Hyperdimensional Player

Chapter 88: The public is excited! The empire is boiling!

A burst of hurried footsteps sounded outside the palace.

Quintus ran breathlessly, his face covered in sweat and excitement. He rushed directly into the palace and shouted at the extravagant banquet being held inside: "Your Majesty! Great victory!"

"The Empire triumphs over the Huns!"

"The 500,000 Hun army suffered countless casualties!"

clang.

The sound of a wine glass falling to the ground was heard, and Valentinian III, who was lying in the arms of the beauty, stood up instantly, his expression extremely excited, and hurriedly ran towards Quintus who had just entered.

Quintus is not in good physical condition.

He had ridden here from the military camp and was so tired that he could barely speak. He quickly picked up the wine glass and drank it all. Then, his face flushed with excitement, he said in a hoarse voice, "Your Majesty."

"Governor Duncan of the British province led the Empire's elite cavalry to defeat the main force of the Huns!"

"Then, near Paris, he chased and killed Attila, the Whip of God!"

"His Majesty."

"This is a tremendous achievement! Now the entire Italian peninsula is wondering who the Governor of the British Province is? Didn't the Empire already abandon the British Province?"

"This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for you to establish your prestige!"

"You were the one who appointed him Governor of the British Province! You also promoted and appointed Duncan as the commander of the army!"

"As long as we can convince the Senate."

"This time, your prestige will spread throughout the entire empire!"

clang.

Valentinian III dropped the wine glass in his hand again. His face, which had been addicted to wine and women for many years, flushed with excitement. He looked a little incredulous and murmured, "Really?"

Quintus nodded and said, "Absolutely true!"

Valentinian III was so excited that he hugged Quintus and said excitedly with a trembling voice: "You have also done a great deed!"

"If you hadn't introduced me, I wouldn't have known about the British Isles."

Quintus calmed down a lot when he heard it.

He calmed down the restless Valentinian III, quickly summoned his followers, and said in a deep voice, "Right away, immediately, send someone to find the deeds to those large estates."

"Have someone deliver it directly to Anya's Chamber of Commerce manager. This matter cannot be delayed for a moment!"

"Wait a minute."

"Choose another fifty strong young slaves."

"No!"

Quintus gritted his teeth and said, "Select a hundred slaves, both male and female, and send them over together."

News of today's epic victory arrived.

Quintus was such a shrewd man that he suddenly felt that the deed to the large estate given to him by Anya was a bit hot to the touch.

Anya, the smart and beautiful Roman noblewoman, has really found a golden thigh this time!

Inside the palace.

Valentinian III felt a little uneasy. He picked up the wine glass and drank it all. He stood up, sat down, stood up, sat down again, and then looked at Quintus and said, "Duncan must be rewarded well! He must not think that I am a stingy emperor!"

"Doesn't he want skilled craftsmen? Give him all!"

"Quintus."

"You have to go in person this time and find a way to help me gain his military support!"

The Protector of the Realm, Aetius, was a mountain.

Now Emperor Valentinian III saw a glimmer of opportunity to overthrow this mountain. As long as he had Duncan's support, he could speak with confidence in the imperial court!
This emperor was cowardly in his early years and his mother controlled the government. When he finally came of age and had the Protector Aetius in power, he wanted to be proud, but he had no army support. He did not dare to speak loudly in the imperial court and was often spitted in the face by the old guys in the Senate.

The emperor of the empire is sometimes like a company chairman. Because Nero had no military achievements, he often tried to please the Roman people in order to fight against the power of the Senate.

It is a centuries-old tradition. From the time of Caesar till now, military exploits have been the first-class achievements within the empire, and the emperors are extremely eager for them.

"Yes. And the Senate."

Valentinian III seemed to have thought of something, and said excitedly, "They previously opposed my appointment of a Governor of Britain, believing that the province was already abandoned."

"I'm totally being a smartass!"

Now comes retribution.

Valentinian III was ready to spit in the Senate. Today he was going to debate with the senators so hard that none of them dared to look up. Who would dare to question his decision and the authority of the emperor?

The emperor took a big sip of water first.

