A Guide to Becoming a God Starting from a Monastery

He knew Thomas was no more than twenty years old.

For young people of this age, staying up late is not taken seriously at all.

"Haha, Giuliano used to think I was very strong," Thomas said with a laugh. "Are all magicians as knowledgeable as you?"

"I'm just more talented with words," Charlie replied. There was no smile on his gloomy face. "Maybe I've been to too many places."

"Do all magicians travel?"

"Not always. Mainly, staying in one place for a long time is more dangerous. You're a Christian, so you're aware that life isn't easy for magicians within monotheistic religions..." Charlie replied. "So, ever since I became a magician, I've been traveling a lot, rarely staying in one place for long... until I met your teacher."

"Um, um, can I ask how you met Giuliano?"

"Ah, that's easy. He helped me subdue the ground catfish."

Is there still such a relationship?

Thomas guessed that this must have happened when he was still an apprentice.

Giuliano should have realized the value of the ground catfish on the battlefield at first sight.

One of the two people needs help, and the other needs protection.

The two sides reached an agreement naturally.

"Um, Master Louis, can you continue teaching me Arabic tonight?"

The magician put down the bowl and glanced at Thomas. "Of course, as long as you're willing." He hesitated. "By the way, I'm a magician. Magicians don't need much sleep, but you... you can stay up like this for a day or two, but can you keep it up for a long time?"

Yesterday he clearly felt that Thomas was not very talented in learning Arabic.

"Why do magicians need so little sleep?" Thomas asked with interest.

"It's unavoidable," Louis sighed. "For magicians, time is simply too scarce. The Weave..." He pointed to the sky. "It's truly unforgiving. We must spend countless hours meditating, otherwise we can't access the higher levels of the Weave. But meditation alone isn't enough. We must have ample time to learn various languages, scripts, spellcasting techniques, and knowledge. Ultimately, we must master all this knowledge and skills from books. So, for us, spending seven or eight hours a day sleeping becomes an undue luxury."

"So everyone who truly embarks on the path of a magician must learn a special technique: meditation instead of sleep," he sighed. "It's an extremely painful and difficult technique. It took me five months, and when I finally mastered it, I felt like I'd gone through a hellish ordeal."

It turns out that these magicians don’t need to sleep!

"Is there anything else you want to ask?"

"I was wondering, Master Charlie, if there was something on your mind? Because I felt that you didn't look very well."

"I'm studying spells related to fate." Charlie said.

"Ah!" Thomas couldn't help but stand in awe.

I can’t tell…

From this, it can be inferred that this magician should be able to access the seventh layer of the magic network.

Because from some bits and pieces of information that Thomas and Radagast had heard over and over during their long time together, he knew that fate spells required at least the seventh level of the magic network to be studied.

Chapter 37 Truth 3

I can't tell at all... I used to think Charlie could only reach the sixth level of the magic network.

"Thomas... no, Aragorn, I have something to tell you." Charlie said. When he spoke, his brows were furrowed, and it was obvious that he had made a great decision.

"You say."

"I see great danger in fate."

Thomas's hand stopped. He turned around and looked around, but everyone else was far away, and there were only the two of them.

In fact, the tents in the entire camp are relatively separated.

"Who's in danger?"

"Giuliano's."

"what do you mean……"

"There are nine levels of danger," Charlie said. "According to magical theory, there are two explanations. The first is that Giuliano faces nine fatal dangers on this journey. The second is that... nine is the ultimate number. Seeing 'nine' in fate means it represents infinity. Giuliano is doomed."

Thomas' heart was shocked.

The first one is a life-or-death situation... As for the second one, it is a total death!

"Master...you wouldn't use your ability to observe fate to help Giuliano, right?" Thomas asked in a deep voice.

Just like what happened to Thomas in Kiev.

Suffered the backlash of fate!

It was a pity that Louis was not around. Otherwise, Thomas would have definitely asked about Giuliano's fortune.

"I don't know if that counts... Aragorn, I said, I'm also studying this aspect. I can't say I have fully mastered it yet. In short, I judge that the danger this time is very great." Charlie avoided the main point.

Thomas understood immediately.

"Teacher Giuliano helped me when I needed him most," Thomas said calmly. "So now is the time when he needs help the most. I will not give up on him."

He chuckled. "Don't worry, I'm here. Even if it's dangerous nine times, ten times, or even twenty times, I can handle it!"

The opportunity is coming!

Thomas originally wanted to find an opportunity to observe the power of fate and the means and methods to fight against fate.

Now the opportunity has come knocking on my door! It really kills two birds with one stone!

"But then again," Thomas said softly. "So many dangers...were there no signs?"

"Yes," Charlie said. "I discussed it with Giuliano after I got this result."

"The results of it?"

"There are several potential enemies, and they might all want Giuliano's life!"

"for example?"

"The first one is Count Jaffa..."

"Count Jaffa? That place is quite far from Sela, isn't it?"

"Yes, from a distance. But Giuliano once led his army through his territory, and he blocked Giuliano's way, and that's how the two sides became enemies."

