I was a priest in the city-state era.

Chapter 258 Phoenician King Arachia
After listening to the Phoenician businessman flattering himself, Roy couldn't help but say.

"Your Excellency, your words embarrass me. In order to thank you for your kindness, I am willing to accept your help and be your guest, but you must accept my reward."

After speaking, Roy raised Andromeda's right hand, took the gold bracelet from her wrist and handed it to the Phoenician merchant.

The Phoenician businessman said with a embarrassed expression.

"Gold jewelry is valuable, and the gold jewelry worn by the princess is even more priceless. Is this really something I can accept?"

"If you don't accept the reward, I can't accept your kindness."

The Phoenician businessman sighed, and reluctantly took the gold bracelet from Roy.

When Roy and Andromeda followed the Phoenician businessman to his mansion, Andromeda whispered in Roy's ear.

"You use my property as if it were yours, do you make me your wife—or your slave?"

Sniffing the fragrance of Andromeda's body at close range, Roy said with a smile.

"I'm not willing to treat you as a slave."

For two unrelated men and women, if the man can control the woman's property, the woman must be the man's wife or slave.

Hearing Roy's denial of treating her as a slave, Andromeda smiled sweetly and hugged Roy's right arm, resting her head on Roy's shoulder.

Tanis city center.

After following the Phoenician businessman to a street not far from the palace, Roy said in surprise when he saw that there were noble mansions on both sides of the street.

"Your Excellency the Merchant, it seems that you are not an ordinary civilian in Tanis City."

"How can ordinary civilians spend huge amounts of wealth to trade at sea."

The Phoenician businessman said frankly.

"I am considered a nobleman among the Phoenicians, and I can directly meet our Phoenician king Arathia. Since His Majesty the King of Athens has come to Tanis, do you want to go to the palace to talk to our Phoenicians?" King Arathia to meet?"

"If the King of Arathia is willing to meet me, I, as a guest, should of course visit His Majesty the King."

"Then let's go directly to the palace!"

The Phoenician businessman said with a regretful expression.

"Your Majesty the King of Athens, although I want to personally entertain you and gain your friendship, I am a subject of the Phoenician king after all, so I cannot let the Phoenician king miss the opportunity to meet you."

Coming from Noble Street to the palace, after the Phoenician businessman identified himself to the soldiers guarding the gate of the palace, a soldier immediately ran to the palace where the Phoenician king was sitting at the fastest speed.

After a moment.

A young king wearing a golden crown and a white cotton robe embroidered with gold thread ran out of the palace barefoot and came to Roy and said.

"You are King Roy of Athens? I have admired you for a long time, the king of platinum with endless white salt."

Roy said pretending to be dissatisfied.

"You are the king of Phoenicia, Arathia? If you go to the city of Athens, you will know that my city of Athens is not as rich as your city of Tanis, and my palace is not as luxurious as yours."

There is a saying that money is not revealed.

Although Roy can indeed obtain endless white salt by drying salt in sea water, if everyone thinks that Roy really has endless white salt, those forces who covet Roy's endless wealth are likely to unite and give The Kingdom of Athens launched a war to plunder wealth.

So before the strength of the Kingdom of Athens was enough to defeat all enemies, Roy felt it necessary to tell the fact that his wealth was not as exaggerated as the rumors.

After listening to Roy's words, Arathia said with a smile.

"My wealth is accumulated by my ancestors for hundreds of years. It is incomparable to the myth of your wealth creation. King Roy of Athens! Thank you for coming to my palace as a guest and allowing me to entertain you as a host. Now that night is falling, please allow me to hold a dinner for you."

After speaking, he took Roy's hand and walked into the palace.

Seeing Arathia ignoring Andromeda and not taking a second look at the beautiful Andromeda, Roy was very satisfied with his performance.

Roy and Andromeda followed Arathia through the palace courtyard and into the banquet hall. Arathia stood at the door of the hall and shouted.

"My servants, hurry up and light all the oil lamps in the hall, and then prepare a banquet of the highest standard, and let me entertain one of the noblest guests."

After all the male servants and maidservants in the hall got busy, Arathia asked Roy.

"King of Athens, I want to call all the nobles of Tanis City to your banquet. Would you like to meet them?"

Roy shook his head and said.

"King of Phoenicia, please don't do this. The dinner you are throwing for me, I want only our family to attend."

Arathia immediately nodded and said.

"Since you asked, let only our family attend the dinner."

Hearing what Roy and Arathia said, the Phoenician businessman came to Andromeda with a regretful expression and took out a gold bracelet and said.

"Your Highness! Since I didn't entertain you, I can't accept your bracelet. Now I will return it."

Seeing that Roy was talking to Arathia, Andromeda said hesitantly.

"Although I don't want to lose my gold bracelet, after all, this is the reward that Roy gave you."

"But you pay too much."

The Phoenician merchant put the bracelet into Andromeda's hand and said.

"When I encounter troubles in the future, it will be enough for His Majesty the King of Athens to provide me with a little help."

After speaking, the Phoenician businessman left as if fleeing.

Seeing that it was impossible to return the bracelet to the Phoenician merchant, Andromeda put it back on her wrist.

After the oil lamp burning olive oil illuminated the banquet hall as if it were daytime, Roy and Arathia sat down around the banquet table.

Beside Roy sat Andromeda, and by Arathia his queen and concubine.

said Arathia to his queen and concubine.

"My beloved wives, let me introduce you our distinguished guests. His Majesty the King of Athens is not only the most powerful king in the Aegean Sea, but also possesses unimaginable wealth. If we are driven out of North Egypt by the South Egyptians in the future, we We will definitely need the help of His Majesty the King of Athens."

Knowing that Roy is a distinguished guest who can help the Phoenician Kingdom in the future, the queen and concubines of Arathia all showed warm smiles.

The queen took the initiative to speak to Andromeda.

"Dear sister, you are still dressed as an unmarried girl. When do you plan to marry His Majesty the King of Athens and become the queen of the King of Athens?"

Andromeda said shyly.

"He hasn't proposed to my father yet!"

"Then you have to hold on to him, and you can't let your husband be snatched away by other women."

The queen said with a smug look.

"If I hadn't grasped Arathia at the beginning, now another woman would become his queen, and I could only become his concubine."

Then, the queen turned her head and said to the concubine.

"Sisters, you won't be angry at my words, will you?"

How can the concubines have the right to be angry with the queen?

Hearing the queen's question, all the concubines smiled and shook their heads.

(End of this chapter)