My XX deal with Sister Nero

"I see..." Tony nodded thoughtfully.

……

Tiamat was taken to another world, and there was no Tiamat in this world. Since Tiamat as the mother body was gone, the remaining monsters... were not a concern.

When Tiamat was captured, it basically meant that the Parthian Empire had lost.

How could the Parthian Empire, with its internal and external troubles, be a rival to the Roman Empire?

"It seems like I'm no longer needed on the front line." Turning his head to look at his sister, Tony whistled.

He knew his own weight. Although he was nominally the supreme commander of the Roman Empire in this war, in fact, he had no idea how to command a war. At best, he could only rely on his wild imagination to catch the enemy off guard, but on the battlefield, he...it was better to just go to bed.

Anyway, there are many famous generals on the front line this time, and one more or one less won’t make much difference.

"Hmm! Thank you for your hard work, brother!" Nero reached out and touched Tony's head, then gave Tony a very warm smile and said.

"Hmph, boy, since you have new plans, I won't keep you here." Gilgamesh snorted coldly, looked at Tony with a proud expression, and said in a cold voice.

"Ah... then could you please take us to the shore... please?" Tony coughed lightly, forced a respectful expression, and said to Gilgamesh.

"Okay." Gilgamesh nodded and flew Vimana to the shore of the Persian Gulf.

"The breath of Tiamat... has disappeared." In the imperial palace in Isfahan, Archimedes looked at Vologases I with a smile and said slowly.

"You mean, Tiamat... is dead?" Upon hearing the news, Vologases I's face turned pale.

That was Tiamat! She was the creator god in Mesopotamian mythology. How could such a powerful being... die?!

how can that be!

Without Tiamat, the army he had alone would not be able to defend the Roman Empire, let alone suppress domestic rebellions...right?

If he had known earlier, because of the invasion of the Roman army, all the major families in the Parthian Empire would have been coveting the position of the King of Kings. He could imagine that without other means, let alone keeping the throne, he might not even be able to keep the Ashasid family!

"What should I do... I... What should I do, Mr. Archimedes!" Vologases I stood up hastily, took two steps at a time and walked to Archimedes, shouting.

"..." Archimedes looked at Vologases I with some disgust and rubbed his forehead.

He...can't fall yet.

If Archimedes had left Vologases I alone, the Roman army could have marched straight into Isfahan... No, the Roman army wouldn't even need to attack again. They only needed to stay where they were, and the rest would be done by other families of the Parthian Empire to destroy the Arsaces family.

What happens next? Then the new King of Kings comes to power. What is his attitude toward the Roman Empire?

It's very simple. After gaining a firm foothold, the new King of Kings will actively seek peace and try to ease the tense relations with the Roman Empire in diplomacy, because only in this way can the new King of Kings free up his hands to quell domestic rebellion.

Even further, if Vologases I died, and the Roman Empire interfered in the internal affairs of the Parthian Empire behind the scenes and supported a family to come to power... then could the Parthian Empire still play a role in restraining the Roman Empire?

No.

Therefore, not only could Vologases I not die, he had to find a way to keep his throne! Only in this way could the Parthian Empire continue to contain the Roman Empire!

"Your Majesty, you have two choices now." Archimedes sighed and said, "First, continue to fight the Roman Empire. Order Tiridates' troops to launch a surprise attack on Syria and occupy Jerusalem, and then sail out of Judea and attack Rome. At this moment, the Roman Empire has almost put all its resources into attacking the Parthian Empire. Their capital must be very empty. If Tiridates reaches the gates of Rome, the Roman Empire will inevitably choose to withdraw, and you will have a chance to breathe. At this time, Your Majesty, you can reorganize the army and prepare for another battle."

"It's a good idea, but... what if there are no ships in Judea? And even if there are ships, it will take too long to travel from Ctesiphon to Rome. We... may not be able to hold on until that time." Vologases I pondered for two seconds and spoke.

