"The soldier holding the banner of the kingdom should be a Mesapi, right?"

"The proclamation states that his name is Laquelesis, a soldier of the Ninth Legion (the Ninth Legion is mainly composed of Mesapis), and when he captured the city of Luthenia, he rushed to the top of the city, killed four enemies in a row, was stabbed several times, and continued to fight until his comrades rushed to the top of the city......"

"No wonder he still has bandages on his body, so that such a valiant soldier is worthy of the honor of a triumphal flagbearer!"

"La Quelesis is the famous warrior of our city of Oudière!" Someone next to him interjected in blunt Greek.

In such a celebratory atmosphere, the conflicts and disputes of the past will be put aside, and people's minds will become broader, and the person who spoke before said happily: "Both the Greeks and the Mesapi are Dionian people, and if you Mesapi join the Dionian army, our legion will be stronger!" ”

"Victory for the Ionian Legion!"

"The Ninth Legion wins!"

"Lacellasis is doing well!"

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The procession came to the first triumphal arch, which is the starting point of the outer city north of Turiy.

This triumphal arch was built after the South-Italy War, and the four reliefs on the arch record the four moving battles that decided the fate of Dionya in the South-Italy War: the Battle of Poseidonia, the Battle of Turiyi, the Battle of Crotone, and the Battle of Meyaro.

The soldiers who passed through the triumphal arch were filled with excitement and solemnity, eager to perform more feats and be remembered by the history of the Dio-Ionian kingdom......

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The Victory Square was also crowded with spectators, but unlike the people along the way, they were of different status, foreign envoys, invited dignitaries, officials and officers of the kingdom, and their families......

This included, of course, Davers's family, who sat with the families of the senators on a viewing podium next to the Great Hall, surrounded by soldiers.

"Gitya, you don't have to stretch your neck so long, it's still early for the procession to get here, it's not as good as before, it's five or six miles from the outer city to the inner city alone—ouch!" The quirky girl was tapped on the head by the dignified and generous girl beside her, and she heard the girl reprimand softly: "Eunice, don't be so rude!" Gitia is older than you, you should call it sister! ”

"Alright, Sister Kitia!" Eunice's big flexible eyes flashed with a sly glint: "You don't have to bother looking for it, Stephorus is the flag bearer of the Eighth Legion this time, walking at the front of the team, you can see it without stretching your neck." ”

When the petite and beautiful Gitia heard this, she blushed with shame, hurriedly retracted her delicate body lying on the railing, looked at the two sisters who were looking down and snickering, and couldn't help but defend: "I don't want to see Stephorus, but I want to help...... Wanted to help Cynthia find out where Patroclus was. ”

"My sister won't be in the same hurry as you, anyway, it won't be long before she gets engaged to Patroclos!" Eunice blurted out, although it was not loud, but it also caused some people to be surprised.

Cynthia was also a little shy, and immediately patted Eunice: "Don't talk nonsense!" ”

Eunice didn't care, and said with a smile: "Sister Gildia, you see that my sister is about to get married, when will you and Stephorus get married?" ”

"Huh? ……”

"Eunice!"

"Ouch!"

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Alexis rode in a magnificent chariot drawn by four black horses, and the kingdom of Dioonia is no longer as poor as it was when it was first founded, and it is easy to find four tall and divine steeds without a trace of variegated black horses.

Behind him was Leotizides, also a four-horse chariot.

After that, there were the two-horse chariots ridden by several legionnaires, which somewhat made the legionnaires Amyntas and Olivers a little uncomfortable.

Leotizides stood in the carriage and straightened his chest to the cheers and praises of thousands of people. He has participated in the triumphal ceremony many times, but it is the first time to participate as a theater commander, and the attention he has received as the protagonist is naturally different from before, and he is also very excited in his heart, and it is rare to wave slightly around.

When their carriage entered Victory Square, thunderous cheers swept over the world.

After running around the perimeter of the square, the carriage stopped in front of the Senate Grand Chamber.

Alexis, Leotizides, and several regimental commanders all got out of the carriage one after another, and walked up the steps with solemn expressions.

On the platform at the end of the stairs stood the noble elders of the kingdom, and in the middle were King Davos, who wore a crown on his head.

"Your Majesty!" Alexis, who was the first to step onto the platform, gave a respectful military salute.

