Chapter 39: The War Is Won

Thetis walked up to Su Muran and sat down, "Being able to alarm the sacrifice of the queen of the sea shows that the scale is very huge, and there must be some special reason why the people of Asia Minor have made the sacrifice so grand." ”

"For example, the war is over?" Su Muran suddenly realized.

"That's right. Thetis smiled, although this war was first provoked by the Asians Minor, but since Peleus began to lead the army of the Millmidons, it completely turned the tide of the war. If the war had ended, it would have been the Millmidons who would have won, and she could even imagine Peleus standing on a bronze chariot and returning triumphantly.

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Thetis was not mistaken, less than a month after Amphitrite's departure, the war on the front line was over, and even a series of matters including the subsequent negotiations were completed.

The Asians of Asia Minor threw in the towel, leaving behind thousands of corpses in Miremidon for six years. Many old people have lost their sons, many women have lost their husbands, many children have lost their fathers, and the people in the country are full of grievances, and the old king has no choice but to sue for peace.

Look at me, so much manpower and material resources are used to worship the sea god, not to be sent to the front line to make supplies, sincerity is enough, right?

When the herald hurried back to the villages and tribes of Milmidon to announce the news, every place where there were people was already boiling, and even the heavy snow could not stop the enthusiasm of the people.

It was the first major victory for Milmidon, who had been bullied by outsiders for hundreds of years, especially this time against the Minor Asians, who had always been known for their strength.

Peleus's prestige reached its peak again at Millmidon, even more admired than when he had returned triumphantly from the Argo.

Many have begun to imagine that the country that Millmidon was about to establish under his leadership might one day become a great city-state like Athens and Sparta!

The good news is not only the victory in the war, but also the "sincerity" of the people of Asia Minor in seeking peace - 30,000 gold coins!

This is a huge sum of money for any country, and it is no wonder that Peleus would agree to an armistice, and if the Asians of Asia Minor had invested these 30,000 gold coins in the war, it would have been fought for another two years.

Of course, the Asians of Asia Minor also thought about whether to do this, but just thinking about it they vetoed it, because if they continued to fight, there would be no one!

If all the adult men in the country died, the country could almost be declared dead. Although they are also very distressed about the 30,000 gold coins, they are also snatched from other countries anyway, so it is a big deal to recover their vitality for a few years and then grab it back.

In this way, the Mirmidons and the Asians Minors reached a "friendly agreement" and agreed not to fight each other for ten years.

However, the last news brought by the herald at this time was not very good for Thetis.

"Peleus says he can't come back yet?" Thetis looked at the herald, a little surprised by Peleus' decision.

"Yes, Your Majesty. "The herald saluted Theseis again," said the king, saying that he would not return until he had settled the bodies of his soldiers. ”

Su Muran listened to the side for a while, and probably understood what the herald said.

In the past few years, many people have died in the war, and because there are no conditions during the war, they can only be buried on the spot.

But now that the war is over, Peleus is ready to take the remains of all the soldiers back home and send them to their loved ones.

Although Millmidon's casualties were far smaller than those of Asia Minor, hundreds of them were buried forever, not to mention the fact that some of the soldiers had been dead for years, and their bodies had already decomposed. In the end, Peleus decided to cremate them all and bring back their ashes.

However, this is also a huge amount of work, and it will take at least ten days and half a month to complete it all. Originally, Peleus could have come back early, and it would have been nice to leave these things to his entourage, but he still decided to stay and accompany the soldiers on their last journey.

"I see. Thetis nodded her understanding, she knew exactly why Peleus was doing it.

Because those who died, they could have endured the humiliation and exploitation of the people of Asia Minor, and could have lived their lives in peace even if they had no dignity. But they eventually chose to respond to Peleus's call, embarked on the path of resistance to aggression, and finally gave their lives, such people deserve Peleus's respect.

"Your Excellency, then I'll go back first. The herald saluted again and said respectfully.

"Go ahead. Thetis nodded, signaling for him to go.

The herald returned to the front, and his duty was not only to let the people in the rear know the news from the front, but also to let the front know that the news had been received in the rear. In this era of closed information, we can only rely on manpower to deliver messages back and forth.

Although the cheap dad who had always made Su Muran a little panicked was coming back, Su Muran really didn't care much about this now, because he was busy playing with the little lion now.

