"Speaking of which." Shangluo stood up and looked outside. The nose cone used by the Ninghe to break the sound barrier prevented him from seeing anything.
"What do you want to see?"
"I'm thinking that after taking so many rides, I haven't seen a technobarbarian once. Can I see one here?"
Captain Lin glanced at the route map: "The Baku oil field is below, and there is a Slavic tribe below. You should go to the cabin and have a look."
30 seconds later, Shangluo came back.
"You can't see anything. People on the ground can't see clearly at all. They are smaller than ants. You can only see many large chimneys and many 'kowtow machines' for oil extraction."
"Those are facilities in the Baku oil fields"
"What about the barbarians? Are the barbarians working inside?"
"The barbarians have nothing to do with the oil fields. It's just that the oil fields and refineries were built in their place. Just like the post and telecommunications office erected a pole in front of your house, it has nothing to do with the ant holes two meters underground. Ant holes are ants. It’s just a hole, the electric pole outside is a thing of human civilization and has nothing to do with ants.”
“Is this what technological barbarians are?”
"Well, strictly speaking, they are not technological barbarians, they are just ordinary barbarians. They don't even have technology. Sometimes you can see groups of white blocks moving on the hillside, which are sheep gnawing grass. Their life is to herd sheep. , and then throw some miscellaneous grains on the hillside, and we will see if there is a harvest. Well, without technology, life will be much simpler, which is not bad - of course, if you ask me if I want to live a simple life, I will definitely not I’ll think about it.”
"That's true. So what did the Romans do to them?"
"I've never heard of it. I occasionally chatted with the Roman crew at the Constantinian Airport, and they said they didn't mention it at all. Rome's attitude towards them was also 'ignoring', and they treated them as if they were setting up a network in the house. Spiders are like ants crawling on the floor. But the tithe still has to be levied, mainly in kind, for example, one for every 10 sheep."
"Where are the technological barbarians?"
"The real technological barbarians are further north, in places like Berlin. I heard them mention this often. The Romans often fought with them. However, Rome generally did not take the initiative. It was the barbarians who wanted to hit the Great Wall themselves. They It's so vicious that it can bite people. I heard it even eats people."
"Why does it sound like a lion and camel country on the lion and camel ridge?"
"Oh, a very insightful metaphor." Captain Lin nodded, "If these barbarians below are regarded as common monsters on the roadside, then Berlin is the city of lions and camels. There are also big kings, second kings, and three kings. .The great king, the Germans, the second great king, the Slavs, and the third great king, the Celts. Rome surrounded them with three great walls respectively."
"Well, to be fair, if I were trapped by the Great Wall, I would fight outside." Shangluo sympathized with them for a while, but that was the extent of it, "But there is no need to reason with the barbarians."
"Hey, it goes without saying, but you still have to be kind to the barbarians, otherwise they will cause trouble to the court."
"But according to what I just said, the three kings are actually the most powerful?"
"Well, that's why I said the examples you gave are very insightful. Among these three, the Celtic side often uses some evil forces."
Shangluo knew that this was talking about Elodeasha and the "Wild Hunt" in the wilderness. Although the Celtics are not the masters of this power, they are indeed an important source of this power. It was from the shadow of the Celts that the Changelings came close to severing one of the cornerstones of magic.
The war between Rome and the Wild Hunt is not over yet, and the hunter god of the wilderness is at the forefront of this conflict. Although Shangluo only performed part of the hunting god's duties, he had already fought it once. To be honest, it was a scary experience. If Rome hadn't launched the "Final Plan", their group might not have been able to leave that dangerous place.
Although in the end it was a pure profit for Shangluo, several others also suffered losses, and they also experimented with some Jusu techniques. But for Rome, it was a serious injury, and Shangluo could guess that this probably disrupted some of Rome's plans, bringing the conflicts between Constantinople and Neo-Antioch, and the Empire and Colombia to the table in advance.
This obviously confused both sides, not just Constantinople, but also New Antioch. Otherwise, a rocket wouldn't have exploded suddenly.
"I'm really worried about Rome now. After all, I have a lot of friends there." Captain Lin took a sip of tea. The maintenance work became less complicated after switching to normal flight, but he didn't seem relaxed at all. :
"Let me tell you, Neo-Antioch is very strong and is the industrial core of Rome. If we really want to fight, the outcome of the two sides will not be so easy to determine. So this is why Neo-Antioch hopes to finish before us. The first manned flight, because that would buy them huge prestige. It was a war of 'Who represents Rome', and the war started below the water even before there was a formal exchange of fire between the two sides."
"So the civil war in Rome will be fought in the form of a Cold War?"
"Cold War?" Captain Lin looked back at him, "Why do you always come up with some powerful words? Where do they come from?"
"It's just surfing the Internet. When I connect everyone to the forum, everyone can play together."
"That's good. This description of the Cold War is really apt. Whether they will fight for a while, the peacock will also have to spread its wings. It is better to open its wings than to fight a cock. If they want to fight, it should not develop into a full-scale fight all at once. In a war, the real tension should slowly rise. In other words," he asked Shangluo:
"While parked at the airport, I seemed to hear the news. The Romans retreated behind the Great Wall? Is it true?"
After receiving Shangluo's reply, he nodded: "That's understandable. You have to clench your fingers before punching. Anyway, we are not in a hurry. If the sky falls, there will be tall people to hold it up."
"Speaking of which." Shangluo suddenly raised his head, "I have a question for you, Captain Lin - what do you think about helping Rome?"
He hopes to collect everyone's opinions on this matter. Although Daozu asked him to be responsible, there was no need to consider other people's opinions. But he only has one office in hand now, so even if he does big things, he has to consider the objective conditions.
"My opinion? My opinion is none of our business."
This is indeed what Shangluo thinks.
"But what if there are some conditions? For example, helping Rome would be useful to us?"
"Then let's see how useful it is."
"You just have to pay more, right?"
"Ah, yes, that's right." Captain Lin nodded, "I think my view is very objective. From my side, I can intuitively see the influence of the imperial court, Lanfang, and other branches. How difficult it is to hit the edge of science. It’s not easy for us ourselves, so how can we find the energy to help them.”
"Then let me ask from another angle. If we can provide both reform and relief, the dilemma will be solved. What do you think?"
(End of chapter)
