My XX deal with Sister Nero

Although magicians are far superior to ordinary humans in terms of combat power, if they focus on advancing technology... ordinary people will one day be able to surpass magicians in terms of individual combat capabilities.

Besides, what is magic? If it cannot be done through science and technology, but can only be done through miracles, then it is magic. If technology can do it, then it is magic.

But...if I could really provide myself with a few magicians, that would not be impossible.

"It's not impossible to provide you with a magic workshop, but the key point is, how big a magic workshop do you need? Since your name is the Magic Association, you must have more than one or two magicians, right? So you should need multiple magic workshops, and in addition to that, you should have some students learning magic, right? Classrooms and the like need to be prepared, right? By this calculation... I'm afraid you will need several residential buildings." After thinking for about three minutes, Tony suddenly spoke.

"This... Your Highness is right. When we entered Rome, we noticed the kind of buildings where the residents of Rome lived... If we count based on this kind of buildings, I'm afraid we really need several buildings." Barthelmero said somewhat embarrassedly.

The Romans of this era had already built residential buildings similar to modern ones, but compared to modern ones, the residential buildings of the Roman era could not accommodate many people. One building could only accommodate about twenty households.

All in all, this building can be converted into about twenty magic workshops.

The Magic Association has absorbed many magicians from the Atlas Academy and the Wandering Sea. Judging from the scale alone... this building may not be able to accommodate them all.

According to estimates, at least three buildings are needed to accommodate it.

"Buildings are not a problem." Tony waved his hand. "I think we may have to set aside a separate area for you. After all, you magicians and wizards can't stay in residential areas, right? And you may also need to create an inherent barrier?"

Inherent barrier? Do you even know this term? Barthomello looked at the boy in front of her. Whether it was the Wandering Sea, the Atlas Academy, or the Magic Association, she had never heard of the name Tony. In other words, this Tony was at least not a registered magician or wizard. Even if he knew about magicians or wizards, it should be only superficial. But... this "surface" should not include the term "inherent barrier"!

He is not a known magician or wizard, which means he should not have undergone systematic training in magic or magic-related subjects, but he knows the existence of inherent barriers. Has this kid... really communicated with Dayuan?

When he thought of this possibility, Barthomello suddenly frowned and asked, "Your Highness, I want to ask you a question. Your Highness... have you communicated with Dayuan?"

Chapter 308: Transaction with the Magic Association

Although no more precise words were used, Tony could roughly understand that this monarch suspected that he had ever reached the Vortex of Origin.

The Vortex of Origin, the dream goal of all magicians, is the "cause" of all things, the starting point of everything, the origin of various phenomena, or in other words, it is the "ultimate knowledge".

And magicians exist to obtain this "ultimate knowledge". They use various means to hope to reach the vortex of origin and obtain this ultimate knowledge, hoping that they themselves can reach this perfect... state of emptiness.

At present, in the entire history of Type-Moon, there are indeed quite a few people who have reached the Root Vortex, but most of them disappeared the moment they reached the Root Vortex, and all their existence was erased. At present, there are only two people alive and connected to the root, that is, Ryougi Shiki and Sajyo Aika.

But judging from the time, these two ancestors might not have been born yet?

Without any contact with it, Tony mastered the term "inherent barrier". It was because of this that Barthelmero doubted whether Tony... had ever reached the source!

After all, that was the "ultimate knowledge", and it made perfect sense that Tony learned the term "inherent barrier" there.

"The Great Source? The Origin Vortex? No, no, no, I have never reached the Origin Vortex. As you can see, I'm not even a magician." Tony spread his hands helplessly.

"This... is impossible." Barthelmero shook his head and muttered, "If you are not a magician, how do you know the term "Inherent Boundary"? How do you know the term "Original Vortex"? If you are not a magician and you know these terms, then... the only explanation is that you have reached the Origin Vortex."

Tony shrugged and said nothing.

If you randomly bring a Moon person across, he can tell you a lot of things that only magicians in this world know, such as the Magic Association Atlas Institute Wandering Sea, the twenty-seventh ancestor of the Dead Apostles,

If you really come across a moon person who is even more of a nerd than Tony, he might know more than the Magic Association.

Looking at Tony's expression, Barthelmero knew that no matter whether His Royal Highness the Prince had ever connected to the root...he could only be treated as if His Royal Highness had never connected to the root.

"Okay, whether I have connected to the source or not, we'll talk about this topic later." Tony stretched and tapped the table lightly: "I have a general understanding of your situation. To be honest, your matter... is not easy to handle."

