Chapter 242 I'm one step ahead (4k)

Complete victory soon came amid the clamor of the powerful.

The other four legions the general mentioned did not arrive either.

They fled, and when they saw the burning city of Agath they fled.

Not because they knew Augustus was coming back, but because the nobles who found them in advance took them away.

In order to avoid being chased by the gladiators, he took him with him as a guard and escaped.

A little absurd, but very Roman.

Moon, who had captured the city of Agas, was restoring the chaotic order.

Once long-term repression is released, the consequences can be very terrible.

If this situation continues to develop, even if it is said that it can attract the devil to appear in the world, Moen will not doubt it.

Fortunately, Moon now has a high enough reputation among slaves and gladiators.

So, when he stood up, the chaos was quickly settled.

All the slaves and gladiators stopped what they were doing in unison and rushed to look at the great man who was the only one standing on their side.

They prayed to the gods, kings, and monarchs for three whole epochs, but everyone ignored their existence.

The Lord of the World before them was the only one who had not received any prayers but had taken the initiative to stand beside them.

Looking at the crowd below, Moon, who had transformed into Augustus, stood on the city wall and spoke loudly to them:
"Free every slave you see and tell them there will be no more slaves in Rome!"

"And then kill all the slave owners."

"Children, women, old men, common people, let them swear in the name of the gods and kings to confess whether they have killed or abused slaves."

"If there are, then kill them too. If not, then keep them safe."

"Don't set fires, don't destroy normal houses, and ensure the safety of food, water, and books!"

As Moon's voice fell, cheers rang out again.

Augustus' voice resounded throughout the Agas.

When Rome was first established, such scenes could be seen everywhere in every city in Rome.

But at that time, it was every Roman who shouted the name of Augustus.

At this moment, there were only Roman slaves who were not considered Romans.

Even Augustus, a synonym for emperor, has always been a character hated by slaves.

But now, everything has changed.

Seeing Agas no longer in the hustle and bustle, Quintus walked to Moon's side and asked:

“What should we do next?”

"How's things going at the dock?"

"As you instructed, we arrived just in time, so there are still plenty of airships and crew available."

Before the uprising began, Moon specifically told Quintus to occupy the dock as soon as possible to ensure that there would be enough airships and crew members.

In this regard, Quintus speculated:
"Are you planning to attack nearby cities right away to increase your military strength and resources?"

If it were him, he would do so, and the same thing happened in the uprising thirteen years ago. The hero Spataco relied on an unexpectedly swift offensive to quickly disintegrate the surrounding cities and rescue a large number of slaves.

As a result, they obtained a large amount of supplies and equipment and made the whole of Rome aware of the outbreak of the uprising.

Moen shook his head and said:

"We will let the surviving civilians leave on the airship in a while."

This answer made Quintus stunned:

"Sir, if you are concerned about their safety, you can just leave them outside the city or simply give them food and water and let them leave on their own."

Moen said:

"This is a slave city. Even if they are people who dare to swear in the name of God and the king that they have not killed or abused slaves, this place is not suitable for them. At least this is the case in the first slave city that was freed."

Quintus still shook his head and said:

"Sir, those airships are very important strategic materials. When we started the uprising, we suffered a great loss in the early stage due to the lack of a fast way of transportation."

"You can't just send these important strategic materials out!"

Instead of answering this, Moon asked:
"Quintus, what do you think is the key to winning this war?"

"More airships, land, troops, people, resources?"

Quintus wondered:

"Is not it?"

"No, it will never be. The key to winning the war is what the gods and kings think. The key to winning the war is what the extraordinary people think. The key to winning the war is how many High Sequences representing the Roman order are left."

Before these problems are solved or figured out, occupying more land and cities, or rescuing more slaves and the lower classes will only be superficial.

Thirteen years ago, Spataco and his team were completely defeated at the height of their power just because they didn't understand this point.

So Moon did not plan to rush to rescue slaves in more areas. What he needed most now was to let Rome and the world know that he was back and that he was going to destroy slavery, which he had already destroyed once!
He wanted to see everyone's reaction.

