Chapter 33 The Legacy of Ancient Civilizations
After disassembling the package, what appeared before Xin Sheng was a piece of plain fabric.
"Is this the holy wrap of Penelope?"
Xin Sheng was quite disappointed. He did not feel any strange aura from this cloth.
"System, is this holy wrap a magical artifact of Eden?"
The system's answer is short: "No."
"Sure..."
Xin Sheng sighed helplessly. The Eden Artifact was indeed not so easy to obtain.
The total amount of Eden artifacts that have appeared in Assassin's Creed Odyssey is much more than any of the entire series.
Excluding the wholesale artifacts that appear in DLC Atlantis, the artifacts obtained by the Hawksmen in Greece have more than double digits.
These include the Eden Golden Apples implanted in four mythological creatures, as well as the mythological weapons obtained after killing them.
Xin Sheng can't remember the specific name clearly. The only ones who impressed me most were the giant axe dropped by Minotaus and the one-handed sword dropped by Medusa, which seemed to be the sickle blade called Perseus.
Because the shape of the sickle blade is rather strange, and it is the weapon of the great hero Perseus, Xin Sheng still has a clearer memory.
In addition, it also includes the Poseidon Trident, Athena Spear and Hades Scepter, which can make people breathe underwater.
This was just found by the Hawks, and perhaps there were more artifacts of Eden buried in ancient Greece.
According to Xin Sheng's speculation, the reason why ancient Greece had so many artifacts of Eden was that the age of this era was old enough and it was the oldest work in the Assassin's Creed series that had been produced.
Secondly, it was because an Edenic stronghold was established in the territory of ancient Greece, and it was also one of the most important strongholds - Olympus.
The Artifact of Eden was created by a race called the Ishu people. The period of activeness of the Ishu people can be traced back to 77,000 years before the rise of human civilization. It is a highly developed ancient race.
Due to a disaster that swept the world in ancient times, the Yishu civilization perished, and only a small number of Yishu ruins spread to later generations.
The fragments of these relics record the culture and technology of the Yishu people, and some relics even preserve the weapons and tools that the Yishu people used.
Humans named these objects with magical abilities the Artifact of Eden, and the destruction of Ishu people were called pioneers by humans.
Olympus was one of the important strongholds established by the Ishu people in ancient times. The one responsible for managing this land was the Olympus "gods" who were respected as gods by the Greeks.
From a biological point of view, the gene sequences of Ishu and humans are very close, but there are essential differences in the most important places.
Humans only have five senses, and DNA is a conventional double helix.
The DNA of Yishu people is a unique triple helix structure.
Thanks to this particular DNA structure, the Ishu people have a sixth sense that humans do not have, which they call "knowledge".
It is precisely because of the existence of the sixth sense that the intelligence and creativity of the Yishu people are far above humans, and they developed an amazing and brilliant civilization in the ancient times of the earth.
Xin Sheng had a relatively simple understanding of Yi Shuren, only knowing that they had very magical special abilities.
The human mixed-race child with some of the Yishu bloodlines inherited part of the abilities of his ancestors. The most intuitive feature is the "hawkeye vision" that ordinary humans find difficult to master.
Hawkeye vision has different names in different eras. The Vikings called it Odin Vision, while the Greeks called it Athena Vision, which is a special intuition.
Although every human has the potential to open the sixth sense, mixed-race children who inherited the bloodline of Yishu can more easily master Hawkeye vision and can use it skillfully with less effort.
Hawkeye vision is a form of expression of the sixth sense. After opening it, it can clearly distinguish the kindness and hostility of others.
For Xin Sheng, this is a very convenient ability. After the enhanced sixth sense, it can even penetrate the wall and discover the exact position of the enemy.
Unfortunately, Xin Sheng does not have the bloodline of Yishuren.
In theory, any human being can inspire this potential through rigorous training, but how long and how rigorous training it will take, and how exactly it will be...at least no one can tell him now.
Shaking his head and retracting his dispersed thoughts, Xin Sheng stood up and unfolded the holy wraps of Penelop.
Judging from the style of the fabric, this sacred wrap was made into a hood by Penelope.
Odysseus was active in the 12th century BC and has been around 700 years ago.
700 years have passed, and this holy wrap still maintains its original form without any damage or destruction. Xin Sheng couldn't help but be curious about the textile technology at that time.
"It's not related to the Eden improvement technology that humans have obtained?"
This kind of speculation is not groundless.
Humans cannot make the Artifact of Eden, but some of the technologies left by the Ishu people can be improved and applied.
For example, the Assassin Clan, which was entrenched in Masiaf during the Crusades.
At that time, the tutor Altaïbn Harad, once used the technique of Ishuren to make a set of leather armor.
This set of leather armor is not an artifact of Eden, but its strength is still amazing even in modern times with advanced technology.
It is said that this set of Altaïr armor can withstand the attacks of all sharp blades. The seemingly thin fabric and leather layer are actually extremely sturdy.
With the help of this armor, Italian assassin Egio Auditore escaped the crisis of death countless times and left his own legendary experience during the Renaissance.
Xin Sheng hesitated for a moment when he looked at the smooth and smooth Holy Wobu cloth, and finally decided to make a small attempt.
He opened the Holy Wrap to the ground, pulled out a sharp arrow from the quiver and poked it on the thin fabric, gradually increasing the puncture force.
The results of the experiment surprised Xin Sheng, and Penelope's holy cloth was unscathed under the stab of the sharp blade.
Xin Sheng decided to return to Sami and clean it up properly, so that he could wear it on his head when he was operating in various parts of Greece.
On the one hand, this hood can block the venomous sunlight from the top of the head, and can also prevent the head from being injured by the stray arrow during battle, enhancing the defense of some heads.
However, Xin Sheng did not intend to rely too much on the defense of the Holy Womb.
Although the holy wrap can withstand sharp blades, it cannot withstand the force attached to the weapon.
If the enemy is allowed to chop the sword on the head, even if the blade can be avoided being cut in half, concussion will definitely be inevitable.
After packing up the holy bag, Xin Sheng ignored the robbers' bodies all over the ruins of the palace and returned to the beach to drive towards Sami Town.
Shortly after Xin Sheng left, a pack of wolves composed of more than a dozen wild wolves quietly entered the ruins under the temptation of blood.
...
It was already around 8 o'clock when he returned to Sami. Xin Sheng first returned the fishing boat to the enthusiastic fisherman, and asked him about some recent information.
"Cassandra? Not long ago, she brought Natiya to Sami to collect debts from Duris."
"But they left again soon. I heard that it was because Fu Bai was taken away."
Fuber is a little girl from Kefalonia. Her parents died when she was still young. It was Marcos and Cassandra who took care of her and grew up slowly.
The fisherman didn't know the whole story, but Xin Sheng had roughly guessed the reason after hearing this.
The money Marcos bought for the vineyard was borrowed from the one-eyed man. When the repayment period came, the one-eyed man naturally sent someone to collect the debt.
Of course, Marcos, who could not operate the vineyard, had no money to pay it back. In order to force Marcos to pay it back as soon as possible, his subordinates took Fuber away as a warning.
Due to the lack of entertainment, residents of Sami Town returned home after dark to prepare to go to bed and start a new life for the next morning.
Xin Sheng was not familiar with Kefalonia. After thinking about it, he decided to go to Cassandra's residence for a while.
...Anyway, the manor located outside never locks the door.
‘Fubai was captured by the One-Eyed Man’s men, and Cassandra should soon face the One-Eyed Man’s forces.’
Chapter completed!