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Chapter 1199 Rebuilding Sparta ([-])
As soon as Clotokatax finished speaking, there was a sudden uproar in the venue. Both the Pilians and the Helots realized with excitement that the Dionians did not deceive them. It seems that He was truly prepared to fulfill the promise made by the previous messenger when he persuaded them to come to Sparta.

So, a Piliasi representative stood up excitedly and asked first, "What do you need us Piliasi people to do?"

"Are they going to give us the Spartan land?! And let us move into the city of Sparta?!" Another Pileasian representative then asked.

"Should we replace the Spartans, elect our own king, and let him lead us to govern the land of Lagnia?"

"What age is this? You still want to let a king rule!"

"Isn't Dionia, which saves us, a kingdom?"

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Compared to the Pileasians who were arguing fiercely, the Helots, although a little excited, seemed restrained. Under the influence of such a heated atmosphere, a Helot representative finally stood up and asked hesitantly: "Sir, you let us also occupy the land here... The original owners of these lands will be very angry, and they will definitely take revenge fiercely!... They still have many warriors outside, and they have many allies outside. They will form a new army and fight back, and then we will—"

"Idiot! Coward!" The Piliasian representative who stood up first pointed at him and cursed loudly: "To tell you the truth, I was recruited by the Spartans before and went to Arcadia. The Dionian army led by me fought, and Sparta's tens of thousands of troops were easily defeated. I fled into the mountains and escaped the pursuit of those ferocious Dionian soldiers.

Later, on my way back to Sparta, I encountered several Spartan routs. I learned from them that the main force composed of Spartan fighters was surrounded and suffered heavy losses during the battle... So I crossed mountains and ridges, Instead of returning directly to Sparta City, he quietly sneaked back to the village.

Until the envoy sent by your Excellency arrived, I was the first to respond proactively, because I followed the Spartans to fight many times. I knew very well that the Spartans had completely failed. They no longer had enough young men to fight against the great Dai Dai. The Onian army fights, and it is even more impossible to recapture your city!Therefore, I firmly believe that you, my lord, are powerful enough to fulfill your promise, and we, the Pilians, are very happy to assist you in establishing a new city-state on the land of Lagnia.

As for these helots... they are used to being enslaved. They are very afraid of the Spartans in their bones. They don't even dare to say the name "Spartans". They are really not worthy of sitting here. I think It's better to let them continue to be slaves! "

His words finally aroused the anger of the helot representatives.After finally seeing the hope of freedom, how could they be willing to accept slavery again? This longing for the future finally allowed them to overcome their inner fears, and they began to denounce the Spartans for their oppression and persecution, and also blamed The Piliasians were accomplices of the Spartans, and they humbly expressed their willingness to obey the command of Crotocathax and complete the various tasks assigned by him with all their strength.

The venue became extremely noisy, but Crotocatacus was happy because the enthusiasm of the Pilians and Helots had been mobilized.

He coughed several times, and then said loudly: "Everyone, please be quiet first! Listen to me first!"

However, the crowd did not stop making noises. It was not until the soldiers who maintained order at the venue intervened that they became quiet obediently.

Clotokatax cast his eyes on the Biriasi representative who had helped him a lot, and asked with interest: "What's your name?"

"Fernida!" the man said loudly, straightening his chest.

Crotokatax nodded, then looked at the other people in the venue, took a deep breath, and said loudly: "As the conqueror of this land, I represent the Kingdom of Dionia, with the sacred In the name of Hades, I declare to you that from today on, both Pileas and Helots will be free and become citizens of New Sparta, with all the rights granted by the city-state!
I ask you to rush back immediately and tell your compatriots that within four days Piliasis and Helots must each select 10 outstanding people who will become the new Sparta under the guidance of Dionia. Members of parliament designated and promulgated new laws, redistributed land to citizens, and arranged new residences and villages...

I would also ask the Piliases and the Helots to each elect two men of high moral character who will be censors to watch over any injustice done by these new councilors in the implementation of these plans and to report to us File a complaint and let us impose the punishment..."

