The winds and waves of the Atlantic Ocean made the Roman soldiers feel extremely uncomfortable and panicked on board. www.biquge.info Many Roman soldiers had dealt with pirates in the Mediterranean in the past at most, and they rarely or almost never encountered this harsh environment of the ocean, and the Romans were not good at naval warfare, resulting in many soldiers having serious physical and psychological problems before engaging the enemy. Vomiting and diarrhea are common, and even worse, they can't afford to fall ill directly.

Standing on the deck, Apis also felt extremely uncomfortable with this harsh sea environment, but he didn't know what the situation of the enemy was, and those barbarians who had been fishing and hunting at sea for a long time may have long since adapted their bodies to such an environment.

Appis staggered into the cabin, where Kota and Sabinus were arguing about something at the table. Seeing Apis walking over, he stopped the "young trust". The siege of Sekati was the only time that Apis had failed so far. However, it seems that Cota did not get angry with him, but greeted Apis in a friendly way, but Sabinus was still serious and expressionless.

"I'm sorry, Commander. I shouldn't have come up with a suggestion like that......"

As soon as Apis entered the door, he muttered that if it weren't for his "self-cleverness", the Seventh Legion probably wouldn't have gained an empty city after losing more than 200 soldiers. Attacking, but not getting results, is worse than not besieging the city. Because it hitched the lives of the warriors. Appis also had trouble sleeping for a few nights because of this, but then he thought about it, even Caesar had a time when he made a mistake in decision-making, let alone a small scout with no actual combat command experience.

"It's not your fault, young trust. I should have told you to sneak into the city, to find out how the barbarians of this tribe were fighting, how they were transferred, and then I told the legions to go. It's me who is too eager for quick success. ”

A Roman legionary commander commanding more than 5,000 men actually reviewed it to an ordinary scout captain, oh, this can't be called a review, it's just a self-reflection on Cota, but such an act is enough to make Appis feel incredulous. This is not logical, the Roman legionnaire could not have been so humble to the average soldier. Appis suddenly felt flattered, and at the same time felt a wave of admiration for Cota's people, it was rare to meet such an officer. Appis even swore in his heart that if he developed in the future, he would not forget this legion commander who valued him so much.

On the contrary, Sabinus was still on the side, putting on a high-minded and invincible appearance......

"Young soldier, I heard that before you joined the legion, you were a gladiator of the city of Rome, whose name was Aduneus."

Facing the silent Appis, the elder commander of the Eighth Legion, Sabinus, suddenly asked. Apis broke out in a cold sweat. What do you want to do with this? Will he be taken back to Rome for trial? It turned out that they had been secretly investigating their origins for a long time, but they didn't know it. Appis suddenly felt that the Roman nobles of this era were so scheming, they were like poisonous snakes in gorgeous skins, always lurking silently before attacking, and the prey always did not know what they were doing, what they were planning, and only woke up after being bitten on their bodies, and all the previous peace was actually an illusion.

However, through Sabinus's eyes and tone, Appis did not feel the old general's displeasure with him, and he asked just that, although his expression was still haughty and serious......

"Yes, honorable commander."

Appis knew that he was powerless to defend himself now, and the Roman legionnaire in front of him dared to pierce his identity, and he must have a full understanding of what he had done before. But now that he knows, what does he want to know more? For the first time, Apis felt that his scheming was not enough for the Romans of this era......

"I have no intention of knowing what you did during your time as a gladiator, I just want to know what you did before you became a gladiator, or where was you transported to Rome? What was your earliest identity? ”

As soon as Sabinus's words came out, Kota immediately cast an attentive gaze. It was as if they had already discussed all this, and to lift the veil of Appis was a topic they had been discussing in private. Scout captain, capable scout captain, and Caesar is also a bit important, this identity makes Appis's situation awkward.

"I don't remember, I just remember that I was knocked unconscious, and when I woke up, I was in the slave's prison car."

Looking at the eyes of the two legion commanders as if they were interrogating prisoners, Appis naturally did not dare to tell them the truth. Vibius, what a name that cannot be declared to the public, hides the hatred and strife of the family. The great nobleman named Appius could not let him know that his "son" was still alive no matter what. Otherwise, what means would he use to stab the boy who cuckolded him? Moreover, in the eyes of outsiders, Appius is still the father of Vibius, and it seems natural to say that the father wants to see his son......

"All right, poor boy. I hope you remembered your background sooner, maybe you should have a good family. ”

Sabinus sighed. It was like recalling something that made him sad. But what it was, Apis didn't know, he just watched the arrogant commander in front of him look strange to strange, and then to melancholy.

……

"You don't suspect that this boy is your own son, do you? My old friend. ”

After Appis left, Cota asked jokingly.

"For a moment, I did feel that he was my son, but the time was so far away that the person involved could no longer be held accountable. My soldier interrogated the slave owner who had sold Apis, and his answer, like Apis, was that he had found a boy dying on the ground outside the grove. And the place where it appeared, the age of the boy, is so consistent with the case of Vibius's disappearance. ”

"But wasn't Vibius already dead? Appius personally held his funeral. ”

Kota asked, puzzled.

"In fact, my men caught one of the assassins who assassinated Vibius, and under severe torture, the assassin told the truth - Vibius was not dead, he fled to Senlili, and several Assassins searched for three days and three nights but could not find it, so they disguised the scene and took the boy's bloody clothes back to pay for it."

Sabinus said, his expression a little dark. He is over fifty years old, and until now, no one has been a boy himself. If this Apis was really Vibius back then, Sabinus even wanted to adopt him as his adopted son, so that the family's inheritance and glory could be passed on and continued in this young boy. And Apis does have such abilities, if he is really Vibius......