Rome must fall.

Chapter 324 Jealousy
Ambracinus walked in and saw Aristakas in a daze. He thought for a moment, walked over and whispered, "Captain——"

Alistarcus immediately raised his head. This was the first time someone called him "Chief".

"It's actually a good thing that the tribes of Cicelitses and Budokaribas leave here. You know that they have come to your father almost every month in the past few years, either asking your father to mobilize the army and form an army to fight the Segestica people and help them take back their territory; or asking your father to give them a better piece of land so that they can live better; or asking your father to give them more food and supplies so that they can better survive the cold winter...

Your father was in poor health to begin with, and he was always worried about the affairs of the tribes of Budokaribas and Cicelitses, so he passed away so early... This time they all went to the Sava River, and I believe they will no longer harass you like before, so you can be more relaxed as the chief -"

"I hope they come to me and make demands, and see how I deal with them!" Alistarcus said hatefully.

Ambrasinos knew Aristakas, and he knew that his son-in-law was just being stubborn. If Budokaribas and others really came to him and made demands, he would probably have a headache avoiding them, because he did not have his father's ability and lacked patience.

So Ambrasinos did not comment on Aristakas's words, and then comforted him: "You also saw it just now, Budokaribas, Cicelytes and Chalsipompas joined forces, forcing us to compromise. If they do the same in the future, you will be very uncomfortable as the chief.

Fortunately, they have to go far to the Sava River, and it takes a long time to go back and forth to the main village. They can't appear here often. As long as you hold fewer tribal meetings, they will be less likely to hinder you from handling tribal affairs. "

Aristakas asked somewhat unwillingly: "Can't they break up the alliance between the three parties and win over some people?"

"What are you going to use to win them over? Land or wealth? No, first of all, you have to have prestige, high enough prestige! Just like your father, make those tribal elders willing to follow you and trust you. This takes time, and you have to do it slowly." Ambrasinos persuaded earnestly, and then emphasized: "Do you know who has the highest prestige in our tribe now?"

Aristarchus answered without thinking, "Chalcephempus."

"You are the chief now, don't just focus on Chalsipompus like before." Ambraxinus reminded: "Chalsipompus's appeal in the whole tribe is not as strong as that of Budokaribas, it's Cleobrotus!
He has helped your father handle tribal affairs for decades, and many tribes remember his kindness. Even in the main village, your appeal is far less than his. When you have the same prestige as him, I think most of the elders in the tribe will listen to you. "

Ambracenos' words reminded Alistarkas of the time when he was unable to stop everyone from making noise at the beginning of the tribal meeting, and Cleobrotus restored the hall to silence with just one sentence. The goodwill he had accumulated from Cleobrotus' hard work in resettling the extinct people of the Korana River instantly disappeared...

He didn't say anything, but his brows frowned involuntarily.

All of this was seen by Ambrasinos...

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Yesterday evening, Selesis received an order from the village chief Pro, asking him to lead forty selected reserve tribesmen to the shore near the floating bridge.

Early this morning, Celisis called his tribesmen and set off together.

Most of the forty reserve tribesmen were Segestica people, and a few were Scodisci people. Because of this, the team seemed quiet on the way, and the two sides naturally split into two teams with clear distinctions.

Celisis has become somewhat accustomed to this, and as long as both sides are at peace, he will not make too many demands.

Village No. 21 was not far from Ophidilla. After walking for more than half an hour, the group arrived at the village gate.

Although the main village has changed its name, there is no change in appearance, except that the flag flying on the gate is no longer a stag, but a monster with bared fangs and claws. It is said that it is called a "dragon". The Segestica people, including Selysis, have mixed feelings about this.

The guards at the gate stopped them: "You can't go in!"

"We are here to see the bridge completed!" explained Celithis.

"I know. But there will be a lot of people coming today. To avoid disrupting the order inside, the Political Affairs Hall has issued a ban. However, you don't need to go into the village to see the completion of the bridge. Just go to the river bank and you can see it clearly." The guard reminded: "Hurry up, if you go too late you won't be able to get a good seat."

Celis had no choice but to lead everyone out of the village gate, around the village perimeter, and toward the riverbank. On the way, Miletus complained, "We didn't come here to see it ourselves. The Nixes begged us to come. They treated us like this. It's really too much! Let's just not see it and go back directly!"

