White palace-like buildings, clean and straight forest avenues. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info sunset spilled on the roof of the mansion in the distance, reflecting the golden light. When Apis and his party arrived in the northern Roman city of Aletion, the magistrate of the city, Daecchius, was informed in advance and invited Apis to his mansion to rest.

And the four people on the scene, except for Appis, the other three people in the team had never seen such a luxurious scene and architecture. Sekras followed his centurion and looked around with a probe looking around, the mayor's mansion was built on the northern slope of the city, surrounded by mountains and lush trees, which would have been almost impossible for outsiders to find unless a servant led the way. However, the tranquil environment did not affect the infrastructure of the place, with water pipes, fountains, private bathhouses, fully functional sewers, kitchens, stables, and even small theaters, gladiatorial arenas, everything to choose from. A villa for the sole enjoyment of the Municipality, resembling a small Roman resort at the foot of the hill, amazed both Sekras and Emma at its level of luxury.

Appis, on the other hand, had been mentally prepared before he came, knowing the ulterior motives of the ancient Romans in architecture and the "fine tradition" of focusing on enjoyment, so he was not much surprised by such a scene, but was angry at how many bribes and favors the local magistrate had received for the construction of such a magnificent palace and villa. to build such a luxurious home for his own enjoyment.

"Dear Appis, centurion of the great Roman legion, it is an honor to meet you, and on behalf of the Roman people of Arethion, I welcome you."

The servant of the magistrate brought Apis and his party to the owner of the house, and the Roman magistrate named Dacius was also the steward of the city below.

The moment he saw Apis, the oily Roman magistrate did not stop his disgusting smile for a moment, and led Apis all the way to his luxurious mansion.

When he entered the mansion, Apis realized that the whole villa was actually built according to the topography, first with the marble columns of the inner hall, supporting the spacious roof, and the floor inlaid with mosaic tiles spread out one after another. When you reach the atrium, the steps of the interior of the villa begin to appear.

The stairs follow the hill and go up one step at a time, with the main hall in the center and a fountain of warm water above it. The heated hot water flows down the sink to the sides of the steps, and the water is clean enough to drink. The entire mansion is not only an outstanding work of art from the outside, but also an extravagant work of excellence in the interior design.

Walking behind the pot-bellied mayor, for a moment, Apis even thought that he came to this world, perhaps the greatest pursuit was this, after achieving fame and fortune, he could take Octavia to somewhere on the outskirts of Rome, build such a mansion, raise a group of female slaves, plus a few veterans as bodyguards, life is so comfortable, it is not in vain to come to this other world. But Emma's exclamation brought Apis back to reality, and he was now nothing more than an ordinary Roman tribune about to take office, and was absolutely protected by Caesar, his puppet, except that in ancient Rome this relationship had another nice name, allegiance......

Sekras, Turus, and Emma followed Apis, walking inside the ornate Roman mansion, while the municipal magistrate Dachius kept explaining to Apis the lavish interior of the mansion. And it wasn't until he entered the inner hall that Apis realized that the mayor of Aretion, Dachius, had prepared a dinner party for his arrival.

"Appis, please come in. Enjoy the evening. I'll let the servants entertain you. ”

Dechius smiled and led Apis through the door of the main hall.

Seeing that the moon had quietly climbed up the branches, the scene at this time made Abyss suddenly feel a little emotional. The last time I went to a dinner party in Rome was as a slave, I was at the mercy of others, but now, four years later, I am attending this banquet as a Roman tribune. In fact, Daecchius was so well prepared for Caesar's sake, and if Apis had been an ordinary tribune, the wealthy mayor of Aletion might not have been so hospitable.

After the bronze gate was pushed open, a dazzling colored light suddenly came. The walls and roofs are resplendent with beautiful plaster statues placed in the inner layers of the walls, and the high-end tiles are paved with mosaics. The guests who were invited to the banquet were all neatly dressed, their white robes woven with purple trim, and their polite posture all revealed their elegant and noble temperament.

However, Appis, who was accustomed to seeing the ruffians of the army, was a little dissatisfied with the scene in front of him. At least, these people are so hypocritical in their behavior. Like a group of evil spirits dressed in fine clothes, looking for poor people to prey.

The entry of Apis made the eyes of everyone in the audience suddenly focus here, as if Apis was the protagonist of today's party, and they were just idlers invited by the city magistrate Dachius to cheer for the hot scene.

Indeed, Apis guessed that at this moment, before Caesar broke with the Senate, the attitude of the Roman aristocracy towards Caesar was probably relatively friendly. At least, the rank of governor of the three provinces had not been removed, and the power of ten legions and 40,000 Roman infantry still made many nobles want to befriend this Roman hero.

"Come on, Appis. Sit here. ”

In the crowded hall of Nars, Dachius led Apis to the best place to sit, however, when scanning the crowd, Apis found a familiar face that had appeared in his dreams countless times. It wasn't Octavia's delicate face, but a grim face full of evil and power.

Appius!

Appis stared at the face for two seconds and then suddenly recalled the past as if electrocuted. Appius, his own titular father in this world. It was he who sent an assassin to assassinate his "son", but the assassin missed, and the poor aristocratic boy was stranded in the forest, in a trance, and lost his mind, which gave rise to the story of Apis's journey through ancient Rome. In other words, Appius in front of him is his greatest enemy in the world......

The father wanted to kill his son. This may seem implausible to outsiders, but those who know the reasons understand what's at stake.

And from this moment, Appius's eyes showed that he had already recognized Apis. The deep, sunken eyes were like deep timberwolves, staring at this guest of Dachius, distinguished guest...... (To be continued.) )