"Why block it?"

"He wants a toll," Charles shrugged. "His troops are occupying a small fort at a key road junction, blocking our passage. He's demanding a toll of 5,000 florins."

"The results of it?"

"Of course, we dug a tunnel and easily took the fortress," Charles replied. "We didn't kill many people, we just disarmed all of Count Jaffa's men. But now, it is said that he hates Giuliano with a passion."

He began to talk about them one by one.

The more Thomas listened, the more curious he found it.

There are only about twenty counts in the entire Holy Land, and five or six of them are against Giuliano!

The earls of the Holy Land were different from the earls of other countries. In fact, it must be said that most of them were somewhere between earls and barons in terms of strength.

But Thomas soon figured it out. The reason was simple: Sela was too rich.

Due to the strong pressure from the Star-Moon Cultists, the voice of the secular lords in the entire Holy Land is directly linked to their military strength.

Military strength is directly linked to financial resources.

Sela City is a wealthy territory that can maintain 3,000 standing troops. No wonder it is coveted!

Before Giuliano, no one thought that capturing Sela was a good idea.

Because it was the territory of the Buyid Dynasty.

The Holy Land faced pressure from three directions, and it was well aware that the Mamluks in the south were its strongest enemy.

This has nothing to do with strength, but with fighting spirit.

The Buyid Dynasty in the east...although it remains in a state of war, it actually has a lot of spare energy compared to the Buddha's nature.

The Buyid Dynasty had many troubles and could not, or at least was unwilling to, devote all its strength to the Holy Land.

Everyone believed that although Sela’s defense was not strong, if it was captured, it would definitely be counterattacked by the Buyid Dynasty.

Without a large army, it cannot be defended.

But even if a large army is gathered here, the other side can still continue to send more troops.

If we compare who has more soldiers... the Holy Land obviously can't win!

Even if they could win, they couldn't because the Mamluks and Turks (the Battle of Smyrna had not yet taken place, and the Sultan's strength should not be underestimated) were still eyeing them covetously.

So Giuliano's original intention was to come here to make a one-time deal, seize the territory, be granted nobility, and then wait for the right opportunity to run away.

Unexpectedly, this is such a hot potato that the Buyi Dynasty has long wanted it!

Seeing Giuliano capture this place, he was so happy that he didn't even bother to come and recover the lost territory.

So this rich land fell into Giuliano's hands.

The lords of the Holy Land were all stunned to discover that this mercenary leader had actually...actually taken over the territory. The Buyid Dynasty had absolutely no intention of recovering the lost territory.

So they tried it themselves.

Try and die.

Naturally, they were met with a head-on attack from the Buyid Dynasty. Sela City was a special case; elsewhere, the Star-Moon Cultists would not yield.

And then... when everyone came to their senses, they found that Sela City was the only exception, and Giuliano had successfully taken advantage of it.

But under Giuliano's governance, this place showed indescribable commercial vitality... like a gold mine!

With such prosperity, all kinds of conjunctivitis have suddenly appeared!

In short, the several lords on the side, and even his nominal superior, the Count of Transjordan, were all enemies of Giuliano and hoped that he would die soon.

There was no way not to be wary. Although he was only a baron, 3,000 standing troops were already a count-level force.

Those lords who were located further away and temporarily unable to lay their hands on Sela were also dissatisfied with the fact that a nobleman who was a mercenary occupied such a territory.

Although the whole thing had nothing to do with them and they wouldn't gain anything even if Giuliano died, class consciousness was universal and they didn't like having "untouchables" on an equal footing with them.

In order to make himself look as harmless as possible, Giuliano has not even expanded his strength much in recent years.

But it was no use, people were still full of hostility.

Thomas listened to Charlie's detailed account of various things and shook his head slightly.

His teacher Giuliano was a smart man.

But even smart people sometimes do stupid things!

Chapter 38 Truth 4

This only means that humans are indeed limited by their own knowledge and vision, and even smart people are no exception.

This is not Giuliano's fault, but a natural flaw of the human species. Just like people who have never seen the sea find it difficult to imagine what the sea looks like, people who have never seen an elephant will have the same problem as the blind men touching the elephant.

If Thomas and Giuliano switched places, he would definitely not play the game of keeping a low profile and weaken his own strength!

He will work hard to expand the army!

Because after being washed by the tide of information in his previous life, Thomas knew very well that if others accused you of being dangerous, then you had better really be dangerous.

It’s like if the United States says you have nuclear weapons, you’d better really have nuclear weapons!

Otherwise, just wait for someone to come and beat you up and eat you to pieces!

This is why so many nobles are hostile to Giuliano!

It’s not because Giuliano has three thousand elite soldiers, but because Giuliano doesn’t have three thousand elite soldiers!

"Giuliano believes that this gathering of nobles is a good opportunity."

"As long as he attends this conference and shows his face before the monarch, his basic position will be stabilized."

Greatly improved his status.

As long as the top leaders represented by the king can remember him and understand him, then other people will have to think twice before using any means.

As for why I remember him...

It’s very simple, just throw money at it!