Simulating the Universe, Starting with Speedrunning Greece

“Are you going to stand up for him?

If it weren't for this man, we wouldn't have become deserters.

The sun has already set. Even if we escape back to Rome, our names will be nailed to the pillar of shame in the future. We may even become slaves, completely losing our names and bringing shame to our family! ! "

After saying this, the old soldier drew his sword and pointed it at the young man's head.

"This shame must be paid with blood!"

The young man, who had been so guilty that he didn't say a word even when being beaten, had no intention of fighting back. But when he realized that the old soldier really wanted to kill him...

When the sharp sword was about to chop off his head, the chill on his neck made him anxiously want to say something, but it was too late -

No one expected the veteran to suddenly explode~! He has such a hot temper!

Even knowing the horror of the night, they openly disobeyed his orders.

But the next moment, a long sword suddenly knocked the sword out of the old soldier's hand.

Then Ye suddenly appeared, came to the old soldier as if flashing, lifted his neck with one hand, and slammed his back to the ground.

Bang! The loess ground cracked slightly, and the old soldier spat out a mouthful of blood and groaned in pain.

After easily dealing with and severely injuring the veteran, Ye stood up and said in a condescending and cold voice:

"What, you don't even have the strength to hold the sword?

Too weak. As a warrior, your strength is totally unqualified.

For someone as weak as you are, perhaps dying on the battlefield is the best outcome.

At least you can save some dignity for yourself. Or do you prefer to die in my hands?"

"Carcasses~!!" Several people who came with the veteran saw this scene and shouted out the veteran's name.

They looked at the cracked ground smashed by Ye in shock. While feeling Ye's inhuman brutal power again, they swallowed hard and were somewhat glad that they did not resist Ye just now.

Ye did not kill the old soldier. At this time, Carcasses, who was lying on the ground, turned red and angry after hearing Ye's words. Because of the strong sense of humiliation, his brain even temporarily forgot his fear of Ye.

When he was about to say something——

Ye: “Calm down, I attacked you as a punishment for not obeying my orders.

It’s not about being biased towards anyone.

I have something else to ask this man - something that will determine whether we can return to Rome alive.

Maybe the situation is not as bad as we thought.

Or do you want to continue to test my patience?"

Ye's words gradually calmed Carcasses down.

"I understand..." Although he didn't know what Ye had discovered, there was no reason to deceive himself, so Calcasses obeyed.

At this time, Ye looked at the handsome young man before.

He asked coldly: "Who are you?"

The handsome young man still had cold sweat on his face as if he had survived a disaster. Just as he was about to say thank you, his pupils suddenly contracted when he heard Ye's question.

Ye: "Don't rush to answer, think carefully before you reply. If you answer wrongly, or choose to make up a lie to deceive me.

Then I will hand you over to these soldiers to do whatever they want with you, unless you want to experience the same pain you just had in your life.

Your attitude determines your fate..."

The young man took a deep breath and finally sighed slightly, knowing that he could no longer hide it.

a long time--

Thinking of the fate of being handed over to the veteran Carcasses and others, the young man shuddered and finally chose to tell the truth...

"My name is Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus...

Served as prosecutor of property during Rome's war against Spain.

During the melee, I exchanged equipment with the accompanying soldiers and escaped.

The soldier who was protecting me died heroically on the way, and just when I was about to be killed, I was saved by you.

The original proposal to go to the Ebro River was because I had recently received a letter from the Roman capital saying that an army of several thousand men would be sent from the river to support us.

The specific location is where we are now——

I can assure you that when the reinforcements arrive, I will be responsible for explaining the situation to their commander, and no one will become a deserter. Please believe in the honor of the Gracchus family. "

Tiberius Sempronius Gracchus——……!?

When he heard this familiar name, Ye, who originally didn't care too much about the young man's identity, was stunned.

Most people may not know who Tiberius is.

But when it comes to the Gracchus brothers, they are already famous figures in the history of Roman reform.

In the real world, the "Julius Civic Law" that Ye was originally going to guide Lucius Caesar to create was created by modifying the original bill proposed by the Gracchi brothers.

It can be said that the Gracchi brothers were pioneers and Lucius’s integrators.

Tiberius was the eldest of the Gracchi brothers...

For a moment, Ye was amazed by this wonderful fate:...!

I didn’t expect to catch a big fish?

Chapter 69: We have to rely on our own people to fight the war. Without external aid, how can we not lose as our numbers decrease?

When Gracchus had finished speaking all his words in one breath—

The soldiers below were already talking among themselves.

At this time, the Roman soldiers certainly didn't know anything about the famous Gracchus brothers.

But they knew of another Gracchus.

——Sempronius Gracchus.

This was because Gracchus was one of the few commoners elected consuls, and he also married the daughter of Scipio Africanus and had three children.