"Then we have no choice but to choose the second path." Archimedes looked at Vologases I and said, "Surrender while the main force of the Parthian Empire is still intact. At least if we surrender now, we can still retain a bit of dignity."

PS: Although I’m feeling pretty miserable right now...how about I update a lot tomorrow to celebrate Double Eleven?

Chapter 576: The Parthian Empire surrendered!

"Surrender?" Upon hearing this proposal, Vologases I's face suddenly became troubled.

Previously, the Parthian Empire interfered in the Roman Empire's rebellion in an attempt to seize the Kingdom of Armenia. The final result was that the Parthian Empire was defeated and the Kingdom of Armenia returned to the control of the Roman Empire.

Although the gods intervened in this war and Parthia was forced to negotiate peace with the Roman Empire, the Parthian Empire ultimately failed to achieve its goals. The most direct result was rebellions in various places and the decline of Vologases I's prestige at home, so that Vologases I had to choose to attack the Sassanid Empire to divert domestic conflicts and enhance his influence at home.

And then... I still lost.

He also understood that without Tiamat, the Parthian Empire had lost its external aid, and it was only a matter of time before the Roman Empire defeated the Parthian Empire. There was no need for the Roman legions to take action at all. The manpower that His Royal Highness had now was enough to capture Isfahan.

But... once he surrenders, his already little prestige will surely plummet. The monarchs of the autonomous kingdoms and other families will surely find ways to drive him off the throne... But what if he doesn't surrender?

If he does not surrender he will surely be overthrown, and the new King of Kings will replace him and surrender to the Roman Empire.

In other words, if he surrendered, there was a great possibility that he would lose the throne. If he did not surrender, he would definitely lose the throne, and even the entire Asassis family would be implicated.

"...Okay, I surrender." After taking a deep breath and being silent for more than ten minutes, Vologases I spoke in a dull voice.

Surrender is a process, and not every country can surrender as quickly as France later did. After thinking for a long time, Vologases I finally decided to let Tiridates handle the surrender of the Parthian Empire.

Someone has to sacrifice.

Vologases I appointed Tiridates to be fully responsible for handling the surrender of the Parthian Empire, which meant that Tiridates would become the scapegoat for this surrender. Vologases I intended to minimize his losses by abandoning Tiridates.

...Just as Vologases I was preparing to surrender, on the other side, on the coast of the Persian Gulf.

Gilgamesh and Attila left, as Gilgamesh said, because he had other things to deal with.

As for what it was, Tony didn't know and didn't dare to ask.

"Now that Tiamat has been dealt with, the monsters are leaderless. The defeat of the Parthian Empire is a foregone conclusion. What we have to do next is to deal with the Parthian Empire."

At this point, Tony paused, turned his head and looked at the demigods and heroic servants behind him, and said, "What about you? What are your plans?"

"Tiamat has been dealt with, so it's time for us to return to Mount Olympus." Artemis said to Tony with a grin.

The main reason they went down the mountain this time was to attack Tiamat. On the one hand, it was because if the Mesopotamian gods were destroyed, the Greek gods would definitely not have a good time. On the other hand, Zeus also wanted to repay Tony for his favor. After all, Tony had made a lot of efforts to capture Kenis last time.

Now that the mission is complete, it's time for Artemis and the others to leave.

"I may still be here. Although Tiamat is gone, her children are still here. The war in my Mesopotamian pantheon is not over yet." Ishtar shrugged and said to Tony.

"Yeah." Tony nodded. He expected the Greek gods to return to Mount Olympus and Ishtar to stay on earth.

"As for me... maybe I will return to Egypt?" Nitocris said after thinking for a while.

"Oh oh oh." Tony nodded in understanding.

……

After saying goodbye to everyone, Tony set off with Nero, Cleopatra VII, Longinus, two servants and Rosa's men. He planned to return to the front camp first and reunite with Bruce and others.

