My XX deal with Sister Nero

Now, the Jews who felt they had been fooled were certainly not happy. They raised the flag of rebellion and betrayed the empire. To a certain extent, the fuse of this whole incident was Florus!

Your Majesty may compromise with the Senate, but Florus... may suffer a miserable end.

PS: Let me tell you something. I might not update this weekend. I will take a bus to Chengdu on Saturday. I will write and update after I arrive, but it depends on the situation on Sunday. I will go to Chengdu BW on Sunday to see a girl. If I am really too tired after I come back, there will be no update... Anyway, I will try my best to ensure it.

Chapter 616: The First Noble Phantasm to Appear

"This should be the second time we meet, Your Excellency Governor Florus." Tony smiled and said while looking at Florus.

"Your Highness..." Florus subconsciously looked up at Tony who was sitting in the first seat, and a drop of cold sweat flowed down his forehead.

Although His Highness was smiling, Florus could not ignore the coldness in his eyes.

His Highness is very angry at the moment!

"Don't be nervous, Governor Florus. Although I am very angry, angry that the Senate was hypocritical, and angry that you caused so many troubles in the province of Judea, but I know that I cannot replace you at this time, because you are the governor of the province of Judea, and the person who knows the province of Judea best... So, work hard, my Governor. From now on until the end of the rebellion, I will rate your actions, and this score will of course affect my evaluation of you and... your future." Tony stood up and patted his armor. After giving Florus a somewhat puzzling smile, he slowly left the hall.

Florus understood what Tony meant, or rather, he thought he understood what he meant.

The Senate slapped Your Majesty in the face, and the reason for it was his position as governor. It was obvious that both Your Majesty and His Highness were angry. If he did nothing and was exiled to a remote area, that might be the lightest punishment.

If Florus wants to save his life, his family, and even his wealth, he must pay a price.

So, that evening, Florus organized a grand banquet to entertain Tony and thank His Royal Highness for personally leading his troops to Jerusalem to rescue the residents of Jerusalem.

At the same time, Florus also sent people to deliver a large amount of food to the military camp in the east of the city, and sent his confidant to represent him to comfort the mixed troops brought by Tony.

Tony saw everything Florus did.

It is undeniable that Florus really took the time to get to know Tony. He knew that Tony was different from other nobles. When it came to food, the nobles of the Roman Empire would eat whatever was scarce, such as peacock brain from India. But Tony did not care about the scarcity of ingredients, he cared about the taste. As long as it was delicious, he would eat pork, beef, etc., even if it was something ordinary people ate.

In other words, he only eats these ordinary foods.

At this banquet, the dishes placed in front of Tony were basically pork, beef, salmon and the like. And the most important thing was that Tony could tell the taste of these dishes just by smelling them without even eating them. The taste was not much different from that of two thousand years later.

Tony is a time traveler, he comes from two thousand years later, he certainly can't get used to the food of this era.

But no one in the Roman Empire ate rice, and Tony couldn't make authentic oriental food, so what should he do? Fortunately, Tony had eaten Western food, so he copied the Western food that was only available two thousand years later in the Roman Empire based on his memory.

Later, as Tony was an imperial prince, it was impossible for him to cook himself, so he passed this skill to the chef. It must be said that the chef is more professional than a half-baked person like Tony. With the chef's improvement, this Western food... is much more delicious than what he cooks himself.

And now, Florus should have bribed the chef in the palace and learned this skill.

Florus clearly wanted to bribe Tony so that he could survive, and Tony knew this. He even secretly instructed Mary to accept the money and property sent by Florus after the banquet.

After all, after the war, there will be many places to spend money.

……

On the other side, on the Siberian steppe.

"You should have received the news. Tony defeated 150,000 rebels." Inside the tent, Rosa looked at the gentle young man wearing black-framed glasses who was sitting cross-legged in front of him, and said with a smile.

