Melisanda was not surprised by this, knowing that his mother actually preferred to live in the small city of Amendolara, and only chose to live in the noisy city of Turii in order to take care of Pherisius. After Phellisius set out on the expedition, she felt very lonely, so she naturally chose to come to Amendolara to live with her daughter-in-law and grandson.

Melisanda walked down the cloister.

"Brother! Brother! ......" a little girl ran towards him.

"Little Doris!" Melisanda stepped forward and picked up Doris, the three-year-old daughter born to her mother and Phellisius.

"Brother! Brother! ......" Then another child staggered towards him.

"Be careful, my darling." Melishanda hurriedly hugged him with her other hand, and then corrected him with a smile: "I'm not your brother, I'm your father, I want to call Dad, you know, call Dad!" ”

The boy was none other than Arcinis the Younger, the son of Arcinis and Hepna. Melisanda took care of Hepna during her pregnancy, so he treated little Arcinis as if he were his own.

It is also interesting to say that the daughter born to his stepfather and mother is very different in age from Melisanda, but is the same age as his two-year-old stepson, Alcinis Jr., more like a brother and sister. And little Alcinis also loved to play with this little aunt.

"No, just call my brother! Just call it brother! A mischievous Doris egged on.

Little Alcinis looked at Doris in ignorance, and then at Melisanda, and exclaimed again: "Brother! Brother! ”

Melisanda was so angry and funny that she slapped Doris's ass twice, and said viciously: "If you teach little Al any more, my brother will beat you!" ”

Doris immediately burst into tears.

"Melishanda, how old are you, I don't know how old I am!" A female voice came from the front, not like a reproach, but more like a reassurance.

"Mother!" Melisanda stood up and shouted kindly, then turned to the young figure beside Delia, and said softly, "I'm back, Hepna." ”

Hepna stared at her husband, who had faded into a more robust man, and looked at him until she was sure that there were no injuries, and she dissipated her worries and smiled at Melisanda.

"Didn't His Majesty Davers give an order that you should only be reunited by repelling the enemy?! Why are you coming back now! Delia asked in surprise, because it was they, the loyal followers of Hades, who had put Davers on the throne, so smoothly because she had called Davers so well.

"Because His Majesty has allowed us to go home and participate in the donation, and we will return to the barracks tomorrow." Melisanda replied.

"Ah, I'll go back tomorrow!" Hepna blurted out that she didn't expect the time together to be so short.

"When the war is over and peace is restored, you can keep Melisanda at home for as long as you want, but now they must drive away all the enemies who have destroyed our land!" Delia told her daughter-in-law that she had seen her homeland ravaged by the Tarantum people, so she didn't want it to happen again.

"You're right, Mother." Hepna replied respectfully.

Melisanda gently brushed away his son's small hand that was scratching at his face, and said, "Your Majesty will soon lead us south to repel the Syracuse, and the biggest problem now is that the food supply is somewhat insufficient-"

"I heard that your father (referring to Aspraustum) is not in a good condition......" Delia was very worried, not only because she heard that the soldiers on the front line were short of food, but also because she was in the hinterland of Dionia, she could hear some bad words blaming her husband, such as poor command ability, etc., you can imagine how much pressure Phellisius was on the front line: "The money and food to be donated, Hepuna and I have already prepared, you came back just in time, and we will send it to Victory Square together in a while." ”

"That's great!" Melisanda said happily that it saved him a lot of effort.

"Melisanda, my son, you have gone to the south this time, you must help your father more!" Delia admonished again.

How can I help him? My father was the commander of the South, and I was just a regimental commander. Melisanda thought to herself, but her mouth was full of promises.

Hepna took little Arcinis from his arms, and Delia carried Doris, and the family entered the main building.

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"What do you say?! Host...... Your Majesty can't go home yet?! Asuna asked anxiously, "But I heard that the soldiers in the barracks have been disbanded and gone home!" ”

Aristilas said calmly: "Your Majesty still has important things to do, and he will come back later, so let me tell Madame first." ”

"I see, we'll wait for him to come back." Christoya smiled in response.

Aristias took his leave and left.

