Hyperdimensional Player

Chapter 95 Empire Star!

King Uther's account can be settled slowly.

Duncan now has the favorable conditions to declare war proactively. Even if he plans to kill King Uther in the future, no one can say anything.

Honestly, King Uther was attracted by Igraine's beauty, which was nothing. In the current era of endless war, it was natural for the strong to possess beautiful women. However, he couldn't do that. It was a bit shameful and unkingly. He defeated Duke Dintagir head-on on the battlefield, even killing him, and forcibly took Igraine as his queen.

No one can tell us what to do!
Even Igrain himself would accept his fate, because the victor has everything, and it is normal to forcibly marry the enemy's wife and daughter.

The lords under King Uther would only think that beauty was only for the strong. He defeated Duke Dintagir fairly and took his beautiful wife into his harem. This was something worth talking about. At that time, Igrain was considered a trophy.

But nowadays, most lords and knights would feel a little ashamed of such behavior.

The king of Camelot, the ruler of a country, behaved so shamelessly. Merlin, who was the legendary sage wizard, actually helped King Uther do such a thing. It completely overturned everyone's previous understanding of them.

If this matter were to spread, some upright knights might abandon King Uther.

In the misty Avalon, the guardian fairies began to doubt Merlin, believing him to be a man possessed by the prophecy. It was from this incident that they began to doubt Merlin. After learning all this, they were more inclined to support Duncan, who was betting on his rise, rather than Merlin, the son of prophecy.

Everything that happened today spread across the entire British Isles like the wind.

Merlin was also imprisoned in Southampton.

This matter continued to ferment as it spread, and after Anya learned about the situation, she immediately began to secretly fan the flames. She already had a lot of followers, including drunkards, bards, etc., who were responsible for spreading public opinion.

Now that the opportunity is right in front of us, we must bring disaster to King Uther!

Even the Italian peninsula of the empire was paying close attention to Duncan's news.

Entertainment was scarce in this era, and Romans didn't have much to brag about in taverns and baths. Duncan attracted considerable attention, and although he had never been to Rome, he was a household name there.

Since the time of Caesar, the Romans have highly respected war heroes, so he has many fans in Rome.

This is similar to star chasing in later generations.

Not long ago, Duncan defeated the Saxon pirate coalition and recaptured the London area, which caused spontaneous celebration and cheers from the Roman people.

He believed that he was worthy of being the imperial hero who killed the Whip of God, and it only took him half a month to defeat the Saxon pirates.

The Roman people were excited, believing that the empire would have another Optimus Prime.

The revival of the empire is just around the corner.

Even the news that Duncan encouraged farming and vigorously developed the London area attracted many people's interest. The Romans liked to make money and do business. The recovery of the British province would bring more or less opportunities. There were already fleets heading towards the port of London.

At this time, news about King Uther came. Although the Roman people did not know who King Uther was, and that he was just a small king in a remote area, it did not affect their condemnation of the enemy of the imperial hero.

In addition, since this involves legendary wizards, it is easier to spread and attract the attention of ordinary people.

Just treat it as gossip.

Duncan adopted Arthur as his son?

Give this child of unknown origin a legitimate background?

The Roman people couldn't help but give a thumbs up.

Take a look!

Who dares to say that Duncan is not an orthodox Roman?

The imperial tradition of adopting heirs and the broad-mindedness of the Romans, how could a country king on the British Isles compare to them?
When the empire conquered the barbarians, it adopted the naturalized barbarians as its adopted sons.

It’s almost like there were Hu people buried in the imperial tombs of the Tang Dynasty.

There were even some gossipers who thought he was like Caesar, boasting that Duncan had a broad mind and bearing that ordinary people did not have.

Anyway, those who like to watch the fun don’t mind making trouble, so it’s okay to praise someone a little.

But those who are truly attentive will realize that Duncan is preparing to take action against King Uther.

Emperor Valentinian III is now a loyal fan of Duncan's rumors.

Although he was extravagant and dissolute and also liked beautiful women, he also felt ashamed of King Uther. In order to please the Roman people, he even drafted a special edict to reprimand King Uther and nominally deprived him of his status as King of Camelot.

Of course, the emperor of the empire could not control the king of Camelot, but this move was undoubtedly a dimensionality reduction attack, which directly destroyed most of King Uther's legitimacy.

Valentinian III has been doing very well recently, and everyone says that he has a good eye for talent.

The emperor of the empire finally stood up!

He even dared to speak loudly in the Imperial Senate, spitting on the faces of the imperial elders, as if he was ready to fight the Senate single-handedly.

Whenever something is related to Duncan, he has to jump out to take advantage of the popularity and increase his presence in the eyes of the people of the empire.

Don't say it yet.

Valentinian III did accumulate some reputation. In the imperial army, especially in the palace guards, he spoke more confidently and reached out more.

This means there is strong external support.

