My XX deal with Sister Nero

So Tony never thought that in this day and age, learning to read and write is something only rich people do.

At present, his step-sister Tita can only count to twenty.

Counting to twenty. Being able to count to twenty without learning anything is already pretty good.

"I don't want to learn because I can do it." After taking a deep breath, Tony said with a smile.

"...Huh?" Martha was a little confused at this time.

Come on! This is just a small town! Logically, there shouldn't be anyone here who can write, right? Or even if there is, it shouldn't be a child, right?

Tony wasn't stupid either. The most important thing was that Martha's eyes directly drew a question mark in the air. Even the dumbest person could see that she was suspicious.

Tony just smiled, glanced at the curious children around him, then stretched out his hand and made the sign of the cross on his chest.

At this moment, Martha almost shouted out "Fuck!"

As mentioned before, Roman mythology is the dominant religion now. Christianity, which will be listed as one of the three major religions of mankind in the future, is nothing more than a heresy in this era!

Martha can understand why an adult believes in Christianity now, because adults have their own judgment, but why would a child believe in Christianity? This... this is not scientific... oh no, this is not religious!

"You..." Martha felt more and more that she couldn't see through this little brat.

However, facing Martha's confused expression, Tony said nothing but turned around and left.

Nonsense, you've already pretended to be awesome, why are you still here? If you keep going like this, you'll be exposed!

In his previous life, Tony had fought against some charlatans and acted out rivalries with them. He was very familiar with the charlatans' half-hidden tactics.

ps1: The most mainstream religion in the Roman Empire itself was Roman polytheism, that is, Roman mythology, but because Roman mythology itself was derived from Greek mythology, the domestic religious management was not very strict. At that time, there were many other religious sects in the empire. The imperial government had always adopted a laissez-faire policy towards these religious sects and did not interfere with people’s freedom of religion, except for Christianity. After all, Christianity preaches that only God is the true God and all others are false gods. In this era of divine right of kings, this was equivalent to a slap in the face of the Roman Empire. After all, it denied the existence of Mars, which was equivalent to denying the bloodline of the Roman emperor, and was considered to be questioning the legitimacy of the empire.

ps2: You guys really love me. I woke up and saw that I owed two more chapters... At this moment, I have 69 collections, 30 recommendation tickets, 5 monthly tickets, and 0 rewards. The conditions for the next update (one of them can be met) are 74 collections, 31 recommendation tickets, 6 monthly tickets, and 500 rewards.

Also, since so many people have collected it, why don't you say something and don't make me feel like I'm playing alone... Do you want me to use the number of comments and barrages to increase the update... I'm so upset

Chapter 12 I Believe in the Flying Spaghetti God

Although not all charlatans are well versed in religion, at least as a charlatan, they know how to deceive people.

So even though Tony may not know much about religion in his previous life, after having "communicated" with the charlatan, he is more familiar with this kind of deception.

After a while, Martha was caught on the spot.

Tony left, leaving Martha confused and not knowing whether she should chase after him.

Considering her sensitive identity, Martha knew it was inconvenient for her to catch up. She had secretly made up her mind that as long as she stayed in this town, she would find out who the child was!

Let's talk about Tony.

Even though Tony is walking towards his home with a smile on his face, his mind is actually very busy, thinking about something.

Marthana is a saint of Christianity, and the fundamental core of Christianity is belief in God, and God is God.

I suddenly traveled to this world. Could it be that a god threw me from another world into this one?

For example, the jealous witch X, or the unscrupulous author who is currently curled up in bed, picking his feet while typing...

Oh, the last one seems to be blaspheming some supreme being...

As a young man from the 21st century, Tony dares to say with confidence that even if you beat all the men on earth except himself to death, he still does not believe that there is a God in this world. If all other men really died as a result... In fact, it doesn't matter if you believe in God, hahaha.

Well, in a word, he would rather believe that there is a jealous witch in this world, and would rather believe that he lives in a novel, but he will never believe that a god threw him here.

And then again, even if there really is a god, would the god choose him? Please, the gods are also very busy. Don't think that every god is as idle as a certain beautiful female psychopath who is willing to become a star carver to make stars for fun...

Well, the first three hundred words of complaints seem to contain a lot of information.

So now, there are only two questions left in Tony's mind.

First, is there a God in this world?

Second, who threw me into this world?

The reason why Tony contacted Martha was that he wanted to find out the first question through her, which is whether there is a God in this world!

In fact, in this era, almost everyone believed that there were gods in this world. In Europe, there were Roman mythology, Greek mythology, Norse mythology and Celtic mythology, in Africa there was Egyptian mythology, and in the Mesopotamian region there was Sumerian mythology. The reason why so many myths could be spread was that people at that time knew very little about natural phenomena, and their worship of the power of nature formed the most primitive mythological system.

So Tony's inquiry this time was doomed to fail.

In the 21st century, Tony was educated in atheism. Technology was developing rapidly in that era, and many privileges that were previously considered to be "God's" had their true nature revealed, such as the formation of thunder and lightning, why it rains, why the sun rises during the day and sets at night, and so on.

