"Although I have never been there, I have seriously understood and studied the affairs of the Kingdom of Dionia. All I have said is true!" Kalistratus said confidently.

"Dionia is different from Athens. Its territory is too vast. To govern such a big country, of course, strict order must be formulated to ensure that any decisions and laws are fully implemented." Karias said solemnly: "It is precisely thanks to the efforts of the officials of the Dionians that all the citizens of the Dionians have enough land and live a wealthy life. Three meals a day not only have enough bread, but also often eat meat, go to taverns to drink, go to bathing in hot springs, go to the arena to watch football games, go to the theater, and go to the zoo to see wild animals... The Dionian citizens have a rich and colorful life, and they are also very hospitable. I hope that the Athenians can travel to the Holy Kingdom of Dionia and will be warmly received by them, which will help our two countries to remove misunderstandings and enhance friendship."

His words caused a low voice from Athenian citizens.

At this time, a man stood up in the front row of the venue and shouted loudly: "Citizens of Dionia can own enough land. Isn't it because you annexed the city-states of Great Greece and plundered their wealth? While enjoying it happily, did the citizens of Dionia think of the great Greek people who lost their homes and were hungry and cold!"

Kalistratus remembered that the person who was talking was an Isocrates student and could not help but nodded.

Karias asked in surprise: "How did you come to this conclusion?"

"This is the fact, don't deny it!"

Karias laughed: "I used to think that the Athenians were the wisest and most exploratory of Greek city-states, but now I find that I am wrong, because some people really make up rumors to deceive everyone based on their likes and dislikes! If you really want to know the facts, you should go to the Western Mediterranean, go to Crotone, Locre, Naples, Syracuse, Tarantum... and go for a walk in the towns and take a look, you will find that most of the people in these towns are the people of the original city-state, but their situation has been greatly improved than before joining the Kingdom of Dionia, and their lives are richer-"

Kalistratus interrupted again: "But you said just now, Crotone, Tarantum, Locre... These sub-states that were once among our Greek city-states have lost their independence and freedom, and have been annexed by Dionya, becoming an ordinary town under your kingdom. Even Turiyi, who is very familiar to us Athenian citizens, has become the center of the Kingdom of Dionya!"

When Kalistratus mentioned Turie, he deliberately increased his tone, causing a commotion in the venue. Then he looked at Kariath and asked questioningly: "Now the army of Dionys has stepped onto the land of Peloponnese. Are you not the stories of the great Greek city-states such as Jean Turie, Crotone, and other things to repeat, making the entire Greece eventually the purpose of your Kingdom of Dionys?!"

His words aroused a greater commotion in the venue, and even Athenian citizens cursed.

Karias twitched his face and did not immediately make a defense. Instead, he stood still without changing his face. Until the Athenian citizens consciously returned to quiet, he sneered and said, "Mr. Calistratus, I heard that you are a respected orator, but should you respect the facts and not make up randomly when speaking!

If you understand the situation in Great Greece, you should be clear that before the Holy Kingdom of Dionysia was established, the city-states of Great Greece continued to war, which was not inferior to the Greek mainland today. Even the Turiy you mentioned just now was not occupied by Dionys, but was burned by Crotone, another Great Greece city-state you mentioned. Dionys just rebuilt this city on the ruins of Turiy.

Dionysia never took the initiative to invade any major Greek city-state, but was constantly challenged and attacked by these city-states. For example, Crotone launched an attack on Dionysia twice... The tyrant Dionysus led the Syracuse coalition to expedition across the sea to the southern Italian city-state mainly in Dionysia... Tarantum tore up the covenant at the critical moment when Dionysia defended the Syracuse coalition and sneaked into the rear of Dionysia... And after Carthage, an alien city-state declared war on Dionysia, Syracuse actually colluded with them...

Dionia finally defeated these powerful enemies through repeated hard battles. Most of these great Greek city-states joined the Kingdom of Dionia. The vast majority of these city-states held citizen meetings. The people of the city-state themselves made their own choices because they did not want to face war every day and were always afraid. They needed a strong support to protect them from the wind and rain.

Next we all saw that the Greek people have been in constant wars for more than 10 years, but during this period, the territory of Greater Greece was always peaceful and peaceful, and the people lived a prosperous life. Facts prove that the choice made by the Greater Greece was not wrong!”