Duncan was far away in the British province and did not interfere in the political disputes within the empire at all. However, he had a great reputation and was very powerful. Who wouldn't want to win over such a person?

It can be said that just by trying to spread the rumor every day for so long, the rumor has even become a bit of a legend.

In future historical records, it will be inevitable that he appointed Duncan as the governor of the British province, and then Duncan had the righteous right to lead the British Legion across the sea to rescue the empire.

This is a win-win situation.

Inside a magnificent palace, Valentinian III had recently been much more diligent in his administration. Although his decrees could not extend beyond Italy, this did not dampen his enthusiasm. Having just heard the rumors about Duncan, he beckoned to his attendants and inquired, "Has Quintus not arrived in Britannia yet?"

The attendant calculated for a moment and whispered, "I heard there's some unrest on the Gaul border. He might have been delayed."

"His messenger has returned."

"We'll reach Britannia in three days at most."

This time when Quintus went to Britain, he brought with him the rewards from the emperor of the empire and a group of talented craftsmen, with the aim of further winning over Duncan and gaining his support.

But the larger the crowd, the slower the movement, and Valentinian III suffered a heavy loss this time.

Valentinian III was a dissolute young man who was addicted to alcohol and sex and had poor energy. He could only handle government affairs in the morning, but he was no longer able to do so in the afternoon. He had to be accompanied by a beautiful woman to recover some energy. He also had to drink and take a nap at noon, otherwise he would be listless all day.

The Romans loved to use lead, and Valentinian III was somewhat lead poisoned.

He had already started to order people to prepare for the aristocratic banquet in the evening. It was not just for enjoyment, but also to win over political allies and weaken Aetius's power.

The Emperor wants to meet face to face with the Protector of the Nation!
Valentinian III pondered for a moment and said, "Duncan is only twenty years old this year, right?"

"Not married yet?"

The attendant beside him nodded and said, "Yes."

"But according to rumors, Anya was very close to him and was probably his lover."

Anya?
I have a slight impression of Valentinian III. She seems to be the widow of the commander of an imperial legion. This is the origin of her title of count. She is also a powerful aristocrat in the empire.

The rather dissolute emperor chuckled, and as if on cue, he jokingly said, "Then Anya must be quite old, right?"

"She's quite suitable to be his lover."

Young people are very powerful.

He couldn't help but think of his youth. Wow, he had quite a few noble ladies and lovers around him back then.

The attendant agreed with a smile, thought for a moment and said, "He should be about eight years older than him."

Valentinian III's expression gradually became serious after hearing this. It was time to get down to business. He held his chin and thought for a moment before saying, "That's not appropriate, but it's okay as a lover."

"It's almost enough to be the legal wife."

"Tell me, if I want to win him over through marriage, who would be more suitable?"

According to imperial tradition.

For a young and promising provincial governor like Duncan, his wife must be from a prominent family. The empire highly values political marriages, so Duncan must marry a woman of noble birth. Anya is a bit too high a target for him and can only be a lover at best.

Upon hearing this, the attendant hesitated to speak. He knew what the emperor meant, but he didn't dare to say it out loud, not even to mention it.

This is not something a small person like him would dare to express his opinion on.

Valentinian III came to his senses and waved his hand, signaling the attendant to withdraw. He had only said this casually. After Aetius won the Battle of Chalons, his power within the empire was at its peak. Even if he wanted to break off the engagement, he couldn't do so unless he had to sacrifice his reputation.

He must have felt a little regretful, but in order to gain Aetius' support, the emperor had no choice but to accept it.

Moreover, if this were to happen, it would completely break up the hostility between Duncan and Aetius.

Duncan may not be willing either.

But Valentinian III really didn't want to marry his daughter to Aetius' son.

Aetius urged Valentinian III several times, but he always refused and planned to continue to refuse.

The emperor has no military power.

Valentinian III was in great pain, and he dreamed of gaining the support of the imperial army.

Time passed quietly.

After traveling for nearly half a month, Quintus finally arrived at the British Channel. Instead of going to London, he led his fleet to Southampton.

Port of Southampton.

The guard standing next to Quintus looked at the crowd in the distance and whispered, "Sir. It's the exile rebels."

port area.

A fleet was transporting refugees. Quintus knew these people were exiles, the Bagaudas, former rebels of the empire, but he pretended not to notice. He looked up at the sky and sighed, "What a nice day today."

Don’t ask too many questions that you shouldn’t ask, just pretend you didn’t see it.

The recent unrest in Gaul seems to be due to the Franks' desire to recruit young and strong exiles, but many exiles tend to settle in Britain.

Quintus was in a very good position and knew nothing about anything irrelevant to this trip.

To recruit the rebels.

This is a recruitment.

If someone really asked, Quintus would have already thought of a reason.

The biggest purpose of his trip was to win over Duncan. First, it was for the emperor of the empire, and second, it was for himself. Quintus himself also wanted to get in touch with Duncan.

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(End of this chapter)