I was a priest in the city-state era.

Chapter 235 The Arrival of Princess Callisto
As the news spread that the port of Knossos was destroyed by the tsunami, more and more merchant ships came to the port of Piraeus in Athens to trade.

In terms of weight, besides food, the commodity that came to Athens the most was slaves.

Because in this era, wars are actually going on all the time, but some wars are recorded in history, and most wars are unknown.

After the war, there are usually many people from the defeated side who become slaves and fall into the hands of slave traders.

As long as the slave merchants transported qualified slaves to the city of Athens, Roy almost took all of these slaves.

Slave men would be put into hard work such as building roads by Roy, and these jobs were usually enough for slave men to work until they became free after five years.

Slave women were also given jobs that native women were unwilling to accept.

In this era, a good woman's job is usually to weave at home every day, take care of children and the elderly by the way, and avoid contact with men outside.

Therefore, before the concept of the Athenians changed, many jobs suitable for women could only be arranged for slave women who could not refuse to show their faces.

No one else competed with Roy to buy these slaves. It wasn't that they were afraid of Roy's identity, but that commoners couldn't afford slaves, and there was no need to buy slaves. Small chiefs who were able to buy slaves also preferred to make trustworthy kinsmen become servants.

Slave traders brought noble princesses or beautiful aristocratic girls, and many rich people rushed to buy them—that’s the kind of plot that only appears in fantasy novels.

After a war is over, spoils like the subjugated princess, even if they do not become living sacrifices to the gods, will be taken by the victors as dolls worthy of showing off.

Beautiful maidens—whether noble or commoner—will be divided among the victors as personal spoils.

Perhaps a noble prince would be sold to a slave trader, but a noble princess or a beautiful maiden would not usually be a slave trader's commodity.

Even if the slave merchants really had such high-level slaves, their prices would not be affordable for ordinary nobles, let alone commoners.

Only the royal family and the great nobles could afford the price of high-class slaves.

The Royal Palace of Athens.

The hall where the throne is located.

Roy sat on the throne with Procne and Philomela to deal with government affairs.

Procne checked yesterday's ledger and saw dozens of slaves added to the city of Athens, Procne couldn't help but said.

"Brother Roy, the food problem in the city of Athens has never been resolved. You keep buying slaves to expand the food demand of the city of Athens. I want to know how many slaves Brother Roy plans to buy?"

Seeing Procne's state of mind bursting, Roy immediately hugged her in his arms and comforted her.

"Procne, my road construction plan is not only to build roads on the Attica Peninsula, but also to build roads throughout the Kingdom of Athens. And I not only want to build the main road connecting the city and the city, but also to build roads It has been repaired to every village. The manpower required for road construction alone is tens of thousands, and I have other projects that require more manpower, so I will always buy slaves. Didn’t I tell you that if I don’t Once repaired to the village, it will be difficult for the rule of kingship to reach the village. Everything I am doing now is to stabilize our rule, so you must support me."

Although limited by her own vision, Procne could not understand the grand blueprint of Roy's plan, but she believed that everything Roy did was for the benefit of the royal family.

"Brother Luoy, although I know that I should support you, the food problem in Athens has not been resolved, and I always feel uneasy in my heart."

"Sister, you should really learn from me."

Philomela, who was lying on Roy's body with her left arm in her arms, said with a smile at this moment.

"Our job is just to supervise the people below, not to find ways to solve various problems in the city of Athens. Brother Loy doesn't worry on the surface, but he has been solving the food problem in the city of Athens, and my sister doesn't need to worry at all."

"Philomela is right!"

Roy nodded in agreement.

"Procne, your job is to supervise the people below. You have been worrying about all kinds of problems in the city of Athens. I really can't help abolishing your identity and let Philomela sit alone instead of me." Handle the affairs of the city of Athens from the throne."

"I'm worried that the various problems in the city of Athens are wrong?"

Procne pretended to be dissatisfied, rolled his eyes and said.

"Then I will not ask these questions in the future."

Just then, a soldier entered the hall and said.

"Your Majesty, there is a girl outside who claims to be Princess Callisto of Arcadia and wants to meet with you alone."

Callisto—

Hearing the name of the missing Arcadia princess, Roy asked in surprise.

"Do you think that girl is a princess?"

Royal princesses or aristocratic girls in this era have a different temperament and appearance from commoner girls.

Even if you can't tell the truth from the temperament, you can still see some clues from the appearance.

Hearing Roy's question, the young soldier blushed and said.

"Your Majesty, that girl and her companions are really beautiful, they are as beautiful as goddesses descending from the world."

Seeing the soldiers like this, Roy knew that Princess Callisto was real.

After all, in this era, it is absolutely impossible for ordinary parents to give birth to a daughter who is as beautiful as a goddess.

"Procne! Philomela! I'm going to see Princess Callisto who wants to meet me alone."

After Roy got up and left, looking at Roy's fast-paced back, Philomela said worriedly.

"Sister, Callisto is also a subjugated princess, will she become our love rival like Kayone and Io?"

Procne said with a wry smile.

"If a desolate prince of the dead wants to see brother Roy, brother Roy will definitely let the prince of the dead come to see him in the hall. Now brother Roy actually condescends and takes the initiative to meet Callisto, maybe We're really going to add a sister."

The gate of the palace.

When Roy came here, he didn't see Princess Callisto, who the soldiers said was as beautiful as a goddess, so he looked around.

Seeing three young girls standing on the edge of the Acropolis, Roy immediately walked over to them.

The three girls with their backs to Roy were obviously headed by the girl in the middle, because the other two girls stood behind her like maids.

Coming behind the three girls, Roy said to the girl in the middle.

"Princess Callisto, I'm here to see you."

To Roy's surprise, it was not the girl in the middle who turned around, but the girl on the left who looked like a maid.

Turning to Lowe, the teenage girl, aged about 17, has beautiful black hair tied in a green headband and is dressed in a hunter-like skirt.

Because she was wearing animal skin boots, the skin on her legs was well hidden.

This girl with a firm expression has a delicate and beautiful face, and her beauty and figure are not inferior to those of Procne and Philomela. She is indeed as beautiful as a goddess descending to the world.

When Roy looked at Callisto, Callisto said suddenly.

"King of Athens! It is not me who really wants to see you, but my master, the goddess Artemis."

(End of this chapter)