At this time, Amyntas looked annoyed and smashed the spear in his hand to the ground. "We came here at the invitation of Lord Aeneas and as allies of Perintus. I hope you can respect us."
"of course."
A man smiled and said:
"As long as you come at the request of Lord Aeneas, we will welcome you."
"So, are you here to greet me?" At this time, Hilde gently pushed Amyntas aside and stood in front of these people. When Hilde appeared, everyone couldn't help but focus their attention on this beautiful woman. At this time, Hilde standing in front of them was like a god descending from Mount Olympus.
Hilde could feel the greedy and astonished gazes from all around, but she was used to it. She wore an elegant smile on her face and said to the man in front of her: "I am the queen of the Byzantine Kingdom, Hilde. Now that we are here, shouldn't you, Perintus, fulfill your duties as hosts?"
"Of course!"
Seeing Hilde, the man in front of him was almost speechless.
It was the first time he saw such a beautiful woman.
At this time, representatives from other city-states were whispering to each other.
Hilde had good hearing, and she could hear someone saying, "Isn't this Hilde from Athens?" This meant that there must be someone here who had lived in Athens. In this world where information was blocked, although Hilde was famous throughout Athens, it was still difficult for Perintus, who was thousands of miles away, to know her. So Hilde said to Amyntas beside her, "We are here to make friends. Remember, even if there is a conflict, we should not take the initiative."
"Yes."
Amyntas naturally understood what Hilde meant.
"Queen, please follow us."
"Are you going to see Master Aeneas?"
"Of course, my lord has been waiting in the Temple of Poseidon for a long time."
At this time, Hilde looked up and could see the magnificent building in the distance. Over there was the representative building of Perinthos, the Temple of Poseidon in Perinthos. It was magnificent, although it was not as magnificent as the Parthenon in Athens, nor could it be compared with the Temple of Poseidon built at Cape Sounion at the same time, but it was still impressive. Although, the scale of the Temple of Athena being built in Byzantium was not inferior to it.
"Okay, then we'll go there on our own."
"Queen."
At this time, a man smiled and said:
"Lord Aeneas has ordered that you can only go with ten guards. We will arrange for the others to be camped outside the city."
"This is what you are doing!"
At this time, Amyntas could not help it.
This meant that Hilde had to give up all her armed forces and take ten people to protect her safety and go to see Aeneas, the governor of Perintus. At this time, Hilde just nodded and said to Amyntas: "Let Sitalces take the others to the camp and have a good rest first."
"Your Majesty, your safety..."
"It's okay. Even if they have bad intentions, they can't hurt me."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Finally, Hilde took Amyntas and ten others to the Temple of Poseidon.
The people of Perinthos could not help but gather around to watch the queen. Some of them had heard through trade that the queen of the Byzantine Kingdom was a stunning beauty, but now seeing her with their own eyes, they found that the legend could not fully describe how beautiful the queen was. It was a beauty that made everyone unable to look away, whether it was her shining silver hair, her stunning appearance, or her calmness and nobility as a queen, which made her the center of attention in Perinthos.
Hilde didn't care about that.
She was more interested in Aeneas.
What kind of person would that be?
With this thought in mind, Hilde finally arrived at the Temple of Poseidon.
At this time, there were about twenty strangers standing in the square at the entrance of the temple, among whom there were only three women. When Hilde arrived here, she immediately attracted their attention.
"Byzantine Kingdom, Queen Hilde."
Hilde introduces herself first.
"It's a long journey, and I'm late. Please forgive me."
"Ah... Her Majesty the Queen of Byzantium." At this time, a man in his forties stood up with a smile, "I never thought that the king of the Byzantine Kingdom, which has recently become famous, would be such a young and beautiful woman... Excuse me, if you hadn't introduced yourself, I would have thought it was some god who came here to inspect the mortals."
Chapter 4, Section 9: The Beginning of the Alliance Conference
And Hilde returned the greeting with a smile.
"Hello, who are you?"
"I am Aeneas, Archon of Perintus."
The man in front of him, who looked older but full of energy in all aspects, was the supreme leader of Perintus. Hilde thought this was normal. He must be a courageous man to have the courage to summon all the city-states to resist the Thracian king. So far, Aeneas does fit this image. Looking at his strong body, Hilde couldn't help but wonder, could this guy also be a hero?
"We are late, please forgive us."
"Not too late, not too late."
Aeneas laughed, turned to the guests behind him and said:
"Let's celebrate, a powerful ally has arrived! Please allow me to introduce this to you, this is Hilde, the queen of the Byzantine Kingdom who ruled Byzantium City and Apollonia."
After Aeneas' introduction, the others also showed surprised expressions. No one might have thought that the queen of the Byzantine Kingdom was such a young girl. Under this circumstance, Hilde also walked in front of them openly. Then she said: "You all must have gathered together because of the oppression of the Thracian king. If you can defeat the Thracian king, I, Hilde, am willing to contribute a part of our kingdom's strength."
"With your participation, I feel the possibility of victory has been infinitely magnified!"
Aeneas was not at all stingy with his praise.
It can be seen that this person is not arrogant and is very good at using language to satisfy people.
Sure enough, in a democratic city-state like Perintus, the elected consuls must have the skill of being slick-tongued. However, Aeneas was able to gather city-states and forces with different backgrounds and interests, and to have a harmonious chat here, which was also his ability. Hilde kept this in mind and looked around.
At this time, Aeneas continued to introduce other people.
"This is the Archon of Selimbria, Tiricati."
"This muscular figure is the archon of Chalcedon, Sphactria."
Aeneas introduced them one by one.
Hilde then realized that this time the alliance against the King of Thracian was larger than she had imagined.