"Sister, Davers, will he not come back today?!" Disappointment and worry mingled with Egnes's pretty face, and she looked a little pitiful. Although she is already 24 years old, she has always been favored by her father before she got married, and after marrying Turiyi, she was favored by Davers, usually either at home or in the temple, and did not suffer any major turmoil and setbacks. This time she was pregnant for the first time, and she was inevitably uneasy in her heart, and she urgently needed someone to accompany and comfort her (the rate of childbirth dystocia in this era is still very high, even in Dionia, which is relatively advanced in medical treatment), but Davers has been on the expedition for more than a month, and has not been around.

Although Christoya's mood was also a little depressed, as the mother who managed the entire mansion, she still cheered up and tried her best to comfort: "Sister, don't worry, our husband, you don't know him, he said that if he comes back today, he will definitely come back today!" Don't worry, go to the bedroom and sleep for a while, lest he come back and you'll be so sleepy that you want to sleep. ”

"Okay...... Sister, don't forget to wake me up in a moment. Agnes said softly, and she was carried into the main building by a slave girl.

Christoya exhaled lightly, feeling bitter for a moment: Egnes has my comfort, but who will comfort me!

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At this moment, Davers was in the large tent and carefully examined a weapon on the table: it was a spear, the shape and style of which was the same as that used by the hoplites, except for the length and diameter of the barrel. It was four meters long, two meters longer than the spears commonly used by soldiers, and the diameter of the barrel was thicker.

As soon as Davers picked it up, Theos, the arms merchant, hurriedly shouted: "Your Majesty, watch the top of your head! ”

Davers's height and the length of the spear almost pierced the high roof, so he had to hold it diagonally, shake it a few times, make a few thrusts, and then ask with satisfaction: "This spear is well done, is every shot like this?" ”

Theostan said pretrisingly: "Your Majesty, you have asked me to build 6,000 spears like this in such a short period of time, of course I can't make every one of them as smooth as this one in your hand, but I can assure you that they have no problem killing and injuring the enemy when they are used!" And in terms of quality, these spears are stronger and more durable, because of your Majesty's approval, we cut down the cedars in the mountains of Amendolara and used the wood to build the ships to find the spears, so as to ensure that after such a long barrel is connected to the iron spear head, there will be no great tremor when stabbing it, and it will not break easily......"

Davers nodded: "Is it all done?" ”

"I just found 1400 strokes, because Master Capps was in a hurry to use it, so I sent it over first."

Davers frowned and said, "Hurry up, I'm afraid we won't stay in Turii for a few days, and we will have to go to war again, so we must make all these spears as soon as possible, distribute them to every soldier, and also give them time to train, time is very tight!" ”

"Your Majesty, we have done our best! It's just a matter of chopping trees, carrying, cutting, and planing wood......" Theos began to complain.

Davers interrupted him: "I'll ask Caputh to send you manpower from the baggage camp to assist you in some less important processes, such as cutting down trees, transporting, etc., while your people finish the production of spearheads and gun shafts at the end, will this be okay?!" ”

"If that's the case......" Theos thought about it for a moment, then said aloud, "I should ...... It is guaranteed to be ...... after three days No, I'll get you all the spears the day after tomorrow! ”

"That's hard work for you! As for the cost of this batch of weapons, the treasury is now short of money, and it can only be calculated for you after the end of the war. But don't worry, I'll ask Mersis to add 10% interest to you. ”

As soon as Davers's words fell, Theos hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, I am willing to donate all these spears to the Alliance, and I have also donated three Talients to the Alliance, and I have already asked my family to bring them to Victory Square. Your Majesty has taken the lead in setting an example for us, and as a citizen of the Alliance, although I cannot go to the battlefield, I am willing to dedicate my strength to the victory of this war for the Alliance! ”

"Good! Well said! Davers exclaimed, "Of course your efforts are recorded, and when the war is won, the Senate will reward it!" ”

Davers made a vague remark, which lifted Tios's spirits, and he immediately took out a few pieces of papyrus from his bosom and handed them to Davers.

Davers took it, glanced at it, it was densely covered with handwriting, and looked at Theos with some confusion.

"Your Majesty, the Gentile merchants in the Amendolara Handicraft Manufacturing Area heard that the Alliance was calling for donations, and they all said, 'I hope to participate in the donation and help the Alliance through this difficult time.'" Here's a list of donated materials they have drawn up. Theos explained.