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Chapter 37 Triumph and Former Comrades in Arms (2)

"Can aliens become citizens of your alliance?!" Zantiparis exclaimed.

Aggarcia did not understand the specific situation and answered vaguely: "... Of course there are some special reasons, but our alliance is indeed more open and tolerant than other Greek city-states. It is also common for foreigners to become alliance citizens. For example, the Persian merchant who you all know before followed Davers and their camp now has not only become alliance citizens, but also a senator, and a senior public business officer."

"Wow!..." Everyone was amazed, and some people said half jokingly and seriously: "Since all Persians can become senators of the Senate, then we comrades who have lived and died with you very early and shared hardships should become senators of the Senate?!"

"Yes! Yes!..." Some people agreed.

In order to attract Timasong and the others to come to Great Greece, Agarcia said some unrealistic things, but now he is not good to say anything else. However, the coachman Soricos couldn't listen, and interrupted: "You Gentiles don't talk nonsense. It's not so easy to become a senator in our Union Senate! According to the "Dionia Union Public Office Law", a citizen must first engage in low-level public office for at least six years and perform well before he can be promoted to intermediate public office. He will work for another four to five years. Only when he performs well can he enter the Senate, but first of all, he pays taxes on time every year and actively participates.

The army fought and there was no record of violations of laws and regulations... Let me tell you, is it easy to become a senator in the Senate? As for the current senator, all these senator in the Senate have made contributions to the establishment of the alliance. Like the Persian Mariji, the port and market of Turiyi, you mentioned, can have such prosperity today. There are also the Lucanians Vesba and Bagule who have joined the Senate. I heard that it is precisely because of them that Niutum can pacify so quickly! Gentiles, you must be senators of the Senate. What have you done for the Alliance?"

The mercenaries were speechless for a moment.

"So, if you want to stay in the league to develop, it's better to be more practical. Become a citizen of the league first." Soricos was both a little complacent and seriously advised.

"Stinky old man, are you annoying to say so much nonsense!" The mercenary Toraks and some young team officials shouted loudly in anger. Timason and the others quickly persuaded him, but the coachmen had already angered. They immediately shouted to let the mercenaries get off the car. Some mercenaries couldn't stand it. The two sides began to argue. Agarcia persuaded him in the middle, and Soricos also persuaded his companions, with Timason and Zantiparis and the others' assistance, and the two sides reached a reconciliation, which almost attracted the interference of the patrol team that maintained order outside the city.

Soricos and the coachmen collected the fare and drove the carriage away from the mercenaries.

Soricos looked at the strong backs of these mercenaries and said to others worriedly: "If these people were staying in Turiyi for a long time, it would be a headache for the patrol team."

At this moment, Timasong was whispering to Agarcia: "Is it so difficult to become a senator of the Dionia Alliance Senate?"

Agarcia nodded silently.

"If I had known that you would have the status you have today, we would have followed in Byzantium!" Zantiparis sighed regretfully and said, "This is all the arrangement of the goddess of fate. There is no way, let's take it a little more! It's not necessary to become a senator and become a citizen, and it would be great to have land!"

"Then we might as well be free in Asia Minor. There is no need to run to this remote place and be subject to various constraints. You said right, Agarcia!" Criano said angrily.

Aggarcia was embarrassed and didn't know how to respond, and the group looked at the parade with their own thoughts.

The soldiers of the Fourth Battalion were not very neat in line, but they were tall, strong and attractive. The Lukari people from the mountains received cheers and praises for the first time, throwing their inferiority and restraint as aliens behind their heads, all of which were extremely excited, and some even waved to the onlookers.

After the fourth brigade of one thousand people passed, more than a dozen carts were followed, full of gold and silver utensils seized by the troops from Niutum, as well as gold and silver statues, jewelry, gold and silver coins... etc., more than a dozen cars were filled with light shining and shining with flowers.

The people were even more amazed that if it weren't for the tow truck being guarded by mighty soldiers, some people would probably be unable to help but go forward and grab a handful.

War not only brings death, but also wealth! Davers presents it to the Senate and the Union people in this most direct way.

"Do you have to hand over your spoils to the Alliance?" Timasong asked curiously.

Agarcia replied: "A small part should be allocated to the soldiers participating in the war, and most of them are handed over to the treasury, and private hiding is not allowed."

