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Everyone cheered, but Davers was silent: Looting...... It's revenge on Cyrus the Younger! But do the people here have anything to do with the rebellion of Cyrus the Younger? …… No! Just because they live here, they are going to suffer this calamity! Tisa Finnis is vicious enough! And what about the Greeks?......

In the afternoon, Menon mercenaries stormed a village.

The quiet village soon erupted in screams and cries......

Davos saw with his own eyes that most of his comrades-in-arms, who were usually close and friendly to him, were now transformed into robbers: they stabbed down the Persian men who tried to stop them, kicked over the old men who were pleading with them, picked up the weeping Persian women, broke into every house, took the livestock, the gold and silver, and carried the food...... Each of them had a hideous expression of greed and madness on their faces, making Davers feel so strange.

Davers roamed the village feebly like a wandering spirit, and the soldiers who saw him looked at him in amazement. Persians lying on the ground, covered in blood, pointed at him and cursed him, and old men hogged him...... Although he didn't understand, he knew in his heart what they were scolding? What are you crying for? But there was nothing he could do.

As if he were running away from the plague, he staggered to run away from the no-man's land, avoiding the angry gazes that made him feel guilty of himself. At the same time, I comforted myself in my heart: this is war. This is war!! I was forced......

At this moment, an abrupt scream woke him up: it was Olivers' voice!

Davers was excited: Oliver may be in danger!

He quickly followed the sound into a house. In the courtyard, a Persian man had collapsed in a pool of blood. He didn't have time to think about it, and kicked open the hidden door: Oliver was naked, lying motionless on the bed. Curled up at the head of the bed, there was a girl about ten years old, holding a large stone in her hand, trembling all over......

Seeing this, Davers could probably guess what happened: apparently, Oliver took a fancy to the hostess's appearance, first killed the man, and then forcibly carried the woman to the bed and ravaged her, and was in the middle of the situation, but the daughter who was hiding ran out and stoned him......

Shameless! He cursed in his heart, but still out of concern for his comrades, he shouted: "Olivers, are you okay?!" ”

Oliver did not reply, but woke the little girl up, and she quickly turned her head to see another Greek soldier standing in the doorway, screaming as if greatly stimulated: "Robber! Bandit! Smash you guys!! Smash you guys!! ......" she struggled to throw the stone in her hand at Davers as she threw herself at him.

Davers subconsciously used his left hand round shield to block the stone, naturally revealing the bayonet spear he held in his right hand.

The girl ignored the shiny tip of the spear, and did not dodge, but pounced on it as if she were crazy.

Davers didn't have time to dodge, only felt his right hand sink, and as soon as the girl's hands caught his face, she fell limply on top of him.

The woman on the bed let out a desperate cry and pounced naked. Davers took a few steps back weakly, allowing the woman to hold the girl with the bayonet in her chest tightly, and the heart-rending cry was like a sharp knife to his heart, making him feel like the world was spinning, and he was about to faint, but he was being helped.

"Are you alright?!" In a trance, Davers heard Shilos's voice.

"I'm fine." He pushed Shiros away and walked slowly into the courtyard.

Shilos had noticed Davers's strangeness before, so he had been following him. At this moment, although he was worried about Davers, he was even more worried about the safety of Oliver in the house, and he quickly rushed into the house......

When he walked out of the house, he found Davers sitting on the side of the road, leaning against the courtyard wall, staring blankly at the sky, motionless, not knowing what he was thinking......

Shilos wanted to pull him up, but he felt that it was inappropriate, so he thought about it and simply sat with Davers......

I don't know how long it took, but Davers suddenly stood up, and roared loudly and repeatedly in a peculiar voice, tears streaming down his cheeks......

After a moment, he calmed down and asked, "What about the woman?" ”

"She's crazy." Shiros sighed.

Davers was silent for a long time, and said, "She has lost her husband and daughter, and perhaps madness is the best relief for her......"

"yes." Shilos felt the compassion in his words, and said, "Oliver is fine, just knocked unconscious, just now he woke up and rested in the house." ”

Davers didn't speak, and Shilos couldn't help but shudder when he saw the cold light in his eyes.

"Now, let's ask the people of this Zhuangzi if there is anyone who is familiar with the geography of Persia." Davers stood up.

Shilos hesitated: "We just robbed them, I'm afraid they don't want to tell us." ”

"There will be a way for them to talk." Davers said lightly, but it made Shilos feel a chill, Davos in front of him seemed to be a little different from him before, Shilos didn't know if this change was good or bad......

At dusk, the mercenaries left the messy, crying village and returned with a full load. And Davers found the man he was looking for - a Persian merchant. In order to get him to speak, Davers also had Shilos and them capture his wife and daughter. Although Tisafnis explicitly ordered that no Persian should be captured as slaves, the Menon camp turned a blind eye to what Davers had done, and even covered it up for him.

Davers succeeded in bringing the man back to the barracks.

……………………………

"You're saying our team has been heading northwest?" Davers asked, looking at the Persian merchant named Mariji. The interpreter next to him repeated Davers's words in Persian.

The Persian, who was not tall and slightly fat, and claimed to be a small businessman, glanced cautiously at Davers, then quickly lowered his head and gestured to the grass with a twig: "According to what you said before, you are going back to Ionia. Ionia is in the Aegean Sea to the west. You've passed through Babylon, Odis, and now you're here again...... If you go all the way west, not only will it be a long way, but you will have to take a detour in the Taurus Mountains, which are difficult to climb......"

He looked up at Davers again, and saw that he was listening attentively, and the volume was louder again: "So you are obviously heading northwest along the Tigris, through the mountains of Dukeya, through Amalia, and finally to the Euker Sea (i.e., the Black Sea) to take a boat and return to Aeolia ......"

"Oh, I see! It seems that Tisafnis's route arrangement still makes sense. Oliver shouted in realization.

Davers noticed that Marigi's whole body trembled visibly when he heard this. He immediately glared at Oliver.

"Shut up!" Mattonis cursed under his breath. Oliver, who usually likes to quarrel with Martonis, obediently stopped talking.

Davers stared at the sketch drawn on the ground, looked at it carefully for a moment, and then asked, "Where do you think it will be more troublesome to march on our route from now on?" ”

Mariji said without hesitation: "Dukia Mountain! It is inhabited by the savage and fierce Dukeas, who will not easily let strangers pass through their land, but—" He glanced at Oliver, and said quickly, "Your ranks are large, and with the Persians leading the way, it should be easy to pass. ”

"How do you know we have a large team?" Davers asked immediately.

"Because...... For before I came in, I saw your barracks ...... one after another," Mariji began to tremble as he spoke.

Davers patted him on the shoulder and smiled, "Don't be afraid, you're good at observation." Tisa Fnis, do you know each other? ”

Mariji immediately shook his head, and suddenly he thought of something again, and began to nod vigorously again, and his voice trembled even more: "I just heard...... Because he used to ...... Accuse our lord Cyrus of rebellion...... I almost beheaded him......"

Davers looked at him, and he weakly avoided Davers's direct gaze.