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Chapter 718 Caesar's Legion

Due to its different systems, Caesar's financial system is older and more stable than NCR. (.) These spiritual Romans used real gold and silver produced in the territory as currency to mint unified and standardized gold and silver coins.

"It is said that some people will use these gold coins and silver coins to fill the shotgun and make it into coin bullets." Su Jing lay on the dune and picked up a gold coin with the avatar of middle-aged Caesar between his fingers, allowing the sun to sprinkle from the edge of the gold coins. "It's not bad. Aeternit-impe Day, I think about it, this means...'For the eternity of the empire'."

The relief on the back is a bull, and the Latin inscription on it is "pa-per-bel" which means...

"War creates peace," Gaiqi said.

Su Jing stared at her face.

"What's wrong! Although my education is in high school, I have learned a lot of things! And my family is a religious person, and I have to read a bunch of messy things when I was three years old." The brunette girl was so angry that she reached out to twist Su Jing's face.

"Look at this, what does it mean?" Su Jing took out another silver coin. Although it was during wartime, the currencies of both sides were also circulated in the other party's territory, especially Caesar's currency used in hard currency, which is much more valuable than those of the NCR paper money.

"The 'caesar-ditator' on the front can probably be translated as 'ruler Caesar'. The 'magnum-chasma' on the opposite side...'Grand Canyon'. I don't know what it is talking about." The girl pinched the center of the silver coin with two fingers, blew a breath towards the edge, and put it in her ear to hear a crisp resonance.

"It sounds very silver." The mechanic whistle blew.

"Yes. War has always been a very expensive thing. In order to maintain his army, pay military salaries to soldiers, or give rewards to those who have made military achievements, Caesar will inevitably carry a large amount of gold and silver as military expenses. Even if his military system can reduce the amount of military expenses, this number is still very huge for us." Su Jing stood up and put the gold and silver coins into his pocket. "Then, all we have to do is find the gold and silver, and then rob the rich and help the poor, and make a fortune in war."

"What should I do?" the girl asked excitedly.

The Colorado River flows rapidly. Although the Hoover Dam is in the upper reaches, the river water in this section is relatively smooth. However, the two people climbing out of the river bank still seem in a mess.

"Do you have to swim over!"

"The only way is to take a boat from the downstream ferry for a few hours or cross the extremely defensive frontline on the Hoover Dam, otherwise, swimming over is the only way we can choose."

The two of them observed that there were fewer sentries in this section, and Caesar's army strictly controlled this area, which was already considered an enemy-occupied area. The Black Cross Merchants Passed by Caesar's territory, but a single man and woman would easily be questioned by Caesar's soldiers. If the stuff is exposed, or if it is treated as a NCR sentry. Maybe they will be taken to be used as legion slaves, cattle and horses.

"There is a small team over there."

Su Jing pointed out to Gai Qi. About two hundred meters away, two soldiers from the Caesars Legion were sitting on the ground and resting, and one was standing on the hillside with a carbine on his back, looking bored at the opposite shore. The Rangers and the elites of the Caesars Legion sometimes shot against each other across the wide river bank, and only the best shooters could create threats at such a long distance.

The long-term stalemate made both sides a little relaxed. On the west bank of the river, near the Caesar's army, a war would be fought in every three days. The Caesar's army had a kind of barbaric resilience, which allowed them to cross the river. It was difficult for the NCR, who was exhausted to drive them back to the east bank.

"Don't use a gun or speak, are you sure to kill those three?"

"A piece of cake."

"Then let's compare."

The two looked at each other and smiled, in order to reduce the burden. When they conducted this in-depth investigation, they did not bring guns from the wasteland. At this time, they were playing around, and they surrounded each other from left to right. There were sparse small trees and rugged rocks on the river bank that could be used to hide, but for the long-standing legion soldiers, these levels of cover were not enough.

