"Is that you, so introduce yourself. Marcus Claudius Longinus, just call me Marcus. He didn't reach out to shake Shang Luo's hand, because they all knew that Aurora people didn't like physical contact, so they just nodded in acknowledgment.

Shang Luo also nodded in return, and looked this one up and down by the way—to be honest, he couldn't tell what his face looked like while wearing a mask. However, from the name of the family, he must have come from a nobler family than Titus.

Roman names are generally divided into three parts. In the case of the one in front of him, Marcus represents himself, Claudius is his clan name, and Longinus is the family name from the patrilineal line. The latter two generally do not change, especially the clan names in the middle.

Because clan names are equivalent to "surnames" under Chinese etiquette, it is almost impossible to change the surnames of Ji and Jiang. The family name is also relatively stable, mainly used to distinguish different families from the "Claudius" clan, usually from a large elder of the family who is strong enough to write a separate family tree, and is similar in nature to the "clan". His "clan" is Longinus, indicating that his ancestors had a big man named "Longinus".

Shang Luo wondered if this ancestor would be the one who stabbed Jesus to death.

However, he has a full range of names and surnames, and it seems that he does come from a more prominent family. Titus himself did not have a "clan", but only a surname, indicating that none of his ancestors to this day are worth remembering. But if he can be selected as one of the Roman guards, as long as he survives before retirement, then he should be able to be awarded the title of nobleman. The "clan" of their clan is about to be founded from him.

Among other things, everyone present deserves to remain in the annals of history in terms of the miracles witnessed tonight.

"Hello, Mr. Marcus."

"Hmm. Well, I said it directly. Today, I also suddenly received a mission, and there is only one detail of the mission, which is to contain the wild hunting army. So leave the army of wild hunts to me, and you will take care of it King of the Forest, and that's how we divide labor. So who is the one who launched the wild hunt here? Do you know the name? ”

"It seems to be named Elodiasha."

"Ah, the one, Irodeasa, the king of the elves of summer. Looks like I made the right choice, I can stop them with hoplites. ”

"Where did this Elodiasa come from?"

"Before that, you should know where those elves came from, right? Everywhere in Europe that was invaded by Rome, there were legends of elves and imitations. Legend has it that the elves of the forest would steal the children of the Romans and replace them with a copycat. In addition to those wild elves, the great one among the elves is the elven king. Elodiasha, we know where she came from, she's from Romania – you know how much the locals hate Rome when you hear the name, and they have to say it's sympathetic that they have erased their place names. But as a member of the Roman legions, I was not qualified to sympathize with them, and all I could do was raise my sword. ”

"You guys. . . Have you ever tried to purge the locals to eradicate the elven threat? ”

"We did try. However, it was useless: the barbarians were not summoners, manipulators, or owners of the elves at all, in fact they were simply igniting wildfires that they could not control, because Elodiatha did not come from civilization, but from the wilderness. After the birth of the wilderness myth, it has nothing to do with who gave birth to it. As for these. If it is the royal court of Elodiasha, then the race she leads is the Long Summer Elves. He looked up at the name on the blood bar: [Long Summer Royal Court's Wild Hunting Army].

"Looks like it's right. This is something that doesn't show up mechanically. The representative of these long summer spirits is the rose, and the ritual represented is the dance. Elodai is the name of the lord of the royal court, and Asha is her title. Each royal court has its own Asha. ”

"Sounds like it. What is a wonderful jungle goblin? ”

"If that's all there is, it's wonderful. But the only purpose of the creation of these Wilderness Courts is to wage war on behalf of the Wilderness to destroy civilization. All of the Wilderness Courts, without exception, will launch a wild hunt, an unstoppable army of spirits, slaughtering the Romans and even the natives of the towns without leaving a living mouth. By the time we arrived, there were often only traces of war ravaged by the Wild Hunters - and it was to be expected that if civilization retreated, the Wild Hunters would hunt down every human stronghold in the darkness forever. But our work is often not understood by the barbarians, some of whom even choose to worship the elves. ”

"What will happen then?"

"No, it's not a question of 'ends'. The trickiest thing about this kind of worship is that it doesn't have any problems on its own. Because Elodiasa is cruel, but she is very kind. Although she wags war against human civilization, she loves everyone who prays to her and will really respond. Romanian shamans parade in the name of various "troupes" and practice esoteric worship of Elodai herself. They took on the functions of shamans, casting out evil spirits in the name of Elodai, sheltering those who were beyond the Great Wall of Rome, and blessing the towns and villages there. Is this what you see in Elodai? ”

"Eh," Shang Luo nodded slightly, "It does seem to be complicated." I heard Karin, the girl who had been taken captive, and she had some conversation with Elodiasha. Elodiasa seems to be very fond of the human she has taken captive. ”

"We don't yet know what life is like for elves in the royal court. But one thing is certain, gods like Elodiasha are all in love with humanity, but they don't know how to love humanity. It's not a good thing to be pampered by her, and she may just use Karin as a sword. If Karin really liked that kind of life, she wouldn't be fighting for humanity now. ”

"Karin said she was going to hunt Elodai."

"Poor boy," Marcus shook his head, "I've heard about this. The boy must have suffered a great deal of sin after he was taken captive. She may have even participated in wild hunts herself, killing a lot of people she didn't want to kill. ”

"Maybe we can ask Karin herself?"

"No, you can't ask. No matter how long that experience was, it was like a dream to Karin. When you wake up, can you remember every detail of your dreams? The same goes for Karin. What can leave an impression on her are only those fragments of memories that are particularly colorful. For example, the blood-stained rivers, the cries of children, and the bloody smoke of burning villages, her road to revenge would be so long that she wouldn't even remember where the royal court was. Maybe with those memory fragments, she can take a step by step reminiscence of her years as an elf. But the more she thought about it, the more painful it became. She's not the first to vow to hunt down those gods, but I hope she'll be the last. These. Damn the gods! ”

Marcus clenched his fists: "Since Her Majesty has decided to activate the lighthouse, humanity will never be at their mercy again. I'm looking forward to that day. I'm looking forward to the day when Ilodiasha also has a bloody streak. ”

(End of chapter)