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This major event is related to the two kingdoms. King Assyrian of Hati actually made a request to the Salem city-state. The Salem city-state was nominally established in the territory of the Hati Kingdom, and the entrance to the trade road of the black fire swamp was also controlled by the Kingdom of Hati. King Asher was already very proud of his face in the name of "request". This is actually an order, and the cause and effect of the matter is like this.

After a great war, Aesop had to fulfill his pre-war commitment as soon as possible and reward the meritorious soldiers to attract more people to serve the city of Salem. However, many of the dead soldiers were foreign explorers and civilians. They had no family members in the city of Salem and could not even find a partner for the pension. If there was another situation, it would be fine. It was not that the city of Salem was not rewarded, but that these people had no life to collect it.

However, after Joshua and Aesop discussed, they issued a very interesting decree: According to the prior agreement, the soldiers would obtain the corresponding land on the Duke Plain according to the size of their military achievements. Although many soldiers who set up military attacks were killed, the city of Salem still gave them land.

The City of Salem published the list of these people, their identities and the land they obtained, and issued an announcement that if the legal heirs of these fallen soldiers came to the City of Salem, as long as they could prove their identity, they could register and receive the rewarded land in the city-state's Agriculture and Animal Husbandry Department.

The largest number of soldiers killed in battle was the group of civilians sent by the Syrian city-state. They died in battle on the Duke Plain, but left the land for the heirs. Many people could hardly believe it after hearing this.

So there was a constant stream of people going to Salem City through the trade road of the black fire swamp in Hati. Some of them came to inherit the fiefdom, while others came to seek opportunities for the Salem City State. The decree of the Salem City State was very attractive and was simply a blessing for the rogue proletariat from all over the Tianshu continent.

Through the new policy formulated by Joshua, Aesop gathered more people in the city of Salem in a short period of time after the war, and the registered residents exceeded 10,000. The Black Fire Swamp and the two business roads in the direction of Marduak were also unprecedentedly lively. At this time, King Aeshe, Hathi, sent Celia to send a letter of state to the city of Salem, and made a request to the city lord Aesop and Amon behind the scenes.

The Kingdom of Hati was preparing to go to war with the Kingdom of Barron again. The first target to attack was the city of Marduke in the southeast corner of the Duke Plain. The combat plan was to seize the land east of the Inland Lake and west of the Youdi River. The King of Asher planned to send two legions to attack from the north and south of the Inland Lake. Of course, the legions in the south marched along the Syrian desert, while the army in the north needed to cross the Duke Plain.

It was difficult for the army to enter the Duke Plain, but after the opening of the trade road in the Black Fire Swamp, this tactic became possible. The exit of the trade road was in the hands of the city-state of Salem. Therefore, the king of Asher requested to march through the territory controlled by the city of Salem, and then went south to attack the city of Marduke. This request made Aesop difficult to agree and could not refuse.

Why did King Hati initiate a war against the Kingdom of Barron at this time? The reasons are very complicated. The most important thing is that the young king wanted to make up for a regret in his heart, and to realize the dream of a great emperor to expand his territory.

When Ashe was a prince, he fought a great battle with the Barron army as the head coach with the assistance of Gore. Although he had already won a great victory, his father's sudden death and his brother's chance to usurp the throne, he failed. Instead, Prince Feng Niu, who came to the Kingdom of Barron, got a big advantage. This is a regret that Ashe has never forgotten.

Ashe also had the dream and ambition to leave a thousand achievements in the history of the kingdom. After the local position was stable and the domestic situation was stable, he wanted to raise an army to punish the Kingdom of Barron that had offended Hathi. This war was almost no excuse, because the newly established Marduke of the Kingdom of Barron was in Hathi. Although the Kingdom of Hathi never really controlled that place, it was the nominal territory of the kingdom.

