I'm afraid that Arecio is still proudly thinking about how to claim his share of the reward from Caesar Valentinian III, and that he can appear for this in a high-profile manner that no longer looks like the disappearance and death of others, but unfortunately, his calculation is wrong.

That armor was finally taken off, and for some reason, my heart was so relaxed, as if all this was taken for granted, and I couldn't understand whether it was correct or not. Forget it, who cares?

Although it came out of the forest, it is still the territory of the Ba Gouda elements.

"Our position is already more or less clear, and we are on our way now, and we will be able to return to Argentulat in the early hours of the morning." The guards looking at the map leaned on lit torches to show Valentinian III the way on the map.

"So, let's go!" Valentinian III nodded repeatedly, and then he came over and patted me on the shoulder heavily, smiling, I knew that this time, I would get everything! I had to sigh that he was confused for a while, thinking that his plan was seamless, but he forgot that I was not his man, that it belonged to no one, that I was just me, a man who suddenly woke up and decided to put an end to his self-deceptive life and start a relentless struggle for his own tomorrow.

This society will always fail good people, because they can't grasp their own opportunities, because I was too kind, too unaccustomed to the unfairness of everything in front of me, so I have to be selfish, I don't think about others, only for myself, he is like this, why can't I be like this?

As soon as the tired army came out of the forest, they did not stop to rest, but continued to advance on the path to the southeast, and as the sky gradually darkened, torches were necessary to move forward. Exhaustion, my legs felt as heavy as lead, and every step I took made me even more exhausted. It must have been the evaporation of cold sweat on my body that made me catch a cold, so it caused me to feel hot and cold. The soldiers behind him were even more screaming, and many of them even took off and threw away their armor because it was too heavy. It was the centurions who stepped up to stop their howling in time, so that the team could move forward quietly under the cover of night. Until the dawn of the morning illuminates this eastern sky, everything lights up!

"Look, Argentulatham!"

The news from the scouts ahead made us all look up, yes, there was a city in the place where the sun was rising.

"Finally, it's finally here!" At this time, the disease made me even more painful, and I was exhausted, gritted my teeth and insisted on moving forward, but it was still under the gates of Argenturamte, and I fell to the ground and lost consciousness.

It wasn't until I woke up again that I was lying on a richly decorated bed, a large room, but the ornate sculptures and tables and chairs and carpets decorated it a little cramped. There's even a fine marble bath in the middle of the bedroom, and hot water is already in it, but that doesn't matter to me.

"Hello, anyone?" I realized that this was a room for dignitaries, and to put it bluntly, I wasn't the right place to stay. I asked tentatively, but it was so quiet that no one paid any attention to me. I called again tentatively, but it didn't, as if there was no one outside the huge room, which was strange, apparently fainting in front of the city gates, but I thought it must have been Valentinian III's intention to let me sleep here. But it was just such a night, my forehead was still hot at this time, but I was embarrassed to lie down like this anymore, and hurriedly got out of bed, only to find that I was naked, and I went out so recklessly without clothes, which must have made people say that I was obsessed.

"Clothes, clothes!" I lowered my head and looked around, and finally saw neatly folded clothes on the cabinet not far from the bedside, and a pair of leather shoes under the counter. It was like a treasure to pounce, this dress is red not only the material is soft, but also hung two red gems on the neckline, this is obviously the clothing worn by the nobles, there is no other clothes at the moment, I can't care so much, when the time comes, the blame will come down, it's a big deal to ask Caesar to compensate him for a piece!

I quickly put on my clothes and shoes, hey, don't say it yet, it fits weirdly. If it weren't for me, I'd really think it was made for me. I didn't think about it so much, I dressed up a little in front of the bronze mirror, and hurried to the door of this bedroom.

"Squeak!" I can't wait to get out, and although I don't know how to go outside, staying here makes me a little uneasy. As soon as the door opened, there was a dark shadow in front of me, who this guy was I didn't look carefully for a while, but it was too late.

"Boom!" I had a solid encounter with this fellow, and I relied on my man to be tall and immovable, but I pretended to scream and fell to the ground on all fours.

