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Since the city of Kalimat was right next to a river city, rather than marching his huge force through the land, Alexander had decided to send a part of his army along it. This relatively small river was still part of the huge tributary network that spanned across the entire country, its mother- the mighty Diannu river. Thus by following it, it was found that they could easily reach Alexander's next destination- the capital Parthenight. This was one of the most important things that Alexander's men…-
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Coming back to the meeting where Alexander was discussing the fate of the prisoners of war, once the fate of the mercenaries was decided, Alexander then moved on to decide the fate of the peasants- the forced levies. And here also Alexander had his way. It was concluded that the roundabout 10,000 captured would be forcefully displaced along with their families. And this surprisingly produced very little objection from the nobles. This was because, One- these men were peasants, so who cared? And…
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?Chapter 896 In ancient times, the royal guards of a king were usually chosen from the military, men who had proven themselves to be among the best of the best in battle. But although they were considered the most elite units of the empire, tasked with protecting the most valuable asset of the empire-?the king, most of the time they ended up doing nothing. Which was perfectly normal. After all, they usually resided inside the capital of the empire, which was at all times protected by a huge…
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?Chapter 895 Alexander had made sure to very publicly reward Papando for his efforts, claiming he was a hero for bringing the war to a much faster conclusion than anyone could have hoped for and thus alleviating the pain of the common masses. This worked as a great propaganda piece, as Alexander showed that he took good care of the people who defected to him, enticing others to follow suit. Papando was the main event Alexander spent his time in Kalimat dealing with. Following this came the…
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?The first round of drinking and feasting subsided quickly, mostly because Alexander and company found the drinks and items a bit lacking, and the entertainment, i.e.- beautiful girls and even boys for some, to sleep with was almost nonexistent. The lack of entertainment was of course because Kalimat as a city was quite tiny to begin with. And after the battle, its sparse population became even more scattered. At the same time, most of the 'delectable treats' that might have been available for the…
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?The cleanup following the surrendering of the army took a few days to complete, as Alexander's men worked hard to process these men- identifying and classifying them. The officers and regular grunts were separated from each other as per the standard procedure, with the former being recognized by proofs such as a seal or badge or simply distinctive, more decorative armor. This was done because the officers and various nobles were of higher status and thus deserved greater comfort as per the customs…
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?Chapter 892 The news of Perseus's 'death' spread like wildfire among the ranks, his empty horse standing like a flaming beacon of testament to that claim. And seeing that, the melting pot that was already the streets of Kalimat started to finally boil, as panic and desertion set in with its full effect. The men threw away their weapons and armor to try and find a way to run as fast as they could, which they of course failed to do spectacularly. The narrow terrain constricted their movement…
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?The large earthen pile impacted Perseus's face directly with the force of a missile strike, smashing his nose through the helmet, knocking his teeth out, and most iconically, shattering itself into thousands of pieces and peppering his face and eyes with deadly earthen shards, embedding themselves deep into the flesh and almost blinding the poor man. "Aghhh!" Perseus had rarely experienced that much pain and it even made the strong man reel in horror, screaming in a voice few had heard him utter.…
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?Chapter 890 As time wore on, and the sky became brighter and brighter, things continued to improve for Grahtos. And as a way to maintain balance, things kept going south for Perseus. Chaos, panic, and desertion all started to inflict and spread throughout the army, while Perseus found himself helpless to do anything about it. Until finally the man decided not to do anything. Perseus found himself completely pushed into a corner with seemingly no way out. So at the end of his ropes, he…
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?As Perseus's men tried to escape the city, unfortunately, they found themselves blocked at the gates by the very force that was sent to relieve them. One side wanted to rush in to help the besieged men, while the besieged men wanted to rush out to try and avoid the encirclement. And thus the two sides unfortunately crashed into each other, right in narrow single laned streets. And then as it could be guessed chaos ensued. "Move! Let me through!" "Get out of the way!" "Aghh! Don't! I.. I…
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