Vol 9 Chapter 216: Pass

After a long time, Dafos' expression became determined: "When I defeat Persia and return in triumph, I will abdicate and you will take over and become the second king of the Holy Kingdom of Dionia!"
Croto Kataks was shocked when he heard the words: "Father, you are in good spirits, in good health, and have never had a serious illness. The doctor said that you have no problem living a hundred years old. Why do you suddenly say you want to abdicate?! Please dispel. I would never agree with this absurd idea, boy!..."
His emotions were very agitated, even a little apprehensive, and he almost knelt down to Davers.
Davers looked at him kindly, and said with relief: "My child, I know you are very filial, but this idea of ​​mine is not a whim. I have been thinking about it for a long time..."
Daves stretched out his hand again, gently pressed his son's generous shoulders, and said with emotion: "I have become the king of the powerful Mediterranean kingdom from a lowly mercenary. Apart from Hades's blessing, all I rely on is hard work— —Unremitting efforts! From being afraid of fighting to leading soldiers to charge, from not knowing war to knowing war, from being unfamiliar with political affairs to knowing all kinds of problems in the kingdom... For more than 30 years, I dare not even for a moment. Lax, always alert yourself, work hard! Work hard! Otherwise, everything you have gained before will be in vain!... Now that the kingdom is politically stable, and the great cause of unifying the Mediterranean is about to be completed, I have nothing to worry about!"
Daves beat his leg with his other hand and said softly, "You think I am in good health. That is an illusion. In the past few years, I have often been unable to eat because of stomach pain, and my shoulder and knee joints often aches... It’s a problem left over from previous battles. I’m getting old...not only has my energy lost, but my memory is also diminishing. I often fall asleep while reviewing documents, and sometimes I forget important things..."
Cloto Kataks listened, feeling heartbroken, red eyes eagerly said: "Father, you don't have to work like before. The child has grown up, and the child can share a lot of affairs for you. You just need to continue to grasp the direction for the kingdom! There is no need to—"
Daves smiled and interrupted him: "Clotto, I, I have worked hard for most of my life, I really want to live a simple and leisurely life, and have a chat and laugh party with old friends without any worries, without any concerns. Go around and see Athens, Sparta, Carthage, Byzantium... Of course you have to take your two mothers... Why don’t I know that every time I go on an expedition, your mother We all worry about me day and night! Why didn’t I know that I was dealing with political affairs in the palace until late at night, and your mothers were all staying up all night waiting..."
Daves said emotionally: "I owe them a lot, and I want to compensate them in the next half of my life, Croto, will you give me this opportunity?"
"Father..." Cloto Kataks hesitated.
Daves smiled freely and said with a serious face: "The reason why I want to abdicate is to set an example for our Hades Daves family. When people are old, their thinking tends to become rigid, conservative, and stubborn. , For ordinary people, this is nothing, but for a kingdom, this is not conducive to the development of the kingdom!
Let the heirs ascend to the throne earlier and accumulate more experience. If something goes wrong, the father and son can still negotiate. This is good for the whole kingdom... There has never been a long-lasting kingdom. Let the successor exercise more and less mediocrity. Well, our Hades Davos family may be able to persist longer..."
"Perhaps this is just a naive thought of mine." Daves smiled again, and said earnestly: "Let us put our attention to our eyes, even if Persia is defeated by us in the future, the kingdom controls the entire Mediterranean, Dai There are still many problems facing Oonia, just like what you have been worried about, how to change Dionia’s national policy of establishing the country by force, to make the kingdom develop more steadily, and how to make the regional power that encompasses the entire Mediterranean more and more. Melt into the kingdom without splitting...
Also, even without Persia and Carthage as rivals, the kingdom’s future enemies will never be few, such as the Gauls living in the vast territory north of the Alps, and those living in the dense forests north of the Gauls. The more brutal and fierce Germans...These problems need you to face, and even some problems will continue to Chris and the next generation, or even further, so don't worry, take your time..."
"Father—" Croto Kataks was excited and wanted to say something.
Daves waved his hand to interrupt him again: "Well, we've been out long enough, it's time to go back to the banquet, don't worry everyone! Remember, this matter must be kept strictly confidential!"
Klotokatax's heart was full of emotions, and in the end he could only squeeze out aggrievedly: "Yes..."
