My XX deal with Sister Nero

"That's true, but the question is...Does Tony know the history of Judaism?" Rosa smiled and shook her head. "Well, when Anastasia comes to Tony, these problems should be effectively solved, right? After all, she is an Orthodox saint and a devout Orthodox believer."

Chapter 601: Rebellion Begins!

In modern society, anyone who did not sleep in junior high school history class probably knows that there are three major religions in the world, namely Buddhism, Christianity and Islam. Anyone who has learned a little about Christianity should also understand that there are three major factions within Christianity, namely Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy and Protestantism.

Going further, perhaps there are people who know a little more, that is, there may be people who know that the roots of Christianity actually come from Judaism.

And Tony belongs to the last category.

But are there any factions within Judaism?

The answer is yes.

Where there are people, there are rivers and lakes, and Judaism is no exception. There are many factions within Judaism, such as the Herodians, who were the most loyal lackeys of the Roman Empire, the Sadducees, who adopted a policy of appeasement and hoped to gain relative power by cooperating with the empire, and the Pharisees, who called on everyone to adhere to tradition.

Of course, these factions also include the Zealots who planned and launched a rebellion in the world where Tony lived in his previous life, or to be more precise, the radical faction within the Zealots, the Cutlass Party!

When Rosa and the young man in front of him wearing black-framed glasses heard that the Jewish province was about to rebel, countless countermeasures instantly came to their minds, such as winning over a certain faction and dividing the enemy internally.

But Tony doesn't know all this now.

The peace in the province of Judea did not last long. Half a month after Tony arrived in Caesarea, the second rebellion in the province of Judea broke out.

Early in the morning, Tony was still lying in his warm bed, not wanting to get up. He heard the door of his room being opened violently. Then, along with a gust of cold wind blowing in from outside, Mary's anxious voice quickly rang in Tony's ears: "Your Highness, something bad has happened. According to intelligence, the Jews caused trouble yesterday afternoon!"

"Huh?" Hearing this, Tony subconsciously shuddered. He jumped up from the bed like a spring, wrapped tightly in the quilt and sat on the bed. He asked seriously, "You said the Jews launched a rebellion? What's the current situation?"

"Your Highness, this rebellion is so large that it has spread across the entire province. There also seems to be rebel activity in Jerusalem. According to the intelligence sent by Governor Florus this morning, at this moment he can only confirm that the Governor's Palace, the armory, and the granary are in his hands." Mary replied with her head lowered.

"What about Caesarea? What's the situation in Caesarea?" Tony patted his face, forced himself to wake up completely, and asked slowly.

"Your Highness, most of the rebels were driven out during the Battle of Caesarea, and there are not many rebels left in the city. Moreover, after Your Highness implemented benevolent policies, the people in the city gradually calmed down. However..."

"But what?" Tony raised his eyebrows when he heard the last word from Mary's mouth, and looked at Mary with some confusion.

“But there seems to be some unusual movement on Mana Avenue,” Mary replied.

"Unusual movement? What unusual movement?" Tony still had some impression of Mana Avenue. If he remembered correctly, Mana Avenue was a road close to the dock in the west of the city. If something happened to that avenue, the dock would definitely be affected to some extent.

"The current situation is still unclear. The 25th Legion has already sent a team of 100 people to Mana Avenue to confirm the situation there."

"Yeah." After hearing Mary's answer, Tony nodded. Since the 25th Legion had already been dispatched, he only needed to wait for the report in the Chief Executive's residence.

"By the way, where are the reinforcements from the Underground Gate?" With Mary's help, Tony said to Mary while putting on his clothes.

"According to the latest communications, the Dimen will arrive at the Caesarea dock around tomorrow afternoon, and General Vespasianus will arrive at the border of the Jewish province the day after tomorrow." Mary said as she fixed Tony's toga.

"Not bad." Tony nodded.

Just as Tony was getting dressed and preparing to have breakfast, on the other side, in the city of Caesarea, on Mana Avenue.

Led by several militiamen, this team of 100 people came to Mana Avenue, ready to investigate the unusual movements there.

"Centurion, the superiors said there are unusual movements here, but I think everything is normal here, it doesn't look like there is anything unusual going on." A soldier said in confusion as he looked at the peaceful crowd coming and going on the street.

"It does look quite normal, but the intelligence above should also be correct." The centurion touched his chin and said, "Besides, it's impossible for a bad guy to clearly write on his face that he is a bad guy. Everyone, cheer up and investigate carefully."

"Yes!" Hearing what the centurion said, all the soldiers present responded, then dispersed and began to investigate the so-called unusual movements here.

"The Romans are coming." In a roadside tavern, a young man dressed in typical Jewish style looked out through the window and suddenly whispered.

"Romans?" Upon hearing the young man's words, his companion sitting next to him frowned, glanced at the Roman soldiers outside the window, retracted his head, and murmured, "Romans, why are they here?"

"We must have leaked the news." The young man who first discovered the Roman soldiers frowned and said to everyone in the tavern: "Everyone be careful, leave through the back door first, I will cover your back."

