My XX deal with Sister Nero

According to Vologases I's speculation, if the war went smoothly, Parthia would not only be able to use the war to divert the attention of internal tribes and reduce the possibility of rebellion, but also take advantage of the situation to seize the entire Fertile Crescent and push the border to the Mediterranean coast.

However, due to the appearance of Tony and the descent of Sefalu which caused the gods to intervene in the war, the Parthian Empire not only failed to achieve their strategic goals, but suffered heavy casualties in the war, causing the central government to increasingly lose control over the border. As a result, many small tribes in the east of the Parthian Empire have now announced their independence from the Parthian Empire and declared themselves kings under the instigation of the Kushan Xihou tribe.

In order to consolidate the power of the empire and to deter other tribes that were ready to make moves, the Parthian Empire decided to mobilize its navy to attack the nearby island kingdom of Sassanid.

As a small kingdom that was not aggressive and had enough resources to be self-sufficient, the Sassanian Kingdom had no military strength at all. When the King of Sassanian Kingdom, Shanuar, learned that the Parthian Empire was building warships to prepare for an expedition against it, he could not sit still. In order to save his country, Shanuar actively prepared for war while sending his prime minister to the Roman Empire, hoping that the Roman Empire would send troops to contain the Parthian Empire.

If all else fails, we can just take them in as our younger brothers so that Parthia will be cautious!

So the prime minister brought his daughter to the Roman Empire.

Why did he bring his daughter here? Because the prime minister heard that the current emperor of the Roman Empire was a woman, but the emperor had a younger brother, a younger brother whom she loved very much.

The prime minister was quite confident in his daughter. As long as his daughter was really willing to deal with His Royal Highness the Prince, His Royal Highness the Prince would surely fall at his daughter's feet.

But the prime minister obviously miscalculated.

On the one hand, he did not expect that this prince was only in his early thirteen years old and less than fourteen years old, and on the other hand, he did not expect that this prince was actually engaged today.

This is a bit embarrassing.

PS: I would like to clarify that the Sassanian Kingdom is a fictional country, a fictional country in the Type-Moon history as well. According to the time calculation in the original legend, the Sassanian Kingdom should be a country that appeared around 600 to 700 AD. Like the Sheba Kingdom, it has been moved to this era.

Chapter 359: She is the heroine of One Thousand and One Nights

At the beginning, the prime minister did not know how old Tony was. He thought that the age difference between Tony and Nero should not be too big. Nero is now eighteen years old, and Tony should be around sixteen or seventeen years old. Although a little younger than my daughter, they can still get married... almost.

But this is really unexpected, His Royal Highness the Prince is... only thirteen years old!

And he happens to be engaged!

This is a bit embarrassing.

But no matter how embarrassing it is, since the prime minister has come to the Roman Empire, then... he still has to do what he should do.

So the prime minister handed over a very formal letter, requesting an audience with His Majesty the Roman Emperor.

But... Nero didn't even read the letter.

The reason was simple. During that time, Nero was busy preparing for his brother's engagement ceremony. How could he have the time to care about a small country whose name he had never even heard of?

As for the Senate... facing this very formal letter, the senators in the Senate glanced at it casually and threw it aside.

It is not worth it for the Roman Empire to tear up the peace treaty and fight Parthia just for a small country whose name has never been heard of and whose location is unknown.

After suffering many setbacks, the prime minister was not discouraged. He knew that this was normal. After all, the Sassanid Empire was not as huge as the Roman Empire, and it did not border the Roman Empire. It was reasonable that the other party had not heard of his name.

Since we can't play straight, let's try a roundabout way to save the country.

Therefore, the prime minister of the Sassanid Empire made various efforts to contact the nobles of the Roman Empire, hoping that these nobles could lend him a helping hand so that the Senate or the Emperor could form an alliance with his small country.

Although the prime minister is very busy every day, his daughter does not have much to do. Since His Royal Highness the Prince is already engaged, rushing forward to give a woman away at this time... isn't this just asking for trouble?

