Augustus Road

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Just in front of this door, the magic stick who was about to be expelled suddenly pointed at Papina and shouted as if he had seen a ghost: "It's you, your enemy in the underworld. The terrible ghost has broken free from the chains and rushed towards Come to the ground to repay you. There are thirteen black doves circling above your tent these days. It won’t be long, and soon you will see the god with antlers, covered with deer. Appear in your shrine with blood!"

These words frightened Papinna. Ever since Sethius was killed by him, he had been guilty of guilt for a long time and became a ghost. He was very taboo about these things, not to mention the fact that this magic stick he had never met was shouting in a decent way, which made him He turned pale.

Lepidus said sternly to the praetorian soldiers in front of the door that the delirium of this magician had caused trouble to Caesar's other financial officer, so he should be driven away immediately!

The magic stick was lifted up and dragged away savagely by the soldiers, but he still shouted that he was the most famous wizard in the area and that his predictions would never be wrong. Papinna remained where he was, restless, neither chasing the man nor staying.

Not long after, a niche slave from Papina hurried out of the crowd on the other side of the camp with a pale face and shouted to his master that something serious was going on.

In the shrine in Papina's camp, a ferocious-looking evil god statue with antlers stretched out appeared inexplicably, and the horns were smeared with eye-catching blood. In the shrine, the statues of Papinna's ancestor god, family god, and father god were all... Their heads were all beheaded, and there was something indescribably weird in front of the weak candlelight. Several slaves were crouching on the ground like sieves, begging their masters to forgive their sins. They had been surrounding the camp without even taking a nap, and they ended up like this for some reason.

"Ah!" Papinna's eyes widened with anger, and with a hint of nervousness, he rushed forward and swept the antler statue down from the shrine. He gasped for air, as if he had experienced a nightmare. Sure enough, the ghost still caught up with him. Even after ten years of running away, he still couldn't escape.

Damn it, it was the opening day of the camp market. The sword-fighting slaves who were originally guarding the camp tents all went to the women's shop in the camp market to drink. As a result, who the murderer was was unknown. But although Papinna said that this must be the work of his enemy, he was worried in his heart. Others didn't know, but he knew that the deer was the symbol of the one-eyed dragon Sethius and the god of his army. body.

When Sethus was fighting in Spain, in order to win over people and strengthen his authority, he tried this trick. He found a beautiful deer with milky white fur and said that it was the messenger of the gods. Before each battle, he would ask his men to perform divination. The official "communicated" with the deer to boost his own morale and implement his orders - dressing himself up as God's agent, this was a tried and tested trick in ancient times. As time passed, Seth Uris's subordinates were convinced of the deer and subconsciously combined the deer with the one-eyed general.

Lepidus had heard this story in the patron's book, and even from the mouths of Milu and other guys. Even when Milu swore a blood oath with him, he was holding a deer-shaped statue that symbolized the one-eyed general. Of course, Lepidus knew that this was the story. Feudal superstition, no, classical superstition, but people at that time didn’t think so!

And Papinna belongs to "the people of that time".

Seeing his appearance, Li Bida asked him with great concern whether he needed to search the camp to find the murderer or to bring back the magician? Papinna was covered in cold sweat, but he still managed to stay calm and said no, I just need to strengthen the security of the camp - Lepidus sneered secretly and left.

Three days later, after expelling all the idlers in the camp, the Roman legions began to leave the camp and marched along the many crisscrossing rivers towards the city of Orcresi, saying that they were attacking this huge barbarian city. The siege of the city was, rather, an arduous sweep of the densely packed villages and towns around it, because these tribes all supported the Orcresi, either openly or covertly, and it became the gathering place for all the bandits and tribes fighting against Rome. Even the Sinclair chief Mukuas, who was expelled by Lepidus in Vitoni, also stayed with his remaining soldiers. More barbarians took small boats and arrived in Durius, Nemis, Duro and many other places. They appear and disappear on the river, fighting like pirates, which makes the Roman legions quite distressed.

Finally, on a river beach, the Romans surrounded several stranded barbarian ships. They said they were barbarians. The feathers on their helmets were even more exaggerated. They were all wearing gorgeous Sagem, which should be Iberi. The green forest horse bandits are the most rampant in Asia. When the legions threw burning javelins and clay pots at those ships, and the decks and cabins began to burn, these green forest bandits were very tough. Many people saw despair and raised their spirits. Singing songs, they stabbed each other to death with daggers. Some of them jumped from the boat and fell into the river with iron blocks and stones tied to them. The legionnaires laughed, as if they were watching a Saturnalia drama.

At this time, Lepidus saw a bearded horse bandit man. He had not found a good engine oil to stab each other for the time being, so he was squeezed by the crowd. Before he could pull out the dagger and kill himself, he was pushed off the burning deck. The man subconsciously tried to grab the side of the ship with his right hand, but failed to do so. He screamed and fell into the shallow water. Lepidah pursed his lips and asked his subordinates and military slaves to come up together, and dragged the guy up with a copper hook.

After the guy was dragged up half-dead, Lepidah found out why he didn't hold the side of the ship anymore. It was because his three fingers that could have been used to pull the bow and pull the side of the ship were all cut off.

"What's your name?" Li Bi Da looked down at the guy and said.

The other party opened his eyes like a wild bull and was about to howl and pounce, but was suppressed by a group of followers around him. Li Bi Da laughed and said, "Tell me your name, you stupid bandit, I can save your life."

"Fingerless Compano does not need the sympathy and mercy of the Romans." The man also gave the answer in anger.

"Spain and Lusitania will soon restore peace, and the rebels and bandits will all be eliminated. All tribes will become rich again in ten years. I'm thinking - if you, Compano, are the only bandit left in the entire Iberian Peninsula at that time, how happy you will be!" Li Bi Da put his hand on his chin and predicted with interest.

Compano was a little stunned, but he had to admit that although the other party's words were teasing, they made sense - let alone business, even bandits yearned for the situation of "monopoly", even though the word might not have been invented at that time.

"Think about it again. Since you have become a bandit because of poverty and resentment, you have to kill and rob. Thinking about other things is a burden. Look back and see that your companions who were drowned and burned are all a bunch of idiots. A thief actually still thinks about morality and loyalty. Is there anything more ridiculous than this? Go dry your clothes and come to my tent!" Li Bi Da said, leaving the stunned Kangba Nuo behind and leading the team to move forward. (To be continued)