Another goal of the war was to obtain the achievements that should have been achieved in the year and repel the Kingdom of Barron to the east of the Youdi River. As for the next larger strategic goal, Asher didn't say, but he could also guess that if he captured the city of Marduke and the land west of the Youdi River, he might not be able to control the entire Duke Plain. But this is just a long-term vision, and the first thing to do is to achieve the previous victory.

After learning about King Ashe's plan, Gerey had neither encouragement nor objection. He just refused to refuse his age and wanted to devote himself to studying divine arts, and would no longer interfere with or participate in this matter. Gerey had become a famous nationwide person and became a second only to the gods. King Ashe had been patient for too long under the glory of his old man. This time, the king had originally planned to rely entirely on his prestige and talent to establish merits, and his combat plan was also personally designated.

Geret understood the young king's thoughts very well, and knew why Ash had to start this war. He knew that even if he wanted to persuade him, he could not persuade him, so he did not express his opinion. In fact, King Ash had launched this war and was related to an oracle. Enriel happened to drop the oracle at this time and instructed the Kingdom of Hath to attack the Kingdom of Baron. This oracle completely catered to King Ash's thoughts, and it was impossible to change his mind.

The battle plan for two lines of attack was to send Anu Legion into the Duke Plain, and it had to pass the exit of the trade route controlled by Salem City. King Asher wrote very clearly in the document that he sent the legion only to march through the road and would not threaten the city of Salem. The target of the attack was the Malduck City in the southeast.

King Asher was also very aware that Salem was fighting the Assyrian kingdom in the north, promising to ensure that the trade routes in the black fire swamp were unobstructed and that Salem could receive continuous logistics support. The implication was that if Salem did not agree, he would order the Syrian city-state to close the trade routes.

If Aesop agrees, it is equivalent to putting an elite corps of the Kingdom of Hati into the Duke Plain. It is difficult to guarantee that it is not a threat. If the Kingdom of Hati really captures the city of Marduke, it is hard to say that it will not conquer the entire Duke Plain, including Salem. If they take advantage of the battle between Salem and Enrile and launch a surprise attack from behind, they will first take down Salem.

If I could choose, Aesop would definitely not want such a situation, but if I rejected this request, King Asher could only use one order to *** the trade road in the Black Fire Swamp and cut off the logistics supply line that was urgently needed in Salem City. Aesop, George and others could not decide, so they came to the temple to call on Amon's guidance.

At this time, Link had switched to the fortress that Raphael had guarded, and John was sent to guard another fortress. Aesop, George, Yunmeng, and Raphael who were left in the city of Salem all came to the temple, prayed and called to the statue, and read the documents sent by King Asher. They knew that Amon would definitely hear it and would reply if he wanted to pay attention.

After reading the paper, they heard Amon's voice: "For the request that cannot be refused, we can only consider how to agree. You must have discussed it. What should we decide to do? Ashe wants to send a legion into the Duke Plain, and we should also know what will Salem worry about. He cannot help but try to dispel your doubts, and what kind of promise did he make?"

Aesop said with a wry smile: "We just read the document, and Celia also sent another appointment. King Ashe appointed you as Prince of Salem and the Glorious General, and his title and status were only higher than when you were in Edward! The Kingdom of Hati also granted you a large area of ​​territory, which is a radius of 200 miles around the city of Salem, which was rewarded by Pharaoh Rases II. He also promised to open up trade and collect taxes on his own. The city of Salem only needed to provide services to the kingdom during the war."

Amon's voice smiled: "This is something we have obtained from our own hard work. He is very good at making favors and gave it to me in the name of the kingdom. If I accept this appointment, it would be equivalent to formally incorporated the city of Salem into the territory of the Kingdom of Hati. If I refuse this appointment, I also say that the city of Salem will not cooperate. In fact, this appointment is a promise made by the Kingdom of Hati to the city of Salem. What should you do about it?"

