Pretakuba stressed his tone and shouted loudly: "Using all kinds of means to attack Carthage's merchants, restricting them from trading in Dionia, and violating the agreement and using tricks to trade with Sardinia quietly! What makes us even angry is that you even covet our silver mines and have sent people to secretly go to the Iberian Peninsula to buy silver dollars we are going to sell to Tel!

The people of Carthage are angry at the despicable behaviors that you Dionys have done against Carthage and strongly demand that our Senate retaliate against it. But based on the friendship between the two countries, the Senate sends me to protest to you and demands that you must ensure that the following are done so that the friendship between the two countries can continue to be maintained!”

Pretakuba's words made the entire Senate venue boil. The veterans, who had been accustomed to the respectful attitude of visiting foreign messengers for more than ten years, were shocked by the arrogant attitude of the Carthaginians and even more angry.

The anger and scolding of the Dionian elders immediately filled the venue.

Pretakuba was not afraid at all. He turned around and faced the man in the middle of the venue. Although it was his first time to come to Turiyi, he knew who the real talker of this kingdom was.

After receiving the information from Alistilas in the morning, Davers was mentally prepared, but he didn't expect the Carthage messenger to come so quickly.

At this moment, he looked calm and said slowly: "Tell me, what are Carthage's requirements?"

As soon as he said that the venue became much quieter.

Pretakuba was surprised at how much Davers controlled the Senate. At the same time, Davers was not angry or happy on his face, and gave him a sense of unfathomableness. He calmed down and said loudly again: "Carthage's request is,

First, compensation is made to several Carthaginian merchants who were previously punished in Dionia, and Carthaginian merchants are allowed to sell grains in Dionia without any restrictions on price.

Second, stop any trade between your West Coast towns and Sardinia immediately and shall never sell any goods to them.

Third, Dionya completely opened the domestic market to Carthage and allowed Carthage merchants to interfere in their free trade;

Fourth, no ship in Dionia must pass through, Malta-Sorus-Satinia-Ballearic Islands, the sea south of the link.

Fifth, do not interfere with any actions of Carthage's ally Rome, and stop their hostility…”

After Pretakuba said this, the venue became silent.

Davers let go of his hands that had grabbed the armrest of the wooden chair, looked at the elders whose eyes were flashing with fire, took a deep breath, and shouted loudly: "The elders of Dionia! The elites of the kingdom! Can we accept the rude demands of the Carthaginians?!"

"No!!!" Angry shouts erupted in the venue, almost overturning the entire roof.

The guards guarding outside the venue were also startled by the movements from the Grand Seminar Hall. They looked at each other, guessing what was happening inside.

At this time, a soldier suddenly pointed to the square in front of him and said excitedly: "Hurry! Look! Look! The rain... is rain!"

Due to the eight-month drought, the ground that had become a little dry and cracked on Victory Square now appeared with black dots, and these black dots were increasing rapidly.

In the long line in front of the Tuli Fountain, the Tuliyi people who were preparing to draw water put down the pots in their hands and stretched their hands into the sky. Then the disbelief turned into ecstasy: "It's raining!!! It's finally raining!!! Thanks to Hades for his blessing, he brought us rain!!!..."

Just as they were ecstatic, the sound of thunder sounded in the sky, and the originally disgusting sunny sky suddenly became dark and the strong wind suddenly blew.

The originally sparse raindrops quickly became dense, and in less than a moment they turned into heavy rain...

When the captain of the guard rushed into the venue, Davers was suddenly standing up from the wooden chair, looking down at the Carthage messenger in front of him, and said word by word: "This is the answer from our Dionysian Senate!"

Pretakuba had long expected that Dionys would respond, so he raised his head and said in a deep voice: "Since this is the case, Carthage can only cancel the friendly agreement with Dionys, and I want to remind you that Rome is an alliance of Carthage. If you go to war with Rome, Carthage will definitely aid Rome according to the covenant!"

Davers' eyebrows were raised, and he was about to respond.

The excited voice of the captain of the guard rang in the venue: "Your Majesty! Sir! It's raining! It's raining!"

When these veterans who have always shown steadiness and wisdom in front of the people heard this, they could not hide their excitement in their hearts. They completely ignored the important meeting being held and immediately ran out of the venue.