"Who!" One of the soldiers sitting on the ground suddenly shouted. He saw Su Jing running over with his waist. For a moment, he couldn't tell what the origin of this person who was not wearing an NCR military uniform was.

"Spartak!" Su Jing threw out a stone he picked up casually and stood at the soldier's head. The other two immediately took out the gun. However, halfway through the gun, Gai Qi, who was running faster, jumped in from the side, kicked one with one foot, and then stuck another soldier's arm holding the gun, making him unable to aim. In the flash of lightning, his finger that wanted to pull the trigger was broken, and then Su Jing flashed behind him and quickly twisted his neck.

The sentry, who was knocked over by the stone, raised the carbine, but the two of them rushed forward one left and right. One knocked away the carbine in his hand, and the other stepped on his neck, trampling him fainted. The one who was kicked over was still rolling on the ground. Gaiki's previous flying kick broke a bone, making him unable to think for a while.

He quickly solved the three sentries. Su Jing took out the sealed injection-type spitting agent from his pocket and planned to ask for something. However, the result of the brief interrogation disappointed him. The strict relationship between superiors and subordinates within the legion made these young soldiers at the bottom know much about the real secrets, and these guys did not want to learn more about it. Even if they asked about their most basic military deployment, they would not know about it. They could only ask some unreliable rumors among the soldiers at the bottom.

"I don't want to know if the 'Fire Man' is dead!" Su Jing scoffed at these rumors, then reluctantly changed into a soldier's armor and walked towards Caesar's camp with the brunette girl.

The armor of these soldiers is very distinctive of the Caesar Legion. At first glance, it looks like patchwork robes sewn. If you look closely, you can see that the components of the armor come from different clothing. Some are like large pieces of fabric cut from the gangster's clothes, some are like stripped from the NCR uniforms, and some are tanned leather. Each of these light sewn leather armor is different. It is a medal in itself, a spoil taken from the dead enemies.

For Su Jing, the evaluation is only "ugly".

Gaiqi pretended to be his female slave, and Su Jing looked around with the sharpshooter carbine on his back. He tied a straw rope to the girl's wrist to make a look. He was skilled and brave. The two of them walked into the territory occupied by Caesar casually.

As the two began to approach Caesar's camp, soldiers training and patrol appeared on the hillside from time to time. The largest number were young soldiers at the bottom. Many of these guys looked only fifteen or sixteen years old and could not be called adults. However, in the instructor's rigorous exercise, they waved a simple machete made of iron pieces and jumped out from behind the bunker and chopped hard on the wooden stakes. There was still an excited smile on their faces. Although the skills still need to be tempered, their enthusiasm for combat and killing was the highest.

Su Jing knew that these young soldiers were the biggest losses in the legion battle every time. New soldiers always rushed to the front to consume the enemy's ammunition, physical strength and courage. Only those who survived can become formal soldiers. This is also the standard tactics that Caesar relied on to traverse the inland states to support the war. Those vulnerable tribes may be able to withstand the impact of the young soldiers, but under the impact of veterans who were waiting to work, they often couldn't last long. The population of those conquered tribes would be quickly replaced by slaves. Their next generation was used to supplement the losses of the legion.

Some of the soldiers coming and going would look at him or want to come up to interrogate. However, Su Jing skillfully used his "cold and harsh eyes", which made the young soldiers who had just emerged as cicadas, and the veterans did not dare to look him in the eyes. Su Jing now really released his murderous aura, which was enough to collapse the will of ordinary people in an instant and his brain was blank, but doing so made him feel uncomfortable, so he was not used frequently.

About half an hour later, the two saw the entrance to Caesar's camp. There were wooden boards buried in the ground on the hillside as steps, and the tall gate and the rows of crosses on both sides of the steps undoubtedly witnessed the ambition and cruelty of the owners here.

"Stop! Soldier, why are you here?" A guard officer called Su Jing, and his eyes behind the mask looked at Gai Qi in front of Su Jing with doubts. The girl thought it was troublesome and had thrown away the straw rope. "Who is this woman? Why are you here?"

