Chapter 81 Posanias
Since I had known that one of the Spartan kings was a lackey of the Divine Cult, Xin Sheng had purposefully inquired about the names of the current Spartan kings, and the two were named Ashidamus and Bosanias respectively.
According to Spartan tradition, the Spartan royal power must be dominated by two descendants of the great hero Hercules.
The two royal families are the Yuripentis family and the Ajid family.
Bosanias, like Leonidas, and his daughter Mirinee and granddaughter Kassandra, belong to the Ajid family, while Ahidmus comes from the Yuripentis family.
Although the two royal families are not incompatible, they will inevitably lead to many conflicts of ideas and contradictions in daily governance, and the relationship will naturally not be much better.
"The descendants of Leonidas's lineage have fallen to this point. I wonder what the old man who was the hero in his life would have if he could live to this day."
Bosanias's father was the nephew of King Leonidas, who was of the same generation as Cassandra.
Compared to Ashidamus, who is already old, Bosanias is still very young.
The Spartan throne is lifelong, and as long as Bosanias is not banished by the Elders' Parliament or died accidentally, he can remain king for decades.
Xin Sheng frowned and pondered: "What benefits did the God Cult promise to Posanias that he would rather bet on the throne and take risks for the God Cult of Order?"
Before exposing Bosanias' identity and asking the whole story from him, this question is destined to be unanswered.
At present, Xin Sheng needs to solve the first problem of Schirex's pursuit. It is best to publish the evidence of his secret Persians to the world without taking out Bosanias for the time being.
Bosanias was one of the kings of Sparta, and it was difficult to completely remove him with such fragmentary evidence.
He could fully just argue that Schirex had just used his name.
Without further ironclad evidence, Xin Sheng would not be alerted.
Hopefully, Natiya can obtain decisive evidence from Lagos that she can completely bring down Bosanias.
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Schirex is a very cautious person.
In order to avoid exposing his "little" secrets, he did not keep records of his contacts with the Persian Empire in the Governor's Office, but hid it in a secret haven in the wilderness and was kept under strict supervision by his direct subordinates.
He never expected that someone could find this extremely hidden port and purposefully took away important evidence of his affair with Persia.
The shadow of threatening his career and even his life safety is approaching, and Schirex can no longer perform his past calmness and arrogance.
After returning to the Governor's Mansion, he hysterically sent a large number of Spartan soldiers to Cape Artemis.
These Spartan soldiers were a little confused about the governor's vague orders.
The order asked them to hunt down and catch the thieves who stole state secrets, but the specific details were not mentioned.
Spartan's strong discipline was reflected at this time. Even though the mission was inexplicable, the Spartan soldiers faithfully carried out the orders of the governor.
With the Black Rous entourage army, the entire Uberia Island can use less than 500 troops.
More than 50 soldiers who left their confidants surrounded the Governor's Mansion, and Schirex sent most of the soldiers to Cape Artemis.
Because Xin Sheng had visited the Temple of Artemis before, the deserted temple was often questioned by Spartan soldiers.
The temple priest Dora was still calm. She did not intend to stand between the two sides, but just told the information she knew truthfully.
Dora and Xin Sheng had only met one time, and they only had a few minutes to talk. Naturally, he couldn't understand Xin Sheng's situation.
However, Dora still concealed one thing, and she did not tell the Spartans the news that Xin Sheng was trying to hunt the Keluni deer.
After all, Xin Sheng's hunting trial was related to the core secret of the daughter of Artemis, and she had no reason to reveal it to outsiders.
Schirex's over-reaction was somewhat beyond Xin Sheng's expectations, but it did not make him disrupt the plan.
The forest is like home to the hunter.
People who are not familiar with the forest are not only likely to get lost, but may also be attacked by wild animals in the forest.
The forest is full of territories of all kinds of wild beasts. Once people who don’t know how to do things rashly break in, they will inevitably be attacked by beasts with strong territorial consciousness.
