Chapter 614
At this moment, Ginat was no longer as energetic as before. His face was pale, and he said in a trembling voice, "What … What should we do? Are we supposed to … drive the cows and sheep back again?! These are all good cows and sheep. They drink from the mountain spring and eat the fresh grass in the mountains. After ten days of walking, their fat has almost been consumed, and their meat has become more chewy. Those that can survive until here are all very healthy cows and sheep! "
Even Gherni could not bear to watch. After all, he had been getting along well with these Potentian herdsmen for the past two days. He could not help but help Ginat and asked the young man, "Is there any way to get them to sell these cows and sheep? Is it really the only way to get them to drive these animals back to Potentia again? "
In fact, the young man had already thought about it. He only thought for a while before he asked a slave to touch and pinch the cows and sheep. For a moment, the cows were bleating, and there was even a scene of a man on top of a goat's head.
After a while, the slave came over with a dusty face and nodded at the young man.
The young man relaxed and said to the uneasy Ginat, "They are indeed good cows and sheep! Do you know about Cristoya's Restaurant? "
Ginat's eyes lit up. How could he not know about the famous Cristoya's Restaurant that was spread all over the cities of Diónia? It was the delicacies introduced by this restaurant that doubled the value of the cows and sheep. If his own livestock could be sold to Cristoya's Restaurant, it would definitely be an honor for any herdsman. He asked eagerly, "Can you get in touch with Cristoya's Restaurant?"
The young man said directly, "Drive the cows and sheep to the Tino River. I'll send a slave to inform the person in charge of Cristoya's Restaurant and let him see your cows and sheep. Your cows and sheep are of such good quality, I believe he'll definitely buy them."
"Asenu bless me! Thank you! Thank you so much! "Ginat was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly. He did not have any expectations for this young man, but he did not expect him to give him an unexpected surprise.
A Potentian herdsman reminded him loudly, "I say, Ginat, why do you trust this kid so much? What if he's been lying to us from the beginning and just wants to buy our cows and sheep at a very low price?"
"Shut up! He's sincerely trying to help us. How can you say such hurtful words? Hurry up and apologize to him, or I'll kick you out of our team! "Geneat was furious.
Before the herdsman could do anything, the young man had already lost his cool and said loudly, "You can go to the market and ask around first. After you've figured it out, follow my slaves to Christoya's Restaurant to invite people. I believe that according to Christoya's Restaurant's usual practice, they won't buy your cattle and sheep at a price lower than the market price!"
After saying these words, the young man's face was still slightly red. Ginat hurriedly said, "Don't mind that idiot's nonsense, we absolutely believe you! Since Christoya's restaurant will be our future customer, I'll go with your slave to show my respect. "
After the young man said those words, he regretted it a little. He remembered that his father had once told him, 'In any situation, you must learn to stay calm as much as possible so that you can make the right response.' After he calmed down, he heard Geneat's words and immediately understood that Geneat had his suspicions as well. Although he was a little annoyed, he still controlled his emotions and nodded in agreement.
The group walked east along the main road, and it did not take long for them to arrive near the big riverbank.
"Oh, this stone pillar is so tall! There's even a statue on it! "The Samonians looked up at the towering monument in front of them, and they were all surprised.
"That's the Pillar of Victory. More than ten years ago, the current King of Diónia, Devers, was only the leader of the Greek mercenaries at that time. The Lucanian tribal coalition invaded Turií and defeated the Turií army. Seeing that they were about to occupy this fertile land, King of Devers led the mercenaries here with far fewer people than the Lucanian coalition … "Ginat pointed to the big riverbank in front of the left, and said with a rather complicated expression," … and killed nearly ten thousand Lucanian warriors. It was said that the river was dyed red with the blood of the Lucanians at that time, and the bodies of the Lucanian warriors were floating on the river … In this battle, the Lucanians suffered heavy losses, and the tribal coalition finally collapsed … And King of Devers became famous after this battle, and finally established the powerful Diónia Kingdom today! At the top of the Pillar of Victory is the statue of King of Devers … "
Ginat's words still contained a sigh about the rapid decline of the Lucanian tribal coalition in the past. Although the young man next to him was already familiar with the past, when he heard it from someone else, his face quickly overflowed with pride.
