"Yes, after Abenirum became the free city of Dionia, we were not only free to participate in the rugby and football matches of the region, to participate in the celebrations of Hercules, but also to go freely in and out of the towns of Dionya to trade the food and other goods we wanted...... In the future, when Abenirum encounters danger and difficulty, just like last year's drought, Dionya can come to our aid at any time as much as Pothenia does......" Maioni also said excitedly.

Gherney was stunned, this was completely different from the situation he expected, and he asked suspiciously, "You guys...... Aren't you worried that in the future Abenirum will no longer be our Abenirum? ”

"Chief, what is there to worry about! Look at Pothenia, it's been more than ten years, it's still the same Pothenia, but the people there are much richer than us! You know, more than 10 years ago, the Lucanians there were poorer than we did! ......," Maioni said with emotion.

His words were echoed by others.

Gherney suddenly understood in his heart: in the past few years, Dionya has repeatedly invited the Dionylum to participate in the Dionian Rugby Finals and other celebrations, which has broadened the horizons of the people who were originally trapped in the mountains, and while enjoying the warm hospitality of the Dionians, they have also seen the wealth and power of this southern neighbor, which not only made them let go of their guard, but also yearned. Compared to the exclusion and oppression of Beneventum and other tribes, they preferred to choose the kingdom of Dionya that was not of their own people.

Thinking of this, Gherni felt both glad that he had made this decision in time, but also a little disappointed, he quickly collected his mood and said in a deep voice: "Maioni, you go to the messenger of Dionya at once, and explain to him that Abenirum is willing to become a free city of the kingdom, and is willing to implement Dionia's plan immediately. But once the plan is implemented, we are sure that other Hirpini tribes will soon contact us to demand the ransom of their people, so you will need to consult with him about how to implement the plan next. ”

"Uh, and-" Gherney looked directly at Maioni and solemnly reminded, "You must remind the Dionian Emissary not to make the news of our becoming a Dioonia Free City public for the time being, as it will prevent us from winning over other Hilpinee tribes!" Moreover, we need military support from Dionya to defend against retaliation from Beneventum and other clans! ”

"Chief, I remember, I'll do it." Maioni got up and walked outside.

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Quinduk is the head of the tribal union of the Kautini clan in the Naconia region, a position he has held for more than twenty years. More than ten years ago, he was ordered by the then Grand Chieftain of Cautini to lead the Naconian warriors and participated in the invasion of Pothenia, only to be defeated and captured, and spent more than two years in Dionya before being released and returned home.

However, unlike what happened to Gherni, he still had the support of the Great Chief, and soon sat again as the head of the Unified Tribal Leader of the Naconian Region. However, a few years later, he was the most favored successor to the Cautini chieftain and lost to Segwani and failed to become the new chief of Cautini, mainly because Segvani took advantage of the disastrous defeat in Poitentia to spread "rumors" against him, which caused many tribes to abandon their support for him.

The reason why Quinduk has always strengthened his contacts with Dionya is, on the one hand, because he has seen the power of Dionia, and believes that Cautini, or even the whole of Samonay, cannot match it; On the other hand, he has always been resentful of not being elected as the Great Chief. Since then, he has not been to the city of Kautim, nor has he ever seriously carried out any of Segovani's orders.

With the establishment of the small town of Babania in Enona, the contacts between Naconia and Dioonia became more and more frequent, not only in terms of trade and hired labor, but also in terms of culture and religion, which greatly benefited the tribes of the Naconia region, who did not have to risk their lives to plunder every year, were able to eat well, were sick and gave birth with the help of Hades' priests and Dionian doctors, and did not have to rely only on prayers to the gods......

While the other Cautini tribes needed to invade the Campanian League from time to time to ensure their survival, the Naconian tribes only needed to develop silently, and after seven or eight years, their population increased greatly, their food was abundant, and they had better weapons and equipment (Dionya did not prohibit the trade in iron and weapons with Naconia), thus becoming one of the largest towns in the Kautini region, no less than Kautim.