The little lion has opened its eyes!

Since the little lion's milk consumption suddenly increased a few days ago, Thetis told Su Muran that the little lion may be about to open his eyes. Sure enough, this morning the little lion finally opened his eyes.

Su Muran took a closer look, and the little lion's eyes were blue, just like sapphires, which were particularly beautiful.

According to Thetis, although she can't see, a normal lion cub can open its eyes just after birth. Rengar's situation is a bit peculiar, and Thetis doesn't know what's going on, and it can only be attributed to the fact that it's a "problem" lion.

Su Muran was sure that the little lion could see things, because whenever Su Muran stretched out a finger and dangled it in front of its eyes, it would always shake its little head with a cute face.

Haha, it's so much fun.

Su Muran was teasing the little lion, and little Pat suddenly ran in and shouted, "Achilles, my dad is coming back." Then he saw Thetis sitting next to him, and hurriedly greeted, "Hello, Aunt Thetis." ”

Little Pat's father? By the way, it's the same name as the Titan, Menotios. After thinking about it for a while, Su Muran remembered who little Pat's father was.

But no, aren't the big troops busy digging graves, phew, are they busy cremating the bodies? Why did little Pat's father come back first?

"Is your dad coming back first? Thetis asked little Pat.

"Yes, Aunt Thetis. Someone just came to the house and said it, and my mom asked me to come and tell you. "Little Pat also wondered why his father came back and my mother wanted me to tell Aunt Thetis.

"Did your mother say when he would be back?" asked Thetis again.

"Mom said it was tomorrow. ”

Thetis nodded, "Go back and tell your mother I know." ”

Little Pat looked at Rengar, who was playing with Su Muran, and left a little reluctantly. Although he also wanted to stay and play with the lion cub, he should go back and tell his mother, Aunt Thetis, at this time.

Thetis probably knew why Philomena had asked little Pat to come to her. Just now the herald said that he would send the wounded soldiers back first, and it seems that little Pat's father was wounded.

Philomena's purpose in finding herself was to help Menotios, and little Pat didn't know what was going on, so Philomena didn't tell him about Menotios' injury.

Although it takes a lot of divine power to save people, Thetis still decides to take action, after all, little Pat's family has a good relationship with her own family, and she has to help no matter what.

Early the next morning, Thetis took Su Muran to Little Pat's house, and Philomena came to open the door.

"It's great that you can come, Thetis. At the sight of Thetis, Philomena relaxed considerably, and immediately welcomed the two into the house. Although little Pat went back to tell her Theses' reply yesterday, she still couldn't let go of Theses when she didn't come.

Thetis knew that Philomena hadn't rested well yesterday by looking at her slightly swollen eyes, and comforted her, "Don't worry, Sister Philo, it'll be fine." ”

After listening to Thetis's words, Philomena's pale face improved slightly, "Thetis, you haven't eaten breakfast this morning, I'll go ......."

As Philomena spoke, Thetis immediately waved her hand to say no, "Don't bother, Sister Philo, we've all eaten." ”

Philomena, who had already stood up, had no choice but to sit down again, staring blankly at the table in a daze. Thetis didn't speak, but was silent with her, a feeling of trepidation that she could understand.

The two adults didn't speak, and Su Muran and Little Pat stared at each other with big eyes.

About an hour later, Su Muran suddenly heard a noisy sound outside, and Philomena immediately stood up.

"Maybe they've arrived, I'll go out and have a look. With that, Philomena went out and walked outside.

"Achilles, little Pat, let's go out too. Thetis addressed the two of them, and hurried to follow.

Philomena ran all the way to the entrance of the village, where a carriage was parked on the other side of the river, and the only two small boats in the village were taking turns, and many villagers were watching around the wharf, while a group of soldiers was walking towards the village with some of the wounded.

Philomena walked into the crowd and stared at the wounded one after another, hoping to see her husband.

This one isn't, this one isn't, and this one isn't either...... After looking around, a dozen or so wounded people had seen it, but Philomena just didn't see where Menotios was.

Could it be that something happened on the way? Philomena couldn't have thought about it, in case something happened, in case ......

"Philomena, why are you here?" Just as Philomena was thinking wildly, a familiar voice suddenly sounded beside her.