"I spent the whole day going around in circles with those diplomats, and I couldn't even see the emperor's face. How difficult was it to get close to the Roman emperor?" Kai sat down and sighed.
"This also shows that the emperor's position is still wavering." Arthur said, "We have at least taken the first step, and we can only wait patiently."
"That's right, just wait. Maybe during the time you wait patiently, the emperor will have already negotiated terms and formed an alliance with the Hungarians." Kai said.
"If he wanted to form an alliance with the Hungarians, he would have done it a long time ago. It would only take a day or two." Ivan said, "Please, can't you calm down and stop shaking your damn legs?"
"It's so noisy," Kai said angrily, "I don't even think about how boring I am here. There is no TV to watch, and there is no way to go out to the bar to pick up girls."
"It's better to say how rotten your life was." Ivan said.
"Boy, do you want to fight? I just have a lot of free time, so I'll just stick with you until the end!" Kai yelled.
"Shut up, both of you!" Arthur said angrily, "Since you are the representative of Pantoraken, how can you at least pretend to be mature and quarrel like elementary school students?"
"No one else is here anyway," Kai said.
"That's not the point!" Arthur said, "...Forget it, I'm not talking nonsense to you, it makes it seem like my IQ has dropped to the same level as yours. I'm going out for a walk."
"Aren't there a bunch of guards outside?" Kai said.
"It doesn't matter. I just went to the reading room of the foreign hotel. They can't stop me from reading, right?" Arthur said.
"I'll go too. It's so boring here." Bedivere said.
"The reading room doesn't have those 'books' you were expecting." Kai smiled and said, "By the way, you borrowed a book from me last time and didn't return it. Did you hide it poorly and Arthur confiscated it?"
The orc boy immediately blushed: "No! The book is still well hidden under the mattress!!"
Kai immediately burst out laughing.
"Let's talk about this issue after we go back, Bedi." Arthur looked at the orc boy with a gloomy face.
"I'm sorry..." Bedi's face turned redder.
When the knight came to the reading room, he found that he was not the only user here. A young man with a handsome face and a scholarly temperament was already quietly reading a book. Judging from the cover of the book, it should be some kind of military work.
.
"Meet our future Roman Emperor." Arthur lowered his voice.
"That person? How could it be possible that the future Roman Emperor would be reading in a place like this without even a single bodyguard?" Bedivere asked in a low voice.
"It's true. That is Justinian, the adopted son of Roman Emperor Justin I. His virtue and wisdom are already well known to the world. In addition, the emperor has no direct heirs, so Justinian is almost the only one.
The emperor's successor has been chosen." Arthur whispered.
"You're flattered, Silver Knight Arthur. Or should I say, the future King of Pantoracon?"
Arthur's whole body trembled as if he was suddenly electrocuted, not only because he and Bedivere's whisper was heard, but also because of Justinian's words themselves.
"...Your Excellency, your ears are really smart. But talking about the future king of Pantorakon...is a bit of a joke." Arthur pretended to be calm and authentic.
"Isn't it? I think my true seeing magic will not have errors. The huge and quietly flowing light veins behind you are the perfect proof of the emperor. I have only seen two people with this in my life.
With such a huge light vein, one is my uncle, and the other is you."
"Light pulse... is it the torrent of photons in nature? Can that kind of thing determine a person's fate?" Arthur said, "But I'm sorry, I'm just a poor, ordinary person from a commoner background. A king or something..."
.Pantoraken has also been without a king for five centuries."
"My uncle is also a warrior, even illiterate. But he rose from an infantryman to a general, and was finally elected emperor by the Senate. What else is impossible in this world?" Justinian said, "No.
Use the word 'impossible' to limit the height of your dreams. Human dreams are boundless and never-ending. If there is magic in the world that can turn the impossible into possible, then this and it can only be a 'dream'."
"But, Your Excellency..."
"I'm sorry, I talked too much when I was excited. I originally wanted Belisarius to stay here to meet you, but I am very curious and want to know what this knight Arthur, who was highly praised by Belisarius, is like.
As a person, I came directly to meet you. I didn’t expect that I would be able to see the future big shots of Pantoraken. This trip was really worth it.”
"Your Mightiness......"
"Looking at your appearance, there should be no problem with the duel. But for the time being, I'll give you the opponent's information so that you can make more complete preparations." Justinian said, handing the data disk to Asia.
Se's hands.
"Anyway, thank you..." Arthur said. Just when he was about to take the data disk away, Justinian grabbed his hand hard, and Arthur vaguely saw something in his sleeve.
The dagger glowed coldly, and he couldn't help but become nervous.
"I'm wondering whether to get rid of you now, Knight Arthur." Justinian said with a smile, "You will be a huge existence, so huge that you may become a fatal threat to the future Roman Empire.
Maybe getting rid of you now is the best choice. But my intuition tells me that you are an indispensable existence to the world. So I decided to believe it. I decided to rather be your friend than do anything.
Your enemy. Just hope my intuition is correct."
Then he shook Arthur's hand, just as he would greet a friend.
"I also hope to be your friend rather than your enemy, Your Excellency." Arthur said coldly, "My intuition also tells me that you will be a difficult emperor to deal with in the future."
"Heh heh heh heh, we are each other." Justinian laughed and said, "Excuse me, my friend. If you need anything to prepare for the duel, please contact Belisarius, as long as Rome can help
I will prepare everything for you. I wish you good luck."
After Justinian left, Bedivere spoke in a low voice: "What a oppressive person. Before he spoke, he looked like he was just a weak scholar."
"Meet our future Roman Emperor, Justinian I." Arthur repeated what he said before, "On the surface, he is flattering, but secretly he is preparing to stab me a few times. What a cunning old fox."
"Can he really believe it?" Bedivere's face showed waves of uneasiness.
Arthur sneered disapprovingly: "At least, our current interests are the same. If you can use their resources, let's do our best."