Representatives were sent from cities closer to Byzantium, such as Chalcedon, Perintus, and Serinbria. In addition, representatives were sent from Samos, the mother city of Perintus, Doriscus, Aenus, Magnia, located at the mouth of the Thracian mother river, the Hebros, and from the peninsula, Cardia, Cestus, and Eraeus. What surprised Hilde even more was that there were Macedonians in this meeting.
The Macedonians actually came to Perintus!
Hilde was really a little surprised.
It seems that this time Aeneas is not just making a small move.
Rather, it was an action taken by almost half of the Greek world against the King of Thracian.
So, when everyone arrived, Aeneas arranged a seat for everyone, and as the person who gathered everyone together, he began to explain his plan. So Aeneas found a map and placed it in the middle of the crowd.
At this time, it was already late afternoon.
The female slaves brought wine and poured it for everyone.
Aeneas became serious and began to talk about his plan:
"Everyone, welcome to come here and trust me. But I believe that you are willing to come here not because you think I, Aeneas, or Perintus, are strong enough, but because everyone is facing a problem, a huge problem. That is the Thracians from the north." Aeneas said here, turning his head to look at Hilde, "The city of Byzantium from the Byzantine Kingdom was almost destroyed by the Thracians, and everyone has been threatened by the Thracians."
"And now, the greater threat is a being called the Thracian King."
Aeneas shook his head.
"He is very powerful. According to the information I have, this guy is almost impossible for us to resist. Under his leadership, the Thracians have become very fierce and terrifying. If he commands the army and attacks any of our city-states, we will not be able to resist. And I'm afraid you all don't know much about the King of Thracian."
This guy seems to be very proud of his knowledge of the King of Thracian.
It seems that he has spent time studying this Thracian king.
At this time, Hilde smiled and said, "Our kingdom has taken in a large number of refugees from Thracians. From them, I have obtained a lot of important information about the King of Thracian."
"Queen Hilde, can you tell me something?"
Aeneas was only slightly surprised.
But he reacted immediately and gave the opportunity to Hilde.
And Hilde smiled and said, "As Lord Aeneas said, the King of Thracian is a very scary guy."
Chapter 4, Section 10: I am a real hero
When Hilde also spoke.
Everyone's attention was focused on Hilde.
"The Thracian king was cruel and merciless. His brutal rule alienated the Thracians under his command. That's why our country was able to accept many refugees from Thracians, because they could not bear the tyranny and had to leave their homeland. Even the Adlicia tribe where the Thracian king was located could not stand the harshness of the Thracian king. Now, the Thracian king is leading the elite Thracian troops to fight against the Getes and Scythians, and the battle is currently in a stalemate."
"This is real?"
When everyone heard the news.
They couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
It seems that they don't know the current situation of the Thracian King.
Aeneas nodded after hearing this.
"Your Majesty, do you know the King of Thrace?"
"Yes, and the King of Thracian is a hero."
When Aeneas heard these words, his expression changed.
"How is this possible? How could the King of Thracian be blessed by the gods and become a hero?"
"I don't know about that, but based on the intelligence we have, we can judge that the King of Thracian is indeed a hero, which is why he can rule the entire Thracian. In addition, the Scythians also have a hero named 'Sun Devouring Wolf'. Currently, the two are fighting in the north, and it is difficult to determine the winner. Fortunately, the two forces are fighting each other, and we can get a chance to breathe."
"Then if the King of Thracian goes south, we..."
The King of Thracian turned out to be a hero.
Hearing this, everyone became a little panicked.
After all, everyone knows what a hero means.
The powerful Athens is now in trouble because it is losing ground to the Spartan heroes on the land battlefield. At present, Athens is hiring a "hero" who can resist the Spartan offensive, but no one seems to have applied. Therefore, the powerful Athens cannot suppress the Spartan heroes, let alone these small city-states? At this time, Aeneas seemed to have thought of something. He turned around and said to Hilde:
"I heard that you are also a hero?"
"Indeed."
Hilde was not shy about it either.
"How is this possible? You are so thin, you can't be a hero." At this time, the representative from Selimbulia, Tirikati, said with a smile.
"I can cut off your head in one breath."
"what!"
This sentence angered the Archon of Selimbria. He slammed the table, stood up, and glared at Hilde. But when he looked over to Hilde, he found that she had disappeared. In an instant, a cold feeling appeared on his neck. At this time, Hilde was already standing behind him, with the dagger in her hand on his neck.
"If you're not my ally."
Hilde smiled and said:
"You have no brains left."
"Your Majesty, calm down, calm down."
Aeneas quickly dissuaded her, saying, "After all, you are so beautiful that it is difficult to associate you with the term hero."
"I don't care whether you believe it or not, but the reason I came here is that I hope everyone can face the threat of the Thracian King together. If I'm not mistaken, I might be the only one among you who can face the Thracian King, who is also a hero?" Hilde stuck the steel dagger directly on the wooden table, but the smile on his face did not diminish. "We, the Byzantine Kingdom, are willing to contribute our own strength to eliminate the Thracian King, so what I need is your equal respect."
"Her Majesty the Queen."
At this time, a strange man stood up.
"Your martial arts skills are superb, and I admire you deeply."
"You are……"
"I am Testikles, the military attaché of the Kingdom of Macedonia."
Kingdom of Macedonia!
Hilde immediately paid attention.
This is the Macedonian Kingdom of Alexander the Great. Although the current Macedonian Kingdom does not have the ability to unify the world, as a future world empire, the potential of the Macedonian Kingdom cannot be ignored. Moreover, the other party's attention represents the Macedonian Kingdom. So Hilde smiled and said, "Thetiscles, thank you for your compliment."
"If you can help me in the battle against the King of Thracian, I think I will definitely win this battle."
