I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 538

Troy city.

royal palace.

Iros did not summon the royal family and nobles of Troy in the hall to hold a grand banquet for Troy.

Because Roy's current status is not only a guest of Troy City, but also a potential enemy of Troy City.

After the two sat down around a dining table, the young and beautiful palace maid brought food and drinks, and Ilos said straight to the point.

"Young man! I heard you died a few months ago, and you reappeared four months later, claiming that you were resurrected as a god—are these things true?"

"it is true!"

Roy nodded.

"King Iros, I did die once. Now I am not only a posthumous hero god, but also the sun god who took the sun godhood from the Armenian sun god Aleg."

Seeing Roy's serious expression, Iros couldn't help laughing.

"Then should I respect you as a god? You look no different from a human being, not a god at all."

"Gods and human beings essentially belong to the category of life."

Roy said with a smile.

"Although I have become a god now, I don't need others to respect or even worship me as a god. If someone wants to become my believer and put my god statue in his home, I will tell him not to put my god statue in his home. He should put the portraits of his ancestors or family members in his home. I am a god worshiped by the Athens Empire, and human belief and worship are dispensable to me."

"you--"

Iros said with a serious expression and frowning.

"Can you prove that you are really a god?"

Iros didn't believe Roy's status as a god at first, but now he has become dubious.

Roy picked up a golden bronze wine glass from the dining table, and then the sun's fire gushed out from his palm, instantly melting the bronze wine glass into a liquid.

After Roy poured the liquid bronze into another bronze wine glass, Iros stared in shock and held his breath unconsciously.

Witnessing Roy's miracles with his own eyes, Iros finally believed that Roy was really a god.

"I didn't expect that you are really a great god! Can I have this honor and know your true identity?"

"I'm Emperor Roy of Athens, didn't you already know that?"

Roy rolled his eyes and complained.

"King Iros, do you think that I am a god disguised as a human being, and you don't believe that I am really the emperor of Athens after death?"

"We humans... can really become gods like you?"

"As long as certain conditions are met, other people can also become gods like me."

Hearing Roy's answer, Iros took a deep breath and said.

"Your Majesty Loy, do you think I can become a god like you?"

"cannot!"

Roy shook his head without hesitation.

"King Iros! Although you are the overlord of the Troy region, you can at most become an ordinary hero god after death. To become a god like me, you need to meet very harsh conditions."

After explaining, Roy continued.

"King Iros! My time is very precious, let's get to the point! I came to Troy City not to enjoy the hospitality of Troy City as a guest, but to bring the Troy area into the territory of the Athens Empire. If Troy City is willing to take the initiative to surrender to the Athens Empire, I can exchange some benefits with you. For example-if you are interested in becoming a god, I can guarantee that you will become one of the hero gods enshrined by the Athens Empire."

To be an immortal god—

Even a great man like the First Emperor Yingzheng longs for eternal life.

"I understand the policies of the Athenian Empire very well!"

Iros said with a smile.

"Although the policy of the Athens Empire is very beneficial to the common people, it is very unfavorable to us royal families and nobles. You have demoted all of us royal families and nobles to common people, and made your royal family the only ruling class of the Athens Empire. Don't you think this is unfair to us?"

Now the Athenian Empire is well-deserved and is the most powerful and richest country in the world.

If Roy is willing to let the royal families and nobles in other regions retain their identity and power as the ruling class——

Maybe they don't need Roy to conquer them, they will ask to join the Athenian Empire on their own initiative.

"King Iros! Do you know why I was able to build such a huge Athens empire in just three years?"

Before Iros could answer, Roy continued.

"You were already the king of Troy city 20 years ago—the overlord of the Troy region. Now you are still only the king of Troy city and cannot turn the entire Troy region into your territory. Why is that?"

Iros was silent for a moment, then said with a wry smile.

"I understand what you mean! You were able to build such a huge Athens empire in more than two years because you treated everyone fairly and gained everyone's support. I have been the king of Troy for 20 years, but I have not been able to establish a hegemony like you because I am only the king of the Trojans. I only protect the interests of the Trojans, so I cannot get the support of other ethnic groups."

Roy nodded and said.

"King Iros! We are human beings ourselves, so we are very clear that the greatest resonance of human beings is fairness. To achieve fairness, the ruling class such as the royal family and nobles must be eliminated. I am the emperor of the Athenian Empire, and the Athenian royal family centered on me does not exist as a ruling class, but as a defender of the law. If there is no strong force to defend the law, someone will trample on the authority of the law, so the existence of the Athenian royal family is necessary."

"Although your reason convinced me, it is impossible for me to give up my interests."

Iros and Roy looked at each other and said.

"If you can meet my two requirements, I will surrender to you."

"Please say!"

"My first request is that you marry my daughter Cassandra, so that my descendants [grandson and granddaughter] will become the royal family of Athens. My second request is that you help me become a hero god."

"no problem."

Roy immediately said with a bright smile.

"I agree to both of your requests. Not only will I marry your daughter Cassandra, but I will also make her the queen who will rule the Troy region instead of me. If you become my father-in-law, of course I will help you become a hero god, but you must also establish achievements that match your hero status. If Teucros, the king of Mysia, refuses to submit to the Athenian Empire, you will attack Teucros as your first achievement in joining the Athenian Empire."

"Teucross is my father-in-law!"

Iros smiled confidently.

"I know his character very well. This old man doesn't have the courage to fight against the Athens Empire at all. As long as I send an envoy to tell him that Troy has surrendered to the Athens Empire and that his granddaughter Cassandra will marry you, he will definitely make the right choice. Dear son-in-law, since we are now a family, I will call the royal family and nobles of Troy to hold a grand banquet for you and tell them our decision."

(End of this chapter)