Chapter 314 Finally Back in Athens
The scorching sun of May hangs in the sky, and the spreading sunshine gradually makes the temperature become hotter than summer.
Roy's sailors were all sweating and shaking the oars, and the ship sailed towards the port of Piraeus as if riding the wind and waves.
Standing on the deck and looking at the land to the east, Roy couldn't help but smile with joy when he saw patches of golden barley ready to be harvested.
Andromeda walked up to Roy and looked at the land curiously and asked.
"Is this the Attica Peninsula?"
Because he was in a good mood, Roy nodded immediately and said.
"The land we see is the coast of the Attica Peninsula. It seems that we can return to the city of Athens before evening."
Andromeda turned her head and looked at the smile on Roy's face.
"I have never seen you as happy as you are now! Are you so happy because you are back in Athens, or because you can meet the girls in Athens?"
"I am so happy because the city of Athens is my home with my family."
The evening when the sun starts to set in the sky.
Loy's ship successfully sailed into the port of Piraeus.
As a natural port, Piraeus Port has three bays: large, medium and small. Roy took Andromeda to the land for observation. He saw that compared with more than a month ago, Piraeus Port was smaller. Very huge changes.
Now there are hundreds of merchant ships of all sizes moored in the large bay of Piraeus Port, and all the warships of the Kingdom of Athens have been moved to the middle bay and small bay.
Looking at the bustling commercial scene of Piraeus Port, Andromeda murmured with wide eyes.
"Is this the port of Athens? I always thought that the city of Tanis, ruled by the Phoenicians who were good at doing business, was the trading center of Egypt and the most prosperous city in the world. I didn't expect it to be even more prosperous here."
Even Roy was surprised by the changes in Piraeus Port. It's no wonder Andromeda had this reaction.
"It seems that the city of Athens has completely replaced the city of Knossos as the trade hub of the Aegean Sea."
Before nightfall, Roy and Andromeda hurried back to Athens.
Acropolis.
royal palace.
Roy and Andromeda walked into the palace courtyard and saw Procne, Philomela, Chione, and Io sitting at the dining table in the hall. Roy shouted excitedly.
"Procne! Philomela! I'm back!"
Hearing Roy's voice, the four girls ran out of the hall to greet Roy.
"Brother Roy——"
"You are finally back."
Seeing Roy's figure really in the courtyard, Procne and Philomela ran over in tears with excitement.
After Roy opened his arms and hugged the two of them, he found that their bodies were stiff at the same time, as if they were resisting physical contact with him.
Procne and Philomela also noticed the abnormality in their bodies and immediately relaxed their bodies.
Roy didn't pay attention to Procne and Philomela's abnormal reactions. After picking them up and spinning them around for a few times, Roy put them down and asked.
"Good sister, have you missed me?"
"We miss Brother Roy every day in our dreams."
Philomela smiled without hesitation.
"Now Brother Roy is finally back. Brother Roy will be with us tonight...with us..."
Thinking of Roy sleeping in the same room with the two sisters, Philomela was surprised to find that her body instinctively resisted saying the next words.
Roy also noticed Philomela's abnormality at this time and asked worriedly.
"Philomela, is there something wrong with you?"
Procne explained for her sister.
"Brother Roy, during the time you were away, Philomela and I became the priestesses of the goddess Metis. Because the goddess Metis is a holy virgin goddess, we, as the female priests of the goddess Metis, Priests should also imitate the goddess Metis and be a pure girl in body and mind. Philomela must have been thinking about impure things, so she couldn’t speak out.”
"You want to be a priestess who is pure in body and soul?"
Seeing Procne and Philomela nodding at the same time, Roy couldn't help but feel angry.
Loy had no problem with Procne and Philomela becoming priestesses of Metis.
When Roy asked them to become the trainee priestesses of Metis, he had already considered letting them become the priestesses of Metis.
But Roy never thought about letting them imitate Metis and become pure girls in body and mind—or even girls who would never marry.
"Procne! Philomela! I am very happy that you want to be a priestess who is pure in body and mind and do not want to have impure contact with men. But I am your fiancé, and you should not resist contact with me."
Procne and Philomela looked at each other, and then Procne said shamefully.
"Brother Roy, we don't want this either. But our bodies are out of control, and our inner thoughts have also undergone some changes."
"Even your hearts have changed?"
Roy glanced at Metis Temple with a cold expression, then looked at Chione and Io and asked.
"Could it be that you two have also become priestesses of Metis and want to be girls who are pure in body and mind?"
Yi'e shook her head and said.
"I am the priestess of the goddess Hestia. Even if I lose Hestia's blessing and divine power, I will not change my beliefs."
Chione said with a guilty look on her face.
"I did not become a priestess of the goddess Metis, but I am now a priestess of the goddess Amphitrite."
Hearing Chione's words, Roy smiled bitterly with a complicated expression.
"It seems that during my absence, not only the city of Athens and the port of Piraeus have changed, but you have also undergone tremendous changes."
"Brother Roy, who is this woman you brought back?"
Philomela pointed at Andromeda with her right hand and said.
"Is she our new sister?"
Roy shook his head and said.
"She is Andromeda, the daughter of Cepheus, king of the Hyksos. Although she is a princess with a more noble status than you, she is not my woman, just my slave. Because she once betrayed me. Trust, leave the city I gave her and go home to take care of her seriously injured and dying father.”
After hearing Roy's explanation, Procne couldn't help but say.
"Since she is doing it for her father, it is understandable that she betrayed Brother Roy's trust. Is Brother Roy's punishment for her too severe?"
"The reasons don't matter to me, betrayal of my trust should be punished."
Roy said with a serious expression.
"Procne! Philomela! Even if you are the most important girls in my heart, once you betray me, I will turn you into slaves without mercy."
Without the example of Andromeda, girls might think that Roy was just talking.
With Andromeda as a living example, the girls all looked solemn and took Roy's words to heart.
"Brother Roy..."
Philomela leaned into Roy's ear and whispered.
"If I become Brother Roy's slave, I won't have to work so hard to manage the city of Athens. I really want to become Brother Roy's slave."
Roy immediately rolled his eyes and said.
"Even if you become a slave, I will continue to arrange work for you."