Ming Dynasty and New Rome and Infinite Magic Machine

Chapter 148 Lake Nemi

Lake Nemi, which was once called "Diana's Mirror", is no different today.The town of Arikia, which has continued from classical times to the present, is built on the north side of the lake, and further north is the sacred forest of the temple of Diana, the moon god.

The low and loud hum of the pulse detonation engine startled the waterfowl on the lake, and even the nearby Seismological Observation Bureau received a signal of the detonation.But they immediately received an order from a higher level to delete the signal record.

A dark figure flew over the town, dropping a series of parachutes.Then the black shadow suddenly accelerated and pulled up, pulled out a sonic boom cloud in the distant sky, and continued to sprint towards the dawn of the sky, leaving behind a series of intermittent knot-like condensation trails.

The legionnaires on the ground immediately set off and rushed to the scene of the parachute.When they arrived, several humanoid shadows cut the paracord from a height of 50 meters, ignited the recoil rocket, and smashed to the ground in light and dust.

Lu Huaiyang patted the dust on his knees, and looked at the legionnaires surrounding him.Accompanied by the centurion, it was a technical officer who came out to dock. After confirming the mission password, the two sides greeted each other with military salutes.

"Io Triumphe, friend of Cathay. Welcome to Rome. We are gathering the rest of the team, do you want them to gather here?"

He directly used Mandarin to communicate with Lu Huaiyang.Since there are only two world languages ​​that need to be learned, and you can travel all over the world if you learn them, there are actually quite a lot of people who "speak Mandarin in Rome" and "speak Latin in Ming Dynasty".

"Io Triumphe, Daqin's friend. Yes, bring others to meet me."

Lu Huaiyang didn't want to say anything more, but those few inexperienced students seemed to be jumping a little crookedly, more crooked than luggage.But here are all friendly troops, so if it's crooked, it's not a big problem.

"Okay." The technical officer from Rome confirmed the order, "I know you have a very important mission here. I have no right to represent the people of Rome, so I would like to thank you on behalf of my family. The people of Cathay traveled thousands of miles Come and help, the problem here is really embarrassing. Then, according to the instructions of the Senate, we can only gather you, and we can't go any further. Afterwards, we will evacuate to a safe area for observation, accompanied by inner guards You guys get the job done. Take care."

"Ah."

"In addition." He pointed to the guide, "we are stationed there. A division-level artillery group is deployed there, and the First Army stationed in Rome ten kilometers away can also come to support at any time. If necessary, please send a signal at any time .”

The assembly time took half an hour.The first to arrive was Titus 123, followed by 456, and they parachuted in groups of three.Shangluo and Lu Liang were a little behind, while Wen Yuan and Han Xingzhi arrived last.

"Why so slow?" Lu Huaiyang looked up at the time, "Although you are not paratroopers, you have already exceeded the time limit."

He subconsciously looked at Wen Yuan, and he was usually to blame for such things.

"No, no, I really don't blame me this time. It's this guy who hung on the tree."

"I let you look at the luggage, not him."

"That can't be my fault! Who can say for sure about skydiving. We shouldn't use an umbrella next time, we should just glide down and land with a rocket. Just like Wang Lingguan, he hit the ground with a 'boom'. "

"Let's design this kind of movement yourself when you lead your apprentice later. Alright, are you ready?"

He took an inventory with his eyes, and everyone was there.The luggage is loaded and followed not far away.

"Okay, then put on the cloak first, put the cloak over the armor. Cover your head with the hood, like the inner guard."

Titus explained from the side: "The cloak and windproof hood are the clothes of travelers in foreign lands, and they need to be worn like this in many ceremonies. So please don't take off the hoods until the end of the welcoming ceremony."

Shang Luo and the others nodded.

"Then, although the branch-breaking part will start tomorrow, the ceremony actually starts today. We will enter the town of Alikia in a while, and the local elders will come out to welcome us and arrange accommodation for us. The town will entertain you for a meal This is a sumptuous dinner, and please enjoy it to your heart's content. But even if you don't have an appetite, you must eat some. That's why."

He pointed to the sacred forest in the north:
"According to the ancient sacrificial rituals, we need to offer 'foreigners' to the forest king as sacrifices in the ceremony, and only sacrifices are eligible to fight with the forest king. The 'foreigners' here are you, and before Other people from Delphi. In short, you must be a foreigner to complete the ceremony, this is the rule. But even a foreigner cannot be sacrificed out of thin air, you must first owe some karma."

"That meal?" Shang Luo asked.

"Yes, that's the meal. Just like Persephone couldn't come back after eating the vermilion fruit from the underworld, you also have to eat 'food from a foreign land' at today's dinner, so that you can owe the karma for this meal , and these karma are the key to start the branch-breaking ceremony. Although it is part of the ceremony, the meal is funded by the inner guard to invite everyone to eat, and a lot of high-end ingredients are used. There is also a red flower that symbolizes 'vermilion fruit' in the ceremony. Apple, please eat at least one apple, it is an apple from the royal orchard of Slovenia, it is delicious."

"Why does it feel like giving us a full meal before going to the execution ground?" Wen Yuan muttered.

"It's like this. In theory, the last meal that the prison provides to the prisoners who go to the execution ground is also to eliminate some karma in the ceremony. After all, the sentence and sin have nothing to do with the prison itself. The prison is only the executor. If your You have learned mysticism well, and you should have discovered it in advance."

"About this." Lu Huaiyang leaned over and said a few words to him.

"Oh, that's right. It turns out that you had an introduction to occult science class on Saturday morning? That's just right, let's combine that class with the task briefing. Today's schedule is dinner and rest. There will be breakfast and task briefing tomorrow morning-- And the course of the introduction to the occult that was incorporated. It is free until dinner, after which the ceremony begins. Someone in the town will lead the way with a lamp and send you to the sacred forest. We can only stop here, There will be another team of guards in the holy forest, Shangluo, you should have seen it? It is the team that gave you the old branch."

"The ones dressed like extras?"

"No, you were dreaming at that time. They were dressed like me, only because of the sympathetic camouflage, so you couldn't see it when you were dreaming. Anyway, relax before the ceremony, the Nemi Lake in front of you It’s called ‘Diana’s Mirror’, and it’s actually a famous vacation spot in Rome, and the dinner you’re entertained is actually a catering service provided by a nearby resort hotel. Eat more, I remember the Peron oysters from the coast of Bordeaux.”

(End of this chapter)