ancient greece mediterranean ruler

Chapter 612 Turui's Experience ([-])

At this moment, Jinat no longer had the high-spirited energy before, his face was pale, and he was trembling and said at a loss: "What... what should we do? Are we allowed to drive back... the cattle and sheep again?! This is all good. Cows are as good as sheep. They drink from mountain springs and eat fresh green grass in the mountains. After ten days of walking, the fat is almost used up and the meat is stronger. The cattle and sheep that can survive here are all very healthy cows and sheep. ah!"

Garni couldn't bear to see it. After all, he had been getting along well with these Potentia herdsmen in the past two days. He couldn't help but help Genat and asked the young man: "Is there any way to make them sell these cattle and sheep?" ? Is it really the only way to let them drive these livestock back to Potentia?"

In fact, the young man was already thinking about it. He only thought for a while, and then he asked a slave to go to the flock of cattle and sheep to touch left and right, and the sheep bleated for a while, and a picture of a man on top of a sheep appeared. .

After a while, the slave came over with dusty face and nodded towards the young man.

The young man relaxed and said to the uneasy Genat: "It is indeed a good cow and a good sheep! Do you know about Kristoya's restaurant?"

Genat's eyes lit up. How could he not know that the Kristoya restaurant, which is located in various cities in Dionia and is famous in the Western Mediterranean, is the delicacies introduced by this restaurant that double the value of cattle and sheep. His own livestock If it can be sold to Kristoya's Restaurant, it will definitely be an honor for any livestock farmer. He asked eagerly: "Can you contact Kristoya's Restaurant?"

The young man said directly: "You drive your cattle and sheep to the Tino River, and I will send a slave to inform the person in charge of Kristoya's restaurant, let him come and see your cattle and sheep, your cattle and sheep are of such good quality, believe me He will definitely buy it."

"Asinu bless you! Thank you! Thank you so much!" Jinat was overjoyed for a moment and kept saying thank you.He originally didn't have any expectations for this young man who looked young, but he didn't expect that he gave him an unexpected surprise.

"I said Genat, if you just believe what this kid says, what if he is deceiving us from beginning to end and just wants to buy our cattle and sheep at a very low price!" A Potentia herdsman said. A loud reminder from the side.

"Shut up! He sincerely wants to help us, how can you say such hurtful words? Apologize to him quickly, or I will kick you out of our team!" Genat was furious.

Before the herdsman could make a move, the young man said loudly and uncontrollably: "You can go to the market to inquire first. After you find out, then go to Christoya's restaurant with my slave to invite people. I think According to the usual business habits of Christoya Restaurant, they will never buy your cattle and sheep at a price lower than the market price!"

After saying these words, the young man's face still had a reddish color, and Ginat said hurriedly: "Don't pay attention to that fool's nonsense, we absolutely believe you! Since Kristoya's Restaurant is our future Your patron, to show respect, I’d better go and invite you with your slave.”

After the young man said those words, he felt a little regretful. He remembered that his father had told him, 'In any situation, you must learn to stay calm as much as possible in order to make the right response. 'After his mind slowly calmed down, when he heard Jinat's words, he suddenly understood that Jinat actually had doubts about it.Although a little annoyed, he still controlled his emotions and nodded in agreement.

The group of people walked eastward along the road, and soon they arrived near the big river beach.

"Oh, this stone pillar is so tall! There is a statue on it!" The Samoni people looked up at the towering memorial pillar in front of them, all showing surprise.

"That is the Pillar of Victory. More than ten years ago, the current King of Dionia, Davos, was just the leader of the Greek mercenaries. The Lucanian tribal coalition invaded Thurii and defeated Thurii. The army is about to occupy this fertile land. King Davos is leading mercenaries who are far smaller than the Lucanian coalition forces here -" Jinat pointed to the large river beach in front of him with a complicated expression. Said: "... nearly [-] Lucanian warriors were wiped out. It is said that the river was dyed red with the blood of the Lucanian people at that time, and all the corpses of Lucanian warriors were floating on the river... This In the war, the Lucanians suffered heavy losses, and the tribal alliance eventually collapsed... And King Davos became famous in the first battle, and finally established today's powerful Kingdom of Dionia! The top of the Victory Pillar is King Davos's statue……"

Genat's words still contained lamentation over the rapid decline of the Lucanian tribal alliance in the past. Although the young man next to him had long been familiar with this past event, when he heard it from others, pride quickly overflowed on his face.

