My XX deal with Sister Nero

But no matter how much Salome distrusts Christianity, the very least, Martha, a Christian, is Salome's ally!

For a moment, these middle-aged men really wanted to jump up on the spot and kill Martha first.

But this is just thought.

There was no way they could defeat Martha.

Now basically everyone in the Roman Empire, from the emperor to the slaves, knows that there are two great dragon slayers in the empire. One is the Christian saint Martha, who accomplished the feat of slaying a dragon in the province of Gaul, and the other is His Royal Highness Prince Tony of Oddni, who accomplished the feat of slaying a dragon in the province of Britain.

Of course, for the nobles who knew the truth, they knew that the one who really slayed the dragon on Tony's side was actually his personal guard Zero, and Martha...she was the one who single-handedly sensed (materialized) (physicalized) the existence of Tarasque.

Not to mention these weak middle-aged men, even if the same number of famous generals of the empire were put here, they might not be able to defeat Martha.

"You... are members of the Sadducees, right? I remember that the Sadducees were the priest class of Judaism, right? What? You actually want to betray the Jews?" Martha looked at the middle-aged people present with a strange expression and said in surprise.

Of course, Martha knew what the Sadducees advocated, but in her opinion, even the Herodians, who had always hoped to become a vassal of the Roman Empire, chose to rebel against the Roman Empire. Then the Sadducees, who only wanted to reach a cooperative relationship with the Roman Empire, should also choose to join forces with the Herodians to rebel against the Roman Empire, right?

However, what was unexpected was that these guys actually gathered together privately to discuss how to cooperate internally and externally to join the Roman Empire.

This is very unexpected.

As mentioned before, Martha never advocated confrontation between Christianity and the Roman Empire.

On the one hand, it was because of Tony, and on the other hand, she believed that Christianity had no capital to confront a huge empire, so Martha had always been against Christianity and the empire standing on the opposite side, whether it was the previous Fire of Rome, the assassination of Tony, or the direct war now.

But... although she is a Christian saint, she does not have any real power, so she cannot influence Christian's decision. The only thing she can do now is to reach a deal with Tony, reveal as much relevant information as possible, and use this information to buy Christian's life.

But... Having said that, Martha didn't have any direct subordinates, no one who was absolutely loyal to her, so even if she collected a lot of crucial intelligence, she couldn't pass it on to Tony and the others.

It's different now.

The Sadducees were different from her. This group of guys could be said to be the real power group in Judaism. If they really wanted to betray Salome as she guessed, then she could completely cooperate with them and pass the information to Tony through them!

Chapter 647: Reaching a Consensus

Martha is not stupid.

Although she overheard these guys outside the door trying to betray Salome, to be on the safe side, she did not intend to express her true thoughts to them for the time being.

"Don't be nervous." Looking at these middle-aged people with nervous faces, Martha waved her hand and said, "Actually, I have similar thoughts to you."

Similar thoughts? After hearing these words, everyone present suddenly had an idea.

You know, these members of the Sadducees are actually still very worried about their own safety. Even though they are in high positions and have soldiers and generals under their command, the problem is Salome and Archimedes... their strength is really hard to figure out.

To be honest, Archimedes was a scholar from ancient Greece, and Salome was just a woman. Logically speaking, these Sadducees should not be afraid of them no matter what, but the problem is that these two... are no longer ordinary people.

It is said that when Salome forcefully took over the Herodians and was about to rebel against the Roman Empire, a member of the Herodians planned to use force to stop Salome, and then... the grass on this man's grave is probably almost one meter high now, right?

With the addition of a resurrected Archimedes, these Sadducees really didn’t dare to regard these two as ordinary people.

God knows what abilities they gained during their resurrection!

But if Martha really wants to stand on the same front with them to deal with Salome, then... Martha can even subdue the dragon, so it shouldn't be a problem for her to deal with these two, right?

"Ms. Martha." Thinking of this, the Sadducees present were a little excited. One of them couldn't help but speak first: "We want to know, what exactly is the idea you mentioned that is similar to ours?"

