Secrean tightened his heart and asked in an attempt: "Sir, are we going to start a war?"

"War may not necessarily happen, but be prepared for any incidents. I believe you have heard the public trial of Victory Square. Syracuse has ambitions for us, Dionyha." Davers was satisfied with Syracuse's vigilance as a naval general for war, and looked at Syracuse with a serious expression: "If a war occurs, how likely will our entire Greek navy fight against Syracuse?"

Secrean's face also became nervous and solemn, but he could still keep a clear mind and said fluently: "Crotone can now piece together up to 20 three-layer oar warships due to the previous war with Locre, now there can be about ten in Silit, about eight in Courenia, and five in Trina... As for these city-states in the Dionian League, the Lijim Navy's three-layer oar warships have the largest number, maybe 30, and it is good that Heraclia and Metapontum can make five. Laus has not mastered the technology of making three-layer oar warships. Castron and Elia do not have three-layer oar warships, only small and medium-sized warships... Oh, and Tarantum, I almost forgot about it. It has about 25 three-layer oar warships..."

Tarantum! This reminded Davers that the relationship between Dionia and it has become strangers in the past two years, but in the face of greater threats, Davers decided to improve the relationship with it next.

"If we concentrate the naval power of all the city-states in Greece, there are about 130 three-layer oar warships, plus small and medium-sized warships... there may be nearly 250. According to previous news, Syracuse has nearly 400 three-layer oar warships, and the total number of warships may exceed 600. However, although the number gap is huge, we cannot fight with Syracuse, but-" Seclian said in a melancholy face: "The key is that these warships in the city-state of Greece are too scattered and can be easily defeated by the enemy. Even if they can be gathered together, they will easily lead to their own wars due to lack of training and unified command."

Davers pondered for a moment and said, "If all these large Greek warships were trained and commanded, do you think this large Greek joint fleet would have a chance to defeat the Syracuse Navy?"

A fleet that had just been established and had no experience in naval combat actually wanted to defeat the powerful Syracuse Navy? Seclian was not shocked by Davers's problem. On the contrary, after careful consideration, he said decisively: "I think it is OK! First of all, the sailors of the Dionian Navy were very motivated. You also know that the quota of soldiers of various infantry corps in Dionia is now full. Many free citizens and some reserve citizens who have registered in the Ministry of Household Registration and some reserve citizens were unwilling to wait in the Legion reserve team before they were transferred to sailors. These young and middle-aged men were eager to establish meritorious deeds as soon as possible, shorten their age, become official citizens as soon as possible, and get a share of the "place". Therefore, they trained hard and eagerly hoped for the outbreak of the war. They were eager to fight and win more than anyone else."

Secrean clenched his fists, as if cheering himself up, and continued to say loudly: "Secondly, although the Syracuse Navy is huge, it does not gather together, but is anchored in Syracuse, Agrigento, Katanai... Oh, now there is another Messina, so it is also a very time-consuming thing for Syracuse to gather all the warships together. We can seize the opportunity and quickly defeat one or two of its squadrons, which can change the strength of the naval power of both sides..."

Davers stared at the young man. He was smart, capable, and energetic. He was brave enough to fight against powerful enemies and was enterprising. From his previous methodical analysis, he had thought deeply about naval battles, and was not limited to the position of a squadron leader, but just trained soldiers, cruise, etc. This was a naval talent!

Davers finally made up his mind and said in a deep voice: "You said it very well! We Dionys infantry have always been weak to fight against the strong, which has led to the Dionys Alliance today. I hope the Navy will also have this spirit of not being afraid of strong enemies!"

"Sir, don't worry, the Dionian Navy will never be worse than the infantry in the future!" Secrean immediately made a promise.

Davers looked at him and said in a deep voice: "Seglian, although you are young, you have always performed very well in training and managing the fleet, and have a high prestige among sailors. Given that N'anilus has been imprisoned for violating the law, and the entire Dionian Navy has no commander, it is impossible for this situation to continue like this..."

At this point when Davers said, Seclian's heart beat violently.

"So, I decided to propose to the Senate that you will take over as commander-in-chief of the Navy. I believe that this appointment may be issued tomorrow."

