As the night grew darker, the entire city of Larissa became quiet. The Pinhos River not far away flowed slowly, making the sound of never-ending water.
In the city of Larissa, there is a garden that covers an extremely large area and has many gorgeous buildings. The largest building among them is inside.
"Uncle, what should we do now? Those damn guys only have Achilles in their eyes, and they don't pay attention to me, the eldest prince, at all." Donia, the eldest prince of Thessaly, now Shi was already restless and roaring angrily. []
Croszer, who was sitting at the top of the room, didn't look good at this moment. His brows were knitted together, thinking about something.
Donya¡¯s somewhat hysterical roar made the old man, who was already over sixty years old, feel upset and angry. He raised his head, glared at Donya, and reprimanded loudly: ¡°Please be quiet.¡±
After what happened today, Croszer, who was still full of confidence in the throne, now feels a little unsure, and even said to be desperate.
The scene that happened tonight, young Achilles, impressed many neutral nobles in Thessaly with his heart-stirring speech.
The group of Zomochus have always strongly supported Achilles, and even broke up with him over the succession to the throne.
Although these neutral nobles who have great influence in Thessaly have not yet clearly expressed their support for Achilles, judging from their performance tonight, it will be a matter of time.
Once these neutral nobles stand behind Achilles and choose to fully support him, it will be a nightmare for those who support the great prince.
And the most despairing thing is that the high priest who has a transcendent status in Thessaly, this old man who has lived for hundreds of years, supports Achilles as long as he is a person. .
According to the decree of the gods, the son of the sea goddess Thetis and King Peleus will inherit the throne and become the new king of Thessaly.
With these factors, coupled with Achilles' own martial arts and outstanding talents, he is already unstoppable in inheriting the throne.
"This little baby will come back sooner or later, and if he comes back at this time, there is no hope for us." After thinking about it, Croszer really couldn't think of any good solution, and couldn't help crying. He muttered in his mouth.
Donya didn't think as much as he thought. What he was thinking about at this time was just the throne that he had coveted for a long time. He couldn't help shouting at the top of his voice: "You should think of a way quickly. You can't just watch Achilleus." Si has inherited the throne."
Crosser laughed bitterly, shook his head helplessly, and said feebly: "With the support of Zomokos, the high priest, and the neutral nobles, there is no stopping Achilles from ascending to the throne. No matter how powerful I am, I can't change this fact."
Hearing his answer, Donya's eyes widened, revealing her overwhelming anger, and she roared hysterically: "No, this is absolutely not possible. You have to help me get the throne back. It belongs to me. It belongs to me." mine."
Although Crosze also wanted to push his nephew to the throne, he himself had no idea about that throne. After all, Thessaly was still in the late stage of clan commune, and the king's rights were very limited.
As the largest nobleman in Thessaly, he has huge wealth and the most fertile land in his hands. He has great decision-making power in the kingdom meeting and is more prosperous than the king.
After all, Thessaly is only an inland agricultural country. Most of the kingdom's income comes from land, with no income from overseas trade. The king's wealth is not even as good as that of the great nobles.
Now seeing that his nephew has no hope, Zomokos doesn¡¯t have too many negative emotions. It doesn¡¯t matter who becomes the king. Anyway, he has the largest and most fertile land in his hands.
Even now he is starting to think about how to ease the tense relationship with Zomokos and others, and how to have a good relationship with Achilles.
In this era, there is no such thing as a politician, but there is already a shadow of a politician in Zomokos. For him, in this kingdom, there are no eternal enemies, only eternal interests.
Whether your nephew is the king or Achilles is the king, no matter who is the king, he has no right to take away any piece of land in his hands or rob his own wealth.
But if the new king unites with other nobles because of his bad relations with both parties, then it will not be a good thing for him.
In order to avoidSomething like this is going to happen, so it is necessary to make preparations as soon as possible to restore the relationship with Zomokos and resolve Achilles' complaints against him.
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Although it was already late at night at Achilles' residence, figures could still be seen swaying under the dim light.
"Your Highness Achilles" Zomokos bowed slightly and solemnly saluted Achilles.
For the most powerful demigod in Thessaly, Achilles had heard about some of his deeds a long time ago and had a deep understanding of him.
