ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 436 Good News and Bad News

"However, now the restaurant is encountering a problem. There is a shortage of wheat flour and fish, and we cannot provide some of the food that customers want, which has led to many complaints..." the restaurant manager introduced the situation.

"Alas, there is nothing we can do about it! Because of the war, the supply of grain and marine fish in the entire alliance is very tight. We are not the only ones who are sad..." Kristoya sighed and said seriously: "I suggest that every day A notice is posted on the door of a restaurant, explaining the reason to customers and apologizing to them. At the same time, it is recommended that customers order more beef and mutton food, such as shabu-shabu beef and mutton, fried beef, roast leg of lamb... Andrea I wrote from Grumentum to tell me that there are too many cattle and sheep raised in Lucania this year. If they are not consumed in large quantities, it will be a small matter for the cattle and sheep to lose weight in winter. If the weather is too cold, it is more likely to happen. Many people will freeze to death, which will cause great losses to the herdsmen, so we must buy as many livestock as possible from Lucania...

And considering that these are difficult times, and people across the alliance are facing food shortages, if we make high profits at this time, we will suffer resentment from the people!So I decided to lower the prices on all the food and make just a small profit to pay my employees.Before the war is over, we must tide over the difficulties together with the people of Dionia! "

"Yes, ma'am! I'll execute it right away!" The restaurant manager's response was much more straightforward.

Crystal yawned. Seeing that the hostess was a little sleepy, Azuna immediately stepped forward to stop the meeting and let the supervisors go back first.

"Madam, you are about to give birth, why are you working so hard! You have to think about the child in your belly!..." Azuna complained while supporting her.

Kristoya gently held her bulging belly with both hands, and said softly: "When such a big thing happens in the alliance, things will naturally increase, and it is impossible not to deal with them. In a few days, Andrea will arrive , temporarily take over these things for me, so I can give birth to the baby with peace of mind..."

"Mrs. Andrea is coming, that's great!" Azuna said happily. She helped Kristoya walk slowly in the backyard to eliminate Kristoya's long-term sitting. causing leg swelling.

"Andrea also wants to bring her two children back to Thurii (one of them is the son of her ex-husband) so that Bagule's father can properly see his grandson and satisfy his longing. ..." Kristoya felt a little emotional: Andrea had been married before, had a child, and married into the family of a foreign leader. She was able to be accepted by Bagule's huge family and get along harmoniously. Andrea Asia has put in a lot of effort...

"Adoris and Little Crow will be very happy!" Azuna smiled.

Crystal suddenly remembered and asked: "Is Agnes back?"

"Not yet. Ma'am, I wonder if it's because of the failure of the battle that not only the number of people worshiping the Temple of Hades has increased, but also the number of believers in the Temple of Hera has increased, so Madam Agnes has not finished her work... " Azuna guessed.

"Nonsense!" Kristoya frowned and said anxiously: "She is also pregnant, how can she not take care of her own body! Send someone to call her back and say it is my order!"

"Yes!" Azuna knew that the mistress was right and hurriedly called the other slave girls.

At this time, the backyard door was pushed open.

"Mom, I'm back." Cynthia, carrying a shoulder bag containing school supplies, rushed forward and helped Kristoya.

"Where's Adoris?"

"He was playing rugby with his classmates in the school square."

"I hope he won't go home after dark like yesterday."

"He won't, I've warned him." Cynthia comforted Christia, and then asked with concern: "Mother, is there any news about father? This afternoon, everyone knew the news about our defeat in Xiliting. , they didn’t even have the time to attend class, and they all asked me, ‘When will my father come back with his army?’”

Kristoya turned to look at her adopted daughter, whose height had almost reached her shoulders. She recalled how wary she was about Davos when they first met, but now she was proud of him. She couldn't help but feel relieved: "Don't worry, your father You will come back victorious soon!"

"Yeah!" Cynthia nodded vigorously.

"Mom, I'm back!" A clear child's voice came from outside the door.

"This little troublemaker is back!" A doting smile appeared on Kristoya's face. During this period, because she was about to give birth, Kristoya could no longer accompany the energetic little Chloe, so she had to let the female slave take care of her every day. He went to play in the square.

"Mom, I'm going to accompany my brother." Cynthia stepped forward sensibly.

The slave girl who came in later shouted excitedly: "Madam, good news! Good news! The messenger from Lucania is back, saying that the master has won a great victory in Poseidonia! He said that... 2 people were wiped out. Tens of thousands of enemies..."

