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Chapter 30: Yamaguchi Town

Half of the volunteers in the Dionys Rugby Finals came from students from the senior class of Turiy School and Dionys Academy. This is also what Davers meant. He hoped that these young talents in the Kingdom who were under 18 and who were not granted public office could practice some of their ability to handle practical affairs in addition to their studies, which would be more conducive to their future development.

The young man in front of him was from the Dionia Academy. He whispered a few words to the slave behind him. The slave immediately turned around and ran into the city gate. Then the young man said to Gelny: "You must be very tired from crossing mountains and rivers to Turiyi. You should have had a good rest in the town for a night, but the day after tomorrow the celebration began. You need more time to prepare for the competition, so we'd better rush to the camp now-"

"Why do you say so much nonsense? We are not tired at all, hurry up and leave!" a Samone shouted.

"Tatoni!" Gerney turned around and glared at his subordinates. Although he could see that the young man was not old, judging from the temperament he showed and the four powerful slaves of Kong Wu who were following him, he was definitely the son of a veteran or important official of the Kingdom of Dionys. He did not want to offend people for no reason.

The young man did not think he was standing in front of the city gate, delaying the time for pedestrians behind him, and hurriedly took the Samonets into Yamaguchi town.

The terrain of the town is like a trumpet, with steep mountains on both sides, extending eastward, and a flat lowland in the middle, which continues to expand eastward, a road winds forward, and on both sides are filled with various shops and stalls, which are crowded so that pedestrians have nowhere to stay. Behind are houses built along the mountain...

The various hawking sounds of merchants are like cicadas chirping on trees in summer, which are endlessly pouring into their ears, making people feel irritated. Some vendors directly stop pedestrians, sell goods to them or invite them to stay in a hotel. After the Samone rudely rejected a few people, no one will harass these stout and vicious pedestrians.

After walking forward for a long time, the terrain became much wider and the surroundings were no longer so crowded.

At this time, the young man said, "Captain Gelny, it's so hot, you've walked so far, you're all thirsty, drink some water first, and then continue on the way."

Following the direction of his finger, Gerney saw a water-selling stall on the road ahead, and the slave who had left before was standing beside him, waving.

When he said this to the young man, Gelny subconsciously licked his dry lips, but he hesitated a little because he knew that buying water here should be expensive, so he couldn't bear to let it go, thinking: Why not wait to walk to the edge of the Tiluo River and drink the river water.

The young man seemed to see his concern and said loudly: "The money for buying water has been paid. If you don't drink it, you can only pour it out."

As soon as the words were finished, the other Samonets could not hold back. They rushed up and picked up the clay pots one by one, pouring them into their mouths with big mouths. The cool and sweet honey water not only quenched thirst, but also relieved hunger in their stomachs. Samonets drank a can of one, but felt unsatisfied, so they picked up another can.

"This... this really cost you a lot..." Gelny, who usually claims to be generous, was a little embarrassed at this moment.

"You can accept the invitation to climb mountains and wading to Turiyi. You are so hard and tiring to participate in our Dionia celebration. As masters, we should certainly take good care of you, the noble guests. What is this small cost?" The young man thought it was natural to do so, and his tone was not like a minor.

Gelny's heart moved, he put down the water jug ​​and asked, "What's your name? How could he know my name is Gelny? I don't remember that I said my name."

The young man said calmly: "My name is Clottox, and the officials who sent me to greet him have introduced to me in detail that the team of the Samonets is led by the leader of the Gaelny, and I know that only the nobles of the Samonets wear white robes, and you are the only one in the team wearing white robes, so..."

"You know a lot about us Samonets!" Gaerni looked at him in surprise.

"This is what my father told me." The young man said modestly: "My father said that the Samones are brave warriors and deserve the respect of us Dionians!"

Brave warrior?! If Gerny hadn't seen the young man's sincere expression, he would have thought that the other party was ridiculing himself: Are the Samonets brave? If they were brave, how could they kill each other overnight because of fear? The huge army of those days had no chance to fight head-on with the Dionians, and was defeated like this! He eventually became a prisoner. In order to regain his foothold in Abenirum and regain his father's position as the leader of the year, he had to rely on the power of his former enemy, the Dionians!...

