When this traverser, who became the last Eastern Roman emperor, finally figured out the origin of Wang Qiu's identity, it was already a quarter of an hour later.

At the same time, in this relatively spacious prayer room for the emperor, there was also a circle of people.

-- Russian military officers, former Japanese prime ministers, Chinese chengguan, and emperors of the Eastern Roman Empire gathered together.

“…… It turns out that I didn't summon the Heroic Spirit, but waited for rescue from the 21st century...... Moreover, the secret departments of China, Japan and Russia were dispatched together, and I couldn't imagine that I, an unlucky ghost, could have such a big face...... Hiccup, you're here, I'm at ease! ”

Under the bright emergency light, Emperor Constantine XI could not help but start the conversation while happily drinking the can of beer brought by the traversers and munching on cookies.

To be honest, it has not been easy for him in the past two years -- he has been thrown into a foreign land hundreds of years ago, and although he is the honor of the Roman emperor, he has lived three times a day, lest his head will move one day, and his diet and daily life are terrible according to the standard of living of modern people, and he does not see the slightest royal luxury. There are not even a beautiful wife and concubines who can relieve boredom a little...... This emperor really doesn't have any taste at all.

Therefore, after surviving nearly 700 days and nights of wandering and loneliness, he had too many distresses and grievances to talk to.

However, in 15th-century Constantinople, he did not dare to tell anyone the secrets of his life, and he had to disguise his character and habits as closely as possible with the original emperor himself, even though he inherited Constantine perfectly. The whole memory of Palaiologos. But this is still not an easy task, and some of the bad habits of the Middle Ages have driven modern people crazy. For example, there is no toilet paper for wiping your buttocks......

To make matters worse, the Turks were pressing on the perimeter of Constantinople every day, making him feel like a worm in a spider's web, no matter how desperately he struggled, slipping into the predator's jaw.

Now. He finally had a group of people who could complain to his heart's content, which was already a great comfort to the emperor.

So. Basically, I didn't bother with how to interrogate the time travelers, Bai Siwen, a history student at the Normal University before the time-travel, and Constantine XI, the Eastern Roman Emperor after the time-travel. Just tell these uninvited guests about his own origins, what happened after the time, and the general situation of the times - anyway, now that this Constantinople is about to fall, and there is no way to escape, the situation of his emperor is already so bad that it can't be worse, even if these "people from his hometown" in front of him have malicious intentions towards him, then at most he will only die a few months early.

On the contrary, if the other side is interested in helping, then Constantinople may have a glimmer of hope of survival.

In the case of a broken jar, Constantine XI was very honest. As for the majesty of the emperor, there is nothing at all. Just as the bosses of those companies on the eve of bankruptcy tend to become extraordinarily approachable.

- But from another point of view, he fused the memories and personalities of the Eastern Roman Emperor while traveling through time, and immediately knew the language and writing of this time and space like a native of the country. There is also a good identity, which is already quite lucky. If Bai Siwen, an ordinary college student in the 21st century as a deity, directly traveled to this era of language barrier to become a blind stream, I am afraid that he will not be able to survive even two years, and he will die miserably in mines, farms, prisons or slave markets as coolies or even slaves.

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In the corner of the wall not far from the emperor's side. Suspended in the middle of the night, a black hole covered in black fog - the wormhole happened to appear at night, and it was located in a dark corner of the prayer room, so it was not recognizable at first glance in the absence of lighting at night.

Especially when the emperor was in the midst of extreme mental turmoil, all kinds of observation became much duller.

Therefore, Wang Qiu, the comrade of the city management, would quietly curl up in a corner of the prayer room after the first crossing, and couldn't help but watch the emperor who was sick and rushed to the doctor, and staged a cosplay stage play of "Call of the Holy Grail" in front of him.

However, when Constantine XI handed Wang Qiu the human leather book as a "holy relic", it was Wang Qiu's turn to be shocked and lose his temper.

“…… The textbook of Luocheng City? Is there such a thing? I thought it was a complete novelist's fabrication! ”

If it was a few months ago, when he saw this evil thing made of human skin, Wang Qiu's first reaction would definitely be nausea and vomiting, and he didn't even dare to touch it. But in his previous Mesoamerican adventures, in the capital of the Aztecs, he had seen too many evil sacrificial vessels made of human skin and human bones, and the girlfriend who rolled the sheets together was an Aztec priestess who was good at killing people and sacrificing gods, so it was not surprising that he was surprised by this.

Of course, since he couldn't read the ancient Latin written on it at all, he only flipped through it slightly, and returned it to Emperor Bixia again.

