I was a priest in the city-state era.

Chapter 29 Spear Swinger Captain Pallas
In a blink of an eye, it was the third day.

Roy was training the teenagers to cooperate with each other when they fought in the temple square, and Pandion suddenly brought dozens of personal guards to the temple square.

Roy walked up to Pandion, saw that Pandion was observing the fifty teenagers in training, Roy said proactively.

"Pandion leader! What do you think of my companions' training?"

"Although as fighters, they are not as good as my personal guards. But on the battlefield, their role should be stronger than those ordinary people recruited temporarily."

After giving his own evaluation, Pandion looked at Roy and said.

"Priest Loy, I have prepared ten cargo ships, and tomorrow you will take the fleet to Crete!"

Then, Pandion looked at a tall guard soldier beside him.

"This is Pallas, the captain of my personal guard. He will lead fifty personal guards to set off with you to ensure the safety of your voyage to the high seas.

The name Pallas means Spear Swinger.

In this era, Pallas was a common name for warriors.

Hearing the name of the guard captain Pallas, Roy frowned at him and said.

"Pallas... I think I've heard the name before."

Hearing Roy's muttering, Pandion said with a smile.

"Even in our Athens tribe, there are several Pallas with the same name. There are many warriors who use the name Pallas. It is not surprising that you have heard of the name Pallas."

"no……"

Roy shook his head and said.

"I always feel...Pallas is the name of a very great goddess. After Pallas became the name of a great goddess, humans rarely use the name Pallas anymore."

After speaking, Roy turned his head unconsciously and looked at the statue of Metis in the center of the temple square.

Pandion followed Roy's eyes and glanced at the statue of Metis, then said to Roy.

"Priest Loy! Next, I'm going to arrange other things. The captain of the guard, Pallas, and his fifty guard soldiers, I will leave it to you. You can order them like me, if they don't obey order, and you can punish them as you please."

Captain Pallas immediately said to Roy.

"Master Priest! According to the leader's order, even if you order us to die, we will carry out your order."

"Captain Pallas! If I really give you a ridiculous order to kill you, you should refuse to carry out my order."

After responding to Pallas, Roy looked at Pandion and said.

"Chief Pandion, I'm ready to go to Crete, and I'll set off tomorrow morning. Because this journey will take at least seven days, so I hope you can prepare our food and water for seven days."

"no problem!"

Pandion nodded.

"Your trade is of great significance. As long as you succeed, our Athens tribe can continuously arrange cargo ships to go to Crete to buy food."

After Pandion left with a dozen guards, Roy immediately said to Pallas.

"Captain Pallas! For the next period of time, we will fight side by side. In order to let everyone get to know each other, you and your soldiers will stay here and accept my training with these youngsters!"

Like a robot carrying out orders, Pallas led fifty personal guards directly to the opposite side of fifty teenagers to start training.

Unlike the fifty teenagers holding wooden spears in both hands, all the guards held wooden spears in their right hands and a wooden shield in their left hands.

After starting the training, the guards swung their wooden spears with their right hands, and raised their wooden shields with their left hands to resist the enemy's attacks.

Looking at the fifty teenagers and guard soldiers trained in two different ways, Roy couldn't help laughing.

"I really want to see whether the soldiers I trained are stronger on the battlefield, or this shield soldier is stronger on the battlefield."

It's evening.

Procne and Philomela bring supper to the crowd.

Originally, Roy wanted to eat black bread with everyone and cultivate a relationship of sharing weal and woe, but a maid came over and told Roy that Procne and Philomela were waiting for Roy in the stone house.

Although it is very important to share joys and sorrows with your companions and cultivate relationships, Procne and Philomela are obviously more important.

Roy walked into the stone house with candles, and saw Procne and Philomela standing together, Procne was holding a set of paper armor in both hands, and Philomela was holding a suit of armor in his right hand. A spear with a bronze spear blade.

"Princess Procne! Princess Philomela! Are you—"

Before Roy could finish speaking, Procne blushed and handed the paper armor to Roy and said.

"Priest Loi! This is the paper armor I gave you, I hope it can protect you when you return safely."

Philomela also handed over the bronze spear and said.

"My sister personally made a paper armor for you. This is the weapon I gave you. You must come back alive."

Roy stretched out his hands, took the paper armor and bronze spear of Procne and Philomela, and smiled with emotion in his heart.

"Even if it's for you two, I will definitely come back alive."

After speaking, the stone house fell into a strange silence.

After all, there is an insurmountable emotional red line between Roy and them.

If this red line is crossed, cheap father-in-law and cheap brother-in-law will definitely find a way to kill Luo Yi.

So Roy must restrain his emotions before he has the strength to protect himself.

Procne broke the silence and said.

"Priest Loy! In order not to worry my mother, Philomela and I should go back. Even if you mess up this high sea trade...you must come back alive."

After speaking, Procne took Philomela's hand and left.

Only Roy was left in the stone house, looking at the paper armor and bronze spear in his hand, Roy said with a solemn expression.

"It looks like I'm going to keep racking my brains to make sure I come back alive."

the next morning.

When the sky was getting dark, fifty teenagers and fifty personal guards gathered at the temple square.

Roy walked out of the stone house, and the guard captain Pallas came to Roy and said.

"Master Priest! The leader is already waiting for us at the port, please take us away now."

Roy nodded.

"Captain Pallas! Before we set off, I will arrange for Aries to bring the lanterns and candles I prepared in advance."

After speaking, Roy walked up to the fifty teenagers and ordered them, including Aries, to bring the ten lanterns and 150 candles he had prepared.

Aries came to Roy with a lantern and couldn't help whispering.

"My lord priest! There is a candle burning inside this lantern. Isn't it too wasteful to light a candle during the day?"

"This candle is our kindling."

Roy said with a serious expression.

"Aries, you have to hold this lantern firmly, and you must not let the candles inside go out."

After speaking, Roy and Pallas headed to Piraeus Port with fifty teenagers and fifty personal guards.

After Roy and the others left, Procne and Philomela came to the temple square to watch Roy go away.

It wasn't until the figures of Roy and others disappeared from sight that Procne turned around and prayed to the statue of Metis.

"Great goddess Metis! If you really love Priest Loi, you must help him survive."

(End of this chapter)