Simulating the Universe, Starting with Speedrunning Greece

Killing people and destroying their hearts was undoubtedly a grievance that made Strabo, who was most concerned about managing his own image at the time, almost vomit blood!

but--

What can he do? What else can he do?

"——!" Strabo clenched his fists, and finally glared at him fiercely, then turned and left after saying something harsh.

"Very good, Listaye, I will never forget this humiliation!

Listen carefully, you will definitely lose this tribune election. I, Strabo Pompey, will be the final winner. "

Since we can't win, at least we have to win in momentum.

Strabo's strong declaration:

however--

The next moment, he was almost choked to death by a sentence.

"The gods tell us not to speak nonsense easily, as that will only reveal your weakness." Ye smiled indifferently.

At this moment, Strabo and Pompeii's minds went blank and they were completely lost.

who am I?

What am I doing?

Strabo was filled with tears of humiliation and almost cried out of anxiety.

How come he gets criticized like this just for saying something harsh?

It sounds reasonable and impressive, but he doesn't know which god said these words. He seems to have never heard of them.

But Strabo and Pompey no longer dared to refute.

He was afraid that once he opened his mouth he would expose his ignorance—!

Although Strabo received a good education and read a lot of books since childhood, it definitely did not include studying the Twelve Tables and the Sayings of the Gods every day.

Strabo was silent - he had completely admitted defeat. Even though his face was slapped, he still stretched out his neck and let the other side of his face swollen as well. This was the most true portrayal of the life he was experiencing at that moment.

Chapter 95 Death is also a god, Strabo’s narrow path

The God of Death is also a God—maybe?!

Using the spirits of another world——

No, actually they are not the same existence as gods. They are completely different concepts from Bleach.

Night's words "Don't speak wildly easily", whether it is the calmness and ascetic coldness when he spoke lightly, or the philosophical words, and neither contemptuous -

But his whole body exudes a domineering and overwhelming impact...

The Romans were all impressed by this alternative and arrogant aesthetic.

Many Roman citizens in the square remembered that night vividly today, and felt great curiosity and longing for their "last hero of Rome".

There was no doubt in his mind that if he also wanted to run for election, the Roman citizens would definitely be willing to vote for him at this time.

The funniest thing in the world is that the number of votes for those who participate in the election may not be more than those who did not register.

Strabo Pompey was completely autistic at this time, and simply pretended to be dumb...

He fled in a panic and made a firm decision in his heart that once he came to power, he would completely defeat Ye and others in one fell swoop.

Step on their faces and forge your own path to success.

"Tiberius must have wanted to gain support by promising the people victory in the war."

Strabo had heard about the problems that Tiberius had raised in the Senate assembly about Rome's current problems.

The best solution on the surface is to immediately win a victory to regain the people's trust.

and so--

If that's the case, why not just kill the other party?

Anyway, after what happened today, he, Strabo, Pompey, the Gracchi brothers, and Listach have become complete enemies.

Then take the enemy's path and leave the enemy with no way to go!!!

As long as he announced in advance that he would lead Rome to victory -

Then no matter what Tiberius and others said afterwards, they were just imitating themselves, which would certainly leave a certain impression in the minds of the people to imitate.

In addition to his own achievements in Roman military affairs, there is also a comparison with Tiberius's unremarkable military record.

In the end, the public should have a clear idea of ​​who to choose.

Then, without any hesitation, we should have carried out the original plan from the beginning.

There is no need to greet the opponent and humiliate yourself, which will even put yourself in such an embarrassing situation when you should have a big advantage.

Unforgivable, unforgivable, unforgivable——!!!

Roaring with hysterical anger in his heart, Strabo Pompey looked sullen and began to secretly issue orders...

Let the civilians who have been bribed by you take action.

As for the common people who secretly saw his gesture, although they looked down on Strabo Pompey after what happened before, after all, no one was willing to support a woman as a tribune -

Compared with Ye, he really lacked masculinity in front of the other party, which made the brave and fearless Roman men disdainful, but they would not go against money.

They began to speak for Pompey in the crowd.

"It seems that the matter has come to an end--

The Pompey family had a good upbringing.

After realizing my mistake, I immediately apologized sincerely."

“Mr. Strabo is actually quite good.

In comparison, Mr. Tiberius is still a little young, so let's support Strabo and Pompey later."

"Even when faced with the difficulties of his opponent, he was able to face them generously and generously paid ten talents. Lord Strabo is quite magnanimous. I think I can vote for him later."

Puff——~!!

Ye almost laughed out loud when he heard the voices of those among the people who began to speak up for Strabo.

You don't even know what to praise.

Seeing that someone was so supportive of Strabo, he almost thought that this was a Strabo anti-fan that he had bought from somewhere.

Are you sure this isn't sarcastic?

And at this time——

Strabo and Pompeii had already climbed onto the platform built in the square.

"Good morning, citizens of Rome! I am Strabo Pompey!