“…… According to the records of the Emperor, or the gypsy witch who peddled it, it seems that this pamphlet was actually written by the Bluebeard Marshal of France, Gilles. Morality. Ray's hands have been used - of course, I doubt it, but I can't rule it out. ”

Faced with the people from his hometown who he hadn't seen for a long time, Emperor Constantine XI seemed to be very interested, "...... After all, I am currently living in the same era as these historical figures...... In the Imperial Standing Army in Constantinople, there was an old mercenary from France, who had fought under the Bluebeard Marshal for several years. When I was bored, I occasionally summoned him to tell the story of Joan of Arc and Marshal Bluebeard, who had not been formally sentenced to death for heresy until nine years earlier, and Joan of Arc had been burned only twenty years earlier. Even the Hundred Years' War between England and France. It's not over yet, although France has largely won. ”

(The Hundred Years' War would not end until October 1453, when the French regained Bordeaux.) )

“…… In addition, Dracula, the famous vampire of future cinema and literary works, is still a living Romanian national hero, Grand Duke Vlad III of Wallachia - of course, he has not yet ascended the throne, and I have not heard that he has a penchant for drinking human blood......"

Emperor Constantine XI shrugged his shoulders, "...... Originally, I hoped that he would help me to contain a little bit of the Turks' forces. But this guy just wrote to comfort me, and then said that he couldn't do anything about it......"

“…… Let's stop all this gossip for now! Now let's get down to business. ”

Kotori Yu Mahaku suddenly interjected, holding a laptop and saying to the emperor. “…… First of all, please tell us how you crossed the ......"

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“…… According to you, this plane is in the early hours of the morning of January 1, 1453 - the New Year's bell has already struck. But the morning sun has not yet risen. And according to the instrumental measurement we have just made, the difference in the speed of time between the two sides of the space-time gate is about fifty times - that is, one hour on our side is roughly equivalent to two days of the Eastern Roman Empire......"

While tapping on his laptop to enter information, Xiaotori Yu Mahaku spoke Mandarin Chinese with a slight accent, and said to Constantine XI without humility or arrogance, "...... Before we take action, there is one thing that needs to be explained to you in advance, Emperor Bixia, or Mr. Bai Siwen from China, if you are a physical crossing. We can also bring you back to your original shijie, restore your original identity, and continue to live your old life. But you're actually soul traveling, possessed by the Eastern Roman Emperor, so in the process of crossing the wormhole. There is a good chance that it will cause you to die suddenly.

Excuse me, would you like to continue to operate as an Eastern Roman Emperor in this time and space with our help, or would you like to travel through a wormhole to return to the modern era despite the danger of death, and then wander around as a stateless pauper? ”

“…… Is there a choice? The emperor couldn't help but smile bitterly. In modern Shijie, I'm afraid my body would have been cremated long ago. And in this time and space, I, the emperor, are not far from death...... If you want me to do anything, just get out of this deadlock! ”

“…… Glad you made the right choice. Little Bird You Mahaku smiled slightly, "...... So, let's start by discussing your current strategic situation! I've just searched for the relevant historical information as quickly as possible, but there are still some details that need to be discussed and supplemented with you. ”

As she spoke, a freshly printed, unprinted color historical map of Europe, West Asia, and North Africa was spread out on the floor of the prayer room. Wargames, which symbolize different shili with small flags and small flags, are also placed on the map, and they are eager to try each other, just like those strategic games that are accompanied by magnificent marches in later generations.

A majestic aura of the great era came to the face in an instant.

-- This is a war-torn and hero-filled conflict!

Countless countries, nations and armies, large and small, seem to be driven by some great will in the dark, galloping across this splendid stage, endlessly fighting each other, attacking and slaughtering, burning cities and plundering land, competing for limited living space. And the heroes and heroes of all ethnic groups in all countries also expressed their pride and ambition through one killing and conquest after another, and welcomed the advent of the new era with death and blood.

In the center of this grand strategic map, three double-headed eagle pieces, representing the successors of the Eastern Roman Empire, are placed in Constantinople at the turn of Eurasia, the Peloponnese in Greece, and Trebizond in Asia Minor. Beyond that, the territory of the Eastern Roman Empire was almost entirely shrouded in the Ottoman Turkish crescent, with occasional concession seaports of Italian commercial and trading city-states.

-- According to the established historical trajectory, these three remnants of the Eastern Roman Empire will also be wiped out by the Turks one by one within eight years. Next. The Turks will also take in most of the Mediterranean Sea and the entire Black Sea with the majestic momentum of the rising sun.

To the north of Constantinople, both Bulgarians and Serbs had already been conquered by the Turks. Farther north in the Danube Valley, the Hungarian Regency of Hunyadi was still fending off the Turks, while the Albanian hero Skanderbeg was fighting the Turks year after year. But they have all been tossed by the continuous war, and the people have been exhausted. It is still very difficult to protect yourself, let alone launch a counterattack.

