Rise of an Empire

"I really want to thank Thrawn."

Wearing a suit of newly acquired leather armor, the Duke touched his chin and said.

What is the first element of traveling through another world?

That's a language problem

Even if you are proficient in various black technologies and can build rockets and tinker with chips, you still need to be able to communicate with others in order to be able to use your skills.

When he traveled to the Marvel world, his souls were fused, and he had learned English at least, so there was no communication problem.

Now, the world is obviously not dominated by English. If Thrawn hadn't forced him to master Latin reading and writing as a butler back then, he would have really lost his sight now.

After half a day of inquiring, Conrad had a rough idea of ​​the time period he was in now.

The place I was in seemed to be called Kasos. It was a small island country with a total population of only a few thousand people. It was under the rule of the King of Crete.

The official language here is Greek, but Latin can also be communicated.

Based on the historical memories in his mind, the Duke speculated that he should have traveled through more than two thousand years in one breath and arrived at the legendary Greek city-state era.

Ancient Greece is known as the cradle of Western civilization, and various popular myths and stories, such as Zeus and Athena, are all products of this era.

The famous Spartan warriors were also representatives of this period.

But this was also his estimate, because there were no well-informed bards on this island, and the people he met were all natives who had lived on this island since childhood. They had no idea what was happening on the other side of the Aegean Sea. Nobody knows.

It is possible that the island owner knows a little more information, but at present he does not fully grasp the entire world's information, so it is better not to alert others too much.

You must know that slavery was still prevalent in the Greek city-states at this time. Free citizens with citizenship rights held all the power, and outside of the free citizens, those slaves were not treated as humans.

At first, there were two blind slave traders who put their idea on his head. After all, the Duke, with his height of nearly two meters and strong physique, would definitely make a lot of money if he could be sold to Athens or Sparta. One stroke.

Strong gladiators are not only the king's favorite, but even if they are used to please the gods, they are sure to make a profit.

Of course, the two slave traders with bad eyesight, and the elite slave catching teams under them, have become the nourishment for Conrad to restore his magic power.

However, after fighting, he discovered that the physical fitness of the people here was obviously much stronger than that on Earth in the 20th century. The two combat captains of the slave-catching team obviously had second-level combat abilities.

This is just a small slave trader on a remote island, but his subordinates can have such strength. One can imagine what kind of strength Athens and Sparta, the most prestigious among the Greek city-states, must have.

And based on the gossip of passers-by, Conrad learned that there seemed to be gods in this world, so before he knew how deep the water in this world was, he decided to find out first before making a decision.

There is no decent temple on Kasos Island. After all, it is just a small island covering an area of ​​only a few dozen miles. Naturally, it cannot build a magnificent temple.

I spent a day searching the entire island, but no trace of the woman Wonder Woman was found. I guess she must have been transported to other places by the turbulence of time and space.

Although slave traders are rampant these days, with Wonder Woman's skills, she won't be caught by those slave traders, so she doesn't need to worry about them.

I don’t know if I can still find a way back.

The Duke looked at the sun that was about to set and sighed softly. If he couldn't go back, wouldn't he have to live in this place for the rest of his life?

The era of the city-state of Athens was not a good period. Perhaps for those who like to study ancient Western history, they will definitely brag that this is an era of individual people's democracy and freedom. All citizens have their own legal rights and interests. All are sacred and inviolable.

But when it comes to this era, Conrad just wants to say a word to those crazy people.

According to his observations, the total population of Kasos Island is about 6,000, but there seem to be only 400 people who actually have citizenship.

The remaining 5,000 people were all slaves

Citizens themselves are the title of the ruling class and naturally have various privileges.

Slaves, in the eyes of all citizens of the city-state of Athens, do not have human status and are consumables that can be disposed of at any time.

These days, citizens do not need any reason to torture and kill slaves. The status of slaves is no different from that of domesticated animals.

However, no matter how miserable the lives of those slaves were, it had nothing to do with Conrad, and he was not here to overthrow slavery.

To be honest, if he couldn't find a way to go back, he might immediately become the largest slave owner in the entire Athens city-state.

Thanks to the two slave merchants with bad eyesight, Conrad found a lot of currency from them. Although most of them were bronze and silver currencies, compared to the economy of Cassos Island, it was already a small fortune. Fei's wealth.

According to the name of the city-state of Athens, the bronze currency should be called sesterces, the silver currency is called dinar, and the top gold coin is called orei.

Conrad was naturally too lazy to remember those messy names, so he just used the settings of the krypton gold online game and called them copper coins, silver coins, and gold coins.

I have been exploring information all day today, and now it is time to digest the information.

After adjusting the leather armor on his body, the clothes were indeed a bit small. After all, his body was much stronger than ordinary people, and it was really uncomfortable to have it on his body.

The Duke walked towards the city in the middle of the island with his head held high. He had been out searching for information during the day. Now that he had a good grasp of it, he felt that he should go to the city for a stroll.

and on the other side

"Damn it, what the hell is going on with these people?"

Diana looked at the crowd chasing after her and shouted with grief and anger.

At her peak, Wonder Woman can be considered a master even at level four, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to chase Conrad around just now.

But as we all know, the reason why Wonder Woman is able to exert such powerful fighting power is that her magical costume plays a key role.

It's like Iron Man without the Iron Suit. He's just a sports loser. Any little elite monster can kill him.

Ever since she landed in this strange place, Diana was surprised to find that all the divine equipment on her body had lost their divinity.

Although the Vulcan Sword and Divine Shield can still be used, without divinity, these equipment have no other function except being durable.