The Holy Master is leaving!
Hearing this, Alexander's heart tightened!
The Siren and Seleucus on the side were also quite panicked.
"Don't worry! I won't help King Stoby, and he doesn't need my help!"
Aristotle immediately pointed out Alexander's concerns.
Then, facing the Sirens and Seleucus, he added a few more words.
"Of course you two don't want to go with me. Don't worry, I won't force you! Remember my teachings, use your rationality to suppress the destructive power in your nature!"
After saying this, Aristotle seemed to have no intention of staying any longer and walked out.
As he walked, he laughed heartily.
After following the Holy Master for so many days, the three had never seen Aristotle so happy!
It seemed as if those who were defeated and wiped out in this battle were not his believers, but some irrelevant people!
"Forget it! The Holy Master is gone! We can definitely turn the tide on our own!"
Watching Aristotle leave with regret, Alexander spoke helplessly.
Hearing this, Seleucus and the Siren siblings could only nod silently to express their support for Alexander.
In the meeting hall of Stobi Royal City.
"My king wants to move the capital? To Thessalonica?"
Although they were mentally prepared, the Prime Minister and the High Priest were still very confused after hearing what Xia Zhe said.
Now Stoby is powerful.
It is actually very reasonable to move the capital to Thessaloniki, which has a flat terrain and abundant resources.
But, as an old Stobi.
The Prime Minister and the High Priest both had deep feelings for this place and were reluctant to leave.
Of course, although they were reluctant, the two would not stop it!
No matter where the capital of the Stobi Kingdom moved to, the roots of this country called Stobi will always be in Stobi City!
"Thessaloniki? Who said I want to move to Thessaloniki? I want to move to Botaitia!" Xia Zhe explained.
Botaitia?
Botaitia, the first seaport in the Great North?
However, that place was not the former homeland of Macedonia, but the traditional sphere of influence of its ally Metronius!
Although Methionian acted very dishonestly this time, many city-states despised him.
But moving the capital there directly would inevitably seem a bit too overbearing!
Moreover, according to the news sent back by Achilles, Botaïtia had been completely destroyed by Antigonus before he went to sea!
We need to rebuild it and build a large royal city. I am afraid it will take more than half a year to complete it!
"Your Majesty! Botaitia has been destroyed. It will probably take months to rebuild it!" the Prime Minister said tentatively.
"Then wait a few months and move after it's built!" Xia Zhe replied.
"Your Majesty! Botaitia is not the old land of Macedonia, but the homeland of Metronium! We should move the capital there directly, so as not to give our allies any ideas!" The high priest also tried.
"Ideas? What ideas?! That was the military expenses we agreed to pay me in advance! I didn't even ask for his delicate daughter, so I've already let him off the hook. How dare he still have such ideas?"
Xia Zhe replied with a hint of dissatisfaction in his tone.
Seeing this, no one dared to persuade him anymore.
Soon, it was decided to build Botaitia first and then move the capital there.
Xia Zhe insisted on moving the capital to Botaitia simply because large ocean ships could dock there.
Although the Stobi coalition won a complete victory in this battle, Xia Zhe still felt very afraid of Alexander.
He felt that if he stayed in this mountain village of Stoby, something bad would happen sooner or later!
Xia Zhe is not optimistic about the new tunnel in Stobi City now.
The first time we went in to investigate, something went wrong inside.
The Macedonian princess might also know the direction of the tunnel!
If something really happens, escaping through the tunnel is quite risky!
It’s better to live by the sea. If you can’t win the battle, you can sail out to sea and escape far away to safety!
Macedonia has no deep-water port and no large sea vessels.
No matter how powerful Macedonia becomes in the future, I will always have a way to escape.
Only when you have a way out can you feel safe!
Of course, no one else knows what Xia Zhe is thinking.
Regarding the rumor that King Stobi was determined to move the capital to Botaitia, various parties in the Great North had their own interpretations.
Achilles and Odysseus, who were doing business far away in the south, were full of admiration for the king's foresight!
Times have changed!
Now, whoever controls the sea power will rise to become the overlord of the world!
When Philip went south to fight for hegemony, he was killed by the maritime power Eubia!
Philip believed that his failure was that he had not successfully integrated the Great Northern Region!
But Achilles and Odysseus thought that it was because Macedonia still adhered to the traditional thinking that land warfare was king and did not broaden its horizons!
If Macedonia had developed two or three deep-water ports earlier, how could it have fallen into such a passive position just because a node in Thessaloniki was interrupted?
The king has an extremely broad vision!
He has his sights set on the entire continent, not just on dominating the Great Northern Region!
King Methonian, however, had no way of expressing his suffering!
Botaitia was originally a big city in his hands, second only to the capital Metoneum!
It was first occupied by the Macedonian army, and later taken away by Odysseus, and had nothing to do with him anymore!
I had thought that after a while, when my strength had recovered, I would try to take it back.
But now, Stoby is building this city as a new capital. I'm afraid it will be extremely difficult to recapture it!
Other small city-states have different ideas.
A great battle overthrew the main force of Macedonia. This result greatly exceeded the expectations of the leaders of the small city-states.
The appearance of the terrifying Greek fire iron ship made everyone realize how powerful Stobi was.
After joining forces to seize territory from Macedonia, the city-states wanted to ask for some of it from Stobi so that their efforts would not be in vain.
But seeing that Stoby punished Methonian in such a domineering way, no one dared to be the first to act!
It's not a good thing to just run over and talk nonsense.
If I make King Stobi unhappy and he uses the same method he used against Methonian on me, I’ll be finished!
Even Metonian, who was known as the second strongest in the Great North, dared not say a word.
His small city-state could be destroyed by Stobi in a matter of minutes!
Even Alexander, who was far away in Pella, couldn't help but feel deeply moved when he heard the news!
King Stoby is indeed no mediocre person!
With such far-sightedness and ambition, he has the style of Athens, the world's largest city!
No matter how bad King Stoby was in the past, at least now, he is a qualified strategist!
Macedonia can only choose to endure for the time being and cannot act rashly anymore!
Xia Zhe didn't know what everyone thought, nor did he care.
Realizing that Botaitia could not be built for the time being, he quickly turned his attention elsewhere.
After calling the prime minister, the high priest and Ajax, Xia Zhe deployed two things.
The first is a small matter.
In view of this war, all the allies made great contributions, many of which were the motherland of the beloved concubine.
Xia Zhe decided to give them some benefits to maintain the relationship.
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