Chapter 679: Danzig or War
Europa's history is marked by a clear disconnect.
Before the Roman Empire was founded, it was a large bulk area.
Whether it's faith, ethnicity, or language...... There has never been unity.
The history of the continent of Europa is also too clear to be traced and restored.
The only thing I know is ...... As more and more sorcerers and bandits joined forces, it became increasingly clear to the Romans that there had been so many gods.
Some are not really gods, just demigods.
But even if it's a demigod, it's a canonization level.
It remains a mystery why they disappeared for so many years and reappeared.
Maybe...... For demigods, thousands of years are just a nap; Or maybe there is some special reason for the gods who existed in the past to awaken one by one.
And the blindfolded demigod in front of him, who calls himself Tia, the mother of dragons, is one of them.
Dragons are already extinct in Europa.
Everyone knows about it, but her appearance also announces the reappearance of this group of dragons in the land of Europa.
And the resurgence of such powerful races is by no means a good thing for humans who have reproduced too many of them.
Because in this society created by people, they always think that they are the existence at the top of the food chain, once the dragon wants to force into the top grid, the two sides will fight and compete with each other; This is not fundamentally different from the competition for territory between animals.
The Roman Emperor looked at the Mother of Dragons indifferently and said lightly, "You want holy relics?" ”
Augustus held the scepter representing the clergy and the Yellow Spring: "Why? ”
"Just ...... All the people alive here. The Mother of Dragons smiled gracefully: "As long as I want, the people in this square will become sacrifices to the dragon god...... Roman emperor, you can understand that this is a kidnapping. ”
She spread her palms: "Hand over the ransom, and then I will let your people be safe." ”
The emperor sneered: "Rome never bows to any terrorist, you miscalculated, apostle of the dragon god." ”
Tia, the Mother of Dragons, said, "It seems that you don't care about the life and death of these 300,000 people. ”
"You can use 300,000 people today to threaten me to bow my head, then another day it will be another million...... And so on, endlessly. Augustus took a step forward, his scepter fell to the ground, and the entire Cathedral of Our Lady shone brightly: "Now leave my territory, I will spare you from death." ”
Before a dilemma, the Roman emperor behaved impeccably.
Although the 300,000 believers present were apprehensive, the live broadcast continued, and the whole country could see the emperor's statement at this time.
But this saved face score can't stand careful consideration at all.
At least the nobles and citizens present knew in their hearts that it would be a great disgrace to the Holy Church to let the Dragon Mother Tia appear here.
Why did the Great Array built by the Holy Church over the years make it so easy for people to take advantage of the loopholes, and why was the other party able to set up the Summoning Magic Array at the entrance of the Cathedral of Our Lady?
And to let the king of a country be threatened by a demigod in person, it is obviously a loss of national body.
In Great Xia, that adult was ridiculed by a ten murderers in person.
This will make at least seven of the top 10 seats go berserk.
Augustus' attitude was cold.
The corners of the Mother of Dragons' lips curled in an ironic arc.
"The negotiation failed."
"It is a pity, Emperor of Rome, that you did not choose the most correct path and hand over the holy relics; Didn't choose the wrong path and did it directly with me; Instead, they chose the most complicated path. ”
"Now, you don't have a chance to regret it."
The Roman Emperor's eyes were cold: "I never accept any threats, you have chosen the wrong person, lackey of the dragon god!" ”
The Mother of Dragons snapped her fingers lightly.
The next moment, two translucent phantoms emerged from behind her, a minotaur holding a giant battle axe on the left, and an eyeball tentacle driving a wheel on the right.
Boom ——!
The Cathedral of Our Lady suddenly shook violently.
The next moment, a purple-red magic array covered the entire auditorium.
Originally, all the guests on the viewing platform were stunned to find that they had an extra mark on their bodies, and the next moment they felt dizzy and disappeared in place.
The Roman emperor raised his scepter and was furious: "You...! ”
"If you're going to do it, they're going to die."
The Mother of Dragons smiled and raised her hand, adding a transparent tenth-order Rubik's Cube in her palm.
