Chapter 1259 Holy Mountain
"Why?"
Zhang Tuohai was curious why the other party looked like this, as if he had seen a ghost.
"We absolutely cannot go to Rome. If we lose that thing, we will only be sentenced to death if we go to Rome. There is no chance for us to escape. We still have time to run now. We should go west and cross the channel to Britannia. That is the frontier of the empire. There we may be able to survive."
"The commander of the Ninth Legion stationed there is my own brother."
Sophia said.
Seeing Sophia's panic, Zhang Tuohai became more and more curious about what was in the box.
What on earth could make the consul's daughter so panicked that she might even be killed?
"If things are really as bad as you think, are you sure your own brother won't betray you?"
"Besides, even if we do that, we can't get through because the barbarian army is to the west. We managed to escape with great difficulty. If we go that way, we will run into the barbarian army head-on."
Zhang Tuohai asked tentatively.
"No..." Sophia was about to say no, but swallowed her words back halfway through.
She knew the importance of that thing better than anyone else. If it was lost, her own brother might be the first to report her.
"We can't go to Britannia. Let me think about where else we can go."
Sophia held her head in her hands.
Zhang Tuohai didn't say anything either, just waited quietly by the side.
After a while, Sophia suddenly had an idea.
"Since we can't go west, we can go east to Byzantinopolis, which is also the border of the empire. However, it is a transportation hub and there are many pagans. It will be difficult for us to hide there. At worst, we can hide in the land of pagans."
At this time, the game popped up a prompt.
[A mission branch appears.]
[Main Mission 3: Escort Sophia to the headquarters of the Ninth Legion of Britannia.]
[Main Mission 3: Escort Sophia to Byzantinepolis. ]
[Main Mission 3: Take Sophia to Rome.]
"this……"
Looking at the task branches, Zhang Tuohai fell into deep thought.
The first one is definitely not an option, as the road to Britannia is teeming with barbarian armies.
In addition, there is an unstable Ninth Legion in the area, and there are too many variables along the way.
Sending Sofia to Rome was not an option either.
After all, he was also a member of the escort, and if something was lost, he was also responsible.
After going to Rome, you may not have any credit, but you are definitely guilty.
In particular, even the consul's daughter couldn't resist, let alone him, a mere centurion.
After much thought, it seems that going to Byzantine Polis is the best choice.
Zhang Tuohai made a decision.
"I will take you to Byzantinopolis, but there is one condition. You must obey me on the way. Otherwise, don't blame me for being ruthless and sending you back to Rome."
"No, as long as you don't send me back to Rome, I'll do anything for you. Please, I don't want to go back to Rome."
Sophia cried.
Seeing Sophia's expression, Zhang Tuohai became more and more certain that those boxes were not simple.
"Control your emotions and don't come out unless necessary."
Zhang Tuohai got out of the carriage and continued forward with his subordinates.
Zhang Tuohai looked back at his men and felt that it would not be appropriate to continue leading them.
With so many people, they become a big target wherever they go . Plus, many people don't keep their mouths shut, so it's easy to expose their whereabouts.
The best way is to kill all these people.
It can definitely keep a secret.
However, Zhang Tuohai didn't want to be so drastic. After all, these people followed him and didn't do anything excessive. They were very dedicated.
Zhang Tuohai
Decided to find an opportunity to get rid of them and let them live their own lives.
After all, not killing them was already his greatest mercy.
Near Rome, Zhang Tuohai chose a dark and windy night and took Sophia away from the main group.
"They won't betray us, will they?"
Sofia asked worriedly.
"Don't worry, they don't know where we are going, so they can't betray us."
Zhang Tuohai took Sophia along the road westward.
The two did not encounter any danger on the way.
Zhang Tuohai was too lazy to deal with some short-sighted thieves, and would just call a security guard to take care of them.
The only problem is that the food in this world is not very good, the meat is not tasty, and you have to go to the toilet in the open air.
Zhang Tuohai was almost bitten by a snake once.
From then on, every time before Zhang Tuohai went to the bathroom, he would summon a security guard to clean the surrounding area.
In this way, the two of them came all the way to Byzantine Polis.
Although he had heard Sophia talk about the magnificence of Byzantine Polis more than once, Zhang Tuohai was still amazed by its prosperity when he saw it for the first time.
The towering city wall is twenty meters high, and the road leading into the city is full of caravans.
In the distant harbor, masts were as dense as a forest, and the city was bustling with people.
Merchants from all over the world trade here speaking different accents.
"It looks like he is indeed a well-hidden enemy."
Zhang Tuohai took a look at the big city. With the current means, it was indeed not an easy task to find someone in such a big city.
Zhang Tuohai was about to take Sophia into Byzantine Polis when he suddenly felt his windbreaker shaking, guiding him towards a small hill not far from the city.
Zhang Tuohai opened his windbreaker and found that the boxes were causing the trouble.
During this period, he tried to open the boxes, but he used various methods, including but not limited to, using crowbars, saws, hammers, axes and other weapons to open the boxes.
But they all ended in failure.
He had originally planned to wait until he could bring the thing back into the real world and cut it up with a chainsaw.
But now, the boxes are responding.
“Is there something on that mountain?”
Zhang Tuohai's heart moved.
Just then, the game prompt popped up.
[Main Quest Branch]
[Main Mission 4: Go to the Holy Mountain and find the secret of the box. ]
[Main Mission 4: Pretend nothing happened and enter Byzantinepolis. ]
"Of course I'll go check it out."
Zhang Tuohai made the decision without even thinking about it.
He couldn't sleep or eat until he figured out the secret of these boxes.
In particular, these boxes can actually break through the barriers of space equipment, which is enough to show that the rank of these things is definitely not low.
Maybe there will be great gains.
Thinking of this, Zhang Tuohai turned around and walked towards the hill not far away.
"What are you going to do?"
Sophia couldn't help but feel anxious when she saw Zhang Tuohai leaving.
"There is something there to guide me. I'm going to take a look. You can choose to go into the city alone, or you can follow me and take a look."
After Zhang Tuohai finished speaking, he threw down a bag of money he had gotten from an unknown thief and strode towards the hill.
