"Although I am not a legionnaire, I am a citizen of Dionia, and it is our duty to donate to the Alliance to defend our homeland!"

"My husband died in the battle in Buruti, and the children are too young to join the army, but my family has always been taken care of by the soldiers' committee, and today is the time for me to repay them!"

"I'm just a free man, but I like the Dionian Alliance, because only here will give us poor people a chance and hope, so even though I don't have much savings, I'm willing to donate a part of it to the Alliance, hoping that it will defeat the enemy and live forever!"

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On this day, men, women, the elderly, children, citizens, freemen, slaves, people of different statuses gathered together for a common purpose, lined up in several long lines, and moved from the east, west, south, and north directions to the center of the Union, Victory Square and the Senate......

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"Big brother, you're back!" Kunogerata's youngest son, Dika Okrat, watched Sostatus, who had been recruited into the Seventh Legion some time ago and served as the company commander, walk into the mansion, and couldn't help but be very happy, and rushed up excitedly and said: "Big brother, your Seventh Legion annihilated the Tarantums, this battle is too beautiful!" Tell me the details of the whole battle! ”

"I don't have time now, I'll talk about it later, okay?" Sostatus strode in as he asked, "Where is the father?" ”

"He went to the square to donate."

"I knew it was going to be like this, and this old man didn't wait for me. At least two people go together, so they can donate less. Sostatus was complaining, but the smile on his face was more like teasing.

Although his brother's previous answer made Dika Oklatt a little disappointed, in his mind, what his brother, who had always been in the eye of money, just said made him curious: "Big brother, you also want to donate?!" ”

"Of course!" Sostatus replied affirmatively: "Everyone else has donated, but I don't donate, this is too conspicuous!" Moreover, if you want to donate, you must donate more, so that you can attract the attention of His Majesty Davers and the senators. Brother, you must know that if we win this war, there is a large area of land to the south waiting for us to occupy, and we will take over the prosperous commercial market of Syracuse......"

Looking at Sostatus who was excited and fell into fantasy, Dika Oklatt knew that the man in front of him was still the big brother he knew, he had never changed, and the donation was just to get more benefits.

After talking about his vision for the future, Sostatus asked, "What about your sister-in-law?" ”

"Sister-in-law should be in the house......" At the mention of sister-in-law, Dika Oklat's words became respectful, not because Sostatus's wife was virtuous, of course, but because—

"Sostatus, why did you come back?! It can't be a deserter, right?! I heard my father say that being a deserter in our alliance is to cut off your head! Hurry back to the barracks! I ask your father to go with my father to intercede with His Majesty Davers! It was a Lucanian woman coming out of the main building, shouting in surprise at the sight of Sostatus.

"I'm not a deserter, I'm —" Sostatus hastily argued.

Who knew that his wife didn't listen to him at all, strode forward and grabbed his ear with one hand: "You're ready to lie to me again, aren't you?!" ”

Sostatus immediately howled like a pig: "Oops! Hurt! Hurt! Tap ......

Seeing this familiar scene, Dika Oklatt couldn't help but laugh.

After Kunograta returned to Turiyi, he had been thinking about finding a family for his eldest son, Sostatus, who was also almost 3o old and single.

While he was still looking for a daughter-in-law, Sostatus finally took the initiative to tell him that he wanted to marry Hermon's second daughter, Krina.

Kunogorata was a little surprised, but he obeyed his son's advice. After all, intermarriage with Lucania was always advocated by the consul Davers, and he enjoyed a lot of alliance benefits, and Hermon was a Lucalian senator, so the marriage between the two parties was also a good match.

Kunograta was not a conservative person, so he soon went to the door to propose, and Hermon was able to climb the powerful Greek senate in the alliance, Cuno Gorata, of course, he couldn't ask for it, and Sostatus successfully married Krina as his wife.

Krina's good looks were not Sostatus's main purpose in marrying her, but he valued Hermon's influence in the Lucania region, which would facilitate his future business in the Lucania region.

According to Greek tradition, the newlyweds were expected to live independently after marriage, but Cuno Gorata, who had suffered a catastrophe, now cherished the family and did not allow Sostatus and his daughter-in-law to move out.

After getting married, Sostatus found that his wife was far more powerful than other Lucanian women, with a pungent personality and decisive behavior, which made him suffer from "wife-phobia".

