In the days that followed, Geirni often couldn't sleep at night, often thinking: in order to survive, the tribe was busy grazing cattle and sheep and hunting wild beasts, while the Dionians had the time and energy to conduct regular planned and orderly military training, and even if his Samonai army could really compete with the Dionian legion, it would definitely not be its opponent!

Later, he learned that there were seven or eight such barracks in Dionia, and he was even more devastated, which made it one of the reasons why his attitude towards Dioonia began to change.

The Samonai suddenly became much more silent, and at the same time, their hearts were full of anticipation for the city of Turi that they were about to see.

Further on, the terrain became more and more flat and open, and the number of houses and villages gradually increased.

A short distance ahead, a smooth road connects to the stone bridge over the Koseni River, and the bustling pedestrian traffic from across the Koseny River eventually converges on the main road, adding to the already crowded flow of people.

In fact, the road was usually used by carts and slaves of the kingdom transporting stone and copper ore, but in the bustling month of September, these were temporarily halted for the safety of traffic, but the Dionian people from the Buruti region who came to Turii to participate in the festival increased the use of the road.

The clatter of horse-drawn carriages, the neighing of cattle and sheep, the conversation of pedestrians, the crying of children...... The pedestrian flow on the avenue is a huge source of moving noise, and it is also a garbage generator, with pedestrians and livestock excrement, leftover food scraps all over the floor, pedestrians are accidentally hit, and there is a foul smell in the air.

The Samonai and Pothenians who had suffered a loss were very bad about it.

The youth explained: "The cleaning of the avenues and their sides in the territory of Turii is the responsibility of the various Demo in the territory of Turiyi, and these roads are usually cleaned by them, but there are too many pedestrians during this time, and the people of Demo also watch the festivals and games, so they can only do simple cleaning at dusk and early in the morning...... After this bustling time, the road will become clean. ”

"What is Demo?" Someone asked curiously.

"To put it simply, Demo is a small town formed by the merger of several villages. In Turiyi, there are now 68 Demu and counting. ”

The young man's casual explanation made the Samonai people staggered. In the mountains of Samonay, it is difficult to see a single village (i.e., tribal settlement) on a half-day hike, and the hundreds of villages in the central city of Dioonia really shocked them: how many people must be there?!

The Samonai tried to think with their not very bright brains, but after they passed through Niutum, these Samonai people, who had always been accustomed to a few people grazing and hunting in the mountains and forests, began to feel a little uncomfortable, because there were too many pedestrians along the way, and they probably exceeded the population of Abeñirum.

"Let's go this way!" At this moment the young man shouted loudly and led the Samonai to the right towards a side road.

"Leader of Gairni, may the god of Savoni bless you (Savoni, the god of war worshipped by the Samonai people) and win the game!" Seeing that the slaves leading the way did not follow, Jinat waved goodbye to them.

"Jinat, thank you for taking care of you along the way, and welcome to Abenirum as a guest!" Gernie also responded kindly, and this is exactly what Ginart wanted to hear, this adventurous Portentian merchant had long been fighting his neighbor's idea, but in the past, although the Samonai and Pothenians were no longer at war, but the relationship was strange, he did not dare to enter the Samonai mountains to trade, and now with Gernier's friendship, he had confidence.

"Klottox, thank you so much for your selfless help! When I sell my cattle and sheep, I will definitely invite you to Christoya's restaurant for a drink! Ginath then thanked the youth.

The young man smiled and politely declined: "Thank you for the invitation, but I have been busy with celebrations and competitions for the past few days, and I really don't have time." ”

After bidding farewell to Ginat, the young man led the Samonai people along the north bank of the Koseni River to the east, the houses on both sides of the road gradually became denser, and most of them were two- or three-story buildings, unlike the usual Greek houses with their main entrances facing the road, they were all facing away from the road, so the tall buildings were next to each other, standing directly beside the sidewalk, although this branch road was also wider, and there were drainage ditches and sidewalks on both sides, which were not narrow, but the view was blocked, and it still gave people a sense of oppression.

"Why haven't you arrived in Turiyi yet?!" Tatony shouted irritably.

