Nelia was intently reading the papyrus in her hand when she heard a soft voice, "What are you reading?" ”

Nelia subconsciously raised her head and saw a handsome boy standing in front of her.

And in Apox's eyes: the girl in front of her has a beautiful face, beautiful long hair, and a pair of big blue eyes that seem to be covered with a layer of fine veil, like a mist and poetry, giving her a melancholy and mysterious temperament.

"May I ask who you are?" The crisp voice like a yellow oriole woke up the distracted Apox, and in the face of Nelia's inquiry, for some reason, he felt nervous: "I am...... I'm Eunice's younger brother. ”

"Ahh You're Eunice...... The princess used to tell me about Apox...... Your Highness! Nelia exclaimed, scrambling to her feet.

"Just call me Apox...... Otherwise, you'll be breaking the school rules. Apox squeezed out a smile and corrected.

Although these children of King Davos have a noble status, Davos specially asked the Turiyi School to formulate a special school rule, not allowing his children to receive preferential treatment by virtue of power in the school, and also hoped that teachers and students would have normal interactions with his children, so that they could have a normal life. Nelia had just moved from Brindisi to live in Turiyi, and she wasn't used to it.

"I'm sorry! I'll ...... next time Don't call it that way. Nellia bowed her head in anxiety and confessed that the reason why their family moved back from Brindisi to Turiyi was because the families of the dead crew members of the Brindisi naval base had a great grudge against the Miltias family, which seriously interfered with their family's life, forced them to leave, and also affected Nellia's young mind, leaving her in a sensitive and nervous state.

"It's okay." Apox saw her nervousness and hurriedly changed the subject: "What are you looking at?" ”

"Egypt...... See and hear. Nelia said busily as she handed the book to Apox.

Apox didn't answer: "It was written by Mr. Ansitanos, right?" I've seen it. ”

Ansitanos visited Egypt several times and combined his experiences in Egypt with some history into a travelogue, which, since it did not contain any hidden content, was copied in several copies and placed in the Turriy Museum, where it was allowed to be borrowed.

Nelia was keenly aware of the problem in Apox's words, and showed a surprised expression: "You call Ansitanos a teacher?!" ”

"yes, I just finished his class before." Apox raised his eyebrows slightly, unconsciously wanting to show off something.

"But I heard he didn't teach at school." Nelia was a little puzzled, and as soon as the words came out, she immediately felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly explained, "I'm not...... It's not that I mean—"

"It's okay, anyone would be surprised to hear me say that." Apox smiled and soothed her, explaining, "Mr. Ansitanos allowed me to come to the school to listen to his lectures because I thanked him for giving him some information about Egyptian history. ”

"Oh, yes!" Nelia once again showed a look of surprise, put her previous uneasiness behind her, and hurriedly asked, "The temple ...... You must be very knowledgeable about the history of Egypt! I've heard that there is a monster in Egypt that looks like a horse, but is stronger than a horse, but lives in the Nile, is this true? I don't see any mention of this in the book "Egyptian Observations". ”

After listening to this, Apox pretended to be modest and said: "I can't say a lot of research, but I do know a lot about Egypt." The monster in the Nile that you just mentioned should be what the Egyptians call the 'hippopotamus', it does exist, and it lives in the middle and upper reaches of the Nile, and Mr. Ansitanos has been to Egypt several times, all of them stayed in the lower Nile region, he should not have seen a hippopotamus, out of a rigorous attitude, so he did not write"

Seeing that Apox did know a lot about Egypt, Nelia became excited, and then asked, "What about ......?"

When Eunice wanted to call Apox on the court, she found that the two were talking and laughing on the sidelines, so she looked at them with strange expressions: "You two are very good, you got acquainted so quickly!" ”

Nelia's face turned crimson.

Apox forced his composure and said, "Is there something wrong?" Second sister. ”

"It's your turn."

"Got it." Apox answered, turned his head and asked, "Nellia, do you know how to play?" ”

"Yes...... Will kick a little. Nelia whispered.

"Let's go up and kick together. Plato, the famous Athenian scholar, once said, 'The young people of the city-state should participate in more sports, so that they can grow up to be healthy and spiritually noble ......citizens of the city-state.'"

Eunice saw that Apox was still talking at length at this time, and Nelia was nodding seriously, the smile on her face became more and more strange, and she deliberately said, "I'm sorry! We can only change one person! ”

"Then replace Briantes as well." Apox said without hesitation.

