I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 74 Taking Phoenician Captives
After Roy finished speaking, all the Phoenicians looked at each other in blank dismay.

Although Roy was not the Thebes who turned these Phoenicians into captives, these Phoenicians could not easily trust Roy.

Just when Roy felt that these Phoenicians would not be subdued by him, a Phoenician suddenly walked up to Roy and said.

"Do you remember me? I was one of the twelve captives who were to be sacrificed by the Thebes yesterday! Since you are willing to risk your life to save us Phoenicians, I am willing to believe in you and become a followers."

With the Phoenician in front of Roy taking the lead, the other eleven Phoenicians who were sacrificed also stood up and said.

"Since you saved my life, I am also willing to be your follower."

"Companions! He did not hesitate to offend all Thebes and the gods of Thebes in order to save us. I must repay his kindness."

"He was a great priest who served the gods, and I trust he will not deceive us."

After the twelve Phoenicians who had been sacrificed were saved by Roy, they had already told other Phoenicians about Roy's saving them.

So all the Phoenicians knew that in order to save their companions, Roy took the huge risk of offending all the Thebes and offending the gods of the Thebes.

Now the twelve Phoenicians saved by Roy wanted to become Roy's followers, and the hearts of the other Phoenicians were shaken.

Roy was keenly aware of the wavering of these Phoenicians, and immediately said loudly.

"Phoenicians! I am neither an Athenian nor a Thebes, I am a foreigner from the far east like you. Now you have lost Cadmus, the leader who can lead you to protect you, and I need to be worthy Trusting companions and followers. Once again I promise you that as long as you become my followers, I will treat you with my heart and give you fields, houses and women. You can trust me as I can trust you, because We are all foreigners in this land."

The Phoenician standing in front of Roy immediately knelt on one knee and said.

"Great Priest of Loi, I am willing to be your follower and risk my life to fight for you."

After someone took the lead, the other Phoenicians also knelt down.

The Phoenician captives in the last five sheepfolds all knelt down to Roy.

It worked—

Because he saved the twelve Phoenicians who were sacrificed, he successfully gained the trust of the Phoenicians and made 250 Phoenicians new followers.

Roy suppressed the excitement in his heart, looked down at the first Phoenician who knelt down to him and asked.

"My dear companion! I promise you in the name of the goddess Metis I serve, that I will never break my promise to you. Can you tell me now, what is your name?"

"Priest Loy, I don't have my own name, and my companions all call me by my father's name."

An adult man over the age of 16 does not have his own name, indicating that he is just an ordinary civilian.

"Since you don't have your own name, let me choose one for you!"

Roy stretched out his hands and said while helping the Phoenician in front of him.

"Your body looks as strong as a bull. From now on, your name will be Taurus! I hope you can become a great hero, and even become a hero god after death, so that your name will become one of the constellations in the night sky." name."

"Taurus..."

After getting his own name, the Phoenician in front of Roy, the Taurus, said with his body trembling with excitement.

"Priest Loi, thank you for giving me a name. I am a commoner with low bloodlines, how dare I expect to become a great hero, and even become a hero god worshiped after death."

Under the big tree about [-] meters away.

When Harmonia saw that all the Phoenician captives knelt down to Roy, as if followers were swearing allegiance to the leader, Harmonia immediately walked over curiously.

"Priest Loy, what happened?"

Harmonia's voice sounded from behind, Roy turned around and explained to Harmonia.

"Priest of Harmonia, I have subdued the Phoenicians and made them my companions and followers. Now please release all my companions and stop treating them as captives."

As soon as people like myself became Roy's followers, Roy fought for freedom for everyone——

At this time, all the Phoenicians looked at Roy with grateful eyes, and even the Phoenicians who originally held some resentment towards Roy also had the idea of ​​being loyal to Roy.

Hearing Roy's request, Harmonia frowned with dissatisfaction and said.

"Priest Loi, these Phoenicians are the enemies who invaded our Thebes territory. In the war between our Thebes and the Phoenicians, dozens of Thebes were killed by the Phoenicians Dead, hundreds of Thebes were wounded and bleeding, I can't pretend it never happened."

"It's normal for both sides to suffer casualties during the war. The Phoenicians originally had 250 soldiers, but in the war with you Thebes, the Phoenicians not only killed their leader Cadmus, Fifty companions also died, so they are now down to [-]."

Seeing Harmonia's embarrassed expression, Roy continued.

"Priest of Harmonia, if you need a reasonable reason to release my companions, then sell them to me as slaves!"

Hearing Roy's proposal, Harmonia thought for a while and said.

"Priest Loi, I can sell these Phoenicians to you as slaves. But after you set them free, they cannot stay in the Thebes tribe."

Now the Thebes had a blood feud with the Phoenicians.

If the Phoenicians walk around the Thebes tribe freely after regaining their freedom, the Thebes will definitely be very dissatisfied.

Regardless of whether the Thebes were dissatisfied with Roy or Harmonia herself, this was not what Harmonia wanted to see.

Roy nodded and said.

"Priest of Harmonia, your request is very reasonable. I will ask my Phoenician companions to be stationed in the woods outside the Thebes tribe."

"Then have you found out among the Phoenicians the artisans who smelted bronze?"

Hearing the question from Harmonia, Roy looked at the 250 Phoenicians in the five sheepfolds and asked.

"Companions! Is any of you a bronze smith?"

A dozen Phoenicians stood up and said.

"I am! I am a bronze craftsman in my hometown."

"I learned to smelt bronze from my father, but I'm not a real craftsman yet."

"I built a blast furnace for smelting bronze. I don't know if you need me."

Seeing that there were more bronze craftsmen among the Phoenicians than expected, Roy couldn't help laughing.

"Whether it is a bronze craftsman, a craftsman's apprentice, or a blast furnace builder, they are all craftsmen I need. Besides bronze craftsmen, are there any shipbuilders who can build large ships? Dear companions, become the craftsmen I need, and I will Give you priority in arranging fields, houses and women."

(End of this chapter)