I will be too busy scolding people later. If I scold so many members of the nursing home by myself, I will definitely not have time to drink water.

Outside the palace.

A very beautiful young girl looked at her father in high spirits in the hall, but after a moment's thought, she decided not to approach him to greet him, as her father did not like her coming to his banquets. Furthermore, because a princess had once cheated on her with a eunuch and then proposed to Attila, which led to the Battle of Chalons, Valentinian III was extremely strict with his daughter, not allowing any other eunuchs to approach her, and only having a group of maids to look after her.

Valentinian III himself was extravagant and dissolute, but he had extremely high expectations for the princess because she had a good reputation, which was why she was engaged to the son of Aetius.

The beautiful girl outside the hall observed secretly.

She saw that her father was so excited that he seemed to be looking for someone to quarrel with.

I thought about it.

She decided not to join in the fun.

Not far away, Quintus glanced at Princess Placidia as she turned and left, lost in thought. Anya had found a golden thigh, and he wanted to get some, but how to do so was a problem, as his status with Emperor Valentinian III was also very special.

There were two types of close ministers around Valentinian III. One type was aristocrats with certain power, who were considered the political allies of the emperor. The second type did not have much power and relied entirely on flattery to get to power, just like officials and eunuchs. There was no doubt that Quintus belonged to the second type.

"Princess Placidia seems to be about the same age as the British Governor?"

"but."

"She is engaged to Aetius' son. His Majesty the Emperor seems to have been wanting to break off the engagement, but he hasn't found a suitable excuse. I wonder if there's any room for maneuver."

Quintus's brain was working rapidly, and he didn't know what he was thinking. At this moment, he was actually a little impatient to see Anya.

Political speculation!

He keenly sensed a possibility, and there might even be unexpected surprises in the future.

Emperor Valentinian III was very disgusted with Aetius. If he was not suppressed to the point of being unable to raise his head and needed a marriage to secure his position, he would never marry his daughter to the other party's son. You know, Aetius' son was already in his thirties.

Moreover, the empire's succession system was rather chaotic, and marrying the emperor's daughter also gave him some rights to the throne. Historically, Aetius later questioned the emperor why he did not fulfill his marriage contract, which led to Valentinian III's outburst and his murder.

Quintus wants to do something big!
But now he also needed political allies, because this matter would seriously offend Aetius.

Not to mention how Valentinian III fought against the Senate!

After Aetius returned to the court with a great victory, various news about the Battle of Chalons also came back.

The old Visigoth king died in battle?

good thing.

The Romans celebrated.

The Empire had been fighting with the Visigothic Kingdom for decades. The old king had died in battle, and the new king was bound to have disputes, which would give the Empire's Gaul province some time to breathe.

The Roman hero, Duncan, the governor of Britain, didn't return with the army?!

How is this going?

After much investigation, some information became apparent, and discontent within the imperial legions spread. Word quickly spread that Aetius intended to release Attila, the Scourge of God. Further details also surfaced, and the Romans learned of a falling out between Duncan, the governor of Britain, and Aetius, the Protector.

He even killed Attila, the Scourge of God, by leading his elite cavalry in a desperate pursuit alone!
Suddenly the Romans became a little excited again.

Don't tell them about any strategic intentions. They only know that the Battle of Chalons resulted in countless casualties. The empire paid a huge price and concentrated all its elite legions to win the battle with great difficulty.

What the hell is this about wanting to let the enemy commander go?

Shouldn't they be wiped out?

What if the Hun Emperor Attila escapes and gathers an army to invade the empire next year?
Countless people talked about it.

No wonder Duncan, the governor of the British province, did not return to the Italian peninsula and even gave up the opportunity to accept rewards. It seems that he has completely broken with the Protector Aetius.

When Valentinian III heard this, tears immediately filled his eyes and his dissatisfaction with Aetius became even stronger.

Duncan is not coming.

He sent someone over, but Quintus had already set out.

There was a continuous flow of news, especially about the British province. This remote province had been abandoned by the empire for twenty or thirty years and had never been taken seriously by the Romans. But now, because of Duncan's existence, any news would spread like wildfire.

