Golgopas was stunned for a moment.
"A job suitable for me?"
"Yes, you may not guess it, but it is indeed suitable for you. Later, you and I will go to Byzantium together. When we get there, you will know what your job is." Hilde smiled and looked at Golgopas. Now, she could guess what the job waiting for Golgopas meant to him. Golgopas was confused now, as if he didn't know what would happen, but he still trusted Hilde.
"I will naturally complete the work assigned to me by His Majesty."
"Don't worry, absolutely."
Hilde smiled and nodded.
At this moment, Golgopas turned around and saw Dione had woken up.
"Then I will withdraw first. It seems that I have disturbed the princess's rest."
"Well, let's talk about it tomorrow."
After Golgopas left, Diony rubbed her eyes and said to Hilde, "Sister Sissi, what did he come here for just now? What kind of work are you going to assign him?"
"Of course it's work in the brewery."
After Hilde said this, Dione seemed to remember something.
"Oh...that's right, he likes to drink a lot, but can a drunkard be in charge of the wine business?"
"This is a test. You know, if a person can maintain his state and complete his work well when faced with temptation, it means that he is a person of great use. Golgopas is an alcoholic, but if he can resist drinking when faced with good wine, then don't you think this means that Golgopas is really reliable?"
"But what if he drank secretly?"
"It's human nature to drink secretly, just give it a knock."
Hilde is quite tolerant in this regard.
Hilde is still looking forward to Golgopas' next work.
For an oracle who loves wine, being an official in a winery, managing winemaking, and doing things like barreling and aging, these careers are indeed complicated. However, with his love for wine, Hilde believes that Golgopas can play his role and accomplish this task. Of course, the specific results will depend on the situation in the future. If Golgopas can't even accomplish such a task, Hilde will have to consider other things.
After solving the work of Abydos.
Hilde simply left his army in Abydos.
The soldiers of the First Legion stayed in Abydos, the wounded were effectively treated, and the other soldiers also rested in place. Hilde traveled lightly, with more than 200 cavalrymen, and returned from Abydos the same way.
The war with the Abydos coalition was of great significance. The most important thing was that Hilde showed the strong military strength of the Byzantine Kingdom in front of those "allies". Hilde's Byzantine army, despite the numerical disadvantage, achieved an absolute advantage on the battlefield and achieved great results. The aggressive Abydos coalition was beaten without any chance to fight back. Such a battle really shocked the position of the allied forces.
They were originally taking a wait-and-see attitude towards cooperation with the Byzantine Empire.
But witnessing such terrible fighting power with my own eyes.
They realized that it would be extremely stupid to rebel against Hilde.
Therefore, the battle with Abydos was not so much a conquest of northern Ionia as it was a "conquest" of other Ionian regions. After witnessing the powerful military strength and national strength of the Byzantine Empire, they naturally did not dare to act rashly. Of course, they became more confident about the future of "cooperation" with the Byzantine Empire.
This is also one of Hilde's conspiracies.
This battle took place south of the city of Gysion.
The story of the magnificent battle, known as the Battle of Gysion, spread throughout Ionia.
The coalition troops also quickly returned to their own city-states, and they brought back the news, and all the city-states were in shock. Nothing could be more frightening than this kind of thing. The powerful army and the supreme power displayed by Hilde made the Ionians even more impressed. Among them, Ephesus, which had become part of the Byzantine Empire, was even more so.
Ephesus was the first to learn of the victory. Before Hilde returned to Ephesus, the light cavalry had already passed on the information. After learning of the disastrous defeat of the Abydos coalition, the city of Ephesus cheered and shouted Hilde's name. Although they had just been conquered, they had already put themselves on the same level as the Byzantine Kingdom. When Hilde won, they naturally cheered as if they were already senior Byzantines.
Sophia in Ephesus.
He was also relieved.
"Very good……"
Sophia put on her cloak and hood and walked quickly through the streets of Ephesus.
After the cheering people around discovered Sophia, they all surrounded her and cheered. The soldiers in charge of protection were also in a dilemma. They should have protected Sophia, but the people who gathered around were all people celebrating the victory. Pointing weapons at them was a bit too much. But if they didn't do this, Sophia would be surrounded now, and if someone did something bad, Sophia might be in danger.
But Sophia didn't care.
"Everyone, let me go first."
"Your Highness, we have won!"
"Yeah, yeah, I know."
Sophia smiled and looked at the Ephesians around her.
She only now felt firsthand how shocking the powerful personality of Hilde was. It had only been a short time since the Ephesians were conquered, and their enthusiasm for Hilde was beyond the reach of the people of Byzantium. In such an excited state, Sophia was naturally very happy.
"I am going to see Pyrrhus."
"Yes."
After receiving the order, the surrounding guards immediately took Sophia to the direction of the council.
After Hilde arrived at the council meeting.
Pyrrhus also chatted happily with the nobles.
After seeing Sophia coming, Pyrrhus turned around and bowed respectfully.
"Your Majesty, the Princess."
"Have you heard the latest news?"
"Of course! Now everyone in Ephesus knows about it! It was truly a wonderful victory!"
"Right now, the whole city of Ephesus is in a carnival, and I just had an idea." Sophia said happily, "Everyone in Ephesus has not been in a good state since the last siege. Now that we have won, why not take this opportunity to have a carnival?"
The Queen, who is majestic without anger
Pyrrhus was also stunned.
"carnival?"
"Yeah, didn't we win?"
I heard Sophia say this.
Pyrrhus thought for a moment, then nodded.
"The current situation is indeed suitable for holding a carnival. This is a rare victory, and we need a carnival to let everyone come out of the previous haze. It just so happens that His Majesty Hilde will be back from the north soon. When His Majesty arrives in Ephesus, it will be the day to hold the carnival!"
