Chapter 52 The New Home of the Eleusins

Without the help of Chione, Loy, as the enemy of the Eleusins ​​- the Athenians, would have been almost impossible to gain the trust of the Eleusins, and could only use violence to threaten the Eleusins ​​to obey his orders.

But with the help of Chione, the Eleusisians spontaneously followed Roy to leave the port of Piraeus and go to the new homeland chosen by Roy for them.

Walking on the road north of Acropolis Mountain, Roy couldn't help but said to Chione.

"Princess Chione! I now understand that after foreign rulers conquer a place, they marry local princesses not only because of your beauty, but also because you are really helpful in ruling the local people."

Chione frowned and said with a dissatisfied expression.

"I will help you, not to flatter you or become your wife, but to help my people."

"I have no idea of ​​marrying you! Now you are my maid slave, and you are already my property. There is no need for me to elevate your status to my wife."

After saying that, Roy extended his left hand to the top of Chione's head, preparing to kill the proud Chione by touching her head.

Chione cautiously avoided Roy's left hand, leaving Roy's left hand empty.

Two hours later.

Roy led the Eleusinians to the northeast of the Acropolis - the junction of Mount Parnisa and Mount Pendelli.

This is also where the city center of Athens is located in the modern world 3,600 years later.

Roy stopped on a piece of grass, turned around and shouted to the Eleusinians.

"Men of Eleusin, this is where your new home will be. Next I will arrange work for you. The women will collect firewood to make fires and cook for us all, and the men will go to Parnisa and Pendelli mountains to cut down trees.

, build the wooden houses you live in. Because the tools for felling trees are limited, men without logging tools have to collect grass stems to weave straw mats as the roofs and walls of the wooden houses. You all must remember that you are not working for me.

, but build a house for yourselves. The wooden house is just your temporary residence. Soon I will make cement and bricks to help you build a cement house that is stronger and more beautiful than the stone house."

What is cement?

The Eleusisians couldn't even understand Roy's words, so naturally they wouldn't believe the pie that Roy drew for them.

But they came to a strange land and really needed to build a house for themselves.

So the Eleusinians all obeyed Roy's orders. The women gathered together to make a fire and cook, while the men either took woodcutting tools and went to the mountains or collected grass stems to weave straw mats.

After Chione and her three maids joined the women in their work, Roy also went to the forest and brought back the chopped wood with the men.

The Eleusinians all looked at Roy in surprise, wondering why Roy, as a conqueror and ruler, and as a priest serving the gods, would work with them.

Although the Eleusinians could not understand Roy's thoughts, Roy's behavior did increase the Eleusinians' favor and enhance their trust in Roy.

Night fell in a blink of an eye.

Roy and the men built ten houses in a short period of time with wood as the skeleton and straw mats as the roofs and walls.

After finishing work, Roy and the men ate the big pot of rice cooked by the women and gnawed on the unpalatable black bread.

After dinner, Roy stood up and said loudly.

"Every man like me! It is the turn of winter and spring. It is not surprising that the temperature suddenly drops and snows at night. Do you have the heart to let women and children sleep in the open air tonight? I propose to let women and children sleep in the cabin tonight. I

Do you agree to spend the night with you outside by the warm fire?"

an Eleusinian man said immediately.

"It's appropriate to let our women and children spend the night in the cabin, but are you really spending the night outside with us?"

"Who is questioning me?"

Roy looked at the men around him dissatisfied and said.

"I have already said that from now on I will be your little leader and you are my people. So I will not lie to you. I will share the joys and sorrows with you. Letting you all live a good life is my goal. You can just believe

The previous leaders also believed in me."

Acropolis.

Pandion's Stone House.

While Roy was chewing on the unpalatable black bread, a victory banquet was being held in the candlelit hall.

In addition to Pandion's family, there were also two minor chiefs and their families in the hall.

These members of the ruling class, the men sit together and drink wine and eat meat, and the women sit together and chat about women's topics.

The two minor leaders raised their glasses to Pandion and introduced to Pandion how brave and loyal their sons were, and that they would be able to help Erechtheus rule Athens as minor leaders in the future, just like them.

Pandion always kept a smile on his face. When the two young leaders finished speaking, Pandion suddenly asked.

"We are all gathered here to celebrate the victory, why hasn't Priest Roy come over?"

The two young leaders looked at each other and said.

"People who patrolled the territory saw the priests of Loi mixing with the Eleusinians and moving wood to build wooden houses with the Eleusinian men."

"Priest Roy did not come to celebrate the victory with us, perhaps because he is still hanging out with the Eleusisians."

After listening to the words of the two young leaders, Erechtheus said coldly with an expressionless face.

"A foreigner is a foreigner. Roy does not regard himself as a real Athenian at all. When he was with us, he would call himself an Athenian to gain our trust. I am afraid that he will also call himself Eleanor in front of the Eleusinians now.

Leucians, to gain the trust of the Eleusins.”

The son of a small leader also said.

"Those Eleusins ​​regarded us as enemies. Now that the priests of Loi are mixed with the Eleusis, will those Eleusis be loyal to the leader Pandion or the priests of Loi in the future?"

"Don't worry!"

Pandion smiled confidently.

"The food I rewarded Roy is only enough to feed 1,500 people for a month. If those Eleusisians want to have food to eat, they must understand who is their real leader."

The other side of the hall separated by a curtain.

The wives of the two minor chiefs were also introducing their sons and daughters to Pandion's wife, Zeuxippe.

They kept testing Zeuxippus in words, wanting their son to become the husband of Procne or Philomela, and wanting their daughter to become the wife of Erechtheus, the heir to the chief.

Zeuxiper was not angry because of their desire to climb high, and told them in euphemistic words that Erechtheus's future wife must be the noble daughter of the leader of a large tribe or the princess of a city-state, Procne and Philomela

The husband must be the leader of a large tribe or the king of a city-state.

Although the wives of the two young leaders were extremely disappointed, they always kept a smile on their faces.
Chapter completed!