I was a priest in the city-state era

The second day after Roy became the king of Athens.

Pandion left Athens with 300 guards, and the undercurrent in Athens disappeared immediately.

After all, no matter how stupid those who opposed Roy were, they would not choose to support Procne and Philomela to overthrow their husbands.

Those who opposed Roy had no target to support, so they could only lie dormant temporarily and wait for Pandion or Erechtheus to return to Athens.

The Royal Palace of Athens.

After sending off his father-in-law Pandion, Roy brought Procne, Philomela, Harmonia, Chione, and Pandora to the palace hall.

Sitting on his own throne, Roy stretched out his hands to the girls and said.

"Now who of you wants to sit on the throne with me and experience the feeling of being a queen?"

After the girls looked at each other, Harmonia came over and sat on Roy's knees, then lay in Roy's arms and said.

"My dear! I have been away from Thebes for a long time, so I plan to return to Thebes with my soldiers."

"Harmonia--"

Knowing that he would be separated from Harmonia again, Roy hugged Harmonia's slender waist with both hands, and said reluctantly.

"It's a pity that no one can manage the Thebes area for you now. When the situation in Athens stabilizes, I will definitely go to Thebes often to accompany you."

It may take two or even three days to walk from Athens to Thebes.

If you ride a fast horse, you can go back and forth between Athens and Thebes in just two hours.

So Roy can handle government affairs in Athens during the day and go to Thebes to spend the night in the afternoon.

"My dear, you must keep your word."

Harmonia hugged Roy's neck with both hands, and said with a forced smile on her face.

"I have built a palace for us in Thebes with cement. It is a love nest for you and me. Not only the Athenians in Attica need your rule, but also the Thebans in Thebes. When you come to Thebes next time, I will be the priestess of the goddess Mnemosyne and help you to be crowned as the King of Thebes in the name of the goddess Mnemosyne."

After saying that, Harmonia bit Roy with her cherry lips.

Seeing Roy and Harmonia sticking together, Philomela pouted her cherry lips and showed an unhappy expression.

But thinking that Harmonia was about to leave, Philomela was happy that there was one less rival in Athens.

At the foot of the Acropolis.

An Athenian named Sinis was strolling in Athens with two followers.

To have followers, Sinis's identity was certainly not an ordinary person.

His father was named Schiron, who was originally a small leader in Athens.

Although Roy has made laws to abolish the special status and power of the small chiefs, the common people still look at Sinis with awe when they see him.

"It seems that the new law of the foreigner has not brought any changes to the city of Athens."

Sinis felt the awe of the common people and said to the two followers with a smug smile.

"Although the foreigner took away part of our property, we are still nobler than the common people. When the foreigner understands that the management of Athens cannot be separated from the help of the small chiefs, he will definitely grant my father and other small chiefs the status of nobility, and I will also have the hereditary status of nobility with my noble blood. If only the status of the royal family can be inherited, it is not too unfair to us."

Sinis obviously did not think that the existence of the nobility is also unfair to the common people.

Just when Sinis wanted to return to the Acropolis with his two followers, his eyes were suddenly attracted by a young and beautiful girl.

It was a girl who was washing clothes in front of her house. Although she was the daughter of a commoner, she had a beauty that was picked out of a hundred.

After Sinis looked at the girl carefully, he came to the girl with two followers and said.

"You are such a lucky girl. I plan to make you my concubine. Come back to the Acropolis with me!"

In this era, if a daughter of a commoner is favored by a big man, even if she can only be a concubine, few people are unwilling.

Because the lives of commoners are poor and hard, becoming a concubine of a big man can lead a life without worries about food and clothing.

Hearing Sinis's request, the girl who was washing clothes said hurriedly.

"I'm sorry! I already have a fiancé and will get married in a few days."

"How dare you reject me--"

He liked the daughter of a commoner, which was an honor given to her by the gods.

A mere daughter of a commoner dared to reject him.

Sinis angrily picked up the girl and carried her on his shoulders, then strode away regardless of the girl's crying and struggling.

The girl's mother and younger brothers and sisters heard the sound and immediately ran out of the wooden house.

Recognizing Sinis's identity, the girl's mother did not dare to offend Sinis with her young child, and could only cry desperately and helplessly.

The male owner of the neighbor's house sympathized with them and said to the girl's mother.

"What's the point of you crying! Maybe you can go to the palace to ask the King of Athens for help, and let the King of Athens uphold justice for you and save your daughter. If the King of Athens chooses to protect the son of the little leader, then you should be truly desperate and think that your daughter was taken away by robbers."

Hearing the words of the neighbor, the girl's mother didn't believe that Roy would punish the little leader's family for the sake of civilians, but she didn't want to give up the last glimmer of hope to save her daughter.

After sending her young children home, the girl's mother cried and ran towards the Acropolis.

Acropolis.

Palace hall.

At this time, the people in Roy's arms had changed from Harmonia to Procne and Philomela.

After Procne and Philomela reluctantly took back their lips, Roy teased Chione and Pandora with a smile.

"Are you two going to come one by one next, or are you going to come together like Procne and Philomela?"

Pandora said expressionlessly.

"I'm not interested in doing this kind of thing with you."

"I will do it even if you don't want to. I want to treat each of you fairly."

After Procne and Philomela left Roy's arms, Roy grabbed Pandora's right arm and forcibly pulled her into his arms.

Before Roy could continue, a soldier guarding the palace gate ran into the hall and said.

"Great King of Athens! A mother whose daughter was stolen comes to the palace and wants your help."

Roy frowned and said.

"Under my rule, the rape of young girls actually happened?"

Pandora, who was originally expressionless, smiled jokingly.

"You, the King of Athens, who forced me like this, are no different from the guy who raped the girl."

Roy immediately lowered his head and bit Pandora's cherry lips. It wasn't until Pandora's face turned red with embarrassment that Roy raised his head and said.

"Of course girls can be raped in the city of Athens, but only I can rape girls. Now I want to see who is the stupid guy who dares to challenge the authority of the King of Athens. As the first sinner to be punished by me, I will make him regret his stupidity."