"Thump!"
Giulio fell to the ground and couldn't get up for a long time. If Qin Mo hadn't been so perceptive and knew he wasn't injured, she would have called a doctor for him.
Qin Mo slowly walked over, squatted down beside him, and said softly, "Hey! I'm a cultivator, and you're not a Templar Knight yet, so our sparring... is actually meaningless. Once you become a knight, you'll know how powerful you can become."
Qin Mo's method of comforting him was very effective. Julio scrambled to his feet and said with a determined look in his eyes, "Your Excellency Qin Mo, you are right. After I awaken, I will definitely have another chance to learn from you."
"well!...."
Qin Mo sighed inwardly. A simple sparring match had brought the distance between them back to what it was like in Suez. Giulio once again addressed Qin Mo as "Your Excellency" instead of the friendly "Qin Mo."
Alexandria was home to the Medici family's fleet. As one of the family's important heirs, Giulio Medici received exceptional treatment. A dedicated, fast merchant ship was waiting for him. After Giulio and Qin Mo boarded the ship, they weighed anchor and headed straight for Athens.
Athens is located on the western coast of the Aegean Sea. It was originally the capital of the Kingdom of Attica. After being annexed by the Roman Empire, it became a city-state of the Roman Empire. Today, it has become an important port city under the jurisdiction of the Temple.
Athens is surrounded by the sea on three sides, with mostly mountains and little plain, which is not conducive to the development of agriculture. Therefore, it has always focused on maritime trade. Not far to the east of Athens is the territory of the Ottoman Turks. Through Turkey, one can travel east along the Silk Road to Bactria, so maritime trade is very developed.
A hundred years ago, the sea creatures withdrew from the entire Mediterranean, and the world lost its apparent protection. The Temple began to infiltrate the world, and Athens became the bridgehead for the Temple to control the eastern Mediterranean.
The world of *** strongly supports the Temple's resistance against the orcs, after all, they too had been ravaged by the orcs a thousand years ago. Now, the world of *** sends some *** troops every year to help the Temple defend against the orcs in the north.
However, the doctrine of *** is very exclusive, and it has always been wary of organizations like the Temple that have religious overtones, and does not allow the Temple to enter the *** world to preach, which makes many powerful members of the Temple both annoyed and helpless.
With the orcish tribes in the north still unresolved, the Temple, in order to avoid excessively provoking the world and creating a two-front war, adopted a gentle infiltration strategy. A large number of priests and knights, disguised as students and teachers, arrived in Athens and established the Athenian Theological Seminary, specifically recruiting young people from various surrounding ethnic groups and training them into loyal followers of the Temple.
"Julio, is your cousin from Athens?"
"Your Excellency Qin Mo, my cousin is a Venetian."
"Then why didn't she go to the Roman Theological Seminary, but instead came to the Athens Theological Seminary?"
A special glint appeared in Giulio's eyes, several times brighter than the eyes of the star-struck fans Qin Mo had seen in her previous life.
“My cousin isn’t a student; she’s a visiting professor sent here by the temple.”
Qin Mo asked in astonishment, "Your cousin... she's even younger than you, right? And she's actually... a professor? Is she a genius among geniuses?"
Giulio suddenly became serious and said in an unquestionable tone, "My cousin isn't a genius; she's God's favorite." (To chat with more like-minded people about "Sailing and Conquest," follow "or" on WeChat to discuss your favorite books.)
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