Memory Block 6

Synchronizing Rank 9 Memory - Sword expertise and extra knives

Off to Jerusalem.

Jerusalem

Status: 0/6 investigations

Go to the bureau, or just head to the middle district. Find a view point and you got the layout of the district.

To the north is a pickpocket. Get in the building using a nearby scholar group by saving a citizen; then just dodge the many loonies to do the mission. The informant mission in the center of the district has two good rules: start by going west, and make a path to each target so that you don't run back into areas with dead guys (and it may mean going a long way around to get back to the informant). The interrogation near a church is the longest yet, but don't be afraid to run to save health if a thug joins in; you can beat him up as soon as he's done talking. The other informant mission is surprisingly easy, since it's just two targets and one is alone on a roof. And you may miss a view point to the very east of the district, near where you saved a citizen.

Once you save all the people and get all the view points and do all the investigations, you will not only have every view point and citizen in the game under your belt, but you will also notice one extra bar on the double helix in the pause menu. Hmm. Return to the bureau leader to get this dude on ice.

Status: Assassinate Robert

Make your way to the very southwest of the district. There is a group of scholars to the south if you want, or find another way to the funeral. Once in, just stand with the crowd and watch.

Once it's over, get out your hidden blade for combat; yes, for combat. If you haven't used it before, you're in for a sharp learning curve right now. Not really, because all you do with the hidden blade is perform counter kills in combat, which are awesome. The reason you're doing it now is so that when Robert attacks, you can just instantly "kill" "him". Otherwise, just hack and slash until you take his life in battle, but the hidden blade will end this battle the moment he strikes and if you can counter kill with the blade.

Well, once the shocking twist is revealed in the usual cutscene, make your usual return to the bureau. Things are getting interesting all of the sudden.

Status: Ride for Arsuf and assassinate Robert

Head for the exit gate. Use the beams in the archway to get out undetected if the scholars are not around. Then get a steed and head for Kingdom. Never actually left a city, and it's been a while since we've been to Kingdom.

Just head west, ignoring the fact that every guard along the way will spot you. Be sure to not miss the trail, because there is a path parallel the Arsuf path that is blocked. So make the correct turn.

Arsuf

Status: Assassinate Robert

Snake down the path until you hit some archers by a cliff. Get off and toss all three over the side. Then run down the path to a tower. Kill the soldiers atop and then get over. Fight more on the other side. Then down the path is a big group, so kill them and move on. And don't be afraid to stop to regain health.

*NOTE: This is most likely where you get the Eagle's Challenge achievement on the 360, for killing 25 guys in a single fight.*

More fighting and then you hit a huge group. Just use the longsword to save health and remember to toss guys out of the way. It seemed like you could just attack and it worked more this fight than ever before. Cross over the tower to have a relatively small fight with some Englishmen. Then proceed to a cutscene.

Watch and hit the glitches. Move forward when the path opens. And then get ready to rumble!

You get one lesser fight with some grunts, which the hidden blade will speed up in combat. And then you get Robert. Again, get out the hidden blade, let him strike, counter kill, and the fight is over. Or waste a lot of time trying to beat him to death with a lot of sword strikes, your call.

Watch the familiar scene that reveals all. What a twist!

After, it's back to real life. After more intrigue, talk with the girl. Then off to bed. Wake up and one more trip to dream land.

*NOTE: I'll bet I'm not the only one to just realize where the hidden blade is actually hidden.*