I was a priest in the city-state era.

Chapter 268 My Purpose Is War
After bringing the city of Buto into the territory of the Kingdom of Athens, Roy was not in a hurry to launch a war against the city of Sais, but instead lived in the governor's mansion in the city of Buto, which used to belong to the Pharaoh's palace in Buto. and the surrounding area to implement the policies of the Kingdom of Athens.

Under Roy's order, almost all of Buto's [-] troops were mobilized to raid the towns and villages under Buto's rule, eliminate the priests and priests there, and replace them with town and village chiefs appointed by the Kingdom of Athens.

Although the tax-free policy and the policy of distributing [-] acres of land to each family gave Roy the support of Egyptian civilians, it also made Roy hostile to the priests and nobles.

The priests and nobles who escaped from Butuo City all came to Sais City, the capital of the No. 14 dynasty, which is the closest city to Buto City, and prayed for help from the pharaoh who ruled Sais City.

The pharaoh who ruled the city of Sais was named Sekhan, which was also the name used by his great ancestors.

The Pharaoh's palace in Sais.

The young pharaoh Sekhan sat on his throne and received three representatives of priests and nobles from the city of Bhutto.

The three representatives of priests and nobles entered the hall and immediately knelt under the throne to cry to Sekhane.

"Great Pharaoh Sekhane! The city of Bhutto is a vassal of the city of Sais, and we are all your loyal subjects. Now King Loy of Athens has taken your Pharos area and Bhutto city, please be sure to Drive away this evil intruder."

"As long as Sais City helps us drive away the Athenians and take back Buto City, we will hand over three-tenths of Buto's tax revenue to Sais City in the future."

"Your Majesty Sekhane! Those Athenians are not only our enemies, but also yours! When the Athenians occupied the Pharos area, we didn't immediately treat them as enemies, but Bhutto was snatched away by the greedy Athenians And those Athenians also violated the traditions of our Egyptians for thousands of years and drove away all our families who served the goddess Vajit. If the Athenians occupy the city of Sais, they will definitely serve the goddess Naite drive away all the priestly families."

After listening to the cries of the three representatives of priests and nobles, Sekhane said with a faint smile.

"You Buto City used to surrender to Sais City in name only, but now you ask us Sais City to launch a war against the Athenians for you. It is difficult for me to convince my generals and soldiers with the reasons you gave."

Hearing Sekhane's words, after the three noble priests looked at each other, the noble priest in the middle gritted his teeth and said.

"As long as you promise to restore our identity and power, after you regain Buto City, we are willing to let the governor you send rule Buto City."

To send the Governor—

Although this condition really moved Sekhane's heart, he didn't immediately agree.

"Three representatives! I want to discuss it with my subordinates, you should wait outside first!"

After driving the three representatives of priests and nobles out of the hall, Sekhane looked at his subjects and said.

"What do you think about the recovery of Buto City?"

The minister most trusted by Sekhahn was the first to speak.

"The Kingdom of Athens has replaced the city of Knossos in Crete as the overlord of the Aegean Sea. It is not a wise choice to be an enemy of them. But the Pharos region and the city of Buto, which were taken away by the Kingdom of Athens, are nominally our Saiyi The territory of Si City. If we do not respond to this, I am afraid it will encourage the ambitions of King Roy of Athens."

A general in armor sneered.

"I heard that the city of Buto was unprepared for the Athenians' surprise attack, so King Roy of Athens led a thousand soldiers to defeat six thousand temporarily recruited soldiers, and took Buto city away. Our city of Sais It is the strongest city-state in the west of the Nile Delta. With all preparations, our soldiers will definitely not lose to those of the Athenians. And we have an army of tens of thousands. King Roy of Athens has only a thousand troops. We have not lost at all reasons, so I support taking back our Bhutto city.”

"Haven't you received the latest news?"

Sekhane looked at the general with some dissatisfaction and said.

"King Roy of Athens already has [-] troops in Buto City. Even if we send [-] or even [-] soldiers to attack Buto City, we may not be able to defeat the Athenians who are defending the city."

"How can the recruits they just recruited be like us in Sais City—"

"Do you really think that all our soldiers have the same combat power as your private soldiers? If you continue to underestimate the enemy, I will think that you are not suitable to be a general."

After making the general speechless, Sekhane said with a solemn face.

"In the past few days, I have collected information from various sources and found that King Roy of Athens has never lost a battle. We cannot make a decision lightly against such a powerful enemy. In order to avoid unnecessary wars, I plan to talk to King Roy of Athens first. Negotiate to see if he wants to stop at Bhutto or take more cities."

Two hours later, Sekhan's envoy rode a fast horse from Saisi City to Butuo City.

The royal palace of Buto City.

Roy and Andromeda were sitting on the throne in the hall together, and they were dealing with various government affairs in Butuo City.

Knowing that Sekhane sent an envoy to see him, Roy immediately asked the Athenian soldiers guarding the palace to bring the envoy to the hall.

After the envoy came to the hall to explain his purpose, Roy said with a smile.

"Sekhane wants to know what I'm going to do next—then go back and tell him that after my rule in Bhutto is stabilized, I will attack Sais City and bring Sais City into the territory of the Kingdom of Athens , to carry out the policies of the kingdom of Athens."

As soon as the messenger left the hall, Andromeda frowned worriedly and said.

"The distance between Butuo City and Sais City is less than [-] miles, don't you worry that Sekhann will bring a large army to the city tomorrow?"

"This is my purpose!"

Roy said confidently.

"If I were to attack Saisi City, even if I paid huge casualties, I would not be fully sure of capturing Saisi City. But Sekhane came to attack me with a large army, and I have full confidence in defeating him, and then Take his city of Sais easily."

"But your soldiers—"

"With me, a great hero who is only one or two steps away from the demigod hero [The Enemy of Ten Thousand Enemies], even if the number of enemy troops is more than five times that of ours, I will never lose."

Seeing Roy's confident expression, Andromeda said with wide eyes and complex expression.

"If you really conquer Sais City, it will replace Sais City and become one of the three major powers in Egypt. I hope you can join forces with my father to defeat the Southern Egyptian Pharaoh Kamose."

Looking at Andromeda's pleading eyes, Roy stretched out his right hand to pinch her small and lovely chin and said.

"In order for you to stay by my side with peace of mind, I promise you that I will help your father defeat Kamose."

Seys City.

royal palace.

After the messenger brought back Roy's reply, Sekhane's subjects demanded to start the war one after another.

Sekhane said with a frown.

"Although I want to avoid war, in order to destroy the ambition of King Roy of Athens, I can only take you to drive the Athenians out of the land of Egypt."

(End of this chapter)