ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 1243 The King’s Son-in-Law

"How will you know if you don't try." Sosikles broke free from his hand, and after walking a few steps, he muttered in a low voice: "Brother Stas is too honest."

Pekestus was the second son of Hieros, who married the eldest sister of Sostatus, so they were cousins.Although Pekestus is older, he is influenced by his family education and follows the rules.Although Sosikles was younger, Sostatus intended to train him to be the heir to his business, so he was more tactful and flexible in his work.

Sosikles went back and told his slaves to take care of the children, and then he walked slowly southward along the zoo wall.

Turiyi Zoo, whose full name is Turiyi Kingdom Zoo, is built on a hill near the Krati River, and the entire hill is owned by the zoo.It has been established for 7 years, but construction has never stopped. Because the east side of this hill is gentle, the west and north sides are steeper, and the south side is close to the river, so there is only a wall built at the foot of the east side.Originally it only opened one door, but due to the increasing number of tourists, it was neither safe nor convenient for Aviya who often went in and out of the zoo, so a side door was built at the foot of the south mountain for Aviya and the palace. Guards and staff came and went.

From a distance, Sosikles saw some scattered people standing at the side door. Apparently, they had the same purpose as him, but they failed.

He walked over with his head held high, and said to the guard standing at the door without being humble or condescending: "I am the younger brother of Axicus. I have something important to see him!"

The guard quickly called the captain and whispered a few words to him. The captain looked at Sosikles and then said, "Wait a moment."

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There is a huge water wheel erected on the riverside near this side entrance, and a long stone water tank, which is embedded in the wall and leads the water from the Kraty River into the zoo, and finally into an artificial lake not far from the main entrance. inside.

There are large iron cages and huts next to the iron cages placed around the artificial lake. In front of each iron cage, some people gather, exclaiming and screaming from time to time.There are also some places where spectators gather, but there are no iron cages. Instead, large pits are dug with low walls built on top and pools in the pits...

Suddenly, people in front of a large pit let out deafening cheers. The animal that had been hiding in the pool at the bottom of the pit finally climbed onto the shore. It had a huge mouth, but a pair of small ears, as thick as a cow. The body is equipped with four thick short legs... This is the hippopotamus from the Nile River. It shakes its little ears and sprays water vapor from its mouth, causing waves of cheers from tourists...

In a corner next to this big pit, there is a person who looks different because he is sitting quietly, and there is a wooden board erected in front of him. On the wooden board is an unfinished painting, which is the hippopotamus at the bottom of the pit.

But the continuous screams obviously disturbed him. He threw the ink pen in his hand to the ground angrily, and then looked at the excited tourists, and finally showed helplessness on his face.

At this time, a simple-looking young man hurriedly walked up to him and said enthusiastically: "Brother, it's so hot. Let's take a sip of syrup first to quench your thirst!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the servant next to him immediately untied the wooden box on his back, took out a long-eared pottery bottle and two clean wooden cups, pulled out the cork, poured green syrup, and then opened the layers of cloth Wrapped in another wooden box, use wooden clamps to pick up a few ice cubes and carefully put them into the cup.

The people next to them saw this operation and couldn't help but look at them carefully. After all, it is definitely not ordinary people who can use ice cubes to cool down on hot days.

The man who was painting unceremoniously picked up a glass and drank it in one go. Then he chewed ice cubes and said vaguely: "Yes, it's apple juice. Pour me another glass."

The servant quickly took the water and poured it.

"I say Axikus, do you usually drink water so extravagantly?" This man drank the syrupy water provided by others, but he actually criticized him. It was a bit too much.

But the young man didn't care. He also took a sip of syrup and explained: "I am busy with this and that every day. How can I be so delicate? This is all prepared for Ivia."

The man who was painting stopped talking.

The young man asked curiously: "Brother, haven't you been helping the city hall with the sculpture and design of the sports meeting recently? How come you come here when you have time?"

"I've finished helping them, so I came out to relax today."

"Then if you want to come to the zoo, you should tell us in advance. If Sister Eunice knows that we have not taken good care of you, Aviya and I will not have to be scolded by her!"

It turned out that these two people were the two sons-in-law of King Davos: Arex and Axicus.