"Of course, I am against this war just like you." Martha tried her best to put on a very kind smile and said to these Sadducees.

really!

After hearing Martha's answer, everyone present looked at each other and nodded in tacit understanding.

Their guess was correct, but they were a little confused. Martha...why did she do this?

"The reason I did this is very simple, that is, Christianity is now... no match for the Roman Empire." Martha shrugged. "The Roman Empire is a country with a vast territory. In my opinion, if Christianity wants to develop, the only way is to rely on the Roman Empire. Both sides will get what they need. Only in this way can we ensure our development, but... the believers have narrowed the path. If the doctrine conflicts with some beliefs of the empire, then what we should do is to downplay the conflict as much as possible, just like you did, but our believers... are a little stubborn. For the sake of the church, they set Rome on fire and chose to assassinate His Royal Highness and His Majesty, which makes the future of Christianity increasingly difficult."

At this point, Martha sighed, her tone somewhat depressed: "If the Empire is really determined to completely wipe out Christianity, then we..."

"We understand what you mean." The white-haired old man waved his hand to interrupt Martha's words. Although it was not clear how credible Martha's words were, at least one thing was certain, Martha should really want to find a way out for Christianity.

In the eyes of the Sadducees, Martha was simply trying to hedge her bets. If Salome won, she would turn her guns on Salome and join forces with her to deal with her without hesitation. If Salome lost, she would secretly serve the Roman Empire in this war, and after the war, the empire would more or less give Christianity some face and not embarrass it.

Honestly speaking, if it weren't for Martha's strong strength, the Sadducees really wouldn't bother to deal with this fence-sitter.

Although neither party can fully trust each other, since they have reached a preliminary intention to cooperate, the rest will be much simpler.

The Sadducees first began to collect various intelligence from within the rebels, including the layout of the camp and the remaining amount of food and fodder, while Martha was also using her status as a saint to subtly influence Christians, making them wary of Salome.

Christianity itself is a faction that broke away from Judaism, and Judaism is full of hostility towards Christianity. Even though the two churches are now united... they still have constant friction.

So it is not too easy for Martha to sow discord between Christianity and Judaism.

As a famous scholar in ancient Greece, although Archimedes had profound attainments in philosophy and science, he was not a general after all. He had no idea how to lead an army, so as to the actions of the Sadducees... he had no idea at all.

……

Early the next morning, accompanied by the sound of war drums, Salome once again ordered the army to launch an attack on Caesarea.

Compared with yesterday, this siege was even less successful.

"Have the number of defenders in Caesarea increased?" At the end of the army, Salome sat on a throne with her eyes slightly narrowed, looking at the Roman soldiers in red armor on the city wall, and suddenly said to herself.

Although it was unclear how many defenders were killed yesterday, according to Salome's estimation, there should be only a few hundred people on each wall of Caesarea at this moment, and a considerable number of these people must be injured.

But... at least on the east side of the city wall, the Roman Empire defenders she saw must have several thousand people, and they basically had no scars on their bodies.

How is this going?

"I think... this might be the mysterious heroic spirit in the city that has used his own treasure?" Archimedes said with a frown, standing next to Salome.

"Really?" Salome nodded. She heard Archimedes say yesterday that there was a heroic spirit in the city. The treasure of this heroic spirit was similar to Iskandar, which was to summon an army to fight the enemy. Presumably, those Roman soldiers on the city wall who were full of energy and had nothing to do should be the treasure of this heroic spirit.

But... isn't their fighting power a little too strong?

"We can't go on like this." After about five minutes of silence, Salome suddenly spoke while looking at the city wall in the distance.

Compared with the Roman army, the rebels can be described as a mob. In terms of combat effectiveness, the Jewish rebels are simply vulnerable compared with the Roman legions. The reason why they can put great pressure on Caesarea is simply because they have a large number of people. No matter how powerful the Roman legions are, they only have a mere 5,000 soldiers.