The young man smiled and said, "Actually, we have entered the city of Turiyi. ”

"Already in the city of Turiyi?!" Tatony thought he was joking: "We didn't see the walls at all. ”

"Only the inner city of Turi has walls, and the other districts have no walls...... the youth explained.

It turned out that after the Southern Italian War, many freemen and foreigners poured into Turriyi every year to become citizens of the kingdom, and the population explosion led to the continuous expansion of the city of Turii.

“…… We are now on the edge of the city of Turiyi, at least four miles from the inner city. ”

Four miles?! All the Samonai gasped: what a city this must be!

Including Geirny was also deeply shocked, although he spent half a year in Turiyi eight years ago, but the city of Turiyi at that time was not as big as it is now, it can only be said that the development of Turiyi City is too fast!

"The city of Turii has no walls, so isn't it afraid of the invasion of foreign enemies?!" Maioni, the quarterback of the Samonai team who participated in this rugby match, asked a little defiantly, as the second warrior of this group of Samonai people to have participated in the last war, he was both in awe and a little unwilling.

The young man glanced at him and said loudly, "The Senate of Ionia once asked the king a similar question to build an outer wall, but King Davos said—" The young man straightened his chest: "'Turiy is located in the center of the kingdom of Dionia, with mountains as a barrier, a sea as a barrier, a strong legion defense, and a strong fleet to protect it, if all of them are invaded by the enemy, then there is no need for the kingdom of Dionya to exist! ’”

In fact, there is another important reason why the city of Turii did not build the outer wall, that is, the city of Turii is very large, although the construction of the outer city wall is a huge project, but the city is still expanding, and after a few years, the outer city wall may become the inner city wall again...... In this way, it will mobilize the people and consume the treasury, but in the end it will not have any great effect, and it is better not to build it.

Of course, the Samonai did not know this, and after listening to the words of the youth, they became silent.

Pedestrians on the slip roads are decreasing. Many pedestrians who have come to Turii many times know that food and accommodation are in short supply at this time, and the further you go to the inner city, the higher the price, so they will choose to go into this house and negotiate with the owner about renting, which is why the owner of the house built the house so tall.

As for why you should turn your back to the road, because although it is only a side road, it is also crowded and noisy every day, and the practice of turning away from the road, using small windows and thickening walls can reduce noise and at the same time allow residents to have a barely passable living environment without seeing the irritating street scene.

A little further on, the houses that stood like walls on both sides of the road disappeared, and after passing the two smiling stone statues of Hermes in flying boots and pointing in front of them, the view opened up again, and the familiar traditional Greek house was greeted by everyone.

Without waiting for everyone to ask, the young man took the initiative to explain: "When we Dionians rebuilt the city of Turiyi, His Majesty Davers and the senators had envisioned the prosperity of the city of Turiyi in the future, so they prepared a lot of public land around the city, which was not allocated to the citizens, but was used for the future expansion of the city. Alas, I just didn't expect the expansion of the city of Turii to be so rapid, and it has expanded to the "territory" of the citizens of Turii.

Fortunately, the Ministry of Agriculture has a rule that 'it is not allowed to convert farmland to other purposes.' And the inspector regularly inspected the quality of the new houses, and also limited the height, otherwise the citizens behind would not have only two or three storey houses built on the roadside, but five or six storey buildings scattered all over their land, and then rent out the houses to prospective citizens and freemen for high profits, instead of cultivating the farmland! The young man said this, and there was a hint of disgust on his face.

The Samonai people felt nothing more than to marvel at the population of the city of Turii once again. Between these neatly arranged houses and criss-crossing streets, they occasionally saw temples or altars mixed in.

From the mouths of the young people, they learned that these temples were dedicated not only to the gods of the Greeks, but also to the gods of Lucania, the goddess of the plateau of the Brutis, Amara and Brutus, and the patron saint of the Mesapi and Puchetti races, Laikaon...... The exotic gods were enshrined in a city dominated by Greeks, and the believers went about their business without any conflict, much to the surprise of the Samonens.

At this time, the young man pointed forward and said, "Look, this is the arena where you will play next. ”

A few hundred meters away from the road stands a huge structure, the Asinu Amara Arena.

After the Southern Italian War, Dioonia owned all the land of Southern Italy, more towns were incorporated into the kingdom, and the number of teams participating in rugby and football finals naturally increased several times. (https:)

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