"No, no, Rome needs him, as proof of the true conquest of Numidia, he will grow up, learn, and get married with you." Li Bida said with a smile.

Leo seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, and then he went up and grabbed Juba's hand and gave him a silver collar as a gift for his new friendship. Turinus also stepped forward and gave him a small model of a ox cart with wheels as a gift.

"Thank you for your kindness and generosity." Juba said in fluent Greek, which undoubtedly brought the distance between the three teenagers. They quickly became familiar and made an appointment to play walnut or Cuju games together on the Rome God of War.

Under the first night, Li Bida looked at the children who were talking and laughing a little enviously. They spoke so unrestrainedly. They had not yet come into contact with the cruel world of adults, nor did they shoulder the difficult mission of their families to pursue glory, fame and fortune. Just as a philosopher said, "Children are the elves of games, and they should play happily without restraint. If you want to ask children why they like games, it is just like asking children why they are children."

But the adults were not like this. As far as Li Bida knows, Selene, the widow of King Juba, had been hooked up by Caesar, and in order to please Caesar, the local kings of Mauritania also sent their beautiful concubines and wives and daughters to the bald bed.

Five or six days later, Libida's fleet briskly followed the still undiminished south wind to Kalaris Harbor on Sardinia. After the ship ended, Libida said goodbye to Itasos and Vicintoli's squadron. Then in the villa of the harbor, Yulia, who was very surprised, brought Habaruka and other slaves to greet his husband.

"I thought you would spend about three years on the battlefield." Under the olive trees in the garden in the villa, in the public restaurant. While Li Bida and the children were having meals, Yulia was sitting next to commanding the slaves and basking the smell of smelly things. It mixed with the surrounding grass, which made Li Bida frown, "Why do you want to make such a smelly thing? What is it?"

"Cow dung." Yulia answered briefly, and then made up golden honey on the small table under the tree. She put these things into a glassware.

"That's why I asked. Why do I have to scramble these in front of the restaurant."

"Because according to the records in the book, cow dung, oil and gum can be mixed together to remove the stains left by the sun; and there is bread crumbs next to the honey bottle on the mama. These two things can be used as ointment." Leo, who was eating, replied.

Yulia looked at Leo proudly and said that the child's guess was completely correct. "I have no interest in investing in maritime recently. I still need to do business in everything, so I use the Opherno Manor. I use very cheap raw materials, such cow dung, honey, flour. I add roses to make it into beauty products that are ten times or even twenty times the price. It is shipped to the luxury goods market in Rome for a high price. I have reached a supply and demand agreement with Pope's wife, and there are many orders. In the past two years, tens of thousands of drachma silver coins have been earned."

"Cast these coins, including mine, into pieces, put them in Opherun's storage room, and hire more veterans and gladiators to guard them." Li Bida walked to the couch under the olive tree and lay down halfway down. Listening to the cicada's residual voice, he said leisurely, "In addition, it is best to exchange for more gold nuggets, which is of great value and easy to store."

The somewhat sensitive Yulia immediately shook her ears slightly. She realized that there was something in her husband's words, but wasn't the war in Africa over? The great Pompey had been defeated and Caesar became the final winner. However, according to Li Bida's words, there might be a huge war breaking out soon, otherwise he would not have been so concerned about gold and silver.

"Children, go for evening classes, and go to bed after that." Yulia slapped her palms and shouted Leo, Tulinus and Juba into the house. Then she winked at Habaruka and drove the male and female servants away. Then there were only three people left in the courtyard, as well as the smell of cow dung and grass.

"The war will break out again soon, right?" At this time, Yulia sat on the small chair opposite and asked in a deep voice.

Li Bida nodded, "Your Excellency Caesar may not be able to live next year. Someone tried every means to disarm my arms, put me idle, and then kill Caesar, but they may not know that in my eyes, Caesar is a mortal."

"Caiser will die?" Yulia said in surprise, while Habaruka walked around vigilantly, observing whether anyone was listening to the walls while watching the curtains and the gates of the courtyard.

"Well." Li Bida picked up the green fruit falling from his head and replied.

"Who is the enemy?"

"Anyone, including me, may only survive in the end, be qualified to be called Caesar's friend and heir." Li Bida smiled and then said this with a serious look. "Do you know Yulia, I used to want to save Caesar, but now I find that it is all arranged by my heavenly father and mother. Caesar's death is the will of God, and it is already planned by the Sybil Prophecy. Maybe I should wait for the accident and leave Caesar, including your and my life, to the entire god. That's right, Yulia, I don't know if I can survive the storm in the future. I still don't know what the roles arranged by fate will reach. You are the pillar of our family. Can I entrust the children and Porti to you?"

"Of course, start with you putting on the Toga robe of the Emilius family and putting on the ring of King Numa." Yulia said half-kneeled, holding Li Bida's knees.

"Then in one month, using the family's savings, the finances will be handed over to Habaruka. I will ask the Knight Kaimax to assist - build a new barrier on the flat ground of the Opherno Manor, and put in weapons and food. This barrier will provide our family with strong protection in the future, and attack and defend." Li Bida's tone was not like a joke, "If I die in Rome, then take over Turinus, Corinna, Leo and Porti, and your grandfather's veterans, as well as their descendants, are also the targets for their descendants. Do you understand? Remember, from now on, we will have no friends, no matter who it is, even Caesar, to be ready to fight and protect ourselves at any time."

Yulia nodded, and then she felt that her husband's trip was probably extraordinary and very dangerous, so she laid her head on Li Bida's abdomen and said, "Take care, I will fight side by side with you in Opherunu, and fight on their own battlefields."

"Well, do your best to do your own thing. I will give you my will to you and take good care of the children. That is the root of our family." Li Bida also gently stroked a woman's yellow hair for the first time, saying.

Less than a market day in Sardinia, Li Bida appeared at the port of Pasini, which was only half a day away to reach Rome. When his guard of honor came ashore, representatives of residents from all over Italy surrounded both sides of the street, and welcomed Caesar's deputy. (To be continued, please search for Piaotianyi, the novel is better, updated and faster!
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