Ocreton was not surprised after hearing this. According to the information he learned, the Etruscan League has suffered from the invasion of the Gauls in the north in recent years and had to rely on the assistance of the Dionians. Last year, Dionia specially sent troops to station on the northern border of the Iberian League to ensure the security of its territory. Of course, the Etruscans had to express something, which is not surprising.

"Where are these ships in front? They are all Etruscans?" Ocredon asked with interest, looking at one of the ships in front of him with a high side and a large cargo ship with a floor of ships.

"I just watched it when I was passing by those boats on a small boat. Although most of their sailors were... Phoenicians, it seemed..." The entourage said in anger in his hesitation: "The people who were on the boat were dressed like Numibians and Mauritanians!"

Even if Ocredon is well educated, it is still difficult to maintain peace at this moment, because the Carthaginians blamed half of the defeat of that war on the rebellion of the Numibians, and after that, the Numibians, who were once slaves, in turn, frequently invaded the Carthaginian lands. Therefore, both in the past and present, the Numibians were the pain in the Carthaginians' hearts.

Ocreton quickly calmed down and asked in a deep voice: "Why did they come so many ships?"

"It seems that many ships carry horses." The entourage replied.

Okriton knew it: "The Numibians can only take out such a little thing."

"Sir." The follower said hesitantly: "They all gave gifts to Dionia, but we didn't take anything. Is this..."

Ocreton raised his head: "We Carthage can send envoys to the celebration, and this is the best gift to the Hades celebration in Dionia!"

Although Ocreton said that, he knew in his heart that Carthage's status in the Western Mediterranean was no longer the same, but many Carthage elders had not yet fully adapted to this new change, including Hannover, so other messengers brought generous gifts. In contrast, the Carthage messengers seemed very shabby, which undoubtedly increased the difficulty of the subsequent negotiations with Dionia.

Just as Ocreton was thinking, the Etruscan emissary had unloaded its belongings and left the dock. It was the Numibian emissary and the Mauritanian emissary's turn to enter the inner city pier.

After a while, I heard the horses neighing and the pier became extremely lively.

Suddenly, deafening screams came from the shore, and they lasted forever. Even Ocreton outside the port could hear clearly: "Oh my God, what kind of monster is this?! So huge!"

"This may...maybe it's the giant bull in Lucania..."

"Idiot! Does a cow have such a long nose? And the horns of a cow grow on its head, but its horns are on its mouth."

"Then tell me, what is it?"

"I haven't seen it before, how could I know, but we can ask these Mauritanians."

...

Hearing these exclamations, Ocreton was surprised: Did the Mauritanians send the elephant living in the outback of Afriga to Turiyi?!

Although he had never seen it, he had heard that there were many elephants further south of the Sinumibian and Mauritanian territories, and most of the ivory sold in the market in Carthage came from it.

In fact, ivory is also a very popular thing in Turiyi, especially when it was rebuilt Hades Temple, it had purchased a large number of people. However, when the real owner of ivory walked out of the cabin and came to the shore, he still shocked the people who came to watch: "There are such giant beasts in this world! Could this be the descendant of a monster in ancient times?!"

Compared to the people who were shouting and thinking about it, the Turiyi officials who came to welcome the envoys were shocked and worried that the huge losses these giant beasts would cause to the city, because they seemed difficult to control. You should know that the people in the inner city were either veterans, important officials, or ordinary citizens, and their identities were extraordinary. If a large number of casualties were caused, these small foreign officials could not bear this responsibility.

Even if the Mauritania's messenger repeatedly explained to the foreign ministry officials: this animal seems huge, but in fact it is gentle and will not hurt people easily.

At the same time, the elephant husband was also asked to command the elephant, kneel down to the officials, and use his long nose to make various funny actions such as waving and nodding, which did not completely dispel the officials' doubts, but instead made the cheers from the people beside him even more enthusiastic.

Fortunately, not long after, hundreds of court guards arrived. They were ordered by King Davers to bring these elephants into an elephant circle built specifically for elephants on the Hill of Kings.

So, under the careful command of the elephant husbands, the male, a female, and a cub, and the three elephants walked slowly and heavy steps, stepping on flat and solid block roads, and followed the route that the triumphal army had to go through, heading to the west of the city.

