15. Reach a partnership
After the rebellion of Spartacus, the status of Roman gladiators may have declined, and the control of gladiators in all aspects became stricter.
However, people's worship of the strong will never change, perhaps the status of gladiators in the Roman hierarchy is no longer what it used to be, but in the hearts of most of the people in Rome, powerful gladiators are still worthy of worship, and the status of Roman gladiators is probably similar to that of later stars.
It has great popularity among the people, which also means that once a gladiator retires from the gladiatorial career and chooses to enter politics, it is conceivable that the gladiator who is engaged in politics will gain great public support.
For those who were like rootless duckweed, even with a high level of popular support, they could not make the most of the interests they represented, but if the gladiator chose to join one of the factions in Roman politics......
Therefore, every powerful gladiator was a sweet spot in the eyes of the Roman high-ups.
And Qi Wuce's strength, needless to say, when he recovers a little, even if all the gladiators in Rome are packed and bundled together, they will not be Qi Wuce's opponents.
Nero took a fancy to this, so he would not hesitate to put himself in danger in exchange for a chance to meet Qi Wuce.
The benefits of Qi Wuce's ability were enough for Nero, who was now lacking manpower, to recruit a large number of talents to fill the void among the Roman people with no clan background.
Qi Wuce looked at the corner of Nero's mouth and smiled sneeringly before continuing: "If I guessed correctly, His Highness Nero is not only lacking in talent now, but the position where His Highness is located is also coveted by many greedy careerists. ”
Nero raised her eyebrows, if it weren't for her intelligence showing that Qi Wuce had indeed been captured and brought to Rome by Abius' slave catchers in the last seven days, she would have thought that Qi Wuce was a meticulous work sent by the enemy.
"What Qing said is true, but Yu is curious how Qing has only been in Rome for less than seven days knows about these things?"
"Hah...... Haha, it's nothing, it's just some hearsay combined with some what you have seen and heard. Qi Wuce rubbed the back of his head back and forth and laughed.
Looking at Qi Wuce, who was laughing, Nero silently added the label of genius to Qi Wuce after the force was strong in his heart.
"Well...... Now that I have said what His Highness wants, it is my turn to tell what I want, and it will be up to His Highness to decide whether or not a firm partnership can be reached between me and His Highness. ”
Qi Wuce watched every subtle change in Nero's face, which was his habit, and sometimes he could know the outcome of the conversation through these subtle changes alone, and then give the other party to the conversation a sense that he was in control.
In fact, this conversation was already doomed. After all, Qi Wuce's request was only to borrow Nero's power to collect some materials that could allow him to recover from his injuries, and compared to the imperial throne of the Roman Empire, Qi Wuce's request could be said to be almost insignificant.
"Please speak up, Yu will think about it."
Qi Wuce was a smart man, Nero knew this very well, so Nero understood that since the other party would ask her for cooperation, he would definitely not make another request that she could not accept.
Nodding, Qi Wuce spoke: "It's not an unattainable request, I just want to borrow the strength of His Highness Nero after he ascended the throne to collect some materials to recover from my injuries." ”
"Some materials? Will it cost people and money? Nero immediately asked, this was the first thing that came to her mind after hearing that Qi Wuce was going to borrow her power after ascending the throne.
Qi Wuce opened his mouth to speak, but before he could speak, Nero robbed him of the right to speak: "Need to recover from your injuries?" Could it be that Qi Wuceqing has something unspeakable? Aiming at Qi Wuce's lower body, Nero had a look of pity on his face.
"Huh...... Hehe...... It is true that I have suffered some internal injuries that cannot be completely healed by the self-healing power of my body alone, but it will never be what Your Highness imagined, and as for the collection of materials that will cause labor and money, Your Highness does not need to worry, and please don't put on that expression that bothers me. ”
Although he has been an old driver for a long time, Qi Wuce still can't turn a blind eye to the flirting of beautiful women.
As if very happy, Nero patted his chest and rejoiced in a completely unrelated problem with him: "Well, it's good if it's not, it's good if it's not, it's a pity if that kind of problem appears in Qing's body." ”
"Ahem, Your Highness, please be serious and don't care about some inconsequential issues." Feeling that the topic was gradually deviated by Nero, he had no choice but to speak against the black lines on his head and pull the topic back to normal.
"Hmm! How...... How could it be, Yu Ke was concerned about the physical problems of Yu's future courtiers, and Yu was very serious. ”
"Your Highness!!" Qi Wuxue said loudly with a bit of a gaffe, but then returned to his normal color, as if nothing had happened before.
"Hush."
Nero turned his head as if he was unhappy, but Qi Wuce noticed a rise in the corner of his mouth at the moment he turned his head, this highness must have turned his head and snickered.
In the face of this willful and lively His Highness, Qi Wufu was only full of helplessness. To be honest, he really doesn't know how to deal with this kind of girl who is full of initiative.
"In short, Your Highness should have agreed to my request, right?"
"Hmm...... That's true, then Qing is currently the one who is left, right? ”
The anticipation on that face made Qi Wuce unable to refuse, so he nodded stiffly.
After Qi Wuce's reply, Nero's eyes lit up, and he suddenly took two steps forward, but Qi Wuce quietly took two steps back to pull away the distance.
"Ahem, Your Highness, since I am already your man, there is still time to do what you want to do now, but for the sake of the fragile relationship between us, there are some serious things that must be talked about now, not only for the sake of Your Highness but also for my own sake."
I have to say that Qi Wuce's serious expression is still very intimidating, and Nero is not the same as before when he wants to talk about important matters.
Seeing that Nero had settled down, Qi Wuce breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, he made a gesture and straightened his collar and said, "Please send me back to the Colosseum, but this time, Your Highness, you have to send me back to the Colosseum with your own hands." ”
Nero's eyes lit up, and he immediately understood what Qi Wuce meant.