Rome must fall.

Chapter 417 Preparation for War (I)

Although these operations failed more than they succeeded, every attempt of Mingjunus opened up a new world in the medical field of the Kingdom of Nix and helped him learn more about the mysteries of the human body. Because of his fruitful research, he continued to receive rewards from the kingdom and is now a first-class viscount.

Sherest, former head of the weaving workshop.

Today, the Kingdom of Nix has more than one weaving workshop. At the confluence of the Kupa River and the Sava River, the former New Beysbad Fortress has now become a textile city, with textile workshops all along the river, and hundreds of water-powered spinning wheels running day and night. Therefore, Nix established a textile department under the Ministry of Works, and Sherest was promoted to the head of the textile department, in charge of the overall situation.

The water-powered spinning wheel was her first idea, which was designed by Spukara. In addition, she and her subordinates brainstormed together, not only continuously making improvements in textiles, but also making contributions in printing and dyeing, embroidery, tailoring, and clothing. As a result, the cloth produced by Nix was not only large in output, but also high in quality and low in price. It became the main commodity for Nix to trade with surrounding tribes, which not only brought a lot of materials to the kingdom, but also deepened the friendship with surrounding forces. Sherest was also awarded many times by the kingdom and is now a third-class viscount.

In a similar situation to Sharest is Kedesos, the former head of the iron workshop and now the chief of the Iron Smelting Department.

Over the past ten years, Nix's iron workshop has grown from one to more than ten. Snotia and Ophidilla have become famous iron-making towns in the kingdom. After many improvements in equipment and technological innovations, the iron ingots produced are large in quantity and high in quality. The ironware produced, from daily necessities to weapons and equipment, not only meets the needs of the kingdom, but also becomes another important commodity exported to surrounding tribes. Caedesos has naturally made an indelible contribution, and he has been awarded the third-class viscount by the kingdom many times.

The situation of Sexippus, former deputy director of the Ministry of Agriculture and current head of the Animal Husbandry Department, is slightly different. He is not only a manager but also a major researcher in the animal husbandry industry.

Under Maximus's guidance, he developed methods for centralized poultry breeding and artificial egg hatching, and gradually changed the tribesmen's habit of free-range breeding. The number of poultry raised and the egg production increased dramatically. He bred pigs that were easier to grow meat and mules with better endurance...

More importantly, he also worked hard to breed the Boyma, which was over 1.4 meters tall at the shoulder and had stronger bones, making it possible for the kingdom to be equipped with heavy cavalry. It was because of these outstanding contributions that he was also a first-class viscount.

In the formal hall, there are also the weapons manufacturing manager Sistos, the paper workshop manager Tolmius, the carpenter master Thetilippus, the head of the experimental field of the Ministry of Agriculture Alisakus... They have all made great contributions to the kingdom in their respective fields of expertise and have become viscounts.

Today, the territory of the Knicks is vast, and the high-ranking officials and elites of these kingdoms do not all live in the center of the kingdom. At this moment, everyone gathers together, those who know each other happily chat about their recent situation, and those who don’t know each other introduce themselves to each other. The atmosphere is very harmonious and lively.

"The King has arrived!" The guards outside the hall shouted in unison. The hall immediately returned to silence and everyone quickly returned to their seats.

Maximus, wearing a crown, strode into the hall. Although he was smiling, his prestige in the kingdom as he had been in charge of the Knicks for nearly twenty years was already unrivaled. The heavy majesty he had cultivated over the years could not be easily concealed by a few smiles, so the government hall became even quieter.

Maximus obviously didn't want to make the atmosphere more relaxed. After he sat on the throne, he looked around at the people below him with a serious expression: "Everyone, this is not the first time you have attended the kingdom's high-level meeting, but I still want to emphasize again that you must not leak the content of this meeting. If you violate it, no matter how much you have contributed to the kingdom, you will be severely punished by law, imprisonment, deprivation of title, or even death penalty!"

The hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.

After Maximus scanned the crowd again, he said in a deep voice: "There is only one content for this meeting - start preparing for the war against Rome!"

As soon as these words were spoken, there was finally a stir in the Council of State. Department heads had already begun preparations in this regard under Maximus' instructions. Only the elites engaged in professional and technical fields heard about it for the first time and were all shocked. After all, Rome was the overlord of the Mediterranean, and the Knys were actually going to take the initiative to declare war on it!
Without waiting for anyone to ask, Maximus explained directly: "I believe you all know that Rome has launched a war against the Gauls in recent years and has basically conquered all the tribes in the Gaul region. But you may not know that Caesar, the Roman governor who launched the Gallic War, has sent people to sneak into our Nix territory many times in an attempt to investigate the situation in the kingdom. Thanks to the timely discovery of the Military Intelligence Department, they were arrested and are still in prison -"

Someone in the hall couldn't help but exclaim, then realized that he was being rude, and quickly lowered his head before the etiquette officer could scold him.