"Then it's a deal."
"Of course, Your Highness."
Sophia is still not quite used to her identity as a princess.
However, her heart was now rising and falling with the people of Ephesus. She could personally feel the difference between Ephesus and other places. This feeling was the first time for Sophia. She was now looking forward to it. She was looking forward to Hilde returning to Ephesus and then holding a carnival to celebrate the rebirth of Ionia. Therefore, Sophia began to prepare some things needed for the carnival.
Hilde's team arrived outside the city of Ephesus on the third day. After the people in Ephesus knew that Hilde had returned, the team to welcome Hilde stretched two kilometers away. Looking around, all of them were civilians from Ephesus. They lined the streets to welcome Hilde's team, seemingly forgetting that they had just been conquered by Hilde and became part of the Byzantine Kingdom just a month or two ago. Now, they completely regarded themselves as citizens of the kingdom.
And Hilde rode a horse and walked at the front of the team.
She looked around and saw the cheering people of Ephesus everywhere.
"His Majesty!!!"
"Long live your Majesty!!!"
This triumphant return was treated with such enthusiasm.
This is usually the case in Byzantine cities.
Hilde was a little surprised to see such treatment in Ephesus.
However, she still smiled and looked around, then waved and greeted people frequently. Every time Hilde's eyes fell on a place, the Ephesians standing there would be extremely excited, even more enthusiastic than the Byzantines in Byzantium. Hilde hesitated for a moment, thinking to herself, this must be the fanaticism of converts. If it wasn't the fanaticism of converts, there was really no way to explain the fanaticism of these Ephesians today.
"His Majesty!"
Pyrrhus was also waiting for Hilde's arrival outside the city.
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, on your triumphant return!"
"Thank you."
Hilde smiled and nodded, then looked around.
"You arranged all this?"
"Of course not. These are all spontaneous actions of the Ephesians. When we heard the news of your victorious return a few days ago, we were very excited and cheered, and it is even more so now. Now that we can see your majesty's triumphant return with our own eyes, we are naturally very happy." Pyrrhus bowed very respectfully, "Please go into the city to rest, your majesty. Tonight, we have decided to hold a carnival in Ephesus to celebrate this victory."
"carnival?"
Hilde couldn't help but look at Golgopas beside him.
"This is what you are good at."
"Hahahaha, leave the carnival to me!"
Golgopas was the oracle of Dionysus, who was not only the god of wine but also the god of carnival. For any celebration or carnival, Dionysus had the final say over it.
The same thing happened to Golgopas. Apart from drinking, his favorite thing was to hold carnivals and celebrations. When he heard that Ephesus was going to hold a carnival for Hilde's triumph, Golgopas naturally rubbed his hands and made full preparations. Now he looked very excited. At this time, Pyrrhus was a little puzzled. He didn't know Golgopas. He felt very strange when such a person suddenly appeared.
"Your Majesty, may I ask..."
"Ah, you talk about him."
Hilde pointed at Golgopas.
"This is Golgopas, from Abydos, the oracle of Lord Dionysus. He was defeated in the previous battle with me, but he accepted the defeat and has now joined our army." Hilde said this, looking at Golgopas with some pride, "From now on, the carnival in the city will be left to him. As long as he is around, everyone will be very happy."
"Ah, so it is..."
Pyrrhus was somewhat surprised.
But that surprise was quickly suppressed.
Hilde frowned slightly, then said, "Pyrrhus, do you know?"
"Your Majesty... I am extremely sorry. I have indeed heard about this matter. Someone who came back from Abydos once told me that an oracle appeared in Abydos. However, we have always thought that this was nonsense. How could Abydos, a city-state with a population of less than 100,000, be favored by the gods and have an oracle? Therefore, there must be something wrong with this. I didn't expect that it was actually true..."
"Why didn't you tell me such an important thing?"
Hilde's sudden accusation.
This made Pyrrhus shudder.
He could feel a chill spreading from the soles of his feet to his head. Pyrrhus had felt this before, only when Hilde had the intention to kill. So, Pyrrhus immediately knelt on the ground and said in horror: "Your Majesty, this matter is my fault. I really didn't care too much about it. I didn't expect it to be true..."
"never mind."
Hilde shook her head.
"It's over now. There's no point in talking about this."
"His Majesty?"
"Let's just move on now and don't let this incident ruin everyone's good mood."
Whether Hilde was angry or not, the people around her didn't know, because she had a faint smile on her face and looked in a good mood. However, Pyrrhus knew that Hilde was really angry because of his mistake. Come to think of it, the news that there was an oracle in Abydos was indeed very important. Even if it was very likely to be false, we couldn't just pretend that nothing had happened. This was a matter of life and death for the soldiers.
This is no joke.
Then Pyrrhus hastily arose and followed Hilde's horse.
"His Majesty……"
"Stop it for now. I've told you this. Don't mention it again."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
"Don't worry, I know you didn't mean it. If it were me, I would also think that the news that there is an oracle in Abydos is false. This is too normal. But... I hope there won't be a next time, understand?"
Tune 2, Section 9: Ephesus’ Carnival
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Pyrrhus lowered his head and could only answer this way.
Hilde quickly returned to her usual self: "Well, aren't we still going to party today?"
"Yes! Your Majesty!"
Hearing Hilde say this, Pyrrhus breathed a sigh of relief.
Hilde no longer mentioned this matter, as if it had never happened. Hilde smiled as she rode her horse and walked on the street, looking at the enthusiastic Ephesians around her. Hilde was really surprised that these guys welcomed her so much and cheered for her victory. However, perhaps it was because they shared the same culture and were all Greek, so they were able to accept their new identity so quickly.
