"Now, though, the restaurant has a problem. There is a shortage of wheat flour and fish, and we can't provide some of the food that customers want, which has led to a lot of complaints......" said the restaurant manager.

"Alas, there is no way around it! Because of the war, the supply of grain and sea fish in the entire alliance is very tight, and it is not only us who is sad......" Christoya sighed and said seriously: "I suggest that a notice be posted on the door of each restaurant to explain the reason to the customers and apologize to them. At the same time, it is recommended that customers order more beef and mutton foods, such as shabu beef and mutton, fried beef, roast lamb leg ...... Andrea wrote to me from Grumentium that there are too many cattle and sheep in Lucania this year, and if they are not consumed in large quantities, it is still a trivial matter for cattle and sheep to lose weight in winter, and if the weather is too cold, they are more likely to freeze to death, so the herders will lose a lot, so we should buy as many livestock as possible from Lucania......

And considering that these are difficult times, and the population of the whole Union is facing the difficulty of food shortages, we will suffer from the resentment of the people at this time for high profits! So I decided to bring down the price of all food and make only a small profit to pay the employees. Until the war is over, we will get through it with the people of Dionia! ”

"Yes, ma'am! I'll do it right away! The restaurant supervisor responded much more simply.

Christoya yawned, and when Asuna saw that her hostess was a little sleepy, she immediately stepped forward to stop the meeting and told the supervisors to go back first.

"Madam, you're about to give birth, why are you still working so hard! You have to think about the baby in your belly! ......" Asuna grumbled as she helped her.

Christoya gently supported her bulging belly with her hands, and said in a soft voice: "If such a big thing happens in the alliance, there will naturally be more things, and it will not be possible to deal with it." In a few days, Andrea will come and take over these things for me for the time being, and I can give birth to my baby in peace......"

"Lady Andrea is coming, that's great!" Asuna said happily as she helped Kristova for a slow walk in the backyard to get rid of the swelling of Kristoo's legs caused by her long sitting.

"Andrea also has to bring her two children back to Turii (one of whom is the son of her ex-husband) so that Bagul's father can see his grandson well and satisfy his longing...... "Christoya sighed a little: Andrea was married before, had a child, and married a family of foreign leaders, so that Bagul's large family could accept and get along, and Andrea made a lot of efforts......

"Adoris and Chloe Jr. will be very happy!" Asuna laughed.

Christoya suddenly remembered and asked, "Is Agnes back?" ”

"Not yet. Madam, I wonder if it was because of the defeat in the battle, not only did the number of people go to worship Hades, but also the number of believers in the temple of Hera, so Lady Egnes is not done yet...... Asuna guessed.

"Nonsense!" Christoya frowned slightly, and said anxiously: "She is also pregnant, how can she not take care of her body!" Send someone to call her back, and say it's my order! ”

"Yes!" Asuna knew that her mistress was right, and she hurriedly called for other slave girls.

At this time, the backyard door was pushed open.

"Mother, I'm back." Cynthia, carrying a satchel containing school supplies, took the initiative to rush forward and hold Christoya.

"What about Adoris?"

"He was playing rugby with his classmates in the school square."

"I hope he doesn't come home after dark like he did yesterday."

"He won't, I've warned him." Cynthia comforted Christoya, and then asked with concern, "Mother, is there any news from my father?" This afternoon, when everyone learned the news of our defeat in the Xiliting, they didn't have the heart to go to class, and they asked me, 'When will my father come back with his army?' ’”

Christoya turned her head to look at her adopted daughter, who was almost up to her shoulders, and remembered how wary she had been of Davers when they first met, but now she was proud of him, and couldn't help but feel relieved: "Don't worry, your father will soon be victorious!" ”

"Hmm!" Cynthia nodded vigorously.

"Mom, I'm back!" A crisp child's voice came from outside the door.

"This little trick-or-treater is back!" A doting smile appeared on Christoya's face, because she was close to giving birth during this time, Kristoea was no longer able to accompany the energetic little Chloe, so she had to ask the slave girl to take him to the square to play every day.

"Mother, I'm going to stay with my brother." Cynthia sensibly stepped forward.

Then the slave girl who came in excitedly shouted, "Madam, good news! Good news! Lucania's messenger returned, saying that the master had won a great victory in that part of Poseidonia! Say yes...... Destroyed more than 20,000 enemy ......"