However, with the appearance of this treasure, Salome's numerical advantage was instantly wiped out.

Chapter 648: New Enemy, Ramses II

"Brother, are you okay?" In the Chief Executive's residence, Nero looked at Tony with a worried look on his face and asked.

"No problem." Tony replied with a relaxed look.

To be honest, Tony didn't expect it would be so easy after fully unleashing his Noble Phantasm.

Logically speaking, each Noble Phantasm has a distance limit, and this distance is neither close nor far. At least Tony has never heard of any Noble Phantasm that can cover such a city.

"It seems that this is the difference between a Heroic Spirit and a Servant?" Tony muttered to himself as he looked at the figure on the distant city wall.

The power source that Servants rely on to move around in this world is none other than the magic power of their Master, but it is different for Heroic Spirits. The power source of Heroic Spirits comes from the Resistant Force. Therefore, Heroic Spirits are immortal. Even if you kill them, they will simply retreat to the Throne of Heroes to recover. If necessary, the Resistant Force will revive them on the spot with full health and mana.

Well, maybe you can even enjoy billions of shooting stars by then.

In short, with the help of the restraining force, Tony did not feel that he was short of magic power.

But... it's not a solution to keep passively defending like this.

"Passively taking a beating is not your style, Tony." As if he had guessed what Tony was thinking, Rosa suddenly appeared beside Tony and said softly.

"Can you get out of bed?" Tony asked, glancing at Rosa, whose face was still a little pale.

"Are you kidding? Not only can I get down to the ground, I can also fight!" Rosa sneered.

"Okay, could you please show me how to take a general's head in the midst of thousands of troops? My requirements are not high, just kill Salome for me." Tony laughed and turned to look at Rosa.

"Brother..." Nero opened her mouth. She knew that Rosa was very weak now, and her so-called fighting ability was just a show of strength in front of her brother.

"It's okay." Rosa waved her hand, glanced at Tony who looked a little strange, and suddenly said: "I know what you are thinking now. To be honest, it is normal for you to have such thoughts in your mind now. After all, from your perspective, your sister and I are indeed too close. It is reasonable for you to have doubts."

At this point, Rosa paused before continuing, "But don't worry, I don't like Minotaur. And for various reasons, as a lunar person, I definitely have some feelings for Nero, but I can't say I like him...especially the kind of love between men and women."

Although Rosa said so, Tony...didn't quite believe it.

"Actually... as long as you join the organization, I will tell you everything you want to know." Looking at Tony's teasing expression, Rosa shrugged.

……

Unlike Tony and Rosa who felt relaxed, Salome now only felt stressed.

Although Rosa, the strongest man, did not take action, he sent two electors and a prince who rushed to Caesarea to the battlefield to save him.

East city wall.

As the front battlefield, the east city wall naturally suffered the strongest attack intensity. On this battlefield, in addition to Tony's treasure, the ones responsible for leading the soldiers to fight against the rebels included Elector Hyacinth and Prince Cangdu from the Alpha United Empire.

"These two people..." Looking at the two guests fighting with the rebels, a Roman general felt a little strange.

As for their identities, Tony explained last night that they were generals from a country called the Alpha United Empire and were Rosa's subordinates.

If Tony wanted to explain the true identities of these two guests in detail, it would take a lot of effort, but he was too lazy, so he simply simplified the identity to "General of the Alpha United Empire."

However, in the eyes of this Roman general, the man among the two guests was not so bad. Apart from the fact that his weapon was a little strange, it was not difficult to tell from his moves that this man had been on the battlefield. His fighting skills were even better than those of the famous generals of the Roman Empire!

As for the other woman…her fighting skills were just too crude.

It would be more accurate to say that the woman was not fighting so much as relying on her excellent physical reactions to fight off her opponent.

How did this guy become a general? Was it because of his great strength?

"Prince Cangdu, I don't think we should attack so conservatively." After Elector Hyacinth, who was holding a long sword, chopped down a rebel soldier who climbed up the city wall, he suddenly turned his head and shouted to Prince Cangdu not far away.

