Chapter 62 Elijah's Belonging
Piracy detected! Davos's speech won thunderous applause, and the players who were said to be enthusiastic sang the Hades hymn together with the audience outside the field. After that, the teams hurriedly exited the field, and the football game officially began.
According to the new competition rules, the eight teams will be divided into two groups, A and B. Last year's champion and runner-up Turii and Amendolara will become the seeds, belonging to the two groups, and the remaining teams will draw lots to decide their ownership.
In the end, the members of group a are Turii, Niutum, Crimisa, and Grummentum; the members of group b are Amendolara, Laos, Castron, and Asproustum. .
The two groups will compete in a single round robin, with one point for a win and zero for a loss. There is no draw. The teams with the same points will see the relationship between the winners and the losers. The top two teams in the group will advance to the knockout rounds, and the champion will be finally determined.
In order to win a good start, Davst chose Turii vs Niutum, a close match, as the opening game to attract the attention of the audience.
When the two teams of Turii and Niutum re-entered the field, the audience cheered. Most of the spectators were from Turii, and of course they wanted to applaud the city team, while most of the Lucanians cheered for Niutum. In their cheers, the names of Tiger Delos and Lizaru were mentioned the most, because one was a sturdy and powerful running back, and the other was agile and fast running back. Both are famous scorers for their respective teams.
Bagule in the auditorium looked hot, shouting loudly and at the same time waving fists and stomping his feet, the sedate appearance of a senate elder who has no palm at all, if not because he has just become the chief executive of Grummentum, he is busy with business. , he has no time to train with the team, and he will never be a spectator off the court.
Asisters, who was next to him, saw what he was thinking and made fun of him: "Now you are the chief executive of Grummentum, you should support Grummentum's team, and Niutum is Grummentum. Toum's main opponents going into the knockout stage, you should hope they lose."
Bagul glared at him, and then really got into a tangle.
The referee blows the piccolo and the game officially begins.
As the athletic powerhouse of Greater Greece, despite the fact that Dionia's rugby game was already well-known in Greater Greece, Crotones still dismissed it. Now as the game progresses, these invited Crotone VIPs are beginning to be attracted by fierce collisions and fierce confrontation scenes. Even the Crotone General and Navy Commander Askamas who have been rumored before have also stopped. With ridicule, strict organization, reasonable rules, unique ball games in this era, and exciting sports scenes shocked the general who represented Crotone many times in four major tournaments when he was young, He exclaimed loudly: "I didn't expect a rugby game to be such a sport, it's much more interesting than the Spartans' stone-ball throwing game that they can only play by themselves. It's very interesting, and it's very suitable for us in Crotone. People involved!"
"Why?" someone next to him asked.
"You see, there are a lot of people on the court. Although the scene looks messy, in fact, there are basically two kinds of sports, attacking and blocking attack." Askamas pointed to the field and analyzed with reason: "To do this Two points, the players who need to participate must have great strength, fast speed, and the ability to not be afraid of collision, and these are what we Crotone athletes are good at!"
Askamas's proud words caused the surrounding Crotone people to nod. Crotone athletes have long dominated the two sports of wrestling and boxing, and do have extensive experience in training athletes' strength and explosiveness.
"After we go back, we should persuade the Citizens Assembly to let the Crotones start to practice rugby too, and participate in this game next year to beat these Dionysian teams!" Askamas looked around at the cheering Dioni The sub audience, with a bit of anger hidden in their eyes.
At this moment, Tiger Tilos of the Turii team just held the ball and scored a touchdown.
"Master Askamas is right! Next year, we will also participate and defeat the Dionysians!" Some Crotones said in unison, and being defeated by the Dionias made these proud Crotones People feel aggrieved, and like Askamas, they want to win back their dignity on the field to prove the strength of the Crotone people.
Lysias frowned as he listened to the discussions of his companions. His mind is not completely attracted to the game, but is thinking about some deeper problems. There are four traditional games in Greece and a Panathenaic festival known in the Mediterranean. Athletes from the city-states of Greater Greece are very enthusiastic to participate. They are far more active than the Greek city-states along the coast of Asia Minor, and they participate in every Olympia Games. On, the athletes of Greater Greece have excellent performances. However, Greater Greece itself does not have an influential sports meeting. The Crotone people who love athletics once tried to hold a sports meeting even if only the city-states of Greater Greece participated, but they failed. On the one hand, the influence of Crotone was not enough, and the great Greeks did not agree; on the other hand, many city-states had long-term conflicts of interest and could not reach a consensus. As a result, it became a pity for Crotones!
