Conquering Myriad Worlds from the Mythical Three Kingdoms

Although Rome had a citizenship system, not all citizens were the same.

Almost all power was concentrated in the hands of the Roman aristocracy, and these aristocrats had one notable characteristic: they controlled the Roman eagle standard.

A family without the Eagle Legion cannot be considered a true Roman noble family.

During the war between Rome and the Mongol Yuan Dynasty, Rome underwent a reshuffling, and when Zhuge Liang ascended the throne, Rome underwent another reshuffling.

Now, after this war, the internal structure has been reshuffled again, finally achieving the internal political balance that Zhuge Liang had hoped for.

Thanks to their military achievements and strength, the barbarians officially entered the ranks of the Roman nobility.

If the previous Dukes of the North were not widely recognized by Rome, then after this war of revenge, these Roman barbarians were widely recognized.

After all, the three-talented legions are already considered top-tier within Rome, now that all three of the Great Wonders have left.

Ordinary Roman citizens were unaware of the earthquake, but the Roman nobles were fully aware of it.

Even if they knew, they had no power to resist.

Zhuge Liang himself held the reins of power and commanded real military authority. After transferring away the top military commanders in the country, he single-handedly cultivated the First Qimen Army, making it easier for him to defeat the disobedient Roman nobles than drinking water.

It wasn't that no one realized what was happening and rose up in rebellion.

But when faced with a military genius who wields immense power, all resistance is futile and they are wiped out like autumn leaves swept away by the wind.

All the prisoners were scattered, reorganized, and sold to various kingdoms. This ruthless approach chilled the hearts of the usually silent Roman nobles.

"Achino, don't you have anything to say?"

Africanus was annoyed to see Achino remaining silent in front of him. After being promoted to Military Soul, Achino had always shown an attitude of being detached from the Eagle Banner, but he still occupied the position of the Sixth Eagle Banner.

"What can I say? What's done is done, what else can I say?" Achino looked up at Africanus, his face full of mockery.

In Achino's view, Africanus was completely ignorant of destiny. He believed that Rome was merely a vassal state under the stars, and that viewing everything now with the old Rome's perspective was suicidal.

"Can you really just stand by and watch those barbarians lay their hands on the eagle banner?" Africanus was getting agitated. As a pureblood, he truly couldn't accept that Roman barbarians would control the eagle banner.

"Huh? Is that all you wanted to say?" Ichino was somewhat surprised, and Luciano, who was standing next to him, also looked at Africanas with surprise.

They came here today entirely with the intention of seeing Africanus off.

After all, rebelling against Zhuge Liang and opposing Xing Han would surely lead to certain death.

They came to see Africanas off, out of consideration for their past comrades-in-arms, which was a way of repaying the friendship they had forged when facing the Mongol Yuan dynasty.

"You two don't really think I'm an idiot, do you?!"

Africanus's face darkened. After all, he was Perennis's son and should have some political acumen.

Now the situation in Rome is completely under Zhuge Liang's control. If they submit, they will still be nobles, only nobles of the Milky Way.

The only consequence of disobedience is death.

Others might not know, but they certainly did. Two-thirds of the Roman elders had disappeared; even the blindest person would know what had happened.

Although Africanas is not very politically astute, he understands what he needs to understand.

“Those barbarians are already a three-talent legion, so it’s perfectly reasonable for them to acquire the Eagle Banner!” Luciano said slowly.

“I understand, so I want to give them the 17th, 18th, and 19th Eagle Banners!” Africanas took a deep breath and laid out his plan.

"Seventeen, eighteen, nineteen?" Ichino and Luciano were stunned for a moment, then understood Africanus's plan.

Due to historical issues inherited from Rome, the Roman eagle banners of the 17th, 18th, and 19th years were discontinued and can be considered as non-existent Roman eagle banners.

"This is the worst-case scenario. They are the Duke's Guard, not the Eagle Standard Legion. We must at least stop them from going any further!"

Iachino and Luciano nodded; Africanas's strategy of retreating to advance was quite clever.

“If that’s the case, I can support you!” After a moment’s thought, Achino assured Africanus.

“I support you too!” Luciano quickly added.

They were also purebloods, at most not as extreme as Africanus. Even though the environment has changed, discrimination against Roman barbarians has not disappeared.

To them, barbarians were always second-rate.