George replied: "In fact, it is easy to deal with. You are the God of Amon and have practiced in the Kingdom of God. Even the king's orders are difficult to deliver. We have left these documents in the city-state, but they cannot be delivered to you. You neither need to accept nor reject them."

Amon: "Okay, this should be done. If you agree to the request of the Kingdom of Hati, there will naturally be pros and cons. Then what is the biggest disadvantage?"

George: "If we allow the legions of the Kingdom of Hati to enter the Duke Plain to attack Malduck, the trade route between us and Malduckuck will be cut off, and all the supplies must be supplemented by the trade routes of the Black Fire Swamp."

Amon: "The business road in the black fire swamp is much more important than the business road in the direction of Marduke. If you refuse, the more important support will be cut off. The two evils are the least. Opening trade with the Kingdom of Hati is exactly what the city needs."

Aesop said again: "In the long run, putting a legion into the hinterland of the Duke Plain is always a potential threat."

Amon interrupted him and said, "The battle for the Duke Plain will inevitably involve more forces, sooner or later. Without today's event, there will be other things tomorrow. Even the existing population of Salem City is obviously too small, let alone this fertile land of thousands of miles? In the future, the Duke Plain will definitely not only be the current three city-states."

George nodded repeatedly and said, "It is indeed such a vision. King Ashe chose a very good opportunity. We resisted the invasion from the north, and he took the opportunity to enter the hinterland. Even if he did not attack Marduke, he could choose a suitable place to establish a city-state."

The final negotiation result was naturally to agree to the request of the King of Asher. Not only did he agree, but he also offered more assistance. The City of Salem will serve as a logistics transfer station for the Expeditionary Force of the Kingdom of Hati, providing transactions, hoarding and transport services for military supplies. It also became the destination for a large number of logistics personnel of this army after entering the plains, showing an attitude of comprehensive cooperation.

This kind of cooperation is urgently needed by the Expeditionary Force, and this also means that it will bring renewed prosperity to the Salem city-state. Not to mention, if a regular legion has tens of thousands of logistics personnel, if they all settle in the city of Salem, they will not only need to transport a large amount of supplies, but also a very profitable business.

On the other hand, formal combatants of the Hati Kingdom were not allowed to enter the city-state, and the defense of the fortress at the exit of the Black Fire Swamp Traffic Road must be independently responsible by the City of Salem, and the Expeditionary Legion was not allowed to intervene. The City of Salem built a total of three fortresses on the periphery, two of which were on both sides of the northern avenue, which was against the City of Enrile.

Another fortress is on the edge of the Black Fire Swamp, guarding the exit of the business road. If there is any abnormal movement in the Hati Kingdom, as long as the fortress is closed, it will be equivalent to cutting off the most important logistics supply line of the Hati Expeditionary Legion.

The promise to provide logistics services is based on the same idea. If we cooperate sincerely, both sides will benefit. If the Kingdom of Hati has other plans, then the logistics supply of the Expeditionary Legion is in the hands of the city-state of Salem, which is not so easy to turn against each other. If the King of Asher had no tricks, he should agree to the conditions that were favorable to the other party.

Aesop and others had already discussed these countermeasures, but they just asked Amon to make the final decision. Amon nodded in agreement and finally said: "You have me on the altar, and I need to devote myself to practicing to pursue the realm of truly transcending eternal life. It may not appear for many years, and even if it appears, it may not be as Amon as Amon. Everything in the city-state lies in the city-state people. Since they have decided, then do it well."

The matter has been discussed, and Aesop and others dare not disturb Amon's implicit cultivation. They were about to salute and say goodbye to leave, but Raphael touched his nose and coughed, "Ah, Amon, Teacher Gelie wrote me a letter, and there was another thing mentioned in the letter. I think I should tell you."

Amon: "Oh, what else does he have to explain?"

Raphael asked hesitantly: "Don't you think the appointment given to you by the Kingdom of Hati is a bit strange? You are not a royal noble, how could you make an exception and give you a title of prince?"

