A hundred years later, because Sparta invaded Mesenia, a large number of fleeing Mesenians immigrated here, which changed the entire city. Even the original name was changed to "Messina". Only the sign on the issued coins was always "a sickle and a dolphin".

A few years ago, the Carthaginians destroyed it, and Dionysius rebuilt the city, but the inhabitants of the city had become colonists of Syracuse, Locre and the allies.

Messina is only about 13 miles away from Lijim. The Dionian fleet arrived in a moment. Secretly stood at the bow of the ship and looked at the entire city of Messina ahead with interest: Compared with Lijim, the city itself is not big, because it is located in a lowland between mountains and oceans, with a narrow area, and there is even no larger river around the city. Instead, its extremely long arc-shaped breakwater made of rocks and artificial stone slurry, and the port surrounded by refutations, attracted Secretian's attention.

Seeing that the Messians were urgently recruited on the breakwater, some of whom were rushing to the dock, while others climbed the sentry towers on the dike with bows and arrows... Seclian didn't care at all. He didn't intend to lead the fleet into the port, but just did what he did in Locre outside the port - sank the merchant ships entering and leaving the port, and after showing off his might, he continued to sail north.

The colonists of Syracuse in Messina never expected that they would be attacked like this today when they dominate the Western Mediterranean in Syracuse. The anger and frustration in their hearts can be imagined.

The fleet crossed the strait and arrived at the city of Taoruina more than an hour later.

The Taorene and the Lijim militia stationed here were cheering when they learned that Dionia had defeated the Syracuse Navy.

Secrean originally thought it would take some quarrel to convince Feidun, because Feidun failed to lead the army before and was ordered to return to Lijim for trial. Later, because there was no military talent among Lijim's citizens who could replace Feidun and the terrible Syracuse, the Locreri coalition, finally, with the support of Atelicruis, he returned to Taorena again to take over the military power. Secrean was worried that he would be afraid of attacking the Silo coalition.

But when Secrelian explained his purpose to the general Lijim, Feidun did not hesitate. He immediately expressed his willingness to cooperate with Dionia to restrain the Silo coalition, but because Secrelian could not negotiate an effective plan before contacting Hilos in the Bruti area.

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Meanwhile, Henipolis just got up.

Yesterday, the civilians who were rioting in the city were working together, and nearly half of the defending soldiers were unwilling to fight, and the city of Laus was eventually captured.

In despair, Arbomas did not want to be arrested and was humiliated by his nephew and committed suicide.

Henipolis did not give up, and he issued an order: Anyone who participates in rebellion and works for Arbomas should be punished!

You should know that when Arbomas usurped the throne, almost the entire city-state bureaucracy surrendered to him. Helipolis originally wanted to take this opportunity to defeat all those who opposed him and blocked him, but he did not expect that in this way, the rioters would be legally robbed as if they had obtained the rights of the city-state officials, leaders, and rich people who were usually oppressed and exploited. The hatred and violence buried in their bones were completely released. It was a disaster for this city, and soon the whole city was trapped in crazy killing and looting.

When Henipolis saw that something was wrong, he ordered: Stop looting and killing, otherwise he would be severely punished!

But the poor who had already been killed with red eyes could not obey orders or even attack the warriors who were passing the orders.

Henipolis had no choice but to ask Hilos for help.

Hilos immediately sent all troops to stop the riots caused by the poor in Laus and ordered: If there is resistance, kill them.

More than 5,000 properly trained soldiers of Dionian entered the city and began to suppress the mobs who broke into various deep houses and courtyards.

It was dusk that the riots were calmed down. What followed was the sound of moans and wails that enveloped the entire city. After Avinogis and Arbomas's efforts over several years of hard work became increasingly prosperous in one day, with casualties and wounded everywhere.

Henepolis, who was riding into the city, couldn't bear to watch it.

What made him even more uneasy was that the people who were crying with their relatives on the roadside hugging their bodies and their eyes were filled with hatred...

Henepolis, who was deeply blaming and frightened, did not give him much comfort even when he saw his rescued mother safe and sound. At night, he lay on the bed. When he closed his eyes, the tragic phenomena he saw during the day appeared in his mind. His ears were filled with the cry of the people. He tossed and turned, and could not sleep. It was not until dawn that he fell asleep due to excessive fatigue.