"Oh, that's rude!" The man fell to the ground, and he didn't forget to scold, but that scolding did have a feeling of weakness.

"Oh, sorry, sorry, I didn't mean to." I looked closely, and saw that the guy I had knocked down was an old man with gray hair, but the old man's clothes made me feel that he was extraordinary. Realizing my faux pas, I quickly bent down to pick up the old man who had been knocked down, and apologized to him repeatedly.

"That's it!"

The old man did not show the aggressiveness of the aristocracy as I imagined, and deliberately relied on me with a cautious eye. He just shook his head, looked at me, and laughed.

"Yo, what a coincidence, I was originally here to wake you up and dress, but I didn't expect to put on my clothes!" After speaking, he looked me up and down, and nodded again and again: "Yes, yes, you are just right to wear this dress, no, wait." The old man's words turned, and he leaned close to my body and sniffed lightly, and soon he shook off like a taut spring, and looked at me with a disgusted expression as he pinched his nose with two exaggerated empty fingers, "Oh my God, you stink too!" The old man's tone was extremely disgusted, I didn't believe it, I lowered my head and sniffed my body, it's nothing, where does it stink? It's just a smell of sweat, I didn't expect this old guy to have such a big reaction, are the nobles so particular?

"You must not have felt the effect of that pool, so you didn't make good use of it!" The old man said this, and pushed me back into the bedroom, and the reason for going in was, of course, to take a shower.

After some washing, I crawled out of the pool until the old man with the tricky nose could no longer smell the so-called stench, and the old man did not forget to apply olive oil all over my body. Of course, this time I felt like I had taken off a layer of skin, and I had never been so clean since I was born.

"Okay, it feels pretty much there." The old man nodded in satisfaction, then threw his clothes away, turned to the bedroom door, and looked back at me as if waiting. "Let's go, it's time to get out."

"Let's go? Where to? I asked him, crawled out of the pool, and hastily put on the garment.

"Go and prune, you are really sloppy like this, I will follow Caesar's instructions, let you come and get acquainted with the life of the nobles, so as not to be uncomfortable in the future."

"Not comfortable?" I felt something. But not allowing me time to ask questions, the old man dragged me into a room where there was a middle-aged man who was a well-dressed man, with neatly tidied hair and a hairstyle that looked avant-garde in this era.

"It's Aurius. Mr. Luga? The man said my name directly, and while I was surprised, the old man pushed me into my seat again, and before I could resist a little, the hairstylist was already in action.

As a result, another half an hour passed, and because there was no good barber equipment, he could only use a knife to cut my messy hair short and tidy up, and the unshaven beard on his face was also shaved very carefully.

"That's how you can see people!" It was really not easy for the old man to stand behind me with his chest up, and now my image finally satisfied him.

I got up, and the old man handed me a red silk toga, which was obviously not a garment of my rank, but they gave it to me anyway, and I took it and put it on carefully with the help of the hairstylist.

"Alright, follow me!" The old man dropped the words, turned and walked out. I didn't dare to hesitate, so I hurriedly followed. The old man followed the white slate floor to a long corridor where there was a manicured lawn, on which countless richly dressed nobles, men and women, frolicked. The waiter stood on the side of the road and waited.

"I'm Miró, Caesar Valentinian III's butler, and of course this time Caesar has specifically instructed me to clean you up like a normal nobleman." Halfway through speaking, the old man said again: "By the way, I heard that Caesar's escape this time is all your credit, so this celebration banquet must also be held for you and your companions, after all, you are the benefactor of the Flaviis family, and Caesar will compensate you for the suffering you have suffered before." ”

"I want to ask, did you see my companion Andrew, the little fat Germanic."

"He? Oh, I haven't woken up yet, oh my God, that guy is snoring and snoring like Zeus's lightning. As he spoke, Miro shook his head, "Anyway, you are the protagonist of this banquet, and I hope Your Excellency will not pay too much attention to these details." ”

"I hope so." I whispered, and before I knew it, I was in front of the door at the end of the hallway. There were two heavily armed guards, and when the guards saw Miró coming, they saluted and helped open the door.

