My XX deal with Sister Nero

It's obvious that she is not an ordinary person. She can walk on sea level. This guy...may be a god.

"Excuse me... who are you? I've been around here for a long time, but... we've only seen you wearing this flag~" The little girl pointed at the Roman SQPR flag hanging on the mast and asked curiously.

"Ah... We are from the Roman Empire. We came here this time to do business with everyone in this land." Considering that the other party might be a god, the captain answered somewhat stiffly.

"Eh~ The Roman Empire~" The little Loli tilted her head in some confusion. Judging from her reaction, she... seemed to have never heard of the Roman Empire?

But this is understandable.

Before being recruited by Tony, this captain was also a maritime merchant. He had traveled all over the sea for many years, and the farthest he had been was the future Thailand. These countries were too far away from the Roman Empire, and it was impossible for all of them to have heard of the Roman Empire.

Chapter 691: Cunning Tony

Although the captain had been to India, he knew nothing about Indian gods. Even now, he only knew a few common words in Hindi.

At first he was a little curious as to why the Indian gods could understand the Latin he spoke. Later he changed his mind and thought that this might be the privilege of the gods.

"Well, the Roman Empire, it's a powerful empire located in the west." Looking at the petite being in front of him who might be a god, the captain put on a kind smile as much as possible and spoke to her.

"Eh~ A powerful empire~" the little girl said naively, "Then... can you take me to the Roman Empire?"

???

When the captain heard the girl's question, he was stunned.

What is this? I kidnapped a god?!

……

The nobles of the Iceni Kingdom have touched Tony's interests, and Tony certainly doesn't mind punishing these guys for his own benefit.

Soon, with Boudica's support, Tony led his guards to invite a noble from the Boudica Kingdom to the chief's longhouse.

"Your Highness... Her Majesty the Queen." After taking off his hood and squinting his eyes to get used to the light in the room, the nobleman saw the two people in the room clearly and exclaimed subconsciously.

About half an hour ago, this nobleman was preparing to go to bed at home when he felt a pain in his neck and then he knew nothing.

He finally woke up and realized that he had been kidnapped and a hood was put on his head, and then he saw the scene in front of him.

Of course he knew what he had done, but he didn't expect that this prince would actually tear his face off and capture him.

"I've seen you before." Tony touched his chin as he looked at this familiar face. "You and Her Majesty the Queen met me at the city gate together. Am I right?"

"Your Highness, you... are not mistaken." The young noble replied with a trembling voice.

"I'm glad I remembered it correctly." Tony nodded, looking at the nobleman with a playful look on his face. He suddenly took out a small dagger from his arms, scratched his fingernails intentionally or unintentionally, and said, "Her Majesty the Queen said that you seem to have rebellious intentions?"

"This... Your Highness, do you think this is possible?" The noble was obviously overwhelmed by Tony's direct attack. He looked at Tony with an aggrieved expression and replied quickly.

"I think so." Tony nodded as if it was a matter of course. "After all, no one is stupid. I think you are not stupid either. At least you are not stupid enough to be my enemy, right?"

"That's right." The noble nodded quickly.

"So... I don't want to make things difficult for you, but... I wonder if you can do me a small favor?" Tony suddenly said, tilting his head to look at the noble.

"Your Highness, please speak." As long as it was not to cause him trouble, let alone a small favor, even if it was ten small favors, the noble would have to accept it with a pinch of his nose.

"It's like this." Tony thought for a moment and said, "I heard that someone in your country wanted to oppose Queen Boudica's rule, so I sent someone to capture you. Although there is no evidence to prove that you really have this intention, you also know that I... am a prince of the Roman Empire, so I have to have some face, right?"

"This..." The noble opened his mouth, not knowing how to continue the conversation for a while.

"I will not accuse you of any unfounded crime. I just want you to play a game with me to kill time. At least... don't leave so soon. Otherwise, if I let you go right after I catch you, wouldn't I be very embarrassed?"

Then why did you arrest me?!

Although this nobleman was complaining madly in his heart, he was intimidated by Tony's power, so he... only dared to complain in his heart.

"I... of course have no objection." The noble nodded hesitantly. Even if he had an objection now, he couldn't say it directly. But since it was just playing games, then... there shouldn't be any problem, right?