"I've heard about it, but in my opinion, this battle was largely a matter of taking advantage." The gentle young man wearing black-framed glasses shook his head.

"You are too conservative. It's not that there was a lot of trickery involved, but luck played a big role. This is a victory that cannot be replicated. Moreover, this battle only defeated the enemy and did not cause effective casualties to the 150,000-strong army. As long as they are given some time, they will be able to regroup again to deal with Tony." Rosa picked up the teacup in front of him, blew on it, blew away the tea foam on the water, and then took a sip.

"...So, what do you want to express?" the young man wearing black-framed glasses asked with a frown.

“Fifteen… Tell me, how can a Heroic Spirit become a Heroic Spirit?” After two seconds of silence, Rosa suddenly spoke, his expression gradually becoming serious.

"Anecdotes." Fifteen replied, "Heroic spirits mainly come from legends and anecdotes. Or to put it simply, as long as you can leave your name in history, then in theory, you are a heroic spirit."

"Yes, there is nothing wrong with your understanding." Rosa nodded: "Tony's Heroic Spirit power is man-made. After the death of Heroic Spirit Tony, this power was transferred to Tony with the help of the restraining force. But at the same time, his Heroic Spirit power is incomplete, so he has no Noble Phantasm."

At this point, Rosa paused and took a sip of tea before continuing, "Now, his first treasure is about to be born."

Hearing this, Fifteen's heart moved.

The Noble Phantasms of Heroic Spirits mainly come from myths and legends related to them and related anecdotes. For example, Arash's Meteor comes from the legend that he shot out the border of ancient Persia with one arrow. Another example is the EX Curry Stick, which comes from the Sword of the Lake in the legend of King Arthur.

So, what about Tony?

In the Battle of Thessalonica, although Tony did not personally command the battle, the stirrup and rattle arrow he invented did influence the outcome of the war to some extent. Later, he put down the Pontic rebellion, the Boudicca rebellion, conquered the Parthian Empire twice, and hunted down and harassed the Picts to ensure the security of the northern border of the British province.

With the support of these achievements, Tony... might really be able to create his own treasure!

If this is the case……

"His first Noble Phantasm is a cavalry-class Noble Phantasm?" Fifteen touched his chin. Speaking of military-type Noble Phantasms, the first one that Fifteen thought of was Iskandar. His King's Army was to summon the army that was loyal to him back then to continue fighting.

Is Tony also going to create a similar treasure?

"To be honest, I don't know, and I haven't seen it either." Rosa shrugged and said, "After all, the one I summoned was Tony of the Archer Class."

……Too.

"Anyway, I just heard him vaguely mention that his first Noble Phantasm was related to the military."

Chapter 617: Sister...Sister?

Ok.

Although it is not very clear what Tony's first Noble Phantasm is, according to Rosa, the time is ripe now, and it is almost time for Tony's first Noble Phantasm to appear.

Just like Rosa said, if Tony's first Noble Phantasm is really related to the military, then according to Tony's current record and the degree of praise people give him, he does have the foundation to condense his first Noble Phantasm, but... he still lacks an opportunity, an opportunity for the birth of a Noble Phantasm.

Far away.

Let’s talk about the other side.

Tony spent two days in Jerusalem.

During these two days, Tony not only accepted all bribes from Florus, but also cleared out the Jewish rebels lurking in the city. After all... he had a list of names in his hands, and the provider of the list was naturally the Sadducees.

While clearing out the Jewish rebels in the city, Tony also ordered people to publicize his new policy throughout the city, promising the people of the Jewish province that he would not investigate the rebellion further and would not take this opportunity to massacre innocent people. He also promised to exempt the Jewish people from some taxes, and... give everyone a satisfactory explanation.

This satisfactory explanation, of course, refers to the current governor of the province of Judea, Florus.

Florus also knew that when the Jews raised the flag of rebellion, his term as governor of the Jewish province would come to an end. Emperor Nero would not tolerate him continuing to sit here. Even this time, even the Senate could not help him.

