Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 802 Lord of Thebes

Enough food and wine.

What was placed in front of Shangluo was a "water bottle", just like the water bottle of Aquarius. The bottle body is round, the neck is long and thin, and the mouth is wide. This is the shape of an ancient Greek wine vessel, and it is still commonly used today. Because when the Romans held banquets today, they still had attendants holding bottles of wine to serve them, and they never poured wine for themselves.

But unlike common cultural relics, this wine vessel is golden. Not the gold of gold, but the gold of bronze. Compared with gold, the golden color of bronze is more stable and more difficult to show - after all, bronze is more prone to rust. But like the endless flow of wine in the bottle, the liquid level in this bottle will not drop no matter how much it is poured.

The lounge has two rows of sofas facing each other and a fireplace on the wall. The Dragon Tooth Soldier holding the wine bottle stood in the physical center of the room, standing in the most convenient position to pour wine for the guests - of course, Shangluo didn't plan to start pouring wine into his mouth immediately before he investigated clearly.

"Speaking of which, is this really reliable?" Phaethon asked. "I still feel that there is something wrong with this wine? I always feel that there is a big problem with this matter."

"Apolonia, please explain to me."

[Okay. I think it can be understood this way - if there is a problem, there must be a problem. I don't believe that Alexander has been preparing for so long and came to us to change the cup. Just because he wants to solve the problem through peaceful means does not mean that the method itself will favor us. However, this can at least show one thing: if it is a duel, if he is willing to duel in this way and accept supervision, it can at least show that it is fair. 】

"Eh?" Shangluo said in surprise, "There is such a reason?"

At first, he just felt that as long as Alexander dared to compete on the same field, he would be prepared. Regardless of what was wrong with the wine, as long as Alexander drank the same amount, there would be no problem for him to drink it.

[Well, it does happen, you didn’t even realize it, right? In fact, the host-guest relationship is also a kind of magic. You are now under his roof, and everything he does must conform to the basic principles of being a host, and I don't think he has 'evolved' enough to ignore this taboo and hurt you. He said he wanted to drink, so at least when it came to alcohol, you both were put through the same test. 】

"Then do they really have the same reaction to wine?" Phaethon asked, "Ambrosia, I haven't drunk it either. Even if he really didn't intend to cheat, but just wanted to drink with Shangluo seriously, So does Ambrosia really have the same impact on both?"

[About this. I really don’t know what Alexander is thinking. Logically speaking, the physiques of the two sides are different, and the impact of drinking ambrosia is hard to estimate - the first thing we know is that in principle, Shangluo cannot get drunk. 】

"Yes." Shangluo nodded and said, "In principle, I can't get drunk, because let alone Noble Tianyi can catch my drink. Even if there is no Noble Tianyi, this body of a heavenly man is not a living thing. Ordinary Drunkness doesn't affect me at all. I don't think Alexander has even investigated this. "[Yes, we should treat him as prepared." After all, we cannot pin all this on Alexander's "missteps". 】

"But what if?" Phaethon still considered Shangluo's personal safety. "This is very risky. Is this risk really controllable?"

"To be honest, no." Shangluo himself replied, "I don't know how far Alexander has prepared, but I think Alexander is unlikely to see through me. This matter is not 'absolutely safe' from beginning to end - But on the other hand, if it was absolutely safe, how could Alexander make enough bets?"

Alexander has studded. Shangluo took a fancy to his bet, just as he took a fancy to Shangluo's bet.

If Alexander obtains the position of King of Rome, then he will become a god-king in the earthly and spiritual worlds, above and below, commanding Rome, Greece and Egypt. This is the state that Alexander's mother Olympias pursued throughout her life. Except for the King of Rome, everything else merged into the throne of "Lord of Thebes".

Lord of Thebes, a fusion of Greek and Egyptian kings. If the Roman king himself could allow Shangluo to exercise transcendent power within the Roman Empire, then if the kings of Greece and Egypt were also added, then the importance of this position would directly surpass that of the Roman emperor. Because even the Roman emperor was only consistent with the Roman king. The true god-king has transcended this level and plays the role of "king" in the fields of supernaturalism, alchemy and astrology at the same time.

For Alexander, all this could be accomplished by merging with the King of Rome.

But on the other hand, all this is only one "Lord of Thebes" away from Shangluo. This is a treasure that Alexander herself and her mother have gone through countless heroic tours. Under normal circumstances, it would be difficult to even show this treasure to others, let alone bring it to the gambling table. After all, Alexander would not wander around telling everyone he met that he was only one step away from the success of his big plan.

"Indeed." Phaethon nodded, "This temptation is really hard to resist. Although the weight of the Roman king is greater than that of the Greek king and the Egyptian king, there is a problem - these two are actually very troublesome. Because even the title of King of Rome has been destroyed. If it were not obtained through the Golden Bough, we would not know that we could become the King of Rome. The King of Greece and the King of Egypt are almost a fantasy. What is a king? What is the king of Egypt? Especially the former. Apart from Alexander, there is no other person in the whole of Greece who can be regarded as the 'King of Greece'."

She paused for a moment: "The King of Greece and the King of Egypt, no matter whether they are taken individually, they are not as good as the King of Rome. However, except Alexander, no one can take it out. There really is no shop like this after passing this village. Because if Alexander doesn't take the initiative to bring these two to the negotiation table, I really don't know how to bring it forward. This means that the Alexander family has a clue to advance, and no one else knows - not to mention, although it is not as good as Rome alone. King, but the two together are definitely greater than the King of Rome.”

"How do you say, I made a profit?" Shangluo replied. At least a rough calculation shows that I have indeed made a profit here, and there is no store like this after passing this village.

(End of this chapter)