I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 200 Metis also wants to betray his allies

"Brother Roy, I heard that you have killed the king of Corinth, Sisyphus, and made the city of Corinth a part of our Kingdom of Athens—is this true?"

Hearing Procne talk about this, Roy nodded calmly and said.

"The rumors you've heard are true."

"Sisyphus, king of Corinth, is your ally!"

Procne said with a worried expression.

"Although Brother Roy can use word games to argue, saying that the covenant between Athens and Corinth is a covenant between two cities, not a covenant between Brother Roy and Sisyphus. But in this era, the king is the city-state The representative of the city of Athens and the city of Corinth is the covenant between Brother Roy and Sisyphus. Brother Roy’s betrayal of the covenant and killing his allies will deal a huge blow to your reputation. Brother alliance?"

Philomela agreed.

"Brother Roy, as a son-in-law, took away his father-in-law's identity and power, which has already damaged your reputation. In addition to the fact that Sisyphus was killed by you, I am afraid that only a fool will dare to trust Brother Roy in the future."

Roy explained with a smile.

"Procne! Philomela! Since I killed Sisyphus, it means that the Kingdom of Athens no longer needs allies. The territory of the Kingdom of Athens now includes the Attica Peninsula, the Thebes region, Eubia Island, In the Corinth region, as long as the manpower and material resources of these regions are integrated, no city-state in the Aegean Sea can oppose the Kingdom of Athens. In this case, the existence of allies will only become an obstacle to the expansion of the Kingdom of Athens."

Although Procne and Philomela are smart, they are also limited by their own experience, and they don't know how powerful the current Kingdom of Athens is.

Looking at the serious expression on Roy's face, Philomela said with some doubts.

"Brother Luoy, now our Kingdom of Athens is really the most powerful city-state in the Aegean Sea, stronger than the city of Knossos?"

"The Kingdom of Athens far surpasses the city of Knossos in terms of territory and population, so you don't have to doubt that the Kingdom of Athens is stronger than the city of Knossos."

After responding to Philomela, Roy asked curiously.

"Procne! Philomela! Do you know where Pandora is?"

Procne and Philomela looked at each other, then Procne lowered his head and said with a guilty expression.

"Brother Luoy, on the day you went to Corinth, Pandora disappeared from the palace. I sent people to search the entire city of Athens, but there was no trace of Pandora."

After listening to Procne's answer, Roy first widened his eyes in surprise, then frowned.

"It's fine if you can't find it, Pandora has the ability to protect herself."

After Roy finished speaking, a thunderous angry voice suddenly sounded in the sky above the palace.

"Roy, you come to see me right away—"

This is the voice of the goddess Metis.

Roy raised his head and looked at the roof in surprise, and then heard Philomela in his arms saying doubtfully.

"Brother Luoy, the thunder just now was so loud! But it's clearly sunny outside, why is there thunder on a sunny day?"

Metis' voice was not only heard by Roy, but also turned into thunder and heard by ordinary humans, which showed how angry Metis was.

Roy hurriedly stood up and said.

"Procne! Philomela! Now I'm going to see the goddess Metis, so you don't have to follow me."

Temple of Metis on the Acropolis of Athens.

When Roy came to the temple square, he saw that the statue of Metis in the center of the square had turned into the goddess Metis herself.

Walking to the center of the square under Metis' angry gaze, Roy looked up at Metis without fear and said.

"Great Goddess Metis, why did you summon me?"

"Are you asking knowingly?"

Metis said in a cold voice with an angry expression.

"Since you have become the ruler of Corinth, why don't you drive Amphitrite from the seat of the patron saint of Corinth, make Corinth my city, and let the Corinth region be my territory?"

After hearing what Metis said, Roy said with eyes widened in surprise.

"Goddess Metis, Goddess Amphitrite is your ally, you want me to drive her off the throne of the patron saint of Corinth?"

"Allies—you who betrayed your allies, do you have the right to say these two words to me?"

Metis said with a sneer.

"Since you can betray Sisyphus, an ally, for your own benefit, can't I betray Amphitrite for my own benefit? As my priest, you should dedicate the Corinth region to me now. I have more After your territory, more divine power will be given to you."

"I cannot drive the goddess Amphitrite from the patron saint seat."

"Are you trying to betray me?"

"Metis, don't just see the immediate benefits."

Roy explained helplessly.

"I was able to conquer the city of Corinth alone because I accepted the request made by the goddess Amphitrite after I killed Sisyphus. If I drive the goddess Amphitrite from the seat of the patron saint of Corinth , not only the goddess Amphitrite will fight back with all her strength, but even the goddess Mnemosyne will regard you, the ambitious goddess Metis, as an enemy."

"Could it be that you can turn the Corinth region into part of the Kingdom of Athens, but I can't turn the Corinth region into my territory?"

Metis asked with a gloomy face.

"As my priest, can't you find a way to eliminate the influence of Amphitrite and Mnemosyne and make me the only patron saint of the Kingdom of Athens?"

Roy hesitated and said.

"Metis! If you are willing to marry me and let me share eternal life and divine power, I can consider making you the only patron saint of the Kingdom of Athens."

"You dream-"

Metis' beautiful blue eyes turned into erect snake pupils, and he stared at Roy as if he could burst into anger.

"As a goddess, I will never let mere humans desecrate my holiness."

After finishing speaking, Metis' blue eyes burst into the salty divine light that Roy is familiar with.

Just when Roy thought he was going to be salted by Metis, Metis' huge body ten meters tall turned into a statue again, and then Metis' voice rang in Roy's ear.

"You'd better reconsider, don't forget that you are the priest who serves me, not the priest who serves Amphitrite."

"I am the priest who serves you, and I am also the king of Athens!"

Looking at the statue of Metis in front of him, Roy said with a faint smile.

"As the king of Athens, I will treat the guardian goddesses in the Kingdom of Athens equally. If you want to become the supreme god of the Kingdom of Athens, sharing eternal life and divine power with me is the first condition."

"His Majesty--"

Hearing the voice of Transport Minister Pallas, Roy turned his head and saw Pallas running towards him.

"Pallas, aren't you instructing road construction? You, the Minister of Transport, came to see me for something important?"

Pallas came to Roy and said with a solemn face.

"Your Majesty! I have ordered the road builders to build the cement road to the Eleusis area. When I was investigating the route today, I found that the Eleusis tribe's camp was occupied by a group of people."

(End of this chapter)