"Squeak!"

The heavy door was slowly opened, and the noisy music inside seemed like a wave of air, mixed with the conversation and laughter of everyone, and the whole celebration seemed much lighter. I unconsciously covered my ears, I had never seen such a "solemn" banquet, so that I, a person with an Oriental heart, could not accept the battle of the West for a while. The people, regardless of their age, were all richly dressed, they were all nobles, and many of them were young girls, wearing heavy makeup, presumably to attract young Caesar to the crowd, and then enter the Flavis family. I passed in front of them, they must not have seen me, and I was not considered handsome, so naturally I was not favored by these pretentious girls, but it didn't matter, I did not come to please them.

Miró led me inside, and as I went, I picked up one of the glasses brought by a waiter and continued my struggle through the crowd.

"Alright, everyone, be quiet!"

Just as I followed Miró to the innermost part of the banquet, under a podium, Miro asked me to wait in place, only to see him step onto the podium in three or two steps, puff up his chest, raise his head, and his voice was like a bell, instantly dispelling all the noise.

"I'm sorry to keep you waiting, the protagonist of this banquet is late, I hope you can understand! After all, a hero is not a god, he also needs to rest! Miró said, and looked at me with his eyes, as if he wanted everyone present to know me.

"Oh my God, it's Aurius who came out of His Majesty Caesar. Luga! ”

"Oh, yes, oh my God, it's really rude to recognize the deity at this time."

"Aurius, that's the surname of a commoner, oh, His Majesty Caesar was actually saved by a civilian."

Behind him, he immediately began to whisper, not to mention whether it was good or bad, but what I didn't expect was that the nobles present already knew my name.

"Here is our important person, the rightful emperor of the Roman Empire, Flavies. Valentinian! ”

The music sounded again, and Valentinian III, wearing a golden crown and purple robes, with a delicate face, slowly came to the podium under the escort of the guards and the cheers of the crowd.

"Yes, thank you very much, my servant." Valentinian III nodded at Miró and stretched out his hand to push him down, who understood, bent down and saluted, and quickly left the venue.

"Thank you very much for coming to me at this auspicious time." Valentinian is a little young in the end, but in the face of so many nobles, he has no stage fright at all, probably because he has received good training since he was a child.

"First of all, I have to thank my friend." Valentinian pointed at me, "If it weren't for him, I'm afraid it's someone else standing here right now, thank you, Aurius. Luga, you prove yourself to be the loyal of the Empire! ”

"That's what I'm supposed to do, Caesar!" I smiled at him with my glass.

"Of course, although Luga is not a nobleman, he is also a hero of the Empire, so in the name of the Emperor, I appoint him and his companion Aurius. Andrew is my close guard! ”

"Oh!"

All the nobles present looked at me with envy, and I was also surprised, because Caesar's close guards, as long as they could be appreciated by Caesar, would not necessarily become a legion commander like Litollio in the future. It seems that the emperor has spoken, and this matter is nine times out of ten.

"Caesar, I have an objection!"

Valentinian was directly interrupted by someone in the audience, and when I looked back, it turned out to be Litorius's lackey.

Litollo stepped forward and directly questioned Valentinian: "Your Majesty, didn't you say earlier that you liked Levi very much, and originally designated him as the captain of His Majesty's guard, why did he suddenly change again?" How can this be explained to Lord Aetius? ”

"This ......"

At the mention of Aetius, Valentinian III became speechless, and he did not know how to refute it, perhaps because he was jealous of Aetius in his heart. I feel that the situation is not good, at least now the initiative of the scene is all occupied by Litolo, I didn't expect this guy to be a fool!

"I have a way to keep Your Majesty from being entangled, and to let those two get where they deserve."

"Oh? What better way can you do it? ”

A sly smile appeared on Litollio's face, and he said slowly, "Has Your Majesty forgotten your uncle Theodosius II?" ”

Theodosius II, Honorius's elder brother and emperor of the Eastern Empire, I probably sensed Littolius' intentions.