I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 188 Deucalion Was Unjustly Lost

In the mythology of another world, the most illogical war is the ten-year Trojan War.

With the agricultural scale and grain output of this era, the Greek coalition forces did not need to besiege the city for ten years. They only needed to blockade the city of Troy for one year, and the city of Troy could collapse due to lack of food.

The land of the Attica peninsula is more barren than the Troy area, and the city of Athens is also more unable to withstand the enemy's blockade than the Troy city.

If the enemy's blockade cannot be broken as soon as possible and sea merchants are allowed to transport a steady stream of grain to the city of Athens, the city of Athens will begin to collapse in a month.

So hearing the news from Aries, Roy gently pushed Procne and Philomela away in his arms, and then went outside the hall to feel the wind direction.

"North wind—northeast wind!"

Feeling the direction of the wind, Roy couldn't help laughing.

"Even fate is helping me. We will definitely win this war."

Procne and Philomela, who followed Roy to the outside of the hall, asked doubtfully.

"Brother Roy, what are you happy about?"

"Doesn't the north wind make you happy, but doesn't the north wind make you unhappy?"

Roy nodded.

"Procne! Philomela! I want to defeat the Knossos navy, and the wind direction is also a very important factor. If the wind direction is against us, it will be difficult for us to win a big victory, and it is very likely that we will lose both to the enemy."

Procne and Philomela were confused, but they still nodded, showing admiration for Roy.

"Since brother Roy said that the wind direction is very important to this war, then the wind direction must be really important."

"My sister and I will pray to Goddess Metis, so that Goddess Metis will not change the direction of the wind."

If it is an era 1000 years later, people will pray to Boreas, the god of the north wind, for the north wind, to Notos, the god of the south wind, for the south wind, to Oros, the god of the east wind, for the east wind, and to Zephyrus, the god of the west wind, for the south wind.

When the army of the Persian Empire went on an expedition to Greece, the Athenian navy defeated the navy of the Persian Empire with the help of the north wind. sacrificial activities.

But in this era, people who made up the gods have not yet been born, and the four wind gods have not been fabricated.

So even if their city-state patron saint does not have these godheads, people will pray to their city-state patron saint for good weather.

Although Roy knew that the reason for the north wind was the difference in temperature between land and sea, he did not correct Philomela.

Kea Island.

This is a typical cone-shaped island, the edge of the island is flat, and there is a 500-meter-high mountain in the center of the island.

The area of ​​Kea Island is 130 square kilometers. Because the food on the island is difficult to feed a large population, there are only more than 1000 people on Kea Island.

Kea City, located on the northwest coast of Kea Island, is the only small town on Kea Island.

Although the ruler of Kea City can only rule more than 1000 people on the island, the ruler of Kea City still proclaims himself King Kea of ​​Kea Island.

Now the island of Kea has become the naval base of Knossos, and the palace in Kea has also become the temporary residence of Deucalion.

When Roy was preparing to defeat the navy of Knossos, Deucalion was in the palace of Kea, attending a banquet held for him by King Kea.

Tasting the fine wine and food at the banquet, surrounded by the beautiful maidens prepared by King Kea, Deucalion couldn't be happier.

Because he not only lost the first war with Roy, but also lost two thousand soldiers.

In order to save his reputation and even the prestige of the city of Knossos, Deucalion can only rely on a powerful navy to blockade the city of Athens, and never dare to confront Roy on land again.

"Roy—damn Roy!"

Whispering Roy's name, the drunken Deucalion gritted his teeth and said angrily.

"You actually brought me——bringing Knossos city such a huge shame! If the city of Athens cannot be completely defeated, our Knossos city will lose its prestige and the throne of the overlord of the Aegean Sea. Now this is already It is no longer a war between you and me over a woman, but a war between Athens and Knossos for supremacy. In order to protect the supremacy of Knossos, I will definitely defeat you."

Although he was defeated by Roy in the war on land, Deucalion still had full confidence in the Knossos navy.

After all, the number of warships in the city of Athens can never match the city of Knossos, and the navy of Athens city will have a huge gap in number with the navy of Knossos city.

the next day.

While Deucalion was still in a hangover, Roy left the port of Piraeus with [-] soldiers on [-] warships, preparing to fight the Knossos navy.

On each warship, there are ten pottery pots containing twenty catties of olive oil, as well as candles used as kindling and cloth balls soaked in olive oil.

It was noon.

Roy's large fleet was only two hours away from Kea Island, and Deucalion had also received the news at this time.

Port of Kea Island.

Deucalion hurriedly boarded his warship while confirming the information with the soldiers around him.

"You said that our scout ship brought back news that the Athenian navy had a hundred large warships?"

The soldiers around him nodded, and Deucalion couldn't help feeling dizzy.

The city of Athens is so abnormal.

Two months ago, the city of Athens was still a tribe with a population of about [-] and only [-] bronze spears.

Now, two months later, there are not only [-] bronze spears in Athens, but also [-] large warships criss-crossing the sea.

Even if some of the bronze spears and some of the warships belonged to the allies of the city of Athens, the speed at which the city of Athens increased in strength was still too abnormal.

"Loy—if you brought about the abnormal changes in the city of Athens, I have to admit that you are really a great opponent."

Up to now, Deucalion even regretted breaking out of war with the city of Athens for a woman.

After all, although Deucalion valued Pandora, he did not foolishly think that Pandora was more important than the hegemony of Knossos.

If there is no war between the cities of Athens and Knossos, the city of Knossos can continue to maintain its hegemony safely.

certainly--

This is just Deucalion's wishful thinking.

Even if the city of Knossos did not take the initiative to break out of war with the city of Athens, Roy would take away the hegemony of the city of Knossos for the development of the city of Athens.

After hastily boarding his own warship, Deucalion took two hundred warships to meet Roy's fleet, and prepared to defeat Roy head-on by relying on the superiority of numbers.

As the two fleets gradually approached each other on the sea, Deucalion's confidence in defeating Roy began to waver.

Before fighting Roy on land, Deucalion was full of confidence in defeating Roy, but the realistic result taught him a painful lesson.

Now even if the number of warships is double that of Roy, Deucalion does not dare to think that he will be able to defeat Roy.

Compared to Deucalion, Roy is full of confidence in victory.

After all, Roy was going to burn [-] catties of olive oil in exchange for victory.

(End of this chapter)