Not easy to handle? Barthelmero and Gaius Ling looked at each other. They both understood the hidden meaning of Tony's words. It's not easy to handle, but it doesn't mean it can't be handled. As for how difficult it is to handle... that depends on whether the Magic Association has paid enough money.

Magicians are also human beings, and they also need to deal with ordinary people. So when these two monarchs came out to contact Tony, the Magic Association had already guessed that it would not work without money. In addition to a gift prepared specifically for Tony, of course... there were other things.

"We certainly understand this." Barthelmero nodded. "According to your Highness, the Empire needs to allocate land for us to build houses. This expense is not a small amount. Your Highness will definitely suffer a certain degree of loss as a result. However, we can still compensate for this loss."

Bartomero's subtext is also very simple. We know that you will ask us for some benefits. It's okay. We can still afford this little money.

To be honest, magicians are really rich.

Even the eldest daughter of the Toosaka family who cries poor every day can easily take out a few gems from a poor family. These gems may not be a big deal for the eldest daughter, but if you throw one to an ordinary person... that's at least a week's food allowance, okay?

So for the Magic Association, as long as the problem can be solved with money, it is not a problem.

"That's just one aspect." Tony waved his hand. Money? Of course he wanted as much as possible, but in addition to money, he wanted something else.

For example... magic, or a magician.

"Then Your Highness..." Barthelmero frowned. She was really worried about the conditions Tony proposed. They were beyond their capabilities. If the conditions were really beyond their capabilities... then it would be a bit troublesome.

"Don't worry." Tony could probably guess what Barthelmero was worried about by looking at her expression, so he waved his hand casually and said, "Actually, what I want is very simple. What I need is magic."

magic?

This era is not like the future where learning magic is like going to school, where you sit in a classroom and listen to the teacher. The magic learning in this era is very traditional, and the professor is more like a master than a teacher.

What Tony meant was very simple. I needed a few magicians, or rather, I needed the Magic Association to train a few magicians for me.

Although it is easy for the Magic Association to train a few magicians for people, but... the Magic Association really does not want to do so. In their view, magicians are different from ordinary people and are superior to others, not working for ordinary people.

But if he does not agree to His Highness' request now, then he will most likely refuse to allow the Magic Association to settle in Rome.

"This..." Barthelmero looked at Tony with some embarrassment and said, "Your Highness, this matter may not be easy to handle."

"It's not easy to do?" Tony subconsciously raised his eyebrows. What's so difficult about this? I'm not asking you to catch a few magicians and come to work for me. I just want you to help me teach a few students. I'll pay for the tuition, okay?

Seeing Tony's frown, Barthelmero could certainly guess that the little prince was feeling uncomfortable at the moment. After all... for the prince, this might be a piece of cake?

But I really can't make the decision on this matter.

"Well, Your Highness, you should also know that several decades ago, our twelve famous families established the Magic Association, and this matter... I'm afraid it will require our twelve families to discuss together before we can give you an accurate answer." After thinking for a while, Barthelmero looked at Tony with a serious face and said.

Hmm? Isn't it just to teach a few students? Is it really that serious? The twelve monarchs have to discuss it together.

"Okay, when you give me an answer, we'll talk about this again." Tony stood up and looked at the sky outside the window and said, "It's getting late, I should go back to the palace."

Hearing that His Royal Highness was about to order them to leave, Barthomello also stood up and bowed slightly to Tony: "Then, we will not disturb Your Highness."

Chapter 309: Marrying His Royal Highness the Prince?

"Everyone, what is your decision regarding His Royal Highness' proposal?" In the living room of a villa in the southern Gaul province, Barthelmero supported his chin with both hands, looked at the twelve monarchs sitting around the long table, and asked.

"I think this matter has more advantages than disadvantages." Gaius stood up and nodded slightly to Barthelmero before saying, "Although we have always believed that magicians should be superior to ordinary people, but... our food, clothing, shelter and transportation still cannot be separated from this world and ordinary people. Moreover, His Highness's proposal... perhaps you should have learned about it through various channels. Although His Highness has been denying it, he is very likely to have communicated with the source."

"Have you communicated with the source?" An old man with white hair and beard opened his eyes wide and asked in disbelief, "Are you sure?"

"I'm sure." Gaius Ling nodded. "I'm sure you all have heard that this prince once slayed a dragon. Zelrich also said that he had contact with this prince and did not find that he performed magic or magic. In addition, according to previous investigations, there is no magician around this prince. The only person with unknown origins is Zero, a guy who was a mercenary."