As soon as Clotokatax finished speaking, cheers erupted in the venue, especially many Helots shed tears, because at this moment they all realized: The Dionian commander did not say it verbally. That's all, he was really prepared to let himself, who had been enslaved by the Spartans all his life, become free, become a citizen, and own land and rights. Those days of worrying about avoiding the hunting of young Spartan warriors were finally gone. Never again.

Just as the Pilians were excitedly talking about the candidates for the parliamentarians and the Helots gratefully praised Dionia's kindness, Clotokatax spoke again: "Please be quiet, everyone, I have something to say! "

This time, the venue quickly returned to silence.

"I must remind you!" Clotokatax said with a serious expression: "I just said that both the helots and the Pileas must elect 4 members each within four days. and 10 censors, no more and no less, otherwise it will be regarded as disrespecting Dionia’s decision and will be disqualified from participating in the formation of the new Spartan government!”

Everyone who was originally extremely excited was dumbfounded after hearing this.

The helots are doing better. Although most of them fled into the mountains, they are relatively concentrated and relatively close to the city of Sparta. Now they are all descending from the mountains one after another, and they can complete the task within 4 days.

But the Piriaces are different. They have their own villages, and there are quite a few of them, and they are all scattered in remote corners of Lagnia, such as Ithion Port near the western cape and Mino near the eastern cape. The seaside town of Plassiere in the eastern and central parts of Asia... is not only far apart, but also often has to go over mountains and mountains. Within 4 days, each village can only nominate its own candidate, but the sum of the number of people must exceed, but there is no one. Time will bring them together again to determine the final candidate.

"Sir, can you give us a few more days of grace?" Fonida begged Crotokatax, and also told them about their difficulties. Other representatives of Piriasi also agreed, and now it's their turn. The helots were gloating about his misfortune.

Crotokartax, who was easy to talk to before, now had a straight face and said resolutely: "Our Dionysian army has other important things and cannot stay here for too long. And to form a new Spartan government It’s a big deal, related to the stability of Lagnia, and there will be a lot of things to do. Time is tight, 4 days is enough, I can’t give you more time!”

Fenida and others were disappointed and prepared to continue begging.

Clotokatax took the opportunity and said loudly: "I have a suggestion that can solve your problem! You rush back to your own villages and notify the men over 18 years old to bring enough rations and rush to the city of Sparta. The Spartans gathered in the open-air venue where the citizens' assembly was held to jointly select qualified candidates. This is fair and saves time. If you plan to do this, I will lend you horses so that you can rush back as soon as possible.

Heiros, you can also adopt this method, electing the person who will govern Lagnia at the meeting place where the Spartans decide the important affairs of the city-state, does it mean that you have become the new leaders of this land? Master! "

Clotokatax's words first received a positive response from the black teachers, who agreed without hesitation to implement this sounding suggestion.

The Piliasi representatives were hesitant, but under the influence of the helots, they finally agreed. After all, the distinguished and amiable Prince Dionia patiently showed them here. He has made a series of practical plans to govern Lagnia. It is impossible that there is a conspiracy hidden in his heart to wipe out all the Piliasi people.

After everyone made their decision, they were eager to leave and rush back to inform their compatriots.

Only Fernida couldn't help but ask: "Sir, how do you deal with those Spartans?"

Fenida's words caused everyone who was anxious to go out to stop immediately.

Clotokatax said unhurriedly: "If the Spartans agree to the plans I just mentioned, then they will be citizens of this new Spartan government just like you, and will be with you Governing this new country together. But if they object—"

Clotokatax said with an emphasis: "Then they can only spend their lives in the princess slave camp of the Kingdom of Dionia! Don't worry, even if they live here with you in the future, they will not What threat will it pose to you? Because among the Spartans we captured, there are less than 400 young and middle-aged men. Even if there are broken troops returning one after another, they will not exceed 500. And the combined population of your two races is Their strength is more than 10 times. What’s more, our army is here to guard the place, so you don’t have to worry at all!”

(End of this chapter)