"Your Highness..." Not knowing what the little prince wanted to do, Boudica, who was sitting next to him, opened her mouth as if she wanted to say something.

"Your Majesty." Tony frowned and glanced at Boudica, and said with some dissatisfaction: "Your Majesty, you know that I value my reputation very much. I helped you catch him because you swore that you had evidence to prove that he had bad intentions towards me. But just now you told me that you actually have no evidence. Only a trial can tell the details. I am... a little dissatisfied."

"...Huh?" Boudica looked at Tony blankly and blinked.

You... said these?

"Anyway, this... sir, you just need to play with me and stay here for a while." Tony waved at Boudica, then turned his head and looked at the nobleman.

"...Ah, okay." The noble nodded.

"This game requires me to ask questions and you to answer them. I ask questions, and then you have to answer them in the shortest possible time. If you can't answer them, you will be punished." Tony paused here, then looked up at the ceiling: "Well! If you can't answer them, just bark like a puppy!"

...?

It seems like you really want to... play games?

"Then...let's begin!"

As he spoke, Tony's expression suddenly became serious: "Name!"

"Vortiof Northumbria!"

"age!"

"24 years old!"

"gender?"

"male!"

"Not bad." Tony nodded and said, "Then next... let's try something more difficult."

More difficult?

Hearing these words, the nobleman named Votiof subconsciously became alert.

Are you here?

"What did you eat last night?"

"Beef and pork, and a little potato."

"Did you wash your hands before eating?"

"No."

“How many times did you go to the bathroom yesterday?”

"Four times."

"Who was the last person you saw before you went to bed?"

"My wife."

"How old is your daughter?"

"6 is old."

As Tony's questions became faster and faster, the other party's answers also subconsciously became faster and faster, until...

"Who is the mastermind behind you?"

"senate!"

!!!

When Votiof answered this question subconsciously, at that moment, he realized that he... had fallen into a trap!

"It's just a little psychological trick." Looking at Votiof's face which looked as if he had seen a ghost, Tony smiled, his tone somewhat proud.

You know, in his previous life, he was not only a customs officer, but he also taught himself psychology privately. He even cooperated with a local key university to conduct related experiments in a relatively unpopular field.

He has mastered a lot of these little tricks.

Chapter 692: Tony Teaches You How to Fish

"So, do you have anything else to say now?" Tony looked down at the young noble, a dangerous arc flashed across the corner of his mouth, and he said slowly.

"Your Highness..." Votiof opened his mouth, looking a little frightened.

He knew that he had been tricked, and he also knew that neither Boudica nor Tony would let him go. Now, the only thing he could do was to find a way to send a message to Rome before Tony returned to Rome, so that the Senate could be prepared!

"It is not my place to interfere in your country's affairs, but I may... need to return to Rome to deal with some important matters." Tony looked at Boudica and said with a hint of apology.

"It's okay. Your Highness, if you have something to do, just go and take care of it." Boudica nodded and smiled at Tony.

Now, her goal has been achieved.

There were many nobles in the Iceni Kingdom who opposed Boudica. Perhaps these nobles were bewitched by the Roman Senate, or perhaps they themselves did not obey Boudica. But no matter what the reason was, at least one thing was certain, that is, there were a lot of people in this group. According to Boudica's guess, they might even have enough people to shake the foundation of the entire kingdom.

After all, rebellion is often accompanied by the use of force.

After resting for a night in the Iceni Kingdom, Tony led the guards back to Londinium in a hurry early the next morning.

It takes about three days to travel from Ventalosnum to Londinium, and a little more than two days to return to Rome from Londinium by griffin. This trip will take Tony nearly six days, and six days is enough for the Senate to react.

Although he was captured by Boudica, Votiof used his noble status to bribe a jailer and passed the news of the exposure of the Senate to Rome through the jailer. After learning of this situation, the Senate took the lead in reacting. They knew that if they didn't do something, Tony would never let them go.

The two sides have completely torn their faces apart. Either His Royal Highness the Prince will die on the spot, or all the senators in the Senate will be purged.

In order to ensure that they would not be purged, the elders of the Senate took action and planned to make Prince Odeni die socially first.

"You said there is such a rumor in Rome now?" Looking at Mary kneeling in front of him, Nero stood up subconsciously with an angry look on his face.

