Luga and Lickinia talked in the house all night, and everything seemed to be settled, and they did not go out until noon the next day.

I can't go into too much detail about the process, but when Luga and Likinia walked out of the room, Likinia didn't look as angry as she was yesterday.

Luga came out first, he was neatly dressed, Likinia was behind, she leaned against the door, watching Luga's back as she faded away. Her gaze seemed to have something else in mind.

It's so meaningful, as if there is something to say, but she can't say it, and she can't say what makes her so entangled.

But it is undeniable that Lickinia does not complain.

Outside the dormitory John. Antiochus was already waiting in front of the door, and he was in such a hurry that he couldn't help pacing back and forth in front of the door, constantly asking Augustus, the guard at the door, what he was doing again.

But the answer he received was always "Caesar is still resting, and no one is seen." ”

Thinking about what bothered the guards to go in and remind them that there was something important, but looking at the guards at the door with a look of disappointment, John. Antioch's heart also retreated.

John. Antiochus could only wait at the door, when Luga appeared from the door, and the guards guarding the courtyard gate hurriedly bowed their heads.

Seeing the appearance of Luga, John. Antiochus hurried up to meet him, only to see him say to Luga in a panic: "Caesar, Caesar, there is something important!" ”

"What is it that makes Your Excellency so flustered?" Luga was a little puzzled, and he continued, "Is there something wrong in the court?" ”

"No, not really, Caesar." John. Antiochus shook his head repeatedly, and then said, "It's the messenger of the Vandals, the messenger sent by the Vandals, who want to talk to you, Caesar. ”

"Talk?" Luga tilted her head and looked at John with a puzzled expression. Antiochus, obviously, Luga was very puzzled and very interested in this, after all, this bastard Gaisaric was Luga's old rival, and he must have other intentions in terms of communication when he sent an envoy at this time.

"Where is the messenger now?"

"Wait outside the palace, Caesar."

"Great, old fox, do you want to see if I can clean him up?" Luga's words were full of excitement, and he paced back and forth and rubbed his hands together quickly, thinking mentally about how to discourage this daring fellow to come here.

"Looks like I need to entertain this guest from afar." Luga thought to himself, to John. Antiochus said, "John, I need your help now to summon all the officers and senior officers in Constantinople to my council chamber, and I will teach this guest a lesson from afar. ”

At this time, outside the palace, looking at the tall city gate and the towering city wall in front of him, Kessel could not see the whole picture of the palace, and the tall city wall blocked his view.

He stood under the city gate and looked up, as if he were standing at the feet of a giant, he was so small, like the gap between an ant and a giant elephant.

He doesn't seem to be welcome, and this giant city that coexists with Rome in the West, the top symbol of the entire civilized world, doesn't seem to welcome barbarians like him.

He paced back and forth in front of the door, hours had passed since the courtiers who had recently come into contact with him had entered, and still had not received any reply.

The long wait had already made him hungry, but he persevered, lest the guards who were watching them at the gate see their vulgarity.

Kessel wore a brown tunic and a white toga robe, which he wore as a toddler in Handan, after all, he was supposed to act like a Roman in Rome, and Constantinople was no different.

He was so nervous that even the long wait did not let him breathe a sigh of relief, and he was a little afraid to meet the conqueror who had once been invincible, after all, every adult Vandal had seen the sails of the ships outside Carthage and the beaten Vandals.

Now he had to confront the demon who had repeatedly defeated Gaisarik, and all the words and expressions that had come to mind along the way were repeated over and over again in Kessel's mind at this moment, and he was studying so that he would not disgrace the Vandals in front of the new Augustus.

During this time, it can be said that he has been observing the country since the landing in Athens, of course, the impact of Attila's war to the south has not been eliminated until now, there are destroyed towns and villages everywhere, they will all suffer the fate of abandonment, but there are still many towns and villages that have survived, and the hard-won peace has made these places vibrant.

It's just that what Kessel never expected was that these Romans did not have any resistance to the foreign Augustus, they just lived as usual, from time to time singing praises and thanksgiving to the great Lord, and legend has it that the new Augustus defeated Attila's attack again in Gaul and successfully saved the Western civilized world.

Yes, how could Augustus, who was always able to bring news of victory one after another, not be loved by the people, at least in the daily chatter, always laughing, but never a little angry.

The Romans and Greeks believed in their Augustus, and along the way Kessel could barely hear the Greeks speak ill of their Barcellus, except for some nobles who called Luga a robber.

"Squeak quack..."

A long sound of the door opening slowly interrupted Kessel's thoughts, and Kessel quickly raised his head, only to see the door slowly open, and a courtier in a milky white toga robe came to Kessel under the escort of four soldiers, and said to Kessel in a deep voice: "Great Augustus, Caesar Lukuganus has agreed to meet you, messenger of Vandal. ”

This reminder didn't matter, and Kessel's heart rose to his throat, and he nodded mechanically at the courtier in front of him, and followed the courtier into the palace with a blank head.

It is worthy of the Roman residence of Augustus, it is like a small city, or rather, it is like an island in the middle of a city as large as Constantinople, an island full of flowers and trees and all kinds of ornate statues.

"This is the Grand Palace of Constantine, built in the time of Constantine." The courtiers led the way as they introduced the palace to Kessel, "There are several more palaces like this in Constantinople, where Baseleus lived in different months. ”

Listening to the courtier's introduction, Kessel looked around like a hillbilly from the country, he looked at the palace like a child who had never seen the world, and saw the church that was still expanding.

Yes, Roman Augustus was rich, and they could spend an untold amount of money on manpower, buy materials, and build the palace he wanted.

As he walked, he secretly sighed at the prominent status and noble status of Augustus in Rome, after all, who would not envy such a mansion, but he couldn't show his unproductive expression, so he could only endure the shock in his heart and walk forward step by step.