A Guide to Becoming a God Starting from a Monastery

This time he did not have his own ship, but came on someone else's merchant ship, and brought his whole family with him.

Therefore, the Knights were very relaxed about him and did not monitor him strictly.

After all, on the surface he had no boat and couldn't leave.

In other words, as long as he sneaked away and secretly drove the boat away... This is not difficult. A well-prepared boat can be sailed with only three or five people. These days, who doesn't know a little about boat driving?

As long as you go out to sea, the sky is vast and the sea is boundless.

Of course there are risks, but they are definitely within an acceptable range.

In fact, even if he was intercepted mid-escape... the Knights wouldn't dare to do anything to him. Kill him? Impossible.

At most, they would detain his wife, children and the elderly and force him to complete the transaction.

Because it was obvious that the Knights needed this batch of military supplies. They needed it very urgently. He was sure he was not wrong.

The only capital he staked in this gamble was his own reputation and credit.

On the other side of the bet, there was 350,000 florins.

Which of the two is lighter and heavier is clear at a glance.

Section 95 Merchant 6

The next morning.

Thomas got up early in the morning and had just washed up and hadn't eaten yet when the guards rushed in urgently.

"Grand Commander, urgent news!"

"whats the matter?"

"That businessman, Leonor... and his family mysteriously disappeared last night. Their whereabouts are unknown. The hotel owner reported it to us this morning."

"Ah." Thomas was slightly stunned and stood there.

Everyone in the Knights Temperance knew that they were going to purchase a batch of weapons and equipment from Leonor, and they had to pay a huge price!

"Is the news confirmed?"

"The innkeeper has looked for him, and not only him and his family, but several of his personal servants are missing. Furthermore, the large luggage is still there, but all the gold and silver jewelry has been taken away. It's impossible for him to just be out wandering!"

Thomas closed his eyes and sighed.

You can’t persuade a damned ghost with kind words.

Even with the reminder in the name of Christ, that guy still made this choice.

At this time, led by the secretary Dimitrios, several other people rushed in from outside. Obviously, it was not only Thomas who knew the news, but it was estimated that many senior members of the Knights Templar had already been notified.

Everyone looked at the Grand Commander.

Everyone was originally flustered, but at this moment they were stunned by the expression of the captain.

The Grand Commander's expression was not one of anger or panic, but rather one of compassion.

"I understand. You guys go down first, I'll take care of this. Oh, let Joseph come over... Demetrios, is the boat I mentioned ready?"

"A small boat? Grand Commander..."

The Knights also had small ships, of course.

After all, many times, for trivial matters such as messenger exchanges, it is not possible to dispatch a warship.

Even for galleys, the cost of sailing was high, and the Knights had to calculate the economic cost.

"Well, I'll go get Leonor back," Thomas said. "Don't worry, the power of Christ is with me!"

He said calmly

The last time, Thomas appeared in the other person's dream in the image of Christ and understood the whole cause and effect of the matter.

Unfortunately, my warning didn't seem to work. Fortunately, I was prepared and put a magic mark on the merchant, which allowed me to sense him from a distance.

……

On the blue sea, a small to medium-sized sailboat was heading far away from Rhodes Island.

At this time, sailboats were not as fast as galleys, but they required fewer people to operate them. Two or three people could operate a small or medium-sized vessel.

Of course, a small number of people is definitely not as good as a large number of people, and they will be less flexible when facing certain situations.

At this time, there was a strong wind blowing on the sea, blowing the sails, and the ship was moving steadily and quickly, leaving a thin white line behind it.

In a large cabin on the ship, Leonor laughed heartily and grabbed handfuls of gold florins from a chest. They made a loud metallic sound as they fell.

This escape was a remarkably smooth one, thanks to the Knights being caught off guard and allowing him to escape easily.

"Father... those knights are so stupid. They really thought we would just wait there obediently? Do they really think we are fools? Hahaha!" His second son, who was fifteen years old this year, also couldn't help laughing. He couldn't close his mouth when he saw the boxes of gold coins.

Boxes of gold! A hundred and fifty thousand florins.

There were also various bills for two hundred thousand florins.

These notes can be easily exchanged for money.

Leonor had already decided to go directly to Crete in the south, an island that was now a Venetian colony.

Crete is large enough to complete the transfer of funds here, and then immediately go to Byzantium to find a magician.

This is not difficult.

The other children were also smiling happily at this time. This windfall brought them hope for their future life.

What could be more worth looking forward to than a life of wealth and glory?

There was a hint of hesitation in his wife's smile, though, clearly a hint of unease. Still, despite her concerns, she obeyed her husband's instructions.

"People like Grand Captain Thomas, young yet in high office, are used to being high and mighty, assuming no one would dare to cheat them or take their money. They're completely devoid of vigilance. I'm going to teach him a lesson this time, to show him the treacherous nature of human nature. It's also a lesson for him, so he won't be so gullible in the future."