Gelny suddenly felt that the honey water in his mouth was tasteless, so he spitted the water on the ground and shouted loudly: "It's time for us to go!" After that, he strided forward.

The other Samonets quickly finished drinking the water, stroked their round belly, and followed Gerny one by one.

After walking through a ridge, you will leave the mountain pass town.

At this time, I heard someone shouting next to me: "Captain Gaelny! Chief Gaelny!"

Ginath, the former Pottentian, rushed to Gaelny while shouting.

The Samones not only made way for him, but also helped his herders drive away cattle and sheep.

"Ginat, you didn't live in the town?" Gerney asked casually.

"If I stay, where can I live in so many cattle and sheep?! I have to hurry up and rush to the livestock market in Tuliyi. If I can save money, I will sell this batch of cattle and sheep!" said Ginat.

"You are from Potendia, why don't you sell these cattle and sheep to Poseidonia or Enona, and have to run so far to Turiy?" someone next to you asked.

Ginath turned his head and saw that it was a strange young man, and asked in confusion: "What are you?"

"Crottox, the Turiyi City Hall sent me to welcome the leader of Gerny and others." The young man replied.

After hearing this, Ginath did not dare to underestimate the childish young man and said, "The cities of Poseidonia and Enona are not big, and they are close to us. The price is too cheap and they may not be sold because there are not enough people to buy it. Last year, I heard that Turiyi came to Turiyi in September every year because of the Hades celebration and rugby competition. Therefore, all the food in the market was sold at a high price. It is said that a sheep can be sold for more than 30 drachmas, so I decided to give it a try this year..."

"It's more than 200 miles from Potendia to Turiyi, and most of them are mountain roads and many wild animals, so it's difficult for people to walk, let alone cattle and sheep. Are you afraid of any accidents in them?" the young man asked curiously.

"That's right, alas..." When Ginath heard this, he felt as if he met a soulmate, and immediately felt bitter: "When I set off, I brought 120 sheep and 15 cows, and only 108 sheep and 12 cows were left here. The others either ran away halfway, were taken away by the wolf, or broke their legs, got sick due to eating, and finally had to kill them..."

Ginath pointed to the fresh cattle and sheepskin on some herders' backs and looked painful: "I just hope that this time I can go to the Tuliyi market and sell the remaining cattle and sheep at a good price, otherwise my people and I will lose too much! Alas..."

The young man listened carefully, and a slave whispered a few words in his ear, and his handsome face showed a bit of sympathy: "You are right. Now the price of a sheep in the Turiyi market is indeed sold for more than 30 drach horses, and a cow even reaches 80 drach horses. But other merchants have the same idea as you, and often come to Turiyi at this time. The shops in the port market and the city market cannot accommodate so many merchants at all. In previous years, there have been many riots. Therefore, this year, the Turiyi City Hall has issued a new regulation that only merchants with a kingdom citizenship are allowed to enter the two markets during the celebration. According to this regulation, your cattle and sheep cannot enter the port and the city at all."

When Ginath heard this, he couldn't believe his ears and defended loudly: "We Potendia are also part of the Kingdom of Dionys, and we Potendias are also Dionys! We should also receive preferential treatment from the Kingdom!"

The young man shook his head: "Potentiya is just a free city of the kingdom. You manage your own city by yourself. Your finances and taxes do not need to be paid to the Senate, you do not need to serve in the military, and the laws of the kingdom cannot control you. You do not need to bear the obligations that the kingdom requires citizens to fulfill, and of course you cannot get the rights that the citizens should enjoy, such as the distribution of land and rewarding military merits, and of course, it also includes some benefits that kingdoms like this give to citizens..."

The young man talked freely, and Gelny was surprised to find that this childish young man at this moment showed a trace of majesty that ordinary teenagers did not have.

Ginath didn't notice this. After hearing the young man's words, he was stunned and said angrily: "Since we don't let us sell in the market, we will sell outside! Tuliyi is so big, there must be a place for us to sell cattle and sheep!"
Chapter completed!
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