Therefore, Quinduk, who had the confidence, repeatedly strongly criticized Segovani's adventurous practice of violating the Covenant of Dionya and plundering the Campanian League, and never allowed the tribes of Naconia to participate in such raids, not because he sincerely wanted to make friends with the Kingdom of Dionya and the Greeks, in fact he never responded to Dionia's invitation to Naconia to participate in the rugby finals and other celebrations, and secretly restricted the priests of Hades sent by Enona to the Naconian region to preach. Because he only wanted to regain the position of the great chief, he opposed Segovani at every turn and undermined his prestige.

And the opportunity has finally arrived.

Segovani again invaded the Campanian League, only to be defeated by the Dionians, who himself was taken prisoner. When the Kautini tribes were in shock and grief, Quinduk then jumped out and demanded that a new chief be elected immediately to help the entire Kautini clan tide over the difficult situation.

However, the tribes led by Usibik and other Kautim chiefs were unwilling to let the Nakonians, who had close ties with the Dionians and even began to worship foreign gods, take power, and they first turned to other tribes for help, so that the meeting of the four major tribes was soon held in Kautim, and the great chiefs secretly received a promise from the great leaders to "declare war on Theoria and rescue the captive people".

Then the Usibik and the others, together with the high priest and some other district chiefs, made a declaration that the tribes of Kautini should now make the rescue of their people a priority, and that the election of a high chief should be put aside.

Seeing that he could not get a response from the other tribes, Quinduk had to temporarily rest and watch the situation develop.

The emissaries sent by Cautini to negotiate peace were rejected by the Dionians, much to Quinduk's delight. But a few months later, the Samonai raids on the Dionya Toni region surprised him. He was angered by the news that Dionia had agreed to exchange prisoners, including Segovani.

But then he was rejoiced again by the successive defeats of the Samonai, and on the one hand he publicly declared: "Now that the captives have been released, should the matter of re-electing the chief be put on the agenda"; On the other hand, he quietly sent people to the various regions to spread the news that "the reason why Cautini suffered a defeat before was the result of Segovani's incompetence in command...... Is a person who has been captured still qualified to be a great chief? ”…… He applied the same tricks that Segovani had done to him back then.

Eventually, this time, the tribes responded to Nakonia's proposal and began to discuss the re-election of the Grand Chief, and finally set the location of the Great Tribal Assembly in Nola.

Quinduk was pleased with this, because in the past, the location of the great gatherings of the Kautini tribes was often near Kautim in the eastern mountains, because it was the birthplace of the Kautini tribe, but Quinduk was not very reassured, after all, it was too close to the tribes ruled by Segovani and Usibik, and Lola was located in the western plains, which was close to Nakonia, which was more beneficial to him.

He was thrilled that this was the result of his efforts, and that he was able to achieve it in the end, which just showed that the tribes of Kautini, after a series of defeats, had realized that they could no longer fight against Dionia, and that the importance of his good relationship with Dioonia was highlighted.

Realizing that he was in control, Quinduk led the other Naconian tribal leaders to Lora.

Since the leaders of the entire Kautini tribes gathered in Lola with their guards, the city could not accommodate so many people, and most of them camped outside the city, so the Lola area was surrounded by tents, herds of cattle and sheep, and many and mixed people, and the frequent clashes not only caused headaches for the Lola, but also made the neighboring Campanian League nervous, and they strengthened their guard while seeking support from Dionia.

In order to avoid accidents, the Lola shortened the process of the great assembly, and on the third day after Quinduk's arrival, the ceremony of selecting the chief officially began.

More than 100 chiefs and tribal representatives (unable to return in time due to the fact that the leaders of some of the Kautini tribes were leading their warriors to fight the Dioonians east of the Samonai Mountains) gathered in the square of the city.

Surrounded by soldiers to maintain order, a wooden platform was erected in the center of the venue, in which sat two people, one was the joint tribal leader of the Lola region, Sinani, and the other was Segovani, the chief of the Kautini who had just been released.

Quinduk had been watching Segovani since he came to power, and he hadn't seen Segovani for ten years, and compared to the arrogant and flamboyant image of Segovani when he was elected as the Grand Leader ten years ago, he looked old and thin, with his head drooping, and he looked decadent...... It seems that he suffered no less during his time as a captive, which made Quinnduk feel a pang of pleasure.

At this moment, Sinani stood up and shouted to the audience, "Honorable leaders, welcome to Lola! We are gathered here today, it is...... It's a very important event for all of us Kautini! Now I invite the Grand Governor of Segovani to announce! ”

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