I am the son of the traveler

Chapter 146 The Pope

The news that Matthaeus taught Pope Ilitekra to personally visit Rislon was soon reported to Antigonus' desktop. Antigonus obviously didn't know what the purpose of the other party's visit was, and he didn't take it too seriously. In fact, after all, the entire Matthaeus Church was supported by him. In modern terms, he is directly the father of the Matthaeus Church.

However, we still have to do some superficial work. He is also the king of a civilized country, which is different from these "barbarians" who are considered to be barbarians except for the Greeks. After being able to arrive safely through the federal occupation zone of Gillis, Antigonus sent a cavalry to meet him.

While waiting for the arrival of Ilitocela, Antigonus did not leave his troops idle. After all, the tens of thousands of troops staying here every day spent an astronomical amount of food and grass on horse chews.Out of his trust in Antigonus, the one-eyed veteran of the same name, the young king appointed him as the temporary commander of the First Legion, and he went on an expedition with Epaminondas and other generals. The goal was to use Lislon as his leader. The protrusion of the terminal point seems to be included in the inverted triangular Rhys Peninsula.

Let’s talk about it here, because they rely on business income to make a fortune, the wealthy areas of the Gillis Federation are basically distributed along the coast, and the more they go inland, the poorer they become. Therefore, the rebels taught by Matthaeus have the widest audience in the hinterland of the Federation. Carat also raised troops from the central region and fought all the way to the west. It stopped the progress of expansion until it gained a place in the coastal area, and turned to a stalemate with the federal army, while consolidating the existing ruling area.However, because there are many powerful merchants in the coastal area, and the wealth they possess is something that Mateus taught these Kuhahas had never seen before, so after Ilitekla called over, he gave a wrong order in a flash of brain, sending those wealthy People ransacked their homes, most of them were collected in the so-called teaching treasury, and the rest was given to the army under them.

It was the actions of the rebels taught by Matthaeus that frightened the dignitaries and businessmen around them, so that they sold their property like crazy, fled by boat with all the property they could take, and went to the city across the sea. The safe Kingdom of Macedonia.

Speaking of which, Antigonus actually has to thank Ilitekla for his idiot order. If he hadn't scared all the rich and fled to Pella, Antigonus wouldn't have been able to squeeze the gang who like dragons. What about the rich who hoard their wealth.

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The speed of Ilitekra's visit was slower than Antigonus had imagined. It might also be for the sake of safety. They walked for more than half a month before arriving in Rislon City. The army of the Kingdom of Macedonia has achieved great success. General "One-Eyed" Antigonus led the First Legion with his rich military experience, including several cities, and with the assistance of Ipaminondas, he occupied the entire Rhes Peninsula. Marching towards Liscomb along the coastline of the Gilis Sea.

This wave of fierce offensive by the Macedonian army caught the Gillies army by surprise, because most of their main force was still in a stalemate on the front line of the Principality of Harun, and the rest were also fighting with the rebel army of Matthaeus. The defense can be said to be very empty, and they can only rely on a small number of militia and city defense troops in each city. Naturally, these militia and city defense troops are no match for the elite Macedonian regular army, so the fall of the Reese Peninsula is also expected.

After the fall of the Rhys Peninsula, the Gillis Federation Council had to send several messengers in succession to request the frontline troops to retreat and help them regardless of everything. Compared with the army of the Principality of Harun, which is far away from the capital circle, the Macedonians are still a greater threat. Not only It's just their covetous army, and a huge naval fleet that can attack the capital circle in two ways at any time.

Antigonus didn't know that in order to deal with his threat, the Gillis Federation even gave up the border to the mortal enemy, the Principality of Harun. At this time, he was receiving the visiting Pope Ilite of Matteus in the executive residence of Rislon. Carat, the Pope who created the religion that influenced the entire Gillis Federation is just a kind-faced neighbor uncle from the outside. , who is willing to listen to him blah blah to brainwash himself?

Not only Antigonus was observing him in secret, but Ilitekla was also sizing up the legendary Macedonian king. Just like the rumors, the Macedonian king was very young, with flowing golden curly hair and a handsome face. His words carried the self-confidence and majesty that a powerful monarch should have, but he has one shortcoming that is regrettable, that is, the young king's figure is not big enough. According to Ilitekla's standards, he even It can be described as thin.

This is what Antigonus has been unable to figure out. No matter how he eats or exercises, he still maintains a slender figure. Standing next to those tall barbarian guards makes him appear to be undersized, but if you look at it from the outside It would be a big mistake to despise him and think that Antigonus has no power to restrain a chicken. With the blessing of fighting skills in the previous life and regular training in this life, Antigonus's force is not low, not to mention one against three , [-]v[-] is no problem - if he is asked to kill an enemy by surprise first, then [-]v[-] is also possible.

After being seated, the two leaders had a friendly exchange. Because of the systematic language assistance, Antigonus was able to easily understand what Ilitekla said, and he did not need a translator to convey it. He was able to use the skilled Gilis If it is not confirmed that the young man in front of him is really the king of Macedon himself, Ilitekla even has the illusion that the other party has lived in the Gilis Federation for many years.

During the exchange, Ilitekla first expressed his gratitude for the secret support of the Kingdom of Macedonia all the time, expressing the hope that the two sides can become a good alliance for mutual help in the future, and then vaguely stated his idea of ​​​​establishing a Pope State, Although he didn't say it clearly, the sharp Antigonus still heard his implication in an instant. Antigonus didn't give an answer right away, saying that he needed to think carefully.

Antigonus knew that Ilitekla did not directly establish the country but came to him first to ask what his opinion meant. It was nothing more than conveying goodwill to him based on the previous support. Otherwise, even if he directly established the country, Antigon would have no reason to interfere. In other words, even if Antigonus didn't want him to establish an independent country, nothing would change. After all, the rebels taught by Matthaeus no longer need to rely on the support of the Macedonians.

Since it cannot be stopped, it is better to be a favor. At the welcome banquet held for Ilitek that night, Antigonus explained his opinion: as long as the Papal State of Matthaeus is established, the Kingdom of Macedonia will Immediately announced the recognition of the country's independent status, and sent envoys to establish diplomatic relations.

(End of this chapter)