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Ancient civilizations always give people surprises. The texts here are recorded on a variety of carriers, including plates and inscriptions made of various materials, as well as scrolls made of animal skins and paper pages. At first glance, they don’t look like books at all.

Su Yun saw many things that could be called cultural relics in the library of the academy. He could read the texts no matter where they came from, and all documents were not an obstacle for him.

Compared with gaining knowledge through using these documents, the effect of art and appreciation is of course greater.

Su Yun quickly browsed through some content that interested him, and when he came back to his senses from his fun, it was already dusk.

There was no one in the library. Only Jasmine and Alice were still waiting for him. The two little plagues sat on the two ends, one on each side. Their eyes only followed him, but they never paid any attention to the documents...

It seems that he is accustomed to the literature.

This thought went around in Su Yun's mind and then disappeared.

He walked over and asked, "Have you been waiting for a long time?"

“I haven’t been waiting long!” Alice came over first. “As long as you follow Father God, you can go anywhere!”

This is just a game, so of course it is better to accompany Father God.

Jasmine said, "I have these books at home, and they are more comprehensive than the ones here."

Su Yun smiled and shook his head: "What's the point of being separated from human civilization? ... There's no one here, let's go back."

Jasmine: "Okay, let's go. I've asked someone to prepare the most distinctive food in this city-state!"

As for why there is no one in this library... Since the Father God is willing to stay here, then he certainly does not allow humans to spy on him.

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Compared with Alice and Theresa, Su Yun had to admit that Jasmine was indeed an expert in life and entertainment. The activities he arranged filled his schedule, and in less than a few months, Su Yun truly appreciated the charm of the city-state of Potidaea.

For the rest of the trip, Jasmine provided two options: one was to visit other city-states, and the other was to visit the political center of Potidaea.

Although different city-states have the same religious culture, their political forms are actually different. For example, Potidaea has consuls and organizations similar to parliaments, which provide fertile soil for the emergence of tyrants; while another large city-state not far away has a dual king system and is extremely militaristic.

Su Yun thought about it and finally chose option 2.

Boti

The political situation in Dia...he hasn't experienced it personally yet.

Jasmine was very efficient. The day after Su Yun made the decision, he was given the title of consul.

Su Yun changed into the robe belonging to the consul, still feeling emotional.

This is probably the biggest difference between Jasmine and Theresa in the world. The former is at the pinnacle of power and class, while the latter is a leader of religion and spirituality... I don't know how Anita is doing now, and how far his deviant sect has developed.

For the people in this city-state, becoming an archon might be a lifelong dream, and only men with citizenship were allowed to dream.

The number of consuls is not fixed, it could be five, nine or eleven, but for the convenience of voting, it must be an odd number.

Consul has always been a title, and the "Supreme Consul" is actually the tyrant who holds power today.

Tyrant is the name people give to the dictator, and in official and public occasions it is still called the "Supreme Archon".

Jasmine took Su Yun, the new consul, to a meeting, where Su Yun also met all the decision-makers of Potidaea.

Behind the chief consul he saw Periander - he was about to become the new consul like Su Yun.

At the same time, two consuls were added to keep the total number odd, and the two consuls came from different backgrounds, which was a very balanced and compromising situation.

Su Yun nodded politely to him and sat down next to Jasmine.

After all, he was just a stranger, so he would not divert too much attention to him. Compared with this, he was more looking forward to the next meeting.

Would the meeting methods of ancient civilizations be the same as those in modern society?

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The answer is about the same.

Those with the most say spoke one by one, detailing their visions for the future of the city-state, while those with less say voted and agreed, occasionally putting forward their own opinions.

This meeting was very important, as not only was the major event of adding new consuls involved, but the recent disarmament conflict was once again brought up, with people splitting into two factions arguing over it.

Jasmine seemed to be in a very detached position in the meeting. He had not expressed his opinion on anything from the beginning to now, but everyone would subconsciously wait before changing the topic, including the tyrant.

How to say it? Although two more archons were added, with Su Yun, Periander's presence was greatly reduced, but he himself seemed to be absent.

He paid attention to this because he himself frequently glanced at Su Yun secretly, pretending to be the real deal.

Not just Periander, almost everyone is like him.

Su Yun was quite satisfied with his current disguise. Although people would stare at him from time to time, could he now participate in social activities normally?

The topic of disarmament has reached the point of conflict. Representatives of both sides are arguing with each other. Periander, as the representative of the dissenting party, is severely criticizing his opponent, which can be said to be a powerful figure.

While criticizing, he secretly glanced at the young man next to Orolos - he also supports not disarming, right? Would he agree with the argument I mentioned?

