Rome Must Perish

Even Torrelugo shouted, "This dragon is great! If our soldiers carry it, they can scare the enemy half to death without even fighting!"

"Alright, it’s decided then. From now on, we are the Nix Tribe, and our banner is the dragon!" Maximus declared emphatically.

The reason for using the dragon as a banner was not just because of the influence of his cultural genes, but it also held a deeper meaning: he and his followers were outsiders who really needed to integrate into the local area to avoid rejection. However, integration also meant the possibility of being overwhelmed by the ways of the Barbarians, eventually becoming like them. Therefore, he needed to remind his followers of their "uniqueness" to become leaders of a new culture, with the dragon being just the beginning.

Tonight’s meeting set a good precedent, giving him more confidence to control the entire meeting process.

"Next, we need to discuss an important topic." Maximus said with a serious expression: "How do we govern this new Nix Tribe we are about to establish? Or rather, what kind of political system should we use to manage our people? At this point, you might be wondering, we are just a small new tribe with a population of less than 20,000. Is it necessary to be so rigorous and formal from the start?"

Seeing everyone’s eyes focused on himself, Maximus slowed his pace and said eloquently, "The political system is like the foundation of a house. The better the system, the stronger the foundation, allowing the house to be built higher and more stable, less likely to collapse. The political system is more like a newborn. A good system grants the newborn good birth, a healthy body, letting it grow smoothly and become stronger over time! Now you understand the importance of a political system, right?"

"Understood!" Fesaros shouted first: "Leader, only a fool would choose a bad political system... Of course, we choose the best one!"

Laughter erupted from the crowd.

Maximus did not laugh; his expression remained serious: "There is no best political system, only the most suitable one. Currently, among the various city-states, countries, and ethnic groups in the Mediterranean, there are approximately the following kinds of systems.

One is like the Illyrian Tribe, divided into leaders, elders, and tribesmen. Both the leaders and elders are nobles. The tribe’s major and minor affairs are decided by them, and elders have their own tribesmen, which the leader cannot interfere with. This results in the tribe being relatively loose and lacking in management;