Four days later, the cold had improved. After Haka and Hasdruba had finished breakfast together, they left the mansion, one sat in a sedan chair and the other walked, and walked on the flat and solid block road to the Senate.

There were many people wearing black and white robes along the way, obviously all the veterans who attended the meeting. They walked together in groups of three or three, greeting each other with smiles. People who knew each other gradually gathered together and talked enthusiastically about the topic to be discussed today. Some groups had gathered more than 10 people before they arrived at the square. Therefore, pedestrians took the initiative to give way and greet them, and received their friendly responses.

Haka is a newcomer and sits in the sedan chair. Although veterans often cast curious eyes, no one comes up to ask.

Since Hasdruba called Turiyi, he had never appeared in public except for a banquet at Davers's residence. Few people knew him. Until he was approaching the Grand Seminar, a person greeted Hasdruba happily.

Hasdruba couldn't remember who the other party was.

"I am Antioca of Mazara." The man said with a smile.

Hasdruba suddenly widened her eyes, stared at the other person's face, remembered something, and said with anger: "It's you! It's you who led the Mazara people secretly opened the city gate!"

"Brother, as His Majesty said at the banquet, 'I won't know each other without fighting', the past has passed. Now we are all citizens of Dionia, all colleagues working together, and we should strengthen our exchanges!" Haka poked his head out of the sedan chair and reminded.

"Master Haka is right!" Antioka said with relief: "We are all Phoenicians, all outsiders of Turiyi, and we should help each other! Of course, I am very happy to obey Lord Haka and Hasdruba's instructions. I believe other Phoenician elders have the same idea."

Hasdruba snorted, turned his head away without responding.

After attending the palace banquet last night and talking with Davers, Haka had a clear mind, so he said calmly in the sedan chair: "Thank you Lord Antioka for your trust, I will try my best to live up to your trust!"

Antioca smiled suddenly, and soon he called several Phoenician elders from western Sicily and Sardinia.

When the other elders saw that the Phoenician elders who were not usually valued gathered around a sedan, they more or less guessed the reason, and unconsciously looked up the sick new rotating chairman a little higher.

Seeing the circular building like a giant orb in front of him, Hasdruba couldn't help but feel a little nervous. Originally, he and Haka were preparing to enter through the side door because the distance was relatively close, but Antioka suggested: "Since Haka and Hasdruba are participating in the Senate meeting for the first time, they should enter through the main door so that they can show their existence."

Even Hasdruba, who was irresistible to him, had to admit that what he said was reasonable, so the group bypassed the elders who were queuing into the side door and came to the front of the Grand Council Hall.

There were also veterans queuing up here. Haka stopped the sedan chair and walked out with the help of his servants. He stood in front of the steps and looked at the Victory Square in front of him and the memorial pillar towering into the clouds in the center. The statue of the Victory Goddess at the top was particularly dazzling under the dawn light.

Although it was still morning, there were many pedestrians in the square, officials working in various departments near the square, vendors working in shops beside the square, people preparing to hear the court at the top of the square, or people who just walk and relax in the square, some children and puppies chasing and playing in the square, dressed in velvet outfits. The patrol teams patrolling back and forth in the square did not stop them, but would lift the children who fell to the ground with a smile and shoot them off dust... a vibrant scene.

Haka looked at it for a while and sighed: "Victory Square is much larger than Carthage's Square!"

Hasdruba wanted to say: "But Carthage Square is much more gorgeous than this one."

But then he heard Antioca say, "It's really big! After that war, Turiyi held a triumphal ceremony, and I watched it. This square accommodated nearly 40,000 soldiers, equivalent to 5 legions. The scene was really shocking!"

Hasdruba remained silent, but judging from his uneasy expression, he must be thinking about something.

"Huh, what is this?" Haka pointed curiously at the platforms protruding on both sides of the steps: the two platforms are connected to the main entrance of the Grand Secretariat Hall. There are fences on the platform, and bronze protrusions are welded on the stone walls of the platform, while round shields are inlaid between the protrusions, making the stone walls of the platform seem to be made of bronze, which looks a bit ferocious.

