Twenty minutes later, after another vigil patrol had been taken down by the Holy Assassins, there were no new patrol sentries here......

Will breathed a sigh of relief at this, and he realized at this time that he had overestimated the rice buckets of the Senate......

However, strangely enough, after this, Hattori Chiyo resolutely refused to carry out the next plan with him, and instead chose to take half of the Holy Assassins to other places in the surrounding area to clear the sentinels of those places...... Prepare for the evacuation......

"It's really weird, though, she......'s usually very calm," Will sighed as he touched his chin, then shook his head, deciding not to think about those things anymore.

Because, just now, a returning Holy Clan assassin brought the latest news.

That is, the position of imprisoning those who remain loyal to the Emperor.

After hesitating for a moment, Will sighed, waved his hand, and motioned for the half of the Holy Assassins who followed him to support Hattori Chiyo......

He decided that there were some things that he would do best on his own.

......

Moments later, outside the library of the Roman Palace, Will gently pushed open the door.

Outside the gate, three Holy Clan assassins were dragging the night sentries who had just been brought down by them into the grass to cover their tracks.

"You guys stay outside the door, I'll be out soon, don't worry......"

Giving his subordinates a reassuring smile, Will walked into the library with a firm step.

The library is large, however, it is also crowded.

Rows of shelves ten meters high, almost reaching to the ceiling, filled the place with books, fill the place.

When he entered, Will's brow furrowed as he smelled something unusual.

This library, which has been empty for a long time, is now full of decay...... and the taste of human blood......

It seems that that rumor is true.

Will silently affirmed a thought in his mind, pulled out the cracked wind in his back, and cautiously advanced towards the depths of the library.

During this time, Will couldn't help but think of the story that Uncle Cohen told him about the Library of Rome when he was a child.

Historically, the library of Rome was initially maintained by the Senate, which, as in the history of the Holy Family, stood firmly on the side of the Republic and the people during the Roman Republic.

At that time, the original Roman library was built on the initiative of the Junius family, who had abolished the tyrants of ancient Rome.

Its collection of books came not only from Rome, but also from Gaul, Greece, and Carthage, Rome's enemy across the sea......

Rome was initially tolerant.

At a time when Rome had not yet occupied most of the continent, there was an adage that Will remembered very well.

Glory to Greece, greatness to Rome.

Rome's greatness was not reflected in its military might, nor in its vast territory.

The greatness of Rome lies in its ability to absorb everything from the various races of mankind and to combine them into its own power.

In the era of the Republic, the Roman aristocracy loved Greek poetry, admired the bravery of the barbarians, and then ...... As Rome became stronger, everything that was once cherished by the Romans was gradually abandoned...... Abandon it in a corner that no one knows, waiting for future generations to discover, or...... Forever forgotten until annihilation......

After this, Gaius Julius Caesar was born, a commoner who despised the senators who gradually began to discriminate against their citizens.

Caesar conquered Gaul and defeated the Roman Senate......

He became the Roman dictator of Rome who the Roman senators thought of madness, dreamed of doing it, but did not dare to do......

Caesar was great, he was as great as Rome standing proudly on this continent, but unfortunately, he became a meteor......

After leaving a brilliant mark on the magnificent and long history of Rome, he disappeared...... Rumor has it that he was murdered by his beloved adopted son, Brutus......

There is no doubt that Caesar was a hero of Rome and a hero of the citizens, and the epic of the hero should be remembered.

And fate finally compensated this dismal hero......

It was his nephew and heir whom he had identified in his will, Gaius Octavian Turinus, who had successfully avenged him with his once-trusted deputy, Repida, and his most loyal subordinate, Marc Antony.

Hardly any of those who plotted to assassinate him survived three years after his death. All were found guilty and died in different ways......

Some died shipwrecked, others died in the ensuing war waged by Octavian and other Caesar's generals, and some committed suicide with the same dagger with which Caesar had been assassinated......

In the end, Octavian, who defeated Lepida and Mark Antony, established the Roman Empire.

Will's teacher once told him with great sorrow that after Octavian became emperor, the greatness of Rome was only territorial and military greatness......

Will didn't fully understand this point of view before, until now he saw this library that can accommodate 10,000 people......

It turned out that after eradicating those senators, Octavian made him and his descendants the new "senators", and the senate still existed, but at this time, the senate was already filled with a rabble, as a buffer between the Julius family, which had become royal, and the citizens......

As to why the Senate regained its former power in just one hundred years, it is necessary to ask the last emperor of His Majesty Caligula, Tiberius the Great......

Looking at this library, Octavian, after establishing the Roman Empire, did not return the power that belonged to the citizens to them, but on the contrary, he did more ruthlessly than the senators of the Republic, preferring to lock this treasure trove of human knowledge deep in the palace rather than let others peek into the beauty of knowledge......

For Will, this behavior is unforgivable!

He liked to read books since he was a child, and he longed for the classic documents that his teacher said, but he could only see the fragments that passed down through the royal family, or the engraved and abridged versions......

Thinking of this, Will couldn't help but sigh, he knew that he was here to find those prisoners, and he shouldn't have to linger too long......

Reluctantly reluctantly retracting his gaze from the dusty books that had not been cleaned, Will sighed again and headed deeper into the library.