That was before Ayla learned that Constantinier was besieged by the Duke of Burgundy.
A medium-sized island republic fleet appeared on the sea outside Delphi. Two thousand soldiers of the island republic stepped off the ship. Giovanni was surrounded by soldiers in the middle position, with Impolita beside him.
The port was empty, not a soul in sight. They came all the way to the city of Delphi, and then they saw the defenders.
"Delphi, a trading center known as the navel of the world, is so weak in defense." Giovanni sighed, "Looking at this situation, the city is probably only defended by militias from some towns."
Impolita said: "This is inevitable. The Imperial Guard and the Yinlirian Field Army had just fought against the Alemannic coalition led by the Duke of Saxony in Albania and Thessaly. How could they arrive at Delphi so quickly. Take advantage of The rapid maneuverability of the sea route is the power of the party that has control of the sea. It is a bit unexpected for me that the Praetorian Guards can appear in the Thessaly area so quickly. "
Giovanni shook his head: "Not only the number of defenders, but also the walls here are not high. It seems that they are not taken seriously at all."
"When it was called the navel of the world, the walls of the ancient city of Delphi were still very tall. But times have changed. This is the new city of Delphi. Since the city was founded, it has nothing to do with the title 'navel of the world'."
Giovanni was a little frustrated: "I thought the navy of the Qiqiu Empire would be hiding here. But now it's all in vain."
"Of course it's impossible to hide here. The most likely place for the remnants of the Seven Hills Imperial Navy to stay now is Ambulacia Bay, which is surrounded by land on all sides and has only a narrow strait for ships to enter and exit. Hiding there, they can Get the most adequate protection.”
"Ambracchia Bay? Isn't that not far from where the Duke of Saxony landed?" Giovanni was surprised at first, and then asked angrily, "Impolita, since you know the location of the Seven Hills Imperial Fleet, Why did you let the navy take a long way to Delphi?"
"Why did I bring it?" Yinpolita laughed, "Lord Giovanni, you are the commander-in-chief and I am the deputy-general. You are the one who can decide where this force will land, not me."
"Impolita! Because of the recommendation of the King of Bohemia, the Governor made an exception and made you, a maid, a deputy general. But that is for you to advise me, not for you to hide it! If you have any dissatisfaction with the status of deputy general , I can report it to the governor and let you go back and be your maid with peace of mind!"
Yinpolita laughed again: "Giovanni, why are you so angry? Didn't I tell you that the remnants of the Seven Hills Imperial Navy are now hiding in the sea area that can best protect them. With our small strength, you still want to annihilate them What? Delphi’s defense is weak now, wouldn’t it be good if we just looted the outside of the city?”
"Just plundering the outside of the city?" Giovanni stared at Impolita, "You are an elf, so you can't lead your soldiers into the city of Delphi?"
Yin Bolita put away her smile and bowed slightly: "I'm just a maid, I can't do this kind of thing. General, since you have such great talent and ambition, how about I give you all the achievements in the next battle? I have something else. things to do.”
"Wait a minute! Where do you want to go?"
Imperita ignored Giovanni's question and walked alone towards the opposite place to Delphi.
"Impolita! I am the commander here!" Giovanni shouted behind Impolita, "I will not allow you to leave now! Lead troops to attack Delphi immediately!"
Yin Polita didn't look back.
"Yin Bolita! I will definitely report your behavior to the governor when I get back! Don't ever think about leading troops again!"
Yinpolita left Giovanni behind, left the troops of the Island Republic, left the new city of Delphi, and walked all the way towards the old site of the ancient city of Delphi.
She arrived at the foot of the towering cliff. The tree that symbolizes the death of the Son of God stretches its branches toward the infinite sky.
Yin Polita raised his head and whispered the ancient words on the cliff:
"In the seventy-seventh year of the empire, Emperor Nero, the ruler of the Seven Hills Empire, the great Augustus, defeated the Tianfang Empire here."
She closed her eyes, opened her arms, and savored the old glory behind the words. After a while, she dusted herself off, knelt down facing the cliff, and bowed several times respectfully:
"Augustus, Impolita returned today with troops and horses."
After doing this, Yin Polita stood up and dusted himself off again. Then, she walked towards the temple of Delphi.
At the door, she met Draguet dressed as a priest.
"Is it just you, the little guy?" Yin Bolita asked with a smile, "Where is your sister?"
"Sister is gone, now I am the priest here." Drague looked at Yinpolita with vigilant eyes, "Who are you? What do you want to do here?"
"I'm here to pick up a box like this. My ancestors entrusted the priests of this temple to take care of it." Yin Bolita gestured in the air with her hand, "I wonder if your sister has told you about this box? If you know, could you please return the box to me?"
Drague obviously understood what Yinpolita was saying. She threw a dagger at Yin Polita, who took the dagger and walked to the center of the countless stone pillars outside the temple. I saw Yin Polita sweeping the soil covering the ground with her shoes, and a marble slab with a coat of arms was immediately exposed under the soil.
Without saying a word, Yin Polita cut his finger with a dagger and dripped blood on the stone slab. In an instant, the coat of arms on the stone slab glowed red. After the luster faded, Impolita turned her head and looked at Drague with a smile.
Drague nodded with a dark face: "I understand. Your box is still there. I'll get it right away."
After a while, Delague came out pushing a half-height box. Impolita opened the box in front of Draguet. The box contained a set of golden armor and an exquisite white bow.
"I received the stuff." Yin Bolita smiled and raised her head, "Little priest, how about you come with me too?"
Drague shook his head: "I still want to be a priest in the temple."
Yin Polita said "Hey": Little priest, don't you know why this temple is the Temple of Apollo? "
"Why?"
"Apollo is the patron saint of the Augustus family! This temple was built by Emperor Nero to commemorate his victory. Everything in it, whether bricks or people, is owned by Augustus. Things..."
"No, this temple existed hundreds of years before Emperor Nero came to the throne. Emperor Nero just renovated it." Drague shook his head and denied what Impolita said, "And the temple he renovated has long since collapsed. , the temple you see now is newly built and has nothing to do with Emperor Nero."
Yinpolita did not expect Drague to say this, and smiled coldly: "In that case, I will take the box away first... I hope you will not regret this decision of yours."