The people in the inner city who received the news walked out of their homes, including some veterans, standing on the side of the road, curiously watching the monster that they had never seen before.

As the palace guards worked hard to maintain order, the excited people did not panic among the elephants. Instead, they enjoyed the honor of triumphal soldiers and made them more excited about this year's celebration.

When the Carthage Messenger Group entered the dock by boat, it was already afternoon. Ocreton waited on the ship for nearly 4 hours, so as soon as he got ashore, he complained to the Dionian officials who came to greet him: "A city of Turiyi is such a big one, but it has such a small port, which makes any visiting Gentile messenger unable to feel the momentum of Dionia as the most powerful country in the Western Mediterranean, but rather a kind of stingy!"

Instead of being angry at Ocreton's blunt offense, the Dionian officials admitted frankly: "You are right, and we also found that this is a big problem. This inner river port was built before the founding of the Kingdom. At that time, it had enough capacity. However, the visits to Gentile envoys in recent years were too frequent, and many of them did not come empty-handed-"

Speaking of this, he looked at the lonely passenger ship behind Ocreton intentionally or unintentionally: "So the river port is no longer sufficient for use. Our Ministry of Foreign Affairs has reported this issue to Your Majesty. Although both sides of the inner city have been filled with buildings and there is no extra space to build a new river port, Your Majesty has held several executive meetings of ministers on this issue. I believe that it will be a solution soon."

Okriton nodded, expressing his understanding. In fact, he just wanted to vent his resentment. He didn't care whether the problem of Turiyi's river port was solved. He changed the topic and asked seriously: "I request to meet King Davers. On behalf of the Carthage Senate, there is an important matter to discuss with him. You... well... Can the Ministry of Foreign Affairs convey my request to King Davers?"

The official looked at him and said seriously: "According to the administrative regulations of the kingdom, all foreign affairs must be taken care of by our Ministry of Foreign Affairs. If you have any requirements, you can write a letter first and submit it to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. After reading it, our superior, Lord Ansitanos, will determine whether it is important, and then decide whether it is for us to negotiate or to transfer it to His Majesty...

However, there have been many messengers visiting these days, and they all have demands. I heard that the letters in Lord Ansitanos's office have been piled up, and he usually has to go to Dionia Academy to attend classes, so he is almost overworked. Even if you submit the letter, it will probably take some time to reply to you."

Ocreton was stunned. His previous negotiations with Dionia were in war and King Davers who went directly to the barracks to meet King Davers. He never expected that it would be so complicated and difficult to meet King Davers in Turiy, so he didn't know how to respond for a while.

Seeing him silent, the official suddenly said, "Actually, there is another way to better solve your problem."

"What's the solution?" Ocreton asked immediately.

"During this period, His Majesty has a lot of diplomatic affairs during the celebration. He was worried that Lord Ansitanos would not be busy, so he specially arranged a rotating chairman of the Senate to assist him in temporarily managing diplomatic affairs the day before yesterday. You can go to him directly, and maybe he will take you to meet His Majesty."

"Go to him directly? You don't need to submit the letter first and then get his consent?" Ocreton was a little confused.

"Other messengers may not do it, but you may do it because you are Carthaginian." The official said with a meaningful smile.

Ocreton's heart moved and asked in a trembling voice: "What is the name of this... rotating chairman?"

“Haka.”

Sure enough!...Ocreton smiled bitterly, and his heart felt like he had a bottle of five flavors, and he couldn't tell what it felt.

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Early in the morning, at King Davers's mansion, after Davers' morning exercises, he walked into the restaurant and found that there were only two people in the restaurant, Cristoya and Agenice: "Where are the children?"

"They hurriedly finished their breakfast and went to see the elephant. Eunice and Briantes have always liked to join in the fun, but it was the first time I saw Apox, who had always been calm, and he was so anxious." Christoya complained.

"It's good if the kids are happy, which means my decision to get these elephants up the mountain is correct." Davers said, sitting at the dining table.

Agenus immediately brought him a bowl of hot porridge and said with a smile: "Last night, Avija took me to see the elephant. After coming back, she was very excited and insisted on sleeping with me. She also said excitedly for a long time. This was the first time I saw her say so many things.
Chapter completed!