Summoning Total War

(Please pray that I don’t fail the exam next time. Alas, life is difficult.)——

In October, Athens received a bountiful gift when the squatting fish returned.

A large number of plump squat fish were caught, and even the streets of the city smelled of fish. However, this did not affect the mood of the citizens of Athens at all, because this bumper harvest made the entire territory rich in meat. These squat fish, which live in coastal areas and migrate back every other year, can weigh up to five kilograms each. Their meat is plump, and their internal organs can also be used to produce fish oil.

This time, not only many civilians in the Athenian territory were eating meat, but even the slaves who usually could only fill their stomachs were able to eat meat.

Now all five rows of Athens' battleships have been converted into fishing boats, and a large number of newly built small sailing boats have begun to go down the river, preparing to catch an extra batch of fish before returning to the sea with the coming of winter. At the same time, Athens' demand for salt also began to increase, which forced Murphy to start considering his own plan to build a salt field. However, Athens is located in the front section of the southern plain, almost 500 kilometers away from the coast. Even if he had such a plan, there was no way he could think of it for a while.

However, as Athens' demand for salt increased, it was obviously no longer enough to rely on merchants to sell it.

Murphy had to find a way to find the manpower to produce the salt fields himself.

Early to late October.

During the busy time of fish swimming back and forth, the season for planting winter wheat has also arrived. This year's bumper harvest has greatly inspired the people's enthusiasm for work. After the new system was promulgated, the lower-class civilians were eager to improve their status. The desire is getting stronger and stronger. Perhaps becoming a noble was something they couldn't imagine, but if they just relied on hard work to become a citizen of Athens, it was an achievable ideal for them.

The phosphate fertilizer of the delta island ensures the yield of crops, and the power of Athens, the goddess of wisdom, eliminates the hidden dangers of all natural disasters.

Except for the initial consumption of a large amount of food to assist the Centaur tribe, food in the Athenian territory has never been scarce. Now, officials in the executive office have reported to Murphy several times that there is too much grain in stock. If the warehouse is not expanded, there may be problems with the preservation of this grain. For this reason, Murphy even had the idea of ​​building [Aocang] like the Qin State.

Mid-October.

The official system of Athens is becoming increasingly full, and the small aboriginal nobles from the surrounding areas are even more famous and send their children to study in it. The world is changing more and more, and the existence of magicians has been revealed to the public. After learning that there were two teachers teaching in Athens, the aboriginal nobles in other areas sent their children here with a ten thousandth hope to see if they might have the talent to learn magic.

Even if not, it would be good to receive higher education and learn more advanced knowledge at the University of Athens.

If you can rely on your ability to become one of the officials in Athens, that would be the best thing. Now the eyes of the entire southern plain are focused on this land of only 2,500 square kilometers, because everyone can predict that this may be the center of the human world in the near future!

There is a powerful army here!

Have a booming economy!

There is a more advanced civilization and better education!

At the same time, there are also the blessings of the gods called the ‘Olympus Gods’ by the Greeks!

Although Murphy's plan for the Principality of Athens has not yet officially begun, attracted by the power and wealth of Athens, the signs of the aboriginal nobles in the surrounding areas moving closer to Athens have become increasingly obvious.

Late October.

Further expansion of the Governor's Palace has been completed, and the separate expansion of the Consul's Palace is almost completed.

A large amount of human and material resources have made the construction progress of Athens faster and faster. In just over a month, most of the progress of Athens' upgrade to a big city has been completed.

Time has entered the Second Era, Year 376, November.

The winter wheat has been planted. During this period, in addition to exchanging a batch of grain with the Harpy Queen Evana, the weapons and equipment that were eliminated in the second stage of Athens' replacement were exchanged for a batch of horses with the Centaur tribe.

The war between the lizardmen and the half-elves is still going on. The half-elves, who are inferior in size and numbers, can only struggle to support themselves. It is said that they have asked the noble council for support several times, but they were rejected by the noble council because the movements of underground creatures in the southern wilderness were unknown. In fact, the current noble council simply does not have the ability to mobilize an army to rescue the half-elves, because until now they have not even eliminated the rumored alien bandits.

