Ming Dynasty, New Rome, and Infinite Divine Machine

[Um, this is the first time I’ve heard of this being explained as a vending machine. But it seems to be the case. 】

“Aren’t there any vending machines in Constantinople?”

【ah! ] Apollonia laughed, [Didn’t you see what Phaethon was like at the beginning? There is a joke that three friends, the Cathays, the Romans and the Barbarians, went to dinner. The Cathays came late and said, "I'm sorry, I just went to buy movie tickets." The Barbarians asked, "What are movie tickets?" ;The Romans asked: "What is buying?". 】

"Most Romans don't touch money at all, right?"

[This only refers to the Roman aristocrats in the true sense. They probably would not touch money even once throughout the year. Maybe only the hostess who took care of the family property would calculate the accounts. Although Phaethon was in charge of the Bone Hidden Group's affairs before, she probably wouldn't be able to touch money a few times. 】

"It seems like she adapted pretty quickly? She seemed to be in working mode immediately."

[Compared with the intensity of her previous work, going to work at Golden Arches is like a vacation. Just doing some random work can give her a sense of satisfaction. This is already a form of self-cultivation for her. I have never seen her so relaxed. She has always felt that she was too fussy and would not be able to redeem the Sun God's Spear by then, so she was always thinking of ways to improve. 】

"Are all the Roman senators like this? It seems to me that Pompey the Younger is also very active."

"Not really. Remember what Victoria told you when she wanted you to accept the authority of the Roman king? She wanted you to take charge from time to time and handle sacrificial matters. Actually, for example, when she entered the library this time, Karin could only open the forbidden tome with your authorization—she could indeed understand it. But if you disagreed, she couldn't just read it. Most Roman nobles performed this kind of work: under the mysterious feudal system, they usually kept a secret for generations and abided by certain specific rules."

"I think I've heard of this. There's a strange place in the garden where a guard has always been standing guard. It's so remote that there's no need for a guard. But after looking through the palace history, I discovered that over a hundred years ago, the queen discovered a beautiful rose here, and because she was afraid it might be picked, she ordered a guard to be stationed there. Over a hundred years later, people have come and gone, and no one knows where the rose has gone. But there's still a guard standing there for no apparent reason, and no one knows why he's standing there—until someone looked it up in a book."

【It is convenient to explain to you. That's it, the Roman nobles basically performed very important, but also very leisurely functions. It doesn’t matter who does it, what matters is that someone does it. The Pompeii Magnus clan was responsible for tasks related to the forbidden code, and their ranks gradually rose until they ruled New Antioch. Once this is sealed, it is almost impossible to remove it, because the memory will be deeply bound to the secret. Only when it concerns their own interests can they perform their most basic duties. 】

"So now that he has joined Amon Zeus's plan, does that mean the confidentiality has been lost?"

[Well, I can’t say that. SPQR, refers to the Senate and the Roman people. As a member of the Senate, he had the right to decide for himself how to carry out his mission without informing others. As long as he does not interfere with the work of other senators, he can act within the scope of his authority. After all, the legitimacy of the emperor of Constantinople was actually not as high as that of the king of Rome. The king of Rome was the real deal, the priest-king of Rome. The emperor of Constantinople was an extension of the first citizen and was only a peripheral institution of the Senate. This is the case legally. 】

"I probably understand the job."

[Yes, I know you can understand it immediately. The so-called mysterious feudal system is to create one, several, or a group of people who keep secrets. In order to carry out their mission, they can call upon worldly powers that correspond to the secret hierarchy. When the secret is too big to be added, the secret keeper has the right to mobilize everything in the world to serve himself without telling anyone. 】

"But what are your people doing?"

[Well, this seems to be the problem. After all, it is a self-enclosed system, set up for governance rather than development. This involves one of the most critical concepts - dissolving synchronicity. This is the fundamental principle of the entire mystical feudal system. 】

"What does this mean?"

[It means that when looking at all mysteries, we must find ways to separate the passage of time and only look at things from the perspective of events and space. Only in this way can the possibility of change be eliminated and everything can operate as normal. In other words, the system itself is a huge stretch of white clouds - therefore, the behavior of little Pompeo did not actually violate the original intention of all this. So...eh? Is that so? So it’s so reasonable? 】

Snapped

There was a strange round of applause.

Chapter 791 The Twilight God Machine Amon Zeus

【what sound? 】After deducing a logic that even he thought was inexplicable but very reasonable, there was sudden applause in his ears.

"The sound seems to be directional to the south?"

