I was a priest in the city-state era.

Chapter 242 The Ancestors of Ramses II

Roy couldn't help but sympathize with Europa's tragic experience.

Originally developed normally, even if the city of Knossos was deprived of its status as a trade hub by the city of Athens, it would still be able to retain the strength of a large city-state.

However, the tsunami caused by the volcanic eruption on Thera Island ruthlessly brought disaster to the city of Knossos. It will take at least several years or even decades for the city of Knossos to recover.

In the myth of another world, Idomeneus, king of Knossos 400 years later, was able to take part in the Trojan War with forty large warships and 400 soldiers. It can be seen that the city of Knossos [-] years later is A large city-state.

It is a pity that the trade hub status taken away by the city of Athens will not return to the city of Knossos. Without the infinite wealth brought by the status of a trade hub, Knossos city can only become an ordinary large city-state, and cannot become the Aegean Sea again Dominion of the area.

Of course, Roy can only feel sympathy for Europa, the beautiful heifer.

After all, Roy will conquer the city of Knossos in the future, and Europa, the heifer, will become the target Roy wants to tame.

For Talos and Minos, the rulers of Knossos, Roy had no sympathy in his heart.

After leaving the port of Knossos, Roy led his fleet through the Kasos Strait in the east of Crete, entered the vast Eastern Mediterranean, and then sailed in a straight line to the Nile Delta in the southeast.

The distance between Crete and the Nile Delta was more than a thousand miles. After the Roy's fleet sailed for four days, the shadow of land finally appeared in the far southern sea.

Just as Roy's fleet was speeding up towards land, a large warship approached from the southeast.

Seeing that the strange warship was obviously approaching his fleet, Roy also let his flagship meet the strange warship.

After the two warships met on the sea, an Egyptian youth standing on the bow of an unfamiliar warship asked Loy's flagship loudly.

"Where are you from the fleet?"

"We are from the city of Athens, and I am King Roy of Athens."

Roy answered the other party's question, and then asked back.

"Who are you, and what is the purpose of approaching our fleet?"

Knowing Roy's identity, the Egyptian youth immediately said with a respectful expression.

"Your Majesty the King of Athens! My name is Ramses II, and I am a subject of King Kepheus of Egypt. I am being ordered to guide our allies who come to aid us."

Ramses II -

Hearing the name of this Egyptian youth, Roy immediately widened his eyes in surprise.

Because it was the name that belonged to the Egyptian Pharaoh 300 years later.

Although Pharaoh Ramses II did not rule the most powerful Egyptian dynasty in history, Pharaoh Ramses II has been boasted to be the greatest pharaoh in history.

Looking at Ramses II with thick eyebrows and big eyes, Roy couldn't help asking.

"Does your family live in Avaris City?"

"Do you know the Ramses family in Avaris City?"

Ramses II looked at Roy in surprise and said.

"Avaris City is the capital of Egypt under the rule of King Cepheus. Of course, our Ramses family lives in Avaris City."

It really is the Ramses family of Avaris City!

At this time, Roy understood that although the Ramses II in front of him was not the Pharaoh Ramses II 300 years later, he was very likely to be the ancestor of the Pharaoh Ramses II.

"Ramesses II, can you tell me how far we are from the Nile Delta?"

Hearing Roy's question, Ramses II said with a smile.

"His Majesty the King of Athens has an army that is good at fighting and often wins more with less. Even we Egyptians have heard of it. Now you bring powerful Athens soldiers to help us, let me take you to the city of Avaris Bar!"

If Roy's fleet was to serve as mercenaries to aid King Cepheus of Egypt, Roy would certainly not reject Ramses II's proposal.

It's a pity that Roy didn't come to be a mercenary, but to grab food.

Roy frankly stated his purpose of coming to Egypt. Not only would Ramses II not answer Roy's questions, but he would also treat Roy as an enemy who invaded Egypt.

So Roy could only say in a cold voice with no expression on his face.

"I don't need you to lead the way, you just need to tell me how far my fleet is from the Nile Delta."

After all, Ramses II was just an officer. Facing Roy's tough attitude, he could only point to the southeast direction with his left hand and say.

"Your fleet can see the west branch of the Nile as long as you sail east along the coast for a hundred miles. If you want to go to the city of Avaris, you must sail to the mouth of the east branch of the Nile River and enter the Nile River."

After listening to Ramses II's answer, Roy said with satisfaction.

"Your answer is very good. Next, my fleet will continue on its way. You can continue your work!"

After Roy's fleet separated from Ramses II's warship, Ramses II looked at Roy's fleet and couldn't help frowning.

"The reaction of the King of Athens was too suspicious, and he refused me to lead him—"

After hesitating for a moment, Ramses II let his warship lower its sails, and then followed Roy's fleet far away.

Roy's fleet has been sailing eastward along the coast. When the western branch of the Nile River appeared in Roy's sight, Roy's eyes were quickly attracted by a long and narrow island close to the land in the south.

"Is that—Faros Island?"

Seeing that there are two natural harbors, east and west, formed between the long and narrow island and the land, Roy immediately ordered the fleet to sail to the harbor.

Because Roy knew that in the history of another world, Alexandria used Pharos Island as the foundation to build the largest and most important port in Exodus——Alexandria Port.

The Pharaoh of the Ptolemaic Dynasty also built the Faros Lighthouse, one of the Seven Wonders of the World, on Faros Island.

Roy's fleet sailed into Fallows Port from the west, and the local fishing boats in the port fled immediately and moved to the eastern port of Fallows Port.

After the fleet landed on Pharos Island, the soldiers began to busily lift the warship to the shore to prevent the bottom of the ship from rotting in the water for a long time.

Roy took the white sheep to observe Faros Island, and saw that there was no one living in Faros Island, and there was only a small fishing village on the land south of Faros Island, Roy said with a smile.

"Aries, this Pharos Island is far away from the thirteen cities in the Nile Delta, so no force attaches importance to it. But I know that it has great potential. Maybe we can turn Pharos Island into a stronghold of the Kingdom of Athens and directly contact Egypt. People buy food and other things we need."

Aries said with a embarrassed face.

"Your Majesty, we only have more than 1000 soldiers, how can we establish an effective rule here?"

"You say that because you really don't know the Egyptians."

Roy said confidently.

"The tens of thousands of nomads who migrated from the Phoenician region can rule more than 200 million Egyptians for more than 100 years. Of course, we can also rule the Egyptians. And the Egyptian civilians have no reason to resist our rule. After all, we will not impose on ordinary civilians. Taxes will not force hundreds of thousands of people to build pyramids for free, let alone trample civilians like trampling ants. As long as they are normal Egyptian civilians, they will support our rule."

(End of this chapter)