Douluo: The Adventures of King Skin

"There is nothing special or inhumane about what we do; it's just that when an empire is offered to us, we accept it and refuse to give up in the future."

——Thucydides

Of course, to attend such an important meeting, you can't just wear a short robe. Even the Illyrians also wore Greek-style Himachal robes.

The Greeks' habit of treating clothing is to cut it if they can, and sew it if they can't. The Himachal robe is the epitome of this style.

The way of wearing this kind of robe is very similar to the cassock.Find a long piece of cloth, drape one end over the left shoulder, pass the other end from the underarm of the right arm to the front, and then fix it on the inside of the left shoulder.

This is the kind of Greek robe that we remember with one side half naked.

There is also a more civilized and conservative way to wear it, which is to pull the end through the back and then pull it out from the back, so that the right shoulder can also be covered. If you feel cold, you can pull it a little more and wrap your head like a cloak.

Adding a strip of lace to the four sides of the fabric can instantly create the effect of a cascading skirt.

Simple, practical and beautiful!

This was the part of Greek culture that Pyrrhus admired most.

In his opinion, this kind of clothing was not invented by humans at all, and it does not need to be deliberately invented.

Because this way of dressing comes from people’s innate nature!It's engraved in DNA!

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Friends who read the book, don’t rush to refute me. You might as well recall, did you ever wear bed sheets at home like this when you were a child? XD

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The only thing to worry about is the risk of exposure.For example, if someone accidentally steps on your hem while walking, the consequences will be unimaginable.

So here comes the tangled place.

Pyrrhus wanted to take some precautions, but if the worst case scenario really happened, what would others think if they saw you wearing underwear?

This is like looking at some pictures on the Internet. Others are vacuum celestial bodies. But when you look at this person, there are *posts in it. How would you evaluate it?

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The alliance meeting went quite smoothly.

Mainly due to Demetrius's tolerant and conciliatory attitude toward the Greek city-states, after a pre-rehearsed exchange of words, he "reluctantly" withdrew all military service and tributes. Require.

Representatives from all states breathed a sigh of relief while rejoicing that "unity is strength."

In addition, the many constructive clauses proposed by Pyrrhus also impressed the representatives of various states.

For example, unifying the weights and measures of various states, establishing an international postal system, establishing a cooperation mechanism for hydrographic surveying and mapping, establishing special funds to set up lighthouses on major waterways...

Regardless of feasibility, these measures will be of great benefit to trade between states.

Although everyone talked for a long time without any substantive results, the discussion process on these bills gave the representatives an addiction to giving advice.

Dmitri promptly stated that he would donate a sum of start-up capital to the above-mentioned public welfare undertakings - since Mr. De was rich anyway, it would be trivial to throw away hundreds of talents of coins - and received a bunch of free money from the representatives. Good words.

Then he struck while the iron was hot and began presiding over the agenda of resolving international disputes without hesitation.

Acarnanians and Magna Graecia city-states accused the Illyrians of piracy. Demetrius showed his elder brother's attitude and ordered the Illyrian representatives to make corrections. The other party said "with sincerity and fear" that he would go back to restrain the people.

The Illyrians again mentioned that they were threatened by the Gauls, and Demetrius said kindly that since he came to Corinth, he was a family, and as long as the Gauls dared to come, he would help them. The Illyrian representatives were moved beyond measure.

The city-states of Magna Graecia also came to complain, saying that the Romans and the Samnites had expanded to their doorsteps, which aroused the anger of the representatives of the states. Demetrius promised not to sit idly by and live up to expectations, showing his eagerness for justice. Won high praise from the representatives.

Subsequently, there were several fishery disputes and land disputes between city-states. Demetrius adjudicated all cases impartially. In the process, he also fully listened to the opinions of the wise people, making them feel respected from the bottom of their hearts and their self-esteem was satisfied. I sent him a flood of flattery without hesitation...

Such a joyful scene is of course indispensable for the participation of "To". In addition to a few representatives of Illyria, the two reborn city-states of Mycenae and Tiryns performed the most hard.

Although the acting skills of these extras were relatively poor, the representatives could not stand it and were already deeply involved in it.

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The Greek world has been divided for too long, and they really need a truly constructive international alliance!

Just like the international cooperation proposed by Pyrrhus, it's not that no one has thought about these things before. It's just that for hundreds of years, the entire Greek region has been called beneficial international cooperation, that is, the two wars against Persia.Once the external enemies are gone, division and internal strife have become the norm again, and even the best ideas are just castles in the air.

Several major city-state alliances in history all existed to compete for victory in wars. Let alone losing the war, even if they won, they would often become a tool for the leader city-state to assert its hegemony, and instead bring power to other allies. Come more oppression.

Sparta is to the Peloponnesian League, Athens is to the Delian League, Thebes is to the Boeotian League, Macedonia is to the Holy League...

That’s all!

Although the Corinthian League is still dominated by a successor, Demetrius's approachable, humble and courteous attitude, his eagerness for justice and his generous style have made these Greeks who have been floating in the waves of the times for too long It is inevitable to have a fantasy.

And the pie of international cooperation that Pyrrhus drew for them also made them vaguely see a promising future under the curtain of fate!

Maybe it can really work this time!

Seeing that the representatives' enthusiasm for participation had been aroused, Pyrrhus began to push forward to the next agenda to discuss specific terms of the covenant.

The first is to establish the Supreme Council of the Alliance, as well as various accompanying subordinate committees, including various public institutions such as weights and measures, maritime, criminal, international courts, and epidemic prevention and disaster relief.

There is no doubt that it was unanimously approved, but many representatives put forward various supplementary opinions.

The resolution establishing the Allied Forces had been rejected at the outset of the Alliance Conference and need not be mentioned again, but the Articles of Collective Defense Conference in its place were adopted.

The purpose was to deter and resist the aforementioned Gauls, Romans, and Samnites.

In addition, the representatives reciprocated and passed a neutrality clause that was relatively beneficial to Dmitry, promising not to export materials to other successors in the war and providing military access.

Although the Allied forces were in ruins, an Allied fleet was established specifically to combat pirates.

The first term of the fleet was dominated by the Rhodes. This alliance of city-states had been fighting pirates for hundreds of years and gained the trust of the representatives...

At the end of the meeting, all the representatives unanimously passed a resolution to promote Demetrius as the commander-in-chief of the entire alliance, and attached a lot of free flattery.

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First, the representatives of Thessaly gave Demetrius the title of Honorary Taguy. Seeing that other city-states could still play like this, they imitated him, becoming an honorary citizen, an honorary elder, an honorary tribune, and an honorary general. They gave him as many titles as they wanted without any expense, which made Mr. De smile with joy!

This Corinthian meeting was a happy one.

Although he only got an empty commander with no real content, Demetrius liked this kind of false reputation the most. Seeing that he had gained the support of the Greek city-states for a small favor, he felt that he had simply won.

And the Greek city-states also rejoiced for "real international cooperation". Seeing that they had given away an empty honor in exchange for actual benefits, the successors' plans did not succeed, and they felt that they had won twice...