And when Dionia defeated Rome and forced the southern Etruscan city-states to submit, the northern city-states were also waiting, and even they were worried that this southern kingdom, which was stronger than Rome, would become a huge threat like the Celts, so when the news of Rome's complete annihilation came, the high-level of the northern Etruscan city-states couldn't sit still, and hurriedly sent envoys to Rome to inquire about the intentions of the Dionians, and now they can form an alliance with Dionia, which is exactly what they wanted.

Davos put down his glass, looked around at the excited messengers, suddenly remembered something, and took this opportunity to say: "Archon of Catemontalus, the territory of the three cities of Antium, Villitre, and Saturnicum that you forcibly took away by the Romans last year has been recaptured by us Dionia, please go back and inform the exiles of Wolsey in these three city-states, so that they can return as soon as possible and take over their city-states again!" ”

"Uh......" Catemontalus came to Rome this time, one of the purposes was to discuss the ownership of these three towns, but he didn't expect Davers to ask for anything, so he directly returned these three towns to Wolsey, and he didn't know what to say for a while, and only after a moment did he say excitedly: "Thank you, King, for your selfless help to Wolsey!" Thank you Dionian for the great help to us in Wolsey! …… As far as I know, many of the warriors of Dionya were wounded or even killed in order to help us retake these three towns...... For this reason, we, the Wolsey Alliance, are willing to give a large amount of money to you, the King, to compensate for the loss of Dionia! Although I know that these things do not fully express the gratitude of our Wolsey to Dionia......"

After listening to this, Davers said sincerely: "Wolsey and Dionya are allies, Dionya helps you regain the lost territory is to fulfill the obligation of an ally, I am very grateful for the gift of the Wolsey Alliance, and I also deeply feel Wolsey's friendship with Dionia!" But I think it's better to leave this batch of supplies to the people of Wolsey, who have suffered so much from the war and urgently need to rebuild their homes. ”

After hearing this, Katai Mentalus was even more moved, and was about to say something. Nemeri, who was next to him, stood up abruptly and hurriedly said: "Honorable king, we Helnihivians are also very grateful."

Davers waved his hand and interrupted him with a serious expression: "Nemeri, if you are also going to give something to Dionia, you don't need to say it. I know that in this war with the Romans, you Helnihians have suffered the most losses, not to mention rebuilding your homeland, and even food is quite scarce, and I am afraid that even how to survive this winter will become a big problem for you! Therefore, I have decided to give you a batch of food to help you through the difficult time, and if you still encounter any difficulties in the process of rebuilding your homeland in the future, you can come to Rome and ask us for help, and the Roman administrator will try his best to help you! ”

Nemeri was stunned, he wanted to say something, but choked in his mouth, just twitched his lips, and soon began to choke.

Katai Mentalus duly and loudly expressed his gratitude: "Merciful King of Dionia! Thank you, all the people of Wolsey! We are honored and proud to be an ally of Dionia! ”

Seeing this situation, the other emissaries who felt the same were also relieved, not only did they greatly remove their vigilance against the powerful Ionia, but everyone thought: Dionia can treat Wolsey and Helnicki like this, then when their own race also becomes an alliance of Dionia, I believe they will also receive such treatment!

As a result, the atmosphere of the whole banquet became more enthusiastic and joyful, and the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.

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For some time after that, Tapyrus was busy negotiating with the envoys and signing the covenant, and an incident occurred.

When Catemontalus returned to Wolsey, he conveyed Davers's words to the Wolsey League, and began to mobilize the exiled Wolsey people to return to their homeland.

But the people of Satnikum refused to return for the simple reason that the town had been cursed by demons and had been plagued, and it was no longer for them!

Although, the Roman magistrate Arcistes assured the Wolsey emissaries that after a long period of observation by the Dionian doctors, the territory of Satnikum was safe and that there would be no more plagues.

But the majority of the people of Satnikum still refuse to go.

After several deliberations, considering that the war had led to the sharp decline in the population of Wolsey, and that the entire Wolsey Territory was now vast and sparsely populated, the final decision was made: to give the Villatre and Saturnikum territories to Dionia as a small gesture of gratitude to their allies for their selfless assistance! (The reason for the addition of Villitre is that the Wolseys fear that if there is only Saturnicum, it will be more like an evasion of responsibility, and it will appear that they are not sincere enough.) Antium was not added because it would be closely related to the Roman territory of Dionya in the future, and Antium, as the town of Walsey closest to Rome, would undoubtedly have great development on land and sea, and the Wallsey League was somewhat reluctant).