"That's great!" Christoya couldn't help shouting. How could she not be worried when Davos led the army for so long?But as a mistress, she usually has to force herself to be calm, but this time she is really relieved...

As soon as she finished shouting this sentence and relaxed her mind, she felt a heat flow between her legs and her abdomen began to ache.

Having had a childbirth experience, she immediately stood up, supported the stone table with her hands, and said in a calm tone as much as possible: "Asuna, Asuna, I'm going to give birth, go quickly, go and notify Helps …”

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Just as the Davos Mansion was busy preparing for Christoya's delivery, the news that "the consul led his army to a great victory over the Samnites in Lucania" was like a warm breeze that soothed the people of Thurii and began to panic. Emotions.Among the people worshiping at the Temple of Hades, someone publicly chanted the slogan "Let Lord Davos be king" for the first time.

However, at dusk, a messenger galloping from the south once again broke the people's calm mood. "The army of Syracuse attacked the city of Xiliting. It not only looted the entire city, but also turned all the people in the city into slaves." "This shocking news once again shocked the people of Thurii, and also shocked the Senate. The senators who were still hesitating quickly made a decision: agreed to Felicius's proposal and sent the newly-built Sixth Legion to Croton. Rimisa, guarding the safety of Dionia territory.

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That night, when the Tulii people were tossing and turning and unable to sleep, a newborn baby fell to the ground in the Davos Mansion.

"Madam, she is a healthy and lovely girl!" Azuna carefully came to the bedside and showed the newborn child who had been wiped clean, umbilical cord tied, and wrapped in clean linen. Stoya looks.

Kristoya, who was already exhausted and exhausted, turned her head with difficulty and looked at her daughter who was scratching her hands and crying. A kind smile appeared on her pretty face covered with sweat.

"...Eunice...her name is Eunice..." Crystal remembered the agreement with Davos.

Everyone who had been waiting anxiously outside the bedroom breathed a sigh of relief when they heard the good news that "the mother and daughter were safe."

In this day and age, having a child is a big and difficult thing.Dystocia is a common occurrence in childbirth, although Davers told Helps and other doctors about the birth precautions he heard from his previous life, and also advocated that experienced midwives from Dionia be gathered together and undergo professional training. , making him a doctor in the hospital who specializes in delivering babies... The implementation of these measures has brought Dionia's neonatal mortality rate under certain control, but its mortality rate is still not low.

"Little Clo, you have a sister!" Agnes said softly, stroking little Clo's head.

"Sister?! Can I play with her often?!" Little Cloo asked happily.

"Not now, wait until she grows up." Agnes explained to him while clutching her slightly bulging belly. She sincerely hoped that she would also be able to give birth smoothly in a few months.

"Great, it's a sister!" Adoris also shouted happily. Little Chloe pestered him to play with him every day. He didn't want to have another younger brother, which would make him bored to death.

Cynthia is also very happy. She can finally have a little follower like other female classmates.

Eunice was welcomed into the family from birth.

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The next day, when the Senate of Thurii was convening the soldiers of the newly-created Sixth Legion in Victory Square, preparing to send them south to garrison Crimea, the envoy of Syracuse, Damocles, walked into Kaulun with his head held high. Niah city.

Damocles brought Dionysius' ultimatum to Columnia: surrender immediately, or the city of Cilitus will be its example!

For a long time, Colonia has been the forefront of resisting Locri in the Crotone Alliance, and its people have full confidence in the defensive city, mainly because it has the full support of Crotone and other allies behind it.However, this time the battle failed, Dionia and Crotone were defeated, Silitium and Trina were captured, and the power to support it was completely lost.

Now Coronia is in deep siege.Moreover, they had long heard that Syracuse had a strong siege capability. It once captured the Carthaginian Sicilian town of Mortia, and the news that just came surprised them even more: Syracuse fell in half a day. (The armies of Syracuse and Locle sealed the city of Coronia tightly, so that no one knew that the fall of Silitium was due to Dionysius's treachery), causing the people of Coronia to lose control of the defensive city. While confident, the tragic experiences of the Xiliting people also frightened them.

The Coronia people believe that even if Dionia and Crotone have a chance to counterattack in the future, Coronia will have already fallen by then, and they themselves have become slaves and been sold to other places. The city of Coronia Even if they recover, it means nothing to them anymore...

Finally, the Citizens Assembly unanimously decided: Surrender to Syracuse!
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