Chapter 487
Cynthia and Adoris nodded repeatedly. Little Crowe asked excitedly, "Then can I play with them?"
"Of course." The Devers smiled.
Little Crowe immediately jumped up and down in joy.
"I haven't gone to the temple for divination yet, so I don't know if it's a boy or a girl yet!" Aegnis said sweetly. She was in charge of Hera's temple, and there was a priest who specialized in divination for pregnant women. Because she was still early in her pregnancy, her belly had yet to fully appear, so she hadn't done it yet. Every day, however, Aegnis prayed silently to Hera, whom she served, to give her a healthy boy.
The Devers obviously knew what she was thinking, so he said seriously, "I'm a god's chosen one. If I say it's a boy, then it'll definitely be a boy!"
"Really?!" Aegnis blinked, half believing and half doubting.
"Well, now we have five children in our family!" The Devers smiled and said loudly to Crystal and Aegnis, "You have to continue working hard, and try to make ten children into a team!"
Crystal immediately scolded, "Childbirth is so hard, do you think it's as easy as marching to war?!"
The Devers laughed heartily, and the room was filled with laughter and chatter.
It was late at night, and the children had all gone to sleep. Asuna had also carried Eunice to the outer room, and the three people in the bedroom were all sleepy.
Aegnis finally couldn't help but look at the Devers, and said faintly, "I … I'm going back to sleep …"
"What are you going back for?!" The Devers pulled her back, and blurted out without hesitation, "Sleep here tonight, and let me accompany you!"
"How can we do that?" Although Aegnis was tempted, she looked at Crystal with difficulty.
"Sister, just stay," Crystal said seriously. "The Devers are going back to camp tomorrow, and we don't know when he'll be back. Tonight, we sisters will accompany him and have a good chat!"
Indeed, they could only talk. Christoya had just given birth and was unable to make love to her Devers, while Aegnis was still in the early stages of her pregnancy.
Devers blew out the candles and lay between Kristoya and Aegnis. Their intoxicating fragrance lingered on the tip of his nose and their slender fingers in his hands. He suddenly felt a kind of happiness in his heart that he would rather be with them for a long time than to wake up in the morning.
"When will this war end?" Aegnis asked softly as she snuggled up to her husband.
"I'm afraid it'll take a few more months … Phew …" Devers replied. Aegnis's hair stuck to the side of his face, tickling him. Unfortunately, his hands were held by his two wives, and he couldn't pull them out. He could only try to blow them away.
"So long!" Aegnis's soft voice was filled with disappointment.
"Don't worry, before you give birth, I will definitely end the war and return to Turií to accompany you!" Devers comforted her.
"Really?!" Aegnis was pleasantly surprised.
"Really!" Devers said in a low voice.
"Sister, look at how good he is to you! When I was pregnant with little Crowe and Eunice, he never said anything like this! " Accompanied by Kristoya's dissatisfied voice, Devers felt a sharp pain in his left hand. He resisted the urge to cry out.
"Then I'll wait for you to come back. You have to be careful on the battlefield!" Aegnis laughed softly and kissed him affectionately on the side of his face. Not long after, light snores sounded in Devers's ears.
Aegnis actually fell asleep.
"This is the advantage of being pregnant. You can sleep whenever you want, unlike me. Because of Eunice … Ugh …" Kristoya had just sighed when Devers turned around and kissed her rosy lips.
This long kiss almost made her gasp for breath.
"Aegnis is still in bed —" Kristoya hurriedly sucked in a breath. Just as she spoke shyly, Devers kissed her again.
During this period of time, because of the pregnancy of his two wives and the intense war that followed, Devers, who had been abstinent for a long time, couldn't hold it in any longer. Hot kisses after hot kisses melted Kristoya's reservations, but she still retained a trace of hesitation, "Darling, I still have a little down there …"
"I understand." Devers said softly in her ear, "Baby, you can use your mouth and hands …"
Kristoya shyly nibbled on his firm shoulder.
Devers untied her clothes, bent down, and gently sucked on the forbidden area where his daughter usually suckled …
Soon, a suppressed and seductive moan came out of the bedroom …
… …
With the support of the governor of Persia, Fanabazus, General Konon of Athens took another move that shocked the Sparta people after the victory at the Battle of Knedos. He once again occupied the island across the Laconia Gulf, Scylla, and used it as a naval base for Athens. This way, not only could they control the passage of the Sparta Alliance's fleet in and out of the Eastern Mediterranean, but they could also monitor the movements in the Laconia Gulf.
