Mythical big man, champion soldier saint

Chapter 512 God’s will, stealing from a dragon and turning into a phoenix [asking for votes]

The moon sets silvery.

Huo Qubing landed on the top of a building in the city, and his hearing and perception expanded infinitely.

The semi-holy power allowed him to capture and observe the entire city of Rome at will, and obtain the information he wanted to know.

At this time, the Roman Republic had been established for 390 years.

As early as [-] BC, the Romans expelled the tyrant Lucius Tarquin Superb, ending the monarchy era and establishing a republic.

Their country was ruled by the Senate, consuls and tribal councils. The Senate, which held the real power of the country, was composed of nobles.

The consuls were elected from among the nobles by the Assembly of Hundreds and exercised the highest administrative power.

The national destiny of 390 years has caused very serious hidden worries in Rome. Class opposition and the contradiction between the nobles and the poor are deepening day by day.

They promulgated the Twelve Tables Law one after another, abolishing a series of systems such as the intermarriage between nobles and poor people.

However, social conflicts continue to intensify and the effect is weak.

This can also be seen from the composition of their tribal meetings.

Tribal meetings in Rome were similar to court meetings in Han Dynasty.

Hundreds of nobles with the right to attend the meeting gathered to discuss state affairs.

On this morning in early July, before dawn, a tribal meeting was held in the basilica of the central city of Rome.

In the center of the entire meeting hall is a rectangular round wooden table.

There are only twelve positions, which are core seats.

At the forefront are the Chief Elder and the Consul, followed by the Chairman of the Council and the second in charge.

Next in order are the treasurer, chief priest, chief justice, censor, governor, commander of the first legion and others.

There are also tribunes elected by the poor, who are responsible for safeguarding the interests of the poor.

This term's tribune, O'Leary, is 45 years old and sits in the third from the bottom of the twelve seats.

The chief elder and the consul do not come every time.

The Chancellor and the Second Consul usually preside over meetings.

If more than six core members agree with the matters they discuss, the other nobles participating in the discussion will raise their hands and the resolution will be passed.

Ole was expressionless as he glanced at the many seats in the council hall, including the nobles from all walks of life in Rome.

Tribunes were elected to safeguard the interests of the poor.

However, successive tribunes either blended into the nobility, were corrupted by the extravagant life and the power they possessed, and became members of the nobility.

Otherwise, they will be ignored by the nobles and do nothing.

O'Leary was an official from a poor background and had led a revolt among the poor in southern Rome.

He was extremely talented in military affairs and led a group of poor people to ambush the local garrison. When the nobles sent troops to suppress them, he used a trick to ambush the army again.

Both battles were won, and the uprising team grew rapidly.

Many games, negotiations, confrontations, and compromises followed.

He was appointed as a tribune and entered the core of Rome in name only.

However, this was many years ago.

At this moment, O'Leary is middle-aged, but his temples are frosty white.

Since he became this tribune, he has worked hard to change the status quo of Rome, but with little success.

It took O'Leary many years to figure it out.

Although his position as tribune was elected by the poor, it was a trick of the aristocracy, a product of fooling the poor.

The core members elected by the poor only have four seats in total, which is always less than that of the nobles and cannot play a decisive role at all.

Whether their proposal can be passed depends entirely on whether it is in line with the interests of the nobles.

O'Leary spent the years in constant struggle and compromise.

When he realized that no matter how hard he tried, there would be no greater change, he began to become depressed and taciturn.

Another thing he realized was that if he wanted to change all this, he would have to completely overthrow the existing aristocracy in Rome.

There is only one way, which is to launch a coup.

It is a pity that although the social conflicts in Rome were fierce, the successive great senators and consuls were extremely shrewd and powerful.

They are trying to rely on war and expansion to divert and adjust internal conflicts.

The terrifying, almost omniscient Grand Elder, and the shrewd and capable Archon.

They are like two mountains. As long as they are here and have a strong army, if they really launch a coup, they will be seeking death.

In the meeting hall this early morning, the speaker, Leonardo, rushed over early.

