Vol 8 Chapter 2: Holy Alliance and God

Silsitas sighed: "When the messenger of Agassius came here to seek the gods, he also asked me a request, 'I hope that when Sparta's hostile city-state comes here to seek God. When we were able to quietly tell the Spartans what they were asking for..."
"It's more than that." Patmos, who is in charge of managing the holy library, said with angrily: "Polyby Adas went to the temple after leaving the temple, and he turned around intentionally or unintentionally." This time they expeditioned North Greece to consume a lot of supplies, and also owed the salary of more than 1,000 mercenaries in the team '...
"The Spartans are so arrogant!" Kabatas, the priest responsible for the Pythia Games, shouted angrily: "We must give them a lesson to dispel their ambitions for Delphi!"
"To Sparta's lesson? It is now the hegemon of Greece, and there is Persian support behind it. If it is irritated, I am afraid it will be more detrimental to us Delphi..." Patmos said with some concern.
At this point, the main sacrifice Sitarsis said the thoughts that have been thought for a long time: "Who said that we are going to confront Sparta positively! We can invite a powerful force to join the Holy Alliance to balance Sparta in the alliance. The absolute advantage of occupying."
The priests’ eyes brightened.
Patmos thought for a moment and said, "Who is better to invite? Macedonia?"
"Macedonia!" Kabatas snorted: "The Spartans expedition to Northern Greece is to help Macedonia. The Macedonians are grateful that Sparta is too late, how can they confront it! Moreover, Macedonia's territory is vast, but it is There is not enough power, even the barbarians can't win, how can they fight against the powerful Sparta!"
At this time, another priest, Kreitmeni, "oh", hesitated and said: "The Greek forces that can now fight against Sparta are probably only Diaonia... Do we want to invite it?"
His voice just fell, and Kabatas raised his voice loudly: "No! No! Diaonia is a barbaric kingdom, not a Greek force!"

How can the Kingdom of Deonia be a barbaric country? The All-Greek Congress held there last year and there, there are many scholars going to Turai, and they all praise the academic atmosphere there. Not to mention, Diony The Turin, Tarantum, Rocky, Siriting, Crotone, Lijim, Katanai subordinate to the Kingdom of Asia are all famous Greek city-states in the Western Mediterranean more than a decade ago. Delphi’s holy library contributed a lot of gold and silver...
Kretimeni argued.
"The Holy Alliance has never invited the tradition of any Greek city-state in the Western Mediterranean, because they are all colonies." Kabatas still expressed opposition.
Kretimeni sighed: "You are not a few decades ago. Everything depends on the strength of the city. The tradition has already been broken one by one. The Holy League's covenant also said, 'Not allowed to destroy. The city-state in any one of the alliances. 'Can you see that there are fewer examples of Sparta destroying Mandini and Platia? And Dionia is the most powerful Greek country in the Western Mediterranean, I am afraid it is also the whole of Greece. The most powerful force in the world, even the Spartans have taken the initiative to go to Turui to discuss the covenant. Only by inviting Dionia to join the alliance will the overbearing Sparta be fearful and converce its own behavior. ""
The words of Crete Mooney made everyone think.
Patmos said in a dilemma: "Even if we intend to invite Dioria to join the Holy Alliance, will Dionia agree? We must know that over the years, we are as resolutely opposed to Olympia as Olympia, because It never offered gold and silver to Delphi’s holy library, but secretly preached the brutality of Dionia, hoping that the Greek free people would not go to the Dionian immigrants...

