ATPnovel Chapter 7330 Authentication Device
Chapter 7330 Authentication Device
Chapter 7330 Authentication Device
The First Auxiliary Legion is very strong. In fact, in terms of pure battlefield performance, its sheer size can even suppress the Miracle Legion. But no matter how much they boast about their battlefield performance, the First Auxiliary Legion is only a three-talented legion. Even the strongest three-talented legion is almost eternally as high as the sky.
No matter how many adjectives you add, it doesn't change the fact that the First Auxiliary did not reach the level of miracles and was not a pillar of human civilization.
In other words, whether in terms of power or importance, the top support is not at the level of a miracle. Even the weakest miracle, if only the numbers are considered, is actually slightly stronger than the top support.
Now, amidst Alessandro's teasing, Virgilio has revealed this fact. Others might be more tactful, but Virgilio is not. As the commander of the Tenth Knights, he has long passed that stage. He will give face if he wants, and if he doesn't, well, who the hell are you?
"I just suggested to Valierius that you lead the First Support to spar with them to improve their basic skills. I think you understand what I mean," Virgilio said calmly.
Regardless of any shortcomings Valierius's 20th Eagle Legion may have, or any problems with Valierius's personality, as long as the 20th Eagle Legion remains a miracle legion, the opponent will inevitably be stronger than the First Auxiliary.
Military strategists, including Caesar, have almost all expressed that the path of miracles doesn't seem to be the right one. But in the eyes of military strategists, being right doesn't equate to being powerful; on the contrary, being powerful can correct all mistakes. Clearly, the Miracle Legion may have problems in many aspects, but its power can convince all doubters.
It's clear that even the top support can be persuaded by the Miracle Legion.
"Staying at the same level as the heavens, rising with the world, is indeed an unimaginable realm for other legions, but we are outside the world," Virgilio said calmly, then left, leaving Alessandro with a grim expression.
To reiterate, instead of giving Alessandro some pep talk, it's better to present him with some facts that ignite his own anger. This way, when he faces the 20th Eagle Emblem Legion, he will inevitably strike hard, making them understand why the number one support can stand proudly at the top of the world in this place full of strong individuals.
To reiterate, despite Virgilio's boasting, the Tenth Knights are indeed stronger than the First Support in terms of performance and explosiveness. But if it comes down to a fight to the death, even the Tenth Knights would have to fall if they faced the First Support's heavy punch. That pure power isn't about the word "pure," but about sheer force—it's truly immense!
"The third Miracle Legion?" After Virgilio left, Alessandro muttered to himself with a dark face. What the other man said was indeed hurtful, but one thing was true: the sky is the sky, and miracles are above the sky. It's that simple.
Even the weakest of the Miracle Legions, the Holy Fallen Knights who forcibly ascended to the Miracles through dual talents, were still stronger than the First Support Legion in terms of combat power. The reason why Alessandro was able to fight Ardashir to a standstill was only because the First Support Legion had more people and the Roman Empire as a whole had the advantage. Without these factors, it would have been very difficult for the First Support Legion to win if they were of equal size.
"Here, this is for you." Seeing Virgilio return, acting all cocky like a complete idiot, Ma Chao casually tossed him a piece of brocade. Virgilio's previously extremely arrogant demeanor instantly switched to that of a silly husky, and he even started bouncing around as he walked. As for his previous tough guy style, come on, he's hanging out with dogs now, why would he still have that style?
"Holy crap, there's actually such a divine object? You still have more, right? Give me some more!" Virgilio's face twisted in disbelief. He truly hadn't imagined that such magnificent silk existed in the world. It was completely beyond their comprehension. So all we used before were low-end goods? No, wait, it was one thing for us to use low-end goods when Anxi was alive, but Anxi was killed.
Damn it, Ganassis, is that you? That son of a bitch Ganassis intercepted the top tribute, didn't he? No doubt about it, I'll organize some men with Caesar's orders to give Ganassis a piece of my mind. It seems that these crazy nobles in the eastern provinces really don't want to live anymore. They dare to intercept anything. No doubt about it, I'm going to personally skin them alive!
Ma Chao watched as Virgilio's demeanor shifted from that of a powerful figure to that of a scoundrel in an instant. He clutched the silk tightly with both hands, then, as if remembering something, his expression changed from normal to bluish-red, even turning into anger. To be honest, it was somewhat absurd.
"There were only ten in total, and they've all been distributed. What about Vincenzo?" Ma Chao asked casually. He dared not give these to Virgilio; if he did, Vincenzo would never even see him again. They all belonged to Caesar and Virgilio.
"This is great stuff!" Virgilio exclaimed. "Next time you have something like this, bring more."
"I wish I could bring more. This was custom-made, and who knows if the person who made it will even be alive," Ma Chao said irritably.
“That’s easy. I’ll find some life-extending medicine, and you can send it over. These are just minor figures with technical skills, and they won’t interfere deeply with the world, so the backlash on the causal level won’t be severe.” Virgilio said with great arrogance. The Tenth Knight was a true superman, capable of concocting all sorts of strange and wonderful things. Life-extending medicine was something he could concoct as well.