[The south is ahhhh! 】

Shangluo looked back and saw nothing.

【Scared me! Just now from the end of the road, I could see the stone statues on the Hudson River looking over. Now it seems like the building is blocking it]

"Huh?" Shangluo looked over again.

The car passed between the buildings, and occasionally the banks of the Hudson River in the distance could be seen through the gaps between the buildings. Finally, the statue flashed past Shangluo's eyes.

The two-horned god sat there as immobile as Zeus in his temple.

"Did you see it wrong?"

[Maybe, because I am looking around with an alchemist's vision. But it is not impossible that Amon Zeus suddenly appears. 】

"Why does he show up here? Why does he want to see me when he obviously doesn't even see little Pompey?"

[This is because he never shows up in front of anyone, even I have never seen him. 】

"Isn't he your brother?"

【Two different things. As I told you before, for divine beings, kinship is essentially a metaphor for relative position. The metaphor of the brother-sister relationship is the division of divinity, which symbolizes the three major sources of Rome's mysterious power - the Senate representing the Latin world, the Oracle representing the Greek world, and the Palace of the Muses representing the Egyptian world. In the midst of division. So although we do have a biological relationship, that's not important. It's just a magic material. 】

"It's like you and Helios don't know each other well at all, right?"

[He is not familiar with him yet, let alone this one. The God of the Sun, Amon Zeus, and I are completely at two ends of the day, and have nothing to do with each other. So, he probably won't come to see me, probably. 】

"If he comes, I'm afraid things will become more complicated - no, it will become clearer. Before, it was just a personal behavior of little Pompey, and it is difficult for me to elevate it to the height of a comprehensive confrontation within Rome. But if Amon Zeus Being involved in this operation, I have to prepare for the worst, just like if Helios is here, it's not up to me."

[But you seem to have stopped Helios. 】

"That's based on two points - first, I had Dao Ancestor behind me to support me, and I was not afraid at all. Second, I had the Spear of the Sun in my hand, which was Helios' own divine power. Just because at that time I am reasonable, so the Spear of the Sun is on my side. When I use the Spear of the Sun to fight Helios, he is fighting with himself. Of course, he can't do anything to me. But here, I can't do anything to Amon Zeus. What kind of authorization did I get from him? If he comes, it just means that the big BOSS has appeared, but it does not mean that I have a way to solve the BOSS. "

Snapped

The applause that appeared just now appears again.

"???" Shangluo heard clearly this time, "This is."

[I just said I heard it right! This is the same as that old man who loves to knock on chimes! 】

"At least the old man's words are translated by his grandson. Where can I translate them? What does applause mean? Are you trying to scare me? Or am I right?"

【I don’t know but if He is really here.】

"Then the essence of the problem becomes clear—this is a major event, an event that could shake up the world."

While talking, the car that shuttled between the buildings arrived at the entrance of the Empire State Building, just like it was arranged.

The doorman with two horns came up to open the door for him, and the attendants with two horns lined up in front of the door. Everything in the Empire State Building looks the same as above, just like when Shangluo was received before, except that everyone has an extra pair of horns.

However, despite the extra horns, no one showed any discomfort or strangeness. Their work is not uniform, and they still maintain the "disharmony" that a team of people should have. It seems that everyone has effectively preserved themselves.

As Pompey the Younger said before, people here did not join because of "faith." Because in fact Amon Zeus has never shown up, let alone have any purpose or plan. All this was decided by Pompeo Jr. and others involved. They are united based on the principle of interests, not to please some superior being.

But soon, Shangluo saw a familiar face—not so much that the face was familiar, but that the breath or traces were more familiar. Several Dragon Tooth Soldiers were standing at the door. Their feet and chests had scars from the sword, which were the marks left when they fought against the Great Elf of Yongquan. One of the dragon tooth soldiers looked like a hundred-year-old robe, with seams all over his body. It looked like it had been smashed and put back together again.

"Mr. Shangluo! You are here! We are here, waiting for you for a long time."

A familiar voice sounded. Shangluo completely confirmed the identity of the other party - these were the Dragon Tooth Soldiers he saw by the Nemi Lake at that time. Later, they tried to sneak across to Thebes by plane and stayed in the warehouse until they were discovered by Shangluo.

"Ah, you guys."

"We have already paid the air ticket! Please don't worry."

"Well, it seems that there is such a thing." Shangluo remembered that Lu Huaiyang came forward to handle the matter at that time. Because in essence, there was no need for Cathay to help Rome handle these incidents at the time. These Dragon Tooth Soldiers just owed the air tickets and failed to pay them, so they could just make up for it later. It was as simple as that.

