"You said earlier, you just teleported with me outside the city of Rome."

Seeing Merlin's smug look, I was also speechless.

If you knew this, you wouldn't have to bump all the way for so long, and you could save a lot of unnecessary time.

"Well, if you don't walk for a while, how can you have your hands free to cook me the most up-to-date meal?" Merlin spread his hands without any guilt, "The reason why I'm telling you now is because you'll definitely teleport directly when you come back, so it doesn't matter if you know it or not." ”

“…… Are you the devil? ”

"Haha, I'm a nightmare, and the misery of human beings is my spiritual food, hehe." Merlin smiled indifferently, that attitude was more perfunctory and perfunctory.

"There are also imps, you must be careful when you go in later." When Merlin said this, he suddenly stopped talking, and his expression became serious, "That Roman emperor is far from being as useless as it seems. If you take her lightly because of her appearance and gender, you will definitely suffer a lot because of it. ”

"Well, I remember. Thank you for your advice, Merlin. ”

I nodded.

Merlin is not a human at all, but a half-nightmare.

Similar to human appearance and half of his bloodline, he chose to live among humans.

However, he is not human.

The goal of his actions is completely different from that of ordinary people, and the similarity is only a form.

Loyalty, Trust, Focus, Purpose......

These things are all empty to him.

The only thing that could motivate Merlin to act was just one word:

Playful.

Or, as he describes it, just for pleasure.

Both physical and spiritual.

For example, one second they are laughing and talking, and the next second they will face each other.

If it were him, it would not be surprising that even if he made a defection.

Even if it doesn't do any good to man, it may be the supreme enjoyment for him.

Therefore, good and evil are completely meaningless, and right and wrong have no value in judgment.

Because of this, I couldn't fully trust Merlin for a long time before.

Although he had made great contributions to the establishment of Camelot in his early years, he had been a court magician for many years, giving Artoria a lot of help.

But with his true power, whether it was to drive out the Saxons or to unify Britain completely, it was just a matter of fingers, and it was extremely easy.

obviously has such strength, but in the position of watching a good show, he let the people around him struggle in the predicament, without helping at all.

- This guy is such a naughty character.

Including the final Kamran endgame, he still maintains a silent attitude towards the demise of a dynasty, which fully shows that this guy must not be counted on.

Not only that, but it even needs to be guarded against.

Unless, he can accurately grasp his lifeline.

For now, Vivien was the best way to restrain him.

Because of Artoria's threat to him before leaving, "If you don't protect me well, you will speak ill of Vivien in front of you", so you can barely rely on him.

However, this is only for this time.

"Okay, then please wait outside, I'll come out when I see Emperor Nero."

I nodded, and didn't say anything more.

Originally, people had to rely on themselves.

Even if it's Artoria, I can't rely on her to take care of everything. It's better to say that only when I am truly strong can I become her support and protect her in this world that has been completely chaotic.

"Hehe, it doesn't matter how long it takes, I don't need sleep anyway." Merlin raised his hand at me, and for some reason there was a wicked smile in his eyes, "Enjoy it, little ghost, you should see more women, don't be unable to walk out of Artoria for the rest of your life." ”

"Don't worry about this, I know exactly what I want."

With that, I stopped talking to Melindo, and turned around and walked all the way to the border of Rome.

"Tut-tut, I'm really anxious, it's really good to be young, I can think of anything and do it immediately......"

Behind him, there was a faint exclamation from Merlin.

——

As soon as I entered the border, I was confronted by Roman soldiers on patrol.

It's a bit unbelievable, but the soldiers here are dressed exactly like the Romans should look like in modern books and movies.

If I hadn't been sure I had crossed over, I might have mistakenly thought for a moment that I had entered the set of a historical movie.

After seeing the letters and maps I presented, the attitude of these soldiers became extremely serious and respectful, and they escorted me all the way to the palace with a bowing attitude.

To be honest, it was quite surprising.

I thought that even if I had the emperor's handwritten letter, my identity as an outsider would still cause me some trouble, and I prayed in my heart that I would be thankful that I wouldn't run into things.

However, looking at the attitude of these Roman soldiers, it is clear that they are really respectful, even more than the legendary attitude towards Roman citizens.

For example, when crossing the street, someone must explore the road first, and along the way, there are people who sprinkle rose petals under their feet......

It's like welcoming back some big guy.

But what I was more concerned about was the curious people who came to watch me.

If the soldiers were full Roman soldiers, the populace was far from the same.

At a glance, the people along the way bring together various identities and races.

Not only Europeans with little difference in skin color and complexion, but also yellow people in Asia and even black people of African descent can be vaguely seen to occupy some proportions.

This is a bit puzzling, because the Roman Empire in its original history should have been far from having reached such a level of population complexity.

"My lord, do you have any feelings for us citizens of Rome?"

Probably seeing me looking around at the people, a soldier smiled at me and asked.

His smile is hearty and pure, simple and without the slightest pretense, which makes people feel like a spring breeze at a glance.

And it wasn't just him, it seemed that the other soldiers, along with the people around them, all had heartfelt smiles and looked very happy.

"These ...... All citizens of Rome? Hearing this, I was a little surprised, "Are there so many?" ”

Historically, although Rome had a large population, the number of people who actually had citizenship was not very large. After all, the fundamental affairs of the state, such as paying taxes, need to be borne by a far greater number of free people.

In a word: citizens spend money, freemen earn money.

Without the support of a large number of freedmen, the state would soon collapse.