……

Although Tony was a little curious about this dark-skinned girl wearing a face scarf, he was just a little curious now.

Just when Tony was about to continue strolling around and buy something else, suddenly, the black-skinned girl came to Tony about three meters away, smiled at him and said, "My name is Shehrazad, may I ask... have we met before?"

Scheherazade? Hearing this completely unfamiliar name, Tony shook his head subconsciously and said, "We haven't met before, right?"

"Really... Well... little brother, what's your name?" Scheherazade bent down and smiled at Tony.

"Me? Tony Claudius Augustus Germanicus, you can call me Tony, but... young lady, you are not a Roman, right?" Tony looked thoughtfully at the weapons on the waists of the guards around her. These weapons were obviously not the daggers that the Romans were good at using. The weapons hanging around their waists looked a bit like the scimitars used by nomadic peoples.

"Ah... So you are His Royal Highness? Your Highness, I am certainly not a Roman. I come from a small island country in the East called the Kingdom of Sassanid."

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Sassanid Empire?

Tony was stunned for a moment. He seemed to have heard the name of this island country somewhere before... Sasan Kingdom...

One Thousand and One Nights!

Tony looked up in surprise at the dark-skinned girl in front of him wearing a veil. She was most likely the heroine of One Thousand and One Nights, Scheherazade!

Although I never played this card in my previous life, and no one in my friend list has ever had this card, I have seen Scheherazade's card to some extent. It's just that I didn't remember it for a while because I didn't see it very often.

However... Tony remembered that the story of One Thousand and One Nights seemed to have three sources, but all three sources seemed to be formed after 500 AD, right? In other words, the Sassanid Empire... or Scheherazade should have lived in this time period, so how could she have been born 500 years earlier?

"Your Highness?" Seeing Tony's thoughtful expression, Scheherazade...or rather, Scheherazade looked at Tony with some confusion, wondering what he was thinking about.

"Scheherazade...right? This name...I just feel a little unfamiliar, but Scheherazade...should be your name as well, right?" Tony touched his chin and asked uncertainly.

"Yes, Scheherazade is the Persian pronunciation of my name, and Scheherazade is the Latin transliteration. Your Highness... just call me Scheherazade, but how did Your Highness know my name? Ah! Your Highness has already read the letter submitted by our country?"

Credentials? What the hell?

Tony was stunned for a moment. The Sassanid Kingdom... submitted a letter of credence to the Roman Empire?

"Ah... I haven't seen it. I just heard my sister talk about it." Tony scratched his head and said awkwardly.

There's no way. I can't say that I don't know what the national book is. I saw your name in One Thousand and One Nights, right?

But then again... Why did Scheherazade appear in Rome? According to the description in One Thousand and One Nights, the Sassanid Empire should be in the Arabian Sea, right? Considering that this book was written by a Persian, the specific location of the Sassanid Empire should be near the mouth of the Persian Gulf, right?

Isn’t this a long way from the Roman Empire?

"Ah... I see." As the daughter of the prime minister, Scheherazade was naturally more concerned about state affairs. Seeing her father repeatedly encountering obstacles in Rome during this period, Scheherazade was naturally a little anxious: "Your Highness may not be very familiar with our country, but... Your Highness should know that after the war with the Roman Empire, the Parthian Empire had many internal conflicts, and now they have turned their spearheads to the Sassanid Empire."

"Oh..." Tony nodded. So that's it.

Having been influenced by the Roman Empire for more than a year, he certainly knew what Scheherazade wanted to say. It was nothing more than that the Sassanid Empire was about to be beaten and it could not defeat Parthia, so it could only beg for help from its ancestors all over the world.

"I roughly understand." Tony nodded. To be honest, he had no say in the national policy of the Roman Empire. Even if he wanted to help the Sassanid Kingdom, he couldn't convince the Senate, right? And the most basic point.

What good could there be in helping the Sassanid Empire?

Neither Tony nor the Roman Empire will probably get any benefits, right?