"But I'm not asking about the flight tickets. You are here. Someone asked you to pick me up?"

"God wants to see you."

"You really want to see me? Right here? Does anyone else know?"

"Huh? This isn't the first time you've met him."

"???" It was Shangluo's turn to be surprised, "Have I met him before?"

"Yes, you did meet the Two-Horned King. This time he hopes to welcome you with the courtesy of an old friend."

"What happened to little Pompey?"

"Him? He is just an outsider who has nothing to do with the entire plan. Everything he did was not approved by the Two-Horned King. He was doing it on his own. Come on, please come this way and get in the elevator."

Shangluo entered the Empire State Building. Like the above, this place is as grand as a temple, and the corridors on both sides are engraved with murals from the classical era - the story of the Trojan War. The gods in heaven and the humans on earth were divided into two factions, and heaven and earth fought together. In the middle of the hall, on the relief facing the door, is engraved the scene of Achilles killing Hector.

However, this Achilles has two horns. The gods remained as usual, except for Achilles, who had two horns. And Hector, representing the Trojan side, was dragged by Achilles' chariot and paraded in front of the army.

Chapter 792 The Two-Horned King

The portrait of Achilles is placed in the most prominent position in the hall, which obviously has extraordinary significance.

【Ah, it’s him. ] Apollonia already knows, [You have indeed seen him. It's not surprising that he is the Two-Horned King. He really doesn't hide it at all. 】

"Who?"

[If you watch more cartoons about Greek mythology, you will understand immediately. This is simply common sense to the Romans. In short, hero pilgrimage is the earliest practice, originating from the deeds of many gods and demigods that emerged during the Trojan War. Achilles—or Achilles, Achilles, depending on which translation you prefer—is the shining star of all the Trojan heroes.

[Achilles’ maternal bloodline comes from the sea nymph Thetis, which represents the power of nature itself. And his paternal bloodline, the line of the kings of Thessaly, came directly from Zeus himself. Combining the blood of gods and nymphs, as well as the blessings of the Great Styx, Achilles's body is filled with the strongest assistance that a mortal creature can achieve. He is invulnerable, indestructible, and has god-like wisdom and talent. As long as he leads the Greek coalition, the Greeks will be invincible.

[Achilles himself is also a symbol of Zeus' involvement in this war. His moment of glory was to directly kill the Trojan prince Hector, which was equivalent to killing the hope of all Trojans. He dragged Heketor's body around the city on the back of his chariot and displayed it - and then there was this mural you see now. This scene is still etched in the minds of all Greeks to this day. Of course, this also includes the Romans, because the Romans were in the city of Troy at this time, and they were being beaten. 】

"Wait a minute, I seem to have vaguely guessed who this is. It's really him! I have indeed met him once. It was at the Palace of Muses."

【Yes. That's the one who was the first person to practice the Hero Pilgrimage. He led the Greek army to launch an expedition to the east. He first began to imitate the hero's great deeds - he went to the temple of Athena at the ruins of Troy to offer his armor, and in exchange took out the "Sword of Zeus" from the Trojan War period that was originally enshrined in the temple. "Shield Aegis", and wore armor; like Achilles, he directly fought with the enemy generals, killed them with his own hands, and then dragged them behind his chariot and paraded around the city. And, most importantly——

[After he conquered Egypt, he went to the temple of Amun in Thebes and was named the son and living incarnation of the god Amun. After his death, Egypt entered the Ptolemaic dynasty, and Greek and Egyptian beliefs began to merge. Because he was Ptolemy's master, Ptolemy merged the gods Amun and Zeus into Amon-Zeus, who was regarded as the main god and national god of Ptolemaic Egypt. Ptolemaic Egypt also put his head on silver coins in the form of a 'two-horned king'. so--】

Apollonia paused:

[So, it couldn’t be more obvious. He really didn't hide anything. Therefore, Amon Zeus is actually] She looked at Shangluo, and the answer will be revealed by Shangluo.

"So, Amon Zeus is actually Alexander's father, Philip II! Alexander is not Amon Zeus, but the Two-Horned King. The Two-Horned King and Amon Zeus are two people."

Bang bang bang bang

The elevator door ahead opened. Clad in a purple robe and wearing a laurel crown, Alexander applauded as he emerged from the elevator.

"How do you know Amon Zeus is my father and not me?"

"Because those dragon tooth soldiers kept saying 'The Two-Horned King is waiting for me' instead of 'Amon Zeus' is waiting for me. I was still a little confused at the time, but I completely understood it when I saw the relief of Achilles. So, you are actually exercising the power of Amon Zeus as the Two-Horned King?"

