I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 358 Spices are Herbs for Healing

Hippolyta and Phyllis were undoubtedly the guests welcomed by Roy.

Because a good relationship with the two of them can ensure that there will be no wars and conflicts in the north of the Kingdom of Athens.

To celebrate the arrival of Hippolyta and Phyllis, Roy specially held a dinner for them.

After nightfall.

Procne, Philomela, Hippodamia, Callisto, Io, Hippolyta, and Phyllis were all invited by Roy to the palace hall, and Andromeda served everyone as a palace maid .

After Roy and the girls sat down around the dining table, Roy introduced Procne and Philomela who were sitting beside him.

"Procne! Philomela! Let me introduce to you the identities of the two distinguished guests. The older one is Hippolyta, the queen of the Amazon tribe. She rules the Great Plains of Macedonia and the Great Thrace. The [-]-square-kilometer territory of the plain has more than [-] people. The younger one is Princess Phyllis. Her father, Aeetes, ruled the most powerful Sun tribe among the Thracians. The co-lord of the Thracians. If all the Thracian tribes are considered as a whole, Aeetes is the king of the Thracian kingdom, Phyllis is the princess of the Thracian kingdom, and Hippolyta is the Thracian king. The biggest prince in the kingdom."

Then, Roy introduced to Hippolyta and Phyllis.

"Queen Hippolyta! Princess Phyllis! With me are my betrothed Procne and Philomela, and this is Princess Hippodamia, daughter of Oenomanus, king of Elis, This is Callisto, the subjugated princess of Arcadia, this is Io, the subjugated princess of Argos, and she is Andromeda, the dying princess of Hyksos."

After Roy introduced the identities of all the girls, Procne and Philomela showed worried expressions on their little faces.

Because Hippolyta and Phyllis are too noble and powerful, they are far compared.

The current territory of the Kingdom of Athens is [-] square kilometers.

Hippolyta is the ruler of [-] square kilometers, that is to say, as long as Roy marries Hippolyta, the territory of the Kingdom of Athens can be increased by half.

If Phyllis was his father's only child, marrying Roy and Phyllis would more than triple the territory of the Kingdom of Athens.

"Your two fiancées are so beautiful."

Hippolyta looked at Procne and Philomela and praised.

"I understand now why you didn't fall in love with me and Phyllis back then."

Then Hippolyta spoke to Procne and Philomela.

"Procne! Philomela! Roy really loves you two very much. I once proposed to marry Roy, but this ruthless man rejected me. Phyllis was once a prisoner of Roy, Roy Yi also has absolutely no intention of taking Phyllis as her own."

Philomela stared at Hippolyta with eyes full of hostility and said.

"Even if you don't tell me, my sister and I know that brother Roy loves us, just like we love brother Roy."

Seeing Philomela's undisguised hostility, Hippolyta showed a puzzled expression, not knowing what she had done wrong.

Hippolyta never thought that her identity was nobler and stronger than Procne and Philomela, and that she could bring greater benefits to Roy, which was why Philomela became hostile to her.

Although she shared the same sense of crisis as Philomela, Procne showed no hostility towards Hippolyta and Phyllis.

"Queen Hippolyta! Princess Phyllis! Welcome to the city of Athens. If you have any problems, you can ask me and Philomela to solve them. Because brother Roy is very busy, you'd better not disturb brother Roy. "

At this moment, the palace maid brought the sumptuous food to the dining table in the hall.

After roast mutton, roast beef, vegetables, fruit, oatmeal, white bread, salt, sugar and various spices were put on the table, two maids brought a hot pot burning with charcoal.

Seeing the dazzling array of rich food, Hippolyta and Phyllis widened their eyes curiously.

Not only Hippolyta and Phyllis, but also Procne, Philomela, Hippodamia, Callisto, Io, and Andromeda are also curiously observing Fresh ingredients they've never seen before.

"Loy, what are these sweet salt-like things? What are these sun-dried plants?"

Roy introduced various spices, mutton slices, and beef slices to the hot pot while introducing them to the girls.

"This is white sugar, not sweet salt. These are the spices I collected at a high price. They not only make food very delicious, but also are herbs for curing various diseases. I plan to grow spice plants on a large scale, and some of them are used to Spices are made, and some of them are used to make medicinal materials. This is a hot pot for cooking meat. Cooking spices and meat slices together can make the meat slices very delicious.”

After listening to Roy's introduction, Hippolyta glanced back and forth at various spices and said.

"You said that these spices can not only make food delicious, but also herbs that can cure diseases? Roy! Can you sell these spices to me, no matter what price I can accept."

In this day and age, ordinary injuries and illnesses can also kill people because of the backwardness of medical standards.

One of the reasons why priests are respected is that priests with ancient inheritance have the knowledge of healing wounds and diseases with some herbs.

The Thracians lived in northern areas where there would be heavy snow in winter, and they obviously needed herbs to cure various winter epidemics.

After hearing what Hippolyta said, Phyllis followed suit.

"Although I am only the princess of the Sun Tribe, I also want to purchase these spices on behalf of the Sun Tribe. I believe that my father knows that these spices can cure diseases, and he will definitely agree to the deal I reached with you."

Roy shook his head and said.

"The price of these spices is really expensive, and you can't give me a product that satisfies me in exchange."

"Then I'll exchange myself with you!"

Hippolyta took the initiative to look at Roy with a pitiful expression and said.

"If you get me, you get everything from the Amazon tribe. I only ask you to take care of my tribe like the Athenians."

"no--"

"no!"

After Hippolyta finished speaking, Procne and Philomela objected at the same time.

Roy glanced at the two in surprise, then held their little hands and said.

"You don't have to worry, I don't want to take the responsibility of taking care of the Amazon tribe yet. Even if Hippolyta becomes my woman in the future, her status will not surpass you."

Roy is no fool, of course he can guess what Procne and Philomela are worried about.

But Roy is not someone who measures everything by profit.

Even if Hippolyta can bring greater benefits to Roy, Roy will not let Hippolyta surpass Procne and Philomela.

Hearing Roy's comforting words, Procne bowed her head in shame and said.

"Brother Roy...I'm sorry, I shouldn't object to you marrying Hippolyta. As long as brother Roy marries her, the territory of the Kingdom of Athens will increase by half. I support brother Roy marrying her."

(End of this chapter)