Of the gods and kings, of the high sequences, of the extraordinary ones.

Only in this way can we decide what to do next.

This is the only way to ensure that you don't rescue the slaves of a city only to plunge them into a greater hell.

This left Quintus speechless.

Morn's voice continued:
"Sending the remaining civilians out shows that we are not bloodthirsty monsters. We are only resisting this wrong tyranny."

"This is both to show our attitude and to allow us to better see the world's response, because the Romans will do everything they can to block the news."

“They know what it means that I’m back.”

"Their methods cannot be hidden from the top leaders, but they are enough to hide from the lower levels."

"Because only their army and nobles left. It is enough to control them immediately since they are already far away from the masses."

“And now, I want to send back the civilians who are truly connected to the bottom.”

This is kindness and also a means.

More of the Roman lower class will know what really happened.

Then the mortals of the whole world will know what happened.

Quintus opened his mouth wide. He only saw what the airship in the dock represented, but didn't see anything deeper.

But this is already a good thing, because more slaves and gladiators feel that the airships in the dock are a manifestation of oppression, and they want to burn them.

After a moment, Quintus looked a little bewildered and said:
"But, but those airships may not be able to accommodate so many people. This is Agas, the largest athletic city in the Eastern Roman Empire. There must be a lot of civilians left!"

"Quintus, there won't be much left."

"grown ups?"

Quintus was stunned again. This city looked like it had a population of millions.

As for those airships, no matter how he thought about it, they could only carry away 50,000 to 60,000 people at most.

"Quintus, have you forgotten that in Rome now only one out of thirteen people is not a slave?"

This is what Quintus told him on the road, saying that thirteen years ago they were surprised to find that there was only one Roman among the thirteen people, and the other twelve were slaves.

And among these thirteenths, in such an environment, can anyone swear in the name of God and the king that they have never killed or abused slaves?
Moon thought it might be just a few thousand people.

Quintus remained speechless.

It's not that he has forgotten this, he just subconsciously doesn't want to admit that he, a person living in the present, cannot see things as clearly as someone who has just returned to Rome.

Moon looked at the slaves cheering below and sighed. With only one of the thirteen people not being a slave, Rome has remained as stable as a rock.

This is not that Moon is blaming the slaves for not resisting, but that Moon feels pressured by the extraordinary people's loss of control.

In the Human Union, even if he is one of the top ten members of the council, he is just a mortal. He does not have the ability to fight against ten thousand people alone. A dissatisfied guard or a cleaner who has been owed wages may cost him his life.

Therefore, the social system will never be overly deformed in any way.

But here, the lords can really kill tens of thousands or even millions of mortals by themselves.

In this case, to be honest, Rome's current situation is actually not bad.
After a moment of silence, Quintus lowered his head and said seriously:

"I understand, sir, I will take care of everything!"

"It's troublesome."

"I am sorry that this is all I can do, my lord."

Moen looked back at him and said:

"Thank you."

Afterwards, Quintus quickly gathered the surviving civilians.

To be honest, the number of people was a little beyond Moon's estimation. It was not the expected two or three thousand people, but just over 20,000.

This was the only thing that made Moon happy.

In order to watch the biggest fight, there were many airships left in the dock, and it was indeed extremely easy to transport 20,000 people.

According to Moon's request, they dispersed and flew towards various cities.

And to increase credibility, Quintus also nailed the heads of the dignitaries on both sides of the airship.

This way, the Romans would no longer be able to cover up any news.
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And in Capua, the temporary capital of the Eastern Roman Empire.

The Eastern Roman Emperor, many senators, and dignitaries all looked at the demigod who was fleeing so quickly below with disbelief on their faces.

The man who took out the Sash of Augustus not to host the greatest gladiatorial fight ever, but to lead the gladiators in rebellion?

Then, of the nobles who had fled to Agas, only one was left? The Governor and General Gary had their heads chopped off?

