Chapter 283 Sextus and Stolo

And when Dionia defeated Rome and forced the southern city-states of Etruria to surrender, the northern city-states were also watching, and they even worried that this southern kingdom, which was stronger than Rome, would become a huge threat like the Celts. So when the news that Rome was completely wiped out came, the high-level officials of the northern Etruscan city-state couldn't sit still, and hurriedly sent messengers to Rome to inquire about the intentions of the Dionysians, and now they can form an alliance with Dionia. , exactly what they wanted.

Davos put down his wine glass, looked around at the excited messengers, suddenly remembered something, and just took this opportunity to say: "Consul of Catemantaros, last year you were forcibly taken away by the Romans of Antium, Velitre, The territory of the three cities of Satnicum has been recaptured by our Dionia, please go back and inform the exiled people of the three city-states in Worcey, let them return as soon as possible and take over their city-states again!"

"Uh..." Catemantaros came to Rome this time, and one of the purposes was to discuss the ownership of these three towns, but he didn't expect that Davos didn't ask for anything, so he directly returned these three towns to After seeing Wolsey, I didn't know what to say for a while, and after a while, I said excitedly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your selfless help to Wolsey! Thanks to the Dionysians for their great help to our Wolsey!  … ...As far as I know, in order to help us retake these three towns, the warriors of Dionia have injured many people and even died... For this reason, our Wolsey Alliance is willing to donate a lot of money to you, the king, to make up for it. The loss of Dionia! Although I know that these things don't fully express how grateful we Wolsey are to Dionia..."

After listening to Davos, he said sincerely: "Worsey and Dionia are allies, and Dionia helps you to regain lost territory is to fulfill the obligation of your allies. I am very grateful for the gift of the Wolsey Alliance, and I am deeply I feel Wolsey's friendship for Dionia! But I think this batch of supplies should be left to the Wolsey people who have suffered from the war and are in urgent need of rebuilding their homes!"

After hearing this, Catemantaros was even more moved, and was about to say something. Next to him, Nemeri stood up suddenly and hurriedly said: "Respected king, we are also very grateful from Herniki."

Davos waved his hand and interrupted him with a serious expression: "Nemeri, if you are also going to give Dionysian supplies, you don't need to say it. I know that in this war with the Romans, you are very important. The Ernicians suffered the most losses, not to mention rebuilding their homeland, and even the food is quite scarce. I am afraid that how to survive this winter will become a big problem for you! Therefore, I decided to give you a batch of food to help you first. After the difficulties, if you encounter any difficulties in the process of rebuilding your home, you can come to Rome to ask us for help, and the administrator of Rome will try his best to help you!"

Nemeli was stunned, he wanted to say something, but choked in his mouth, just moved his lips, and soon began to sob.

Catemantaros loudly expressed his gratitude in a timely manner: "The merciful King Dionia! All the Volsi people thank you! We are very honored and proud to be an ally of Dionia!"

Seeing this scene,

The other messengers who felt the same way were also relieved. Not only did they greatly remove the warning against the mighty Dionia, but everyone was thinking: if Dionia could treat Wolsey and Heniki like this, then wait for herself. The race has also become an ally of Dionia, and I believe it will also receive such treatment!

As a result, the atmosphere of the whole banquet became more warm and joyful, and the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves.

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For a period of time after that, Tapirus was busy negotiating with the messengers and signing a covenant, during which something happened.

When Catemantaros returned to Wolsey, he conveyed Davos' words to the Wolsey Alliance, and began to mobilize the previously exiled Wolsey people to return to their homes.

But the people of Satnicum refused to return, for one simple reason: the town was cursed by demons, had plagued it, and was no longer suitable for them!

Although, the Roman administrator, Asisters, assured the envoys of Volsci that after a long period of observation by the doctors of Dionia, the territory of Sartnicum was safe and there would be no more plagues.

But most of the people of Satnikum still refuse to go.

After several discussions at the top of the Wolsey Alliance, considering that the population of Wolsey has plummeted due to the war, the entire Wolsey territory is now vast and sparsely populated, and finally made a decision: to give Willitre and Satnikum as a gift To Dionysus, as a small note to thank their allies for their selfless assistance! (The reason for adding Villitre is that the Wolsey are worried that if there is only Satnicum, it is more like an escape from responsibility, which shows that they are not sincere. Antium is not added, it is because of consideration In the future, it will have close contacts with the Roman territory of Dionia. As the Volscy town closest to Rome, Antium will undoubtedly receive huge development in both land and sea, and the Volscy alliance is somewhat reluctant).

