I was a priest in the city-state era

"Brother Roy, I heard that you have killed Sisyphus, the king of Corinth, and turned the city of Corinth into a part of our Kingdom of Athens - is this true?"

Hearing Procne talk about this matter, Roy nodded calmly and said.

"The rumors you heard are true."

"King Sisyphus of Corinth is your ally!"

Procne said with a worried expression.

"Although Brother Roy can use word games to quibble, describing the covenant between Athens and Corinth as a covenant between two cities, not a covenant between Brother Roy and Sisyphus. But in this era, the king is the city-state The covenant between the city of Athens and the city of Corinth is the covenant between brother Roy and Sisyphus. Brother Roy's behavior of betraying the covenant and killing his allies will cause a huge blow to your reputation. Who will dare to follow Roy in the future. Brother’s alliance?”

Philomela said in agreement.

"Brother Roy, as your son-in-law, has already damaged your reputation by taking away your father-in-law's identity and power. Coupled with the fact that Sisyphus was killed by you, I am afraid that only fools will dare to believe brother Roy in the future."

Roy explained with a smile.

"Procne! Philomela! Since I killed Sisyphus, it means that the Kingdom of Athens no longer needs allies. The territory of the Kingdom of Athens now includes the Attica Peninsula, the Thebes area, Eubia Island, In the Corinth region, as long as the manpower and material resources of these areas are integrated, no city-state in the Aegean Sea can resist the Kingdom of Athens. In this case, the existence of allies will only become an obstacle to the expansion of the Kingdom of Athens. "

Although Procne and Philomela were smart, they were also limited by their own experiences and did not know how powerful the current Kingdom of Athens was.

Seeing the serious expression on Roy's face, Philomela said with some suspicion.

"Brother Roy, is our Kingdom of Athens really the most powerful city-state in the Aegean Sea now, more powerful than the city of Knossos?"

"Now, whether in terms of territory or population, the Kingdom of Athens far exceeds the city of Knossos, so you don't have to doubt that the Kingdom of Athens is more powerful than the city of Knossos."

After responding to Philomela, Roy asked curiously.

"Procne! Philomela! Do you know where Pandora is?"

Procne and Philomela looked at each other, and then Procne lowered her head with a guilty expression and said.

"Brother Roy, on the day you went to Corinth, Pandora disappeared from the palace. I sent people to search the entire city of Athens, but no trace of Pandora was found."

After hearing Procne's answer, Roy first widened his eyes in surprise, then frowned and said.

"Forget it if you can't find it. Pandora is capable of protecting herself."

After Roy finished speaking, a thunderous and angry voice suddenly sounded from the sky above the palace.

"Roy, come see me right away—"

This is the voice of the goddess Metis.

Roy raised his head and looked at the roof in surprise, and then heard Philomela in his arms saying doubtfully.

"Brother Roy, the thunder just now was so loud! But it's obviously a sunny day outside, why is there thunder on a sunny day?"

Metis's voice was not only heard by Roy, but also turned into thunder and was heard by ordinary humans, which shows how angry Metis is.

Roy stood up hurriedly and said.

"Procne! Philomela! Now I'm going to see the goddess Metis, you don't have to follow me."

Temple of Metis on the Acropolis of Athens.

When Roy arrived at the Temple Square, he saw that the statue of Metis in the center of the square had turned into the goddess Metis herself.

Walking to the center of the square under Metis' angry gaze, Roy raised his head and looked at Metis without fear and said.

"Great goddess Metis, for what purpose did you summon me?"

"Are you asking knowingly?"

Metis said coldly with an angry expression.

"Since you have become the ruler of Corinth, why don't you oust Amphitrite from the throne of the patron saint of Corinth and make Corinth my city and the Corinth region my territory?"

After hearing what Metis said, Roy opened his eyes in surprise and said.

"Goddess Metis, goddess Amphitrite is your ally. You want me to drive her off the throne of the patron saint of Corinth?"

"Ally - you who betrayed your allies, are you qualified to say these two words to me?"

Metis said with a sneer.

"Since you can betray Sisyphus, an ally, for your own benefit, can't I betray Amphitrite for my own benefit? As my priest, you should dedicate the region of Corinth to me now. I have more After gaining your territory, more divine power will be given to you.”

"I cannot dislodge the goddess Amphitrite from her patronus."

"Do you want to betray me?"

"Metis, don't just see the immediate benefits."

Roy explained helplessly.

"I was able to conquer the city of Corinth alone because after I killed Sisyphus, I accepted the request made by the goddess Amphitrite to me. If I drive the goddess Amphitrite off the throne of the patron saint of Corinth , not only the goddess Amphitrite will fight back with all her strength, but even the goddess Mnemosyne will regard you, the ambitious goddess Metis, as an enemy."

"Can it be that you can turn Corinth into part of the Kingdom of Athens, but I can't turn Corinth into my territory?"

Metis asked with a gloomy expression.

"As my priest, can't you find a way to eliminate the influence of Amphitrite and Mnemosyne and make me the sole patron saint of the Kingdom of Athens?"

Roy hesitated and said.

"Metis! If you are willing to marry me and let me share eternal life and divine power, I can consider making you the sole patron saint of the Kingdom of Athens."

"You dream-"

Metis's beautiful blue eyes turned into erect snake pupils, and he glared at Roy as if he could burst out with anger.

"As a goddess, I will never let a mere human desecrate my sanctity."

After saying that, Metis's blue eyes bloomed with Roy's familiar salt light.

Just when Roy thought he was going to be salted by Metis, Metis's huge ten-meter-tall body transformed into a god statue again, and then Metis's voice sounded in Roy's ears.

"You'd better reconsider and don't forget that you are a priest serving me, not Amphitrite."

"I am a priest who serves you, and I am also the king of Athens!"

Looking at the statue of Metis in front of him, Roy said with a faint smile.

"As the King of Athens, I will treat the patron goddesses in the Kingdom of Athens equally. If you want to become the supreme god of the Kingdom of Athens, sharing your eternal life and divine power with me is the first condition."

"His Majesty--"

Hearing the voice of Transport Minister Pallas, Roy turned his head and saw Pallas running towards him.

"Paras, aren't you directing road construction? You, the Minister of Transportation, came to me for something important?"

Pallas came to Roy and said with a solemn expression.

"Your Majesty! I have directed the road construction workers to build the cement road to the Eleusis area. When I explored the route today, I found that the Eleusis tribe's station was occupied by a group of people."