I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 369

Olympia City.

This is the only city in the Elysian region.

When Roy came here with Hippodamia and three thousand troops, Pelops had already fled with the Mycenaean soldiers.

Athenian soldiers took over the city without hindrance.

Because it was not only Loy who led the Athens soldiers, but also Hippodamia, the princess of Elis.

The Temple of Ares in the city of Olympia has now been transformed into the Temple of Zeus by the Mycenaeans. The statues of Zeus and Poseidon are enshrined in the temple.

Roy and Hippodamia came here with the Athenian soldiers. After Roy ordered the soldiers to push down the statues of Zeus and Poseidon, he said to Hippodamia.

"Hippodamia, I leave you with a thousand soldiers, can you fulfill my expectations and integrate the Elis region into the Kingdom of Athens?"

After all, the Elis region is different from the Argos and Arcadia regions.

The main ethnic group of the Kingdom of Athens is the Pilaski people, and the Argos and Acadians are also Pilaski people.

The Kingdom of Athens conquered the regions of Argos and Arcadia to save its own people from the rule of the foreign conquerors, the Mycenaeans.

And Roy neither made them worship other gods, nor changed their way of life.

After the Mycenaeans conquered the Argos region and the Arcadia region, they had already wiped out the local ruling class.

Roy carried out the policy of the Kingdom of Athens in the Argos region and the Arcadia region, and it would not be opposed by the Argos and Arcadia people.

But the Ilysians are Illyrians, a different people from the Pilaski.

Although Loi saved the Elis from the rule of the Mycenaeans, but Loi wanted to drive the god Ares they worshiped from the throne and transform them from a nomadic people to an agricultural people. strongly opposed by the people of Elis.

"I……"

Hippodamia said with some lack of confidence.

"I am confident that the Elis region will be integrated into the Kingdom of Athens."

"But I have no confidence in you."

Roy said with a sigh.

"Under your rule, the Elis people can continue to maintain a nomadic way of life. I only ask the Elis region to abolish the status of the patron saint of Ares and enshrine Metis as the new patron saint of Elis—in this way There should be no backlash from the people of Elis."

Hippodamia immediately breathed a sigh of relief and said.

"If Your Majesty's request to me is only to remove Ares from the throne, I am confident that the Elis region will be integrated into the Kingdom of Athens."

Originally, Ares was a god worshiped by the Iris people for thousands of years. It was not easy to drive Ares down from the throne.

But the city of Olympia was conquered by the Mycenaeans and lost on behalf of Ares to Zeus, the patron saint of the Mycenaeans.

As a failed god, Ares was unable to protect the Iris - which gave Hippodamia a valid reason to drive Ares from the throne.

"Hippodamia! I only temporarily allow the Elis to maintain a nomadic lifestyle. Next year, I will transform the Elis into a farming nation, so you must establish a strong ruling authority during this year."

After leaving Hippodamia with [-] soldiers, Roy left Olympia with [-] Iron Spearmen and headed for the city of Elis in the north.

When Roy came to the south of the Pinios River with two thousand iron gunmen, Perseus appeared on the north side of the Pinios River in a chariot, and asked Roy angrily.

"Loy, we Mycenaeans have no intention of becoming enemies of the Kingdom of Athens. Why do you want to take away our territory? Now that we are relatives, I also attended your wedding and wished you a new wedding blessing—you How could you do this to me?"

After listening to Perseus' questioning, Roy said with a smile.

"Perseus, so what if we are relatives? So what if you attended my wedding? Acrisios is your grandfather, you can kill him for the throne. Now I want to increase the territory of the Kingdom of Athens and population, there is no reason to stop my ambition."

"You already know that I killed my grandfather—"

With the taint of killing his grandfather Acrisios, Perseus immediately lost the confidence to accuse Roy.

"Loy, we Mycenaeans have no threat to the Kingdom of Athens, can you really give us a way out?"

"If you want to survive, it's not that I can't give it to you."

Roy looked towards the north and said.

"Perseus! Now I want to bring the entire Peloponnese into the territory of the Kingdom of Athens. Take the Mycenaeans and migrate to the northwest of the Balkan Peninsula ruled by the Illyrians! I will use Metis In the name of the goddess, I make an agreement with you that in the next year, we will not attack each other, and you can do your best to conquer the Illyrians."

Roy's proposal made Perseus show a shaken expression.

Because after contacting the Illyrians, Perseus found that the civilization of the Illyrians was very backward.

As a backward nomadic people, the Illyrians not only have a small population, but most of the weapons they use are wooden or stone weapons.

Perseus conquered the Illyrians with Mycenaean soldiers using bronze weapons, which can be said to be a dimensionality reduction blow.

"One year... If you agree with me to not attack each other for ten years, I will accept your proposal."

"Perseus! Don't you have the confidence to conquer more territory and population than me in one year, and establish a powerful kingdom that can resist the Kingdom of Athens?"

Of course Perseus would not think that his talent was lost to Roy.

Since Roy was able to establish a powerful kingdom of Athens in half a year, Perseus is also confident that he can build an equally powerful kingdom in one year.

"Loy! I can accept your proposal and make an agreement with you not to attack each other for a year, but you have to promise me one condition."

Perseus said with a serious face.

"You have to give me ten days to take away all the food and population of Elis City."

"Yes! Then let's make an agreement now! King Roy of Athens promises you in the name of the goddess Metis that as long as the Mycenaeans leave the Peloponnese, the Kingdom of Athens will not take the initiative in the next year. Take action against the Mycenaeans."

After Roy made his promise, Perseus followed up.

"Mycenaean King Perseus promises you in the name of Father God Zeus that the Mycenaeans will not take the initiative to attack the Kingdom of Athens in the next year."

After the two parties made an agreement in the name of the gods, Perseus said to Roy.

"I heard that Hippodamia, the princess of Elis, is also your woman. Now that I have captured your father-in-law Oenomanos, I can release my goodwill and return your father-in-law to you."

Roy rolled his eyes and said.

"Hippodamia is not my woman, and Oenomaus is not my father-in-law. You don't have to give him back to me. Whether you want to kill Oenomanus or use him as a slave, It has nothing to do with me."

"Since you say so, I will return Oenomanos to you."

After Perseus jokingly finished speaking, he drove the chariot away.

(End of this chapter)