He couldn't help but sigh: The Dionians completely turned the Taranto Bay into their inner lake, and the Dionian towns in this bay made the connection between them closer through short distances of shipping on the sea.

What he didn't know was that the reason why Taranto Bay is so prosperous and lively: the pirate problem that the sea traders in other city-states in the Mediterranean are most worried about does not exist here at all. The warships belonging to the First Fleet in the Gulf are patrolling in this Gulf every day to maintain order in the Gulf and ensure the safety of ships.

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Just when Kerithops compared the busy scene in the bay with the port of Vierevs of Athens that he had seen, Duca Okrat, the second son of Kunogolata, received the approval of commander Alexis, and rode wildly from Doni, changing horses several times along the way at the inn on the roadside, and finally arrived at Tarantum Military Port at dusk.

The Tarantum Military Port is the main garrison of the First Fleet of Dionia. After Tarantum was forced to become the free city of Dionia, Navy Commander Secrean once asked for the opening of a new military port on the grounds that "the Dionia fleet was becoming increasingly large (because there were too many warships in the Southern Italian War) and the Turiyi military port could no longer accommodate it." It was also recommended that the military port be set in the large port of Tarantum, because it was indeed a natural good port.

Davers agreed readily, of course, the issues he considered were not only military convenience. The navy's entry could not only monitor and deter this previously capricious city-state nearby, but also Tarantum, as an old maritime trade powerhouse, has a large number of sailors and fishermen with excellent ship-handling skills and rich experience. They will be the excellent source of soldiers of the navy. By training them, they can accept Dionia's cultural and political philosophy, and in turn can influence the people of Tarantum.

Faced with Dionia's request, Tarantum had no choice but to hand over the western part of the port to Dionia's naval management, after all, there has been wasteland.

As the navy moved in, the land from the west of Dagang to east of Metapontum gradually became owned by the First Fleet. The Tarantums suffered heavy casualties in the Southern Italian War, and there were not enough personnel to take care of the land near the border. In addition, Davers' clever pressure made this part of the land allocated to the sailors of the First Fleet stationed here, including a large number of civilian sailors of Tarantum who joined the First Fleet.

Today, there are 150 three-layer oar warships and other large and large warships in this military port, totaling about 230 warships. Including the 50 three-layer oar warships and other warships in the Castellon military port, the First Fleet stabilizes the other three fleets with a number of more than 350 warships, becoming the strongest fleet in the Dionian Navy.

But even if the number of ships in the First Fleet is large, there are still enough open space in the Tarantum Military Port to build dry docks and accommodate more warships, which shows how large its military port is. Moreover, the sea surface in the Dagang is wide enough. Small-scale training is even held directly in the Dagang. This has become a scene in the Dagang. Tarantum people often stop and watch on the shore.

After Deka Okrat handed Alexis's letter of certification to the military guards, he was admitted, but he waited for the ships at the military port pier for a long time.

There were obviously vacant Clippers on the dock next to it, why did they still have to wait here?! Dika Okrat was a little angry.

Until he got on the boat and came out of the cabin, someone explained to him: "I'm so sorry! A batch of supplies were transported from the Castellon military port just now and they were about to transport them to Doni. The personnel in the military port were busy doing this, so it took some time to delay your time."

"Transporting supplies to the front line is a big event of the kingdom, and I am just a small matter." When Deka Okrat saw that it was him, he immediately understood why the ship arrived late. He hurriedly said respectfully: "And Lord Seclian, you are here to deliver them personally. I really don't know how to express my gratitude!"

Secrean, former commander of the Dionysian Navy, led his fleet to defeat the Syracuse Navy, which was then dominating the Western Mediterranean Sea three times during the Southern Italian War, thus controlling the oceans at the eastern end of Great Greece and Sicily, playing a key role in Dionysian final defeat of Syracuse and being a hero worshipped by the people of Dionys.

