"Seriously, the creation of the gods is truly amazing! You see that the two elephants are so huge and mighty, but their personalities are very docile, especially the baby elephant, her little nose dragged the tail of the female elephant, and she refused to let go, and the mother elephant has not been angry, but kept sucking leaves with her nose and giving them to the baby elephant to eat...... It reminds me of Avia as a child, she wasn't like that, always right next to me, afraid I would leave her......" Agnes said, smiling and sighing.

Davers looked at Agnes, who had rarely become so active, and said with a smile: "I see you, you seem to be fascinated by these elephants too!" ”

"Isn't that it?" Christoya finally found her soulmate and complained loudly: "Egnes told me just now that she is not going to the temple of Hera today, and she wants to watch the elephants at home for a day, and let me accompany her!" Tell me, we are all almost 50 years old, how can we be like children! Besides, I'm so busy now, how can I have free time to watch the elephants......"

"I see, today we will all put everything else aside and go elephant watching with the children and enjoy the joy of being together as a family!" Davos suggested loudly.

"Okay!" Agnes smiled and immediately clapped her hands in agreement.

Christoya frowned slightly, and just about to say something against it, Davers lightly pressed her hand and said softly: "You, you're busy every day, let yourself relax today." ”

Davers's concerned gaze made Christoya's heart soften: "Okay, today we will stay at home with the children and not go anywhere." But...... It is not a good idea to place the elephant right next to the mansion. They may seem docile, but they're so big, and if they go berserk one day, they'll be dangerous to us!

And what's more...... After all, this elephant is a rare animal that the people of the kingdom have never seen before, and after it was transported to the mountain yesterday, many people wanted to come in and watch, including some elders. This morning, the children also let their friends go up the hill to see the elephants through the checkpoints...... In the long run, it is difficult to guarantee safety here! ……”

"I've thought about it." Davers said unhurriedly, "Christoya, we're going to have another business next." ”

"What is it?!" Christoya immediately came to her senses.

"Build a zoo."

"Zoo?"

"We've heard stories of Hercules Hercules strangling Nemean lions since we were kids, but have you ever seen a real lion?"

The Kristonia sisters shook their heads (in fact, in this era, there were still lion colonies in the interior of Asia Minor and the valley of the two rivers, but Mili was a seaside city-state, and Greek women were not allowed to travel far away, so Kristoa did not have a chance to see it).

"We've heard the story of Apollo shooting the python Pitong, you may have seen a snake, but have you ever seen a real python?"

The two shook their heads again.

"We've all heard of hippos and crocodiles in the Nile in Egypt, but what do hippos and crocodiles really look like? I'm afraid there aren't many Dionians who have actually seen it. Davers tapped his fingers on the dining table and said confidently, "Then why don't we build a zoo?" If you keep all these strange and strange animals in this zoo, let them live in a certain area of the zoo, and create their own suitable living environment, do you think there will be people to watch? ”

"Of course there is!" Agnes immediately replied, "An elephant alone has made the people so mad, and when I came back yesterday, I heard the captain of the palace guard at the bottom of the mountain complaining that the people wanted to break through in order to see the elephants, and almost clashed with them. ”

Christoya, who had been in business for many years, immediately understood the meaning of Davers's words, and asked uncertainly: "You mean, it's like charging tickets to the crowd watching rugby and football matches held in the arena?" ”

"That's right." Davers secretly praised his wife's quick thinking, and went on to explain: "After all, it costs money to keep these animals, and you need to hire a lot of people to maintain the entire zoo...... The money collected through the tickets can make up for these costs. As for where do the rare animals in the zoo come from? We don't have to worry at all, the city-states and powers that are friendly with Dionia, and want to befriend Dionia, will take the initiative to send it to me after learning that I have built a zoo and collect rare animals, so that they can strengthen their friendship with me......

As the kingdom's territory expands, our zoo will only grow larger and more with more and more rare animals. At that time, there will be more than just food, games, hot springs, and celebrations...... You can also visit the zoo, whether it is the general public, school students, or school scholars, you don't have to risk traveling far away, you can understand and study most of the rare animals in this world, which is a very lucky thing! At the same time, let them know how great the gods are, who created not only us humans, but also so many wonderful animals, and that we are not alone......"

