Simulating the Universe, Starting with Speedrunning Greece

Will it also become a ruin?"

After speaking that anxious prophecy in the voice of Scipio the Younger.

Tiberius said that his father (Gracchus II) had stood up to support Scipio when Scipio was suppressed by the Senate.

This time of standing on the right side also made Scipio appreciate his father, and he gave his daughter to his father, the mother of Tiberius, and eventually gave birth to two sons and one daughter.

Two of the men were the Gracchi brothers, and one of the women married Scipio the Younger.

So he and the famous Scipio the Younger were brothers-in-law. Precisely because of their close relationship, he understood Scipio the Younger's wisdom and talents better than anyone else.

Gracchus knew that the other party was definitely not exaggerating.

Moreover, the Gracchus family had a family tradition of reform.

His father, Gracchus the Great, was not a useless person who could only rely on marrying into the family to get to the top. He had a great influence on Tiberius' childhood growth.

There had been a rebellion in Spain before, and it was his father who led the slave army to suppress the rebellion and designated a series of policies.

This earned the Spanish tribes peace for more than 40 years.

He then worked his way up to become prosecutor, legal officer, and Roman consul.

During this process, Gracchus promulgated two laws, one of which was to prohibit a few people from monopolizing the right to build public utilities.

Another is to allow slaves who were granted free status by their masters to regain Roman citizenship. (According to the requirements, people who were restored from slavery could only regain citizenship from the next generation onwards)

As long as a slave had regained his free status and had property worth more than 3000 as and a child over the age of five, he could become a Roman citizen again.

Once upon a time, my father liberated countless slaves and was loved and supported by many common people. Even the Senate was not opposed to such a good change.

Since childhood, Tiberius dreamed of becoming a great man like his father one day and making contributions to the betterment of Rome.

Under the influence of many aspects, he actually began to pay attention to Rome's military problems and the irrationality of various conscriptions very early on.

He felt a strong sense of sympathy for the soldiers who were treated just like slaves and suffered many unfair treatments.

But Tiberius knew before...

He is different from his father.

The policies advocated by my father did not touch the core interests of the Senate.

That’s why it can proceed smoothly and be loved by everyone.

But he is different...

Tiberius actually had a grand blueprint in his mind a long time ago, but he had backed off because of hesitation and fear.

He kept this ambition hidden in his heart until -

In the Spanish War not long ago, Tiberius met Ye, Karl and others.

"You gave me the courage to do everything!

In the past, I wanted to be a great man like my father. That was my dream.

But now I realize that what is more difficult and more necessary for me to achieve than dreams is responsibility.

It is no longer just my dream.

It is the common expectation of everyone.

Some of the laws in Rome are wrong now. It takes a real justice man to come forward and change them.

I think I shouldn't run away anymore...

Reform has never been a light-hearted word that can be mentioned with a smile.

I no longer fight because I admire someone's figure.

Instead, we should be prepared to fight for a tomorrow where everyone can smile.

Now I have some understanding of my father’s past mentality.”

Tiberius looked at Ye so sincerely and said, and then he suddenly bowed deeply to Ye.

“Please help me, Night.

I need your strength! Forgive my weakness, I know I can't do anything by my own strength.

If you hadn't appeared, I would probably have ended up taking this path.

Just like a moth flying into a flame, even though you know there will be no good result, you still can't help but take a gamble and go crazy with all your heart!

I probably won't succeed in the end and will become a laughing stock in everyone's eyes.

But I want to prove that at least I have fought and struggled for it.

It is you who showed me that after madness, miracles can still happen!

Please take me crazy once, Lista Night Magnus!! "

After saying some heartfelt words, Tiberius closed his eyes and waited anxiously.

He said everything he should say, wanted to say, even without even realizing what he was saying.

Whether the other party will agree or not really depends on fate.

But Tiberius felt that he was a little selfish, and in his heart he somewhat expected Ye to agree.

And what about the night at this moment?

He took a deep breath—

Looking at the man in front of me who was ready to help from the beginning.

His mentality now is completely different from when he first came to the Roman simulation universe.

This was never a game.

The Sims is not a game of life.

His decision determines every change in the simulated universe and will even actually affect a trace of the conceptual universe.

Foolish and romantic idealist——

It was only then that he discovered that Tiberius——! This man who failed in his reforms in history and was said to have been beaten to death with more than 300 of his supporters.

He was not stupid, nor was he unaware of the strong obstacles to reform. Instead, from the very beginning he seemed to be self-destructive, acting recklessly for the sake of his obsession.

He has the saintly idea of ​​saving the world, but he does not have enough ability or patience!

