Facing Gherney's expectant gaze, Davers did not hesitate, he immediately nodded, and said in a firm tone: "For the allies who are truly friendly with our Dionia, Dionia will never let them be wronged!" Rest assured, Gherney, I will send an emissary to Beneventim to publicly declare my support for you, and any tribe that wants to work against you will be an enemy of Dionia! And will also condemn Hippinei, Cautini, and Putney for their covert resistance to the Covenant over the years! Davers said as he motioned for the clerk to record the incident.

Gherney was overjoyed, and expressed his gratitude repeatedly, and the stone in his heart was finally put down.

But I heard Davers say again: "What I am worried about now is that the Hirpini Tribal Alliance knows that you Abenirum and Dionya have a good relationship, and still holds a celebration that is unfavorable to you when the covenant is about to expire, and is not worried about causing Dionia's dissatisfaction and defending you, does it mean that Lesguk no longer intends to renew the contract?" ”

Gherney's heart was shocked, and he had been worried about the problem that Davers had said during this time, but he preferred to convince himself that this was a strategy of Lesguk, and he wanted to test the pressure on Dionya through the matter of Abenirum in order to take the initiative to modify some treaties when renewing the contract, after all, the strength of Dionya is obvious to all, and any force must weigh its own weight before offending it, and whether it can withstand Dionia's anger.

Seeing that Geerni's expression was a little nervous, Davers said with a smile: "Actually, for us Dionia, whether Hirpini is willing to renew the contract has no impact and loss, but for the Samonai people-" Davers showed a compassionate expression and sighed: "You love to live in the mountains, this is a long-standing tradition, but living in the mountains, there are difficulties in the mountains, there is not enough arable land to grow food, although animal husbandry is feasible, but beware of wild beasts, and pray that the winter is not too cold, otherwise it will be difficult for livestock to survive, As in the previous two years, winters in the mountains are much colder than those on the coast. As for hunting, you can't feed many people at all, which is why your father launched an attack on Pothenia ten years ago with the other Samonai tribes, not only because of the instigation of the Syracuses, but also because you need to get more land to feed your growing population in order to survive......"

Davers's words made a bitter feeling rise in Gelney's heart: ten years ago, he was a brave warrior, fighting under the protection of his father, Villani......

"But war is not the only way for the Samonai tribe to survive, strengthening friendly trade with other forces can not only get more food, but also do not have to worry about losing the war and sacrificing the people, you Abenirum is the best example, as far as I know, your life is much better than the other Hilpinei tribes, and even the children born and survived in the past few years are more than other tribes, so if it continues, in another ten years, Abelum will once again become the largest town in Hilpine! ……”

Gherney's heart was stirring, and Davers was right in his mind, and his important goal was to regain the position of the Grand Leader of Hippine, which had once belonged to Abenirum .

"Sufficient food and good medical skills are the most important conditions for the survival and growth of the tribe!" Davos said in an accentuated tone: "In the past, the forces around the Samonai people Campania and Lucania were unwilling to associate with you because of fear, so that you had to rely on raids to solve the problem of survival, and now Dionia, as the only country willing to have friendly relations with Samonai, rejects our kindness, what blasphemy is to say?!" Despite the hardships of life in the mountains, the priest of Hades stayed in Abenirum for many years, and saved many sick Samonai people for free! How many difficult Samonai people have been helped! To you, Hades is an alien deity, so what! I can say that the main gods of the Greeks were once alien gods, and it was the Greeks who eventually became our own gods through long-term contact with the surrounding powers such as Egypt and Persia, and now some of the Campanias are even worshipping your god Savoni to bless their livestock. Moreover, the priesthood held by Hades does not conflict with the current gods of your Samonai, and you did not have the gods of death and hell before! Why not try to take it?! ……”

Davers's sincere words made Gelney very uneasy, in fact, he took the initiative to contact Dionia out of desperation, in fact, he was resistant in his heart. At this moment, after listening to Davers's words, I have benefited a lot, and I want to explain a little guiltily.

