In order to gain favor with the Megarans, the Corinthians also proposed that "the taxes and fees collected by the merchants of the other city-states when transporting goods through the isthmus should be divided equally between the two city-states, and that the merchants of the Megara should have priority in using the roadway and that the fees charged by them should be reduced...... (The trail is a famous infrastructure project built by the Corinthians 200 years ago, it is to build a road on the Isthmus of Corinth that is paved with stones, there are two parallel grooves in the middle, there are special cars running on this road, the wheel ruts correspond to the grooves, this road connects the bay of Corinth and the bay of Salon, the Corinthians can load the cargo of the large ship in the bay on one side to the small boat, and then lift the boat to the car on the towing road, and transport it to the bay on the other side of the isthmus, Then move the cargo on the ship to another large ship, which greatly shortens the voyage and saves time)

The sincerity shown by the Corinthians gradually moved Mecca's heart, and the two sides began to negotiate the establishment of an alliance, but in Greece today, it is not something you can do if you want to establish an alliance, you must ask for the consent of the Greek alliance.

The Corinthian member of the Greek parliament feared that the stupidity of the Corinthian council at the Games would anger the Dionian king, leading him to no longer agree to the proposal of "Corinth to establish an isthmus union".

Just when the Corinthian general Clionion regretted it, Mecca Kiddes, who was standing at the entrance of the arena, heard the thunderous cheers inside, and was already a little excited, because it was their turn to enter next.

The Ionian officials, who were in front of the entrance, saw the Corinthian athletes walking past the royal stands and shouted: "Cretan athletes' delegation is in!" ”

The Ionian soldiers who were blocking the way immediately got out of the way, and the impatient Cretan athletes immediately followed the young man holding the sign, and when he passed the Ionian official who was in charge of the entrance order, he exhorted as if he had been in charge of the entrance: "Cretan warriors, hold your heads high and greet the enthusiastic cheers of the spectators!" ”

As soon as Mecca Kiddes stepped into the room, the earth-shattering cheers immediately poured in from all directions, just like the howling of the wind on the sea under bad conditions, and the towering audience platform that surrounded them was the monstrous waves that were set off, so that they could not be thrilled when they were in the center of this storm, no wonder the Dionian official called them warriors, because it does take courage to dare to be in such an environment, even Mecca Kiddes, who has always been determined in the Cretan trials, felt nervous at the moment, After all, the momentum and scale of the Hades main arena are far from comparable to the previous tryouts, not to mention that there will be few spectators from Crete here.

Siritaios, who is more nervous, doesn't seem to be affected much, he keeps looking around, and exclaims from time to time: "Wow, it seems that the rumors are true, and some of the audience are women!" ”

"And voila! The young woman in the white hat who was close to us looked nice! ”

"The woman in purple must have been of noble birth!"

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Ciritaios' words gradually dissolved the inhibitions of his teammates, and they began to learn to smile and wave to the audience, while judging each other.

As he approached the royal stands, Mecca Kiddes also jokingly whispered: "Look, the Dionian princess you want to marry is up there!" ”

Siritaios suddenly stopped talking, his expression became solemn, and when he walked to the front of the royal stand, he stopped, bowed respectfully towards the royal stand, and bowed respectfully.

It was not that the previous delegations did not salute the royal stands, but they were all Ionian athletes, and they were all chest-beating, because most of them were serving citizens of the Dionian army, and King Davers was their supreme commander. Now an athlete from a Greek city-state is paying tribute to the royal family of Dionys, which is a traditional Greek tribute, and not only the spectators are surprised, but even Davers and his family are surprised.

"Your Majesty, it seems that your Games have not officially started, and you have already been recognized by some athletes." Plato said with a smile.

"I think these athletes agree with the high prize money." Xenophon sneered.

