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Chapter 13 Xenophon ([-])

"Geogris, help me hold down Asistes."

"Helps, fold the linen cloth in cold water and place it on his forehead. Then use another piece of linen cloth to wipe the sides of his neck continuously."

"Heros, you wring out the scalded linen cloth and wipe around the wound."

"Take the knife out of the boiling water and roast it on the fire."

When Davos took the knife, he hesitated.After all, the previous steps are common sense and can be done by modern people.But this wound is wedge-shaped and must be opened and debrided.In his previous life, he only saw injured farmers in mountain villages. Sometimes he thought the hospital was too far, so he asked the barefoot doctor to do this.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Geogris, hold on tight!" As he spoke, he cut the skin with a knife.

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"He's quieter!" Helps shouted in surprise.

Davos wiped the sweat off his forehead with his hand, looked at Asistes who was no longer struggling, and secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Keep wiping his forehead and neck with cold water, and... pay attention. Observe the linen on the wound. If you find it is stained with pus again, follow the method I used before and debridement..."

"Okay, Davos!" At this moment, Helps's respectful attitude was as if Davos was his teacher.

Davos glanced at the small piece of sawdust taken out from the depth of the wound on the ground, and felt a sense of accomplishment.

He walked out of the house with Hieros and Geogris, and people waiting anxiously outside swarmed around and asked about Asistes.

"He's much better!" Georgris said proudly.

People cheered in surprise.

Davos hurriedly said: "Asistes is not out of danger yet. These two days are his most dangerous time. He must fight the disease on his own. Helps will take full care of him according to my method." he."

Davos said to Antonios again: "Be sure to drink plenty of water for your nephew, but remember not to drink raw water, but boiled and cooled water. In addition, after he wakes up, cook oatmeal for him He drinks.”

"But he will spit it out." Antonios said embarrassedly.

"Feed him again when he vomits. He consumes too much and needs food to support him." Davos sighed, glanced at the people around him, and said, "Asisters needs to rest quietly, don't let others in Disturb him. Keep the house ventilated, and it is best to light a fire to dry the air..."

Antonios memorized it carefully, and finally couldn't help but ask again: "If everything is done well, will Asistes be okay?"

Davos was silent: In the previous life, a bottle of antibiotics would have solved the problem.But this is an ignorant era with a lack of medical treatment and medicine, and he is also a second-hand swordsman.

He couldn't make a conclusion, so he could only say: "We try our best. In the end, he has to rely on himself." Looking at the admiration in everyone's eyes, he left in a hurry.

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"Sorry, I have to go back."

"Just wait a moment, Davos will be back soon."

When Davos and others returned to their dormitory, they saw Matonis dragging someone hard.

Seeing Davos, he shouted happily: "Hey, Davos, you are finally back! I brought Xenophon to you!"

Xenophon? !Davos opened his eyes wide, and the man was staring at him.

In the eyes of Davos: Xenophon is about 30 years old, not tall, and has the common appearance characteristics of Greeks, with black curly hair, a high nose bridge, a Chinese character face, and thick beard. What is more special is that he has a rather wide moustache. Forehead and a pair of smart and curious eyes.

Xenophon was a little disappointed when he saw that Davos turned out to be a childish boy.He soon discovered what was special about this young man: the few people behind him who were obviously older than him were surrounding him like they were following a leader, highlighting his uniqueness.

"Xenophon of Athens?" asked the young man
"Correct."

"A student of Socrates?"

"That's right." Xenophon became more curious: he was an Athenian, and most people in the camp knew it.Socrates's students are known only to a few people.Most of the Greeks who went to Persia this time came from the poor in Ionia, Thessaly, and Thrace. They had no money, no land, and it was difficult to make a living, so they came out to work hard to make money. Of course, most of them were illiterate.Not to mention Xenophon, who is still unknown, not many people know about Socrates, who is famous in Greece.

"Which teacher did you study under?" Xenophon asked hurriedly.

"I don't know a word of Greek." Dave said calmly.

His answer stunned Xenophon.His self-confident expression, as if he was illiterate and was nothing special, actually made it difficult for Xenophon to feel a trace of contempt.

"Davos, I went for a walk in various camps today. I heard that there was a man named Xenophon in Proxinus' camp, so I brought him here for you. It should be him, right?" Matonis seemed to be asking for credit. said.

"Your companion insisted on dragging me here, and even said that I was the person named by some 'god's favored one'. He told a lot of things about you along the way." Xenophon said with a half-smile.

"Thank you, Matonis!" For a person who kept everything he said casually in mind and worked hard to complete it, Davos was only grateful. He said to Xenophon: "Matonis is a very enthusiastic person. If you stay with him for a long time, you can feel it."

Matonis scratched his head in embarrassment.

Xenophon understood Davos's euphemistic apology, shrugged, indicating that he didn't care, and then stared at Davos and asked: "So is everything he said true? God's Favored One?"

"What do you think? In the land of the Persians, will the gods still bless the Greeks?" Davos asked.

"Of course! No matter where we are, the gods never give up on us!" Xenophon replied without thinking: "I came here because of Apollo's oracle."

Xenophon's answer surprised Davos: Doesn't it mean that the more knowledgeable people are, the more likely they will believe in themselves and atheism?
He underestimated the extent of the Greeks' worship of gods, so he asked in surprise: "What happened to the oracle of Apollo?"

Xenophon spoke with excitement.

It turned out that six months ago, he received an invitation to write a letter from his friend Proxenus in Athens. In the letter, Proxenus told Xenophon: Prince Cyrus of Persia was a great man and full of goodwill towards the Greeks. , recruiting talented Greeks to work for him, he had accepted the recruitment of Cyrus the Younger, invited Xenophon to help him in Asia Minor, and promised to recommend Xenophon to the Persian prince.

At that time, Athens had just ended the brutal rule of the "Thirty Tyrants" supported by Sparta. The democrats adopted a moderate policy to restore the order of the city-state, and at the same time reached a settlement with Sparta. Noven wanted to go to Asia Minor to gain knowledge and broaden his horizons, but he was a little hesitant, so he asked his teacher Socrates.Because Sparta defeated Athens with the help of Cyrus the Younger, and worried that Xenophon would be punished by the Athens government for associating with Cyrus the Younger, Socrates asked him to go to Delphi to ask the oracle.

Xenophon asked the god Apollo: Which god should he pray to so that he can successfully complete the journey he has in mind and return home safely?The oracle told him the name of the god, and after he made sacrifices to the designated gods according to the oracle, he set sail to Asia Minor and joined the team of Proxenus.

"What is the name of the god given to you by the Delphic oracle?" Olivers who was listening impatiently asked.

Xenophon looked at Davos and said slowly and clearly: "Ha-dis-s!".

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