Stasipurs asked the shopkeeper, "How much does it cost to buy a set of these surgical instruments?" ”

"A set?!" The shopkeeper pouted: "You are a doctor from a foreign country, and you don't know that the doctors who operate on Dionya will use different tools depending on the type of surgery they do. 【Latest chapter reading. Moreover, the Dionian Medical School also sends in new surgical tool designs from time to time, and now these surgical instruments in the store can be matched to perform at least five or six different types of surgery. ”

"Even if you can buy it—" The shopkeeper looked at the three of them and rolled his eyes again, "You can't afford it." ”

"We can't afford it?! Tell me, how much does it cost? At this time, Nick Stratus also came over and said unconvinced.

The shopkeeper glanced at him, pointed to the shop, and said, "Just the few things you picked up just now are worth about 30 minutes." ”

"30 Mina?! Just those few little things are worth 30 minna?! You're robbing! Lycassus shouted in surprise.

"If you don't understand, don't talk nonsense!" The shopkeeper was obviously spouting and foaming at the mouth, arguing, "Do you know how hard those things are?" How demanding is it? I tell you, it would take us enough time to make one of those knives for 30 copper shields, and we would have to be the best forgers to make the surgical tools that would meet the requirements of those doctors. People say well, 'Of course, the tools used to move the knife on people must be very delicate, otherwise it will not be a life, but a human life!' So you say the price can't be high!' And these tools are not something that any iron workshop can make, only our Theos Weapons Workshop has this ability in Turiyi! ”

The three of them were speechless.

"Also, I was talking about the old price, and they are now priced at 40 minna."

"Why?"

"Because for some time to come, our workshop will not produce these surgical instruments."

"Why is that?"

"Because our workshop had received a big task from the Department of Roads and Roads of Ionia, they were going to build a stone bridge, and they needed huge iron gratings to be put into the river and drain the river so that the piers could be poured inside with boulders and stone slurry (actually 'Davers cement'), so our workshop had to concentrate all the foundries and collect all the good iron ore to make these big guys......"

…………………………

While the three of Nick Stratus were in high spirits as they wandered around the port market, Ephialt and his wife traveled north in a horse-drawn carriage to the thermal marshes of the Delos, a tributary of the Coseni River.

Davers made a name for himself in this battle, annihilating the Lucanian tribal alliance, thus laying the foundation stone for the establishment of the Dionian Alliance. A 20-metre-high, 2-metre-diameter white memorial pillar has been erected on the riverbank, which is once full of corpses, carved with scenes from that war, and at the top is a bronze statue of Davers holding a shield and a spear.

This commemorative pillar of victory in the Battle of the Great River Beach was originally called the "Pillar of Miracles" by the people, which means that the Archon of Dionya won more with less, created a miracle in the impossible, and won an amazing victory. Later, the students of the schools in the various cities of the alliance were often brought here by the teachers, so that they could feel the hardships of the beginning of the establishment of Dionya and the greatness of Davers, and were nicknamed "the pillar of childishness" by the citizens, which was not only the place where the children were educated, but also had its deep meaning...... Of course, that's an afterthought.

Not far from the pillar there is a large circular burial mound with the inscription "Tomb of the Warriors Who Died in the Battle of the Great River Beach" and an inscription by Davers underneath: "The war is a thing of the past, and the blood is one." ”

In front of the tomb are bronze statues of two men, one is a Lucanian and the other is a Greek, they are smiling, their strong arms are clasped together, and the Greek man's left hand is pointing to Turiyi, 20 miles to the east, making an inviting gesture, the meaning of which is self-evident.

There are no bones in the burial mounds, and the bones of thousands of Lucanian warriors were cremated by the Turiyi, who are said to have burned them for three days and three nights, and then poured the ashes into the river and fed them to fish and shrimp. Later, the Ionian League was established, and for political purposes, at the strong suggestion of Davers, this tomb was created, and every year people come here to pay their respects, mostly Lucanians.

Of course, this is not the main reason why this once desolate area is now lively, but the other side of the Delos River, where the spear of the Davers statue points to the spa swamp once full of barren pools and snakes and insects, has been replaced by a huge building. Dozens of aqueducts built with 'Davers cement' brought the hot spring water from the cracks in the rocks into the building, and finally a large aqueduct brought the hot spring water flowing into the building into the river, which is the famous Turriy Thermal Baths in Greece.

