expect there would be someone extra who suddenly came to plot against me.

Is it true that a tall tree attracts the wind?

And he was also very clear that if the charge was "colluding with sorcerers", it would be fine, but if the charge was elevated to "becoming a puppet" or "being replaced".

That would be really big trouble.

The Byzantines actually found a good angle and cut in.

The power of the Millennium Empire should not be underestimated. Thomas had previously assumed that it would take at least three or four years for the Byzantines to assemble their fleet, so he hadn't paid any attention to them. He had, in fact, completely ignored them.

Facts have proved that I was still a little too naive.

If I had known this earlier, I should have followed the example of the Fourth Crusade in my previous life. They captured Constantinople and massacred the city for three days.

Well, just think about it.

At least before conquering Anatolia, Thomas was not qualified to do this.

Once the Knights conquer Anatolia, even if the Byzantine emperor had ten times the courage, he would not dare to play such a conspiracy against him again!

"Captain, could you please show us the flag?" Terra's eyes looked a little strange.

“The flag isn’t with me,” Thomas shrugged.

"It seems that you are not the real Grand Commander, or at least you have become a puppet!" Terra sighed.

On the side, the Byzantine man had already smiled victoriously.

He won!

He had already figured it out. Despite the rumors circulating that Grand Commander Thomas always carried a divine weapon...

But the Battle of Smyrna was so important, how could Thomas take the artifact away?

In other words, the two artifacts will not be taken away together.

That way, it's obvious which one to take and which one to leave behind.

On the Smyrna side, the Sultan had a large number of cannons, and the wooden golems could not withstand the power of the artillery.

On the other hand, if an enemy were to launch a surprise attack on Rhodes Island, they would certainly not be able to carry many cumbersome cannons.

Therefore, taking the Golem Legion away and leaving the Bloody Cross Flag behind is the normal choice.

This time, after the victory at Smyrna, Thomas hurried back to Rome from Rhodes and did not have the time to retrieve the artifact—he had to go get it himself. If he didn't have the time, he might as well keep it.

Otherwise, if there is an accident during the journey...even Thomas can't afford it!

as predicted.

Thomas now has nothing to prove himself!

Not being able to produce it, not being able to prove my identity, was originally just a small matter, but...

At this particular point in time, it will become a big deal, and a super big deal.

Everyone now knows that Grand Master Thomas is a great hero of the Christian world.

Since taking office, he has been invincible and has made outstanding military achievements across the Mediterranean.

Recently, they defeated a Turkic army of 200,000 at the gates of Smyrna.

This is not just any victory, but a victory unprecedented in Christian history!

Not only did it bring regret to the Sultan and cast the entire Star-Moon Church world under a shadow, it also boosted the morale of the people of the entire Christian world.

Facing such a hero, ordinary means are of no use.

No matter what mistakes Thomas made, even if he pretended to obey Rome's orders, would the Pope dare to do anything to Thomas?

Forget about pretending to obey but actually disobeying, even if you openly go against it, what can you do?

They cannot be arrested, imprisoned, or even withdrawn.

Theoretically, it's possible, but in reality, it's impossible. If you insist on doing it, the consequences will be too severe. Even the Pope can't suppress it!

At most, it would be just an imperial edict with a few mild reprimands.

Even a few more scoldings are not enough!

This is the influence of heroes. If you insist on going against them, you will only lose your prestige!

You could even say that you couldn't do anything against it because the Vatican would not agree to such a thing.

So even though Leo XI was dead, Thomas had no one to rely on.

But in fact, Thomas is still fearless.

Although the new Pope has theoretically supreme power, it does not mean that the Vatican has the final say.

So, even if the Pope disliked Thomas very much, he couldn't do anything to Thomas.

Unless Thomas committed a grave sin such as apostasy or blasphemy.

But if Thomas was labeled as being "controlled by an evil wizard"...

Then it seemed only natural for the Pope to arrest him.

Then we can take this opportunity to split it up or take back power. In short, there is a lot of room for maneuver to deal with the Knights Templar.

Thomas remained silent after hearing this.

"Since Grand Master Thomas doesn't have any artifacts on him," the Byzantine stepped forward and continued, "there's another way to temporarily prove your innocence!"

As soon as these words came out, Terra turned her gaze over.

"any solution?"

"It's simple... just kill that magician," the Byzantine spy leader said decisively. "Only by doing so can we clear any suspicions you may have!"

"Kill him?" Thomas' voice lowered.

"That's right! As long as you do this, you will prove everything with facts." The Byzantine said seriously.

It's not that he is kind, but he has to fill all the hidden holes in the process.

He knew that the magician was very important to the Knights Templar. In fact, he knew that the blue-robed magician had long been an advisor to the Knights Templar and enjoyed special treatment.

Thomas would be reluctant to part with it.

Of course, even if he was killed, it would be useless, because you could still say "I suspect that the evil magic on the Grand Commander still has some effect" and arrest him.

It's nothing more than going from prison to house arrest.

"In that case..." Thomas finally looked up and looked at the few people.

Two were Byzantine spies, and the rest were members of the Church's army.

"How about another way to prove it?" he asked.

"any solution?"

"Since I'm controlled by an evil sorcerer, I'm naturally helpless." Thomas sneered. "Even if I were to swing my sword at a fellow clan member, that's only natural, right?"

In an instant, his face turned stern, and he took a step forward. The ground cracked and exploded with dirt.

The mud splashed everywhere like raindrops, like a waterfall.

Steel Soul Secret Technique: Shrinking the Earth has been activated.

Driven by the immense reaction force, Thomas charged directly towards the Byzantine spy. Halfway through the charge, a translucent ripple suddenly appeared all over his body.

The field opens!

Chapter 343 Coercion 5

Thomas has learned how to compress the field to its limits.

Under normal circumstances, gods need to compress their own domain to the limit and maintain a low-consumption state, while basically losing the effect of amplifying themselves and suppressing the enemy.

This is defensive usage.

For Thomas now, it is mainly to resist the effects of the curse.

When needed, invest a ball of divine power to expand the domain to a normal range, which can be used to amplify oneself and suppress enemies in a small range.

If necessary, you can further consume more divine power, increase the range, and suppress more enemies.

If possible, Thomas didn't want to consume too much divine power.

But not now.

The others are easy to deal with, but this Byzantine is the most dangerous.

He just floated over too fast.

Thomas has been in this world for more than ten years since he traveled through time.

It’s hard to say anything else, but he has at least learned to respect the IQ of people of this era.

After he became the Grand Master, some of his decisions were regarded as genius, but in fact Thomas knew that he was just an ordinary person.

At least I was just an ordinary person in my previous life.

The reason why you are extraordinary and outstanding in this life is ultimately because of your way of thinking.

Broad thinking, a higher perspective, and the ability to draw lessons from historical experience - all of this is due to having experienced the information society in the previous life and being swept by the tide of information.

There are some things that the ancients could not understand, but modern people can understand them easily.

For example, moral kidnapping!

This is a typical thing that the ancients could not understand.

For example, the self-proving trap just now!