Chapter 310 Persecution

It didn't take long for the content of everyone's chat to change in the crowd where the soldiers gathered in twos and threes: "Did you know, I learned an amazing news from Falba, the most trusted servant of Hiktas the day before yesterday?"

"What amazing news?!"

"Hiktas secretly received the messenger sent by King Dionia in his living room!"

"what?!"

"Hey, shut your mouth, don't talk nonsense and slander the reputation of Lord Hiktas!"

"It's true! I heard the drunk Falba tell me in the tavern himself, and he also said that the Dionysian messenger brought King Davos' promise, as long as Lord Hiktas leads our port area The people who submit to the Kingdom of Dionia, then we can immediately become citizens of the Kingdom of Dionia, can have a fertile land, can take up various public offices in the kingdom according to our ability without being bound by birth, and our children will also be able to With almost free education, we can also do real military service (the Greeks were proud to serve their city-states, but this meant mainly cavalry and heavy infantry, for the lowly poor and freedmen, they could only serve as light infantry and heavy infantry. Sailors, with no honor at all), can be rewarded according to their military exploits, and even be promoted to become generals..."

"Like the current Katanai?!"

"Yes, by then we will be citizens of the Kingdom of Dionia just like the Catanes, and naturally we will have the same rights!"

As the neighbors of Katanai, the people of the port area not only witnessed the development of a bustling city from ruins in the past 10 years, but also learned from the sea merchants who passed by countless times the grace and freedom of the life of the Katanai people. , I have long been very envious in my heart. You must know that many of the citizens of Catanay were free people and even slaves living in the port of Syracuse.

They can all live such rich lives, why can't we? ... The people in the port area have been puzzled and unwilling more than once. Now it seems that the opportunity is in front of them, and the audience can't sit still.

"Did Hiktas agree?!"

"Well, if he agreed, we wouldn't be here. But you didn't realize that he's been in a bad mood these days?"

"Oh, no wonder I think he's weird these two days. I met him on the road and said hello to him. He didn't seem to hear, and he lowered his head and thought about something..."

"Hey, I said we were citizens of Syracuse, Dionia was our enemy, and Hiktas was right for not saying yes! He should have arrested that messenger then,

Take it to the council! "

"That's right, Hiktas is confused. If other generals know about this, he just can't tell, and maybe he will be punished, and he can't even be a general!"

"Don't be self-righteous, when did those people in the city think of us as citizens of Syracuse, they took away the land that belonged to us, gave us only a few seats on the council, many proposals about our interests Can't pass!"

"That's right! That's right! Since the Syracuse people don't welcome us, why are we trying to defend it here! Do you know that the life of our port people was even more miserable in the past, and we were oppressed by the people in the city, let alone have The land does not even have the right to participate in the Citizens' Assembly, only a little better than the slaves. It was with the help of the Dionians that the common people of our port united and forced the Council to make some concessions and get some rights , but does this satisfy us?!"

"Now is a great opportunity to live the life of the Katanai! I heard that the Dionysians had captured the fortress of Yuriarus, and those in the council were terrified, and they had sent out of the city. All the men in the house to defend against the Dionysian attack, otherwise we will not be transferred to the most sacred place in the city as a backup, as long as Hiktas leads us to the Dionysian at this time. , we can help Dionia, capture Syracuse, and truly become their citizens!"

...

Hiktas once thought that Artemis was the only spy of Dionia lurking in the city of Syracuse, but he was wrong. Perhaps in Africa and Iberia, the Dionysian intelligence department was out of reach and had very few personnel, but a close neighbor like Syracuse with an important strategic position had so many grievances with Dionia, How could Aristillas ignore it? There are no less than 10 subordinates who have been lurking in the port area for more than 10 years, and there are even more port people who are influenced by them and have a good impression of Dionia. Once Artemis and the others began to implement the plan, soon the soldiers in the entire square were talking about "the Dionysian messenger talking to Hiktas in secret".

The first to discover the abnormal situation in the square was not Hiktas, who had been thinking about problems on the platform, but his opponent Selekaikus in the square. As one of the senior officers of this unit, he heard the soldiers After the content of the conversation, he was surprised, but immediately realized that this might be a good opportunity for himself, so he hurriedly asked several senior team officers who were also at odds with Hiktas to walk on the platform and questioned aggressively: " Hiktas, it turns out that you have colluded with Dionia to betray our Syracuse!"

