I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 406 The Princess is Useless
When Aurora walked down the Acropolis Hill and entered the streets of Athens, a golden carriage gleaming in the sun was also driven down the Acropolis Hill by two white horses.

Hearing the sound of the carriage approaching her, Aurora turned around vigilantly, and saw twelve Athenian soldiers guarding the carriage behind her. In the carriage were Roy, Procne, and Philome. La, Andromeda sat in the coachman's seat and drove.

"what do you mean?"

Aurora stopped and asked Roy.

"Don't you regret it?"

Roy smiled and shook his head.

"I just want to see how you can survive in my territory if you have neither money nor free help from others. I will always be behind you, just pretend we don't exist!"

"I'm not a child, do you think I don't have the ability to survive?"

After rolling her eyes at Roy, Aurora turned around and continued walking forward.

When she was about to reach the west gate of the city of Athens, a scent of hot steamed buns wafted over, and Aurora immediately felt a little hungry.

Seeing many Athenians gathering at a steamed bun shop to buy steamed buns, Aurora walked over curiously.

After the people in line bought the steamed buns, the owner of the steamed bun shop asked Aurora.

"Beautiful girl, how many steamed buns do you want to buy?"

"I don't eat much, just give me two steamed buns."

"Would you like to pay in silver coins, copper coins, or salt or grain?"

"Pay the bill—"

Of course Aurora knows that there is no free lunch in the world, but she has nothing on her to pay the bill.

So Aurora said with some shame and embarrassment.

"I am the princess of the Etruscans in the northern part of the Apennine Peninsula. Can you give me the steamed bun first, and I will give you ten times and a hundred times in return in the future."

"Are you a princess?"

Seeing Aurora's beautiful face and noble temperament, the steamed bun shop owner couldn't help laughing.

"You really look like a princess! Even if you don't have the money to pay the bill, it doesn't matter, two steamed buns are not worth much, so I'll just treat it as a gift for you."

Just when the steamed bun shopkeeper wanted to give two steamed buns to Aurora, an Athens soldier came over and said to the steamed bun shopkeeper.

"Shopkeeper! This princess is the enemy of our Athens Empire, so His Majesty the Emperor ordered that anyone who provides free help to this princess will also become an enemy of the Athens Empire."

Enemies of the Athenian Empire—

For such a serious crime, would the punishment be the killing of the whole family or demotion to slavery?
The owner of the steamed bun shop was so frightened that his whole body froze, and the steamed bun in his hand fell to the ground.

After recovering, the steamed bun shop owner immediately said to Aurora tremblingly.

"You...you get away from me, I won't give you anything."

Seeing the attitude of the steamed bun shopkeeper change drastically, driving herself away like avoiding the plague, Aurora said with some dissatisfaction.

"Loy just won't let you give me gratuitous aid, I will definitely pay you in the future, so it's not gratuitous aid."

"You go away! Even if you have money - no matter how much money you have, I will not sell it to you. Our family still wants to live a good life, and we can't afford to provoke a big man like you."

Seeing that the owner of the steamed bun shop was on the verge of tears, Aurora sighed helplessly and turned to leave.

Walking to Roy's golden carriage, Aurora said dissatisfied.

"Why did you send soldiers to scare that steamed bun seller?"

"I didn't scare him, I just told him the consequences of helping you for free. It's the owner's choice not to sell you the steamed buns, and it has nothing to do with me."

What Roy said was very reasonable, and Aurora could only leave Athens hungry.

Port of Piraeus.

Aurora came here hungry and saw a stall selling bread, oatmeal and other food to sailors and dock workers, so she walked over and asked.

"I want to exchange this necklace for some food, would you sell it to me?"

After speaking, he took off the necklace around his neck.

Being able to wear it around the neck of a princess, Aurora's necklace is naturally very valuable.

The stall owner was about to accept this lucrative deal when an Athenian soldier came over and said.

"Staller! This princess is the enemy of the Athenian Empire, so His Majesty the Emperor ordered that anyone who provides free help to this princess will also become an enemy of the Athenian Empire."

Enemies of the Athenian Empire—

With such a serious charge, even if Aurora is willing to pay, the stall owner is too scared not to do her business.

Aurora, who failed to buy food again, came to the carriage angrily and complained to Roy.

"I already want to exchange my necklace for food, why do you want to destroy it?"

Roy said innocently.

"Aurora! Let all Athenians know that you are the enemy of the Athenian Empire—this is my responsibility and obligation. It is the right of these shopkeepers and stall owners to refuse to sell things to you."

"Then what should I do next? They know my identity, so they dare not sell me anything again. Do you want me to starve to death?"

"You can trade your labor for food."

Roy laughed jokingly.

"For example, here at the port, the work of dock workers includes food and lodging. You can be a dock worker."

"Roustabout--"

Aurora looked at the dock workers who were carrying various goods.

These dock workers obviously work very hard, so they are still sweating in this cool autumn.

"Dock workers work so hard, their wages must be high!"

Andromeda, who was driving, said expressionlessly.

"Their wages are actually not high. The minimum wage is 150 catties of grain per month, the average wage is [-] catties of grain per month, and the highest wage is [-] catties of grain per month."

"what--"

Hearing Andromeda's salary, Aurora's eyes widened in surprise.

As the princess of the Etruscans, the food that Aurora and her maids eat every day is worth hundreds of catties of grain.

These dock workers worked hard for a month, but they could only let her and the maids eat for a day or two.

"Dock workers work so hard, but their wages are so low, I don't want to do this kind of work."

"Then would you like to be a waiter in a restaurant?"

Roy pointed to a Royal Hotel in Athens and said.

"The women walking around there are the waiters of the restaurant. Their job is to order and serve the guests. Although their salary is similar to that of dock workers, their work is much easier than that of dock workers."

Aurora observed the hotel lobby and saw many guests pretending to be casual and taking advantage of the waitress, Aurora said angrily.

"You asked me to do this kind of work? I'm the princess of the Etruscans. How can I be taken advantage of by sailors and businessmen who look like civilians."

"Then can you weave? If you can weave, I can recommend you to be a female weaver."

"will not!"

"Then can you cook? If you can cook, I can recommend you as a cook."

"will not!"

"Then what will you do?"

"I can hunt!"

"That's a pity. Every plant, tree, and beast in the Athenian Empire belongs to me. If you poach, you will be sanctioned by the laws of Athens, so your hunting skills cannot get you a job."

Roy said with a smile.

"It seems that as a princess, the most suitable career for you is a princess."

(End of this chapter)