Chapter 40 Advice to Abenerum

Facing Gellney's expectant gaze, Davos did not hesitate, he nodded immediately and said firmly: "For allies who are really friendly with our Dionia, Dionia will never let them suffer. Grievance! Don't worry, Garni, I will send messengers to Beneventum to publicly declare my support for you. Any tribe that wants to go against you will be an enemy of Dionia! And I will condemn Xi The secret boycott of the Covenant by Alpini, Cautini, and Pentney over the past few years!" Davers said as he motioned for the clerk to record the matter.

Gellney was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly, and the stone in his heart was finally put down.

But I heard Davos say again: "What I'm worried about now is that the Shirpini Tribal Alliance knows that you Abenerum and Dionia have a good relationship, but when the alliance is about to expire, the holding of the alliance is not good for you. Don’t worry about causing Dionia’s dissatisfaction and defending you, doesn’t it mean that Leskuk no longer intends to renew his contract?”

Gellney was shocked. He had also been worried about the problem that Davos said during this time, but he would rather let himself believe that this was a strategy of Leskuk, and he wanted to solve the problem through Abenirum. Test the pressure with Dionysian, in order to get the initiative to revise some treaties when renewing the contract. After all, Dionysian's power is obvious to all. Before any force offends it, it must first weigh its own weight and can bear it. Withstand Dionia's anger.

Davos saw Gellney's expression a little nervous, and smiled: "Actually, for us Dionia, whether Shirpini is willing to renew the contract has no impact or loss, but for the Samonais—" Dai Firth showed a sympathetic look and sighed: "You love living in the mountains, this is a long-standing tradition, but living in the mountains, there are difficulties in the mountains, there is not enough arable land to grow food, although animal husbandry is feasible, but beware of wild animals It is also necessary to pray that it will not be too cold in winter, otherwise it will be difficult for livestock to survive. Just like the situation in the previous two years, the winter in the mountains is much colder than that in the coastal areas. As for hunting, it cannot support many people at all, so It was ten years ago that your father joined the other Samone tribes and launched the attack on Potentia, not only because of the instigation of the Syracuses, but also because of your survival needs, to get more land to support Your growing population..."

Davos's words made Gellney's heart feel sour: ten years ago, he was still a fierce warrior, fighting under the protection of his father Veroni...

"But war is not the only way to make the Samonai tribe survive. Strengthening friendly trade with other forces can not only get more food, but also don't have to worry about the failure of the war and the sacrifice of the tribe. You, Abenerum, are the best. For example, as far as I know, your life is much better than other Shilpini tribes now, and even more children born and survived in recent years than other tribes, and so on, in another ten years, Aberu Mu will once again be the largest town in Shilpini!  …”

Gellney's heart was surging, and Davos was saying what he was thinking. One of the important goals in his heart was to regain the position of the great chief of Shilpini who once belonged to Abenirum.

"Sufficient food and good medical skills are the most important conditions for the survival and growth of the tribe!" Davos said in a serious tone: "In the past, the forces around the Samone people, Campania and Lucania, were afraid because of their fear.

I don’t want to communicate with you, so you have to rely on looting to solve the problem of survival. Now Dionia is the only country that is willing to have friendly relations with Samona, but the Samona people reject our good intentions and say anything blasphemous. Gods? ! Regardless of the difficult life in the mountains, the priests of Hades stayed in Abenirum for many years, helping many sick Samonais for free! How many difficult Samonais have been helped! To you, Hades is an alien god, so what! I can say that the main gods of the Greeks were once alien gods. It was the Greeks who eventually became our own gods through long-term contact with surrounding forces such as Egypt and Persia. Now some Campanias even In offering your god Suwanee, to keep their livestock safe. Moreover, the priesthood in charge of Hades does not conflict with the gods of your Samonais now. You didn't have a god who mastered death and hell before! Why not try to accept it? ! …”

Davos's sincere remarks made Gellney very uneasy. In fact, he took the initiative to contact Dionysus out of frustration, but he actually had a conflict in his heart. Listening to Davos' words at this moment, I benefited a lot, and I wanted to explain a little guilty.

