Simulate the universe, starting with speedrunning Greek.

They quickly launched a counterattack!

When the two families started fighting, the nobles who had previously been divided into two factions due to their allegiance immediately became vigilant, and everyone felt insecure.

They were afraid that some families might suddenly decide to start a war against them.

Even though they were very vigilant and determined to stay out of the fray, avoiding involvement in the great battle if possible.

But it seemed as if an invisible hand was controlling everything. Soon, for various reasons, the two sides broke out into conflict, which escalated into a full-blown fight between the two families.

Then it gradually evolved into a multi-family war—

The entire Seven Hills began to turn into a battlefield.

For several days, the city gates of Rome remained closed, and the citizens of Rome huddled inside, afraid to step out, lest they be hacked to pieces by the bloodthirsty private soldiers of the Roman nobles.

And of course, the night inevitably exacerbates the conflict.

Many of the 'private soldiers' who attacked rival families were actually retired soldiers he had sent out in disguise.

The fact that the two sides fell into civil war so quickly is actually very strange and cannot stand up to scrutiny, but at this point, the two sides, who are already bloodthirsty, are simply unable to calm down and think things through.

According to Ye, "If someone's knife is already aimed at your head, don't worry about whose conspiracy it is. The best thing to do is to kill that idiot on the other side first, otherwise you won't be able to think straight."

The Gracchu brothers could only hug each other and tremble in fear—then exclaim in amazement, "66666!"

I have to say, it's definitely worth it for you.

Damn—they felt that calling the night "the last hero of Rome" was actually a mistake, or in some ways, it was 'correct'.

Isn't it "Rome's Last Hero"?

Chapter 125 Genius + Genius: A Qualitative Change Far Beyond 1+1=2

The Senate was already divided into two factions, locked in a fierce struggle, and had no time to deal with the issue of the new law reform.

Soon, all the laws were implemented as scheduled.

Even without the Senate's meddling, the implementation of the new law remained slow, as people needed time to accept and adapt to a new law.

The land law, which is of utmost concern to the public, is the most difficult to implement, but it is also the fastest to be enacted.

In order to stabilize Rome as soon as possible and create an environment suitable for reform, the Lord was determined to end the Spanish Civil War as soon as possible.

Only by implementing the soldiers' welfare as soon as possible and allowing them to regain the land they deserve will the soldiers support them. We are now only one step away from victory, and this is the most crucial and important step.

But this is also the time when it's easiest to make mistakes.

Historically, the Senate had yielded when the Gracchi brothers' reforms were at their peak, but they came up with a cunning idea: to deliberately intensify the Gracchi brothers' reforms, turning what should have been a reasonable, gradual reform into a radical one.

For example, promoting new laws that would allow the poor to rent land for free. The original Agricultural Land Law stipulated that land lease rights could not be transferred, so let it be transferred. The poor would certainly support such a law.

The Gracchi brothers originally planned to build three cities, but they suddenly increased the number to twelve, making it impossible for you to accomplish anything in the end.

After a series of chaotic changes, the common people were satisfied, the elders were satisfied, but the unreasonable reforms led to his sudden death. They stood up to criticize his incompetence and ousted him from power.

This kind of overt strategy is difficult to counter.

This is one of the reasons why the Senate had to be thrown into chaos before any reforms could be implemented.

Whether Rome is in chaos or not is up to them. Rome can be chaotic, but it must be chaotic within their control, and there must be order within the chaos.

The approval for the expedition to the Spanish front came through quickly, but the recruitment process had to be completed by Ye himself.

This is no problem for Ye. He is very famous in Rome now. When he recruits soldiers in Rome, the young men who line up to recruit can stretch from the central square all the way to the city gate.

After the thrilling rally for commoners during the trial of the nobles, Lista Night became a true idol for young people.

Who wouldn't want to fight alongside their idol and create great achievements?!

Before the preparations for the expedition, Ye also received an unexpected inheritance.

This was the wealth that the Lista family had been stripped of when they were expelled from the family. Now that Lista Night has become powerful, many nobles have returned it to the family in order to curry favor with Night.

It is even far more than the original wealth.

The nobles were quite sensible, but for Ye, it was a great pity that he had almost forgotten that this was still a simulated universe. Even if he became the richest man in all of Rome, this wealth would not belong to him, so Ye did not care much about this wealth.

but--

Soon, Ye discovered an unexpected surprise.

Sometimes, wealth is not just gold and silver; it can also be knowledge and skills.

Among the many legacies of the Lista family, Night inherited the skills of dual-wielding weapons.

It is said that the martial arts, which originated from heroes in ancient Greece—those skilled in fighting with two weapons—have been passed down to this day…

Although it's unclear whether this is just self-promotion, for Ye, who possesses the concept of two divine guns and has tried to fight with dual guns, this is a good way to make up for his lack of skill in using two weapons for offense.

Night then remembered that Karl seemed to have come to fight carrying two swords.

This inheritance, which is probably the least valuable among the many treasures of the nobles, is actually the most valuable thing to Ye.

