"I heard from my tribe members that these things were mentioned specially. My elder brother even said gratefully, 'If it were not for their help, his tribe would not have become the largest tribe in Dukea'! Thank you Your Majesty! Thank you Lord Mariji!" Yizam sincerely saluted the two of them.

Mariji quickly avoided it and said in a plain tone: "It's nothing, it's all for the Kingdom!"

"Izam, I've been to Dukeya, why did he become less like you?" Davers said jokingly: "Don't say anything more thanks. What I want to hear now is the detailed experience of your adventure to Dukeya! Come, sit down and let's talk slowly."

After the guards brought the wooden chairs and several of them sat down, Izam began to tell: "... After I arrived in Egypt with the vanguard of Karcidis, I boarded an Egyptian merchant ship arranged by Lord Mariji, which was actually his Persian friend, and rode it into the port of Isus, and followed the Persian merchant's caravan arranged in advance to the Mesopotamian plain--"

"Your Majesty, this Persian merchant is Mazayas that I mentioned to you before." Mariji interrupted.

"After we get here, have you sent someone to contact him?" Davers asked with interest.

"Your Majesty, I sent someone to Isus to find him... but unfortunately he was not at home. He heard from his servants that he was still doing business near Babylon and did not return..."

Davers noticed the hint of hesitation that Marigi showed in his answer, and said in a gentle tone: "Persia is his mother country after all, and it is understandable that we do not want to completely turn toward us, but we cannot forget the help he provides. After victory, we will definitely give him a reward!"

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Mariji breathed a sigh of relief and immediately expressed his gratitude.

"Yazam, you keep talking."

"...I followed Mazayas' caravan and headed east along the north bank of the Euphrates River. It was smooth at first. Later, it was said that the news that "our army entered Egypt and some Greek coalitions landed in Asia Minor" had been reported to Babylon. The king of Persia issued an order for military mobilization, and the order of the entire town along the Euphrates River became a little chaotic. The caravan I was in was intercepted by town checkpoints several times. The temporary army formed wanted to seize the materials carried by the caravan for various reasons. Although Mazayas had some means and could finally let them go, after discussing with me, he decided to replenish enough water in the city of Corsoti and head north in advance.

Unexpectedly, the order on the Mesopotamian plains was even more chaotic. The caravan I was in was not only robbed, but also killed and injured several people. I had to pretend that I was an envoy sent by the Dukes, claiming that the materials carried by the caravan were used by Dukes to form reinforcements... Maybe it was the reputation established by our Dukes that year that the prince of Persia defeated the Persians and made the Persians fearful. After that, the caravan was no longer harassed by the garrisons of those towns. We passed through Cagne, Lalissa, Mespira smoothly... and arrived in the Dukes mountains--"

Speaking of this, Izam seemed quite proud, and then his tone became quiet again: "When I met my tribe, I realized that my father had passed away 10 years ago. My elder brother and several brothers died in that war against the Persians... Now the person in charge of the tribe is my second brother Remy. Although he was surprised by my sudden appearance, he was not very surprised. According to him, his tribe has had close contacts with several caravans such as Mazayas over the years. Through them, he learned about some things about Dionia, and even knew that I was not dead, but also became a high-ranking official in the kingdom... Because Lord Maliji asked these caravans to help the tribe, my second brother has a good impression of the kingdom. He is very happy that I could come in time, otherwise he would not know what to do next.

Because the Persian king had sent envoys to Dukeya and asked the tribes to send warriors to participate in the war against the kingdom, more than half of the tribes agreed one after another. Only some tribes led by our tribe did not make any statement because of my second brother's opposition, resulting in the Dukeya Tribe Conference not making a final decision for several days-"

"Didn't the war between Dukeya and Persia be won? Why can the Persians still instruct Dukeya so casually?" Davers was a little confused.

