I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 181 The Reinforcements Given by Sisyphus

Roy only allowed Eole to be with her family for one day.

the next day.

Roy took Iol away from the Ocaria tribe and returned to Thebes by boat.

After handing Iol to the care of Harmonia, Roy rode his black horse non-stop to Corinth City.

When night falls.

Roy rode a black horse into the city of Corinth, and was stopped by a group of soldiers at the Acropolis Gate of the Acropolis of Corinth.

After recognizing Roy's identity under the light of the torch, the soldiers let Roy enter the Acropolis of Corinth.

Corinthian Palace.

Roy came outside the gate of the palace and informed the soldiers guarding the gate. Sisyphus, king of Corinth, soon came to greet Roy in person.

"Dear friend, I didn't expect that we would meet again so soon."

Sisyphus came to Roy, and first gave Roy a hug.

Although Roy doesn't like to hug men, but now that he has something to ask for, he can only pretend to pat Sisyphus on the back enthusiastically.

"Dear Sisyphus, I came to you because I have something important to do and I want your help."

"Let's go in and talk!"

Sisyphus handed Roy's black horse to two palace soldiers, and ordered them to take Roy's black horse to the stables, and then took Roy to the brightly lit palace hall.

After Roy and Sisyphus sat down opposite each other around a stone table, the young and beautiful palace maid brought barbecue, white bread, oatmeal, vegetables, wine, pastries and other food.

After the table was covered with food, the young and beautiful palace maid did not leave, but sat down around Roy and Sisyphus.

Seeing the unnatural expression on Roy's face, Sisyphus said with a smile.

"Dear friend! In fact, I wanted to entertain you like this last time, because you had Harmonia by your side at that time, so I had no choice but to dispel this idea. The palace maids I prepared for you were all unmarried girls You can let them sleep for you whoever you like. If they become pregnant afterwards, you can take their illegitimate children back home, or you can leave them to me to take care of them. I will raise your illegitimate children as adopted children .”

After listening to what Sisyphus said, Roy shook his head and said.

"Sisyphus, I don't want to be a cold-blooded father who abandons my children. I have to avoid having illegitimate children. To avoid having illegitimate children, I will not touch these young and beautiful palace maids. If you really want to entertain me, accept it Let me ask you for help!"

Sisyphus nodded with a serious expression.

"Dear friend, then tell me your purpose for coming to me!"

"Sisyphus, now the city of Athens is going to war with the city of Knossos in Crete—"

Roy recounted the ins and outs of the outbreak of the war, and finally said to Sisyphus.

"In order to win this war, I hope that the city of Corinth will send [-] soldiers with bronze spears to aid the city of Athens."

If Roy only wanted [-] soldiers, Sisyphus would not hesitate to help Roy.

But Roy wanted five hundred soldiers with bronze spears, which made Sisyphus feel embarrassed.

Because among the soldiers in Corinth City, there are only more than 500 soldiers who use bronze spears.

Sending [-] soldiers with bronze spears to aid the city of Athens-this is no longer letting Sisyphus pay his blood, but letting Sisyphus give his wealth and life to Roy.

After hesitating for a moment, Sisyphus said with a embarrassed face.

"Loy! Although Acrisios, the king of Mycenae, has made an oath, the Mycenaeans may break the oath and once again wage war on the city of Corinth, so I cannot send five hundred men with bronze spears The soldiers of the city will aid Athens. In order to have enough troops to protect the city of Corinth, I can send [-] soldiers with bronze spears and [-] soldiers with wooden spears to aid the city of Athens.”

After listening to what Sisyphus said, Roy frowned with displeasure.

With Acrisios, the king of Mycenae, alive, no Mycenaean dared to break Acrisios' oath, and Acrisios was punished by the gods for breaking the oath.

Sisyphus refused to meet Roy's request. Was he worrying about nothing, or did he want to preserve the strength of Corinth?

Although he was so angry that he wanted to leave, Roy suppressed the anger in his heart.

Because breaking up with Sisyphus now will only add a new enemy to the city of Athens.

"Sisyphus, I can understand your thoughts. In order to have enough strength to protect the city of Corinth, even if you send five hundred soldiers with wooden spears, I can understand."

Sisyphus was obviously relieved, and said while pouring wine for Roy.

"Loy, in fact, you can also consider avoiding the war with Knossos City. Since you have so many girls by your side, why bother to become a deadly enemy with Knossos City for a Pandora."

Roy shook his head and said.

"Sisyphus, the war between Athens and Knossos is not just for Pandora. If Athens wants to grow, it will inevitably compete with Knossos for the hegemony of the Aegean Sea. This is the real reason for the war between Athens and Knossos.”

"Could it be that the city of Athens wants to replace the city of Knossos and become the new trading hub of the Aegean Sea—"

Sisyphus first widened his eyes in shock, then murmured with a complex expression.

"If the Isthmus of Corinth didn't block the Aegean Sea and the Gulf of Corinth, our city of Corinth would have the potential to develop into a trading hub. It's a pity that the great gods didn't favor us."

"As long as a canal is dug in the Isthmus of Corinth, it can connect the Aegean Sea and the Gulf of Corinth, and then charge for crossing the river!"

Roy said with a faint smile.

"Sisyphus, our human power can also change the world. If you have no confidence in digging the Corinth Canal, I can dig the canal for you."

Mycenae.

Palace of Acrisios.

While Roy asked Sisyphus for help, Acrisius, king of Mycenae, was also receiving Deucalion's envoy.

The hall where the throne is located.

After asking the palace maid to bring Deucalion's messenger to the guest room, Acrisius on the throne asked Protos and Perseus in the hall.

"Deucalion invited us to attack Athens together. Do you think I should accept or decline?"

Acrisios' younger brother Protos said without hesitation.

"My brother made an oath to promise not to attack Athens, Corinth and Thebes. If you break the oath, you will pay the price with your life, so we have to reject Deucalion's invitation."

Perseus continued.

"The city of Knossos is also our enemy. In the future, we will also challenge the city of Knossos to seize the hegemony of the Aegean Sea. Now that the city of Athens and the city of Knossos are at war, we should watch them consume each other's strength, of course not Stupid enough to help Knossos defeat Athens."

Acrisios looked at Perseus with a satisfied smile and said.

"For the benefit of the Mycenaeans, I am willing to break my oath and give my life. But it is not in our interest to help the city of Knossos destroy the city of Athens. A war broke out between the cities of Athens and Knossos. We should Use this opportunity to conquer the Arcadia region, expand our domain, and increase the population under our control."

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(End of this chapter)