"I promised those big men to send you safely to Delos. Although I, Storus, always keep my word, don't cause trouble for me, otherwise I will annoy me and I will send you to the sea to feed the fish!" The ship owner said viciously while rowing.

"I don't like someone pointing at me!" The man suddenly sterned: "Tell you, I will not lie back in that smelly boat tent! If you are unhappy, you can push me down now."

The man spoke with a sense of majesty. The ship owner was afraid to contact his sharp eyes. He muttered a few words in his mouth, and then buried his head and paddled hard.

After a while, he saw the man staring at the coast motionlessly, and couldn't help but ask, "Hey, who are you? Why are Calistratus, Efikratus... these generals came to the dock to send you?!"

"Because... I am their creditor!" The man said angrily, and then said meaningfully: "It is also because I am Dionys' mortal enemy!"

This is true, because the man was Jason. After he fled into the city of Athens, the generals of Athens treated him very well, and invited the best doctor to treat him and also set a luxurious house for him to recover from his injuries, but he hoped that he could temporarily hand over the command of the mercenaries to the General Executive Committee.

Under the short eaves, Jason had to bow his head. Like a stray dog, Jason could only agree. As a result, these nearly 8,000 mercenaries became the main force to resist the attack of the Dionian army, and suffered heavy losses. That was the elite army that Jason had cultivated after years of hard work and countless money, and was very loyal to Jason.

But after Jason learned of this result, he did not show any complaints, which made the Athenian top leaders feel a little embarrassed. So when Athens decided to surrender to Dionia, Kalistratus talked with Jason and made it clear that he was willing to take risks to help Jason escape from Athens, because once Athens surrendered to Dionia, the Dionians are likely to ask for the Thesalitagus.

Whether the Athenians were guilty or unwilling to cause some trouble for the Dionians, Jason knew that he had no more choice.

At this moment, Jason looked at the coast that was constantly beating by the waves, remembering that his lifelong efforts were destroyed and even forced to stay away from his hometown. He felt extremely annoyed and regretful in his heart, and he couldn't help but want to go crazy. He suddenly knelt down, grabbed the boat with his hands, and directly put his head into the sea...

The owner of the ship was startled and hurriedly threw down the oars, ran over to pull him up, shouting: "Get up quickly, don't be stupid, don't jump into the sea!"

Jason supported his hands and stood up suddenly. The cold sea water temporarily extinguished his anxiety. He used his hand to push his head, wiped his face, and then threw the sea water in his hand towards the owner of the ship.

Seeing the owner dodging in a mess, he laughed, then looked up at the rising sun, and said viciously: "Roar the boat quickly, I'm going to the east!"

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Athens' surrender was like pushing down dominoes, making all Greek city-states who were still watching no longer have luck. Elis, Fokis, Lochris, Arcadia city-states, and those Ionian city-states that originally belonged to the Athenian maritime alliance... all sent envoys to the Dionia military camp in Attica, expressing goodwill to Crotokatax, and actively demanding to join the New Greek League.

Under such a trend, the city-states of Achaia, Uberia, and even Crete, which have remained neutral since the war began (Crete was forced by the 2nd Fleet of Dioria. Under the order of the Ministry of Military Affairs, Midolades led the second Fleet and sailed around Crete every day).... They also made a gesture of willingness to take Dioria as the leader.

In this way, Delphi, who had never been moved, seemed particularly eye-catching. Many people speculated that Delphi, as a holy land in the entire Greek world, might have to fight against the heretics of Dionia to the end.

But in fact, the priests of Delphi had already been panicked because there were rumors that Dionia was preparing to send troops to destroy Delphi and rob all the gold and silver of the holy kuo.

Therefore, when they received a definite news: Prince Crotokataks, the prince of Dionia, was about to visit Delphi under the escort of the army, all the Delphi priests and people felt that the disaster was about to come. Some had packed their parcels and prepared to flee abroad, while others had already made the determination to protect the Temple of Apollo and sacrifice their lives...

All the Greek city-state people were focused on Crotokatax, and they were also worried.

