>>6101165'Building up' means Romans settling in Camelot to develop the resources of the island of Logres. Then there could be trade, and the Romans would send manufactured goods and expertise in exchange. The Romans want to build a settlement or create their own quarter within Camelot for that purpose. That is the gist of Legatus Gaius's little speech.
At first blush, it sounds like a good idea. Except you read similar situations from history books. This grasping cotton-stuffed doll is basically saying that Emperor Lucius Hiberius is going to treat your Kingdom like a fucking colony to extract resources from.
If the twin islands of Logres are like Japan cocooned in isolation by the Sakoku policy of old, then the ship in the harbor is the equivalent to Perry's black ships. Intent on cracking open the isolated island for exploitation. You have a lot more sympathy now for the Japanese back in the dying days of the Tokugawa shogunate trying to deal with the crisis of foreign empires intruding on the country.
Other ships are on the way evidently. It took these Romans weeks to sail here. Who knows how far away those other ships are or how many intend to arrive in Camelot. You can barely speak pleasantries as the Roman envoy extols the virtues of Roma and the bright future of Camelot to come.
The feast ends and the guests are lead away to their rooms in the Castle to sleep.
You can't bring yourself to sleep. Instead you slam open the door to the 'office' and kick at the stones in frustration at your situation.
>"Bring me Hanbei, now!">"Well old man Lot, any good ideas?">"I am going to murder those arrogant felt fabric bastards...">"Kizaemon, where are you? You weren't at the feast...">"I pray I am worthy of my rule, watch me Gods of Avalon...">Write in