About three days later, Tony received a message from the front camp.

"Huh? The Parthian Empire surrendered?" Tony said in surprise, throwing the paper aside.

"Surrendered?" Nero was stunned at first, then nodded thoughtfully: "That's right, anyone with a little strategic vision should be able to see that Vologases I has reached the end of his rope. If he doesn't surrender, even if the Roman Empire stops taking action, the monarchs and nobles under his command will rise up against him. He must save his life."

"Sister is right, but now that Vologases I has shown his head to us, then... we must kill him once and for all."

Speaking of which, Nezha and Sanzang had not originally planned to go to the Roman Empire, but Tony gave Sanzang a reason to go to the Roman Empire that he could not refuse.

"I want to read those Buddhist stories."

That's right, Tony told Sanzang that he wanted to read the Buddhist scriptures.

Sanzang is a Buddhist, and if possible, she would certainly like to convert people and spread Buddhist teachings. So when Tony said that he wanted to see these, Sanzang just walked along like a tool, reciting Buddhist scriptures as she went.

Fortunately, Servants and Heroic Spirits are super-standard beings that are not restricted by language or writing, otherwise Tony might have to find a way to translate the Chinese version of the Buddhist scriptures written by Sanzang into Latin or Greek.

Does Tony really want to become a monk?

of course not!

As mentioned before, the core theory of Di Men is derived from Buddhism, but Tony only knows the basics of Buddhist theory. Now that a great monk has finally come, how can Tony let him go?

And then again, although the theory of the Earth Gate is taken from Buddhism, some of the Buddhist traditional Earth Gates were not taken over, such as shaving one’s head, not eating meat, not getting married, etc. The Earth Gate... none of that is included.

Tony created the Earth Gate with the purpose of creating a universal religion that could compete with Christianity. However, the theory of this universal religion is too weak. It is okay now that it is on a small scale, but what will happen when it becomes large in the future?

Ahem, that’s too far off topic.

Vologases I authorized Tiridates to be fully responsible for surrender matters, and the Roman Empire also received a joint letter from His Majesty Nero and His Highness Tony, asking the Roman Empire to stop the attack and wait for Tony and Nero to return before deciding on anything else.

Considering the urgency of time, Tony contacted the Magic Association in Rome through magic. After borrowing a few griffins from them, Tony and his team finally arrived at the front-line camp in the Mesopotamian region a week later.

"General Bruce, what did the Parthians say?" Tony had just returned to the camp and had no time to rest. He rushed into the central military tent and asked Bruce.

Chapter 577: Unsuccessful at everything, number one in copper smelting [Attached is a photo of the black white legs~]

"Your Majesty, Your Highness." Bruce, who had been worried for days, finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the two of them return to the front camp safely. He stood up, bowed to Nero and Tony, and replied, "Some time ago, Tiridates sent a document stating that the Parthian Empire was willing to cede about a quarter of the land in northern Babylonia to us, and would also compensate us with property worth 100,000 gold coins, as well as 1,000 cattle and sheep, 500 war horses, and 200 slaves. They were also willing to let a princess marry... Your Highness, so that the two countries would remain friends forever."

After saying this, Bruce glanced at Nero quickly, then quickly lowered his head.

??? What the hell?

Tony tilted his head to glance at Nero, who had a gloomy expression, and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

Is the Parthian Empire here to seek peace or to stir up trouble?

One quarter of the land in northern Babylonia, one hundred thousand gold coins worth of property, less than three thousand cattle, sheep and horses, and two hundred slaves. Is this treating beggars like this?

And you want to marry a princess to me? My elder sister's primordial fire can no longer be suppressed!!!

"Oh well."

Nero suddenly nodded and said to Bruce: "Pass the order, the whole army will attack Isfahan!"

……

After finally holding his sister down, Tony reluctantly breathed a sigh of relief: "General Bruce, please contact Tiridati and tell him that we cannot accept this contract. Ask him to leave the city tomorrow. We will have a good talk outside the city."