The Samonians heard it and laughed, "You outnumbered the other party, but you were still killed by the other party. This shows that you Lucanians are no good. If it were us Samonians, we would never —"
"Tadoni!" Gherney glared at him fiercely to prevent him from making a fool of himself. The Lucanians suffered a crushing defeat, and the Samonians were not any better! More than twenty thousand people did not even fight a single battle, and they defeated themselves in one night. It would be a joke if they knew!
"It's better to be at peace. War should be avoided as much as possible. There has been no war in Lucania Municipality for ten years. Is the life of the Potentia people better or worse?" The young man interrupted at the right time.
"Of course it's better!" Ginat was a little emotional, but it was not to please the young man, "If it was ten years ago, I would never have thought that I would walk together with the Samonians today, drinking water and chatting!"
When Gherney heard this, he was a little touched.
At this time, a Samonian asked loudly, "Chief, what are they doing?"
Looking at the direction of his finger, there was a long queue in front of the big river, extending all the way to a huge white building on the other side of the river. On the eve of the Hades Celebration, people came from all directions to Turín, and few left. The direction of this long queue was completely opposite to the bustling pedestrians on the main road, walking towards the city of Turín. It was no wonder that the Samonians were curious.
"That's the famous hot spring in Turín." After the reminder, Gherney felt like he had returned to a few years ago, but he was still brought to Turín with a little hatred. He did not expect to be warmly received, soaking in the hot spring, tasting delicious food, watching competitions, listening to plays … He stayed there for a few months, and during this period, he was also warmly received by the King of Devers in the palace several times. "… Bathing in the hot spring, and specially trained slaves will give you massages to help you get rid of your fatigue. I heard that bathing in the hot spring is very good for the body, and the people of Diónia like to come here very much … "
The Samonians' interest was aroused by Chief Gherney's description, especially after the ten days of continuous travel, the sweat and dust on their bodies were probably as thick as a finger. At this moment, they felt itchy all over. "Chief, why don't we go inside and take a bath first?!"
"You have to pay to bathe inside, one Opol per person," Ginat reminded him. He roughly knew the financial situation of this group of Samonians, and he did not think that they would be willing to pay for a bath.
Gherney really did not know that they had to pay for the bath because he was accompanied by a special Diónia civil servant in Turín. Although one Opol was not much, there were 60 people here, and this bath would cost 10 drachmas, which was a little too much for him.
When Gherney was about to refuse, the young man said, "When you arrive at the campsite and settle down, I'll bring you here at dusk to have a good hot spring bath to wash away the dust and fatigue, so that you'll be in a good state to participate in the Hades celebration and the rugby game."
As soon as the young man's voice trailed off, the Samonians cheered. At first, when the young man came to greet them, these Samonians, who were usually brave and fierce, really did not take this child-like young man seriously. However, the young man was gentle and warm, and he took the initiative to invite them to drink the milk water, which won their favor. Now that he was taking them to the hot spring bath, their good impression of him doubled. So, one by one, they came over to hug the young man to express their gratitude.
The young man's personal slaves were a little nervous at first, but they soon relaxed when they saw the young man talking and laughing with the Samonians.
Further east, when they passed by the confluence of the Tino River and the Coseni River, they saw a "city" standing there. It had a radius of five or six miles, surrounded by a five-meter-high stone wall. There were towers on the stone wall, and behind the wall was a sentry tower. In front of the wall was a wide moat, a suspension bridge, and a deer fort. On top of the city wall, there were teams of heavily armed soldiers patrolling …
"Is this Turín?" The Samonians and some of the Potentia herdsmen asked curiously because they did not see any pedestrians going to the city.
"This is the military camp of Turín, where the First Legion, Second Legion, and Reserve Legion of Diónia usually train," the young man explained.
"This is just a military camp?!" The Samonians and the Potentia herdsmen widened their eyes in disbelief. This city looked bigger and more imposing than the cities of Abenilum and Potentia, but it was just a place used by the Diónia to train soldiers?!
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