Just as the young man asked his companions to retreat first, the centurion on the other side pulled over a soldier beside him and pointed to the tavern and said, "See that tavern? Why do I feel like someone is spying on us inside?"

"What the centurion means is... there are enemies inside?" The soldier also reacted dissatisfiedly and almost instantly understood what the centurion meant.

"...Take a few brothers with you to take a look and find out what's going on over there." The centurion frowned and looked at the tavern not far away, and said in a serious tone.

"Yes." The soldier responded, then drew the dagger from his waist, pulled a few comrades around him, and walked towards the tavern.

These soldiers were not far from the tavern. About half a minute later, they arrived at the door of the tavern. One of the soldiers took two steps forward, put his left hand on the door panel, and gently pushed the door open.

"Squeak~" With a slightly harsh sound, the soldier pushed open the door of the tavern. Inside the tavern, a young man with long golden hair was drinking beer in a glass leisurely, as if he didn't hear the door being pushed open at all.

Chapter 602: Pull one wave, fight one wave

"There is only one customer in this tavern?" After entering the tavern and taking a closer look, the leading Roman soldier frowned and said to the owner.

"Ah... yes, sir, it's not the time to drink yet, so there aren't many customers right now... What would you like to drink? I'll prepare some for you?" Hearing the soldier's question, the shopkeeper quickly ran over from behind the counter and spoke to the soldiers with a flattering look on his face.

"Then... why is he drinking here?" Looking at the only customer, the soldier asked in a deep voice.

It's so abnormal!

It is early morning now. Although everyone has gotten up at this time, the citizens in the city should be doing their respective duties, some should be farming, some should be doing business. Even if you really have nothing to do, those lazy guys should be sleeping at this time.

In short, it is impossible for anyone to get up early in the morning and go to the bar to drink.

And most importantly, you are drinking alone...why are there several glasses on the table?!

"Who... are you?" The leading soldier slowly pulled out the dagger hanging at his waist and slowly approached the blond young man while asking.

"Don't be nervous, general." Seeing the other party looking at him with a puzzled expression, the young man took a sip of the beer in the glass, stood up and said with a smile.

"What do you do?" Seeing the young man stand up, the soldier holding the dagger stepped forward and pointed the tip of the sword at the young man.

"Don't be nervous, I'm a businessman, and I have an official certificate here." The young man reached into his arms while speaking, as if he was going to take out the official certificate he carried with him.

Seeing that the young man was quite cooperative, the soldier nodded, let down his guard a little, took two steps forward, came close to the young man, stretched out his hand, and prepared to take the official certificate that the other party was carrying.

However, when the young man took his right hand out of his toga, the soldier discovered that what he was holding was not an official certificate, but... a dagger.

"You..." While the soldier was still not able to react, the young man stabbed the soldier in the chest like lightning. At the same time, his left hand took the dagger from the other's hand and threw it at the soldier standing near the door of the tavern.

"Enemy attack!" After waving his sword to deflect the dagger thrown by the opponent, one of the soldiers reacted first. He shouted loudly to the outside of the door and then quickly called his companions to rush forward, ready to catch the murderer.

"Zeist... Zealots..." Looking down at the dagger stuck in his chest, the soldier coughed up a mouthful of blood, struggled to spit out the word, and then slowly fell to the ground.

Zealots?

Upon hearing this word, everyone present's eyes subconsciously lit up.

These soldiers were not "outsiders" like Tony. Although they did not believe much of what they understood, at least they roughly understood that the so-called Zealots were actually a group composed of the lower class people within Judaism. Because their ideas were somewhat right-leaning, basically not many people liked them except the Jews.

The biggest feature of the Zealots is that they would hide a dagger in their clothes!

"Damn it, it's the Zealots!" After taking a gloomy look at the tavern owner standing not far away, a soldier took the lead and stepped forward to the owner, intending to control the owner first.

Since the Zealots appear here, then this boss must not be innocent either, right?

This boss is certainly not innocent.

Almost at the same time as the soldier approached, the boss suddenly changed his previous timid attitude. He lowered his head and bent over, took out a dagger from his arms, and stabbed it hard into the inside of the opponent's knee.

The soldier never expected the boss to react so quickly, nor did he expect the boss to use such a strange trick. Caught off guard, the soldier was stabbed on the inside of the knee and fell to the ground because of his unstable center of gravity.

"Damn it!" Seeing another of their colleagues fall, the remaining soldiers could no longer sit still. They rushed forward and surrounded the two Zealot members.

……

"You mean, the Zealots?" In the Chief Executive's residence, Tony scratched his head after listening to Mary's report and asked in confusion, "What is this Zealot...?"

"Your Highness, the Zealots are one of the factions within Judaism, a somewhat extreme faction. They oppose the Roman Empire's rule over the Jewish province. According to intelligence, the Zealots are behind this Jewish rebellion." Mary replied with her head down.

Factions within Judaism?

When Tony heard this word, his eyes lit up instantly!

Yes! Factions within religion, why didn’t I think of that?

