I was a priest in the city-state era.

Chapter 251 I really don't want hot potatoes

After finishing the conversation with Ramses II, Roy looked at the taciturn Minos and said.

"Minos, I have already visited the situation in Knossos City. After I solve the food problem of the Kingdom of Athens, if I still have surplus food, I will definitely help Knossos City solve the food problem."

Hearing what Roy said, Minos looked at Roy with complicated eyes and said.

"If the city of Knossos hadn't suffered a tsunami, you must be the person I hate the most now."

"That is to say, now you don't hate me anymore?"

"I don't hate a man who really wants to save Knossos."

Minos said with a smile.

"Loy, I believe in your ability. As long as you can solve the food problem for tens of thousands of people in Knossos, Knossos is willing to become a vassal of the Kingdom of Athens. If I unfortunately die in Egypt, Knossos Sicheng can be directly owned by you."

"Don't say such despondent words."

The two kings of Crete, Radamandis, were sent to Serifos by Roy to become a tool to protect the safety of the South Aegean waterway. Of course, Roy would not let Minos go.

Roy has long decided that after conquering the city of Knossos in the future, he will make Minos a tool man to protect the safety of the East Aegean sea lanes, and become brothers and sisters with Radamandes.

The banquet at Cepheus did not end until late at night.

When a group of palace maids began to clean up the leftovers in the banquet hall, Ramses II came to Roy and said.

"His Majesty the King of Athens, now I want to return to the mansion of our Ramses family. You can go to the mansion of the Ramses family with me, or you can rest in the guest room in the palace."

As priests and nobles of the Ramses family, even if their mansion is not as good as the palace of Cepheus, it is definitely more comfortable to live in than the guest rooms of the palace.

But Roy didn't want to accept the entertainment of the Ramses family.

Because when the city of Avaris enters the territory of the Kingdom of Athens in the future, the Ramses family will also be the priests and nobles that Roy must eradicate.

If he accepts the entertainment of the Ramses family now, Roy will definitely find it difficult to eradicate the Ramses family in the future.

"Ramesses II! Although I am very grateful for your kindness, I still want to rest in the palace guest room."

After speaking, Roy followed Minos out of the banquet hall and walked towards the guest room of the palace.

Seeing Roy's leaving figure, Ramses II showed a regretful expression on his face.

Now that the Kingdom of Athens has replaced the city of Knossos as the overlord of the Aegean Sea, Ramses II really wants to have a good relationship with Roy, the king of Athens.

In the future, the Southern Egyptians will conquer Northern Egypt. If the Southern Egyptians do not recognize the Ramses family as priests and nobles, perhaps the Ramses family can defect to Roy.

The next morning.

Roy and Minos came to the banquet hall together to have a breakfast banquet with the nobles and mercenary leaders of Avaris City.

Although Roy didn't want to be a mercenary of Cepheus, Roy didn't want to sit with the nobles of Avaris City, so Roy could only sit with the mercenary leaders like Minos and Perseus Enjoy breakfast.

After the breakfast feast, Cepheus, wearing the golden mask, brought his beautiful daughter Andromeda to the banquet hall.

Seeing that the young nobles and mercenary leaders in Avaris City were all attracted to Andromeda, Cepheus pulled Andromeda to sit on the throne and said.

"Dear nobles! Ladies and gentlemen! I believe you have all heard that whoever can stop the Pharaoh Kamose of the Southern Egyptians for the Kingdom of Egypt will be able to become the husband of my daughter Andromeda and the heir to my throne." Now I want to tell you that the rumors you have heard are true. I now officially declare to you that any one of you who can become a hero who defeats Kamose, I will marry Andromeda to him. "

beautiful princess--

The supreme throne--

Looking at Andromeda on the golden throne, all the young men in the hall showed greedy eyes, and their desire for the throne and Andromeda was written on their faces.

"Your Majesty Cepheus!"

Just when Andromeda became the focus of everyone's attention, Minos said suddenly.

"I have no interest in your throne or Princess Andromeda. I just want to get food to save the city of Knossos. I have brought three thousand Knossos soldiers to the city of Avaris. Please arrange transportation as soon as possible." The grain ship is heading for the city of Knossos."

Kepheus looked at Minos and said.

"Minos, although what happened to Knossos is sympathetic, I can't give you food first. Only after you and your soldiers have fought the southern Egyptians can I arrange food ships to go to Knossos. The more you Knossos do on the battlefield, the more food ships will go to Knossos.”

Hearing what Kepheus said, Minos could only sigh helplessly.

Since Minos wanted something from others, he had to accept the conditions proposed by Cepheus even if he didn't want to.

After Minos was silent, Roy spoke immediately.

"Your Majesty Kepheus! I wanted to tell you last night that in fact, I came to Egypt not to be your mercenary, but to occupy the land of Egypt. Now I have occupied the Pharos area in the south of Pharos Island. I’m going to take more land down the road.”

The west of the Nile Delta is ruled by the city of Sais. Even if Roy occupies more land in the west, it will not harm the interests of Cepheus.

But if Roy is not a mercenary of Kepheus, it will obviously harm Kepheus' interests.

So Kefus immediately said in a dissatisfied tone.

"Loy, King of Athens! The whole of Egypt is my territory, and what you are doing now is occupying my territory. As long as you and the Athenian soldiers fight for me as mercenaries, I can give you the Pharos area and let you Become the legal ruler of the Faros region. If your contribution is large enough, I can give you more land."

Hearing what Kefus said, Roy immediately smiled.

As the nominal king of all Egypt, Cepheus could indeed make himself the legal ruler of the Pharos region and allow himself to legally rule more land.

But he can only give himself the name of legal rule.

The western part of the Nile Delta was actually ruled by the Egyptian No.14 Dynasty dominated by Sais City.

The land that Roy wants to obtain must be brought down by himself with soldiers.

Does the name of legitimate rule matter in this context?
The answer is of course not important!

"Your Majesty Cepheus! Even if you marry Princess Andromeda to me now, or even make me your heir to the throne, I will not come to be your mercenary. To put it a bit too much, even if you directly Give me the throne, and I will not accept your throne."

"you--"

Kefus immediately stood up angrily and said.

"Arrogant young man, aren't you afraid that I will declare war on your Athenian kingdom?"

Before Roy could respond, a lazy voice came from outside the hall.

"Ceps! I'm about to drive you Hyksos out of the Egyptian land, yet you are so arrogant that you want to declare war on others?"

(End of this chapter)