I was a priest in the city-state era.

Chapter 259 Spices are also as expensive as gold
Of course, Roy knew that Arathia treated him as a distinguished guest because he had the value he wanted to use.

Roy is willing to be Arathia's guest because Arathia has the value that Roy wants to use.

After the two drank a glass of wine, Roy took the initiative to speak to Arathia.

"King of Phoenicia! You are not only the king of the Phoenicians, but also the highest priest of the goddess Aphrodite. I have a curse of the goddess Aphrodite on me, I hope you can talk to Aphrodite Goddess Dite communicate, and let Goddess Aphrodite turn her curse on me into a blessing."

After hearing Roy's request, Arathia said with a wry smile.

"King of Athens, in fact, the first time I saw you, I found that you had the divine power of the goddess Aphrodite. You said that you were cursed by the goddess Aphrodite, and I could guess that Aphrodite What kind of blessings did Goddess Aphrodite give you? In fact, the blessings of Goddess Aphrodite are not a bad thing for you. When you meet a girl you like, you can use the blessings of Goddess Aphrodite , let the girl you like fall in love with you. If you don’t want the blessing of Goddess Aphrodite to bring you trouble, you can try to avoid contact with those women who will bring you danger.”

"You let me accept the curse of Goddess Aphrodite, do you not want to help me solve this problem?"

"It's not that I don't want to help you, but that I don't have the ability!"

Arathia said with an innocent face.

"You should know that only those who have made great contributions to the gods can receive the blessings of the gods. You have not made contributions to the goddess Aphrodite, how can I ask the goddess Aphrodite to give you Blessing? Do you think that in my relationship with Goddess Aphrodite, I, King Tanis, are more powerful than Goddess Aphrodite?"

Before 2000 BC, before the Aryans, the ancestors of the Mycenaeans and the Hyksos, invaded the Phoenician region on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea, the Syrian region, and the Mesopotamian plain, Aphrodite had been It is an ancient god worshiped by the Phoenicians for thousands of years.

The ancient authority possessed by Aphrodite is certainly not something Arathia can compete with.

Although Roy could understand Arathia's reasons, Roy couldn't help but say.

"Can't you think of a way to help me?"

"The only way is that you make great contributions to Goddess Aphrodite and please Goddess Aphrodite."

Arathia said with a serious face.

"If the Kingdom of Athens is willing to honor the goddess Aphrodite, and regard the goddess Aphrodite as the protector of the Kingdom of Athens and the queen of the gods, the goddess Aphrodite will be very happy and give you the highest level blessed by the gods."

Enshrining Aphrodite as the protector of the Kingdom of Athens and the queen of the gods—

Not to mention Aphrodite, any god would be pleased by Roy.

It's a pity that Roy didn't want to use this bargaining chip to please Aphrodite.

"Alasia! The Kingdom of Athens already has a patron saint. If I want to choose the guardian god and queen of the gods of the Kingdom of Athens, I must give priority to the existing patron saint of the Kingdom of Athens."

"If you don't want to do things to please Goddess Aphrodite, I really can't help you."

After expressing his helpless attitude, Arathia continued to speak to Roy.

"My dear friend Roy! What do you think will be the end of the war that the Southern Egyptians have launched against the Hyksos? This tragic war has caused the Southern Egyptians to kill two pharaohs, but the Southern Egyptians They still refuse to give up the idea of ​​expelling the Hyksos and our Phoenicians. Many Hyksos leaders, including King Acrisios of Mycenae, have chosen to leave Northern Egypt. "

"Even if Kamose becomes the third Southern Egyptian Pharaoh to die in battle, the Southern Egyptians will not give up this war."

Roy said with a faint smile.

"There is no powerful foreign force to interfere in the war between the Southern Egyptians and the Hyksos. In the end, the Southern Egyptians can not only drive the Hyksos and Phoenicians away from Northern Egypt, but also chase you to conquer Phoenicia. al-Qaeda and Syria."

Roy's words seemed to be a prophecy.

Arathia frowned with an ugly face and said.

"If we go back to the Phoenician area, the southern Egyptians still don't intend to let us go, then we can only migrate to the island of Cyprus. Dear Roy! Maybe you haven't heard of the island of Cyprus, which is the largest island in the Eastern Mediterranean. On the island, there is a stronghold established by our Phoenicians, and it is also a holy island dedicated to the goddess Aphrodite by our Phoenicians."

Hearing Arathia's words, Roy showed a faint smile on his face.

Arathia never imagined that Roy not only knew Cyprus Island better than him, but also knew about the history of another world. In the history of Egypt No.18 established by the Southern Egyptians, the Phoenician Empire conquered the Phoenician region, and the Phoenicians migrated to Cyprus Island. The Kingdom of Arathia is established.

At this moment, a group of palace maids brought barbecue, white bread, oatmeal and other food to the table.

Seeing spices such as fennel, cloves, and coriander in the barbecue, Andromeda said curiously.

"I know the two spices in it are fennel and coriander, what are the other two spices?"

Roy glanced at the four spices in the barbecue and said.

"The remaining two spices are sweet basil and parsley."

Hearing Roy say the names of the two spices, Arathia said with wide eyes in shock.

"My dear friend, your knowledge is astonishing."

Roy said with a smile.

"Not only do I recognize these spices, but I also know that in addition to their flavoring effects, they can also be used as medicine for curing diseases. When the Kingdom of Athens solves the food problem, I will collect various spice plants for large-scale planting."

Arathia said with a serious expression.

"Loy! We Phoenicians are the best merchants. If you really grow spices, you must sell them to us. These spices are also commodities with the same value as gold. It seems that in the future, apart from platinum The title of King, I will also give you the title of King of Spices, so that the world can understand how great your wealth is."

"Please let me go!"

Roy immediately said dissatisfied.

"Whether it is the title of King of Platinum or King of Spices, I don't want any of them. My Athens Kingdom is so poor that there may be a food crisis at any time. These nicknames are likely to mislead others, making others really think that I have endless wealth."

"If you are poor with so much white salt like sand, then I must be a poorer beggar than you."

late at night.

After the banquet, Roy and Andromeda went to the palace guest room together.

In order to avoid embarrassment between the two, Roy pretended to be drunk, and lay down on the bed as soon as he entered the room, pretending to sleep.

Andromeda came to sit down beside Roy, and pushed Roy, who was pretending to be asleep, with her small hands.

Seeing that Roy didn't wake up, he could only murmur to himself helplessly.

"What kind of relationship do we have now? My reputation has been ruined by you, you should have no irresponsible thoughts!"

(End of this chapter)