I was a priest in the city-state era

Pharos.

This port city named after the island of Pharos is called Alexandria in another world. It is the largest port city in Egypt and an important hub for Mediterranean trade.

Under the construction of the Athenian Empire, Pharos is now not only a large city with a population of more than 20,000, but also a base for Phoenician and Athenian merchants to trade on the southern coast of the Mediterranean.

The third day of October.

Roy's fleet sailed into the port of Pharos.

When Roy took Andromeda off the ship, Aries, who was appointed by Roy as the governor of Pharos, rode a fast horse and hurried over.

"Aries!"

"Your Majesty!"

Looking at the somewhat unfamiliar Aries, Roy reached out and patted his shoulder and said.

"After not seeing you for a few months, you seem to have become stronger again. It seems that your strength is in line with your status as governor."

Ten months ago, Aries was just an ordinary Athenian teenager.

The current Governor of Farrows, Aries, has not only reached the hero level [100 enemies], but also seems to be approaching the great hero level [1,000 enemies].

"Your Majesty has also become stronger."

Aries said with a complicated expression.

"In the past, I felt that Your Majesty was like a close comrade-in-arms who was within reach, but now I can feel that there is an insurmountable gap between Your Majesty and me."

"Because I am the emperor now!"

Roy said frankly.

"In order to manage the vast territory and millions of people of the Athenian Empire, I must become different, but we are still friends. This time I came to Egypt and planned to give you a chance to make meritorious service. Do you want to seize it? If you can complete the task I assign to you, I will appoint you as the Governor-General of South Africa."

"Governor-General of South Africa?"

"This is a very important position! I originally wanted a fool named Caesar to be the Governor-General of South Africa, but he failed to complete the task. After the merits and demerits were offset, his merits were not enough to be the Governor-General of South Africa."

"What task does your majesty want to give me?"

"This time I came to Egypt and planned to turn the Egyptian region into the Egyptian province of the Athenian Empire. After annexing the entire Egypt, as long as those desert uninhabited areas were also included in the territory of the Athenian Empire, the Athenian Empire would become a huge empire with a territory of millions of square kilometers and a population of more than four million. Your task is to use the war materials I brought to form a cavalry of 1,000 people and 4,000 infantry using iron spears, and then take them to the City of the Sun on the east bank of the Nile."

"Cavalry?"

Aries said with doubts.

"Your Majesty, you are not talking about chariot soldiers, but cavalry?"

In this era, because saddles, stirrups and other horse equipment for auxiliary knights were not invented, war horses were used to form chariot soldiers, not cavalry.

Until many horse equipment for auxiliary knights were invented, cavalry became the most powerful type of soldiers on the battlefield.

"You heard it right, I am talking about cavalry."

Roy said with a smile.

"I brought a thousand sets of stirrups, saddles, horse armor and other horse equipment this time. The knights armed with these horse equipment can play a one-to-ten combat power on the battlefield."

"Your Majesty has a new invention? Since I met Your Majesty, I have seen more and more things that can change the world invented by Your Majesty. Your Majesty's wisdom is really like a god."

"Didn't I tell you that these things are the crystallization of other people's wisdom, I just made other people's inventions. I would really feel ashamed if other people's wisdom was regarded as my invention."

Roy said shyly.

"Are you willing to accept the task I gave you?"

"I accept!"

Aries said without hesitation.

"In the past, I always followed His Majesty and watched His Majesty make contributions. Now I have the opportunity to make contributions, and I certainly don't want to miss it."

"Then I will leave the rest to you."

After handing over the fleet he brought to Aries, Roy and Andromeda rode Aries' horses to Sais.

Sais.

This city is not only the largest city west of the Nile Delta, but also the ruling center of the Athenian Empire in Egypt.

When Roy and Andromeda came here at full speed, the night had already enveloped the world.

The palace of Sais.

Pandora seemed to have anticipated the arrival of Roy and Andromeda, and prepared a feast to welcome Roy and Andromeda in the palace hall.

Roy took Andromeda into the palace hall, and saw Pandora sitting behind a table full of sumptuous food. Roy was not too surprised.

After all, Pandora's true identity is the goddess of Crete. It is abnormal that she is unaware of Roy's arrival.

From Pharos to Sais, Roy and Andromeda did not drink a drop of water or eat any food. Now Roy and Andromeda are thirsty and hungry.

After the two sat down at the table, Roy said while enjoying the food.

"Dear Pandora, I have a new plan for you. This time when I come to Egypt, I plan to conquer Egypt, and then let Andromeda rule northern Egypt and Crete, and Nefer rule central and southern Egypt."

As a goddess, Pandora does not care how much territory she can rule as a human.

What she really cares about is how much territory she can own as a goddess.

After listening to Roy's arrangement, Pandora looked at Roy with a burning gaze and said.

"My dear! I have done so much for you, shouldn't you give me more territory? I heard that you directly gave Persephone 200,000 square kilometers of territory, and Hera also got 20,000 square kilometers of territory. I can accept that Mnemosyne and Amphitryon have more territory than me, why can Persephone and Hera, who have just joined the Athenian Empire, also get so much territory?"

"Your request is very reasonable!"

Roy said seriously.

"After conquering Egypt, I will give you the 210,000 square kilometers of the Matruh region as a territory. Will you be satisfied with this?"

Pandora rolled her eyes in response.

Because the total population of the Matruh region is probably not even 50,000.

Although the area of ​​the Matruh region is 210,000 square kilometers, most of the area is a desert that is not suitable for human habitation.

"This is just our engagement gift."

Seeing Pandora's reaction, Roy continued.

"After we get married, I will give you a fertile and rich territory."

"Can I specify my territory?"

"What place do you like?"

"I want the entire Libya region."

Pandora said excitedly.

"I hope that the 90,000 square kilometers of plains and 1.7 million square kilometers of desert areas in the Libya region will become my territory."

Three thousand six hundred years later in another world, the Libya region was once the most developed region in Africa because of its rich natural resources.

Hearing Pandora's request, Roy immediately frowned and said.

"I can't give you the Libya region!"

With the military strength of the Athenian Empire, it only takes 5,000 iron spearmen at most to sweep the locals in the Libya region who are still using wooden spears or stone spears.

After all, the total population of the entire Libya region will not exceed 300,000 at most.