Davers talked eloquently about the future of the zoo, but his heart was full of emotion: when he learned from Ansitanos that the Mauritanian envoys had sent several elephants, his first reaction at that time was that this must be a branch of the legendary North African elephant and African elephant in his previous life! Pyrrhus used it to defeat the Roman army several times, and Hannibal once incorporated it into the army to pose a threat to the Romans, but unfortunately it was extinct in Roman times, not because of war, but because of the gladiatorial games that the Romans fanatized. The Romans captured all kinds of beasts from all over the Mediterranean and transported them to the Colosseum, where gladiators killed them to earn money while also thrilling the audience......

In a previous life, Davers read an article about a Roman emperor who held a grand gladiatorial tournament to please the people of Rome, and killed thousands of beasts of all kinds throughout the gladiatorial competition. In the continuous killing of the Romans, not to mention the North African elephant, there are no lions, leopards and other beasts in the entire Mediterranean region, if it were not for the terrible Sahara Desert that is difficult to cross, so that the animals south of the desert can survive, I am afraid that modern people in the previous life can only learn about African elephants and lions and other beasts in the literature.

It can be said that Westerners in the previous life have pursued a crazy way of living by plundering nature from ancient times to the present. And in this life, Davers wants to change them, so let's start with the zoo to cultivate good habits for children and animals.

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Ocleton asked the Dionian Foreign Ministry official to submit his request to see King Davers, but there was no news for two days, and seeing that the celebration was about to begin, he was so anxious that he had to choose to follow the other idea given by the Foreign Ministry official.

During the festivities, not only were there many foreign envoys and dignitaries who came to Turiyi, but the governors and dignitaries of the various towns also tried to take time out of their free time and rushed back to participate. At the same time, visits to the Kingdom's important ministers became more frequent, and the residences of the five rotating chairmen and ministers were generally crowded.

It stands to reason that this would be especially true of Haka's mansion, because since their brother came to Turii last year, Hasdruba became the commander of the army and soon went north to take office, and Haka became the official rotating president of the Senate, although he was still recuperating, Davos couldn't wait to start letting him take charge of some government affairs in order to get familiar with the political operation of the kingdom as soon as possible, plus another important member of the Magonid family, Dido, became the prince's concubine, and gave birth to two young princes...... The Magonides family is very popular in the kingdom political arena, and it is conceivable that the officials of the kingdom who visit him should be like carp crossing the river, but the actual situation is that the court is sparse.

Because Haka has publicly declared: "He is frail and sick and needs to recuperate, so officials are not welcome to visit his home." ”

And, Herps also endorsed him.

At first, the Kingdom officials were suspicious, but after several Phoenician senators were denied access, they were finally sure that Hakka was telling the truth.

After Ocliton arrived in Turiyi, he deliberately learned about the situation in this regard, coupled with the long-standing grievances between the Magonid family and the Hannonites, he had been hesitant, but now there was no way, he could only have the courage to visit, but he did not expect to get consent.

Of course, the former Carthaginian nobleman and today's Dionian nobleman received guests from his hometown in a very special way - in the bath.

The baths were invented by the Dionians, but soon after the first peace agreement between the two countries was signed more than a decade ago, they were introduced to Carthage, and the Germe thermal baths were a favorite place for the Carthaginians, and of course now they belong to the Dionian kingdom.

Although Ocliton was surprised by this request, Haka's willingness to see him was already a surprise, and he dared to refuse.

Haka's bathroom was built strictly according to the traditional Dionian bathhouse, and by the time Ocleton had completed the previous procedure and walked into the heated pool, Haka was already sitting in the pool.

Ocliton had never seen Haka before, but he had long heard that the patriarch of the Magonid family, Shimilko, had a very intelligent second son who had been born with a disease, and had diagnosed the doctor who had seen him: the child would not live to be 20 years old.

But now in front of Ocriton, although Haka's body is slightly thin, his face is ruddy, his eyes are bright, and he doesn't look like a person who is about to enter the grave.

Haka looked at him and said in a flat tone: "After I came to Turiyi, Dr. Dionia suggested that people like me who are not able to exercise vigorously should soak in the bathroom more often, which is good for health. I followed the advice and took a bath every day, and I happened to be taking a bath when you came, so I invite you to meet here. ”