A Guide to Becoming a God Starting from a Monastery

Although both have Rhodes Island in their names, the relationship between the Knights of Rhodes Island and the Rhodes Island Chamber of Commerce is like the relationship between the Songhua River and Songhua eggs. Beyond the name, there is no connection.

"Are you sure? Why would they target us like this?"

"They said that their president's son was kidnapped and assassinated by someone from the Knights, actually me."

"Is this really true?"

"I did kill one, but he was a suspicious thief who broke into the Knights' headquarters at night. During that incident, a servant of the Knights was also killed by that person. So I still have doubts about this."

This kind of thing is not something a young master of a chamber of commerce would do.

Thomas pondered for a moment and felt that this Chamber of Commerce must have been framed, but there were too few clues and he had no way of guessing who was responsible.

"In that case, let's take it as our target first. We'll know after checking it out," said Thomas.

"Well, Knight Mansreti killed an important member of the Chamber of Commerce before. I'm afraid communication won't be that easy now."

"Why did you kill someone again?"

"He was instigating the merchants to unite and attack the Knights' headquarters."

"People have already infiltrated the Knights Templar. If we can't communicate, then there's nothing more to say." Thomas sneered.

A group of businessmen who are part-time pirates can't cause any trouble.

It can be clearly perceived that there is a conspiracy against the Knights here.

But we still can’t figure out who is the mastermind behind the incident, who has ulterior motives, who is fanning the flames, and who are the innocent people.

However, Thomas didn't bother to figure it out.

Just like an elephant never needs to care about the schemes of ants, when encountering trouble, it will just crush them with force.

Otherwise, if I continue to let the conspiracy develop here, I will have to play detective games and search for evidence...

Wouldn't all his skills in protecting the country be in vain?

Thomas is still a modern man at heart, so he knows very well that people must not fall into the trap of self-proof.

When you think about proving yourself, you fall into a trap.

Andrea wanted to prove that the Knights did not do it, but her mind was wandering.

The Knights do not need to prove their innocence, but everyone else needs to prove their innocence to the Knights.

Whether it is the Rhodes Island Chamber of Commerce or any other force, if they do not want to be crushed, they should come forward to prove their innocence and provide evidence.

Otherwise, just demolish it!

Chapter 178: Eradication 1

"Since the Rhodes Island Chamber of Commerce is suspected, let's make it public. Say they're suspected of piracy and seal off all of the Chamber of Commerce's properties on the island. Once the investigation is complete, we'll lift the seal!"

Thomas said.

Some people want to use public opinion to attack the Knights. If that's the case, then just pass the public opinion on.

“What if the investigation is unclear?”

"If the investigation doesn't clarify, then we'll label them as those who attacked and looted ships!" Thomas sneered. "We are the legitimate rulers. Why should we be afraid of them? Andrea, you're just too chivalrous!"

"I understand." Andrea nodded solemnly.

“How many properties does the Chamber of Commerce have on the island? Where do they mainly gather?” Thomas asked.

"They don't really have much real estate," Andrea replied. "When the Knights were in trouble, they sold almost all of their properties on the island and moved to Constantinople. As for now, it's still a short time. Most of them haven't brought their families back yet. The only thing we know for sure is their headquarters, which they haven't sold yet."

"Call the soldiers!" Thomas ordered. "I'll personally lead the team and seal off that headquarters! Andrea, you go issue a notice saying we've linked the Rhodes Island Chamber of Commerce to the previous pirate raids!"

The Knights' Order doesn't have many direct troops, but it's more than enough to seal a chamber of commerce.

In the afternoon, a group of troops in the city mobilized, crossed the street, and rushed straight to the outside of the city.

This had already been noticed by observers in suitable locations in the city.

It is impossible to conceal the actions of a team of hundreds of people.

"What is this? What are they doing? The direction they are going..." Two people stood at the window of the hotel, looking at the soldiers rushing past with murderous intent below.

Among the soldiers, one was holding a flag, which was the Bloody Cross Flag.

Below the magic flag, the person riding on the horse was none other than the Grand Master of the Knights, Thomas.

As an intelligence officer responsible for observation, you may not know other things, but you must know the commander-in-chief.

It is impossible for the Grand Commander to lead the patrol himself... The patrol should be divided into small teams, rather than assembled into a large team like this.

What do you want to do?

They were ready to go to war, their weapons drawn and their guns loaded.

"It's the Rhodes Island Chamber of Commerce!" One of them suddenly realized. "Send a message to Lord Lucas immediately!"

"The Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce is finished!"

It was definitely over, because they knew exactly what was going to happen next.

The Knights will soon seize a large amount of weapons and equipment from the Chamber of Commerce headquarters.

These were all prepared to be used to launch a rebellion.

Once these weapons and ammunition are seized, even a fool would know what the Chamber of Commerce is planning to do.

In fact, no one could have imagined that the Knights would take action at this time.