But people of this era don’t know that.

There is a huge error between the two parties' understanding of the world, so no matter whether there really is a God in this world, in the end, Tony gets only one answer, that is, there is a God in this world.

But Tony didn't notice this at this time.

After attracting Martha's attention, Tony returned home contentedly.

Speaking of which, Tony and the others have been having a hard time since Antonio left for the front line.

Think about it, originally, Sevilla and Antonio went to work in the fields during the day, and Tita was responsible for taking care of her brother at home. But now? Tita not only has to go to the fields to help Sevilla, but also has to come back to cook for her brother at noon. Even Tony, who used to do nothing at home like a young master, now has to bring water to Tita and the others from time to time, and clean the house properly.

It's not Tony's fault.

There is no way. The food eaten in the East and the West is different, and the staple food is not quite the same, so their cooking utensils are not exactly the same. If it was in ancient China, Tony could barely cook two dishes, but here... It seems that there is not even a wok for cooking...

So sometimes cultural differences kill people...

After returning home, he first brought a pot of clean water to Tita and Sevilla who were working in the fields, and then went home to do some simple cleaning, such as wiping the table.

However, Tony hadn't even finished wiping the table when suddenly, a knock on the door outside the yard caught his attention.

"Who is it?" Tony put down the rag in his hand, came to the yard and asked.

"Hello, I'm Martha." A female voice came from outside the yard.

"Here she comes, wait a minute." Hearing that the person coming was Martha, Tony naturally guessed that the fish had been hooked, so he opened the gate without thinking too much.

Outside the door, Martha, who was dressed a little coolly, was holding her cross and looking at Tony curiously.

"Come in." Tony, who felt a little nervous when Marda looked at him, turned slightly and motioned Marda to come in and talk.

After Marda entered the house, Tony closed the gate to the yard, pointed to the living room, and said, "Please sit down."

After entering the living room, she leaned the cross against the wall, found a chair and sat down, then Martha asked, "Who are you?"

Tony chuckled, "Me? My name is Tony."

Martha didn't want to ask Tony's name, but his identity. Why did this kid know how to cross himself? Was he also a Christian?

"Hello, Tony, I want to know, how did you know to cross yourself?" Martha pondered for a moment, and finally asked directly.

Tony shrugged and said, "You don't think I believe in the same god as you do? Ah... Actually, I believe in the Flying Spaghetti God. This universe was created by a flying, drunken pile of spaghetti."

While saying this, Tony put on a very serious and pious expression, an expression that looked like he could be martyred for his beliefs at any time, which even surprised Martha.

I didn’t expect that this child is a person with his own firm beliefs!

But… I can understand those who can fly, I can understand those who are drunk, but what is this pasta?

It's not Marta's fault. Spaghetti is a water-free version of Beijing noodles with soybean sauce that Marco Polo brought back from the Yuan Dynasty. Now, let alone spaghetti, even noodles with soybean sauce haven't come out yet.

"Hehe, okay, you don't have to care about the details. I know a little about your religion, although not much. But this time I came to you just to ask you a question. Do you think there is really a God in this world?" Tony asked seriously.

"Is there a God?" Hearing this question, Martha was confused. She repeated these words softly before asking back in confusion: "Don't you also have faith? How can you question the existence of God?"

"Ah..." Tony realized that he had dug a hole just now, and then he quickly jumped in...

"Well... our God allows questioning and exploration, because the true God will always exist no matter how you question him. It's like you question whether there is an ocean in this world, but will the ocean disappear because of your questioning?" Tony's explanation... it sounds like this!

If God really exists, will he disappear because of your doubt? No, it's like you, who have always existed in this world. If I question your existence, can you disappear out of thin air?

Today's two chapters are over, and next is the 11 chapters I owe... Can you guys please not let me play alone if you love me so much!!!

Chapter 13: Sudden Attack (Fourth Extra Update)

Since it makes sense, everything will be easy.

"God exists." Martha answered affirmatively.

Well, forget this is a guy who is a strong believer.

Speaking of which, according to the records in the legend, Martha was originally dead, and later seemed to be resurrected by God, so she believed in God. If this description is true and does not mean that Martha's original death was a "false death phenomenon", then maybe God really exists!

Whether Martha experienced a false death or was really resurrected by God, who can tell? I am afraid that even the person involved does not know the reason.

"Okay, I'm fine." Tony shrugged. In this era, it's not scientific at all to figure out whether God exists.

For example, everyone says that God lives in heaven. If you want to verify whether God exists, the easiest way is to go up to heaven and see, but with the current technological means of the Roman Empire...we might as well talk about tomorrow's weather conditions.

There is no way to verify whether God exists. In this religious age, what else can you say?

After finding an excuse to send Marda away, Tony felt that this matter might not be discussed for the time being and could only be put aside for the time being.

The next few days would be the time for Martha to show her power.

Before she came, the official propaganda of the Roman Empire was that she was an evil person who believed in evil gods and was a religious heretic who should be burned to death. But after she came here, everything she did, except for maintaining her own life, was mostly for the good of the residents of this small town.

