When others tried to go to Tarantum as well, the people of Odrum felt the third benefit of joining Dionia.

However, the benefits that Dionia gave to Odrum continued one after another, and Nicomarcus announced that he would build a road for Odrum to connect to Oudière.

Building roads, this is what the Odrums have always dreamed of, but can it be done?!

Just when the Odrums were skeptical, the Dionian road officials had already begun to poke the way outside the city of Odrum with the princes of the kingdom and the prisoners of the war.

Just as the people of Audrum were pleasantly surprised to see the smooth avenue stretching west along the rugged terrain, Nicomarcus once again announced that he would expand the port and take advantage of Odrum's unique geographical advantages to prosper Audrum's maritime trade.

This time, instead of standing and watching the excitement, the Odrums actively joined the team of building the port.

The city of Odrum, which had been dormant for a hundred years, has changed dramatically in just two or three years, and the people of Odrum are no longer "fishermen from the remote fishing village" that other Mesapi city-states once belittled, and Odrum has become a famous port town in the eastern part of Dionia.

So by the time the term of office of Chief Administrator Nicomarcus had expired and he was leaving, the people of the city had completely forgotten the anger and abuse he had received when he first arrived, and instead lined up in a long line to see him off, and the city council unanimously approved: a statue of Nicomarcus should be erected in the town square, so that the people of Odrum would always remember his name and what he had done for Odrum! ……

Krysopskov listened, the expression on his face gradually became solemn, and from the coachman's mouth, he felt the identification of the Odrums with the Dionian Kingdom, and the Odrums were like this, and the other Mesapi and Puchetti towns were also like this?!

The power of the Dionian kingdom had already put pressure on Sparta, and Dionia's powerful ability to assimilate the natives terrified Chrysops, who wondered and uneasy about the usefulness of Sparta's efforts to take in the Mesapi and Puchetti nobles who had fled from the region.

The coachman, who was chatted with interest by Chrysops, talked about how much he liked rugby, and said that Chrisops was lucky, and that if it weren't for the suspension of the rugby finals in the past two days, which forced him to return from Thuriy temporarily, Crisopus would not have been able to get into his carriage.

Except for the first part of the road, which was not easy to walk, the rest of the road was smooth and wide, and the carriage galloped all the way, and before noon it reached the outside of the city of Oudière.

The coachman had to stop here for a while to feed the horses and regain their strength.

Chrysops can also go for a bite to eat and fill his stomach.

When you enter the city of Oudière, you will find that there are three steps and one post in the city, and there are heavily armed soldiers patrolling everywhere.

Chrysopes perked up and thought that it was the Uditiers who were rioting, as it was rumored that Udier had rioted several times in previous years. However, after listening to the driver's explanation, I realized that this was not the case.

It turned out that the Oudian team was unexpectedly eliminated in the first round of the Dionya Kingdom Rugby Finals, and was defeated by the weak Ugentum.

When the news reached the city of Oudière, the people regarded it as a great shame, and they not only angrily insulted and reprimanded the players, but also went to the restaurant in groups to borrow alcohol to relieve their sorrows, and when they were drunk, they used the excuse of drunkenness in the city, and there were several incidents of injury. The Oudié Inspectorate had to keep the city under close surveillance to prevent further injuries.

The driver couldn't explain to Chrysopes why the Udians cared so much about winning or losing a game, but he just said that the Udiane team had always done the same in the Mesapi region, not only were they rough, they often fouled, and they didn't accept the referee's decision, so the other Mesapi town teams didn't like to play against Udié now.

In fact, the reason why the Udiés attach so much importance to the game of rugby is that as the center of the Mesapi Kingdom era and the largest city-state of the Meshapi League, Udié was the most fierce rebel after being occupied by the Dionians, and the then Urdière administrator Milon severely suppressed it, and at the worst of the time, Milon had asked the legions to be stationed in the city, and no one was allowed to stay at home during the day and not be allowed to go out on the streets, this state of rebellion lasted for a year, and then gradually began to accept the rule of Dionia.

As a result, the Udians came into contact with the outside world and found that the surrounding towns of Mesapi had submitted to the rule of Dionysia earlier, and had also reaped the benefits of the kingdom earlier, and with the vigorous development of maritime trade, they began to get rid of the hat of poverty and gradually become rich, while Oudière, who was inland, once with its fertile land and large population, and dominated the city-state of Mesapi, had become less important.