The Senate is no longer what it used to be.

After Octavian established the principal system, although he became the administrator of the empire in name, in reality the power was still in the hands of the Senate. Or to put it simply, from Octavian to Claudius, they could not completely ignore the Senate. After all, they were the principals and the "first citizens."

But it is different now.

After Tony's repeated weakening, the reputation and prestige of the Senate were no longer as good as before. As long as Nero did not issue any treasonous orders, the Senate would generally not refute Nero, at least... not openly.

Such as this time.

It would have been fine if nothing happened to Florus. If nothing happened to you, the Senate would have dared to secretly protect you. But now you have forced the local people to rebel. Who do you think can protect you?

Florus also understood that he would not be able to stay in this position in the future. Just as Tony said, he had to give a satisfactory explanation to the people of the Jewish province.

So what Florus wanted was to save his own life. If possible, it would be best to transfer him to Rome.

Tony didn't promise him too much, but from his continuous acceptance of gifts, Florus knew that at least his life should be saved!

After arresting the rebel cadres and pacifying the people in the city, and after staying in Jerusalem for two days, Tony handed over the power of Jerusalem back to Florus.

"Let's go back. We've been in Jerusalem for two days, and we don't know what the situation is in Caesarea." Standing on horseback at the gate of Jerusalem, Tony felt the cold wind and rubbed his hands.

Three days ago, after the war ended and Tony entered Jerusalem, he first wrote a letter to Caesarea to report his safety and stated that he was now in Jerusalem, assisting Florus in handling affairs.

However, Caesarea's reaction was... a little strange.

Logically speaking, Tony is a prince and is now in control of the affairs of Caesarea. Although the actual manager of the city is the chief executive, the top leader of the city should report the situation on his side to the top boss at any time. However, in the past few days, except for a simple reply of "I know" on the first day, there has been no new information from Caesarea.

This made Tony feel a little puzzled. And... for some reason, his sixth sense told him that there was danger now!

Tony has a strong sixth sense.

When he was a child in his previous life, his parents were very strict and always believed that "a good child is made under the stick". After all, he was still a child at that time and did not have much self-awareness, so sometimes he seemed to be doing his homework or reading a book, but in fact, he might be playing with the little soldiers he hid in the drawer.

But at that time, Tony's parents would sometimes sneak up behind him to see what he was doing.

After suffering two socialist-style beatings, Tony had developed a strange sixth sense. Once his heartbeat quickened inexplicably and his hair stood on end, there was no doubt that he was about to face danger.

Now, that's it.

For some reason, his heartbeat would speed up whenever he thought of Caesarea. At first he thought that Caesarea had fallen during the time he was away, so he sent two groups of spies to take a look... That's right, the SPQR flag and eagle flag of the empire were still hanging on the city wall. Wasn't the city still in the hands of the empire?

So...what's this sense of crisis?

Tony sat on the horse and thought for a long time but couldn't figure it out, so he simply shook his head. Since he couldn't figure it out, he might as well stop thinking about it.

……

After running for most of the day, Tony and his group finally arrived outside the city of Caesarea.

"It doesn't look like... we were attacked by anyone." Looking at the tense soldiers on the city wall, Tony touched his chin.

Until now, his sixth sense was still constantly warning him that there was danger, but the problem was that Caesarea... didn't look like there was any danger at all.

Could it be that... the governor of Caesarea betrayed the empire?

That’s not right either!

Although Tony took away the Dimen monks and 600 cavalrymen this time, there are still 4,000 infantrymen in Caesarea. If this chief executive really wants to betray the empire, then... with his current strength, he should not be able to deal with 4,000 elite Roman legions, right?

So...where does this danger come from?

Tony pondered while cautiously entering the city. Fortunately, the shops on both sides of the street were basically open, and there was no panic on the faces of the pedestrians on the street, which meant that this city... was currently in a safe environment.

