Chapter 358 Spices Are Also Herbs for Curing Diseases

Hippolyta and Phyllis were undoubtedly guests welcomed by Roy.

Because having a good relationship with the two of them can ensure that there will be no wars or conflicts in the north of the Kingdom of Athens.

To celebrate the arrival of Hippolyta and Phyllis, Roy held a dinner specially for them.

After nightfall.

Procne, Philomela, Hippodamia, Callisto, Io, Hippolyta, and Phyllis were all invited to the palace hall by Roy, and Andromeda served as a palace maid. .

After Roy and the girls sat down around the dining table, Roy introduced Procne and Philomela who were sitting next to him.

"Procne! Philomela! Let me introduce to you the identities of the two distinguished guests. The older one is Hippolyta, the queen of the Amazon tribe. She rules the Great Plains of Macedonia and Thrace. The plain has a territory of 30,000 square kilometers and has more than 100,000 people. The younger one is Princess Phyllis. Her father Aeetes rules the most powerful sun tribe among the Thracians and the most powerful of all the tribes. If all the Thracian tribes are considered as a whole, Aeetes is the king of the Thracian kingdom, Phyllis is the princess of the Thracian kingdom, and Hippolyta is the Thracian king. The largest prince in the kingdom."

Then, Roy introduced Hippolyta and Phyllis.

"Queen Hippolyta! Princess Phyllis! The two people beside me are my fiancée Procne and Philomela. This is Princess Hippodamia, the daughter of King Oenomanos of Elis. This is Princess Callisto of Arcadia, whose country has perished, this is Princess Io of Argos, whose country has perished, and she is Princess Andromeda of Hyksos, whose country is about to be subjugated.”

After Roy introduced the identities of all the girls, Procne and Philomela showed worried expressions on their little faces.

Because Hippolyta and Phyllis were too noble and powerful, they were far compared to each other.

The current territory of the Kingdom of Athens is 60,000 square kilometers.

Hippolyta is the ruler of thirty thousand square kilometers, which means that as long as Loy and Hippolyta marry, the territory of the Kingdom of Athens can be increased by half.

If Phyllis was his father's only child, Roy's marriage to Phyllis would more than triple the territory of the Kingdom of Athens.

"Your two fiancées are so beautiful."

Hippolyta looked at Procne and Philomela and praised them.

"I understand now why you didn't have feelings for me and Felice back then."

Hippolyta then spoke to Procne and Philomela.

"Procne! Philomela! Roy really loves you two. I once proposed to marry Roy, but this ruthless man rejected me. Phyllis once became Roy's captive, and Roy Yi also has no idea of ​​taking Felice as her own."

Philomela glared at Hippolyta with a hostile look and said.

"Even if you don't say it, my sister and I know that Brother Roy loves us, just like we love Brother Roy."

Seeing Philomela's undisguised hostility, Hippolyta showed a puzzled expression, not knowing what she had done wrong.

Hippolyta had no idea that her identity was nobler and more powerful than Procne and Philomela, and could bring greater benefits to Loy, which was the reason why Philomela was hostile to her.

Although she had the same sense of crisis as Philomela, Procne did not show hostility towards Hippolyta and Phyllis.

"Queen Hippolyta! Princess Phyllis! Welcome to the city of Athens. If you have any problems, you can come to me and Philomela to solve them. Because Brother Roy is very busy, you'd better not disturb Brother Roy. "

At this moment, the palace maid brought sumptuous food to the table in the hall.

After roast lamb, roast beef, vegetables, fruits, oatmeal, white bread, salt, sugar and various spices were placed on the table, two maids brought a hot pot with burning charcoal.

Looking at the dazzling array of sumptuous food, Hippolyta and Phyllis widened their eyes curiously.

Not only Hippolyta and Phyllis, but also Procne, Philomela, Hippodamia, Callisto, Io and Andromeda were all curiously observing Fresh ingredients they had never seen before.

"Loy, what are these sweet salt-like salts? What are these dried plant-like things?"

Roy introduced various spices, mutton slices, and beef slices to the hot pot while introducing them to the girls.

"This is white sugar, not sweet salt. These are the spices I collected at a high price. They not only make food very delicious, but are also herbs for treating various diseases. I am going to plant spice plants on a large scale, and some of them are used for To make spices, part of it is used to make medicinal materials. This is a hot pot for cooking meat. Cooking the spices with the meat slices makes the meat slices very delicious.”

After listening to Roy's introduction, Hippolyta glanced back and forth at the various spices and said.

"You said these spices not only make food delicious, but are also herbs that can cure diseases? Roy! Can you sell these spices to me? I can accept them at any price."

In this era, due to the backwardness of medical standards, ordinary injuries and illnesses can also kill people.

One of the reasons why priests are respected is that priests with ancient heritage have the knowledge to use some herbs to heal injuries and illnesses.

The Thracians lived in northern areas where there would be heavy snowfall in winter, and they obviously needed herbs to cure various winter epidemics.

After hearing what Hippolyta said, Phyllis followed.

"Although I am only the princess of the Sun Tribe, I also want to buy these spices on behalf of the Sun Tribe. I believe that my father knows that these spices can cure diseases, and he will definitely agree to the deal I have reached with you."

Roy shook his head and said.

"The price of these spices is really expensive, and you can't offer me satisfactory goods in exchange."

"Then I will exchange myself with you!"

Hippolyta took the initiative to look at Roy with a pitiful expression and said.

"If you get me, it means you get everything in the Amazon Tribe. I only ask you to take care of my people like you take care of the Athenians."

"No-"

"No!"

After Hippolyta finished speaking, Procne and Philomela objected at the same time.

Roy looked at the two in surprise, then held their hands and said.

"Don't worry, I don't want to bear the responsibility of taking care of the Amazon Tribe now. Even if Hippolyta becomes my woman in the future, her status will not exceed yours."

Roy is not a fool, of course he can guess what Procne and Philomela are worried about.

But Roy is not a person who measures everything by interests.

Even if Hippolyta can bring Roy greater benefits, Roy will not let Hippolyta's status surpass Procne and Philomela.

Hearing Roy's words of comfort, Procne lowered her head in shame and said.

"Brother Roy... I'm sorry, I shouldn't oppose you marrying Hippolyta. As long as Brother Roy marries her, the territory of the Kingdom of Athens can increase by half. I support Brother Roy marrying her."