I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 139

"Brother Roy..."

Procne said with a pitiful look.

"But they are so pitiful! Since we are capable, why don't we help them?"

"If we were in the city of Athens, let alone a dozen little beggars who needed help, even if there were hundreds or thousands of little beggars who needed help, I would still give out food. Because the people in Athens are our people , the poor people we helped with our own food will pay taxes for us in the future and will fight for us as soldiers on the battlefield. But we are now in the city of Knossos, and we use our own food to help King Minos people—this is what a fool like a big wronged species would do."

Roy covered Procne's eyes with his left hand and said.

"If you really can't bear it, follow me back to the palace with your eyes closed, so that you won't see those poor little beggars."

Pandora also said at this time.

"Procne, I think Priest Loi is right. Even King Minos doesn't care about these lowly people, so why should you help other people's people? Even if we have the ability, we should help ourselves poor people."

Seeing that Roy and Pandora disagreed with his idea of ​​helping the little beggar, Procne bowed his head and said to Roy like a child who made a mistake.

"Brother Roy, it seems that I was really wrong."

"It's good if you understand."

After speaking, Roy withdrew his left hand.

Procne looked ahead and stopped looking at those little beggars.

The commercial street outside the palace gate.

Roy came to this street with Procne and Pandora, and saw Perseus and Pelops walking from the opposite side.

They were obviously shopping, and Pelops was holding some women's jewelry.

Seeing the three of Roy, Perseus immediately came to Roy and said with a sneer.

"Roy! We are really enemies, and we met on the street."

Sensing Perseus' malice, Roy said with his right hand tightly gripping the body of the bronze spear he was carrying.

"So what, do you want to fight?"

"I want to duel with you! Even if I can't kill you, I still have to wash away the shame of losing to you."

After finishing speaking, Perseus brandished his bronze spear to attack Roy.

Roy immediately left Procne and Pandora, and then said while avoiding Perseus' attack.

"Perseus, this is on the street."

"I have confidence in my strength and I won't hurt other people."

"It's really stupid. I'm afraid that you will lose your head if you lose in public."

While mocking Perseus, Roy counterattacked Perseus with his own bronze spear.

Clang!Clang!Clang!Clang——

With the fierce confrontation between Roy and Perseus, people on the street quickly moved away from Roy and Perseus, and hid in a safe position to enjoy the battle between Roy and Perseus.

Because no matter in any age or place, it is human nature to like to watch and watch.

"Brother Roy..."

Seeing that Perseus was obviously stronger than before, Procne couldn't help showing a worried expression.

Roy was also keenly aware of the changes in Perseus' strength.

But while Perseus's strength improved, Roy's strength also became stronger, so for a while, Roy and Perseus became in a tight situation.

Just when the battle between Roy and Perseus was about to turn into a fight, Deucalion rushed over with a group of palace soldiers and shouted.

"Stop! You are all my friends and guests, and I will not allow you to hurt each other."

Neither the Athenians nor the Mycenaeans have the strength and necessity to offend the Knossos.

So hearing Deucalion's words, Roy and Perseus stopped fighting at the same time.

After looking at each other without showing any weakness, Roy said to Deucalion.

"Deucalion, for your sake, I will let Perseus go."

Perseus said with a sneer.

"Continue to fight, you will definitely lose to me."

Then, Perseus turned to Pelops and said.

"Pelops! I'm not in the mood for shopping anymore, let's go back to the palace now!"

As soon as Perseus and Pelops left, Deucalion came to Roy and said with a smile.

"Loy! You should have heard about my father Minos expelling the Mycenaeans. In fact, the relationship between us Knossos and the Mycenaeans is not good, so between you and Perseus , I actually support you."

"I see."

Roy nodded with a smile, and Deucalion continued to ask.

"I heard that Pandora left the palace with you and Princess Procne, what did you do?"

"I am with Procne all the time, are you still afraid that Princess Pandora will follow us and do something to betray you?"

"How could I have such an idea! I believe that Pandora will never betray me, just like I will never betray Pandora. If you don't want to tell me what you have done, then I won't ask."

"I just took Procne and Pandora to a merchant named Eteo, and exchanged the olive oil I brought for food and bronze war spears."

"So it is!"

Deucalion seemed to know it already, and didn't show a surprised expression.

Glancing at Pandora with greedy eyes, Deucalion said to Roy.

"My friend, I will continue to be busy. I am very assured that my Pandora will be with you and Princess Procne. After I finish my work, I will prepare a rich gift to thank you and Princess Procne for helping me. I take care of Pandora."

Of course Roy could tell that Deucalion meant that Roy had to be with Procne and Pandora at the same time.

If Roy is alone with Pandora, what awaits Roy is definitely not Deucalion's thanks, but the boat of friendship being overturned by Deucalion's vinegar water.

night.

Palace of Minos.

Palace of King Minos of Knossos.

Hall illuminated by oil lamps.

King Minos sits on a marble throne inlaid with gold.

At this time Deucalion and Etheo stood in front of King Minos, and Etheo was presenting the white salt to King Minos with a piece of cotton cloth.

"Great King Minos, this is the white salt that the priests of Loi sold me in Athens."

After listening to Eteo's introduction, King Minos grabbed some white salt and tasted it, and said with a surprised expression.

"I have lived for 40 years, and this is the first time I have tasted such high-quality salt. You really have not suffered a loss by exchanging a hundred catties of grain for a catty of salt."

Then, King Minos narrowed his eyes and said solemnly.

"If the Athenians had only olive oil as their commodity, the city of Athens would not be worthy of our attention at all, because our island of Crete is where olive oil is produced. But this high-quality white salt-if the Athenians have a mine to dig out white salt Salt mines, or they have a way of making white salt, then we have to pay attention to the city of Athens."

Deucalion said with a wry smile.

"Father! When I said yesterday that we should pay attention to the city of Athens, you didn't listen at all. I didn't expect that Luo Yi sold the white salt to Eteo, but it made you pay more attention to the city of Athens."

(End of this chapter)