And the most important thing is that the one who led the slave uprising was not some lowly slave, but Augustus who gave them all the power and glory???
After a long time, the Eastern Roman Emperor wearing a laurel wreath asked hesitantly:

"Are you joking?"

The demigod looked up in astonishment, and what he saw were countless dignitaries who were equally incredulous.

He then smiled bitterly:
"I'd have to be crazy to say something stupid like that in a place like this."

At this point, the crowd was in an uproar.

"how is this possible?"

"He's been dead for three epochs?!"

"Isn't he a mortal?"

Some of the powerful and influential people were so frightened that they broke out in a cold sweat because they almost went to Agas to watch the gladiatorial contest.

At the same time, more dignitaries snatched off the Augustus sash that they had just treasured.

He threw it hard to the ground.

"Liar! He cheated hundreds of my gladiators!"

"Doesn't he know he's in this together with us?"

Looking at the bustling crowd, the emperor hurriedly stood up and walked down the stairs.

He quickly came to the demigod and asked him:
"Are you sure that was Augustus? Are you sure it wasn't someone else pretending to be him?"

The noise of the crowd stopped instantly, and they all looked at the demigod expectantly.

They really want the other party to deny it, or at least say they are not sure.

In the theocratic world, it is really terrifying to have Augustus, who represents the starting point of everything, standing opposite.

The demigod knew what they were thinking, and he also wanted to deny that person's identity in public.

He only told the emperor and important figures who it was in private.

But every time he wanted to open his mouth to deny that person's status.

He couldn't stop thinking of the majestic man who walked out of the smoke and dust.

That incredible feeling of oppression still lingers in his mind, making him unable to understand it.

So in the end, he could only bow his head and say:
"Your Majesty, I am certain that it is the real Augustus Julius."

"I, I can't deceive myself."

The emperor looked at him with dismay, but he could do nothing because Sequence Three was a precious fighting force and an important figure that even the emperor could not shake.

The crowd became even more noisy.

Immediately, some powerful people started to curse loudly:

"Why would the man who created Rome betray Rome?!"

"Damn traitor! He betrayed us!"

"Deprive him of the title of Augustus!"

When the last sentence was shouted, even his own people couldn't help but look at that person with strange eyes.

The title of Augustus came from him, but to him, Augustus was just his name.

If you deprive yourself of this, are you sure you're not slapping yourself in the face?
The emperor twitched his lips as he glanced at this bunch of rubbish, then asked the demigod again:

"Is he still a mortal now?"

This sentence silenced the crowd again, and they all looked at each other.

This time, the demigod said without hesitation:

"Yes, and he is still a genuine mortal!"

But his lack of hesitation made the emperor puzzled and asked:

"So you saw with your own eyes that he was a mortal? Why didn't you try to kill him? He was accompanied by powerful guardians?"

The emperor originally thought that the other party had a powerful guardian.

But what he didn't expect was the answer that even the demigod himself was surprised about:

"I, I was scared away by him."

"what?!"

The demigod bowed his head deeply:
"I don't know why, but I was scared away by him."

At this point, the demigod himself didn't know why he was so scared.

The emperor looked at this demigod with more and more disgust. You even said that you don’t know whether he has any terrible backup plan?
Nothing, you were just so bluntly scared away by a mortal. Don't you know that you are shaking the foundation of Rome?
This was the first time the emperor had the intention to kill this demigod.

The rock-solidity of Rome lies in the absolute suppression of the extraordinary over the mortals.

But in the end he suppressed his killing intent and said:
"Suppress the news immediately. We must not let more slaves know about this and announce to the public that another slave dared to call himself Augustus in rebellion. They can't cause any trouble, but it would be bad if they did."

But immediately, a guard quickly stepped in and said:

"Your Majesty, we have received news that Augustus has returned and captured Agathos, and he claims to rebuild Rome and abolish slavery!"

The emperor was surprised and said:
"How did you know?"

The guard said strangely:

"Your Majesty, almost the entire country knows about this. They released a large number of civilians from Agas and let them spread the news to every corner."

(End of this chapter)