"..."
Ares shook his head.
Seeing such a response, Lysander's hopes were dashed.
But he quickly cheered up: "Is that so? Then there is nothing we can do."
"The reason we came here is, in fact, to divert you Spartans."
"Transfer?"
"Yes... Now, Hilder's power is unstoppable. It is only a matter of time before Argolis surrenders to Hilder. The Spartans do not have the strength to resist the Greek Empire independently."
The Seventh Tune, Section 10: A Forced Choice
"That's true..."
The Spartans were no match for Hilde.
Lysander was well aware of this.
Ares continued, "And you will not willingly submit to the Greek Empire. Your personality is like fire, which will either devour the enemy or devour yourself. Therefore, once you resist, you will inevitably suffer a heavy blow. It would be lucky to have the same ending as the Thebans. I am afraid that Hilde will be furious and order a massacre of the city. By then, the Spartans will be wiped out. I think you definitely don't want to see such a thing happen."
"Yes."
Lysander asked cautiously:
"Then what should we do?"
“It’s just a matter of moving.”
"…So, are we leaving Sparta?"
"Yes, and the sooner the better. Hilde won't leave us too much time. The Spartans are about to leave. With the help of Lord Poseidon, you can quickly evacuate from the sea to Magna Graecia. Syracuse, Croton, Naxos, these city-states will take you in. When you get there, you will rest here, recuperate, and wait for the opportunity to counterattack back to the Peloponnese."
"..."
Although, Lysander never doubted the gods.
But now, Lysander was filled with shock and anxiety.
Doesn't this mean giving up the place where the Spartans have lived for generations?
Although the gods said that this was to conserve strength and wait for a counterattack, is there no way to defeat Hilde now? At this time, Callisto couldn't help but ask: "Since we have Lord Ares, Lord Hercules, and Lord Poseidon, why can't we defeat Hilde directly? If there are three gods to help, wouldn't it be easy to defeat Hilde?"
“You can’t win.”
Ares is very straightforward.
"Our strength was severely weakened when we came down to earth."
"This……"
"But Lord Zeus has already thought of a solution."
Ares patted Lysander on the shoulder.
"But this requires your help and support."
"So, Lord Ares wants us to be responsible for gathering the Spartans together, leaving Sparta and retreating to Magna Graecia from the south by land and sea, waiting for a chance to counterattack?" Lysander lowered his head, his face full of shock at the incident. He had never imagined that things would go in this direction. "I, I don't know what to say. This is where the Spartans have lived for generations. If we want to fight and completely abandon this place, do you agree with this?"
"We are here."
Ares and Hercules looked at Lysander.
Although both of them knew that this was actually very unfair to the Spartans.
"We will help you."
"……All right."
Although the Spartans are leaving here.
But at least, at least the Spartans can survive and not live under Hildre's rule. Although they are also living in a foreign land, at least they have the help of the gods, and Lord Zeus has also promised that when the time comes, they will fight back with everyone and return to the Peloponnese and their own hometown. This situation is much better than the current situation of the Spartans. So, Lysander, who had figured it out, nodded and said to Ares: "Yes, I understand. Leave this matter to me."
"Row."
"I will go and inform His Majesty now."
Without further ado, Lysander took immediate action.
He immediately went to your Majesty's palace and woke Pausanias from his sleep.
Pausanias woke up and immediately welcomed Lysander into the house.
"what happened?"
Pausanias asked curiously.
Lysander looked outside the door and said, "It is like this, Your Majesty. Callisto and I prayed in the temple, and finally, Lord Ares and Lord Hercules really appeared."
"real!"
Pausanias seized Lysander's hand.
"Sparta is saved!"
"no no……"
Lysander shook his head.
"They are not here to save the city of Sparta. To be more precise, they are here to save the Spartans..."
"What do you mean?"
Seeing Lysander's hesitation, Pausanias' joy disappeared. He realized that things were not as good as he thought. So he just looked at Lysander and waited for him to finish his words. After a while, Lysander finally told him everything in detail: "Your Majesty, it's like this... Lord Ares said that they can't deal with Hilde for the time being, so they can only move us Spartans to Magna Graecia, that is, Syracuse."
"what?"
Pausanias sat down on the sofa.
"Syracuse?"
"right……"
"Is this what we are asking us to abandon our homes?"
"Indeed."
**The first thing that came out was like a slap in the face of Pausanias.
As a king, he simply couldn't imagine what would happen if tens of thousands of Spartans left their homes and Sparta.
"No, there is no other way?"
"Nothing."
"……okay, I get it."
Pausanias covered his face and fell into deep thought. Now, he knew very well that this matter concerned the future of Sparta. After leaving Sparta, the Spartans would be wanderers in the world without a home. However, this was the request of the gods, and at least in this way, they could escape from the rule of Hilde and return to their hometown if they counterattacked in the future.
