Chapter 42 (2/2)
”What did you say?! How dare you insult Apollo!!” Matonis angrily wanted to beat up Marigi, but was pulled back by Hielos
Marigi was scared and hid behind, but Davos snapped at him, ”Matonis' question did not offend you, but you insulted our Gods that us Greeks respected! If you don't apologize ier!” The Persian's sense of superiority that thoughtlessly came out made him have a headache, it was tii looked back and saw the anger in the soldier's gaze, he knew that he would have been torn to pieces if it hadn't been for Davos As a merchant, adaptability is his nature, so he quickly bowed down and sincerely apologized, and even gave himself a slap in the face
It was only when he saw that Marigi was forgiven that Davos asked the questions that he had been wondering before, ”Why does the city look so desolate?”
Marigi vaguely said, while clasping his red cheeks with one hand, ”Because the inhabitants here are ht it over and it dawned on him, ”The Persian royal court does not attach importance to this area because it was the core area of the forht be rekindled, and so they even adopted a suppression policy, right?”
Davos see Marigi looking at hiuessed the main point and he couldn't help but souess the methods they had used For example, the people here are often conscripted to join the arher tax?…”
”Leader Davos, if you are really what they called favored by God, then you're really quite different froi looked at Davos with ahed, for he had just suffered a loss and said in a low voice, ”If you are a Persian, you would also have been successful as an official of Persia!”
Davos sh it is a big country”
”Because you are Greek?”
Davos did not reply, he looked at Larissa not far away and was distracted, is he a Greek? In addition to this body, his soul and thoughts, from the bottom of his heart, considered himself to be a Chinese Greek tradition and culture can not assimilate the people that came from the 21st century, even to the extent that it had little impact on him Only the reality of his helplessness and sincere friendshi+p in war that e to be a part of this team Don't look at his usual tone, ”We Greeks are what…” It is just to fool the Greeks in order to boost the ht his position as a leader, in a word – to survive! Therefore, if Persia who is superior than Greece, extended an olive branch to him, he would not hesitate to join Persia However, he looked down on Persia, because the political system of most Greek city-states is more similar to countries in the 21st century, which naturally has an affinity with modern people that advocates freedom,and even Athens is more democratic than modern society…
The next day, they marched to Mespila
”This is Nineveh, the capital of the foredly, Medea, the wife of the last king of Medes, took refuge in the city after us, Persians, seized the kingdoe the city since it was the last castle of the Medes that had not been captured for a long ti the Gods, saw that there are too many Persians that died and injured Therefore, he sent out an earth-shaking thunder that made the whole city trei still served as their guide and ”narrator”
”Haha, the Persian Gods are really great that they even went to help” Matonis mocked hinored hiris river The height of the wall of the capital of the forh, Kalhu is already a nificent city, but it seeine the strength and prosperity of the assyrian kingdom which was founded by doms! At this time, the capital is desolate and ruined, the eeds and numerous thorns on the walls swayed in the river wind, it see of its current miserable state
A sense of vicissitudes of history came to his mind, and Davos naturally reone? And where, behind enerations? I think of heaven and earth, without limit, without end, and I aret, ”No matter hoerful a country is, there is a time for its demise!”
[1] Larissa is an ancient assyrian city located 30 kilometres (20 mi) south of the city of Mosul, It was a major assyrian city between approxiic position 10 kiloris meets its tributary the Great Zab
[2] On a Gate-tower at youzhou is one of the 300 Tang Poe