This is also why Africanas brought in the two men. Legion commanders such as Benito and Leonardo did not have much prejudice against barbarians, so Africanas simply excluded them.

After all, Benito's fourteenth unit was the lifeblood of the Roman legions, and was the natural teacher of the Roman barbarian legions, so they were more friendly towards the barbarians.

Leonardo's Macedonian army, because of its former twin army - the Scythian army, also showed no discrimination against barbarians.

The Fourth Macedonians even actively recruited Scythian archers in an attempt to rebuild the once well-rounded Fourth Eagle Standard.

To these old Roman noble legions, the Scythian archers were nothing more than a barbarian citizen legion.

Other legions also have their own problems to varying degrees, and will most likely remain neutral, or even lean towards their side.

After the three finished their discussion and left, almost within the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, the content of their discussion was already on Zhuge Liang's table.

"Give the eagle banners of the 17th, 18th, and 19th legions to the Roman barbarians..." Zhuge Liang habitually rubbed his brow.

It's impossible to avoid internal struggles. Hierarchical relationships can only be worn down over time. Even if Zhuge Liang intervened, it wouldn't necessarily have a significant effect.

Ultimately, both sides need an outlet to vent their accumulated grievances.

A moment later, Zhuge Liang threw the intelligence aside and burned it. The Roman barbarians' journey was indeed easy. If Africanus and his men could have put up some resistance, it would have kept these barbarians in a better position.

If the Roman barbarians couldn't even do this, then they certainly shouldn't have occupied such a high position.

Regardless, Xinghan still acknowledges Rome's prestige; without the Mongol invasion, Rome wouldn't be where it is today. These are all normal internal struggles, and Zhuge Liang wouldn't interfere.

Xinghan is a unified empire with countless internal problems, many of which are resolved on their own without needing to be addressed.

Just like the most troublesome ethnic integration problem within Xinghan, when ethnic groups from Kushan, Persia, South America, Africa, and Eastern Europe came to Xinghan, the local people naturally felt superior, resulting in countless conflicts.

These things were unavoidable. Zhuge Liang and his colleagues could only determine the general framework, formulate corresponding laws and regulations, and then let these collisions and exchanges take their course.

Many great Confucian scholars played a very important role in this process, and they were very enthusiastic about educating these people.

After all, those who can come to the heart of the Milky Way are mostly the elites of their own people. As long as these people are educated, the subsequent integration will be much easier.

"Report, Prime Minister, General Guan's main force has started fighting with the First Yellow Heaven!"

Zhuge Liang was reviewing the reported conflict incidents. Generally, those that reached him involved military nobles, and without his signed documents, they were really difficult to handle.

Some documents even had to be submitted to Mu Yi for approval.

"I understand!" Zhuge Liang said without even looking up.

This was exactly what he had expected. Ma Er even came over specifically to ask for an exercise application, saying he wanted to test the strength of the knife-wielding soldiers.

Inside the camp of the swordsmen, the battle between the two sides had reached a fever pitch.

Guan Yu stood above, quietly watching the battle below.

It wasn't a life-or-death battle between the two sides, and he had no intention of personally getting involved. On the contrary, he was quite looking forward to seeing the current level of skill of the knife-wielding hand.

The strength of Huang Tian is beyond doubt, and fighting against such a powerful enemy can better reflect his true strength.

The school's swordsmen numbered only three thousand, and Huang Tian, ​​the first leader, also fielded three thousand.

Before the battle begins, both sides distort reality to lock themselves in a state of non-war. Although this posture can be broken, as long as neither side harbors murderous intent, this posture is enough to ensure that neither side dies in the fight.

As for serious injuries, with the miraculous lock-on state and time reversal to restore full health, it's not a problem at all.

On the field, the first Huang Tian and the miracle of the swordsman were locked in a fierce struggle. The swordsman clearly felt the slowdown in his movements. The inexplicable suppression and the feeling that his endless strength could not be exerted made Guan Yu's main force feel a kind of anger. We can be stronger!

"Slash!" The feeling of having greater power but being unable to unleash it filled the swordsman with immense anger.

The feeling of being suppressed made them furious, but no matter how many times they tried, even the strongest swordsmen could not break free. They could only roar and slash at the restraints with even stronger attacks.

The First Yellow Heaven Legion completely suppressed the Swordsman from the level of miracles. This feeling of being suppressed is that miracles negate all non-miracle powers. The Swordsman was able to break through partly because of the characteristics of miracles.