Those moonlight eyes... are looking at me!

As soon as he thought of this, Periander suddenly felt that familiar feeling coming up again, and the blood in his veins seemed to be boiling.

And just then, Orolos stood up.

The flatterer who controlled the master of the family in Periander's eyes took a few steps forward and completely blocked his peeping. When their eyes met, that familiar, terrifying feeling appeared again.

Would I be afraid of you because of this?

Periander only felt that he was now like one of the heroes who went to fight against the big monsters, and the innocent people held hostage by the monsters were waiting for his rescue - generally speaking, in most myths, this role of being held hostage would be played by a princess.

"What's the matter? Lord Orolos, do you have any objections to our army?!" Periander asked loudly. He overcame the vague fear in his heart and was ready to engage in a debate with the crowd.

At this moment, his heart was filled with heroic spirit, and he wished he could let the young man who was like moonlight see his courage right away.

However, Jasmine ignored him and whispered to the other archons, "Gentlemen, I don't think there is anything to argue about."

His voice was not loud, but everyone fell silent in an instant, waiting for him to finish.

"I don't think disarmament is wise." Jasmine looked at the archon who was the most opposed. "On the contrary, I think the war will not stop, but will become more and more intense. What do you think?"

The consul who was most insistent on disarmament: "...if you think so too."

He lowered his head: "Maybe this is indeed my mistake."

Periander was stunned. He watched helplessly as his opponent, who had just mocked him and refused to retreat, retreated after just one word from Orolos.

Then Orolos turned and sat down, and Periander

I saw the young man who looked like moonlight again.

He was still silent, but those silver eyes - there was only Orolos in those silver eyes.

No one had ever shared the same ideals as he, the son of a tyrant.

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The meeting is over.

Su Yun watched a lively but not exciting drama. He turned to Jasmine and said, "Let's go."

If all the meetings to come are like this, then there is no need for him to come again. After being stripped of authority and power, these human ways of governing... well, are indeed not as exciting as a real drama or sports event.

Jasmine's opinion on this matter was similar to Su Yun's. He put on Su Yun's cloak and whispered to him softly: "My God, these meetings are like this. Why don't you go and watch their chariot race tomorrow? Or would you like to visit other city-states... But soon the neighboring city-state Achaea will send envoys to Potidaea to discuss the war alliance."

Su Yun followed him out, weighed the pros and cons carefully, and happily made a choice: "Then I will stay here for a while, and I will look around after the war starts."

"As you wish." Jasmine said as she reached out to tie up his long hair.

The two had already walked out of the hall where the meeting was held, and Alice had been waiting in the carriage for a long time.

"Father God!" He jumped off the carriage and took Su Yun's arm, squeezing Jasmine aside, "I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

"Sorry to have kept you waiting." Su Yun sensed the locations of several little plagues and was surprised to find that Anita came from Achaemenides, and Theresa also returned to their mansion.

Don't let these two people fight...

Su Yun touched Alice's head and said, "Let's go back. Anita and Theresa are waiting."

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Periander stared at the man's back, watching him let Orolos take care of him until his back completely disappeared.

They...they get along so naturally, the kind of trust that comes naturally to them. Does he know what kind of person Orolos is? Does he realize that Orolos is controlling his freedom? !

No, he wouldn't. He has lived in a sweet cage with ulterior motives since he was a child. No one has told him what true freedom is. Of course, he will only trust his uncle!

"Periander!" A slightly old and tired voice sounded behind the tyrant's son. He turned around and saw his father.

The old tyrant put his hand on

On his shoulder, he also saw what Orolos had done, of course: "Go back and don't worry about anything."

"Father!" Periander was speechless. "He... Orolos... he is committing a great sin! He is breaking his oath!"

The tyrant's hand on his shoulder sank. "Ororos, we saw it all."

"You saw it all?" The young man was even more incredulous. "Then why don't you tell the truth? They are blood relatives! Orolos is committing a crime, no, he is blaspheming God. Shouldn't the Syracuse family eliminate such a fool?"

"Shut up! That's Syracuse. Don't you know how I got to where I am now?" His father replied in a heavy tone, "I don't care what you think, but son, this is not the justice we can achieve."

The author has something to say: Today, when I was looking at the map of the Mediterranean, I found an island called Rhodes... Hehe

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The mid-term Shura field is coming soon, so I can only focus on one book. I will change to the assassin after the ranking list comes out this time!

It snowed in my small village. I spent the whole afternoon shoveling snow to clear the driveway yesterday. I was not happy about it.

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Muah!