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Chapter 1230 Delphi surrenders

"I promised those big shots to send you safely to Delos. Although I, Storus, always keep my word, please don't cause trouble for me. Otherwise, if you piss me off, I will send you to the sea to feed you. Fish!" The boat owner said fiercely while paddling.

"I don't like people pointing fingers at me!" The man suddenly said sternly: "Tell you, I will never go back to lie in that smelly boat canopy again! If you are not happy, you can take me out now Pushed into the sea.”

There was a sense of dignity in the man's words. The boat owner did not dare to make contact with his sharp eyes. He muttered a few words in a low voice before immersing himself in paddling hard.

After a while, he saw the man staring motionless at the coast, and couldn't restrain his curiosity and asked: "Hey, who are you? Why did Callistratus and Iphi Cratus...are all these generals coming to the dock to see you off?!"

"Because... I am their creditor!" The man said angrily, and then said meaningfully: "Also because I am Dionia's mortal enemy!"

This is indeed the case, because this man is Jason.After he escaped into the city of Athens, the Athenian generals treated him with great courtesy, invited the best doctors to treat him, and even set aside a luxurious house for him to recuperate. However, they hoped that he would give him the command of the mercenaries. Temporarily handed over to the General's Executive Committee.

People under the low eaves had to bow their heads. Jason, who was like a bereaved dog, could only agree. As a result, these nearly 8000 mercenaries became the main force in resisting the attack of the Dionian army and suffered heavy losses.Those were the elite troops that Jason spent many years of hard work and countless money to train, and they were very loyal to Jason.

But after Jason learned of the result, he did not complain at all. Instead, it made the top officials of Athens a little embarrassed. So when Athens decided to surrender to Dionia, Callistratus specifically talked to Jason. Talk, and made it clear that he is willing to take risks and help Jason escape from Athens, because once Athens surrenders to Dionia, the Dionia are likely to ask for Thessaly Tagus.

Whether the Athenians wanted to cause some trouble for the Dionysians out of guilt or unwillingness, Jason knew that he had no more choices.

At this moment, Jason stared blankly at the coast that was constantly being beaten by the waves, thinking that his life's hard work had been destroyed in one moment, and that he was even forced to stay away from his homeland. He felt extremely annoyed and regretful, and he couldn't help but want to go crazy.He suddenly knelt down, grabbed the side of the boat with both hands, and put his head directly into the sea...

The boat owner was startled, threw down the oar in a hurry, ran over to pull him up, and kept shouting: "Get up quickly, don't be stupid, don't jump into the sea!"

Jason stretched out his hands and stood up suddenly. The cold seawater temporarily extinguished the anxiety in his heart. He wiped his head and face with his hands, and then threw the seawater in his hands towards the boat owner.

Seeing the captain dodging in embarrassment, he laughed, then looked up at the rising sun, and said fiercely: "Hurry up and row, I want to rush to the east!"

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The surrender of Athens was like knocking down dominoes, so that all Greek city-states who were still waiting and watching no longer had any luck.Ellis, Phokis, Locris, the city-states of Arcadia, and the Ionian city-states that originally belonged to the Athenian Maritime Alliance... sent envoys one after another to the Dionian military camp in Attica to report to Clotokatax expressed goodwill and offered to join the New Hellenic League.

Under such a trend, the Achaean city-states, Euboea, and even Crete, which had remained neutral since the beginning of the war (Crete was forced by the Diolian 2nd Fleet, under the orders of the Ministry of War) Below, Midorades led the second fleet, sailing around Crete every day)... and also expressed their willingness to accept Dionia as the leader of the alliance.

In this way, Delphi, which had been silent, became particularly eye-catching.Many people speculate that Delphi, as the holy land of the entire Greek world, may have to fight to the end with Dionia, a heretic.

But in fact, the priests of Delphi were already in a panic because there were rumors that Dionia was preparing to send an army to destroy Delphi and steal all the gold and silver from the holy treasury.

Therefore, when they received a definite message: Prince Crotocatax of Dionia was coming to Delphi to visit under the protection of the army, all the priests and people of Delphi felt that a disaster was coming. Some packed their bags and prepared to flee to another country, while others had already made the determination to sacrifice their lives to protect the Temple of Apollo...

The eyes of the people of all Greek city-states were focused on Clotokatax, and they were all worried.