Karias said this last sentence in a powerful way, and the venue suddenly became even quieter.

"Uh--" Kalistratus was about to interrupt again.

Karias learned his lesson this time and quickly continued: "Of course, Great Greece is Great Greece, and the Greek land is Greek land, the situation is completely different. Dionys sent troops to Peloponnese, with no other meaning, only two purposes.

The first is what I just said, in order to fulfill the covenant and help Thebes to defeat the Sparta who kept making wars in Greece; the second is to help the Mesenians. I remember that you Athens had merciful helps the Mesenians who were enslaved by the Spartans many times, and our kings had made promises with the Mesenians who were exiled to Tindares, so by this opportunity, we should regain freedom and independence from the Mesenians who were also Greeks.

I can swear to the gods that when I defeat Sparta, the army of Dionys will quickly withdraw to the kingdom and will never occupy a single piece of land in Greece!"

Karias raised his hands flat, his palms facing the sky, and finished speaking with a solemn expression.

Many Athenian citizens were moved.

Suddenly a voice sounded: "The messenger of Dionys is swearing to the gods, can you tell us which god they are?

Karias saw an old man standing up in front of the venue. He was gray-haired and his face looked a little gloomy because it was too dark.

He hesitated for a moment, and then said frankly: "Heaven Hades!"

"I heard that Dionia regarded Hades as the guardian god of your kingdom. Is Hades you believe in Hades, one of the twelve main gods of Greece?" the man continued to ask.

"Of course," Karias said cautiously: "It's just that Dionia's understanding of Hades of the Pluto is somewhat different from that of the Greek people."

The man did not ask what the difference was, but said with a serious expression: "We Greeks believed that Hades was in charge of death and was inaccessible. Ordinary people did not even dare to call him by his name, but instead used 'that male god' to replace Esilus

Hades has no temple on the Greek land. The only temple without statues and seal names, but closely related to Hades is in Eleusis in our Attica region of Greece. There is a bottomless cave where the Greeks are recognized as the entrance to hell. For this reason, we Greeks established a secret ceremony to worship Hades. Almost all the celebrities in the Greek land once attended this ceremony-"

"Eleusismith, I know."

"No, you don't know! You Dionys don't know at all!" The man roared: "Eleusis originated in Athens and was acquiesced by Hades, and was therefore widely respected and respected by the Greek people. It is the most orthodox sacrifice dedicated to Hades in the entire Greek world!

But you Dionys built statues and temples of Hades. Not only did you not be in awe of Hades, but you even fabricated lies from Hades' descendants to deceive the people-"

"Shut up!" Karias roared, bearded and stared at the man: "The fact that our great King Davers is a descendant of Hades is the consensus of the entire people of the Kingdom of Dionys! In just 30 years, he went from a mercenary to the king of the most powerful country in the Western Mediterranean, and transformed Dionys from a small alliance to a powerful kingdom covering the entire Western Mediterranean civilized city-state. It was precisely because he was inspired and protected by Hades that at several critical moments, Hades even showed miracles to help the kingdom overcome difficulties. These were witnessed by thousands of kingdom people. Therefore, the citizens of the Holy Kingdom of Dionys willingly worship Hades as the kingdom and become a devout believer of Hades!

Hades is a kind god. He does not care about the different ways of sacrifice adopted by the Greek people in different regions for different views on him. However, if someone openly slanders his Son of God and insults the devout faith of Hades in the Dionys, then the millions of devout believers in the Dionys will not be afraid of difficulties, life and death, and will definitely make the blasphemers pay a heavy price!"

Under the pressure of Karias' majestic momentum, the man was a little timid and subconsciously retreated, completely forgot to sit on the stone stairs behind him. If it weren't for the help of someone next to him, he would have almost fallen.

This man was the torch holder of the secret discussion of Eleusis, and he had a similar name to the messenger of Dionia - Calias. The "Calias Treaty" signed in Sparta was named after him, which shows how prominent his reputation was in Greece.

But his poor performance at this moment made Calistratus frown: Hades, what a good topic to criticize, but unfortunately Calias messed up! When Sparta signed the peace agreement, his performance was not good, and he wouldn't have expected anything from him if he had known it.
Chapter completed!