In Western Qin, the central power of the state was effectively controlled by the consuls, the senate, and the upper house.

Among them, the consuls are one and two deputies, elected by the members of the House of Lords from among the retired commanders of the main army, the outgoing colonial governors, and the administrators of the large city-states in Western Qin, for a term of five years, and are allowed to be re-elected, and have the power to appoint the commanders of the main army of Western Qin, the administrators of each city-state, and the governors of the colonies.

The Senate consisted of the outgoing consuls and vice-consuls, the retired commanders of the main legions, the outgoing colonial governors, and the administrators of the large city-states in Western Qin.

It is also necessary for more than three senators to be nominated, and one-third of the senators vote to pass, in order to obtain the Senate seat and become a lifelong senator of the republic, from now on have the power to decide the goals of the Western Qin War, review the taxes paid by many city-states and colonies in the republic, and remove the officials of various city-states and colonies in the Western Qin, as well as the governors of the colonies.

The House of Lords was elected by all citizens of Western Qin every 10 years, with the possibility of re-election, and had the power to enact and repeal laws and deliberate on the budgets of the national army, local governments, and central courts.

Whether it is the consuls, the senators of the Senate or the members of the upper house, although they are nominally selected by various types of elections, in fact they have long been the forbidden side of those prominent families in Western Qin, unless they have to, they are easily not allowed to be touched by others.

Therefore, Scipio, who was only a citizen of the Republic three generations ago, did not suddenly become the commander of the main army of the Western Qin Dynasty until his grandfather's generation, and died on the battlefield at the cost of his life, and obtained a manor as an important foundation for the family to start;

My father continued his efforts and retired as the deputy commander of the main army of the Republic, and became the vice-governor of the colony of The Hague by virtue of his great military exploits, and after twenty years of operation, he accumulated enough wealth for the further rise of the family;

At the age of twenty, with his strong strength and martial bravery, he became the centurion of the main legion, became the commander of the centurion of the main army at the age of twenty-five, and became the ninth youngest legion commander in the history of the Republic at the age of thirty-twenty.

Becoming the deputy consul of Western Qin, that is, the 'vice king' of Western Qin in the mouth of the general public in Xizhou, is as difficult as ascending to the sky, and the joints that need to be dotted are by no means bought with gold coins and silver dollars alone.

Therefore, hearing the words of the eldest son, a look of concern appeared on Scipio's cold face for the first time, "Nine sets of magic scrolls that can quickly build cities, are you sure, Amidio?" ”

"He showed off in front of me last night," Amidio nodded and replied, "Although the scroll style is very different from our Western Qin's spell system, the fluctuations of the natural pouring of earth elemental energy are exactly the same. ”

Scipio, who was in the crystal mirror, said in a voice that could not suppress his joy: "For those famous families, a set of spell scrolls that can quickly build a city is one of the most valuable treasures.

If I can get nine sets of these scrolls, it means that at least three first-class or nine second-rate masters of the Republic will fully support me to become a Vice-Consul..."

"Father, though you are the conqueror of Carthage," Amidio reminded in a hurry, "according to the laws of the Republic, he has the right to dispose of all the spoils of war in place of his legions.

But that doesn't mean you can monopolize all the war dividends, and if you have all nine spell scrolls to yourself, I'm afraid there will be..."

"Alright, Armedeon, alright," Scipio immediately regained his expressionless expression when he heard the warning of his eldest son, and interrupted in a deep voice, "You have a flash of inspiration this time, and the thought of letting me sell the Iron Devil to the nobles of the Continent, maintain a neutral position within the Republic, and send a suitable buyer from the Continent to the Blue Capital, is indeed a solution to my problem.

But as for the question of how the war dividends should be divided after conquering a strong country, you can't really understand it with your current status and vision, so don't say more, so be it. After that, he disappeared from the crystal mirror.

In the face of his father's stubborn attitude, Amidio could only let out a long sigh, took the crystal mirror back into his arms, and muttered to himself, "I hope everything goes well." Slowly walked out of the bedroom...

Three days later, in the middle of the night, the blue city of Carthage, with its hundreds of beautiful sculptures, round arches and fountains, is in the central square of the palace.

A piece of armor made of heavy, glowing light red metal, more than a foot tall and more than four feet wide at the shoulders, and densely carved with intricate patterns on the surface, stood under the twinkling starlight.

Dozens of zhang away, Zhang Huansheng, who had just enjoyed a sumptuous feast of Western Qin, walked out of the palace, and saw the heavy armor in the distance that looked like a statue of a powerful giant warrior in the distance.

After a few breaths, he came back to his senses and immediately asked with a smile on his face to the thin, short but imposing old man beside him, "Honorable Marshal Scipio, is that the armor worn by the Carthaginian 'Elemental Armor'?" ”

"Yes, Lord Baron," replied Scipio with a smile, "I am a fair man, and I always have to show you the quality of the 'goods' before I can negotiate the price." After saying that, he turned back and commanded, "Elus, go and put on the elemental armor of the Carthaginians, and let our distinguished guests from afar see the power of the Iron Devil." ”

A seven-foot-tall, broad-framed, muscular warrior who followed closely behind Scipio saluted the Marshal of the Republic with his fists crossed his chest and replied in a loud voice: "Yes, Your Excellency. He walked briskly towards the red armor in the distance.

Looking at the back of Erous who was gradually moving away, Scipio explained to Zhang Huansheng: "The Iron Devil is the name of our Western Qin people for Carthage's 'Elemental Armor', and the selection conditions for the soldiers are to be more than seven cubits tall, strong and strong, and cultivate the lowest level of fighting spirit..."

As he spoke, Erous had already walked up to the red armor, and had already taken out a fist-sized, crimson heart-shaped hedron from the leather pouch on his waist, and placed it into a groove carved on the right chest of the armor.

For a moment, a reddish glow flashed across the armor's exterior, and then, with a few crisp sounds, the armor's shell cracked into a straight middle crack and bounced outward, revealing a reddish glow inside.

Seeing this, Aerous turned and retreated into the inner shell of the giant armor, allowing the cracked armor shell to automatically close and reunite, and then a burst of flames came out of the armor.