Facing Gerny's expectant gaze, Davers did not hesitate. He nodded immediately and said firmly: "For allies who truly interact with us, Dionia will never let them be wronged! Gerny, don't worry, I will send an envoy to Beneventum and publicly declare my support for you. Any tribe that wants to be unfavorable to you will be the enemy of Dionia! And he will also condemn Hilpini, Kauteni, and Pentney's secret boycott of the covenant over the past few years!" Davers said as he signaled the clerk to record the matter.

Gerny was overjoyed and expressed his gratitude repeatedly, and the stone in his heart finally dropped.

But Davers said again: "What I am worried about now is that the Hilpini Tribe Alliance knows that you, Abenirum, have a good relationship with Dionyya, and still hold a celebration that is unfavorable to you when the covenant is about to expire. I am not worried about causing Dionyya's dissatisfaction and protection of you. Do you mean that Lesguk no longer intends to renew the contract?"

Gerney was shocked. He had also worried about the problem that Davers mentioned during this period, but he would rather believe it: this is a strategy of Lesguk. He wanted to test pressure on Dionia through the matter of Abenirum, so that he could get the initiative to modify some treaties when renewing the contract. After all, Dionia's strength is obvious to all. Before any force offends it, it must first consider its own weight and whether it can withstand Dionia's anger.

Seeing Gerny's expression was a little nervous, Davers smiled and said, "Actually, for us, Dionya, whether Hillipini is willing to renew the contract will have no impact or loss, but for the Samones--" Davers showed a compassionate expression and sighed, "You love living in the mountains. This is a long tradition. However, living in the mountains has difficulties and there is not enough arable land to grow food. Although animal husbandry is feasible, beware of the harm of wild animals.

You also have to pray that winter is not too cold, otherwise it will be difficult for livestock to survive. Just like in the past two years, winter in the mountains is much colder than in the coastal areas. As for hunting, it is impossible to feed many people. So ten years ago your father would join forces with other Samonet tribes to launch an attack on Pottentiya, not only because of the incitement of the Syracuse people, but also for your survival, you need to obtain more land to support your growing population..."

Davers's words made Gerney feel sad: Ten years ago, he was still a brave warrior, fighting under the protection of his father Veroni...

"But war is not the only way to survive the Samonet tribe. Strengthening friendly trade with other forces can not only obtain more food, but also don't have to worry about the failure of the war and the sacrifice of the people. You Abenirum is the best example. As far as I know, your life is much better now than other Hirpini tribes. Even more children born and survived in recent years are more than other tribes. If this continues, in another ten years, Abenirum will become the largest town in Hirpini again!..."

Gerney's heart was surging, and Davers was just saying what he thought. An important goal in his heart was to take back the position of Hilpini, who once belonged to Abenirum.

"Adequate food and good medical skills are the most important conditions for the survival and growth of the tribe!" Davers said in a stressed tone: "In the past, the forces around the Samones Campania and Lucania were afraid and unwilling to interact with you, which forced you to rely on plunder to solve the problem of survival. Now, as the only country willing to interact with Samone, the Samones rejected our kindness and said that they were blasphemous?! The priests of Hades stayed in Abenirum for many years, and helped many sick Samones for free!

How many difficult Samonites! For you, Hades is a god of a foreign race, so what? I can say that the main gods of the Greeks were once alien gods. The Greeks eventually became our own gods through long-term contact with Egypt, Persia and other surrounding forces. Now some Campanians are even offering sacrifices to your god Savoni to protect their livestock. Moreover, the clergy under Hades does not conflict with the current gods of your Samonites. You have not mastered the gods of death and the underworld before! Why not try to accept it?!..."

Davers' sincere words made Gerney very uneasy. In fact, he took the initiative to contact Dionia because he was helpless, but in fact he was in a strife. After hearing Davers's words, he benefited a lot and felt a little guilty about explaining.

Davers waved his hand and said, "The other Samone tribes are unwilling to accept Dionia's kindness, we don't force it, but I have to worry about Abenirum!"

