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Therefore, Lepidus has been busy these three days. He has now become the "leader" of the camp slaves in his regiment. Hebrida is still locked in the carriage, and no one dares to let him go without Luculas speaking. He came out; Uterius usually stayed by Luculas' side, helping the commander with his chores.

Lepidus' task was to lead dozens of slaves to organize the tents, provide food, cut wood, weave stretchers, raise mules and horses, etc. His flexible mind helped him a lot, everything was in order, even the always harsh The picky Adiana sometimes asked if she would be his patron when she resumed her status as a princess.

"It was impossible for the Romans to destroy my father. When my father b was still a child, his mother prepared to kill him, using assassins, poisoned wine, traps, etc., but she still failed. My father was in the jungle and wilderness. He grew up here, he can understand twenty-six languages, and can talk to bears and jackals. Even if he has only ten followers today, he can still lead an army of thousands tomorrow. "While Lepidus was chopping wood, Adiana said. He kept saying, "So, once the Romans are forced to make peace, you can follow me back to Sinope. Although you have offended me, I don't mind. Who is calling You are not a Greek. Those who are not Greek are just barbaric country bumpkins. They are just clay pots with two ears. I can have people teach you philosophy and etiquette. You can help me with things and let me take charge in the palace. I will not forget to give you a benefit - a year's salary, maybe three thousand drachma silver coins."

"Three thousand drachma silver coins, what can I buy?" Lepida was obviously more interested in this.

"It's really a clay jar. This money, this money, is enough to buy two pieces of jewelry." Adiana never really bought anything with money. When she was a child, her mother summoned the jewelry merchant to the palace. When discussing the price, she also said: Drachma has some impression, but it is limited to "three thousand drachma equals two pieces of precious jewelry".

"This money is enough to buy a villa with a garden in Athens or Miletus." said Poti, who was helping pile firewood next to her. Her clothes were soaked with sweat and outlined her beautiful curves.

Before Lepidus could express how flattered he was, Uterius came back on horseback, and all the slaves stood up and bowed - including Adiana, who had just offered a high salary of "three thousand drachmas".

There was no expression on Uteris's face. He pointed around the camp with a riding crop and asked the slaves in the camp how familiar they were with the war preparations. Naturally, it was Representative Lepidus who answered. This college student was very good at Latin. He spoke fluently, causing Uteris to nod frequently, and when he was happy, he threw a money bag to Lepidus, "There are twenty drachmas in it, for you."

"Hey, don't give rewards to brother's slaves casually!" Hebrida protested in the carriage.

"These slaves belong to the entire legion." Uteris slipped around and raised the letter to Hebrida, "According to the legion's order, the command of low-ranking centurion Highbrida will be lifted from now on. Da's punishment of confinement will be used to atone for his sins in the coming war."

After the carriage opened, Hebrida walked out slowly. The long-term depression and cramping almost made it impossible for him to straighten his legs at once, but he still endured the pain in his blood vessels and forced himself on Uteris. Standing straight in front of him: "Blessed by the door god, the Seventh Legion needs me. Uteris, one day, I will take revenge on you."

"Well, you better beg not to lose your life in the immediate war against Armenia. This time our Seventh Army is the vanguard." Uteris replied nonchalantly, "Today, I will commandeer your camping ground." Slave, go to the dock in Amisus to disassemble supplies.”

"Then just ask Calabis to take the people there - by the way, don't take advantage of my slave!" Hebrida warned fiercely. After speaking, she let out a long cry, stretched out her arms, and ordered Arminius Si and others came forward to shower and shave him, "Hurry up and help me clean it up, we will win a big battle soon!" After saying that, Uteris took off all his clothes in front of Uteris and stood in the center of the camp with his butt naked. .

In fact, what came to the city of Amisus was not supplies, but four thousand Thracian servants, including three thousand light infantry and one thousand cavalry - coming on twenty dilapidated Greek galleys. After arriving at the shore, these ragged soldiers boarded "Homer's warships" with fifty people rowing and docked. The reason why they are called Homer's warships does not mean that this kind of ship was invented. The first one is Homer, but the history of this kind of ship can be traced back to the Trojan War described by Homer.

It happened to be the "market day" in Amisus, and the bustling and well-dressed Greeks looked at these barbarians from the snowy land of the north with contempt - and the Thracians who came ashore to the military camp also looked at them with contempt. Their eyes were dull and obscene. Many people were barefoot and looked at everything in this magnificent city with surprised and envious eyes - the neat two-story residential buildings with white bricks and red tiles, the spectacular temples, and the huge docks. The shipyard, the endless flow of people in the market, and the countless and indescribable goods on the shelves.

"What a bunch of ugly one-eared clay jars!" Adiana, who came with Lepidus, sighed with disdain.

The task of Lepidus and the others was not heavy. They mainly used mule carts to transport Thracian weapons and equipment. Because Adiana was still frightened by the last time Hebrida tried to rape her, she also followed them - —Some slaves also asked why this little girl didn’t have to participate in labor.

"This girl is the centurion's favorite. She is going to be sold to the high-end journal in Rome in the future. She has to protect her delicate body. You can't sell a cocoon at a good price." Lepidus explained this every time arrive.

"What? I am a two-eared clay pot, do I have one more ear than these people?" Lepidus teased Adiana.

"Because you have always been favored by the gods and stayed with me, this gives you an extra ear." Adiana brushed her beautiful chestnut hair, extremely proud, "Listen, Calabis, I There is a task for you right now.”

Just at this time, a soldier with dove feathers on his helmet came off the ship, carrying a box and holding a waxed wooden board high in his hand. He shouted in the crowd: "Who is the first soldier of the Seventh Army?" The camp slaves of the Sixth Brigade? Here are letters from the low-ranking centurion Hybrida, one from Rome and one from Bithynia." This interrupted the conversation between Adiana and Lepidus, and Lepidus stepped forward. , signed for this board.

When signing, Lepidus wrote "Calabis, Third Regiment, Sixth Battalion, Seventh Army, Camp Slaves" without thinking. After writing, he looked at the name and felt a touch of sadness in his heart.

Should I get used to the name "Calabis"? Until the original one is forgotten.

After the four thousand Thracians entered the camp and the supplies were delivered, Calabis and others returned to the camp of the brigade and asked the soldiers to hand over the mailed plank to Hebrida.

At nightfall, Calabis heard Hybrida's roar in the camp, "Fuck Luculas, fuck the war in the east - I want the winter camp now, I want it now Go back!" Then the centurion rushed out like a mad cow again, beating the slaves on sight, and the screams filled the camp.

Arminius, Safano and others tried their best to catch the crazy Hebrida, "Bithinia, my slave, has been infected with typhoid fever. If there is not enough money to send it, he will soon be It’s all over! The rewards, all the rewards of war, are over! I must go back, now, now!”

"My wife also wrote a letter. She said that I haven't seen my money for two years. The slaves are all dead. If she doesn't find a way, she will be sold as a slave! Fuck the war, fuck the war. Damn Tuna Luculas!”

At this moment, Hebrida rushed in front of Calabis, who had no time to hide, and then grabbed his collar: "Calabis, Calabis, I have never had a good life since I met you. I can't After getting the spoils of Amisus, the slave is also infected with the disease. Today is another bad news from you. I want to kill you, kill you - sacrifice your liver to the goddess of fate."