The Greeks did not like to bathe, but the Dioonians had developed a hygienic habit of bathing in recent years under the long-term education of the doctors led by Herps in the hospital, and they knew that bathing in hot spring water was more beneficial to the body. So, on the day of the opening of the large communal bath, almost all the men of Turii came to the hot spring swamp to try it.

As a result, the baths were overcrowded. Later, the rules of the large communal bath were revised to limit the number of people entering the bath.

After returning to the city after taking a hot spring bath and enjoying a variety of new services, the Turii men began to spread the word about how wonderful it is to soak in the large communal baths. He even praised: This is an Élysée paradise that the Archon has built on earth!

And it wasn't long before the people learned that women were allowed to enter the baths.

Since then, the people of Turii have flocked to the Great Baths every day as an essential pleasure in their lives, and the people of other Dionian cities have also come to enjoy it from time to time.

At the same time, the people of Turiyi also regarded the "Turiyi Baths" as one of the three major entertainments for entertaining guests from afar (the other two were tasting Turiyi cuisine and going to the arena to watch ball games), which made the "Turiyi Hot Springs Baths" famous.

On some special days in Dionia, the hot spring baths are also free of charge to the public, making the large baths, which are already cheap (only one Opol), even more popular with the people. For example, these days, because of the arrival of Marriage Day, the large communal bath is free for all couples who come to bathe. That's why Ifiarte and his wife are here.

There were many couples who came to the large bath today, and everyone consciously lined up in a long line, moving towards the entrance of the bathhouse little by little.

At this time, there was a commotion at the back of the team, and Ah Fa turned his forehead to see what was going on.

"What happened?" The wife asked curiously.

"It's nothing, it seems that the two senators of the Senate are also here." Eiffial said disapprerovingly. There were nearly 100 senators in the Senate, and except for the Turii, the citizens of Dioonia in other cities only knew the chief senator, Daves, the senators who had served as the administrator of the city, and the elders who held important positions in the legion. This is not surprising, whether it is training or fighting, the citizens who served naturally remember those commanders well.

Finally crossing the wooden bridge over the Delos and standing at the entrance, the caretaker glanced at Ephiarte and his wife, and asked, "Are you husband and wife?" ”

The two nodded.

"Citizen of Dionia?"

Ephiarte nodded again and said, "We are still the couple who participated in the marriage festival this year. Is there a private room with a small bath? As he spoke, he stretched out his left hand, and his wife stretched out her right hand, wearing an iron ring on her ring finger, on which Hera's emblem, "Peacock," was inscribed. Because of Davers's suggestion, the temple of Hera, which Agnes was in charge of, not only presided over the celebration, but also awarded rings blessed by the goddess Hera to the newlyweds who attended the celebration (for a small processing fee, of course) to encourage and supervise the stability of their marriage.

"Congratulations!" After the administrator confirmed, he turned to look at the wooden wall with many long nails, only one of which had a key hanging from it. He took it and put it in the hands of Ephiart: "Hera bless you, and the last one, with the room number written on it, and when you enter the room, bolt the door so that no one will disturb you, and at noon, return the key." ”

"Okay, thank you!" Ephiarte led his wife into the middle passage, and the left and right passages led to the men's and women's baths.

As time went on, the long queue at the entrance was almost to the end.

When the bath keeper saw the two people in front of him, he was stunned for a moment, and immediately put on a smile again: "Lord Polyxis, Lord Enanilus!" ”

"Do you have private rooms?" Polyxis asked bluntly.

The caretaker pointed to the wooden wall behind him with only iron nails, and said apologetically, "Because of Marriage Day, the room is full. ”

The corners of Polyxis' mouth twitched in dissatisfaction, and despite the fact that the administrator was Davers' servant, he said with a slight sarcasm: "Look at our archon, you really will take care of the people of Dionia!" ”

Unable to answer, Enanilus asked the slave behind him to take out four opor and pay for himself, Polyxis, and the two slaves.

After they entered, the caretaker excused himself to urinate, went into the back room, and quickly found the director of the large bathhouse: "Polyxis and Enanilus are here to bathe!" ”

……………………………

After a short walk along the passage on the left, a wide area appeared in front of me, with a large pool in the middle and several small pools next to it, all steaming and mist.

Many men soaked in the pool, enjoying the moisture of the hot spring water; There were also those who lay on wooden benches by the pool and were rubbed by their own slaves or massaged by slaves specially trained in the baths; There were also a few people leaning against the long wooden benches by the wall, chatting with each other...... They all have one thing in common – being naked.