The Miracle Legion itself is not subject to the suppression or restriction of rules, but when miracles collide, the brilliance of miracles will also be differentiated into stronger and weaker ones.

Without a doubt, the newly promoted Xiaodaoshou is no match for the number one Huangtian in this aspect. If it weren't for the sparring match, he would probably have suffered an even more crushing defeat.

The swordsmen and the first Yellow Heaven's regular soldiers launched attacks on each other simultaneously. The two sides collided in an instant, a distance of nearly 100 meters, which was an even more exaggerated speed than most cavalry.

"Slash!" The longsword slashed horizontally, and the dazzling light blade, like a clear radiance, swept across the soldiers of the First Yellow Heaven, directly creating a sound of air explosion. The soldiers of the First Yellow Heaven expressionlessly blocked the light blade with their shields.

The point of impact sent out a shower of fragments that scattered in all directions, but within the arena where they clashed, they vanished as quickly as sparks.

"What a terrifying strike!" The first Yellow Heaven soldier's eyes narrowed. The swordsman's strike almost cut him and his shield in two, but fortunately, he was determined and blocked the exaggerated blow.

"My turn!" Dropping his shield, the first Yellow Heaven soldier swung his broadsword and slashed down fiercely.

At this moment, most other normal legions would have dodged, but the swordsmen were different. They only had extreme attacks, and when faced with the broadsword slash, they almost without hesitation swung their swords to clash back.

The next moment, the two colliding weapons shattered with a deafening roar, turning into countless fragments that scattered everywhere. The soldiers of the First Yellow Heaven Legion narrowed their eyes, and the scattered fragments seemed to be imbued with a new will, transforming into curved blades that slashed down at the swordsman once again.

The swordsman also gathered shards of flying energy and slashed down at his opponent.

"Knock knock knock~"

A series of continuous sounds followed, and fragments were ejected again, striking both sides like arrows. However, before they could even touch the will and beliefs within, they were neutralized by the two sides.

The difference is that Huang Tian only had a few marks on his body, while the school knife-wielder had many bloodstains.

In the midst of a full-scale offensive, the knife-wielder had almost no willpower left to maintain his own defense.

"cut!"

The soldiers of the First Yellow Heaven, having extensive experience fighting the Miracle Legion, directly condensed the essence of heaven and earth, transforming it into a broadsword, each man tall and a foot wide, which slashed down with overwhelming force.

"Oh!"

The swordsman, his hand radiating brilliant light of will, grasped the broad blade and slashed down at the first Yellow Heaven soldier with his hand as the blade.

Under the distortion of the Miracle Legion's will and the suppression of the cloud qi, the combat power that the peak Qi Refining Realm cultivators can exert is exactly the same as that of the Miracle Legion's soldiers. The peak Qi Refining Realm cultivators also have the special effect of internal qi leaving the body.

The sparks that shot out were enough to pierce a hole in the mountain rocks, but they were easily blocked.

There are no fixed damage effects, no time stop effects, no counterattacks, and none of those supposedly unbeatable effects. When facing legions of the same level, it's a free-for-all brawl. Whoever has the better foundation and performs better will win.

In less than half an incense stick's time, the swordsman and the First Yellow Heaven had thoroughly killed their target.

"That's really exaggerated. To achieve this level of skill so soon after entering the realm of miracles!" Baihe turned his horse around, wiped the bloodstains from his cheek, and said solemnly.

Neither Ma Er nor Guan Yu, as the legion commanders of their respective sides, participated in the battle. Bai He, as the deputy legion commander, was the leader of the team. With both sides having their limits locked, their bursts of power were restricted, making the battle quite restrictive, but they could also understand each other's abilities.

After a series of clashes, more than 700 soldiers of the School Swordsmen withdrew from the battle, and similarly, more than 500 of the First Yellow Heaven soldiers also withdrew.

The swordsmen's attack power was too terrifying. Even the soldiers of the First Yellow Heaven had great difficulty resisting them, and they would be killed with a single blow if they were not careful.

If the restrictions were lifted, this ratio would be amplified, but the School Swordsmen would indeed possess the ability to threaten the First Yellow Heaven Legion.

Compared to the Miracle Legions like the Vanguard, Flying Bear, and Feathered Forest, their destructive power is greater, and their threat is more obvious. (End of Chapter)