One of his daughters married Scipio the Younger, the Roman god of war, and the remaining two sons were the Gracchus brothers.

There is no doubt that the Gracchus family is the new nobles of Rome at this time. And because of their birth problems, the Gracchus were still civilian nobles for only two generations...

At the same time, they maintain good relations with the civilians and enjoy a certain degree of credibility among them.

In Rome, the position of quaestor was usually only held by aristocrats who were favored by the Senate and had a very noble status.

If the man named Tiberius wasn't lying.

Given the importance the Senate holds him in, he is indeed capable of exempting them from the status of deserters...

The soldiers gradually calmed down.

The soldiers, who have now reached their wits' end, have no choice but to stick to one path and trust Tiberius.

At this time, Carcasses, who had fallen to the ground, got up and suddenly said, "How can I believe that you are not deceiving us to save your life?"

Tiberius: "I swear by the gods and in the name of the Gracchi family that we will be absolutely safe and free when we return to Rome.

Otherwise, after my death, my soul will fall into the River Styx and suffer eternal torment. "

Carcasses: "Remember your words, Gracchus!"

The soldiers reluctantly suppressed their hostility toward Tiberius.

After discussion, the group finally decided to continue along the Ebro River towards its mouth.

As the longest river in Spain bordering the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea, the Ebro River forms a canyon through the coastal mountains, and only the 25-kilometer section between the estuary and Tortosa is accessible to small boats.

Although they did not have boats, if the distance was only 25 kilometers, they might be able to use local materials, weapons in hand to cut down trees and build simple rafts to try to cross.

Ye had no objection to this decision - rather, this time in the simulated universe, there was no clear goal of obtaining the Achilles template like the last time.

The Rome of this era was not like the Greek era, where there were treasures and opportunities everywhere.

Perhaps Ye can try to establish great achievements in this era and gain rewards from the transition period of Roman universe history.

If one or two conceptual objects could be born from legends, they would be like treasures.

Gracchus?

Ye suddenly thought that maybe he was not completely without something that could serve as a goal.

Lucius Caesar needed a perfect bill—

But what kind of bill can be called perfect?

Is it to simply copy and paste the Julius Civic Laws from the future?

No, even the Julius Civicus could only delay the capsizing and collapse of Rome’s great warship.

If it weren't for the emergence of figures like Caesar and Octavian, Rome might have already fallen into decline...

The decline of a country after its peak is a major trend in history. If we do not want to be submerged in this trend, we need to make big enough changes, and reform can be one of them.

And what could be a more convenient and effective opportunity than to personally test a reform in the simulated universe?

if--

He was saying that if the reforms of the Gracchus brothers in history failed in the end, what if they succeeded with his help?

The era in which the Gracchi brothers lived was not too far from real Rome.

In reality, Rome was in a better position to reform to some extent, and the time had come for the Senate to give in.

If I could succeed once in the simulated universe...

Even though there would be huge resistance to reform, at most it would just make the entire Roman upper class the enemy, and at worst it would just be a waste of a simulation opportunity.

Anyway, there is nothing else that attracts me in this era.

If this simulation is successful, the results may be more favorable than simulating Rome's future era and simply copying the Julius Civil Rights Laws.

Soon it was late at night. After a day of traveling, the tired people chose to rest for a while by the river before continuing on their journey.

At this time, the soldiers were nervous, alert and worried about being caught up by the pursuers. They could not sleep and started chatting.

At this time, Ye Ye and Tiberius were chatting with each other.

Since his identity was exposed, Tibilius is now safest only by staying as Ye.

Perhaps because of the shock of his near-death experience during the day, Tiberius now did not dare to stay too far away from Ye.

however--

Soon Ye asked a question that made Tiberius uneasy: "Did you guess long ago that there would be no reinforcements?"

Tiberius: “…………I.”

Ye: “My eyesight is very good, and I can see farther than ordinary people.

So when I came to the Ebro River before, I saw that there was no warship on the river.

While everyone else was paying attention to the non-existent reinforcements, I noticed something strange about you..."

Tiberius then realized how he had been exposed to Night's Eyes.

Fortunately, it was because Ye discovered his identity in time that he was saved from danger. He should be grateful to Ye.

After hesitating for a few seconds,

Gracchus sighed and chose to tell the truth: "Actually--

I don't know much either.

I should have said before that I was the financial officer in charge of logistics and military pay for this war.

But in reality, the follow-up supplies for the attack on Rome had not been delivered for a long time.

I wrote several letters to the Senate in the Roman capital, asking them to send war resources as soon as possible, but there was no response.

The war on the front line collapsed due to the delay in supplies.

Most of the rebels who should have been tied down appeared on land and ambushed us. They should have received supplies from the sea.