I was a priest in the city-state era

In human history, the technological innovation of weapons has changed the way of war every time.

The emergence of iron weapons has changed the battlefield from stabbing each other with bronze weapons to slashing each other with iron weapons.

The emergence of muskets has changed the close combat on the battlefield to long-range shooting with muskets.

"Iron weapons--"

Iruma Migal looked at Roy's black iron gun and suddenly gritted his teeth.

"Duel! I want to duel with you. I want to experience the iron weapons you mentioned in person."

"Why should I accept your duel?"

"As long as you agree to duel with me, I will give you the city of Nippur. When your army arrives in the city of Enlil, I will also give you the city of Enlil."

Nippur is the holy city of the Sumerians.

Enlil is the capital of the Kingdom of Haiti.

Hearing Iruma Migal's words, Roy said in disbelief.

"Are you going to surrender to me?"

Iruma Migal nodded and said.

"As long as you defeat me in a duel, I will give you Enlil and Nippur. But I cannot give you other city-states of the Kingdom of Haiti. Even if I issue an order, the princes who rule these city-states will not obey."

Roy raised the black iron spear with a smile and pointed it at Iruma Migal.

"You use Enlil and Nippur as the price of dueling with me, which is enough."

Seeing that Roy accepted the duel, Iruma Migal took the initiative to wave the bright golden bronze spear to attack Roy.

As the favorite of Enlil, the king of gods of the Kingdom of Haiti, Iruma Migal is also a demigod hero.

Roy dodged Iruma Migal's attack with a solemn face, and then waved the black iron spear to stab Iruma Migal.

Iruma Migal turned to avoid, and Roy immediately changed from stabbing to slashing, tearing a wound on Iruma Migal's arm.

"I see--"

Iruma Migal covered his injured arm and stepped back for a while, then said with a complicated expression.

"Black iron weapons are not only sharper than bronze weapons, but also different from bronze weapons that rely on stabbing. Iron weapons can stab, chop, and sweep."

Roy waved his iron spear and swept towards Iruma Migal.

"The advantage of iron weapons over bronze weapons is not only the diversity of attacks, but also the toughness of the weapons themselves. Tin needs to be added when bronze weapons are cast. Too little tin makes bronze weapons very soft, and too much tin makes bronze weapons very hard and easy to break. Iron weapons do not have these problems, so iron weapons will replace bronze weapons on the battlefield."

After saying that, Roy's iron spear blade collided with Iruma Migal's spear blade.

There was a loud bang!

The spear blade of Iruma Migal's spear was split in half by the spear blade, but the iron spear blade was intact.

Iruma Migal looked at the broken spear blade and said with a wry smile of relief on his face.

"There is such a huge gap between our weapons. It is inevitable that I will lose to you. This is not a problem of my own ability."

"You are right! If your Kingdom of Haiti also has iron weapons, you will definitely be able to defeat me with the advantage of the number of soldiers."

"Thank you for comforting me like this!"

Iruma Migal looked at Roy with a complicated look.

"I will take away all the soldiers in Nippur and give Nippur to you. If you can conquer all the city-states in the Sumerian region and wait for your army to come to Enlil, I will give Enlil to you."

After saying that, Iruma Migal turned around and left with his soldiers.

After watching Iruma Migal leave, Roy brought his 8,000 troops and 5,000 captives to the west gate of Malad City, ready to capture the city.

Without waiting for Roy's army to attack the city, the west gate of Malad City was opened from the inside, and then a middle-aged noble man in a purple robe rode out of the city on horseback.

The middle-aged noble came to Roy, and Roy took the initiative to look at him and asked.

"Are you the envoy of the Governor of Malad?"

"I am the Governor of Malad of the Kingdom of Babylon."

The middle-aged noble said respectfully.

"Your Majesty, I have seen how you defeated Iruma Migal's 20,000 troops with 3,000 cavalry and saved everyone in Malad. I am willing to offer you Malad and become your loyal subject."

"You have to surrender to me--"

Roy said with some embarrassment.

"I'll give you a chance to reconsider. Now you must know that there are no nobles in the Athenian Empire, so even if you offer Malad to me, I will deprive you of your noble status and make you an ordinary civilian. Your status as the Governor of Malad is no longer a lifetime term, and you have at most two six-year terms."

The Governor of Malad said with a smile.

"I don't think that if the Sumerians or Kassites conquer the city of Malad, I can keep my status as a noble and governor. I have thought it through clearly. I am willing to become a commoner of the Athenian Empire. Please accept my loyalty."

"You-you are giving up your power and interests voluntarily, which is really suspicious."

"In fact, I received a letter from Princess Semiramis, and only under the persuasion of Princess Semiramis did I decide to hand over the fate of our Amorites to Your Majesty. As long as Your Majesty can treat the Amorites well, it is worth it for my family to lose some interests."

"Did Semiramis write a letter to you?"

"Not only me, Princess Semiramis also wrote letters to the governors of other city-states. Princess Semiramis is both capable and dedicated to your hegemony. She is really a rare good wife."

Roy nodded and said.

"I will remember Semiramis's contribution and give her the reward she deserves."

Semiramis wrote letters to persuade the governors of various city-states to submit to Roy, which is indeed a great contribution.

But Semiramis's unauthorized actions also made Roy feel unhappy.

After all, Semiramis, as Roy's woman, was given the status of queen by Roy-

With Semiramis's great contribution, Roy had to give her the status of queen-the meaning between the two is completely different.

What I give you is yours!

What I don't give you, you can't take the initiative to fight for-

After saying this silently in his heart, Roy said to the governor of Malad City.

"Governor Marad! Since you have surrendered to me, I will temporarily trust you. Now I will take 3,000 cavalry to defeat the Kassites, so I will hand over these 5,000 captives to your Marad City for management. Iruma Migal has said that he will give Nippur to me. Tomorrow you will take 5,000 Babylonian soldiers to take over Nippur."

"I will obey your orders."

The Governor of Marad City immediately bowed his head and said.

"If I fail to complete your orders, I am willing to accept any punishment from you."

"I hope you will not let me down."

After speaking, Roy summoned his 3,000 cavalry and prepared to rush to Tutubo City, which was hundreds of miles away.

At this time, Tutubo City was being besieged by the Kassite army.

If Roy could not arrive in time, the wealth and population of Tutubo City would be plundered by the Kassites, and the person who suffered the most would of course be Roy.

Because Roy had already regarded all the city-states of the Babylonian Kingdom as part of the Athenian Empire.

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