After this noble Prince Dionys entered Delphi, although he violated the tradition of Delphi due to security issues and led the palace guards up the mountain and into the temple, he did not meet the priests. On the contrary, he was always kind and not only solemnly worshipped Apollo, but also took the initiative to propose that a holy culprit was built in Delphi to store the gold and silver donated by Dionys.

The priests of Delphi temporarily put down their guard and began to negotiate with Crotokatax.

Crotokatax made a promise to the priests: after Dionia became the leader of the new Greek alliance, Delphi's position among the Greek people will not change! Moreover, the Holy Kingdom of Dionia will not only guarantee Delphi's status in the "holiest oracle" in the Greek world, but will also make it the greatest oracle in the entire Holy Kingdom of Dionia. In the future, the areas conquered and controlled by Dionia will also implement this promise!

This big pie suddenly fell from the sky made the priests of Delphi ecstatic. You should know that since the rise of the Kingdom of Dionys, there have been fewer and fewer city-states and people coming to Delphi to worship and seek oracles. Now Delphi's sacred status among the Greek people is much worse than before. The promise made by Dionys can not only restore Delphi's former glory, but also relying on Delphi's strong strength to make Delphi's influence surpass the Greek world and expand to the vast Mediterranean.

Just when the priests were overwhelmed by the joy, Crotokatax made a request: but Delphi must recognize the content of the "Hades Divine Code" issued by the Hades Temple in Dionia, acknowledge that Hades is the head of the Greek gods, and nominally accept the jurisdiction of the Hades Temple.

The priests were stunned, but on the one hand, the army of Dionian sharpened their knives on the territory, and on the other hand, there was a brighter and brighter future. Delphi had no more choice.

The priests accepted the request from Crotokatax and soon began their actions. They held a grand sacrificial ceremony, and all the Delphis were asked to participate, and then Crotokatax asked the temple of Apollo in front of everyone for the oracle.

The old Pitya danced in the oracle with sulfur aura for a long time, almost fainted, and after coming out, she declared in public: She saw the great Apollo driving a gold car and jumped out of the mountains to the west, sitting in the car with a black hair Hades holding a double fork, and he was having a cordial conversation with another young man wearing a crown. After the gold car rose to a high altitude, it turned into an extremely dazzling white light, illuminating the entire earth and the ocean...

Everyone present immediately made their own interpretation of the oracle. Not long after, a version of the oracle interpreter that everyone agreed with gradually spread in Greece: "The mountains to the west" refer to the Italian Peninsula and the Kingdom of Dionys, because in the west of the Adriatic Sea, Italy is indeed a peninsula that is bounded by the majestic Apennines, and the Greek people often mocked the Dionys as barbarians, and barbarians are often mountain races; "The golden car jumped out of Italy" means Apollo vs Dionys against Dionys.

The recognition of the Kingdom of Nya, not to mention that he was driving for Hades, was already suggesting that Apollo had changed his flag and was mainly Hades; as for the other young man in the car, there was no doubt that King Dionys was King Dionys, because it had been widely circulated in the Western Mediterranean, and Delphi, on behalf of the Greek mainland, publicly recognized this statement; and the last scene metaphor that the Kingdom of Dionys would create unprecedented glory, and Hades and Apollo would also share the glory...

It can be said that the oracle made by Pythia was very thoughtful, but this oracle caused a spiritual storm in the minds of the Greek people. In comparison, what Delphi announced next made it easier for the people to accept: Delphi recognized the sacred name of the Kingdom of Dionys and was the unquestionable Kingdom of Greece, which would become an important member of the Holy Alliance and be fully qualified to participate in the Pythian Games.

Regardless, Delphi was saved and a happy ending, and the Greek people were relieved. Of course, some city-states would feel disappointed and upset, but to no avail.

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Crotokatax got a satisfactory result in Delphi. He did not take any rest and then publicly declared that he would visit Olympia.

It was the Olympians' turn to feel nervous.

Unlike Delphi, Olympia has never been an independent holy land. For hundreds of years it has been back and forth between Elis and Pisa. Argos, Sparta and Athens have often pointed at it. It also does not have the huge influence of Delphi among the people. Perhaps it is because Zeus, the god king, was moody and lustful, and his greedy personality was not favored by the Greek people.
Chapter completed!