I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 10 Humans Cannot See the Gods
Pandion formally introduced Roy to the people of the Athens tribe, and Roy followed suit.

"Everyone of Athens! I am the priest who serves the great goddess of wisdom, Metis. The great goddess of Metis is the daughter of Pontus [the sea], the goddess of the sea who can protect us Athens from sailing safely on the sea. Metis As the Goddess of Wisdom, the wisdom she bestowed on me will enable the Athenians to live a better life than they do now."

After listening to Roy's words, the surrounding Athenians didn't react too much.

After all, for these Athenians, Metis, the goddess of wisdom, is a strange god, and he has no authority to convince them at all.

Seeing the ten-year-old boy kneeling in front of him with his mother and elder brother, Roy came over to help the family of three and said.

"Madam! You and your children don't need to thank me, because my wisdom comes from the goddess Metis, so what you should really thank is the goddess Metis."

Then, Roy turned to Pandion and said.

"Pandion leader! Now that my method of treating fever has been proven effective, I hope you can promote this method among the Athenian tribes and let all the Athenians know that it is a gift from the goddess Metis."

Pandion nodded.

"I will arrange people to promote it, so that the five thousand Athenians in the Acropolis and the vassal tribes will all know the method of curing fever, and I will also make them all grateful for the gift of the goddess Metis."

Although in modern society, fever is only a minor illness, and even without taking medicine, you can rely on your body to heal itself.

But 600 years ago, fever was one of the common ailments that claimed the lives of adults and children alike.

The contribution of Loi to cure fever was enough to make all Athenians grateful to the goddess Metis.

After persuading the child's mother to leave with the two children, Roy suggested to Pandion.

"Pandion leader! I want the goddess Metis to become the patron saint of the Athens tribe as soon as possible. Why don't we go to the beach to meet the goddess Metis now?"

"no problem!"

Although Pandion has not personally contacted the goddess Metis, out of respect for Metis, he did not dare to let a god wait too long.

So Roy and Pandion left the Acropolis with a group of soldiers and walked towards the nearest coast to the west.

After Roy and others came to the nearest coast, Roy walked into the sea alone, looked at the sea ahead and called Metis' name.

"Great goddess Metis, please respond to your priest coming before us."

slam-la-

As soon as Roy's words fell, Metis appeared on the sea with a height of about ten meters, and the swimming snake slowly came to Roy.

Coming to Roy, Metis looked at Pandion with beautiful blue eyes, and then asked Roy.

"Human! Have you successfully persuaded the leaders of the Athenian tribe to accept me?"

"Yes! The leader of Pandion has decided to honor the goddess Metis and make you the master of the Athenian tribe and this territory."

"Then let him kneel in front of me and swear surrender."

Hearing Metis' order, Roy turned to Pandion and said.

"Pandion leader! Hurry up and kneel before the goddess Metis, and swear that the Athenian tribe will surrender to the goddess Metis."

Pandion looked around blankly and said.

"Priest Loi, where is the goddess Metis?"

"Uh--"

Hearing Pandion's words, Roy realized that neither Pandion nor his soldiers could see Metis' figure.

At this time, there was only Roy here, who could see Metis' god figure.

Before I became a priest of Metis, I was able to see the figure of the goddess, why did Pandion and others—

Looking at the reactions of Pandion and the others, Roy suddenly realized that it was not a coincidence that Metis made himself her priest.

Perhaps it was because she could see her figure that she saved herself and made herself her priest.

After recovering, Roy pointed at Metis and said.

"Pandion leader! The goddess Metis is in this direction. Please kneel down to the goddess Metis and swear loyalty to the goddess on behalf of the Athenian tribe."

Although Pandion couldn't see the figure of Metis, he seemed to be able to feel the divine power of Metis.

Pandion took a deep breath, then knelt down to where Metis was and said.

"The great goddess Metis! I am Pandion, the leader of the Athenian tribe. Now I ask the great goddess to become the patron saint of the Athenian tribe. From now on, the territory of the Athenian tribe will be the territory of the goddess. My descendants and I will worship the goddess Metis , anyone who challenges the authority of the goddess is equivalent to challenging my family."

After Pandion's oath was completed, Metis immediately showed a bright and sweet smile on his face.

Then, under Roy's surprised eyes, Metis left the sea and moved towards the beach.

Just when Metis' body was about to touch the beach, her snake body instantly transformed into a pair of beautiful long legs, with delicate and lovely ankles wearing beautiful silver strappy sandals.

After stepping on the sand with both feet, Metis couldn't restrain his joy and said.

"I finally took this step, leaving the sea and coming to land."

Then, Metis leaned over and stretched out her right index finger, and pressed her finger between Pandion's eyebrows.

Roy immediately felt that the blessing that Metis bestowed upon the goddess Pandion poured divine power into Pandion.

After receiving Metis' blessing and divine power, Pandion finally saw Metis standing in front of him, and said with tears in surprise.

"Goddess—really a goddess! The tribe of Athens has finally ushered in a real god as a patron saint."

Seeing Pandion's joyful and excited reaction, Metis said with a satisfied smile.

"Pandion! I have observed you for a long time, and you are a very good leader. As long as your family defends my authority, not only you, but your children and your descendants will all receive my blessing."

Watching the interaction between Metis and Pandion, Roy suddenly understood that even if he did not show up, Pandion would definitely meet Metis and make Metis the patron saint of the Athens tribe.

Instead, it was his own appearance that took away Pandion's chance to become a priest of Metis.

Roy, who felt neglected by Metis, couldn't help but say at this moment.

"Great Goddess Metis! Now please go to the Acropolis with us and enter the Temple of Metis dedicated to you. Because the Athenian tribe does not have craftsmen and tools to carve statues, your Temple of Metis is temporarily There are no idols."

"It doesn't matter!"

Metis, who was in a good mood, said with a smile.

"The temples and statues are only symbolic. The most important thing is that the leader of the Athenian tribe regards me as a patron saint. Now I will go to the Acropolis with you, and I will take care of the statue."

After speaking, Metis walked towards the Acropolis.

Roy and Pandion immediately ran after Metis who was striding forward.

Looking up at the back of Metis, Pandion said to Roy with a complicated expression.

"Priest Loi! I didn't really believe in the existence of the goddess Metis until I saw the figure of the goddess with my own eyes. You are the priest who serves the great goddess, and I will give you your due status in the Athenian tribe."

(End of this chapter)