After hearing such an answer from Egil. Lilianu, whose neural circuits were half a beat slower than Egil's, realized that this kind of question was not what she should ask at all! At that time, Her Royal Highness, the princess of the most powerful empire in the world, felt that her face was hot.

"What am I doing? It's like I'm jealous of that woman. And, and because of ....... At this moment, Lilianu's mind was in a mess, and she instinctively wanted to escape. Reason, however, told her that even escaping here would not solve anything. At this time, the thing that should be done is to force a composure and perform a ladylike etiquette to the Norman emperor. Apologize. And then treat it as if it didn't happen. That's it.

"I'm very sorry, it looks like Hongu was a little excited just now. Lilianu took a deep breath and said, "Forgive me for my rashness, noble Norman Emperor. ”

Seeing that the other party finally calmed down. Egil finally breathed a sigh of relief. also replied calmly: "Where, I am also a little excited." ”

Immediately afterwards, this pair of young, very well-matched men and women summed up.

Lilianu said, "We should get back to the banquet as soon as possible." Because it's been nearly half an hour since the banquet was left. The longer it drags on, the greater the misunderstanding it will cause. Although Her Royal Highness didn't say what the misunderstanding was, Egil quickly understood. It's that aspect.

Although what Her Royal Highness Princess Lilianu said is not unreasonable, but Egil is not a human being who thinks so, although it is said to be a creature of endless imagination, but in fact, human imagination, basically, most of the time is bound, and is limited to a range of one by one, that is, erotic. Even if they were now quickly returning to the banquet hall. It is also definitely a lot of people in the government who think that such and such things happened between them. The shortness of time would be interpreted as a lack of Egir's abilities. This is unacceptable to any man with self-esteem.

"So, let's take it a little slower, and let's talk about it again, in fact, it's a little embarrassing to go back like this. Egil said to Her Royal Highness.

Looking at Emperor Egil, he looked slightly embarrassed. Her Royal Highness nodded subconsciously, and then felt that something was wrong with the house. However, it would be rude to refuse at this time. Her Royal Highness reluctantly agreed to Emperor Egil's suggestion to take a walk and chat in this courtyard. After that, they disbanded and went home.

In this way, it is already winter in November. However, Constantine [Shining] Dingbao here belongs to the Mediterranean climate, and the four seasons are like spring. Spend a little time in the courtyard and you won't feel too cold. So Egir and Lilianu found a secluded place to sit down. Start chatting.

Speaking of which, Egil is also a talkative person. He is a human being in two lives, but he has more experience than Lilianu. Soon, the conversation was dominated by Egil. Lilianu sat next to her and listened quietly. I hope to be able to get some knowledge from Egil that I can't usually learn in books.

"So, the whole world is actually a very big concept. However, what we are familiar with is only a small part of this world. There are so many undiscovered territories and countries in this world that are very far away from us. And such a huge world, compared with the entire universe and thousands of stars, seems even more insignificant. Sometimes, I will also feel that the nations are now intriguing with each other and fighting each other just for those small, worthless territories. Such behavior is quite ridiculous. ”

As she spoke, Egir said something that surprised Lilianu.

"That's not what a conqueror can say. Lilianu said.

"Perhaps. Perhaps an emperor, an emperor who seems to outsiders to have a very strong desire to conquer his territory, would have said such a thing inconceivably, but in fact it was so. Egil smiled kindly: "Territory, wealth, power, and status are indeed very attractive. But for me, no amount of these things are meaningless. A territory that is too large is not easy for the Shining God to manage, and too many people are just as rich as a mouth...... As long as you can satisfy your desires, it is enough. Too much wealth is of no use except to be coveted by others. ”...,

"So, what exactly are you going to do to expand your territory, or what is your purpose?" asked Lilianu.

"What is my purpose...... Egil chuckled, "You see, I started the army at the age of sixteen, and I am twenty-one years old this year. After this year, I am only twenty-two years old, and in a total of nearly six years, I have conquered the whole of Scandinavia. The whole of the British Isles. All of Eastern Europe. In addition to this, the scattered territories include Normandy, Brittany, North Saxony, Malta and Cyprus. It only took me nearly six years to do all this. And now, it seems, nothing has gone wrong with my empire. In other words, I can continue to expand outward. If I can reach the age of eighty, it will be ten or six years. would be able to expand the empire's territory tenfold as much as it is now...... Lilianu, you can imagine. What was that time like?"

"Than now...... , is it still ten times the size of the territory?" As soon as she thought of this, Lilianu felt a little dizzy: "This should be an empire bigger than the heyday of the Roman Empire......

"That's right. Egil nodded, and continued, "What I want is this, of course, these are not enough, and the huge territory of the government is only the first step. And then there is more to come, the empire I want to build should also have a strong army, a sound system, sound laws, rich creative arts and literature, and a sophisticated technology and science that surpasses all nations in the history of mankind, a perfect empire!

Perhaps this empire will decline or even perish in the future, but even thousands of years from now, people will remember everything about it. It makes people feel excited, feel the blood swelling, and feel the incomparable yearning.

And when they talk about me, they say that the man named Egilska de la Grímsson has created the greatest empire in the history of the country! Those literati, those scholars, those scientists, those philosophers and ordinary people will say this! This is my ambition! I have a unique and unparalleled desire!"

Hearing Egil say this, Annu only felt that her gaze on Egil became more eager.

"This man is not like everyone else...... , compared to those kings and lords who only want power and land, they are different. He is much greater than those people. Also much smarter. His ambition is also more perfect than theirs...... Lilianu lamented, "If such a man is an enemy of Rome, then Rome will not be able to resist his power in any way." A few years earlier, Rome had managed to defeat him with all their might, and as a result, it had begun to decline. Now, however, he has become stronger. But the power of Rome is declining..."

"I want to ask. Lilianu sighed faintly in her heart, lamenting: "Why is he not a Roman?" and asked Egil at the same time: "Your Majesty's heroism and ideals, this palace admires it very much. But I wonder what will happen to our Roman Empire under this ideal of Your Majesty?"

Egil was stunned for a moment, he had been talking to Lilianu quite speculatively just now, and he could already call him by his first name, but after Lilianu heard his words, he changed his address back to Caesar. I secretly screamed in my heart that it was not good. The cowhide blew over, causing the other party's vigilance.

However, Egil is Egil, and this little mistake is not a great debater who can turn black and white upside down. Hearing Lilianu's question, Egil smiled lightly, "Or maybe you don't believe it. But the truth is, I don't have the idea of destroying Rome. Because that would require too much time, energy, wealth and troops. It's more than the limit that my nascent empire can bear (Aurora snorted: There is no upper limit to the number of troops supported by the system, the limit is Mao). So my plan was more inclined to cooperate with the Roman Empire. ”

"Your Majesty doesn't want to attack Rome, so where exactly do you want to get the territory you need?" asked Lilianu, disbelieving.

"I've already said it. The world is big. And the scope of what we know today is very small. It only circles the Mediterranean Sea, and occupies less than a tenth of the entire world. Perhaps Rome thought it was a big country. But compared to the world as we know it, it is not worth mentioning. And the world as we know it is no less than what we know about it. ”

"With all due respect, Your Majesty, what you have said may sound reasonable, but it is too broad and empty. It can't dispel the doubts of this palace. Lilianu said, "Although what His Majesty said is quite astonishing, but to accomplish all this, territory, population, and wealth are the most basic conditions, and Your Majesty must be in good order after all. And in this so-called known world, Rome is the richest, the most territorial and the most densely populated, how can you not worry about it?" ）