Chapter 178 The King of Athens and Thebes

Because Mnemosyne did not reveal her figure, others, including Harmonia, could neither see Mnemosyne nor hear her voice.

After listening to Mnemosyne's question, Roy said with a faint smile.

"As the population of the Dorians continues to increase, their threat to the Thebes region will become greater and greater. Without my wisdom, the Thebes region will be destroyed by the Dorians in at most four hundred years. If the people occupy it, the Thebans will be oppressed as slaves by the Dorians. At that time, the great goddess Mnemosyne will also fall from the throne of the patron saint of Thebes.”

"you--"

Mnemosyne looked at Roy with wide eyes, and Roy looked at her without fear.

Finally Mnemosyne said helplessly.

"It seems that you know very well that I have no better choice. Even if you threaten me with the power of the King of Thebes in the future, it is better than the Thebans being violated by the Dorians all the time, so I will support you to become the final choice. King of Bis.”

After saying this, Mnemosyne's body glowed with divine light.

The next moment!

Everyone in the city of Thebes could see Mnemosyne's hundred-meter-tall figure and hear Mnemosyne's voice.

"The great goddess Mnemosyne has arrived!"

With an excited shout, the Thebans who saw Mnemosyne's figure all knelt on the ground to worship the goddess devoutly.

"Thebans!"

Mnemosyne declared with a majestic voice that resounded throughout the city of Bes.

"During the long time that I have been guarding the Thebes region, because the tribes of Thebes all acted independently, you Thebans were scattered and weak. Now in order for you to build a united and powerful city-state, I have chosen a leader for you. The king of Thebes, he is not only the king of the city of Thebes, but also the king of all the Thebans who worship me in the entire Thebes area. The name of this king of Thebes is - Roy! "

Hearing Mnemosyne call her name, Loy pulled Harmonia onto the altar, then turned around and shouted to all the Thebans around the altar.

"Dear Thebans! I am Loy, the fiancé of Harmonia, and Loy, the king of Thebes chosen by the goddess Mnemosyne for you. Although I am a foreigner, I will be like Har. Monia also loves you and rules you as my people. Under the witness of the goddess Mnemosyne, I promise you that all Thebans will live a prosperous life and no longer have to worry about food. I will also keep you safe from bandits, especially the Dorians, the nomadic people of the north."

After Roy finished speaking, Harmonia immediately shouted loudly.

"Long live King Loy of Thebes!"

The Thebans around him also shouted.

"Long live King Loy of Thebes!"

"Long live King Loy of Thebes!"

With the support of the goddesses Harmonia and Mnemosyne, the Thebans accepted Loy as king of Thebes.

"Loy, you must keep your word."

After Mnemosyne left these words to Roy, her figure gradually disappeared, turning into a black divine light and returning to the peak of Mount Helicon.

After watching Mnemosyne leave, Loy said to the Thebans.

"Dear Thebans! Before I became the king of Thebes who ruled the Thebes region, I was already the king of Athens who ruled the Attica Peninsula. So under my rule, the Attica Peninsula and the Thebes region will become one nation, the Athenians and the Thebans will become the people of one nation. Now the city of Athens is about to have a war with the city of Knossos in Crete. I hope that the Thebans can support the Theban soldiers. Go into this war and defeat the city of Knossos together with the Athenians. Now the Thebans are fighting for the Athenians, and in the future I will lead the Athenians to destroy the Dorians in the north for the Thebans.”

Now the Thebans fight for the Athenians, and in the future the Athenians will fight for the Thebans—

This sounded like a fair deal, so the Thebans made no objections.

After the coronation ceremony, Roy and Harmonia returned to the palace.

Roy followed Harmonia to the palace hall and saw that the marble throne had been carved by craftsmen and placed on the steps deep in the hall. The throne was also covered with cushions sewn from bearskin.

Arriving at the steps where the throne was, Roy hugged Harmonia and lay on the large throne and said.

"My dear, this bear skin is not as comfortable as a wool blanket for sitting on. If it were tiger skin, I could barely tolerate it. It would be better to replace this bear skin with a wool blanket."

"Since you don't like bearskin, I'll change it to a wool blanket."

Harmonia said curiously.

"What kind of animal are you talking about? Isn't the tiger's fur very comfortable to sit on?"

Tigers, like pandas, are large animals unique to Asia.

In this era, people in Europa not only had not seen, but had not even heard of tigers.

Roy explained with a smile.

"Harmonia! The tiger is the most powerful carnivorous beast on land. The overall strength of a single body is more powerful than that of a lion. I think it is better to spread tiger skin on the throne because the tiger is the king of beasts, so Tiger skin can be worthy of the status of king."

"Where does the tiger live? I will skin some tiger skins for you and spread them on our throne."

"The nearest tiger habitat is thousands of miles away, and I don't really want to cover the throne with tiger skins."

By the time 3,600 years later, the number of wild tigers in the world has dropped to less than 4,000, making them a rare and endangered species.

Of course, Roy would not really want to use tiger skin to satisfy his vanity.

Seeing that Roy was really not interested in tiger skin, Harmonia changed the subject and asked.

"Dear! The city of Thebes now has a population of 20,000 and can recruit 2,000 soldiers. How many Thebes soldiers do you want to take with you?"

"Soldiers are more expensive than elites. I want to take away a thousand experienced veterans."

"Can!"

Harmonia said without hesitation.

"I will let you take away a thousand veterans who are experienced and use bronze war spears, but I have to stay in the city of Thebes and cannot accompany you to fight the enemy. After all, you have brought all the veterans in the city of Thebes with you. "Go, without me in charge, chaos will easily occur in Thebes."

In order to support her war with the city of Knossos, Harmonia was willing to let herself take away a thousand Theban soldiers with bronze weapons. This was completely heartbreaking for herself.

"Harmonia——"

Roy said with emotion, holding Harmonia in his arms.

"Thank you for trusting me so much! In addition to the Theban soldiers, I also want to go to Ubia Island and take away my two hundred and fifty Phoenician followers. Because the battlefield between me and the city of Knossos is not only On land, and even more so at sea, I need Phoenicians who are suitable for sea warfare to help me win the sea battlefield."

The Athenians lived on the Attica Peninsula, surrounded by sea on three sides. Fishing at sea was an important way for them to obtain food, so they were able to adapt to sea warfare.

The Thebans only had experience in sailing in the bay, and obviously could not become the main force in sea warfare.