The dazed Hiktas was taken aback by Selekaikus' words, and it was only after a while that he came back to his senses, staring at Selekaikus and the others who looked bad, and said angrily: "Selekaikus Si, because of this general's position, have you lost your head! Collusion with foreign enemies is a big crime of treason, so you slander me indiscriminately, don't blame me for being rude to you!"

Selekaikus was not afraid at all, and sneered: "It's not that I am slandering you, listen carefully with your ears, what are thousands of people talking about in this game! They are all witnesses to your judgment! You don't have to. Get mad at me, and when the council sends someone... hehe... there's a chance for you to get mad!"

Selekaikus smiled wantonly, taking the opportunity to vent his grievances that he had been suppressed by Hiktas. He had fought with Hiktas for all these years, and he knew more about it, just saw that Hiktas was suddenly killed by Hiktas just now. The change in his expression under the questioning, he has a bottom line in his heart: This matter is very likely to be true!

When Hiktas heard this, his face was cloudy and uncertain. Before he could make an excuse, Selekaikus, who already had the answer in his heart, was not going to argue with him anymore, he turned and walked off the stage. , ready to return to the team he led, waiting for the council to deal with Hiktas, and then he successfully took over the long-awaited power, but a group of people blocked his way.

"Zamolatis." Selekekus raised his head proudly and said disdainfully: "Your uncle is finished, no one will protect you in the future, if you fight against me, don't even think about it. Stay in the port and get out of here!"

Zamoratis looked at him coldly: "I want to see who is at the port"

Before he could finish his words, a person next to him suddenly rushed forward, took out the dagger hidden in his arms, and stabbed Zamoratis several times in the chest with quick movements.

Selekaikus immediately vomited blood, unable to speak, and suddenly fell to the ground, dying as soon as he saw it.

Zamoratis was stunned by the sudden change in front of him, and he didn't react for a while: "You...what are you doing?!"

Several senior team officers who followed Selekaikus were even more panicked, exclaiming: "Murder! Murder!..." They wanted to turn around and escape, but they were led by Artemis who had been prepared. Go ahead and grab them one by one.

Then, Artemis patted the assassin on the shoulder vigorously, and praised loudly: "Good job! Today is your first credit!"

The assassin smiled innocently, the blood splattered on his face intertwined with the dark skin, looking a little scary: "Thank you boss!"

"Chriskus!" Zamoratis was very surprised when he recognized the assassin at this time.

This Criscus came to the port of Syracuse two years ago. He claims to be a refugee from mainland Greece. He has been working as a laborer in the port to carry goods. He is honest and honest. He always contributes the most, takes the least money, and often Being bullied, after he heard about it, out of good intentions, he took the initiative to let his subordinates take him to the dock under his jurisdiction and treat him fairly... But he never expected such an honest and honest person to be so vicious One of the characters in the sect seems to be Artemis's subordinate... Thinking of this, Zamoratis can't help but shudder.

At this time, Artemis seemed to know what he was thinking, and said to him sternly: "Only by doing this can you force your uncle to make up his mind as soon as possible!"

After speaking, he strode towards Hiktas.

Zamoratis hesitated and followed closely.

Hiktas has already understood the situation on the square clearly, and he has seen the scene just now. Facing Artemis who came to the front, he seemed calmer at the moment: "These are all arranged by you. ?"

Artemis understood what he was referring to, and did not respond, but said: "Selekekus has sent someone to the council to inform, and...you see"

Artemis Finger Square: Some soldiers led by Selekekus saw that their officers were killed and wanted to rush to the platform to seek justice, but were forcibly stopped by Zamoratis. A conflict has already occurred.

"Not only for yourself, but also for the people of the entire Syracuse port area, you must make a decision immediately!" Artemis said in a deep voice.

"Are the Dionians really caring about the people in the port area of ​​Syracuse?!" The Xitax was designed by Artemis, and he was depressed and uncomfortable, and couldn't help sneering.

"Uncle!" Zamoratis, who was on the side, couldn't help but speak.