After hearing this, the Samnite laughed and said: "There are more people than the other party, but they were still killed by the other side. This shows that you Lucanians are not good at it. If we Samnite people will never-"

"Tatoni!" Garni glared at him fiercely to prevent him from making a fool of himself: the Lucanians were defeated miserably, how could the Samnites be any better! More than 2 people have not fought a single battle, and they defeated themselves overnight. It makes people laugh even if they say it!
"Peace is better. If war can be avoided, it should be avoided as much as possible. There has been no war in Lucania for ten years. Are the lives of you Potentians getting better or worse?" The young man interjected at the right time.

"Of course it's much better!" Genat said with some emotion, not out of trying to please this young man: "If it were ten years ago, I would never have imagined that I would be walking with the Samonites today, drinking water and chatting!"

After hearing this, Galni was also touched in his heart.

At this time, a Samnite asked loudly: "Chief, what are they doing?"

Following the direction of his finger, he saw a long queue in front of the river beach, extending to a huge white building on the other side of the river.On the eve of the Hades celebration, people flocked to Thurii from all directions, and few left. The direction of this long queue was completely opposite to the pedestrians who were bustling on the avenue at the moment, heading towards the city of Thurii. Standing on the road, no wonder the Samnites were curious.

"That's the famous hot spring bath in Turiyi." After being reminded by his subordinates, Gairni seemed to have returned to a few years ago, but he was still brought to Turiyi with a bit of hatred. Unexpectedly, he was Warm reception, soaking in hot springs, tasting delicious food, watching games, and listening to plays... stayed for several months, during which time he was warmly entertained by King Davos in the palace several times: "... He used the hot springs to bathe, and there were also special The trained slaves will give you a massage to relieve your fatigue. I heard that bathing in hot springs is very good for the body, and Dionians like to come here very much..."

The Samonites were aroused by the description of the leader of Gearni, especially in the past ten days of continuous travel, the sweat and dust on their bodies were probably as thick as a finger, and they felt even more itchy at this moment: "Chief, how about we go inside and take a shower first?!"

"You have to pay to take a bath inside, one Obol per person." Genat reminded from the side. He had a general understanding of the economic situation of this group of Samonites and did not think they were willing to pay this amount just to take a bath. money.

Gairni really didn't know that money was charged here, because that time he was accompanied by special Dionysian public officials in Turiyi: Although there were not many Obols, he had 60 people here. This time He had to pay ten drachmas for a bath, which was a bit much for him.

Just as Gaerni was about to refuse, the young man said: "After you have arrived at the campsite and settled down, I will bring you here this evening to take a good hot spring bath to cleanse the dust and relieve fatigue, so that you can have a good mental state. Participate in Hades celebrations and rugby games."

As soon as the young man finished speaking, the Samnites cheered.When the young man came to greet them at first, these usually brave and aggressive Samone people really didn't take this child-like young man seriously. However, the young man was always gentle and enthusiastic, and took the initiative to invite them to drink syrup, which won their respect. They have a good impression, and now I want to take them to take a hot spring bath, which makes them even more favorable, so they all come over to hug the young man to express their gratitude.

The young man's slaves were a little nervous at first, but soon they relaxed when they saw the young man talking and laughing with the Samonite.

Going further east, when they passed the confluence of the Tino River and the Koseini River, they saw a "city" standing here. There is a watchtower behind the city wall, a wide moat and a suspension bridge in front of the city wall, and a deer village. Groups of fully armed soldiers can be seen patrolling at the top of the city...

"Is this Thurii?" Samoni and some Potentia herdsmen asked curiously, because they did not see any pedestrians going to this city.

"This is Tuliyi's military camp. It is the place where Dionia's first army, second army and reserve army usually train." The young man explained.

"This is just a military camp?!" The Samonites and Potentia herdsmen stared with suspicion: This city looks bigger than Abenirum and Potentia. Larger and more imposing, it is actually just a place used by Dionysians to train soldiers? !

"This is indeed the Tuliyi military camp!" Gairni could understand the confusion of the people. When he first saw it a few years ago, he was also shocked.During the few months he stayed in Turui, he also specially asked the reception staff to take him to visit once, and saw the scene of the training of the soldiers of the Dionia Legion with his own eyes, which really shocked him: the actual combat of the formation on the flat ground , siege drills, guerrilla attacks and defenses in mountains, attacks and beach grabs in rivers, camp building... The entire barracks and its surroundings are like real battlefields!
(End of this chapter)