"Then Your Highness..." Scheherazade's eyes lit up when she heard Tony's words. This... seemed like there might be hope?

"I can't help you with anything." Tony shrugged and glanced at the crowd around him. Although they were protected by many guards and the two men's conversation was not very loud, it was a bit abnormal for a group of people to stand there. If they continued like this, I'm afraid many people would come around to see what was going on.

"The most I can do is to help you pass on a message to my sister and the Senate, asking them to seriously review this matter. Whether it succeeds or not... I have no say in it."

Chapter 360: Katniss and Gilgamesh

Of course, Scheherazade was not naive enough to think that Tony would really speak well of them, nor did she think that Tony was really capable of shaking the decision of the Senate.

No matter how much an emperor likes his younger brother, it is impossible for him to love him unconditionally or pamper him unconditionally. The emperor will always set a bottom line in his heart, such as... his own authority.

So Scheherazade naturally believed that Nero liked Tony. Yes, that was certain, but the prerequisite was that Tony would not threaten Nero's throne.

Then the problem is coming.

How can we avoid threatening Nero's throne?

It's very simple. Eat when you are supposed to, play when you are supposed to, don't interfere in government affairs, and don't worry about anything else. As long as you are willing to be an idle prince, the emperor will really treat you as his brother. He will give you money if you want it and any rare things you want. Even if you get into trouble, the emperor will clean up your mess for you.

There are countless similar incidents happening in the East.

Besides, this prince looks like a minor, what the hell do you think he would understand?

It’s good enough to be able to pass on the message!

What? You said this prince led troops to fight against Parthia at the front line?

What are you thinking! Look at the two deputy commanders of this Eastern Legion. One is Vespasianus, the former deputy commander of the German Legion, and the other is also a veteran of the empire. In those days, Vespasianus had defeated Scythia several times and even wiped out several Scythian tribes on the border. You said these two people came to serve as deputy commanders for your Highness. Isn't this just a clear statement that your Highness is here to gild himself?

As for Tony, the so-called Governor of Britain... look at the team under him. Vitellius, a former imperial consul, comes to serve as your deputy governor. Doesn't this say something?

Tsk.

So, it’s good enough that His Royal Highness the Prince can deliver the message, what else do you want from him?

On the other side, outside another city gate of the Roman Empire.

“Is this the city of Rome?”

Outside the city gate, Cainnis held the gun in one hand, looking at the magnificent city in front of him, and murmured: "Sure enough... this city is much bigger than Athens."

After looking around warily and making sure that no one was following him, Kenis strode towards the city of Rome.

By the way, why did Katniss, who was supposed to be imprisoned on Mount Olympus, appear here?

Originally, according to Zeus' idea, he planned to imprison Caenis first and then make a decision, but he did not expect that not long after, the Greek gods received news from the restraining force.

Sefalu appears!

Twelve thousand years ago, Zeus and his father went to war together. Cephalus killed almost all the contemporary gods at that time. Later, he was forced to retreat because of his serious injuries. But unexpectedly, Cephalus appeared again? And he "destroyed" all the little gods who were almost unheard of in the deep desert.

In order to prevent the destruction of the Olympian gods, Zeus had to contact several other pantheons and plan to form an alliance to resist Cephalus.

It was in this context that Mount Olympus relaxed its surveillance of Katniss, allowing Katniss to escape from prison.

Before leaving, Katniss also had a general understanding of the specific situation of Cefalu, so after she came down the mountain, she wanted to go to Cefalu and help her destroy the gods, but before she had gone far, Katniss heard a piece of news.

Sefalu was defeated!

Prince Odeni of the Roman Empire defeated Cefalu!

This... Is Sefalu such a badass? Not really, right?

Although he was not clear about the specific situation, Katniss still planned to go to Cefalu, but his whereabouts were unknown after Cefalu's defeat. And Katniss... naturally planned to collect information about Cefalu first, at least, he had to find out where she was first.

However, the public knows too little about Sefalu!

