"It's Turiyi again! The selfish Turiyi! Damn Turiyi! May the goddess of doom curse them!" Cornerus said gritting his teeth.

Davers could guess the reason (Acheta told him), but he pretended to be curious: "Mr. Cornerus, I remember Turiyi and Amendorala are allies, but you seem to hate Turiyi very much."

"The Turi'i people forced us to leave the city of Amendolara for the time being and help them defend the city of Turi'i. Otherwise, once the Lucanians besieged Amendolara, they would not provide any help. At that time, considering that the Lucanians invaded from the south and were safe in the north, we had no choice but to carry a large amount of supplies to open the city gate and prepare to move to Turi'i. As a result... they were unprepared to be attacked by the Lucanians who had risked down from the Sini River... In the past six months, we have suffered a lot of suffering... The temple was defiled, women were insulted, children were starved to death, and citizens were massacred..." Speaking of this, Cornerus was already in tears: "All this originated from the selfish decision of Turi'i, and their own city was intact yet! Each of us, Amendolara, hated Turi'i more than the Lucanians!"

"Oh!..." Davers sighed, not knowing what to say.

"I heard from your soldiers that it was your own decision to retake Amendorara, not Turi's order?" Cornerus asked, wiping his tears.

"That's right."

"That's great. We don't have to owe anything to Turiyi anymore! We will pay you twice as much as you stay!" Cornerus said resolutely.

Davers said helplessly: "Why do we have three thousand mercenaries, and the money and food consumed every month is not a small amount. Amendorara is not a wealthy city-state. We have accepted your employment. When the deadline, we will leave. We are people without a family. We have to go out to receive employment tasks and make money to make a living..." Davers looked a little sad, but his words reminded Cornerus: "There is no family..." He blurted out: "Then stay."

As soon as he said, he said loudly as if he had encouraged, "Yes, stay all! Become a citizen of Amendorala!"

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Previously, the square in Amendorara was the site of the military camp by the Lukari people, and it was also the only place where mercenaries encountered a decent resistance in the city last night. This afternoon, the square had been cleaned up, and only the remaining blood marks on the marble floor revealed that there had been a battle here.

The surviving people of Amendora, except for young children, others including women, and underage teenagers gathered in the square.

At this moment, standing on the wooden platform in the center of the square were five famous citizens in the city of Amendolar, led by Cornerus. Cornerus looked at almost all the people of Amendolar below, old, young, and most of the rest were women. Most of them were not physically restored and even needed the support of mercenary soldiers and doctors. He couldn't help but feel sad again: Think about a year ago, there were 4,000 citizens of Amendolar alone (Greek city-state citizens can only be adult men), and the entire population was more than 10,000, but now there are only one poor thousand people, mainly young, women and children. Not to mention defending the country, even growing wheat and grazing cattle and sheep, these daily labors cannot be completed smoothly, which made him firm his determination.

"Citizens of Amendorala, women, and children, I, Cornerus, a member of the Senate, today recruited everyone to the square because there was an important thing that required us to decide together! More than two hundred years ago, our ancestors left Subaris and came to build the city. For two hundred years, with the breeding of the Sisno River and the protection of Mount Amendorala, we lived a stable life and were well-off. Even if the mother Subaris was destroyed, our land had never been affected by the war. But... since last year, our citizens followed Turiyi into the territory of the Lucanians, we..." Cornerus choked up, and many people in the audience burst into tears.

"My wife is unwilling to be insulted by the Lukari people, and committed suicide by hitting the pillar... One of my children also died of illness... You all have the same tragic experiences as me in the audience... For two hundred years, Amendorala has only encountered this war, and this time it almost made Amendorala a thing like our mother Bonsobaris. When we prayed for Zeus's salvation in the temple day and night, Zeus responded to our call and sent our saviors, they are mercenaries from the Ionian region of Greece, our compatriots!" Cornerus pointed to the rear of the people, and Davers led the team officer and some soldiers, as well as the witness Acheta, standing there in casual clothes, waiting quietly.

"They defeated the vicious Lukari people, saved us from suffering, and took care of us enthusiastically! To be honest, I have seen many mercenaries before, but they are completely different, just like relatives!..." Cornerus's words won the recognition of many people in the audience, especially those women full of sensuality.

"But they are about to leave us and leave Greece!" As soon as he finished speaking, many people began to panic.

"They are gone, what should we do? Who will ensure the safety of Amendorala again? Turiy?" Cornerus paused for a moment, and there was a lot of curses in the audience.

"No! I would rather be destroyed by the Lukari than be deceived by the Turiya again!"

"The selfish Turieren is not allowed to enter the city of Amendorala again!"

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Amid the anger of the people, Cornerus took advantage of the situation and said loudly: "This painful lesson tells us that our home can only be guarded by ourselves! But Amendorara is very weak now, so what should we do?" Cornerus looked at the people below and said this question again, which caused them to think deeply.

"Amendorala's consuls have all died. As a member of the Senate, I, Cornerus, have now proposed an important bill to apply for a convening of a citizen's congress and vote to decide whether to pass. Since there are too few citizens now, and this matter is related to the interests of each of us, I specifically ask all the Amendorala people to participate in the voting." As soon as Cornerus finished speaking, before the commotion occurred in the audience, four other people on the stage spoke and expressed their support.

The women who are the majority in the audience are excited about their first vote in their lives, and naturally those who oppose them cannot make waves.

"I heard others say that although Cornerus of Amendora is a good person, he doesn't seem to have much opinion on politics. He didn't expect such an amazing move today!" Achita said to Davers half surprised and half suspiciously. After all, letting women vote to decide on major events in the city-states is unprecedented in Greek city-states. Perhaps only appeared in ancient times. According to legend, Athena could become the patron saint of Athens, and the women's voting played a key role.

Davers smiled and didn't say anything. Of course, it was his idea to let women participate in the voting. Compared with men who value interests more, women are more emotional and eager for the protection of the strong. Facing the mercenary soldiers who saved them and treated them kindly, their choices can be imagined.

"Since everyone agrees with this, then my suggestion is-" Cornerus's eyes swept to Davers in the distance and the others: "Accept our benefactor-to-save all the mercenary soldiers who have become citizens of Amendolar, then we don't have to worry about the security of the city-state anymore!"

The people in the audience were in an uproar. After all, it was not easy for a free citizen to become a citizen of a Greek city-state, let alone accepting more than 3,000 people as citizens of a city-state at one time, which is very rare (Greece is not Rome after all).
Chapter completed!