Douluo: The Adventures of King Skin

“The Dorian people of Rhodes dedicate this lofty bronze statue to you, Sun God, in memory of them who calmed the waves of war and glorified their city with the spoils they took from their enemies. They were not only at sea And on land, the torch of freedom was lit.”

——Inscription on the Colossus of the Sun God

Alexandria, the Pearl of Egypt.

During his short life, the great conqueror left countless cities named after "Alexander", including Alexandria.Although he only visited here once during his lifetime, its unique geographical location determined that this place would inevitably grow into one of the most prosperous cities in the world.

This rectangular city is an example of a grid city.

According to the design of architect Dinocrates, a neat and orderly chessboard layout was extended with two intersecting avenues as the center, and three cultural districts of Egypt, Greece, and Judaea were planned from west to east.

In the center of the place called Brokum, where the Greeks and Macedonians lived, lies the vast tomb of Alexander;

Ptolemy's palace is located in the northeast of the cemetery, at the junction of the Greek city and the Jewish city, next to the promontory called Lugia.

At this time, the area between the palace and the cemetery has become a huge construction site.

According to the proposal of Demetrius of Phalerum, Ptolemy the Pharaoh "Savior" will carry out two public, cultural, unprecedented projects that will last for generations, centered on the Temple of the Muses here. Large-scale projects

——The Great Library and the Great Academy!

Details of two public works were published in the Times of Fertility, named after the god Serapis.

The Grand Library will be a magnificent temple-like building, with tall columns that combine Greek and Egyptian decorative styles. The interior will be staggered with indoor spaces suitable for collecting books and patios for light reading;

The Dabo Academy takes the Lyceum Academy as a model and has various facilities such as cloisters, courtyards, green spaces, fountains, lecture halls, and research laboratories.

Compared with the former, Bo Xueyuan has completed the first phase of the project.

For this reason, Ptolemy couldn't wait to spread his heroic message and invited talented people from all over the world to settle in Dabo Academy.

As this was not enough, Ptolemy decided to send an "academic fleet" to patrol various city-states in the Mediterranean and send envoys to each door to promote it!

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On the other side of the Mediterranean, the war between Thessaly and Macedonia has come to an end.

The Macedonians moved forward along the river, and the vanguard soon reached the mouth of the Tempe Valley and saw a miserable scene in front of them.

Then someone was sent to report back.

"Your Majesty, the Eastern Route Army has been defeated. Thousands of prisoners have been stripped naked. The Thessalians are cleaning up the battlefield."

Cassander asked, "Is my son Philip well?"

"Your Majesty, we saw that the entire slope was stained red with blood, but we don't know what the specific situation is."

Cassander told him to stand down.

The Thessalians also came.

"King Pan-Colored Salita Guspiros sent me here to inform King Cassander that your Eastern Route Army has been completely destroyed!"

Cassander asked, "Is my son Philip well?"

"If you ask your commander Philip, he has already paid for his sins in Lamia."

Cassander was grieved, dismounted, and went to one side to weep, saying as he went:

"My son Philip...my son, my son Philip...I wish I could die for you...Philip, my son...my son..."

It was so miserable to cry. There were also generals, nobles, and close relatives present, but they didn’t cry like this, and they never expected that this person would be Cassander.

——Everyone thought that this person would never break his defense until the day he died.

However, since they had not endured illness, fear of death, and the incomprehension of their relatives for so long, they naturally could not empathize with Cassander.

He didn't even resent Pyrrhus, but felt that it was all his fault.I feel that I made a mistake, I feel that I am getting retribution, I feel that my actions have brought disaster to my beloved son...

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That night, little Antipater rode alone to the front army camp.

The Thessalians had stopped attacking, informed him of the collapse of the Eastern Route Army, and also put forward demands for peace talks and the punishment of war criminals.

The food was gone, and the battle could no longer be fought. He hastily arranged for the rear army, and wanted to come and ask for clarification as soon as possible.

He walked into the big tent and saw the generals sitting dejectedly, while Cassander was lying on the bed, covering his face and crying:

"...I was the one who ordered the massacre of Lamia! Let them return Philip, let me go..."

Naturally, the generals could only think of this as fart. They wanted to pour all the dirty water on the dead Philip so that they could escape smoothly.

And now they really can't live without Cassander.

Once Cassander was gone, Macedonia was leaderless, and there was no doubt that civil strife would imminently occur.

Even if you surrender directly to Demetrius, you are still a successor, and everyone is Macedonian.

But by chance, there was Pyrrhus on the side of the couch now.

This man has a long-standing grudge with the Cassander family. If he continues to attack after killing Philip, not only Thessaly in the south, Illyria in the north may also join the war, and even Epirus in the west may join the war. Sri Lanka may also rebound.

This situation is absolutely irresistible for a fragmented Macedonia. It may be a frenzy to carve up Macedonia!

In the current situation, we must first persuade Cassander to cheer up. At the moment, there is a very difficult and important matter that must be dealt with by Cassander.

Everyone looked around at each other, and finally their eyes focused on little Antipater.

**!

Why is it me again!

Xiao An is helpless. Whoever has the lowest qualifications has recently become the highest performer.

"Well...my king, you can't fall. Philip is still targeting you for revenge..."

Cassander sobbed: "What's the use of revenge...can revenge bring Philip back to life?"

"..."

Little Antipater had no choice but to persuade again: "Even if you don't take revenge, you still have two princes. They are still young, and they are still pointing at you."

Cassander took a deep breath, composed himself, and then said:

"I know what you're thinking.

"Don't you just want me to say it? Then I'll say it.

“Everyone present that day, from the team officer down, was all individually organized into an army.

"Those with higher backgrounds are promoted to the level of phalanx commanders, and then someone is found to take them to stay."

The generals in the tent were overjoyed when they heard this - they are just waiting for you to say this!

In this way, Cassander personally took the blame for the Macedonians; he also had an explanation for the Thessalians, and it became easier to talk about withdrawing the troops and negotiating peace!

But who should be left as the leader?

Everyone looked around at each other, and finally their eyes focused on little Antipater.

**!