Crusader Kings: Prisoners of War.

Chapter 299 Imitation
After dismissing the servants, Orville confirmed that Astolfo was not in Alexandria. He seemed to have gone to the Nubian Kingdom in the south with his brothers. He would definitely not be back in a short time and would not know that he had the two so-called holy objects in his hands.

The centurion of Orville's guard brought up two tightly wrapped holy relics. Cleopatra examined them carefully, and her expression changed slightly.

Orville was quite curious, but he held back from asking until Cleopatra stepped back, then he said, "How is it?"

"Let me put it another way. If we find the skin of the giant lion of Menea that belonged to Hercules, the shield that the goddess Athena gave to Perseus (the founder of Mycenae, a demigod hero), and the skin of the she-wolf that nursed Romulus (the founder of the Roman legend), what do you think will happen to us?"

"They will probably be ecstatic. Regardless of whether these things have practical value, their spiritual value is already great enough."

“That’s basically right, and I want to make it clear to you that these things have practical value. A portion of the power of the Chosen Ones will remain in their belongings during their lifetime. Of course, these are not random things, but things that have real value and meaning.

The strength of the remaining power depends on their own strength and the time that has passed. The more powerful the person, the more useful the things they leave behind. As time goes by, the items that are contaminated by their power will gradually lose their original spirituality. "

Orville focuses on practicality: "How about these? Can you tell?"

Cleopatra looked at him with a smile and said, "I am just an ordinary person, not even a gifted person. Knowing these things is the result of diligent study. Don't ask for more. I can't give you guidance.

But as for how to use it, I know a little bit, and I can do the relevant rituals, and you can take it back and use it after I'm done with it."

When talking about this, Cleopatra's tone was a little depressed: "I originally learned these things because I wanted to use Alexander the Great's legacy. In the end, I did find some of his legacy, but because so much time has passed, the power above should have returned to the earth and the embrace of the gods. It is of no use to me."

In the end, this was a bargain for Orville. The other party offered to help, and Orville had no reason to refuse. Anyway, it was of no practical use to him.

Cleopatra took the short spear and stood up to pat the huge True Cross. After feeling the feel of it, she asked Orville, "What do you want to make this short spear into? Or should I just leave it as it is?"

After thinking about it, Orvel said with a malicious look: "Then, help me make it into the shape of a long sword."

It is said that the sword used by Charlemagne was named Jojos, which means joy in French. It not only appears frequently in medieval martial arts songs such as "The Song of Roland", but is also often mentioned in folk legends.

Anyway, Charlemagne didn't know where to learn to spell and speak, so Orville just plagiarized his other party's ideas a little bit, which was also a small joke, although only he could understand it.

"I will do it well and give you the results in about three to five days."

As she spoke, Cleopatra walked up to the servant, took the parchment scroll from his hand, and then handed it to Orville: "There is another thing that needs your attention. The blacks in the south have been restless recently. I need your strength to protect the country." "Nubians?" Orville's eyelids jumped, "What's the situation? Tell me in detail."

His troops were stationed near Alexandria and did not pay much attention to the southern border. The Egyptians were responsible for the security of their own southern border. After Orville's large-scale disarmament, Egypt's border forces must have weakened. Coupled with the loosening of the central government's rule due to the civil war, it is no wonder that these Nubians would have evil intentions.

"It's clearly written in the document. In short, they began to harass and test my army. My generals tried to fight back vigorously, but the frequency and intensity of the harassment continued to increase."

Cleopatra did not look very happy. It was obvious that those "powerful counterattack attempts" were not very successful. Her army did not gain any benefits in the confrontation, which made the other side become more aggressive.

Orville comforted the other party: "There are problems with your military construction, but it is not your fault. I will help you gradually correct the problems later, but it will take some time.

As for the Nubian issue, it is best to resolve it peacefully. The emperor is not satisfied with some of my actions. If I were to start a war again, I am afraid the Senate would impeach me. In my opinion, it is enough to maintain the status quo with the Nubians, and even give them a little bit of benefits. What do you think?"

Anyway, Orville had no intention of continuing to expand southwards, as it would not have much practical significance and would only increase losses. If Nubia was really a land worth taking by force, the Ptolemy kings of all generations would have done it long ago. The fact is that Nubia and Egypt maintained peace and trade relations most of the time.

Cleopatra's focus was on the former: "So is it a deal?"

"It's shameful to waste precious resources. I can't accept that your country has so many meaningless so-called warriors, so I will help you form a Roman-style army. Of course, the premise is that you don't forget your own identity." He also needs more soldiers. As the governor of a peaceful province, he now has three legions, which is already a lot, even the most under the three legions.

But even so, he is still not good enough compared with the governors of those border provinces. The three major legions of Germanic, Danube and East, each of the highest commanders can command more than five legions. If Orville wants to have a say similar to theirs, he needs to have similar power as them.

Seeing that Vespa's health was getting worse day by day, Orville had to think about the future. Although the court had no objection to Tia's accession to the throne, in fact, many elders looked down on the upstart Flavian Dynasty.

In their minds, Vespa was just a temporary cover-up for them. After his transitional term as emperor, the throne and power would return to the Senate.

Tia’s gender issue was enough to make some elders dissatisfied with her, but the problem went beyond that.

Maybe it was because she had been with Orville for too long, and Orville had a tendency to be a bit talkative when interacting with people he knew, and she had also picked up some of Orville's thinking logic, which the elders considered to be quite dangerous.

(End of this chapter)