I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 27 What is a man's dream

Roy was awakened from his sleep by the sound of a cock crowing from nowhere.

Roy opened his eyes and sat up, looking at the two sets of clothes on the bedside and the two pairs of shoes on the ground, hesitating.

Roy's own long-sleeved top, jeans, and sneakers were completely soaked by sea water, so Roy wore a cotton robe and strappy sandals made by Procne for two days.

But for now, Roy's clothes and shoes are out to dry.

"Should I continue to wear my own clothes, or should I continue to wear clothes made by Procnes himself?"

Thinking of Procne's exquisite and beautiful face and gentle and sweet smile, Roy finally picked up the cotton robe made by Procne with both hands.

Roy walked out of the stone house in a cotton robe and strappy sandals, and saw 36 footmen already busy making paper.

The six maids are also making everyone's breakfast with ingredients.

Roy walked to the place where the paper pulp was drying and saw that the finished paper was enough to make fifty paper armors, so he came to the six maids and ordered.

"From today onwards, you don't need to do other work. Use linen and paper to sew fifty paper armors for me."

After hearing Roy's order, the six maids looked at each other with embarrassed expressions.

Seeing the reactions of the six maids, Roy immediately realized that the Athenians of this era would not use needles at all.

So they either used ropes to fasten the garments on the shoulders, or bronze pins and other fastening tools.

"It seems that before I let you sew paper armor, I need to make wooden or bamboo needles out of wood or bamboo."

As soon as Roy finished speaking, a maid boldly asked.

"Master! The needles you are talking about are the tools used by the barbaric Dorians to sew trousers? When the leader of Pandion traded with the Dorians, it seems that he got some bone needles from the Dorians."

bone needle -

Because Roy's requirements for paper armor are not high, the bone needle can also meet Roy's requirements.

"Since the Athenian tribe has bone needles, I'll get them for you later."

After speaking, Roy walked towards the altar in the center of the temple square, sat on the stones around the altar and waited for Procne and Philomela to arrive.

Without the company of these two leaders and ladies, Roy would not have dared to go to Pandion's warehouse to pick up things.

After all, everything in the warehouse is Pandion's private property. Even if Roy just takes away a stitch, it may touch Pandion's back scale.

Roy didn't have to wait too long, and Procne and Philomela soon brought thirty servants to the temple square.

Seeing these thirty male servants, five of them were holding fifty wooden spears, and the other twenty-five were carrying 25 catties of grain, Roy immediately got up and walked to Procne and Philomela and said.

"Princess Procne! Princess Philomela! Thank you for lending me food and wooden spears. I will always remember this kindness."

"You don't need to care about this little thing."

Procne picked up the flower basket containing breakfast and laughed.

"Priest Loy, we also brought you breakfast."

"Then I'll have breakfast first! After I finish my breakfast, I want to go to the warehouse with you and find some bone needles from the warehouse."

After speaking, Roy took Procne and Philomela back to the stone house.

After Roy started devouring breakfast, Philomela couldn't hold back her curiosity and asked.

"What are the bone needles you speak of?"

Procne said instead of Roy.

"Philomela, the bone needles seem to be tools used by the Dorians. They used bone needles and cotton thread to sew cotton cloth into trousers."

Seeing that Procne didn't understand the true function of sewing needles, Roy swallowed a piece of barbecue and said.

"Princess Procne! Princess Philomela! Needle not only for trousers, but also for blouses and socks for feet."

While speaking, Roy pointed to Procne's shoulder.

"Leaders and noble ladies like you can use bronze pins to fix the front and back pieces of cloth on the shoulders. But ordinary women can only use ropes to wrap their bodies around their bodies to fix their clothes. Not only does it look ugly, but the ropes will also hurt the body. Use a sewing needle to sew the two pieces of cloth on the shoulder, so you don’t have to tie the rope around the body. Most importantly, the sewing needle can create a man’s dream.”

"A man's dream?"

Procne and Philomela looked at each other, and then Philomela asked directly.

"Priest Loy, what do you mean by a man's dream?"

"It's the stockings you beautiful girls wear."

Roy walked to the head of the stone bed, showed his two black cotton socks to Procne and Philomela, and said with a gentleman's smile on his face.

"Princess Procne! Princess Philomela! These are men's socks that I wear myself. Don't you think it's nothing special. But if the socks grow above the knee and are worn by you on your feet, your beautiful little feet Ya is our man's dream."

"Uh--"

Looking at Roy in a gentlemanly state, Philomela was like a surprised little white rabbit, pretending to be scared and complaining.

"Priest Loy! You look exactly like those wretched men."

Procne stared at the socks in Roy's hand seriously and said.

"Priest Loy, you want to see us in knee socks? But apart from our family, only our future husbands can see our bodies."

In this era, men's robes, like skirts, only covered above the knees.

The women's robes are floor-to-ceiling long skirts, even in the hot summer, their legs will not be exposed.

Hearing Procne's words, Roy's smile froze on his face, and he said with a disappointed expression.

"I have to be your husband to see you in knee socks? Can't you sneak them to me?"

Hearing what Roy said, even Procne couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Now Roy knows that the only way to see them in knee socks is to be their husband.

But Roy's idea was not to try to be their husband, but to trick them into wearing it secretly for him to see.

"Priest Luoy, your thoughts are really irresponsible. Don't you just want to enjoy the power of your husband, but don't want to fulfill your husband's responsibilities?"

Philomela said emphatically.

"Sister, you are so gentle, I think he is a scumbag."

After being scolded by the two sisters, Roy realized that Procne and Philomela were not girls in modern society.

"I'm so sorry! Princess Procne! Princess Philomela! I made too many demands on you. I hope you can forgive me."

After Roy sincerely apologized, Procne looked at Philomela and said.

"Philomela! Priest Loy is a foreigner from the far east after all. Maybe their customs are different from ours. Let's forgive him once!"

"Sister, you are too gentle and soft-hearted!"

Philomela complained.

"No wonder my father always said that you will definitely suffer in the future."

"Didn't father tell you, Philomela?"

Procne pretended to be angry, puffed up his cheeks and said.

"You are as innocent as a child, and you are the one who will really suffer."

(End of this chapter)