Throughout Thessaly, he was the leader of all heroes, holding most of the armed forces in Thessaly. He was the most loyal follower of his father Peleus, and he was also the strongest supporter of Achilles.
This is a bloody warrior and a loyal guardian of the declining kingdom of Thessaly. Unfortunately, he has been checked and balanced by Zomokos for many years. In addition, his father is old, so he is powerless to change the status quo of the kingdom.
Looking at this brave demigod who was arguing, Achilles stood up, lifted him up with both hands, and said in a calm tone: "In the future, when we are in private, these common etiquette will be dispensed with. Sit down."
Zomokos followed his finger and sat on a seat next to him. He looked over and asked, "Your Highness, you called me over at such a late hour, but do you have any important orders?"
Achilles smiled indifferently, was quiet for a moment, then put away his smile, and said calmly: "Although I have always stayed in my mother's temple, I still know something about the things in the kingdom. Thank you very much. For all your support over the years.¡±
A thick smile appeared on Zomokos' rough face, and he shook his head hurriedly and said, "Your Highness, this is what I should do. Now that we see His Highness return, we can breathe a sigh of relief."
As both demigods, and with Croszer's support for him, Achilles felt affection for him. He didn't make any detours, and directly introduced the topic, saying: "I called you here today, but there is something wrong with him. I have to discuss a very important matter with you, which is related to whether Thessaly can become strong in the shortest possible time."
Hearing what was said next was related to the strength of Thessaly, Zomokos calmed down his mind, his expression became serious, and his tiger eyes looked at Achilles unblinkingly.
Achilles said: "I want you to secretly recruit some young soldiers who are good at fighting and form an army specifically for the war in Thessaly."
After listening to his words, Zomokos was a little confused. It is a very common thing to summon brave soldiers to form an army. When a war breaks out in the kingdom, the king and nobles will summon the brave soldiers of the kingdom to form an army to fight the war. It seems that the strength of the kingdom is not directly related.
Apparently seeing his doubts, Achilles then added: "The army I want you to form is completely different from the previous armies. This army will never be disbanded. All the brave soldiers will fight every day." The tasks are all to conduct military training and, when necessary, resist foreign enemies and launch wars abroad."
Zomokos was also an extremely smart man. Hearing this, he understood what Achilles meant. His expression changed exaggeratedly. Then he frowned, shook his head and said, "Your Highness, this is terrifying. It is somewhat unrealistic. If these soldiers are allowed to give up their work in the fields and switch to military training, then they and their families may"
Before he could finish speaking, Achilles interrupted him and said: "This problem can be easily solved. They leave the fields to form an army. The kingdom will give them a certain amount of money and food every month. During the war, they will be given a certain amount of money and food. The king will also give corresponding rewards to people for their military exploits.¡±
Zomokos raised his head suddenly, his tiger eyes showed a blazing luster, but soon dimmed again, and said worriedly: "It's just that with the current situation of the kingdom, it is impossible to support such a team of thousands." An army of men.¡±
Hearing his worries, Achilles smiled and said confidently: "Don't worry, since I dare to do this, I will be fully prepared. For this overseas trip, I will visit ancient ruins." I found a huge fortune, and now I have been rewarded by the gods. The gold I have on hand now includes seventy or eighty bags."
By this time, Zomokos had completely lost his worries. Because of his excitement, he was a little restless. He said excitedly: "Seventy bags of gold, which is equivalent to the income of Larissa City for half a year. Even if it is to form a team of three There is no problem with an army of four thousand. With such an army that has received military training for many years, we can not only defeat the Macedonians, but we can even launch wars abroad and bring more wealth to the kingdom."
?Achilles nodded, and then continued: "The purpose of forming this army is to launch a war for the other side, and bring more wealth and slaves to the kingdom through war, so that Thessaly can be truly prosperous."
"This matter is of great importance. We cannot let the nobles know about it for the time being. When summoning soldiers and brave men, you must pay special attention not to spread the news. As for the money and food given to each soldier and brave men, you can give me an answer after you agree to pay them back. .¡±
There were some errors in this chapter, so I quickly came up and corrected them. There are no problems now. The third update will arrive later