"Yes." The monarchs present nodded one after another. They knew this. It was precisely because they knew that this prince who could not perform magic had once performed the feat of slaying a dragon that they suspected that this prince could communicate with the source.

Moreover, this prince... invented many things that should not exist in this era.

Stirrups, rattle arrows, wood ash fertilizer, gunpowder manufacturing, bows and crossbows, and the Roman Empire's improved iron smelting technology. In addition to these things, there seem to be some strange little inventions, such as telescopes.

The crossbow is easy to explain, it is nothing more than a combination of the Roman Empire's ballista and scorpion crossbow and then made smaller. As for the rattlesnake and stirrup... if you really have a wild imagination you can also imagine that, to put it bluntly, it is nothing more than finding a place for the cavalry's feet to rest and drilling a few holes in the arrows.

But gunpowder...it's not something that can be made with just a wild imagination!

In this era, there was no gunpowder within the known range. Whether it was the Roman Empire, the Parthian Empire, the distant northern grasslands and India, or even the more distant legendary Eastern Empire, no one had ever heard of such a thing as gunpowder. It can be said that this thing did not exist in the world before Your Highness invented it, and everything about it did not exist.

As for the crossbow, at least you know that it evolved from the bow, but what about gunpowder?

Considering the fact that His Highness was able to slay dragons, the twelve monarchs present almost all had a common understanding that this His Highness, who could not perform magic or understand conjuring, connected to the root and used the knowledge gained from the vortex of the root to create these things.

"So a few days ago, when I went to visit His Highness with Lord Barthelmero, His Highness mentioned two terms, namely, the Inherent Barrier and the Origin Vortex. If the term Magic Workshop could be said by Zelrich, then the Inherent Barrier and the Origin Vortex... I don't think Zelrich would mention them, right? After all, even among magicians, the usage rate of these two terms is not very high."

"Inherent barrier? Vortex of origin?" Upon hearing these two terms, the monarchs present couldn't help but look at each other. Indeed, these two terms are not used very often within the Magic Association. How did the little prince who had never been exposed to magic know them?

"It seems... this young prince should have really communicated with the root and is not dead yet." The old man with white hair and beard nodded.

"Yes, Lord Animusphia, since his highness has achieved the root of communication, what's wrong with us teaching two students for him? Perhaps... the knowledge that his highness possesses can also be used by our Magic Association, right?" Gaius Ling nodded and said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

Alliance?... Several monarchs present nodded secretly. If he could really communicate with the source, then they would teach him a few disciples... No, even if he became the thirteenth monarch, it would be worth it!

Taking in everyone's expressions, Barthelmero stood up and said expressionlessly, "Now, please raise your hands to vote on whether you agree with His Highness Tony's request to teach students for His Highness Tony... If you agree, please raise your hands."

As he spoke, Barthelmero raised his right hand.

Almost at the same time, Gaius, who had always followed Barthelma's lead, also raised his right hand.

"I have no objection." A middle-aged man with typical Israeli appearance shrugged and raised his hand.

This man's name was Brihisan, one of the Twelve Monarchs of the Magic Association, and a descendant of one of the students of King Solomon of the Ancient United Kingdom of Israel.

"I have no objection." A young monarch who looked like a teenager of sixteen or seventeen also raised his right hand.

"Thank you for your trust, Monarch Baruyereta." Barthelmero nodded at the young man and a smile appeared on his face.

Seeing the young monarch raising his hand, the remaining monarchs looked at each other and finally raised their right hands.

After all, two monarchs from the three most powerful families had already agreed with the opinion, and the remaining monarch, Monarch Tranberio... did not oppose this matter either.

The attitude has been very clear.

"Very good, unanimous approval." After looking at the last monarch who raised his hand, Barthomello continued, "Then tomorrow, I will contact His Royal Highness Prince Tony again and convey the Magic Association's resolution to him... In addition, I have one more thing I want to tell you. In order to ensure that His Royal Highness Prince Odney can maintain a long-term and good relationship with our Magic Association, I have decided to marry my sister to His Royal Highness."

???

Upon hearing these words, except for Gaius who had already known about the Order, the remaining ten monarchs were almost stunned.

It is undeniable that in this era, marriage is indeed a way to bring two forces closer together. Marrying His Royal Highness the Prince and tying the Roman Empire and the Magic Association together is indeed a good idea, but...but aren't you moving too fast?

