Chapter 181: Reinforcements From Sisyphus

Roy only allowed Yiole to be reunited with his family for one day.

the next day.

Roy took Iol and left the Okalia tribe and returned to Thebes by boat.

After leaving Iol in the care of Harmonia, Roy rode his black horse to the city of Corinth without stopping.

When night falls.

Loy rode a black horse into the city of Corinth and was stopped by a group of soldiers at the gate of the Corinth Acropolis.

After recognizing Roy's identity in the light of torches, the soldiers allowed him to enter the Corinth Acropolis.

Corinth Palace.

Roy came outside the palace gate and informed the soldiers guarding the palace gate. King Sisyphus of Corinth soon came to greet Roy personally.

"Dear friend, I never thought we would meet again so soon."

Sisyphus came to Roy and gave Roy a warm hug.

Although Roy didn't like hugging men, now that he was asking for help, he could only pretend to pat Sisyphus on the back with enthusiasm.

"Dear Sisyphus, I came to you with something important and wanted your help."

"Let's talk after we go in!"

Sisyphus handed Roy's black horse to two palace soldiers, ordered them to take Roy's black horse to the stable, and then took Roy to the brightly lit palace hall.

After Roy and Sisyphus sat down face to face around a stone table, the young and beautiful palace maid brought barbecue, white bread, oatmeal, vegetables, wine, pastries and other food.

After the table was filled with food, the young and beautiful palace maid did not leave, but sat down around Roy and Sisyphus.

Seeing the unnatural expression on Roy's face, Sisyphus said with a smile.

"Dear friend! In fact, I wanted to entertain you like this last time. Because you had Harmonia with you at that time, I had no choice but to give up this idea. The palace maids I prepared for you were all unmarried girls. If they become pregnant later, you can take the illegitimate child they gave birth to, or leave it to me to take care of. I will raise your illegitimate child as an adopted son. ”

After listening to Sisyphus' words, Roy shook his head and said.

"Sisyphus, if I don't want to be a cold-blooded father who abandons his children, I must avoid giving birth to illegitimate children. In order to avoid giving birth to illegitimate children, I will not touch these young and beautiful palace maids. If you really want to entertain me, accept it I ask for your help!"

Sisyphus nodded with a serious expression.

"Dear friend, then tell me why you came to me!"

"Sisyphus, now the city of Athens is going to war with the city of Knossos on the island of Crete——"

Roy recounted the causes and consequences of the outbreak of the war, and finally spoke to Sisyphus.

"In order to win this war, I hope that the city of Corinth will send five hundred soldiers with bronze war spears to assist the city of Athens."

If Roy only wanted five hundred soldiers, Sisyphus would have aided Roy without hesitation.

But Roy wanted five hundred soldiers with bronze spears, which put Sisyphus in a dilemma.

Because among the soldiers in Corinth, there were only more than 500 soldiers using bronze spears.

Sending five hundred soldiers with bronze spears to aid the city of Athens - this is no longer asking Sisyphus to spend money, but asking Sisyphus to hand over his wealth and life to Roy.

After hesitating for a moment, Sisyphus said with a troubled expression.

"Loy! Although King Acrisios of Mycenae has sworn an oath, the Mycenaeans may still break the oath and launch a war against the city of Corinth again, so I cannot send five hundred men with bronze war spears. In order to have enough troops to protect the city of Corinth, I can send two hundred soldiers with bronze spears and three hundred soldiers with wooden spears to assist the city of Athens."

After listening to Sisyphus's words, Roy frowned in displeasure.

While the Mycenaean king Acrisios was alive, no Mycenaeans dared to break Acrisios' oath, and Acrisios died as a punishment from the gods for breaking the oath.

Is Sisyphus's refusal to comply with Loy's request an unfounded worry, or does he want to preserve the strength of the city of Corinth?

Although he was so angry that he wanted to leave, Roy suppressed the anger in his heart.

Because breaking up with Sisyphus now will only add a new enemy to the city of Athens.

"Sisyphus, I can understand your thinking. In order to have enough strength to protect the city of Corinth, I can understand even if you send five hundred soldiers with wooden spears."

Sisyphus was visibly relieved and said while pouring wine for Roy.

"Loy, actually you can also consider avoiding the war with Knossos City. Since you have so many girls around you, why bother becoming mortal enemies with Knossos City just because of Pandora."

Roy shook his head and said.

"Sisyphus, the war between our city of Athens and the city of Knossos is not just for Pandora. If the city of Athens wants to develop and grow, it will inevitably compete with the city of Knossos for the hegemony of the Aegean Sea. This This is the real reason for the war between Athens and Knossos."

"Does the city of Athens want to replace the city of Knossos and become the new trade hub of the Aegean Sea——"

Sisyphus first widened his eyes in shock, and then murmured with a complicated expression.

"If the Isthmus of Corinth did not block the Aegean Sea and the Gulf of Corinth, our city of Corinth would also have the potential to develop into a trade hub. It is a pity that the great gods did not favor us."

"As long as we dig a canal in the Isthmus of Corinth, we can connect the Aegean Sea and the Gulf of Corinth, and then charge a toll for crossing the river!"

Roy said with a faint smile.

"Sisyphus, our human power can also change the world. If you are not confident in digging the Corinth Canal, I can dig this canal for you."

Mycenae.

The palace of Acrisios.

At the same time that Loy asked Sisyphus for help, Acrisios, king of Mycenae, was also receiving Deucalion's envoys.

The hall where the throne is located.

After asking the palace maid to take Deucalion's messenger to the guest room, Acrisios on the throne asked Protus and Perseus in the hall.

"Deucalion invites us to attack the city of Athens together. Do you think I should accept or refuse?"

Proteus, the brother of Acrisios, said without hesitation.

"My brother made an oath and promised not to attack the cities of Athens, Corinth and Thebes. If he breaks his oath, he will pay the price with his life, so we have to reject Deucalion's invitation."

Perseus followed.

"The city of Knossos is also our enemy. In the future, we will also challenge the city of Knossos to seize the hegemony of the Aegean Sea. Now that a war has broken out between the city of Athens and the city of Knossos, we should watch them consume each other's strength. Of course we cannot Foolish enough to help the city of Knossos defeat the city of Athens.”

Acrisios looked at Perseus with a satisfied smile and said.

"For the benefit of the Mycenaeans, I am willing to break my oath and sacrifice my life. But it is not in our interests to help the city of Knossos to destroy the city of Athens. When a war breaks out between the city of Athens and the city of Knossos, we should Use this opportunity to conquer the Arcadia region, expand our territory, and increase the population under our control."

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