Chapter 238 Solutions to the Food Problem

Roy originally thought that as the city of Athens became the trade hub and overlord of the Aegean Sea, he would be able to live a peaceful life for a few days.

But this peaceful life was soon broken by unexpected events.

Royal Palace of Athens.

The hall where the throne is located.

Roy was sitting behind a stone table, using paper and pen to draw farm tools such as iron hoes, iron hoe, iron sickle, iron plow, and iron saw, as well as weapons such as iron bows, iron arrows, iron knives, and iron spears. Nie suddenly burst into the hall with an Egyptian who looked like a businessman.

Seeing that Roy was still drawing seriously, Chione said anxiously.

"Your Majesty, there are important things that you need to deal with now."

"I'm doing something very important right now. I'll deal with what you said after I finish painting."

The production of these iron tools will not only allow the Kingdom of Athens to improve its farming technology and achieve self-sufficiency in food, but also allow the Kingdom of Athens' military strength to lead the entire world by an era or even two eras, and carry out dimensionality reduction attacks on other areas during wars.

So for Roy, it was really important to draw how these iron tools were made.

After hearing Roy's words, Chione took a deep breath and said.

"Most of the grain ships arriving at the port today have been reduced."

Roy immediately stopped what he was doing, looked at Chione with confusion and asked.

"What happened? Could it be that other cities in the Aegean Sea region have replaced Athens as a new trade hub?"

Chione shook her head, then looked at the Egyptian businessman beside her and said.

"Let this Egyptian businessman tell you!"

The Egyptian businessman first bowed his head respectfully to Roy, then raised his head and said.

"Your Majesty the King of Athens! I am a grain merchant from Egypt and the envoy of King Cepus of Egypt. Now Kamos in southern Egypt is leading a rebel army to attack His Majesty Cepus's territory, so His Majesty Cepus decided to ban Grain is exported. If the Athenians want to continue to buy Egyptian grain, His Majesty the King of Athens must lead the army to Egypt to destroy Camos and his rebels for His Majesty Cepheus."

After hearing what the Egyptian businessman said, Roy frowned and said.

"Does King Cepus of Egypt want to use grain as payment to make us Athenians his mercenaries? If I accept Cepus's request, how many soldiers will I need to lead to Egypt?"

"If the Athenians want to buy one million jins of grain, you need to lead 3,000 men to Egypt to fight. If the Athenians want to buy 2 million jins of grain, you need to lead 6,000 men to Egypt to fight."

Three thousand people——

Six thousand people——

After hearing the two numbers spoken by the Egyptian businessman, Roy said with a solemn expression.

"This matter is very important. Wait outside for a while. I will discuss it with others before making a decision."

After the Egyptian businessman turned and left the hall, Roy immediately asked Procne on the throne.

"Procne, how much food shortage is there in the city of Athens now?"

Procne also knew the seriousness of the matter and said with a solemn expression.

"Brother Roy, the city of Athens still needs to buy one million jins of grain. If the food gap in Donia is added, we need to buy 2 million jins of grain. Although there is no Egyptian food, Phoenician merchants still need to buy 1 million jins of grain. Food from the Western Mediterranean will be transported to the city of Athens, but the food from the Western Mediterranean will not exceed one million catties. "

"In other words, I have to go to Egypt to work as a mercenary."

After Roy finished speaking with a wry smile, Philomela said worriedly.

"Brother Roy, can't we think of a way to buy food from other places? Recently I heard that Kamos is not only the pharaoh of southern Egypt, ruling hundreds of thousands of people, he is also the sun god of southern Egypt. Son of God. It’s too dangerous for Brother Roy to fight Kamos.”

In this era, only true demigod heroes can deify themselves into the sons of gods.

In other words, Kamos is the son of the sun god Amon, which means that he is a true demigod hero.

Thinking of the strength gap between the great hero [Thousand Enemies] and the demigod hero [Ten Thousand Enemies], Roy said with a hesitant expression.

"If I don't go to Egypt to work as a mercenary, I can only wage wars to seize food from other places, and let people from other places starve to death instead of the Athenians. Because now the only food-producing area in the Mediterranean world is Egypt, and other areas can export Food is very limited. Although there are fertile plains around the Black Sea, the people living there are still nomadic people. Only the Colchis area on the east coast of the Black Sea has an advanced farming civilization.”

Thinking that in the myth of another world, the Colchis region had a golden fleece, which became a symbol of the wealth of the Colchis region, and the golden fleece was probably a reference to the golden wheat fields in the Colchis region, Roy couldn't help but think of it. In the real history of another world, the Greeks did plunder food and other wealth from the Colchis area.

"Perhaps in addition to Egypt, we can also buy food from the Colchis area on the east coast of the Black Sea. It seems that we have three options now. The first option is for me to go to Egypt as a mercenary, and the second option is for me to bring The soldiers went to other areas to snatch food. The third option was for me to take the fleet to the east coast of the Black Sea to buy food.”

After Roy finished speaking, Procne, Philomela, and Chione looked at Roy with confusion.

"Brother Roy, where is the Black Sea you mentioned?"

Procne said worriedly.

"We have never heard of the Black Sea and Colchis areas you mentioned. Will you encounter danger when you go there?"

Chione frowned and said.

"My dear, let's just go and rob food from other areas! Although it's cruel to do so, it can ensure that you won't be in danger."

Philomela followed.

"I also support robbing food from other areas. I would rather sacrifice people from other areas than want Brother Roy to take risks in Egypt or Colchis, which I have never heard of."

Roy looked at Procne, who took a deep breath and said.

"Brother Roy, I don't want you to be in danger either, so I also agree to go to other areas to rob food."

"Since you all say so-"

Roy said with a smile.

"Then I'll listen to you. I'm going to take the Athenians to other places to rob food."

The three girls breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, and then Philomela asked curiously.

"Brother Roy, do you know where there is a suitable target?"

Roy nodded and said.

"I plan to go to Sais in northern Egypt to rob food. Sais is a city protected by the goddess Knight, known as Pallas [Spear Swinger]. Not only do I want to rob food from Sais to strengthen Athens, I also want to help Metis absorb Knight and let Metis have the image of Pallas [Spear Swinger]."

Thinking of the patron saint of Athens in another world, Roy continued.

"If I can take back the statue of goddess Knight and put it in the hands of the statue of Metis, maybe I can not only help goddess Metis absorb the divinity of goddess Knight, but also make goddess Knight a subordinate god of goddess Metis, and let goddess Knight become a symbol of goddess Metis's eternal victory."