Hearing his words, Davers also fell into deep thought, but after all, he had seen a lot in his previous life, and he tentatively asked, "Is it possible to build a rope bridge?" ”

"Rope bridge?" Little Heraclid immediately looked at him inquiringly, and he had always taken Davers's opinion very seriously. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

So Davers told Heraclid the Younger about the general construction of the rope bridge, which he didn't know much about.

Little Heraclid, who already had more experience in building bridges, suddenly brightened his eyes, and he thought all the way, and from time to time he stood on the edge of the cliff and looked across the river: there were rolling hills and lush forests, not impassable areas, as long as there were bridges......

After walking for a while, little Heraclid said to Davers: "I feel that it should be easier to build a rope bridge over the river here, and of course it will take concrete experiments to make a conclusion." However, the most important material of this rope bridge should be the rope, and it takes at least 50 meters of long and tough rope to reach the opposite bank ......"

"Ropes are not a problem." Enanilus, worthy of being a shipbuilder, interjected: "Just lengthen the rigging of the sailboat, and I can make sure it is strong enough." ”

"However, the number of people who can pass through the rope bridge at one time is limited, and we can build several more." Davers also added.

Little Heraclid nodded, then kept his eyes on the ground and continued to think.

On the way to the march, Davers's eyes were carefully observing the surrounding terrain, and from time to time he saw the Lucanians grazing in the mountains and forests on the right, they may have been more nervous and wary of such a large team, especially the first brigade in full armor, some simply hid behind the trees and rocks to peep, and even the sheep were frightened and ran out of the mountains and forests, and ran into the team, and did not dare to come and ask for it.

"They should be the Lucanians of Niutum, right? The cattle and sheep they graze should be leased to the Alliance, right? Davers asked with interest.

So Vespa took the sheep from the soldiers, walked to the edge of the forest, and shouted to them in Lucania.

After a while, he returned the sheep and came to Davers.

The senators gathered around to find out what he had to say to the locals.

"Master Davers, they are indeed Niutum, but not all Lucanians. There was a Greek slave who was once Utrele, now freed, and married a Lucanian widow, who was now a reserve citizen of the League. Two other Lucanians, who were also slaves, are now reserve citizens of the League, and one of them is married to a Greek woman who was also a former slave. The other shepherds were small tribesmen who had been oppressed by the Utreles, and were now ready citizens of the Alliance......" Wesbah recounted one by one.

"What is their attitude towards the Alliance?" Scombras asked.

Wesbah glanced at him and replied, "They are grateful to the Alliance for saving them!" Now that they are citizens, they feel very free, but they complain a little. ”

"What are you complaining about?!" Scombras asked urgently.

"Complaining that the coalition won't let them lease more livestock." Vespa kept a straight face, trying not to smile.

"They think well, but there are only so many livestock, and if they want more, others will have nothing." Scombras muttered.

"Do they have any objection to a five-percent tax?" Massisacus asked.

"It's a lot less than it used to be, and they want their livestock to have more cubs because they own it." Webba replied.

"It seems that Sesta and Bagul are doing a good job in Niutum and the people here are starting to accept us......" Davos smiled.

Even the senators, who had previously opposed the admission of the Lucanians, had to agree with Davers.

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In the afternoon, Davers' party arrived in the city of Niutum.

Niutum is somewhat similar to Amendolara in that it is also built on a small hillside, but it is larger than Amendolara and has wooden walls.

It is here that the cliffs on the east bank of the La River become inclined and gentle, and people can reach the river more easily, and from here, the terrain is getting higher and higher, but the area is becoming more and more open, and then it should be the area between the upper reaches of the La River and the Sini River, which the Lucanians call "the fertile soil of the mountains", in fact, its terrain is not flat, but compared to the mountains, it is much better, and the land is more fertile, suitable for farming, so it has become a small tribe settlement, This is obviously the reason why the Lucarians of Niutum chose to build their city here.

In the morning, Xsima was informed by the Governor's Mansion that Davers, the life consul of the Dionian League, was about to visit.

After this period of publicity and the rumors he had heard before, he had long been eager to meet the famous player in the league and the rumored "son of God".

