Chapter 466 Visit
As expected, just as Luca had worried, after half a year of recovery, Luca's army had expanded from the original three legions to a new legion called the 21st Luca-Victory Legion.
This was the first legion named after Luca himself, and it was brought by Mateolius, who had always disliked Luca but then stepped forward to save him. Although this guy had a sharp tongue, which was very different from the politeness he showed when they first met, his presence at such a critical moment proved his loyalty.
The further expansion of the army also gave Luca more confidence, but in the season of spring to summer, because there was no obvious seasonal change here, Luca received a letter from Tenaia, which surprised him very much, because he was devoted to the military day and night, and for a moment he even forgot that there was such a woman who wanted to marry him.
It is said that beauty fades easily. Tenaia has been waiting for Luca for several years. How many years can a woman wait? After thinking about it, Luca thought of Anais who was far away in Luduga Gaul. Luca himself dared not even think about how much suffering these two women had suffered because of his sudden departure.
"An explanation must be given." Luca thought to himself, and then handed over everything under his command to Marenius and Mateolius, and took Andrew and Sebastianus with the guards to advance along the main road of Rome.
This time they walked very fast and arrived in Milan in less than a month. Milan was still the same, but after many years, Luca felt unfamiliar when he stood at the city gate and the long city wall.
"Go in quickly, Tenaia is waiting for you." Andrew began to urge again. Obviously, his goal was not the magnificent city behind the tall walls of Milan, but the vast manor outside the city. Because the beauty was waiting, there was always an explanation. You couldn't just pass by the door three times without going in. If you delayed for too long, something would go wrong.
"Oh, go ahead. After all, Kunta may be waiting impatiently." Luca said and waved at Andrew. Andrew nodded repeatedly in surprise, then turned his horse around and galloped away, leaving Luca with only dust pouring in through the window.
"What an impatient bastard." Luga cursed with a smile while brushing the dust off his clothes.
"Ha, I envy you guys who have women chasing after you." Sebastianus sat next to Luca. He smiled, but Luca could see a hint of jealousy in his eyes. Suddenly, he thought that Sebastianus was still alone.
"It's time for you to have a wife to take care of you, even if it's just to cook for you." Luca said, patting Sebastianus' leg.
"I thought so too, Luca. I thought about it for a long time. No, I thought about it a lot." Sebastianus leaned against the wall of the carriage and looked up at the sky. "But as you can see, the war and the infighting in the court made me lose almost everything. The rest of my life was nothing but running around. I had no place to live and I couldn't even be sure if I could survive the next moment. Since I left Rome, I knew that my goal in this life was just to fight against Aetius. Apart from this, my life had no other meaning."
"But what if you die, Sebastian?" Luca stared into Sebastian's eyes and said to him, "It is totally meaningless for you to do this. You have to admit that Aetius is now guarding the territories of Gaul and other places in the western Roman Empire. He is now at the peak of his power. If you succeed, you will become the public enemy of the Romans!"
"I don't care!" Sebastianus' eyes were firm, even though he was obviously tired. "The Romans have too many public enemies. Even if they weren't there, they would find a few innocent people, because those in power always need such conspicuous targets to divert the Romans' hatred towards them. I don't care. As long as I can avenge Boniface, I will do anything. Let God judge the rest!"
Luca turned his head away and stopped talking, because he knew that he could not shake Sebastianus's position at this time. He sympathized with Sebastianus's situation, but he could not do anything.
Because the carriage was carrying the captain's flagpole, it had an unobstructed view of Aresio's mansion. There were no guards on duty, and apart from a few female slaves disturbing the courtyard, nothing else could be seen.
Luca walked in quickly and the frightened female slaves hurried into the house. They had never seen Luca before and thought that the man dressed in noble clothes and accompanied by guards must be a noble who was causing trouble.
This time, only a few male slaves armed with sticks rushed out. They gritted their teeth and deliberately made a ferocious look, trying to scare away Luga and the others. It seems that this has happened more than once or twice.
"This is the courtyard of the soldier commander Luga. Don't be stubborn and make a big mistake." The leading slave scolded Luga.
"Oh, yes, Luga's courtyard." Luga nodded repeatedly after hearing this. Facing the slave's scolding, he did not get furious but smiled and nodded frequently.
The soldier beside him was about to scold the slave, but was stopped by Luca. Luca took out the golden and gorgeously decorated scepter from his loose robe and handed it to the leading slave without fear of any accidents. He said to him, "Please take a closer look at what is in my hand?"
This is a precious item. The slave took the scepter with a puzzled look on his face, holding the heavy thing, and several people whispered to each other. Soon they reached a consensus, "This is the scepter of the captain of the soldiers!" They said in unison.
"Oh, then who can hold the captain's staff?" Luca asked.
"Sergeant, sergeant!" one of the slaves stammered.
This made the slaves around gasp. They stared at Luga with wide eyes in horror. They probably regretted pointing sticks at their master.
They hurriedly retreated to the sides of the road, stood trembling, buried their heads in their chests, waiting for Luca's decision.
"Are you all slaves?" Luca asked.
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The slaves said nothing, but nodded.
"Okay, then you are not now." Luga smiled, "I am happy to hire you as the guards of my courtyard. Of course, I need you to have the ability to fight."
After saying that, Luca strode in.
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