"Yes, Your Highness the Prince. Makaon put down the spoon in his hand and explained, "Our tribe is too big and has complicated relationships, so His Majesty the King and I have decided to disperse the tribe so that it will be easier to manage in the future." ”

"Oh. Achilles nodded and continued to eat, it was none of his business anyway.

"Macaon, how big do you think our city should be?" asked Peleus as he cut the roast meat with a knife.

Makaon tugged at his beard and thought for a moment, then said, "We have more than thirty tribes and villages in Seli, with a combined population of about fifty thousand, and according to the proportion of one-fifth, it is most suitable to build a city that can accommodate ten thousand people. ”

The city of 10,000 people is not small, and the Sesalia tribe is only more than 3,000 people, plus the more than 1,000 people brought by Pelius this time, it is less than 5,000 people.

However, Peleus was still a little dissatisfied, he frowned, thought for a moment, and said, "Isn't 10,000 men too small? ”

Macaon said helplessly: "Peleus, we are still different from Athens. There is little land around Athens, so try to keep all the people living in the city. There is so much land around us that we cannot all be wasted. ”

Athens is a typical city-state, and to go out of the city is to go abroad. This is not the case with Sereli, which is vast in its territory to the south to the pass of Demobil, bordering the kingdom of Serelli in the north, and almost the entire land of Achaea in the east-west direction, and even Mount Olympus, the palace of the gods, is in the territory of Sereli, which is several times the size of Crete.

However, with such a large land, the combined population barely exceeds the city of Athens, which is less than one percent of the land of Selius, so you can imagine how vast and sparsely populated it is.

Hearing Macaon say this, Peleus suddenly felt that he couldn't even eat.

The biggest disadvantage of Se Hui Li is that the land is too large, the population is too small, and the area actually controlled is not much.

More than thirty tribes and villages, which sounds like a lot, but they are scattered across the land, and they are not conspicuous at all.

For hundreds of years, the Segreans have been unable to resist human aggression, and it is because of this disadvantage.

Even if the tribes have the intention to form an alliance with each other, the distance is too far to even pass on the news, let alone send troops to support?

"Makaan, tomorrow go and gather the heads of the various tribes and villages, I have something to say. After thinking about it for a moment, Peleus decided to take a little action.

"Peleus, what are you going to do?"

"Let the people of all tribes move in the direction of Thessaria, and some areas have to be abandoned. ”

Makaean was silent, although the Achaians did not have a land complex that would fight for every inch of land, but the concept of homeland still existed, and Pelius suddenly said this made him a little unacceptable.

But after thinking about it carefully, Peleus was not wrong, since he decided to establish a kingdom, he had to think about the whole country. Nowadays, the land is not a wealth but a weakness to the Selanges, and there is no way to protect it until the population of Segre has developed.

What is the difference between such a Serili and the previous Milmidon?

If this continues, in a few years, the people will be divided again into small forces because of the inaction of the kingdom, and the establishment of Sekoli will become a joke.

With a long sigh, Makaon spoke, "I will do it, and I promise that all the chiefs will stand before you before the earth is sown again." ”

"I thought I was going to persuade you. Peleus was surprised that Macaon valued his homeland more strongly than any other leader he had ever seen, and he did not expect him to accept his approach so easily.

"No matter what, after living a long time, I still have the ability to judge. Makaon smirked self-deprecatingly, "Migration is good for both the people and the kingdom of Sereli, though it means giving up a large piece of land. ”

Once the tribes and villages on the borders of the kingdom migrated around Thessaria, the abandoned lands were bound to be usurped by others.

It's okay to say that there are few villages on the east and west sides, and even if there are a few more villages, it will be easy to take them back in the future.

As for the south, the Demobil Pass was the most important passage connecting the north and south of Achaia, and Peleus would never have given it up.

The key is the north, which is the part of Macaon that worries the most. There is the Sworn Enemy of the Severians, the main force that has invaded the Millmidons for many years, Thrace!

As long as the Segreans take a step back, the Thracians will take ten steps forward!

A bunch of insatiable wolf cubs!

"There's always a way to do it about Thrace, don't worry too much. "Apparently Peleus and Macaon thought of going together.

"Just be careful. Makaon nodded and said no more. After all, he wasn't a king, and to be serious, it wasn't his turn to worry about these things.

After dinner, it was almost dark, and Makaon was about to say goodbye, when Achilles suddenly remembered the group of children he had met during the day, and hurriedly asked him.

"Mr. Macaan, I have a question for you. ”

"Please, Your Highness the Prince. Makaan, who was about to stand up, sat down at the table again.

