The purple-red wine flowed down the girl's fair cheeks and then became the best thing to punish her.

“Good, very exciting!”

Nero yelled as his face was covered with blood.

"Teacher, your performance is so good! I am very satisfied!"

"Are you saying that I acted like a villain very well?" Ian recovered somewhat helplessly, "Nero... so you like this?"

"I don't like this."

Nero stared at Ian with a look of traces on his face.

"I just want the teacher to realize that I am your wife and can be of use to you as a partner - otherwise I would not have arranged such a scenario!"

"Nero..."

The man sighed softly.

"What will happen to you if I am no longer here?"

"You're gone?"

"Teacher, how could you not be here?" Nero skillfully cleaned the remaining wine on his face, "You are already a waste."

"If I want you to be here, you must be here!"

"There is no other possibility!"

At this point, Nero fulfilled her wifely duties for him as usual.

When she spoke again, everything was brand new.

"Okay, now the teacher is comfortable - it's time for me to enjoy myself, right?"

Nero struggled to get up, and then fell down.

"I've been feeling really depressed these past few days!"

"...Why don't you take off those medals on you first?"

"That's not necessary—" Nero smiled mischievously, "The teacher obviously likes Yu more like this, doesn't he?"

"..."

Ian once again felt the girl's body temperature.

But at this moment, he was thinking about something else.

[You know that Nero's dependence on you has reached a pathological level.]

【Realizing that you may be hopeless, you desperately need a chance to ease all this. 】

[And such a thing seems to be permitted by God. ]

[A month after you and Nero got married, Britannia revolted! ]

412. Boudica the Chariot Queen/Britannia's Rebellion/Magician's Ambush (4k)

【This was an unexpected rebellion.】

[After all, Britannia had only just submitted to Rome not long ago. ]

[A rebellion like this is obviously against common sense. 】

[Such news soon spread throughout the streets and alleys of Rome.]

[As the only person Nero trusts, she quickly called you over to discuss the issue of the Britannia rebellion.]

Inside the Roman Senate.

After the court meeting, Nero left Ian alone.

This was nothing new - after all, everyone in the Senate knew that this wise man named Seneca had long been Nero's first minister.

The girl said straight to the point:

"Teacher, you should know about the rebellion in Britannia, right?"

"Yeah." Ian nodded. "I know - the people there seem to be quite dissatisfied with your rule."

This isn’t men talking nonsense or exaggerating.

Long before Nero came knocking on his door, Ian, who was concerned about Rome, had already started collecting intelligence in the city.

What is certain is that the credibility of the information this time is very high.

In order to prove their determination to revolt, the Iceni in Britannia not only dyed the nearby river red with the blood of Roman soldiers, but also toppled the statue of the Roman god of victory erected locally.

Obviously, this is an action that would only be taken if one wanted to fight Rome to the death.

"These people are so weird!" Nero's face was full of unhappiness, and it was obvious that she was very dissatisfied with Britannia's rebellion.

"Lowering taxes, exempting the nobility from the privileges of being outside the law, and even providing military support - how have I done anything to let down Britannia?"

"Shouldn't these people be grateful to me?"

Nero's words were equally true.

There are extremely deep historical connections between Rome and Britannia.

As early as the reign of Nero's father, Emperor Claudius, who was fascinated by Agrippina, Rome had extended a helping hand to Britannia.

It was an unimaginable amount of wealth, and its purpose was to help Britannia overcome the economic crisis at that time.

It is for this reason that after the crisis was successfully resolved, the then Britannia ruler Prasutagus instructed his successor in his will to convert half of the land into gold coins and repay it to Rome, which had been kind to Britannia.

The beneficiary of that will was the current Roman Emperor Nero.

but--

Taking into account the actual situation and a series of subsequent problems that would arise from the forced transfer of land ownership, Nero did not finally settle the matter completely according to the will, but instead adopted a more flexible approach.

That is to bring the entire Britannia directly under his own command, but at the same time, give it sufficient governance authority and send Roman troops to achieve the highest degree of protection.

In this way, he fulfilled his father's will, expanded Rome's borders, and protected Britannia at the same time.

