Chapter 216

After a long time, Davos's expression became decisive: "When I defeat Persia and return in triumph, I will abdicate and you will take over as the second king of the Dionysian Holy Kingdom!"

When Clotokatax heard this, he was shocked: "Father, you are in good spirits, in good health, and have never suffered a serious illness. The doctor said that you will be fine if you live to be a hundred years old, why did you suddenly say you want to abdicate?! This absurd idea, I will never agree to this child!  …”

His emotions were very excited, and even a little panic, he almost knelt down to Davos.

Davos looked at him kindly and said with relief: "My child, I know you are very filial, but this idea of ​​mine is not a whim, I have been thinking about it for a long time..."

Davos stretched out his hand again, lightly pressed his son's broad shoulder, and said with emotion: "I became the king of a powerful Mediterranean kingdom from a poor mercenary. Apart from the blessing of Hades, all I rely on is hard work— -Perseverance! From being afraid of fighting to personally leading soldiers to charge, from not knowing war to knowing war, from being unfamiliar with political affairs to being familiar with all aspects of the kingdom... In the past 30 years, I have not dared for a moment Be lax, keep alerting yourself, work hard! Work hard! Otherwise, everything you have achieved before will be in vain! ... Now that the kingdom's political situation is stable, and the great cause of unifying the Mediterranean is about to be completed, I have nothing to worry about!"

Davers pounded his leg with his other hand and said softly, "You think I'm in good health, that's all an illusion. In recent years, I have often been unable to eat because of stomach pain, and the joints of my shoulders and knees often hurt... these are all It's a problem left over from the previous battles. I'm getting old... Not only is my energy low, but my memory is also declining. I often fall asleep while reviewing documents, and sometimes I forget some important things..."

Clotokatax listened and felt a burst of sadness, and said eagerly with red eyes: "Father, you don't have to work as hard as before, the child has grown up, and the child can share a lot of things for you, You just have to continue to hold the right direction for the kingdom! You don't have to—"

Davos interrupted him with a smile: "Clotto, I have worked hard for most of my life, and I really want to live a simple and leisurely life, chatting and laughing with my old friends without any worries, without any worries. Go for a walk around and see Athens, Sparta, Carthage, Byzantium... Of course you have to bring your two mothers... After so many years, how can I not know that every time I go on expedition, your mother Everyone is worrying about me day and night! Why don't I know that I handle political affairs in the palace until late at night, and your mothers are all staying up all night waiting..."

Davos said emotionally: "I owe them a lot, and I want to use the second half of my life to compensate them. Cloto, will you give me this chance?"

"Father..." Clotokatax hesitated.

Davos smiled freely and said sternly: "The reason why I want to abdicate,

I also want to set an example for our Hades Davers family. When people get old, their thoughts tend to become rigid, conservative, and stubborn. For ordinary people, this is nothing, but for a kingdom, it is not conducive to the development of the kingdom!

Let the heir take the throne earlier and accumulate more experience. If there is a problem, the father and son can still negotiate, which is beneficial to the whole kingdom... There has never been a long-lasting kingdom, so let the successor exercise more, and avoid a few fainthearted Or, our Hades Davos family might be able to hold on for a little longer..."

"Maybe this is just a naive idea of ​​mine." Davos smiled again and said earnestly: "Let's focus on our eyes, even if Persia is defeated by us in the future and the kingdom controls the entire Mediterranean, Dai There are still many problems faced by Onia, just like how you have been worried about how to change Dionia's national policy of establishing a country by force, to make the kingdom develop more smoothly, and how to make the regional power that includes the entire Mediterranean more and more. Integrate into the kingdom without splitting...

Also, even without Persia and Carthage as opponents, the kingdom will never have fewer enemies in the future, such as the Gauls living in the vast territory north of the Alps, and those living in the dense forests north of the Gauls. The more savage and fierce Germanic people... These problems need you to face, and even some problems will continue to the next generation of Chris, or even further, so don't worry, take your time..."

"Father—" Clotokatax was excited to say something more.

Davos waved his hand again to interrupt him: "Okay, we've been out long enough, it's time to go back to the banquet, don't let everyone worry! Remember, this matter must be kept absolutely confidential!"

Clotokatax's heart was full of emotions, and in the end he could only squeeze out aggrievedly: "Yes..."