"Without spoils, then there will be no passion for the battle. Who is willing to fight to the death!" Criano said dissatisfiedly.

Aggarcia thought for a while and said seriously: "They are alliance citizens. It is their responsibility to join the army and fight. Moreover, after these spoils are handed over, they are finally used on them, including the pensions of the soldiers who died in battle, the care of disabled soldiers, the maintenance and replacement of weapons and equipment, etc., did we have these benefits when we were mercenaries before? Think about those brothers who died on the battlefield and cannot even return to their hometowns!!" Aggarcia's words were a little angry, and she was obviously a little dissatisfied with the frequent search for trouble by these people who were once comrades.

Krianlow snorted and stopped talking.

Timasong, Zantiparis and others were greatly touched.

At this time, Thormid exclaimed again: "Look, who is that?!"

After the carriage, five carriages appeared. The first one was a carriage led by two pure white horses (the original plan was to pull the carriage for four horses, but because Turiyi is now in trouble and there are not so many horses, it was changed to a two horse). A man stood tall on the exquisitely carriage. He was wearing bright armor and was not wearing a helmet, so that the people could see his face clearly. However, his expression was a little serious, and he was obviously not very suitable for such a lively occasion.

"Pelisius! That's Phelisius!" the mercenaries exclaimed.

The people were also chanting his name, setting off a wave of cheering: "Pelisius! The hero of the alliance! You defeated the Lucanians!..."

On the third floor of the inner and outer floor of the inner and outer floors of the inner three floors of the outer three can certainly not see his former comrades separated outside. Faced with the people's sincere gratitude, he finally squeezed out a little smile and waved his arms around him.

The mercenaries did not know the people in the second carriage led by a variegated horse. After listening to Agarcia's introduction, they realized that it was Dracos, the captain of the Second Battalion of the First Army of the Alliance. He was originally a mercenary. He participated in all the battles after Davers went to Greece and gained his current status.

The people in the third carriage made the mercenaries exclaim again: "Hironimus!!"

Many people once secretly sneered at Hironimus, who had been squeezed out of the position of chief by Xenophon, and some even despised him for following Davers in Byzantium, believing that he was self-deprecating, giving up his dignity, and following a young man who was not as experienced and experienced as his. Now, this man they looked down upon stood high in the carriage. Although his expression was as serious as a wooden carving, the cheers of the people did not decrease at all. It can be seen that he was already an important figure in the alliance. The mercenaries were filled with emotions...

They didn't know the people in the carriage that followed, but they should be a Lucanian. He was the captain of the Fourth Battalion. As the only Lukari who rode in the carriage, he was both proud and afraid to participate in the triumphal ceremony. He was afraid that the people of the alliance would be neglected because he was a foreigner. However, the jubilant scene made him relieved: this is the case outside the city, and there was no need to worry in the city, where his father Vesba, Hemon, Ksima, Ulaza and other large groups of Lukari were preparing to come to Turiyi to watch the ceremony. He was thinking: At this moment, his image in the carriage will surely inspire the Lucanians of the alliance to play more actively for this alliance!

The man in the last carriage exclaimed the mercenaries again: "That's Epigenis!!"

Because Epigenis was well-informed, he got along well with the leaders of other camps during his expedition to Persia, and everyone knew him well. At this moment, he smiled and waved around, and his movements were free and easy, which made some free-minded women shout his name in an attempt to attract his attention, but what they didn't know was that the captain of the Seventh Brigade was more interested in men than women.

Looking at the energetic appearance of these former comrades, the loss in Timasong and the others can be imagined. You should know that in Persia, Philicius was just an adjutant, Epigenis was just a team officer, and Hilorimes was a frustrated general, unlike Timasong, Zantiparis, and Criano and others commanded thousands of soldiers to jointly discuss and decide the life and death of the entire mercenary... Now, the former soldiers are prominent in the huge alliance, and the former rulers fought in Asia Minor for a year, and in the end they were still a mercenary disliked by any city-state. The strong gap after this comparison made Timasong and Criano and the others feel very uncomfortable.

When the legion flag entered the north gate, colorful petals were scattered from the sky, and the petals fell on the soldiers, adding a bit of romance to the heroic and powerful people...

There was even more enthusiastic cheers in the city. Enter Turiyi from the north gate, walk forward for two blocks, and turn west, and you can go directly to the square.
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