"It's the same as Phaethon, isn't it?" He looked at Shangluo. "Phaethon is also acting as the Son of God on behalf of Helios. I'm just doing the same thing."

"So, does Ammon Zeus really exist?"

He smiled: "You know, I have learned many interesting things from the history of this era, including the deeds of Isus the Nazarene. The most important thing I have learned from the history of Orthodoxy is - God When his son walks on earth, it doesn’t matter whether God exists. For example, Phaethon often has this problem: she has divine power, but she is not the master of it.”

Shangluo thought for a while - it seemed that the problem was here. And the setting is not just Phaethon, even Helios himself will be bound by divine power when he is incomplete. Although I don't know if Helios can be unreasonable in his complete state, he is obviously not complete now. In this case, as long as one thing makes sense, you can hit both of them with the Spear of the Sun.

"But I am different." Alexander spread his hands, "The Two-Horned King is the complete Amon Zeus, because the divine power of the sunset has no other owner except me. I am the only master of Thebes. "

"Little Pompey, does he know all this?"

"Ha, who knows. Although I didn't hide it at all, I just put the relief of the Trojan War in the hall. This was an obvious reminder. However, no one came to question me at all - after all, even if they knew I'm in charge of all this, and it won't make any difference to his situation, right? But it's different for you."

He motioned to the elevator at the back: "Come on, let's go up and chat. I think we still have a lot in common."

Ding, the elevator door is closed. There are no elevator girls in the elevator here, only Shangluo and Alexander, and Apollonia's alchemist who takes up half of the entire elevator.

"Do you have anything you want to ask?" Alexander said as the elevator went up. "I will try my best to answer your questions."

"Is the Palace of the Muses already involved in this?"

"Ha, you asked the key question at the beginning - but you have to look at it the other way around. What is the foundation of the Muse Palace?"

"Yes, the Philosopher King? I remember that the foundation of the Muses Palace was that the Romans hoped to find a Philosopher King from history to govern the country."

"The Philosopher King is himself. The Roman Empire does not want Caesar to come back, because one of them gave Caesar a knife at the beginning. But they are looking forward to Alexander's return, otherwise they would not hang the "School of Athens" in the most conspicuous place Location. Otherwise, Victoria wouldn’t have introduced me first last time.”

“But aren’t the philosophers in the Muses just shadows of history?”

Chapter 793 The Two-Horned King’s Plan

"There has never been a shadow of a person as complete and substantial as Alexander - of course, these are just the basic materials that constitute a complete personality. If you want to ignite the divine fire, you also need a spark of inspiration."

"Huh? Where did you find the spark?"

"Sorry, this is a business secret. I didn't say I would answer all your questions. Shouldn't you be more concerned about what I want to do?"

"Well, let me guess, you want to put the world into a painting like "The School of Athens"?"

"Don't be so precise." He waved his hand, "I think there is still a lot of room for negotiation between what you described and my vision."

"And I seem to have discovered that you are fundamentally different from the other silhouettes - you are always absorbing new information, right? You are not one of those silhouettes who only sell ice cream or stand guard. You really , Living in this era, you are gaining new experiences from this world.”

"Hmm, so I also know about you. So I think that only you can help me - the fundamental purpose of everything I do, my only long-cherished wish to live in this era. My dream, my light "

"Your request is"

"My wife Roxana, my shining star. You know, I have conquered my known world, I have gone to the end of it. My human desires have been fulfilled to the fullest. My only regret , just Roxana, and our child Alex - I have never met him, but I have decided that he will inherit my name. All I hope for is to get Cathay's help, let. They came back to me."

"Ah, how can I help you?"

"Roxana is the princess of Bactria. This country was called 'Bactria' in the history of Cathay. Its capital is in present-day Samarkand, which is the center of Cathay's rule in the west: Hezhongfu. I hope I can get help from Cathay to unearth the ruins of Bactria from Hezhong Mansion and find some historical fragments to regain my light."

"Yeah" Shangluo asked in the channel. He asked Apollonia: "Do you believe it?"

【Hard to say. This reason seems complete, but it seems not strong enough. Although he himself explained that he had no more desires, in fact his current state was equivalent to that of an elf. And like all elves, his life is ignited by passion and bursts out of passion. Now he has shown the ability to subvert the Roman Empire, which obviously does not match his stated desire to regain his own light. He just wants to find his wife, what does this have to do with destroying the Roman Empire? 】