Davers solemnly returned the salute and said, "Good work, Alexis! Thank you for adding new realms and people to the kingdom! ”

"This is my duty as an army commander." Alexis replied.

With a smile on his face, Davers took the golden scepter of victory from Henipolis and handed it over. It is a one-foot-long cane made of gold, topped by an intricately carved statue of the goddess of victory, which is a reward for the commander who has returned triumphantly, and now with the strength of the kingdom, it is no longer a verbal commendation for the victor, but also a substantial prize.

For the generals of the kingdom who commanded the battle, this was the highest reward, so Alexis, who usually didn't pay much attention to gold and silver, also took it with excitement at this moment and pressed it to his chest.

"Your Majesty!" Leotizides gave a neat military salute.

"Prosous, well done!" Davers smiled even more happily: "You have lived up to my expectations, and you have surprised many people!" ”

Davers said, handing over the scepter of victory, and after Leotizi handed it over, he patted him on the shoulder vigorously, and said in a deep voice: "I look forward to your next victory!" ”

Leotizides was also excited, and he understood that this showed that King Davers valued him very much, and he didn't know what to say for a while, but said in a loud voice: "Yes! Be! ……”

Davers then presented Amyntas and Oliver with silver scepters.

When he was about to wear the three-headed dog Warrior Medal made of gold for several flag-bearers, he couldn't help but think of the moment when he gave the wounded Dracos to the flag in Amendolara more than ten years ago, and he gave the valiant soldier a strong hug, grabbed his hand, and held it high.

The soldiers in the square cheered loudly, especially those from Mesapi and Puchetti.

After putting on the medals for the flagbearers one by one, Davers strode to the platform, facing the thousands of soldiers in the audience, and shouted: "Heroic soldiers of Dionia, loyal citizens of the kingdom!" ……”

"Victory of the Kingdom of Dionia!! ……”

"King Davers wins!! ……”

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The triumphal ceremony came to an end with the cheers of the soldiers.

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Yesterday just after the triumphal ceremony, today Patroclus received a notice from the Ministry of War: let him go to the palace immediately.

Although he had received the news from Cynthia last night, Patroclus was still in a nervous mood along the way, after all, this was the first time he had been received by King Davers alone.

When he came to the door of the king's office on the second floor of the palace, before the guards could go in to report, Henipolis came out of it and saw Patroclus, who had been the "youngest senator" of the court, looked at him with great interest, and then said with a smile: "Congratulations, young man!" Then he turned and went in.

After a while, when he came out again, Henipolis took two clerks with him, and comforted Patroclus, saying, "Don't be nervous, go in." ”

Patroclus whispered gratefully, "Thank you, Lord Henipolis!" ”

Patroclus walked in softly, and there was only one person left in the room.

King Davers, the founder of the Dionian kingdom, the supreme commander of the Dionian army, the descendant of Hades, and Cynthia's father, sat behind his desk more than 20 meters away, looking at him calmly.

Rao is plain and bold Patroclos, at this moment, a heart can't help but "bang!" Bang! ......" jumped quickly.

"Your Majesty...... I'm coming. He tried his best to control his body and gave Davers a military salute.

Davers looked at him with a look of scrutiny and a hint of love, and Patroclus's nervousness was in his eyes, and he said softly, "Sit down, Patroclus." ”

"Yes!" Patroclus sat on the wooden chair next to him, his mind calmed down a little, and then he felt his lips dry and tight, and he subconsciously swallowed his saliva.

Davers smiled slightly: "If you're thirsty, I'll bring you a glass of slurry water." ”

"No, thank you, Your Majesty!" Patroclus waved his hand busily.

"Before the Triumph, I reviewed the list of recommended candidates sent by Alexis to serve as the flag bearer of the Triumphant Legion, and deliberately deleted your name." Davers said slowly, "You must have complained, right? ”

"No, Your Majesty." Patroclus said without thinking.

"Do you know why I did that?" Davers asked further.

"It's because ...... Avoid suspicion. Patroclus replied softly, unsure.

"Yes, to avoid suspicion." Davos gave affirmation and said in a deep voice: "You are a young man with great military talent, but when you marry Cynthia, you will be infected with the background of the royal family, and everything you get will be considered by others as the result of being taken care of by me, so there will be a lot of things like this in the future, and you will probably not become the 'youngest army commander' and 'youngest commander' like Prosious......" (https:)

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