A man who is determined to lead you to a safer and better life."

See Strabo Pompeii has begun.

Suddenly, the discussions below stopped.

Although Strabo was somewhat embarrassed by what happened before, he still had some fame.

People were not completely disappointed in the end.

Then Strabo and Pompey also began to give speeches, using their eloquence to their advantage.

After talking about his achievements and canvassing for votes, he finally -

Strabo's next sentence comes to the key promise.

He began to brag about his military talents to people like Marius in later generations, and promised that if he was elected as the tribune, he would lead the Romans to an unprecedented victory!

Whether it was the Spanish War or the slave uprising in Sicily, they would be suppressed one by one.

Strabo began to paint a big picture.

It should be said here that the establishment of the position of tribune is not simply to establish an official who protects the rights and interests of the people and speaks for the people.

At the same time, it also has the aspect of a military tribune.

He was a general term for various military and civil officials in ancient Rome, usually elected from the Plebeian Assembly.

Their persons are sacred and inviolable, and they enjoy a special right - the veto power.

Their power is so great that they can even veto the resolutions of the Roman Senate. Except for the dictator, they have the right to veto the decisions of any other senior officials as long as they go against the interests of the civilians.

But this power was limited to the city and suburbs of Rome.

At the same time, these tribunes are also an important part of the citizens' assembly. From this point of view, the establishment of tribunes is not Roman, not sacred, but republican.

But now the Citizens' Assembly has basically no real power, and the rights and interests of the tribunes are no longer as good as before compared to the Senate.

But a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Compared with the Senate, the social status of the tribunes in Rome and their appeal among the common people are still quite high.

Strabo Pompey: “If I am elected tribune, I will organize a legion to resolve the many wars in Rome as quickly as possible and bring Rome a long-awaited victory!

Please trust me and cast your precious vote for me! "

Strabo Pompeius finally raised one hand high with a clenched fist and shouted excitedly and impassionedly.

He feels in pretty good shape today——!

After an extraordinary speech, even his mentality, which had been embarrassed by Ye and others before, recovered a lot and regained his confidence.

Strabo Pompeii's claim is very simple, that is, I can fight! Believe me——!

As for how to prove that you can really fight?

Sorry, this does not need to be proven and cannot be proven.

But blank checks always work, and this is a rule summed up by countless people in history.

Wasn’t it because of this that Marius of later generations became successful and wealthy?

At this time, many people who had already had enough of Rome's frequent defeats and other negative impacts were really moved.

We have to vote anyway, so why not vote for an officer who is confident that he can win the battle for Rome? !

Chapter 96: Once people know the truth, they can no longer tolerate lies

Strabo Pompey spoke eloquently in his speech. He mentioned the Spanish War and the uprising in Sicily, and traced the root causes, blaming the Carthaginians for all the culprits.

That is, the remnants of the former Carthage are causing trouble.

Whether it is the battlefield in Spain, which was once a vassal state of Carthage, or Sicily, which was once Carthage's territory, they are all closely related to this once powerful Mediterranean overlord.

Strabo's words made many old Romans suddenly recall the time when Carthage still existed. At that time, the Roman navy had not yet developed, and the connection between Rome and the Adriatic coast was blocked by the powerful Carthage.

Roman merchant ships could only enter those ports through the Strait of Messina between Italy and Sicily.

Carthage, which took over Sicily, became the overlord of the entire Mediterranean and controlled the strait to prevent Roman ships from entering, thus completely controlling the key to Rome's foreign trade at sea.

The Romans and Italian merchants at that time looked to the south, imagining that one day the Carthaginian warships might rob and slaughter them between the Adriatic Sea and the Italian coast in the Strait of Messina.

That kind of panic was spreading even in the Roman Senate at that time, like a dark cloud.

They must be very cautious and cautious in dealing with this powerful empire that may destroy their country, and think about how confident they are in going to war with it.

Rome had no navy, and the Roman army before this could only barely resist the Greek armies like Pyrrhus.

Whether in Greece or Rome, military discipline was notoriously lax at the time.

Moreover, they had been recruiting soldiers from the peasantry, which hampered the development of their army.

There are simply not many literate officers available in the army...

And how did Rome eventually develop and counterattack Carthage, the former overlord of the Mediterranean, to become the new uncrowned king of the Italian Peninsula?

Strabo Pompey asked loudly, and then gave the answer loudly without waiting for people to respond:

It was the allied forces and the active participation of many noble sons that injected fresh blood into Rome, which eventually grew stronger step by step, constantly bringing miracles on the battlefield and winning victories.

Strabo and Pompey knew that the issues that the Romans were most concerned about now were: one was whether they could win the war, and the other was that they didn't want to let their own people go to the battlefield anymore.

Although Strabo was not like Tiberius and Ye, who could see the real shortcomings of Rome, he fearlessly wanted to change all of this and challenged the authority of the Senate.