In any religion, as long as the number of members is greater than two, there is no guarantee that their internal opinions will be completely unified, and Judaism is no exception.

"So... do they have a pro-Roman Empire faction?" Tony blinked and asked Mary.

Logically speaking, if there are factions that oppose the Roman Empire, there must also be factions that are close to the Roman Empire. At that time, he could completely win over the factions that are close to the Roman Empire.

"Your Highness, yes, there are two main factions within Judaism that are close to the empire. One is the Herodians, which are composed mainly of the nobles of the former Herodian Kingdom, and the other is the Sadducees, which are composed of priests and wealthy businessmen." Mary answered simply.

Herodians?

If Salome is the leader of this rebellion, then the Herodians are definitely not very reliable, but the Sadducees...may be able to become their helpers.

"Pass the order down, have Caesarea interrogate these two Zealots thoroughly to see if they can get anything out of them. Also, send reliable personnel to first... contact the Sadducees and see what they think about this rebellion. If they oppose it, then we can consider cooperation." After thinking for a while, Tony spoke slowly.

"Yes, Your Highness!" Mary responded and then stepped back.

At the same time, over the city of Caesarea.

"Is this... the city of Caesarea?" On the back of a circling griffin in mid-air, a young man looked down at the quaint city on the earth with some emotion.

"Now that we're here, brother, why don't we just land outside the city first~" Behind the boy, a woman who looked not much different from him patted his shoulder gently, her tone full of doting.

Chapter 603: That Familiar and Disgusting Feeling

It was not difficult for these two to find Tony.

Tony is a child and a prince, so he must live in the Chief Executive's residence. When the time comes, just go there and look for the child who is dressed very luxuriously. Basically... he is Tony.

Because it was war time, almost all cities in the entire Jewish province were under martial law, so Alexi and Anastasia took some effort and finally entered the city safely.

"So, how do we get into the governor's residence?" After casually strolling around the street twice, Anastasia gently touched her brother's head and asked softly.

"Ah? This, I have prepared it." Alexei took out a piece of letter paper from his toga while speaking, waved it in front of his sister, and said proudly: "This thing was given to me by Rosa. It can help me recognize Tony."

"Really?" Although he was somewhat grateful to the guy named Rosa for saving his brother, judging from the level of trust his brother had in him, this was far beyond the trust that one would have in a savior. If this guy named Rosa wanted to hurt his brother, then his brother would definitely suffer!

Forget it. My brother is still young now. I’ll wait until he grows up a little and then I’ll tell him that people’s hearts are treacherous.

The brother and sister chatted as they slowly came to the outside of the Chief Executive's residence.

……

"Letter?" Tony shook subconsciously after taking the envelope from Mary.

This is a brown leather envelope, a creation that does not belong to this era.

Tony skillfully tore open the envelope, took out the letter and glanced at it quickly. The content of the letter was very simple. It simply said that Rosa had sent two reinforcements, hoping that they could provide him with some help.

"Your Highness...what...is this paper?" After Tony finished reading the letter in his hand and threw it back on the table, Mary took a step forward with a curious look on her face and reached out to pinch the paper on the table.

In terms of feel, this kind of paper is obviously different from papyrus, and... compared to papyrus, this kind of paper doesn't seem to break at the slightest touch.

"Don't even think about it. With the current technological strength of the Roman Empire, this kind of paper cannot be produced." Tony stood up and said casually.

Are you kidding? This thing is a product of modern technology. How could it be possible with the technology of the Roman era?

But those two reinforcements... let’s be honest, are these two reinforcements... enough?

"How about this, you invite the person in first." Tony tapped the table lightly and said to Maria.

Regardless of the number of people and their strength, at least Rosa sent people here. This is his intention. I can't just turn them away just because the reinforcements are too few, right?

The five young ladies from Rosana looked weak before, but when they get together, they can barely resist Tiamat. What if these two... are even stronger?

By then, maybe we can take the general's head in the midst of thousands of troops, right?

……

"Your Highness, two guests are already waiting outside the study."

After waiting for nearly twenty minutes, Tony finally heard Mary's voice coming from outside the door.

"Invite them in."

Soon, under the guidance of Mary, Alexei and Anastasia slowly walked into the study and came in front of Tony.

Tony didn't have any feelings about Alexei, but when he saw Anastasia, he was completely shocked!

In Tony's previous life, before he traveled through time, FGO had not yet released its second part, so he was not very clear about things like the princess of the Beast Kingdom and the red beauty under the moon. However, his ignorance of these things did not mean that he knew nothing at all. Anastasia, the last Grand Duchess of the Russian Empire, was also Kadoc's servant in FGO part 2.1!

its not right!

Didn't Rosa say before that Russia had discovered the Killer Hunters, and he would handle this matter, but how come he handled it... and dealt with Anastasia?

This is quite amazing.

"Tony, Tony Claudius Augustus Germanicus, right?" Just when Tony was shocked, the boy standing next to Anastasia who had been ignored by Tony suddenly said, "Let me introduce myself. My name is Alexei, Alexei Nikolaevich Romanov."

Romanov?