I was a priest in the city-state era

Port of Piraeus.

Under the afterglow of the setting sun, Roy and 350 soldiers were waiting on the shore of the port.

Seeing twelve warships entering the port and heading towards the dock, Aries asked Roy.

"Master Priest, are the Mycenaeans coming to take revenge on 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 to retaliate against us, the Mycenaeans should use at least forty ships to transport thousands of soldiers . This foreign fleet only has twelve large ships, and their soldiers cannot exceed 400, so they should not be Mycenaeans."

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

"Let's first negotiate with the people on the ship to confirm whether they have any malicious intent or threat to the city of Athens."

After the twelve warships of the strangers docked at the port dock, Roy asked three hundred Eleusinian soldiers to stop where they were, and Roy himself walked to the dock with fifty followers.

When Roy came to the dock with fifty followers, one hundred and twenty fully armed soldiers had disembarked from twelve foreigners' warships and assembled into a legion on the dock.

Seeing the clothes of these foreign soldiers, Roy immediately felt a sense of déjà vu.

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

"You are Priest Roy!"

Hearing this voice, Roy turned his head and saw a young man wearing a white cotton robe, a red cape, and a gold belt walking off the foreigner's flagship.

Seeing the young man's face, Roy opened his eyes in surprise and said.

"You are Prince Deucalion of Knossos."

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

Deucalion, who stepped off the ship, came to Roy. He first glanced at the fifty followers behind Roy, and then looked at the three hundred Eleusinian soldiers not far away.

"Priest Roy, the soldiers of your Athenian tribe are indeed elite. No wonder the Athenian tribe is the strongest tribe on the Attica Peninsula."

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

"Prince Deucalion, why did you come to our Athenian tribe? Even if you are looking for a port to anchor on the way, there should be a better choice than our Piraeus port."

Deucalion said with a bright smile.

"Priest Roy, I am not here to find a port of call, but to visit your Athenian 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?"

A special trip to visit the Athenian tribe——

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

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

Deucalion nodded and said.

"Now that I am a guest of Priest Roy, my safety is protected by you. Of course, I don't need to take these soldiers with me."

Deucalion was willing to accept his arrangement. Roy first breathed a sigh of relief, 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."

"I obey your orders!"

After Aries flew away like the wind, Roy took Deucalion and walked towards the Acropolis.

Acropolis.

Deucalion followed Roy and saw that the city of Athens not only had a population of tens of thousands, but also had a five-meter-high cement wall. Deucalion couldn't help but ask.

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

"Prince Deucalion! Chief Pandion has not yet established a city and become the king of Athens because a month ago, the Athenian tribe was still a large tribe with a population of only 5,000."

"So that's it!"

After hearing Roy's explanation, Deucalion said suddenly.

"It seems that the population of the Athenian tribe increased too quickly, so the leader Pandion did not have time to build a city and establish a state to become the king of Athens."

Pandion's stone house.

Roy and Deucalion took off their shoes in the courtyard and walked into the hall. They saw Procne and Philomela, whose faces were hidden by veils, instructing the maids to place fruits, white bread, wine and wine on the stone table. pastry.

After asking Deucalion to sit down at the guest's seat, Roy sat down opposite Deucalion, which was the host's seat.

After Procne and Philomela sat down on the left and right sides of Roy, Deucalion asked with his eyes widened in surprise.

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

Upon hearing Deucalion's words, Philomela immediately accused angrily.

"What nonsense are you talking about, a foreigner!"

"Philomela—Prince Deucalion is our honored guest, how can you be rude to a guest."

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

"Prince Deucalion! I entertained you like the master of the chief's house, no wonder you misunderstood my identity. The ruler of the Athenian tribe is still Chief Pandion, and I am with Chief Pandion's eldest daughter Princess Procne and youngest daughter Princess Philomela. I entertained you as the master in the chief's house because Chief Pandion temporarily left the Athenian tribe, and Chief Pandion's wife Lady Zeuxippe also fell ill. So as Procne's fiancé, I am temporarily managing the Athenian tribe with my fiancée."

"No wonder Princess Philomela was 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 ruling power of your father-in-law as a son-in-law."

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

"Priest Roy! I think you and I are already friends, so I am not a strange guest. Can you let Princess Procne and Princess Philomela take off their veils so that I can see how beautiful they are?"

Hearing Deucalion's request, Procne and Philomela frowned, and Roy also showed an unhappy expression.

In this era, women use veils to hide their faces in front of strangers, one of the purposes is to avoid strangers from seeing women's beauty and causing trouble.

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

If it weren't for Deucalion's identity, Roy would have expelled him immediately.

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