When the great happiness fell down as Seclian hoped, he was so excited that he didn't know what to say, but just kept expressing his gratitude: "Thank you, sir! Thank you, sir! Thank you--"

"Don't thank me for now. You must understand that this appointment is not a glory, but a heavy responsibility! If there is really a day when Dionya and Syracuse go to war, Dionya's long coastline will be under the attack of the powerful Syracuse navy. The fleet you lead must try your best to defend the land of the alliance from being violated by the enemy and the property of citizens will not be damaged. Therefore, your responsibility is heavy!" Davers said with a serious expression.

Under Davers' gaze, Seclian's expression gradually became firm: "I understand, sir!" He saluted another military salute with great force.

The next day, the Senate voted to pass the appointment of Secrean as commander of the naval commander, and two other bills were passed: one was to incorporate the warships of the Dionian Alliance city-state into the Dionian Navy sequence, one was trained and one was cruised; the other was to increase the construction of three-layer oar warships, from the original five per year to ten per year.

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The new drama "The Dionysian" by the famous playwright Aristophane is being staged in Athens. The drama tells the story of a Dionysian interracial citizen participating in the Olympian Games. In the play, Aristophane uses exaggerated and joking pen to portray the image of a diony and ridiculous interracial citizen who is extremely ignorant and stupid about Greek traditional culture. Since its release, it has been highly praised by Athenian citizens, and various theaters in Athens are often full.

For example: Now the central theater is playing the referee announces the athlete's entry, but the strangely dressed alien refuses to be naked. The referee asks him the reason, and his answer is: "We have many snakes and insects in the mountains, so we must wear clothes, otherwise we will be bitten away if we are not careful-"

"Hahaha..." The audience burst into laughter.

"I just like this part, it's so ridiculous!" A viewer covered his stomach and burst into tears.

"The following paragraph is even more ridiculous. I have watched it several times!" Another viewer said excitedly.

Only when a whistle sounded on the field, the actor who played the interracial citizen of the Dionian race was desperately making a running move, but the referee terminated the competition and asked him why he had to run into the circle of the track. He said innocently: "The people in our tribe have always had to take shortcuts to track prey. Only in this way can they catch the prey."

After the referee told him the rules of the game, he also complained: "How stupid are these rules! No wonder I didn't see you wearing skins and feathers, because you can't catch prey."

...

The audience almost laughed from beginning to end.

In the end, the alien won the racing championship. The temple priest put a crown on him, but he threw the crown on the ground and said angrily: "Our consul lied to me. These branches are not worth anything at all. He said that there will be rewards for winning the championship!"

So he turned to the priest for the golden scepter in his hand.

The greed of aliens and the anger of priests become the end of the play.

...

The audience stood up and applauded and cheered in one direction.

An old man with a white beard stood up and waved to everyone to express his gratitude. He was Aristophane, a respected Athens playwright. Although he was old, he would sit in the venue as usual when the new work began, observing the audience's reactions, and thinking about what needs improvements to his work.

"The Dionian" is a work he created after hearing about the farce that happened at the Isthmus competition a few years ago (that is, when Lizaru made a big fuss in the arena). Most Athenians just regard it as a funny comedy, and only a few people can understand the profound meaning contained in the play.

In Dionia in Greater Greece, Syracuse in Sicily, Napoli in Campania, Thessali in northern Greece, Macedonia and other more city-states began to accept aliens into Greek society, and began to have an impact on Greece's own traditional culture. This is exactly what Aristophane, who has always been committed to defending the traditional values ​​of Greek. He used this ridiculous alien in the play to warn the Athenians and even the entire Greek world to be vigilant, but he himself could not determine how much it could play.

With the help of slaves, he walked out of the theater and down the mountain road. The crowded stream of people took the initiative to give way to the respected old man.

Just then, there were bursts of cheers coming from the front.

"What happened?!" The audience patted their shoulders one by one and asked curiously.

"Win! We won! The fleet led by Connon defeated the Spartan Navy in Knidos, and Athens won!!" The people ran around and told each other, and some even cried with joy.
Chapter completed!