"She was a business traveler who was attacked by wild animals on the road and lost her goods. She had to ask for help from me." Su Jing said without blinking, "I will bring her and look for her possible companions in the caravan."

"The businessman can only stay outside the inner wall. And you, woman, I hope you don't stay here for a long time. It's hard for me to tell the difference between you and a female slave." The guard officer said arrogantly to the girl, as if he was dissatisfied with the woman's business. Then he turned to Su Jing and scolded, "You are leaving your post without permission! Who is your centurion? I think you have to eat a few whips to remember the rules!"

"You have no right to govern me." Su Jing raised his voice a little and stated calmly, "And you will treat me as a friend. Since you are a friend, you will tell me what you know as a price for offending me."

The guard officer stood there for a while, as if thinking about Su Jing's words. After a while, he nodded slowly, then took off his helmet and greeted: "Come in quickly, don't stand stupidly here."

Several guards on duty pushed the door open. The guard officer led the two into the door, and a stinking smell of burning rubber came from inside. There was a buffer belt inside the outside door, and there was a shallow trench with a lot of debris and garbage piled up inside. The stinking smell seemed to be emitted from the inside. The guard officer put his metal helmet on a small table and coughed, "I was really embarrassed before. I had some troubles recently, so I was more strict."

"Trouble?" Su Jing and Gai Qi looked at each other, forcibly using their mental power under such conditions made him feel uncomfortable in his head.

"Don't you know yet?" The officer rubbed his nose, and seemed to like the burning smell. "A assassin tried to assassinate His Majesty. Although the Imperial Guards were there, she failed, but His Majesty still... might be injured. The investigation of the passing merchants has become much more severe recently. The Fox Head temporarily detained all the merchants."

The fox head refers to Wapus Ikuta, the head of the Legion's spy, and Caesar's left and right hands. As a symbol of his personal position, he wore a fox head's helmet.

"Is there an assassin able to get close to Caesar?" Su Jing, who began to rub his temples, was also surprised. Even with his strength, he was still a master of various black technology and magic. With his current strength, it takes careful planning and preparation to assassinate Caesar. It is already a miracle that someone in the wasteland can break through to the center of Caesar's military camp.

"Yes. The fox head's face was completely lost." The officer seemed to be very unfamiliar with the leader of the Legion's spy. "It is said that the woman wanted to disguise herself as Caesar's daughter, but somehow she made her scam successful, and Caesar met her in person. She also entrusted her a task to go to the back mountain to make something happen. As a result, the woman betrayed Caesar and suddenly turned against her after coming out. Lucius lost a left hand, but the guards made great contributions, and Caesar also praised him."

"Lucius..." Su Jing thought for a long time before he remembered that it was the name of the leader of the Caesar Guard.

"There is another saying that because of this incident, the 'Oriental Beast' will come here soon after and take over His Majesty's command. Could it be that he is really injured?" The officer fell into thinking, and immediately found that he had said something he shouldn't say, "Oh no, just pretend you didn't hear me say this. That's it."

"Have you heard that when will the latest batch of materials arrived in the rear arrive? I can't wait to get some wine." Su Jing asked intentionally or unintentionally.

"It's here this afternoon. As usual, there should be a escort of a hundred men." The officer mentioned casually.

"Thank you, I'll invite you to have a drink next time." Su Jing said the impossible promise and took the girl to the inner circle of the camp.

There were many merchants gathered here in the outer circle. These merchants unfortunately encountered sensitive incidents and were innocently detained here. The mooing of the two-headed cows and the sighing business trips were talking together, which sounded quite noisy. Perhaps because they would disrupt the order of the legion, everyone was locked in a limited place in a circle, and even if no one was guarding them, these merchants would not dare to take a step. Caesar's military rules were not a joke.

"Hey, what is the 'Oriental Divine Beast' he just said?" Seeing that no one around was paying attention, Gai Qi asked secretly.
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