And why should you marry His Royal Highness the Prince instead of us marrying this Prince?

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Chapter 310: Your Majesty, Please Don't Sing at the Opening Ceremony of the Nero Festival

"So... brother is planning to form an alliance with this Magic Association?" Inside the palace, Nero frowned after listening to Tony's narration.

She had heard of magicians. In this era, there are two kinds of so-called magicians. One is the street magician. You can see a lot of such magicians in Rome almost every holiday. The second kind is relatively rare. Rather than calling them magicians, it seems more appropriate to call them sorcerers in this era.

Although the second type of magicians are relatively rare, Nero, as an emperor, has naturally heard of the existence of such guys in her country. In addition, she had seen the gem Onzelrich some time ago, so this Magic Association... was also within her expectations.

If the Roman Empire could really reach a deal or even form an alliance with the Magic Association, it would be helpful to the overall strength of the empire.

"Well, I'll leave this matter to my brother. I'll grant you the relevant powers first. All matters related to the Magic Association will be left to you to handle." Nero waved his hand casually.

"That's not a problem, but... sister, why do I feel like you're a little absent-minded today?" Tony looked at Nero strangely. If it were before, as long as he appeared in front of Nero, she would definitely come up to look at him carefully first, and then quickly display the three caring gestures of an elder sister, but today... could it be that she was confused by the sun during the day?

"Ah? Sister is fine." Nero coughed lightly and said, "Isn't the Nero Festival about to begin? Sister needs to prepare well~"

"Hmm? What's there to prepare for?" Tony scratched his head. Logically, Nero only needed to say a few words at the opening ceremony, right? Could it be that she had to participate in the competition in person?

"Ah... That's right, brother." Nero said a little embarrassedly: "Didn't you arrange for me to give the opening speech? But I think... just talking can't boost their morale, and can't make them perform better than they should."

"So what do you want to do?" Tony suddenly looked at Nero with some vigilance and asked.

"Sister, of course, wants to boost everyone's morale!" As if he had convinced himself, Nero suddenly raised his head and chest and said proudly, "Sister plans to sing for everyone to boost morale through singing!"

???

Wait, what did you say? I was blind and didn't hear you!

Let’s do the math.

Nero Festival, right? It was the Olympic Games of the Roman Empire. Although it could not attract hundreds of countries to participate like the modern Olympic Games, and even the first Nero Festival had few civilians, but as a sports event personally organized by His Majesty, you nobles should at least give him some face and show your support, right?

The senators of the Senate, the senior officers of the Praetorian Guard, and other nobles and wealthy people in Rome, big and small, will surely gather together to cheer for Nero's sacrifice.

Then at this time, Emperor Nero suddenly spoke on the stage.

Come, let's calculate carefully. According to Nero's request, at this time basically all the military and political leaders and high-ranking nobles of the entire Roman Empire, and even many wealthy people of humble origins gathered together. It can be said that this opening ceremony gathered the most elite group of people in the entire Roman Empire!

Then His Majesty intended to sing a song for these people.

Tony bet that by the time Nero finished singing this song, the Roman Empire would basically be doomed.

Just think about it, His Majesty's singing, right? It's so beautiful. In his previous life, Tony accidentally read a novel that could be said to be an official meme, called "Caesar". The author was Emperor Julian II of the Constantine dynasty of the Roman Empire, or "Julian the Apostate". He once wrote in this article that this was a banquet organized by the gods, and the emperors of ancient Rome were invited to participate. As soon as Nero came on stage, he went to find Apollo for music.

Of course, fortunately Julian II died early and never met Constantine XI, otherwise he would most likely add a sentence like "the Roman emperors were collectively electrocuted" when describing the appearance of Constantine XI.

After all, this is the famous Eastern Roman electric eel skr.

The topic has gone too far.

In short, think about it, Your Majesty, right? A person who dares to compete with Apollo in music, what does this show? It shows that our Majesty is a musical genius. How can ordinary people understand His Majesty's singing?

If you are lucky enough to hear it once, wouldn't you be so grateful that you would ascend to heaven and die on the spot to thank His Majesty?

So, as soon as your Majesty opens his mouth, all the elites of the Roman Empire present will definitely die on the spot to thank your Majesty, and then... the empire will be over.

"Sister!" Tony looked at Nero seriously and said, "I think the Nero Festival is a sports event. Although singing does help boost morale, isn't this a bit too much of a distraction?"