I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 123 Prince Deucalion Visits
Port of Piraeus.

Under the afterglow of the setting sun, Roy took 350 soldiers and was waiting on the coast of the port.

Seeing twelve warships entering the port and sailing towards the pier, Aries asked Roy.

"My lord priest, are the Mycenaeans coming to retaliate against us?"

Roy shook his head and said.

"It doesn't look like it! The Mycenaeans already know that our city of Athens has a population of tens of thousands and can mobilize thousands of soldiers. So when the Mycenaeans come to retaliate against us, at least forty large ships should be used to transport thousands of soldiers .This foreign fleet has only twelve large ships, and their soldiers will not exceed 400, so they should not be Mycenaeans."

"Then after these foreigners come ashore, should we take the initiative to attack them?"

"Let's negotiate with the people on board first to confirm whether they have any malicious intentions or threats to the city of Athens."

After the twelve warships of the foreigners docked at the port pier, Roy stopped the three hundred Eleusis soldiers where they were, and Roy led fifty followers to the pier.

When Roy came to the pier with fifty followers, the twelve warships of the outlanders had disembarked and 120 heavily armed soldiers assembled on the pier to form a legion.

Seeing the clothes of these foreign soldiers, Roy immediately had a feeling of deja vu.

Just when Roy was recalling where he had seen soldiers dressed in the same clothes, a surprised voice suddenly said.

"You are Priest Loi!"

Hearing this voice, Roy turned his head and saw a young man in a white cotton robe, a red cloak, and a gold belt on the outsider's flagship stepping off the ship.

Seeing the young man's face, Roy said with eyes widened in surprise.

"You are Prince Deucalion of Knossos."

At this moment, Roy finally recalled that he had seen soldiers in the same clothes in the city of Knossos.

Deucalion, who got off the boat, came to Roy, first glanced at the fifty followers behind Roy, and then looked at the three hundred Eleusis soldiers not far away.

"Priest Loy, the soldiers of your Athenian tribe are indeed elite. No wonder the Athenian tribe is the strongest tribe in the Attica peninsula."

Hearing Deucalion's praise, Roy forced a smile, then asked doubtfully.

"Prince Deucalion, why did you come to our Athens tribe? Even if you want to find a port to stop halfway, there should be a better choice than our port of Piraeus."

Deucalion said with a bright smile.

"Priest Loy, I'm not here to find a port of call, but to pay a special visit to your Athens tribe. Are you willing to accept me as a guest and invite me to the Acropolis, a natural fortress that is easy to defend and difficult to attack?"

Special visit to the tribes of Athens——

Although Roy was full of doubts about Deucalion's arrival, he said without hesitation.

"Prince Deucalion is a distinguished guest welcomed by our Athens tribe. Please come with me to the Acropolis and let me prepare a sumptuous welcome banquet for you. Prince Deucalion! Please leave all the soldiers at the port, and I will send Bring food and water to your soldiers."

Deucalion nodded and said.

"Now I am a guest of Priest Loi, and I am safe with you. Of course, I don't need to bring these soldiers with me."

Deucalion was willing to accept his arrangement, Roy was relieved first, and then ordered to Aries.

"Aries! Now rush to the leader's house as quickly as possible, and let Procne and Philomela prepare the most sumptuous banquet to welcome the distinguished guests."

"Follow your orders!"

After the white sheep galloped away like the wind, Roy led Deucalion to the Acropolis.

Acropolis.

Deucalion followed Roy all the way, saw that Athens not only had a population of tens of thousands, but also had a five-meter-high concrete wall, Deucalion couldn't help asking.

"Priest Roy! The population of your city of Athens is equivalent to that of a medium-sized city-state, and you are protected by miraculous city walls. Even if you fight against a large city-state, you may not lose. Why hasn't the leader of the city of Pandion in Athens formally established a city and state? The tribe was changed to the Kingdom of Athens, and his own identity changed from the leader of the Athenian tribe to the King of Athens?"

"Prince Deucalion! The leader of Pandion has not yet established a city and state to become the king of Athens, because a month ago, the Athenian tribe was still a large tribe with a population of only 5000."

"So it is!"

After listening to Roy's explanation, Deucalion suddenly said.

"It seems that the population of the Athens tribe has increased too fast, so the leader of Pandion has not had time to establish a city and become the king of Athens."

The stone house of the Pandion family.

Roy and Deucalion took off their shoes in the courtyard and walked into the hall. They saw Procne and Philomela, who were hiding their faces with veils, directing the maids to place fruit, white bread, wine and pastry.

After asking Deucalion to sit in the guest's place, Roy sat down opposite Deucalion—that is, in the host's place.

After Procne and Philomela sat down on Roy's left and right sides, Deucalion asked with wide-eyed surprise.

"Priest Roy! Have you replaced the leader of the Athenian tribe, Pandion, as the leader of the Athenian tribe?"

Hearing Deucalion's words, Philomela immediately accused him angrily.

"What nonsense are you, a stranger!"

"Philomela—Prince Deucalion is our distinguished guest, how can you be rude to the guests."

After Philomela turned her head to the other side aggrieved, Roy explained to Deucalion.

"Prince Deucalion! I entertain you like the owner of the leader's house. No wonder you misunderstood my identity. Now the ruler of the Athenian tribe is still the leader of Pandion, and beside me are the eldest daughter of the leader, Princess Procne and My youngest daughter, Princess Philomela. I will entertain you at the chief's house because the chief of Pandion has left the Athenian tribe temporarily, and the wife of the chief of Pandion, Mrs. Zeuxiper, has also fallen ill. Therefore, as Procne's fiancé, I am temporarily managing the Athenian tribe with my fiancée."

"No wonder Princess Philomela is angry with me. It turns out that you and Chief Pandion are son-in-law and father-in-law. Seeing that you have such a good relationship with Princess Procne, you will definitely not seize the rulership of your father-in-law as a son-in-law."

Deucalion looked at Procne and Philomela with curious eyes, then looked at Roy and said.

"Priest Loi! I think you and I are already friends, so I'm not a stranger. Can you let Princess Procne and Princess Philomela take off their veils and let me see how beautiful they are?"

Hearing Deucalion's request, Procne and Philomela frowned, and Roy also showed displeasure.

In this era, women hide their faces with veils in front of strangers. One of the purposes is to avoid troubles caused by strangers' fancy women's beauty.

Deucalion, as a stranger who met Procne and Philomela for the first time, asked them to take off their veils, which was really rude.

If not for the consideration of Deucalion's identity, Roy would have expelled him immediately.

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