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While Davos was feasting on the envoys of the surrounding powers of Rome, Sextus, who had returned to Rome and had just been reunited with his family, walked to the foot of Capitoline Hill.

Capitoline Hill became the Acropolis of Rome because of the temples of Jupiter and Juno, the gods and queens that the Romans believed, but in fact, the vast number of Roman civilians rarely had the opportunity to go up the mountain to worship, and the same was true for Sextus, who was once the leader of the Roman squadron.

But today, Sextus saw that although the checkpoint leading to the top of the mountain also had soldiers standing guard, it no longer forbade the people to go up the mountain, so the whole mountain road was constantly being carried out by people going up and down the mountain, which seemed very lively.

On the way up the mountain, Sextus also met some acquaintances, who greeted him warmly, of course, there was envy and flattery: "Yo, Sextus, you are back!" I heard that you are going to be the commander of the legion, congratulations! Your father is also an official in Dionya now, and your family is really developed now! Take care of us more in the future! ”

"Sextus, congratulations on your victory again, and this time you can get a lot of land!"

"Sextus, my boy Quarters, you know, although he is not yet 18 years old, he is already stronger than an adult, can you let him serve in the military early?"

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Sextus was momentarily overwhelmed and finally had to walk with his head down to avoid being recognized.

When he reached the top of the mountain, he hurried to the site of the temple of Jupiter, and the impression of the magnificent temple had disappeared, and what appeared before him was a huge open space paved with marble slabs, clean and level, as if the statues of the former temple gods were all fantasies, and never existed, and only on many black and cracked marbles could he think of the tragic fire on the top of the mountain that his father had said.

Sextus originally wanted to come here to pay his respects, but there are no traces of ruins here, so it's no wonder that people who go up the hill rarely come here, but walk to the edge of the cliff for a panoramic view of the city of Rome.

He looked around a little dazedly, and suddenly saw that there were many people busy with something in the temple of Janus, the Roman god of war, on the other side of the mountain, and he involuntarily walked over.

As he got closer, he saw that among the busy people were quite a few Romans, who were clearing and sweeping the ruins, and a few Dionians, who were using tools to measure the ruins, record and depict them with wooden planks......

Among these people, Sextus saw a familiar figure.

"Stolo!" He shouted.

Stolo turned around, saw that it was him, and nodded in acknowledgment.

Sextus took two steps and one step at a time, rushed to him, and looked at the young and promising young man who had once been called the Roman commoner, but now his face was haggard, and he couldn't help asking, "You...... How are you lately? ”

Stolo was silent for a moment and said softly, "I joined Dionia, there is nothing to worry about......"

"I heard my father say......" said Sextus earnestly, "for your father...... And about your father-in-law, I feel sorry! I hope you don't grieve too much! ”

Stolo smiled bitterly and sighed: "My father was infected with the plague, and this is a punishment from Jupiter, no wonder no one. But I heard that in the barracks of Satnikum he was well treated and cared for by the Dionian doctors......"

"That's true!" Sextus interjected: "Not only your father, but all the Roman soldiers who were infected with the plague were well treated and cared for by the Dionians, so many Roman soldiers infected with the plague survived!" ”

"Yes, even as a son, I can only avoid my father who has been infected with the plague, so for this, I am very grateful to the Dionians!" Stolo said calmly without hesitation.

"And I heard that my arrogant relative who was infected with the plague, after being treated, is completely cured?"

"You're talking about Servius, yes, he's got rid of the plague and healed."

"That's good news, at least my wife's sister doesn't have to stay in my house anymore, so I can be quieter." Stolo showed a wry smile: "For my father-in-law, I have persuaded him to surrender many times, but he refused, and he finally ...... I'm actually prepared......"

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but think of the importance and care that this Roman nobleman valued and cared for him in the past, and couldn't help but look gloomy, and said in a heavy tone: "It's just a pity...... His body was charred and unrecognizable from the rest of the body, and he had to be buried in the tomb near Mars Square...... These days, my wife goes there every day to worship......"