Xin Sheng could easily wander on the edge of the territory of each beast, so as not to anger the local lords, but the Spartans could not do it.
In just 5 days, more than 30 Spartan soldiers died in the Horn of Artemis, covered with dense vegetation, and they have not even found a hair of their target.
Xin Sheng has strong anti-tracking ability and he will leave almost no traces when he acts in the forest.
On the contrary, Daedalus, who was reconnaissance at high altitude, could tell Xin Sheng the enemy's distribution at any time, so that he could cautiously avoid the enemy's dense areas.
At this time, Xin Sheng had left Cape Artemis and returned to Mount Dilfis in the middle of Uberia.
"Spit~"
Daedalus, who landed on the owner's left arm, let out a intimate cry, and Xin Sheng smiled and helped him comb his feathers.
"Thank you recently, thanks to your high-altitude reconnaissance, I can successfully avoid the enemy's search."
"Gu~"
Daedalus enjoyed his master's gentle combing and looked down at the stupid dog who had been staring at him from a condescending moment.
“Woooooo~”
Dahuang noticed Daedalus's gaze and rubbed his head unwillingly on the master's leg.
Xin Sheng laughed with his right hand and rubbed the dog's head of the wild dog with his right hand. The easily satisfied dog quickly narrowed his eyes and shook his tail happily.
The rabbit tenderloin that he had hunted not long ago was fed to Daedalus, and Xin Sheng released it to a high altitude again.
"Go and call the Adristiya for me."
Xin Sheng patted comfortingly on Pegas' neck, looking at the small port town at the foot of the mountain.
"It's time to end this farce. I don't have time to play hide-and-seek with you, Schirex."
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It is very difficult to find people in this era, and they can only be passed down by word of mouth through rough clothes and appearance characteristics.
Since Xin Sheng entered Uberia Island and saw Schirex, he has been more vigilant. He has been wearing Penelope's holy cloth on his head, and has not exposed Dahuang to others.
In other words, neither Schirex nor Dora had ever seen Xin Sheng's appearance directly.
Dora saw Xin Sheng's mount Pegas, but this problem was easy to solve. It would be done if you don't bring it into the city.
Leaving the Artemis, which is being paid attention to, Xin Sheng, who appears from Mount Dilfis, will not be repeatedly investigated.
Release the reins and let Pegas temporarily survive on Mount Dilfis. Xin Sheng took off his hood and made a simple set of animal skins with materials he had just obtained recently.
Xin Sheng, dressed as a primitive hunter, took the hunting dog Dahuang down the mountain together and walked into Kalkis with a swagger. The guards guarded the city just glanced at him and let him go with ease.
The Governor's Palace in Kalkis is not big, and more than 30 Spartan soldiers are enough to cover the entire manor without any blind spots.
Xin Sheng did not intend to break through. At this time, Schirex was like a frightened bird, and any movement would cause him to react overreaction.
After receiving the notice from Daedalos, Adristiya, who had been traveling to trade near the Abandis Islands, rushed back soon.
"Thanks Zeus!"
Barnabas hugged Xin Sheng heavily on the dock: "Youbeya Island has been in chaos recently, but fortunately you were not involved."
Xin Sheng patted the old captain's back with a chuckle, and whispered in his ear: "This riot is aimed at me. I found evidence of Schirex's affair with foreign enemies."
"ah?"
After the two separated, Barnabas looked at Xin Sheng in shock.
"Shhh~ don't say anything."
Xin Sheng took out the rolls of papyrus and handed them to Barnabas: "Help me deliver these documents to Athens as soon as possible, and hand them to Bellicille through Herodotus's relationship."
Barnabas could probably guess that these documents recorded Schirex's evidence of guilt.
"Athens? Are you sure? Wasn't it sent to Sparta?"
Xin Sheng smiled meaningfully: "Believe me, the one who knows you best will always be your enemy."
"I believe Bellicill knows what to do, and he will never miss this rare opportunity."
Chapter completed!