Caesar sat on his throne in the depths of the hall, his face illuminated by the flickering candles on either side of the throne, and it was impossible to see his specific expression—but there was clearly a painful soul bound in his old and haggard body.

He just sat there without saying a word, staring at Shang Luo with empty eyes. Keep staring.

"Caesar, what's the situation now?" He asked Victoria next to him.

"Well, we, we're sorry for Caesar. As I told you earlier, Cyberler promised a resurrection in the Black Stone. The most important thing in the so-called resurrection is the continuity of consciousness. If someone resets their memories as soon as they sleep, then the poor person's consciousness has to be interrupted once a day, and sleeping is equivalent to saying goodbye to the self of yesterday, which is no different from dying in sleep once a day. On the other hand, if the continuity of consciousness can be maintained, even the deceased can be seen as resurrected. ”

"What about Caesar?"

"But for some, on an operational level it should. It should be corrected. In short, Caesar's consciousness does maintain continuity, and this is Caesar himself, and there is no problem at all. But. Caesar's death was somewhat tragic. He wanted to be crowned King of Rome at that time, but the fate of the King of Rome befell him that he would die by the sword. The Senate stabbed him into a blood gourd, including his most trusted Brutus. Caesar's last words were: 'Are there you too?' Brutus, my child.', and then he."

Victoria didn't think of words. But the meaning is already self-explanatory.

[He's got it! That's it. Apollonia helped her add the implication.

"Anyway, Caesar is in pain right now."

"And the knife wound on his body."

"It's not good, and it can't be better." Victoria replied, "I remember that in Journey to the West, the sand monk was pierced through his heart by a flying sword every day, and Caesar suffered from the cutting of the sword every moment. Not to mention, a stab in the back from the person he trusts the most also took a huge toll on his body and mind. ”

"Ahh He died well, why was he dragged up in this state? ”

"Because it's a resolution of the Muse. The Palace of the Muses is our final line of defense at all times. When we hesitate, the sages make the final decision. It's more like the immune system here – have you seen that? Caesar's army. Of the two Caesars, only one should survive. ”

"So, it's our decision." Alexander added, "Nothing to do with the oracle or the senate." ”

The old man in the chair in front of him described it as withered and not a little angry. It was a different story from the first time he saw Caesar, who was in a chariot and had a grand triumphal ceremony in Alexandria. It was the most glorious event in Caesar's life, because the conquest of Alexander was not limited to the city.

In the process, he also captured Cleopatra's heart by breaking the kingdom and capturing its king, which was not uncommon in Rome. But Caesar was able to invite the other king's king to the bed, which is amazing. Regardless of Cleopatra's intentions, this achievement, which came from "biological instinct", brought Caesar's personal prestige to its peak. Whenever people talk about Caesar, his time in Alexandria is extraordinarily glorious.

The last time Shang Luo saw was such a mythical Caesar, not this half-dead old man.

That and this, which is the real Caesar.

It's not so easy to tell.

If it were Caesar's own consciousness, there would be no doubt that this one on the throne was him. However, from the perspective of others, the mythical Caesar is closer to the Caesar they know, and all the glory of Caesar is in him.

If the Romans were to be asked whether they wanted Caesar, who had been stabbed by the Senate, to come back, or Caesar, who had been stabbed by the Senate, there were probably not many people who answered the former.

"So, you want this Caesar to be in charge of everything?"

"If I could, I personally would like Caesar himself to return." "First of all," replied, "this marks the time of the restoration of the promise that we may resurrect our ancestors in history in their entirety. On the other hand, in this era of imminent great change, I hope that there will be a stronger emperor to lead the entire empire. I don't quite fit. Caesar is the best candidate. ”

"So, is there another option? Is it that you, like the mock philosopher-king in the palace of the muses, take the opinion of that god-like Caesar? ”

This is actually the root of the problem - no matter which Caesar, and even all of our current technology based on the spiritual web, there is an inevitable problem: their time is static. Time here is always still, so you won't get fat by what you eat, but you won't quench your hunger either. ”

"Not bad." Alexander replied, "Even if it's me, I'm just a shadow, and I can't learn anything new." For example, I can't learn Aurora, never will. Even if I had nearly infinite time, I wouldn't be able to learn. Well, within my own duties, I guess I can provide some experience as much as the teacher. The same is true of Caesar over there, time has also stood still in him, so that his wounds cannot be healed, and his spirit is still in great shock. ”

"Not bad." Alexander replied, "Even if it's me, I'm just a shadow, and I can't learn anything new." For example, I can't learn Aurora, never will. Even if I had nearly infinite time, I wouldn't be able to learn. Well, within my own duties, I guess I can provide some experience as much as the teacher. The same is true of Caesar over there, time has also stood still in him, so that his wounds cannot be healed, and his spirit is still in great shock. ”

[That's why I didn't come out early. It's a terrible thing to fall into the field. 】

"Then why are you learning from the experience?"

[Because I'm not a dead person, I'm a living person, but my body is not here.] And they, their time is over, that's all. 】

"Eh, wait." Shang Luo suddenly raised his head, "According to this statement, all the silhouettes will not change, right?" ”

"That's usually the case." Victoria replied.

"What's going on with that ice cream stand downstairs? How did it go from a stall to a shop? ”

Victoria was stunned: "How did you find out?" ”

"Because the first time I came, someone introduced me to this ice cream, and it was super delicious."

"Tsk, so that's the case, it's normal for you to find out."

"I actually want to ask by the way what is the matter with the 10 zeros behind the 1?"

Victoria was stunned again:

"I'm really sorry, but you've found out twice in a row that we've made mistakes, but these two are actually the same thing. First of all, I can assure you in advance: I really didn't start printing that money first! I didn't start it at all. ”

"Who's that?"

"I don't know. I do want to print money, but I'm not going to print 10 zeros at once. The real reason is that since last month, there has been a huge number of drachmas of unknown origin throughout Cyberleniari. Each one is a silver coin, and each one is real. ”

"Good fellow, how many are there?"

"Did you notice an expansion in the harbor when you came? Yes, we poured the excess drachma into the sea and filled in a new piece of land. ”

"Ahh Are you alright? ”

"Something, we are all confused, the drachma we have accumulated for hundreds of years is only a fraction of the amount in front of the average number of astronomical figures. So, we had to start printing banknotes. Because - banknotes it has numbers. ”

Unlike silver coins, banknotes have printed numbers that are anti-counterfeiting.

"Then you have no plans to go further. For example, according to the treasure money law to change? ”

"No, not at all, I'm already broken, the money printing machine is all smoking, and the silver coins are not spitting out fast. Because we only printed 100 at first, the drachmas that came out the next day followed with the carts, and even the silhouettes that had not moved all this time swayed with the prices. Now there are more and more silver coins, and there are more and more silhouettes that inexplicably gain experience. We felt that there must be some connection between the two things. If we can find a way to make these 'silhouettes' move, then Caesar, and even the philosophers and kings in the painting, can also move. Until then..."

She sighed: "Let's take Yongle Tongbao first." Fortunately, there is also Yongle Tongbao. ”

(End of chapter)