In this regard, Kunogorata was very happy to see it, because the daughter-in-law not only handled the affairs of the family in an orderly manner, but more importantly, she was able to put this eldest son with a deviant personality and some deviance.

"I swear to the god Athenu, I am not a deserter! It's really His Majesty Davers who made us go home, you can go and ask someone! Sostatus was anxious to explain, and in a hurry, he said the wrong thing.

"When did you believe in the god Athenu?! You want to lie to me again, you don't want to live anymore, don't you! Krina strained her fingers again.

"Ouch! Hurt! Hurt! ……”

Seeing the quarrel between the two of them, Dika Oklatt was amused in his heart, and stepped forward to persuade him: "Sister-in-law, it is indeed His Majesty Davers who asked them to come back, because the soldiers also want to donate their property to the Alliance. ”

Facing the little uncle, Krina's attitude was much better, she let go of her hand, and asked uncertainly, "Are you really asking Your Majesty Davers to let you come back because you want to donate?" ”

"Of course!" Sostatus rubbed his red ears and complained loudly: "How dare you doubt your husband's words! ”

Krina ignored him at all and continued to ask, "How much are you going to donate?" ”

Although Sostatus wanted to donate more, he knew that his wife was more bold, and in the moment he hesitated, Krina had already made a decision for him: "Then donate all the money you have deposited in Christoya's bank." ”

When Sostatus heard this, he jumped three feet high, forgot his fear of his wife, and immediately scolded: "You woman who is a loser! That's nearly six Talientes for that money! Is it easy for me to make money? It's so easy for you to donate it all! ”

"What did you say?!" Krina raised her eyebrows, and as soon as she stretched out her hand, the screams immediately resounded in the courtyard......

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The detachment commander of the 2nd Corps, Melisanda, was on his way to his home. His home was not in Turri, because he no longer lived with his mother and Phellisius, he married and went out on his own. There is also a twisted story about this marriage.

When Arcinis died in the battle of Bruti, his will stored in the temple of Hades was taken out (since the establishment of the temple of Hades, Plesinus at the suggestion of Davers allowed the temple to open up this function, with the people's trust in the prestige and divine power of the god of the underworld, so that they can be completely assured that the contents of the will will not be revealed). Since Dionya was mainly an alliance formed by immigrants, and there were few old people, the most of the wills stored in the Temple of Hades so far were the soldiers before the expedition, and they did not know when they would die in battle, so they wrote the will before each expedition and deposited it in the temple, transferring the function assumed by the Legion's baggage battalion to the temple).

Since Arcinis had no relatives, in his will he gave half of his estate to his newly married wife Lucania, and allowed her to divorce and remarry, and gave the other half of the estate to his friend Melisanda, hoping that he would take more care of his wife before she remarried.

When Melisanda received this will, she cried into tears.

But what Arcinis didn't know before he died was that his wife had just become pregnant before he set out for the war, and out of nostalgia for his friend and fulfilling his last wish, the 18-year-old Melishanda decided to take care of his wife Hepna and let her give birth to Arcinis's child. In frequent contact, Melishanda and Hepna, who were not much different in age, fell in love with each other and eventually bonded. After his marriage, Melisanda lived in the house of Amendolara, which was given to him by Arcinis.

Melisanda and his comrades of the Second Legion, who also lived in Amendolara, laughed and laughed as they walked north, and after crossing the Sisno River, they were greeted by the sights of burned villages, deforested forests, destroyed farmland, and clogged canals...... The relics of the plague of the Tarantum soldiers can be seen everywhere, and the soldiers all curse the Tarantum people, and even regret that they were too lenient in yesterday's battle, and should kill them one by one to relieve their hatred.

Fortunately, the city of Amendolalang was not damaged by any fighting, and after entering the city, Melisanda said goodbye to his comrades and pushed open the door of his house.

"Master, you're back!" The slave girl shouted excitedly.

"Where's your mistress?" Melisanda looked eagerly across the atrium to the main building.

"Madame is praying for you at the Hades altar! After you went on the expedition, Madame prayed every day these days! The slave girl said with a respectful expression.

Hepna is particularly concerned because her ex-husband Arcinis died on the battlefield. When Melisanda set out on her expedition, she set aside a room in the courtyard as an altar to Hades, and prayed for her husband's safety every day.

"Oh, the old lady is too. During this time, she has been living here. The slave girl added.

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