"Why change me?!" Briantes, who had the tip of his ear, heard it and loudly expressed his displeasure.

Eventually, Apox and Nelia played.

"Catch!" Eunice deliberately kicked the ball at Nelia with a big kick to see how good her football was. As a result, Nelia, who seemed to be soft and weak, stopped the ball in front of her very easily.

"Not bad!" Eunice exclaimed.

Apox's eyes lit up even more.

Brindisi is a purely naval and military town, the citizens of the city are either navy or cavalry, in addition to military training, they are also keen on various sports, every year of the kingdom football and football games, they have sent teams to participate, and won the championship of the football finals many times. In fact, if you think about it, you can understand that the people of Brindisi are mainly composed of crew members, they fight against the wind and waves at sea all the year round, their bodies are well-proportioned and powerful, the lower plate is very stable, the balance is good, and the achievements of the Brindisi people in football have also made this sport popular throughout the city, whether it is children or the elderly, they not only love to watch football, but also love to play football, and Nelia is naturally influenced by it.

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While the boys and girls were happily playing football in the afterglow of the setting sun, the Ionian patriarch Cornerus dragged his tired body back to his mansion.

Before he could sit down, his wife, Hesia, came and asked, "Is our child Euclerius all right?" Which regiment was he assigned to? Have you written to the Legion Commander and asked him to take good care of him? ……”

"Didn't I already say that the Dionian Law stipulates that administrative officials are not allowed to inquire and interfere in the internal affairs of the army in detail, especially during war! Every day as soon as you come back, you ask these questions, you don't bother me, can you let me catch my breath, I just came back and didn't even ......change Bolton," Cornerus said with some grumbling.

"Eucliris is our only son! This is the first time he has been on the battlefield, and as a result, he will face the terrible Carthaginians, shouldn't we be worried! I just asked you to ask, and I didn't let you use your power to prevent your child from going to war, what's wrong with that! If you don't dare ask, I'll go find Lord Shiros! Hecia said angrily, with red circles in her eyes, stomped her foot, turned and walked out.

When Cornerus saw it, he hurriedly chased after her and grabbed her: "Oh, Hethea, don't make trouble!" You won't see Shiros even if you go, and after the Senate meeting ended, Shilos did not go home, but went directly to the Ministry of Military Affairs. ”

"Then I'll go to the military department to find him!" Hescia said without hesitation.

Cornerus said anxiously: "The military department is full of people, you want to make the whole city know about it, I, Cornerus, for the sake of the child, follow personal feelings, and want to get the tribune to impeach me!" ”

"I ...... I'm going to let the tribune impeach you! Hethea said this, but stopped walking.

Cornerus saw this, and then persuaded him: "I have worked diligently in Dionya for so many years, and Your Majesty has placed trust in me, otherwise he would not have announced after he led the army to march, 'I will be the leader, and the other four rotating presidents will temporarily take charge of the internal affairs of the kingdom.'" I've gotten along well with other colleagues, and I haven't had a grudge against anyone over the years.

Your Majesty and my colleagues know that I have only one child, and that the conscription rolls are clearly written with Cornerus. Eucliris, who else in the kingdom will have the surname of Cornerus besides me, as long as there is a person with a heart, he will take care of Euclierys. Now whose children in the Senate do not go into battle to kill the enemy, even His Majesty has sent his newly adult son, adopted son and son-in-law into battle, and you know that the second son of Rafias was killed in the battle of Latim, and the son-in-law of Trito Demos was seriously wounded and had to be amputated...... As the rotating chairman of the Senate, I take the initiative to inquire about the child's situation at this time, which will give people a handle, but it will not be good......"

"But this is our only son, we're just asking!" Hethia said, tears falling from her eyes.

Speaking of which, 20 years ago, Cornerus's original wife and children died in the war between Lucania and Turiyi, and later after the establishment of the Dionian Alliance and the situation was relatively stable, Cornerus married a new wife, who was in his 50s at that time, and actually let his wife get pregnant and have a child, which was naturally very happy and cherished. But at this moment, he could only hold his wife and sighed deeply: "Who made him a boy!" ”

At this time, the slave went into the backyard, and when he saw this scene, he did not know what to do.

"What's the matter?" Cornerus asked.

Hescia hurriedly wiped away tears.

"Master, Lord Shiros is visiting."

Cornerus's heart moved, and when he saw his wife's hopeful gaze at him, he nodded slightly: "Invite him in!" ”

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