Caesar was sitting on the throne deep in the hall. The flickering candles on both sides of the throne illuminated his face uncertainly. It was impossible to see what his specific expression was - but there was obviously a pain in his old and haggard body. soul.
He just sat there without saying a word, staring at Shangluo with empty eyes. Keep staring.
"Caesar, what's the situation now?" he asked Victoria next to him.
"How do I put it? We are very sorry Caesar. As I told you before, Cybler promised resurrection in the Black Stone. The most important thing about resurrection is the continuity of consciousness. If someone resets his memory as soon as he sleeps, Then the poor man's consciousness has to be interrupted once a day. Sleeping is equivalent to saying goodbye to yesterday's self. This is no different from dying in his sleep once a day. On the contrary, if the continuity of consciousness can be maintained, even the dead can see To do is to be resurrected.”
"What about Caesar?"
"But for some people, it should be corrected at the operational level. In short, Caesar's consciousness does maintain continuity. This is Caesar himself, and there is no problem at all. But... Caesar's death was a bit tragic. He wanted to be crowned King of Rome at that time, but the fate of "the King of Rome must die by the sword" befell him. One person in the Senate stabbed him into a bloody gourd, and even his most trusted cloth Lutus was among them. Caesar's last words were 'And you too, Brutus, my son.' And then he."
Victoria didn't know what to say. But the meaning is self-evident.
【He got a swish! That’s it. ] Apollonia helped her fill in the hidden meaning.
"Caesar is in pain right now anyway."
"Then the stab wounds on his body."
"It's not good, and it won't get better." Victoria replied, "I remember that in "Journey to the West", Sha Monk was pierced by a flying sword every day, while Caesar suffered from the sword blade all the time. Not to mention, from A stab in the back from the person he trusted the most had a huge impact on his body and mind."
"Ah, he died well, why did you drag him up in this state?"
"Because this is the decision of the Muse Palace. The Muse Palace is our final line of defense at all times. When we hesitate, the sages will make the final judgment. The function here is more like the immune system - you see Will you survive? Caesar's army. Between two Caesars, only one should survive."
"So, this is our decision," Alexander added, "and has nothing to do with the Oracle or the Senate."
The old man on the chair in front of him looked haggard and lifeless. This was indeed completely different from the Caesar he first saw - when Caesar was driving a chariot and holding a grand triumphal ceremony in Alexandria. That was the most glorious thing in Caesar's life, because the significance of conquering Alexandria was not limited to this city.
In the process, he also captured Cleopatra's heart - breaking her kingdom and capturing her king, which was not uncommon in Rome. But Caesar can invite the opponent's king to the bed, which is really powerful. Regardless of Cleopatra's original intention, this kind of achievement derived from "biological instinct" brought Caesar's personal reputation to its peak. Whenever people talk about Caesar, his time in Alexandria looms large.
The last time Shangluo saw it was this mythical Caesar, not this half-dead old man.
That or this, which one is the real Caesar?
It's not that easy to tell.
If it were Caesar's own consciousness, there would be no doubt that the person on the throne is himself. However, from the perspective of others, the mythical Caesar is closer to the Caesar they know. All the glory of Caesar lies in him.
If you ask the Romans whether they want the Caesar who was stabbed by each senator to come back, or the Caesar who was stabbed by each senator to come back, I'm afraid not many will answer the former.
"So, you want this Caesar to rule over everything?"
"If possible, I personally hope that Caesar himself will come back." Victoria replied. "First of all, this marks the time of the promised recovery, and we can fully resurrect our ancestors in history. On the other hand, in this world that is about to change, In this era, I hope there will be a stronger emperor to lead the entire empire. I am not suitable. Caesar is the best candidate."
"So, is there another plan? That is, like the simulated philosopher king in the Palace of Muses, you take the advice of the god-like Caesar?"
"This is actually the root of the problem - no matter which Caesar, or even all our current technologies based on the spiritual network, there is an inevitable problem: their time is stationary. The time here has always been stationary, So you won’t gain weight no matter what you eat, but you won’t be hungry either.”
"That's right." Alexander on the side replied, "Even me, I'm just a shadow. I can't learn new experiences. For example, I can't learn Cathay. It will never be possible. Even if I have nearly unlimited I can't learn it even in the time it takes. Well, within my own duties, I can provide some experience like the teacher. The same is true for Caesar over there. Time has also stopped on him, making his wounds unable to Healing left his spirit still in great shock.”
"That's right." Alexander on the side replied, "Even me, I'm just a shadow. I can't learn new experiences. For example, I can't learn Cathay. It will never be possible. Even if I have nearly unlimited I can't learn it even in the time it takes. Well, within my own duties, I can provide some experience like the teacher. The same is true for Caesar over there. Time has also stopped on him, making his wounds unable to Healing left his spirit still in great shock.”
[This is why I didn’t come out early. It’s a terrible thing to end up like this. 】
"Then why are you learning from experience?"
[Because I am not a dead person, I am a living person, but my body is not here. And they, their time is over, that's all. 】
"Hey, wait a minute." Shangluo suddenly raised his head, "According to this, all silhouettes will not change?"
"That's usually the case," Victoria replied.
"What's going on with the ice cream stand downstairs? How did it change from a stand to a shop?"
Victoria was stunned: "How did you find out?"
"Because someone introduced me to this ice cream when I first came here. It's super delicious."
"Tsk, it turns out that it's normal for you to find out."
"I actually wanted to ask what happened to the currency with 10 zeros after the 1?"
Victoria was stunned again:
"I'm really sorry. You discovered our mistakes twice in a row. In fact, these two things are the same thing. First of all, what I can assure you in advance is: I really didn't start printing that money! I didn't print it at all. head."
"Who is that?"
"I don't know. I do want to print money, but I don't intend to print 10 zeros at once. The real reason is that since last month, a huge amount of zeroes have appeared throughout Cybernia. Source Unknown drachmae. Each one is a silver coin, each one is real."
"Hey guys, how many does that have to be?"
"Did you notice that the port was expanded when you came? Yes, we dumped the excess drachma into the sea and filled in a new piece of land."
"Ah...are you okay?"
"Something happened, and we were all confused. The drachmas we had accumulated for hundreds of years were just a fraction of the astronomical number. So, we had to start printing banknotes. Because - banknotes have numbers."
Unlike silver coins, banknotes have numbers printed on them to prevent counterfeiting.
"Then do you have any plans to go further, such as making changes according to the treasure money law?"
"No, I have no such plan at all. I'm already broken. The money printing machine is smoking and spitting out the silver coins faster. Because we only printed 100 coins at first, but the drachma that came out the next day was too small. Following the push with a trolley, even the silhouettes that had been motionless swayed with the prices. Now that there are more and more silver coins, more and more silhouettes are gaining experience inexplicably. We feel that these two things must be related. If If we can find a way to make these 'silhouettes' move, then Caesar and even the philosopher kings in the painting can also move. Before that..."
She sighed: "Let's use Yongle Tongbao first. Fortunately, there is Yongle Tongbao."
(End of chapter)