"Your Highness the Elector means..." Dodging an arrow shot by a rebel soldier, Prince Cangdu pointed the Tang sword in his hand at Salome, who could only be seen as a small dot in the distance, and said, "Capture the king first?"

Elector Hyacinth nodded.

"In that case..." Prince Cangdu turned his wrist and chopped off the head of a rebel soldier who had just appeared. Suddenly, a set of silver armor appeared on his body.

"Capture the king first!" With a shout, Prince Cangdu stepped on the ground and his body soared into the air like an arrow, flying towards the direction where Salome was.

At almost the same time, on a small hill south of Caesarea.

"It seems that the war on Salome's side is not going very well." On the hillside, a young man with short black hair and dressed in typical Egyptian clothes stood there with a scepter in his hand, his mouth slightly raised, and said with some playfulness.

"Respected King of the Sun, it is because the battle situation on Your Highness Salome's side has reached a stalemate that Your Highness ordered me to seek the help of the great King of the Sun." Beside the young man, a middle-aged man with a reserved expression bent down and lowered his head and said to the young man.

"Okay then." The young man smiled slightly and slowly raised the scepter in his hand.

As the scepter was raised high, the ground behind the young man suddenly surged up, and a huge golden sphinx slowly emerged from the ground with its majestic body.

"What is that?" A soldier on the city wall suddenly pointed at the huge sphinx on the distant hillside and asked subconsciously.

"Is that... the Sphinx?" Gvost, who was fighting the rebels with a cross sword in his hand, was subconsciously stunned when he saw the Sphinx suddenly appearing on the hillside in the distance.

The Sphinx... shouldn't this thing be in Egypt? But the Jewish province is still some distance away from Egypt and the Nile River, and I haven't seen any Sphinxes near there before.

"Not good!" As if he thought of something, Gvorst's face suddenly changed, and he subconsciously looked around the Sphinx. Sure enough, about twenty meters in front of the Sphinx, he saw a not very familiar figure.

"Damn it! Everyone be careful! The enemy is Ozymandias!"

Chapter 649 This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

Unlike Rosa, the second-in-command, Gvorst doesn't know much about FGO.

There was no way. Although he was the emperor of the empire, Rosa seldom took charge of affairs. All the burdens were basically on Gvorst. Because of this operation, Gvorst had suddenly supplemented himself with some knowledge about FATE to avoid being in the dark and not knowing anyone.

"This is a bit troublesome." Looking at the huge Sphinx in the distance, Gvorst frowned slightly.

Unlike Salome, a heroic spirit who cannot fight, Ramses II has personally led troops into battle and been on the battlefield. Not to mention using his Noble Phantasm, even a normal attack could kill a bunch of Roman soldiers.

"Ramses II?!" Tony in the Chief Executive's residence also saw the huge Sphinx through his own treasure.

How did Ramses II appear here? !

Like other Heroic Spirits, the Suppressive Force summoned Ramses II in order to fight against the Wandering Planet Soldier Cephalus. However, after Cephalus was defeated by Tony, he reached an agreement with Gilgamesh and temporarily gave up the attack on the Earth. In order to prevent Cephalus from attacking the Earth again, the Suppressive Force did not recycle the summoned Heroic Spirits back to the Throne of Heroes.

These heroes had various identities before their death, and they had various unfulfilled wishes. For example, Ramses II hoped that Egypt would be prosperous and strong forever.

Then this time when he was resurrected, he found that Egypt was gone.

...a little embarrassing.

Although Ramses II recaptured Upper Egypt and re-established the Egyptian Kingdom, compared with its heyday... no, even compared with the Egyptian Kingdom under Ramses II, the Egyptian Kingdom that only ruled Upper Egypt... was really too shabby.

Ramses II had always wanted to seize Upper Egypt.

And now, he seized the moment.

Salome invited him to come to Caesarea to help her capture Prince Odenis and the Roman Emperor alive!