Multiverse: Beginning with Forced Binding

After Chen Xi woke up, he found himself tied up, with a rope tied around one wrist, tied to a pillar not far away.

"Boss, what do you mean by this?" Chen Xi asked, rubbing his temple, looking like he had a hangover.

Paula sat on a chair in the room. After hearing this, she shifted her gaze from the book to Chen Xi's face. Her professional smile disappeared and turned into a sneer: "I remember you said you are not short of money?"

"What's wrong?" Chen Xi looked confused.

"Your clothes and luggage are all there." Paula pointed to a pile and said, "There is no money in it, so...how are you going to pay the overnight fee?"

"No?" Chen Xi's eyes were confused, and then his face changed drastically: "It shouldn't be?!"

Paula sneered and said nothing.

Chen Xi wanted to get up and look for it, but he couldn't get rid of the rope on his wrist. He couldn't help but get anxious: "Is it you! You stole my money."

"Don't talk nonsense. You ruined my reputation here. I won't forgive you."

"Then how do you explain that my money is gone?" Chen Xi's face turned red and he argued with reason. He was so excited that veins popped out of his forehead and temples.

Paula: (´｀;) ?

What's going on?

Could it be that this guy really has money?

But... his men have looked for it, but there is not a penny.

Chen Xi has already started to curse the black shop, swearing that he has money, but they stole it after he came here. He is so angry.

The prostitutes are also wronged. We didn't steal your money.

Paula felt a headache. Looking at this boy, it really didn't seem like he was acting. She couldn't help asking: "Then tell me, you are a refugee, where did you get the money?"

Chen Xi didn't answer, but looked at Paula suspiciously: "How do you know I'm a refugee?"

"Last night, after you got drunk, you said everything you should or shouldn't say."

Chen Xi's pupils shrank sharply, and he slapped himself hard, as if he regretted drinking so much wine.

"Tell me, as long as you can explain it clearly, I will believe you."

"My money..." Chen Xi began to explain. It was true that he was a refugee, but he brought treasures. His money, clothes and the bottle of wine were all exchanged with others on the ship.

"You exchanged these things with a small bag of gems?" Paula was shocked. What a prodigal son.

"Yes." Chen Xi said confidently: "I know those things are very valuable, but do I dare not change them?"

"Oh?"

"If I change them, I can live. If I don't, I will die when I get off the boat."

Paula looked at Chen Xi with a rare admiration: "Boy, you can recognize the situation very well. I believe you are rich."

Without waiting for Chen Xi to speak, Paula said again: "But your money is really not taken by us."

Chen Xi frowned.

"Maybe someone stole it before you came to us."

Chen Xi's face began to turn pale little by little, as if he remembered something: "That...the person who hit me..."

Paula held her forehead, no need to think, it must be a thief.

This kid really looks like a noble son, a little smart, but has no social experience, mainly because there are no calluses on his hands after training.

Paula didn't believe Chen Xi, so she simply kept him, thinking of observing him closely to see if this kid has any relationship with the Knights Templar.

Chen Xi's money was stolen, so he could only work in a brothel to pay off his debts. As a nobleman, his main job was... he couldn't do the work of a servant.

Paula was so angry that she wanted Chen Xi to receive customers. Anyway, since the ancient Roman era, there have been customers who like men.

Chen Xi hurriedly proved that he was useful: "I can paint, have aesthetics, and understand design."

In Chen Xi's words, these are compulsory courses for nobles.

During the Renaissance, Italians admired and were fascinated by artists. After learning that Chen Xi had this talent, Paula directly regarded him as a cash cow.

"You can stay here, with food and accommodation, and I can arrange a woman for you if you are lonely, as long as you paint obediently."

"Okay, provide me with tools, I can paint anything."

Scarcity makes things valuable, so Paula asked Chen Xi to paint ink paintings of ancient oriental countries, and it would be money if he took them out.

Chen Xi had no interest in these prostitutes who always received customers, and he had not found a woman for the time being. He himself did not like foreign horses very much.

Chen Xi started living in seclusion in the brothel. Two days later, something happened to the Auditore family.

The maid at home hid Ezio's mother and sister in the brothel.

Ezio's mother was a little autistic. She was hit too hard and fell into her own spiritual world, refusing to communicate with anyone.

Ezio's sister Claudia took care of her mother. The character portraits in the game were really ugly, but I didn't expect that she was quite beautiful in real life.