On the other side of the Black Sea, the Russians and the Mongols are still fighting for supremacy in the Eastern European Plain. Today, Russia is still a geographical term. Although the new hegemon Muscovy has emerged, the old hegemon Golden Horde is not without the power to fight back, and many small Russian principalities and Tatar little khanates are sandwiched in between. The two ends of the first rat, towards Qin and Dusk...... The East-West rivalry, which began with the Mongol conquest to the west, would not end until the next century, when the Golden Horde collapsed, a long time before the birth of the Russian Empire.

Paradoxically, the two sides of this endless struggle were theoretically enemies of Turkey, the Russians who profess Orthodox Christianity, and naturally did not have any favorable feelings for the Turkish infidels who tried to seize Constantinople. The Golden Horde, which held out on the banks of the Volga, was also angry that the Turks supported the rebellion of the Crimean Khanate...... But for either of them, the Turks were simply too far away. It is not worth paying much attention - so the possibility that Constantinople will be able to receive military assistance from the northern shore of the Black Sea is now essentially nil.

Then, to the east of the Turks, there was the Aries dynasty, which also hung the crescent flag. There are also nomadic tribes that have not yet been conquered, as well as Armenians and Kurds who are entrenched in the mountains. Although these shili also had their own glorious and powerful histories, at this time they were either poor and weak, or they were scattered, and they could not resist the fatal blow of the Turkish scimitar, and they could not provide any help to Constantinople.

In the south of the Turks. It was Egypt under the rule of the Mamluk dynasty. The country, which had defeated the Crusaders and the Mongol expeditionary armies of Western Europe, was now prosperous and culturally prosperous, but it was also in the twilight, with only the power to protect itself, not the spirit of progress.

To the west of the Turks, on the Italian peninsula across the Adriatic Sea, the Renaissance was a city-state, and countless literary and artistic giants were about to be born in this land. Genoa and Venice, at the base of the peninsula, are the two great powers of the Mediterranean. But the fleets of other Italian city-states, such as Pisa, Naples, Corsica, and Sardinia, occasionally bluffed at the sea.

The papacy of Rome still seems to be revered, but as the times have changed, the authority of the Holy See has become increasingly shaky. Especially in the early part of this century, the actual authority of the Holy See had plummeted and gradually began to decline because of the bitter civil war between the three popes and the indiscriminate use of titles, which drove the bishops to fight each other, thus throwing the entire Roman church system into chaos.

In the 15th century, the Italian peninsula was the most civilized, advanced, and wealthy place in the whole of Europe, but the military liliang was not strong because of the division and separation. However, it is precisely because of the wealth of Italy that Constantinople, which has formed the largest distribution center of mercenaries in Europe, has been trying to seek reinforcements from here, and has indeed received some sporadic support, but it is still a drop in the bucket in front of the Turkish army.

By the way, the future discovery of the Americas Christopher. Columbus, who was born in Genoa in the fall of 1451, was not yet two years old. Daphin, who has created countless legends. Master Qi was born in Florence in April 1452 and is still nursing his mother's infancy......

In the south of Italy, the sun-scorching region of North Africa is a chaotic land of Islamic dynasties and alliances, and endless alliances, betrayals, and fights among Berber warlords, no one can establish long-term and stable rule. The Portuguese in Europe managed to get involved, crossing the sea and capturing the fortress of Ceuta in 1415, establishing a Christian stronghold in North Africa, but they were immediately submerged in a sea of crescent banners and Arab scimitars, which had struggled to expand for decades.

Further west, Spain was still a geographical term, with the southern part still occupied by the Moors who believed in Allah, and the northern regions of Aragon, Castilli and Catalonia were still small and independent states. This fragmentation would continue for a long time, until decades later, on the eve of Columbus's voyage, when they merged under the iron fist of Queen Isabella to form a unified Iberian Peninsula.

Beyond the Pyrenees and the Alps to the north of the Mediterranean, England and France, the two traditional hegemons of Western Europe, continued to struggle in the quagmire of the Hundred Years' War. The Hundred Years' War between England and France was now underway under the French city of Bordeaux, and although France had a good chance of winning, England had not yet given up hope - neither side could afford to intervene in the affairs of the Eastern Mediterranean until the end of this cruel and long war...... So, there won't be a new Lionheart crossing the Mediterranean to save the Holy Land!

To the north of Italy, east of the Rhine, the Holy Roman Empire remained "neither holy, nor Roman, nor empire", continuing for years to be torn apart, with no powerful emperor able to unite the Germans. As for the only commendable shining point of the Germans in this era, the Teutonic Knights, they put all their minds on the icy Baltic coast and did not care about anything else.

This is the Western shijie of 1453, a turbulent stage, an era of hope in the midst of destruction......)