Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 1557 Meeting
“Come on, listen to me, all three of you go together.”

It seems like she became the mistress of the house, or at least the captain or something, within 30 minutes of walking in.

“That makes a lot of sense.” Ms. Agatha nodded. “I think it makes perfect sense. All three of you should seriously consider her opinion.”

"Oh," Zhu Ling looked at her, "You appear to be a member of the Roman royal family?"

"How did you tell?"

"Your eyes are very similar to Victoria's eyes. So you're her aunt or great-aunt, invited to take care of your niece or great-nephew?"

How did you know?!

"Because these kinds of things happen quite often. The most suitable person for housekeeping isn't someone you just find outside, but rather a distant relative. However, for you, a relative who's too distant might not be reliable enough. You're Victoria's aunt?"

"???"

"So I think you should go together. You're very close to Victoria's mother, but not so close to your brother—her father. Are you afraid your brother might do something bad to Victoria, so you've been staying by her side?"

"????????"

"Huh? Sister Agatha, is that so?"

Ms. Agatha sat down in front of Zhu Ling: "What else do you know? My sympathetic awareness tells me that you weren't actually paying attention to me just now."

"Okay. Actually, I was reading the Jinyiwei's investigation report. My brother felt that your family was a bit dangerous, that you might kidnap Shangluo or something, so he investigated you. After all, you live here."

“Alright, alright, alright,” Mrs. Agatha nodded. “You’re absolutely right. My brother and I did have a bad relationship. Ever since my sister-in-law left, he’s become very secretive. It’s as if... as if half of his soul has been torn away to another world. We had many conversations during that time, and he never answered my questions directly. Shortly after our big fight, he abdicated the throne, allowing Victoria to ascend the throne ahead of schedule, and he himself handled state affairs as co-emperor—the court had requirements for the emperor’s life, but not for the co-emperor, so he completely withdrew from the normal court system and focused on his own affairs.”

“Hmm,” Zhu Ling nodded. “It sounds a bit like my father, but we know for sure he went to cultivate immortality—I’m not talking about your family affairs. It’s just that we are both rulers of half a world, right? You are the emperor’s sister, and I am the emperor’s sister. I think if things don’t go well on your side, it will also affect us. After all, we are like the eyes of the world.”

“Eyeball?” Victoria asked. “What do you mean?” “Ah, you haven’t studied medicine, so you don’t know,” Zhu Ling replied. “I studied veterinary medicine, so I know a little about it. This knowledge applies to humans and many animals—for us mammals, and many other higher life forms, the eyeball is a special organ. In fact, our bodies are unaware of the existence of the eyeball.”

"what?"

"This statement is somewhat exaggerated. To be precise, the eyeball does not exist in the human immune system. Because the eyeball is very special, it needs to obtain a relatively independent immune environment within the body. This requires deceiving your immune system, telling it, 'Everything is normal here, there is nothing here.' This system functions normally most of the time, but if one of the eyeballs is damaged, causing the eyeball's own immune environment to break down, then the body's immune system will detect such a 'foreign object' existing in the body."

"—Then this [foreign object], this eyeball, will be cleared by the immune system. After it is cleared, the immune system will learn the way this [foreign object] evades tracking, just like antibodies develop after catching a cold. Then the immune system checks again: Okay, there's another one! Then the body will find the other eyeball. Once the body finds the eyeball, then the eyeball cannot be saved."

Victoria blinked. "So, the correct treatment is..."

"The correct approach is to remove an eyeball before the body detects it, without hesitation. When Xiahou Dun was shot in the eye, he pulled the eyeball out along with the arrowhead, so the body wouldn't notice its existence, and his other eyeball was saved. Sima Shi, on the other hand, had undergone eye surgery, and his eye environment was very unstable. His left eyeball even detached at one point, but he managed to push it back in. As a result, an infection in one eye led to an infection in the other, and he died—so, I think you understand what I mean."

Victoria nodded. It was indeed a very apt metaphor.

The Ming Dynasty and Rome were outliers in this world, like the world's eyeballs.

If one of them collapses, it should be decisively removed, rather than allowed to fester. Because if the world recognizes the existence of an "outsider," it will seek out another similar one. The collapse of Rome will inevitably affect the Ming Dynasty.

For example, werewolves don't perceive Rome as alien; they see Roman civilization as part of humanity. To werewolves, elves are the disease of this world, a green cancer.

But if Rome becomes inflamed and festering, leading to calamities that threaten global security—then the werewolves, and many other worlds' self-defense mechanisms, will turn against it. And if the world perceives the existence of a "superhuman empire" as inherently problematic, then the Ming Dynasty will also encounter numerous unnecessary troubles.

Rome's decision was remarkably decisive. Rome would depart before it completely decayed, ending its existence before it could maintain its own stability. It's better for one to perish than for two to die together; this is why the Beacon System was able to be established through the joint efforts of both sides. The Ming Dynasty didn't want to see Rome die, but if Rome, half-dead, caused any trouble, that would be even more problematic.

“So now,” Zhu Ling looked at Victoria, “I think if you have any problems, you should deal with them immediately and not delay. I have a feeling that your father is definitely up to something big. I don’t know what he’s planning, but you, Shang Luo, and Faetong should find out the truth. It will be too late if things get out of control.”

(End of this chapter)