Then...why do I feel a little dangerous?

With a look of confusion on his face, Tony settled his soldiers and returned to the Chief Executive's residence.

"Brother, you are finally back. I have been waiting for you for a long time, but it has been very tiring~" Just as Tony stepped into the door of the Chief Executive's residence, a voice that made Tony shudder suddenly came from the living room in front of him.

"Sister...Sister?!" Hearing the voice, Tony swallowed subconsciously and took half a step back.

Can anyone tell me why my elder sister is here?

Chapter 619: New Demon Pillar appears!

With Mary's help, Tony returned to his room, lay on the bed, and fell into deep thought.

"Come to think of it, why is my sister suddenly in Caesarea?" After being silent for several minutes, he suddenly turned his head and looked at Mary who was standing next to him and asked.

It was obvious that my elder sister came to Caesarea for me. If my elder sister rode a griffin from Rome to Caesarea, according to the time calculation, the time when my elder sister left would be basically the time when I had just defeated the rebels.

Furthermore, the person who knew his movements and was going to lift the siege of Jerusalem must also be living in Caesarea. It takes about thirty hours for a message to be transmitted from Caesarea to Rome. So... the guy who delivered the message to His Majesty basically delivered the message at the same time as his departure!

"Your Highness..." Looking at Tony's oppressive eyes, Mary subconsciously took a half step back and said evasively: "Maybe... maybe His Majesty misses Your Highness?"

"I don't think it's that simple." Looking at Mary's evasive eyes, Tony immediately understood the situation. "I think someone must have betrayed me and told my sister that I was going to Jerusalem to confront 150,000 rebels. That's why my sister came all the way to Caesarea to spank me."

“This, this, this…” Mary subconsciously took a half step back and quickly waved her hands, “That’s not what I said!”

"I didn't say you said it, Sister Mary, why are you confessing it?" Tony suddenly smiled at Mary and asked with a smile.

……

Tony wouldn't actually punish Mary either.

On the one hand, it was because Mary was the captain of his personal guard. On the other hand, although Mary had informed His Majesty and caused him to be beaten, from the starting point, Mary was also doing it for her own good and did not want to put herself in danger again in the future.

Well, the crisis in Jerusalem has been resolved anyway. Even if Tony wants to take the risk, he probably won't have the chance for the time being.

"Jerusalem and Caesarea, are these the only two cities controlled by our Roman Empire at present?" In the study of the Caesarea Governor's residence, Nero looked at the map in front of him with a serious face and muttered to himself.

"Yes, Your Majesty. Currently, there are only these two cities that are absolutely under our control. The other cities have either been confirmed to have betrayed the empire, or... are in a state of loss of contact." The governor of Caesarea replied with his head down.

"Lost contact? It seems that the Jews have been planning to rebel for some time." Nero muttered to himself, stroking his chin.

At first she thought it might be because Florus was too oppressive, but now it seems... it seems that it is not just Florus's fault?

"Perhaps they have been thinking about betraying the empire since the days of Herod's Kingdom?"

The Herodian Kingdom was a proxy kingdom established by the Roman Empire after it occupied the Jewish region. King Herod the Great was well aware that his power came from the Roman Empire, so he faithfully implemented all imperial policies and oppressed the Jewish people to the best of his ability.

And then, until now.

Perhaps Florus’ oppression was not the root cause of the rebellion, but his oppression was definitely the most direct fuse of the rebellion!

"According to my brother, the leader of the rebellion is most likely Salome, the last princess of the Herod Kingdom, and she is very likely in the form of a heroic spirit. If she is really in the form of a heroic spirit, then... I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with." Nero muttered as he lowered his head and looked carefully at the map on the table.

With Rosa's help, Nero also gained the power of the Heroic Spirit, so she knew very well how big the gap was between the Heroic Spirit and mortals!

If Salome is really a heroic spirit, then this war will be full of uncertainties!