He was dressed in a white Roman robe, with a golden belt around his waist and a crown on his head.

Leonato, the speaker, has long, dark brown, almost black hair. He is 62 years old and tall, but his back is habitually rickety.

This was his habitual action when meeting the great senator, and over time, it seemed to have become a habit.

Secretly, those who hate him have always called him the Grand Senator's most loyal dog and night watchman.

"I summoned you all to discuss the war ahead. This is what the Grand Elder asked me to convey."

The Grand Senator, the High Priest, one of the most powerful people in Rome, and also the chief priest. He holds a series of titles and always stands behind the scenes.

And Leonardo is his puppet and spokesperson at the front desk.

"We have captured Seleucus, and the next step will be to conquer Macedonia with all our strength." Commander of the Second Army, Oedipus Marius Naius said.

He was a Roman nobleman with gray-brown curly hair.

"Our opponents this time are very powerful. The news is that they not only captured the entire territory of Parthia, but also captured Ctesiphon in one night. They also had an early advantage in the confrontation with our front line."

Tribune O'Leary interjected: "Such an opponent deserves our greater attention."

The commander of the Second Army, Naius, had sunken eyes and glanced at O'Leary with a very oppressive gaze. The sarcasm on his face was undisguised:
"Mithridates, the leader of Parthia, was a coward, and he obviously used the wrong strategy.

One of my legions has already set off to join the Fourth Army on the front line and is about to conquer Macedonia as quickly as possible.

Just like in the past, we will defeat all invincibles, including the legions in the east. "

But when he had finished speaking, Leonato, the Chancellor, said: “I have called you here to tell you.

We will suspend the attack on Macedonia and establish a border province in the newly conquered Seleucus. We will not continue to advance eastward in the short term. "

There was a silence in the hall.

The Eastern Expedition has always been the wish of the Roman nobles.

"why?"

"In Gaul, the Germanic tribes of the Cimbri and Teutons said our taxes were too high. They established new mobile tribes in several valleys. They also sent envoys over to ask for the rights to the Rhine and its surrounding areas. land.

There are already signs of another war breaking out in Arauacio and other places. said Leonardo.

The Germanic tribes of the Cimbri and Teutons were powerful tribes north of Rome.

They were nominally conquered by Rome, but often rebelled and revolted.

The Romans paid far more attention to the Germanic tribes than the Han who had not yet fought against them. "Even so, the First Army has already gone to the north, and the ability of the commander of the First Army is enough to suppress the unrest.

We are fully capable of defeating Macedonia and even the Han in the east at the same time, and occupy the vast and fertile land of Parthia. "Naius said unwillingly.

Leonato shook his head: "In addition to the turmoil in the north, what is more important is that the Grand Senator received God's will.

God tells us that it is not easy to start a new war at this moment.I have sent envoys to meet with the Han commander to discuss peace.

We have not started a war with the Han, so there will be no difficulty in concluding a non-aggression covenant. "

"..."

Naius still wanted to fight for the right to send troops.

Leonato waved his hand and emphasized: "I'll say it again, this is the message conveyed by the Great Senator upholding God's will. Do you want to disobey the Great Senator's will or God's will?"

The hall was completely quiet!

The conversation in the central assembly hall of Rome was listened to by Huo Qubing and Shadow.

After entering the semi-saint level, he has insight into everything and is no longer troubled by words.

After entering the city, his powerful perception captured countless messages, and then analyzed and obtained their meaning, mastering the meaning of their language at an astonishing speed.

"They said... they don't want to go to war with us."

"Well, I'm afraid there are some reasons that we don't know. It's definitely not just to deal with the Germanic tribes as they say."

Huo Qubing communicated briefly with his voice and shadow.

"In addition to exploring the other party's reality, do you have any purpose in coming here?"

"Well, they were gathering to discuss matters, and there happened to be an opening. I'm going to get something."

Huo Qubing came to Rome because he wanted to see where the Romans lived and how solid their foundations were, so that he could have an idea of ​​what they were doing.