Leonor was in a good mood because everything was stable now.

If the Knights didn't chase them out immediately, there would be no hope at all.

It had been several hours, and Rhodes Island was no longer visible within sight.

The sea was so vast, and they didn't know where they were going, so they couldn't chase after them even if they wanted to.

"Young people are often like this, always thinking they have everything under control. Such people are simply the best free wallets!!"

He put the gold coins down, closed the box, stroked his beard, and felt more and more proud.

Speaking of which, those Star-Moon believers were willing to spend a lot of money to give him a ship and 150,000 florins.

Really are……

If I didn't have boxes of gold in my hands right now, I really wouldn't believe it.

"Do you feel lucky?" a voice suddenly sounded.

"Yes!"

Leonor realized something was wrong after she said it, because the question was asked by a strange voice.

There was a certain stiffness in his words, clearly a foreigner.

The smile on the arms dealer's face suddenly stopped.

He turned his head sharply and looked in the direction of the sound, which was also the door.

At the doorway, a man in a gray robe walked in. He wore a turban on his head, a type of head covering rarely worn by Christians, and a gray veil covering the lower half of his face from nose to mouth.

Leonor knew this kind of clothing; it was common in the Syrian desert. In fact, many Star and Crescent believers around the Holy Land dressed this way.

The gray shadow held a scimitar in his hand.

Drops of blood dripped from the blade of the scimitar. The beautiful patterns on the blade showed that it was a rare Damascus knife.

The second daughter screamed, and the three women in the room retreated behind the arms dealer.

The sons all grasped the handles of their weapons.

"Who are you? How did you get up here?" Leonor asked.

Before boarding the boat, he checked to make sure there was no one on board.

"Simple. If there's enough space on a ship for one person to hide, we can always find it!"

The pair of eyes revealed by the gray shadow looked at Leonor's wife and two daughters dimly, his eyes full of contempt and lust.

"Do you think you are very smart? Everyone else is stupid?" The gray shadow turned his gaze back to Leonor and asked sarcastically.

"You!!" Leonor's heart was pounding, knowing something was wrong.

The blood on the opponent's blade...it was obvious that the loyal servants who had been steering the boat on the deck had all been killed.

Those Star-Moon Cultists... damn it! They actually sent a master to rob and kill me!

Unfortunately, the other party still made a wrong move, because they didn't know that although he was a businessman, all the men in his family had received knight training.

He and his eldest son even possess elite combat power!

Section 96 Merchant 7

So although the situation is dangerous, it is not hopeless.

In fact, Leonor is more concerned about the fact that if a fight breaks out, his wife and daughter, who have no fighting ability, will easily be affected.

However, Gray Shadow obviously had no idea that he would be facing two elite soldiers.

This kind of pagan is generally arrogant.

Leonor made a look at her eldest son, who understood and drew his sword.

However, the second son was standing behind the gray shadow at this time. Seeing an opportunity, he took the initiative to step forward and launch a sneak attack.

A shrill scream suddenly came out of the gray shadow's mouth.

Leonor was shocked and wanted to stop it, but it was too late.

The scimitar flashed by and there was a scream.

His second son had already fallen to the ground in pain, holding his neck, covered in blood, and reaching out to his father in despair.

The boy wanted to speak, but nothing came out. Only the wound on his neck kept oozing blood bubbles.

Leonor only felt a surge of blood in her heart, accompanied by anger surging into her mind, and her eyes suddenly turned red.

"I will kill you!!!" He roared, raised the sword in his hand high, and pounced on the other party.

The other party once again made the same shrill sound that made people feel uncomfortable all over.

……

The sails on the boat were blown by the strong wind, like a graceful swallow flying over the sea.

The magic flag had already been raised on the bow of the ship.

The ship in the distance is already in sight.

The sailboat is now making erratic movements on the sea.

This is normal when a sailboat is unmanned.

The winds in the Mediterranean are extremely variable this season. One wave of wind may be blowing from the east, and the next wave may be blowing from the south.

Therefore, a sailboat needs someone to steer it in order to maintain a stable course.

Otherwise, you will be like this now, like a drunkard, staggering from side to side and unable to keep direction.

"Is that the ship?" Knight Joseph on the side also noticed that there was something wrong with the ship.

"Yeah," Thomas replied. He sighed again.

Seeing the ship tossing and turning, he knew what was going on. Greed really is a killer.

To be honest, Leonor's death is not worth mentioning, but his family was innocently implicated.

"Grandmaster, do you know something?"

"The Bible says that the sins of the father will befall his children on the third and fourth generations," Thomas replied.

He stopped talking and watched in silence as the two ships got closer and closer.