Rome Must Fall

At dusk, the Ardei chiefs held a banquet to celebrate their victory, and specially sent Budokaribas to invite Pheasalus.

With Pygris on the side to persuade him, Phesalus did not refuse this time. After arranging the affairs of the camp, he and Pygris went to the Ardei army station.

At the banquet, Aristarchus was very active, and with the great help of the chiefs of southern Ardei headed by Ambrasinos, it seemed that his command was indispensable for the victory of this battle. Not to mention the fact that he was angered by Bacca and led his troops to rush forward recklessly, causing the central part of the coalition array to be defeated first.

Of course, Pheasalus also became a popular figure at the banquet. The leaders of Ardei praised the important role played by the First Legion led by him in the battle. Many people also asked about the situation of the Nyx tribe. Answering them one by one, with Pygris assisting, the response was more appropriate.

At this banquet, both parties got along harmoniously and returned home enjoying themselves.

Early the next morning, Aristarchus sent a messenger to the Otariat camp, met a dejected Baka, and asked him to fulfill his pre-war promise.

Baka reluctantly agreed, but he said stubbornly: his army was not defeated by the Ardi people, but by the powerful Ardi ally - the Nix army! He hoped that the Ardi people would manage the salt mine well, because in a few years, the Otariat people would take it back.

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Cleobrotus walked into the bedroom gently. There was an unpleasant rancid smell in the bedroom, which made him couldn't help but sniff.

"Who is it?" the old man lying on the bed asked.

"It's me, the chief." Cleobrotus took a few steps and came to the bed.

Akupagos turned his head to the left with great effort, his wrinkled eyelids slowly opened a crack, and after scanning the visitor with his cloudy eyes, he said feebly: "Looking at you, we should win. "

"We have won a big victory! We have retaken the salt mine!" Cleobrotus said excitedly.

"Okay, okay, we finally won." Akupagos closed his eyes, seeming to savor the joy surging in his heart. After a moment, he asked again: "How did we win?" of?"

Cleobrotus hesitated for a moment and briefly recounted the battle process, but he ignored the fact that Aristarchus was angered by the enemy and attacked recklessly.

Akoupagus was silent for a moment and sighed softly: "The Knicks are really powerful. This time Alistakas and the others have seen it with their own eyes. I believe they will no longer have any objections to the decisions we made before. The complaint... By the way, how do Alistakas and the Nyx get along? "

"He got along well with them, and he also respected the Knicks after the battle." What Cleobrotus said was true.

"That's good, that's good, that's good." Akupagos said three times happily, and then said: "Help me call that boy, I have something to tell him. "

"Big Chief, he is still on the way with his team. I rushed back first to report the good news to you."

Akupagos was stunned for a moment, and then suddenly said: "You are still most concerned about my condition... I am okay, and I can live for a while longer."

When Cleobrotus heard this, he looked sad and opened his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.

"Brotas, you still have vision. I actually don't think the young leader of Nyx is remotely similar to the great Alexander. I just want them to serve as a shield for our tribe..."

At this moment, Akupagos spoke his inner thoughts in a weak voice: "But I never thought that the Knicks could defeat the Pannoni's offense many times and really gain a foothold here... I I heard that they have developed very well along the Kupa River during this year and are still growing in strength. Even some of our tribes are attracted to them and have close contact with them..."

Akupagos tried hard to open his eyes wide so that he could better focus on the face of his confidant: "Even if we want to follow the sun, we can't get too close to avoid being swallowed up by the sun..."

Cleobrotus' heart sank, and he reminded in a low voice: "But the big leader, we need the Nyx people now more than the Nyx people need us. Take this battle as an example, the Otariat people Gathering such a huge army to fight us is probably not just to protect the salt mines!”

"Hey... since the kingdom was destroyed by the Romans, the various tribes of Illyria can no longer work together as one, but instead often fight among themselves... Bacca is a greedy wolf, taking advantage of us to resist the beast Pannoni When he was young, he repeatedly added insult to injury. Of course I know his thoughts..."

