[Assassin's Creed] How to tame the Italian cannon king

When Ezio finally found out the location of Anastasia from various channels through the many skills taught to him by his father, Federico, and Paula, the owner of "Sweet Rose", it was the night since Auditore's escaped. Prison seems to have passed for a long time.After that happened and Ezio successfully proved his worth and ability, Giovanni did not hesitate to tell his son everything about the relationship between the Assassins and the Templars.

After some serious thinking, he decided, like Federico, to give up inheriting his father's banker business and become a real assassin.And with Da Vinci's help, he also successfully repaired his father's damaged Hidden Blade and obtained his own weapon.

The day after they escaped from the Palazzo Vecchio, Uberto Alberti, unable to hold a public trial, had to announce to the crowd in the Piazza della Signoria that the Auditore family had committed treason and had been arrested after receiving a tip-off. fled Florence.This would make it easier for the Templars to fully take over the Auditore family's property in Florence, so as to search for some of Giovanni Auditore's secret letters, so as to find out the current progress of the Assassins' understanding of the Pieces of Eden.

But after that night, Anastasia completely lost all news, as if this person never existed.This made Ezio more and more anxious, no news, this is the worst news.

Under the guidance of his father, he sneaked into the thieves' union, obtained part of the information, and through various inquiries, he finally found a stronghold of the Templars in Florence—the one where Anastasia was imprisoned.

When he sneaked in quietly and found the dilapidated cell, the two guards guarding the cell were saying obscenely: "Tonight, maybe we can go in and play with the cell while no one is looking. Miss. Although she seems to have committed a felony, she is really beautiful."

Another replied: "Yes, Uberto Alberti is dead now. As long as we don't play her to death, we probably won't be punished. What's more, no one has asked her these days, saying Maybe even if you die, no one cares!"

Hearing this, Ezio, who had been suppressing his anger with all his might, lost his temper completely.Jumped off the roof, pierced their throats from the neck, and ended the lives of these two scumbags with the Hidden Blade.

Wiping the warm blood on his face with his fingertips, he found the key to the cell from the body of the guard who was still warm, and Ezio pushed open the heavy cell door.

In the dark room, there was a suffocating smell because of the airtightness.A small, barred window let in a little sunlight, as if a last poor gift of God, onto the only piece of furnishing in the room.And Anastasia was lying on that bed, in the same attire she had worn the night they parted. Obviously, she had been arrested as soon as she came home.Ezio hurriedly ran forward, carefully observing Anastasia's current situation with the help of the light, but the girl's face was flushed and she was sweating profusely.The bright blond hair in the past seemed to have lost all its luster, and now it seemed to have lost all its luster, sticking weakly to her delicate neck.He put his hand on Anna's forehead, it was really hot!

"Anna! Ana!" Ezio called softly.

Anastasia, who was already a little dizzy from the burn, opened her eyes with difficulty, and tried to see the person in front of her: "Ezio! Why are you here! This is..."

Before Anna could drive him away in panic, Ezio had already hugged the petite girl tightly into his arms, "Anna! Don't worry! It's okay...it's okay...I'm here to take you away..."

Unexpectedly, Anastasia tried her best to push Ezio back, "I can't go... Father's status among the Templars has been seriously damaged because of my behavior. If I run away at this time, I will put my whole family in danger." in the environment."

"...Anna." Seeing that she was seriously ill and still thinking about the whole family, Ezio couldn't bear to tell her what happened outside.But this kind of thing, after all, can't be covered with paper... And if Anastasia's illness is not treated in time, it is very likely that she will be confessed here.

"Anna... Calm down and listen to me..." Ezio supported the girl's shoulders and looked directly into her green eyes, "Your father... died of poisoning, and no one found out what it was. But...I can assure you that this was not done by an assassin."

Anastasia's lips bled instantly, and she murmured: "Cantrella...".Those green eyes were full of despair, Ezio supported her, and wanted Anna to digest this terrible fact, but without saying anything, she fainted, no matter how much Ezio called, she would never wake up .

Obviously feeling uncomfortable all over and having been in a nightmare, Anastasia couldn't wake up no matter what.It seems to be trapped in a strange and strange dimension.While reminiscing about the days after time travel like a revolving lantern, he was immersed in the feeling of losing something most precious and couldn't extricate himself.

