I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 47 Promise to Protect the Eleusinians

The Eleusinians wanted to flee from their tribe because in this day and age, the defeated party would not only be taken captive, but their wives and daughters would be taken from them by the victors.

After the end of the legendary Trojan War, the Greek coalition forces not only took away all kinds of property from Troy, but also all the noble royal women and young and beautiful Trojan women in Troy were taken away by the warships of the Greek coalition forces.

Roy knew the reason why the Eleusis didn't want to be a captive, so Roy gave a guarantee that would make the Eleusis feel at ease.

Hearing what Roy said, Chione looked at Roy with her big blue eyes for a while, and then shouted to the Eleusinians gathered at the east gate.

"Since the god priest has guaranteed that we will not be harmed, everyone should go home first! Even if we escape, we will not be able to survive in the wild."

In this era, it is very difficult to survive in the wild, because there are various dangers in the wild.

Even if the Eleusis were lucky enough to escape to other tribes, they might become slaves in other tribes and be deprived of their wives and daughters.

Hearing Kaione's persuasion, the Eleusis gathered at the east gate left one after another.

When Roy was about to bring Chione to the west gate and let Chione persuade the Eleusis gathered at the west gate to leave, cheers suddenly came from the highest point of the Eleusis tribe's garrison.

"Long live Lord Pandion! Long live Lord Pandion!"

"We have won! We have won!"

"Surrender the Eleusinians, you have already lost!"

Hearing the cheers of the Athenians, Roy said with a smile.

"It appears that the chief of Pandion has killed the chief of the tribe of Eleusis."

"Father……"

Kayone's legs softened and she knelt down on the ground, big tears kept sliding down her cheeks.

Roy was about to comfort Kione, but saw that she raised her bronze spear and stabbed the blade towards her beautiful neck.

"Are you crazy?"

Roy hurriedly grabbed Chione's bronze spear to stop her suicide.

Kayone firmly grasped the bronze spear with both hands and said.

"Don't stop me! Now that my father is dead, I must commit suicide according to the tradition of my ancestors, so as not to be defiled by you Athenians."

Hearing Circe's words, Roy couldn't help but think of the traditions of the ancient Germans.

It is said that the ancient Germanic people practiced the system of monogamy, and the most important thing between husband and wife was loyalty.

Because Germanic women have the perseverance and strength not to lose to men, Germanic women usually go out with the army.

Once their father, brother or husband is defeated, they will commit suicide without hesitation to protect their chastity.

Looking at Kaone who wanted to commit suicide, Roy said with a dissatisfied frown.

"Suicide is a sign of cowardice and evasion of your responsibilities. As the princess of the Eleusis tribe, you should survive now and protect your people from the conquerors."

Hearing Roy's words, Kaone said in a shaken voice.

"Should I survive...to protect my people?"

"That's right!"

Roy brainwashed Kaone.

"Kione, perhaps your ancestors were Germanic, but you are an Eleusinian, the future Athenian, so you don't need to follow the traditions of your ancestors at all. If you still want to abandon your people and commit suicide, Then you go to die!"

After speaking, Roy let go of Kione's bronze spear with his left hand, no longer preventing Kione from committing suicide.

Kayone held the bronze spear in both hands, and just as she was hesitating whether to continue committing suicide, women's cries and men's prayers suddenly sounded from the Eleusis tribe.

Roy turned his head and saw two little chieftains leading their soldiers driving the young women of the Eleusis tribe out of their homes.

Seeing this scene, Kaone immediately stood up and asked Roy.

"Didn't you say that the Athenians wouldn't make us slaves? Are you just deceiving me with your assurances?"

Roy shook his head and said.

"I did not lie to you!"

"Then hurry up and stop the Athenians, don't let them hurt my people."

Kaone grabbed Roy's arm and begged.

"You can deal with the people of the leader's family as you like, but ordinary Eleusinians are innocent."

Roy hesitated for a moment, pushed away Kayone beside him, and ran towards the two little chiefs.

Before running to the two little chiefs, Roy yelled.

"Stop all of you! I am the priest of the goddess Metis, Luo Yi, and I order you to stop in the name of the goddess Metis. If you refuse my order, you are the sinners who blaspheme the goddess Metis. I will not only kill You, and your family members will be punished."

The goddess Metis is the patron saint of the Athenian tribe.

Now that Roy is using the name of the goddess, the ordinary Athenian soldiers naturally don't want to become a major sinner who blasphemes the goddess, so they immediately put back the young woman from the Eleusis tribe they just captured.

Roy could use the name of the goddess Metis to intimidate ordinary Athenian soldiers, but he could not use the name of the goddess to intimidate the two little chiefs.

The two little chiefs said dissatisfied.

"Priest Loi! Now that we have occupied the Eleusis tribe, taking property and women from the Eleusis tribe as spoils of war is something that the leader of Pandion acquiesced to."

"Could Priest Roy want to fight against the authority of the Pandion leader?"

Roy smiled and shook his head.

"Of course I don't want to fight against the leader of Pandion! I just want you to temporarily stop your actions. Next, I will persuade the leader of Pandion to order you not to hurt the women of the Eleusis tribe."

After speaking, Roy walked towards the high ground where Pandion was.

The two little chiefs looked at each other and said.

"Roy has left, should we continue?"

"Just wait a moment! If he really convinces the leader, we can avoid making mistakes."

Highlands where the chieftains of the Eleusis tribe lived.

When Roy came here, he saw that the leader of the Eleusis tribe also built a stone house to live in. The stone house was surrounded by rows of wooden houses used as warehouses.

At this time, Pandion's personal guards were moving food, olive oil and other belongings out of the warehouse of the wooden house.

Pandion sat on a stone bench outside the stone house, behind him stood Erechtheus, and before him knelt a group of young and beautiful women.

Among the group of women, the one wearing white cotton clothes and accessories seems to be the family of the leader of the Eleusis tribe—that is, the sister of Chione.

The women in linen clothes were the maids serving the chief family.

Seeing Roy's figure, Pandion pointed to a corpse on the ground and said.

"Priest Loi! Thanks to your invention of the paper armor, today I was able to easily defeat Celeus, who is also a hero like me [Enemies of a Hundred People]. Today I want to give you an extra credit."

Roy came to Pandion and said.

"Pandion chief! Now the two little chiefs and their soldiers are trying to capture the young women of the Eleusis tribe as spoils of war. I hope you can order that our soldiers are not allowed to harm the women of the Eleusis tribe. "

Hearing what Roy said, Erechtheus said dissatisfiedly.

"Priest Loi! The soldiers risked their lives and followed us to defeat the Eleusis tribe. Now it is right for them to get women as trophies. I heard that after you wiped out a pirate village, you also divided the women in that pirate village. To your soldiers, is it only you who can do this kind of thing?"

(End of this chapter)