Douluo: The Adventures of King Skin

"Justice is a king's first job."

——Plutarch

There is only one river flowing down from Mount Othrys in Lamia, but it cannot be sailed - which is a pity for a seaport city - so Pyrrhus wanted to dig a canal to Spezius. , so that when the upper river valley is further opened up, Lamia will have an economic hinterland.

This small river can only be used as a water source, and almost all the water on the city's elevated channels comes from here.

The public baths under Akrolamia Hill also use water from here, because the water from the hot springs on the mountain is not only small, but also extremely hot.

——Pyrrhus once doubted whether his mansion was built on the top of a volcano, but he was relieved after thinking that he had not heard of any volcanic eruptions here until the 21st century.

The bathhouse is divided into three, each built in three urban areas. Each implements a different management system, and even the service personnel are independent.

Xicheng is a planned entertainment area. Xicheng Bathhouse will implement a mixed bathing system that does not prohibit meat and vegetables, and will introduce a variety of sinful and depraved games from all over the world;

The inner city bathhouse is for students only and is basically managed by the students themselves. Faculty members are not allowed to wash here, lest innocent children suffer the evil hands of Greeks;

The most basic men's and women's bathhouse in the North City Bathhouse has relatively strict rules and is an elegant place. This is where Pyrrhus and Antigonus came.

Um.In fact, there is also the Pyrrhos family's private open-air hot spring and naturist bath behind the hill...

Pyrrhus spent his own money to receive foreign guests. He took the guests first to hot soup and cold soup, then to steaming and back rubbing, vinegar bath, salt bath, milk bath, massage, massage, cupping, and finally two people applied Serve with olive oil and sit comfortably on the heated kang in the hall to rest - just two rounds of mahjong!

It's a pity that Pyrrhus didn't do much research on the quintessence of the country in his previous life. It's really a pity that he can't promote his country's prestige in foreign lands at this point...

The Antigonus family were not exactly Macedonian thugs, but they were not very literate either. However, three generations of their ancestors and grandson were all crazy fans of Greek culture, so they never bothered to directly attack Macedonia, but were obsessed with liberating it first. Greek city-states.

So Pyrrhus was surprised to find that Pyrrhus couldn't talk to him about philosophy, rhetoric, history, etc.!

No, we have to move the battlefield!

Geography was taught first, then astronomy, and at first little Antigonus could only try his best to pretend to 'understand';

When the topic turned to geometry, after just a few rounds, little Antigonus said that he was a little dizzy, maybe because he had been soaking for a long time...

Before meeting Pyrrhus, little Antigonus thought he was a ruthless man who knew how to seize both the moral and military high ground, and he was still very uneasy.

But now it seems that this is not the case at all.

So when he saw that the two of them had a good conversation, he naturally started to promote his half-sister.

Since Pyrrhus had decided to test the water on the Antigonus family's ship first, he readily agreed. He just said that his mother Phetia was in charge of the specific matters, and he did not approve of women getting married too early.

However, Stratonico's biological mother, Phila, is actually Cassander's sister. She had just beaten her eldest cousin to death and then came to ask for her hand in marriage. This feeling...

Well this is Greece.

"My father is preparing to rebuild the League of Corinth, and I hope you can join."

"Well...isn't Corinth still in Cassander's hands?"

"It won't happen soon. I heard that Prepelous was withdrawing troops before I set off. My father should be liberating it soon."

"In this way..." Pyrrhus thought for a while and said: "However, as Tagus, I am only a senior public official and have no power to arbitrarily decide the foreign affairs of Thessaly."

"Do you mean that you need to accept the supervision of the Grand Council?" Little Antigonus felt more familiar and said whatever he wanted.

"No, the Grand Council needs to accept my supervision, but only supervision." Pyrrhus took a sip of refreshing juice, "Tagus is closer to a judge than a king. My daily job as Tagus is Supervise the Supreme Court and the Grand Council. If your father wants me to exert influence, my position as a standing committee member in the Grand Council will be even more powerful."

Young Antigonus thought that Tagus in Thessaly was at least equivalent to the role of a general or consul in an ordinary city-state, but he did not expect that the two positions combined were barely equivalent.

"Thessaly has been scattered for hundreds of years and has been enslaved by foreigners for a long time. I hope they can unite under the new framework and fully devote themselves to the governance of the country.

"And I have already taken advantage of the state of war to issue several decrees that profoundly changed the inherent customs of Thessaly. Now my main task in the Grand Council is defense."

"But...isn't Thessaly a trophy won by your bloody battle? It's completely natural for you to completely take over this country!" Little Antigonus really didn't expect that Pyrrhus didn't take the opportunity to establish a kingdom in Thessaly. Tyrant politics, on the contrary, the inherent authority of Tagus has been greatly retreated.

He could not understand Pyrrhus' choice.

"If you need it, we can provide you with an elite army, completely at your command, for..."

It is indeed a good way to use forces outside Thessaly to suppress internal dissidents.

"Thank you, but forget it." Pyrrhus said:

“I’ve had this thought before.

"Of course I can use force to oppress them, use my prestige to maneuver among the Thessalians, and use my resourcefulness to sow discord, so that they have to rely on me, submit to me, and recognize my authority."

"But..." Pyrrhus said sincerely: "Little Antigonus, I think human life is very limited, and I don't have time to waste on those detours."

detour?

“Did you know there’s a fish that can barely breathe out of water?

“Perhaps I am very good at fighting, and I defeated Cassander the first time I participated in the war.

"But I feel like a fish breathing on the shore during the war."

Little Antigonus just wanted to curse!

You led a group of miscellaneous soldiers to defeat the great successor Cassander, and then single-handedly killed the fierce Philip. Do you call this forced breathing?Then we won't die immediately when we get ashore!

“I like to study weaponry and combat tactics, but that’s just a hobby, and I hope I’ll never have to use them.

“What I really like is a peaceful and prosperous world.

“When everyone puts down their swords and guns, and instead of farming and grazing, they don’t have to talk about hatred, but can focus on art and scholarship, then I will be like a fish back in the water.

“I think I could achieve more in a world like that!”

Young Antigonus was speechless.

Originally, before he left, Demetrius told his son that he could use the throne of Epirus to lure Pyrrhus at the critical moment.But now it seems that this strategy is simply not on the table.

If these words were spoken by others, they might just be the boasting of a coward; but after understanding Pyrrhus's martial arts and seeing everything in Lamia Academy with his own eyes, he had to admit:

If a man is gifted enough to derive great pleasure from the cause of peace, then war is indeed sinful and boring to him.

"I hope we all live to see that day." Finally he could only murmur.

Young Antigonus was already a successor of the generation born after Alexander's death. His enthusiasm for making achievements was not as crazy as his father's, but he still could not fully agree with Pyrrhus's philosophy.

However, Pyrrhus is not in a hurry. There is a long way to go, and there are still many opportunities to influence his uncle.

Of course, the premise is that my uncle and his family can survive.

"I will do my best to promote the Corinthian League. I think this is a good thing. At least it will help each city-state understand each other and deepen trust."

"Thank you for your support." Little Antigonus said, "My father sent me here for one more thing. He wants to invite you to participate in the Eleusinian Mystery in the month of the Flower Festival."

"I will go on time." Pyrrhus agreed smoothly.

and many more!

What did I promise?

What is the Eleusinian Mystery?