"Um, I have a question to ask." Ma Chao suddenly realized something and quickly spoke up.
"How did Valierius achieve this miracle?" Virgilio countered.
Ma Chao remained silent. He was also interested in this. Seeing this, Virgilio assumed that this was what the other party wanted, so he shook his head. "I don't know, but all miracles are achieved through the impossible. They are accomplished only by carrying something and breaking through the highest peaks."
"I see." Ma Chao expressed his understanding. To be honest, he hadn't expected to see such an outrageous situation during his trip to Italy. Another miracle had occurred in the Roman Empire.
"But what I want to ask is, is it related to you, the Tenth Knights, that Caesar the Dictator has been able to maintain the status quo and interfere with national policies?" Ma Chao chuckled and then asked the question he had wanted to ask earlier. Virgilio was silent for a moment after hearing this, and then nodded.
While Caesar's logic for prolonging his life was similar to that of the Marquis of Wu'an and the Marquis of Huaiyin in the Han Dynasty, the latter two could hardly interfere with the country's decision-making, while Caesar could continuously interfere. This was no longer a matter of national destiny. After all, if a complete set of four sages could be maintained with the national destiny of a medium-sized country, it was not an unacceptable fact for such a top power.
The fact that Lord Wu'an and Marquis Huaiyin rarely interfered with state policies shows that they were aware of their own situation. However, Caesar manifested himself directly in the Senate, and his very existence was a continuous interference in Roman state policies. Moreover, his coronation of Severus and his consolidation of the Julius-Claudius family were the greatest interferences against the Roman Empire.
The force of this intervention was so great that it could be said to have reversed the course of Roman history.
Logically, intervention at this level should have had a causal backlash that would have completely destroyed a dead being, but Caesar was unharmed.
"The Tenth Knights Legion doesn't care about curses and karmic backlash. Our continuous growth is due not only to the fact that the dictator Caesar is alive, but also, and very importantly, to the fact that this continuous backlash forces us to become stronger. However, that was before. Now, this kind of backlash is useless," Virgilio said with a hint of pride.
The backlash was severe, but facing the Tenth Knight, who had already fully entered the two plus signs and although he had not yet reached the legendary peak, he could overcome many things with sheer strength.
If Virgilio was somewhat wary of playing as the top support in the past, he is now confident that he can execute a "head-pressing" tactic against the top support.
"I see." Ma Chao nodded. He had been wondering why it felt a bit strange. It turned out that the Tenth Knight was really taking the hits for Caesar. But after all, he was the Tenth Knight; it was out of love!
"You should also find a way to strengthen yourself. Putting everything else aside, at least reach the state of being as high as the sky," Virgilio said, patting Ma Chao on the shoulder.
"Is it really that simple?" Ma Chao said speechlessly. What does it mean to be as high as the sky? That's a realm that most people with three talents can hardly reach. Many times, even after stepping into the realm of three talents, they still need to fight to elevate the entire army to that level of complete perfection in spirit and energy, and to fully exert the limit that can be contained under the sky.
This level of skill is beyond the reach of Ma Chao's army; at least under normal circumstances, it's completely hopeless. But for Virgilio, it feels as easy as eating and drinking.
“It’s not easy, but if you can’t reach it, your opponent can.” Virgilio turned his head to the side, and then Ma Chao followed his gaze. The 20th Eagle Emblem Legion, the 30th Eagle Emblem Legion. Ma Chao was silent for a while.
"The eagle emblem created by Augustus is influencing your legion." Virgilio patted Ma Chao on the shoulder, shook his head, and left. Under Ma Chao's leadership, the Seventh Loyalists were already the most outstanding Seventh Eagle Emblems in all these generations, but that wasn't enough. It had to break through destiny to have any meaning.
"Is Augustus's eagle emblem influencing me?" Ma Chao stood there, head bowed, pondering for a long time, but still couldn't understand how it was influencing him.
While most of the Roman senators were cheering for Valerius's entry into the realm of miracles, the Dukes of Eastern Europe looked rather grim.
"Valirios has accomplished a miracle." Yuan Tan looked at that incredibly young, even somewhat immature face from afar, his expression extremely complex.
"If I had known, I should have surrounded and killed him back in Great Britain, even if it meant risking everything." Xu You gritted his teeth. Having another Miracle Legion, especially one that had a grudge against their Yuan family, put immense pressure on them.
“Even if we did it all over again, I’m afraid we still couldn’t do it.” Chunyu Qiong, who had returned from the Han Dynasty and accompanied Yuan Tan to the meeting, said with a somewhat complicated expression. He had been a participant in the Battle of Great Britain and knew the situation all too well.
Even if the 20th Eagle Emblem Legion had not reached its peak at that time, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry, along with the Right Army Colonel and his elite troops, and the Lake Light Knights of the Celts from Great Britain, would not have been able to suppress the 20th Eagle Emblem Legion.
The opponent's strength and potential are both incredibly impressive. Looking back now, it's clear that they were able to escape back then thanks to their adequate preparation. Otherwise, if they had continued to entangle themselves in Great Britain, they and the Three Idiots might have been trapped.
