Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 996 Going out
The sun sets, but the seven-colored glow is still hanging in the sky.

After the initial shock, everyone had begun to turn a blind eye to this wonder - this was also thanks to the monument of divine merit and saintly virtue erected by Shangluo that attracted everyone's attention. The court has not yet issued a complete explanation, but the answer is already obvious.

Shang Luo sat in the back seat of Grani's car, the street lights outside the window slowly receded. He half leaned against the window and looked at the pedestrians on the roadside.

Everyone really acted as if nothing had happened.

[So, you won't punish him for colluding with the Japanese? ]

"You mean Xiao Lei? He can be cured, and the Royal Guards can find a reason to arrest him, but there's no need. Ascension is imminent, there's no need for us to fight ourselves, just turn a blind eye."

[Well, we should focus on the deeds instead of the heart, right? ]

Shang Luo nodded: "Everyone has their own little thoughts, and Senior Fu has hidden a trick up his sleeve. I am not interested in investigating what others are thinking one by one. As long as he behaves in a restrained, controlled, and rational manner, does not break the rules, and does not cause trouble for the court, I will just pretend that I didn't see it."

[I just don't know if the coins he gave me can provide any valuable information.]

"Oh, by the way, where is this navigation heading to? After we go to the school to get the coins, where is the restaurant that Phaethon chose?"

[The navigation target is Jinling Hotel. ]

"Wow, she's quite extravagant."

"Wow!!!" A voice of amazement suddenly came from the seat next to me, "Shangluo! That! That! Isn't that Talos?!"

Victoria, who was sitting next to her, was startled by the scene outside the window. Through the gap between the buildings, she saw a familiar figure - the colossus Talos, who had stood guard in Rhodes, was now standing guard here. Although he was dressed in a different outfit, it was no surprise that Victoria could recognize his identity at a glance. It was Talos.

"Oh, by the way, I almost forgot. You don't know what happened here yet. Anyway, for various reasons, Talos is standing there just for show."

"For what reason? Did Phaethon promise to give it to you? That's the most important asset of Rhodes Island! Why did she start moving things here before she even got married?"

"Don't tell her this when you see her later. By the way, why did you have to come here? Can't you eat in the palace?"

"Isn't it rude to leave the guests alone? So to fulfill your courtesy, I have no choice but to come and eat with you."

"Thank you very much. But I am surprised that Ms. Agatha didn't come with me."

"She doesn't follow me around 24 hours a day. She's a Spartan, not a fussy Athenian. In principle, she won't pursue every detail if she can."

【What's wrong with the Athenians? Are you dissatisfied? 】

"Oh, you two, you start quarreling after being together for only five minutes. I don't know how you have managed to survive for thousands of years."

"So we split up," Victoria replied. "After the division into the Eastern and Western Empires, the Latins and Greeks no longer met each other, so they just divided up everything. But now Athens and Sparta do not refer to the city-states of birth, but to the ethnic groups. Because Athens and Sparta show completely different national styles."

"Which side are you on, then?"

"Me? I am neither. I am a Corinthian by ethnicity. The ancestors of the Palaiologos-Isaurian dynasty originated from Corinth." [The Corinthians are a symbol of Pan-Latinism, because the original Corinth had been destroyed by the Romans, who rebuilt the Greek capital of Corinth on the ruins of Corinth. They are the Roman running dogs.]

"I am the Roman emperor! What Roman running dog? Is there anyone who is both an emperor and a running dog? Besides, ethnicity is just a label. All Romans in the world are my subjects. So this matter about Phaethon."

She glanced at Shangluo.

"Ah," Victoria covered her forehead, "If it were someone else, I would immediately ask them to withdraw their decision if they gave away the empire's property. But if you give it to them, the empire's legacy will be entrusted to you. It's something that was originally meant for you. But."

"but?"

"But can't we wait until Rome is dead before taking it away? If we take it away now, there will always be a sense of loss as power falls from our hands."

"Uh," Shangluo thought for a moment, "Actually, I just put on a piece of clothing. If you mind, you can drive back."

"Forget it. Her decision is also the Empire's decision."

[But in other words, if you don't know it yourself, it means that this matter has nothing to do with you, right? ]

"Ah? Wuu?" Victoria was choked by the sudden critical hit.

That's true. As a genuine "child emperor" who was ruled by her father, she really didn't know a lot of things. The precious war machine of Talos was sent here, which triggered her instinctive sense of crisis as a monarch. But after thinking about it carefully, it seemed that there was really nothing to worry about. And Apollonia's words directly hit her pain point - she didn't know about this matter, precisely because she didn't need to be informed of this matter.

Sending Talos here was not decided by Phaethon alone. At least it was agreed by Rhodes Island, and her father, co-emperor Agathocles, could not have been unaware of it. In the end, she, the legitimate emperor, was the last to know, and she even saw it from the scene, from a casual glance outside the car window.

Victoria's mood dropped at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Wow, you are a little..." He was about to persuade Apollonia, who suddenly shouted:

[Blood pressure! Victoria's blood pressure is dropping! Her heart has stopped! How come one of you has a high blood pressure, while the other has a low blood pressure! Is this some kind of patient exchange meeting?!]

As she spoke, Victoria, whose heart had stopped beating, covered her chest and collapsed on her seat before she could remember what to say.

Shangluo hurriedly supported her.

"Hey, hey, hey, what should we do now? Do you want CPR?! Do you want to notify Ms. Agatha immediately?"

[Her heart is made of stone, it doesn't beat at all, pressing it is useless, there is no such plot here. If Ms. Agatha knew about this, she would not be able to come out by herself later.]

"What should I do?"

[It's okay. She's fine for now. Her stone heart can easily fail, but it won't fail completely. Her heart function is now above the basic limit to support her vital signs, so she'll be fine for a while. But her flesh and blood still have a strong reaction to the cardiac arrest. She's under stress.]

(End of this chapter)