In the rugby finals the following year, the first-time Udié players won one victory after another, motivated by disappointment and reluctance, and finally met the Touriyi team after reaching the quarter-finals, and the two sides played a miserable match.

In the game, Oudière had three injuries and one was sent off, and one was seriously injured in Touri, and in the end, Touri's team narrowly won by one point. The Dioonia Rugby Union also changed some of its rules as a result of the game, making the penalties for fouls blown more severely.

The Urdian players returned to their hometowns in despair, but were warmly welcomed by the populace, who praised them for kicking the blood of the Mesapi and letting the Dioonians know how powerful the Urdié warriors were. From then on, the Oudians became obsessed with rugby, and used it as a tool to show the Dionian Senate the indomitable spirit of the Oudians. Therefore, this time the Udié team capsized in the gutter in the finals and was eliminated in the first round, which greatly stimulated the Udié people.

Chrysops did not understand these deeper reasons, but he felt that the fact that the Oudians valued the Dionians' invention of rugby so much meant that they had identified with Dionia's rule, and that he was a little dismayed.

Before coming, Agosi Lauste had given him the opportunity to learn about the situation of the Puchetti and Meshapi under Dionian rule, so he chose to take this route instead of taking a boat directly to Turriyi. But from what he has now observed, Dionia's reign in Mesapi will only become more and more secure over time.

Out of Oudière, the carriage continued to the northwest.

A few hours later, they passed through Manduria, once the frontier fortress of the Mesapi invasion of Tarantum, now the garrison of the Ninth Legion of Dionia, which was located in a place that was neither conducive to farming nor grazing. But the real battalion of the Ninth Army was built on a plain not far north of the city of Udiape, because it was located right in the center of the Mesapi region, which facilitated the mobilization of the citizens of the towns of Mesapi, and at the same time to monitor and deter the most restless city of Oudière, only because it was not on the side of the avenue, so that it could not be seen by Chrysops.

By dusk, Chrysops arrived in the city of Tarantum.

Chrysopes had been to Tarantum several times, and in his impression, although this was once a sub-state of Sparta, although it did not inherit the bravery of the Spartans, it used to have a lot of military training for citizens every year, and the people of the city-state still had a state of armament, but this time he was surprised when he entered the city, not only did the soldiers patrol and guard the city, but the guards at the gate of the city were also unarmoured, and the inventory was not strict, and almost all those who entered the city raised their hands to let in.

Chrysopus thought about it for a while, and soon understood: because Tarantum had become the free city of the Kingdom of Dionia, and its sworn enemies, the Mesapi, had also been conquered by Dionia, it was no longer in danger, and now it was in the heart of Dionia, and even the responsibility of defending the city-state of the territory was taken over by Dionia, so it was naturally loosely armed.

But the city of Tarantum is very lively, and even though it is already dusk, the streets are still full of traffic and people. The road from the city to the port is lined with shops, restaurants, brothels...... Row upon row, travelers linger here. As a transport and trade hub in eastern Dionia, Tarantum was more prosperous than before.

It's just that Callethopes saw many times the young citizens of Tarantum going in and out of restaurants and brothels, walking drunkenly through the streets, sometimes swearing and swearing about Tarantum's past "glory", venting his dissatisfaction with Dionia, and even despising Sparta's "cowardice......

There was a wry smile on his face, and he knew that the Tarantumites resented the fact that Sparta had abandoned them and finally signed an alliance with Theoria. But Chrysopus didn't mind much about this, but regretted it, as far as the current state of life of the Tarantum people was, these citizens were only talking, and they probably didn't even know how to use the shield spear, and it was difficult to resist Dioria's rule.

Finally, Chrysopus came to the port.

When he was in Sparta, Chrysops knew that there was a special sea ferry in the port of Tarantum, and cargo ships loaded with goods and guests departed from these docks without interruption, and within a few hours they could reach other seaside cities in Taranto Bay, and of course the main destination was Turiy.

Chrysops soon boarded a passenger ship that went directly to Turiy.

As the passenger ships sailed out of the harbor and into the bay of Taranto, the view of Cletopes was filled with countless ships, covering the bay that had always been calm, and even now that the sun had set behind the mountains, only the sun was shining on the horizon, and the sea was still very lively.

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