Davers stood up, pushed open the door of the study, and looked at the heavy night outside. He seemed to be relieved of the burden, and said in a relaxed tone: "In the next few days, we will watch the Games while waiting for news from Africa. Right."
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The wonderful performance of the Dionian Games on the first day ignited the passions of the players and spectators, and the following games were in full swing. For all people in Turei, it seemed to be participating in the celebration every day. Crazy cheering on the side of the arena, drinking and celebrating in the restaurant after the game...
However, in this atmosphere of celebration, ordinary people did not know that the Egyptian envoy delegation was hit by a sea storm, and no one knew that on the second day of the opening ceremony, King Daves appointed Alistairs as the head of the intelligence department. Called to the study room of the mansion and had a private conversation.
On the 5th day of the competition, the individual archery finals were going on at the archery stadium west of Turriy. The finalists were McGaidez from Crete and Stasipus from Dionia Turri.
The two sides have completed the required three rounds with a total of nine arrows and are waiting for the referee to calculate the result.
In fact, after every round of shooting, the reporter will bring the circular plank with the arrow inserted in it and show it to the players and the audience to show the fairness of the game, so whether it is the contestants or the audience, they know roughly. Match Results. But when the referee announced loudly: "McGades of Crete, ring 86; Stasipus of Turye, 86!", there was a sound of regret from the audience, but then there was a warm bulge. Palm.
At the beginning of the archery competition, there were not too many spectators who came to watch the competition. More than half of the spectators were curious to watch this project that had never appeared in other sports games, and many of them were even because they could not buy it. For tickets for other games, I had to buy tickets for archery venues to experience the real atmosphere of the games.
However, the preparatory team’s ingenious setting of the archery schedule and the unique quiet and exciting style of archery compared to other fierce competitions have gradually attracted a large number of fans. By the time of the finals, it was already hard to find a ticket. .
"The two sides are tied, so there is an extra round!" As soon as the referee's voice fell, the audience began to cheer. Of course, there are more matches. Of course, they are happy, and most of the audience are cheering for Stasipus. After all, Stasipur S is from Tury, and among the few people who cheer for Mecca Kiddes, Siriteos is the most popular.
In the 100-meter semi-finals the day before yesterday, Siriteos was eliminated. He was not too depressed because he didn't have much confidence in winning the championship. On the contrary, because of his outstanding performance a few days ago, there were really people who were with him in private. Contact and express his desire to marry his daughter.
But there are no Dionian citizens among these people. The reason is simple: most of the young women in Dionian have received orthodox education from the Dionian school since they were young. Most of them are knowledgeable, intelligent, and open-minded women. It’s the handsome face and the fit of the body that cannot fully attract them. What's more, the trend of Dionian society at this time is to respect the heroes on the battlefield, the practical and capable officials, and the knowledgeable scholars, and Siriteos is not even A citizen of Dionian is just a Greek from a barren island. The young women of Dionian have no more pride in their hearts because the kingdom has become the overlord of the Greek world, so they will not have this consideration at all.
Siriteos jumped and screamed in the audience, without any impact on Mecca Kiddes, his attention was focused on his opponent: this is an elderly Dionian citizen , UU reading www. But uukanshu.com did not see any signs of body fatness. On the contrary, the body was burly and well-proportioned, with short hair without a beard, eyes sharp and energetic, and appeared calm and capable.
Seeing that McGades was looking at himself, the Turrii player named Stasipus also turned his head and smiled at him, raising his hands and feet with a kind of tolerance, which made McGades a little bit relieved.
"The playoff starts, please prepare for both players!" The referee's shout made McGades regain his mind. He took a match arrow from the staff beside him, put it on the bowstring, and then took a deep breath. He breathed out, and then slowly exhaled, the distracting thoughts in his heart were also expelled with the breath. He slowly raised the bow while pulling the strings. When the right arm was slightly higher than the shoulder and the left hand pulled the bowstring to the ear, he Stopped all activities, as if a statue was completely still.
The already experienced audience held their breath at this moment, and the entire archery venue became unusually quiet.
After a while, I heard "swish!...wish!..." two bowstrings sounded one after another, and two arrows shot out.
McGades didn't pay attention to the situation of the hit, but took another arrow without a hassle and struck the bow again.
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