Athens was under Turk rule, but the city had begun to recover. Although the ancient Greek temples here were enough to excite Michelangelo and Bramante, Ezio read a certain resentment and dissatisfaction from the eyes of the locals. Walking on such a street, Ezio had a sense. The brother-in-law of captain Osman, Mr. Mammon, prepared a welcome banquet for him, gave him many gifts and enthusiastically persuaded him to stay here.
Since then, Ezio has indeed stayed here for a long time – not because of the enthusiasm of Mr. Mammon, but because of the abnormal storm that swept across the entire Aegean Sea north of Serifos. The winds raged on the archipelagos south of Athens, and the port of Piraeus was closed for more than a month. It is said that such strong convective weather is unlikely to occur at this time of year, so the storm unsurprisingly becomes the best condiment for those doomsday rumors in the streets and alleys. Ezio, of course, had no interest in any of these gossip, but he could do little but carefully consult the maps and notes he had taken, gathered in vain information about the Templar Order's activities in southeastern Greece, and gave a long sigh at the storm.
At a banquet, he met a Dalmatian princess and flirted with her on a whim. It was just a show, and his heart was still as lonely as yesterday. He knew very well that love had long since disappeared from him. Family, family, these words are forever incompatible with an Assassin mentor. Ezio had learned some of the stories of al-'Ibn Lahad, the great mentor of the Brotherhood, who knew how much he had paid for his family. Right now, Ezio's father has also worked hard for his family, but he can't escape the bleak end.
When the wind cleared and the sea returned to calm, spring had arrived. For Ezio, the wait seemed a little too long. Mr. Mammon has taken care of everything for his next voyage, and he will travel to Cyprus via Crete on the same boat. This time he was on a four-masted battleship, ten cannons on each side of its lower deck, with more cannons at the bow and stern. In addition to the traditional spinnaker, its front and rear masts are hung with Large European-style square sails. In addition, thirty oars protruded from the hull on each side.
Well, Ezio recognized the oared slave tied next to one of the oars, the berber captain he had caught with his own hands.
"This ship should not bother you to protect yourself, my lord," said Mr. Mammon with some flattery.
"It's very good, you can find a lot of European design on this ship."
"Sultan Bayezid admires the brilliant and pragmatic parts of your civilization," Replied Mamun, "and we can benefit from each other if we are willing to communicate."
Ezio couldn't help but nod.
"The Guteba will take our Athenian envoys to Nicosia and arrive at the port of Larnaca twenty days later. During this time, we will only anchor once in Heraklion and go ashore to replenish our drinking water and supplies," he paused, "I still have something to hand over to you..."
They sat down in Mamun's office while drinking a drink called "Sherpas." The Turks retrieved a map from a locked wooden box placed next to the distant wall, "This thing is very precious. While every map is precious, your gift will be the most special. This is a map of Cyprus drawn by Pirie Reis himself, and you should be able to use it while you are there." Seeing that Ezio was about to refuse the gift, Mamun waved his hand politely: "No, I know, I know that you are in a hurry to Syria, but this battleship can only send you here." For the next leg of your journey from Larnaca, we'll keep picking you up. Don't worry, you are Annan's savior, we will be more than happy to help you, and we will definitely take you to your destination as quickly as possible. ”
It's not a shame. Ezio unfolded the map and looked at it carefully. It seems that Piri's work is done in great detail. Well, it seems that I do have some kind of bad relationship with Cyprus. His father had told him that Cyprus had always been a priority for the Assassins, and that it had been a major area during their long confrontations with the Templar Order. So if that's the case, maybe there are some clues there to help me defeat the Templar Order.