For example, providing free medical treatment for the residents of the small town. Of course, this is limited to common diseases such as colds. If someone with leukemia or cancer comes, it will simply ruin Martha's business. After all, she is not a professional in this field.

At night, she would occasionally do things within her professional scope.

For example, she used the Palm of Great Compassion to kill wolves, used the Bible to influence (拍) (翻) large wild beasts like bears, and maintained the safety of residents near the town by sensing (物) (物) (理) the surrounding wild beasts and bandits. So after she stayed in the town for a week, the residents' impression of her gradually changed.

At least now the residents would nod when they saw her as a greeting.

"It seems that the missionary work in this era is indeed different from that in the Middle Ages." Tony sat at the door, holding a can of milk and gulped down a big gulp, then wiped his mouth and commented.

"You are drinking milk, not wine. Why do you drink so much in one breath?" Tita walked up to Tony, gently wiped the milk that was sliding down the corner of his mouth, and said with a smile.

"Oh..." Although Tony has been with Tita for several days, he is still somewhat uncomfortable with such intimate actions.

But speaking of which, how is Uncle Antonio?

On this day, Tony had never imagined that the Roman Empire, arguably the strongest empire in Europe, had already suffered a defeat on the front line, and on the Thracian side, more than 50,000 troops had already penetrated into the Macedonian province, with the nearest advance force’s blade less than a hundred miles away from the small town of Ximu!

How many kilometers are in one hundred miles? Yes, that's right, just one hundred and sixty kilometers.

One hundred and sixty kilometers. The speed of ancient war horses was about 30 to 35 kilometers per hour. According to this calculation, it would take at most five hours for the enemy's light cavalry to reach Ximu Town!

The current Ximu Town has less than a hundred soldiers, while the enemy's vanguard cavalry numbers as many as three hundred!

Three hundred cavalrymen would be a mere handful in the Eastern Han Dynasty, but in Europe... this would already be a very large cavalry force.

In fact, anyone who knows a little about the Roman Empire knows that this prestigious ancient empire did not have an organized cavalry unit in its early years. Although the Roman Empire also had cavalry at that time, the Roman cavalry at that time was mostly used for reconnaissance and guarding generals. In order to make up for the lack of cavalry when fighting foreign wars, the so-called cavalry unit of the Roman Empire was the cavalry of the barbarians under its rule or its allies to arm the Roman Empire.

The most famous of these is the Armenian heavy cavalry.

Of course, now the barbarian allies or vassal states of the Roman Empire have begun to unite to betray the Roman Empire. On the plains, with cavalry versus infantry, no matter how strong the Roman Empire is, it cannot guarantee victory in every war.

So for Ximu Town, danger has quietly arrived.

That afternoon, when the militiamen on duty saw dust appearing on the horizon, they were discussing with each other what was under the flying dust.

Maybe it was luck. Tony, who was bored, happened to pass by the city gate at this time. He was stunned for a moment when he saw the flying dust in the distance, but then he quickly reacted after having read many novels and TV dramas!

This is the dust created when a large number of cavalry gallops!

Tony knew that the Roman Empire did not have an organized cavalry unit at that time, but its enemy did.

"Fuck! Why are you two still standing there? They're enemy cavalry!" Without having time to think about why there were enemy cavalry here, Tony shouted loudly to the two militiamen and quickly ran home. He knew that Tita and Sevilla had just returned from the fields at this time and were busy preparing dinner for tonight at home.

Cavalry! These are enemy cavalry! But why are there enemy cavalry near Ximu Town? Where are the troops on the front line? Where are the troops on the front line? !

Tony was extremely confused at the moment, this was the first time he was so close to death, because he knew that there was no policy of not killing civilians in this era, once this cavalry attacked the town, then this town would face the most brutal massacre!

But if he ran away, where should he go? Not to mention his weak physique, he would have to take Tita and Sevilla with him. Could the three of them escape alive?

The area around Ximu Town is flat, and judging from the amount of dust generated, this cavalry unit should not be large in number. They are most likely the enemy's vanguard cavalry. Since they are vanguard cavalry, they must be light cavalry rather than heavy cavalry. For light cavalry, the requirement for horses is very simple, that is, they must have explosive power and be able to catch up with the enemy and kill the enemy in a short distance!

Compared to cars, the speed of war horses is not fast, but compared to two-legged humans... Tony doesn't think of himself as the Jamaican wind-chasing boy Bolt.

Since I can't run away, I might as well take advantage of the terrain and fight to the death!

At least within the small town, the cavalry cannot gallop on horseback. With the fighting skills that I learned in the customs, I should be able to fight for a chance of survival!

As soon as he got home, Tony asked Tita and Sevilla to close all the windows and doors, while he picked up the pitchfork in the yard, closed the gate and prepared for battle.

At this moment, the only choice is to give it a try!

Tony was not a gentleman in his previous life.

As the saying goes, poor and remote areas produce unruly people. Tony was a real unruly person when he was a child in his previous life. At least when he grew up, he had never heard of any other primary school students in the provincial capital who were like the primary school students in his hometown, fighting with machetes and steel pipes.