Gherney was shocked and said, "I am a native of Samoneh, from Abenirum in the north of Poitentia. ”

The Sicilian emissaries who were secretly watching them speak memorized the words "Samonay" and "Abenirum" and quietly pondered the meaning of the Hades celebration of the presence of the indigenous Italians, who had barely seen it before in Turiyi.

While the two were chatting, people entered the arena one after another, and the circular arena was quickly filled, and the atmosphere in the stadium became noisy and lively.

And behind the rostrum, the elders also began to appear one after another.

"That's the administrator of Lucias and Turiyi! I heard that he had served as the chief general of Crotone many times before......"

"This is Master Cornerus, the most important senator in the Senate, and he is quite friendly to the people! And lo and behold, he's saying hello to the audience around him! ”

"Listen to the crowd's cheers so enthusiastic, you don't have to look at it to know that this should be Lord Plesinus, the Priest of the Scepter!"

"Look at that cold face, that's the procurator Sesta, who scared both the senators and officials, but the people of Dioonia respect him!"

"Who is this? Fat like a pig. ”

"Shhh Don't underestimate him, she is Mersis, the Chancellor of the Exchequer relied on by King Davers, and holds the purse of the kingdom. ”

"Who's that? It doesn't look like a Greek. ”

"It is true that he was not a Greek, he was Marigi, a Persian and the merchant minister of the kingdom of Dionia. Hearing the cheers of the audience, I heard that he has a lot of credit for the reason why Turii is so prosperous, so the people of Turii are very grateful to him. ”

"Who is this?"

The patriarch who came out of the passage sat down without waving to the audience or talking to the other patriarchs, but the cheers of the people were not insignificant, and from his every move and temperament, he felt that this man must have led the army into battle.

Sure enough, Sidrops said, "That's the hero of the Southern Italian War, Elder Shiros, who led his army to conquer Lockley and its allies, and who had just become the Minister of War of Dionia...... The patriarch who appeared behind him, don't look at him as ordinary-looking, every one of us has benefited from him! ”

"Oh, he is?"

"He is Heraclid the Younger, the Minister of Construction, and he is responsible for the construction of the avenues and stone bridges we take in Dionia."

"Who else are those two? It doesn't look like a Greek either. ”

"Wesbah and Hermon, of course, are not Greeks, but Lucanians, but they are also prominent senators in the Senate. If you think about the size of the Lucanian region in the territory of the Dionian Kingdom...... This one was not a Greek either, but he was no less prominent, he was a Senator of Sedorum from Bruti and the only senator to have served as governor of Dionia. He was followed by Saru and Crerou...... It's all veterans from Bruti......"

Geirny listened to Siklops's introduction, looked at the faces behind the rostrum that were different from the Greeks, and his heart was suddenly touched.

Sykropes, who had introduced him to the opening ceremony, had a bewildered face, for although many of the Ionian senators behind the rostrum had appeared, apart from King Davers, the most familiar figures to the envoys of the Sicilian city-states had not yet appeared.

Antonios, the hero of the conquest of the east coast of Sicily, and for many years served as the governor of Naxos, with whom he had the most dealings with Sicrops, and Raodisian, Lesipellatus...... The Sicilian elders used to entertain the Sicilian emissaries who were invited to Turiyi every year, but this year they did not hold a banquet and have not yet appeared on the ring.

According to Sycrops, Ladiosien is the most popular and showy person, what happened? It has to cause Sycrops to think deeply.

That's when the like, "Oh!! ......" was like a strong wind blowing across the arena, and the whole arena was boiling.

"Hairah, His Majesty King Davers!!"

"His Majesty the King is here!!"

……

The cheers in the stadium came and went.

Dressed in black gold and wearing a golden crown of pomegranate branches, Davers, King of Dionia, smiled and waved around, flanked by two beautiful princesses, Christoia and Agnes.

Gherney's eyes suddenly widened, pointing to a young man who was following Davers, and asked urgently, "Who is he?!" ”

"Hey, put your hands down, it's disrespectful to King Davers! Don't provoke the anger of the audience! Sycrops hurriedly pressed his hand, and then said, "You're talking about King Davers's eldest son, Croto Katax, don't look at his tall appearance, in fact, he is not yet 18 years old, and he is only a teenager." ”

"Are you sure he's King Davers' eldest son?!" Gherney asked again in disbelief.