Want to help this man?

There were ripples in Ye's heart, and for the first time he questioned his heart so solemnly and seriously.

And the answer is, hasn’t the decision been made long ago?

Chapter 83: Tiberius teamed up with Ye to pit his brother

He agreed to help Gracchus, but made three agreements with Tiberius Gracchus.

From now on, all actions of Tiberius must be discussed with himself before being carried out.

If Night doesn't allow him to do something, he absolutely can't do it -

If this contract is violated, Ye can leave Tiberius at any time.

In the last scrutinizing gaze of the night——

As if looking at a fool, Tiberius felt a little embarrassed and confused, but still agreed to the condition.

He felt that Ye's eyes were a little rude, but he couldn't tell what was wrong.

Ye: "I can't just watch you act like a fool and go to confront the Senate without any preparation."

He didn't want to wait for Tiberius's brother, the other Gracchus, to come back and see his brother's minced meat sauce.

After reaching a cooperation with Tiberius, the first thing Ye asked Tiberius to do was to call his brother back from the Spanish War.

When they retreated from the Spanish battlefield, the Senate had already sent Scipio the Younger and Gracchus the Younger to stabilize the situation.

And Gracchus the Younger even held the same position as Tiberius, that of quaestor.

Instead of putting this kid in Tiberius' position and letting him get screwed again, it would be better for him to come back earlier and start the Crimson Storm together.

Ye, who knows the future, knows how outstanding Tiberius's younger brother is, especially in terms of reform. He is several levels higher than Tiberius.

Tiberius also didn't want his brother to endure the same humiliating experience as himself on the front line. Although he didn't know how Ye knew his brother, he still wrote a letter asking his brother to return quickly.

Even in order to prevent the possibility of his brother refusing -

Under Ye's instigation, Tiberius pretended to be seriously ill or dying and wrote a letter, insisting that he come back quickly.

then--

Tiberius was so cruel that he wrote directly: "My dear brother, Gaius Sempronius Gracchus. When you receive this letter, I hope I can still live to see you return to Rome.

A major change is about to happen in Rome, and no one can stay out of it.

Forgive me, Gaius. I cannot tell you now what will happen.

I can only say that someone wants to kill me, dig out my bone marrow, blind my eyes, and poison my voice.

They wanted to blind me, mute me, break the last bone in my spine, make me kneel and wail forever... I couldn't do anything.

There is no time.

If you don't get back in time, you might see your brother turned into a sandwich.

This is a food term that a friend of mine taught me, an interesting description -

You can imagine me being crushed into a pulp by two huge rocks under tremendous pressure.

If you really come back too late, I hope that after I die, you will inherit my will and continue to fight and never give in.

I left all the truth under the big tree where we used to play when we were children.

As I write this, my eyes are already a little blurry, and my throat can no longer make any sound. I can only sob silently.

I know this is the pain they gave me——!

They wanted me to cower, to be afraid, to bow my head - but Gracchus never gave in.

No?

My dear brother, I know that even if I don't let you join, sooner or later you will discover the truth yourself and continue on my path.

Because that’s your personality—”

Tiberius felt that he had finished writing here, and after quickly ending it, he breathed a sigh of relief.

I always feel guilty for deceiving my brother like this.

Although they really want to do something big, they have not started to act yet. The Senate has no idea of ​​their secret plans and even regards him and Ye as the rising stars of Rome and plans to focus on training them.

Tiberius even played a little trick in the letter.

He described his own state as if the enemy had already begun to move to blind him or poison and mute him.

His eyes were blurry, in fact, he was talking to Ye about his previous experiences, and he was sad and distressed for the deaths of Karl and others.

His throat was unable to utter a sound, and he forced himself to suppress the sadness in his heart.

Just because when he wanted to continue crying, Ye stopped him with one sentence -

'What is this look of yours, what is that look of yours, what is that tear of yours, can these tears of yours save Rome?'

What else could Tiberius say? He could only intensify his efforts to harm his brother, so that his heart, which was blocked by a mouthful of anger, could feel a little better.

With the help of the internal resources of the Gracchus family, the letter was quickly delivered to the front line.

Gaius Sempronius Gracchus was happy at first when he received the letter from home, but after reading it, he was furious.

Who wants to kill my brother?!

(Ye: Another Gaius.)

Just like the 'Gaius' that Ye knew, every man with this name had a bad temper.

Even though the Gracchus brothers were more inclined towards civil service, Gaius Gracchus was an out and out hot tempered brother.

His rage was not mindless, but calm and decisive. As long as he was sure of the enemy...