Chapter 357 The Ninth Legion

"Luga, do you really believe that Leo I will give us a ready-made army?" On the way back, Andrew couldn't help but asked Luga this.

"Ha." Luca laughed dryly, "Do you believe it? He is just a pope. Where does he get his army and armaments? He does have money, because there are always stupid nobles who donate generously for the so-called doctrine. Really, stupid and ignorant!"

He kept cursing like this all the way until Luca returned to his own military camp and he could no longer curse.

"This, really, is it my military camp, or is it some bastard who thinks he can bully others by taking advantage of his power just because he has some soldiers!" Luca cursed in his heart, and the first person he thought of was Aetius. Looking at the entire Roman Empire, this bastard was the only one who had people in his hands. Now, he just said that he was considering an alliance, and now the monkey is claiming to be the overlord while the tiger is not around?

Why was Luka so angry? It was because there were sentinels standing on the empty sentry towers, and more fully armed soldiers were wandering outside the camp in groups of three or four. They talked to each other, and everything seemed so normal. But this situation was the most unusual for Luka!

"Did Pope Leo I fulfill his promise?" Andrew whispered to Luca, "Luca, the Pope told us at the time that we would need an army."

"It was just a joke, Andrew, you understand?" Luca still insisted on his point of view. He did not hesitate to yell at Andrew because he did not believe that Leo I had such great ability.

"No!" Luca said, "I must see what is going on. I want to see who has the guts to occupy my camp!"

The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Such a stationing was a huge insult to Luca's self-esteem. Even his old nest was occupied by someone else. If it got out, would he be able to hold his head up and live a normal life? Of course not. Not to mention that he was arrogant, Luca was the adopted son of Augustus Theodosius II of the Eastern Empire, a hero who had recovered Ludugu Gaul, and a warrior who had walked through the Arch of Constantine twice. Now his home was occupied by someone else. Was it really bullying that Luca had no one to rely on? Luca was furious, straightened his clothes, and strode up.

"Hey, which department are you from?"

When the soldiers saw Luka coming angrily, they stopped talking and laughing, and those sitting on the ground stood up hastily, trembling in front of Luka. Luka didn't care about that, he loudly questioned the dozen soldiers in front of him.

"According to the order of Pope Leo I, we have come to serve His Excellency Flavius ​​Luca." One of the soldiers spoke to Luca in a voice that Luca could barely hear.

"Leo?" At this time, Luca had to admit that he had really underestimated Leo I. He didn't expect that this guy had such tremendous power, almost to the point of being able to call the wind and rain.

"So that's how it is..." Luga said, and the anger in his heart immediately dissipated. He took two steps forward and looked up and down at the equipment of the soldiers in front of him.

Even the soldiers on guard were equipped with luxurious equipment, half of their bodies were covered in chain mail up to their thighs, long sleeves with floral patterns, and red underwear. This equipment was considered extremely luxurious in such an empire. The most conspicuous thing was the cross carved on both sides of the helmets of these soldiers, which was the symbol of Christ. It seemed that they were definitely the army assisted by Leo I.

"Are you all Christians?" Luca asked them.

"Yes, we are all devout Christians. We responded to the call of Pope Leo and said that we can follow General Luca to save Britannia, which is not shrouded by the light of God. I heard that those who can participate in this holy war will have their souls ascend to heaven!"

"Yes, yes, yes. Those who die gloriously in battle can enter his kingdom, the City of God!"

"Oh my god, I can't wait to join the holy war!"

The soldiers immediately started talking and left Luga aside.

"It seems that believing in religion can kill people!" Luca wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and couldn't help but silently give a thumbs up to Leo I's deceptive method.

"Well, let's see what's interesting inside the barracks." Leaving behind the group of soldiers who were still chattering, Luca muttered to himself and led Andrew towards the gate of the barracks.

"Welcome back, General Luga!" The soldiers guarding the gate saluted Luga. Such an orderly appearance made Luga feel that they had indeed received formal training.

After a while, the door slowly opened, and everything inside surprised Luca so much that his jaw almost dropped to the ground.

Soldiers, a large number of soldiers were busy in the empty camp, some were organizing drills, some were setting up tents, and some were distributing weapons. They were all wearing chain mail, brand new clothes, brand new armor, so that they looked like a real army. Compared with the soldiers of the Ninth Legion, the original group of guys were just a bunch of beggars. At this time, it was no wonder that Luca was tired of the old and liked the new.

"General!"

Luca passed by them, and seeing Luca's soldiers hurriedly stopped their work and stood up to salute Luca. Although Luca didn't know them, they were so familiar with Luca. Such a greeting made Luca nod in response, thinking that Leo I was really not an ordinary guy. I didn't expect that he had such a big card hidden. But the question is, why did he have such a card but didn't use it for himself but generously gave it to Luca.

With such doubts, Luca walked into the central tent. He never expected that there were several people sitting inside wearing sacred robes, with a copper cross on their chests and crutches in their hands.

They gathered in a circle, with an old man in the middle holding a book. Luca knew it was a handwritten Bible. The old man looked at the words in the Bible and read aloud some words of praise to God. Each of them was very pious and didn't even realize that Luca had come in.

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“Ahem!”

Luka deliberately coughed to interrupt their ceremony, because such a ceremony was really funny in Luka's eyes. The cough finally made all of them open their eyes, and they turned around with dissatisfaction written on their faces, but when they saw Luka, they had to endure it no matter how dissatisfied they were, and soon, smiles dispelled the dissatisfaction and occupied everyone's face.

"Oh, Hail Mary! It's Mr. Luca!" The old man in the middle holding the Bible closed the book, slowly stood up, and walked towards Luca.

"Nice to meet you, Father."

Luca didn't know his name, so he could only use the priest to get away with it.

"My name is Jiang Carlo. These are the clergy of the church. They are also commissioned by God and Pope Leo to bring the light of God to the dark Britannia."

"Oh, yes, yes, it's dark enough there! Yes, that's right!" Luga responded repeatedly.

(End of this chapter)