"I attend the Hades celebration every year, and Prince Clotokataks has appeared many times, how could I be wrong!" Hearing his questioning, Sykropes was a little angry, and in order to show his knowledge of the Dionian royal family, he added: "King Davos also has an adopted son named Adoris, and I heard that he has already gone out with the army to Dauni, and Klotocatax is indeed the eldest son of Davers himself. The beautiful maiden beside him was the king's adopted daughter, Cynthia, and I heard that she was 20 years old and had not yet married, because there were so many people proposing that King Davers did not know how to choose, so she delayed until now......"

Seadrops whispered the gossip to Gherney, showing off his well-informed: "The little girl holding Cynthia's arm is King Davers's own eldest daughter, Eunice, the little boy talking to her is the king's second son, Apox, and the little boy who is looking around is the king's third son, Briantes." Oh! One of his youngest daughters also arrived, the little girl Evia, who was led by Princess Egnes, and this was her first appearance at the opening ceremony of rugby! You're in luck, this is the first time the King Davers family has appeared on a rugby field, so it's no wonder the people of Dionia are so excited! ”

Gherney looked at the rostrum with blank eyes as he heard the Tyndares' ramblings, not expecting that the gentle, lovely, helpful, and grateful young man of Turri, who had been so grateful to them two days before, would be the noble Prince of Dionia. Could it be that King Davers thinks so much of me Abenirum ?! Thinking of this, Gherney became excited, maybe the purpose of coming to Turiyi for help this time could be achieved.

In fact, he thought too much, and Croto Katazques just happened to be on the turn of the team that came to the mountain pass to meet the team from the north on that day.

When he returned home, Christoya was shocked to learn that her son had gone alone for a long time with the rumored fierce Samonai.

However, when Davers found out, he praised his son for doing a good job, and said: As the bloodline of Hades, the prince of Dionia, he should have such courage and belly! He also encouraged his son to continue to entertain the Samonai.

For this reason, Davers and his wife had a rare little quarrel.

But at the moment, the Davers family is happy. After they were all seated, Davers nodded to Lucias in front of the podium.

Governor of Turiy, Lucias, said, "Begin." ”

The trumpeters on both sides of the rostrum immediately raised their long brass trumpets diagonally, and the high-pitched trumpets resounded throughout the arena.

Teams from the towns of Dioonia began to enter.

From the east entrance, eight priests dressed in white robes entered first, carrying a wooden statue of Hades holding a rugby ball, similar to the bronze statue outside the arena, only smaller in size, but its surface was covered with gold leaf, which shimmered in the sunlight.

Immediately behind the eight solemn priests was the Turii team, who, led by a guide holding a wooden sign engraved with the word "Turii", cheered loudly as they stepped onto the track on the outskirts of the field. Since Turriyi is the center of the Kingdom of Dioonia and the venue of the finals, the audience who attended the opening ceremony was of course the largest number of Turii people, so every year the Turii team is at the forefront.

The rugby players waved to the crowd, and the crowd cheered them on, and the interaction on and off the pitch pushed the atmosphere in the arena to a climax.

But the unfamiliar team that came out next left the crowd dumbfounded.

“Abellinum？！” The spectators sitting closest to the track opened their eyes wide and saw the name of the town on the guide's wooden sign, but they were still at a loss: What is this place?

It turned out that there was a rule in the order of entry of the teams at the opening ceremony of the Dionian Kingdom Rugby Finals, except for the first and last team that had to be Turiyi and another specific town team, all the other participating teams, including the invited non-Dionian Kingdom teams, entered in alphabetical order according to the name of their town, which not only showed the principle of fairness and justice of Dionya without distinction between relatives and relatives, but also reduced conflicts and quarrels.

The team started with an "A" and naturally went ahead, but except for a few spectators from the north of Lucania, who knew nothing about it, but they still gave the unfamiliar team a polite applause and cheer.

It wasn't until the team passed through the VIP area that Gherney, who had been silent, suddenly stood up, pointed to the team walking on the track, and shouted excitedly: "Abenirum ! This is the Abenirum team from Samonai! They are warriors in the mountains! He also shouted the names of the players in Samonai.