When she was growing up in Florence, her parents looked happy when she was born, named her and taught her to walk, read and read.I studied painting under the tutelage of Leonardo da Vinci, and often helped this later-famous figure do chores, and later met the flirtatious young man with a red hairband tied with a pigtail, and seized every opportunity to pester himself to express Love is obviously full of glibness but it doesn't make people angry.

Slowly, the memories of the previous life interspersed in again, and those friends and relatives questioned why I abandoned them one by one.In the end, the tears shed while playing Assassin's Creed and the tissues that had been drawn out stirred in my mind like a ball of paste.

She wanted to try her best to drive out all these voices and let herself have a good rest, but these memory fragments entangled her like evil spirits, like falling into an abyss.

In her sleep, it seemed that someone was shaking her, hugging her, and calling her name... But she didn't have the strength to respond to the other person, her eyelids were too heavy, and her wet body made her feel like she was thrown away. In the water, it seems that all the strength is used up to move the fingers.

Ah... It's too ironic for me to be a complete atheist, but to encounter such a thing as time travel.

Just let it go to sleep like this... Don't wake up again, probably you won't have to suffer this kind of torture.

"Anastasia Alberti! Wake me up!"

In a coma, a familiar voice yelled at him.

this voice...

This voice belongs to Ezio Auditore!

It's... the voice of my favorite person!That childish but sincere voice of a teenager.

As if she had finally poked her head out of the mud, she stretched out a hand and struggled towards the glimmer of light in the darkness. Someone held her hand tightly and pulled her out.

Anastasia suddenly opened her eyes from her sleep, and found that she was lying on a comfortable big bed, beside the bed was Ezio holding her left hand and looking at her worriedly, with thick dark circles under her eyes He's haggard look seemed so glaring to him, but the other party didn't realize it.After realizing that it was her who woke up, Ezio had a look of disbelief at first, and after he was convinced that it was not a dream, he shouted happily with a stubbled face: "Anna! You finally woke up!"

Anna squeezed out a fragile smile to him, wanting to say a few words to comfort him, but her throat was so sore that she couldn't make a sound after being bedridden for a long time.Ezio thought she was uncomfortable, looked at her nervously and kept asking.However, the more nervous he was, the more anxious Anastasia became speechless, until Ezio's mother Maria came over and knocked Ezio on the head: "Get some water!" The vicious cycle of two people who were full of stupidity was stopped.

Only then did Ezio realize that the other party wanted to drink water, so he quickly got up to fetch water.Anastasia was left alone on the bed.She wanted to stand up and show her respect to her elders, but Maria stopped her and pushed her back on the bed, "The patient should have a good rest! What's more, you are so sick this time! Where did you come from now?" Sit up hard!"

Now, Anastasia was a little helpless facing the current situation.She and Maria only met once that night, and she didn't have time to introduce herself.And in view of her embarrassing situation now, she doesn't know how the other party thinks of herself.Is it the daughter of the enemy who nearly killed her husband and children?or something else...

Maria Auditore has lived for such a long time, how could she not see Anastasia's struggles.She sat on the edge of the bed and gently stroked the girl's head. "Thank you, Anastasia, for everything you have done for our family."

Seeing that the uneasiness in the other party's eyes still hasn't dissipated much, Maria added, "I've heard what Giovanni said about the incident. In this incident, you didn't make any mistakes. Instead, you are the savior of our family. Although..." Maria didn't know what to say about Uberto Alberti, who almost put her family on the gallows, but now, he also paid the price with his life, and his daughter was seriously ill. Life hangs by a thread.After deliberating for a moment, Maria said, "From now on, please treat us as your family."

No matter what Anastasia's father did, she not only changed Ezio, but also saved the Auditore family.Just because of this, Maria has a very high affection for the girl.And now, her father has been poisoned, and her mother and younger brother have also left Florence. Seeing Ezio's appearance, Anastasia may not be long before entering Auditore's house.

At this time, even Maria wanted to feel how lucky Ezio was... to meet such a good girl who has given a lot to him.Obviously, not long ago, he was a little bastard who could only use up his excess energy by playing with women and fighting.

Anastasia was stunned after hearing this, ah... yes... her father had been abandoned by the Templars, and the Pogier family poisoned him.But thinking of her other two relatives, she mouthed and asked, "How are my mother and brother?"