Now, although the rugby game in Dionia is only a single game, it includes so many big Greek cities, and it seems to be attracting more city-states to participate...Let Lycias vaguely see an area The shadow of sex games.
Is this a coincidence? Or did the Dionians do it on purpose? Lycias looked at the figure of Davos in the front row. Through these two days of contact, the seemingly mild-mannered young consul gave him an unfathomable feeling: in just a few months, Dionys Asia not only stabilized the situation in the newly occupied Aspurustum and Crimea, but also heard that he recently occupied a large city in the Lucania region, Grummentum.
And Crotone's Citizens' Assembly is now arguing over a series of issues, including whether the newly joined Asprostoum natives will receive full citizenship and the redistricting of the war-torn Croton Plains lands.
At first, Lycias thought about getting through this difficult period and letting Crotone rise again, but after more and more contact with Dionia, every time he took the fast-growing Dionia and Comparing Crotone, who has always been stagnant, Lycias almost lost his confidence: if this goes on, Crotone will be left far behind by Dionia!
But he was in a hurry, but he was helpless. Crotone's democracies have always been like this, and he has studied why Dioria's governance is so efficient, but these methods are simply impossible to implement in Crotone. Sometimes he also thinks: Joining the South-Italian alliance might be the best thing Crotone has done.
Hearing the words of Askamas and the others, Lycias laughed at their childishness in his heart: Even if Crotone really sends a team next year, what if he wins Dionia? Win or lose, Dionia is a big winner!
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On the third day, while the football game was still in full swing, Elia's messenger Kanios was received by Davos.
The young consul received him very warmly, and after gaining a deeper understanding of the Dionia Alliance in the past two days, Kanios also put aside the initial restraint and restraint, and the two had a friendly conversation.
Davos listened carefully to Kanios talking about Elijah's current predicament, and learned from Kanios about the Campania region and the Samonais...During the conversation, Happily, an alliance agreement was reached in the end: Elijah joined the Dionysian League.
After signing the alliance agreement, Kanios's inner tension can finally be relaxed, because Davos solemnly promised: as long as any force dares to invade Elia, Dionia will immediately send troops to help. Elia allies, repel the enemy!
At the same time, Davos also cryptically said: I hope Elijah can actively cooperate with Dionia in the future when she takes action in the Lucania region.
Kanios agreed, and he realized with joy: he finally saw the arrival of the hope to solve the nightmare that had plagued Elijah for decades. The feeling of being backed by a powerful force is really reassuring!
When Kanios walked out of the living room, the mood was always happy. Then, he saw a man walking towards him and waved to him with a smile.
Why is Cypros here? While Kanios gestured back, he was puzzled.
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"My lord, since we and Elijah have become allies, do we still need to talk to the messengers of Picocis, Potentia, and Galaguso?" Aristocrates asked curiously.
"What do you think?" Davos looked at the back of Kanios leaving, and felt very relaxed. Elijah's joining the alliance made him feel that he was one step closer to the goal of unifying Lucania.
"I think...they should take advantage of the weakened strength of Picocis and Portentia, and at the same time they don't know the good time for Elijah to join the alliance, and suddenly launch an attack, they will surely be able to easily take down Picocis and Portentia. Any force in Tia!" Aristocrates has followed Davos for so long, and he has learned how to get the most benefits with the least casualties.
But Davos shook his head slightly and did not agree with this: "Your method of raiding is really good. But it is not suitable to implement it at this time."
"Why, my lord?" Aristocrates asked anxiously, a little dissatisfied.
"Yesterday, when Bagul and Asisters came to report on Grummentum's situation, you also heard it. Grummentum's situation is not very optimistic. There are conflicts between tribes from time to time. This almost turned into a small battle... After all, Grummentum is different from Niutum. It is located in the center of the Lucania region. There are many tribes, and the sources are complex. There are enemies around. Rumtum and its surrounding areas have stabilized, and Bagul and the others will have to work hard for at least a year or two to make these Lucanians agree with us from the bottom of their hearts and accept our governance... If they rashly attack other areas now, Once an accident happens, the turmoil in Grummentum is very likely to repeat the tragedy of Turui..." Davos said calmly.