"That's great!" Christoya couldn't help but shout, how could Davers not be worried about leading the army for so long! But as a housewife, she usually has to be calm, but this time she is really relieved......

As soon as she finished shouting this, as soon as her heart relaxed, she felt a hot current between her legs, and her abdomen began to swell and ache.

Having had a childbirth experience, she immediately stood firm, propped up the stone table with her hands, and said in a steady tone as much as possible: "Assuna, Assuna, I'm going to give birth, go quickly, go and inform Phelps......"

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While the Davers Mansion was scrambling for Christoya's birth, the news of the "Archon's victory over the Samonaeans at Lucania" calmed the panic of the people of Turii. For the first time, among the worshippers at the temple of Hades, the slogan "Let Lord Davers be king" was openly shouted.

However, at dusk, the messengers galloping from the south once again broke the people's calming mind, and the astonishing news that "the army of Syracuse has broken through the city of Siritin, not only sacked the whole city, but also turned the whole city into slaves" shocked the people of Turriy again, and also shocked the Senate, so that the senators, who were still hesitant, quickly made a decision: to agree to the proposal of Phellisius and send the newly created Sixth Army to Crimesa to protect the security of the Dionian territory.

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That night, while the Turii were tossing and turning, unable to sleep, a newborn baby croaked to the ground at Davers' mansion.

"Madame, a healthy and lovely girl!" Holding the newborn child, who had been wiped clean, the umbilical cord had been tied, and wrapped in clean linen, Asuna cautiously came to the bedside and showed it to Christoya.

Kristoya, who was already tired and weak, turned her head sideways with difficulty, and looked at her daughter, who was clutching her hands and crying, with a kind smile on her pretty face covered with sweat.

“…… Eunice...... Her name is Eunice......" Christoya remembered her promise with Davers.

The people who had been waiting anxiously outside the bedroom were relieved to hear the good news that "mother and daughter are safe".

In this era, having a child is a big deal and a difficult thing. Dystocia was a common occurrence in childbirth, although Davers told doctors such as Herps what he had heard about fertility precautions in his previous life, and also advocated that Dionia's experienced midwives be pooled and trained to become doctors in hospitals who were responsible for delivering babies...... The implementation of these measures has brought the neonatal mortality rate in Dioonia under control to some extent, but the mortality rate is still not low.

"Little Chloe, you have a sister!" Agnes stroked little Chloe's head and said softly.

"Sister?! Can I play with her often?! Little Chloe asked happily.

"Not now, just wait for her to grow up." Agnes explained to him while holding her slightly bulging belly, and she sincerely hoped that she would be able to give birth to a child in a few months.

"Great, it's a sister!" Adoris also shouted happily, little Chloe pestered him every day to play, he didn't want another brother, then he would be annoyed.

Cynthia was also very happy that she could finally have a little follower like other female classmates.

Eunice was welcomed by the whole family from birth.

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The next day, when the Turij Senate was gathering the newly established Sixth Army soldiers in Victory Square to prepare for their march south to garrison the Crimea, Syracuse's emissary Damocles marched into the city of Coronia.

Damocles brought Dionysius' ultimatum to Coronnia: surrender immediately, or the city of Cilitine would be its example!

Coronia has always been at the forefront of the Clrotone League's defense against Lokry, and its populace is confident in defending the city, mainly because it has the full support of Crotone and other allies behind it. However, this time the battle was lost, Dionya and Crotone were defeated, Siritin and Trina were captured, and the forces that supported it were lost.

Now Coronia is under siege. Moreover, they had long heard that Syracuse was very capable of attacking the city, and had captured the important Sicilian town of the Carthaginians, Motia, and the news just now surprised them even more: the Cilitin was lost in half a day (Syracuse and the Lokri army tightly sealed the city of Coronia, so that no one knew that the fall of Cilitum was due to the treachery of Dionysius), so that the people of Coronia lost confidence in defending the city, and the misery of the Cilitines also frightened them.

The Coronians believed that even if Dionya and Crotone had the opportunity to counterattack in the future, by then Coronia had already fallen, and they themselves had become slaves and had been sold far away, and even if the city of Coronnia was recovered, it would no longer mean anything to them......

Finally, the citizens' assembly unanimously decided: surrender to Syracuse!