Regarding this, Maria also got some information from Giovanni, and replied: "Someone said they left Florence and went north."

After hearing this, Anastasia was relieved.It seems that the mother and younger brother received their letter, listened to their own advice, left Florence, a place of right and wrong, and went to Verona, which is relatively safer.Anna deposited enough property there, at least to ensure that the lives of the two people were prosperous, and it was more than enough for her younger brother to finish college.

But... father...

When she thought that the slap her father gave her turned out to be a farewell, she really didn't know how to feel.She still underestimated the power and cold-bloodedness of the Knights Templar... She thought that her father's status as the highest judge was a hole card, but Rodrigo Pogier wanted to keep Lorenzo de' Medici The trick was to take his own father as a victim...

Maria looked at the girl's disappointed expression, and knew that no one could easily accept this matter.When Ezio brought Anastasia from Florence to Monteriggioni, she was already dying of illness and had no desire to live, and her life was hanging by a thread several times.It can be considered that the Auditore family also knew a few famous doctors here, and they insisted on suppressing the illness.

But she never woke up, and fell asleep all day long, and could hardly feed anything.The doctor said: If patients do not want to wake up, they have nothing to do.At that time, Ezio blamed himself, thinking that he should not have told Anastasia that her father had passed away at that time.But now that things have developed into this state, no one will blame that young man who is more sad than anyone else.

Fortunately, Anastasia still woke up... Maria thought happily.

"Don't think too much, just rest." She patted Anastasia's blonde hair and got up.Ezio had already returned with a glass of water, and Maria also wisely left a private space for the couple. They probably had a lot to say to each other.

The author has something to say:

I'm talking too much in this chapter... but in fact, there is not much nonsense, you can read it

1. About the name of the heroine

Anastasia, derived from Greek, means "resurrection", translated as "Anastasia".

But I felt that the first two words were too unfriendly and not easy to use as a nickname, so I changed it to Anastasia.

It can be regarded as not having the meaning of letting Uncle E's family hang up.

2. See Wikipedia, Uberto Alberti, the heroine’s father, is probably not a Templar, but this article assumes that the heroine doesn’t know it, and she didn’t read the database carefully when playing the game, so she doesn’t know her father’s rebellion root.

Uncle E found a suicide note on Uberto's body at that time. The content was that he didn't want to betray the Auditore family, but Lorenzo Medici almost deprived himself of all his family property, and he couldn't help it.

Even if it shouldn't kill his friend's family because of this, to some extent he has washed this character, at least he really loves his wife and children.

After Uncle E read the content, I remember sending it to his wife for him.

The suicide note is attached below:

My love,

Honey,

I put these thoughts stop paper in the hope that Imight one day h □ □ e the courage to share them with you. In time, you'll no doubt learn that I betrayed Giovanni, labeled himatraitor and sentenced him todie.

I write these words in a letter, hoping that one day I will have the courage to share them with you, when you will undoubtedly know that I have betrayed Giovanni, branded him a traitor, and guillotined him.

History will likely judge thistoh □ ebeenamatterofpoliticsandgreed.Knowthatitwasnotthatthatforcedmyhand, butfear. and title in exchange form my collaboration.

History will probably rate this as the result of politics and greed, but please know that it wasn't hate that drove me to do it all, it was fear.I found myself scared when the Medici took everything from us, for you, for our children, for our future.What hope does a man without property have in this world?They give me money, land and fame for my cooperation.So, I betrayed my closest friend.Although that embarrassing decision seemed so necessary at the time.Even now, looking back, I don't see an alternative...

3. In fact, I would say that after reading this suicide note, I suddenly thought of this setting_(:зゝ∠)_ to determine the identity of the heroine

But it’s really useless. I hate sadomasochism the most, so I didn’t let two people become enemies.

4. Regarding Lorenzo, although Assassin's Creed has a more positive description of him, I personally hate him a bit.

From the game, the suicide note above also shows that Lorenzo likes the property of strong people, and every time Venice does assassin missions, he wants to complain about why he calls me Uncle E!

In reality, although the luxurious Lorenzo greatly promoted the development of Florence's literature and art, just like his name, he was extravagant, and in the end he almost collapsed the Medici family.