Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 694 Emperor
Considering that these few people were a little out of control, Zhu Xianfen first arranged for them to stay in the imperial prison.

"So, who's in charge here?" Titus was still sitting opposite Zhu Xianwen before he got out of the car.

"Please wait a moment, he will be here soon." Titus took out a brick-sized mobile phone from his pocket, "Please allow me to excuse you for two minutes."

"Well, let's go."

Shangluo, who was also in the car, opened the door for him and let Titus go out. Titus held up the mobile phone and antenna and spun around in circles like a Feng Shui master. He spun around several times without stopping.

"Oh," Zhu Xianfen sighed, "I didn't expect that Rome would be in such a mess. Sure enough, a person has no dignity when lying on a hospital bed. Shangluo, have you noticed it too?"

"There is no one in charge here," Shangluo nodded. "It's hard to imagine that the Universal Empire on the other side of the world would send such a team to visit. This is really a bit rude."

"They weren't like this back then. Emperor Agathocles met with my father in the same year he abdicated. At that time, he brought many courtiers and landed here leisurely in a huge royal airship. At that time, the rule of Rome was like The moon is full, I never thought it would look like this in more than ten years, it’s like an avalanche.”

"Looking at it this way, it was a return to the past?"

"That's right. At that time, I was just a little kid and I vaguely noticed that something was wrong. It was just that His Excellency Agathocles gave me many gifts at that time. As a child, your attention is easily distracted. Now that I think about it, , I did notice one detail at that time.”

"Huh?" Shangluo moved his head closer.

"The left hand of Agathocles stopped moving."

"Huh? What do you mean?"

"Did you know that the Romans liked to wear toga robes? The size of the toga robe is similar to that of our Chinese clothes, but the toga robe is asymmetrical, and you need to hold the cloth with your left hand when moving. Agathocles was wearing The purple toga is the gold-woven phoenix brocade they ordered at the Weaving Bureau. This was normal, but I noticed that Agathocles’ left hand had not moved from beginning to end. What I meant was—— Not even a slight wiggle.

"And I didn't see it at first, because I thought it was a kind of demeanor. The demeanor was actually quite dignified, and the hem of the clothes was as wide as ours. As the Romans like to say, this is 'the eyes of the world are shining.' The world without both of us will inevitably fall into darkness. It was only after observing for a while that I discovered that his left hand was really motionless, like a stone, and the angle had not changed."

"Is it a prosthetic hand?" Shangluo asked doubtfully.

"Maybe not, but it's close. Now that I think about it, it may have been some experiment that failed that turned his hand into stone."

"..." Shangluo thought for a while, "Senior brother, have you ever heard of the legend of King Midas?" "No. My understanding of Rome is relatively superficial. For example, I told you before that headphones represent a sense of power. Then Really just a little bit of the way the Romans liked to analyze it. What does that legend say?"

"Legend has it that King Midas of Phrygia made a wish to Dionysus, the god of wine, because he was greedy for wealth. He promised that he would have a pair of hands that could turn stone into gold. And then..."

"Then he touched everything and turned it into gold?" Zhu Xianxian answered quickly.

Shangluo nodded: "Wait a minute, I'll find a professional to talk to you. Apollonia?"

【Ah, I am here. 】

"Let me ask first." Zhu Xianfen asked, "Is this the god of wine tossing him?"

【This is not true. Although Dionysus occasionally enters a state of ecstasy, he is essentially kind. The cause of the incident was that King Midas found the mountain god Silenus, the master of Dionysus, in the mountains. He invited the drunken mountain god to his home and entertained him with food and drinks for 10 days before Dionysus found his home and took him back. The master had a drink by the way. When he was drunk, he asked King Midas to make a wish. Although Dionysus was drunk, he clearly emphasized that 'any wish is allowed, but you have to think clearly'. So King Midas brought this upon himself. and】

Apollonia paused: [And this matter can also be faced later. 】

"Huh?" Zhu Xianfen asked, "Are there any more after that? I thought they would die after they all turned into gold."

[He did turn himself into gold in the end - but Dionysus was a pretty good guy. He woke up later and slapped his head and realized something was wrong. He looked back inside King Midas' palace and found that the entire palace floor, tables, chairs, and even the flowers in the garden had turned into gold. King Midas himself sat in front of the long table in despair, crying bitterly over the gold food and wine. The tears he cried turned into gold, and his last image was fixed with tears streaming down his face. Dionysus had no choice but to move him to the Bertoctolos River to wash away his divine power and turn him into a human again. Of course, this wish was later forgotten. 】

"Hey? Then he still made money, didn't he? He got a set of gold floors, gold furniture, and gold roses. This can be worth a lot of money."

[But after this incident, King Midas had a profound realization - he realized that no matter how much gold, power, and prestige, it was just a passing smoke. So he left the country behind and ran to the mountains and forests to enjoy the natural scenery. There are other stories after him, but the ones related to Lord Agathocles seem to end here. 】

"You mean, Agathocles abdicated after going through something similar to this story? It makes sense. We actually don't know the details of this matter at all. After all, Rome can't possibly put itself out of business. We were informed of internal affairs issues. But why did he retreat as if the moon was full at that time, and why did Rome begin to collapse immediately? This is indeed a question. By the way, what happened next to this story? "

[The following is the story of King Midas, who has achieved great enlightenment, staying with the singing birds and streams in the forest, getting acquainted with the gods in the forest, and participating in a concert on Mount Olympus. When his friend competed with Apollo for musical instruments, he insisted that Apollo's harp was inferior to his friend's flute - and then Apollo stretched his ears, making them into big donkey ears, 'Don't judge. What you don’t understand! Ha, your hearing will be stronger this way! 】After speaking, she added:

[Let me explain that the characters in the story are purely fictitious, and Apollo has nothing to do with me. It's not my style to turn people into donkey ears. 】

(End of this chapter)