Rome Must Fall

"Of course." The person in charge smiled and joked: You have been to my place several times and you are still so polite. If you do this again next time, I will not hand over to you again. "

The messenger replied: "My lord, don't you hope to send them all away as soon as possible, so that you can feel much more relaxed here?"

The person in charge laughed loudly and said: "Next time you come again, I will treat you to a nice meal, it's settled!"

"Thank you, sir!" The messenger did not refuse.

After the envoy left with the slaves, the secretary said to the person in charge: "Sir, this man is just a preparatory tribesman who joined the tribe last year. He has only been a formal member of the Management Department for a few months. He is only responsible for running errands every day. You He is of a higher rank than him and is an old man of the tribe, so there is no need to be so polite to him. "

The person in charge glanced at him and simply said: "This person is not bad. You will understand later."

It's more than good... In the opinion of the person in charge: The tribe now has a population of more than 100,000, of which the Segestika people account for more than one-third, but there are very few officials in the tribe who are from Segestika, and Although the official rank of this envoy is low, I heard that he is the first Segestika person to take the initiative to join the tribe. He has a certain prestige among the people of Segestika, and he is able to endure hardships and work well. He is likely to be reused by the tribe in the future. , becoming a role model for the Segestika people in the tribe. There is definitely no harm in being friendly with him!

The Nix tribe has been established for two years, and this year Maximus also implemented official grades and established salary levels. A few people among the Nix tribe who originally only fought to fill their stomachs and gain freedom have already expressed interest in upgrading their official ranks. With desire, he began to deliberately think about things in the officialdom, and the person in charge was one of them.

The prisoners lined up in two columns and walked on the dirt road next to the main road, as they usually did when going to the construction site.

The envoy walked at the front of the team, while the thirty soldiers sent by Snodia to "escort the prisoners" followed at the back.

After some distance away from Snodia's stronghold, a prisoner following the envoy couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "Please... are you... Uncle Selicis?"

The messenger turned his head, a smile appeared on his originally serious face: "It's me."

"It's really you, Uncle Selicis! Your appearance has changed a lot. I didn't even dare to recognize you in the square just now!" the prisoner shouted excitedly.

"You have changed a lot, Telysis, but I already recognized you when we were in the square, but it is not convenient for me to recognize you on that occasion." Telysis explained a few words apologetically, and then Pointing to his left hand, he asked with concern: "What's wrong with your hand?"

The prisoner named Tirisis subconsciously retracted his left hand, and then stretched it out again. Several scars on the back of his left hand were clearly visible, and his five fingers were bent like chicken claws, unable to stretch freely...

"When I was digging iron ore in the Aldiyi tribe, a stone fell and hit my hand... and then it became like this. The doctor here looked at me several times and said that my hand was damaged. The tendons are all broken, and I can't recover anymore... Fortunately, my hand was not broken. At least I can still help my right hand to pick up something..." Tirisis whispered, with a hint of bitterness hanging on the corner of his mouth. smile.

"In the past two years... you have suffered a lot!" Selicis' eyes were particularly soft and he said in a low voice.

"Hey..." Telysis shook his head vigorously, as if he wanted to put all the past sufferings behind him, and then asked eagerly: "Uncle Telysis, my wife! And my two children! How are they doing now?"

"They are all living a good life!" Selicis said in a high tone: "They still live in the original village, but the tribe has given you a new home. The new home is much larger than your original small house. Your family More than enough room for six people!

The tribe also allocated fifty acres of land to your family. It is not far from the west entrance of the village. It is the land divided from your former clan leader's house. You should know that it is all good land! Your wife planted wheat seedlings in the field. I went to see them and they are growing very well. There will definitely be a bumper harvest!

And your old father, didn't he always have a cough before? The doctor sent by the tribe cured him, and he is more energetic than before... Your family is living much better now than when it was in the Segestika tribe. The only thing The disadvantage is that there is no backbone in the family, and there is a lack of strong labor. When you were farming, the village chief organized other villagers to help your family. Now that you are home, everything is fine! "

Although Telysis had always hoped that his family would be safe and sound, after hearing what Selysis said, he couldn't believe his ears, and worried about the gain and loss, he asked again: "Uncle Telysis, what you said is all Really?"

