I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 416 Gives You a Chance to Become a God

When the Hyksos ruled Egypt, because the number of their own ethnic groups was small, they gave preferential treatment to the Illuminati and Phoenicians, who were also foreign ethnic groups.

This kind of thing is not uncommon in past history.

The four-class system established by the Mongolian Yuan Dynasty listed the Semu people [a collective name for various foreign ethnic groups] as the second-level ruling class.

Because the Phoenicians needed ports in northern Egypt for nautical trade, the Hyksos gave the Egyptian port city of Itawi to the Phoenicians—the Phoenician king Arathia who ruled Itawi. It was against this background that he and his ancestors became the rulers of Itawi City.

If Roy wanted to bring the whole of Egypt under the rule of the Athenian Empire, he needed to conquer not only the Hyksos, but also the Phoenicians and the Illuminati.

While Andromeda and Cepheus were transforming the Hyksos, Roy came to Itavi alone to visit Arathia, the Phoenician king.

Itawi City.

The royal palace of Arathia.

Knowing that Roy came to visit, Arathia personally came to the gate of the palace to welcome Roy.

Bringing Roy to the palace hall, Arathia immediately ordered the palace maid to prepare the banquet.

After sitting down at the banquet table with Arathia, Roy looked at Arathia calmly and asked.

"Araxia, do you know the purpose of my coming to you?"

"Dear friend, do you want me to surrender?"

Arathia said with a bright smile.

"We Phoenicians only want to make money, and have no interest in fighting for hegemony. Since we Phoenicians can submit to the Hyksos, of course we can also submit to you."

"What I want is not surrender in name."

Roy said with a serious expression.

"After the Phoenicians surrender to me, I will implement the policy of the Athenian Empire in the Phoenician territory. The royal family and nobles of the Phoenicians will be abolished and become commoners. Your income will meet the tax standard. pay taxes."

After hearing Roy's words, Arathia couldn't laugh immediately.

Because Alasia is the Phoenician royal family whose identity will be abolished by Roy.

At this moment, the queen of Arathia ran to Arathia and complained to Roy angrily.

"How could you treat us like this? When you and Andromeda came to Itawi City, our family treated you as the most honored guests. Now my husband is willing to submit to you, but you still want to demote us For civilians, is this how you repay us?"

"Honey, you go away."

Arathia hurriedly said to his wife as if she was afraid that Roy would be angered.

"This is a matter between us men, and women cannot interfere."

"Araxia, let your wife join in!"

Roy showed a bright smile and said to the Queen of Arathia.

"Queen! I just remember how you and my wife treated me, so I want to save you. Now the threat facing the Phoenicians is not me, but the Egyptian Queen Nafeel who wants to conquer northern Egypt. If I do everything If you don’t, Nafir’s [-] troops will conquer the Hyksos, the Illuminati, and you Phoenicians. Even if your family escapes from Egypt, will you still be able to keep your royal status?”

The Queen of Arathia sneered.

"Queen Nafer of Egypt is your wife. She wants to conquer Northern Egypt. How is it different from your desire to conquer Northern Egypt?"

"Of course I'm different from Nafir!"

Roy said with a serious expression.

"I am Loy, Emperor of the Athens Empire, and Nafir is the Queen of the Kingdom of Egypt. I represent the Empire of Athens, and Nafir represents the Kingdom of Egypt. You should not think so stupidly, because I married Nafir Once married, I will be able to command Nafir and the Kingdom of Egypt! Nafir wants to conquer Northern Egypt is a matter of her own decision, which has nothing to do with me. But I can indeed save you and prevent you from being destroyed by the Egyptians. The fate of conquest. My condition is that the Phoenicians must join the Athenian Empire and accept the rule of the Athenian Empire. If the royal family and nobles of the Phoenicians do not want to lose their current identities, you can go to the central and southern parts of the African continent to re-establish the country. "

After listening to Roy's words, Arathia frowned and fell into hesitation.

"Dear friend! You once proposed to me that we Phoenicians migrate to the island of Cyprus, and now your proposal—"

Roy interrupted Arathia's words.

"Alasia, when I made this suggestion to you, the Athenian Empire did not have the power to control the Eastern Mediterranean. Now I plan to control the entire Egyptian region and turn the Egyptian region into an Egyptian province of the Athenian Empire. As the Athenian Empire controls the Eastern Mediterranean symbol of Cyprus, and the island of Cyprus would also become part of the Athenian Empire."

The Queen of Arathia said with wide eyes in shock.

"Aren't you too greedy? There are so many lands in Africa and Asia that you can conquer, why don't you even let go of the small island of Cyprus? Leave Cyprus to us Phoenicians, for you Nothing to lose."

The island of Cyprus is rich in natural resources. In addition to copper ore, there are also iron sulfide, salt, asbestos, gypsum, marble, wood and earth-based inorganic pigments.

Of course, Roy would not give up this wealthy island to Arathia.

"Araxia! Make your decision now! If you cannot accept my request, I will watch the Egyptians conquer the Phoenicians. If you are willing to bring the Phoenicians to join the Athenian Empire, although the Phoenicians The royal family and nobles would lose their status and privileges, but the Phoenician commoners could avoid becoming slaves."

"You're asking me to make sacrifices for the Phoenician commoners—"

Arathia said with a wry smile.

"If I refuse your request, then I will be a sinner who has harmed the entire ethnic group. Although I am selfish, I dare not bear such a big crime."

"If you choose to save the Phoenicians, I will make you a Phoenician hero, and engrave your deeds on the stone tablet, so that the Phoenicians thousands of years later can also know your great achievements. "

Seeing Arathia's shaken expression, Roy bewitched even more.

"I can also give you a golden scale and deify you into the star god of Libra and the god of business. From now on, the golden scale will be a symbol of fair trade."

Apotheosis——

In this world where gods really exist, even the hegemonic kings will long for the chance to become gods.

Hearing Roy's promise to make himself a god, Arathia said in a shaken voice.

"Will you really keep your promise and deify me into a god?"

"As long as you can fulfill my request, I will give you a chance to become a god after death."

"I accept your request!"

Arathia said with a determined expression.

"In order to save the Phoenicians, I am willing to give up my status as king and lead the Phoenicians to join the Athenian Empire."

"Arathia—"

Seeing that Arathia was really bewitched by Roy, his wife showed a worried expression.

Although Arachia was the king of the Phoenicians, he was actually the head of the Phoenician nobles.

If the nobles oppose Arathia, even if Arathia is the king, it is impossible to defeat the united nobles.

(End of this chapter)