The speed was too fast. Captain Thomas arrived in the morning and immediately took action in the afternoon, which really caught everyone off guard.

Fortunately, the Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce is still the Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce after all.

Just a puppet controlled by them.

Even if the Rhodes Island Chamber of Commerce was raided, it wouldn't affect their own safety. I can only say that Master Lucas was truly foresighted.

……

Dusk.

Weapons and armor were carried out from the Chamber of Commerce headquarters one by one.

Every time he took out an item, Knight Andrea's expression became uglier.

Although these days, it is natural for sailors to carry weapons and equipment and even participate in battles.

It is normal for a chamber of commerce to store a small amount of weapons.

But this number... has exceeded anyone's expectations.

This is enough to easily arm hundreds of people.

It was obvious that the Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce wanted to do something - what could require so many weapons and equipment?

The only option is to start a rebellion.

Although Andrea had doubts about the Chamber of Commerce before.

But he never dreamed that the Chamber of Commerce would be so bold as to plan a rebellion!

In fact, if the Grand Commander had not returned in time and taken decisive measures immediately, in just a few days these weapons and equipment would have been worn and held by the rebels.

It's hard to say whether the Knights will win by then.

Once Rhodes Island falls, the Knights will face an unprecedentedly dangerous situation.

At this moment, at the edge of the headquarters, hundreds of elite knights were lined up in formation. In front of them were thirty or forty disarmed prisoners.

Faced with this sudden attack, the people in the Chamber of Commerce wisely chose to give up resistance.

As a result, everyone was arrested.

Of course, if they resisted, it wouldn't make any difference, it would just result in a few more deaths.

Another batch of supplies was carried out and piled up on the open space outside.

Farther away, a crowd of onlookers had gathered. Although there was no explanation, the sight of weapons and armor being carried out in droves spoke volumes.

The melon-eating people were talking a lot.

Thomas dismounted his horse and passed the prisoners standing in a row.

His eyes fell on a man dressed as an ordinary servant.

He was quite calm in the crowd, clearly no stranger. But Thomas's spiritual field told him that he was an elite warrior.

There are four or five elite fighters in the Chamber of Commerce, but the others are obviously dressed as guards.

Oh... there's another one, one dressed as a businessman, wearing a robe, and looks like a recorder or an accountant or something like that.

But he is also an elite.

Elite warriors, like the doctor in Thomas' previous life, exist, but they are scarce.

No matter how you think about it, it's impossible to work as a handyman or accountant in a chamber of commerce.

He had a calculation in his mind.

"Catch him first!" Thomas ordered.

The captives didn't struggle or protest much. In this situation, unarmed and facing a whole row of muskets and swords, even elite warriors would have no choice but to surrender. They had no chance of resistance.

"Lock the others in the cells, take these two back and I'll interrogate them personally!" Thomas said to one of his men. "Also, have any official members of the Chamber of Commerce been apprehended?"

"Captain, they should have already run away."

After all, Thomas made a lot of noise when he came from the city with a force of over a hundred people. Several senior officials at the Chamber of Commerce headquarters knew about it in advance and fled quickly.

Thomas only has about a hundred reliable men, so it is difficult to capture those who escaped.

After all, they are all locals, and it is normal to have three burrows in Rhodes Island.

But this was no longer important, as the impending rebellion had already been aborted. The evidence of rebellion was irrefutable; the Rhodes Island Chamber of Commerce would be shut down, and its key members would be wanted by the Knights. The chance of a rebellion would be completely lost.

At most, I can turn into a pirate and harass them.

But for the naval-based Knights of Rhodes Island, this threat was completely insignificant.

Chapter 179: Eradication 2

A ball of fire shot up into the sky and suddenly exploded, turning the entire ship into shattered wreckage.

Larger pieces of debris burned on the sea surface, while smaller pieces sank directly to the seabed.

This is the powder keg on the ship exploding.

Dotted among the wreckage of ships large and small are corpses floating on the water.

A little further away, another speedboat was preparing to set sail.

Lucas stood at the bow, slightly bloodied, gazing at the scene of the damaged ship with a faint smile.

"You still want to resist? You really don't know your own limitations!" one of the subordinates said flatteringly.

Lucas wiped the blood splatter off his face. "Never mind, there's nothing wrong with resisting. After all, there's still a lot of stuff!"

This time we gained a lot.

This was no ordinary pirate act, but an ambush.

Because this destroyed ship is not an ordinary ship.

Several senior executives of the Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce fled from Rhode Island on this ship.

The ship contains the wealth they have accumulated over the years.

Including cash, jewelry, precious metals, as well as various bonds, ownership certificates, contracts, etc.

Of course this is not the end.

Next, Lucas will send several of his men to take over their business there in person.

In this way, the property of the Rhode Island Chamber of Commerce will fall safely into Lucas's hands.

Not only the accumulated wealth, but also the Chamber of Commerce's trade routes, fleets and even other things will fall into his hands.

The fleet will be acquired, and everything else... well, can be converted into cash.