After all, the last time Cefalu appeared was twelve thousand years ago, and this time... In order to prevent unnecessary trouble, Tony issued a gag order to the frontline soldiers who participated in the battle at that time. Although some news came out sporadically to let everyone know about the existence of Cefalu, but what exactly Cefalu is... no one knows.

It was precisely because Kenis didn't get any information along the way that she decided to come to Rome, hoping to find some information about Cefalu from this largest city in Europe.

After entering the city, Kennis first found a small inn to stay in, then asked the owner if there was a tavern nearby, and then came to the tavern closest to the inn.

The tavern is a place where all kinds of people gather. It is also the place where news spreads the fastest and most widely. If you really want to find out about Sefalu, then starting from the tavern is indeed a good choice.

But... Katniss miscalculated.

When besieging Sefalu, Tony completely emptied the city, leaving no one there. How do you think these people get to know the relevant information?

After asking the mercenaries and other people in the tavern indirectly and finding nothing, Katniss sighed, dealt with two scoundrels who were trying to take advantage of her, and then stood up, ready to leave the tavern.

"Hey, Zaxiu, you seem to be asking about Cefalu." Just as Kenis pushed open the door of the tavern and was about to leave, a male voice suddenly came from the tavern.

"Hmm?" Hearing someone talking, Katniss subconsciously turned his head to look in the direction of the voice, only to see a blond young man wearing a typical Arab-style jacket holding a wooden goblet, taking a sip of the wine in the glass, and staring at Katniss with an evil look on his face.

"You just said... miscellaneous cultivator?" Katniss raised his eyebrows and looked at the blond young man sitting over there, his eyes gradually becoming fiercer: "Tell me your identity, I will make you pay for your words and deeds."

"Price?" The blond young man looked at Katniss with interest and said, "What price can you make me pay?"

"You can try!" As he said that, Kennis suddenly moved, holding the gun in both hands and shot directly at the blond young man in front of him without any fancy moves.

However, when the spear was about to pierce the blond young man in front of him, Kennis suddenly found that several chains had suddenly appeared around his body and entangled his limbs.

"What is this?!" After struggling hard, he found that he couldn't break free from the chains at all, and Kennis' heart tightened.

Logically speaking, if I really tried hard, this iron chain would not be able to trap me, but now, the chain was tightly wrapped around me, which meant... this was not an ordinary chain.

"The Chain of Heaven, the higher the divinity, the tighter the bond." The blond young man smiled, put down the wooden goblet in his hand, stood up, and smiled at Katniss: "Let me introduce myself, my king, Gilgamesh."

Chapter 361: Purple-haired old woman

"Gilgamesh? Hero King Gilgamesh?" Upon hearing this name, Katniss was stunned for a moment and asked in disbelief.

"Of course!" Gilgamesh nodded and looked at Katniss with disdain.

Of course Katniss knew about Gilgamesh.

According to the Epic of Gilgamesh, Gilgamesh lived more than 2,800 years ago, so Kenis had heard of this king of the ancient city-state of Uruk when he was still alive and had not yet become a heroic spirit.

In addition, during this period of time, she also heard that during the Battle of Kyria, Gilgamesh betrayed Prince Odeni and followed Sefalu.

Since Gilgamesh is here now, does that mean that Cefalu is also nearby? Or even if he is not nearby, Gilgamesh should know where Cefalu is, right?

Katniss is not interested in the guardian angel or the guardian of the world. She is only interested in one thing, which is... revenge on the Greek gods.

"Gilgamesh... Sir, I just need to talk to you about something." As Cainnis spoke, he threw away the spear in his hand, indicating that he had no ill intentions: "I want to... look for Cefalu."

"Looking for Sefalu? Reason." Seeing that the other party put down his spear, Gilgamesh also said, ""

"Deslaying gods? Interesting." After listening to Katniss's idea, Gilgamesh nodded with interest. While taking back the Heaven's Chain, he said to Katniss, "Since you want to see Cefalu so much, I'll take you to see her."