Looking at her, Chen Xi felt like he saw Monica Bellucci.

Since he was free, Chen Xi simply flirted with Claudia, but she was not in the mood. After the incident at home, she was also very flustered.

In the yard behind the brothel, Claudia sat there, with an insoluble sorrow between her eyebrows.

Chen Xi walked over with a bottle of wine and two cups: "Drink some."

"Thank you." Claudia responded, and said nothing more, drinking wine in small sips.

Chen Xi sat down next to Claudia and said, "Let me get to know you. You can call me Dawn."

"Claudia." Claudia said, and then said nothing more. It was obvious that she was in a bad mood.

"There is nothing that cannot be overcome." Chen Xi said to himself, regardless of whether the other party was willing to listen or not: "My family also had an accident. Except for me, everyone died."

Perhaps because of the same experience, Claudia couldn't help but turn her head and look over, and also listened carefully.

"To survive, I had to leave my hometown and come here."

Claudia finally showed some interest and asked, "Why Italy?"

"Maybe it's because my ancestors entertained Marco Polo. I like this place quite a bit. I don't know where to go except Italy."

"Then you should go to Rome. This is Florence."

"The people who brought me here just left me here. What can I do?" Chen Xi said with a wry smile, "My money was also stolen. If Paula hadn't taken me in, I would have nowhere to go."

"Paula is a good person."

"Yes."

"How did you know Paula?"

"I asked passers-by if there was a place to stay overnight, and those people recommended me to come here. After staying here for a night, I found that my money had been stolen a long time ago."

Compared with Chen Xi's experience, Claudia felt much better. It seems that her family is not the worst.

"Paula left me here, I want to paint to pay off my debt."

"Painting?"

"Well, even though I'm down and out now, I'm still a noble of a great oriental country, and art is a compulsory course."

"Can you tell me about oriental art? I'm very interested."

"You want to hear it? Okay, I'll tell you, we value music, chess, calligraphy and painting, and I only know two, calligraphy and painting..."

Chen Xi started to talk a lot, and when he got excited, he even drew a sketch of Claudia with charcoal.

Looking at the realistic effect of the sketch, Claudia was also surprised, this is art.

Paula rushed over after hearing the news, and looked at the sketch infatuatedly, the painting was so good, it was like imprinting a person in it.

Seeing Paula's eyes, Chen Xi understood immediately and said, "Everyone has it!"

Paula smiled and let Chen Xi go, very good, very sensible.

Claudia's mood was also relaxed a lot, and she started to talk about her family affairs, but she didn't know much.

The two chatted a lot that day and became more familiar with each other. They were friends who shared the same suffering, and there was no ambiguity.

Claudia was not in the mood.

It was not until the Auditore family was hanged and Ezio escaped with serious injuries that he was taken in by Paola.

Looking at her seriously injured brother and her autistic mother, Claudia finally couldn't hold it anymore.

She was just a girl and never thought that a good life would suddenly collapse one day.

Ezio was recovering from his injuries and was unconscious. Claudia had completely lost her backbone. Helpless, she regarded Chen Xi as her support.

Claudia, whose mental state was a little abnormal, kept talking about her family's affairs, wanting to immerse herself in memories forever.

The real world was much crueler than the game. Seeing that Claudia was about to collapse, Chen Xi had to use his ultimate move.

Chen Xi asked Claudia to describe the appearance of his dead father, brother, and younger brother. He began to paint little by little, one by one.

For Claudia, this is simply a treasure worth a fortune.

Not only that, Chen Xi also drew all the members of the Auditore family on a piece of paper, turning it into a family portrait.

This is simply a king bomb. Claudia cried for a long time while holding this painting. In the painting, her family members were all there, and they were still a happy family.

Claudia was very grateful to Chen Xi. She didn't know how to repay this kindness. After thinking about it, she was left alone.

That night, Claudia came to Chen Xi's room alone after her mother fell asleep, and did not leave until dawn.

Chen Xi was lying on the bed, still contacting Kawakami Tomie: [Something happened. I ate Ezio's sister. ]

Kawakami Tomie: [I don't think it's strange. This is something you can do, boss. ]

Chen Xi: [It's really an accident. I, a Templar, was actually taken in by the Assassin Organization. I think it's outrageous. ]

Kawakami Tomie: [Then should I still approach Ezio? ]

Chen Xi: [Just go if you have nothing to do. You can be a traitor to the Templars. It is said that the enemy of my enemy is my friend.]