The priests have some unnatural feelings, and they have done these things.
Kabatas complained: "Diagna is highly esteemed by Hades, making the number of Devianians who come to Delphi to seek the gods less and less... If this continues, I am afraid that the Greeks of the entire Western Mediterranean will Think of Delphi as nothing."
His words resonated with the priests, and everyone began to complain.
At this time, the main sacrifice of Silsitas said: "It seems that you have all confirmed that the Greek country to be invited is Dionia. As for the problem of the Temple of Hades, I feel that everyone does not have to worry, I have learned to wear The Temple of Hades in Onia, although heavily weighted in the hearts of the people of Dionia, seems to be very important in the temple of Hades, in terms of divination and the presentation of gods, and this is precisely what we are good at Delphi. The field is also the only field!" Sylvester added a tone and emphasized one sentence.
It is clear to his mind that the reason why Hades can develop so rapidly in Deonia is definitely the push of the powerful king who claims to be "the descendants of Hades". Delphi should not be stupid enough to go to the tigers of others. "Delphi and Hades Temple do not conflict with each other. I think Delphi’s centuries-old tradition will make the Dionian people who are in trouble hope to get Apollo’s guidance. And we can also guide The Greek free people who have difficulty living go to the Italian peninsula to find a new life..."
"Even if Daionia is willing to join the Holy Alliance, I am afraid that Sparta will not agree to him. After all, we only have the right to make suggestions and have no decision!" Patmos reminded.
Silsitas sighed: "This is the problem I am most worried about. I heard that in the covenant between Dionia and Sparta, there is a treaty on 'Dionia may not be involved in Eastern Mediterranean affairs'. Although this illustrates Sparta's fear of Dionia, it also proves that the Spartans are full of vigilance against Dionia, and Sparta will definitely oppose Dionia's participation in the Holy Alliance."
"But the Holy Alliance does not have the right to interfere with other city-state affairs. It is just an organization that protects Delphi. I don't think Sparta will react as violently." Kreitmeni comforted.
At this time, Silsitas took out the idea that had already been thought of: "My suggestion is... Can we send someone to go quietly to Turui and negotiate with the King of Dionia to ask them to take the initiative to ask the Holy Alliance? And we privately contact Athens, Collins, Argos, Mecca and other city-states that have gaps with Sparta, so that pressure on both sides, I believe Sparta can not be considered carefully..."
After listening to the priests, they all felt that this idea was good. No one raised an objection. What if dynasty does not want to join the Holy Alliance? ‘Because, in their opinion, Dionia’s invitation to the Greek Holy Land Delphi is definitely ecstatic.
Patmos looked at Pythia, who had been keeping his eyes closed, and asked with respect: "What about Apollo's gods about this time?"
For such a major event, I must have consulted Apollo's shrine in advance. If there is no hope of success, it is impossible to present it at the priest's meeting.
The eyes of everyone are focused on Pythia. The elderly woman dressed in a girl's costume (this dress is the request of the Temple of Apollo, she is a symbol of chastity) opened her turbid eyes and shouted with her hoarse and low voice: "The hot sun,
Exhausting its brilliance,
Falling down the mountains,
The dark night has come,
a cluster of bonfires,
It shines like white,
......"
Just as the priests thought about the profound meaning of this god, the Silsitas interface said: "Because Dionia protects the kingdom from Hades, this is the Lord of Darkness, so I think Apollo The shrine is saying, 'The sun represented by Sparta is almost dying, and Dionya will be replaced. As for the bonfires, I haven’t figured it out yet, maybe it’s another emerging force...

The gods are always difficult to understand, just as the gods themselves are unpredictable. Although the priests were difficult to understand for a while, they did not affect their execution of this matter, because it seems that at least the general direction is correct...
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Last summer's cool summer died of a Spartan king Agassipolis. This summer, for Diaonia, it is a huge test.
At the Palace of Dionya, King Davers, Business Secretary Mariji, Finance Minister Melsis, and the rotating chairman of the five Senate are all listening to the report of the Minister of Agriculture, Burkes~EbookFREE.me~ In fact, last year, the rain in spring and summer was less than in the past. And this year, from February to July, the Nanyi area has not been rained for more than five months, Lucania, Apulia (this area includes Mesapi, Pucciti and The areas of Dawny, Great Greece and Brudy are facing severe water shortages. The small rivers like the Sisno River and the Saraceno River have basically barebed the riverbed and turned into a creek like Crati. The rivers, the Lamato River, and the Nato River are also narrow rivers and water levels.
If it is not a large-scale application of waterwheels, there may have been a large area of ​​wheat seedlings in the Sobari Plain, the Croton Plains, the Orphea Plains, and the Cosenza Plateau, but if such a drought continues for a month, I am afraid When the autumn harvest in September, the entire southern Italian region will be seriously poor. From the current situation, the possibility of such a bad situation is very great! ......"
"It's not just a question of poor harvest. The dry weather has lasted for so long, the pastures in the mountains have also died, and the animals fed by the herdsmen have died a lot!" Wesba lamented.
"I remember that the last drought in the southern Italian region was still 25 years ago. The weather has been smooth and the kingdom and the people have benefited a lot. I am afraid that many people have not done anything to prevent it!" Lucyas said with a dignified look.