"Civil war? Has it come this far? "Although Rome has always had civil wars throughout history, it would be cruel to go to war just because practice went wrong.

"So, is it important for you guys to practice rockets?"

Victoria looked at him: "It's incredibly important. Because. Do you know why Rome was divided into six parts? ”

Apollonia had previously introduced the six-point Rome to Shangluo, which were:

The magical Constantinople – the seat of the Senate

Alchemical Alexandria – home to the Palace of the Muses

The Delphi of Astrology – the seat of the oracle

and

Sociology of Rome

Syracuse in physics

and the ideal city of all 'practices': New Antioch in the Americas. New Antioch has a relatively high degree of independence, as Rome's territory in the New World of America is named after the "Viceroyalty of Gran Colombia", and New Antioch is the capital of Gran Colombia.

Here, Rome deliberately separated the occult center from the political center. London, Paris, and Seville are the political centers that do not have a mystical function; Alexandria, Delphi, Syracuse, and even the city of Rome itself were not politically important, they were not the capitals of any region, and they were even deliberately downplayed politically.

In addition to Constantinople in the east, the only one that had both political and occult functions was New Antioch. The skyscrapers of the Manhattan Peninsula are also an illustration of modern living: a concrete forest of huge neoclassical buildings, a Broadway theater district, and a huge rectangular central garden.

The Empire State Building is the crown jewel of all this, and it is the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere – the tallest in the world at 442 meters, if you count the skyscrapers. But when expanded to all man-made structures, the antenna of the Matsue Broadcasting Tower is 30 meters taller than it.

If there was any city that could lead the Roman Empire out of Constantinople, it was New Antioch. At least nowhere else is there a skyscraper that tall.

"So. You may not know the importance of 'practice' in this. Let me change the question: Do you know why Rome divided into six fields: supernatural powers, alchemy, astrology, sociology, physics, and practice? ”

[Oh.] Apollonia spoke of God, "She's going to tell you something very important." Listen carefully, I'll shut up first. 】

"I don't know." Shang Luo shook his head.

"So. You are the king of Rome, and you are entitled to know this. "Emperor Victoria took a sip of tea, the tea was on her side, there was no model loaded here.

She pressed a button on the table, and the window that could be seen outside turned into a mirror.

"The mirror symbolizes closure. The next conversation." She glanced at Karin in the room, "Miss Karin, shall we talk alone?" ”

"Huh?" Karin had just realized that she shouldn't have been standing here in the first place, "Ah! I'm sorry! ”

Victoria nodded kindly. It wasn't until Karin walked out that she pressed the second button—

"Bang."

The entire wall by the window has been turned into a mirror.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang."

In a flurry of sounds, the remaining five sides of the room were transformed into mirrors in turn.

All that was left in the room was a table, chairs, Shang Luo and Victoria, and the flag behind her. Shang Luo looked around, his face and figure were reflected on the mirror, and the images in the mirror were infinitely copied and recursive, until they reached the infinite depth. And with every movement he makes, countless mirrors will act together.

"Absolutely closed, absolutely safe. Then, it can be said that from previous research, all knowledge in this world can be divided into three categories: human knowledge, world knowledge, and light knowledge or symbolic knowledge. Combining them in pairs gives us six areas that divide all knowledge:

"The study of the relationship between symbols and the world, the study of the transmission and interpretation of meaning, that is, symbolism, is the magic of the three great arts. It includes the study of language, magic, runes, and the immortal gods of the world, aka divine machines. The great skills are led by supernatural powers.

"The study of the relationship between signs and signs, with the symbols themselves as the object of study, is symbolism, which is the alchemy of the threefold great technique. The study, which took place in Alexandria, studied the permutations and combinations of elements in search of the end of the great feat – the Philosopher's Stone.

"The study of the relationship between symbols and people, and the study of what human beings are from the perspective of light (symbols), is symbolism, which is astrology in the threefold great skill. It contains the study of celestial induction, astrological signs, and prophecy. Because of the human factor, it becomes infinitely complex. The study of astrology that we carry out at the Oracle of Delphi understands the infinite in terms of infinity.

The other three areas do not focus on symbols. The relationship between people, sociology in the broadest sense, was studied in Rome. The relationship between the world, the collision of rules and rules, is physics in the broad sense, studied in Syracuse. The study of Rome and Syracuse is more symbolic, as physics and sociology can be studied everywhere, and they are only vases used to compose complete rituals. And finally, the study of man and the world, that is, practice. All the practices, our ideals, our dreams, are slowly unfolding in New Antioch in Gran Colombia. ”

"And then, she cracked?"

"Yes." Victoria sighed, "New Antioch condenses our dreams, but it is also the furthest from the light. The realm of Constantinople is light and the world, and the realm of New Antioch is man and the world. Light and man are the closest and farthest in the world. Whether light or man should dominate is the most fundamental difference between Constantinople and New Antioch. ”

"Now, do you think the light should be the rule?"

"Nope. Our eternal dream is that one day human beings no longer need the guidance of the light, the intermediary of the light, and rely on human beings to understand the world by their own strength. Helios Mithras was born in response to our dreams, and he pursued this supreme goal as we do. That's why New Antioch is the dream of the whole empire, it is the practice of all ideals, and all our achievements, technologies, and theories are put into practice in New Antioch. So we built skyscrapers, central gardens, theaters, art galleries, where we could see all the good and beautiful things of human beings. But."

"But?"

"People die." Victoria uttered those three words slowly.

(End of chapter)