Chapter 62

Chapter 62 \nDavos looked at the triremes besides him, only to see someone waving at him at the side of the ship.\n“Hey, Xenophon, I didn’t think that I would have a chance to say goodbye to you!”

“Davos, I accepted the request of Anaxibius and hurried to Byzantium to gather our mercenaries again and rush to Asia Minor. I did not expect that you are going to Magna Graecia! Stay, let’s continue fighting together side by side!” Xenophon made a sincere request to Davos.

Davos secretly thought ‘that was close’, then shruggered his shoulders and seriously said, “I’m sorry, I have already signed an agreement with Thurii and made an oath to Hades!”

“That is…unfortunate!” Xenophon, who respected the gods, expressed his regret, “We won’t be able to fight together!…”

“It seems that Sparta is going to war with Persia. I can only wish you the protection of Zeus in the next war!” Davos said it from the bottom of his heart.

“I wish you the same!” Xenophon sincerely said, “I would have like to invite you to Athens to meet my teacher, Socrates. He would have been interested with your new ideas! And one of his students, my good friend Plato, have similar point of view as you. You two would’ve been good friends! Unfortunately…”

“One day I will go to Athens! I believe you would be able to finished the story of our battles in Persia. Don’t forget to send me a copy.” Davos only knew that Xenophon later wrote the Anabasis, but he doesn’t remember Xenophon’s life experience. After all, he was not a historian in his previous life.\n“Don’t worry, I’ll make you another copy.” Xenophon laughed.

Davos vaguely remembered that Socrates was convicted and was poisoned by the Athenian authorities. He didn’t know the exact time, but he remembered that Socrates could have chosen to be expelled from Athens, but he insisted on staying and wanted to wake up the numb Athenian citizens with his death. So Davos gave up the decision to remind Xenophon and just waved and said, “Goodbye!”

“Goodbye!”

Who knew that this goodbye would have a great change, friends becomes enemies. Which is hard to predict…

As the fleet moved forward, the ships of Sparta gradually disappeared under the blue sky…

Seeing that Davos was still standing at the stern, Burkes couldn’t help but walk over and said, “Still missing your Athenian friend??”

“Xenophon is a talented and capable person!” Davos was disappointed. After all, Xenophon was the first historical celebrity that connect this world with his previous life.

“Athens is built up by a group of talented people to create its glory!” Burkes said with deep thoughts, “Even we have the same glory as Athens, Only after Thurii is established it has prosper!”\n“Oh, is it?” Burkes’ words succeeded in arousing Davos’ interest.

“At that time, the leaders in charge of the establishment of Thurii were two highly capable Athenians, Lampon and Xenocritus, as well as Protagoras, a famous scholar in Athens, who had made the laws for Thurii. Athens also invited Hippodamus, a famous Greek architect, to design the city of Thurii and was responsible for its construction at the same time, though other celebrated names in Athens moved to Thurii. One was Herodotus, a scholar who writes history. The other one is Lysias, a famous orator. There was even Cleandridas, a Spartan, who took control the war for Thurii. As a result, Thurii can keep the peace with Crotone to the south. Fight for the Siritris plain with Taranto to the north. Defend against the invasion of Lucanians and Bruttii to the west. Strengthen trade with Greece. Therefore, in one fell swoop, it became a great power in Magna Graecia!” Burkes couldn’t help recall the past.

Davos listened carefully.

Then, Burkes’ proud expression faded, “Unfortunately, Athens lost to Sparta. Now Sparta is the overlord of Greece…”

“Does it have a huge impact on Thurii?” Asked Davos.

Burkes didn’t want to say more, and just replied, “When you arrive to Thurii, you will find out.”

Davos smiled and comforted him, “Don’t worry, Sparta’s hegemony won’t last long.”

Davos’ astonishing words immediately attracted Burkes’ attention, “Why?”

\nThis is a calm harbor, the wet sea breeze can’t lift a wave. The blue water is like a smooth and clear blue silk, countless ships are like silver shuttling around, weaving a beautiful picture on this huge blue silk.

When the mercenaries saw this beautiful scene, their bodies and minds which was exhausted by the long sea voyage, had suddenly became excited and began to make trouble.

Burkes’ large fleet has also attracted the attention of those interested parties, a few triremes with a “person riding dolphins” on their sails came to meet them.

“It’s okay, it’s Taranto’s ship.” Burkes talks to Davos as the fleet’s leading ship moved forward.

“Are we in the waters controlled by Taranto?” Asked Davos curiously.

“Not yet. This is just an agreement between several city-states in this gulf, in order to maintain information between each other, just in case.” Explained Burkes.

Seeing the warship of Taranto turning around and leaving, the fleet continues to move forward…

About an hour later, Burkes pointed in front of him and said, “Ahead is Thurii.”

Davos quickly held on to the ship’s side and looked at it with his wide gaze. More than 500 meters ahead was a green coastline, including a white “streamer” from west to east, straight into the sea; at the end of the “streamer”, countless white sails gathered, thousands of seagulls swirled in the sky, but there was no shadow of the city to be seen…