She introduced blandly: "The labyrinth of Minotaur, the spatial killing array of the Hundred-Hand Demon Eye...... The combination of the two forms a small labyrinth of subspace, where most of the important figures of the great Rome are now captured and contained. ”
Hearing that the crowd was still alive, the Roman Emperor's face became more and more serious: "Are you going to threaten me at their expense?" ”
It would be a huge blow if 300,000 people were sacrificed, but if all the guests in this hall died, it was estimated that the whole society would be shut down and usher in turmoil.
Each of his positions is the result of a multi-party competition for the balance of interests, and once they die, the drama of power struggle will begin immediately.
Although it was impossible for the emperor to compromise, the pressure he felt would only increase.
The Mother of Dragons shook her head and said, "No, I want to make a proposal. ”
She raised her hand, and the subspace cube at her fingertips worked: "Using it as a chessboard, let's play a game." ”
The Roman Emperor said coldly: "You have spent so much effort just to play a game of chess with me?" ”
"Nature is not an ordinary chess game."
Tia, the Mother of Dragons, grinned, blindfolded by a black cloth, but it seemed that through this cloth she could see the faint light of fire flickering in her eyes.
She snapped her fingers again, and several images immediately appeared around the emperor.
Around the square of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Flower Capital, in the sky, on the ground...... They can see young people, middle-aged people, teenagers, and a beautiful girl.
Their expressions were serious, and the place they were in was still bright daylight, obviously outside of this polar day barrier.
Mother of Dragons continued, "I know that four saints from the Church of Rome have arrived at the scene and two more are on their way. ”
"If something really happens, they're going to rush in right away."
"But the same ......"
Spread the wings behind you.
Several phantoms flickered.
There are four-legged snake people lurking in blood;
A giant with half a body soaked in lava;
There are black-robed skeletons hiding in the depths of a swamp;
There are mighty generals riding eight-legged horses and holding thunder;
"I've got four demigods on my side as well......," Tia, the Mother of Dragons, put her finger in front of her lips, smiling more wickedly than the Pleasure Order.
"If the Roman Emperor insists on going to war, the result will inevitably be the destruction of the entire empire, and the burning of cities and people."
If more than ten canons are involved in a war.
What a heavy loss and destruction it would bring, and it would even set the Roman Empire back thirty years.
Think of 'Groove, original ......' 'Groove, second original ......'
The canonization class exists as a strategic-level deterrent weapon, and its meaning of existence is that it cannot act rashly and is equally binding on both sides.
Even if Rome were to win in the end, it would face a long period of decline, a declining population, and even a series of problems such as local riots and famine due to reduced food production.
It's a scalp-tingling consequence to think about.
Can Rome, which has survived peace, withstand such consequences?
It's hard, it's hard.
One can accept building everything from scratch, but one cannot accept the Great Depression and the bursting of the bubble.
There is no doubt that instead of using 300,000 believers as a threat, this time the demigods were pressed to the gambling table, and the little toe of the Roman emperor was indeed slammed.
He was forced to restrain his anger and said in a low voice, "How do you want to bet?" ”
Tia, the Mother of Dragons, clapped her palms, it was very simple.
"Throw the holy relic in your hand into this labyrinth, and whoever can get out alive with it in the end will be theirs."
"I can swear to the dragon god that I will never touch Michael's right wrist unless it is delivered to me."
The Roman emperor was silent, then pondered.
That's too simplistic.
"You can think slowly, I don't mind."
The Mother of Dragons sat back, her buttocks fell into nothingness, and she put on a rather bewitching pose: "However, if you waste too much time, your precious subjects and nobles will all die~"
"By the way, although I don't deliberately kill people, the people outside are infected by the magic I unleash at any time in this enchantment, and if it takes too long, they will also die."
She laughed in a voice that was so quirky and cruel and bloodthirsty.
"Choose, Roman Emperor."
"Is it a war that will never stop with rivers of blood?"
"Or do you choose an exciting game of auto-chess?"
The emperor was silent.
The entire Cathedral of Our Lady was silent, like an endless mourning meeting.
……
By the time Bai Yu reacted, he was already in the labyrinth of subspace.
He glanced at a mark on the back of his hand that shimmered with a purple-red light.
There is a curse on it, which is difficult to detect until it is activated.
Immediately understood what was going on.
"What a dragon priest, when a person dies, he doesn't forget to open a shortcut for me."
"I was just thinking about how to get in, but it saved me a lot of trouble."
He smiled and said, "Thank you so much." ”
"Today is really my lucky day."
(End of chapter)