"Lord Ares, are you still here?"
"Still."
Lysander said quickly: "Lord Ares, please speak to the elders personally about this matter."
"Since Lord Ares and Lord Hercules are doing this personally, there seems to be no other way except printing it." Pausanias stood up and made a decision directly, "Let's do it this way for now! Compared to the city of Sparta, all the citizens of Sparta are the most important... We can't trust Hilde. If we surrender, Hilde will exile us or massacre the city in order to wipe out the roots. Then we will just be lambs to be slaughtered."
"Yes."
Lysander had also thought about this.
At least in Sicily, you won’t be bullied.
They were sent by the gods themselves.
Even if we go to that place, we shouldn't encounter too many unexpected situations.
"Then, when it's daybreak, let's gather everyone to discuss this matter."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Lysander and Pausanias knew it.
Today is destined to be a sleepless night.
Chapter 8: The Beginning of the Migration Plan
When the sun rises.
The Spartans discovered that everything had changed.
The elders were summoned to the Senate by Pausanias. These people who represented the highest power of the Spartans were looking at Ares and Hercules in surprise. The sudden appearance of the gods was like a shot of adrenaline, making people's blood boil instantly. And now it is like this. People originally thought that this matter was basically hopeless, but they didn't expect that the gods would actually appear!
However, the elders’ happiness did not last long.
Pausanias explained the situation to the elders.
Although what he said was hard to believe.
However, the gods were right before his eyes, which meant that Pausanias was not lying, and this was true.
Perhaps it was hard to accept, but the gods wanted the Spartans to leave their homeland and live in a strange place, and this migration plan had to start today. The conservative elders found it hard to accept this for a while. They were discussing this matter with each other, and some supported the gods' idea, believing that as long as everyone was safe, even if they went to another place, the Spartans could eventually find a chance to return to the Peloponnese.
Another group of people disagreed with this idea. For them, leaving their hometown was a very difficult thing to accept. Laconia in the Peloponnese was the home of the Spartans. Even if they died together with Hilde, they should not leave the land where their ancestors had lived for generations.
The two groups ended up arguing with each other.
The gods were helpless about this.
They were responsible for helping the Spartans migrate.
It also depends on the fact that the Spartans are willing to be relocated.
If the Spartans really decided to die with the enemy, then Ares would have no choice but to let the matter go. However, Ares still didn't want this to happen, so he didn't want to see the Spartans waste their lives on such a meaningless thing because of this stupid idea.
So, look at these quarreling Spartans.
Ares couldn't help but said:
"Quiet, everyone!"
"..."
"Listen to me! You are the ones chosen by Zeus! You are special! Otherwise, why would so many of us gods come down to earth? Isn't it just to allow you to safely travel to Magna Graecia and recuperate? If you are so foolish and want to die with Hilde, I tell you, you will only become ants crushed by her and will not be able to cause her any trouble at all! If you still want to live freely on this land, you must endure the pain of leaving your homeland now!"
"Lord Ares..."
Seeing Ares so angry.
Lysander, who was standing aside, felt a little emotional.
Ares came out to speak directly, and the effect was indeed very good.
The elders who had many opinions and were reluctant to leave their homeland of Sparta all chose to shut up after Ares's remarks. Indeed, the Spartans now had no choice at all. They could not accept staying and being ruled. They would not have a chance of winning in a bloody battle with Hilde. And the only way to save everyone was not something some people were willing to accept.
The gods came down to earth to save the Spartans, but some of them were not grateful.
Such a thing.
It's indeed a bit excessive.
After being taught a lesson by Ares, the elders quickly reached a consensus.
Or choose to migrate.
However, migration is a big job, and it is difficult to complete it in a short time. Although almost all Spartans live in Sparta, it only takes one day to notify all citizens, but it will take a long time for everyone to pack up their belongings. But Hilde probably won't give them so much time to prepare, so if they want to start migrating, they must give up enough things. Therefore, everyone knows that there is not much time to waste.
After the elders passed the resolution, the Spartan soldiers began to rule the matter from house to house. Although it was difficult to accept, the Spartans still admitted it, so many people had to abandon their homes and valuables and began to migrate.
Just one day.
The Spartans living in the city center have already begun to move.
Most of these people traveled on foot or by carriage to the southern port of Sparta.
The Spartan navy was stationed here.
The Spartan navy was not very large, with a total of more than 150 warships, each of which could transport about 30 to 50 people, and more than 5,000 people at a time. Of course, this was only the first round of transportation. With the help of Poseidon, the fleet only needed one day to reach Croton and Syracuse from Sparta, and then use the warships in Croton, Syracuse and other Greater Greece regions to continue transporting the Spartans. But even so, it would take at least seven days to transfer all the Spartans from here.
So, there is not much time.
We can't delay any longer.