It was noon that he woke up and had to have breakfast and lunch together.

The other person who had dinner with him was his mother. Although Arbomas rebelled, he only put his brother's widow under house arrest and his other treatment was as usual. Therefore, the woman was not hurt, but was only worried about the safety of her son. Now that Henipolis has returned safely and defeated the rebels again, she has always been in a good mood: "Child, Ariandos has come to you several times in the morning, but I have blocked her back."

"Is there anything he has to do with me?" Henipolis asked listlessly, chewing bread, thinking about other things.

"He asked what to do with the civilians who were imprisoned? I asked him to release them all." Henipolis' mother was a Lucanian nobleman and cousin of Tula, the former leader of Laos. Tula betrothed him to Avinogis, in fact, in order to better control and win over Avinogis, who was the leader of the descendants of the original Baris. Therefore, Avinogis and his wife were not in good condition.

Later, Avinogis joined forces with Dionia and overthrew the rule of the Lucanians in Laos. Tula and his forces were almost massacred. The reason why he did not deal with his Lucanian wife was, on the one hand, because she was the biological mother of Henipolis, and on the other hand, the Lucanian ruled Laos for decades, and had gradually merged with the Greek descendants of Sobaris. When Avinogis rebelled, many small Lucanian tribes expressed support and surrender, so having a Lucanian wife could reassure the uneasy Lucanians.

But this woman remembered the hatred of the destruction of her family. Today she had a real smile: "Those 'black pigs' who would only roll in the mud on weekdays (the former Lucanians of Laus used to despise the slaves of Sybalis) should have been dying! Son, you did a good job, these people killed your uncle Tula's family! Do you know, your uncle's second daughter, your cousin is so beautiful, I agreed with Tula at the beginning to let her be your wife in the future, but those damn ones-"

"Enough!" Henipolis suddenly smashed the wooden cup full of wine to the ground, and the wine splashed everywhere.

The woman was shocked.

"I'm full." Henipolis stood up, without looking at his mother, and turned around and walked out.

"Henny!" the woman shouted pitifully.

Henipolis did not look back, and he held his breath: He punished the officials and tribal leaders who helped Arobumas usurp the throne not to retaliate against their betrayal, but to establish a better political system, a system that, like Dionia, owns land and has the power to participate in political participation, and is different from his mother who hates the people of Laus! But-

When he thought of the corpses everywhere, his hatred eyes... His energetic spirit was immediately completely relieved, and he began to doubt himself again: Am I really doing something wrong? Just as Arbomas said, I was too aggressive?...

Arbomas...Henepolis remembered that when he saw the body of his only uncle last night, he did not feel any pleasure of revenge. Instead, what kept coming to mind was the situation where his uncle played with him when he was a child, which made him feel empty and unrest.

He wandered aimlessly all the way and finally came to the town hall next to his mansion.

A beautiful seat was placed in the center of the Municipal Hall Council Hall. He walked up and sat down slowly, facing the layers of stone benches in front of him.

This council was built by Henepolis' father three years ago in reference to the Greek city-state, but unlike Dionia and other large Greek city-states, there was an additional chair in the center of the synagogue, a chair dedicated to the lifelong consul. He did not know whether his father and his uncle had a sense of being high and unique in this chair, but he did not have such a wonderful experience at all. Instead, he was like a lamb focused on the greedy eyes of dozens of hungry wolfs, which made him disgusted and uncomfortable. After he ascended the throne, he came to the council several times, but he was unwilling to come again.

At this moment, he sat on the chair, facing the empty venue, and stared blankly until Ariandos hurriedly walked in: "Sir, I'm looking for you."

Henipolis came to his senses and looked at the loyal subordinate left to him by his father with an anxious look, and asked casually: "What else is there?"

"The released poor people are unwilling to leave, but instead ask when to fulfill the promise you made by lord." Eriandos's words made Henipolis inexplicably angry: "Care it?! They still want me to fulfill the promise?! Look at the things they have done, I did not execute them one by one, it is already considered to be kind to them!"

Henipolis shouted and vented his dissatisfaction. He did not expect that the poor people who had been pitiful in his eyes would turn into vicious mobs in a blink of an eye and were so greedy. But he was just saying something like venting hatred. Of course he would fulfill his vow to the gods, and the current situation in Laus could not be regretted.
Chapter completed!