Past rumors were also dug up, and people talked about how Duncan had canonized the Duchess of Britain in the name of God and the gods.

Oathkeeper-Duncan!

That's right.

Only such an Oath Keeper would, in the time of the Empire's crisis, lead the British Legion on an expedition across the sea to rescue the Empire and respond to the call of war.

As for his enthroning of the Duchess of Britain, was it a bit presumptuous?
It's ok.

The Romans were always very tolerant of war heroes. That place was abandoned, and Lord Duncan did this to stabilize the situation and appease the Duke of Tintagel's troops. If it weren't for this incident, would he have been able to take control of the army so quickly and lead the British Legion across the sea to rescue the Imperial battlefield?

The Roman people would use their imaginations to find all kinds of reasons for Duncan.

soon.

Then news came one after another.

The first was that the Saxons tore up the peace treaty. After the British Governor Duncan led his troops across the sea to rescue the imperial battlefield, they took advantage of this opportunity to launch a sneak attack on the British Governor's rear and were said to have surrounded Southampton.

All of a sudden, the Roman people were excited!
Call back!
Let the Gallic imperial legions fight back!
We cannot let the heroes of the empire shed blood and tears. The Saxons are dishonest. Tearing up the treaty and attacking the rear at this time is simply naked piracy.

The people of the empire cannot tolerate this!
Many citizens even gathered outside the Senate, demanding that the imperial legion be sent to rescue the British province.

The old Romans were also proud!

How can we abandon the heroes of the empire at this time?

The series of news, like an epic, made the Roman people feel very involved. Some people even volunteered to join the army, wanting to rescue the British province of the empire once again, just as the Britons rescued the empire.

Damn Saxon pirates!
Tear up the treaty at this time and launch a surprise attack, just kill them all!

soon.

The second message also came back that the British Legion of the Empire had gone to the rescue. After the Battle of Chalons, the British Imperial Legion rushed directly to Southampton to rescue the imperial people who were ravaged by Saxon pirates.

All of a sudden, the emotions of the Roman people were calmed down a lot, and they were waiting for good news to come back.

As for the other piece of news.

After the Battle of Chalons, Duncan, the governor of the British province, directly seized the military power of the British Imperial Legion and led the legion back to the British Isles.

There wasn't a single ripple.

The Protector Aetius even tore up the letter about the British Empire Legion. At this time, it could not shake Duncan at all. The Saxon pirates tore up the treaty and invaded at such a timely moment that the British Empire Legion's change of allegiance became understandable.

It was also at this time that Emperor Valentinian III received a letter from Duncan and learned the whole story of the Battle of Chalons.

"Bastard!"

"The old man actually wants to use his status as an adopted son to bribe the generals who support me!"

Valentinian III was so angry that he smashed a lot of things and then hurriedly ordered: "Send people to chase Quintus and ask him to find a way to collect more rewards."

It's simply too much!

He was the emperor of the empire, but he had no prestige in the army. He had finally found a golden supporter and began to accumulate some prestige in the army, but Aetius actually wanted to poach him.

This clearly shows that they don't take him seriously.

What’s even more infuriating is that he wanted to let Attila, the Scourge of God, go. The old man still remembered their old friendship and put personal interests above public ones, not caring about the interests of the empire at all.

The joy that Valentinian III had felt when he ranted in the Senate a few days ago was gone.

He was only thinking about how to stabilize Duncan, gain his military support, and then find a way to weaken Aetius's power and extend his own hand into the imperial army.

All the news is still fermenting.

As for Anya, she was now lying down, waiting for Duncan to come back and reward her. There was no doubt that the information network behind this was secretly spread by her, otherwise the information from the British Isles would not have been delivered so quickly.

News travels slowly in this era.

But Anya has her own network of contacts, and her Chamber of Commerce travels back and forth across the British Channel. It can be said that most of the information that the Roman people know is secretly spread by her.

This time, Anya made another great contribution. She was ready to compete with the Raven Queen - Triss, and she wanted to be on top this time.

So what if it’s a two-star blank.

Anya never gives up easily, she becomes more and more courageous as the battle goes on!
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(End of this chapter)