Gillicus, the chief of the military intelligence department who had also made many contributions in the expansion of the Kingdom of Nix and became a third-class viscount, was also in the hall. He faced the sudden focus of attention with a serious face and kept nodding to show that it was true. "What does this mean!" Maximus frowned, and said loudly with anger: "This means that the cruel and greedy Roman governor has long been eyeing us Nix! He wants to take away the wealth we have accumulated through hard work for more than ten years, and wants to turn every one of us Nix people into his slaves!

I believe that you have more or less known something about the tragic experiences of the thousands of Gallic slaves we rescued from Rome, but you will never know how much disaster this war between Rome and Gaul, which lasted for several years, brought to the Gauls!

So far, more than one million Gauls have died in this war, more than one million Gauls have become Roman slaves, countless villages and fortresses have been destroyed, and some originally rich places have even been burned to ruins, and it has been difficult to recover for more than ten years! ——"

Maximus paused, took a deep breath, and shouted in a louder voice: "Now, the extremely greedy Romans are targeting us, the Nixes, and want to repeat the tragedy of the Gauls on us! Can we let them succeed?!"

"Never! Never!! !" Whether it was the young Wallace, Menas and others, or the elderly Volenus, Frontinus and others, they were all filled with righteous indignation and said passionately: "Fight the Romans, defeat them! Defeat the Romans!! !"

Except for Gillicus, all the people in the Council Hall had followed Maximus from Italy. They had personally witnessed the glory of the rebels defeating the Roman army time and time again, and in recent years they had followed the Nix tribe in winning battles and being invincible until they established today's kingdom.

Even though they knew how powerful Rome was, they were not too afraid deep down in their hearts. On the contrary, after learning that the Romans coveted the Knys, their fighting spirit was aroused. They almost shouted in unison that they "must defeat the Romans" without any hesitation. This was very different from the Gauls.

Maximus expected everyone's reaction, but he was still prepared to further strengthen their hearts, so he said: "Rome is certainly much stronger than us, the Knicks, but we are not without a chance to defeat Rome. The great goddess Danu has told me how to defeat the Romans! -"

Having said that, he turned his gaze to the Kingdom Scepter Priest Emmerich who was in his hands.

Emmerich immediately understood and stood up. He was nearly seventy years old and was very good at keeping in good health. He rarely got sick. Although he had white hair, he was energetic and articulate. People generally believed that he had always been loyal to the goddess Danu and must have been blessed by the goddess, which was why he lived such a long and healthy life.

"As early as last year, the great goddess Danu sent an oracle to the king!" Emmerich said solemnly, "She is kind and cannot bear to see the Gauls, who are also her believers, being so cruelly massacred and enslaved by the Romans. She also does not want the Romans to destroy the Knicks who are blessed by her in the future. Therefore, she sent an oracle to the king in a dream several times, asking the king to lead the army to attack Rome and completely destroy Rome so that the tragedy of the Gauls will not happen again!
He also predicted that there would be a civil war in Rome the year after next, which is a good time for us to attack Rome! ——"

Maximus took over the conversation and said seriously: "After receiving the oracle from the goddess, I paid special attention to the situation in Rome. The Roman governor Caesar expanded his army to ten legions after several years of war with Gaul, which seriously violated the military tradition of Rome!

The Roman elders wanted to remove his military power, but he not only disagreed, but also wanted more power. Neither side would give in, and the conflict between the Roman Senate and Caesar became more and more serious—"

Maximus paused and cast his gaze towards Frontinus.

Frontinus also understood and said loudly: "The oracle of the goddess is correct! The current situation in Rome is very similar to the situation when Marius and Sulla were in military confrontation. The Roman civil war will definitely happen again! Since you, my king, have received the oracle of the goddess, the war with Rome is inevitable, so don't miss this best opportunity!"

These old men who had followed Maximus since the uprising came from all over the Mediterranean. They originally had their own gods, but after living in Nix for nearly twenty years, they witnessed the process of the tribe becoming prosperous and powerful due to the various inspirations of the goddess Danu, especially the technical experts who benefited directly from it. In addition to the influence of the entire social environment, they now also worship the goddess Danu. They had no doubts about the oracle of the goddess Danu, and with the explanations of Maximus and Frontinus, they were even more determined.

(End of this chapter)