Chapter 252

Even on his way to the fortress, he was ambushed by the Byzantine Templars stationed there.

Although he is over half a hundred years old and still alone, as the strongest Assassin mentor, Ezio can still deal with hordes of enemies with ease.

But just as he was fighting, an illusion caught his attention.

It was a vision of Altaïr once, and when he came to his senses and hurriedly blocked the attack, he had already eaten his Hidden Blade which had been interrupted and was knocked to the ground, captured by the Templars.

The Templars took the captured Ezio to the watchtower of the fortress, and wanted him to jump off the planks erected on the watchtower. But fortunately, Ezio seized the space of the Templars, suddenly stormed to complete the 663 counter-kill, and successfully escaped with a leap of faith.

He even returned to the city wall to get his own equipment, as well as a travel journal that recorded the clues of the library key.

After obtaining the travel notes, Ezio took a boat to Constantinople, hoping to find the Masyaf Keys that the Templars had not yet found.

He also met the young Prince Suleiman on the boat.

And successfully got in touch with Yusuf, the leader of the local Assassin organization.

Yusuf explained to him the current situation in Istanbul, and introduced Ezio to the unique invention of the Turkish Assassin Brotherhood – the hook blade.

In Constantinople, Ezio collects clues and maps about the Key of Masyaf.

The other side has reached a cooperative relationship with Prince Suleiman, helping him fight against Suleiman’s malicious uncle of the crown prince.

Of course, this is not something that A Yin cares about.

After all, Ezio has accomplished too many great things in his life.

The mere Ottoman and Byzantine remnants compete for control of Constantinople, which is completely untouchable.

What really moved A Yin, or in other words many players, was Ezio’s feelings.

Here, Ezio fully demonstrated a color batch, and there is still no change from young to old, but from a color batch to an old one.

That is he fell in love with a girl, a bookseller named Sofia from Venice.

Even though Ezio is now over fifty years old, just like what the Indian chief Luo Yu said in Red Dead Redemption, no matter what a person’s nature is, it will never change, and it will only get closer and closer to him.

So even now Ezio is already a qualified and wise Assassin mentor.

But he still maintained his youthful and frivolous nature.

When looking for the Masyaf key left by Altaïr, Ezio speculated that there would be some clues about the old trading post of the Polo Brothers, so he came to Sofia’s bookstore.

Here, he found a secret passage leading to an underground cistern, as well as a key and a map of where many rare books were stored.

Sofia was also very interested in the ancient books mentioned on the map, so the two reached an agreement, Sofia helped him decipher the locations of these books, and Ezio lent the books to Sofia for research after getting them.

However, Sophia still has some curiosity about this mysterious man in front of her.

‘So this gentleman, who are you? ’

‘I? Just the funniest person you’ve ever met in your life. ’

Of course, these words with a hint of flirtation were directly criticized by Sophia (bibf).

But with the continuous cooperation between the two, and after Ezio rescued Sofia once, the two also gradually fell in love.

It was also mentioned in the heart that Ezio wrote to his sister. His heart, which had withered after Christina’s death, was beating again.

What else can I say? In his fifties, although he can’t be called an old man, this vitality can only be said to be you, Ezio!

Also in the process, Ezio also collected the small yellow disc-like sealed memories left by Altaïr.

Every time you get this little yellow disc and go back to the library, you can unlock a part of Altaïr’s memory.

These memories were something Desmond had never seen before.

In his later years, Altaïr established a library and kept thousands of books containing what he learned from Apple.

He then told the story of his life to Niccolò, who then passed it on to his son Marco in a travelogue.

In addition, Altaïr began to disband Masyaf’s Assassin Order, because he believed that the Assassin Order should be spread to the world, and he hoped to establish an Assassin Society in a new country so that more people could understand the idea of ​​Assassins.

At the same time, hand over the seal of his memory to Nicolo and tell him to hide it so as not to fall into the wrong hands.

These memories also made Ezio understand and look forward to this senior more and more, looking forward to the moment when the library was opened.

‘You better come out of there alive. ’

‘That’s exactly my plan. ’

At the entrance of the library, Ezio said goodbye to Sofia temporarily.

But what was different from what he imagined after entering the library was that there were no so-called books and knowledge here, only the remains of the Assassin ancestor Altaïr.

Above the bones was the weather-beaten assassin suit, and Altaïr sat peacefully in the center, holding a memory seal in his hand.

Ezio slowly stepped forward and touched it lightly.

The last memory of Altaïr’s life came to Ezio’s mind.

Before his life, the great Assassin mentor said goodbye to his son in his old age.

Then he entered the library, and the heavy door fell in front of him.

Then he walked forward tremblingly, extinguishing the torches on the wall one by one, and hiding his golden apples properly.

Finally, he slowly sat on the chair and quietly passed away.

Then the screen turned and came to Ezio’s point of view.