Another purpose is to find out the chapter of the epic of the gods that fell into the hands of the Romans according to previous analysis.

When he entered Rome, he used the qi energy differentiated by the talisman to promote the epics of the gods to be consistent with it.

The Lingluo Soldier Talisman was then deduced and gave a direction.

"Feel free to move around. I'll go get my things. Meet here in a quarter of an hour?"

Shadow agreed and left in a random direction.

Huo Qubing walked forward in the void, took one step, and came to the position pointed by the Lingluo Soldier Talisman.

This is a large, circular temple that houses statues of some gods that predate the ancient Greek gods.

In the early morning sky, lamps were burning on the four walls of the temple.

The light flickered.

Bai Nanyu followed closely.

The place where Huo Qubing brought her was the central temple in Rome, which was heavily guarded.

Of course, it has almost no effect on a half-saint.

Huo Qubing stood above the palace, and his sight seemed to be able to see directly through the top wall of the palace and into the interior of the palace.

In the center of the temple is the main statue as high as four feet.

Below it, there is a stone altar.

There is a bronze book of gods placed on the altar.

Under Huo Qubing's gaze, he also saw a hidden space under the altar.

There are three things floating in the dark space.

A black stone slab with a disc-shaped object made of bronze on one side and twelve grooves on the back, respectively engraved with twelve statues of gods.

There is also a half-foot-tall stone idol.

These three items are in the space mezzanine of the temple and do not exist in normal space, which shows how precious they are.

"You wait for me here, I'll go down and get some things."

"Master Hou, be careful."

Bai Huishui took a small step forward, pursed his lips slightly, and touched Huo Qubing lightly like a chicken pecking at rice, before stepping back again.

With her newly acquired ability to get close, she had some taste for it and seized every opportunity to get closer.

Huo Qubing smiled and disappeared suddenly.

In the temple, no changes could be seen, but in fact Huo Qubing was already standing in front of the altar, his hand reaching into the secret space hidden behind the void barrier.

This is a technical job, not only to be able to break through the space wall, but also to avoid internal warnings.

Huo Qubing put his hand into it, and when he pulled it back, he had already taken out the stone slabs among the three artifacts.

The Tablets are the last chapter in the epic of the gods.

It is indeed in Rome, and was placed by the high priest in the 'Palace', which is the hidden space under the altar.

This secret compartment is said to be watched by the gods and can never be stolen.

Huo Qubing took away the epic of the gods, thought about it, and decided to take away the other two items as well.

A wonderful scene appeared.

His other hand was pointing towards the ground to capture.

There was an aura drawn up from the bluestone on the floor, and in his hands it turned into another stone slab, with the characters on it flowing and turning into a brand.

In the blink of an eye, the stone slab that Huo Qubing made was exactly the same as the epic of the gods he took out just now.

He put the stone slab in the dark compartment and took away the bronze vessel with twelve statues of gods on the back.

Following the same pattern, the smell of earth and stone on the ground was captured, and a magical scene like material transformation was completed. The real thing was replaced with a fake and placed in a secret room.

When I went to get the third artifact, the stone statue, I encountered some obstacles.

There is a hidden array of divine power around the statue, which will be sensed with the slightest touch.

Huo Qubing replaced another statue out of thin air, which was so lifelike that the array of hidden divine power around the statue could not react quickly enough to complete the replacement. He took the real statue into his hands and stole the dragon and turned it into a phoenix.

Boom!

Suddenly there was a deafening loud noise in the city of Rome.

In the meeting hall, Leonardo looked stunned and disappeared into thin air.

It was not Huo Qubing who caused the loud noise.

The shadow did not know what it had done, but the moment Huo Qubing took the statue, it alarmed the whole city.

After Huo Qubing succeeded, he returned to the roof and said with a smile: "I don't know what the shadow has done, let's go and have a look." The two of them lost track of the words.

At the same moment, Leonato appeared in the core temple.

The first thing he checked was the hidden compartment. After a quick glance, the three items were fine and no problems were found.

His figure also disappeared, and he rushed to the direction of the loud noise.

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