Davers waved his hand and said, "We don't force the other Samonai tribes to accept Dionia's kindness, but I have to worry about Abenirum ah!" ”

Gherni was stunned for a moment, and soon his eyes widened: "Your Majesty, you said that Lesguk will wage war against Abenirum ?!" ”

"If Hirpini does not renew his contract with Dionia, it is likely that he will retaliate against Abenirum for disobeying the decision of the Tribal Alliance. I don't need to say more about the conflict between you and Lesgouk. Davers looked at him and said solemnly: "When the time comes, if Dionia shows his support to you again, it may cause a second war between the kingdom and Samonai!" The war with Samone is not what I wanted, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for the Senate to make a decision in favor of you! ”

When Ghernia heard this, he was a little anxious: "Is Dionya going to let Lesguk lead his troops to attack my Abenirum Abenirum , don't forget that Abenirum has always been friendly with Dionya that he will be abandoned by the other Hilpinei tribes!" ”

Davers's expression was calm, and he looked at Gherney's excitedly waving hands as nothing, and said slowly: "This is just a guess on our part, and it is possible that the Hilpinei alliance led by Beneventum may also choose to renew the contract without risking the loss of Dionya as an ally. But either way, there is always danger for your Abenirum and there is a way...... It could have kept Abenirum completely safe—" At this point, Davers paused.

Gherney immediately asked, "What way?" ”

Davers did not answer directly, but asked rhetorically without hesitation: "You Abenirum should have had a lot of contact with Pothenia, what do you think is the difference between Pothenia today and it was ten years ago?" ”

What's the difference? …… Gherney's mind flashed through the impression of the Pothenians: the biggest difference was probably the attitude towards the Samonians, who had been afraid of the Samonaeans in the past, but now instead of being afraid, they took the initiative to contact the Samonians, just like the Botentia Jinat they had met when they came, and wanted to trade with Abenirum . In the past, Portentia was as poor and backward as Samonay, and if there was no major event, there was little contact between the tribes, but some time ago when they passed through Portentia, they saw a lively town, and many of the tribal settlements had temporary markets or permanent small markets, because the Dioonians helped to build roads that made it quick and easy for the tribes to travel between Pothenia......

Gherney was silent for a while, with a little vigilance on his face, and said in a hesitant whisper: "Your Majesty, you want Abenirum to ...... Become the 'Free City' of Dionia......"

"To become a free city, Abenirum will not change anything except nominally belong to Dionia, and will receive a lot of benefits, just like Portentia."

Davers spoke seductively with ease, while Gherney remained silent.

"Of course, this is just one of my suggestions." Davers smiled and didn't press any further: "You can go back and think about it, in fact, Abenirum is not the only one who has such trouble, Laconia also has the same problem, and we have also given them such advice. ”

Laconia? The name was familiar to Guerny, and when you think about it, it was like a town in Cautini, located in the mountains north of Iona......

Surprised by Gherni's mood, he relaxed: it turned out that Abenirum was not alone in the dilemma of fighting against the Samonai tradition......

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In the territory of Delnia in Sicily, although the Ministry of War had only one regiment (i.e., the Eighth Legion) established here, there were two barracks: one in Tauromegnan, which was more of a fortress in peacetime because it could not accommodate too many soldiers; The other was located on the northern edge of the Catania plain, between the cities of Catana and Sikuli, where the VIII Army was actually encamped.

At this time, the barracks of the Eighth Army Corps were already full of people, and it was no longer the deserted scene of the past.

Galademos led the pack into the barracks, although the road was lined with soldiers coming and going, and the soldiers on both sides were lined with dormitories of similar sizes and styles, but these did not prevent him from going where he wanted to go, after all, before he was transferred to Naxos, the Ministry of War had transferred his military affiliation to the Eighth Legion, and he had trained many times in this barracks, so to speak, very familiar, although he was only a reserve soldier.

Galademoth, walking down the slightly crowded passageway, seemed to hear someone shouting his name, and he followed the sound and saw a familiar figure.

Diocassis rushed to his side and smiled: "Lady Luck's blessing has allowed me to see you here too." ”

"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have brought the newly harvested wheat here." Galadermos grumbled.

"What does it have to do with me?" Diocassis asked as he looked back at the long packer.