After the noble Dionian prince entered Delphi, although due to security issues, he violated Delphi tradition and led the palace guards up the mountain and into the temple, he did not fight with the priests. On the contrary, he continued With a pleasant appearance, he not only solemnly offered sacrifices to Apollo, but also offered to build a holy treasury in Delphi to store the gold and silver donated by Dionia.

The Delphic priests temporarily lowered their guard and began to negotiate with Clotocathax.

Clotokatax made a promise to the priests: After Dionia serves as the leader of the New Greek Alliance, Delphi's status among the native Greek people will not change!And the Sacred Kingdom of Dionysia will not only protect Delphi's status as the "most sacred oracle" in the Greek world, but also make it the greatest oracle in the entire Sacred Kingdom of Dionysia, and in the future Dionysia will This promise will also be carried out in the lands conquered and controlled by Azor!

This big pie that suddenly fell from the sky made the Delphi priests ecstatic. You must know that since the rise of the Kingdom of Dionia, fewer and fewer city-states and people came to Delphi to worship and seek oracles. Nowadays, Delphi's sacred status among the Greek people is no longer what it used to be. This promise made by Dionia will not only allow Delphi to regain its former glory, but also allow Delphi to rely on Dionia's strong strength. Fei's influence extended beyond the Greek world to the vast Mediterranean.

Just when the priests were overwhelmed with joy, Clotokatax made a request: But Delphi must recognize the contents of the "Hades Codex" promulgated by the main temple of Hades in Dionysia. Recognize Hades as the head of the Greek gods and accept the jurisdiction of the main temple of Hades in name only.

The priests were stunned, but on one side was the Dionia army sharpening their knives on the territory, and on the other side was a brighter and brighter future. Delphi had no more choices.

The priests accepted Clotocathac's request and quickly began to take action. They held a grand sacrificial ceremony. All the Delphians were asked to participate, and then Clotocathac Si asked the oracle from the temple of Apollo in front of everyone.

The old Pythia danced for a long time in the oracle filled with the smell of sulfur, and almost fainted. After coming out, she announced in public that she saw the great Apollo driving a golden chariot, leaping out of the mountains to the west, and sitting in the chariot. Holding the black-haired Hades holding a double fork, he was chatting cordially with another young man wearing a crown, and the golden car rose to the sky and turned into an extremely dazzling white light, illuminating the entire earth and ocean...

Everyone present immediately made their own interpretations of this oracle, and it didn't take long for an interpretation of the oracle that everyone agreed with gradually spread in mainland Greece: "The mountains to the west" refer to the Italian Peninsula and Dionia. Kingdom, because Italy in the west of the Adriatic Sea is indeed a peninsula traversed by the majestic Apennine Mountains from north to south, and the local Greek people often ridicule the Dionysians as barbarians, and the barbarians are often mountain races; "Italy Leaping Out" means Apollo's recognition of the Kingdom of Dionia, not to mention that he is still driving for Hades, which is already implying that Apollo has changed his flag and served Hades as the main one; as for the other car on the car The young man is undoubtedly King Dionia, because it has long been widely spread in the Western Mediterranean that King Davos is a descendant of Hades, and Delphi publicly acknowledged this statement on behalf of the Greek mainland; The scene is a metaphor that the Kingdom of Dionia will create unprecedented glory, and Hades and Apollo will also share the glory...

It can be said that the oracle made by Pythia was very thoughtful, but this oracle set off a spiritual storm in the minds of the native Greek people.In contrast, what Delphi announced next made it easier for the people to accept: Delphi recognized the sacred name of the Kingdom of Dionia and it was an unquestionable Kingdom of Greece, and it would become an important part of the Holy Alliance. members and fully qualified to participate in the Pythian Games.

No matter what, Delphi was saved, and it was a happy ending, and the Greek people breathed a sigh of relief.Of course, some city-states would be disappointed and annoyed, but to no avail.

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Clotocathax achieved a satisfactory result at Delphi, and without much rest, he publicly announced that he would visit Olympia.

It was the Olympian's turn to feel nervous.

Unlike Delphi, Olympia has never been an independent holy place. For hundreds of years, it has been switching hands back and forth between Elis and Pisa, and Argos, Sparta and Athens often pointed their fingers at it; It did not have the huge influence that Delphi had among the people, perhaps because the moody, lustful and lustful personality of Zeus, the god-king, did not appeal to the Greek people.

(End of this chapter)