Although it was still afternoon, the sky in Turiyi had become dim. Even outside the main entrance of the Council Hall, the strong wind still brought large swaths of rain, completely splashing the entire steps and platform.

The thin Borden on the elders was soon wet by the rain mixed with the wind, and the chill was penetrated into the heart, but the elders were unaware of it. They cheered and cheered like the people, and even rushed into the rain curtain, enjoying the erosion of the heavy rain.

Just as the elders were ecstatic, a passionate voice rang in their ears: "This is a divine sign! The divine sign of Hades! When Syracuse invaded Dionia, Hades resurrected the Turi Fountain and we defeated the powerful Syracuse! Today, facing the threat of Carthage, Pluto once again sent the rain we needed. With his blessing, what else can we fear!" Presinas raised his arms and shouted.

His words cheered the elders, and even Cornerus, Lycius and others who were worried about the war with Carthage increased a lot of confidence.

Pretakuba disagreed with this.

At this moment, Davers' voice sounded in his ear: "In fact, I am glad that Carthage canceled the friendly agreement with us and welcomed you to launch a war against Dionia so that we can have the opportunity to avenge the Dionia sailors and merchants who were cruelly burned to death by your fire!"

Pretakuba turned his head and looked at Davers with a serious face, and said proudly with confidence: "Carthage is not something that Dionia can defeat now!"

Davers sneered on his face: "Just because of the Carthage militia who was tortured by the Numibian riots? Or did you have the mercenaries owned by your master, Mago, who were almost independent Iberian kingdoms occupied?"

Pretakuba's face turned gloomy: The Dionians actually know the inside story of Carthage so well?!

After experiencing the excitement of the rain, the elders returned to the venue.

Then he was faced with the possible threat of war in Carthage, but no elder regretted that he had too firmly denied the proposal of the Carthage messenger.

The elders who could sit in this position were not fools. From the harsh conditions proposed by the Carthage messengers, they had already deeply felt Carthage's hostility to Dionys. As one of the most powerful countries in the Western Mediterranean, Dionys could not accept these humiliating peace talks that would restrict their development, and they would not be able to stop the rescue of the Volseys in order to fear the declaration of war by the Carthages. In the event that a great war might come, this practice would only allow many of the Italian indigenous forces that could be the help of Dionys from Dionys. Since the aid of Volsey cannot be cancelled, it is imminent, if what the Carthage messengers just said was the original intention of the Carthage Senate, not just intimidation, the war with Carthage would soon come.

Therefore, the elders began to discuss with King Davers how to prevent war.

The first thing to solve is the food problem. As long as the food supply is sufficient, the Kingdom of Dionia can gather enough soldiers to deal with any enemy invasion. Therefore, the Minister of Agriculture Burkos was asked to continue to observe the weather in the next few days. If there is continuous rainfall in various parts of Southern Italy, the Ministry of Agriculture should take action to allow the people of Dionia to replant some fast-ripening crops to reduce the pressure on food, and at the same time make careful preparations for next year's spring plowing.

At the same time, the veterans also asked: the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent envoys to Egypt to do its best to establish friendly ties with Egyptian pharaohs, hoping to obtain food aid from this country known as the "largest granary in the Mediterranean".

In addition, they also advised King Davers to suspend negotiations with Kautini and avoid overly tough attitudes forcing the Samones to cast their turn to Carthage in the possible upcoming war.

They also suggested that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs try to send envoys to various forces in the Western Mediterranean, and strive to make them stand on the side of Dionia in the war.

The Greek city-states friendly to Dionia on Sicily to the south, such as Gera, Agrigento, Tindaris, etc., are the first targets for Dionia's messengers to visit. They must ensure that before the arrival of the Carthage army, they will stand firmly with Dionia, and provide a certain food supply for the Dionia army, so as to reduce the logistical pressure on the Dionia army.

Although Syracuse has suffered heavy losses due to the continuous civil strife over the past decade, the lean camel is bigger than a horse, and it is still the largest Greek city-state on Sicily (except the Sicily city in Dionia). Even though it has been somewhat inconsistent with Dionia in recent years and has little contact, the veterans still hope that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will send envoys to win over Syracuse as much as possible, and at least keep it neutral.
Chapter completed!