"That's right, when I went out during the day today, I met a group of children about the same age as me, it should be from your tribe, do you know them?"

Makaon touched his beard and said, "Your Royal Highness, there are quite a few children in the tribe, what kind of children have you encountered, can you tell me more about it?"

"It's just that there are six or seven children, stealing other people's food, and beating people, and they are very short-tempered. Achilles directly told the scene he saw.

Macaon's face suddenly became embarrassed, and his gray goatee shook angrily, "There is still such a thing?

"yes, I couldn't look past it at the time, so I started with them, I should ...... Are you alright?"

"It's okay, it's okay. Makaon waved his hand repeatedly, and the whole person couldn't sit still, "I'll go back and check it out immediately, and I'll come back and tell you as soon as I have any news." ”

As he spoke, Macaon stood up, and suddenly thought of what Achilles had asked him to do during the day, and said, "Your Royal Highness, there is one more thing I want to tell you, Menotios now lives in a thatched hut behind the tribal wall, and the first one to the north is to go. ”

"I see, thank you. ”

In fact, Achilles knew about it in the afternoon, but he still has to thank Makaang, at least people really have the intention to help him.

"Peleus, I'll take my leave. ”

"Well, walk slowly. ”

Makaon rushed out, and the tribe he managed had such an incident, and his face was really a little unbearable.

When Macaon left, only Pelius and Achilles were left in the restaurant, and the atmosphere suddenly became awkward.

Peleus looked at Achilles, wanted to say something but didn't say anything, reached out and poured himself a glass of wine.

"I ......"

"You ......"

The two of them spoke at the same time, and Achilles looked up at Peleus, then quickly lowered his head and sat down in an orderly manner.

"Got into a fight?"

"Hmm. ”

"Won or lost?"

"Won. ”

Peleus suddenly became a little excited, drank the wine from the glass, waved his hand, and said, "Go to sleep." ”

Achilles, as if he had been pardoned, immediately got up and walked upstairs.

Peleus sat for a while, got up, turned off the lights, and went upstairs to sleep.

Nothing was said all night.

The next day it was surprisingly good, and the sun was showing early in the morning.

By the time Thetis stretched her back, the maid of the Macaon family had already brought a sumptuous breakfast and had cleaned up the leftovers from the previous night.

Achilles also got up, for the lion cub, who had woken up from hunger, kept whispering in his ear and stomping on his quilt.

Achilles, who couldn't stand it, turned over and sat up, grabbed the little lion jumping around and "rectified" it fiercely, before getting up to prepare breakfast for it.

Don't look at the fact that it's only a few months old, the little lion is quite capable of running now. It's just that it doesn't like to move much, and most of the time it eats, sleeps, sleeps, and eats, just like a pig.

Brush your teeth, wash your face and eat.

Breakfast was still quite rich, with a lot of bread, milk, and fruit, but the bread was too unpalatable, barely better than that made by Titis herself.

Peleus had already eaten breakfast and went out, and Thetis was munching on bread. In this move, the big white horse was not brought over, and the fun of feeding the horses in the morning was gone.

As for the reason, of course, the stallion was strongly reluctant to the few in the Millmidon Ranch......

When Macaon entered the door, Thetis was sitting at the table and had not yet left, and Macaon immediately greeted her: "Good morning, dear Queen." ”

"Good morning, Mr. Macaen. Thetis glanced up at Macaon and said strangely, "Didn't Mr. Macaon sleep well last night?"

"Thank you for worrying, I had a little insomnia last night, and as soon as I get old, my sleep is a little poor. Macaon immediately followed Thetis's words.

In fact, it's not that he didn't sleep well last night, but he didn't sleep at all, and he looked for people everywhere to understand the situation at night, and he was busy until the early hours of the morning before he barely got a good night's sleep.

"Mr. Macaon is a doctor himself, so he should pay more attention to his body. ”

"Thank you for your concern, I will definitely pay attention. Makaon nodded repeatedly.

"Is there anything wrong with you coming here so early in the morning?"

"It's not a big deal, it's just that I have something to do with His Royal Highness the Prince. ”

"Oh?" Thetis glanced at her precious son, and immediately smiled, "Just tell me what you have to say, I just finished eating, and I want to go out for a walk." ”

As she spoke, Thetis stood up and prepared to go out, and Macaon immediately saluted her and sent her out.

When he saw Thetis go out, Macaon immediately turned back to Achilles and said, "Your Royal Highness, I specially went back to find out the children you mentioned yesterday. ”

"So fast?"

"Yes, Your Highness the Prince, here's the thing. ”