Chapter 282: The Three Pillars of Rome, the Three Kings of the Barbarians
Nero's arrival frightened and terrified the three Roman heroes.
The old man standing on the side sighed, "Your Majesty, you really noticed us. “
Nero stepped forward with great interest: "The three of them are all heroic spirits of Rome, how can Yu admit his mistake?" I don't know who the three are? I don't know why Yu feels a little strange, but for the sake of Rome, Yu invites you to go and save Constantinople. “
The old man shook his head: "In the next... It's not a well-known heroic spirit, and compared to His Majesty, he is really ashamed of himself. ”
Seeing the old man's modesty, Zhengtai Lori Yingling shouted loudly: "No, no, the old man has the last famous general of the Romans, defeated countless barbarians, and supported the sky of the Roman Empire." ”
Nero's eyes lit up as she asked, "Performer, do you know the identity of this Heroic Spirit?" Because Yu didn't die and didn't go to Valhalla, he doesn't know much about the afterlife, and if the Heroic Spirit appears at a special age, even if he has met once, it is very likely that he will not be able to recognize each other. ”
Li Ji had already remembered the identity of the old man, and immediately revealed: "This is Aetius, the protector of the country, who once led the army to conquer the east and west, defeated the Franks, Goths, Burgundians, and even personally faced the terrifying demon king!" ”
"Could Your Excellency really be an immortal? Do you even know such a little thing? After hearing this, the old man had to admit his identity.
Nero then understood what kind of heroic spirit Aetius was, a Roman Empire who was born three hundred years later.
Following Zhengtai Lori, Yingling seemed to understand that the girl would eventually ask about their identities, and after a moment of silence, she took the initiative to introduce herself: "Compared to the old grandfather, we were born in the next half century, and now the present world is even more of a state of lily that has not yet become famous, and it needs to be studied too much, and we are not qualified to take on this important responsibility." ”
Shota Heroic Spirit introduced, "My name is Belisarius. ”
Lori Heroic Spirit introduced, "My name is Narciss. ”
Li Ji recalled something, but he didn't expect it to be the two of them.
Belisarius, the most outstanding military commander in the history of the Eastern Roman Empire in the next half century, led the Eastern Roman Empire to conquer the east and west during the reign of Justinian the Great, destroying one barbarian kingdom after another, recovering the land lost in the hands of the barbarians one by one, and further expanding, but the tragic hero who was suspected by the emperor.
Narciss's identity is even more special, according to historical records, she is a eunuch who followed Justinian the Great, somehow became Lori, maybe her talent is not as good as Belisarius, she is still the pillar of Rome at that time, she has a special entanglement with Belissa, fulfill his last wish, and finally completely conquer the Ostrogothic kingdom.
Li Ji didn't expect that they would meet three amazing and brilliant heroic spirits, maybe from the perspective of combat power alone, they are not strong, the two are still lily's version, their talents in other aspects are enough to help the girl share the heavy responsibility on her shoulders, so that she can face the real enemy with all her heart.
"Are the three willing to assist Emperor Nero?" Li Ji made a request to help Nero.
"Uh-huh!" Nero nodded, and couldn't wait to give them orders, "The three of you will agree, you will agree, Yu is very welcome!" ”
Aetius hesitated, unable to refuse the emperor's gracious consent, followed by Belisarius and Narciss, who had been interested in the first place.
They then tell their own stories.
They appeared on the frontiers of the Eastern Roman Empire, perhaps because of the Holy Grail hidden in Constantinople, but in any case this was the norm for Heroic Spirits at the Anomalous Point, including the White Joan of Arc at the First Anomaly.
They helped the people of the Eastern Roman Empire along the way, and the remnants of the army resisted the harassment and raiding of the barbarians, but in the end they were weak and had no army by their side, so it was unusually difficult.
And, maybe it was the transformation of the heroic spirit, or maybe it was the peculiarity that caused the barbarians to be far stronger than he imagined, which made Aetius pessimistic and reluctant to contact the emperor, if it wasn't for the accidental exposure, plus Nero's invitation, he would rather leave in obscurity in such an unexpected world.
"Speaking of which... The situation in the Eastern Roman Empire is not good at the moment? Li Ji asked after listening to everything.
"From the point of view of national strength alone, the Eastern Roman Empire retained a large number of armies. The real situation is that the enemy is too strong, the number of barbarians entering the territory of the Eastern Roman Empire has exceeded 100,000, and it is still increasing, plus the three barbarian kings who swept through Europe gathered in Constantinople one step ahead of schedule, the situation is not optimistic. ”
"Ten days ago... The border city of Simium was slaughtered, killing 50,000 people. ”
"Five days ago... Serdika was plundered, and the city was set on fire for three days and three nights. ”
"Four days ago, the Eastern Roman Empire repelled a barbarian attack in Thessaloniki, and a day later it was retaliated against, and the city was reduced to nothing..."
"I'm worried about whether it's a good thing or a bad thing for Your Majesty to lead the Romans deep into the Eastern Roman Empire."
Aetius's words weighed heavily on their hearts.
Li Ji had to interrupt their thoughts, he still had questions to finish.
"You mentioned the three barbarian kings, do you know their identities? Supposedly a Heroic Spirit, right? ”
"We've had close encounters with each other many times, and we've even been enemies of each other before, so we can really answer your questions.
"—I have to say that they are all powerful barbarian kings who have engulfed half of Rome."
"The first is King Theodoric of the Ostrogoths, the true king of Italy who united many barbarian kingdoms and encompassed half of Europe to defeat King Odoac."
"The second is King Alaric of Visigothic, the first barbarian king to invade Rome in eight hundred years since the Gauls invaded Rome in the fourth century BC."
"The third is Gaisarric, the spear king of the Vandals, who lives in northern Africa, relying on ships to rob Roman princesses and threaten the Roman emperor."
When Li Ji heard the names of the three people, his heart was awe-inspiring, sure enough, those three, compared to the five barbarian small kingdoms, each of the three kings needed to be mobilized by Rome when they were alive, and now they are all alive, including their army.
He couldn't imagine who the two remaining distant barbarian kings would be, and according to Liut Plan, the last two kings were stronger than the three great kings.
It can't be those two, whose prestige can almost overshadow Artoria, overshadow the Roman emperor, and are the children of destiny in Europe in the following centuries.
But judging from their beliefs, personalities, and rumors, it stands to reason that they should never be in the company of barbarians, maybe such a thing will not happen, and they don't need to worry too much.
Anyway, they have some information, so they should think about something else.