A Guide to Becoming a God Starting from a Monastery

The magician's power is too strong, the knight's power is too weak, and the church has no presence at all.

In other words, as I understand it, a world where magic exists but is subject to huge restrictions would be like this book.

There will definitely be changes in the development of world history as a whole.

The Church must have the power of magic, otherwise it would have been destroyed long ago.

Likewise, the power of magic can definitely have an impact on the world and change the course of history.

According to the original plan of four chapters.

In the first chapter, the protagonist is a low-class person, struggling to survive the waves of fate. The aftermath of the struggle above can easily swallow the protagonist.

In Chapter 2, the protagonist is a middle-class figure, striving to climb the corporate ladder. Each time, he must take risks others wouldn't. It's a matter of taking risks or swallowing up the pain. He chooses to be at the forefront at every step, and only through hard work can he accumulate a little wealth.

In Chapter 3, the protagonist finally becomes leader. But he still faces various risks and pressures. Despite significant achievements, he ultimately realizes that even as the ruler of a nation, he cannot truly control his own destiny. He can only seek niches within the complex calculations and struggles of history to pursue his own interests.

In the fourth chapter, the protagonist returns to his original nature, searching for a trace of transcendence in the world.

The normal history part has been written.

The history in this article has been seriously changed. Europe is okay, but Central Asia is completely based on my personal imagination.

A worldview that has the Turks, but no Western Liao, no Mongolia, and no Timur...

I think such a world would be even more fragmented than our real history.

In reality, without strong external forces, it is extremely difficult to unify the ethnic groups in these places, let alone establish a unified empire.

The ancient Persian Empire, Parthian Empire, Sassanid Empire, etc. are all typical great empires, but they are not unified.

We can only rely on force to temporarily restrain the forces of all parties.

This is true not only for large empires, but also for small empires.

It is difficult in itself, but no matter what, it is at least theoretically possible.

The Arabs briefly established a unified empire, but it quickly collapsed.

But once the factor of gods is involved...even this theoretical possibility no longer exists.

In addition, I personally believe that although the rise of the Arabs was a historical inevitability, the rise of the Mongols was a historical accident.

The rise of Mongolia achieved something that no other nomadic people in history had ever done: completely defeat China.

As long as China is there, Central Asia, West Asia and Europe will be very safe.

Western Liao was all accidental.

Like the Turks, slow migration and assimilation is the normal pattern.

On the contrary, the rise of the Arabs would lead to the defeat of the Persian Empire.

This empire was weak for most of the time. Zoroastrianism in particular was very weak, and even if it won, it would have been difficult to resist the invasion of the Muslims, let alone lose.

Talking nonsense, I don't know what I said.

All I can say is… Chapter 4 of this book is a little different from the previous chapters.

The first three chapters were all planned out by me at the outset, and there weren't many changes along the way. However, I kept revising the fourth chapter, but I wasn't satisfied with it.

I don’t know how to write it, I can only say…

I tried my best.

Thank you to all readers, especially Wudi Zhanlong and Yeye for your rewards.

In recent days, my son has been preparing for the college entrance examination, and I have been very worried and stressed.

Oh, amateur writing is really too difficult.

Chapter Four

Chapter 1: Old Friends in a Small Town 1

Kingdom of Jerusalem, Transjordanian lordship.

In the Holy Land, war is the norm.

There were major fights every three to six months, and minor fights every day. Although there were wins and losses overall, the influence of Christians was slowly eroding.

To outsiders who don't know the situation, this means that the people in this place have deep hatred for each other. People of different religions usually never interact with each other, but when they meet, it's a life-and-death fight!

But in reality, the situation is not that bad.

Whether in the Christian-controlled area or the Crescent Moon-controlled area, there are a large number of pagans.

The authorities have no way to eradicate these pagans.

Not to mention that there were quite a few Jews mixed in.

At least for now, the atmosphere of religious war is not strong in this trans-Jordanian territory.

On the contrary, the business atmosphere, or the smell of money, is quite strong.

Not only that, the climate here is also different from what Thomas knows.

Thomas didn't go to Jerusalem—after all, he had once joined forces with the Knights Templar, and if he were recognized...

Although there is nothing wrong with it, it is not what he intended.

Thomas had never been to West Asia in his previous life, and the only things he knew about the area around Jerusalem were some background panels he had seen in movies and TV series.

In concept, this place is basically a barren land, with yellow sand all over the sky, and the galloping war horses raising smoke and dust that lasts for a long time.

Although it is not a desert, it is at least a wasteland.

But this time he found that the situation was a little different from what he thought.

