[Caesar, you are in good luck. ] Apollonia, who had been silent since arriving in Alexandria, said the same thing as Titus.
"Caesar is here, isn't it normal?"
[I didn’t want to disturb your relaxation time. But Caesar is not seen often. Have you ever heard of the legend that a camera can capture a walking soul? 】
"That's a rumor, right? Is it true?"
[Half to half. The camera can indeed capture something, but it is not the soul, just the silhouette. It is a collection of all the experiences someone has at this moment. When condensed on film, this is the silhouette. Shooting this kind of silhouette will not have any impact on people, just like when you take a photo of you, no matter how many times you print it, it will not make you dull. 】
"Why do I feel my ears are itchy? Are you trying to scold me in a different way?"
[No, no, I am objectively describing a psychological phenomenon. Some people think that taking photos will make their soul fade or something. In fact, the camera does not capture it, it just 'receives' the light. A person's life is filled with many moving and dazzling moments from which light 'overflows'. The overflow of light is one of the most fundamental magical phenomena in the world, and it can be recorded by a camera. 】
"What's the problem with Caesar?"
[The body cannot be copied, but the light flowing out can. The problem with Caesar is that there is only one silhouette of him at any time. 】
"Huh? Then he is here in his true form?"
[His form is a silhouette, there is no doubt about it. If you observe carefully, from the moment you arrive in Alexandria, you will notice that there are flames dancing in the eyes of these silhouettes. That is the overflowing light, the jumping light driving the silhouette in the form of phlogiston. Because there is no cover from the soul, the light is directly exposed. 】
"That Caesar"
【Yes. The Romans confirmed that there was indeed fire burning in Caesar's eyes, which were about 100 million points in size. There was no way to develop Caesar's negatives from the beginning, and now they don't even know where they are. I don’t know since when, Caesar’s figure appeared at night all over Rome and held triumphal ceremonies. 】
"Can this be regarded as a reappearance of some kind of history? After all, Caesar did hold triumphal ceremonies all over Rome. Is this still in the realm of experience?"
[Yes, that was the case at first. Until one time, Caesar appeared in New Antioch and started a triumphal ceremony with the Empire State Building as a tower. 】
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Shangluo realized the problem: Caesar would never have been to New Antioch anyway. Neo Antioch, in the New World, was a metropolis built on Manhattan. It was originally called New York, but after the technological barbarians were driven out, it was renamed New Antioch. It is impossible for Caesar to have been there anyway, let alone know what the Empire State Building was built less than 30 years ago.
"Is this good luck or bad luck?"
[I also don’t know that although Caesar was not crowned, there is no doubt that Caesar is the monarch of Rome. Caesar's arrival was also welcomed like a festival. Constantinople is investigating, but as far as the current situation is concerned, it is impossible for them to target Caesar as a "Heroes' Parade". Because Caesar always appears in the public eye, does the crusade against Caesar at this time replicate the Senate's one-man-one-sword approach? 】
"That's true. Then just leave it like this?"
[It has been left like this for several years. What does that sentence mean - as long as he can still run, don't touch him. There are many strange things at night, but this one is rare. Instead of worrying, let’s watch it as a festival. I remember the triumphal ceremony here in Alexandria was quite interesting. 】
The majestic Roman horns sounded, legionnaires marched through the street in unison, and flower petals fell from unknown places and matted on the street. Students who had finished their classes crowded on the roadside to watch, and the ancient slices also saluted like Caesar's subjects.
Gaius Julius Caesar, standing on the chariot. Queen Cleopatra of the Ptolemaic dynasty stood at his side. Like a god king and his queen, the golden god drives a golden chariot through his divine kingdom.
This is the scene when Caesar arrived in Alexandria after defeating the Ptolemaic army. As the king of the Romans, Caesar waved to the students on the roadside. Although it spans thousands of years, there's nothing surprising in the fact that this was Romans responding to Romans.
The strangest thing here is Shangluo and his party. They also stood on the roadside and watched Caesar's chariot approaching.
An array of French horns passed in front of them, followed by legionnaires in unison. The golden Caesar passed slowly - but although the chariot did not stop, Caesar's eyes looked over.
The blazing phlogiston fire danced happily in his eyes, and his light was so abundant that it almost filled the entire pupils of his eyes.
Seems to notice that they come from the east. While smiling, Caesar twisted a corner of his "toga" made of purple silk with his hands and nodded to them.
"Sure enough, he is observing and has his own consciousness."
Just from the moment their eyes met, Shangluo could be sure that what was beating in that body was the real soul, or at least it was not far from the real soul.
"Legionaries, more than before," Titus muttered words only he could hear.
But this didn't bother Apollonia, and she amplified the words into Shangluo's ears.
"Is Caesar changing?"
【No significant change. But there are some subtle changes every time. For example, Cleopatra only appeared for the second time. When she first came to Alexandria, there was only Caesar alone, and there were no legionaries or petals. Even, you look out to sea. 】
Shangluo looked in the direction of the sea, where there was a faint plume of smoke rising.
"Is it also available at sea?"
【Yes. Before Caesar came to Alexandria, he fought against the Ptolemaic army. Now Caesar's appearance is becoming more and more complete. Maybe the next time he appears in Alexandria, the event will become more complete - the crossbows of Caesar's army hit the Library of Alexandria, and the fire crossbows burned 600,000 books. This is amazing. Not a good sign. The sages in the Palace of Muses should have reacted in some way, at least by bringing in the fire trucks as a precaution. If he really comes back after a battle at sea, the Muses Palace may not be so easy for him to triumph here. 】
Caesar's procession grew farther and farther away, disappearing at the end of the road. Many students followed him and turned the corner, and the sound of the French horn gradually faded away.
"Yeah" Shangluo looked down and saw that the ice cream was also stained with some clean petals that had fallen from the sky and had not yet touched the ground. It is a bright red rose petal. The rose is a symbol of the king.
He scooped up the ice cream with a spoon and put the petals and ice cream into his mouth.
"They are real petals, with the same taste and aroma. It seems not far away. But this doesn't seem to be a bad thing for Rome? I think the Romans here hope that he will return as fast as lightning."
(End of chapter)
