Eagle Byzantium

However, before officially supporting Baldwin to march into the Holy City, Gawain still had to lead a team north to Melitene to "supervise" the local canal project, that is, the excavation and connection between the Comachus River and the Sanus River.

The deputy of the team was undoubtedly the little sunfish.

Anna, who was resting on the couch, held her husband's hand affectionately and coquettishly, "I completely agree with what you thought before. There are two main things to do this time. One is to liberate the slaves of the Crescent Armed Corps and speed up the correction and completion of the canal; the second is to supervise the construction of the "small town" of the Paulician Republic. I asked the Orson family girl to stamp my seal on both documents. You have to come back in two or three months. Be careful when going to the border area. I heard that some terrifying "mountain sects" have recently infiltrated and threatened to assassinate some important people in our country, even the chief of Danishmond."

The "mountain sect" Anna mentioned is actually the Assassins from the Persian Plateau.

This sect was still a newly born Shia sect at that time, and it was only a little more than ten years since its establishment, but it was very famous because of its "ancient terrorism". Its sect leader, Grand Master Hassan bin Sabbah, was originally a religious lecturer of the Ismaili sect, but no one knew his exact age. It was only known that he was born in the city of Qom in the Persian desert. When he was young, he went to Cairo and Tunisia to study, and later toured Baghdad and the Levant. In the process, he spread ideas that were more radical than the orthodox Crescent Church. He was either expelled by the imams or wanted by the army. Later, Hassan simply returned to his hometown and spent 3,000 dinars to buy a castle on the main road and steep mountains on the south bank of the Sea of ​​Khazar (Caspian Sea). He named it "Eagle Castle" and made it the base for his secret activities.

According to legend, when Hassan bought the Eagle Castle, the original owner thought he gave too little money, but Hassan replied, "You only need to give me the space occupied by a cowhide." The greedy owner agreed, and then Hassan cut the cowhide into strips with a knife, circled a large area, and built a magnificent Vulture Castle.

But anyone with a little common sense knows that Hassan's story is nothing more than a naked plagiarism of the legend of Dido, the ancient Carthaginian queen. Considering that Hassan had traveled in Tunisia and also inherited the "copycat skills" that his religion has always been good at, he added the legend of Dido to himself and deified himself in front of believers - anyway, most of the people who believe in Assassins are ignorant mountain people in the Persian wilderness and desert. In their eyes, there is no prophet or other imam. Hassan is the only truth, the only wisdom, and the only God.

Then, the Grand Master Hassan, who was proficient in architecture, medicine, religion, mechanics and psychology, lived in the secret room of the Eagle Castle (it is said that he has only appeared once in ten years), and used the psychedelic drug "Hashish Resin" (this drug can now be made by the Paul Sect, and the Saint Sister used it to show her power in front of Gawain) to control the believers, both men and women, and sent them to expand small secret bases around the Eagle Castle Alamut. They not only robbed and killed passing caravans and civilians, but also carried out assassination activities everywhere. Anyone sent out to assassinate was called an "Assassin Martyr".

As long as this group of Assassins received the order from the Grand Master, they could assassinate anyone. With their fanaticism and superb skills, they spread terror to all places around the Eagle Castle: they killed the leaders of the Sunni sect, the heretics who had disputes with the doctrine, the hired targets, and even the civilians who accidentally violated the law (such as not cleaning the blood on the ground after slaughtering the animals).

This kind of Assassin believers is really a terrifying existence. Although it has only been established for ten years, their terrifying legends are spread in Persia, Mesopotamia, Anatolia, Armenia, Shirvan and other places. "Hassan, the old man in the mountain" is the number one hero who can stop children from crying at night.

It is said that Gawain is now ranked at the top of the "assassination targets", especially after he defeated the Muhammad Jihad Army on the Sebastian Plateau, Hassan, who stayed in the gloomy Eagle Castle, issued a "death notice" to Gawain.

This is also what Anna is worried about.

Who would have thought that Gawain laughed nonchalantly, he knew in his heart: it was all bluffing. Hassan and the Assassins are just terrorists who occupy the mountains and act as kings. It is an exaggeration to say that they are bandits. They have no modern equipment at all. With the pitiful communication and planning methods of this era, the dignified patrons of Tarsus and Seleucia with their elite guards would not take them seriously.

"Don't worry, Anna. If I occupy Greater Armenia and Sylvania in the future, I can directly eradicate all the wild monkeys in the mountains. I have no reason to be afraid of sewer rats."

"Well, don't forget to protect the little sunfish." Anna's mood also calmed down.

After a while, when Agnes walked into the bedroom, Gawain had already left.

Anna on the couch waved and asked Agnes to stay by her side, "Don't always think about revenge on the sleeping officer... If you want to say that I betrayed you, I am the mastermind."

"I just hate that I was betrayed by such a lowly Adyge slave girl." Agnes turned her head away stubbornly.

"What kind of betrayal did she do? She was just a tool in my plan - okay, even if you want to take revenge, don't go too far. It costs a lot to train a sleeping companion who can speak, write and understand etiquette. If you mess up, , but even if the court of Tarsus is lost, the barbarian will not spare you lightly, so you should keep an eye on Gawain for me. There may be wars in Cyprus, Jerusalem, Antioch, and Maras in the coming year. You can't ask him to go to the north, and he will be floating when he comes back. Also, don't let his blood flow to other girls, especially other girls. Go into the belly of that vixen (the cow Anna is helpless), and then take the box to thin the intestines."

So the little sunfish accepted Caesar's secret instructions.

After leaving the city of Tarsus, Gawain, who was riding in front on horseback, saw that Little Sunfish had used a full fleet of caravans, and he didn't know what was inside...

When the news reached Melitene Castle, the sleeping officer Wen Ruomingna stood up in despair, and all the pen and paper in her hand fell on the ground inadvertently, dancing with a sound.

Damn it, who would have thought that "Sir Pulani" would still be here. When she learned that Agnes had returned to the country, she was scared to death, but what could she do? She was also desperate! For a mere teenage slave of Adigai, leaving this palace not only shattered her ideals, she also had no way to survive on her own.

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"What should I do? Please get protection by pleasing the Patron... The Patron is a just and kind master, but if I please him - if I please him, I won't wait for Master Prani to take revenge on me. Caesar will definitely cut me into pieces..." Wen Ruomingna held her head and thought hard, "The plan for now is to ask the patron to marry me off as soon as possible."