What worried Sparta the most was that they were afraid that Athens would do what they did during the Peloponnesus War, incite the Herodes in Sparta to flee to Scylla, causing instability in Sparta's rear.
Now, even the Sparta ships that entered and left the Laconia Gulf became extremely cautious, for fear of bumping into the Athens fleet.
When Chrysops's passenger ship departed from the only good port in Sparta, Gophian at the mouth of the Olotas River, he saw the nervous expressions of the captain and the sailors. He could not help but look at the faint, gray outline of the land in the distance in the northeast. It was the island of Scylla, which was occupied by Athens.
Chrysops was suddenly filled with concern for Sparta. At sea, Athens had the upper hand. The Sparta Alliance did not even dare to garrison the Laconia Gulf and retreated to the west of the Peloponnesus Peninsula. On land, due to the tenacious defense of the Sparta Alliance at the Isthmus of Corinth, the Sparta army could not advance an inch. This forced the Council of Elders to decide to change the commander again, allowing Agesilaus, who was recuperating from his illness, to go into battle again.
Chrysops was cautiously optimistic about this change of personnel. He did not deny that he was more optimistic about the weak and sickly king of Sparta's commanding ability. Agesilaus's achievements in the past few years in Asia Minor had earned him a great reputation.
However, the Anti- Sparta Alliance had the support of Persia. Chrysops, who had been to Persia, knew that this meant that Sparta's enemies had endless financial support. Even if they failed again and again, they could still recruit another huge army at any time. On the other hand, the population of Sparta was limited. Chrysops's trip to Turií this time was of great significance. He wanted to stop the war between Diónia and Syracuse as soon as possible so that Syracuse, the hegemon of the Western Mediterranean, could free up its hands to help Sparta. With the support of Syracuse's powerful navy and huge army, Sparta had even more confidence in ending the war!
But would Diónia agree to it? The image of a 19-year-old young man emerged in Chrysops's mind. It was the first time he saw the Devers. Since they parted ways in Asia Minor, five or six years had passed. He had never seen the young man again. He only heard about him from rumors. Every time he heard the news, Chrysops was surprised: the young man was now the ruler of a powerful force in the Western Mediterranean, and he dared to compete with Syracuse, the hegemon of the Western Mediterranean! Things were different now. How could he convince him? Chrysops did not have full confidence, so he could only try his best.
The other envoy gave him a bigger headache: Dionysius. All the Sparta people who had contact with the tyrant of Syracuse said that he was greedy, domineering, and vengeful. Now he had to end the war that he had the upper hand in. If there were no benefits that satisfied him, how could he agree to it?
Chrysops let out a heavy sigh and temporarily put these headache-inducing problems aside. He asked aloud, "How long will it take us to reach Turií?"
"About two days," replied the captain.
… …
Arobuma's usurpation of Laos went very smoothly. Due to his long years of operation, the leaders and officials in the city chose to support him instead of Henepolis, who was still wet behind the ears and tried to undermine their status and interests as soon as he took office. Moreover, the only troop that was loyal to Henepolis was taken away by him. Therefore, Arobuma easily took control of the city, except that the price he paid was a scolding from his sister-in-law.
After his plan to seize Fort Laos failed, he did not panic. Instead, he decisively withdrew his troops and fortified the city to defend against the Dionysian Army's attack. He believed that as long as Laos could hold on for ten days to half a month, Syracuse's army on the east side of the mountain would be able to make greater progress in their attack on Diónia, and the situation in Diónia would change drastically. When that time came, Laos might even have a chance to expand his territory!
While Alobuma was fully immersed in his defense plan, rumors started to spread and spread under the control of some people with ulterior motives.
"Henepolis is a good consul! In order to give us commoners more rights, he enacted many laws that were beneficial to us commoners, but the nobles led by Arbutus refused to implement them! "
"Did you know? Our consul once issued a 'Land Plan' to distribute land to the poor, but Arobuma threatened his nephew and forced him to withdraw the plan! "
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