The ability to grow stronger with each battle and break through personal limits is something unimaginable for other legions, but for a legion capable of achieving miracles, it is a natural path.
"If I remember correctly, they said they would come back to settle accounts later?" Yuan Tan asked, his gaze shifting from Valierius's young face with a hint of complexity, his tone flat.
"Yes, he said that the first time he met us, but he was dissuaded then. It's probably impossible to dissuade him now." Chunyu Qiong replied after a moment of silence. They're the Miracle Legion now. If they don't act recklessly, what kind of miracle is that? Doing whatever they want is the essence of the miracle. Besides, Valierius is so young. As the saying goes, a young man who isn't reckless is a wasted youth!
"Be prepared. If he dares to come, don't hold back." Yuan Tan nodded slightly and said in a low voice. He didn't have any good intentions towards Rome. He just wanted to cause trouble if he could. After all, he knew exactly how he ended up here. As of now, the Yuan family was still working hard to cultivate land for Rome and supply the Roman Empire with the grain produced. So it would be strange if the Yuan family had any goodwill towards the Roman Empire.
“They’re not easy to deal with. If they really come over, we don’t really have any good solutions.” Xu You’s expression was complicated. “When the Miracle Legion advances, all of its characteristics are enhanced. The 20th Legion has a very troublesome characteristic. This characteristic means that when they fight in a large army, it’s like a one-on-one duel.”
Hearing Xu You's words, Chunyu Qiong nodded silently. This was the most painful part. Back then, this trait was considered normal, but it still disgusted the Xiliang Iron Cavalry and the Right Army Commander's Department. Now, after the miracle, the synesthesia trait would become even more outrageous. Chunyu Qiong was already having a headache just thinking about it. He wondered how far it would escalate.
Just as Xu You and Chunyu Qiong had worried, when the 20th Eagle Emblem Legion advanced to a miracle, it upgraded all the power it possessed. The ability to completely transform the two powers of mind and body balance was just one of the insignificant characteristics it possessed.
The true characteristics that the 20th Eagle Legion gained from its ascension to the Miracle came from the illusory eagle banners of Valierius and Statius. During the final battle in the Shadow World of Great Britain, facing a massive number of phantoms that appeared out of nowhere, with an overwhelming scale that was almost like a tidal wave covering the entire land, the 20th Eagle Legion was forced to go against the tide.
During this time, Valierius and Statius offered all their illusory eagle banners to the headquarters, and then took that final step in the face of the impossible. The so-called devouring of the world's boundary was actually when there was no other way, they forcibly drew power from the surrounding world and transformed the foundation of the shadow world's boundary into their own source of power.
Once you have the power, the goal is to completely destroy this damned world. But facing a tidal wave of enemies, if you can't finish the battle quickly, you'll only be dragged down to your death. Even if it's a miracle, the existence of the stamina bar makes it impossible to keep fighting forever.
When there are enough opponents, dragging out the miracle is also an option. So at that moment, Valierius transmitted his synesthetic power to everyone, uniting the legion's power as one and extending this power to all enemies.
Transforming the transmission of will into real physical damage, and turning real physical damage into the synesthesia of will—in other words, with the extension of the Miracle trait, the strike that the Twentieth Eagle Legion delivers to an enemy will extend to other enemies due to the synesthesia trait.
This is a destructive force at the level of will, and it is also a real destructive force!
In other words, for the Twentieth Eagle Emblem Legion, if the enemy's strength is insufficient, let alone besieging them, they will not even be able to get close. They will be crushed in the aftermath of the enemy's battle with their main foe. Therefore, the Twentieth Eagle Emblem Legion is not worried about being besieged at all, because to fight them, they must use elite troops with high quality, just like when they destroyed Dou Xian's personal guards.
Without such a highly skilled elite force to resist, no matter how many small fry come, they will all be nothing but weeds before the 20th Eagle Emblem runs out of energy.
Within the entire Yuan family territory, the only elite units that could stand against the 20th Eagle Emblem Legion were the Right Army Colonel's 500 men, the core 300 elite heavy infantry, the 100-200 Lake Light Knights promoted from the Celts, the 200-300 core seeds of the Bingzhou Wolf Riders, and some other miscellaneous forces. But in total, they were definitely not enough to reach a scale of 1,500.
Apart from these other legions, the 20th Eagle Emblem Legion is nothing more than trash that would be crushed by the aftershocks when it clashes with a powerful opponent. Under the influence of this miraculous characteristic, the small wound that the 20th Eagle Emblem Legion inflicts on these powerful opponents may not be able to extend to another powerful opponent, or even if it does, it may not cause real damage, but only a slight severing at the level of will.
However, for an unqualified legion, it will not only extend, but even a small breach in the enemy's defenses can cause a major wound to you.
Do you even know what it means to be a one-on-one king or a one-on-one powerhouse? This is it. If you can't pass the test, you don't even have the right to overwhelm your opponent!
Alright, that completely explains why the Twenty Eagles Legion, without possessing overwhelming power, could single-handedly take on the main force of an empire.