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While Davos was entertaining the envoys of the forces around Rome, Sextus, who had just returned to Rome and had just been reunited with his family, walked to the foot of the Capitoline Mountain.

Capitoline Hill has become the Acropolis of Rome because of the temples of the main god Jupiter and the goddess Juno believed in by the Romans. The same goes for Sextus, who had been captain of the Roman squadron.

But today, Sextus saw that although there were also soldiers standing guard at the checkpoint leading to the top of the mountain, they no longer prohibited people from going up the mountain. Therefore, the entire mountain road was constantly being climbed and descended, which seemed very lively.

On the way up the mountain, Sextus also met some acquaintances. They greeted him warmly, of course, there were envy and flattery among them: "Yo, Sextus, you are back! I heard that you are going to be the army commander. Now, congratulations! Your father is also an official of Dionia now, and your family is really developed now! Take care of us in the future!"

"Sextus, congratulations on your victory again, and this time you can get a lot of land!"

"Sextus, my child Jis, you know, although he is not yet 18 years old, he is stronger than an adult. Can he be allowed to serve in the military earlier?"

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Sextus was exhausted for a while, and finally had to walk with his head down to avoid being recognized.

When he reached the top of the mountain, he walked quickly to the location of the Temple of Jupiter. The magnificent temple in his impression had disappeared, and what was displayed in front of him was a large, clean and flat open space covered with marble slabs, as if the statues of the temples and gods in the past had disappeared. It's a fantasy, as if it never existed. Only on the black and cracked marble can I think of the tragic mountaintop fire that my father said.

Sextus originally wanted to come here to pay his respects, but as a result, there are no traces of ruins here. It is no wonder that people who go up the mountain rarely come here, but walk to the edge of the cliff to overlook the panoramic view of the city of Rome.

He looked around at a loss, and suddenly saw that there were many people busy with the temple of Janus, the Roman god of war on the other side of the mountain, and he walked over involuntarily.

As he got closer, he saw that among these busy people were many Romans, who were cleaning up the ruins, and a few Dionians, who were using tools to measure the ruins, and planks to record and describe ...

Among these people, Sextus saw a familiar figure.

"Storo!" he yelled.

Stolo turned around, saw him, and nodded.

Sextus took two steps at a time, rushed to him, and looked at the young man who was once called the youngest and most promising of the Roman commoners, but now his face was haggard, and he couldn't help asking: "You... How are you recently?"

Stolo was silent for a while and said softly: "I joined Dionia, there is nothing to worry about..."

"I heard what my father said..." Sextus said sincerely: "I feel sorry for your father... and your father-in-law! I hope you don't feel too sad!"

Stolo smiled wryly and sighed: "My father contracted the plague, and this is Jupiter's punishment, no one can blame anyone. But I heard that in the barracks of Satnecum, he was infected by Dionysus. Dr. Ya treats and takes good care of..."

"Indeed!" Sextus interjected: "Not only your father, but all Roman soldiers who contracted the plague were well treated and cared for by the Dionians, so many of them contracted the plague. The plagued Roman soldier survived!"

"Yeah, even as a son, I can only avoid my father who is infected with the plague, so for this, I am very grateful to the Dionians!" Stolo said calmly without hesitation.

"And I heard that my arrogant relative who contracted the plague was completely healed after receiving treatment?"

"You are talking about Servius, yes, he has indeed removed the plague and has basically recovered."

"This is good news, at least my wife's sister doesn't have to stay at my house anymore, so that I can be quiet." Stolo showed a wry smile: "As for my father-in-law, I have persuaded him to surrender many times, but he was rejected. He refused, he finally fucked...I was actually prepared..."

Speaking of this, he couldn't help but think of the great Roman noble's respect and love for him in the past, and couldn't help but look sad, and said in a heavy tone: "It's just a pity... His body was burnt into charcoal, and it was completely impossible to extract from other corpses. It can only be identified in the middle of the day, and they can only be buried in the large tomb by the Mars Square... These days, my wife goes there every day to worship..."