Although Militus' words made everyone feel relieved, they had been tilling the land under the leadership of the village chief for the past few days. They finally came out for some fresh air. If they didn't take a good look, it would be embarrassing if they couldn't answer the questions from the tribesmen when they returned. So no one followed him to make trouble.

Just as the guards said, there were already quite a few people on the river bank, and all the places close to the village were occupied. Selesis had no choice but to lead his people to the river bank farther away.

As soon as everyone stood in place, someone exclaimed, "Is that the bridge the village chief mentioned?! It's so...so spectacular!"

In the distance to the right front, a long dragon-like wooden building towered over the broad Sava River, connecting the banks of the east and west villages. The slow and deep river water flowed under it, and the warm sunlight enveloped it, emitting a golden glow...

It’s not that there were no bridges on the Sava River before, but they were floating bridges made of boats. People would shake constantly when walking on them, and they couldn’t bear the transportation of heavy goods. Before the Sava River flooded, the floating bridges would be dismantled and reconnected after the water level dropped, otherwise they would be washed away by the fast-flowing river water…

The bridge in front of the tribesmen had no trace of any ships. The entire bridge body was suspended more than two meters above the river surface. There were countless thick wooden pillars crisscrossing underneath, supporting its long bridge deck extending across both banks. It was far more spectacular and majestic than a floating bridge.

The tribesmen all stood on tiptoe, staring with wide eyes, and exclaimed in amazement from time to time.

Miletus, however, was muttering in dissatisfaction: "This bridge is beautiful, but I wonder if it is passable..."

Suddenly, huge cheers rang out from both ends of the wooden bridge, lasting for a long time.

Militus was asking the tribesmen ahead what happened when he saw someone walk onto the wooden bridge and walk safely to the other side of the river... Then more and more people walked onto the bridge and reached the other side safely... After a while, no one walked onto the bridge anymore, but two carts drove onto the wooden bridge from both sides of the river and slowly drove to the other side. The wooden bridge was still intact...

After a while, three small boats without masts appeared on the river on both sides of the wooden bridge. With the hard paddling of the sailors, the small boats successfully passed through the bridge holes under the wooden bridge and between the wooden pillars, and successfully reached the other side of the wooden bridge...

Miletus, like the other tribesmen, was amazed and cheered, and no longer had any complaints.

Yes, it is exactly as Village Chief Pro said, this is a real bridge, much better than a floating bridge!

At this time, one cavalryman after another galloped past them, shouting: "Captain Maximus has ordered that from tomorrow onwards, all members of the Nix tribe can cross the wooden bridge and travel back and forth between the two banks without hindrance!..."

Hundreds of prospective tribesmen who came from both sides of the Sava River to watch the completion of the wooden bridge gave deafening cheers.

On the way back, the tribesmen were no longer as silent as when they came. They excitedly discussed the wooden bridge.

Selysis keenly sensed that there was a hint of pride in their surprised tone...

On the west bank of the wooden bridge, Maximus was very satisfied after watching the completion and inspection of the entire wooden bridge: "Spukara, you did a good job. You really built this wooden bridge within half a month. You have completed the task assigned to you by the tribe very well!"

Spukara responded modestly: "Chief, although the Sava River is twice as long as the Kupa River, the Segestica people are still very discerning. The place they chose to build the floating bridge has a very gentle flow, and the river bank and riverbed are also in good condition for building a bridge, so we don't need to bother to choose a new bridge site and can start construction.

We already have experience in building a wooden bridge once, so we will be more skilled in building it again. Moreover, most of the wood needed for the bridge has been prepared, and we have some more carpenters from Segestica to help us. In addition, Capito will provide us with various assistance in the rear. It is reasonable for us to build the bridge within fifteen days. "

Maximus laughed and said, "Spukara, you are too modest! On this unstable riverbank that does not yet fully belong to our Nix territory, we were able to build a wooden bridge in such a short time. Capito, you, and our many craftsmen have all made great efforts!

After the wooden bridge is built, we will be able to invest more manpower on the east bank of the Sava River and make the other side of the river our Knicks territory more quickly. So this time the bridge construction team you led has made a great contribution! Report the names of the craftsmen who performed well later. After I review and approve them, I will submit them to the Ministry of Personnel for commendation!"

(End of this chapter)