rise of empire total war

Chapter 537 First Meeting
The next day.

On the flagship "Jupiter" of the Roman Empire fleet, Hariand in casual clothes looked at the food on the table in front of him, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.

Ever since he left the Dogero Continent and sailed on the ocean, he has eaten fish salvaged from the sea every meal. Now that he has managed to dock on the shore, he still eats the most easily available fish and seafood. Hariand now Even without smelling it, the nose is still filled with a strong fishy smell.

It's not that he can't go to the city to enjoy the local food, but the mess on the city streets and the smell of fish and fish in the air are enough to dissuade him. He doesn't want to eat a meal and get his nose hurt, he might as well just let it go Eat it on the boat.

"Hey!"

He sighed, and was just about to plan the cooked fish with a knife and fork, but suddenly heard the sound of the door being pushed open, and the crisp sound of military boots stepping on the wooden floor, he looked up subconsciously, it turned out that A Marine in uniform.

"What's wrong?" he asked.

The soldier gave a military salute first, and then said: "General, there is a diplomat outside who claims to be from the Holy Roman Empire who wants to meet you, and there are many people following him, among them are Legisa Mongolian local officials and nobles."

"Diplomats from the Holy Roman Empire?" Hariand was obviously stunned. It took him a while to react. He stood up abruptly, looked at the soldiers, and asked, "Where are they?"

"It's at the port." The soldier replied. He didn't expect General Hariand to have such a big reaction. It's no wonder that he was drifting away from his hometown on a strange ocean and came to such a strange continent. He suddenly heard the familiar voice. Although there are two prefixes in front of his name, it can still resonate in his heart.

Rome!

After the soldiers reacted, Hariand had already bypassed him and walked out of the captain's cabin. He stepped on the deck, making a clear and crisp sound of treading. The sailors and soldiers outside looked at Hariand curiously, seeing him go When he got to the side of the ship and looked out, he saw a middle-aged man in a black robe surrounded by a dozen people on the port at a glance. Although there was no obvious identification, he still guessed the identity of that person at a glance.

At this moment, Hariand's guard captain strode closer and asked, "General, I heard that the Holy Roman Empire has come?"

"Yes." Hariand nodded, he looked up at the captain, and ordered: "Let the soldiers assemble on the deck, and you take a few people to follow me down to meet the diplomats of the Holy Roman Empire."

"As ordered."

Hariand's order was quickly conveyed. When the soldiers heard that it was the diplomats of the Holy Roman Empire, they swept away their laziness before, and all of them were neatly dressed, holding rifles, and lined up on the deck in an orderly manner. People from the Holy Roman Empire are regarded as their own compatriots because there is a sense of kinship in their bones.

Onus, the diplomatic manager at the port, watched a group of soldiers supporting a man walking down from the deck of the battleship. A friendly smile appeared on his face and he stepped forward to greet him.

"Your Excellency, General, I am Ornus von Frank, Director of Foreign Affairs of the Holy Roman Empire. It is a pleasure to meet you."

"Dear Your Excellency Frank, I am Lucius Claudius Halliand, Commander of the Roman Empire Expedition. Nice to meet you."

After introducing themselves, the two fell into an eerie silence.

Ornus was surprised by the other party's name. Lucius Claudius Hariand was obviously the name of the Romans who ruled most of Europe. He thought that these so-called Romans were just a coincidence of the country name and history. It is surprising that they have the same name as the Roman Empire.

And Hariand was also surprised by Ornus' name. Although he was prepared that the other party was not a Roman of the same species as himself, after hearing the other party's name, he still felt a sense of disappointment in his heart. Not only that, the other party's appearance Also different from himself and the soldiers, Hariand's appearance is the standard Germanic type, with long blond hair, hooked nose, high cheekbones, blue eyes, and the residents of the Germanic city where the Germanic people live in the empire Very similar (to explain here, the protagonist of the first book recruited the Germanic Auxiliary Legion to fight for him. After the war, those Germanic soldiers were allowed to build cities and live in the empire, and they have multiplied to this day), and he and his The soldiers are all authentic Romans with black hair and black eyes.

The two were silent for a while, and Ornus was the first to speak, and said, "General Hariand, don't you invite us to go up and visit?"

"Sorry, please come with me." Hariand apologized, then turned his body slightly, and made a gesture of invitation, inviting Ornus and his party to board the boat.

While speaking, Hariand looked at the soldiers in blue and white uniforms behind Ornus holding muskets indiscriminately. The surprise in his eyes flashed. He thought that only the Roman Empire had gunpowder weapons in this world, but now he sees Come on, this so-called Holy Roman Empire also existed, but the muskets they used were much behind the muskets used by the Roman army.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel complacent.

A group of people quickly walked up to the deck along the lowered drawbridge. When they saw the neatly lined up Roman infantry on the deck, Ornus and other people from the Holy Roman Empire were frightened, especially the guards following Ornus. Captain, he looked at the Roman soldiers in red military uniforms and bearskin caps with a strange expression (the British lobster soldiers can be substituted), and then turned his head to look at the imperial soldiers in blue military uniforms and steel helmets behind them. There is actually a kind of similarity in the military uniform.

Hariand also noticed this contrast, and he was speechless for a while, but the captain of the guard beside him took the initiative to speak and relieved his embarrassment.

"Salute to our guests from the Holy Roman Empire!"

As soon as the captain finished speaking, the soldiers on the deck put their rifles by their left feet, raised their right hands forward, and opened their palms with the palms facing down, making the most standard Roman military salute.

Seeing this, the captain of the guard behind Ornus also shouted: "Salute to the friends of the Roman Empire!"

Compared with the Roman military salute, the military salute of the Holy Roman Empire is simpler, just make a fist with your right hand and put it on your left heart.

After the salute, the atmosphere between the two parties was much better. Ornus glanced at the captain of the guard who was about to move behind him. He knew that the latter wanted to get to know those orthodox Romans, so he said: "General Hariand , or let’s find a place to talk first, let the soldiers communicate with each other.”

"Okay." Hariand didn't hesitate, and agreed directly. Anyway, it's just an exchange, and there won't be anything missing.

(End of this chapter)