Speaking of which, during the time when Tony was away, Bruce had been advancing steadily and slowly, and finally a few days ago, shortly before the surrender of the Parthian Empire, Bruce actually pushed his army down to the city of Ctesiphon!

……

"What's going on with this Tiridates?!" Nero asked angrily as soon as he returned to his tent.

"Well, calm down, sister." Tony shrugged and said, "Marriage is the best way to maintain peace. The Parthian Empire is in urgent need of maintaining a good relationship with the Roman Empire. Only with a stable external environment can Vologases I free up his hands to deal with the domestic opposition."

"Brother, what you said makes sense..." Nero looked at his brother suspiciously and said, "I heard from Bruce that the little princess chosen to marry you seems to be only five years old? Are you interested in that little princess?"

???

Am I the kind of person who is the best at copper smelting but can’t do anything else? ? ?

You can insult my body, but you can't insult my sexuality!

"Sister, I haven't even met her yet, how can I possibly fall in love with that little princess?" Tony said tiredly, touching his forehead with a headache.

"...That makes sense." After taking a closer look at his brother's expression, it seems that he is not pretending. Since he doesn't like the princess of the Parthian Empire, then it will be easy to deal with!

……

Tiridates certainly understood that the Roman Empire would definitely not agree to his demands. At least except for the last one which was still under discussion, it would be impossible for the Roman Empire to agree to the rest.

That is why when the Roman Empire proposed to renegotiate the peace treaty, Tiridates agreed without hesitation.

"General, do you think we should take advantage of this opportunity..." A senior general stood in front of Tiridates and said in a low voice.

"Is this your idea, or your family's?" Tiridates looked at the young senior general with a playful look and said with a smile, "If you want your family to be killed here, then go ahead and do it... The Roman Empire was able to find out that it was your Majesty who planned the assassination of Agrippina the Younger, so can't they find out what you are going to do?"

"...The general is right." The senior general lowered his head and said.

Just as Tiridates guessed, this general wanted to assassinate Nero and Tony during the peace talks. Regardless of success or failure, the Roman Empire would inevitably declare war again, and his family could take advantage of the situation and overthrow the Arsassin family.

But the Roman Empire was not an idiot. They were able to find the real murderer of Agrippina the Younger based on those few clues. Could it be that what this general did was even more secretive than what Vologases I did?

nonexistent!

……

After resting for half a day, early the next morning, Tony took Mary and Longinus on a carriage to the previously agreed negotiation location.

"I am Tiridates, the commander-in-chief of the Western Front of the Parthian Empire. Nice to meet His Royal Highness Prince Odenis of the Roman Empire." Seeing Tony jump out of the carriage with the help of Mary, Tiridates hurriedly took two steps forward and bowed slightly to Tony.

"Ah, General Tiridates, long time no see." Tony smiled and waved to Tiridates as if he saw an old friend.

This time, Tiridati was also very single, and he only brought four guards with him. In terms of the number of guards, he had only two more than Tony's side. But if the two sides really fought, then... Tiridati would be captured alive in less than half a minute.

"Your Highness..." After a bitter smile, Tiridati came to Tony and pulled the chair back for him: "Your Highness, please sit down."

"No problem." Tony wasn't polite. He sat down and looked at Tiridati who had returned to his seat and said, "Let's get straight to the point, General Tiridati, about the peace talks between the two countries..." As he spoke, Tony stretched out his hand and snapped his fingers.

Hearing the snap of fingers, Mary, who was standing behind Tony, put the map in her hand on the table in front of Tony and spread it out.

"This is..." Looking at the map in front of him, Tiridati's heart tightened.

This map is too accurate, isn't it?!

If compared with the map two thousand years later, the map in Tony's hand is not very accurate, but if compared with the map two thousand years ago, that is, the map now, then... the accuracy is much higher.