The nun with black stockings is actually a boy?

Following Ephesus was the newly promoted Archbishop Basilis.

"You shouldn't be here." Osius put his hands behind his back and looked towards Ephesus.

"I've lived until now for this moment." Ephesus squirmed under his loose robe.

Basilis dismissed the monks around him, and the hall became empty for a moment, with only three people left.

"You could have lived longer without having to go to those empty places to pray for power," Osius shouted.

Ephesus shrugged. "Intelligence indicates that the goblins have two level 5 mechanical creations. Without me, who can defend Rome?"

"The demonic energy is increasing. You could have waited," Osius said angrily.

"Now take a look. Can you succeed?" Ephesus walked up to Osius, leaving a pool of disgusting green corrosive liquid on the ground. "If it weren't for this power, I would only be at the peak of the 4th level until I die."

"And the prophecy tells me that after I die, Rome, Rome will fall."

"Guess why I've been lingering until now?"

Osius fell silent.

Ephesus closed his eyes slightly. "I don't have much time left to be awake. I have quickly promoted Basilis to archbishop. All his ceremonies will be kept simple."

Osius looked at Basilis in surprise, but the latter just saluted Osius respectfully with a calm expression.

"If I die, I recommend him to succeed me as Patriarch." Ephesus squirmed around Osius. "The saved rituals and celebrations... I intend to use them for the canonization ceremony, which you suggested last night."

Osius's eyes flickered slightly.

"You're well aware of the situation outside. We must restore confidence throughout the empire." Ephesus returned to Osius's presence. "The ceremony for the candidate saint will be grand. I'll need the army's support. How many troops do you have?"

"The number of extraordinary people, including the guards and the imperial guards, totals to 2,000, and the regular firearms troops still have 20,000." Osius turned his head to look at the coffin of Constantine XI. "This old man left me with this."

Ephesus was stunned. Even though he was mentally prepared, he did not expect the troops to be so thin.

More than 20,000 old, weak, sick and disabled people faced more than 100,000 strong goblins. If it weren't for the battle to defend the city, he would have wanted to lead the church to move west immediately.

"This war was lost at the start. We are already halfway down the table. The most correct thing to do is to leave the table safely without getting killed."

Osius looked at Ephesus at eye level.

"Like you, I will stay with this ancient capital, but the evacuation operation must also be carried out."

"Young people leave, old people stay, this is the end of our Rome."

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"They are certainly right, but they overlooked the power of the lower classes and those outside the society. This is the limitation of the times, and it is not right to blame them."

Helen sat in the living room, reciting the words from the storybook.

"What kind of book is it? It actually talks about barbarians?" Natalie raised her head and asked, resting her head on Helen's black silk thighs.

"A storybook recently written by the Emperor of the Franks." Helen closed the storybook and handed it to Natalie.

Natalie glanced at the story and saw that it was titled "My Love-Hate Relationship with Four Gods."

"What a mess." Natalie slapped the storybook aside and immediately looked up at Helen. "How long do we have to wait?"

clatter! clatter!

A guard opened the door, "Her Highness Eudocia invites you."

Helen pinched Natalie's cheek and said, "No need to wait."

Natalie snorted and immediately stood up.

Helen was able to escape, rubbed her numb thigh, and then took Natalie and followed the guards.

Arriving in a purple room, Eudocia, with tear marks on her cheeks, greeted the two with an expressionless face.

After the guards left, Eudocia looked at Helen, "What's going on?"

Seeing this, Helen knew that provoking Eudocia was somewhat wrong, so she walked up to Eudocia and said, "Besides visiting you, I hope our cooperation will continue."

Eudocia held her left arm with her right hand, lowered her head and said, "I don't know."

Helen and Natalie were stunned. They couldn't imagine how Eudocia, who was so confident a few days ago, could become like this.

Helen was silent for a moment, took a deep breath, then walked to Eudocia and lifted Eudocia's chin with her fingers.

"Your Highness, no, Your Majesty, are you afraid of goblins?"

"Helen, I'm giving you a chance to correct your mistake! If it gets out to outsiders, it will be bad for you."

"Eudocia, you are completely unable to bear the royal responsibilities now. Are you letting your sister take them on?"

Helen had to stand on tiptoe to look Eudocia in the eye.

Natalie stood aside, her face slightly red as she covered her mouth.

For some reason, she also wanted to be treated like this by Helen.

"I, I... I really don't know what to do." Eudocia closed her eyes. Facing the attacking Helen, she had no idea how to deal with the current situation.

"Everything is the same as before, Eudocia. We are on your side." Helen released her hand and turned her back to Eudocia. "Don't be afraid. Cheer up."

Eudocia was startled.

Helen turned to Natalie and said, "Go and comfort Irina. She's only more fragile than Eudocia right now."

Eudocia, who was named, lowered her head in shame.

Natalie nodded and turned to leave the room.

"I'll go find your uncle Osius," Helen said to Eudocia. "According to the cooperation requirements... I will help you. Besides, we are friends."

Eudocia hesitated to speak.

She really wanted to say that there was no such requirement in the cooperation, but when she saw Helen's determined eyes, the panic in her heart miraculously faded away.

"What do you want with my uncle?"

"A country cannot be without a ruler for a single day. It's inappropriate for you and your people to bring this up. It's most appropriate for me, a church member and recipient of the consort's letter, to bring this up." Helen looked away. "Don't worry, I won't put too much pressure on you, nor will I waver."

"Because my proposal is simple..."