It feels like this land is still very fertile.

In autumn, the fields are covered with diverse vegetation and many wildflowers are in bloom. Even the uncultivated land is covered with green.

It is not the wasteland in Thomas's concept.

The road is smooth and wide - not only that, there are occasional signboards on the road to point the way.

Although this is just a trivial detail, it alone shows that this territory is probably quite prosperous.

But unfortunately, even though the road is flat and wide, it is still a dirt road.

A gust of wind blew, and the yellow dust above was blown by the strong wind, rolling up gusts of hazy sand fog.

Looking beyond the road and further ahead, there are endless grasslands and bushes.

Further away, there are pale blue shadows of mountains.

Occasionally, flocks of birds fly by, making sharp calls.

But I don’t know what the reason is.

Logically speaking, climate matters are fixed and no matter how human society changes, the climate will not change.

But now it seems that perhaps the destruction and devastation of those wars did not come.

Therefore, the environment has not been completely destroyed by humans.

After all, only during wars do we engage in ecological destruction, including deforestation and burning of grasslands.

At the end of the view ahead is a town.

It is called a town, but it is actually a city.

And it's not an old-style castle, it's a bastion.

Although it is far smaller than Smyrna, it is indeed a bastion.

Outside the castle, there is a medium-sized market with at least hundreds or thousands of merchants setting up stalls to sell their goods.

The castle gates were open, and there were soldiers patrolling the city, but no guards were guarding the gates.

It was obvious that this was a small, bustling commercial town called Sela.

This is consistent with Thomas's understanding - the Crescent Moon Cult and the Christians only fight wars and only do business.

As long as you are smart and flexible enough, this war-torn era will not affect the businessmen's fortune!

Thomas dismounted and walked slowly forward, leading his horse.

This territory, known as the Trans-Jordan, marked the easternmost frontier of Christians.

In other words, this is the border between the Holy Land and the Buyid Dynasty.

It is also where Thomas decided to stay temporarily.

This small town is a very suitable target.

Thomas would not rashly rush into the territory of the Buyid Dynasty!

Apart from anything else, the King of Kings would definitely send his confidants and deploy defenses in all directions when he knew that Thomas was sent on a diplomatic mission, waiting to capture him!

Although Thomas was a patriot, he did not dare to force his way in.

A large number of ants can really kill an elephant, and even a tiger cannot defeat a group of monkeys!

Instead of rushing in like a headless fly, it would be better to find a place to stay for a few months. On the one hand, you can get intelligence from the East, and on the other hand, it can also let the Buyid Dynasty relax its vigilance.

In this kind of situation, officials may be motivated in the short term, but they will become lazy over time.

This is human nature. Not to mention those feudal dynasties, even New China is no exception.

So we still have to be targeted and gather intelligence first.

Thomas was now dressed like a traveler, with a fine horse at his side, and he carried no weapons except a short knife in his belt for show.

Seemingly a harmless traveler.

There was a not-so-big saddle bag hanging on the mount behind him.

The size of the bag alone tells you it's a short-distance traveler.

If you are traveling long distances, you basically need a backup packhorse so that you can carry enough travel supplies and consumables.

The option for really long distance travel is to have a car.

Only when traveling short distances will one travel alone.

When he entered the city, he didn't attract any attention.

Thomas also took a casual stroll around the city and found that there were quite a lot of goods gathered here.

Many of the goods are from far away.

Thomas had a rough idea in his mind.

The reason why this place is like this is probably related to the lord.

The local lord must have seen this opportunity.

Jerusalem and its surrounding areas are a strategic transportation hub. Otherwise, it would not have been a famous city since ancient times.

You have to know that before this holy city was shrouded in religious glory, it was already a famous city with a long history and prosperity. Even though it was repeatedly destroyed, slaughtered and looted, it still recovered time and time again.

Now the relationship between the Star-Moon Cultists and the Christians is tense, so he took advantage of this opportunity to develop trade and transportation, thereby prospering the territory and increasing income.

It is easier said than done.

Because it means you have to withstand pressure from all sides!

Thomas sighed in his heart, and then found a medium-sized hotel of a slightly higher grade in the city.

I originally wanted to rent a house, but I was unfamiliar with the place and it was difficult to find one.

After handing the horse to the stable boy, Thomas walked into the inn and asked for a room and a hearty lunch.

He is not short of money now.

While sitting in the restaurant waiting for his lunch to be served, Thomas naturally looked out the window boredly.

Then he suddenly saw a familiar figure.

Thomas blinked.

It's Giuliano!