I was a priest in the city-state era

Chapter 90 Perseus' Marriage Proposal
Pandion hosts Perseus—

This matter has nothing to do with Roy.

But the purpose of Perseus's visit to the Athenian tribe was to propose to Pandion's daughter, and of course Roy could not turn a blind eye.

So Roy did not return to the Temple of Metis, but came to Pandion's stable.

After handing over his black horse to the care of the horse breeder in the stable, Roy immediately went to Pandion's stone house.

Stone House Hall.

When Roy walked in, he saw that everyone was already sitting around the stone table.

Pandion and Zeuxiper sat at the head of the stone table, and Procne and Philomela, who hid their faces with veils, sat next to their parents.

Erechtheus and Perseus sat on the north side of the stone table, and the two little leaders sat on the south side of the stone table.

Seeing Roy's figure, Philomela immediately said happily.

"Brother Roy! You are finally back, do you know how worried we are about you?"

Procne also looked at Roy with excited eyes.

Seeing that Pandion's daughter cared so much about Roy, Perseus asked curiously.

"Chief Pandion, I just wanted to ask, is this noble prince your son?"

Pandion shook his head and said.

"He is Roy, the priest who serves the goddess Metis! Although he is not my son, I intend to make him my adopted son, so my daughter will regard him as my brother."

After explaining, Pandion said to Roy.

"Loy, since you're here, join us in celebrating the arrival of Prince Perseus."

Roy didn't refuse, walked to the stone table and sat down opposite Pandion.

Looking at Roy across a stone table, Procne and Philomela suddenly widened their eyes, as if seeing Roy for the first time.

Even the wife of the leader, Zeuksiper, showed a surprised expression and kept her eyes fixed on Roy's face.

Noticing the abnormality of his wife and daughter, Pandion asked suspiciously.

"What happened to you?"

Zeuxiper came back to his senses, frowned and said.

"It's nothing, I just feel that Roy seems... a little different from before."

"Mother! It's not that there is a little difference, but it seems to be a different person."

Philomela looked at Roy with fascinated eyes and said.

"I used to think that brother Roy is very smart and can invent many magical things. But now I realize that brother Roy is also a very attractive and beautiful boy."

Although Procne didn't speak, she obviously had the same idea as Philomela, because she looked at Roy with the same obsession.

I didn't expect that Aphrodite's blessing [charm enhancement] would have such a powerful effect that it would make Philomela praise herself as a beautiful boy.

Roy hurriedly covered his face with his right hand and said.

"Philomela, are you teasing me? It's not the first time you saw my face, why did you suddenly praise me kindly?"

Perhaps because Roy covered his face, Philomela regained consciousness.

Seeing Pandion frown, Philomela said immediately.

"I was just teasing you because you worried me and my sister for days."

Hearing Philomela's words, Pandion withdrew his gaze from looking at her, turned his head and said to Perseus.

"Prince Perseus! Welcome to the Athenian Tribe and be my distinguished guest. Before my servants serve the food, can you tell me what is the purpose of your visit to the Athenian Tribe on behalf of the Mycenaeans? "

"Great Pandion! I came to the Athenian tribe on behalf of my grandfather, King Acrisios of Mycenae, in order to promote an alliance between the Mycenaeans and the Athenian tribe."

Perseus said with a smile neither humble nor overbearing.

"Now we, the Mycenaeans, have conquered the entire Argos region in the Peloponnese Peninsula, and established three city-states, Tiryns, Tiryns, and Mycenae, with a population of tens of thousands. As long as the Athenian tribe By forming an alliance with our Mycenaeans, we will not only pass on the advanced technology and civilization of the Near East to you, help the Athenian tribes upgrade to a real city-state civilization, but also support the Athenian tribes in conquering the entire territory of the Attica Peninsula. As an alliance between us As a symbol, please marry me a daughter."

In this era, two forces form an alliance, and marriage is almost a necessary condition.

If there is no marriage relationship, the two forces cannot establish mutual trust at all.

After listening to what Perseus said, Pandion said with a faint smile.

"Prince Perseus! Although you Mycenaeans are aliens who migrated from Crete, you have conquered the natives of the Argos region and become the real masters of the Argos region. The strength of the Cinene people is so strong, I really can't think of any reason for you Mycenaeans to ally with our Athenian tribe."

"We Mycenaeans want to form an alliance with the Athenian tribes because we will have a war with the brutal King Sisyphus of Corinth. Sisyphus, the king of Corinth, is not satisfied with ruling the beautiful and rich city of Corinth. To overthrow the rule of Sisyphus, king of Corinth."

Thebes and Corinth are the two city-states that can compete with Athens for the title of the strongest city-state.

Corinth City has the potential to become the strongest city-state, and the Corinth region where Corinth City is located is naturally a rich area.

Now the wise and wise Sisyphus rules Corinth, the only city-state in the Corinth region, and regards Amphitrite, the sea goddess worshiped by the Corinthians for thousands of years, as the patron saint of Corinth.

The city of Corinth guards the Isthmus of Corinth. Even if the city of Corinth really collects road taxes, it is not a reason for the Mycenaeans to launch a war against the city of Corinth.

Because it is normal to collect taxes such as road tax and toll tax.

The real reason for the Mycenaeans to wage war on the city of Corinth is that the Mycenaeans have already conquered the Argos region, and now they can take the Corinth region as their next target.

Since the Mycenaeans are about to launch a war against the city of Corinth, and the Mycenaeans want to form an alliance with the Athenian tribe, I am afraid they do not want to see the Athenian tribe become an ally of the city of Corinth.

Because after the war broke out between the Mycenaeans and the city of Corinth, the city of Corinth would definitely seek assistance from the Athenian tribes.

"Prince Perseus! Our Athenian tribe doesn't want to get involved in the war between the Mycenaeans and the city of Corinth, but I really want to find a husband worthy of her eldest daughter Procne. Although you are only Mycenae Grandson of King Acrisius, but I can see that you are both ambitious and powerful, and you are very likely to become the king of Mycenae ruling the Argos region in the future, so I am willing to give Procne Marry you and make my daughter your queen."

"Great Pandion, your daughter Princess Procne will not be my queen."

Perseus shook his head and said.

"I propose to marry your daughter because I want your daughter to be my concubine. Because I already have a candidate for my wife, I want Princess Andromeda, the daughter of King Cepheus of the Egyptian Empire, to be my wife. .Princess Andromeda is the daughter of the king of the Egyptian Empire, and it is only natural that Princess Procne is below Princess Andromeda!"

(End of this chapter)