I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 39 Pandion's Generous Reward
Acropolis.

The Great Hall of Pandion's Stone House.

A dozen candles are distributed in every corner of the hall, brightly illuminating the spacious hall.

Roy sat around a stone table with Pandion, Pandion's wife Zeuxippus, Erechtheus, Procne, and Philomela, and told them about the experience of this time.

"Pandion leader! Originally, it would take at least ten days to go back and forth between Athens and Knossos. But I was able to use the stars at night to sail by sea, so we arrived at Knossos on the fourth day. In In the city of Knossos, I used two cans of olive oil to hire the guide Caron, and met a big businessman named Eteo. Originally, Eteo wanted to exchange forty catties of grain for ten catties of olive oil. But I have learned from the guide Caron that ten catties of olive oil can be exchanged for fifty catties of grain in Knossos, so I finally reached a deal with Eteo to exchange ten catties of olive oil for fifty catties of grain. "

After listening to Roy's narration, Pandion's wife Zeuxiper turned her eyes and said with a gratified smile.

"The Phoenicians came to Athens to trade with us. We can only exchange ten catties of olive oil for twenty catties of grain. Priest Loi! Even if you make a deal with Eteo, you can exchange ten catties of olive oil for forty catties Food is also a huge surprise for us. I didn't expect you to fight for the interests of the Athenian tribe, and I want to thank you on behalf of all Athenians."

"Ma'am! I am the priest of the Athenian tribe, and the interests of the Athenian tribe are my interests, so I should protect the interests of the Athenian tribe."

After responding to Zuksipper, Roy continued.

"On our way back to Athens, we were attacked by a group of pirates. With the help of Pallas, the captain of the personal guard, I killed the pirate leader with the power of the goddess Metis, and defeated the group of pirates. Los Island, I was going to let the injured people rest for a night, and I happened to find that the pirate who attacked us was a villager in a pirate village in the west of Milos Island. So I led fifty teenagers to attack the pirate village and killed most of the men in the pirate village. brought back women, children, food and possessions."

After listening to Roy's words, Procne looked at Roy with worried eyes and asked.

"Priest Luoy, were you injured when you fought the pirates?"

"I was wearing paper armor the entire time I was fighting the pirates, so I wasn't hurt at all."

As soon as Roy finished speaking, Philomela spoke to Procne.

"Sister! Shouldn't you be concerned that Priest Loi snatched a few women from the pirate village as his trophies?"

Hearing Philomela's words, Roy took the initiative to explain.

"Princess Philomela! I don't want any of the women we captured in the pirate village. I gave them all to my companions. Even the most beautiful woman in the pirate village, the wife of the pirate leader, was given to me by myself." Captain Pallas. The spoils I got from the pirate village are only five bronze tripods, thirty bronze spears and five thousand catties of food."

Erechtheus said in surprise.

"A pirate village with a population of about two hundred actually has so much wealth?"

"If it was an ordinary village, a village with a population of 200 would certainly not have so much wealth. But they are pirate villages, and their wealth and even their women should have been robbed."

After Roy finished explaining, Pandion looked at Roy with a smile and said.

"Priest Loi! Although you have won a lot of spoils for yourself, I still want to reward you for your achievements. You have opened up a trade route with the city of Knossos for our Athens tribe, and I will give you the status of a little leader." , let you manage 500 people. Not only as a small leader, I will also give you a herd of cattle, a herd of sheep, and twenty bronze spears."

"Father--"

Hearing Pandion's reward to Roy, Erechtheus couldn't help but stood up and said.

"Of the 5000 population of our Athens tribe, 3000 are managed by two small chiefs. Are you going to give half of the [-] population of the Acropolis to Roy? Then you simply let him be your heir, and he will inherit the position of chief in the future." .”

"Erechtheus, sit down!"

Pandion glared at Erechtheus with stern eyes.

After Erechtheus sat down reluctantly, Pandion looked at Roy and said.

"Priest Loi! The rewards I just mentioned, whether it is the 500 people you manage, or the cattle and sheep to be distributed to you, will not be divided from the Athenian tribe. You can take it from me Yes, only twenty bronze spears."

What does it mean?
Could it be that the reward to be given to me is a blank check?

Seeing Roy's puzzled expression, Pandion continued.

"I am ready to launch a war against the Eleusis tribe. After we conquer the Eleusis tribe, I will hand over half the population of the Eleusis tribe to your management. Among the property of the tribal leader, I will give you a herd of cattle and a flock of sheep."

Uh--

It turned out that he wanted to be generous to others and reward himself with the booty he had snatched from the Eleusis tribe.

Roy complained silently in his heart, and said with a smile on his face.

"Pandion leader! Can I take my followers to participate in the attack on the Eleusis tribe, make more contributions to the Athens tribe, and win more spoils for myself?"

"of course can!"

After Pandion nodded in agreement, he continued.

"Priest Loi! During your absence, the servants and maids assigned to you have been assigned new jobs by me. Now that you return to the temple, there is no maid to take care of your life, so you stay today , rest in my guest room!"

"it is good!"

After Roy agreed to Pandion's arrangement, he looked at Procne and Philomela, showing a hesitant expression.

After having dinner with the Pandion family, Roy was taken to the guest room by the maid arranged by Pandion.

The maid brought Roy into the guest room with a lantern, and lit a candle for Roy when she left.

In a room lit by candles.

Sitting on the stone bed, Roy recalled the night when he first came to the Athenian tribe.

"When I first stayed in the guest room of Pandion's house, I had to go to bed after nightfall because there were no candles. Now because I invented candles, the nightlife of Pandion's house has been changed by me."

Just as Roy was about to blow out the candles and go to sleep, there was a sudden knock on the wooden door of the guest room.

Roy said immediately.

"come in!"

The next second, Procne and Philomela opened the door and walked in.

Roy, who was lying on the stone bed, hurriedly stood up and said.

"Princess Procne! Princess Philomela! Why did you come to me at night?"

Procne said with a gentle smile.

"Priest Loi! When we were together just now, you seemed to have something to say to us, so we came to you. Father, mother, and brother Erechtheus are not here. What do you want to say to us? explain?"

"Actually... I want to tell you that I brought back gifts for you."

Roy picked up his package from the stone bed and said while unpacking it.

"If you don't dislike it, I hope you can accept my gift."

(End of this chapter)