Amon: "This king of Ashe is unique in his work. You are a nobleman of Hathi and have the identity of a high priest in the Syrian city-state. I want to hear your opinion."

Raphael did not answer directly and asked again: "Do you know why Ash specially sent the great master of Celia as an envoy? As far as I know, the expeditionary force sent to the Duke plain in the Kingdom of Hati was the Anu Legion, and Celia will be appointed as the main priest. Her identity is the Kingdom Princess, and her father is the younger brother of the former king Lucill."

Before Amon could say anything, Yunmeng was anxious and interrupted, "Why are you talking hesitantly? Is there anything you want to explain quickly? Do you still want Amon to play puzzles with you?"

Raphael continued with a little embarrassed expression: "This is what the teacher told me privately. He understood King Ashe's intention and hoped to marry Princess Celia to God Amon, and he would speak a long way..."

Celia is a kingdom princess, and she is also young and beautiful. She naturally has many suitors, and even has princes and nobles from surrounding countries. But on the other hand, she is also a great master, and this identity gives her more arrogant capital. In other words, her vision is too high, and no one who has heavy suitors is attracted to.

When Lucille was alive, he was worried about his niece's marriage and once asked Celia specifically: "What kind of person do you want to marry? All the heroes in the kingdom, as long as you like them, I will immediately order the marriage."

But Celia replied: "I don't care about my identity. Those who pursue me should be more successful than me. They must defeat me in duel."

This sentence is equivalent to rejecting all suitors. Who can defeat a great magician? No one who pursues Princess Celia does not have this ability, so he can't even think about it. As for those who have this ability, those great warriors or great magicians have already started their families and have achieved success and fame, and it is unlikely that they will pursue this kingdom princess.

But later, there was one thing that everyone knew about was the duel between Celia and Amon, and Amon won! This duel naturally had nothing to do with the pursuit of Celia, but people would inevitably associate these two things together. There were many people in the Eju Capital who discussed this matter, and many people even said that only great magicians like Princess Celia can be worthy of it.

This time, King Ashe specially sent Celia to discuss cooperation as an envoy, which was somewhat of a test of whether Celia herself would like to come to meet Amon, and Celia accepted this task. It was already a hint that if the two people really had such a meaning after meeting and the city of Salem is willing to cooperate, King Ashe would immediately become a matchmaker. In a sense, this is also a political marriage concept and a means to control the city of Salem.

Raphael told the reason, and George kept winking at the side to stop him from talking. Later, he started coughing again, and almost kicked him with his feet. There was also a statue of Goddess Mu Yun standing on the altar. It seemed that it was not appropriate to talk about these in person!

Raphael finally said helplessly: "As far as Teacher Gelie knows, King Ashe does have this idea, and it seems to be related to Enriel's oracle. As for the matter between the gods, I don't have a good comment. However, King Ashe did not say it clearly. The teacher just asked me to say hello to God Amon. At present, there is no need to worry, because God Amon did not appear in the city of Salem at all."

Amon smiled and replied, "No need to talk about this anymore. I think King Ashe himself is thinking too much."

Raphael said again: "No wonder His Majesty the King thought too much. You really didn't get married. And a great hero like you, who is worthy of it? To be honest, Princess Celia is a level 8 master magician. It is rare for women on the mainland to achieve such achievements."

The speaker was unintentional, and the listener was intentional. Amon on the altar was silent for a moment. He was far away in the Garden of Eden and inexplicably remembered another person, Mary, the guardian of the Temple of Isis.

The people in the temple were waiting for God Amon to speak, but suddenly heard the statue of God exclaim: "Gabriel, come quickly!" Then it was silent, and people could not sense the gaze of the statue. Amon suddenly "left" the temple at this time, and even had no intention of listening to the things in Salem again.

George and others looked at each other, something must have happened in the Garden of Eden!

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