"This is the external podium of the Senate, which was rebuilt three years ago. During major celebrations, or important events, important bills are passed. His Majesty King Davers and the rotating presidents will give speeches to the people here." Antioca looked at Hasdruba, pointed to the bronze protrusions and said, "And this is the bronze collision of the warship... it was unloaded from the captured Carthage warship... and those bronze shields were also seized by the army of Dionys in that war-"

When Antioca saw Hasdroba's face looked ugly, he quickly added: "But most of it comes from Rome. His Majesty King Davers once said, 'The reason for the podium is designed in this way is not to show off his military achievements, but to remind the people and the elders, Dionia's today is hard-won. Everyone should always be vigilant, remember that war will perish, and forget war will lead to danger!'"

Haka savored these words carefully, then showed a look of conscience and said, "His Majesty Davers is indeed wise. I believe that under his leadership, the Kingdom of Dionia will become stronger!"

Hasdruba finally couldn't help but say angrily: "If the idiots from the Carthage Senate also understood this truth, they wouldn't have become what they are today!"

Haka obviously didn't want to talk much about this. He looked at the elders looking here in front of him and said softly: "Let's go, we'll line up too."

Antioca immediately said: "Sir Haka, you are the rotating chairman, you can enter the venue directly!"

Antioca deliberately spoke loudly, and the elders around him heard his voice, and their eyes immediately focused and began to whisper.

The etiquette officer on duty at the main entrance quickly ran down the steps and said uncertainly: "Master Haka?"

"I'm." Haka nodded.

"Then please come with me." After the etiquette officer said that, he turned around and walked up.

Haka looked back at his brother.

"Luckily, you didn't let you line up here, otherwise it would be a joke if you fainted, so go quickly." Hasdruba waved impatiently.

Haka slowly walked through the steps under the gaze of everyone, and then he saw a golden cylinder standing in front of him, facing the main entrance of the Great Hall, with some words engraved on it. When he approached, he saw it, and it was written in Greek: It was distanced from Crotone xxli, from Siliteng xxli, from Hadrumentum xxli... and even from Sisi xxli (central town in southern Iberia).

"This is a milestone, which records the distance between Victory Square and all the major towns in the kingdom." The etiquette officer explained beside him.

"Well, the milestone is very interesting." Haka gently patted the cylinder. He knew in his heart that Dionia was not Carthage. According to its unique political system, the numbers above actually mean that the distance and area that Dionia's power can cover is amazing!

"Sir, please sign your name here." When he came to the tall wooden door, the etiquette officer held a wooden board in one hand and a white pen in the other, and said to Haka.

Haka saw that the head of the wooden board was marked with time and had written some names. He wrote his name without hesitation, and then asked curiously: "Does every veteran who attended the meeting need to sign?"

"Yes, so we can know that those veterans are not present or are late, especially those who have no administrative appointments and should attend the meeting if they are absent many times within a month, they will be criticized and punished by the Supervisory Office. Those who do not attend for a long time may even be deprived of their status as veterans!..."

Haka nodded slightly, but thought to himself: As senators of Dionia, he and Hasdruba have never been to the Senate in recent years. How should this be calculated?

The etiquette officer seemed to understand his thoughts and continued: "Before, you and Lord Hasdruba were guarding the southern part of Iberia for a long time. The situation was special, but now that I have returned to Turiyi, I hope to obey the order of the Senate in the future!"

"Of course!" Haka responded solemnly immediately.

At the instructions of the etiquette officer, the guards gave up the passage to enter.

Haka followed the etiquette officer in, then climbed another stone staircase, and soon came to the second wooden door, where guards were also stationed, and was politely searching the elders who entered the door.

The etiquette officer turned around and said, "Sir, since fierce arguments often occur in the venue, you may insult and even have minor conflicts when you are excited... For the safety of the elders, this is a necessary inspection."

"I understand." The sickly Haka agreed with this. After accepting the soldiers' body search calmly, he followed the etiquette officer into the venue.

As soon as he stepped into the gate, Haka's eyes were directly attracted by a pure white chair that should have been carved with ivory in the open space in the center of the venue. It was steadily placed on a stone platform about two meters high. The back of the chair was covered with brown lion's skin, facing the countless wooden chairs surrounding it arrogantly.
Chapter completed!