I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 142 Me and Father-in-Law Who Do You Choose?

[The previous chapter was blocked, temporarily put the revised one on the work for everyone to see, and delete it after it is released. 】

Minos wanted to get to know the representatives of the city of Athens before the banquet started, which seemed to be an obvious emphasis on the city of Athens.

But Roy doesn't think so.

If Minos really valued the city of Athens, he would not have waited until now to get to know the representatives of the city of Athens.

Minos suddenly wanted to know representatives of the city, apparently because other events had changed his opinion of the city.

The reasonable reason Roy could think of was that Minos already knew that he had sold the white salt to Eteo.

Roy and Procne came to Minos and the queen holding hands, and Minos said with a loving smile from an elder to a junior.

"You are really a pair of outstanding young people! Seeing you, I know that the city of Athens will develop into a powerful city-state in the future."

Hearing Minos' praise, Procne bowed his head politely and said.

"Great Minos! Beautiful queen! On behalf of the city of Athens, I thank you for your invitation. I wish King Minos will always be strong and the queen will always be young and beautiful."

"What a lovely princess."

The queen took a gold necklace from the maid beside her and handed it to Procne and said.

"This is a gift from me, you must accept it."

Looking at the shining gold necklace in the queen's hand, Procne looked at Roy with a hesitant expression.

Roy said with a smile.

"The queen is our elder, so you can accept the gift from the elder."

Hearing what Roy said, Procne reached out to take the gold necklace.

"Beautiful queen, thank you for your precious gift."

Seeing that Procne had to ask Roy for permission to accept the gift, Minos looked at Roy and said.

"Young man, I heard that you are already friends with my son Deucalion, so I will call you Loi directly! As a representative of the city of Athens, have you brought me the reply from the city of Athens—— Is the city of Athens willing to become a vassal of our city of Knossos? Before you answer my question, I want to tell you what benefits the city of Athens can get from becoming our vassal. First of all, you can get the privilege of tax exemption, as long as we Merchant ships from Knossos can be tax-free in Athens, and merchant ships from Athens can also be tax-free in Knossos. If you encounter food shortages and other difficulties, we in Knossos will definitely help. If Athens Attacked by the enemy, the enemy of Athens is the enemy of Knossos, and the naval fleet of Knossos will protect the safety of Athens.”

After listening to Minos, Roy said with a serious expression.

"Great King Minos! Our city of Athens is thousands of miles away from the city of Knossos. If the city of Athens is really attacked by the enemy, the naval fleet from the city of Knossos we sent for help will rush to the city of Athens , It takes at least eight days in between. There is a saying that far away water cannot quench near thirst, and the reinforcements from Knossos are like distant water to Athens. Our city of Athens is willing to become a watchful ally with Knossos , but we do not want to be vassals of Knossos City."

After Roy finished speaking, the banquet hall was so quiet that a needle could be heard.

Because Roy actually refused to become a vassal of Knossos on behalf of the city of Athens under the witness of all the guests in the banquet hall.

"Far water can't quench near thirst—"

Repeating this sentence, Minos looked at Roy with a half-smile and said.

"You're right. The city of Knossos is thousands of miles away from the city of Athens. It is really difficult to provide timely assistance to the city of Athens, which has been attacked by the enemy. No wonder you don't want to become vassals of Knossos."

Seeing that Minos didn't attack him, Roy just breathed a sigh of relief, then Minos took out a cloth bag and said, showing the white salt in it.

"Loy! I'm very interested in the white salt that appeared in your city of Athens. Is the city of Athens willing to share the secret of white salt with us?"

Minos suddenly paid attention to the city of Athens because of the white salt.

Looking at the white salt in Minos' hands, Roy said with a confident smile.

"King Minos! As I said to Eteo, this is fine white salt I picked up on the seashore, a gift from the sea goddess I serve. If you think there is salt in the territory of the city of Athens mines, or the Athenians have the technology to make white salt, you can send the Knossos to the city of Athens to let your envoys know the real situation."

Roy's expression was full of confidence, which made Minos's heart shake.

Is it true that Athens has no salt mines and no technology to make white salt?
Minos frowned and asked Procne.

"Princess Procne, do you really have no salt mines in Athens, nor the technology to make white salt?"

Procne shook his head without hesitation.

"I have never heard that there are salt mines in Athens, nor have I heard that Athens has the technology to make white salt. I have only recently seen this kind of white salt. I have never seen or eaten this kind of white salt before. Salt."

It can be seen that simple Procne is not lying.

What Roy said just now made Minos dubious, and now Minos finally believes that the city of Athens may not have salt mines and the technology to make white salt.

"Loy! It seems that you really got this high-quality white salt by accident, and I have no questions to ask you now."

"Then I'll take my leave."

Roy took Procne back to Pandora's side. As soon as the two sat down, Minos said to all the guests.

"Distinguished guests! The Spring Plowing Festival is one of the most important festivals of our Knossos people. Now I thank all the guests who accepted the invitation, and hope to see you again at the Spring Plowing Festival next year. But I am old, Perhaps next year's spring plowing ceremony, the Minos who invites you will no longer be me, but my son Deucalion."

The city-states of this era almost all retained the tribal tradition - only the most powerful person could become the ruler.

Therefore, the king of the city-state is not life-long. Usually, after middle age, the king will pass the throne to his son in the prime of life.

According to ancient legends, King Odysseus of Ithaca Island inherited the throne when he was about 20 years old. At that time, his father, the old king, was not only alive, but also lived 20 years later.

The old kings let their sons inherit the throne in advance because the old king occupied the throne until his death, and the succession of the throne is prone to problems.

The young prince inherits the throne in advance, and with the help of the old king, he can stabilize his authority and suppress careerists who want to fight for the throne.

Roy tasted the barbecue and wine fed to him by Procne, thinking of his father-in-law Pandion.

According to the tradition of this era, father-in-law Pandion has also reached the age of retirement.

I helped my father-in-law to retire early, and there was no problem at all.

If the father-in-law is really reluctant to be the leader, Roy can also let the father-in-law retain the leader status.

After all, Roy wanted to be the king of Athens, not the leader of the Athenian tribe.

[When I return to Athens, my plan can start. 】

"Brother Roy, what are you thinking?"

Hearing Procne's words, Roy said seriously.

"Procne, if you had to choose between me and my father-in-law, would you choose me or my father-in-law?"

"Why should I choose?"

Procne said with a happy sweet smile.

"You and father—I want it all."

(End of this chapter)