After the war, with the expansion of the territory of Dionys, the already huge fleet was divided into four parts by Davers: the first fleet sits in Tarantum to defend the maritime security of the Gulf of Taranto; the second fleet settles in the Catanian plains to defend the maritime security of the city of Sicily; the third fleet stations Trina to protect the maritime rights and interests of the Kingdom of Dionys in the Tyrrhenian Sea; the fourth fleet takes Brindisi as its base to defend the territorial security of the Kingdom of Dionys in the Adriatic Sea.

However, Davers did not allow Seclian to serve as the commander of the Navy of Dionia, but instead allowed him to serve as the commander of the First Fleet. Although the strength of the First Fleet was far superior to that of the Dionia Navy, from the Navy to the First Fleet Commander was still a demotion. However, Davers also proposed to the Senate and elected Seclian to become the veteran of Dionia, which was a great improvement in political status for Seclian. He also became the second young veteran under 30 years old after Henepolis. Moreover, after the navy was disbanded, Davers also abolished the position of Navy Commander, so Seclian did not complain much.

Secrean went to Tarantum to take office for ten years. Except for major events, he rarely returned to Turiyi to attend the usual Senate meeting. The young heroes of that year are now middle-aged and have less arrogance when they were young. At this time, he said to Dika Okrat with a gentle expression: "I am also going to attend your father's funeral, and I happen to be with you."

When talking about his dead father, Deka Okrat felt a pain in his heart. It was a regret for his life to fail to be by his father before his death.

"How is the war in Doney going?" Secrean asked casually.

"It's still relatively smooth. We have captured the city of Hedonia and Askurum. The army has approached Lusenia, the central town of the Donis, and are preparing to siege the town. Judging from the current situation, there are no signs of other Doni tribes and towns that want to reinforce Lusenia. It is estimated that this war will end before the New Year." When talking about the war he was involved in, Dika Okrat was a little excited and satisfied.

Hearing this good news, Secrets sighed: "It's better to command the army to fight on land!" After the Southern Italian War, the Kingdom of Dionys was not always a peaceful scene. The three wars it launched to conquer Messapi, Puchetti and Doney were of great scale. However, these wars were near Dionys, and the opponent's fleet was too weak, so there was no need to defend the first fleet in the core waters of Dionys, which led to Secrets not being able to go to the battlefield again in the past ten years. How could he have no regrets in his heart?

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By the time Dika Okrat felt that Turiyi's home was at his brother Sostatus, his family had already prepared for funerals.

Because Kunogorata's wife died early, it was his eldest daughter and two daughters-in-law who cleaned his body, applied fragrance to him, and put on gorgeous clothes according to the Greek customs formed over hundreds of years. In addition, Sostatus also set up a large wooden shed in front of the house, placed Kunogorata's body on a bed covered with herbs in the wooden shed, and then put a silver coin in his mouth so that his soul could deliver the Chiron ferry fee.

When the mourning hall and the coffin were all arranged, it was Dionia's unique funeral customs: Prissinas, the priest of the temple of Hades, led a group of priests, priests, and saints to the mourning hall and began to sing chants for him, praying that he could enter the Elysee Paradise as soon as possible. Usually, only Hades priests or priests attended. After all, Kunogorata had different status and status, and without Davers' instructions, he personally brought the main team of the main temple of Hades.

The next day, Kunogorata's immediate relatives, including his son-in-law Hilos, were wearing black veils and guarding the coffin with a solemn expression. Even his daughter and daughter-in-law cut their hair short according to customs to express their condolences.

Early in the morning, Davers brought Cristoya, Agenthian's wife, Cynthia, Clotokataks and other six children to the mourning hall, presented a wreath made of pomegranate branches and leaves to the body of Kunogolata, and led the family to salute him solemnly and chant Hades's ode. After comforting several relatives of Kunogolata, Davers's family walked out of the mourning hall, washed the filth on their hands and faces with several large tanks of water placed outside the mourning hall, and then left.

Since King Davers left, more and more people have come to pay tribute.
Chapter completed!