"Following the ancient method, the three emperors rule together."

Chapter 92: Just for Rome, please become a saint! [Two in One]

Government Affairs Hall.

"You mean to elect three emperors to rule together to stabilize the domestic unrest?"

Osius sat at the round table and observed Helen standing in the government hall.

Helen bowed respectfully and said, "Yes, it's just my personal suggestion, no one's instructions."

Osius smiled upon hearing this and immediately stood up from his seat. "Indeed, it is most appropriate for you to bring this up personally."

When Helen heard what the other party said, she knew that this was what Osius thought.

Right now, even if Rome gathers all its strength into a fist, it still cannot defeat the goblins, let alone disperse. Therefore, the most important thing at the moment is to unite the forces of all parties.

"Your idea is certainly correct, but have you ever thought about whether this will stimulate some people who have long wanted to leave Rome?"

Osius asked with a smile.

Helen was stunned when she heard this, and then she suddenly realized.

Only then did he remember the virtual space believers and Prince Julian in the city of Rome.

You have to know that these things caused a lot of trouble to Rome and players during the goblin siege.

"Indeed, there are some forces that we cannot unite." Helen straightened up.

In his previous life's game, after the death of Constantine XI, three princes and princesses ascended the throne and ruled together. He took it for granted that this was the right path and ignored some details of the game's history.

Maybe it’s my previous actions that led to the current situation?

Butterfly wings?

Helen was thinking about the current problems within Rome.

Looking at Helen's thoughtful expression, Osius raised the corner of his mouth slightly, "Helen, you are becoming more and more like the helmsman of this empire."

Helen was startled and knelt on one knee and said, "Prime Minister, please forgive my abruptness. I was only thinking about myself."

"Haha." Osius smiled gently and sat back in his chair. "With your status as a nun and future princess, it's barely appropriate for you to participate, but... do you want a more suitable position?"

Helen looked up, her face full of confusion.

Seeing Helen's puzzled look, Osius leaned forward and asked, "What is the status of the Roman Princess?"

The corners of Helen's mouth twitched slightly. "I have only been a nun for a short time. Prime Minister, I don't like this identity at all."

As a boy, he felt extremely uncomfortable with his status as an imperial concubine.

Osius's eyes revealed a hint of disappointment and helplessness, and he immediately changed the subject: "Your proposal is exactly what I was thinking. Now that you've brought it up, I have an excuse to promote it and unite the forces within the city."

"It's my honor to be able to help the Prime Minister." Helen stood up and said, "How do we deal with those difficult forces in the city?"

"You go down and rest." Osius stood up, his hands behind his back. "I'll take care of the rest."

Helen was stunned for a moment, then sighed.

The last military prince of Rome is very difficult to deal with, not to mention that he is cooperating with the four powerful beings in the virtual space.

Helen thought she had the means to deal with the prince, for example, the tea party was a manifestation of this.

But the problem is, time is running out.

He estimated that the goblin army's hot air balloons had already arrived at the western plains and might even have launched the portal device.

In the eastern waters, with the help of the Gear Church, the goblin naval forces can compete with Rome.

In a week at the latest, the goblin army will be assembled, and the prelude to the empire's demise will begin.

In the previous game, so many level 1 players couldn't stop it, not to mention that now it's a month in advance. Except for the mid-to-high-end players, the low-to-mid-level players are all ordinary people, not even extraordinary.

And these are only the players in the Near East. Players from other cities have to rush over to help. Unless they use alt-accounts, the number of players' swarms will not be able to increase.

"I'll take my leave." Helen stood up and said goodbye.

Osius looked at Helen's departing back, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

"Rome can't afford any loss right now, including talent. Rather than you being married off to the prince, it's better for you to be married off to our brothers' children."

Osius looked at the marriage application submitted by the prince, and the person applying to marry him was Helen.

This old man has never remarried since his wife died, leaving behind a playboy son.

Now is the time to act.

In order to prevent the aristocracy and the church from becoming too powerful, Constantine XI specifically stipulated that the royal children and their brothers, relatives and spouses must be minor nobles and commoners.

It stabilized the imperial power, but also gave Prince Julian a reason.

This guy didn't really like Helen. He probably knew that Helen was going to be canonized, and he wanted to use this to increase his prestige and then covet the crown of Rome.

"Valorna, reject this request." Osius coughed and handed the document in his hand to the imperial official Valorna standing next to him.

After Valorna took the document, she asked, "Isn't it a bit too hurtful to reject him like this?"

"Don't hurt him." Osius couldn't help but blurt out something in Roman. "He set his sights on the youngster. He deserves it!"

"By the way, hurry up and make all the preparations before ascending the throne." Osius stood up. "Give me the pen and ink. I want to write the imperial consort's canonization letter myself."

Imperial Ink Officer Valorna's eyes widened. "Old man, what do you mean?"

"Now that I can't wait for Helen to refuse, I will force her to marry me. I would rather Helen marry Eudocia than allow her to leave Rome." Osius' expression gradually became cold.

Valorna touched her chin with an embarrassed look on her face. "Why don't you ask Helen's opinion?"

"Didn't he refuse?" Osius blinked doubtfully. "What does this have to do with my forced canonization?"

"Well, according to the rules, it should be Eudocia, Irina, or Nero." Valorna never expected that this could happen. "Besides, the new emperor's coronation hasn't even begun yet."

"I can't wait any longer. As the prime minister, I have to overstep my bounds." After saying this, Osius took out his pen and ink and began to write the book of enthronement.