"We were all members of the same tribe. Why did I lie to you? Everything will be clear when you get home." Selicis said seriously: "By the way, you have to thank your wife for being a member of the Knicks." When we first entered our village, everyone was a little scared. Your wife was the first to stand up and bravely asked the Nick people. She wanted to know if you were still alive after you left for the expedition. If you were still alive, she begged Nick. The Si people can release you, and she promises to let you join the Nyx tribe...

Later, the senior leaders of the tribe made a decision to collect the names of prisoners of war who wanted to be released from the people of each village, and then sent people with the list to the Aldiyi tribe to exchange for you..."

The words of Selysis lingered in Tirisis's ears. He looked a little dazed, but his heart was fluctuating rapidly: the army suffered a disastrous defeat, he was captured, and was sent to the Ardi people like cattle and sheep, and was abused and finally became disabled. Later, he was taken back to the banks of the Kupa River by the Nixes, and learned that his tribe was destroyed by the Nixes... Although the suffering of more than two years has taught him to submit, his resentment is deeply buried in his heart. Even though he has heard the Nixes officials who led the team talk about the various gratifying changes in the family life of the Segestica people on the Sava River many times, he did not believe it because he was resentful. But when these words came from the mouth of Selysis, whom he was familiar with and respected, his mood became extremely complicated: the disasters he suffered were all caused by the Nixes, but his family was treated well by the Nixes...

For a moment, he felt at a loss, but the whole team was in turmoil.

"Uncle Selysis, the tribe I belong to is not far to the east of your tribe. The leader is called Miltides. Do you know how they are doing now?"

"Uncle Selysis, my father is called Magras. He was your comrade-in-arms when we were young. You have always been in contact. Do you know how my family is doing now?"

"Uncle Selysis, my sister married into your tribe. Her name is Sadena. Have you ever heard her talk about my family's situation?"

...

For a while, many people rushed to Selysis, vying to ask questions, and the whole team became a little chaotic.

Seeing this, the soldiers immediately rushed up from behind and dragged them hard, trying to get these people back to their positions and restore the formation.

"Don't make noise! ​​Listen to me carefully!..." Selysis had to shout loudly: "You all walk well now. When we rest at night, I will tell you in detail about the changes in your hometown and answer each of your questions, okay!..."

Under his repeated shouting, the team finally restored order.

"Captains of each team should take responsibility and manage your team members. If I see someone disobeying orders and not walking properly, his team will not be allowed to attend the party with you tonight!" Selisis threatened loudly again.

A large number of laborers were mobilized to build roads. In order to avoid chaos and improve efficiency, the tribe implemented military management, with squads and 100-man teams, and of course, team officers. Through such training, these captives from Aldei began to initially adapt to the lifestyle of Nix people.

Under Selisis's warnings and reminders, the captives instinctively resumed their working state during the road construction, and because they were eager to know the current situation at home, the marching speed of the entire team was constantly accelerating.

On the way, they saw several sections of roads that had not yet been fully completed. The busy laborers cast envious eyes on them, and even compatriots in similar situations shouted that they hoped they could bring their greetings to their families.

Before the sun set, they arrived at the "camp" next to the city of Todlido.

In fact, this place is no longer called a "camp". At the end of last year, under the repeated suggestions of the commercial officer Pigris, the political hall finally issued a decree to draw a small number of prisoners from Todlido and lead the engineers of the Ministry of Works to renovate the camp, fill the trenches, pull out the earth walls, demolish many tents, and build several long wooden houses suitable for multiple people to live in...

Now the area of ​​this camp with tents and wooden houses has been greatly reduced, and it is officially named "Nicholas House Hotel", but the person in charge is still Minas.

Selisis has been here several times and is acquainted with Minas. After giving the documents issued by the head of the Snowtia Foreign Auxiliary Civilian Management Office to Minas for inspection, he will be responsible for arranging food and accommodation for everyone.

At dusk, Selisis gathered everyone to fulfill his previous promise.

The next morning, the team left the hotel and continued along the river bank. Not long after, they were surprised to find that the original floating bridge on the Kupa River had turned into a real wooden bridge, and there was a pier not far from the bridgehead on the other side of the river. Not only were there some boats moored, but there was also a relatively large camp on the shore.