Kawakami Tomie: [Well, I will be prepared for an encounter. If Ezio sets out, just notify me.]

Chen Xi: [No problem. Whether you can get the golden apple in the future depends on whether you can fool Ezio.]

Kawakami Tomie: [Boss, what is the use of that thing?]

Chen Xi: [The setting in the game is similar to mental control. You can control others with the golden apple. Only people with Isu blood can use it.]

Kawakami Tomie: [Then can we handle that thing?]

Chen Xi: [I think it is no problem. Compared with ordinary people, our souls and mental strength are much stronger. Isu people may not be stronger than us.]

Kawakami Tomie: [That's good.]

Chen Xi: [But there is a problem here.]

Kawakami Tomie: [What's the problem? 】

Chen Xi: [Assassin's Creed 2 is a trilogy that runs through Ezio's life. He placed the first golden apple in a secret room under the Colosseum in Rome. 】

Tomie Kawakami: [Are you afraid that I will take away this golden apple, causing Ezio to not trust me and not be able to get the second one? ]

Chen Xi: [Yes, that's it. According to the plot, Ezio was over 50 years old when he got the second golden apple in Masyaf. ]

Tomie Kawakami: [Then the bad guy can only be played by the shadow guard. ]

Chen Xi: [Good idea! ]

Tomie Kawakami: [When the time comes, I will go with Ezio to place the golden apple, and then let the shadow guard sneak attack us and take the golden apple. ]

Chen Xi: [That's it. Afterwards, you can trick Ezio into looking for the second golden apple earlier, saying that if you want to get the first golden apple, you must have an artifact of the same level. ]

Tomie Kawakami: [After Ezio finds the second golden apple, he will be useless. Do you want to get rid of him? 】

Chen Xi: [Well... let's see when the time comes. I personally still like the character of Ezio. If he can retire, it's not impossible to spare his life. 】

Kawakami Tomie: [I know. Anyway, there are still many years to go. There is no rush to consider this issue. 】

Chen Xi: [Well, I asked the shadow guard what he was doing. 】

The shadow guard has been recruited by the Templar Knights of Venice.

The leader in charge of the entire Italian Templar Knights is Rodrigo Borgia, the villain of "Assassin's Creed 2".

The death of the Auditore family was the order of this guy behind the scenes, and the purpose was also to find the legendary artifact Golden Apple.

After learning that the shadow guard was a Templar Knight from the ancient Far East, Rodrigo directly recruited the shadow guard and obeyed his command.

The shadow guard showed extraordinary strength, and Rodrigo was delighted to see the prey, and immediately announced that the shadow guard became his personal guard.

Rodrigo traveled back and forth between Florence, Venice and Rome, managing his own power and gathering Italian nobles.

The Medici family was in charge of Florence, and Governor Lorenzo was Rodrigo's target. The old man did a lot of things secretly.

Rodrigo was not the Pope at this time, and his power was not too great. He did not dare to overthrow Lorenzo's rule directly, so he kept connecting with other small families in private.

The shadow guard always followed Rodrigo. The work was easy and the welfare was very good. He ate a lot of women arranged by those small nobles to sleep with him.

Chen Xi: [It's just right. You just stay with Rodrigo and make him familiar with his face. In the future, if you steal Ezio's golden apple, he won't suspect Kamie. ]

Shadow guard: [No problem, my acting skills are great now. ]

Chen Xi: [After the golden apple is snatched, Rodrigo will be useless. You don't need to care about his life or death. Anyway, that guy died in 1503. ]

Shadow guard: [It's 1476 now. I can still live a good life for a long time. Not bad. 】

Chen Xi: [Be careful, this era is not clean, don't get sick again. 】

Shadow Guard: [I'm not afraid, at worst I can switch to shadow state, and when I switch back, I will be a brand new me. 】

Chen Xi: ╮(╯▽╰)╭

The ability of Shadow Guard is really good.

In fact, Chen Xi's current situation is also the kind of immunity to all diseases and poisons. It is impossible for him to get sick, but he feels uncomfortable.

Claudia is still fragrant, not to mention her beauty comparable to Monica Bellucci, she is still clean.

It's a pity that I can't sleep for a few days. When Ezio recovers from his injury, he will leave here with his mother and sister.