Gelny was stunned, and soon he widened his eyes: "His Majesty the King, what you said is Lesguk who will start a war against Abenirum?!"

"Once Sirpini no longer renews his contract with Dionyya, he will likely retaliate against Abenirum, who disobeys the decision of the Tribal Alliance. I don't need to say more about the conflicts between you and Lesguk." Davers looked at him and said solemnly: "Whenever Dionyya shows support to you, it may cause the second war between the Kingdom and Samonet! The war with Samonet is not what I hope, and the Senate may find it difficult to make a decision to support you!"

When Gerny heard this, he was a little anxious: "Dionia let Lesguk lead his troops to attack Abenirum? Don't forget that Abenirum was abandoned by other Shilpini tribes because he had always been friendly with Dionia!"

Davers looked calm and looked at Gerny's excited waving hands in nothing, and said slowly: "This is just one of our guesses. The Hilpini League headed by Beneventum may also be unwilling to choose to renew the contract at the risk of losing the ally of Dionia. But no matter what, for your Abenirum, danger always exists. There is a way... it can make Abenirum completely safe-" At this point, Davers stopped talking.

Gerney immediately asked, "What's the solution?"

Davers did not answer directly, but asked slowly: "You Abenirum should have a lot of contact with Pottentier. What do you think is the difference between today's Pottentier and ten years ago?"

What is the difference? ... The impression of the Potentiya flashed through Gerney's mind: the biggest difference is probably the attitude towards the Samonet people. In the past, the Potentiya people were afraid of the Samonet people. Now they are not afraid, but they take the initiative to contact the Samonet people, just like the Potentiya people Ginat they met when they came, wanting to trade with Abenirum. In the past, Potentiya was as poor and backward as Samonet. If nothing big happens, there were very few tribes. When they passed by Potentiya some time ago, they saw a vibrant town. Many tribe settlements had temporary markets or permanent small markets. The reason was that the Dionians helped build some roads, making the Potentiya's exchanges quick and convenient...

Gerney was silent for a while, with a little vigilance on his face and hesitated and said in a low voice: "His Majesty the King, you want Abenirum to become the 'free city' of Dionia..."

"Becoming a free city, except for nominally belonging to Dionia, Abenirum will not change anything, and will also get a lot of benefits, just like Potendia."

Davers spoke tempting words easily, while Gaelny remained silent.

"Of course, this is just one of my suggestions." Davers smiled and did not continue to urge him: "You can go back and think about it. In fact, it is not the only one who encounters such trouble. Laconia also encounters the same problem, and we also give them such advice."

Laconia Gelni thought the name was quite familiar. Think about it carefully: it seemed to be a town in Cauteni, which is located in the mountainous area north of Enona...

Gerny was surprised, but he felt a little relaxed: it turned out that Abenirum was not facing the dilemma of fighting against Samone's tradition alone...

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In the territory of Delnia in Sicily, although the Ministry of Military Affairs only organized one legion (the Eighth Legion), there were two barracks: one in Taurumenang, which usually serves as a fortress because it could not accommodate too many soldiers; the other was located on the northern edge of the Catanian plain, between the two cities of Catana and Sikuli, where the real camp of the Eighth Legion was.

At this time, the Eighth Legion camp was already full of people and no longer the deserted scene in the past.

Galadmoth led the pack team into the barracks. Although there were soldiers coming and going on the road, with soldiers' dormitories of similar sizes and styles, these did not affect his trip to the place he wanted to go. After all, before he transferred to Naxos, the Military Affairs Department transferred his military affiliation to the Eighth Legion. He had trained in this barracks many times, and it can be said that he was very familiar with it, although he was just a reserve soldier.

Galadmoth walked on the slightly crowded passage and seemed to hear someone calling his name. He looked in the sound and saw a familiar figure.

Theocasis rushed to him with a smile on his face: "The blessing of the goddess of luck will make me see you here too."

"If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have transported the newly harvested wheat here." Gallardmos complained.

"What does it have to do with me?" Diocasis looked back at the long pack team and asked in confusion.
Chapter completed!