Akupagos sighed sadly, and said: "Anyway, the Knicks have become our biggest support now, but how can we maintain this good situation for a long time and let our The tribe can be safe and get some opportunities in the development of the Knicks tribe, and at the same time, the young leader with great ambitions can completely trust us and not have other thoughts about us? "

Cleobrotus fell into deep thought. After a while, his eyes lit up, and then he shook his head slightly.

"It seems that you have already thought that marriage is the best way to further our relationship with the Nyx tribe. If Maximus and I become in-laws, the affairs of the two tribes will become a family matter. Everything can be solved easily if people discuss things behind closed doors.”

There was a hint of fluctuation in Akupagos's low tone: "However, Aristakas has no daughter, but you have a granddaughter of the right age, who is also my granddaughter. Marry Gniandafla to Nick. Maximus, the leader of the S tribe, has made the relationship between the two tribes closer, what do you... think?"

Cleobrotus was silent.

"Because Maximus already has a wife... so you don't agree?" Akupagos showed a rare eagerness: "Since you regard Maximus as Alexander, you should know The great Alexander had several wives, ahem, ahem, ahem..."

Cleobrotus saw that Acoupagos's face was flushed due to his continuous coughing, and he quickly said: "I don't care about Maximus having a wife. You know, Gnian Daphra is more willful. I'm worried about her marrying After giving it to Maximus, we will not be able to get along well with him, but it will make Maximus think of us."

"Gniandafla is willful? That's for you, right? Every time she comes to my place, she always seems very well-behaved. This little girl is smart. Just watch, she will do her best to help us there in the future. Looking at her uncle." A smile appeared on Alistakas's lips.

"In this case -" Cleobrotus hesitated for a moment, then said in a deep voice: "I agree to marry my granddaughter to Maximus!"

"You will be responsible for this matter. I hope to see my granddaughter join the Nyx tribe before I leave..." Akoupagos's eyes showed more expectation: "And this way Come, Alistakas will be able to rely on you, and I can leave with peace of mind."

Hearing this, Cleobrotus's heart was filled with emotions, and his eyes began to get wet.

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Valerius, a veteran of Sulla and a former Lucerian, joined the rebel army with Quintus and served as a guide during the raid on Pompeii, earning some credit. However, because he was too old and unable to fight fiercely, he did not join the combat troops and serve as a team officer like Aulus and Rufus. Also, because he did not want to use his brain too much, he refused to become a member of the staff group, so He had been staying in the rebel army's supply camp doing some chores.

The rebel army entered the Illyrian mountains and established the Nyx tribe. After settling down, Valerius was old and unknown, and no woman liked her. Therefore, after he was allocated sixty acres of land, he first met with other single tribesmen. The residents lived crowdedly in Snotia's house, and later moved into new houses built by the engineering team.

He didn't like to take care of the fields. After discovering that the Ardei employees were not only hard-working but also far better at farming than he was, he simply paid a high share of the farm income and hired three Ardei people to help him work in one go. Every day he would either go to the Ministry of Works to help the craftsmen, or go to the training ground of the Ministry of War to help train soldiers... His life was fulfilling and comfortable, until a notice posted by the Ministry of War yesterday made him make a decision.

He got up early this morning, but he didn't expect that someone got up earlier than him, and had already baked bread, cooked fish soup, and put it on the dining table.

It was Thalia, an Illyrian woman who was hired by him to do these things, and she also said to him: Let him eat more so that he will have enough strength to pass today's test.

Eating a hot breakfast, listening to the other party's caring words, and thinking about the careful care the other party gave him during this period, Valerius's original decision to live alone until old age was shaken.

It took him a long time to finish breakfast, but he finally made up his mind.

He walked to Salia, who was still busy at the stove, and coughed heavily.

When Thalia turned to look at him, he began to feel nervous and stammered in Illyrian, which he was not yet fluent in: "... Breakfast... Breakfast is delicious... If you like If...you can...you can move to me...and your two children...I am willing to raise them with you..."