After failing to request support from the Noble Council, the representatives of the half-elves had to turn to the elves for help.

However, the last elves living in the areas around the southern plains (that is, the one living in the Karazhan Mountains, adjacent to Murphy's territory) have moved elsewhere.

Even if the elves are willing to send reinforcements to support the half-elves, I'm afraid they won't be able to reach them in a while.

And Murphy also collected some not very good news.

Among the lizardmen who invaded the south, there were a large number of monitor lizards in captivity. This kind of earth dragon-like creature that is somewhat similar to the Komodo dragon in the previous life is very powerful. They have rough skin and thick flesh, and it is difficult for ordinary swords to damage their muscles and bones. It is also extremely powerful and can easily knock down trees. There are even rumors that some of the elites among these monitor lizards, some creatures called [Procified Monitor Lizards], can even turn their enemies into stone when they attack!

This is already within the scope of magic!

For this reason, the noble council was opposed to sending reinforcements to the half-elves, because these lizardmen were even more difficult to deal with than the orcs.

…

Perhaps because of an unhappy cooperation in the past, although the half-elves asked the noble council for help several times, they never asked Athens for help. But Murphy was also happy to feel at ease, because it was really difficult for him to sacrifice his soldiers to help those half-elves. After all, those half-elves do not belong to Athens, and it is simply not worth sacrificing their own lives to help outsiders.

At most, Murphy can only help them materially!

At the end of November, the weather has started to turn cold.

After several months of busy work, Athens finally completed the construction of a large city. Although some buildings have not yet been completed, the consul's residence and the legionary barracks, which are symbols of the big city, have been completed.

"The Consul's Residence: The Consul's Residence is an indispensable symbol of national wealth. The scale and luxury of the building are designed to attract attention. The officials here are responsible for taxation, promoting city construction, and managing all things in the empire. The Consul's Palace allows the city to further Development can build more expensive buildings, and all aspects of the city can be developed, including religion, military, economy, etc.

The Consul's Palace is an indispensable symbol of the country's power and wealth, and those who live in its light do not question its rule. "

Saying it may make people feel a little helpless.

But the truth of the matter is that the iconic feature of Athens' upgrade to a big city is that Murphy's home, his residence, and the Governor's Palace were further expanded and became larger and more luxurious. Gardens, pavilions, fountains, attics, white floors paved with marble, and sculptures unique to Greek civilization beautifully decorated the walls. Even after Murphy saw the luxurious Governor's Palace after it was completed, he felt it was real. It's too luxurious.

But it is undeniable that such a building is very shocking and representative in this era.

To some extent, it even symbolizes the strength and prosperity of the entire territory!

To give a simple analogy, the citizens of Athens can point to the huge and luxurious building complex with great pride and proudly say to the aborigines of this world, "Did you see that, that is where our wise and mighty Governor lives?" Isn't your lord Tula Baba's castle much more spectacular? This is the symbol of Athens, you know?

…

The city has protected human civilization, and the city has witnessed the greatness of mankind!

Today's Athens, if there is any place that can be compared in the history of BC, then there is only the place called the "Hanging Gardens of Babylon".

Civilization and strength coexist, and the glory of Athens is witnessed by the world!

…

"Ding! The consulship has been established! Athens has been upgraded to a big city!..."

"Ding! The upgrade conditions have been met, and the "Total War" auxiliary system has been updated... The update has begun!... The database is being reorganized..."

"Ding! The hidden conditions are met, and the data of "Kingdom Age" starts to be imported!..."

"Ding! The conditions for establishing the principality have been met. After the establishment of the principality is completed, the data of "Kingdom Age" will be fully opened..."

…

At the same time that Athens was being upgraded to a big city, a distinguished guest came to Murphy's Governor's Mansion. She brought something. In exchange, she asked Murphy to send troops to assist the half-elf group who were already struggling to support themselves. , and persisted until the reinforcements sent by the high elves arrived.

If he hadn't seen anything like that, Murphy might have simply refused.

But after seeing what she brought to the table, Murphy was left with a tough choice!

"Ding! [Unknown Strange Object] found, "Total War" auxiliary system data is being scanned..."