No matter how you think about it, this should be a win-win situation.

But now...the other party has rebelled again.

Not to mention Nero, even Ian himself couldn't figure out why this happened - this was clearly a thankless task.

"Nero, don't be impatient."

The man calmed the girl down and then gave his opinion.

"It was certainly a rebellion, no matter what."

"I think we should act quickly - otherwise, the cities around Britannia will likely be forced to revolt. If we deal with it later, it will become a large-scale problem."

"That's what I've been waiting for, Teacher!" Nero smiled, "Teacher, I've already assembled the army and am ready to attack them at any time."

"The Aestus estus has not been used for a long time - it is time to let it dance in fire."

"Yeah." Ian nodded, indicating that he agreed with Nero's approach.

But he quickly added another sentence.

"But Nero, just to be on the safe side, I think we should bring the magician troops along this time."

"After all, we haven't actually come into contact with those people from Britannia, so it's better to be on guard."

"Teacher, what you said makes sense." Nero pursed his chin and thought seriously, "Then take half of it - let Rocusta take the remaining half. I still need someone to defend Rome for me."

"Nero, you seem to trust her very much." Ian said.

"No." The girl shook her head, "The only person I trust in my life is my teacher."

"As for Locusta...it's just because she's a lunatic who's willing to follow me."

"People like this are much safer to use than the average person."

"I see."

[You and Nero finally confirmed the policy of suppressing the rebellion.]

[That is to organize an expeditionary force composed mainly of infantry, supplemented by cavalry, and mixed with a large number of magicians. ]

[To be fair, you confirm that this is the most powerful legion that Rome has been able to organize so far. ]

[After all, the miracle called "magic" is not something that ordinary armies can touch. ]

[Of course, in order to ensure safety to the greatest extent possible, you advised Nero not to publicize the fact that magicians were mixed into the army.]

[The latter also understood that you were trying to preserve the chassis, so he agreed without hesitation. ]

[Everything is ready. You will set out from the imperial capital of Rome and head towards the front line.]

Unlike the skeleton army organized by Agrippina, the rebels of Britannia acted much more quickly.

In less than a week, news of the fall of the frontline city of Camrodonu quickly reached the ears of Ian and Nero.

But before this news could be fully digested, rumors of Rondinium's failure came like the wind.

"Damn it!" Nero on the horse tightened the reins.

"How could my border troops be so vulnerable?!"

This idea is not surprising - after all, after the incident with Agrippina, Nero reorganized his army.

"..."

Knowing that Nero was in a bad mood at the moment, Ian quickly spoke:

"Nero."

"I think maybe it's not that our army is not strong enough - it's just that those people in Britannia are too powerful."

"Teacher, how did you make that judgment?" Nero asked puzzled.

"That's naturally a question of the speed of advancement."

Ian looked at the endless plain in front of him.

"Just think about it... We have only been on the road for a short time, but we have already heard that the enemy has conquered two cities in succession."

"Think about it from this perspective. If you were the commander of the second city, what would you do when you heard that the first city fell in less than a week?"

"Of course we are fully prepared - how can we just sit there and surrender?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Nero was stunned.

She suddenly understood the hidden message in Ian's words.

"Teacher, are you trying to say that the enemy was able to defeat the enemy despite the full preparation of the army of Rondinium?"

"Not necessarily," Ian replied, "but in this case, I think it's very likely, isn't it?"

"..."

Nero was silent for a long moment, and it was clear that she didn't like this assumption.

"So--"

"This time, I'm afraid we'll have to face an enemy that's many times more powerful than Mother Yu."

"Yes." Ian rubbed Nero's head, "But you should be more excited, right?"

"of course."

The young emperor raised her primordial fire (Aestus estus) and pointed it towards the sky.

"I am the Emperor of Rome. I shall destroy all enemies who dare to stand in my way!"

[You and Nero continue to march. ]

[You are getting closer and closer to the Britannian rebels. ]

[Some rumors also reached your ears on the road. 】

"What?" Ian looked at the fleeing people in front of him, "You said the person leading the rebels is a woman?"

"Yes, Master Seneca!"

The refugees looked panicked and used their hands and feet to describe what they saw.

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