Davers replied with emotion: "Since the establishment of the Olympia Games, the four major events have not only swept the Greek world for hundreds of years, but also spread among other races in the Mediterranean, but unfortunately they have not been able to join them, and now Dionia provides such an opportunity for races other than Greece to participate in such a grand event, and at the same time to allow the best Greek athletes to show their superb athletic skills to the whole Mediterranean, I think- This is probably the fundamental reason why the Greek athlete just now agreed with the Dionian Games! ”

"I think there's more to the Dionian Games than that." Plato groaned: "I remember that Dionys, in his letters of invitation to the city-states, solemnly mentioned, 'The Dionian Games will follow the fine tradition of the Greek Games, requiring the participating countries to cease all acts of war during the Games, and to maintain a peaceful ......environment for the Games.'" Looking at the athletes on the field, they are not just from Greece, but encompass most of the city-states and countries of the Mediterranean, what does this request of Dionya mean?! ”

Plato accentuated his tone and said excitedly: "It means that Dionya wants to extend the peace of Greece to the whole Mediterranean!" What a great spirit! If it can be achieved, it will be a great achievement like never before! ”

"Plato, you're too excited." Xenophon said in a flat tone: "In the past few decades, there have been fewer wars and conflicts during the Games!" Not to mention that the Dionian Games are still being held for the first time, in order to extend this Greek tradition to the entire Mediterranean? Just talking, if you want to make ...... Hehe......"

Davers looked calm, but said in a powerful tone: "Dionia has always kept his promise, and since he dares to say this, he naturally has the determination to fulfill this promise!" If any of the participating city-states and races violated this requirement in the letter, even if it was a long way away, Dionya would send an army and punish it in order to guarantee the prestige of the Dionian Games! ”

Looking at Davers's deep gaze, Xenophon's heart trembled slightly, and he said stiffly: "Extend peace to the Mediterranean...... This is indeed a good wish, but don't forget about Persia! ”

"Yes, and the Persian ......," Davers did not show embarrassment on his face when he heard this, but sighed thoughtfully.

After the salute by Ciritaios, the Dionian crowd cheered even more for the Cretan athletes' delegation.

Siritaios looked a little smug and said to his teammates: "Do you see, the audience is cheering for me!" ”

Mecca Kiddes pursed his lips, he felt that the reason why this guy saluted just now was purely to attract attention!

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After the entry of the Cretan athletes' delegation, the Crotone region, the Dauni region, Thebes, Egypt ...... Athlete delegations from city-states and regions entered the arena one after another, and the enthusiasm of the audience was always high, and the cheers continued, and the entrance ceremony lasted for an hour, and finally 79 delegations and nearly 3,000 athletes all stood in the center of the stadium.

A very small number of envoys of the Greek city-states led by the representative of Olympia looked at the dense athletes in the arena, their faces looked ugly, they all felt disdain for Dionya to hold the Games before, and thought from the bottom of their hearts that "it is impossible for Dionia, an unorthodox Greek country without a little background, to hold the Games", but seeing such a large number of athletes in the stadium, it is not only a little discolored, because this is obviously several times more than the number of participants in any previous Games, This means that the impact of the Dionian Games is much greater than they think.

At this moment, the red flag was raised on the host platform, and the majestic voices of the hosts echoed in the arena: "Respected athletes, distinguished guests, we all know that in ancient times, Prometheus stole the sacred fire from the Olympian kingdom and descended to earth, and since then we human beings have begun to get rid of barbarism and ignorance, and gradually move towards prosperity and civilization, and fire has become a sacred thing respected by any family and any city-state.

Even if people are forced to leave their homes because of their lives, they take a sacred flame with them from the temple of their mother state and make every effort to keep it burning on the way, eventually rekindling it at the altar in the temple of their new home, thousands of miles away...... Only in this way will they be convinced that the new home built by the blue wisp of the road has been blessed by the gods, and the civilization of the mother state will continue to be passed on here. This is the fundamental reason why the priests of the Greek city-states are as closely connected as the stars in the sky across the Mediterranean!

Today, the Dionian Games will also take place with a sacred ceremony! The flame in the main temple of Hades in the Kingdom of Dionya will light the altar in the arena, and the altar flame will be lit for a long time during the Games, and Hades will lead the gods to bless the fair and just running of the Games, bless the athletes to achieve excellent results, and will severely punish any hostile acts that disrupt the Games! ……

Now please be silent and wait for the heroes of the Kingdom of Dioonia to bring the flame to the arena! ”

When the Olympia delegates heard this, they were stunned for a moment, and then immediately became angry: Dionya had promised in the invitation letter that the Games would never be aimed at pleasing Hades, but the upcoming ceremony to invite the flame from the main temple of Hades was a disguised use of the Games to make sacrifices for Hades, which was deception!