Davos waved his hand and said, "The other Samonai tribes are unwilling to accept Dionia's kindness, and we don't force it, but I have to worry about Abenerum!"

Garni was stunned for a moment, and soon his eyes widened: "Your Majesty, you said that Leskuk would wage war on Abenerum?!"

"Once Shirpini no longer renews the contract with Dionia, it is very likely that he will retaliate against Abenerum for disobeying the decision of the tribal alliance. You and Leskuk have always been in conflict, and I don't need to say more. Let's go." Davos looked at him and said solemnly: "At that time, if Dionia supports you again, it may cause the second war between the kingdom and Samone! The war with Samone is not What I hope is that the Senate will have a hard time making a decision to support you!"

Gellney was a little anxious when he heard it: "Did Dionia let Lesguk lead his troops to attack me Abenirum, don't forget that Abenirum was only friendly because of his friendship with Dionia. Will be abandoned by other Shilpini tribes!"

Davos looked calm, saw Gairney's excitedly waving hands as nothing, and said slowly: "This is just one of our guesses, the Shilpini Alliance headed by Beneventum may also be reluctant to risk losing Dai. Oniya, an ally, chose to renew the contract. But no matter what, for your Abenirum, the danger is always there, and there is a way... It can make Abenirum completely safe— —" Having said this, Davos stopped talking.

Gellney immediately asked, "What way?"

Davos didn't answer directly, but asked slowly: "You Abenerum should have had a lot of contact with Potentia, do you think today's Potentia is the same as it was ten years ago? what's the difference?"

what's the difference? ...Gerny's previous impressions of the Potentians flashed in his mind: the biggest difference is probably the attitude towards the Samonais. In the past, Potentians were afraid of the Samonais, but now they are not afraid of them. , but took the initiative to contact the Samonais, just like the Potentian Ginat they met when they came, and wanted to trade with Abenerum. In the past, Potentia was as poor and backward as Samonay. If there were no major events, there would be very little communication between the tribes. When they passed by Potentia some time ago, they saw a vibrant town with many tribes. There are temporary markets or permanent small markets between settlements. The reason is that the Dionysians helped build some roads, which made communication between the Potentia tribes quick and easy...

Gellney was silent for a while, with a bit of vigilance on his face, and hesitantly said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, you want to make Abenerum... become Dionia's 'free city'..."

"Being a free city, Abenirum will not change anything except that it belongs to Dionia in name, and it will also get a lot of benefits, just like Potentia."

Davers spoke seductively with ease, while Gellney was silent.

"Of course, this is just one of my suggestions." Davos smiled and did not continue to press: "You can go back and think about it, in fact, it is not only Abenilum who has encountered such trouble, Laconia also Encountered the same problem, we also gave them the same advice."

Laconia? Gellney found the name quite familiar, and when he thought about it carefully: it seemed to be a town in Cautini, which was located in the mountains north of Enona...

Gellney was surprised, but his mood was relaxed: it turned out that Abenirum was not alone in the dilemma of fighting against the Samonai tradition...

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In the territory of Dernia in Sicily, although the Ministry of Military Affairs has only one legion (the Eighth Legion) here, there are two barracks: one in Tauromenian, which is usually more of a fortress, because It could not hold too many soldiers; the other was located on the northern edge of the plain of Catania, between the cities of Catana and Siculi, where the actual camp of the Eighth Legion was.

At this time, the barracks of the Eighth Legion were already full of people, and it was no longer the deserted scene of the past.

Galademus led the pack team into the military camp. Although there were soldiers coming and going on the road, and soldiers' quarters of similar size and style were lined up on both sides, these did not affect him going where he wanted to go. After all, he was transferred here. Before Naxos, the Ministry of Military Affairs transferred his military affiliation to the Eighth Legion. He has trained many times in this barracks, and he can be said to be very familiar, although he is only a reserve soldier.

Galademus was walking on the slightly crowded passage and seemed to hear someone calling his name. He followed the sound and saw a familiar figure.

Diocassis rushed to his side with a smile on his face: "The blessing of the goddess of luck, let me see you here too."

"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have brought the newly harvested wheat here." Galademus complained.

"What does it have to do with me?" Diocassis asked in confusion as he looked back at the long pack team.