Spanning hundreds of years, two great Assassin mentors met in a way no one expected.

Chapter 369 Ezio’s curtain call

Looking at the memory seal on Altaïr’s corpse, and the other Hallows of Eden in the distance, Ezio had fully understood at this moment.

Understand his destiny, his duty.

‘Another Artifact of Eden? ’

‘No, just stay here~. ’

Looking at the golden apple shining with golden light in front of him, Ezio did not choose to touch it, but a complex expression appeared on his face.

‘I’ve been through so much in my life. ’

As Ezio stepped back, the golden apples shone brightly.

The original library has become a code world similar to animus.

Looking at everything around him, Ezio’s face was filled with curiosity and calmness.

‘Desmond! ’

Ezio shouted loudly.

At the same time, Desmond in the modern line also showed a surprised expression.

‘He… Ezio is talking to me? ’

Looking around, looking at everything around him, Ezio took a deep breath.

‘I heard your name, Desmond, long ago. ’

‘Now this name is like a phantom in an ancient dream, lingering in my mind. ’

‘I don’t know where you are or why you can hear me, but I know you must be listening now. ’

Looking at the golden apple in front of him with emotion, Ezio slowly took off his hidden sword, his long sword, and all the assassin equipment and threw them on the ground.

‘I live my life as well as I can, not knowing the purpose of my life, I am like a moth that flutters towards the moon and can do nothing. ’

‘And here, I finally discovered a strange fact. ’

‘I’m just a megaphone for a message, and I don’t even understand the meaning of the message. ’

Ezio laughed softly.

‘But who else is lucky enough to be like us? Conversation across centuries, sharing our respective stories? ’

‘Maybe you’ll be able to answer all my questions, and maybe in the end you’ll make all this pain worthwhile. ’

‘Now…listen to me…’

At the end of the game, Desmond received a message from the Forerunners.

It turns out that tens of thousands of years ago, the earth once suffered a terrible disaster, and this disaster directly led to the extinction of the Forerunner civilization.

And now, this world-destroying catastrophe is about to come again, and the hope of saving the world is completely pinned on Desmond.

A conversation spanning millennia, from Altaïr to Ezio to Desmond.

After conveying the message, Ezio, who unloaded all his equipment, slowly turned and left Altaïr’s library.

From a dude-like existence, he grew into a legendary master assassin.

Ezio’s life can only be described as a legend.

From Florence to Rome to Constantinople… and finally in Altaïr’s library, he completed his mission and had a conversation with Desmond that was separated by centuries.

The combination of fantasy and history made the game “Assassin’s Creed” give him a real feeling.

As if there were real assassins in history, there were real Templars.

He didn’t quit the game immediately, and all the players who got through “Assassin’s Creed” were full of emotion.

Among them, for players who are completely immersed in this game, they did not choose to skip, but quietly waited for the player list to finish playing.

Because they are still looking forward to the easter egg content in the follow-up game.

This is also something that many games love to do, putting something like an epilogue at the end of the crew list.

Some games, including Nebula Games, have easter eggs at the end, and some don’t.

For example, in “Red Dead Redemption”, Mary went to visit Arthur’s grave, and Inspector Ross found John Marston’s ranch.

Listen to the background music called ‘Ezio’s House’ after the list of participants in the game has scrolled.

There was a brief darkness in front of the players’ eyes, and then the game screen appeared.

This is Ezio in his twilight years, and now he is completely old with gray hair.

Even walking two steps makes you gasp for breath.

He quietly came to the square in Florence, looking into the distance.

Forty-five years ago, his father and brother were hanged in this square.

And this is also the opportunity for him to embark on the road of assassins.

‘You should stay home. ’ Sophia took her daughter and looked at Ezio with concern.

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‘This is my home. ‘ Ezio smiled.

The family chatted for a while, and Sophia took her daughter to the nearby store to buy.

At this time, a young man came over and sat next to Ezio. He complained about Florence and said that he wanted to go to Rome.

And Ezio wearily replied that it was not Florence’s problem, and then began to cough violently.

The young man grabbed Ezio’s hand, gave Ezio an encouraging smile to let him rest, and then turned away.

And Ezio was still breathing heavily, until he calmed down when he looked at Sofia in the distance.

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At the same time, Ezio’s monologue sounded, and scenes of memories echoed in front of the screen.

‘When I was young, I had freedom, but I ignored it. ’

On the bridge in Florence, Ezio fights with the Vieri family.

‘I had time, but I didn’t realize how precious it was. ’

At night, Ezio and his brother stood at the top of the church bell tower, overlooking Florence.

‘I had love, but I didn’t experience it with my heart. ’

In the alley, Ezio, the assassin, left Christina.

‘I didn’t understand the meaning of these three sentences until now, decades later. ’

‘Now, for me in my twilight years, these epiphanies are an asset. ’

‘Love, freedom and time. ’