Davos stood up, pushed open the door of the study, looked at the dark night outside, seemed to have a heavy burden off his body, and said in a relaxed tone: "In the next few days, we will enjoy the Games while waiting for news from Africa. Bar."

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The wonderful performance of the Dionysian Games on the first day ignited the enthusiasm of the players and the audience, and the following games were in full swing. For all the people in Turii, every day seemed to be participating in the celebration. Cheering wildly on the edge of the arena, drinking and celebrating in the restaurant after the game...

However, in this festive atmosphere, ordinary people did not know that the Egyptian envoy delegation encountered a sea storm, and no one knew that on the second day of the opening ceremony, King Davos had appointed the head of the intelligence department, Aristillas. Called to the study room of the mansion and had a secret conversation.

On the fifth day of the competition, the finals of individual archery were underway at the archery arena west of the city of Turii. The finalists were Mecca Kiddes of Crete and Stacypus of the Turii region of Dionia.

The two sides have set up the required three rounds, with a total of nine arrows, and are waiting for the referee to calculate the result.

In fact, after each round of shooting, the target reporter will bring the circular wooden board with the arrow inserted and show it to the players and the audience to show the fairness of the competition, so both the contestants and the audience generally know about it. Match Results. But when the referee loudly announced: "McGal-Kiddes of Crete, 86 rings; Stasipus of Turii, 86!", there was a sound of regret in the audience, but then there was a loud roar palm.

At the beginning of the archery competition, there were not many spectators who came to watch the competition. More than half of the spectators watched this item that had never appeared in other sports with a curious attitude, and many of them were even unable to buy it. For tickets for other competitions, I had no choice but to buy tickets for archery venues to experience the real atmosphere of the Games.

However, the ingenious setting of the archery schedule by the preparatory team and the unique quiet but exciting competition style of archery compared to other intense sports have gradually attracted a large number of fans, and by the time of the finals, it was already hard to get a ticket .

"The two sides are tied, so there will be an extra round!" As soon as the referee's voice fell, the audience began to cheer. Of course, there are more games to be happy, and most of the audience are cheering for Stacypus, after all, Stacypus Silithaeus was a Turian, and of the few who cheered for Mecca Kiddes, Siriteos was the favorite.

In the 100m semi-final the day before yesterday, Siriteos was eliminated. He didn't have much confidence in winning the championship. He was not too frustrated. On the contrary, because of his eye-catching performance a few days ago, some people really talked to him privately. Approached and expressed his desire to marry his daughter to him.

But there are no Dionysian citizens among these people, and the reason is simple: most young women in Dionysian receive a formal education in Dionysian schools from an early age, mostly knowledgeable, intelligent, open-minded women, light A handsome face and a well-built body cannot completely attract them, not to mention the current trend in Dionysian society at this time is to revere heroes on the battlefield, down-to-earth officials, and knowledgeable scholars, and Siriteos is not even A citizen of Dionia is just a Greek from a barren island. The young women of Dionia have become the overlords of the Greek world because of the kingdom, and their pride is inexhaustible, so there is no such consideration at all.

Siriteios danced and yelled in the audience, without causing any impact to McGac-Kids, his focus was on his opponent: an elderly citizen of Dionysus , But there was no sign of a fat body. Instead, he was burly and well-proportioned, with short hair and no beards. His eyes were sharp and energetic, and he appeared calm and capable.

Seeing that McGawkids was looking at himself, the Turii player named Stasipus also turned his head and smiled at him, raising his hands and feet with a kind of bearing, which made McGawkids a little upset.

"The play-off begins, please prepare for the players from both sides!" The referee's shout made McGac-Kids take his mind back. He took a game arrow from the staff next to him, put it on the bowstring, and took a deep breath. He breathed out slowly, and the distracting thoughts in his heart were also expelled from the body along with the breath. He slowly raised the bow while pulling the string. When the right arm was slightly higher than the shoulder and the left hand pulled the bow string to the ear, he All activity ceased, as if a statue was completely still.

The already experienced audience held their breath at this moment, and the entire archery venue became unusually quiet.

After a while, I heard "Whoosh! ... Whoosh! ..." Two bowstrings sounded in succession, and two arrows shot out.

McGawkids didn't pay attention to the situation of the hit, but took another arrow in a leisurely manner, and drew the bow again.

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