Hearing this, Alex felt a little uncomfortable.He used to sculpt and paint, and could go without eating or sleeping for long periods of time, completely immersed in creation, which was actually very harmful to his body.After getting married, Eunice asked him to change his bad living habits. The two had several quarrels about this. Later, Davos intervened and had a conversation with the couple before he was willing to make the decision. After the change, Eunice also took careful care of his life, allowing him to devote himself wholeheartedly to creation. From then on, his sculpture and painting skills continued to make new progress, and he eventually became the top sculptor in the entire kingdom.

"I have hands and feet, what do I need you to take care of!" Alex scolded nonchalantly, and then whispered: "If you really want to help me, get rid of all these tourists!"

Axikus shook his head hurriedly: "I can't do this! Before, Aviya wanted to only allow a few hundred people to enter the park. I tried to persuade her for a long time. Now the outside of the park is full of tourists. It would be troublesome if it caused a disturbance. Got it!"

"I said you hang around Aviya every day now, and you don't even care about your father's business?" Alex couldn't help but ask.

Axikus scratched his head and did not answer directly. Instead, he asked: "I heard that Dionia Academy is going to set up another art academy and prepare you to be the dean. Is this true?"

Alex hesitated for a moment, looked at the painting on the wooden board, and said softly: "This matter is still under discussion and has not been decided yet."

Although Alex has his own carving room and several apprentices, this is completely different from becoming a dean and having to teach and manage dozens or even hundreds of students. It is precisely because of the pressure he feels that these few students Only God would he sneak out alone to draw and relax.

After the news was confirmed, Axikus was overjoyed: as the largest iron manufacturer in the Kingdom of Dionia, his father not only continued to lead the way in weapons and equipment and civilian iron tools, but also began to get involved in metal crafts. Production, for example, the previous Anteblis star statue was designed by Alex and produced by Theos Iron Workshop.But after all, his family does not have enough background in handicraft manufacturing and does not have enough carvers. In the metal handicraft market of the kingdom, some well-known carvers either work alone or are trained by other manufacturing workshops. Dai Dai, who is about to establish Oniya Art Institute will be great news for his family’s handicraft workshop.

Just as Axikus was thinking about it, the zoo guard came and said: His brother is looking for him.

He was suddenly stunned: Because he has no brothers, only one sister, who is so bold and dares to pretend to be his brother?

Axikus decided to go and see what happened.

When he walked to the side door, he saw a young man waving to him and shouting: "Brother, it's me!"

Axikus suddenly smiled.Since Theos and Sostatus were both big businessmen in Thurii, and they were both members of the Thurii Chamber of Commerce, the two families often had contact with each other. Furthermore, Sostatus intended to train his second son and often brought him to visit him. , Axikus really likes this smart little brother.

"Why are you here?" Axikus asked pleasantly.

"Brother, help me!" Sosikles said with a pitiful look: "We don't want to have a sports meeting now. There are many guests coming to my house, and my father insisted that I take the children of these guests to the zoo. As a result, When we arrived, we found that we had to wait for a long time, and the weather was so hot that the younger children could hardly stand it..."

"How many people are there?" Axikus frowned.

"Including me, five people. However, I just saw my cousin Pekestas is also in line. He brought about seven people, can you join us..."

"Pekestus?" Axikus was stunned for a moment, and immediately understood that the only person who could be called cousin by this little guy was the son of Xinos, the administrator of Thessaly region. He thought for a while, Said: "Okay. But you have to wait outside for a while. I have to go and tell Aviya first. There should be no problem."

"Thank you, brother!" Sosikles said gratefully. Watching Axikus walk into the side door, ride on a Brutian horse brought by a slave, and disappear in the blink of an eye, he couldn't help but think about it: Yes Rumor has it that the reason why Axikus was attracted by Princess Aviya was because he was like a dog, circling around the princess every day. Even after getting married, he still did that. He had absolutely no energy and pursuit of his own. He was simply like a dog. Losing the face of the kingdom's upper-class young citizens...

Sosikles used to sneer at this statement, thinking that it was just a mean thing said by some people out of jealousy, but now it seems that it really seems to be the case.

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Brutima walked on the flat stone road, carefully avoiding the bustling tourists, and came to a yard surrounded by high iron railings halfway up the mountain.

Axikus got off his horse and hurriedly ran to the wooden house behind the yard. Several antelopes in the yard immediately stopped grazing and looked warily at the intruder who appeared suddenly.

(End of this chapter)