Although the wait was long, when he saw the arrival of the large procession, Xsima, who was already a little tired, quickly lifted his spirits and followed Sesta to meet him, and he saw the man gathered in the crowd: he was very young, but everyone around him had a heartfelt respect for him, so that he exuded an indescribable majesty, but he always had a kind smile on his face, and sincere greetings to everyone, and majesty and gentleness formed a strange harmony in him......

"My lord, I violated the orders of the Senate, I made a mistake!" Sesta said frankly to Davers.

"No, it's because we don't know what's going on here. You're doing a great job here! It turns out that you are an excellent city administrator, which is what I share with the elders! Davers was kind enough to give him a credit for what he had done before.

"Thank you, sir!" Sesta was relieved that he had heard from the slaves sent by Pherisius that the Senate was dissatisfied with his killing of captives.

"Hello, Lord Davers!"

"Bagul, you have done a great job of the task given to you by the Alliance! I also fulfill my promise. Look, not only did I bring your father, your people, but I also brought a special guest, guess who? Compared to Sesta's dialogue, Davers seemed more relaxed in the face of Bagul and actually made a joke.

"I can't guess." Bagul touched his head and replied.

"Look back."

"Ah...... Andrea?! ”

"It's a little late to recognize it now, Andrea will punish you for forgetting her!" After Davers finished jokingly, Andrea glared at Bagul fiercely, and her face was already full of delicate red.

"Hah! Ha! Ha! ......" the crowd laughed.

"Originally, I wanted to hold a wedding for you here, but Andrea insisted on holding it at Hera's wedding celebration in April next year, so you can discuss it yourself, I can't help!" Davers's teasing drew another burst of laughter.

"Hello, Lord Davers! I'm Hemon. A middle-aged strong man stepped forward and said respectfully.

"Oh, I know you! Sesta wrote to praise you before, saying that you actively cooperated with him, stabilized the situation in the city, and helped him solve a lot of problems, thank you very much! Davers immediately exclaimed.

"It's nothing, I'm also a citizen of the Alliance!" To make the number one person in the alliance remember him, Hmon felt that it was worth it to be busy.

"Yes, it's good to know you like that! This union is mine, it is yours, it belongs to the Greeks, and it belongs to the Lucanians! ……”

"You're right, Master Davers!"

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As he listened, Ksima became unconsciously excited, feeling as if he had really integrated into the alliance.

At this moment, Davers came to him.

"Master Davers, I'm Xima!" He strode forward and saluted very respectfully.

Davers also replied with a Lucania salute, and said happily, "You are a good friend of Bagul." I've heard Bagul talk about you, and I'm also a good friend of his, so I wonder if I have a chance to be your good friend? ”

"Absolutely! Of course! Ksima excitedly agreed.

Davers greeted those who had come out to greet him, and then asked Sesta, "Why didn't Assistes come?" ”

"Because of the long wait, the second and fourth teams went to play rugby games to kill time, and Arcistes was working as a referee."

"Didn't I tell Izzam to tell you that you don't have to call so many people out to greet you?!" Davers criticized.

"They came of their own free will, and they all want to be praised by you, my lord." Sesta hurriedly explained.

"But now it seems that rugby is more attractive than me!" Davers said jokingly, dispelling any previous dissatisfaction.

He looked in the direction of Sesta's finger: a long distance north of the city gate, a large circle of people gathered around him, and from time to time there were cheers and exclamations......

"Turiyi hasn't started the game since the arena hasn't been built, so you guys should get it up here first!" Davers laughed.

"Yes, now the soldiers of the second and fourth brigades play rugby every day, and it often attracts people here to gather and watch." Sesta said with some concern: "I'm afraid that they will be too addicted to this game and delay their business." ”

"So tell Bagul and Dracos that they should take care of their soldiers." Davers nodded and said, "However, it seems that the citizens here also enjoy this kind of game. ”

"Davers, we love the game of rugby, it's exciting just to watch it!" Xsima chimed in.

"Do you know how to play?" Davers asked with interest.

"Bagule said that we are not familiar with the rules of the game and let us watch and learn from the sidelines. Actually, we've seen it for a long time! Uraza said dissatisfied.