Izam hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, I heard from Remy that although Dukeya won that war, Dukeya suffered a lot of losses. And then the Persians made concessions, such as reducing the annual tribute and subordinating some disputed areas to the Dukeya management... So the tribes of Dukeya were still willing to rely on Persia in the end. Moreover, because the Persians' oppression of Dukeya in the following years has been reduced, the tension between the two sides has improved a lot. This time, in order to make Dukeya participate in the war, the Persians also promised some benefits, which made many tribes moved...

However, since the Ksoconte tribe is now the most powerful tribe in the Dukea mountainous area, my second brother expressed his opposition, and it would be difficult for the entire Dukea tribe alliance to reach a unified opinion. The Persian envoy pulled several tribe leaders to persuade Remy for several days, and even threatened, "Even if the Ksoconte tribe refuses to participate in the war, other tribes will participate, but after the war is over, Persia will treat the Ksoconte tribe differently!" This put Remy under great pressure.

I told Remy about your plan. Although he was a little moved by your promise (allowing Dukea independence after the victory of the war, and even the kingdom would fully support him to become the king of Dukea), he was still worried. I analyzed the military strength of Dionia and Persia in detail to him and the current Mediterranean situation. He reluctantly agreed and decided to agree to the request of the Persian envoy to lead the army to the war."

"Have your second brother convinced other Dukeya tribes to participate in this plan together?" Mariji interrupted.

"I have also asked him this question, but he was very cautious. He told me that among these tribes in Dukeya, there are two large tribes with the Ksoconte tribe. If he rashly contacts other tribes, it is difficult to guarantee that the news will not be leaked. Once the Persians know that the Ksoconte tribe will be in a dangerous situation, so he will not take this risk. However, he has gathered all the young and middle-aged people in the tribe, more than 5,000 people, to participate in this war. This force plays a great role in the tribes of Dukeya. At the critical moment, he only needs to secretly persuade the tribes with close relationships with the Ksoconte tribe to act together, and I believe that it will have a great impact on the battle situation!" Izam said confidently.

Davers smiled and praised, "Very good, your second brother is calm and thoughtful, but it makes me believe that our cooperation with the Ksocont tribe will definitely succeed! Isham, later you went to Taposakus with your tribe?"

"Your Majesty, after the Dukeya tribal meeting reached an agreement, the tribes formed troops one after another to Mesopotamia. Although Remy had the most soldiers, he set out the first. I dressed up as a Ksocont tribal warrior and followed my second brother.

We left the Dukea mountainous area and headed south along the Tigris River. The towns along the way should have been ordered to provide us with a certain amount of food supplies. After we arrived at the city of Opis, the Persians did not allow us to go south anymore. We stationed near the city of Opis and waited for other Dukea tribal troops to come and meet.

During this period, every day, troops gathered by the towns in the upper reaches of the Tigris River went to Situak, further south of the city of Opis——”

When Izam said this, Davers suddenly sighed softly and said with some sigh: "Opis...Sitak...we were also here in the past..."

Marigi immediately responded, "Your Majesty, this time you have plenty of time to revisit these familiar Persian towns."

Davers looked at him and said in a nostalgic tone: "Marigi, I first saw you in the Media region, right?"

Mariji said excitedly: "Your Majesty, more than 30 years have passed, and you still remember so clearly! Thanks to Hades's blessing, I met you, who was in danger at that time, which made my future life change drastically! I just regret that I didn't meet you earlier and serve you earlier!"

Listening to Marigi's sincere complimentary words, Davers nodded slowly and said softly: "It is my greatest luck to be able to get help from you and Melsis! You, take care of yourself, I am still waiting for the end of this war, and you will take me around the entire Persia!"

"Yes...yes...your Majesty, I will be a good guide..." Mariji's trembling voice was slightly choked.

Davers suppressed the surging emotions in his heart and asked, "Izam, how long have you been in Opis?"

"All Duke's tribe troops stayed there for more than two months, and the reason why they did not act for so long was that it was mainly because the Persian king was waiting for the Persian army and Indians who came from the far east. During this period, I also saw troops from Armenia, Taukia, and even the Kaldans..."
Chapter completed!