The martial arts of dual-wielding weapons not only allowed Ye to master the basics of using two guns, but also to become proficient in using various other weapons such as two swords and two knives.

Once she started practicing, Ye quickly made new discoveries.

His learning speed was extremely fast, even several times faster than when he had studied martial arts with Hector.

While in Greece, he mastered the "martial arts of the gods" and displayed an amazing talent for learning. Later, he showed a strong fighting instinct on the battlefield, which impressed Hector.

But now this talent is clearly more outstanding.

This made Ye suddenly realize that the power he inherited from the hero Achilles was not only his invulnerable body, amazing martial arts skills, and speed talent, but also his other talents.

Compared to most heroes who only became famous in middle age, Achilles is quite young among all the heroes.

It was precisely because he was young and powerful that the heroes felt such deep regret for him after his death.

Only those heroes leave such a deep impression on people's minds, like a brilliant shooting star that flashes by in an instant. Such geniuses who die too young always make people sigh - if they could have lived longer, how many magnificent epics could they have created!

What a pity!

Now, this talent that heroes and future generations will lament, when combined with the talent that Ye himself possesses, creates a chemical reaction between geniuses that far exceeds the common sense of 1+1=2, but rather 1+1=10, resulting in a qualitative change.

Ordinary martial arts skills, once in his hands, can quickly be transformed into pure killing techniques, even reaching a level where he can rival heroes.

By integrating the techniques learned from Hector and Achilles, Ye mastered the art of dual-wielding, easily refining it into a combat style more suited to him.

Whether the original dual-wielding technique originated from Greek heroes, Ye didn't know...

But even if it isn't, it doesn't matter. When he returns to Greece and fights with many heroes, further refining his spear technique, it will become the skill passed down from the heroes of the Greek era (himself).

However, there might be something truly valuable in this inheritance. As he refined his skills through nighttime study, he felt his vitality become more active and vigorous than ever before. If he had learned from Hector the methods ordinary people of the Age of Gods used to cultivate their physical bodies—

It is to enable mortals to grow into heroes and fight alongside demigods, but this kind of training is only the most basic foundation.

The current inheritance, through the practice of skills, can make that vitality be mobilized and activated more efficiently.

He only ever felt this burning sensation when he unleashed one of Hector's spear strikes and when practicing the Achilles Meteor Technique.

However, the former two feel much more intense and profound than this sense of inheritance.

Perhaps it was a skill passed down from a hero, but compared to Achilles and Hector, who were among the top heroes of Greece, this skill was obviously incomparable.

Chapter 126 How weird! What's it like to go back in time and become an idol?

The night is content!

It was Rome, not Greece, after all.

This is no longer an era where gods can appear at will.

If the heroes' martial arts skills could still be preserved intact to this day, that would be quite remarkable, let alone being able to learn those divinely created martial arts in this era.

One should not be too greedy!

After mastering the new martial arts to a level where they could be used on the battlefield.

At night, the army began to assemble, preparing to head to the Spanish battlefield.

He had once fled back from that battlefield in a sorry state with only a few dozen men. This time, he would return with overwhelming force to reclaim the glory that belonged to a warrior.

On the eve of the expedition, the streets of Rome were covered with flowers, and countless commoners lined the streets to cheer. No one doubted that the night would bring victory to Rome.

at this point--

Even the soldiers following Ye had no doubts.

Despite their ongoing defeats on various battlefields, the majority of them, being new recruits, still gazed with confidence and fervor at the figure at the forefront.

Amidst flowers and enthusiastic cheers, Night rode his horse slowly forward. Just then, a boy was suddenly pushed out from the roadside and almost fell in front of Night's horse.

Someone who witnessed this exclaimed in surprise.

Fortunately, Ye's horse was still a bit far from the boy, and Ye managed to pull on the reins in time. But by then, the boy was already pale with fright.

Ye immediately dismounted and went over to help him up.

"Are you alright, child?"

"N-nothing!!! You, you don't need to worry about it. It's all my fault. I was so looking up to you that I wanted to squeeze to the front of the crowd to admire you. I used too much force and accidentally fell out."

The boy was initially pale and stammered as he spoke, but gradually his speech became more fluent and his thoughts became very clear.

His tone was somewhat excited and admiring. It was truly remarkable that someone his age could remain calm after experiencing something like that.

It was originally just an accident—

But with a premonition that he might run into another celebrity, he asked, "No need to apologize, kid. Thank you for your affection, I received it. What's your name?"

"Name? Are you asking my name?" The boy was somewhat flattered. Did someone as insignificant as him deserve to have his name remembered by a hero like Listaye?

Then the boy excitedly exclaimed, "Marius!! Sir, my name is Marius! Gaius Marius!"

night:"……!"

What a great name! Wow! Marius, one of the two giants who will rival Sulla for supreme power in Rome in the next era?

In the real world, Mario is still alive and well, though he must be quite old.

Marius, however, was just a child.

Wait, something's not right—if I remember correctly.

By this time, Marius had already fought alongside Scipio the Younger in the battle that destroyed Carthage.

He was also a comrade-in-arms of Tiberius...