"Yes, Your Majesty. People in the city... not only say that Your Highness's battle record is fake, but some people are even saying... even more outrageous things." Mary said in a low voice with a look of horror on her face, looking at her head.

"More outrageous?" Nero's voice suddenly rose another octave: "Tell me, what other rumors are there?"

"Your Majesty, there are rumors in the city...that His Highness is not actually your Majesty's brother." Mary gritted her teeth and finally told what she knew.

"Asshole!" With the sound of a glass being smashed, Nero stood up angrily and said, "Investigate! Investigate! I want to know who it is! Who is spreading rumors about my brother!"

The senators in the Senate certainly understood that their actions were challenging Nero's bottom line, but they had no choice: life or death. These were the only two paths they could take. No one would choose the latter. No matter how difficult the road to life was, they had no choice but to move on.

When Tony returned to Rome, the first news he heard was about his own life experience.

"Oh, so I'm not His Majesty's brother?" After listening to Mary's report, Tony shrugged nonchalantly.

He didn't care about his so-called life experience. He didn't care whether the blood of the God Ancestor flowed in his body, because no matter whether it was or not, his soul was no longer Tony's original soul. For him, no matter what his identity was, it could not change the fact that he liked Nero.

Although Tony really didn't care about these things, Mary thought that his actions showed that he was very angry.

"Your Highness, please calm down. His Majesty is investigating the matter. I believe that His Majesty will soon get to the bottom of it and give Your Highness a satisfactory explanation." Mary knelt on one knee and tried her best to comfort Tony.

"No thanks." Tony waved his hand.

Nero did not have a dedicated intelligence agency under his command. It would take time for Nero to investigate the sources of these information. But Tony was different. Not only did Tony have a dedicated intelligence agency under his command, but in the entire city of Rome, as long as he was willing, all the grassroots officials and followers of the Earth Gate could act as his spies!

"Jero, just follow my arrangements on the road. Give orders to spread the message I want to convey." Tony said seriously after looking at Zero who was standing aside without saying anything.

"Yes, Your Highness." Jie Luo nodded and then stepped back.

As mentioned before, Tony had been exposed to a relatively niche branch of psychology in his previous life. For various reasons, this branch of psychology was not as well known to the public as criminal psychology. It was precisely because it was too niche that many charlatans thought they had discovered a new hotbed and came to watch.

In his previous life, Tony had a certain respect for those who truly had their own religious beliefs, but for those who came to preach, or even created their own religions, well... they would usually be beaten out with sticks.

It was precisely because he offended so many people by cutting off these people's financial resources at that time that many people slandered him, saying that he was actually a liar, who was cheating people out of their money and seducing their fans, and they made their claims sound convincing.

Tony didn't take it seriously at first, but as time went by, there were more and more people like this and even a considerable number of onlookers joined in the fun. Tony got annoyed, so he created a small account in that forum, and then used this account to criticize himself and confront himself.

The big account also cooperated with the small account, and was often "confronted" to the point of being speechless. Under this double act, the status of the small account rose rapidly. In the end, his small account became the leader of the group that was blackening himself, and then... he blew himself up.

Yes, he revealed his real identity on his second account in front of everyone, causing those who wrote negative things about him to shut up instantly.

I guess these people have never suffered such a psychological blow in their lives?

Tony now plans to replicate this situation in Rome.

Under Zero's arrangement, Tony's intelligence organization in Rome found a person with a clean background, and then started to spread rumors in the city through this person. Although the content was similar to the rumors spread by the Senate, there was a huge difference in the details.

Chapter 693: Does your family fish by frying the fish pond?

Take Tony's defeat of the Pontic rebels.

According to the official propaganda of the Empire, Tony led the army very talentedly to defeat the strong with the weak and calmly defeated the Bendu rebels. But in fact, the top leaders of the Empire knew that the so-called defeating the strong with the weak was nothing more than relying on their own elite troops and the stupidity of the enemy to defeat the enemy through basic attacks.

This kind of operation can be done by anyone with normal IQ.

The recent gossip released by the Senate is somewhat shocking.

Something about how His Highness actually has no ability to command troops, and that all the achievements were made by his own subordinates, and then His Highness took credit for the work of his subordinates. In short, according to the rumors spread in the Senate, Tony is a waste, a waste who only knows how to take credit for the work of his subordinates.